# Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (AIO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services. Price $25.96, market value $894 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 6.0×** (5-yr avg 5.8×, 3-yr avg 5.8×). Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest trades at 6.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 5.8×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 5.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.9×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.9%** (5-yr avg 7.5%). Free cash flow equals 11.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 7.5%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 16.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 16.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.5%**. 99.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.5%**. 17.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 14.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 14.8% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -7.5%**. Revenue fell 7.5% over the last year.

## Financial health
- **Cash and short-term investments: $25 million**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 8.32%** ($2.16 per share, trailing). Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest yields 8.32%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 68%** (96% of free cash flow). 68% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.1%/yr** (1-yr 66.2%). The dividend has grown 4.1% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.0%** (YTD 24.9%, 3-mo 0.2%). The shares are up 22.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.2%** (24.2% above the low). Trading 9% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.24** (volatility 20%). Beta of 1.24 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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