NCZ: Convertibles Should Be Superior To Traditional Bonds

  • Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II offers high income via convertible bonds, providing better inflation protection than traditional fixed-income assets. Despite underperforming in share price versus benchmarks, the fund's total return has recently outpaced both the S&P 500 and convertible bond indices. The fund appears to have profited somewhat from MicroStrategy and Bitcoin, which is surprising, but rewarding to investors.