Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF
The ETF.net SEIX Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 2 of 11
Score 58 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B65 out of 100Rank 4 of 11Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.D35 out of 100Rank 6 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B68 out of 100Rank 2 of 11Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B67 out of 100Rank 4 of 11Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A83 out of 100Rank 3 of 11Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D37 out of 100Rank 9 of 11
Our read on SEIX
In short
BMost funds in this corner of the bond market buy fixed-rate high-yield bonds and follow an index. SEIX does neither: an actively picked book of senior loans built around one job, a high level of current income, paid out monthly.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SEIX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
SEIX$10,495
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SEIX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +3.9% |
| 1 month | −0.3% |
| 3 months | +1.0% |
| 1 year | +5.0% |
| 3 years | +6.8% |
| 5 years | +5.6% |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SEIX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.9% | |
| 2025 | +5.1% | |
| 2024 | +8.4% | |
| 2023 | +12.5% | |
| 2022 | −1.8% | |
| 2021 | +5.5% | |
| 2020 | +3.2% |
SEIX in the news
SEIX Dividends
- 6.98%
- $1.60
- $0.12 per share
- Monthly
SEIX Risk
- 1.8%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.20
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −6.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.05
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
SEIX Cost
Overpaying vs LVLN, cheapest in Bank Loan
$3,181
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SEIX 0.57%
$11,271
LVLN 0.40% Cheapest
$8,090
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SEIX | LVLN | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,023 | $723 | $300 |
| 20 | $3,921 | $2,793 | $1,128 |
| 30 | $11,271 | $8,090 | $3,181 |
You pay 0.57%Waived by Virtus 0.01%
Full fee 0.58% waiver 0.01% you pay 0.57%
Other funds in Bank Loan
- BLVLNState Street SPDR S&P Leveraged Loan ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return
- CUSLNiShares Broad USD Floating Rate Loan ETFExpense ratio 0.43%1 year return
- CFTSLFirst Trust Senior Loan FundExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +3.3%
- CLONZPIMCO Senior Loan Active Exchange-Traded FundExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +4.4%
- CFLBLFranklin Senior Loan ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +3.0%
