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VDI

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Virtus International Dividend ETF

Active Equity · Virtus · Inception 2025-12-02

$36.55+0.00 (+0.00%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT

Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.History starts Dec 3, 2025.History starts Dec 3, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 7 prints from 36.64 to 36.55. Range 36.31 to 36.97. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$36.40$36.80$37.00Sep 17Sep 18Sep 21Sep 22Sep 23
Expense ratio
0.39%
Fund size
$16M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
121
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$36.58
52W range
low $30.45high $37.42

The ETF.net VDI Grade

B

68/ 100

Rank 1 of 7 in International Active Dividend Income⁠

Confidence Low

Six-pillar profile for VDI. Scores out of 100: Cost 89, Risk 70, Mission not scored, Tradability 33, Holdings 70, Durability 44. Strongest: Cost (89). Weakest: Tradability (33). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 68 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 89
    Category rank1/7 · top 14%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 70
    Category rank2/7 · top 29%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 33
    Category rank5/7 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 70
    Category rank2/6 · top 33%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 44
    Category rank5/7 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on VDI

ETF.net Research

BActive international dividend investing at near-index pricing: VDI goes after developed-market payers outside the US, income first and growth second, for well under half the typical fee in its niche.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks current income, with long-term capital appreciation as its secondary objective.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.39% against a 0.79% median for active international dividend funds, undercutting peers like IDVO (0.65%) and BIDD (0.60%).
  2. 02The mandate matches the label: current income is the stated primary objective, capital appreciation secondary, with at least 80% of assets in dividend-paying companies.m.nasdaqtrader.com
  3. 03Spreads across roughly 120 developed-market stocks outside the US, chosen by an active manager rather than pulled from a mechanical yield screen.
  4. 04Cost and portfolio construction put it among the stronger builds in the small field of active international dividend ETFs.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Launched in December 2025, so there is no long record to judge. The case rests on the fee and the mandate, not years of results.
  2. 02Small and thinly traded, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than in giant index funds and sizable orders can push the price around.
  3. 03Income arrives once or twice a year rather than monthly, and the prospectus does not lock in a payout frequency.

VDI Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
121
Top-10 weight
20%
Largest holding
ASML.AS3.0%

Sectors

  • Financials41.4%
  • Industrials15.5%
  • Technology8.8%
  • Energy8.7%
  • Materials6.4%
  • Health Care4.6%
  • Cons. Staples4.6%
  • Utilities4.4%
  • Communication2.2%
  • Consumer Discr.1.8%
  • Real Estate1.8%

Geography

  • Japan19.46%
  • United Kingdom15.96%
  • Italy8.22%
  • Canada8.12%
  • France7.51%
  • Norway5.69%
  • Switzerland5.38%
  • Netherlands4.75%
  • Other countries (12)24.91%

Developed 98% · Emerging 2% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001ASML.ASASML Holding NV3.00%291$494K194
002HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC2.43%19,512$400K145
0031308.HKSITC International Holdings Co Ltd2.12%56,000$348K110
004ROP.SWRoche Holding AG2.06%765$340K196
005BNP.PABNP Paribas SA2.03%2,879$334K153
006TD.TOToronto-Dominion Bank/The1.87%2,482$308K94
0078316.TSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc1.77%6,700$291K135
008ISP.MIIntesa Sanpaolo SpA1.69%35,679$277K140
009ABBN.SWABB Ltd1.67%2,754$276K180
010BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd1.67%6,338$274K151
0118035.TTokyo Electron Ltd1.64%800$270K183
012BNS.TOBank of Nova Scotia/The1.62%2,799$267K90
013ALV.DEAllianz SE1.62%522$266K158
014RIO.LRio Tinto PLC1.55%2,637$255K146
015LGEN.LLegal & General Group PLC1.52%62,516$250K109

Showing 1–15 of 113 holdings

VDI Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VDI$12,009
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. VDI $12,009. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,063$10,733$12,402Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for VDI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVDI
Year to date+20.1%
1 month−0.8%
3 months+3.2%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VDI
YearReturn barVDI
2026 YTD+20.1%
2025+3.1%

History from Dec 3, 2025

VDI in the news

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VDI Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.37 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments in 2026 YTD. Mar 20, 2026 $0.22; Jun 22, 2026 $0.60; Sep 21, 2026 $0.37. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 21, 2026Pays Sep 28, 2026$0.37
Jun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.60
Mar 20, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.22

VDI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.61
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

VDI Cost

Expense ratio0.39%
  • The middle half of International Active Dividend Income funds
  • Median 0.63%

No International Active Dividend Income fund charges less.

VDI costs $39.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Active Dividend Income fund costs $63.00.