Performance analysis of Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (AIO)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, AIO has had an average annual return of +29.69%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, AIO has had an average annual return of +13.13%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Since Oct 29, 2019, AIO has had an average annual return of +17.51%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +16.48% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30.41% | +0.47% | +54.53% | +19.28% | -28.06% | +12.96% | +46.25% | +1.05% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +4.76% | +2.36% | -6.36% | +15.07% | +10.52% | +2.12% | +30.41% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.11% | -4.15% | -12.85% | +2.09% | +13.93% | +5.59% | +0.62% | -0.64% | -1.35% | +3.23% | -4.50% | -1.35% | +0.47% |
| 2024 | +8.25% | +4.87% | +4.02% | -2.70% | +3.72% | +9.62% | -1.26% | +2.47% | +2.17% | +2.31% | +10.75% | +0.99% | +54.53% |
| 2023 | +8.56% | -0.87% | +2.56% | -2.84% | +0.61% | +11.05% | +1.74% | -1.02% | -8.68% | -5.02% | +11.89% | +1.87% | +19.28% |
| 2022 | -4.33% | -6.52% | +0.54% | -11.77% | -3.50% | -10.86% | +11.93% | -2.27% | -9.75% | +6.68% | +6.59% | -6.07% | -28.06% |
| 2021 | +2.06% | +2.72% | -2.65% | +5.07% | -0.88% | +1.63% | -2.52% | +4.45% | -4.18% | +4.35% | -2.09% | +4.91% | +12.96% |
| 2020 | -1.41% | -9.63% | -9.10% | +12.22% | +5.17% | +6.38% | +6.65% | +5.74% | -1.48% | -1.86% | +14.35% | +15.35% | +46.25% |
| 2019 | +0% | +1.05% | -0% | +1.05% |
Drawdown analysis of Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (AIO)
The maximum drawdown for the AIO was -44.85%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 75 trading sessions.
Since Oct 29, 2019 AIO has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -44.85% | Feb 12, 2020 | 24 | Mar 18, 2020 | 75 | Jul 6, 2020 | 99 |
| -37.37% | Jan 12, 2022 | 190 | Oct 14, 2022 | 416 | Jun 12, 2024 | 606 |
| -30.23% | Feb 11, 2025 | 38 | Apr 7, 2025 | 55 | Jun 26, 2025 | 93 |
| -14.19% | Feb 16, 2021 | 61 | May 13, 2021 | 124 | Nov 8, 2021 | 185 |
| -11.41% | Nov 3, 2025 | 13 | Nov 20, 2025 | 33 | Jan 9, 2026 | 46 |
| -9.65% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 35 | Sep 24, 2024 | 49 |
| -9.44% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 32 |
| -9.34% | Sep 2, 2020 | 15 | Sep 24, 2020 | 9 | Oct 7, 2020 | 24 |
| -9.22% | Oct 12, 2020 | 15 | Nov 2, 2020 | 10 | Nov 16, 2020 | 25 |
| -7.46% | Jan 13, 2021 | 11 | Jan 29, 2021 | 4 | Feb 4, 2021 | 15 |
| -7.13% | Dec 6, 2024 | 23 | Jan 13, 2025 | 7 | Jan 23, 2025 | 30 |
| -7.04% | Nov 8, 2021 | 25 | Dec 14, 2021 | 7 | Dec 23, 2021 | 32 |
| -6.69% | Jan 24, 2025 | 1 | Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | Feb 6, 2025 | 9 |
| -6.43% | Jan 12, 2026 | 17 | Feb 5, 2026 | 13 | Feb 25, 2026 | 30 |
| -5.91% | Aug 6, 2025 | 54 | Oct 22, 2025 | 5 | Oct 29, 2025 | 59 |
| -5.74% | Nov 6, 2019 | 20 | Dec 5, 2019 | 28 | Jan 16, 2020 | 48 |
| -5.34% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 5 | May 27, 2026 | 8 |
| -4.53% | Nov 8, 2024 | 5 | Nov 15, 2024 | 5 | Nov 22, 2024 | 10 |
| -4.17% | Dec 28, 2020 | 4 | Jan 4, 2021 | 3 | Jan 7, 2021 | 7 |
| -3.85% | Jan 17, 2020 | 9 | Jan 31, 2020 | 8 | Feb 12, 2020 | 17 |
| -3.39% | Oct 14, 2024 | 8 | Oct 24, 2024 | 9 | Nov 6, 2024 | 17 |
| -2.82% | Apr 27, 2026 | 2 | Apr 29, 2026 | 3 | May 4, 2026 | 5 |
| -2.80% | Aug 6, 2020 | 3 | Aug 11, 2020 | 5 | Aug 18, 2020 | 8 |
| -2.71% | Jan 3, 2022 | 2 | Jan 5, 2022 | 3 | Jan 10, 2022 | 5 |
| -2.40% | Feb 8, 2021 | 2 | Feb 10, 2021 | 3 | Feb 16, 2021 | 5 |