AIO CEF — Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund

Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (AIO)

AIO is a CEF. its distribution rate is 8.60%, its trailing-12-month yield is 12.38%, its expense ratio is 1.41%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 59/100 (Caution). Total return is 173.9% over the past 6.9 years, 7.9 points behind SPY at 181.8%.

At the current 8.60% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $860 per year, or $71.67 per month.

AIO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 173.9% over the past 6.9 years, 7.9 points behind SPY at 181.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 18.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.7%.

AIO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

59 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.07%

Issuer

Virtus Investment Partners

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/31/2019

Expense ratio

1.41%

Distribution rate

8.60%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

12.38%

5-year average yield

11.97

Last close

$25.13 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$27.90

Premium / discount

9.93% discount

Market cap

$848,922,304

Average volume

59451.0

Next dividend

$0.18

Last ex-dividend date

09/14/2026

Next payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

1.1312

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (8.60%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (12.38%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Virtus Investment Partners or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AIO risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.7%.

Who may consider AIO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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