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Four Virtus Closed-End Funds Add Portfolio Manager
HARTFORD, Conn., September 26, 2025--The Virtus Convertible & Income Fund, Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II, Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund, and Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund, which are all managed by Voya Investment Management, today announced that Voya’s K. Mathew Axline, CFA, senior vice president and portfolio manager of income and growth strategies, has been added as a portfolio manager.
About this update from Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
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