What is NIE's relative strength rating?

Relative strength percentiles for NIE are not available for the current snapshot date. TickerStance publishes RS ratings daily after each session close; check back after the next pipeline run.

What sector is NIE in?

NIE is classified under the Other sector per the TickerStance sector-classification pipeline, which maps U.S. equities to GICS-aligned sectors using exchange SIC codes and Massive Finance reference data.

Is NIE in a leading sector?

Sector RS percentile is not available for Other at this snapshot. Leading sector status (threshold: Other RS ≥ 70th percentile) cannot be determined until the next sector RS pipeline run.

NIE currently shows a 20-day average daily range (ADR%) of 1.3%, a 90-day beta versus the S&P 500 of 0.80. ADR% and ATR% are updated daily; beta is computed over a trailing 90-day window.

Does NIE have a seasonal pattern?

TickerStance computes NIE's month-by-month seasonality from its full daily price history: the average and median return for each calendar month, how often that month closed higher, and the best and worst months on record. These are historical frequencies, not forecasts — a strong seasonal month describes what NIE has tended to do in prior years, not a prediction of what comes next. The full month-by-month heatmap and win-rate table sit higher on this page.

When did NIE last report earnings?

No SEC EDGAR filings are linked to NIE in the current TickerStance fundamentals database. This can occur for tickers without a matched CIK (some ADRs, ETFs, and recently listed securities) or when the fundamentals pipeline has not yet processed this ticker.

Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE)

TODAY'S READ · AS OF 2026-08-24

As of 2026-08-24, Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) has a 3-month relative strength percentile of — within the TickerStance CS+ADRC universe (~5,000 tickers). The current market Stance is 47.8 (Neutral). Sector: Other. Average daily range 1.3%, relative volume 2.36×. TickerStance reports observed regime conditions across the full CS+ADRC universe; band assignment reflects current breadth, momentum, and macro inputs computed at the daily close. Percentile ranks run from 1 (weakest) to 99 (strongest) relative to all universe members on the same date.

RS methodology →

Market-wide RS; lit = leaderboard

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3 month—pctile

6 month—pctile

1 year—pctile

Classic—IBD pctile

LDR—leadership

0 of 5 lenses lit · avg RS pctile —

!ADR%1.3%!A/DD✓RVOL2.36×!$ Vol$1M

Market backdrop

47.8Neutral

Trend30% weight44.9 Breadth30% weight50.6 Leadership20% weight42.4 Macro20% weight59.0 Full stance breakdown →

§ Seasonality

10y · since 2022

Best monthNov on averageavg +4.54% · 75% win · n 4

Worst monthDec on averageavg -4.50% · 50% win · n 4

NIE monthly seasonality strip
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1	NIE Jan avg: 4.10% median: 2.07% win: 100% σ: 4.79% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE Feb avg: -0.86% median: -1.63% win: 25% σ: 3.29% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE Mar avg: -3.61% median: -3.90% win: 25% σ: 4.98% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE Apr avg: 0.39% median: -1.18% win: 40% σ: 6.66% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE May avg: 1.66% median: 2.90% win: 60% σ: 3.82% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE Jun avg: 0.56% median: 3.15% win: 60% σ: 6.75% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE Jul avg: 1.71% median: 0.92% win: 60% σ: 5.73% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE Aug avg: -0.37% median: -0.83% win: 50% σ: 2.63% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31 (current)	NIE Sep avg: -3.35% median: -2.92% win: 50% σ: 5.45% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE Oct avg: 0.66% median: 1.46% win: 50% σ: 3.51% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE Nov avg: 4.54% median: 5.59% win: 75% σ: 4.18% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	NIE Dec avg: -4.50% median: -1.26% win: 50% σ: 8.27% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

Evidence · 1 of 3

Receipts behind the read

0 of 5 pass

Leadership

Is it leading?

Relative strength across horizons plus the leadership score.

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3m

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6m

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1y

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LDR

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StageWeinstein stage analysis

Stage 3 · Topping

Smart money

Who's accumulating?

Accumulation rating, relative volume, U/D ratio, breakout-day proof.

Fundamentals · NIE

Does the business back the chart?

No SEC filings on file for this ticker. Fundamentals section requires EDGAR coverage.

Evidence · 2 of 3

Sector context

Other

Top peers · Other

Who else is leading?

PFX
82RS 3m
HRZN
82RS 3m
MAIN
79RS 3m

Sector vs market

Other

Energy100

Technology91

Healthcare82

Financials73

Materials64

Industrials55

ETF OWNERS

ETFs holding NIE

NIE is held by 2 ETFs as of May 2026. Top owner: CEFS at 1.14% weight, $5M notional.

Held by 2 ETFs · $6M across latest filings · largest weight 1.14% (CEFS).

ETFs holding: 2
Total value: $6M
Top 3 concentration: 100.0%
Max weight: CEFS · 1.14%

Top 2 by value, from SEC N-PORT-P filings dated May 2026.

ETFs holding NIE ranked by value
ETF	Weight	Value	Δ
CEFS	1.14%	$5M	−0.45 pp
FCEF	0.97%	$768K	+0.27 pp

As filed in N-PORT — quarterly holdings with up to ~60-day publication lag. Not live positioning.

Public attention · NIE

Is the crowd watching?

No attention data for this ticker yet — it joins the daily scan once a baseline builds.

Reference

Company snapshot

SectorOther

Industryn/a

SICn/a

Floatn/a

Shares out27.7Mshares

Market cap$716.3MSmall Cap

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is NIE's relative strength rating?: Relative strength percentiles for NIE are not available for the current snapshot date. TickerStance publishes RS ratings daily after each session close; check back after the next pipeline run.
What sector is NIE in?: NIE is classified under the Other sector per the TickerStance sector-classification pipeline, which maps U.S. equities to GICS-aligned sectors using exchange SIC codes and Massive Finance reference data.
Is NIE in a leading sector?: Sector RS percentile is not available for Other at this snapshot. Leading sector status (threshold: Other RS ≥ 70th percentile) cannot be determined until the next sector RS pipeline run.
How volatile is NIE?: NIE currently shows a 20-day average daily range (ADR%) of 1.3%, a 90-day beta versus the S&P 500 of 0.80. ADR% and ATR% are updated daily; beta is computed over a trailing 90-day window.
Does NIE have a seasonal pattern?: TickerStance computes NIE's month-by-month seasonality from its full daily price history: the average and median return for each calendar month, how often that month closed higher, and the best and worst months on record. These are historical frequencies, not forecasts — a strong seasonal month describes what NIE has tended to do in prior years, not a prediction of what comes next. The full month-by-month heatmap and win-rate table sit higher on this page.

Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) — Stance & relative strength

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Market backdrop

§ Seasonality

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

Does the business back the chart?

Sector context

Who else is leading?

Other

ETFs holding NIE

Is the crowd watching?

Company snapshot

Frequently asked questions

How much does it move?

§ Seasonality

Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) — Stance & relative strength

NIE is not confirmed as a leader. 3m RS is unavailable, Market Stance is 47.8

Lenses lit

Market backdrop

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

Does the business back the chart?

Sector context

Who else is leading?

Other

ETFs holding NIE

Is the crowd watching?

Company snapshot

Frequently asked questions

How much does it move?