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Virtus NFJ Mid Cap Value Fund Class A

PQNAX · NASDAQ

Market closed$29.06$-0.150000 (-0.51%)

Key statistics

Previous close$29.21
Open$29.06
Day high$29.06
Day low$29.06
52-week high$29.21
52-week low$24.88
Market cap558.40M
Volume—
Average volume—
P/E ratio18.77
Forward P/E—
EPS1.55
Dividend yield0.00%

Market context

Why it moved

PQNAX edged lower amid broad market uncertainty, with limited trading volume suggesting reduced investor activity and mild selling pressure outweighing buying interest on the day.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

July 17, 2026Virtus NFJ Mid Cap Value Fund Class A edged higher in pre-market trading, touching a new 52-week high, buoyed by a broadly constructive backdrop for value-oriented financial assets. The asset management sector is riding tailwinds from a blockbuster Q2 earnings season, with major financials including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, BNY, and JPMorgan all reporting strong results driven by surging trading revenues, record investment banking fees, and rising asset valuations — all of which expand the fee base for asset managers. The Financial Services sector ETF (XLF) is also near its 52-week high, reflecting broad sector strength, even as Morningstar notes AI disruption concerns have weighed on some financial names indiscriminately, potentially creating value opportunities in mid-cap holdings.

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June 18, 2026Virtus NFJ Mid Cap Value Fund Class A edged lower in pre-market trading, pressured by a hawkish Federal Reserve hold under new Chair Kevin Warsh, whose updated dot plot signaled a potential rate hike in 2026 — a headwind for value-oriented equity funds. The financials sector (XLF) is trading modestly higher in pre-market, buoyed by easing geopolitical risk after the U.S.-Iran interim peace deal, but rate-hike concerns continue to weigh on asset managers and mid-cap value strategies sensitive to borrowing costs and equity valuations.

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Peers

S&P 500SPX · $7,457.69-1.01%Non-U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund Investor ClassANTUX · $11.03+0.18%Columbia International Div Inc ACSVAX · $26.59-0.82%Diamond Hill All Cap Select Fund Class IDHLTX · $26.88-0.59%Integrity Dividend Harvest Fund Class AIDIVX · $23.29-0.38%Leuthold Core Investment Fund Class InstitutionalLCRIX · $23.65-0.13%Virtus NFJ Mid Cap Value Fund Institutional ClassPRNIX · $33.07-0.51%SEI Institutional Managed Trust U.S. Managed Volatility Fund Class ISEVIX · $14.75-0.34%SEI Institutional Managed Trust U.S. Managed Volatility FundSUSYX · $13.96-0.14%SEI Institutional Managed Trust - U.S. Managed Volatility FundSVOAX · $13.97-0.14%Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund Class ATCVAX · $27.16-0.44%