Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ)

Latest Insider Confidence Score

2026Q1

50.8
Bullish

Company insider confidence (by quarter)

2005Q1 2026Q1

Largest shareholders

Insider Role (last 12 mo) Shares held Filed at
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner 9,421,003 Jan 27, 2026
Fischer Ben J Other 46,500 Aug 15, 2016
Najork Chris Other 37,230 Oct 8, 2008
Parker Jeffrey D Other 17,500 Dec 22, 2017
Flattum David C Director 13,600 Nov 4, 2005

Recent buy/sell transactions

Exec date Filing date Insider Role Signal Confidence Shares % of shares Under plan? Amount (USD)
Feb 18, 2026 Feb 19, 2026 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 47.5 +600 0.01% ✗ $8.3K
Feb 12, 2026 Feb 17, 2026 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +17,176 0.17% ✗ $236.3K
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 11, 2026 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +56,654 0.58% ✗ $775.5K
Feb 5, 2026 Feb 9, 2026 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +48,927 0.50% ✗ $652.7K
Feb 3, 2026 Feb 5, 2026 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 87.5 +135,407 1.41% ✗ $1.8M
Feb 2, 2026 Feb 3, 2026 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +6,773 0.07% ✗ $91.4K
Jan 29, 2026 Feb 2, 2026 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 77.5 +88,639 0.93% ✗ $1.2M
Jan 27, 2026 Jan 29, 2026 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 87.5 +94,290 1.00% ✗ $1.3M
Jan 27, 2026 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 17, 2025 Jun 18, 2025 MCDANIEL CONNIE D Director Buy 90.0 +427 100.00% ✗ $5.2K
Jan 18, 2024 Toms Matthew CEO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 28, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 BURKE DONALD C Director Buy 91.3 +1,243 100.00% ✗ $15K
May 31, 2023 MCDANIEL CONNIE D Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
May 31, 2023 WALTON R KEITH Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
May 30, 2023 BURKE DONALD C Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
May 30, 2023 MCNAMARA GERALDINE M Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 4, 2022 Hurtsellers Christine Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 4, 2022 VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 4, 2022 Zemsky Paul Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 4, 2022 Costa Vincent J Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 4, 2022 Hurtsellers Christine Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 28, 2022 Mar 29, 2022 ZINO BRIAN T Director Buy 91.3 +850 100.00% ✗ $12.2K
Mar 3, 2022 Mar 4, 2022 DeCotis Deborah A Director Buy 90.0 +354 100.00% ✗ $5K
Mar 3, 2022 YEE MICHAEL Portfolio Manager Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 4, 2022 ZINO BRIAN T Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 3, 2022 ZINO BRIAN T Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Dec 21, 2021 Dec 22, 2021 AYLWARD GEORGE R CEO Buy 95.0 +6,455 100.00% ✗ $100K
Oct 1, 2021 Oct 5, 2021 MACLEOD JAMES S Director Buy 95.0 +6,207 620.70% ✗ $91.6K
Jun 30, 2021 Smirl Richard W EVP Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Apr 29, 2021 Apr 29, 2021 Drummond F Ford Director Buy 91.3 +683 100.00% ✗ $10K
Feb 11, 2021 WALTMAN FRANCIS G EVP Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 11, 2021 McLoughlin Philip R Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 11, 2021 MARCA KRISTIAN PETER Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 11, 2021 BRADLEY WILLIAM PATRICK III CFO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 11, 2021 AYLWARD GEORGE R CEO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 4, 2021 KASS JUSTIN Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Apr 13, 2020 Apr 15, 2020 Mowrey John R. Other Sell 26.3 -3,500 -16.66% ✗ $35.3K
Mar 13, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 Mowrey John R. Other Buy 91.3 +3,500 350.00% ✗ $31.7K
Mar 13, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 Oliver Thomas W JR Other Buy 91.3 +2,000 40.00% ✗ $18.3K
Sep 3, 2019 Pushpaharan Gem Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 30, 2019 Viggiano John Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 21, 2019 Aug 23, 2019 Cogan Sarah E Director Buy 91.3 +900 100.00% ✗ $11K
Jan 8, 2019 Cogan Sarah E Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Apr 4, 2018 Apr 6, 2018 Oliver Thomas W JR Other Buy 91.3 +3,000 150.00% ✗ $37.5K
Feb 9, 2018 Feb 13, 2018 Oliver Thomas W JR Other Buy 91.3 +1,000 100.00% ✗ $12.7K
Dec 22, 2017 SCOON DAVEY Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Dec 22, 2017 Drummond F Ford Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Dec 21, 2017 Dec 22, 2017 Mowrey John R. Other Buy 91.3 +1,000 100.00% ✗ $13.4K
Dec 20, 2017 Dec 22, 2017 MACLEOD JAMES S Director Buy 91.3 +1,000 100.00% ✗ $13.4K
Dec 22, 2017 MACLEOD JAMES S Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Dec 20, 2017 Dec 22, 2017 Parker Jeffrey D Other Buy 95.0 +17,500 100.00% ✗ $235K
Dec 20, 2017 Dec 22, 2017 Oliver Thomas W JR Other Buy 91.3 +1,000 100.00% ✗ $13.4K
Dec 13, 2017 Ruckman Craig Assistant Secretary Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Dec 13, 2017 Holt Erick Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 12, 2017 Mowrey John R. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 7, 2017 Jul 10, 2017 Rappaport Alan Director Buy 91.3 +1,000 100.00% ✗ $13.1K
Jan 24, 2017 Feb 1, 2017 Magnuson Paul A Other Sell 22.5 -8,500 -59.44% ✗ $110.7K
Jan 10, 2017 Thompson Kathleen C. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 10, 2017 Mildner Heiko Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 9, 2017 Mildner Heiko Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 11, 2016 Aug 15, 2016 Fischer Ben J Other Buy 95.0 +13,500 40.91% ✗ $171.2K
Jun 17, 2016 Parker Jeffrey D Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 15, 2016 Grau William Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 13, 2016 Kumar Satya Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 13, 2016 Carlino Giorgio Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 13, 2016 Rubano Debra Assistant Secretary Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 13, 2016 Borreggine Angela Assistant Secretary Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 8, 2016 Grau William Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 8, 2016 Eu Douglas Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Dec 3, 2015 Dec 4, 2015 Magnuson Paul A Other Buy 95.0 +11,300 100.00% ✗ $141.1K
Nov 30, 2015 Dec 1, 2015 Sluyters Julian CEO Buy 95.0 +10,000 100.00% ✗ $124.8K
Jun 17, 2015 Jun 19, 2015 Fischer Ben J Other Buy 95.0 +16,300 97.60% ✗ $248.9K
Feb 17, 2015 Feb 19, 2015 Fischer Ben J Other Buy 91.3 +3,000 21.90% ✗ $49.4K
Jan 7, 2015 Bonanno Peter Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 26, 2014 Barling James Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Apr 29, 2014 Bengtson-Olivieri Erin Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 20, 2014 Jobson David Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 20, 2014 King Susan M Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 12, 2013 Frank Udo Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 1, 2013 Harter Thomas L Chief Compliance Officer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 14, 2013 Owen David C. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 14, 2013 Koo Paul Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 30, 2013 Rohweder Herold Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 30, 2013 Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Nov 1, 2012 Sluyters Julian Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
May 9, 2012 Lohrfink Jill Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 29, 2012 Jobson David Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 29, 2012 Carroll John Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 29, 2012 Townsend Christopher Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
May 19, 2011 Schreiber Mary Ann Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 10, 2011 Marino Gerard Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 10, 2011 Sexauer Stephen Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 10, 2011 Migliori Scott Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 10, 2011 Gaffney Brian J. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 10, 2011 ZOULLAS DEBORAH A Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 20, 2011 Dzemaili Orhan Assistant Treasurer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Sep 27, 2010 GALLAGHER BRADFORD K Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 26, 2010 Mullen Geoffrey G. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 26, 2010 Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 30, 2010 Rappaport Alan Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -