VPC against the ETFIQ Strategic 60 benchmark

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As of Nov 4, 2026, Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF holds 59.3% of its net assets in stocks, counting stocks inside any funds it owns. That puts it in the moderate band. Its benchmark is ETFIQ Strategic, 60% stocks, a rule, not a fund.

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In the year to Oct 30, 2026, VPC returned −11.82%, 19.15 points behind the ETFIQ Strategic 60 benchmark’s hypothetical +7.33%.

0.11%fee a year

−11.82%1 year, to Oct 30, 2026

+7.33%Strategic 60, 1 year, hypothetical

−19.15points, VPC behind

Growth of $10,000

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Ranges such as 1Y and 5Y end on Oct 30, 2026; All ends on Nov 4, 2026. VPC’s line is its own market-price total return. The benchmark’s is dashed and shaded where hypothetical, before Oct 5, 2026. The largest drawdown of VPC is shaded where the comparison dates it. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. Not published: the 10Y range, the comparison carries no such window.

VPCStrategic 60, the benchmarkHypothetical

Value of $10,000 at six points from Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. VPC is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value on	Oct 31, 2025	Jan 14, 2026	Mar 27, 2026	Jun 9, 2026	Aug 20, 2026	Oct 30, 2026
VPC	$10,000	$10,308	$8,602	$9,093	$9,493	$8,818
Reference	$10,000	$10,251	$9,795	$10,675	$10,922	$10,733

VPCStrategic 60, the benchmarkHypotheticalLargest drawdown −24.84%, Feb 20, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026

Value of $10,000 at six points from Oct 31, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. VPC is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value on	Oct 31, 2023	Jun 6, 2024	Jan 14, 2025	Aug 20, 2025	Mar 27, 2026	Oct 30, 2026
VPC	$10,000	$11,977	$12,278	$12,123	$9,782	$10,027
Reference	$10,000	$11,853	$12,255	$13,616	$13,954	$15,291

VPCStrategic 60, the benchmarkHypotheticalLargest drawdown −24.84%, Feb 20, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026

Value of $10,000 at six points from Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. VPC is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value on	Oct 29, 2021	Oct 28, 2022	Oct 30, 2023	Oct 29, 2024	Oct 30, 2025	Oct 30, 2026
VPC	$10,000	$8,740	$9,604	$11,646	$10,971	$9,750
Reference	$10,000	$8,249	$8,692	$10,852	$12,405	$13,326

VPCStrategic 60, the benchmarkHypothetical

Value of $10,000 at six points from Feb 8, 2019 to Nov 4, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. VPC is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value on	Feb 8, 2019	Aug 25, 2020	Mar 11, 2022	Sep 28, 2023	Apr 17, 2025	Nov 4, 2026
VPC	$10,000	$8,537	$12,959	$13,569	$14,645	$13,170
Reference	$10,000	$11,982	$12,938	$12,646	$14,887	$19,048

VPC and Strategic 60 by window

VPC and Strategic 60 by window
Window	From	To	VPC	Strategic 60	Difference, points	Side
Year to date	Dec 31, 2025	Nov 4, 2026	−10.94%	+7.64%*	−18.58	VPC behind
1 year	Oct 31, 2025	Oct 30, 2026	−11.82%	+7.33%*	−19.15	VPC behind
3 years, a year	Oct 31, 2023	Oct 30, 2026	+0.09%	+15.21%*	−15.12	VPC behind
5 years, a year	Oct 29, 2021	Oct 30, 2026	−0.51%	+5.91%*	−6.42	VPC behind
10 years, a year	not published	not published	not published	not published	not published	not published
Since Feb 8, 2019, a year	Feb 28, 2019	Oct 30, 2026	+3.09%	+8.36%*	−5.27	VPC behind

VPC’s own market-price total return beside Strategic 60 over the same closes. YTD and 1 year are total returns; the longer windows are yearly rates over whole months. The difference is in percentage points. *Hypothetical as a whole: the benchmark’s window begins before its tracked date, Oct 5, 2026. Data sourced by Tiingo.

Fees

Fees
Portfolio	Fee	A year	On $10,000	As of
VPC	Expense ratio, from its prospectus	0.11%	$11	Feb 27, 2026
Strategic 60	Weighted fund fee, inside its returns	0.05%	$5	Nov 4, 2026

Both fees are already inside the returns above. On $10,000 is the fee times 100, the dollars a year at that fee.

Risk over 5 years

Risk over 5 years
Number	VPC	Strategic 60
Volatility, a year	14.47%	10.91%
Largest drawdown, on daily values	−24.84%	−22.31%
Beta to the benchmark	0.83	measured against itself
Correlation	0.62	measured against itself
Tracking error, a year	11.43%	measured against itself
Up capture	0.54	measured against itself
Down capture	0.83	measured against itself

From monthly returns, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026, 60 months. The drawdown uses daily values. Beta, correlation, tracking error and captures compare the fund with the benchmark.

How a benchmark is published

Each benchmark has its own page with its weights, calendar and returns. Rules were frozen on Oct 3, 2026. Data before Oct 5, 2026 is hypothetical: we apply today’s rule and funds to earlier prices. Total returns use market price with distributions reinvested, after each fund’s own fees. Nothing else is deducted. The price source leaves out funds that closed before 2016, so results lean toward funds that survived. Methodology v1.3 →

Where to next

VPC fund page→The Strategic 60 benchmark→Every benchmark at 60% stocks→Every model, side by side→How the benchmarks are built→

Questions people ask about VPC and its benchmark

Why is VPC measured against ETFIQ Strategic 60?

As of Nov 4, 2026, VPC holds 59.3% of its net assets in stocks, counting stocks inside any funds it owns. That puts it in the moderate band, more than 50% and up to 70% stocks. ETFIQ Strategic 60 is that band’s benchmark.

What does ETFIQ Strategic 60 hold?

60% VT and 40% US bonds (BND and AGG in equal parts), rebalanced on the last trading day of each month. It is a rule, not a fund. ETFIQ takes no payment from any fund company.

Why are the benchmark’s returns hypothetical?

Its rule was frozen on a set date. Returns before that date apply today’s rule and funds to earlier prices. The fund’s own returns use its market price with distributions reinvested. The price source leaves out funds that closed before 2016, so results lean toward funds that survived.

Sources and dates

Prices and distributions, every fund the benchmarks holdData sourced by Tiingo · end of day · Nov 4, 2026 ↗

The risk-free rate, for the Sharpe ratioU.S. Treasury daily bill rates ↗

VPC’s page, with its prospectus and feeVPC’s page, with its prospectus and fee →

VPC’s prospectus filing, for its expense ratioVPC’s prospectus filing, for its expense ratio ↗

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. Data sourced by Tiingo.

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