AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (NYSE: AIO), AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund (NYSE: CBH), AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund (NYSE: NCV), AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ), AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund (NYSE: ACV), AllianzGI Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NYSE: NFJ) and AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NYSE: NIE), (each a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”), which previously announced changes to each Fund’s name in a press release dated January 22, 2021 , today also announce changes to the name and CUSIP of each Fund’s share classes, effective February 1, 2021, as shown below.
Class
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Current Name
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Current
CUSIP
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New Name
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New
CUSIP
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NYSE
Symbol*
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Common
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund
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018828103
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund
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92838X102
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NCV
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series A
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018828202
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series A
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92838X201
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series B
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018828301
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series B
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92838X300
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series C
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018828400
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series C
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92838X409
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series D
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018828509
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series D
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92838X508
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series E
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018828608
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series E
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92838X607
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares
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018828707
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares
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92838X706
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NCV PR A
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Common
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II
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018825109
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II
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92838U108
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NCZ
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series A
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018825208
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series A
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92838U207
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series B
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018825307
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series B
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92838U306
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series C
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018825406
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series C
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92838U405
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series D
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018825505
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series D
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92838U504
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series E
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018825604
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series E
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92838U603
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Preferred
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares
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0188258802
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares
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92838U702
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NCZ PR A
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Common
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AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
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018829101
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Virtus AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund
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92841M101
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NIE
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Common
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AllianzGI Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
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01883A107
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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
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92840R101
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NFJ
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Common
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AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
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01883J108
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Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
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92840N100
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ACV
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Common
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AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund
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01883H102
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund
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92838R105
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CBH
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Common
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AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund
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01883M101
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Virtus AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund
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92838Y100
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AIO
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*No change
These changes are related to a strategic partnership between Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (“AllianzGI U.S.”) and Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (“Virtus”) under which Virtus affiliates will become the investment adviser and administrator of each Fund, other than AIO, while AllianzGI U.S. will continue to manage each Fund in a subadvisory capacity, effective February 1, 2021. Virtus will become the administrator to AIO on that date, and a new advisory arrangement will become effective following (and subject to) shareholder approval.
In connection with the transition to Virtus entities as investment adviser and administrator to the Funds, the Funds will operate pursuant to the valuation policies and procedures used by other Virtus-sponsored registered funds, which differ in certain respects from the Funds’ current policies and procedures. The transition is expected to result in a one-time adjustment to the reported net asset values of the Funds’ common shares.
Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of PFP Holdings, Inc., serves as the Funds’ investment manager and is a member of Munich-based Allianz Group.
The Funds’ daily New York Stock Exchange closing market prices and net asset values per share, as well as other information, including updated portfolio statistics and performance, are available at us.allianzgi.com/closedendfunds or by calling the Funds’ shareholder servicing agent at (800)-254-5197. Effective February 1, 2021, prices, performance and other information for each fund will be available in the closed-end funds section of www.virtus.com .
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Data as of September 30, 2020
Disclaimer
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