POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Daphne Chisolm, Jennifer Fromm, Ronnie D. Kryjak, Andra
C. Purkalitis, and Kathryn Santoro as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:

	(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of the registered
investment company(ies) listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a "Fund"), Forms
3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and any other forms or reports the
undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned's
ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Fund or any
other closed-end investment company affiliated with or under common control
with the Fund;

	(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
4, or 5, or other form or report, and timely file such form or report with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

	(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, including
without limitation, the completion and signing of any document that may be
required to obtain EDGAR codes or any other required filing codes on behalf of
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to the Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Fund assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Fund, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 5th day of June, 2024.



	/s/ Donald C. Burke
	Donald C. Burke



SCHEDULE A


Ticker	Fund Name

AIO	Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund
CBH	Virtus Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund
NCV	Virtus Convertible & Income Fund
NCZ 	Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II
ACV	Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
NFJ	Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
NIE	Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund
VGI	Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund
EDF	Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund
ZTR	Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.