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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>11/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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        <issuerName>Virtus Convertible &amp; Income Fund II</issuerName>
        <issuerCusip>92838U801</issuerCusip>
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          <com:street1>101 MUNSON STREET</com:street1>
          <com:city>GREENFIELD</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>01301</com:zipCode>
        </issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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      <designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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        <issuerName>Virtus Convertible &amp; Income Fund II</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>101 Munson Street, Greenfield, MA 01301</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>Advisors Asset Management, Inc.</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>18925 Base Camp Road, Monument, Colorado 80132</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>Delaware, U.S.A.</citizenship>
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        <typeOfPersonFiling>BD</typeOfPersonFiling>
        <typeOfPersonFiling>IA</typeOfPersonFiling>
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        <classPercent>5.289%</classPercent>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>Advisors Asset Management, Inc. is sponsor of several unit investment trusts which hold shares of common stock of the issuer. No unit investment trust sponsored by Advisors Asset Management, Inc. holds 5% or more of the issuer's common stock. Advisors Asset Management, Inc. disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of the issuer identified in this filing.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>See Item 6</subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Advisors Asset Management, Inc.</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Cliff Corso</signature>
        <title>Cliff Corso, Chief Executive Officer</title>
        <date>12/10/2025</date>
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