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Virtus Opportunities Trust – ‘N-Q’ for 12/31/17

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 2/28/18  Virtus Opportunities Trust        N-Q        12/31/17    2:7.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FAVirtus Duff & Phelps Global Infrastructure Fund Class A (PGUAX) — Class C (PGUCX) — Class I (PGIUX) — Class R6 (VGIRX)Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund Class A (VGSAX) — Class C (VGSCX) — Class I (VGISX) — Class R6 (VRGEX)Virtus Duff & Phelps International Equity Fund Class A (VIEAX) — Class C (VIECX) — Class I (VIIEX)Virtus Duff & Phelps International Real Estate Securities Fund Class A (PXRAX) — Class C (PXRCX) — Class I (PXRIX)Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Asset Fund Class A (PDPAX) — Class C (PDPCX) — Class I (VADIX)Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund Class A (PHRAX) — Class C (PHRCX) — Class I (PHRIX) — Class R6 (VRREX)Virtus FORT Trend Fund Class A (VAPAX) — Class C (VAPCX) — Class I (VAPIX) — Class R6 (VRPAX)Virtus Herzfeld Fund Class A (VHFAX) — Class C (VHFCX) — Class I (VHFIX)Virtus Horizon International Wealth Masters Fund Class A (VIWAX) — Class C (VIWCX) — Class I (VWIIX)Virtus Horizon Wealth Masters Fund Class A (VWMAX) — Class C (VWMCX) — Class I (VWMIX)Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund Class A (VAESX) — Class C (VCESX) — Class I (VIESX)Virtus KAR International Small-Mid Cap Fund Class A (VISAX) — Class C (VCISX) — Class I (VIISX) — Class R6 (VRISX)Virtus Newfleet CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund Class A (CTESX) — Class I (CTXEX)Virtus Newfleet Core Plus Bond Fund Class A (SAVAX) — Class C (SAVCX) — Class I (SAVYX) — Class R6 (VBFRX)Virtus Newfleet High Yield Fund Class A (PHCHX) — Class C (PGHCX) — Class I (PHCIX) — Class R6 (VRHYX)Virtus Newfleet Low Duration Core Plus Bond Fund Class A (HIMZX) — Class C (PCMZX) — Class I (HIBIX)Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Intermediate Bond Fund Class A (NAMFX) — Class C (NCMFX) — Class I (VMFIX) — Class R6 (VMFRX)Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund Class A (NARAX) — Class C (PSTCX) — Class C1 (PMSTX) — Class I (PIMSX) — Class R6 (VMSSX)Virtus Newfleet Senior Floating Rate Fund Class A (PSFRX) — Class C (PFSRX) — Class I (PSFIX) — Class R6 (VRSFX)Virtus Rampart Global Equity Trend Fund Class A (VGPAX) — Class C (VGPCX) — Class I (VGPIX)Virtus Rampart Low Volatility Equity Fund Class A (VLVAX) — Class C (VLVCX) — Class I (VLVIX)Virtus Rampart Multi-Asset Trend Fund Class A (VAAAX) — Class C (VAACX) — Class I (VAISX)Virtus Rampart Sector Trend Fund Class A (PWBAX) — Class C (PWBCX) — Class I (VARIX)Virtus Seix Tax-Exempt Bond Fund Class A (HXBZX) — Class C (PXCZX) — Class I (HXBIX)Virtus SGA Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A (HEMZX) — Class C (PICEX) — Class I (HIEMX) — Class R6 (VREMX)Virtus Vontobel Foreign Opportunities Fund Class A (JVIAX) — Class C (JVICX) — Class I (JVXIX) — Class R6 (VFOPX)Virtus Vontobel Global Opportunities Fund Class A (NWWOX) — Class C (WWOCX) — Class I (WWOIX) — Class R6 (VRGOX)Virtus Vontobel Greater European Opportunities Fund Class A (VGEAX) — Class C (VGECX) — Class I (VGEIX)

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  Virtus Opportunities Trust  

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number            811-07455                             

                                                     Virtus Opportunities Trust                                                 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

101 Munson Street

                                                 Greenfield, MA 01301-9668                                                     

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Kevin J. Carr, Esq.

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Counsel and Secretary for Registrant

100 Pearl Street

                                             Hartford, CT 06103-4506                                             

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 243-1574

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2017

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedules of Investments are attached herewith.

 


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.3%

 

Energy—16.9%

 

Antero Midstream GP LP (United States)

     61,570      $ 1,214  

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (United States)(1)

     30,740        1,655  

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

     85,368        3,339  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (United States)

     141,075        2,549  

ONEOK, Inc. (United States)

     22,280        1,191  

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Canada)

     52,890        1,915  

Targa Resources Corp. (United States)

     21,960        1,063  

TransCanada Corp. (Canada)

     86,265        4,196  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The) (United States)

     95,550        2,913  
     

 

 

 
     20,035  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—31.3%

 

Abertis Infraestructuras SA (Spain)

     79,490        1,769  

Aena SME SA (Spain)(2)

     19,620        3,978  

Atlantia SpA (Italy)

     200,171        6,321  

Auckland International Airport Ltd. (New Zealand)

     347,919        1,598  

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

     25,825        2,130  

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

     15,430        1,506  

Flughafen Zuerich AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     9,600        2,196  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Germany)

     16,875        1,860  

Norfolk Southern Corp. (United States)

     15,670        2,271  

Sydney Airport (Australia)

     321,190        1,767  

Transurban Group (Australia)

     752,060        7,294  

Union Pacific Corp. (United States)

     21,095        2,829  

Vinci SA (France)

     16,195        1,655  
     

 

 

 
     37,174  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—7.9%

 

American Tower Corp. (United States)

     36,040        5,142  

Crown Castle International Corp. (United States)

     38,440        4,267  
     

 

 

 
     9,409  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.9%

 

Cellnex Telecom SA (Spain)(2)

     83,535        2,140  

TELUS Corp. (Canada)

     33,210        1,258  
     

 

 

 
     3,398  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—39.3%

 

ALLETE, Inc. (United States)

     15,625        1,162  

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (United States)

     46,280        3,405  

American Water Works Co., Inc. (United States)

     24,400        2,232  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

 

Aqua America, Inc. (United States)

     34,490      $ 1,353  

Atmos Energy Corp. (United States)

     23,375        2,008  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (United States)

     31,875        904  

CMS Energy Corp. (United States)

     31,975        1,512  

Dominion Energy, Inc. (United States)(1)

     46,245        3,749  

DTE Energy Co. (United States)

     23,235        2,543  

Edison International (United States)

     19,920        1,260  

Emera, Inc. (Canada)

     36,650        1,370  

Engie SA (France)

     76,845        1,322  

Fortis, Inc. (Canada)

     54,415        1,996  

Iberdrola SA (Spain)

     166,970        1,294  

National Grid plc (United Kingdom)

     198,496        2,345  

NextEra Energy, Inc. (United States)

     37,535        5,863  

NiSource, Inc. (United States)

     62,060        1,593  

ONE Gas, Inc. (United States)

     14,290        1,047  

Orsted A/S (Denmark)(2)

     21,050        1,149  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (United States)

     22,780        1,173  

Sempra Energy (United States)

     33,020        3,530  

Spire, Inc. (United States)

     12,970        975  

Vectren Corp. (United States)

     20,900        1,359  

Xcel Energy, Inc. (United States)

     29,075        1,399  
     

 

 

 
     46,543  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $99,087)

        116,559  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.3%

(Identified Cost $99,087)

        116,559  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.4%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—1.4%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(3)

     1,715,469        1,715  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $1,715)

        1,715  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.7%

(Identified Cost $100,802)

        118,274  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.3%

        315  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 118,589  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

1


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $7,267 or 6.1% of net assets.

(3) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

2


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     54

Canada

     14  

Spain

     8  

Australia

     8  

Italy

     5  

France

     2  

United Kingdom

     2  

Other

     7  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 116,559      $ 116,559  

Short-Term Investment

     1,715        1,715  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 118,274      $ 118,274  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.4%

 

Australia—5.7%

 

Dexus Property Group

     273,339      $ 2,079  

GPT Group (The) - In Specie(1)(2)

     13,566        —   (3) 

National Storage REIT

     2,310,000        2,767  

Scentre Group

     951,389        3,110  

Westfield Corp.

     458,350        3,394  
     

 

 

 
     11,350  
     

 

 

 

Canada—3.0%

 

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     64,885        2,172  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     67,880        1,119  

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     141,662        2,745  
     

 

 

 
     6,036  
     

 

 

 

France—2.6%

 

Klepierre SA

     76,620        3,371  

Mercialys SA

     82,150        1,818  
     

 

 

 
     5,189  
     

 

 

 

Germany—6.5%

 

ADO Properties SA(4)

     47,142        2,392  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     35,275        1,543  

TLG Immobilien AG

     128,900        3,425  

Vonovia SE

     113,548        5,639  
     

 

 

 
     12,999  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—6.0%

 

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

     269,000        1,427  

Link REIT

     481,504        4,465  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     899,000        2,900  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd(1)

     477,000        3,175  
     

 

 

 
     11,967  
     

 

 

 

Ireland—0.4%

 

Green REIT plc

     414,723        774  
     

 

 

 

Japan—7.6%

 

GLP J-REIT

     1,432        1,549  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     166,900        1,875  

Invincible Investment Corp.

     4,935        2,100  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     318        1,510  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

     324        1,840  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

     661        1,367  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

     1,011        1,035  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

 

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     500      $ 2,445  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     763        1,614  
     

 

 

 
     15,335  
     

 

 

 

Mexico—0.2%

 

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

     278,800        482  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—1.0%

 

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     8,148        2,053  
     

 

 

 

Norway—1.0%

 

Entra ASA(4)

     132,500        1,969  
     

 

 

 

Singapore—0.9%

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust

     1,148,500        1,743  
     

 

 

 

Spain—1.3%

 

Axiare Patrimonio SOCIMI SA

     30,724        679  

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SOCIMI SA

     104,318        1,965  
     

 

 

 
     2,644  
     

 

 

 

Sweden—1.2%

 

Castellum AB

     145,410        2,453  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—7.3%

 

Derwent London plc

     45,910        1,933  

Great Portland Estates plc

     185,312        1,723  

Land Securities Group plc

     101,372        1,380  

Safestore Holdings plc

     412,557        2,783  

Segro plc

     275,628        2,184  

UNITE Group plc (The)

     428,900        4,661  
     

 

 

 
     14,664  
     

 

 

 

United States—53.7%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     28,000        3,657  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     28,238        1,159  

American Homes 4 Rent Class A

     172,250        3,762  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     71,800        3,138  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     28,965        5,168  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     11,378        1,480  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     128,633        2,400  

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     13,200        1,504  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     255,400        2,362  

CubeSmart

     121,475        3,513  

CyrusOne, Inc.

     36,600        2,179  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

United States—(continued)

 

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     66,298      $ 3,897  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     56,550        6,441  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     68,195        2,800  

Duke Realty Corp.

     149,531        4,069  

Equinix, Inc.

     4,500        2,040  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     17,596        1,566  

Equity Residential

     61,215        3,904  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     9,227        2,227  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     44,545        3,895  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     15,200        2,019  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     50,821        1,632  

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Class A

     111,500        3,349  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     52,206        2,658  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     60,708        1,205  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     32,822        2,450  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     30,000        3,017  

Paramount Group, Inc.

     178,440        2,828  

Prologis, Inc.

     115,098        7,425  

Regency Centers Corp.

     58,550        4,051  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     87,550        1,923  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     36,231        6,222  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     42,350        3,929  

Vornado Realty Trust

     47,600        3,721  
     

 

 

 
     107,590  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $170,989)

        197,248  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.4%

(Identified Cost $170,989)

        197,248  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—2.1%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—2.1%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(5)

     4,110,907        4,111  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $4,111)

        4,111  
     

 

 

 
            VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.5%

(Identified Cost $175,100)

      $ 201,359  

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.5)%

        (1,054
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 200,305  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trustees. This security is disclosed as a level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.

(3) 

Amount is less than $500.

(4) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $4,361 or 2.2% of net assets.

(5) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     55

Japan

     8  

United Kingdom

     7  

Germany

     6  

Hong Kong

     6  

Australia

     6  

Canada

     3  

Other

     9  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 197,248      $ 197,248      $ —   (1)* 

Short-Term Investment

     4,111        4,111        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 201,359      $ 201,359      $ —   (1)* 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Amount is less than $500.

* Includes internally fair valued security.

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—95.1%

 

Consumer Discretionary—7.9%

 

Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (China)(1)

     2,109      $ 93  

IMAX Corp. (Canada)(1)

     3,921        91  

Sony Corp. Sponsored ADR (Japan)

     2,533        114  
     

 

 

 
     298  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—5.0%

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR (Mexico)

     1,113        104  

Marine Harvest ASA Sponsored ADR (Norway)(1)

     4,942        84  
     

 

 

 
     188  
     

 

 

 

Energy—6.4%

 

Statoil ASA (Norway)

     5,759        123  

TechnipFMC plc (France)

     3,790        117  
     

 

 

 
     240  
     

 

 

 

Financials—27.5%

 

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     21,000        106  

CaixaBank SA (Spain)

     22,071        103  

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H (China)

     124,000        114  

Credit Agricole SA (France)

     6,467        107  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     7,465        139  

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)

     6,398        118  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     18,200        107  

ORIX Corp. (Japan)

     6,840        116  

UBS Group AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     6,460        119  
     

 

 

 
     1,029  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—4.9%

 

Allergan plc (Ireland)

     660        108  

ICON plc (Ireland)(1)

     660        74  
     

 

 

 
     182  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—15.6%

 

Airbus SE (Netherlands)

     1,186        118  

Ashtead Group plc (United Kingdom)

     4,837        130  

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

     15,195        118  

Nidec Corp. (Japan)

     1,010        142  

RELX plc (United Kingdom)

     3,183        75  
     

 

 

 
     583  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—8.2%

 

Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore)

     432      $ 111  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(1)

     870        90  

SAP SE Sponsored ADR (Germany)

     960        108  
     

 

 

 
     309  
     

 

 

 

Materials—12.8%

 

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. Class H (China)

     27,500        129  

Glencore plc (Switzerland)(1)

     24,554        129  

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     1,017        110  

Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)

     11,735        111  
     

 

 

 
     479  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.0%

 

LendLease Group (Australia)

     5,798        74  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.9%

 

BT Group plc (United Kingdom)

     19,817        73  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.9%

 

Veolia Environnement SA (France)

     4,304        110  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $2,935)

        3,565  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—95.1%

(Identified Cost $2,935)

        3,565  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—3.8%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—3.8%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(2)

     143,015        143  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $143)

        143  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.9%

(Identified Cost $3,078)

        3,708  

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.1%

        40  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 3,748  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

Japan

     19

China

     9  

France

     9  

United Kingdom

     7  

Singapore

     7  

Netherlands

     6  

Germany

     6  

Other (includes short-term investment)

     37  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 3,565      $ 3,565  

Short-Term Investment

     143        143  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,708      $ 3,708  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—96.8%

 

Australia—12.9%

 

Dexus Property Group

     83,518      $ 635  

GPT Group (The) - In Specie(1)(2)

     588,920        —   (3) 

National Storage REIT

     621,000        744  

Scentre Group

     291,171        952  

Westfield Corp.

     148,473        1,099  
     

 

 

 
     3,430  
     

 

 

 

Canada—6.9%

 

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     19,065        638  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     23,205        383  

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     41,650        807  
     

 

 

 
     1,828  
     

 

 

 

France—6.0%

 

Klepierre SA

     23,556        1,036  

Mercialys SA

     25,600        567  
     

 

 

 
     1,603  
     

 

 

 

Germany—11.2%

 

ADO Properties SA(4)

     8,522        432  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     11,575        506  

TLG Immobilien AG

     23,000        611  

Vonovia SE

     28,545        1,418  
     

 

 

 
     2,967  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—13.2%

 

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

     82,000        435  

Link REIT

     140,441        1,303  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     263,000        848  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd(1)

     140,000        932  
     

 

 

 
     3,518  
     

 

 

 

Ireland—0.7%

 

Green REIT plc

     102,542        191  
     

 

 

 

Japan—17.7%

 

GLP J-REIT

     420        454  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     56,500        635  

Invincible Investment Corp.

     1,402        597  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     98        465  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

     100        568  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

     214        443  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

     320        327  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

 

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     148      $ 724  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     234        495  
     

 

 

 
     4,708  
     

 

 

 

Mexico—0.4%

 

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

     63,000        109  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—3.8%

 

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     4,000        1,008  
     

 

 

 

Norway—1.9%

 

Entra ASA(4)

     33,000        490  
     

 

 

 

Singapore—1.9%

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust

     333,400        506  
     

 

 

 

Spain—2.9%

 

Axiare Patrimonio SOCIMI SA(1)

     8,970        198  

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SOCIMI SA

     31,027        585  
     

 

 

 
     783  
     

 

 

 

Sweden—2.7%

 

Castellum AB

     42,699        720  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—14.6%

 

Derwent London plc

     14,146        596  

Great Portland Estates plc

     56,397        524  

Land Securities Group plc

     32,517        443  

Safestore Holdings plc

     120,376        812  

Segro plc

     91,368        724  

UNITE Group plc (The)

     71,700        779  
     

 

 

 
     3,878  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $18,133)

        25,739  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.8%

(Identified Cost $18,133)

        25,739  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—2.7%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—2.7%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(5)

     731,063        731  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $731)

        731  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

            VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $18,864)

      $ 26,470  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.5%

        120  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 26,590  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trustees. This security is disclosed as a level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.

(3) 

Amount is less than $500.

(4) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $922 or 3.5% of net assets.

(5) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

Japan

     18

United Kingdom

     15  

Australia

     13  

Hong Kong

     13  

Germany

     11  

Canada

     7  

France

     6  

Other

     17  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

 

     

Common Stocks

   $ 25,739      $ 25,739      $ —   (1)* 

Short-Term Investment

     731        731        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 26,470      $ 26,470      $ —   (1)* 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Amount is less than $500.
* Includes internally fair valued security.

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.8%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—99.8%

 

DATA CENTERS—13.1%

 

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     118,600      $ 13,509  

CyrusOne, Inc.

     278,400        16,573  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     379,450        43,219  

Equinix, Inc.

     90,500        41,016  
     

 

 

 
     114,317  
     

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED—3.0%

 

Vornado Realty Trust

     338,600        26,472  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE—4.3%

 

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     366,275        11,765  

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Class A

     860,700        25,855  
     

 

 

 
     37,620  
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE—31.1%

 

Industrial—14.6%

 

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     568,893        33,440  

Duke Realty Corp.

     1,225,659        33,350  

Prologis, Inc.

     929,452        59,959  
     

 

 

 
     126,749  
     

 

 

 

Office—16.5%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     214,100        27,959  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     57,683        7,501  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     2,014,470        18,634  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     596,529        24,493  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     401,731        20,452  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     285,666        21,325  

Paramount Group, Inc.

     1,488,974        23,600  
     

 

 

 
     143,964  
     

 

 

 

Total Industrial / Office

 

     270,713  
     

 

 

 

LODGING/RESORTS—3.0%

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     435,786        8,651  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     779,302        17,121  
     

 

 

 
     25,772  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(continued)

     

RESIDENTIAL—25.1%

     

Apartments—16.6%

     

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     728,300      $ 31,834  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     223,490        39,873  

Equity Residential

     489,945        31,244  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     82,604        19,938  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     211,800        21,298  
     

 

 

 
     144,187  
     

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes—4.8%

 

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     136,403        12,143  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     324,500        30,107  
     

 

 

 
     42,250  
     

 

 

 

Single Family Homes—3.7%

 

American Homes 4 Rent Class A

     1,469,700        32,098  
     

 

 

 

Total Residential

 

     218,535  
     

 

 

 

RETAIL—13.9%

 

Regional Malls—6.6%

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     332,341        57,076  
     

 

 

 

Shopping Centers—7.3%

 

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     955,296        17,826  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     116,300        15,446  

Regency Centers Corp.

     436,700        30,211  
     

 

 

 
     63,483  
     

 

 

 

Total Retail

 

     120,559  
     

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE—6.3%

 

CubeSmart

     946,650        27,377  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     284,184        24,852  

Public Storage

     10,692        2,235  
     

 

 

 
     54,464  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $592,470)

        868,452  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $592,470)

        868,452  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.2%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.2%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(1)

     1,793,473      $ 1,793  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $1,793)

        1,793  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%

(Identified Cost $594,263)

        870,245  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.0%

        151  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 870,396  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 868,452      $ 868,452  

Short-Term Investment

     1,793        1,793  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 870,245      $ 870,245  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS HERZFELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

CLOSED END FUNDS(1)—80.1%

 

Equity Funds—40.8%

 

Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.

     88,791      $ 1,334  

Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.

     119,562        2,372  

AllianzGI NFJ Dividend Interest & Premium Strategy Fund

     95,676        1,249  

Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc.

     335,689        3,723  

Central Securities Corp.

     153,635        4,210  

Cohen & Steers MLP Income and Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc.

     29,854        306  

First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund

     6,257        166  

Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust (The)

     85,355        882  

General American Investors Co., Inc.

     39,772        1,368  

Kayne Anderson Energy Development Co.

     27,549        480  

Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund, Inc.

     76,696        1,058  

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Co.(2)

     17,000        324  

Liberty All Star Equity Fund

     218,235        1,375  

Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund, Inc.

     88,863        833  

Source Capital, Inc.

     20,883        851  

Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund

     196,563        3,444  

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.

     6,850        91  

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.

     39,662        1,153  

Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc.

     25,000        439  

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.

     81,083        1,524  

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

     20,432        421  
     

 

 

 
     27,603  
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income Funds—16.1%

 

Apollo Tactical Income Fund, Inc.

     68,533        1,079  

NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

     182,861        4,625  

PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund

     117,292        2,632  

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

     154,645        1,766  

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

     70,938        836  
     

 

 

 
     10,938  
     

 

 

 

International Fixed Income Fund—1.9%

 

DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund

     64,372        1,300  
     

 

 

 

International Equity Funds—21.3%

 

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc.

     92,393        835  
     SHARES      VALUE  

International Equity Funds—(continued)

 

Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.

     23,110      $ 618  

Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

     96,056        1,041  

Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund

     218,231        2,067  

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust

     47,897        1,278  

China Fund, Inc. (The)

     11,037        239  

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

     97,928        1,157  

Mexico Equity & Income Fund, Inc.

     133,415        1,369  

New Germany Fund, Inc. (The)

     64,901        1,262  

Taiwan Fund, Inc. (The)

     73,711        1,538  

Tekla World Healthcare Fund

     188,692        2,568  

Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.

     19,655        423  
     

 

 

 
     14,395  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS

(Identified Cost $48,672)

        54,236  
     

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS—10.1%

 

Financials—10.1%

 

Eagle Point Credit Co., Inc. 6.75%

     34,138        867  

Eagle Point Credit Co., Inc. 7.00%

     145,392        3,652  

Eagle Point Credit Co., Inc. Series A 7.75%

     10,600        273  

Medallion Financial Corp. 9.00%

     18,009        472  

Oxford Lane Capital Corp. 7.50%

     61,448        1,561  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $6,638)

        6,825  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—90.2%

(Identified Cost $55,310)

        61,061  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—8.3%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund(1)—8.3%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)

     5,640,950        5,641  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $5,641)

        5,641  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.5%

(Identified Cost $60,951)

        66,702  

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.5%

        1,023  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 67,725  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS HERZFELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Closed End Funds

   $ 54,236      $ 54,236  

Preferred Stocks

     6,825        6,825  

Short-Term Investment

     5,641        5,641  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 66,702      $ 66,702  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS HORIZON INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCKS—0.4%

 

Consumer Discretionary—0.4%

 

Schaeffler AG, 3.12% (Germany)

     1,746      $ 31  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $31)

        31  
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.9%

 

Consumer Discretionary—30.0%

 

adidas AG (Germany)

     145        29  

Altice NV Class A (Netherlands)(1)

     4,817        51  

Autogrill S.p.A (Italy)

     738        10  

Autoneum Holding AG (Switzerland)

     89        26  

Axel Springer SE (Germany)

     368        29  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

     286        30  

Benesse Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     1,140        40  

Brembo S.p.A (Italy)

     635        10  

Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A (Italy)

     307        10  

Carnival plc (United Kingdom)

     714        47  

CECONOMY AG (Germany)

     2,076        31  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     5,400        6  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     280        25  

Continental AG (Germany)

     109        29  

Crown Resorts Ltd. (Australia)

     2,666        27  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     636        30  

Daily Mail & General Trust plc Class A (United Kingdom)

     5,627        45  

De’ Longhi S.p.A (Italy)

     323        10  

Dixons Carphone plc (United Kingdom)

     19,139        51  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (Australia)

     739        27  

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     825        43  

Dufry AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(1)

     180        27  

Dunelm Group plc (United Kingdom)

     4,807        45  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     104        41  

Fielmann AG (Germany)

     335        30  

Fnac Darty SA (France)(1)

     165        20  

Forbo Holding AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     16        25  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     780        6  

Genting Singapore plc (Singapore)

     8,000        8  

Geox S.p.A (Italy)

     2,742        10  

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd. (Hong Kong)(1)

     68,000        6  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     7,988      $ 26  

Heiwa Corp. (Japan)

     2,335        44  

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B (Sweden)

     400        8  

Hermes International (France)

     36        19  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (Japan)

     290        42  

Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)

     4,350        6  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Spain)

     605        21  

Izumi Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     685        43  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. (Singapore)

     259        8  

JCDecaux SA (France)

     467        19  

Kering (France)

     41        19  

L’Occitane International SA (France)

     10,250        19  

Li & Fung Ltd. (Hong Kong) (1)

     12,000        7  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

     64        19  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     6,800        6  

Mediaset S.p.A (Italy)(1)

     2,571        10  

Mekonomen AB (Sweden)

     572        10  

Melco International Development Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,150        6  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. ADR (Hong Kong)

     235        7  

Melia Hotels International SA (Spain)

     1,672        23  

Merlin Entertainments plc (United Kingdom)(2)

     9,401        46  

Metropole Television SA (France)

     721        19  

MGM China Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,900        6  

Moncler S.p.A (Italy)

     327        10  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     268        38  

NOS SGPS SA (Portugal)

     669        4  

Ocado Group plc (United Kingdom)(1)

     10,090        54  

Plastic Omnium SA (France)

     442        20  

PRADA S.p.A (Italy)

     2,650        10  

Premier Investments Ltd. (Australia)

     2,291        27  

Publicis Groupe SA (France)

     269        18  

Rakuten, Inc. (Japan)(1)

     4,010        37  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Norway)

     59        7  

Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A (Italy)

     358        9  

Sands China Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,250        6  

Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     1,300        41  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     3,305        41  

Seven West Media Ltd. (Australia)

     54,616        26  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,850        6  

Shimamura Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     347        38  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

SJM Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     7,300      $ 7  

Sodexo SA (France)

     140        19  

Sports Direct International plc (United Kingdom)(1)

     8,990        46  

Start Today Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     1,325        40  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV (Germany)

     39,687        15  

Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)(1)

     51,600        6  

Swatch Group AG (The) (Switzerland)

     64        26  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,000        7  

Television Francaise 1 (France)

     1,224        18  

Tod’s S.p.A (Italy)

     134        10  

Universal Entertainment Corp. (Japan)

     1,136        42  

Vivendi SA (France)

     695        19  

Wynn Macau Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,950        6  

Yoox Net-A-Porter Group S.p.A (Italy)(1)

     263        9  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,625        6  

Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     2,400        41  
     

 

 

 
     1,966  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—11.7%

 

AAK AB (Sweden)

     122        10  

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

     557        62  

Associated British Foods plc (United Kingdom)

     1,187        45  

Axfood AB (Sweden)

     529        10  

Barry Callebaut AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(1)

     13        27  

Beiersdorf AG (Germany)

     245        29  

Carrefour SA (France)

     887        19  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (France)

     312        19  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. (Japan)

     188        39  

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,060        8  

Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A (Italy)

     1,233        10  

First Resources Ltd. (Singapore)

     5,530        8  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (Singapore)

     28,900        8  

Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands)

     481        48  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     240        29  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (Portugal)

     212        4  

Kose Corp. (Japan)

     270        42  

L’Oreal SA (France)

     84        19  

Marine Harvest ASA (Norway)(1)

     402        7  

MARR S.p.A (Italy)

     376        10  

METRO AG (Germany)(1)

     1,469        29  

Orkla ASA (Norway)

     670        7  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

 

Pernod Ricard SA (France)

     122      $ 19  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     1,136        40  

Rallye SA (France)

     1,073        19  

Remy Cointreau SA (France)

     134        19  

Sonae SGPS SA (Portugal)

     3,193        4  

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     786        40  

Sundrug Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     870        40  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (Japan)

     910        41  

Unicharm Corp. (Japan)

     1,535        40  

WH Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)(2)

     5,400        6  

Wilmar International Ltd. (Singapore)

     3,290        8  
     

 

 

 
     765  
     

 

 

 

Energy—2.8%

 

Akastor ASA (Norway)(1)

     3,271        7  

Aker BP ASA (Norway)

     288        7  

Aker Solutions ASA (Norway)(1)

     1,334        7  

Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (Norway)(1)(2)

     2,499        7  

BW LPG Ltd. (Norway)(1)(2)

     1,674        8  

BW Offshore Ltd. (Norway)(1)

     1,899        8  

Delek Group Ltd. (Israel)

     34        5  

Galp Energia SGPS SA (Portugal)

     252        5  

Petrofac Ltd. (United Kingdom)

     7,570        52  

Saras S.p.A (Italy)

     4,099        10  

Ship Finance International Ltd. (Norway)

     475        7  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA (Spain)

     741        24  

Tenaris SA ADR (Italy)

     312        10  

Transocean Ltd. (United States)(1)

     2,515        27  
     

 

 

 
     184  
     

 

 

 

Financials—9.4%

 

Acom Co., Ltd. (Japan)(1)

     9,400        40  

Ashmore Group plc (United Kingdom)

     8,748        48  

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A (Italy)

     500        9  

Banca Mediolanum S.p.A (Italy)

     1,127        10  

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

     3,413        22  

Bank Hapoalim BM (Israel)

     782        6  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)

     1,400        6  

Bankinter SA (Spain)

     2,394        23  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,000        6  

EFG International AG (Switzerland)(1)

     2,508        27  

First Pacific Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     8,800        6  

Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)(1)

     12,000        6  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Belgium)

     575        62  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Industrivarden AB Class A (Sweden)

     409      $ 11  

Investment AB Latour Class B (Sweden)

     811        10  

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (United Kingdom)

     2,503        47  

Kingston Financial Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     6,000        6  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB Class B (Sweden)

     139        10  

Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     4,745        40  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (Israel)

     298        5  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)

     845        8  

Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland)

     289        25  

Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland)

     37        25  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd. (Australia)

     4,551        27  

Reinet Investments SCA (United Kingdom)

     2,193        49  

Schroders plc (United Kingdom)

     989        47  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A (Sweden)

     756        10  

United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore)

     400        8  

Wendel SE (France)

     110        19  
     

 

 

 
     618  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—4.3%

 

Arjo AB (Sweden)(1)

     3,480        10  

BioMerieux (France)

     211        19  

CYBERDYNE, Inc. (Japan)(1)

     2,785        48  

DiaSorin S.p.A (Italy)

     102        9  

Essilor International SA (France)

     141        19  

Eurofins Scientific SE (France)

     31        19  

Getinge AB Class B (Sweden)

     684        10  

Ipsen SA (France)

     157        19  

RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG (Germany)

     803        29  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     101        25  

Straumann Holding AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     35        25  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     525        42  

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)(1)

     49        5  
     

 

 

 
     279  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—14.3%

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain)

     588        23  

Alfa Laval AB (Sweden)

     455        11  

Alstom SA (France) (1)

     465        19  

ANDRITZ AG (Austria)

     718        41  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Arbonia AG (Switzerland)(1)

     1,543      $ 26  

Assa Abloy AB Class B (Sweden)

     492        10  

Bollore SA (France)

     3,488        19  

Bouygues SA (France)

     355        18  

Cargotec Oyj Class B (Finland)

     623        35  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     490        6  

Dassault Aviation SA (France)

     12        19  

easyJet plc (United Kingdom)

     2,415        48  

Ferrovial SA (Spain)

     1,051        24  

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA (Spain)(1)

     2,106        22  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd. (Norway)(1)

     750        6  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust Class U (Singapore)

     19,500        8  

Indutrade AB (Sweden)

     385        11  

IWG plc (United Kingdom)

     17,495        61  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     118        7  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     186        7  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,550        7  

Kloeckner & Co. SE (Germany)

     2,411        30  

Kone Oyj Class B (Finland)

     672        36  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     142        25  

Nidec Corp. (Japan)

     300        42  

Noble Group Ltd. (Singapore)(1)

     50,800        8  

Nordex SE (Germany)(1)

     2,896        31  

NWS Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,425        6  

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA (Spain)(1)

     3,896        23  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(1)

     1,533        26  

Orient Overseas International Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     630        6  

Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     1,720        43  

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA (Spain)

     2,736        22  

Rieter Holding AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(1)

     108        26  

Ryanair Holdings plc Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)(1)

     398        41  

Salini Impregilo S.p.A (Italy)

     2,339        9  

Securitas AB Class B (Sweden)

     584        10  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     2,423        29  

SGL Carbon SE (Germany)(1)

     2,054        28  

SGS SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     10        26  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     15,700        6  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Skanska AB Class B (Sweden)

     465      $ 10  

Sulzer AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     209        25  
     

 

 

 
     936  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—10.3%

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(1)

     49        5  

COLOPL, Inc. (Japan)

     3,700        40  

Dassault Systemes SE (France)

     176        19  

Gree, Inc. (Japan)

     6,120        39  

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (Japan)

     14,700        41  

Hexagon AB Class B (Sweden)

     206        10  

Keyence Corp. (Japan)

     73        41  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     2,020        41  

Konami Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     735        40  

Lenovo Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     11,000        6  

Mixi, Inc. (Japan)

     850        38  

Nemetschek SE (Germany)

     322        29  

Nexon Co., Ltd. (Japan)(1)

     1,440        42  

OBIC Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     574        42  

Otsuka Corp. (Japan)

     535        41  

Renishaw plc (United Kingdom)

     695        49  

SAP SE (Germany)

     256        29  

Silverlake Axis Ltd. (Singapore)

     17,800        8  

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     850        40  

United Internet AG Registered Shares (Germany)

     421        29  

VTech Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     457        6  

Yahoo Japan Corp. (Japan)

     8,925        41  
     

 

 

 
     676  
     

 

 

 

Materials—7.7%

 

APERAM SA (Netherlands)

     914        47  

ArcelorMittal (Netherlands)(1)

     1,457        47  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     37        25  

Evolution Mining Ltd. (Australia)

     14,057        29  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (Australia)

     6,883        26  

Frutarom Industries Ltd. (Israel)

     62        6  

Glencore plc (Switzerland)(1)

     9,692        51  

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     273        29  

Hexpol AB (Sweden)

     1,037        10  

Holmen AB Class B (Sweden)

     200        11  

Imerys SA (France)

     200        19  

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Israel)

     1,223        5  

Israel Corp., Ltd. (The) (Israel)(1)

     27        5  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

LafargeHolcim Ltd. Registered Shares (Switzerland)(1)

     460      $ 26  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     1,300        41  

OCI NV (Netherlands)(1)

     1,878        47  

Pact Group Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     6,014        27  

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     30,000        6  

Vicat SA (France)

     237        19  

Wacker Chemie AG (Germany)

     159        31  
     

 

 

 
     507  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—4.8%

 

Abacus Property Group (Australia)

     7,970        26  

Champion REIT (Hong Kong)

     8,800        6  

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,700        6  

City Developments Ltd. (Singapore)

     850        8  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     750        7  

Fabege AB (Sweden)

     479        10  

Fonciere Des Regions (France)

     171        19  

Fortune REIT (Hong Kong)

     5,400        7  

Hang Lung Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,600        6  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,500        6  

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     897        6  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,100        8  

Hufvudstaden AB Class A (Sweden)

     610        10  

Hysan Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,170        6  

Intu Properties plc (United Kingdom)

     14,361        49  

Kerry Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,500        7  

Melisron Ltd. (Israel)

     104        5  

New World Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,300        6  

Scentre Group (Australia)

     7,538        25  

Sino Land Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,625        6  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     370        6  

Suntec REIT (Singapore)

     5,200        8  

UOL Group Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,308        9  

Westfield Corp. (Australia)

     3,449        26  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)

     1,750        6  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)(1)

     910        6  

Wheelock & Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     855        6  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (Sweden)

     452        11  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd. (Singapore)

     6,800        8  
     

 

 

 
     315  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—2.5%

 

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     5,000      $ 6  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     15,650        6  

Iliad SA (France)

     78        19  

Partner Communications Co., Ltd. (Israel)(1)

     920        6  

PCCW Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     10,400        6  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     5,000        6  

SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan)

     496        39  

TalkTalk Telecom Group plc (United Kingdom)

     25,399        52  

TPG Telecom Ltd. (Australia)

     5,271        27  
     

 

 

 
     167  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.1%

 

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     720        6  

CLP Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     639        7  

Engie SA (France)

     1,069        19  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong)(2)

     6,600        6  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,113        6  

Kenon Holdings Ltd. (Israel)(1)

     252        5  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     750        6  

Rubis SCA (France)

     269        19  
     

 

 

 
     74  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $5,375)

        6,487  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.3%

(Identified Cost $5,406)

        6,518  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.3%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.3%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(3)

     16,986        17  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $17)

        17  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.6%

(Identified Cost $5,423)

        6,535  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.4%

        23  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 6,558  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $73 or 1.1% of net assets.

(3) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


VIRTUS HORIZON INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

Japan

     26

United Kingdom

     14  

France

     10  

Germany

     9  

Switzerland

     8  

Australia

     6  

Hong Kong

     5  

Other

     22  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

6


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Preferred Stock

   $ 31      $ 31  

Common Stocks

     6,487        6,487  

Short-Term Investment

     17        17  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 6,535      $ 6,535  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS HORIZON WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.6%

 

Consumer Discretionary—33.4%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     344      $ 402  

AMC Networks, Inc. Class A(1)

     7,443        403  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     22,704        427  

AutoNation, Inc.(1)

     7,377        379  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     17,862        424  

Carnival Corp.

     6,109        405  

CBS Corp. Class B

     6,999        413  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     5,270        409  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     5,789        416  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     10,362        415  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     13,225        380  

Dillard’s, Inc. Class A

     6,885        413  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C(1)

     21,628        458  

DISH Network Corp. Class A(1)

     8,163        390  

DSW, Inc. Class A

     18,820        403  

Expedia, Inc.

     3,374        404  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     11,666        397  

Garmin Ltd.

     6,573        392  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     8,035        410  

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A(1)

     5,650        416  

International Speedway Corp. Class A

     9,920        395  

L Brands, Inc.

     6,795        409  

Lands’ End, Inc.(1)

     22,089        432  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     5,652        393  

Lennar Corp. Class A

     6,546        414  

Liberty Braves Group Class C(1)

     17,581        391  

Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C(1)

     4,685        399  

Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A(1)

     9,024        400  

Liberty Global plc Class C(1)

     12,998        440  

Liberty Global plc Class C(1)

     18,801        374  

Liberty Interactive Corp. Class A(1)

     16,305        398  

Liberty Media Corp. Class C(1)

     11,369        388  

Liberty Sirius XM Group Class C(1)

     9,477        376  

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Class A(1)

     42,585        401  

Liberty Ventures Class A(1)

     7,029        381  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B(1)

     13,622        432  

Madison Square Garden Co. (The) Class A(1)

     1,896        400  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     3,115        423  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     3,017        408  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

     1,451        400  

MSG Networks, Inc. Class A(1)

     20,445        414  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

News Corp. Class A

     24,569      $ 398  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     6,220        389  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     8,646        410  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

     6,881        386  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(1)

     13,790        432  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     8,313        398  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     4,154        431  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     6,493        399  

Sears Holdings Corp.(1)

     99,665        357  

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.(1)

     216,335        563  

Starbucks Corp.

     6,723        386  

Tesla, Inc.(1)

     1,181        368  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     12,224        422  

Under Armour, Inc. Class C(1)

     32,339        431  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(1)

     12,227        429  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     13,544        417  

Weight Watchers International, Inc.(1)

     8,697        385  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     25,587        420  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     2,426        409  
     

 

 

 
     24,454  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—6.1%

 

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The) Class A(1)

     2,161        413  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     6,129        421  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

     3,126        398  

Hostess Brands Inc.(1)

     27,847        412  

HRG Group, Inc.(1)

     23,887        405  

Kraft Heinz Co.(The)

     5,048        392  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     3,086        399  

Monster Beverage Corp.(1)

     6,297        399  

Nomad Foods Ltd.(1)

     24,122        408  

PriceSmart, Inc.

     4,685        403  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

     10,918        397  
     

 

 

 
     4,447  
     

 

 

 

Energy—5.3%

 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(1)

     8,253        444  

Continental Resources, Inc.(1)

     8,446        448  

CVR Energy, Inc.

     11,579        431  

Exterran Corp.(1)

     14,081        443  

Hess Corp.

     9,078        431  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(1)

     19,785        382  

RPC, Inc.

     16,346        417  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS HORIZON WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

Transocean Ltd.(1)

     40,750      $ 435  

W&T Offshore, Inc.(1)

     137,508        455  
     

 

 

 
     3,886  
     

 

 

 

Financials—13.3%

 

American Financial Group, Inc.

     3,843        417  

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

     39,903        402  

Berkley (W.R.) Corp.

     5,682        407  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(1)

     2,025        401  

BOK Financial Corp.

     4,483        414  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     7,799        401  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     7,942        408  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

     8,793        416  

Erie Indemnity Co. Class A

     3,400        414  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A

     975        393  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     9,148        396  

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. Class A(1)

     19,765        397  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

     16,728        424  

Leucadia National Corp.

     15,666        415  

Loews Corp.

     8,021        401  

Mercury General Corp.

     7,601        406  

Morningstar, Inc.

     4,150        403  

National General Holdings Corp.

     19,646        386  

Ocwen Financial Corp.(1)

     129,388        405  

PJT Partners, Inc. Class A

     9,020        411  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     4,556        407  

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.(1)

     26,861        394  

Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A

     22,434        411  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

     34,426        432  
     

 

 

 
     9,761  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.5%

 

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.(1)

     69,696        245  

Bruker Corp.

     11,690        401  

Danaher Corp.

     4,245        394  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(1)

     19,208        389  

Intrexon Corp.(1)

     30,342        350  

NantKwest, Inc.(1)

     79,212        356  

OPKO Health, Inc.(1)

     78,019        382  
     

 

 

 
     2,517  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—12.0%

 

Air Lease Corp.

     8,878        427  

American Railcar Industries, Inc.

     9,865        411  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Cintas Corp.

     2,545      $ 397  

Colfax Corp.(1)

     10,870        431  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     26,498        448  

FedEx Corp.

     1,654        413  

Fortive Corp.

     5,522        399  

Heartland Express, Inc.

     17,645        412  

Herc Holdings, Inc.(1)

     6,402        401  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(1)

     18,182        402  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)(1)

     10,098        397  

MasTec, Inc.(1)

     8,577        420  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A

     4,472        432  

Navistar International Corp.(1)

     9,729        417  

Rollins, Inc.

     8,729        406  

Seaspan Corp.

     68,028        459  

Timken Co. (The)

     8,207        403  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,785        422  

Welbilt, Inc.(1)

     18,034        424  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     10,330        399  

XPO Logistics, Inc.(1)

     5,187        475  
     

 

 

 
     8,795  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—11.4%

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(1)

     385        403  

Amkor Technology, Inc.(1)

     39,340        395  

Anixter International, Inc.(1)

     5,690        433  

CommerceHub, Inc. Class C(1)

     18,554        382  

Conduent, Inc.(1)

     25,414        411  

eBay, Inc.(1)

     10,684        403  

EchoStar Corp. Class A(1)

     6,746        404  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(1)

     2,242        396  

IAC/InterActiveCorp(1)

     3,335        408  

Intuit, Inc.

     2,556        403  

National Instruments Corp.

     9,538        397  

Oracle Corp.

     7,997        378  

Paychex, Inc.

     5,816        396  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

     5,393        397  

Pegasystems, Inc.

     8,023        378  

RealPage, Inc.(1)

     8,981        398  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     3,849        394  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     9,633        390  

Syntel, Inc.(1)

     15,800        363  

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.

     10,020        403  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS HORIZON WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Xerox Corp.

     13,594      $ 396  
     

 

 

 
     8,328  
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.8%

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(1)

     24,490        464  

Huntsman Corp.

     12,574        418  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     3,721        410  

NewMarket Corp.

     1,036        412  

Novagold Resources, Inc.(1)

     109,420        430  

Platform Specialty Products Corp.(1)

     42,298        420  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

     3,905        418  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     13,832        406  

TimkenSteel Corp.(1)

     29,474        448  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     3,939        420  
     

 

 

 
     4,246  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—8.8%

 

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(1)

     14,672        411  

American Homes 4 Rent Class A

     18,238        398  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     3,165        412  

Colony NorthStar, Inc. Class A

     32,622        372  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     4,386        390  

Equity Residential

     6,096        389  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     11,102        411  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     20,166        400  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(1)

     3,111        408  

JBG SMITH Properties

     11,659        405  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.(1)

     12,584        410  

Seritage Growth Properties Class A

     9,808        397  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     2,412        414  

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     6,289        412  

Urban Edge Properties

     15,770        402  

Vornado Realty Trust

     5,169        404  
     

 

 

 
     6,435  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $52,190)

        72,869  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.6%

(Identified Cost $52,190)

        72,869  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.3%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.3%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(2)

     238,565      $ 239  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $239)

        239  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.9%

(Identified Cost $52,429)

        73,108  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.1%

        107  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 73,215  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 72,869      $ 72,869  

Short-Term Investment

     239        239  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 73,108      $ 73,108  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS KAR EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—89.3%

 

Consumer Discretionary—8.2%

 

Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     4,591,000      $ 391  

Fila Korea Ltd. (South Korea)

     3,100        236  

Goldlion Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     500,284        198  

Pico Far East Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     636,780        254  

Whirlpool SA (Brazil)

     54,761        77  
     

 

 

 
     1,156  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—18.0%

 

AVI Ltd. (South Africa)

     39,810        356  

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA Sponsored ADR (Chile)

     8,140        241  

Distell Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     30,200        346  

Heineken Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)

     80,000        374  

Oldtown Bhd (Malaysia)

     376,750        288  

Taisun International Holding Corp. (Taiwan)

     72,000        307  

Union de Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA Class I (Peru)

     57,300        325  

Wawel SA (Poland)

     1,011        299  
     

 

 

 
     2,536  
     

 

 

 

Financials—11.0%

 

BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     5,330,000        267  

CARE Ratings Ltd. (India)

     15,800        330  

Korea Ratings Corp. (South Korea)

     3,600        182  

Tisco Financial Group PCL (Thailand)

     66,700        181  

Vostok New Ventures Ltd. (Sweden)(1)

     77,400        590  
     

 

 

 
     1,550  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—21.3%

 

104 Corp. (Taiwan)

     54,000        296  

Blue Dart Express Ltd. (India)

     3,400        243  

Freight Management Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     262,729        81  

Hy-Lok Corp. (South Korea)

     7,000        147  

Kerry TJ Logistics Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     334,906        431  

Lumax International Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     163,379        307  

S-1 Corp. (South Korea)

     3,200        320  

Sarine Technologies Ltd. (Israel)

     229,000        171  

Sinmag Equipment Corp. (Taiwan)

     61,520        351  

Sporton International Inc. (Taiwan)

     26,000        140  

Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     99,874        307  

Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (Turkey)

     10,100        203  
     

 

 

 
     2,997  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—17.5%

 

Autohome, Inc. ADR (China)(1)

     10,625      $ 687  

Cartrack Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)

     105,600        163  

Douzone Bizon Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     10,950        341  

e-Credible Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     14,700        200  

Hancom, Inc. (South Korea)

     17,650        296  

Linx SA (Brazil)

     40,100        259  

Yandex N.V. Class A (Russia)(1)

     16,110        527  
     

 

 

 
     2,473  
     

 

 

 

Materials—12.3%

 

Corp. Moctezuma SAB de C.V. (Mexico)

     91,400        344  

Enaex SA (Chile)

     19,181        283  

SH Kelkar & Co., Ltd. (India)(2)

     70,300        329  

Sniezka SA (Poland)

     15,138        322  

Transpaco Ltd. (South Africa)

     86,890        154  

Yung Chi Paint & Varnish Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     112,000        305  
     

 

 

 
     1,737  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.0%

 

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     460,000        136  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $10,839)

        12,585  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—89.3%

(Identified Cost $10,839)

        12,585  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—9.6%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—9.6%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(3)

     1,361,252        1,361  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $1,361)

        1,361  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.9%

(Identified Cost $12,200)

        13,946  

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.1%

        159  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 14,105  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS KAR EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $329 or 2.3% of net assets.

(3) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS KAR EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

Taiwan

     18

South Korea

     12  

United States

     10  

South Africa

     7  

India

     6  

Indonesia

     6  

Malaysia

     5  

Other

     36  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 12,585      $ 12,585  

Short-Term Investment

     1,361        1,361  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 13,946      $ 13,946  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS KAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—85.7%

 

Consumer Discretionary—6.5%

 

Ascential plc (United Kingdom)

     1,679,200      $ 8,735  

Goldlion Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     17,054,316        6,745  

Pico Far East Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     13,581,668        5,424  
     

 

 

 
     20,904  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—7.1%

 

Distell Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     33,697        386  

Heineken Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)

     2,070,200        9,668  

Taisun International Holding Corp. (Taiwan)

     885,000        3,777  

Union de Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA Class I (Peru)

     547,908        3,111  

Wawel SA (Poland)

     19,592        5,802  
     

 

 

 
     22,744  
     

 

 

 

Energy—2.1%

 

Pason Systems, Inc. (Canada)

     427,010        6,179  

Qualitech PCL (Thailand)

     3,073,163        585  
     

 

 

 
     6,764  
     

 

 

 

Financials—10.9%

 

Euler Hermes Group SA (France)

     75,260        10,999  

Euroz Ltd. (Australia)

     3,005,713        2,791  

Korea Ratings Corp. (South Korea)

     67,093        3,390  

Sabre Insurance Group plc (United Kingdom)(1)

     777,900        2,857  

Vostok New Ventures Ltd. (Sweden)(1)

     1,958,600        14,923  
     

 

 

 
     34,960  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.1%

 

Haw Par Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)

     403,219        3,422  

Software Service, Inc. (Japan)

     4,000        246  

WIN-Partners Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     480,065        6,059  
     

 

 

 
     9,727  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—17.9%

 

104 Corp. (Taiwan)

     93,000        509  

AIT Corp. (Japan)

     360,500        4,367  

Amadeus Fire AG (Germany)

     35,295        3,270  

Asiakastieto Group Oyj (Finland)

     214,697        6,157  

Golden Friends Corp. (Taiwan)

     879,065        1,640  

Howden Joinery Group plc (United Kingdom)

     1,682,300        10,603  

Hy-Lok Corp. (South Korea)

     252,043        5,297  

Interworks, Inc. (Japan)

     474,800        5,137  

JOST Werke AG (Germany)(1)

     101,850        5,157  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Kerry TJ Logistics Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     1,109,669      $ 1,426  

Lumax International Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     3,102,259        5,827  

SJR in Scandinavia AB Class B (Sweden)

     733,950        4,026  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (United States)(1)

     26,000        3,731  
     

 

 

 
     57,147  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—32.5%

 

Alten SA (France)

     92,144        7,696  

Altran Technologies SA (France)

     219,500        3,658  

Auto Trader Group plc (United Kingdom)

     3,478,440        16,569  

Autohome, Inc. ADR (China)(1)

     215,265        13,921  

Bouvet ASA (Norway)

     247,945        6,160  

Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (Canada)

     473,600        3,617  

e-Credible Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     296,500        4,030  

Firstlogic, Inc. (Japan)(1)

     485,800        4,376  

REA Group Ltd. (Australia)

     55,510        3,320  

Rightmove plc (United Kingdom)

     276,160        16,779  

Scout24 AG (Germany)

     367,125        14,999  

Webstep AS (Norway)(1)

     2,760,800        8,742  
     

 

 

 
     103,867  
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.6%

 

Corp. Moctezuma SAB de C.V. (Mexico)

     1,190,630        4,480  

Rimoni Industries Ltd. (Israel)

     89,509        1,565  

SH Kelkar & Co., Ltd. (India)(2)

     81,404        381  

Sniezka SA (Poland)

     402,634        8,559  

Transpaco Ltd. (South Africa)

     1,705,262        3,032  
     

 

 

 
     18,017  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $242,193)

        274,130  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—85.7%

(Identified Cost $242,193)

        274,130  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—13.3%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—13.3%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(3)

     42,410,887        42,411  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $42,411)

        42,411  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS KAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

          VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.0%

(Identified Cost $284,604)

      $ 316,541  

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.0%

        3,045  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 319,586  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $381 or 0.1% of net assets.

(3) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS KAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

United Kingdom

     18

United States

     15  

Germany

     7  

France

     7  

Japan

     6  

Sweden

     6  

Norway

     5  

Other

     36  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 274,130      $ 274,130  

Short-Term Investment

     42,411        42,411  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 316,541      $ 316,541  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS NEWFLEET BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—5.6%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond 2.500%, 2/15/46

   $ 2,573      $ 2,446  

U.S. Treasury Note

     

1.125%, 2/28/19

     330        327  

1.625%, 2/15/26

     1,455        1,374  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $4,082)

        4,147  
     

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—2.5%

 

California—1.1%

 

State of California, Build America Bonds Taxable 7.600%, 11/1/40

     520        831  
     

 

 

 

Georgia—0.4%

 

Rockdale County Water & Sewerage Authority Revenue Taxable 3.060%, 7/1/24

     255        256  
     

 

 

 

New York—1.0%

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Consolidated Bonds Revenue 5.000%, 4/15/57

     640        749  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $1,812)

        1,836  
     

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—2.7%

 

Argentine Republic

     

7.500%, 4/22/26

     155        175  

7.625%, 4/22/46

     150        169  

Dominican Republic 144A 6.600%, 1/28/24(2)

     135        152  

Kingdom of Abu Dhabi 144A 2.500%, 10/11/22(2)

     200        196  

Kingdom of Bahrain 144A 7.000%, 10/12/28(2)

     200        203  

Republic of Costa Rica 144A 7.000%, 4/4/44(2)

     200        207  

Republic of Indonesia 144A 4.350%, 1/8/27(2)

     200        212  

Republic of South Africa

     

4.665%, 1/17/24

     100        102  

4.300%, 10/12/28

     200        193  

Republic of Turkey 4.875%, 10/9/26

     200        197  

Sultanate of Oman 144A 4.750%, 6/15/26(2)

     200        194  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,923)

        2,000  
     

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—18.1%

 

Agency—7.0%

 

FHLMC

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

 

5.000%, 12/1/35

   $ 24      $ 26  

4.000%, 2/1/45

     327        342  

3.500%, 3/1/45

     280        289  

3.500%, 4/1/46

     327        336  

FNMA

     

5.000%, 4/1/20

     20        21  

5.000%, 8/1/21

     3        3  

6.000%, 5/1/29

     21        24  

6.500%, 5/1/30

     1        1  

7.000%, 7/1/31

     7        8  

5.500%, 4/1/36

     26        29  

5.500%, 9/1/36

     121        134  

6.000%, 9/1/37

     20        23  

6.000%, 8/1/38

     141        161  

6.000%, 8/1/38

     11        12  

5.000%, 6/1/39

     431        470  

5.000%, 9/1/39

     120        131  

5.500%, 9/1/39

     257        284  

4.500%, 9/1/40

     188        205  

3.500%, 12/1/42

     240        248  

4.000%, 9/1/44

     80        84  

3.500%, 8/1/45

     496        510  

3.500%, 1/1/46

     123        126  

4.000%, 1/1/46

     202        211  

3.500%, 6/1/46

     212        217  

3.000%, 12/1/46

     354        354  

3.500%, 1/1/47

     532        547  

4.000%, 4/1/47

     101        106  

3.500%, 7/1/47

     171        176  

3.500%, 7/1/47

     68        70  

GNMA 6.500%, 9/15/28

     25        28  
     

 

 

 
        5,176  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency—11.1%

 

American Homes 4 Rent Trust

     

2014-SFR2, C 144A, 4.705%, 10/17/36(2)

     195        207  

2015-SFR2, C 144A, 4.691%, 10/17/45(2)

     125        133  

2015-SFR1, A 144A, 3.467%, 4/17/52(2)

     214        219  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, 2003-AR3, M4 , (5.850% minus 1 month LIBOR) 4.593%, 6/25/33(1)

     124        123  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

AMSR Trust 2016-SFR1, C 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.741%, 11/17/33(1)(2)

   $ 100      $ 101  

Aventura Mall Trust 2013-AVM, C 144A 3.743%, 12/5/32(1)(2)

     325        331  

Banc of America Funding Trust 2004-B, 2A1, 3.776%, 11/20/34(1)

     75        75  

2005-1, 1A1, 5.500%, 2/25/35

     71        71  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust 2005-3, 1A15 5.500%, 4/25/35

     53        54  

Bank of America (Countrywide) Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-1, AF5A 5.042%, 7/25/35(1)

     198        204  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust 2004-6, 1A2 3.572%, 5/25/34(1)

     188        187  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust 2016-SPL1, B1 144A, 4.250%, 4/28/55(2)

     160        165  

2017-SPL5, B1 144A, 4.000%, 6/28/57(1)(2)

     100        105  

2017-SPL1, B1 144A, 4.250%, 10/28/64(1)(2)

     114        117  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust 2016-SPL2, B1 144A, 4.250%, 6/28/53(1)(2)

     100        103  

2017-SPL3, B1 144A, 4.250%, 11/28/53(1)(2)

     145        152  

Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI, C 144A 4.138%, 10/15/34(2)

     120        123  

Colony Starwood Homes Trust 2016-2A, C 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 2.150%) 3.627%, 12/17/33(1)(2)

     195        195  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust 2016-1, A2 144A 3.500%, 5/25/46(2)

     79        79  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust Funding LLC 2017-1, A3 144A 3.074%, 5/27/47(1)(2)

     70        70  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-8, 3A1 6.000%, 10/25/21

     52        49  

Galton Funding Mortgage Trust 2017-1, A21 144A 3.500%, 7/25/56(1)(2)

     112        113  

GSAA Home Equity Trust 2005-12, AF3W 4.999%, 9/25/35(1)

     53        54  

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust 2014-R1, 1A1 144A 4.000%, 12/27/37(2)

     14        14  

JPMorgan Chase (WaMu) Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2003-S11, 3A5 5.950%, 11/25/33

     146        153  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C22, A4 3.801%, 9/15/47

   $ 195      $ 204  

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

     

2004-A4, 2A1, 3.492%, 9/25/34(1)

     149        152  

2016-1, M2 144A, 3.750%, 4/25/45(1)(2)

     117        119  

2016-2, M2 144A, 3.750%, 12/25/45(1)(2)

     156        158  

2017-3, 2A2 144A, 2.500%, 8/25/47(1)(2)

     138        137  

2017-5, A1 144A, 3.188%, 10/25/48(1)(2)

     307        309  

MASTR Specialized Loan Trust 2005-3, A2 144A 5.704%, 11/25/35(1)(2)

     87        90  

MetLife Securitization Trust 2017-1A, M1 144A 3.601%, 4/25/55(1)(2)

     100        103  

Morgan Stanley - Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Trust

     

2013-C13, AS, 4.266%, 11/15/46

     360        380  

2015-C22, AS, 3.561%, 4/15/48

     310        312  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

     

2014-1A, A 144A, 3.750%, 1/25/54(1)(2)

     198        202  

2015-2A, A1 144A, 3.750%, 8/25/55(1)(2)

     147        150  

2016-1A, A1 144A, 3.750%, 3/25/56(1)(2)

     121        123  

2016-4A, B1A 144A, 4.500%, 11/25/56(1)(2)

     173        183  

NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust 2004-4, M5 , (1 month LIBOR + 1.725%) 3.277%, 3/25/35(1)

     179        180  

One Market Plaza Trust 2017-1MKT, A 144A 3.614%, 2/10/32(2)

     150        154  

Pretium Mortgage Credit Partners I LLC 2017-NPL5, A1 144A 3.327%, 12/30/32(1)(2)

     97        97  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2005-A1, A3 5.500%, 4/25/35

     118        121  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-8, B1 3.534%, 6/25/43(1)

     107        107  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust

     

2015-1, A2 144A, 3.250%, 10/25/53(1)(2)

     150        151  

2016-1, A1B 144A, 2.750%, 2/25/55(1)(2)

     129        129  

2015-5, A2 144A, 3.500%, 5/25/55(1)(2)

     220        226  

2017-1, M1 144A, 3.750%, 10/25/56(1)(2)

     100        102  

2015-2, 1M1 144A, 3.250%, 11/25/60(1)(2)

     445        453  

Tricon American Homes Trust 2017-SFR1, A 144A 2.716%, 9/17/34(2)

     100        99  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LX LLC 2017-NPL7, A1 144A 3.250%, 4/25/59(1)(2)

     68        68  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

Verus Securitization Trust 2017-2A, A1 144A 2.485%, 7/25/47(1)(2)

   $ 190      $ 190  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC20, B 3.719%, 4/15/50

     300        300  
     

 

 

 
        8,196  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $13,153)

        13,372  
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—7.9%

 

Auto Floor Plan—0.4%

 

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II 2016-1, B 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 1.750%) 3.302%, 9/27/21(1)(2)

     310        312  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles—4.8%

 

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust 2017-2, C 144A 2.860%, 6/12/23(2)

     185        185  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2014-1, D 2.540%, 6/8/20

     235        236  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC

 

(AESOP) 2012-3A, A 144A, 2.100%, 3/20/19(2)

     188        187  

(AESOP) 2016-1A, A 144A, 2.990%, 6/20/22(2)

     200        201  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2017-1, C 144A 2.700%, 9/20/22(2)

     185        185  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2015-2, C 2.390%, 3/15/21

     235        235  

Centre Point Funding LLC 2012-2A, 1 144A 2.610%, 8/20/21(2)

     161        161  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

2015-DA, C 144A, 3.380%, 11/15/21(2)

     189        190  

2017-2, C, 2.750%, 9/15/23

     220        220  

DT Auto Owner Trust 2016-4A, C 144A 2.740%, 10/17/22(2)

     235        235  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2015-2A, C 144A 3.900%, 3/15/21(2)

     255        258  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2017-3, C 144A 2.910%, 9/15/23(2)

     220        219  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-1, B 144A 3.050%, 12/15/22(2)

     175        174  

GLS Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1A, B 144A 2.980%, 12/15/21(2)

     220        219  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Automobiles—(continued)

 

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust 2017-2A, C 144A 2.820%, 7/15/24(2)

   $ 185      $ 185  

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1A, C 144A 2.810%, 1/17/23(2)

     220        219  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-2A, C 144A 2.590%, 12/15/22(2)

     220        218  
     

 

 

 
        3,527  
     

 

 

 

Other—2.3%

 

Aqua Finance Trust 2017-A, A 144A 3.720%, 11/15/35(2)

     219        218  

DB Master Finance LLC 2017-1A, A2I 144A 3.629%, 11/20/47(2)

     185        186  

Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2017-2, A3 144A 2.190%, 10/24/22(2)

     170        169  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust 2017-1A, A 144A 3.270%, 10/22/29(2)

     170        169  

Drug Royalty II LP 2 2014-1, A2 144A 3.484%, 7/15/23(2)

     96        96  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust 2017-AA, A 144A 3.620%, 2/20/29(2)

     185        186  

Murray Hill Marketplace Trust 2016-LC1, A 144A 4.190%, 11/25/22(2)

     18        18  

MVW Owner Trust 2017-1A, A 144A 2.420%, 12/20/34(2)

     211        210  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust 2012-AA, A 144A 3.450%, 3/10/27(2)

     22        22  

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust 2017-2A, B 144A 3.480%, 9/15/23(2)

     185        186  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC 2013-1A, A 144A 1.590%, 11/20/29(2)

     37        37  

TGIF Funding LLC 2017-1A, A2 144A 6.202%, 4/30/47(2)

     183        187  
     

 

 

 
        1,684  
     

 

 

 

Student Loans—0.4%

 

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust 2017-B, A2FX 144A 2.770%, 8/25/42(2)

     220        219  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC 2015-A, A2 144A 2.420%, 3/25/30(2)

     56        56  
     

 

 

 
        275  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $5,801)

        5,798  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—51.5%

 

Consumer Discretionary—5.2%

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. 6.750%, 3/15/25

   $ 140      $ 147  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc. 5.250%, 6/1/26

     150        159  

Charter Communications Operating LLC 4.908%, 7/23/25

     185        197  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. 144A 5.625%, 11/15/26(2)

     155        160  

Discovery Communications LLC 3.950%, 3/20/28

     175        174  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. 6.000%, 4/1/25

     75        78  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC 5.750%, 2/1/21

     235        255  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 3/1/24(2)

     60        64  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

4.200%, 3/1/21

     90        94  

3.450%, 4/10/22

     30        30  

Horton (D.R.), Inc. 4.750%, 2/15/23

     220        235  

L Brands, Inc. 6.875%, 11/1/35

     82        83  

Lear Corp. 3.800%, 9/15/27

     220        220  

Lennar Corp. 144A 4.750%, 11/29/27(2)

     145        149  

MDC Holdings, Inc. 5.500%, 1/15/24

     180        190  

PulteGroup, Inc. 6.375%, 5/15/33

     130        146  

QVC, Inc. 4.375%, 3/15/23

     265        272  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

6.625%, 5/15/21

     95        98  

144A, 5.000%, 10/15/25(2)

     75        75  

SFR Group S.A. 144A 7.375%, 5/1/26(2)

     200        206  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A 5.000%, 8/1/27(2)

     145        145  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc. 5.875%, 6/15/24

     175        187  

Vista Outdoor, Inc. 5.875%, 10/1/23

     150        144  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     

5.100%, 10/1/25

     245        257  

4.500%, 4/1/27

     50        51  
     

 

 

 
        3,816  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.5%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. 3.650%, 2/1/26

     185        191  

CVS Health Corp. 2.875%, 6/1/26

     255        244  

Flowers Foods, Inc. 4.375%, 4/1/22

     275        292  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (The) 3.000%, 6/1/26

     180        173  

Safeway, Inc. 7.250%, 2/1/31

     115        96  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

 

Tops Holding LLC 144A 8.000%, 6/15/22(2)

   $ 155      $ 84  
     

 

 

 
        1,080  
     

 

 

 

Energy—5.0%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings LP 7.875%, 12/15/24

     75        82  

Andeavor Logistics LP 4.250%, 12/1/27

     185        187  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.875%, 3/31/25

     110        119  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP 5.750%, 4/1/25

     125        129  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

     

4.375%, 10/15/20

     30        31  

5.875%, 10/15/25

     145        164  

Energy Transfer Equity LP 4.250%, 3/15/23

     165        164  

Energy Transfer Partners LP 4.200%, 4/15/27

     185        184  

EP Energy LLC 144A 8.000%, 11/29/24(2)

     75        78  

FTS International, Inc. 6.250%, 5/1/22

     60        58  

Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. 4.650%, 3/15/25

     115        121  

HollyFrontier Corp. 5.875%, 4/1/26

     190        211  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 7.500%, 11/15/40

     245        313  

MPLX LP 4.875%, 12/1/24

     255        275  

NGL Energy Partners LP 5.125%, 7/15/19

     155        158  

NuStar Logistics LP 5.625%, 4/28/27

     165        168  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 6.875%, 1/15/23

     70        72  

Parsley Energy LLC 144A 5.625%, 10/15/27(2)

     160        164  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

144A, 5.299%, 1/27/25(2)

     110        110  

7.375%, 1/17/27

     240        264  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

6.875%, 8/4/26

     170        193  

144A, 6.500%, 3/13/27(2)

     110        120  

QEP Resources, Inc. 5.625%, 3/1/26

     15        15  

Range Resources Corp. 4.875%, 5/15/25

     145        140  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

     

6.250%, 3/15/22

     140        156  

4.200%, 3/15/28

     35        35  
     

 

 

 
        3,711  
     

 

 

 

Financials—17.3%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. 3.950%, 2/1/22

     200        206  

Allstate Corp. (The) 5.750%, 8/15/53(3)

     180        196  

Ally Financial, Inc. 5.750%, 11/20/25

     120        131  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Apollo Management Holdings LP 144A 4.000%, 5/30/24(2)

   $ 190      $ 195  

Ares Capital Corp.

     

4.875%, 11/30/18

     26        27  

3.875%, 1/15/20

     71        72  

3.500%, 2/10/23

     75        74  

Ares Finance Co., LLC 144A 4.000%, 10/8/24(2)

     270        260  

Aviation Capital Group LLC 144A 3.500%, 11/1/27(2)

     85        83  

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A 6.125%, 4/24/27(2)

     175        192  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones 144A 3.500%, 10/12/27(2)

     300        293  

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA Interbank 144A 6.625%, 3/19/29(2)

     185        209  

Banco Santander Chile 144A 3.875%, 9/20/22(2)

     215        223  

Bancolombia S.A. 5.125%, 9/11/22

     260        272  

Bank of America Corp.

     

2.000%, 1/11/18

     150        150  

144A, 3.004%, 12/20/23(2)

     255        256  

4.200%, 8/26/24

     338        356  

Bank of Montreal 3.803%, 12/15/32

     53        52  

Brookfield Finance LLC 4.000%, 4/1/24

     232        240  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     

4.200%, 10/29/25

     180        185  

3.750%, 7/28/26

     200        199  

Citigroup, Inc. 3.200%, 10/21/26

     330        327  

Compass Bank 3.875%, 4/10/25

     250        251  

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 144A 4.125%, 12/10/22(2)

     290        298  

Discover Financial Services 3.950%, 11/6/24

     190        194  

FS Investment Corp.

     

4.250%, 1/15/20

     165        168  

4.750%, 5/15/22

     40        41  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 5.750%, 1/24/22

     500        554  

ICAHN Enterprises LP 144A 6.375%, 12/15/25(2)

     145        145  

iStar, Inc.

     

6.000%, 4/1/22

     65        67  

5.250%, 9/15/22

     50        50  

Jefferies Group LLC

     

5.125%, 1/20/23

     85        92  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

4.850%, 1/15/27

   $ 100      $ 106  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.300%, 4/1/26

     365        368  

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 144A 6.950%, 7/10/42(2)

     215        252  

Kimco Realty Corp. 3.300%, 2/1/25

     225        223  

Leucadia National Corp. 5.500%, 10/18/23

     150        161  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 144A 4.250%, 6/15/23(2)

     245        258  

Lincoln National Corp. 4.200%, 3/15/22

     250        263  

Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A 6.250%, 1/14/21(2)

     210        230  

Manulife Financial Corp. 4.150%, 3/4/26

     215        228  

Morgan Stanley

     

4.100%, 5/22/23

     155        162  

3.125%, 7/27/26

     365        360  

6.375%, 7/24/42

     435        604  

Navient Corp.

     

7.250%, 9/25/23

     40        43  

6.750%, 6/25/25

     110        113  

Nordea Bank AB 144A 2.125%, 5/29/20(2)

     200        199  

OM Asset Management plc 4.800%, 7/27/26

     200        207  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A. 144A 4.630%, 9/26/22(2)(4)

     255        273  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     

5.875%, 9/15/42

     75        82  

5.625%, 6/15/43(3)

     160        173  

S&P Global, Inc. 4.000%, 6/15/25

     195        205  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

     

144A, 3.700%, 3/28/22(2)

     185        187  

144A, 4.400%, 7/13/27(2)

     70        72  

SBA Tower Trust 144A 2.877%, 7/9/21(2)

     320        318  

Societe Generale S.A. 144A 4.750%, 11/24/25(2)

     200        210  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America 144A 4.375%, 9/15/54(2)

     160        162  

Trinity Acquisition plc

     

3.500%, 9/15/21

     15        15  

4.400%, 3/15/26

     80        85  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO 144A 5.625%, 5/30/22(2)

     200        199  

UBS AG 7.625%, 8/17/22

     500        584  

VICI Properties 1 LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.850%, 10/15/22(1)

     4        4  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

3.069%, 1/24/23

     95        96  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Series S, 5.900%, 12/29/49

   $ 255      $ 273  
     

 

 

 
        12,773  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.5%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     

3.400%, 11/30/23

     40        41  

3.750%, 11/30/26

     215        221  

AbbVie, Inc.

     

2.850%, 5/14/23

     135        135  

3.600%, 5/14/25

     65        67  

3.200%, 5/14/26

     110        110  

AmerisourceBergen Corp. 3.450%, 12/15/27

     145        144  

Anthem, Inc. 3.650%, 12/1/27

     50        51  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

3.363%, 6/6/24

     38        38  

3.700%, 6/6/27

     225        227  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     

3.200%, 3/15/23

     130        130  

3.079%, 6/15/24

     10        10  

3.410%, 6/15/27

     75        73  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. 144A 4.875%, 1/15/26(2)

     15        15  

Community Health Systems, Inc. 6.250%, 3/31/23

     95        85  

Envision Healthcare Corp. 144A 6.250%, 12/1/24(2)

     35        36  

Forest Laboratories LLC 144A 4.875%, 2/15/21(2)

     75        79  

Fresenius U.S. Finance II, Inc. 144A 4.500%, 1/15/23(2)

     35        37  

HCA, Inc. 5.375%, 2/1/25

     80        83  

Mylan NV

     

3.150%, 6/15/21

     55        55  

3.950%, 6/15/26

     145        146  

Owens & Minor, Inc. 3.875%, 9/15/21

     35        35  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.400%, 9/23/21

     80        79  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 144A 8.875%, 4/15/21(2)

     120        124  

Teleflex, Inc. 4.625%, 11/15/27

     65        66  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

4.500%, 4/1/21

     85        85  

144A, 4.625%, 7/15/24(2)

     75        73  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

144A, 7.500%, 7/15/21(2)

   $ 25      $ 25  

144A, 6.500%, 3/15/22(2)

     10        11  

144A, 5.500%, 3/1/23(2)

     50        46  

144A, 7.000%, 3/15/24(2)

     20        21  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 3.550%, 4/1/25

     255        255  
     

 

 

 
        2,603  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.9%

 

Ashtead Capital, Inc. 144A 4.375%, 8/15/27(2)

     200        203  

Bombardier, Inc. 144A 6.125%, 1/15/23(2)

     115        113  

CNH Industrial N.V.

     

4.500%, 8/15/23

     153        159  

3.850%, 11/15/27

     98        98  

Masco Corp.

     

5.950%, 3/15/22

     84        93  

4.450%, 4/1/25

     55        58  

Owens Corning 3.400%, 8/15/26

     200        196  

Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP 144A 3.375%, 2/1/22(2)

     75        76  

Pitney Bowes, Inc. 4.125%, 5/15/22

     176        162  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC 144A 9.250%, 5/15/23(2)

     75        83  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

6.000%, 7/15/22

     115        118  

6.500%, 5/15/25

     45        46  
     

 

 

 
        1,405  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—3.0%

 

Apple, Inc.

     

2.900%, 9/12/27

     305        301  

3.000%, 11/13/27

     125        124  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. 3.875%, 1/12/28

     185        184  

Broadcom Corp.

     

144A, 3.000%, 1/15/22(2)

     80        79  

144A, 3.625%, 1/15/24(2)

     145        144  

Citrix Systems, Inc. 4.500%, 12/1/27

     170        173  

Dell International LLC

     

144A, 6.020%, 6/15/26(2)

     40        44  

144A, 8.100%, 7/15/36(2)

     85        107  

First Data Corp. 144A 5.000%, 1/15/24(2)

     230        237  

Flex Ltd. 4.750%, 6/15/25

     200        214  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 4.900%, 10/15/25

     120        127  

Match Group, Inc. 144A 5.000%, 12/15/27(2)

     85        86  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc. 4.000%, 6/15/25

   $ 190      $ 197  

VMware, Inc.

     

2.950%, 8/21/22

     94        94  

3.900%, 8/21/27

     100        101  
     

 

 

 
        2,212  
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.4%

 

Alpek SAB de C.V. 144A 5.375%, 8/8/23(2)

     310        327  

Anglo American Capital plc 144A 4.000%, 9/11/27(2)

     200        199  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. 144A 6.750%, 10/19/75(2)(3)

     200        234  

CRH America Finance, Inc. 144A 3.400%, 5/9/27(2)

     200        200  

Glencore Funding LLC 144A 4.000%, 3/27/27(2)

     185        186  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A. 144A 5.625%, 8/1/24(2)

     200        208  

Inversiones CMPC S.A. 144A 4.375%, 5/15/23(2)

     375        392  

NewMarket Corp. 4.100%, 12/15/22

     288        301  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

     

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/24(2)

     80        80  

144A, 5.000%, 5/1/25(2)

     100        100  

OCP SA 144A 5.625%, 4/25/24(2)

     200        214  

Rusal Capital DAC 144A 5.125%, 2/2/22(2)

     200        204  

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital S.A. 144A 3.850%, 8/27/21(2)(4)

     220        223  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A 6.000%, 10/15/25(2)

     145        155  

Vulcan Materials Co. 3.900%, 4/1/27

     185        189  
     

 

 

 
        3,212  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—4.7%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3.950%, 1/15/27

     120        123  

American Tower Corp. 3.000%, 6/15/23

     86        86  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP 3.875%, 8/15/22

     55        56  

Corporate Office Properties LP 3.600%, 5/15/23

     265        265  

Digital Realty Trust LP 5.250%, 3/15/21

     165        177  

Education Realty Operating Partnership LP 4.600%, 12/1/24

     205        213  

EPR Properties 4.750%, 12/15/26

     245        251  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC 144A 5.750%, 12/1/25(2)

     45        46  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. 3.875%, 5/1/25

     125        127  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Real Estate—(continued)

 

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP 3.750%, 7/1/27

   $ 190      $ 189  

Hospitality Properties Trust 4.950%, 2/15/27

     220        232  

Kilroy Realty LP 4.375%, 10/1/25

     190        199  

LifeStorage LP

     

3.500%, 7/1/26

     125        122  

3.875%, 12/15/27

     75        75  

MPT Operating Partnership LP

     

6.375%, 3/1/24

     20        21  

5.500%, 5/1/24

     90        93  

5.000%, 10/15/27

     85        87  

National Retail Properties, Inc. 4.000%, 11/15/25

     60        61  

Physicians Realty LP 3.950%, 1/15/28

     200        198  

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP 4.000%, 12/15/24

     155        152  

Select Income REIT 4.500%, 2/1/25

     190        192  

Uniti Group, Inc. 144A 7.125%, 12/15/24(2)

     150        136  

Welltower, Inc. 4.000%, 6/1/25

     200        207  

WP Carey, Inc. 4.600%, 4/1/24

     160        167  
     

 

 

 
        3,475  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.5%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     

3.900%, 8/14/27

     155        156  

144A, 4.100%, 2/15/28(2)

     449        450  

Frontier Communications Corp. 10.500%, 9/15/22

     145        110  

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 5.375%, 1/15/24

     145        145  

Qwest Corp. 7.250%, 9/15/25

     150        161  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU 4.570%, 4/27/23

     225        243  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.a.r.l. 144A 5.500%, 3/1/28(2)

     200        200  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

2.946%, 3/15/22

     220        221  

4.125%, 3/16/27

     180        188  
     

 

 

 
        1,874  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.5%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc. 3.200%, 11/13/27

     170        169  

Duke Energy Corp. 2.650%, 9/1/26

     205        196  

Dynegy, Inc. 7.375%, 11/1/22

     165        174  

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. 144A 7.125%, 2/11/25(2)

     200        204  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

 

Exelon Corp. 3.497%, 6/1/22

   $ 255      $ 260  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC 144A 4.350%, 1/15/25(2)

     210        222  

Southern Power Co. 4.150%, 12/1/25

     230        242  

State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd. 144A 4.125%, 5/7/24(2)

     200        211  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A 5.000%, 1/31/28(2)

     130        129  
     

 

 

 
     1,807  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $37,119)

        37,968  
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(1)—4.4%

 

Consumer Discretionary—0.9%

 

Global Appliance, Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.570%, 9/29/24

     60        60  

Playa Resorts Holding B.V. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.453%, 4/29/24

     95        95  

Seminole Tribe of Florida Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 7/8/24

     120        120  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 0.000%, 12/12/24(6)

     95        95  

Station Casinos LLC Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.060%, 6/8/23

     84        84  

U.S. Farathane LLC Tranche B-4 , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.193%, 12/23/21

     107        107  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.810%, 8/18/23

     98        98  
     

 

 

 
     659  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.5%

 

Albertson’s LLC 2017-1, Tranche B-4 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 8/25/21

     102        100  

Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corp. Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 3/11/25

     75        76  

JBS USA Lux S.A. , (3 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.100%, 10/30/22

     109        107  

TKC Holdings, Inc. First Lien , (2 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.673%, 2/1/23

     79        80  
     

 

 

 
     363  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—0.2%

 

Ultra Resources, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.413%, 4/12/24

   $ 120      $ 120  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.6%

 

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. 2017, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.476%, 6/7/23

     118        119  

Envision Healthcare Corp. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.570%, 12/1/23

     20        20  

HLF Financing S.a.r.l. Senior Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 5.500%) 7.069%, 2/15/23

     38        38  

MMM Holdings, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 8.750%) 10.324%, 6/30/19

     40        39  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 8.750%) 10.324%, 6/30/19

     29        28  

NVA Holdings, Inc. Second Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 7.000%) 8.693%, 8/14/22

     73        73  

Parexel International Corp. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 9/27/24

     20        20  

Quorum Health Corp. , (1 month LIBOR + 6.750%) 8.319%, 4/29/22

     86        87  

Wink Holdco, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.490%, 12/2/24

     5        5  
     

 

 

 
     429  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.8%

 

Accudyne Industries LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.319%, 8/18/24

     85        85  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. , (weekly LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.739%, 11/10/23

     17        17  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 0.000%, 1/2/25(6)

     125        125  

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.900%, 11/6/24

     95        95  

Red Ventures LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.569%, 11/8/24

     75        75  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. Second Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 5.750%) 7.229%, 2/28/22

     120        121  

Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC Tranche B-1, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.693%, 12/20/23

     99        99  
     

 

 

 
     617  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—0.2%

 

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 2017, Tranche B, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.403%, 11/3/23

   $ 163      $ 165  
     

 

 

 

Materials—0.2%

 

CPI Acquisition, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 5.962%, 8/17/22

     160        115  

Tronox Ltd.

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 9/23/24

     17        17  

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 9/23/24

     8        8  
     

 

 

 
        140  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—0.2%

 

Capital Automotive LP Tranche B-2, First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.070%, 3/25/24

     164        164  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.4%

 

CenturyLink, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month PRIME + 1.750%) 0.000%, 1/31/25(6)

     115        111  

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 2024, Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.696%, 2/22/24

     145        145  

UPC Financing Partnership Tranche A-R , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.977%, 1/15/26

     60        60  
     

 

 

 
        316  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.4%

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co., LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.546%, 6/30/18

     85        85  

NRG Energy, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.943%, 6/30/23

     109        109  

Vistra Operations Co., LLC

 

Tranche C, (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.834%, 8/4/23

     13        13  

(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 3.996%, 8/4/23

     70        70  
     

 

 

 
        277  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $3,277)

        3,250  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCKS—3.2%

 

Financials—2.2%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) Series E, 4.950%

     150 (5)    $ 155  

Citigroup, Inc.

     155 (5)      171  

Citigroup, Inc. Series J, 7.125%

     8 (5)      231  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series Z, 5.300%

     225 (5)      233  

KeyCorp Series D, 5.000%

     190 (5)      196  

M&T Bank Corp. Series F, 5.125%

     195 (5)      208  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     215 (5)      219  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     195 (5)      206  
    

 

 

 
       1,619  
    

 

 

 

Industrials—1.0%

 

General Electric Co. Series D, 5.000%

     686 (5)      707  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $2,197)

       2,326  
    

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND(7)—0.6%

 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Fund

     3,365       409  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

(Identified Cost $401)

       409  
    

 

 

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND(7)—1.5%

 

Virtus Newfleet Credit Opportunities Fund Class R6

     117,904       1,141  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

(Identified Cost $1,179)

       1,141  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.0%

(Identified Cost $70,944)

       72,247  
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.5%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund(7)—1.5%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)

     1,140,254       1,140  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $1,140)

       1,140  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

          VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $72,084)

      $ 73,387  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.5%

        346  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 73,733  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”)
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”)
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2017. For loan agreements, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $23,569 or 32.0% of net assets.

(3) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(4) 

This Note was issued for the sole purpose of funding a loan agreement between the issuer and the borrower. As the credit risk for this security lies solely with the borrower, the name represented here is that of the borrower.

(5) 

Value shown as par value.

(6) 

This loan will settle after December 31, 2017, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(7) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     84

Netherlands

     1  

Chile

     1  

Luxembourg

     1  

Canada

     1  

Mexico

     1  

Switzerland

     1  

Other

     10  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

11


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

 

     

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 5,798      $ —        $ 5,798  

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     37,968        —          37,968  

Foreign Government Securities

     2,000        —          2,000  

Loan Agreements

     3,250        —          3,250  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     13,372        —          13,372  

Municipal Bonds

     1,836        —          1,836  

U.S. Government Securities

     4,147        —          4,147  

Equity Securities:

 

     

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     1,141        1,141        —    

Exchange-Traded Fund

     409        409        —    

Preferred Stocks

Short-Term Investment

    

2,326

1,140

 

 

    

231

1,140

 

 

    

2,095

—  

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 73,387      $ 2,921      $ 70,466  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS NEWFLEET CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT BONDS(1)—97.9%

     

Electric Revenue—5.3%

     

Northern California Power Agency, Hydroelectric Project No.1,
5.000%, 7/1/32

   $ 200      $ 225  

Roseville Natural Gas Financing Authority,

     

5.000%, 2/15/24

     450        516  

5.000%, 2/15/27

     210        249  

Sacramento Municipal Utility District,
5.000%, 8/15/29

     150        175  

Southern California Public Power Authority, Windy Point Project,
5.000%, 7/1/28

     250        270  
     

 

 

 
        1,435  
     

 

 

 

General Obligation—13.6%

     

Cajon Valley Union School District,
5.000%, 8/1/31

     250        295  

California State of, (AMBAC Insured),
5.000%, 2/1/27

     290        361  

5.000%, 9/1/32

     300        334  

6.000%, 4/1/38

     250        263  

Gilroy Unified School District 4.000%, 8/1/41

     250        266  

Grossmont Healthcare District 5.000%, 7/15/25

     400        489  

Long Beach Community College District,
5.000%, 5/1/32

     225        266  

Los Alamitos Unified School District, School Facilities Improvement District No. 1, 5.250%, 8/1/39

     100        116  

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District 4.000%, 9/1/36

     100        110  

Oakland Unified School District (AGM Insured)
5.000%, 8/1/24

     200        240  

Ross Valley School District, 5.000%, 8/1/37

     350        392  

San Diego Unified School District, (AGM Insured) 5.500%, 7/1/25

     225        282  

Temple City Unified School District,
4.000%, 8/1/33

     250        272  
     

 

 

 
        3,686  
     

 

 

 

General Revenue—5.6%

     

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank

     

5.000%, 10/1/23

     200        237  

5.000%, 10/1/33

     500        610  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

General Revenue—(continued)

     

California State Municipal Finance Authority, Bowles Hall Foundation
4.000%, 6/1/22

   $ 100      $ 107  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.,
5.000%, 6/1/29

     350        404  

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Promissory Notes
5.000%, 9/1/23

     145        171  
     

 

 

 
        1,529  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue—11.4%

     

California State Health Facilities Financing Authority,

     

El Camino Hospital,
5.000%, 2/1/26

     100        119  

Kaiser Permanente Revenue,
5.000%, 11/1/27

     100        126  

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
5.000%, 11/15/31

     260        315  

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
5.000%, 8/15/34

     300        357  

Sutter Health,
5.000%, 11/15/35

     125        148  

Providence St. Joseph Health Revenue,
4.000%, 10/1/36

     50        53  

Sutter Health,
5.000%, 8/15/43

     135        157  

Lucille Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford,
5.000%, 8/15/43

     100        113  

Sutter Health,
5.000%, 11/15/46

     100        117  

Lucille Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford,
4.000%, 11/15/47

     250        267  

California State Municipal Finance Authority,

     

Community Medical Centers Revenue,
5.000%, 2/1/27

     100        117  

Community Medical Centers,
5.000%, 2/1/47

     150        171  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority,

     

Loma Linda University Medical Center,
5.000%, 12/1/30
(2)

     100        112  

John Muir Health Center,
5.000%, 8/15/41

     100        115  

Cottage Health System,
5.000%, 11/1/43

     250        284  

Loma Linda University Medical Center,
5.250%, 12/1/56
(2)

     100        111  

Regents of The University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue
4.500%, 5/15/36

     250        280  

San Benito Health Care District, (CHFCLIF Insured)
4.000%, 3/1/18

     140        141  
     

 

 

 
        3,103  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS NEWFLEET CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Higher Education Revenue—4.6%

     

California Municipal Finance Authority, University of La Verne,
5.000%, 6/1/43

   $ 60      $ 70  

California State University

     

5.000%, 11/1/32

     125        151  

5.000%, 11/1/41

     300        354  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, The Culinary Institute of America 5.000%, 7/1/46

     250        282  

University of California,

     

General Revenue,
5.000%, 5/15/23

     100        117  

Limited Projects Revenue, 5.000%, 5/15/23

     225        263  
     

 

 

 
        1,237  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue—6.7%

     

California State Public Works Board,

     

Department of Forestry & Fire

Protection,

5.000%, 11/1/32

     500        501  

Department of Corrections,

4.000%, 12/1/33

     150        163  

Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles Real Property
5.000%, 11/1/36

     150        178  

San Diego Regional Building Authority, County Operations Center
5.000%, 10/15/35

     335        393  

Ventura County Public Financing Authority,
5.000%, 11/1/25

     250        288  

West Hollywood Public Financing Authority, West Hollywood Park Phase II
5.000%, 4/1/34

     250        296  
     

 

 

 
        1,819  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded—17.8%

     

California State Health Facilities Financing Authority,

     

Providence Health & Services

(Pre-refunded 10/1/18 @100),

6.500%, 10/1/38

     5        5  

Providence Health & Services

(Pre-refunded 10/1/18 @100),

6.500%, 10/1/38

     195        202  

California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank,

     

Bay Area Toll Bridges (AMBAC

Insured) (Pre-refunded 1/1/28 @ 100),

5.000%, 7/1/36

     175        221  

Bay Area Toll Bridges (AMBAC

Insured) (Pre-refunded 7/1/26 @100),

5.125%, 7/1/37

     530        663  

California State of, (Pre-Refunded 3/1/18 @ 100)
5.500%, 3/1/26

     250        252  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Pre-Refunded—(continued)

     

California State Public Works Board,

     

Department of General Services, Buildings 8&9 (Pre-refunded 4/1/19 @100),
6.125%, 4/1/29

   $ 500      $ 529  

Capital Projects (Pre-refunded 10/1/19 @100),
5.750%, 10/1/30

     550        590  

Los Alamitos Unified School District, School Facilities Improvement District No. 1, (Pre-refunded 8/1/23 @ 100)
5.250%, 8/1/39

     150        177  

Northern California Power Agency, (AMBAC Insured) (Pre-refunded 7/1/21 @ 100)
7.500%, 7/1/23

     175        198  

Riverside County Single Family Mortgage, (Escrowed to Maturity) (GNMA Collateralized)
7.800%, 5/1/21

     1,140        1,358  

Santa Margarita-Dana Point Authority, Water Improvement Districts Nos. 2,3,4 (Pre-refunded 8/1/18 @100) 5.125%, 8/1/38

     630        643  
     

 

 

 
        4,838  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue—4.4%

     

Chula Vista Municipal Financing Authority,
5.000%, 9/1/27

     200        237  

Los Angeles County Transportation Authority, Special Tax,
5.000%, 7/1/29

     400        499  

San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, Sales Tax Revenue
5.000%, 4/1/36

     150        180  

Tustin Unified School District, Community Facilities District No. 97-1 (BAM Insured)
5.000%, 9/1/33

     250        288  
     

 

 

 
        1,204  
     

 

 

 

Tax Allocation Revenue—13.3%

     

Garden Grove Agency for Community Development Successor Agency, Garden Grove Community Project (BAM Insured)
5.000%, 10/1/29

     350        417  

Lafayette Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Lafayette Redevelopment Project (AGM Insured)
5.000%, 8/1/38

     250        286  

Lancaster Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Combined Redevelopment Project Areas (AGM Insured)
5.000%, 8/1/33

     70        84  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Tax Allocation Revenue—(continued)

     

Los Angeles County Redevelopment Refunding
Authority, Long Beach Project,
5.000%, 8/1/34

   $ 215      $ 251  

Menlo Park Community Development Agency
Successor Agency, Las Pulgas Community
Development Project (AGM Insured)
5.000%, 10/1/29

     100        119  

Milpitas Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Redevelopment Project Area No.1,
5.000%, 9/1/30

     300        359  

Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency (BAM Insured),
5.000%, 10/1/28

     100        123  

Palmdale Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Subordinate Lien (NATL Insured)
5.000%, 9/1/34

     300        351  

Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Rancho Redevelopment Project Area (NATL Insured)
4.000%, 9/1/34

     200        218  

Sacramento Redevelopment Agency Successor
Agency

     

(BAM Insured), 5.000%, 12/1/33

     75        88  

(BAM Insured), 5.000%, 12/1/34

     75        87  

San Marcos Redevelopment Agency Successor
Agency,
5.000%, 10/1/33

     300        354  

San Mateo Redevelopment Agency Successor
Agency,
5.000%, 8/1/30

     250        289  

Union City Redevelopment Agency Successor
Agency, Union City Redevelopment Project,
5.000%, 10/1/36

     215        250  

Westminster Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency,

     

(BAM Insured), 4.000%, 11/1/34

     75        81  

(BAM Insured), 4.000%, 11/1/36

     250        269  
     

 

 

 
        3,626  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue—7.6%

     

Bay Area Toll Authority, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Senior Lien 1.375%, 4/1/53(3)

     150        148  

Fontana Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
5.000%, 10/1/32

     200        244  

Los Angeles Department of Airports, Los Angeles International Airport, Subordinate Lien
5.000%, 5/15/32

     210        248  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Transportation Revenue—(continued)

     

Los Angeles Harbor Department,
5.000%, 8/1/35

   $ 235      $ 276  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority,
5.000%, 7/1/40

     400        428  

San Diego Unified Port District,
5.000%, 9/1/28

     200        231  

San Francisco City & County Airport Commission, San Francisco International Airport,
5.000%, 5/1/43

     150        170  

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency,

     

5.000%, 3/1/31

     125        145  

5.000%, 3/1/33

     150        175  
     

 

 

 
        2,065  
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue—7.6%

     

California State Municipal Finance Authority, San Bernardino Municipal Water Department Project (BAM Insured) 5.000%, 8/1/41

     250        291  

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue
5.000%, 6/1/42

     250        303  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power,
5.000%, 7/1/35

     295        346  

Oakland, City of, Sewer Revenue, 5.000%, 6/15/29

     230        269  

Ross Valley Public Financing Authority, Sanitary District No.1 (AGM Insured)
5.000%, 10/1/33

     225        257  

San Diego County Water Authority Financing Corp.
5.000%, 5/1/37

     500        601  
     

 

 

 
        2,067  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT BONDS

(Identified Cost $25,391)

        26,609  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.9%

(Identified Cost $25,391)

        26,609  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.9%

(Identified Cost $25,391)

        26,609  

Other assets and liabilities, net—2.1%

        572  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 27,181  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BAM    Build America Municipal Insured
CHFCLIF    California Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Fund
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
NATL    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS NEWFLEET CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

At December 31, 2017, the concentration of the Fund’s investments by state or territory determined as a percentage of net assets is as follows: California 100%. At December 31, 2017, 28.53% of the securities in the portfolio are backed by insurance of financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. None of the insurers’ concentration exceeds 10% of the Fund’s net assets.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $223 or 0.8% of net assets.

(3) 

Variable or step coupon security. Interest rates reset periodically. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2017. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

     

Municipal Tax-Exempt Bonds

   $ 26,609      $ 26,609  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 26,609      $ 26,609  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using quoted prices (Level 1) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.6%

     

Argentine Republic 7.125%, 7/6/36

   $ 210      $ 228  

Pakistan Government International Bond 144A 6.875%, 12/5/27(2)

     200        200  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $411)

        428  
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—0.9%

     

Automobiles—0.6%

     

Carnow Auto Receivables Trust 2016-1A, D 144A 7.340%, 11/15/21(2)

     215        217  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2015-2A, E 144A
5.590%, 11/15/22
(2)

     225        225  
     

 

 

 
        442  
     

 

 

 

Other—0.3%

     

TGIF Funding LLC 2017-1A, A2 144A 6.202%, 4/30/47(2)

     178        181  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $619)

        623  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—78.0%

     

Consumer Discretionary—18.2%

     

Beacon Escrow Corp. 144A 4.875%, 11/1/25(2)

     185        186  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

     

6.750%, 3/15/25

     95        100  

144A, 5.875%, 10/15/27(2)

     250        252  

Cablevision Systems Corp. 5.875%, 9/15/22

     250        246  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc. 5.250%, 6/1/26

     265        280  

CCO Holdings LLC 144A 5.125%, 5/1/27(2)

     350        345  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC 144A
6.375%, 9/15/20
(2)

     280        284  

Churchill Downs, Inc. 144A 4.750%, 1/15/28(2)

     325        323  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     

Series A, 7.625%, 3/15/20

     150        147  

Series B, 7.625%, 3/15/20

     480        470  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. 144A 5.625%, 11/15/26(2)

     220        227  

CRC Escrow Issuer LLC 144A 5.250%, 10/15/25(2)

     325        328  

CSC Holdings LLC 5.250%, 6/1/24

     290        284  

Dana Financing Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
144A, 5.750%, 4/15/25
(2)

     40        42  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

144A, 6.500%, 6/1/26(2)

   $ 55      $ 60  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A 10.750%, 9/1/24(2)

     250        268  

DISH DBS Corp.

     

5.000%, 3/15/23

     475        451  

7.750%, 7/1/26

     160        168  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. 6.000%, 4/1/25

     130        136  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 3/1/24
(2)

     315        337  

Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A 6.750%, 10/15/24(2)

     225        229  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) 4.875%, 3/15/27

     125        128  

iHeartCommunications, Inc. 9.000%, 12/15/19

     400        297  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 5.500%, 8/1/23

     220        180  

International Game Technology plc 144A 6.250%, 2/15/22(2)

     200        216  

L Brands, Inc. 6.875%, 11/1/35

     152        154  

Laureate Education, Inc. 144A 8.250%, 5/1/25(2)

     85        90  

Lennar Corp. 144A 4.750%, 11/29/27(2)

     210        216  

M/I Homes, Inc. 5.625%, 8/1/25

     205        208  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC 144A 7.875%, 5/15/24(2)

     295        291  

MDC Holdings, Inc. 5.500%, 1/15/24

     325        343  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP

     

5.625%, 5/1/24

     65        69  

144A, 4.500%, 1/15/28(2)

     120        118  

MGM Resorts International 4.625%, 9/1/26

     230        232  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. 144A 8.000%, 10/15/21(2)

     400        230  

PetSmart, Inc. 144A 7.125%, 3/15/23(2)

     115        68  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 5.625%, 5/1/24

     190        203  

PulteGroup, Inc. 5.500%, 3/1/26

     200        218  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

6.625%, 5/15/21

     205        212  

144A, 7.000%, 1/1/22(2)

     245        258  

144A, 5.000%, 10/15/25(2)

     250        251  

ServiceMaster Co., LLC (The) 144A 5.125%, 11/15/24(2)

     180        182  

SFR Group S.A.

     

144A, 6.000%, 5/15/22(2)

     465        471  

144A, 7.375%, 5/1/26(2)

     340        350  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 144A
5.125%, 2/15/27
(2)

   $ 200      $ 198  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 7/15/26
(2)

     205        213  

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
6.125%, 3/15/27

     200        199  

Station Casinos LLC 144A
5.000%, 10/1/25
(2)

     70        70  

Tenneco, Inc.
5.000%, 7/15/26

     175        179  

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC 144A
8.750%, 7/15/23
(2)

     166        178  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.
5.875%, 6/15/24

     345        368  

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A
5.125%, 5/15/23
(2)

     230        229  

Viking Cruises Ltd. 144A
5.875%, 9/15/27
(2)

     285        290  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.
5.875%, 10/1/23

     185        178  

Weekley Homes LLC 144A
6.625%, 8/15/25
(2)

     255        254  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 9/1/26
(2)

     250        249  
     

 

 

 
        12,753  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—3.8%

     

Albertsons’s Cos LLC
5.750%, 3/15/25

     195        176  

Cumberland Farms, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 5/1/25
(2)

     350        371  

Dole Food Co., Inc. 144A
7.250%, 6/15/25
(2)

     325        351  

JBS USA LUX SA 144A
5.750%, 6/15/25
(2)

     120        115  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 8/15/23
(2)

     185        173  

MARB BondCo plc 144A
7.000%, 3/15/24
(2)

     200        201  

Post Holdings, Inc. 144A,
5.500%, 3/1/25
(2)

     65        67  

144A, 5.000%, 8/15/26(2)

     305        300  

144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28(2)

     25        25  

Prestige Brands, Inc. 144A
6.375%, 3/1/24
(2)

     200        207  

Rite Aid Corp.

     

6.750%, 6/15/21

     250        249  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/23(2)

     225        203  

Safeway, Inc.
7.250%, 2/1/31

     215        180  

Tops Holding LLC 144A
8.000%, 6/15/22
(2)

     130        70  
     

 

 

 
        2,688  
     

 

 

 

Energy—13.5%

     

Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP 144A
7.500%, 5/1/25
(2)

     243        258  

Alta Mesa Holdings LP
7.875%, 12/15/24

     215        236  

American Midstream Partners LP 144A
8.500%, 12/15/21
(2)

     175        180  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Antero Resources Corp.
5.625%, 6/1/23

   $ 155      $ 161  

Archrock Partners LP
6.000%, 10/1/22

     300        300  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(2)

     245        255  

California Resources Corp.

     

144A, 8.000%, 12/15/22(2)

     169        139  

6.000%, 11/15/24

     16        11  

Callon Petroleum Co.
6.125%, 10/1/24

     125        129  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
6.250%, 4/15/23

     210        218  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
5.875%, 3/31/25

     475        515  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 144A
8.000%, 6/15/27
(2)

     435        418  

Continental Resources, Inc.
4.500%, 4/15/23

     145        148  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
6.250%, 4/1/23

     295        307  

CrownRock LP 144A
5.625%, 10/15/25
(2)

     260        261  

Denbury Resources, Inc.
5.500%, 5/1/22

     170        116  

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     

4.250%, 3/15/23

     30        30  

5.875%, 1/15/24

     200        210  

EP Energy LLC

     

9.375%, 5/1/20

     70        59  

144A, 8.000%, 11/29/24(2)

     105        108  

144A, 8.000%, 2/15/25(2)

     80        58  
     

FTS International, Inc.

     

144A, (3 month LIBOR + 7.500%) 9.089%,

     

6/15/20(1)(2)

     190        194  

6.250%, 5/1/22

     190        184  

Geopark Ltd. 144A
6.500%, 9/21/24
(2)

     215        221  

MEG Energy Corp. 144A 6.500%, 1/15/25(2)

     180        178  

NGL Energy Partners LP
5.125%, 7/15/19

     200        204  

NuStar Logistics LP 5.625%, 4/28/27

     225        229  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 6.875%, 1/15/23

     280        286  

Peabody Energy Corp.

     

144A, 6.000%, 3/31/22(2)

     145        150  

144A, 6.375%, 3/31/25(2)

     210        218  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

144A, 5.299%, 1/27/25(2)

     244        245  

7.375%, 1/17/27

     65        72  

144A, 5.999%, 1/27/28(2)

     116        116  

QEP Resources, Inc.
5.625%, 3/1/26

     80        81  

Range Resources Corp.
4.875%, 5/15/25

     180        174  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Rowan Cos., Inc.
5.400%, 12/1/42

   $ 265      $ 197  

RSP Permian, Inc.
5.250%, 1/15/25

     190        195  

SESI LLC 144A
7.750%, 9/15/24
(2)

     230        244  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd. 144A
5.375%, 9/30/25
(2)

     215        217  

Southern Gas Corridor CJSC 144A
6.875%, 3/24/26
(2)

     200        227  

SRC Energy, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/25
(2)

     120        123  

Tapstone Energy LLC 144A
9.750%, 6/1/22
(2)

     175        150  

Transocean, Inc.

     

144A, 7.500%, 1/15/26(2)

     65        67  

6.800%, 3/15/38

     300        242  

Ultra Resources, Inc.

     

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/22(2)

     13        13  

144A, 7.125%, 4/15/25(2)

     55        55  

Vine Oil & Gas LP 144A
8.750%, 4/15/23
(2)

     290        281  

Weatherford International Ltd.

     

8.250%, 6/15/23

     190        192  

9.875%, 2/15/24

     30        32  

Whiting Petroleum Corp. 144A
6.625%, 1/15/26
(2)

     165        168  

YPF S.A. 144A
6.950%, 7/21/27
(2)

     365        387  
     

 

 

 
        9,459  
     

 

 

 

Financials—6.1%

     

Acrisure LLC 144A
7.000%, 11/15/25
(2)

     350        337  

Ally Financial, Inc.
5.750%, 11/20/25

     235        256  

Altice US Finance I Corp. 144A
5.375%, 7/15/23
(2)

     210        215  

Banco de Bogota S.A. 144A
6.250%, 5/12/26
(2)

     200        216  

ICAHN Enterprises LP

     

5.875%, 2/1/22

     295        299  

144A, 6.375%, 12/15/25(2)

     175        175  

ING Groep N.V. 6.000% (3)(4)

     200        207  

iStar, Inc.

     

5.000%, 7/1/19

     255        256  

6.000%, 4/1/22

     170        176  

5.250%, 9/15/22

     165        166  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP

     

144A, 5.875%, 8/1/21(2)

     265        273  

144A, 5.250%, 3/15/22(2)

     80        83  

LPL Holdings Inc. 144A 5.750%, 9/15/25(2)

     125        127  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC
6.500%, 7/1/21

     250        253  

Navient Corp.

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

6.500%, 6/15/22

   $ 208      $ 218  

7.250%, 9/25/23

     60        64  

6.750%, 6/25/25

     190        195  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
6.125%, 5/15/22

     335        348  

Sprint Capital Corp.
6.900%, 5/1/19

     195        204  

VICI Properties 1 LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
4.850%, 10/15/22
(1)

     11        11  

Voya Financial, Inc.
5.650%, 5/15/53

     205        218  
     

 

 

 
        4,297  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—8.5%

     

Avantor, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 10/1/24
(2)

     130        130  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. 144A
4.875%, 1/15/26
(2)

     35        35  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC 144A
5.750%, 3/1/25
(2)

     85        85  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

6.875%, 2/1/22

     115        66  

6.250%, 3/31/23

     375        337  

Concordia International Corp. 144A
9.000%, 4/1/22
(2)

     65        56  

DaVita, Inc.

     

5.125%, 7/15/24

     100        101  

5.000%, 5/1/25

     100        100  

DJO Finco, Inc. 144A
8.125%, 6/15/21
(2)

     215        201  

Eagle Holding Co. II, LLC PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
7.625%, 5/15/22
(2)(5)

     195        198  

Endo Finance LLC 144A
5.375%, 1/15/23
(2)

     250        195  

Envision Healthcare Corp. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/24
(2)

     70        72  

HCA, Inc.

     

5.375%, 2/1/25

     330        342  

5.250%, 6/15/26

     230        244  

4.500%, 2/15/27

     10        10  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 2/15/25
(2)

     145        148  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
8.000%, 1/15/20

     100        108  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. 144A
5.625%, 10/15/23
(2)

     110        94  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 144A
7.125%, 6/1/24
(2)

     225        240  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 5/15/22
(2)

     210        211  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Polaris Intermediate Corp. PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
8.500%, 12/1/22
(2)(5)

   $ 105      $ 109  

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC 144A
6.500%, 5/15/23
(2)

     325        339  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

     

144A, 8.875%, 4/15/21(2)

     200        207  

144A, 6.750%, 7/1/25(2)

     55        52  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/27

     95        96  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

6.000%, 10/1/20

     230        243  

8.125%, 4/1/22

     85        86  

144A, 5.125%, 5/1/25(2)

     110        107  

144A, 7.000%, 8/1/25(2)

     380        357  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

144A, 5.375%, 3/15/20(2)

     142        142  

144A, 7.250%, 7/15/22(2)

     70        71  

144A, 5.875%, 5/15/23(2)

     200        185  

144A, 7.000%, 3/15/24(2)

     25        27  

144A, 6.125%, 4/15/25(2)

     140        128  

144A, 5.500%, 11/1/25(2)

     350        356  

144A, 9.000%, 12/15/25(2)

     70        73  

Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
5.250%, 4/1/25

     135        142  

West Street Merger Sub, Inc. 144A 6.375%, 9/1/25(2)

     220        221  
     

 

 

 
        5,914  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—6.1%

     

ADT Corp. (The)
6.250%, 10/15/21

     200        219  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. 144A 5.625%, 11/15/24(2)

     205        210  

Bombardier, Inc.

     

144A, 6.125%, 1/15/23(2)

     300        294  

144A, 7.500%, 12/1/24(2)

     155        157  

GrafTech International Ltd.
6.375%, 11/15/20

     290        289  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. 144A 9.250%, 3/1/21(2)

     150        152  

JSL Europe S.A. 144A
7.750%, 7/26/24
(2)

     200        212  

KAR Auction Services, Inc. 144A 5.125%, 6/1/25(2)

     80        82  

Latam Finance Ltd. 144A
6.875%, 4/11/24
(2)

     205        214  

Navistar International Corp. 144A 6.625%, 11/1/25(2)

     285        297  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

NCI Building Systems, Inc. 144A
8.250%, 1/15/23
(2)

   $ 290      $ 308  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. 144A
10.125%, 4/1/22
(2)

     130        140  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC 144A
9.250%, 5/15/23
(2)

     195        217  

Standard Industries, Inc.

     

144A, 5.500%, 2/15/23(2)

     90        94  

144A, 4.750%, 1/15/28(2)

     100        100  

Topaz Marine S.A. 144A
9.125%, 7/26/22
(2)

     360        372  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

6.000%, 7/15/22

     105        107  

6.500%, 7/15/24

     95        97  

6.500%, 5/15/25

     230        235  

Vertiv Intermediate Holding Corp. PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
12.000%, 2/15/22
(2)(5)

     220        237  

Wrangler Buyer Corp. 144A
6.000%, 10/1/25
(2)

     192        198  
     

 

 

 
        4,231  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—3.2%

     

Blackboard, Inc. 144A
9.750%, 10/15/21
(2)

     129        118  

BMC Software Finance, Inc. 144A
8.125%, 7/15/21
(2)

     220        221  

Corporate Risk Holdings LLC 144A
9.500%, 7/1/19
(2)

     210        219  

Everi Payments, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 12/15/25
(2)

     65        64  

First Data Corp.

     

144A, 5.000%, 1/15/24(2)

     105        108  

144A, 5.750%, 1/15/24(2)

     450        467  

Match Group, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/27
(2)

     140        142  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 144A
8.625%, 11/15/24
(2)

     400        427  

Radiate Holdco LLC 144A
6.625%, 2/15/25
(2)

     240        227  

ViaSat, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 9/15/25
(2)

     215        217  
     

 

 

 
        2,210  
     

 

 

 

Materials—9.1%

     

AK Steel Corp.

     

7.625%, 10/1/21

     100        104  

7.500%, 7/15/23

     140        152  

7.000%, 3/15/27

     145        147  

Alpha 3 BV 144A 6.250%, 2/1/25(2)

     280        287  

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc
144A, 7.250%, 5/15/24
(2)

     345        376  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

144A, 6.000%, 2/15/25(2)

   $ 200      $ 210  

BlueScope Steel Finance Ltd. 144A
6.500%, 5/15/21
(2)

     235        245  

BWAY Holding Co. 144A
5.500%, 4/15/24
(2)

     75        78  

Bway Holding Co. 144A
7.250%, 4/15/25
(2)

     190        196  

Cascades, Inc.

     

144A, 5.500%, 7/15/22(2)

     140        144  

144A, 5.750%, 7/15/23(2)

     115        119  

CSTN Merger Sub, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 8/15/24
(2)

     200        200  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. 144A 6.875%, 1/15/25(2)

     100        104  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. 144A
9.750%, 3/1/22
(2)

     100        111  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     

3.550%, 3/1/22

     160        158  

3.875%, 3/15/23

     250        249  

Hexion Inc.
6.625%, 4/15/20

     75        67  

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.

     

144A, 10.375%, 2/1/22(2)

     75        70  

144A, 13.750%, 2/1/22(2)

     190        156  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A. 144A
5.625%, 8/1/24
(2)

     315        328  

James Hardie International Finance DAC

     

144A, 4.750%, 1/15/25(2)

     200        201  

144A, 5.000%, 1/15/28(2)

     200        201  

Kraton Polymers LLC 144A
7.000%, 4/15/25
(2)

     230        246  

Mercer International, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 1/15/26
(2)

     80        81  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

     

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/24(2)

     110        110  

144A, 5.000%, 5/1/25(2)

     175        175  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 144A
6.375%, 8/15/25
(2)

     180        201  

Platform Specialty Products Corp. 144A
5.875%, 12/1/25
(2)

     290        288  

PQ Corp. 144A
5.750%, 12/15/25
(2)

     150        153  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.
7.000%, 7/15/24
(6)

     185        198  

Rusal Capital DAC 144A
5.125%, 2/2/22
(2)

     255        260  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 10/15/25
(2)

     155        165  

Teck Resources Ltd.
6.125%, 10/1/35

     150        168  

Vedanta Resources plc

     

144A, 8.250%, 6/7/21(2)

     200        221  

144A, 6.375%, 7/30/22(2)

     200        209  
     

 

 

 
        6,378  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Real Estate—1.3%

     

CoreCivic, Inc.
5.000%, 10/15/22

   $ 145      $ 152  

ESH Hospitality, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 5/1/25
(2)

     170        172  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC 144A
5.750%, 12/1/25
(2)

     150        154  

MPT Operating Partnership LP

     

6.375%, 3/1/24

     65        69  

5.000%, 10/15/27

     130        132  

Uniti Group, Inc. 144A
7.125%, 12/15/24
(2)

     270        246  
     

 

 

 
        925  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—5.3%

 

Altice Luxembourg S.A. 144A
7.625%, 2/15/25
(2)

     300        287  

CenturyLink, Inc. Series Y
7.500%, 4/1/24

     175        175  

CSC Holdings LLC 144A
5.500%, 4/15/27
(2)

     135        138  

Frontier Communications Corp.

     

8.500%, 4/15/20

     296        246  

10.500%, 9/15/22

     180        136  

GTH Finance BV 144A
7.250%, 4/26/23
(2)

     200        225  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

     

5.375%, 1/15/24

     80        80  

5.250%, 3/15/26

     135        133  

Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 9/15/25

     130        140  

Sprint Capital Corp.
6.875%, 11/15/28

     250        252  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
6.000%, 11/15/22

     235        235  

Sprint Corp.
7.875%, 9/15/23

     115        122  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.500%, 1/15/24

     275        291  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.a.r.l. 144A
5.500%, 3/1/28
(2)

     400        400  

Virgin Media Finance plc 144A
6.000%, 10/15/24
(2)

     250        257  

West Corp. 144A
8.500%, 10/15/25
(2)

     200        197  

Windstream Services LLC

     

144A, 8.750%, 12/15/24(2)

     98        68  

144A, 8.625%, 10/31/25(2)

     56        54  

Zayo Group LLC

     

6.000%, 4/1/23

     180        187  

6.375%, 5/15/25

     70        74  

144A, 5.750%, 1/15/27(2)

     35        36  
     

 

 

 
        3,733  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.9%

     

AmeriGas Partners LP 5.500%, 5/20/25

     105        106  

Calpine Corp. 5.375%, 1/15/23

     350        341  

Dynegy, Inc. 7.375%, 11/1/22

     425        448  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

Ferrellgas Partners LP

     

8.625%, 6/15/20

   $ 140      $ 119  

6.750%, 6/15/23

     210        193  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

7.250%, 5/15/26

     185        201  

144A, 5.750%, 1/15/28(2)

     55        56  

Suburban Propane Partners LP
5.500%, 6/1/24

     145        144  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC

     

144A, 4.250%, 1/31/23(2)

     175        174  

144A, 5.000%, 1/31/28(2)

     240        238  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC 0.000%, 10/1/20(9)(13)

     500        —  (12)  
     

 

 

 
        2,020  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $53,866)

        54,608  
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(1)—11.6%

 

Consumer Discretionary—2.2%

 

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 6.500%)
7.878%, 7/25/22

     180        167  

Deck Chassis Acquisition, Inc. Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 6.000%)
0.000%, 6/15/23
(7)

     35        35  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B-1, (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.443%, 2/22/23

     30        30  

Global Appliance, Inc. Tranche B, (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.570%, 9/29/24

     145        146  

Laureate Education, Inc. 2024, (1 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
6.069%, 4/26/24

     322        324  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. Tranche B-1, (2 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.374%, 8/16/23

     109        108  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Tranche B, (3 month PRIME + 3.000%)
6.535%, 10/13/23

     188        190  

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., (1 month LIBOR + 6.750%)
8.320%, 1/18/19

     110        110  

U.S. Farathane LLC Tranche B-4, (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.193%, 12/23/21

     232        233  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%)
4.810%, 8/18/23

     193        194  
     

 

 

 
        1,537  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.5%

 

Albertson’s LLC 2017-1, Tranche B-4, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 8/25/21

     191        187  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

     

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc., (1 month LIBOR + 5.500%)
6.880%, 9/2/23

   $ 108      $ 108  

Chobani LLC First Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.069%, 10/10/23

     79        80  

Crossmark Holdings, Inc. Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 7.500%)
9.193%, 12/21/20

     190        18  

Diamond (BC) B.V., (2 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.423%, 9/6/24

     60        60  

Milk Specialties Co., (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.693%, 8/16/23

     147        148  

Parfums Holdings Co., Inc. First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 4.750%)
6.443%, 6/30/24

     254        256  

TKC Holdings, Inc. First Lien, (2 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.673%, 2/1/23

     159        160  
     

 

 

 
        1,017  
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.0%

     

California Resources Corp.

     

(1 month LIBOR + 10.375%) 11.876%, 12/31/21

     155        170  

(3 month LIBOR + 4.750%) 0.000%, 12/31/22(7)

     55        55  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Tranche A , (3 month LIBOR + 7.500%)
8.954%, 8/23/21

     31        33  

Contura Energy, Inc. , (2 month LIBOR + 5.000%)
6.630%, 3/18/24

     181        178  

MEG Energy Corp. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.200%, 12/31/23

     72        73  

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.850%, 9/27/24

     185        187  
     

 

 

 
        696  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.5%

     

Asurion LLC Tranche B-2, Second Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 6.000%)
7.569%, 8/4/25

     278        286  

Lightstone HoldCo., LLC Tranche B, (1 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
6.069%, 1/30/24

     79        79  

Tranche C, (1 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
6.069%, 1/30/24

     5        5  
     

 

 

 
        370  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.2%

     

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 6.125%)
7.825%, 4/30/22
(14)

     157        148  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

HLF Financing S.a.r.l. Senior Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 5.500%)
7.069%, 2/15/23

   $ 104      $ 103  

Immucor, Inc. Tranche B-3, (1 month LIBOR + 5.000%)
6.569%, 6/15/21

     20        20  

MMM Holdings, Inc., (3 month LIBOR + 8.750%)
10.324%, 6/30/19

     64        62  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc., (3 month LIBOR + 8.750%)
10.324%, 6/30/19

     47        45  

NVA Holdings, Inc.

 

Tranche B-2, First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.193%, 8/14/21

     82        82  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 7.000%)
8.693%, 8/14/22

     259        260  

PharMerica Corp. Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 7.750%)
9.153%, 9/26/25

     15        15  

Quorum Health Corp., (1 month LIBOR + 6.750%)
8.319%, 4/29/22

     93        94  
     

 

 

 
        829  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.2%

     

84 Lumber Co. Tranche B-1, (1 month LIBOR + 5.250%)
6.802%, 10/25/23

     136        137  

Accudyne Industries LLC, (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.319%, 8/18/24

     30        30  

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC (The) Second Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 6.500%)
7.991%, 12/17/21

     51        52  

PAE Holding Corp. First Lien, (2 month LIBOR + 5.500%)
7.124%, 10/20/22

     69        69  

Red Ventures LLC First Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.569%, 11/8/24

     180        179  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. Second Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 5.750%)
7.229%, 2/28/22

     390        392  
     

 

 

 
        859  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.2%

     

Blackboard, Inc. Tranche B-4, First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 5.000%)
6.354%, 6/30/21

     81        80  

Intralinks, Inc. First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.700%, 11/14/24

     140        139  

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 8.250%)
9.627%, 11/1/24

     78        81  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

Presidio LLC Tranche B, (3 month PRIME + 2.250%)
5.668%, 2/2/22

   $ 115      $ 115  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 2017, Tranche B, First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.403%, 11/3/23

     144        146  

Sorenson Communications LLC First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 5.750%)
8.000%, 4/30/20

     110        110  

Veritas US, Inc. Tranche B, (3 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
6.193%, 1/27/23

     140        140  
     

 

 

 
        811  
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.5%

     

Anchor Glass Container Corp. Second Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 7.750%)
9.182%, 12/7/24

     64        65  

CPG International LLC, (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.593%, 5/5/24

     149        149  

CPI Acquisition, Inc. First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
5.962%, 8/17/22

     320        230  

Klockner Pentaplast of America, Inc., (3 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.943%, 6/30/22

     354        357  

KMG Chemicals, Inc., (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 6/15/24

     39        39  

New Arclin U.S. Holding Corp. First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.943%, 2/14/24

     50        50  

Omnova Solutions, Inc. Tranche B-2, (1 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.819%, 8/25/23

     169        170  
     

 

 

 
        1,060  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—0.2%

     

Capital Automotive LP Tranche B, Second Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 6.000%)
7.570%, 3/24/25

     113        116  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.5%

     

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. Second Lien, (2 month LIBOR + 8.250%)
9.874%, 11/1/25

     260        262  

Sprint Communications, Inc., (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
4.125%, 2/2/24

     114        114  
     

 

 

 
        376  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.6%

     

APLP Holdings LP, (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.069%, 4/13/23

     181        183  

Talen Energy Supply LLC, (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.569%, 4/15/24

     109        110  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

   

Vistra Operations Co., LLC

   

Tranche C, (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
3.834%, 8/4/23

  $ 24     $ 24  

(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
3.996%, 8/4/23

    136       137  
   

 

 

 
      454  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $8,310)

      8,125  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—1.2%

   

Financials—1.2%

   

Citigroup, Inc.

    205 (8)      226  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Series L,
5.700%

    215 (8)      222  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series V,
5.000%

    145 (8)      148  

KeyCorp Series D,
5.000%

    250 (8)      257  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $816)

      853  
   

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.9%

   

Consumer Discretionary—0.1%

   

Caesars Entertainment Corp.(11)

    6,615       83  
   

 

 

 

Energy—0.2%

   

Frontera Energy Corp.(11)

    557       17  

Linn Energy, Inc.(11)

    3,000       121  

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(11)

    157       7  
   

 

 

 
      145  
   

 

 

 

Financials—0.4%

   

VICI Properties, Inc.(11)

    11,360       233  
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.2%

   

Vistra Energy Corp.(11)

    8,562       157  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $493)

      618  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS(15)—2.0%

 

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Index Fund

    8,000     $ 698  

SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond Index Fund

    19,000       698  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $1,394)

      1,396  
   

 

 

 

RIGHTS—0.0%

   

Vistra Energy Corp.

    8,563       8  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Identified Cost $7)

      8  
   

 

 

 

WARRANTS—0.0%

   

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(11)

    89       —   (12) 

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(11)

    501       4  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Identified Cost $4)

      4  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—95.2%

(Identified Cost $65,920)

      66,663 (10) 
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—4.4%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund(15)—4.4%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)

    3,047,394       3,047  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $3,047)

      3,047  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.6%

(Identified Cost $68,967)

      69,710  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.4%

      258  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 69,968  
   

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK    Payment-in-Kind Security
SPDR    S&P Depositary Receipt
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2017. For loan agreements, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $33,936 or 48.5% of net assets.

(3) 

No contractual maturity date.

(4) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(5) 

100% of the income received was in cash.

(6) 

Regulation S security. Security is offered and sold outside of the United States, therefore, it is exempt from registration with the SEC under Rules 903 and 904 of the Securities Act of 1933.

(7) 

This loan will settle after December 31, 2017, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(8) 

Value shown as par value.

(9) 

Security in default, no interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(10) 

All or a portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery securities.

(11) 

Non-income producing.

(12) 

Amount is less than $500.

(13) 

Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trustees. This security is disclosed as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.

(14) 

Security in default, interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(15) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     82

Canada

     5  

Luxembourg

     3  

Netherlands

     2  

Ireland

     2  

United Kingdom

     1  

France

     1  

Other

     4  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value  at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

 

        

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 623      $ —        $ 623      $ —    

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     54,608        —          54,608        —  

Foreign Government Securities

     428        —          428        —    

Loan Agreements

     8,125        —          8,125        —    

Equity Securities:

 

        

Common Stocks

     618        379        232        7  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1,396        1,396        —          —    

Preferred Stocks

     853        —          853        —    

Rights

     8        —          —          8  

Short-Term Investments

     3,047        3,047        —          —    

Warrants

     4        —          —          4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 69,710      $ 4,822      $ 64,869      $ 19  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Amount is less than $500.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—6.0%

     

U.S. Treasury Note
0.750%, 12/31/17

   $ 22,600      $ 22,600  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $22,600)

        22,600  
     

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BOND—0.1%

     

Illinois—0.1%

     

State of Illinois Build America Taxable
5.547%, 4/1/19

     190        195  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BOND

(Identified Cost $195)

        195  
     

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.9%

     

Argentine Republic
5.625%, 1/26/22

     715        754  

Republic of Indonesia 144A
5.875%, 1/15/24
(2)

     775        881  

Republic of South Africa
4.665%, 1/17/24

     875        895  

Republic of Turkey
6.250%, 9/26/22

     825        895  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $3,422)

        3,425  
     

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—31.0%

     

Agency—10.0%

     

FHLMC 4.000%, 2/1/45

     292        306  

FNMA

     

4.000%, 8/1/25

     59        62  

3.000%, 6/1/27

     198        202  

3.000%, 11/1/27

     749        765  

2.500%, 5/1/28

     606        609  

2.500%, 11/1/29

     583        585  

2.500%, 9/1/30

     1,378        1,381  

3.000%, 9/1/30

     2,258        2,304  

3.000%, 10/1/30

     1,300        1,327  

3.000%, 10/1/30

     4,293        4,383  

2.500%, 2/1/31

     5,457        5,454  

4.000%, 11/1/31

     333        352  

5.000%, 10/1/39

     245        269  

4.500%, 4/1/40

     95        101  

4.000%, 10/1/44

     734        769  

3.500%, 8/1/45

     682        701  

3.500%, 1/1/46

     2,262        2,325  

3.500%, 1/1/46

     412        424  

4.000%, 1/1/46

     1,321        1,383  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

     

3.500%, 4/1/46

   $ 450      $ 463  

3.500%, 12/1/46

     2,456        2,524  

3.500%, 1/1/47

     1,208        1,241  

4.000%, 4/1/47

     927        970  

3.500%, 7/1/47

     1,031        1,059  

3.500%, 7/1/47

     2,045        2,102  

4.000%, 7/1/47

     2,538        2,657  

4.000%, 8/1/47

     2,327        2,437  

FNMA REMIC 1997-70, PE (P.O.)
0.000%, 4/25/22

     3        3  

GNMA

     

7.000%, 7/15/23

     2        2  

7.000%, 9/15/23

     7        7  

7.000%, 1/15/24

     1        1  

7.000%, 9/15/24

     4        5  

7.000%, 7/15/25

     1        1  

7.000%, 7/15/25

     10        10  
     

 

 

 
        37,184  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency—21.0%

     

Access Point Funding I LLC 2017-A, A 144A
3.060%, 4/15/29
(2)

     629        628  

American Homes 4 Rent Trust 2015-SFR1, A 144A
3.467%, 4/17/52
(2)

     190        195  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2003-10, AF6
5.210%, 11/25/33
(1)

     103        106  

AMSR Trust

     

2016-SFR1, A 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 1.400%)
2.891%, 11/17/33
(1)(2)

     498        501  

2016-SFR1, C 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%)
3.741%, 11/17/33
(1)(2)

     498        504  

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust LLC 2017-3, A1 144A
2.708%, 11/25/47
(1)(2)

     429        428  

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 2005-AQ1, A6
4.780%, 1/25/35
(1)

     52        53  

Aventura Mall Trust

     

2013-AVM, C 144A, 3.743%, 12/5/32(1)(2)

     1,130        1,151  

2013-AVM, A 144A, 3.743%, 12/5/32(1)(2)

     1,721        1,773  

Banc of America Funding Trust

     

2004-B, 2A1, 3.776%, 11/20/34(1)

     50        50  

2005-1, 1A1, 5.500%, 2/25/35

     121        121  

2006-2, 3A1, 6.000%, 3/25/36

     27        27  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Alternative Loan Trust

   

2004-22CB, 1A1, 6.000%, 10/25/34

  $ 302     $ 311  

2004-24CB, 1A1, 6.000%, 11/25/34

    201       203  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-200P, A 144A
3.218%, 4/14/33
(2)

    790       798  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Investors Trust 2004-A4, A1
3.270%, 8/25/34
(1)

    612       623  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust

   

2006-2A, A2 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 0.280%) 1.832%, 7/25/36(1)(2)

    289       280  

2008-1, A3 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 1.500%) 3.052%, 1/25/38(1)(2)

    58       58  

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 2007-A, 1A2
6.205%, 5/28/37
(1)

    230       237  

Bayview Koitere Fund Trust 2017-RT4, A 144A
3.500%, 7/28/57
(1)(2)

    337       344  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIb Trust 2017-RN2, A1 144A
3.475%, 4/28/32
(1)(2)

    194       194  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust 2017-RT1, A1 144A
3.000%, 3/28/57
(1)(2)

    410       410  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust 2017-SPL4, A 144A
3.500%, 1/28/55
(1)(2)

    630       639  

Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI, C 144A
4.138%, 10/15/34
(2)

    590       606  

Centex Home Equity Loan Trust

   

2002-A, AF6, 5.540%, 1/25/32

    53       53  

2004-D, AF5, 5.850%, 9/25/34(1)

    283       291  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-SMPL, A 144A
2.228%, 9/10/31
(2)

    750       736  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

2004-NCM2, 2CB2, 6.750%, 8/25/34

    140       151  

2014-A, A 144A, 4.000%, 1/25/35(1)(2)

    384       400  

2015-PS1, A1 144A, 3.750%, 9/25/42(1)(2)

    317       323  

2015-A, A1 144A, 3.500%, 6/25/58(1)(2)

    838       848  

Cold Storage Trust 2017-ICE3, A 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 1.000%)
2.477%, 4/15/36
(1)(2)

    1,090       1,093  

Colony American Finance Ltd. 2015-1, A 144A
2.896%, 10/15/47
(2)

    493       494  

Colony Multi-Family Mortgage Trust 2014-1, A 144A
2.543%, 4/20/50
(2)

    248       247  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

Colony Starwood Homes Trust 2016-2A, C 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 2.150%)
3.627%, 12/17/33
(1)(2)

  $ 1,000     $ 1,001  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust 2016-1, A2 144A
3.500%, 5/25/46
(2)

    714       718  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust Funding LLC

   

2016-1, A1 144A, 3.000%, 5/25/46(2)

    331       335  

2016-2, A1 144A, 2.750%, 9/25/46(1)(2)

    809       820  

2017-1, A3 144A, 3.074%, 5/27/47(1)(2)

    432       432  

Commercial Mortgage Lease-Backed Certificates 2001-CMLB, A3 144A
7.471%, 6/20/31
(1)(2)

    460       504  

Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-277P, A 144A
3.611%, 8/10/49
(1)(2)

    2,595       2,692  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-IVR2, A2 144A
3.807%, 4/25/44
(1)(2)

    722       741  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

2003-27, 5A3, 5.250%, 11/25/33

    48       49  

2003-AR30, 5A1, 3.475%, 1/25/34(1)

    259       266  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust

   

2016-BDWN, A 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 2.900%) 4.377%, 2/15/29(1)(2)

    875       879  

2013-HYB1, A16 144A, 3.006%, 4/25/43(1)(2)

    737       741  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 2017-FHA1, A1 144A
3.250%, 4/25/47
(1)(2)

    700       708  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust

   

2017-1A, A1 144A, 2.725%, 12/26/46(1)(2)

    291       289  

2017-2A, A1 144A, 2.453%, 6/25/47(1)(2)

    246       243  

2017-3A, A3 144A, 2.813%, 10/25/47(1)(2)

    764       764  

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-NRF, CFX 144A
3.382%, 12/15/34
(1)(2)

    810       815  

Galton Funding Mortgage Trust 2017-1, A21 144A
3.500%, 7/25/56
(1)(2)

    1,095       1,105  

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust 2004-AR1, 12A
3.979%, 6/25/34
(1)

    120       122  

GSAA Home Equity Trust

   

2005-1, AF4, 5.619%, 11/25/34(1)

    129       131  

2005-12, AF3W, 4.999%, 9/25/35(1)

    41       42  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-3F, 1A6
6.000%, 4/25/33

    394       407  

Hilton USA Trust 2016-SFP, B 144A
3.323%, 11/5/35
(2)

    650       647  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-HS2, AIIB , (1 month LIBOR + 0.250%)
1.802%, 6/25/28
(1)

   $ 149      $ 148  

Hospitality Mortgage Trust 2017-HIT, B 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 1.180%)
2.424%, 5/8/30
(1)(2)

     1,045        1,045  

IMC Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-5, A9
7.310%, 11/20/28

     87        87  

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust 2014-R1, 1A1 144A
4.000%, 12/27/37
(2)

     44        44  

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

     

2004-1, 21A1, 3.396%, 4/25/34(1)

     56        56  

2004-9, 22A1, 3.869%, 11/25/34(1)

     463        464  

2004-10, 21A1, 3.774%, 1/25/35(1)

     512        516  

JPMorgan Chase (Washington Mutual) Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

     

2003-S8, A2, 5.000%, 9/25/18

     9        9  

2003-AR6, A1, 3.227%, 6/25/33(1)

     215        217  

2003-AR4, 2A1, 3.045%, 8/25/33(1)

     124        123  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

2010-CNTR, A2 144A, 4.311%, 8/5/32(2)

     80        82  

2015-SGP, B 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.227%, 7/15/36(1)(2)

     759        765  

2011-C4, A3 144A, 4.106%, 7/15/46(2)

     1,379        1,384  

2014-C22, A4, 3.801%, 9/15/47

     1,695        1,776  

2007-LDPX, AM, 5.464%, 1/15/49(1)

     412        414  

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

     

2014-2, 2A2 144A, 3.500%, 6/25/29(1)(2)

     588        600  

2006-A2, 4A1, 3.726%, 8/25/34(1)

     114        115  

2004-A4, 2A1, 3.492%, 9/25/34(1)

     102        103  

2005-A4, 3A1, 3.408%, 7/25/35(1)

     452        459  

2015-1, AM1 144A, 2.605%, 12/25/44(1)(2)

     614        614  

2016-1, M2 144A, 3.750%, 4/25/45(1)(2)

     675        683  

2015-5, A2 144A, 2.864%, 5/25/45(1)(2)

     733        733  

2016-2, M2 144A, 3.750%, 12/25/45(1)(2)

     1,058        1,069  

2011-C4, A4 144A, 4.388%, 7/15/46(2)

     295        310  

2017-3, 2A2 144A, 2.500%, 8/25/47(1)(2)

     1,088        1,078  

2017-5, A1 144A, 3.188%, 10/25/48(1)(2)

     2,464        2,484  

2017-4, A3 144A, 3.500%, 11/25/48(1)(2)

     233        236  

Loandepot Station Place Agency Securitization Trust 2017-LD1, C 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 1.300%)
2.852%, 11/25/50
(1)(2)

     775        775  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

     

2003-8, 2A1, 5.750%, 11/25/33

   $ 97      $ 100  

2004-4, 6A1, 5.500%, 4/25/34

     138        143  

2004-7, 9A1, 6.000%, 8/25/34

     113        116  

2005-2, 2A1, 6.000%, 1/25/35

     397        409  

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust 2005-1, 1A1
5.000%, 5/25/20

     204        206  

MASTR Specialized Loan Trust 2005-3, A2 144A
5.704%, 11/25/35
(1)(2)

     289        297  

Mill City Mortgage Trust

     

2015-1, A3 144A, 3.000%, 6/25/56(1)(2)

     600        596  

2016-1, A1 144A, 2.500%, 4/25/57(1)(2)

     873        868  

2017-1, A1 144A, 2.750%, 11/25/58(1)(2)

     458        458  

Morgan Stanley - Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Trust 2013-C13, AS
4.266%, 11/15/46

     1,515        1,597  

Morgan Stanley Capital Barclays Bank Trust 2016-MART, A 144A
2.200%, 9/13/31
(2)

     1,660        1,632  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

2017-CLS, A 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 0.700%) 1.950%, 11/15/34(1)(2)

     500        500  

2008-T29, AM, 6.313%, 1/11/43(1)

     62        62  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2014-1A, B2 144A
2.962%, 6/25/44
(1)(2)

     355        355  

Motel 6 Trust 2017-MTL6, A 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 0.920%)
2.397%, 8/15/34
(1)(2)

     888        890  

National City Mortgage Capital Trust 2008-1, 2A1
6.000%, 3/25/38

     159        165  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

     

2016-2A, A1 144A, 3.750%, 11/26/35(1)(2)

     619        632  

2014-1A, A 144A, 3.750%, 1/25/54(1)(2)

     1,728        1,762  

2014-2A, A3 144A, 3.750%, 5/25/54(1)(2)

     159        161  

2014-3A, AFX3 144A, 3.750%, 11/25/54(1)(2)

     1,437        1,468  

2015-2A, A1 144A, 3.750%, 8/25/55(1)(2)

     1,258        1,288  

2016-1A, A1 144A, 3.750%, 3/25/56(1)(2)

     498        507  

2016-3A, A1 144A, 3.750%, 9/25/56(1)(2)

     1,104        1,127  

2016-4A, A1 144A, 3.750%, 11/25/56(1)(2)

     295        301  

2017-2A, A3 144A, 4.000%, 3/25/57(1)(2)

     485        501  

NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust 2004-4, M5 , (1 month LIBOR + 1.725%)
3.277%, 3/25/35
(1)

     1,510        1,514  

Oak Hill Advisors Residential Loan Trust 2017-NPL2, A1 144A 3.000%, 7/25/57(1)(2)

     429        428  

Pretium Mortgage Credit Partners I LLC

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

2017-NPL3, A1 144A, 3.250%, 6/29/32(1)(2)

  $ 90     $ 90  

2017-NPL5, A1 144A, 3.327%, 12/30/32(1)(2)

    1,005       1,002  

2017-NPL2, A1 144A, 3.250%, 3/28/57(1)(2)

    626       626  

Progress Residential Trust 2017-SFR1, B 144A
3.017%, 8/17/34
(2)

    690       681  

RCO Mortgage LLC 2017-1, A1 144A
3.375%, 8/25/22
(1)(2)

    306       307  

Starwood Waypoint Homes Trust 2017-1, A 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 0.950%)
2.441%, 1/17/35
(1)(2)

    678       681  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2004-1, 6A, 3.579%, 2/25/34(1)

    533       524  

2004-4, 3A1, 3.542%, 4/25/34(1)

    118       119  

2004-4, 3A2, 3.542%, 4/25/34(1)

    568       575  

2004-14, 7A, 3.428%, 10/25/34(1)

    220       221  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2003-37A, 2A
3.315%, 12/25/33
(1)

    109       109  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Assistance Loan Trust 2003-AL1, A 144A
3.357%, 4/25/31
(2)

    139       138  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates

   

2003-33H, 1A1, 5.500%, 10/25/33

    343       350  

2003-34A, 6A, 3.670%, 11/25/33(1)

    317       314  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Pass-Through Certificates 2002-AL1, A2
3.450%, 2/25/32

    121       120  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust

   

2015-3, A1B 144A, 3.000%, 3/25/54(1)(2)

    464       466  

2016-1, A1B 144A, 2.750%, 2/25/55(1)(2)

    529       529  

2015-5, A1B 144A, 2.750%, 5/25/55(1)(2)

    809       809  

2015-5, A2 144A, 3.500%, 5/25/55(1)(2)

    275       283  

2016-2, A1 144A, 3.000%, 8/25/55(1)(2)

    293       295  

2016-4, A1 144A, 2.250%, 7/25/56(1)(2)

    680       675  

Tricon American Homes Trust 2017-SFR1, A 144A
2.716%, 9/17/34
(2)

    360       355  

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust 2017-1, AFX 144A
3.000%, 5/25/47
(1)(2)

    157       157  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LVI LLC 2017-NPL3, A1 144A
3.500%, 3/25/47
(1)(2)

    714       717  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LVIII LLC 2017-NPL5, A1 144A
3.375%, 5/28/47
(1)(2)

    105       105  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LX LLC 2017-NPL7, A1 144A
3.250%, 4/25/59
(1)(2)

    930       932  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LXIII LLC 2017-NP10, A1 144A
3.000%, 10/25/47
(1)(2)

  $ 300     $ 300  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LXIV LLC 2017-NP11, A1 144A
3.375%, 10/25/47
(1)(2)

    717       717  

Verus Securitization Trust

   

2017-1A, A1 144A, 2.853%, 1/25/47(1)(2)

    243       244  

2017-2A, A1 144A, 2.485%, 7/25/47(1)(2)

    1,207       1,208  

VSD 2017-PLT1, A
3.600%, 12/25/43

    320       320  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

   

2003-G, A1, 3.365%, 6/25/33(1)

    54       54  

2003-J, 2A1, 3.484%, 10/25/33(1)

    128       130  

2003-J, 5A1, 3.490%, 10/25/33(1)

    192       195  

2004-A, A1, 3.560%, 2/25/34(1)

    58       60  

2004-K, 1A2, 3.477%, 7/25/34(1)

    190       192  

2004-U, A1, 3.602%, 10/25/34(1)

    66       67  

2004-Z, 2A1, 3.744%, 12/25/34(1)

    149       151  

2005-14, 2A1, 5.500%, 12/25/35

    53       54  
   

 

 

 
      78,671  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $115,894)

      115,855  
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—26.8%

   

Auto Floor Plan—0.7%

   

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II 2016-1, B 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 1.750%)
3.302%, 9/27/21
(1)(2)

    1,710       1,720  

Nextgear Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2017-2A, A2 144A
2.560%, 10/17/22
(2)

    920       917  
   

 

 

 
      2,637  
   

 

 

 

Automobiles—16.4%

   

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust

   

2016-1A, B 144A, 4.240%, 6/13/22(2)

    698       702  

2017-2, C 144A, 2.860%, 6/12/23(2)

    920       920  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

   

2014-1, D, 2.540%, 6/8/20

    650       652  

2016-1, B, 2.300%, 3/8/21

    2,045       2,048  

2015-3, C, 2.730%, 3/8/21

    615       618  

2016-2, B, 2.210%, 5/10/21

    1,000       999  

2015-4, C, 2.880%, 7/8/21

    700       706  

2016-4, C, 2.410%, 7/8/22

    725       720  

2017-1, C, 2.710%, 8/18/22

    915       914  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Automobiles—(continued)

     

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC

     

(AESOP) 2012-3A, A 144A, 2.100%, 3/20/19(2)

   $ 270      $ 270  

(AESOP) 2013-1A, A 144A, 1.920%, 9/20/19(2)

     1,000        998  

(AESOP) 2013-2A, A 144A, 2.970%, 2/20/20(2)

     1,905        1,918  

(AESOP) 2015-2A, A 144A, 2.630%, 12/20/21(2)

     910        908  

(AESOP) 2016-1A, A 144A, 2.990%, 6/20/22(2)

     800        805  

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

     

2015-3, B, 2.700%, 9/15/21

     650        650  

2016-1, B, 3.430%, 2/15/22

     785        792  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2017-1, C 144A
2.700%, 9/20/22
(2)

     920        918  

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust 2014-2A, B 144A
2.640%, 11/16/20
(2)

     425        425  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

     

2014-4, B, 2.200%, 9/15/20

     700        700  

2015-2, C, 2.390%, 3/15/21

     1,495        1,497  

2016-2, B, 2.160%, 12/15/21

     750        745  

2017-1, B, 2.540%, 9/15/22

     900        901  

Carnow Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1A, A 144A
2.920%, 9/15/22
(2)

     925        924  

Centre Point Funding LLC 2012-2A, 1 144A
2.610%, 8/20/21
(2)

     970        967  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

     

2014-BA, D 144A, 3.440%, 8/16/21(2)

     750        755  

2015-BA, D 144A, 4.170%, 1/16/23(2)

     965        983  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

     

2013-B, A 144A, 1.820%, 9/15/20(2)

     468        468  

2017-C, B 144A, 2.300%, 7/15/21(2)

     1,085        1,080  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

2016-AA, B 144A, 3.170%, 5/15/20(2)

     107        107  

2016-BA, B 144A, 2.560%, 6/15/20(2)

     815        816  

2016-CA, C 144A, 3.020%, 11/15/21(2)

     995        1,003  

2015-DA, C 144A, 3.380%, 11/15/21(2)

     1,093        1,100  

2017-AA, C 144A, 2.980%, 1/18/22(2)

     900        906  

DT Auto Owner Trust

     

2016-1A, B 144A, 2.790%, 5/15/20(2)

     23        23  

2014-3A, C 144A, 3.040%, 9/15/20(2)

     30        30  

2015-3A, C 144A, 3.250%, 7/15/21(2)

     541        543  

2016-2A, C 144A, 3.670%, 1/18/22(2)

     820        825  

2016-3A, C 144A, 3.150%, 3/15/22(2)

     865        868  

2016-4A, C 144A, 2.740%, 10/17/22(2)

     1,200        1,199  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Automobiles—(continued)

     

2014-1A, C 144A, 3.570%, 7/15/19(2)

   $ 29      $ 30  

2014-2A, C 144A, 3.260%, 12/16/19(2)

     215        216  

2016-1A, A 144A, 2.350%, 7/15/20(2)

     161        161  

2015-1A, C 144A, 4.100%, 12/15/20(2)

     1,000        1,012  

2015-2A, C 144A, 3.900%, 3/15/21(2)

     1,510        1,529  

2016-3A, B 144A, 2.840%, 8/16/21(2)

     1,400        1,398  

2017-3A, B 144A, 2.810%, 9/15/22(2)

     545        541  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust

     

2016-2A, C 144A, 2.530%, 7/15/22(2)

     1,490        1,476  

2017-2A, B 144A, 2.650%, 11/15/22(2)

     900        899  

2015-2A, E 144A, 5.590%, 11/15/22(2)

     345        346  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

     

2016-1, A 144A, 2.770%, 12/15/20(2)

     356        357  

2014-2, D 144A, 5.210%, 2/15/21(2)

     905        930  

2015-2, C 144A, 4.080%, 12/15/21(2)

     505        516  

2016-2, B 144A, 3.840%, 9/15/22(2)

     825        841  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust

     

2016-1, A2 144A, 2.870%, 10/15/21(2)

     693        694  

2017-1, B 144A, 3.050%, 12/15/22(2)

     855        849  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-1A, B 144A
2.300%, 6/16/23
(2)

     915        908  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

     

2015-2A, A 144A, 2.020%, 9/25/19(2)

     1,080        1,078  

2016-1A, A 144A, 2.320%, 3/25/20(2)

     750        747  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust,
2014-B, D, 2.510%, 12/15/20

     400        401  

2015-A, D, 2.730%, 6/15/21

     550        553  

2015-C, B, 2.150%, 11/15/21

     1,500        1,499  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust

     

2016-1A, B 144A, 2.760%, 5/15/21(2)

     645        647  

2017-2A, C 144A, 2.820%, 7/15/24(2)

     925        923  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

2013-5, D, 2.730%, 10/15/19

     538        540  

2014-4, D, 3.100%, 11/16/20

     1,095        1,105  

2016-2, B, 2.080%, 2/16/21

     1,000        1,000  

2016-1, C, 3.090%, 4/15/22

     2,010        2,031  

2017-1, C, 2.580%, 5/16/22

     915        912  

TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2014-1A, B 144A
2.330%, 5/15/20
(2)

     475        475  

Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2016-AA, B 144A
3.130%, 3/15/20
(2)

     598        598  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Automobiles—(continued)

     

2016-2A, C 144A, 2.830%, 5/17/21(2)

   $ 1,030      $ 1,033  

2016-3A, B 144A, 2.070%, 12/15/21(2)

     1,688        1,683  

2017-2A, C 144A, 2.590%, 12/15/22(2)

     910        903  
     

 

 

 
        61,234  
     

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans—0.0%

     

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2001-SB1, A2
3.375%, 8/25/31

     108        107  
     

 

 

 

Manufactured Housing—0.1%

     

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass-Through Certificates 1996-1, B1
8.000%, 3/15/27
(1)

     277        282  

Conseco Financial Corp.
1997-3, A5
7.140%, 3/15/28

     14        14  
     

 

 

 
        296  
     

 

 

 

Other—7.1%

     

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2017-B, A 144A
3.163%, 9/25/56
(1)(2)

     550        549  

Aqua Finance Trust 2017-A, A 144A
3.720%, 11/15/35
(2)

     915        911  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC 2017-1A, A 144A
2.940%, 5/25/29
(2)

     766        761  

BXG Receivables Note Trust

     

2012-A, A 144A, 2.660%, 12/2/27(2)

     37        37  

2013-A, A 144A, 3.010%, 12/4/28(2)

     128        127  

2015-A, A 144A, 2.880%, 5/2/30(2)

     298        297  

CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. 2013-1A, A2 144A
4.474%, 3/20/43
(2)

     589        591  

Corevest American Finance Trust 2017-1, A 144A
2.968%, 10/15/49
(2)

     200        199  

DB Master Finance LLC 2015-1A, A2II 144A
3.980%, 2/20/45
(2)

     890        908  

Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2017-2, A3 144A
2.190%, 10/24/22
(2)

     830        827  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust

     

2014-1, A 144A, 2.540%, 5/20/27(2)

     549        545  

2017-1A, A 144A, 3.270%, 10/22/29(2)

     843        836  

Gold Key Resorts LLC 2014-A, A 144A
3.220%, 3/17/31
(2)

     246        245  

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC 2017-1, A4 144A
2.360%, 1/20/23
(2)

     905        900  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Other—(continued)

     

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

     

2013-A, A 144A, 2.280%, 1/25/26(2)

   $ 507      $ 503  

2014-AA, A 144A, 1.770%, 11/25/26(2)

     155        152  

2017-AA, A 144A, 2.660%, 12/26/28(2)

     762        757  

Leaf Receivables Funding 12 LLC 2017-1, B 144A
2.650%, 2/15/22
(2)

     1,080        1,069  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust 2017-AA, A 144A
3.620%, 2/20/29
(2)

     900        905  

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust 2012-1A, A 144A
2.510%, 5/20/30
(2)

     203        202  

MVW Owner Trust

     

2015-1A, B 144A, 2.960%, 12/20/32(2)

     264        261  

2016-1A, A 144A, 2.250%, 12/20/33(2)

     781        772  

2017-1A, A 144A, 2.420%, 12/20/34(2)

     1,053        1,043  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2015-1A, A 144A 3.190%, 3/18/26(2)

     1,660        1,668  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

     

2012-AA, A 144A, 3.450%, 3/10/27(2)

     273        274  

2015-AA, A 144A, 2.880%, 9/8/27(2)

     255        252  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC

     

2013-1A, A 144A, 1.590%, 11/20/29(2)

     44        44  

2014-1A, A 144A, 2.070%, 3/20/30(2)

     65        65  

2014-2A, A 144A, 2.050%, 6/20/31(1)(2)

     42        42  

2016-1A, A 144A, 3.080%, 3/21/33(2)

     326        327  

2016-2A, A 144A, 2.330%, 7/20/33(2)

     424        420  

Silverleaf Finance LLC

     

XVII 2013-A, A 144A, 2.680%, 3/16/26(2)

     29        29  

XVIII 2014-A, A 144A, 2.810%, 1/15/27(2)

     109        108  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

     

2016-3, A 144A, 3.050%, 12/26/25(2)

     560        563  

2017-1, A 144A, 3.280%, 1/26/26(2)

     1,191        1,203  

2017-5, A2 144A, 2.780%, 9/25/26(2)

     545        540  

2017-6, A2 144A, 2.820%, 11/25/26(2)

     925        924  

Springleaf Funding Trust 2016-AA, A 144A
2.900%, 11/15/29
(2)

     1,090        1,092  

SVO VOI Mortgage Corp. 2012-AA, A 144A
2.000%, 9/20/29
(2)

     792        786  

TRIP Rail Master Funding LLC 2017-1A, A1 144A
2.709%, 8/15/47
(2)

     860        857  

Volvo Financial Equipment LLC 2014-1A, C 144A
1.940%, 11/15/21
(2)

     205        205  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC

     
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

6


VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Other—(continued)

     

2016-A, A 144A, 2.540%, 7/20/33(2)

   $ 1,031      $ 1,021  

2017-A, A 144A, 2.330%, 3/20/35(2)

     853        841  

Welk Resorts LLC

     

2013-AA, A 144A, 3.100%, 3/15/29(2)

     87        87  

2015-AA, A 144A, 2.790%, 6/16/31(2)

     205        204  

2017-AA, A 144A, 2.820%, 6/15/33(2)

     821        816  

Westgate Resorts LLC 2016-1A, A 144A
3.500%, 12/20/28
(2)

     879        884  
     

 

 

 
        26,649  
     

 

 

 

Student Loans—2.5%

     

Commonbond Student Loan Trust 2017-AGS, A1 144A
2.550%, 5/25/41
(2)

     816        811  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust 2015-D, A3 144A
2.500%, 1/25/36
(2)

     247        248  

Earnest Student Loan Program LLC 2017-A, A2 144A
2.650%, 1/25/41
(2)

     765        761  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust 2017-B, A2FX 144A
2.770%, 8/25/42
(2)

     1,090        1,084  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust 2017-A, A2A 144A
2.880%, 12/16/58
(2)

     920        912  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust

     

2014-A, A2A 144A, 2.590%, 1/15/26(2)

     1,101        1,103  

2013-B, A2A 144A, 1.850%, 6/17/30(2)

     854        851  

2013-C, A2A 144A, 2.940%, 10/15/31(2)

     213        214  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

2014-B, A2 144A, 2.550%, 8/27/29(2)

     372        372  

2015-A, A2 144A, 2.420%, 3/25/30(2)

     147        147  

2016-A, A2 144A, 2.760%, 12/26/36(2)

     384        383  

2017-B, A1FX 144A, 1.830%, 5/25/40(2)

     617        615  

2017-C, A2A 144A, 1.750%, 7/25/40(2)

     856        853  

2017-E, A2B 144A, 2.720%, 11/26/40(2)

     1,100        1,094  
     

 

 

 
        9,448  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $100,406)

        100,371  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—25.4%

     

Consumer Discretionary—2.8%

     

Aptiv plc
3.150%, 11/19/20

     540        548  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
5.250%, 6/1/26

     565        598  

Daimler Finance North America LLC 144A
2.200%, 10/30/21
(2)

     1,195        1,173  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Delphi Corp.
4.150%, 3/15/24

   $ 360      $ 380  

Discovery Communications LLC
2.950%, 3/20/23

     910        900  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
5.750%, 2/1/21

     400        434  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

3.700%, 11/24/20

     670        688  

4.200%, 3/1/21

     405        421  

3.200%, 7/6/21

     975        984  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.
4.750%, 2/15/23

     895        956  

Hyundai Capital America 144A
2.450%, 6/15/21
(2)

     855        837  

Lennar Corp. 144A
2.950%, 11/29/20
(2)

     685        680  

Newell Brands, Inc.
3.150%, 4/1/21

     279        282  

Scientific Games International, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 10/15/25
(2)

     360        361  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A
3.875%, 8/1/22
(2)

     740        742  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.

     

4.875%, 7/1/21

     400        415  

5.875%, 6/15/24

     175        187  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 4.150%, 4/1/24

     45        45  
     

 

 

 
        10,631  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.2%

     

CVS Health Corp.
2.800%, 7/20/20

     540        542  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (The)
3.500%, 7/15/22

     90        92  
     

 

 

 
        634  
     

 

 

 

Energy—2.8%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
4.850%, 3/15/21

     530        560  

Andeavor Logistics LP (Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.)
3.500%, 12/1/22

     1,000        998  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
4.375%, 10/15/20

     90        94  

Energy Partners Equity LP
4.500%, 11/1/23

     310        321  

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     

5.000%, 10/1/22

     575        613  

4.250%, 3/15/23

     315        313  

EP Energy LLC 144A
8.000%, 11/29/24
(2)

     70        72  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     

3.150%, 1/15/23

     1,005        999  

144A, 5.625%, 11/15/23(2)

     85        94  

NGL Energy Partners LP
5.125%, 7/15/19

     705        717  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.
6.875%, 1/15/23

     350        358  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

144A, 5.299%, 1/27/25(2)

     750        752  

144A, 5.999%, 1/27/28(2)

     904        906  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Petroleos Mexicanos
4.875%, 1/24/22

   $ 1,370      $ 1,428  

Range Resources Corp.
5.000%, 3/15/23

     510        507  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
6.250%, 3/15/22

     1,240        1,379  

Sinopec Capital Ltd. 144A
1.875%, 4/24/18
(2)

     250        250  
     

 

 

 
        10,361  
     

 

 

 

Financials—10.4%

     

Air Lease Corp.
2.625%, 9/4/18

     550        552  

Ally Financial, Inc.
5.750%, 11/20/25

     330        360  

Ares Capital Corp.
4.875%, 11/30/18

     62        63  

3.875%, 1/15/20

     173        176  

3.500%, 2/10/23

     740        729  

Aviation Capital Group Corp.
144A, 2.875%, 9/17/18
(2)

     115        115  

RegS, 2.875%, 9/17/18(3)

     220        221  

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A
4.250%, 4/1/23
(2)

     865        907  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones 144A
3.500%, 10/12/27
(2)

     755        736  

Bank of America Corp.

     

5.490%, 3/15/19

     66        68  

Series L, 2.650%, 4/1/19

     350        352  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.180%)
2.543%, 10/21/22
(1)

     1,835        1,871  

4.200%, 8/26/24

     1,375        1,448  

BBVA Banco Continental S.A. RegS
5.000%, 8/26/22
(3)

     520        561  

Brookfield Finance LLC
4.000%, 4/1/24

     789        817  

Capital One N.A.
2.950%, 7/23/21

     1,085        1,091  

Citigroup, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 1.430%)
2.911%, 9/1/23
(1)

     1,090        1,122  

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 144A
4.125%, 12/10/22
(2)

     895        920  

Fifth Third Bancorp
4.500%, 6/1/18

     150        151  

First Horizon National Corp.
3.500%, 12/15/20

     440        449  

First Tennessee Bank N.A.
2.950%, 12/1/19

     250        252  

FS Investment Corp.
4.250%, 1/15/20

     300        305  

4.750%, 5/15/22

     185        190  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     

2.350%, 11/15/21

     350        345  

3.000%, 4/26/22

     900        903  

4.250%, 10/21/25

     320        334  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

(3 month LIBOR + 1.750%)
3.128%, 10/28/27
(1)

   $ 2,015      $ 2,131  

Guanay Finance Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 12/15/20
(2)

     651        669  

HSBC Holdings plc

     

2.950%, 5/25/21

     860        866  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.500%)
2.843%, 1/5/22
(1)

     476        492  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
7.000%, 12/15/20

     245        274  

ICAHN Enterprises LP 144A
6.250%, 2/1/22
(2)

     695        711  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.
3.231%, 11/13/19

     250        252  

(3 month LIBOR + 0.750%)
2.147%, 11/8/20
(1)

     370        370  

2.957%, 11/8/22

     370        367  

iStar, Inc.
5.000%, 7/1/19

     270        271  

6.000%, 4/1/22

     105        109  

5.250%, 9/15/22

     330        332  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.250%, 1/23/20

     540        540  

2.295%, 8/15/21

     300        297  

KeyCorp
5.100%, 3/24/21

     185        199  

Kimco Realty Corp.
3.300%, 2/1/25

     1,120        1,111  

Lincoln National Corp.
8.750%, 7/1/19

     69        75  

4.200%, 3/15/22

     470        495  

(3 month LIBOR + 2.040%)
3.403%, 4/20/67
(1)(4)

     75        69  

Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A
3.000%, 12/3/18
(2)

     75        76  

MetLife, Inc.
4.368%, 9/15/23

     365        394  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A
2.500%, 12/3/20
(2)

     650        651  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
2.273%, 9/13/21

     565        555  

Morgan Stanley

     

(3 month LIBOR + 0.930%)
2.293%, 7/22/22
(1)

     725        731  

4.100%, 5/22/23

     730        760  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.400%)
2.765%, 10/24/23
(1)

     730        751  

Navient Corp.
6.500%, 6/15/22

     473        496  

Nordea Bank AB 144A
1.625%, 9/30/19
(2)

     1,005        994  

Nuveen Finance LLC 144A
2.950%, 11/1/19
(2)

     430        434  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
8.875%, 6/15/38

     100        103  

S&P Global, Inc.
3.300%, 8/14/20

     519        529  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 144A
3.700%, 3/28/22
(2)

     910        921  

SBA Tower Trust 144A,
3.156%, 10/8/20
(2)

     750        756  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

144A, 2.877%, 7/9/21(2)

   $ 800      $ 794  

144A, 3.168%, 4/11/22(2)

     730        727  

State Bank of India 144A
3.250%, 4/18/18
(2)

     300        301  

State Street Corp.
4.956%, 3/15/18

     525        528  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
2.125%, 4/7/21

     700        693  

Turkiye Is Bankasi 144A
5.500%, 4/21/22
(2)

     800        807  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO 144A
5.625%, 5/30/22
(2)

     530        528  

UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd. 144A
2.650%, 2/1/22
(2)

     400        395  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

3.069%, 1/24/23

     470        473  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.230%)
2.610%, 10/31/23
(1)

     730        749  

XLIT Ltd.
2.300%, 12/15/18

     135        135  
     

 

 

 
        38,949  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.0%

 

Abbott Laboratories
2.900%, 11/30/21

     500        506  

AbbVie, Inc.

     

2.500%, 5/14/20

     370        371  

2.300%, 5/14/21

     495        491  

3.200%, 11/6/22

     45        46  

2.850%, 5/14/23

     495        494  

Allergan Funding SCS

     

3.000%, 3/12/20

     85        86  

3.450%, 3/15/22

     90        91  

Anthem, Inc.
3.350%, 12/1/24

     215        218  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

2.894%, 6/6/22

     322        320  

3.363%, 6/6/24

     192        192  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     

2.616%, 6/15/22

     735        723  

3.079%, 6/15/24

     735        723  

Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.250%, 3/31/23

     150        135  

Fresenius U.S. Finance II, Inc. 144A
4.500%, 1/15/23
(2)

     95        100  

Mylan NV
3.150%, 6/15/21

     230        231  

Mylan, Inc. 144A
3.125%, 1/15/23
(2)

     740        730  

Owens & Minor, Inc.
3.875%, 9/15/21

     65        66  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
2.400%, 9/23/21

     435        428  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 144A
4.625%, 7/15/24
(2)

     550        536  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 3/15/22
(2)

   $ 105      $ 110  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
3.150%, 4/1/22

     825        827  

Zoetis, Inc.
3.450%, 11/13/20

     165        169  
     

 

 

 
        7,593  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.0%

 

America West Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 2001-1, G
7.100%, 4/2/21

     837        909  

British Airways Pass-Through-Trust 2013-1, B 144A
5.625%, 6/20/20
(2)

     470        487  

CNH Industrial N.V.
4.500%, 8/15/23

     754        784  

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     224        248  

Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP

 

RegS, 2.500%, 6/15/19(3)

     150        150  

144A, 3.375%, 2/1/22(2)

     205        209  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.
4.125%, 5/15/22

     858        788  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.500%, 7/15/24

     395        405  
     

 

 

 
        3,980  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.1%

 

Apple, Inc.

     

2.400%, 1/13/23

     815        808  

2.750%, 1/13/25

     445        441  

Broadcom Corp.

     

144A, 2.375%, 1/15/20(2)

     545        541  

144A, 3.000%, 1/15/22(2)

     385        382  

Dell International LLC 144A
5.450%, 6/15/23
(2)

     685        740  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     

2.850%, 10/5/18

     325        326  

3.600%, 10/15/20

     60        61  

VMware, Inc.

     

2.300%, 8/21/20

     225        224  

2.950%, 8/21/22

     465        464  
     

 

 

 
        3,987  
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.5%

 

Anglo American Capital plc 144A
3.625%, 9/11/24
(2)

     910        905  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. 144A
9.750%, 3/1/22
(2)

     915        1,013  

Glencore Funding LLC 144A
4.125%, 5/30/23
(2)

     900        931  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

9


VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/24(2)

   $ 380      $ 379  

144A, 5.000%, 5/1/25(2)

     520        519  

OCP SA 144A
5.625%, 4/25/24
(2)

     790        846  

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital S.A. 144A
3.850%, 8/27/21
(2)(7)

     1,075        1,092  
     

 

 

 
        5,685  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.2%

 

American Tower Corp.
3.000%, 6/15/23

     430        429  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
3.875%, 8/15/22

     140        143  

Corporate Office Properties LP
3.700%, 6/15/21

     220        224  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP

     

3.375%, 7/15/21

     135        138  

2.950%, 7/1/22

     920        917  

Hospitality Properties Trust
4.650%, 3/15/24

     430        452  

Kilroy Realty LP
3.450%, 12/15/24

     163        163  

Select Income REIT
4.150%, 2/1/22

     580        586  

Senior Housing Properties Trust
3.250%, 5/1/19

     125        126  

Ventas Realty LP

     

4.000%, 4/30/19

     505        514  

2.700%, 4/1/20

     152        153  

West Europe Finance LLC 144A
3.250%, 10/5/20
(2)

     535        544  
     

 

 

 
        4,389  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.7%

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

(3 month LIBOR + 0.890%)
2.303%, 2/14/23
(1)

     475        479  

2.850%, 2/14/23

     925        929  

3.400%, 8/14/24

     550        553  

Frontier Communications Corp.
10.500%, 9/15/22

     455        344  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.375%, 1/15/24

     725        724  

Sprint Spectrum Co., LLC 144A
3.360%, 9/20/21
(2)

     844        849  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.000%, 4/15/24

     555        588  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
3.192%, 4/27/18

     195        196  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

2.946%, 3/15/22

     1,364        1,372  

3.125%, 3/16/22

     306        310  
     

 

 

 
        6,344  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—0.7%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.
2.150%, 11/13/20

   $ 925      $ 921  

Exelon Corp.

     

2.850%, 6/15/20

     805        812  

3.497%, 6/1/22

     196        200  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A
4.250%, 1/31/23
(2)

     735        729  
     

 

 

 
        2,662  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $94,936)

        95,215  
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(1)—6.2%

 

Consumer Discretionary—1.9%

 

Altice US Finance I Corp. 2017 Refinancing ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.250%)
3.819%, 7/28/25

     318        316  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     

2017, Tranche B-2,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.363%, 10/20/21

     522        525  

Tranche B-2,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.357%, 10/19/24

     145        146  

Boyd Gaming Corp. Refinancing, Tranche B ,
(weekly LIBOR + 2.500%)
3.975%, 9/15/23

     773        776  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. LLC Tranche B ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
4.069%, 10/7/24

     760        760  

Charter Communications Operating LLC Tranche B ,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
0.000%, 4/30/25
(8)

     1,110        1,110  

CityCenter Holdings LLC Tranche B ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
4.069%, 4/18/24

     318        320  

El Dorado Resorts, Inc. ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.250%)
3.750%, 4/17/24

     485        485  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC Series B-2 ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.552%, 10/25/23

     728        731  

Las Vegas Sands LLC 2017 Refinancing ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.569%, 3/29/24

     554        557  

MGM Growth Properties Operation Partnership LP Tranche B ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.250%)
3.819%, 4/25/23

     280        281  

PetSmart, Inc. Tranche B-2 ,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.570%, 3/11/22

     304        243  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

10


VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
0.000%, 12/12/24
(8)

   $ 490      $ 489  

Station Casinos LLC Tranche B ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
4.060%, 6/8/23

     360        360  
     

 

 

 
        7,099  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.4%

     

Albertson’s LLC

     

2017-1, Tranche B-4,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 8/25/21

     185        181  

2017-1, Tranche B-5,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.675%, 12/21/22

     331        324  

Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corp.

     

Tranche B,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.569%, 3/28/24

     359        360  

Tranche B-1,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.569%, 3/11/25

     370        372  

JBS USA Lux S.A. ,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
4.100%, 10/30/22

     243        239  

Prestige Brands, Inc. Tranche B-4 ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 1/26/24

     53        53  
     

 

 

 
        1,529  
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.1%

     

MEG Energy Corp. ,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.200%, 12/31/23

     210        210  

Paragon Offshore Finance Co. ,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
0.000%, 7/16/21
(6)(10)

     1        —    

Ultra Resources, Inc. ,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.413%, 4/12/24

     410        409  
     

 

 

 
        619  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.1%

     

FinCo I LLC ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 12/27/22

     260        263  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.2%

     

Community Health Systems, Inc. 2021, Tranche H ,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.479%, 1/27/21

     446        425  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. S.a.r.l. ,
(1 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.875%, 4/29/24

     512        515  

Envision Healthcare Corp. ,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.570%, 12/1/23

     617        618  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

HCA, Inc. Tranche B-9 ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.569%, 3/17/23

   $ 2,164      $ 2,172  

INC Research Holdings, Inc. Tranche B ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.250%)
3.819%, 8/1/24

     291        291  

Quintiles IMS, Inc. Tranche B-2 ,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.693%, 1/17/25

     35        35  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Series F-4, Tranche B ,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
4.940%, 4/1/22

     396        401  
     

 

 

 
        4,457  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.8%

     

American Airlines, Inc. 2017, Tranche B ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.569%, 4/28/23

     653        653  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. Tranche B, (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%)
0.000%, 1/2/25
(8)

     80        80  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

Tranche E, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 5/14/22

     78        78  

Tranche F,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.381%, 6/9/23

     737        738  

United Airlines, Inc. Tranche B ,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.380%, 4/1/24

     1,558        1,561  
     

 

 

 
        3,110  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.6%

     

Kronos, Inc. First Lien ,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
4.903%, 11/1/23

     489        492  

Leidos Innovations Corp. Tranche B ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.625%, 8/16/23

     256        258  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 2017,
Tranche B, First Lien ,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.385%, 11/3/23

     828        836  

Western Digital Corp. Tranche B-3 ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.569%, 4/29/23

     546        548  
     

 

 

 
        2,134  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.6%

     

CenturyLink, Inc. Tranche B ,
(3 month PRIME + 1.750%)
4.319%, 1/31/25

     620        597  

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 2024, Tranche B ,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.250%)
3.696%, 2/22/24

     913        913  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

11


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

 

 

UPC Financing Partnership Tranche A-R ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
3.977%, 1/15/26

   $ 655     $ 655  
    

 

 

 
       2,165  
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.5%

    

Calpine Corp. 2016 ,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
4.200%, 5/31/23

     665       664  

NRG Energy, Inc. ,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.250%)
3.943%, 6/30/23

     991       991  

Vistra Operations Co., LLC

    

Tranche C,

    

(1 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
3.834%, 8/4/23

     41       41  

(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
3.951%, 8/4/23

     232       233  

2016, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.162%, 12/14/23

     82       83  
    

 

 

 
       2,012  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $23,432)

       23,388  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—0.7%

    

Financials—0.7%

    

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) Series E,
4.950%

     390 (5)      404  

Citigroup, Inc.

     660 (5)      728  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series Z,
5.300%

     1,155 (5)      1,198  

Wells Fargo & Co. Series K,
7.980%

     325 (5)      330  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $2,588)

       2,660  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.1%

(Identified Cost $363,473)

       363,709  
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—2.4%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—2.4%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund -
Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)
(9)

     8,836,722       8,837  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $8,837)

       8,837  
    

 

 

 
          VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $372,310)

      $ 372,546  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.5%

        1,755  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 374,301  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”)
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”)
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2017. For loan agreements, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $172,891 or 46.2% of net assets.

(3) 

Regulation S security. Security is offered and sold outside of the United States, therefore, it is exempt from registration with the SEC under Rules 903 and 904 of the Securities Act of 1933.

(4) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(5) 

Value shown as par value.

(6) 

Security in default, no interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(7) 

This Note was issued for the sole purpose of funding a loan agreement between the issuer and the borrower. As the credit risk for this security lies solely with the borrower, the name represented here is that of the borrower.

(8) 

This loan will settle after December 31, 2017, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(9) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

(10) 

Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trustees. This security is disclosed as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     93

United Kingdom

     1  

Netherlands

     1  

Turkey

     1  

Luxembourg

     1  

Canada

     1  

Other

     2  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
        
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 100,371        —        $ 100,371        —    

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     95,215        —          95,215        —    

Foreign Government Securities

     3,425        —          3,425        —    

Loan Agreements

     23,388        —          23,388        —  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     115,855        —          115,855        —    

Municipal Bonds

     195        —          195        —    

U.S. Government Securities

     22,600        —          22,600        —    

Equity Securities:

           

Preferred Stocks

     2,660        —          2,660        —    

Short-Term Investment

     8,837        8,837        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 372,546        8,837      $ 363,709        —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Amount is less than $500.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.9%

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note
1.875%, 2/28/22

   $ 3,615     $ 3,576  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
(Identified Cost $3,574)

       3,576  
    

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.1%

    

Michigan—0.0%

    

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Series A,
7.309%, 6/1/34

     140       140  
    

 

 

 

Virginia—0.1%

    

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Series A-1, Taxable
6.706%, 6/1/46

     325       293  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $460)

       433  
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—10.6%

 

Argentine Republic

    

5.625%, 1/26/22

     465       491  

7.500%, 4/22/26

     1,765       1,996  

6.875%, 1/26/27

     655       716  

Series NY,
8.280%, 12/31/33

     1,570       1,851  

7.125%, 7/6/36

     735       796  

7.625%, 4/22/46

     370       417  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    

7.650%, 4/21/25(15)

     1,500       307  

9.375%, 1/13/34

     920       186  

Dominican Republic 144A
6.875%, 1/29/26
(2)

     180       205  

Federative Republic of Brazil
12.500%, 1/5/22

     2,645 BRL      898  

Treasury Note Series F,
10.000%, 1/1/23

     2,480 BRL      757  

Series F,
10.000%, 1/1/25

     3,235 BRL      974  

10.250%, 1/10/28

     2,315 BRL      749  

5.625%, 1/7/41

     670       684  

Kingdom of Bahrain 144A
7.000%, 10/12/28
(2)

     910       924  

Kingdom of Jordan 144A
5.750%, 1/31/27
(2)

     1,075       1,066  

Kingdom of Morocco 144A
5.500%, 12/11/42
(2)

     800       906  

Pakistan Government International Bond 144A
6.875%, 12/5/27
(2)

     1,015       1,018  

Provincia de Buenos Aires

    

144A, 9.125%, 3/16/24(2)

     730       856  

144A, 7.875%, 6/15/27(2)

     1,180       1,313  
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Republic of Chile
5.500%, 8/5/20

     474,000 CLP    $ 806  

Republic of Colombia

    

4.375%, 3/21/23

     3,746,000 COP      1,186  

3.875%, 4/25/27

   $ 400       407  

9.850%, 6/28/27

     2,429,000 COP      1,017  

Republic of Costa Rica

    

144A, 4.375%, 4/30/25(2)

     795       767  

144A, 7.000%, 4/4/44(2)

     200       206  

Republic of Ecuador 144A
8.875%, 10/23/27
(2)

     325       357  

Republic of Ghana 144A
10.750%, 10/14/30
(2)

     665       915  

Republic of Indonesia

    

Series FR70,
8.375%, 3/15/24

     9,640,000 IDR      790  

Series FR56,
8.375%, 9/15/26

     13,950,000 IDR      1,165  

144A, 4.350%, 1/8/27(2)

     460       487  

Republic of Iraq RegS
5.800%, 1/15/28
(3)

     610       590  

Republic of Kazakhstan 144A
5.125%, 7/21/25
(2)

     245       273  

Republic of South Africa

    

Series R208,
6.750%, 3/31/21

     10,230 ZAR      808  

4.875%, 4/14/26

     430       439  

4.300%, 10/12/28

     2,140       2,065  

Republic of Turkey
6.250%, 9/26/22

     515       559  

4.875%, 10/9/26

     2,440       2,407  

4.875%, 4/16/43

     945       829  

Russian Federation

    

144A, 7.850%, 3/10/18(2)

     60,000 RUB      1,041  

Series 6216,
6.700%, 5/15/19

     57,000 RUB      989  

Series 6215,
7.000%, 8/16/23

     55,005 RUB      955  

Sultanate of Oman 144A
4.750%, 6/15/26
(2)

     1,170       1,136  

Ukraine

    

144A , 7.750%, 9/1/22(2)

     900       957  

144A, 7.750%, 9/1/26(2)

     850       878  

United Mexican States

    

Series M,
6.500%, 6/9/22

     16,410 MXN      799  

4.150%, 3/28/27

     460       477  

4.750%, 3/8/44

     508       514  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $42,051)

       40,929  
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—12.5%

 

Agency—2.9%

    

FHLMC
3.500%, 4/1/46

     1,093       1,124  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

 

  

FNMA

     

4.000%, 10/1/44

   $ 940      $ 985  

3.500%, 9/1/45

     1,702        1,749  

3.500%, 1/1/46

     951        978  

3.500%, 5/1/46

     906        931  

4.000%, 7/1/47

     2,566        2,687  

4.000%, 8/1/47

     2,540        2,660  
     

 

 

 
        11,114  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency—9.6%

     

American Homes 4 Rent Trust

     

2014-SFR2, C
144A, 4.705%, 10/17/36
(2)

     915        972  

2015-SFR2, C 144A,
4.691%, 10/17/45
(2)

     1,011        1,079  

2015-SFR1, A 144A,
3.467%, 4/17/52
(2)

     666        681  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, 2003-AR3, M4,
(5.850% minus 1 month LIBOR)
4.593%, 6/25/33
(1)

     1,081        1,074  

AMSR Trust 2016-SFR1, D 144A,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.400%)
3.891%, 11/17/33
(1)(2)

     765        772  

Banc of America Funding Trust

     

2004-D, 5A1, 3.626%, 1/25/35(1)

     761        719  

2005-1, 1A1, 5.500%, 2/25/35

     327        328  

2006-2, 3A1, 6.000%, 3/25/36

     162        164  

Bank of America (Countrywide)
Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-1,
AF5A 5.042%, 7/25/35
(1)

     763        786  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Alternative Loan Trust

     

2004-22CB, 1A1, 6.000%, 10/25/34

     327        337  

2004-24CB, 1A1, 6.000%, 11/25/34

     74        75  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch)
Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
2015-200P, A 144A
3.218%, 4/14/33
(2)

     705        713  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIb Trust 2017-RN2, A1 144A
3.475%, 4/28/32
(1)(2)

     224        225  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust

     

2016-SPL1, B1 144A, 4.250%, 4/28/55(2)

     625        646  

2017-SPL5, B1 144A,
4.000%, 6/28/57
(1)(2)

     700        736  

2017-SPL1, B1 144A,
4.250%, 10/28/64
(1)(2)

     493        504  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust

     

2016-SPL2, B1 144A,
4.250%, 6/28/53
(1)(2)

     445        460  

2017-SPL3, B1 144A,
4.250%, 11/28/53
(1)(2)

     745        779  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI, C 144A
4.138%, 10/15/34
(2)

   $ 630      $ 647  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2015-A, A1 144A
3.500%, 6/25/58
(1)(2)

     493        499  

Colony American Finance Ltd. 2015-1, A 144A
2.896%, 10/15/47
(2)

     512        513  

Colony Starwood Homes Trust 2016-2A, C 144A,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.150%)
3.627%, 12/17/33
(1)(2)

     770        771  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust Funding LLC 2017-1, A3 144A
3.074%, 5/27/47
(1)(2)

     496        496  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-IVR2, A2 144A
3.807%, 4/25/44
(1)(2)

     289        296  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-8, 3A1
6.000%, 10/25/21

     232        219  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust

     

2017-1A, A2 144A, 2.928%, 12/26/46(1)(2)

     410        408  

2017-2A, A2 144A, 2.606%, 6/25/47(1)(2)

     257        255  

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-NRF, CFX 144A
3.382%, 12/15/34
(1)(2)

     600        604  

Galton Funding Mortgage Trust 2017-1, A21 144A
3.500%, 7/25/56
(1)(2)

     479        484  

GSAA Home Equity Trust 2005-12, AF3W
4.999%, 9/25/35
(1)

     238        241  

Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-HS3, AI4
5.550%, 9/25/33
(1)

     66        67  

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust 2014-R1, 2A1 144A
4.000%, 12/27/37
(2)

     28        28  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-LDPX, AM
5.464%, 1/15/49
(1)

     207        207  

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

     

2014-5, B2 144A,
3.000%, 10/25/29
(1)(2)

     363        353  

2016-1, M2 144A,
3.750%, 4/25/45
(1)(2)

     660        668  

2016-2, M2 144A,
3.750%, 12/25/45
(1)(2)

     825        834  

2017-3, 2A2 144A,
2.500%, 8/25/47
(1)(2)

     528        522  

2017-4, A3 144A,
3.500%, 11/25/48
(1)(2)

     485        492  

2017-5, A1 144A,
3.188%, 10/25/48
(1)(2)

     1,135        1,145  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

     

2005-5, 2A3, 5.500%, 7/25/25

     702        660  

2005-2, 2A1, 6.000%, 1/25/35

     369        381  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

  

MASTR Specialized Loan Trust 2005-3, A2 144A
5.704%, 11/25/35
(1)(2)

   $ 228      $ 234  

MetLife Securitization Trust 2017-1A, M1 144A
3.601%, 4/25/55
(1)(2)

     425        439  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

     

2016-4A, B1A 144A, 4.500%, 11/25/56(1)(2)

     681        722  

2017-2A, A3 144A,
4.000%, 3/25/57
(1)(2)

     424        438  

Oak Hill Advisors Residential Loan Trust 2017-NPL2, A1 144A
3.000%, 7/25/57
(1)(2)

     628        628  

One Market Plaza Trust 2017-1MKT, A 144A
3.614%, 2/10/32
(2)

     795        818  

Pretium Mortgage Credit Partners I LLC

     

2017-NPL5, A1 144A, 3.327%, 12/30/32(1)(2)

     379        378  

2017-NPL2, A1 144A,
3.250%, 3/28/57
(1)(2)

     494        494  

Progress Residential Trust 2017-SFR1, B 144A
3.017%, 8/17/34
(2)

     385        380  

RCO Mortgage LLC 2017-1, A1 144A
3.375%, 8/25/22
(1)(2)

     1,439        1,440  

Resecuritization Pass-Through Trust 2005-8R, A5
6.000%, 10/25/34

     299        301  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2005-A1, A3
5.500%, 4/25/35

     549        564  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-8, B1
3.534%, 6/25/43
(1)

     722        720  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust

     

2015-1, A2 144A, 3.250%, 10/25/53(1)(2)

     555        559  

2015-6, M1 144A,
3.750%, 4/25/55
(1)(2)

     760        789  

2015-5, A2 144A,
3.500%, 5/25/55
(1)(2)

     690        709  

2017-1, M1 144A,
3.750%, 10/25/56
(1)(2)

     450        458  

2015-2, 1M1 144A,
3.250%, 11/25/60
(1)(2)

     1,920        1,952  

Tricon American Homes Trust 2017-SFR1, A 144A
2.716%, 9/17/34
(2)

     185        183  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LVI LLC 2017-NPL3, A1 144A
3.500%, 3/25/47
(1)(2)

     1,230        1,235  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LVIII LLC 2017-NPL5, A1 144A
3.375%, 5/28/47
(1)(2)

     287        288  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LXIII LLC 2017-NP10, A1 144A
3.000%, 10/25/47
(1)(2)

     400        399  

VSD 2017-PLT1, A
3.600%, 12/25/43

     280        280  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC20, B
3.719%, 4/15/50

   $ 875      $ 875  
     

 

 

 
        37,123  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $47,951)

        48,237  
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—6.1%

     

Automobiles—3.6%

     

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-3, D
3.180%, 7/18/23

     1,110        1,112  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC (AESOP) 2015-2A, A 144A
2.630%, 12/20/21
(2)

     1,105        1,103  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2017-1, D 144A
3.150%, 2/20/25
(2)

     985        979  

Carnow Auto Receivables Trust 2016-1A, D 144A
7.340%, 11/15/21
(2)

     745        750  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust 2016-BA, D 144A
3.510%, 9/15/23
(2)

     860        850  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-2, C
2.750%, 9/15/23

     1,105        1,107  

DT Auto Owner Trust 2017-2A, D 144A
3.890%, 1/15/23
(2)

     1,180        1,188  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2014-3A, D 144A
5.690%, 4/15/21
(2)

     965        990  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2015-2A, E 144A
5.590%, 11/15/22
(2)

     950        952  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

     

2015-1, D 144A,
5.260%, 7/15/21
(2)

     885        911  

2014-1, E 144A,
5.710%, 8/16/21
(2)

     665        679  

GLS Auto Receivables Trust

     

2017-1A, B 144A,
2.980%, 12/15/21
(2)

     1,180        1,176  

2017-1A, C 144A,
3.500%, 7/15/22
(2)

     1,180        1,177  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-2, D
3.490%, 7/17/23

     1,020        1,030  
     

 

 

 
        14,004  
     

 

 

 

Other—2.5%

     

Aqua Finance Trust 2017-A, A 144A
3.720%, 11/15/35
(2)

     1,174        1,168  

CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. 2013-1A, A2 144A
4.474%, 3/20/43
(2)

     532        533  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Other—(continued)

 

  

CLUB Credit Trust 2017-P1, B 144A
3.560%, 9/15/23
(2)

   $ 750      $ 752  

DB Master Finance LLC 2017-1A, A2I 144A
3.629%, 11/20/47
(2)

     940        946  

Drug Royalty III LP 1 2016-1A, A 144A
3.979%, 4/15/27
(2)

     809        808  

HOA Funding LLC 2014-1A, A2 144A
4.846%, 8/20/44
(2)

     1,033        1,005  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust 2017-AA, A 144A
3.620%, 2/20/29
(2)

     775        779  

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust

     

2017-1A, B 144A,
3.650%, 6/15/23
(2)

     848        855  

2017-2A, B 144A,
3.480%, 9/15/23
(2)

     740        742  

TGIF Funding LLC 2017-1A, A2 144A
6.202%, 4/30/47
(2)

     1,119        1,139  

Wendy’s Funding LLC 2015-1A, A2II 144A
4.080%, 6/15/45
(2)

     674        691  
     

 

 

 
        9,418  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $23,330)

        23,422  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—55.4%

     

Consumer Discretionary—6.6%

     

Beacon Escrow Corp. 144A
4.875%, 11/1/25
(2)

     915        918  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

     

6.750%, 3/15/25

     325        342  

144A, 5.875%, 10/15/27(2)

     815        821  

Cablevision Systems Corp.
5.875%, 9/15/22

     835        823  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
5.000%, 6/15/27

     550        571  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC 144A
5.125%, 12/15/21
(2)

     655        655  

Charter Communications Operating LLC
4.908%, 7/23/25

     860        914  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     

Series B,
7.625%, 3/15/20

     435        426  

Series A,
7.625%, 3/15/20

     320        313  

CRC Escrow Issuer LLC 144A
5.250%, 10/15/25
(2)

     865        874  

Discovery Communications LLC
3.950%, 3/20/28

     900        895  

DISH DBS Corp.
7.750%, 7/1/26

     610        641  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
6.000%, 4/1/25

     545        570  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
4.389%, 1/8/26

     925        970  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 3/1/24
(2)

   $ 710      $ 760  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)
4.875%, 3/15/27

     455        466  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.
4.750%, 2/15/23

     620        662  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
9.000%, 12/15/19

     550        408  

L Brands, Inc.
6.875%, 11/1/35

     679        686  

Laureate Education, Inc. 144A
8.250%, 5/1/25
(2)

     210        223  

Lear Corp.
3.800%, 9/15/27

     1,105        1,106  

Lennar Corp. 144A
4.750%, 11/29/27
(2)

     1,155        1,189  

M/I Homes, Inc.
5.625%, 8/1/25

     780        792  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC 144A
7.875%, 5/15/24
(2)

     700        691  

MDC Holdings, Inc.
5.500%, 1/15/24

     880        928  

PetSmart, Inc. 144A
8.875%, 6/1/25
(2)

     485        292  

QVC, Inc.
5.125%, 7/2/22

     240        254  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

6.625%, 5/15/21

     540        558  

144A, 7.000%, 1/1/22(2)

     590        622  

144A, 5.000%, 10/15/25(2)

     375        376  

SFR Group S.A. 144A
7.375%, 5/1/26
(2)

     905        932  

Station Casinos LLC 144A
5.000%, 10/1/25
(2)

     220        221  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.
5.875%, 6/15/24

     815        870  

Viking Cruises Ltd. 144A
5.875%, 9/15/27
(2)

     940        956  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.
5.875%, 10/1/23

     850        816  

Weekley Homes LLC 144A
6.625%, 8/15/25
(2)

     960        955  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
4.500%, 4/1/27

     795        808  
     

 

 

 
        25,304  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.5%

     

Albertsons’s Cos LLC
5.750%, 3/15/25

     435        393  

BAT Capital Corp. 144A
3.557%, 8/15/27
(2)

     1,125        1,126  

Cumberland Farms, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 5/1/25
(2)

     395        419  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (The)
3.000%, 6/1/26

     1,000        962  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 8/15/23
(2)

     485        453  

MARB BondCo plc 144A
7.000%, 3/15/24
(2)

     955        959  

Post Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 1/15/28
(2)

     135        136  

Rite Aid Corp. 144A
6.125%, 4/1/23
(2)

     785        708  

Safeway, Inc.
7.250%, 2/1/31

     510        426  

Tops Holding LLC 144A
8.000%, 6/15/22
(2)

     760        410  
     

 

 

 
        5,992  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—13.3%

     

Afren plc 144A
11.500%, 2/1/20
(2)(8)

   $ 464      $ —   (10) 

Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP 144A
7.500%, 5/1/25
(2)

     815        866  

Alta Mesa Holdings LP
7.875%, 12/15/24

     455        499  

American Midstream Partners LP 144A
8.500%, 12/15/21
(2)

     365        375  

Anadarko Finance Co. Series B
7.500%, 5/1/31

     245        314  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
6.600%, 3/15/46

     460        591  

Antero Resources Corp.
5.625%, 6/1/23

     375        390  

Archrock Partners LP
6.000%, 10/1/22

     740        740  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(2)

     380        395  

Callon Petroleum Co.
6.125%, 10/1/24

     800        824  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
7.000%, 6/30/24

     680        774  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 144A
8.000%, 6/15/27
(2)

     885        850  

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas SA
6.500%, 6/1/21
(8)

     725        334  

Continental Resources, Inc.
4.500%, 4/15/23

     700        714  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
5.750%, 4/1/25

     670        692  

CrownRock LP 144A
5.625%, 10/15/25
(2)

     975        980  

Denbury Resources, Inc.
5.500%, 5/1/22

     360        246  

Ecopetrol S.A.

     

5.875%, 9/18/23

     615        680  

5.375%, 6/26/26

     1,705        1,841  

Encana Corp.
8.125%, 9/15/30

     330        444  

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     

5.000%, 10/1/22

     1,010        1,077  

4.250%, 3/15/23

     250        248  

5.875%, 1/15/24

     885        931  

EP Energy LLC

     

9.375%, 5/1/20

     380        321  

144A, 8.000%, 11/29/24(2)

     530        547  

FTS International, Inc.
6.250%, 5/1/22

     450        435  

Gazprom OAO 144A
4.950%, 2/6/28
(2)(16)

     750        780  

Geopark Ltd. 144A
6.500%, 9/21/24
(2)

     960        985  

Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.
4.650%, 3/15/25

     540        568  

HollyFrontier Corp.
5.875%, 4/1/26

     900        1,001  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC 144A
4.750%, 4/19/27
(2)

     1,165        1,227  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Kinder Morgan, Inc.
7.750%, 1/15/32

   $ 1,115      $ 1,439  

MEG Energy Corp. 144A
6.500%, 1/15/25
(2)

     450        444  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
5.500%, 1/15/23

     855        827  

NGL Energy Partners LP
5.125%, 7/15/19

     925        941  

Novatek OAO (Novatek Finance Ltd.) 144A
4.422%, 12/13/22
(2)(16)

     1,105        1,137  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.625%, 4/28/27

     895        911  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.
6.875%, 1/15/23

     1,000        1,023  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
4.400%, 4/15/46

     700        774  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

     

144A, 6.720%, 12/1/22(2)

     272        259  

144A, 0.000%, 12/1/26(2)

     748        150  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd. 144A
0.000%, 12/29/49
(2)

     124        3  

Parker Drilling Co.
7.500%, 8/1/20

     1,075        978  

Peabody Energy Corp.

     

144A 6.375%, 3/31/25(2)

     1,030        1,071  

Pertamina Persero PT

     

144A, 6.000%, 5/3/42(2)

     400        454  

144A, 5.625%, 5/20/43(2)

     320        348  

Petrobras Global Finance BV 144A,
5.299%, 1/27/25
(2)

     1,441        1,445  

7.375%, 1/17/27

     2,292        2,523  

144A, 5.999%, 1/27/28(2)

     198        198  

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. 144A
6.000%, 5/16/24
(2)(15)

     1,580        354  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

4.875%, 1/24/22

     375        391  

6.875%, 8/4/26

     2,050        2,324  

144A, 6.500%, 3/13/27(2)

     580        634  

6.500%, 6/2/41

     465        478  

5.500%, 6/27/44

     650        598  

PTTEP Treasury Center Co., Ltd. 144A
4.875%
(2)(4)

     315        320  

QEP Resources, Inc.
5.625%, 3/1/26

     130        132  

Range Resources Corp.
4.875%, 5/15/25

     990        955  

RSP Permian, Inc.
5.250%, 1/15/25

     1,110        1,138  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
4.200%, 3/15/28

     320        324  

SESI LLC 144A
7.750%, 9/15/24
(2)

     730        776  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd. 144A
5.375%, 9/30/25
(2)

     900        909  

Southern Gas Corridor CJSC 144A
6.875%, 3/24/26
(2)

     895        1,017  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

SRC Energy, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/25
(2)

   $ 540     $ 552  

State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic
6.950%, 3/18/30

     855       949  

Transocean, Inc. 144A,

    

9.000%, 7/15/23(2)

     440       476  

6.800%, 3/15/38

     250       202  

Ultra Resources, Inc.

    

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/22(2)

     37       37  

144A, 7.125%, 4/15/25(2)

     185       185  

Vine Oil & Gas LP 144A
8.750%, 4/15/23
(2)

     800       776  

Weatherford International Ltd.
9.875%, 2/15/24

     250       266  

Whiting Petroleum Corp. 144A
6.625%, 1/15/26
(2)

     370       377  

YPF S.A. 144A,

    

8.500%, 3/23/21(2)

     376       425  

144A, 8.750%, 4/4/24(2)

     115       132  

144A, 6.950%, 7/21/27(2)

     945       1,003  
    

 

 

 
       51,324  
    

 

 

 

Financials—12.0%

 

Acrisure LLC 144A
7.000%, 11/15/25
(2)

     1,110       1,070  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC
3.650%, 7/21/27

     975       965  

Akbank TAS 144A
7.500%, 2/5/18
(2)

     2,440 TRY      640  

Allstate Corp. (The)
5.750%, 8/15/53
(5)

     845       922  

Ares Capital Corp.

    

3.625%, 1/19/22

     465       467  

3.500%, 2/10/23

     565       556  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 144A
4.400%, 5/19/26
(2)

     725       754  

Aviation Capital Group LLC 144A
3.500%, 11/1/27
(2)

     620       607  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer S.A. 144A
6.500%, 3/10/21
(2)

     425       463  

Banco de Bogota S.A. 144A
6.250%, 5/12/26
(2)

     730       787  

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A
6.125%, 4/24/27
(2)

     1,095       1,203  

Bancolombia S.A.
5.125%, 9/11/22

     1,015       1,061  

Bank of America Corp.
4.200%, 8/26/24

     1,977       2,081  

Bank of China Ltd. 144A
5.000%, 11/13/24
(2)

     875       933  

Bank of Montreal
3.803%, 12/15/32

     204       202  

Bonos del Banco Central de Chile En Pesos
4.500%, 6/1/20

     425,000 CLP      710  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 144A
3.700%, 6/22/27
(2)

   $ 1,155      $ 1,136  

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.750%, 7/28/26

     1,030        1,025  

Citigroup, Inc.
3.200%, 10/21/26

     1,420        1,408  

Compass Bank
3.875%, 4/10/25

     900        903  

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 144A
4.125%, 12/10/22
(2)

     1,090        1,121  

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP 144A
5.000%, 8/1/21
(2)

     915        944  

Eurasian Development Bank 144A
4.767%, 9/20/22
(2)

     925        979  

FS Investment Corp.

     

4.250%, 1/15/20

     525        534  

4.750%, 5/15/22

     200        206  

GrupoSura Finance S.A. 144A
5.500%, 4/29/26
(2)

     725        786  

ICAHN Enterprises LP

     

5.875%, 2/1/22

     510        516  

6.250%, 2/1/22

     195        199  

144A, 6.375%, 12/15/25(2)

     780        780  

ING Groep N.V. 6.000% (4)(5)

     865        897  

iStar, Inc.

     

6.000%, 4/1/22

     350        362  

5.250%, 9/15/22

     510        513  

Jefferies Group LLC
4.850%, 1/15/27

     360        383  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

3.300%, 4/1/26

     740        746  

2.950%, 10/1/26

     1,200        1,178  

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 144A
6.950%, 7/10/42
(2)

     795        930  

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Co. JSC 144A
4.850%, 11/17/27
(2)

     1,260        1,313  

Leucadia National Corp.
5.500%, 10/18/23

     575        619  

Lincoln National Corp., (3 month LIBOR + 2.040%)
3.403%, 4/20/67
(5)

     300        274  

Morgan Stanley
3.125%, 7/27/26

     850        838  

Navient Corp.

     

7.250%, 9/25/23

     190        202  

6.750%, 6/25/25

     715        735  

OM Asset Management plc
4.800%, 7/27/26

     785        813  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
6.750%, 12/31/49

     1,000        1,110  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
5.875%, 9/15/42

     1,430        1,562  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 144A
4.400%, 7/13/27
(2)

   $ 700      $ 716  

Sberbank of Russia 144A
5.500%, 2/26/24
(2)(16)

     450        457  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
6.125%, 5/15/22

     945        980  

Synchrony Financial
3.950%, 12/1/27

     885        881  

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS 144A
5.125%, 5/3/22
(2)

     635        630  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America 144A
4.375%, 9/15/54
(2)

     740        751  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
3.625%, 9/15/31

     295        294  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO 144A
5.625%, 5/30/22
(2)

     910        907  

VICI Properties 1 LLC,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
4.847%, 10/15/22

     9        9  

Voya Financial, Inc.
5.650%, 5/15/53

     870        927  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

3.550%, 9/29/25

     870        893  

Series S,
5.900%, 8/15/27

     2,210        2,364  
     

 

 

 
        46,242  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.6%

     

Abbott Laboratories
3.750%, 11/30/26

     1,030        1,057  

Anthem, Inc.
3.650%, 12/1/27

     265        270  

Avantor, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 10/1/24
(2)

     415        413  

Becton Dickinson & Co.
3.700%, 6/6/27

     1,050        1,058  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. 144A
4.875%, 1/15/26
(2)

     85        85  

Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.250%, 3/31/23

     355        319  

Concordia International Corp. 144A
9.000%, 4/1/22
(2)

     185        158  

DJO Finco, Inc. 144A
8.125%, 6/15/21
(2)

     345        323  

Eagle Holding Co. II, LLC PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
7.625%, 5/15/22
(2)(14)

     445        453  

Endo Finance LLC 144A
5.375%, 1/15/23
(2)

     660        515  

Envision Healthcare Corp. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/24
(2)

     165        170  

HCA, Inc.
5.375%, 2/1/25

     435        450  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 144A
7.125%, 6/1/24
(2)

     675        719  

Mylan NV
3.950%, 6/15/26

     985        993  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 5/15/22
(2)

     420        422  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

  

Polaris Intermediate Corp. PIK Interest Capitalization,
144A 8.500%, 12/1/22
(2)(14)

   $ 115      $ 119  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

     

144A, 8.875%, 4/15/21(2)

     570        590  

144A, 6.750%, 7/1/25(2)

     190        180  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/27

     430        434  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

8.125%, 4/1/22

     205        209  

144A, 5.125%, 5/1/25(2)

     260        254  

144A, 7.000%, 8/1/25(2)

     785        738  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

144A, 7.500%, 7/15/21(2)

     130        132  

144A, 5.625%, 12/1/21(2)

     140        137  

144A, 6.500%, 3/15/22(2)

     70        74  

144A, 5.875%, 5/15/23(2)

     660        611  

144A, 7.000%, 3/15/24(2)

     80        86  

144A, 5.500%, 11/1/25(2)

     1,010        1,028  

144A, 9.000%, 12/15/25(2)

     150        156  

West Street Merger Sub, Inc. 144A
6.375%, 9/1/25
(2)

     565        566  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
3.550%, 4/1/25

     1,030        1,029  
     

 

 

 
        13,748  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—4.0%

     

Alfa SAB de CV 144A
5.250%, 3/25/24
(2)

     765        809  

Ashtead Capital, Inc. 144A
4.375%, 8/15/27
(2)

     1,025        1,040  

Bombardier, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 1/15/23
(2)

     975        956  

CNH Industrial N.V.

     

4.500%, 8/15/23

     708        736  

3.850%, 11/15/27

     522        521  

DP World Ltd. 144A
6.850%, 7/2/37
(2)

     400        492  

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV
5.400%, 2/1/27

     370        400  

GrafTech International Ltd.
6.375%, 11/15/20

     1,010        1,007  

JBS Investments GmbH 144A
7.250%, 4/3/24
(2)

     830        815  

JSL Europe S.A. 144A
7.750%, 7/26/24
(2)

     910        963  

Latam Finance Ltd. 144A
6.875%, 4/11/24
(2)

     795        829  

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     486        538  

Navistar International Corp. 144A
6.625%, 11/1/25
(2)

     1,025        1,069  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. 144A
10.125%, 4/1/22
(2)

     60        65  

Owens Corning
3.400%, 8/15/26

     1,260        1,236  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Pitney Bowes, Inc.
4.125%, 5/15/22

   $ 939      $ 863  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC 144A
9.250%, 5/15/23
(2)

     490        544  

SCF Capital Designated Activity Co. 144A
5.375%, 6/16/23
(2)

     470        487  

Standard Industries, Inc.

     

144A, 5.500%, 2/15/23(2)

     225        235  

144A, 4.750%, 1/15/28(2)

     370        371  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.500%, 7/15/24

     630        646  

6.500%, 5/15/25

     270        276  

Wrangler Buyer Corp.
144A 6.000%, 10/1/25
(2)

     609        627  
     

 

 

 
        15,525  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.9%

     

Arrow Electronics, Inc.
3.875%, 1/12/28

     860        857  

Blackboard, Inc. 144A
9.750%, 10/15/21
(2)

     503        458  

Broadcom Corp. 144A,

     

3.000%, 1/15/22(2)

     250        248  

144A, 3.625%, 1/15/24(2)

     1,145        1,138  

144A, 3.125%, 1/15/25(2)

     1,595        1,525  

Citrix Systems, Inc.
4.500%, 12/1/27

     940        954  

Dell International LLC 144A,
5.450%, 6/15/23
(2)

     150        162  

144A, 8.100%, 7/15/36(2)

     295        372  

Everi Payments, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 12/15/25
(2)

     250        248  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
4.900%, 10/15/25

     425        449  

Match Group, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/27
(2)

     555        563  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 144A
8.625%, 11/15/24
(2)

     1,085        1,158  

Radiate Holdco LLC 144A
6.625%, 2/15/25
(2)

     930        879  

ViaSat, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 9/15/25
(2)

     945        952  

VMware, Inc.

     

2.950%, 8/21/22

     597        595  

3.900%, 8/21/27

     636        642  
     

 

 

 
        11,200  
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.8%

     

AK Steel Corp.

     

7.500%, 7/15/23

     385        417  

7.000%, 3/15/27

     630        641  

Alpek SAB de C.V. 144A
5.375%, 8/8/23
(2)

     1,110        1,172  

Anglo American Capital plc 144A
4.000%, 9/11/27
(2)

     1,200        1,192  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. 144A
6.750%, 10/19/75
(2)(5)

   $ 1,015      $ 1,185  

BlueScope Steel Finance Ltd. 144A
6.500%, 5/15/21
(2)

     500        521  

Equate Petrochemical BV 144A
4.250%, 11/3/26
(2)

     765        778  

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.
4.000%, 1/14/25

     1,415        1,401  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. 144A
9.750%, 3/1/22
(2)

     375        415  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     

3.550%, 3/1/22

     255        252  

3.875%, 3/15/23

     385        383  

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 1/20/20
(2)

     580        622  

Glencore Funding LLC 144A
4.000%, 3/27/27
(2)

     950        954  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A. 144A
5.625%, 8/1/24
(2)

     910        949  

James Hardie International Finance DAC 144A
5.000%, 1/15/28
(2)

     940        947  

Kraton Polymers LLC 144A
7.000%, 4/15/25
(2)

     1,120        1,198  

Mercer International, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 1/15/26
(2)

     185        188  

NOVA Chemicals Corp. 144A,

     

4.875%, 6/1/24(2)

     395        394  

144A, 5.000%, 5/1/25(2)

     790        788  

OCP SA 144A
5.625%, 4/25/24
(2)

     690        739  

Platform Specialty Products Corp. 144A
5.875%, 12/1/25
(2)

     960        953  

PQ Corp. 144A
5.750%, 12/15/25
(2)

     340        346  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 7/15/24
(2)

     715        767  

Rusal Capital DAC 144A
5.125%, 2/2/22
(2)

     930        950  

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital S.A.

     

144A, 3.850%, 8/27/21(2)(16)

     620        630  

144A, 5.900%, 10/17/22(2)(16)

     275        304  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 10/15/25
(2)

     450        480  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

     

5.875%, 6/10/21

     535        583  

6.250%, 8/10/26

     500        579  

Vedanta Resources plc 144A
6.125%, 8/9/24
(2)

     775        791  

Yamana Gold, Inc. 144A
4.625%, 12/15/27
(2)

     1,010        1,015  
     

 

 

 
        22,534  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.9%

     

EPR Properties
4.750%, 12/15/26

     815        836  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Real Estate—(continued)

    

ESH Hospitality, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 5/1/25
(2)

   $ 605     $ 611  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC 144A
5.750%, 12/1/25
(2)

     475       489  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP
3.750%, 7/1/27

     455       453  

Hospitality Properties Trust
4.950%, 2/15/27

     925       975  

LifeStorage LP
3.875%, 12/15/27

     385       383  

MPT Operating Partnership LP

    

5.500%, 5/1/24

     455       471  

5.000%, 10/15/27

     415       423  

Physicians Realty LP
4.300%, 3/15/27

     790       804  

Select Income REIT
4.500%, 2/1/25

     900       908  

Uniti Group, Inc. 144A
7.125%, 12/15/24
(2)

     900       819  
    

 

 

 
       7,172  
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.7%

    

Altice Luxembourg S.A. 144A
7.625%, 2/15/25
(2)

     715       685  

America Movil SAB de C.V. Series 12
6.450%, 12/5/22

     5,000 MXN      235  

AT&T, Inc.

    

3.400%, 8/14/24

     749       753  

4.250%, 3/1/27

     470       479  

3.900%, 8/14/27

     995       1,001  

5.250%, 3/1/37

     155       164  

4.800%, 6/15/44

     580       573  

5.650%, 2/15/47

     300       328  

Axtel SAB de C.V. 144A
6.375%, 11/14/24
(2)

     900       927  

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/30/20
(2)

     665       654  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    

6.250%, 9/15/21

     370       263  

10.500%, 9/15/22

     695       526  

GTH Finance BV 144A
7.250%, 4/26/23
(2)

     700       787  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.375%, 1/15/24

     945       944  

Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 9/15/25

     400       429  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.a.r.l. 144A
5.500%, 3/1/28
(2)

     1,000       1,001  

West Corp. 144A
8.500%, 10/15/25
(2)

     300       296  

Windstream Services LLC 144A
8.625%, 10/31/25
(2)

     520       500  
    

 

 

 
       10,545  
    

 

 

 

Utilities—1.1%

    

AmeriGas Partners LP
5.500%, 5/20/25

     340       343  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

Dynegy, Inc.
7.375%, 11/1/22

   $ 675      $ 712  

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. 144A
7.125%, 2/11/25
(2)

     600        613  

Ferrellgas Partners LP

     

8.625%, 6/15/20

     155        132  

6.750%, 6/15/23

     855        785  

Lamar Funding Ltd. 144A
3.958%, 5/7/25
(2)

     910        840  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A
5.000%, 1/31/28
(2)

     810        802  

Texas Competitive Electric Escrow Series A
0.000%, 11/1/36
(8)(13)

     200        —   (10) 

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
0.000%, 10/1/20
(2)(8)(13)

     375        —   (10) 
     

 

 

 
        4,227  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $213,569)

        213,813  
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(1)—8.6%

     

Consumer Discretionary—1.8%

     

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

     

Tranche B-2, First Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.250%)
4.630%, 7/23/21

     343        334  

Second Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 6.500%)
7.878%, 7/25/22

     680        630  

Affinity Gaming LLC,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.193%, 7/1/23

     519        521  

Bass Pro Group LLC,
(1 month LIBOR + 5.000%)
6.569%, 9/25/24

     374        373  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B-1,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.443%, 2/22/23

     139        140  

Global Appliance, Inc. Tranche B,
(1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.570%, 9/29/24

     643        650  

Hoya Midco LLC First Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.569%, 6/30/24

     244        243  

Laureate Education, Inc. 2024,
(1 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
6.069%, 4/26/24

     760        766  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. Tranche B-1,
(2 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.374%, 8/16/23

     301        300  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Tranche B,
(3 month PRIME + 3.000%)
6.535%, 10/13/23

     446        449  

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
(The), (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%)
0.000%, 10/25/20
(6)

     690        562  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

   

Playa Resorts Holding B.V.,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.620%, 4/29/24

  $ 628     $ 631  

Seminole Tribe of Florida Tranche B,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.569%, 7/8/24

    549       551  

U.S. Farathane LLC Tranche B-4,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.193%, 12/23/21

    468       469  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.250%)
4.810%, 8/18/23

    393       395  
   

 

 

 
      7,014  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.9%

   

Albertson’s LLC 2017-1, Tranche B-4,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 8/25/21

    608       596  

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.,
(1 month LIBOR + 5.500%)
6.880%, 9/2/23

    641       642  

Chobani LLC First Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.069%, 10/10/23

    335       337  

Galleria Co. Tranche B,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.375%, 9/29/23

    236       237  

JBS USA Lux S.A.,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
4.100%, 10/30/22

    208       205  

Milk Specialties Co.,
(3 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.693%, 8/16/23

    553       557  

Parfums Holdings Co., Inc. First Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 4.750%)
6.443%, 6/30/24

    358       361  

TKC Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
(2 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.673%, 2/1/23

    477       480  
   

 

 

 
      3,415  
   

 

 

 

Energy—0.9%

   

California Resources Corp.,
(1 month LIBOR + 10.375%)
11.876%, 12/31/21

    420       460  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Tranche A,
(3 month LIBOR + 7.500%)
8.954%, 8/23/21

    122       130  

Contura Energy, Inc.,
(2 month LIBOR + 5.000%)
6.630%, 3/18/24

    464       457  

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.250%)
4.819%, 10/30/24

    595       596  

Seadrill Operating LP,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.693%, 2/21/21

    491       395  

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC,
(3 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.850%, 9/27/24

    535       542  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

   

Ultra Resources, Inc.,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.413%, 4/12/24

  $ 945     $ 943  
   

 

 

 
      3,523  
   

 

 

 

Financials—0.6%

   

Asurion LLC Tranche B-2, Second Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 6.000%)
7.569%, 8/4/25

    1,174       1,205  

FinCo I LLC,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 7/14/22

    200       202  

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.319%, 12/18/20
(15)

    1,042       994  
   

 

 

 
      2,401  
   

 

 

 

Health Care—0.7%

   

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. Tranche B,
(3 month LIBOR + 6.125%)
7.825%, 4/30/22
(15)

    159       150  

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc.,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 3/1/24

    328       328  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. 2017, First Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.476%, 6/7/23

    474       477  

Envision Healthcare Corp.,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.570%, 12/1/23

    95       95  

HLF Financing S.a.r.l. Senior Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 5.500%)
7.069%, 2/15/23

    208       207  

MMM Holdings, Inc.,
(3 month LIBOR + 8.750%)
10.324%, 6/30/19

    198       190  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.,
(3 month LIBOR + 8.750%)
10.324%, 6/30/19

    144       138  

NVA Holdings, Inc. Second Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 7.000%)
8.693%, 8/14/22

    569       572  

PharMerica Corp. Second Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 7.750%)
9.153%, 9/26/25

    80       80  

Quorum Health Corp.,
(1 month LIBOR + 6.750%)
8.319%, 4/29/22

    234       236  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. First Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.943%, 12/30/22

    383       377  

Wink Holdco, Inc. First Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.490%, 12/2/24

    35       35  
   

 

 

 
      2,885  
   

 

 

 

Industrials—1.3%

   

84 Lumber Co. Tranche B-1,
(1 month LIBOR + 5.250%)
6.802%, 10/25/23

    462       466  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

10


VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

   

Accudyne Industries LLC,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.319%, 8/18/24

  $ 105     $ 105  

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
4.900%, 11/6/24

    830       832  

PAE Holding Corp. First Lien,
(2 month LIBOR + 5.500%)
7.124%, 10/20/22

    267       269  

Red Ventures LLC First Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.569%, 11/8/24

    783       782  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. Second Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 5.750%) 7.229%, 2/28/22

    1,105       1,111  

TransDigm, Inc.

   

Tranche F,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.381%, 6/9/23

    854       854  

Tranche G,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.562%, 8/22/24

    75       75  

Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC Tranche B-1, First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.693%, 12/20/23

    416       418  
   

 

 

 
      4,912  
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.6%

   

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 7.000%)
8.693%, 9/19/25

    100       103  

Blackboard, Inc. Tranche B-4, First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 5.000%)
6.354%, 6/30/21

    172       170  

Everi Payments, Inc. Tranche B, (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
4.979%, 5/9/24

    224       226  

Intralinks, Inc. First Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.700%, 11/14/24

    355       353  

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 8.250%)
9.627%, 11/1/24

    193       200  

NAB Holdings LLC,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.250%)
4.819%, 7/1/24

    299       299  

Presidio LLC Tranche B,
(3 month PRIME + 2.250%)
5.668%, 2/2/22

    528       529  

Veritas US, Inc. Tranche B, (3 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
6.193%, 1/27/23

    346       347  
   

 

 

 
      2,227  
   

 

 

 

Materials—0.7%

   

Anchor Glass Container Corp. Second Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 7.750%)
9.182%, 12/7/24

    202       204  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

   

CPG International LLC,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.593%, 5/5/24

  $ 571     $ 572  

CPI Acquisition, Inc. First Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
5.962%, 8/17/22

    1,049       755  

IPS Acquisition LLC First Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.250%)
4.819%, 11/7/24

    95       95  

KMG Chemicals, Inc.,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.319%, 6/15/24

    97       97  

New Arclin U.S. Holding Corp. First Lien,
(3 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.943%, 2/14/24

    348       351  

Omnova Solutions, Inc. Tranche B-2,
(1 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.819%, 8/25/23

    518       522  
   

 

 

 
      2,596  
   

 

 

 

Real Estate—0.1%

   

Capital Automotive LP Tranche B, Second Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 6.000%)
7.570%, 3/24/25

    251       257  
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.5%

   

CenturyLink, Inc. Tranche B,
(3 month PRIME + 1.750%)
0.000%, 1/31/25
(6)

    605       583  

Digicel International Finance Ltd. Tranche-B, First Lien,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.310%, 5/27/24

    80       80  

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   

First Lien,
(2 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
6.124%, 11/1/24

    695       702  

Second Lien,
(2 month LIBOR + 8.250%)
9.874%, 11/1/25

    390       393  

West Corp. Tranche B,
(1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.350%, 10/10/24

    237       237  
   

 

 

 
      1,995  
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.5%

   

APLP Holdings LP,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
5.069%, 4/13/23

    559       566  

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co., LLC,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.552%, 6/30/18

    620       621  

Talen Energy Supply LLC,
(1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.569%, 4/15/24

    406       409  

Vistra Operations Co., LLC

   

Tranche C,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
3.834%, 8/4/23

    57       57  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

    

(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
3.951%, 8/4/23

   $ 321     $ 323  
    

 

 

 
       1,976  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $33,337)

       33,201  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—3.0%

    

Financials—2.6%

    

Bank of America Corp. Series X, 6.250%

     920 (7)      1,017  

Citigroup, Inc.

    

Series P, 5.950%

     735 (7)      783  

Series T, 6.250%

     1,010 (7)      1,114  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series Z,
5.300%

     1,280 (7)      1,327  

KeyCorp Series D,
5.000%

     1,655 (7)      1,705  

M&T Bank Corp. Series F,
5.125%

     930 (7)      992  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    

Series R, 4.850%

     965 (7)      984  

Series S, 5.000%

     775 (7)      819  

Zions Bancorp 6.950%

     38,525       1,160  
    

 

 

 
       9,901  
    

 

 

 

Industrials—0.4%

    

General Electric Co. Series D, 5.000%

     1,485 (7)      1,530  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $10,787)

       11,431  
    

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.1%

    

Consumer Discretionary—0.0%

    

Mark IV Industries(12)

     446       14  
    

 

 

 

Energy—0.0%

    

Frontera Energy Corp. (12)

     3,405       105  
    

 

 

 

Financials—0.1%

    

VICI Properties, Inc. (12)

     12,950       265  
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.0%

    

Vistra Energy Corp. (12)

     6,252       115  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $464)

       499  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND(9)—2.3%

 

  

Virtus Newfleet Credit Opportunities Fund Class R6

     934,418      $ 9,045  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

(Identified Cost $9,341)

        9,045  
     

 

 

 

RIGHTS—0.0%

     

Vistra Energy Corp. (12)

     6,252        6  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Identified Cost $5)

        6  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.6%

(Identified Cost $384,869)

        384,592 (11) 
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.5%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund(9)—0.5%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)

     1,987,442        1,987  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $1,987)

        1,987  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.1%

(Identified Cost $386,856)

        386,579  

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.1)%

        (442
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 386,137  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”)
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”)
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK    Payment-in-Kind Security
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2017. For loan agreements, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individu al mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $167,929 or 43.5% of net assets.

(3) 

Regulation S security. Security is offered and sold outside of the United States, therefore, it is exempt from registration with the SEC under Rules 903 and 904 of the Securities Act of 1933.

(4) 

No contractual maturity date.

(5) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

(6) 

This loan will settle after December 31, 2017, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(7) 

Value shown as par value.

(8) 

Security in default, no interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(9) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

(10) 

Amount is less than $500.

(11) 

All or a portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery securities.

(12) 

Non-income producing.

(13) 

Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trustees. This security is disclosed as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.

(14) 

100% of the income received was in cash.

(15) 

Security in default, interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(16) 

This Note was issued for the sole purpose of funding a loan agreement between the issuer and the borrower. As the credit risk for this security lies solely with the borrower, the name represented here is that of the borrower.

Foreign Currencies:

 

BRL    Brazilian Real
CLP    Chilean Peso
COP    Colombian Peso
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
MXN    Mexican Peso
RUB    Russian Ruble
TRY    Turkish Lira
ZAR    South African Rand

    

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     69

Netherlands

     3  

Argentina

     3  

Mexico

     3  

Canada

     3  

Colombia

     2  

Brazil

     2  

Other

     15  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value  at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

 

        

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 23,422      $ —        $ 23,422      $ —    

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     213,810        —          213,810        —  

Foreign Government Securities

     40,933        —          40,933        —    

Loan Agreements

     33,201        —          33,201        —    

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     48,236        —          48,236        —    

Municipal Bonds

     433        —          433        —    

U.S. Government Securities

     3,576        —          3,576        —    

Equity Securities:

 

        

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     9,045        9,045        —          —    

Common Stocks

     499        220        265        14  

Preferred Stocks

     11,431        1,160        10,271        —    

Rights

     6        —          —          6  

Short-Term Investment

     1,987        1,987        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 386,579      $ 12,412      $ 374,147      $ 20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Amount is less than $500.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—1.4%

 

U.S. Treasury Note 1.375%, 1/15/20

   $ 101,020     $ 99,965  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $100,595)

       99,965  
    

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.1%

    

Virginia—0.1%

    

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Series A-1, Taxable
6.706%, 6/1/46

     4,635       4,179  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $4,323)

 

 

    4,179  
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—6.5%

 

Argentine Republic

    

6.875%, 4/22/21

     19,945       21,720  

5.625%, 1/26/22

     10,455       11,030  

7.500%, 4/22/26

     12,545       14,190  

Series NY,
8.280%, 12/31/33

     24,360       28,721  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    

7.000%, 12/1/18(10)

     20,999       7,717  

RegS,
7.750%, 10/13/19
(4)(10)

     9,851       2,290  

Dominican Republic

    

144A, 6.600%, 1/28/24(3)

     7,115       7,978  

144A, 6.875%, 1/29/26(3)

     3,300       3,763  

Federative Republic of Brazil

    

12.500%, 1/5/22

     62,795 BRL      21,332  

Treasury Note Series F,
10.000%, 1/1/23

     72,460 BRL      22,111  

8.500%, 1/5/24

     10,945 BRL      3,324  

Treasury Note Series F,
10.000%, 1/1/25

     37,510 BRL      11,294  

10.250%, 1/10/28

     9,945 BRL      3,217  

Provincia de Buenos Aires 144A
7.875%, 6/15/27
(3)

     5,000       5,562  

Provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina

    

144A, 5.750%, 6/15/19(3)

     5,795       6,018  

144A, 6.500%, 2/15/23(3)

     18,460       19,878  

Republic of Chile
5.500%, 8/5/20

     11,647,000 CLP      19,808  

Republic of Colombia

    

Treasury Note, Series B, 11.250%, 10/24/18

     21,072,000 COP      7,463  

4.375%, 3/21/23

     33,056,000 COP      10,469  

9.850%, 6/28/27

     24,145,000 COP      10,106  

Republic of Costa Rica 144A
4.375%, 4/30/25
(3)

     18,640       17,988  
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Republic of Indonesia

    

144A,
5.875%, 1/15/24
(3)

   $ 9,500     $ 10,802  

Series FR70,
8.375%, 3/15/24

     177,598,000 IDR      14,554  

Series FR56,
8.375%, 9/15/26

     258,591,000 IDR      21,592  

Republic of Kazakhstan 144A
5.125%, 7/21/25
(3)

     6,495       7,232  

Republic of South Africa

    

Series R208, 6.750%, 3/31/21

     146,750 ZAR      11,586  

5.875%, 5/30/22

     9,500       10,374  

4.665%, 1/17/24

     29,080       29,737  

Republic of Turkey
5.625%, 3/30/21

     39,640       41,725  

Russian Federation

    

144A, 7.850%, 3/10/18(3)

     410,000 RUB      7,114  

Series 6216, 6.700%, 5/15/19

     1,682,000 RUB      29,195  

Series 6215, 7.000%, 8/16/23

     1,030,690 RUB      17,886  

Sultanate of Oman

    

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/21(3)

     9,610       9,610  

144A, 4.750%, 6/15/26(3)

     5,295       5,139  

United Mexican States Series M
6.500%, 6/9/22

     250,769 MXN      12,208  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $492,894)

       484,733  
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—21.3%

 

Agency—4.6%

    

FNMA

    

4.500%, 4/1/18

     9       9  

5.000%, 10/1/19

     61       63  

5.500%, 2/1/20

     14       14  

5.500%, 3/1/20

     11       11  

5.500%, 3/1/20

     37       37  

5.500%, 3/1/20

     11       11  

5.500%, 3/1/20

     5       5  

5.500%, 4/1/20

     66       67  

5.000%, 6/1/20

     140       143  

4.000%, 8/1/25

     5,443       5,645  

3.000%, 6/1/27

     648       662  

3.000%, 10/1/30

     19,128       19,529  

3.000%, 10/1/30

     28,368       28,963  

2.500%, 2/1/31

     32,199       32,180  

3.000%, 2/1/31

     12,135       12,370  

6.000%, 12/1/32

     28       31  

5.500%, 2/1/33

     37       41  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

     

5.500%, 5/1/34

   $ 186      $ 206  

6.000%, 8/1/34

     152        173  

5.500%, 11/1/34

     142        155  

5.500%, 11/1/34

     131        144  

6.000%, 11/1/34

     135        151  

5.500%, 12/1/34

     42        46  

5.500%, 1/1/35

     201        223  

6.000%, 7/1/37

     16        18  

6.000%, 4/1/38

     104        117  

5.000%, 12/1/39

     3,401        3,712  

4.500%, 4/1/40

     4,988        5,342  

5.000%, 8/1/40

     5,565        5,991  

4.000%, 10/1/40

     116        122  

4.000%, 3/1/41

     3,973        4,175  

4.500%, 5/1/41

     3,574        3,831  

3.500%, 4/1/42

     7,628        7,881  

4.000%, 10/1/44

     18,452        19,326  

3.500%, 1/1/46

     9,287        9,546  

4.000%, 1/1/46

     11,689        12,234  

3.500%, 6/1/46

     18,467        18,981  

3.500%, 12/1/46

     16,286        16,739  

3.500%, 1/1/47

     21,505        22,104  

4.000%, 4/1/47

     7,298        7,642  

3.500%, 7/1/47

     29,001        29,809  

3.500%, 7/1/47

     8,614        8,854  

4.000%, 7/1/47

     34,219        35,833  

4.000%, 8/1/47

     28,116        29,444  

GNMA

     

6.500%, 11/15/31

     18        20  

6.500%, 2/15/32

     10        12  
     

 

 

 
        342,612  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency—16.7%

     

Access Point Funding I LLC 2017-A, A 144A
3.060%, 4/15/29
(3)

     12,004        11,975  

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust 2005-1, 3A1
3.335%, 5/25/35
(2)

     2,579        2,602  

American Homes 4 Rent Trust 2015-SFR1, A 144A
3.467%, 4/17/52
(3)

     11,601        11,872  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

2003-10, AF6,
5.210%, 11/25/33
(2)

     360        370  
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

2003-10, AV1, (1 month LIBOR + 0.760%)
2.312%, 12/25/33
(2)

   $ 3,672      $ 3,651  

AMSR Trust

     

2016-SFR1, A 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 1.400%)
2.891%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

     4,170        4,195  

2016-SFR1, C 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%)
3.741%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

     3,495        3,540  

2016-SFR1, D 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 2.400%)
3.891%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

     425        429  

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust LLC

     

2017-1, A3 144A,
3.644%, 1/25/47
(2)(3)

     1,275        1,280  

2017-3, A1 144A,
2.708%, 11/25/47
(2)(3)

     8,613        8,599  

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 2005-AQ1, A6
4.780%, 1/25/35
(2)

     960        986  

Aventura Mall Trust 2013-AVM, A 144A
3.743%, 12/5/32
(2)(3)

     10,350        10,664  

Banc of America Funding Trust

     

2004-4, 3A1, 4.750%, 10/25/19

     546        491  

2004-B, 2A1, 3.776%, 11/20/34(2)

     663        668  

2004-D, 5A1, 3.626%, 1/25/35(2)

     3,418        3,227  

2005-1, 1A1, 5.500%, 2/25/35

     365        365  

2006-2, 3A1, 6.000%, 3/25/36

     1,651        1,671  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust
2005-3, 1A15 5.500%, 4/25/35

     994        1,008  

Bank of America
(Countrywide)
Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-1, AF5A
5.042%, 7/25/35
(2)

     8,550        8,810  

Bank of America
(Merrill Lynch - Countrywide)
Alternative Loan Trust
2004-22CB, 1A1 6.000%, 10/25/34

     17,207        17,715  

Bank of America
(Merrill Lynch - Countrywide)
Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 2004-10, AF6 4.485%, 12/25/34
(2)

     121        124  

Bank of America
(Merrill Lynch - Countrywide)
Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust

     

2004-6, 1A2,
3.572%, 5/25/34
(2)

     996        993  

2004-4, A6,
5.500%, 5/25/34

     527        530  

Bank of America
(Merrill Lynch)
Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-200P, A 144A
3.218%, 4/14/33
(3)

     12,400        12,533  

Bank of America
(Merrill Lynch)
Investors Trust 2004-A4, A1
3.270%, 8/25/34
(2)

     1,218        1,240  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust

     
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

2006-2A, A2 144A,
(1 month LIBOR + 0.280%)
1.832%, 7/25/36
(2)(3)

   $ 5,474      $ 5,296  

2008-1, A3 144A,
(1 month LIBOR + 1.500%)
3.052%, 1/25/38
(2)(3)

     5,756        5,759  

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust

     

2007-A, 1A2,
6.205%, 5/28/37
(2)

     3,768        3,878  

2006-A, 1A4,
6.087%, 2/28/41
(2)

     4,654        4,956  

Bayview Koitere Fund Trust 2017-RT4, A 144A
3.500%, 7/28/57
(2)(3)

     9,552        9,737  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIa Trust

     

2017-RN7, A1 144A,
3.105%, 9/28/32
(2)(3)

     8,381        8,364  

2017-RN8, A1 144A,
3.352%, 11/28/32
(2)(3)

     10,000        9,980  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIb Trust 2017-RN2, A1 144A
3.475%, 4/28/32
(2)(3)

     3,350        3,358  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust

     

2016-SPL1, B1 144A,
4.250%, 4/28/55
(3)

     7,758        8,014  

2017-RT1, A1 144A,
3.000%, 3/28/57
(2)(3)

     4,498        4,499  

2017-SPL5, B1 144A,
4.000%, 6/28/57
(2)(3)

     5,910        6,215  

2017-SPL1, B1 144A,
4.250%, 10/28/64
(2)(3)

     7,957        8,140  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust

     

2016-SPL2, B1 144A,
4.250%, 6/28/53
(2)(3)

     5,532        5,713  

2017-SPL3, B1 144A,
4.250%, 11/28/53
(2)(3)

     2,000        2,090  

2017-SPL4, A 144A,
3.500%, 1/28/55
(2)(3)

     3,315        3,360  

Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI, C 144A
4.138%, 10/15/34
(3)

     12,170        12,499  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-SMPL, A 144A
2.228%, 9/10/31
(3)

     3,655        3,585  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

     

2004-NCM2, 2CB2,
6.750%, 8/25/34

     9,045        9,726  

2014-A, A 144A,
4.000%, 1/25/35
(2)(3)

     7,241        7,538  

2015-PS1, A1 144A,
3.750%, 9/25/42
(2)(3)

     6,431        6,550  

2015-A, A1 144A,
3.500%, 6/25/58
(2)(3)

     2,987        3,023  

Cold Storage Trust 2017-ICE3, A 144A , (1 month LIBOR + 1.000%)
2.477%, 4/15/36
(2)(3)

     21,345        21,398  

Colony American Finance Ltd. 2015-1, A 144A
2.896%, 10/15/47
(3)

     8,571        8,591  

Colony Multi-Family Mortgage Trust 2014-1, A 144A
2.543%, 4/20/50
(3)

     2,999        2,982  

Colony Starwood Homes Trust 2016-2A, C 144A ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.150%)
3.627%, 12/17/33
(2)(3)

     18,880        18,901  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust Funding LLC

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

2016-1, A1 144A, 3.000%, 5/25/46(3)

   $ 2,322      $ 2,355  

2016-2, A1 144A, 2.750%, 9/25/46(2)(3)

     5,614        5,687  

2016-3, A1 144A, 2.800%, 12/26/46(2)(3)

     3,199        3,198  

2017-1, A3 144A, 3.074%, 5/27/47(2)(3)

     1,201        1,201  

Commercial Mortgage Lease-Backed Certificates 2001-CMLB, A3 144A
7.471%, 6/20/31
(2)(3)

     4,080        4,467  

Commercial Mortgage Trust
2014-277P, A 144A
3.611%, 8/10/49
(2)(3)

     8,705        9,031  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-IVR2, A2 144A
3.807%, 4/25/44
(2)(3)

     8,621        8,852  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

2003-27, 5A3,
5.250%, 11/25/33

     984        996  

2003-AR30, 5A1,
3.475%, 1/25/34
(2)

     4,577        4,693  

2004-8, 7A1,
6.000%, 12/25/34

     4,623        4,845  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust

     

2016-BDWN, A 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 2.900%)
4.377%, 2/15/29
(2)(3)

     2,975        2,988  

2013-HYB1, A16 144A,
3.006%, 4/25/43
(2)(3)

     3,964        3,985  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 2017-FHA1, A1 144A
3.250%, 4/25/47
(2)(3)

     12,727        12,870  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust

     

2017-1A, A1 144A,
2.725%, 12/26/46
(2)(3)

     5,733        5,703  

2017-1A, A2 144A,
2.928%, 12/26/46
(2)(3)

     1,453        1,446  

2017-2A, A1 144A,
2.453%, 6/25/47
(2)(3)

     5,089        5,032  

2017-2A, A2 144A,
2.606%, 6/25/47
(2)(3)

     2,297        2,271  

2017-3A, A3 144A,
2.813%, 10/25/47
(2)(3)

     5,628        5,627  

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-NRF, CFX 144A
3.382%, 12/15/34
(2)(3)

     16,875        16,988  

Galton Funding Mortgage Trust 2017-1, A21 144A
3.500%, 7/25/56
(2)(3)

     18,560        18,733  

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust

     

2004-AR1, 12A,
3.979%, 6/25/34
(2)

     3,780        3,825  

2005-AR1, 5A,
3.617%, 3/18/35
(2)

     1,272        1,214  

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-ALOH, A 144A
3.551%, 4/10/34
(3)

     8,176        8,429  

GSAA Home Equity Trust

     

2005-1, AF4, 5.619%, 11/25/34(2)

     277        282  

2005-12, AF3W, 4.999%, 9/25/35(2)

     3,341        3,377  

Hilton USA Trust 2016-SFP, B 144A
3.323%, 11/5/35
(3)

     22,020        21,916  

Home Equity Loan Trust

     
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

2006-HI1, M1,
6.510%, 2/25/36
(2)

   $ 1,088      $ 1,093  

2007-HSA3, AI4,
6.110%, 6/25/37
(2)

     6,414        6,427  

Hospitality Mortgage Trust 2017-HIT, B 144A ,
(1 month LIBOR + 1.180%)
2.424%, 5/8/30
(2)(3)

     12,255        12,255  

IMC Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-5, A9
7.310%, 11/20/28

     1,933        1,929  

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust

     

2014-R1, 1A1 144A,
4.000%, 12/27/37
(3)

     1,504        1,501  

2014-R1, 2A1 144A,
4.000%, 12/27/37
(3)

     307        305  

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

     

2004-10, 14A1,
3.710%, 1/25/35
(2)

     941        933  

2004-10, 21A1,
3.774%, 1/25/35
(2)

     6,223        6,270  

JPMorgan Chase (Washington Mutual) Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

     

2004-CB1, 5A,
5.000%, 6/25/19

     303        305  

2003-AR6, A1,
3.227%, 6/25/33
(2)

     548        552  

2003-AR4, 2A1,
3.045%, 8/25/33
(2)

     163        161  

2004-CB1, 2A,
5.000%, 6/25/34

     1,872        1,899  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

2010-CNTR, A2 144A,
4.311%, 8/5/32
(3)

     5,478        5,611  

2015-SGP, B 144A, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.227%, 7/15/36
(2)(3)

     13,925        14,038  

2011-C4, A3 144A,
4.106%, 7/15/46
(3)

     1,808        1,814  

2006-LDP9, AM,
5.372%, 5/15/47

     12,270        12,280  

2014-C22, A4,
3.801%, 9/15/47

     16,998        17,810  

2007-LDPX, AM,
5.464%, 1/15/49
(2)

     6,592        6,610  

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

     

2014-2, 2A2 144A,
3.500%, 6/25/29
(2)(3)

     8,317        8,487  

2014-5, B1 144A,
3.000%, 10/25/29
(2)(3)

     2,875        2,809  

2014-5, B2 144A,
3.000%, 10/25/29
(2)(3)

     1,353        1,315  

2006-A2, 4A1,
3.726%, 8/25/34
(2)

     1,102        1,113  

2004-A4, 2A1,
3.492%, 9/25/34
(2)

     4,231        4,290  

2005-A1, 4A1,
3.829%, 2/25/35
(2)

     517        524  

2005-A2, 4A1,
3.245%, 4/25/35
(2)

     819        813  

2005-A4, 3A1,
3.408%, 7/25/35
(2)

     2,672        2,716  

2006-A6, 3A3L,
3.463%, 10/25/36
(2)

     1,072        947  

2015-1, AM1 144A,
2.605%, 12/25/44
(2)(3)

     12,581        12,589  

2016-1, M2 144A,
3.750%, 4/25/45
(2)(3)

     13,846        14,020  

2015-5, A2 144A,
2.864%, 5/25/45
(2)(3)

     12,036        12,052  

2016-2, M2 144A,
3.750%, 12/25/45
(2)(3)

     14,329        14,486  
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

2011-C4, A4 144A,
4.388%, 7/15/46
(3)

   $ 5,175      $ 5,435  

2017-3, 2A2 144A,
2.500%, 8/25/47
(2)(3)

     10,314        10,213  

2017-5, A1 144A,
3.188%, 10/25/48
(2)(3)

     42,289        42,638  

2017-4, A3 144A,
3.500%, 11/25/48
(2)(3)

     13,730        13,907  

Loandepot Station Place Agency Securitization Trust 2017-LD1, C 144A ,
(1 month LIBOR + 1.300%)
2.852%, 11/25/50
(2)(3)

     16,025        16,025  

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2004-12, 3A1
3.720%, 11/25/34
(2)

     164        163  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

     

2004-7, 4A1,
4.500%, 7/25/19

     743        746  

2003-8, 2A1,
5.750%, 11/25/33

     3,938        4,064  

2004-4, 6A1,
5.500%, 4/25/34

     2,238        2,316  

2004-7, 9A1,
6.000%, 8/25/34

     10,852        11,193  

2005-2, 2A1,
6.000%, 1/25/35

     2,656        2,742  

2005-2, 1A1,
6.500%, 3/25/35

     8,052        8,273  

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust 2005-1, 1A1
5.000%, 5/25/20

     292        295  

MetLife Securitization Trust 2017-1A, M1 144A
3.601%, 4/25/55
(2)(3)

     7,930        8,192  

Mill City Mortgage Trust

     

2015-1, A3 144A, 3.000%, 6/25/56(2)(3)

     11,900        11,831  

2016-1, A1 144A,
2.500%, 4/25/57
(2)(3)

     3,031        3,012  

2017-1, A1 144A,
2.750%, 11/25/58
(2)(3)

     9,232        9,227  

Morgan Stanley - Bank of America (Merrill Lynch)
Trust 2013-C13, AS
4.266%, 11/15/46

     1,735        1,829  

Morgan Stanley Capital Barclays Bank Trust 2016-MART, A 144A
2.200%, 9/13/31
(3)

     14,805        14,555  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2017-CLS, A 144A,
(1 month LIBOR + 0.700%)
1.950%, 11/15/34
(2)(3)

     8,400        8,407  

2008-T29, AM,
6.313%, 1/11/43
(2)

     105        105  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

     

2004-2AR, 3A,
3.291%, 2/25/34
(2)

     878        883  

2004-2AR, 4A,
3.588%, 2/25/34
(2)

     629        638  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2014-1A, B2 144A
2.962%, 6/25/44
(2)(3)

     4,159        4,156  

Motel 6 Trust 2017-MTL6, A 144A,
(1 month LIBOR + 0.920%)
2.397%, 8/15/34
(2)(3)

     17,720        17,759  

National City Mortgage Capital Trust 2008-1, 2A1
6.000%, 3/25/38

     1,154        1,192  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

     
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

2016-2A, A1 144A,
3.750%, 11/26/35
(2)(3)

   $ 14,686      $     15,012  

2014-1A, A 144A,
3.750%, 1/25/54
(2)(3)

     13,106        13,364  

2014-2A, A3 144A,
3.750%, 5/25/54
(2)(3)

     1,183        1,200  

2014-3A, AFX3 144A,
3.750%, 11/25/54
(2)(3)

     10,232        10,452  

2015-2A, A1 144A,
3.750%, 8/25/55
(2)(3)

     8,087        8,282  

2016-1A, A1 144A,
3.750%, 3/25/56
(2)(3)

     6,750        6,866  

2016-3A, A1 144A,
3.750%, 9/25/56
(2)(3)

     7,424        7,581  

2016-4A, A1 144A,
3.750%, 11/25/56
(2)(3)

     5,328        5,444  

2017-2A, A3 144A,
4.000%, 3/25/57
(2)(3)

     9,644        9,967  

NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust 2004-4, M5 ,
(1 month LIBOR + 1.725%)
3.277%, 3/25/35
(2)

     3,443        3,452  

Oak Hill Advisors Residential Loan Trust 2017-NPL2, A1 144A
3.000%, 7/25/57
(2)(3)

     12,784        12,767  

One Market Plaza Trust 2017-1MKT, A 144A
3.614%, 2/10/32
(3)

     10,700        11,015  

Pretium Mortgage Credit Partners I LLC

     

2017-NPL3, A1 144A,
3.250%, 6/29/32
(2)(3)

     3,749        3,746  

2017-NPL5, A1 144A,
3.327%, 12/30/32
(2)(3)

     8,838        8,815  

2017-NPL2, A1 144A,
3.250%, 3/28/57
(2)(3)

     13,151        13,162  

Progress Residential Trust 2017-SFR1, B 144A
3.017%, 8/17/34
(3)

     4,000        3,947  

RCO Mortgage LLC 2017-1, A1 144A
3.375%, 8/25/22
(2)(3)

     17,719        17,730  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

     

2004-SL2, A3,
7.000%, 10/25/31

     1,284        1,335  

2004-SL1, A8,
6.500%, 11/25/31

     1,532        1,611  

2005-SL2, A4,
7.500%, 2/25/32

     1,515        1,418  

2004-SL4, A3,
6.500%, 7/25/32

     647        652  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

     

2003-A11, A9,
5.750%, 11/25/33

     1,981        2,011  

2004-A1, A5,
5.500%, 4/25/34

     9,731        9,788  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. 2006-S12, 1A1
5.500%, 12/25/21

     458        463  

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series 2016-1, M1 144A
3.000%, 9/25/55
(2)(3)

     6,500        6,288  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

     

2013-8, B1,
3.534%, 6/25/43
(2)

     6,529        6,513  

2017-CH1, A2 144A,
3.500%, 10/25/47
(2)(3)

     5,160        5,201  

Starwood Waypoint Homes Trust 2017-1, A 144A ,
(1 month LIBOR + 0.950%)
2.441%, 1/17/35
(2)(3)

     13,765        13,830  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-4, 3A4,
3.542%, 4/25/34
(2)

     1,489        1,499  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

2004-4, 3A2,
3.542%, 4/25/34
(2)

   $ 1,930      $ 1,954  

2004-4, 3A1,
3.542%, 4/25/34
(2)

     437        438  

2004-14, 7A,
3.428%, 10/25/34
(2)

     7,367        7,379  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Assistance Loan Trust 2003-AL1, A 144A
3.357%, 4/25/31
(3)

     5,308        5,254  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates

     

2003-33H, 1A1,
5.500%, 10/25/33

     2,776        2,825  

2003-34A, 6A,
3.670%, 11/25/33
(2)

     2,054        2,038  

Sutherland Commercial Mortgage Loans 2017-SBC6, A 144A
3.192%, 5/25/37
(2)(3)

     9,473        9,480  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust

     

2015-1, A2 144A,
3.250%, 10/25/53
(2)(3)

     11,184        11,272  

2015-3, A1B 144A,
3.000%, 3/25/54
(2)(3)

     3,467        3,481  

2016-1, A1B 144A,
2.750%, 2/25/55
(2)(3)

     5,660        5,661  

2015-6, M1 144A,
3.750%, 4/25/55
(2)(3)

     11,010        11,432  

2015-5, A1B 144A,
2.750%, 5/25/55
(2)(3)

     5,244        5,245  

2015-5, A2 144A,
3.500%, 5/25/55
(2)(3)

     3,901        4,008  

2016-2, A1 144A,
3.000%, 8/25/55
(2)(3)

     6,222        6,265  

2016-3, A1 144A,
2.250%, 4/25/56
(2)(3)

     5,112        5,062  

2016-4, A1 144A,
2.250%, 7/25/56
(2)(3)

     4,736        4,697  

2017-1, M1 144A,
3.750%, 10/25/56
(2)(3)

     3,665        3,730  

2015-2, 1M1 144A,
3.250%, 11/25/60
(2)(3)

     22,328        22,703  

Tricon American Homes Trust

     

2016-SFR1, C 144A,
3.487%, 11/17/33
(3)

     4,640        4,633  

2017-SFR1, A 144A,
2.716%, 9/17/34
(3)

     3,595        3,550  

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust 2017-1, AFX 144A
3.000%, 5/25/47
(2)(3)

     3,110        3,108  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LVI LLC 2017-NPL3, A1 144A
3.500%, 3/25/47
(2)(3)

     12,468        12,522  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LVIII LLC 2017-NPL5, A1 144A
3.375%, 5/28/47
(2)(3)

     2,300        2,303  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LX LLC 2017-NPL7, A1 144A
3.250%, 4/25/59
(2)(3)

     8,671        8,686  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LXII LLC 2017-NPL9, A1 144A
3.125%, 9/25/47
(2)(3)

     9,338        9,333  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LXIII LLC 2017-NP10, A1 144A
3.000%, 10/25/47
(2)(3)

     1,000        998  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust LXIV LLC 2017-NP11, A1 144A
3.375%, 10/25/47
(2)(3)

     10,209        10,204  

Verus Securitization Trust 2017-1A, A1 144A, 2.853%, 1/25/47(2)(3)

     6,085        6,103  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

2017-2A, A1 144A, 2.485%, 7/25/47(2)(3)

   $ 17,748      $ 17,755  

VSD 2017-PLT1, A 3.600%, 12/25/43

     6,226        6,223  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

     

2003-G, A1, 3.365%, 6/25/33(2)

     846        854  

2003-J, 5A1, 3.490%, 10/25/33(2)

     270        275  

2004-4, A9, 5.500%, 5/25/34

     1,299        1,324  

2004-U, A1, 3.602%, 10/25/34(2)

     713        717  

2004-Z, 2A1, 3.744%, 12/25/34(2)

     3,299        3,356  

2004-CC, A1, 3.661%, 1/25/35(2)

     1,479        1,506  

2005-12, 1A1, 5.500%, 11/25/35

     2,404        2,446  

2005-14, 2A1, 5.500%, 12/25/35

     1,618        1,658  

2007-16, 1A1, 6.000%, 12/28/37

     1,420        1,479  
     

 

 

 
        1,236,819  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,573,145)

        1,579,431  
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—21.7%

 

Auto Floor Plan—0.2%

     

Nextgear Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2017-2A, A2 144A
2.560%, 10/17/22
(3)

     12,410        12,371  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles—13.0%

     

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust

     

2017-3, B 144A, 2.250%, 1/11/21(3)

     8,000        7,971  

2016-1A, B 144A, 4.240%, 6/13/22(3)

     6,269        6,308  

2017-1, C 144A, 2.880%, 3/13/23(3)

     9,000        8,985  

2017-2, C 144A, 2.860%, 6/12/23(3)

     6,705        6,702  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

     

2014-2, C, 2.180%, 6/8/20

     19,450        19,461  

2014-1, D, 2.540%, 6/8/20

     22,955        23,018  

2015-3, C, 2.730%, 3/8/21

     9,730        9,781  

2016-4, C, 2.410%, 7/8/22

     18,468        18,349  

2017-1, C, 2.710%, 8/18/22

     10,360        10,350  

2017-2, C, 2.970%, 3/20/23

     7,840        7,880  

2017-3, D, 3.180%, 7/18/23

     14,385        14,412  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC

     

(AESOP) 2012-3A, A 144A, 2.100%, 3/20/19(3)

     11,543        11,543  

(AESOP) 2013-2A, A 144A, 2.970%, 2/20/20(3)

     6,350        6,392  

(AESOP) 2015-2A, A 144A, 2.630%, 12/20/21(3)

     22,315        22,271  

(AESOP) 2016-1A, A 144A, 2.990%, 6/20/22(3)

     27,000        27,165  

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust
2014-2, B, 2.340%, 4/15/20

     7,090        7,101  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Automobiles—(continued)

     

2015-3, B, 2.700%, 9/15/21

   $ 3,705      $ 3,706  

2016-1, B, 3.430%, 2/15/22

     4,615        4,659  

2017-1, B, 2.910%, 12/15/22

     7,000        6,940  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust

     

2015-2, C, 2.670%, 8/20/20

     7,250        7,286  

2016-3, C, 2.350%, 9/20/21

     8,935        8,920  

2017-1, C 144A, 2.700%, 9/20/22(3)

     3,630        3,622  

2017-1, D 144A, 3.150%, 2/20/25(3)

     1,980        1,969  

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust

     

2014-1A, B 144A, 2.720%, 4/15/20(3)

     908        909  

2014-2A, B 144A, 2.640%, 11/16/20(3)

     3,455        3,453  

2014-2A, C 144A, 3.240%, 11/16/20(3)

     2,765        2,759  

2015-1A, B 144A, 2.910%, 6/15/21(3)

     6,000        6,016  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

     

2014-2, B, 1.880%, 11/15/19

     1,000        1,000  

2015-2, C, 2.390%, 3/15/21

     2,275        2,278  

2017-1, B, 2.540%, 9/15/22

     5,025        5,030  

Carnow Auto Receivables Trust

     

2016-1A, D 144A, 7.340%, 11/15/21(3)

     4,460        4,492  

2017-1A, A 144A, 2.920%, 9/15/22(3)

     6,840        6,831  

Centre Point Funding LLC

     

2012-2A, 1 144A 2.610%, 8/20/21(3)

     2,882        2,873  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

     

2015-BA, D 144A, 4.170%, 1/16/23(3)

     8,400        8,553  

2016-BA, D 144A, 3.510%, 9/15/23(3)

     2,150        2,126  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

     

2016-C, B 144A, 2.480%, 9/15/20(3)

     3,000        3,001  

2016-B, B 144A, 3.180%, 9/15/20(3)

     4,500        4,533  

2017-C, B 144A, 2.300%, 7/15/21(3)

     6,610        6,582  

2016-A, C 144A, 3.800%, 12/15/21(3)

     6,500        6,595  

CPS Auto Trust 2017-D, B 144A
2.430%, 1/18/22
(3)

     6,400        6,376  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

2016-AA, B 144A, 3.170%, 5/15/20(3)

     523        524  

2017-1, B, 2.360%, 3/15/21

     14,640        14,653  

2017-BA, C 144A, 2.610%, 8/16/21(3)

     8,750        8,761  

2016-CA, C 144A, 3.020%, 11/15/21(3)

     6,280        6,327  

2017-AA, C 144A, 2.980%, 1/18/22(3)

     15,410        15,513  

2017-3, C, 2.800%, 7/15/22

     7,235        7,238  

2015-AA, D 144A, 4.120%, 7/15/22(3)

     13,120        13,327  

2017-2, C, 2.750%, 9/15/23

     4,030        4,036  

DT Auto Owner Trust

     
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

6


VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Automobiles—(continued)

     

2016-1A, B 144A, 2.790%, 5/15/20(3)

   $ 143      $ 143  

2014-3A, C 144A, 3.040%, 9/15/20(3)

     221        221  

2015-1A, C 144A, 2.870%, 11/16/20(3)

     514        515  

2015-3A, C 144A, 3.250%, 7/15/21(3)

     1,888        1,893  

2016-2A, C 144A, 3.670%, 1/18/22(3)

     8,555        8,608  

2016-3A, C 144A, 3.150%, 3/15/22(3)

     8,485        8,512  

2016-4A, C 144A, 2.740%, 10/17/22(3)

     21,875        21,853  

2017-1A, D 144A, 3.550%, 11/15/22(3)

     10,000        9,995  

2017-2A, D 144A, 3.890%, 1/15/23(3)

     10,070        10,138  

2017-3A, C 144A, 3.010%, 5/15/23(3)

     10,560        10,576  

DT Auto Owner Trust 2017-4 2017-4A, C 144A 2.860%, 7/17/23(3)

     20,000        20,003  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

     

2014-1A, C 144A, 3.570%, 7/15/19(3)

     2,773        2,778  

2014-2A, C 144A, 3.260%, 12/16/19(3)

     8,802        8,834  

2015-1A, C 144A, 4.100%, 12/15/20(3)

     19,850        20,096  

2015-2A, C 144A, 3.900%, 3/15/21(3)

     24,230        24,528  

2014-3A, D 144A, 5.690%, 4/15/21(3)

     23,980        24,598  

2016-3A, B 144A, 2.840%, 8/16/21(3)

     8,475        8,464  

2017-1A, B 144A, 3.000%, 12/15/21(3)

     13,250        13,277  

2017-2A, B 144A, 2.820%, 5/16/22(3)

     18,780        18,725  

2017-3A, B 144A, 2.810%, 9/15/22(3)

     14,185        14,085  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust

     

2015-1A, C 144A, 2.710%, 6/15/21(3)

     5,000        4,993  

2017-2A, B 144A, 2.650%, 11/15/22(3)

     2,160        2,157  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

     

2016-1, A 144A, 2.770%, 12/15/20(3)

     2,112        2,120  

2014-2, D 144A, 5.210%, 2/15/21(3)

     11,010        11,311  

2015-1, D 144A, 5.260%, 7/15/21(3)

     3,565        3,669  

2015-2, C 144A, 4.080%, 12/15/21(3)

     6,495        6,641  

2016-2, B 144A, 3.840%, 9/15/22(3)

     4,175        4,258  

2016-3, D 144A, 3.890%, 11/15/22(3)

     4,990        5,035  

2017-1, C 144A, 3.220%, 5/15/23(3)

     7,500        7,547  

2017-3, C 144A, 2.910%, 9/15/23(3)

     5,750        5,733  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust

     

2016-1, A2 144A, 2.870%, 10/15/21(3)

     4,471        4,474  

2017-1, B 144A, 3.050%, 12/15/22(3)

     8,965        8,900  

2017-1, C 144A, 3.470%, 12/15/22(3)

     4,458        4,431  

GLS Auto Receivables Trust

     

2016-1A, B 144A, 4.390%, 1/15/21(3)

     10,500        10,649  

2017-1A, B 144A, 2.980%, 12/15/21(3)

     15,005        14,956  

2017-1A, C 144A, 3.500%, 7/15/22(3)

     11,090        11,061  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Automobiles—(continued)

     

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-1A, B 144A 2.300%, 6/16/23(3)

   $ 4,185      $ 4,154  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II Lp 2016-4A, A 144A
2.650%, 7/25/22
(3)

     10,000        9,816  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

     

2015-2A, A 144A,
2.020%, 9/25/19
(3)

     4,845        4,834  

2016-1A, A 144A, 2.320%, 3/25/20(3)

     8,800        8,770  

2015-1A, A 144A, 2.730%, 3/25/21(3)

     28,000        28,077  

2015-3A, A 144A, 2.670%, 9/25/21(3)

     25,000        24,745  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust

     

2014-B, D, 2.510%, 12/15/20

     9,675        9,707  

2015-A, D, 2.730%, 6/15/21

     8,950        8,996  

2017-B, B, 2.230%, 2/15/23

     4,240        4,186  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust

     

2016-1A, B 144A, 2.760%, 5/15/21(3)

     5,000        5,013  

2017-2A, C 144A, 2.820%, 7/15/24(3)

     6,220        6,204  

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust

     

2014-1A, C 144A, 2.390%, 5/15/20(3)

     7,000        7,011  

2017-1A, C 144A, 2.810%, 1/17/23(3)

     8,355        8,312  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

2014-3, C, 2.130%, 8/17/20

     3,446        3,447  

2016-2, B, 2.080%, 2/16/21

     8,250        8,252  

2017-1, C, 2.580%, 5/16/22

     9,830        9,800  

2017-2, C, 2.790%, 8/15/22

     3,795        3,806  

2017-3, C, 2.760%, 12/15/22

     4,510        4,512  

2017-2, D, 3.490%, 7/17/23

     9,960        10,059  

TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust

     

2014-1A, B 144A, 2.330%, 5/15/20(3)

     1,733        1,734  

2014-1A, C 144A, 3.120%, 4/15/21(3)

     2,035        2,038  

2016-PT1A, C 144A, 3.210%, 1/17/23(3)

     10,900        10,795  

Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust

     

2014-AA, C 144A, 2.560%, 8/15/19(3)

     331        331  

2016-AA, B 144A, 3.130%, 3/15/20(3)

     5,628        5,633  

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust 2016-2, C 144A 2.480%, 3/10/20(3)

     9,425        9,424  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

     

2015-1A, C 144A, 2.290%, 11/16/20(3)

     1,024        1,024  

2016-2A, C 144A, 2.830%, 5/17/21(3)

     3,190        3,200  

2015-3A, D 144A, 4.400%, 5/17/21(3)

     10,000        10,086  

2017-1A, B 144A, 2.300%, 10/17/22(3)

     10,000        9,990  

2017-2A, C 144A, 2.590%, 12/15/22(3)

     16,230        16,114  
     

 

 

 
        964,424  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Home Equity Loans—0.0%

     

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2001-SB1, A2
3.375%, 8/25/31

   $ 1,062      $ 1,051  
     

 

 

 

Manufactured Housing—0.0%

     

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass-Through Certificates 1996-1, B1
8.000%, 3/15/27
(2)

     477        485  
     

 

 

 

Other—7.6%

     

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2017-B, A 144A
3.163%, 9/25/56
(2)(3)

     10,650        10,633  

Aqua Finance Trust 2017-A, A 144A
3.720%, 11/15/35
(3)

     15,108        15,040  

Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust 2017-1A, B 144A
2.850%, 10/10/21
(3)

     7,764        7,696  

BCC Funding XIII LLC 2016-1, D 144A
4.780%, 8/20/22
(3)

     5,392        5,296  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC 2017-1A, A 144A
2.940%, 5/25/29
(3)

     9,569        9,506  

BXG Receivables Note Trust

     

2012-A, A 144A, 2.660%, 12/2/27(3)

     2,032        2,006  

2013-A, A 144A, 3.010%, 12/4/28(3)

     4,515        4,504  

2015-A, A 144A, 2.880%, 5/2/30(3)

     4,072        4,057  

2017-A, A 144A, 2.950%, 10/4/32(3)

     8,753        8,692  

Citi Held For Asset Issuance 2015-PM3, B 144A
4.310%, 5/16/22
(3)

     9,814        9,852  

CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. 2013-1A, A2 144A
4.474%, 3/20/43
(3)

     21,567        21,609  

CLUB Credit Trust

     

2017-NP1, A 144A, 2.390%, 4/17/23(3)

     775        775  

2017-NP1, B 144A, 3.170%, 4/17/23(3)

     5,500        5,508  

2017-P1, B 144A, 3.560%, 9/15/23(3)

     4,565        4,576  

2017-P2, A 144A, 2.610%, 1/15/24(3)

     10,000        10,000  

Conn Funding II LP 2017-B, B 144A
4.520%, 11/15/20
(3)

     8,550        8,550  

Consumer Installment Loan Trust 2016-LD1, A 144A
3.960%, 7/15/22
(3)

     1,480        1,483  

Corevest American Finance Trust 2017-1, A 144A
2.968%, 10/15/49
(3)

     4,789        4,778  

DB Master Finance LLC

     

2015-1A, A2II 144A, 3.980%, 2/20/45(3)

     2,772        2,829  

2017-1A, A2I 144A, 3.629%, 11/20/47(3)

     7,845        7,896  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Other—(continued)

     

2014-1, A 144A, 2.540%, 5/20/27(3)

   $ 5,300      $ 5,268  

2017-1A, A 144A, 3.270%, 10/22/29(3)

     8,472        8,406  

Drug Royalty II LP 2 2014-1, A2 144A
3.484%, 7/15/23
(3)

     9,667        9,644  

Drug Royalty III LP 1

     

2017-1A, A1 144A,
(3 month LIBOR + 2.500%)
3.859%, 4/15/27
(2)(3)

     3,619        3,619  

2016-1A, A 144A,
3.979%, 4/15/27
(3)

     9,125        9,111  

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 2012-1A, A2 144A
4.212%, 10/15/42
(3)

     8,530        8,629  

Foundation Finance Trust 2017-1A, A 144A,
3.300%, 7/15/33
(3)

     13,500        13,500  

2016-1A, A 144A,
3.960%, 6/15/35
(3)

     1,950        1,969  

Gold Key Resorts LLC 2014-A, A 144A
3.220%, 3/17/31
(3)

     4,853        4,833  

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC 2017-1, A4 144A
2.360%, 1/20/23
(3)

     18,010        17,902  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

     

2013-A, A 144A, 2.280%, 1/25/26(3)

     4,229        4,199  

2014-AA, A 144A, 1.770%, 11/25/26(3)

     6,219        6,122  

2017-AA, A 144A, 2.660%, 12/26/28(3)

     6,231        6,186  

HOA Funding LLC 2014-1A, A2 144A
4.846%, 8/20/44
(3)

     8,770        8,532  

Leaf Receivables Funding 12 LLC 2017-1, B 144A
2.650%, 2/15/22
(3)

     9,145        9,049  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust 2017-AA, A 144A
3.620%, 2/20/29
(3)

     7,335        7,375  

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust

     

2012-1A, A 144A, 2.510%, 5/20/30(3)

     7,637        7,608  

2010-1A, A 144A, 3.540%, 10/20/32(3)

     212        212  

2010-1A, B 144A, 4.520%, 10/20/32(3)

     413        413  

Murray Hill Marketplace Trust 2016-LC1, A 144A
4.190%, 11/25/22
(3)

     192        192  

MVW Owner Trust

     

2015-1A, B 144A, 2.960%, 12/20/32(3)

     956        946  

2016-1A, A 144A, 2.250%, 12/20/33(3)

     4,705        4,652  

2017-1A, A 144A, 2.420%, 12/20/34(3)

     3,912        3,877  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust

     

2015-2A, A 144A, 2.570%, 7/18/25(3)

     8,764        8,759  

2015-1A, A 144A, 3.190%, 3/18/26(3)

     26,301        26,435  

2017-1A, A1 144A, 2.370%, 9/14/32(3)

     5,500        5,450  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

     
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

8


VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Other—(continued)

     

2012-AA, A 144A, 3.450%, 3/10/27(3)

   $ 1,786      $ 1,792  

2015-AA, A 144A, 2.880%, 9/8/27(3)

     4,327        4,291  

2014-AA, A 144A, 2.290%, 7/9/29(3)

     1,895        1,871  

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust

     

2017-1A, B 144A, 3.650%, 6/15/23(3)

     17,008        17,150  

2017-2A, B 144A, 3.480%, 9/15/23(3)

     11,005        11,030  

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., LLC 2017-1A, A 144A
2.910%, 3/20/34
(3)

     6,054        6,061  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC

     

2013-1A, A 144A, 1.590%, 11/20/29(3)

     1,394        1,393  

2014-1A, A 144A, 2.070%, 3/20/30(3)

     1,253        1,250  

2014-2A, A 144A, 2.050%, 6/20/31(2)(3)

     1,752        1,748  

2016-1A, A 144A, 3.080%, 3/21/33(3)

     4,015        4,028  

2016-2A, A 144A, 2.330%, 7/20/33(3)

     3,813        3,784  

Silverleaf Finance LLC

     

XVII 2013-A, A 144A, 2.680%, 3/16/26(3)

     1,165        1,164  

XVIII 2014-A, A 144A, 2.810%, 1/15/27(3)

     833        831  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

     

2016-3, A 144A, 3.050%, 12/26/25(3)

     11,051        11,108  

2017-1, A 144A, 3.280%, 1/26/26(3)

     15,461        15,614  

2017-3, A 144A, 2.770%, 5/25/26(3)

     12,156        12,160  

2017-5, A2 144A, 2.780%, 9/25/26(3)

     14,080        13,951  

2017-6, A2 144A, 2.820%, 11/25/26(3)

     12,870        12,859  

Springleaf Funding Trust 2016-AA, A 144A
2.900%, 11/15/29
(3)

     11,590        11,607  

SVO VOI Mortgage Corp. 2012-AA, A 144A
2.000%, 9/20/29
(3)

     5,336        5,290  

TGIF Funding LLC 2017-1A, A2 144A
6.202%, 4/30/47
(3)

     17,478        17,802  

TRIP Rail Master Funding LLC 2017-1A, A1 144A
2.709%, 8/15/47
(3)

     9,850        9,809  

Volvo Financial Equipment LLC 2014-1A, C 144A
1.940%, 11/15/21
(3)

     6,000        6,000  

Volvo Financial Equipment LLC Series 2017-1A, B 144A
2.400%, 1/18/22
(3)

     3,600        3,571  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC

     

2016-A, A 144A, 2.540%, 7/20/33(3)

     5,173        5,126  

2017-A, A 144A, 2.330%, 3/20/35(3)

     9,887        9,747  

Welk Resorts LLC

     

2013-AA, A 144A, 3.100%, 3/15/29(3)

     2,081        2,080  

2015-AA, A 144A, 2.790%, 6/16/31(3)

     4,072        4,052  

2017-AA, A 144A, 2.820%, 6/15/33(3)

     3,216        3,198  
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Other—(continued)

     

Wendy’s Funding LLC

     

2015-1A, A2I 144A, 3.371%, 6/15/45(3)

   $ 10,962      $ 10,991  

2015-1A, A2II 144A, 4.080%, 6/15/45(3)

     9,377        9,599  

2018-1A, A2I 144A, 3.573%, 3/15/48(3)

     9,475        9,472  

Westgate Resorts LLC 2016-1A, A 144A
3.500%, 12/20/28
(3)

     6,587        6,624  
     

 

 

 
        565,227  
     

 

 

 

Student Loans—0.9%

     

Commonbond Student Loan Trust 2017-AGS, A1 144A
2.550%, 5/25/41
(3)

     8,366        8,321  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust 2015-D, A3 144A
2.500%, 1/25/36
(3)

     2,607        2,612  

Earnest Student Loan Program LLC 2017-A, A2 144A
2.650%, 1/25/41
(3)

     5,370        5,342  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust 2017-B, A2FX 144A
2.770%, 8/25/42
(3)

     6,745        6,709  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust 2017-A, A2A 144A
2.880%, 12/16/58
(3)

     3,150        3,122  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust

     

2013-B, A2A 144A, 1.850%, 6/17/30(3)

     3,843        3,828  

2013-C, A2A 144A, 2.940%, 10/15/31(3)

     3,270        3,291  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

2014-B, A2 144A, 2.550%, 8/27/29(3)

     555        555  

2015-A, A2 144A, 2.420%, 3/25/30(3)

     2,324        2,324  

2016-A, A2 144A, 2.760%, 12/26/36(3)

     1,456        1,454  

2017-A, A2B 144A, 2.400%, 3/26/40(3)

     10,000        9,843  

2017-B, A1FX 144A, 1.830%, 5/25/40(3)

     7,077        7,058  

2017-C, A2A 144A, 1.750%, 7/25/40(3)

     5,905        5,881  

2017-E, A2B 144A, 2.720%, 11/26/40(3)

     4,135        4,114  
     

 

 

 
        64,454  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,606,892)

 

 

     1,608,012  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—35.5%

 

Consumer Discretionary—2.2%

 

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. 2.500%, 11/28/19

     6,600        6,618  

Aptiv plc 3.150%, 11/19/20

     15,000        15,231  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Series B
7.625%, 3/15/20

     7,910        7,752  

Delphi Corp. 4.150%, 3/15/24

     3,665        3,870  

Discovery Communications LLC

     
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

  

2.200%, 9/20/19

   $ 7,185      $ 7,151  

2.950%, 3/20/23

     10,295        10,187  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.875%, 7/15/22

     7,150        7,186  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

3.500%, 7/10/19

     9,715        9,861  

4.200%, 3/1/21

     7,300        7,591  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.
4.750%, 2/15/23

     10,550        11,267  

International Game Technology plc 144A
6.250%, 2/15/22
(3)

     5,190        5,592  

Lennar Corp. 144A
2.950%, 11/29/20
(3)

     17,355        17,225  

Newell Brands, Inc.
3.150%, 4/1/21

     6,553        6,626  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

144A, 7.000%, 1/1/22(3)

     8,970        9,452  

144A, 5.000%, 10/15/25(3)

     7,150        7,168  

SFR Group S.A.

     

144A, 6.000%, 5/15/22(3)

     4,580        4,637  

144A, 7.375%, 5/1/26(3)

     7,075        7,287  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.

     

4.875%, 7/1/21

     3,740        3,880  

5.875%, 6/15/24

     10,130        10,814  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
4.150%, 4/1/24

     915        919  
     

 

 

 
        160,314  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.8%

     

BAT Capital Corp.

     7,230        7,190  

144A, 2.297%, 8/14/20(3)

     

144A, 2.764%, 8/15/22(3)

     14,195        14,116  

144A, 3.222%, 8/15/24(3)

     7,160        7,158  

ESAL GmbH 144A
6.250%, 2/5/23
(3)

     8,600        8,170  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (The)
3.500%, 7/15/22

     4,543        4,646  

MARB BondCo plc 144A
7.000%, 3/15/24
(3)

     18,700        18,770  
     

 

 

 
        60,050  
     

 

 

 

Energy—6.8%

     

Afren plc 144A
11.500%, 2/1/20
(3)(9)(15)

     4,674        4  

Anadarko Finance Co. Series B
7.500%, 5/1/31

     3,000        3,849  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     

4.850%, 3/15/21

     3,845        4,060  

5.550%, 3/15/26

     5,455        6,119  

Antero Resources Corp.
5.625%, 6/1/23

     5,215        5,424  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(3)

     6,070        6,313  

Callon Petroleum Co.
6.125%, 10/1/24

     7,720        7,952  
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
6.250%, 4/15/23

   $ 11,090      $ 11,506  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 7.000%, 6/30/24

     7,155        8,143  

Cimarex Energy Co.
4.375%, 6/1/24

     11,490        12,190  

CNOOC Finance Property Ltd.
2.625%, 5/5/20

     5,800        5,785  

Continental Resources, Inc.

     

5.000%, 9/15/22

     5,035        5,110  

4.500%, 4/15/23

     6,535        6,666  

Ecopetrol S.A.
5.875%, 9/18/23

     36,745        40,603  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
4.375%, 10/15/20

     3,930        4,095  

Encana Corp.

     

3.900%, 11/15/21

     7,960        8,180  

8.125%, 9/15/30

     8,110        10,915  

Energy Partners Equity LP
4.500%, 11/1/23

     4,855        5,026  

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     

5.000%, 10/1/22

     17,910        19,089  

4.250%, 3/15/23

     6,430        6,382  

5.875%, 1/15/24

     10,155        10,688  

EP Energy LLC

     

9.375%, 5/1/20

     7,130        6,025  

144A, 8.000%, 11/29/24(3)

     7,660        7,909  

FTS International, Inc.
6.250%, 5/1/22

     2,245        2,172  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 11/15/23
(3)

     20,300        22,410  

Lukoil International Finance BV 144A
3.416%, 4/24/18
(3)

     6,000        6,014  

Newfield Exploration Co.
5.625%, 7/1/24

     11,825        12,712  

NGL Energy Partners LP
5.125%, 7/15/19

     11,500        11,701  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.
6.875%, 3/15/22

     10,500        10,776  

Peabody Energy Corp. 144A
6.000%, 3/31/22
(3)

     10,496        10,890  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

8.375%, 5/23/21

     35,515        40,505  

144A, 5.299%, 1/27/25(3)

     10,890        10,923  

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. 144A
6.000%, 5/16/24
(3)(10)

     9,545        2,138  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

4.875%, 1/24/22

     62,580        65,224  

6.875%, 8/4/26

     13,475        15,277  

PTTEP Treasury Center Co., Ltd. 144A
4.875%
(3)(5)

     3,007        3,052  

Range Resources Corp.

     

5.000%, 3/15/23

     5,235        5,209  

4.875%, 5/15/25

     11,170        10,779  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

    

RSP Permian, Inc.
5.250%, 1/15/25

   $ 7,125     $ 7,303  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

    

5.625%, 2/1/21

     8,000       8,576  

6.250%, 3/15/22

     8,415       9,362  

Sinopec Capital Ltd. 144A
1.875%, 4/24/18
(3)

     11,750       11,731  

Southern Gas Corridor CJSC 144A
6.875%, 3/24/26
(3)

     6,435       7,312  

Transocean, Inc. 144A,

    

9.000%, 7/15/23(3)

     3,680       3,979  

6.800%, 3/15/38

     7,800       6,289  

Ultra Resources, Inc. 144A
6.875%, 4/15/22
(3)

     1,258       1,261  

Weatherford International Ltd.
9.875%, 2/15/24

     4,795       5,095  

YPF S.A.

    

144A, 8.500%, 3/23/21(3)

     5,369       6,072  

144A, 8.750%, 4/4/24(3)

     1,630       1,872  
    

 

 

 
       500,667  
    

 

 

 

Financials—12.0%

    

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. 3.950%, 2/1/22

     3,670       3,782  

Air Lease Corp. 2.625%, 9/4/18

     5,495       5,511  

Akbank TAS 144A 7.500%, 2/5/18(3)

     33,705 TRY      8,839  

Altice US Finance I Corp. 144A 5.375%, 7/15/23(3)

     8,250       8,456  

Ares Capital Corp.

    

3.875%, 1/15/20

     4,286       4,362  

3.625%, 1/19/22

     4,475       4,493  

3.500%, 2/10/23

     11,230       11,062  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 144A
4.400%, 5/19/26
(3)

     14,195       14,762  

Aviation Capital Group Corp. 144A
2.875%, 9/17/18
(3)

     4,415       4,430  

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A
4.250%, 4/1/23
(3)

     15,500       16,256  

Bank of America Corp.

    

2.000%, 1/11/18

     14,905       14,905  

5.490%, 3/15/19

     2,868       2,969  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.180%)
2.543%, 10/21/22
(2)

     10,735       10,947  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.000%)
2.365%, 4/24/23
(2)

     14,445       14,677  

4.200%, 8/26/24

     10,473       11,026  

Bank of Baroda 144A 4.875%, 7/23/19(3)

     11,775       12,123  

Bank of India 144A 3.625%, 9/21/18(3)

     10,200       10,236  

Barclays plc 3.200%, 8/10/21

     10,345       10,401  

BBVA Banco Continental S.A. RegS
5.000%, 8/26/22
(4)

     16,280       17,562  
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

Bonos del Banco Central de Chile En Pesos
4.500%, 6/1/20

   $ 4,570,000 CLP    $ 7,635  

Brookfield Finance LLC 4.000%, 4/1/24

     15,475       16,017  

Capital One N.A. 2.950%, 7/23/21

     14,425       14,509  

Capital One N.A. 2.400%, 9/5/19

     5,000       4,993  

Citigroup, Inc.

    

(3 month LIBOR + 0.960%)
2.327%, 4/25/22
(2)

     18,055       18,242  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.430%)
2.911%, 9/1/23
(2)

     10,755       11,070  

3.200%, 10/21/26

     7,335       7,276  

Corp Financiera de Desarrollo SA 144A
4.750%, 7/15/25
(3)

     6,000       6,387  

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 144A
4.125%, 12/10/22
(3)

     13,805       14,198  

Discover Bank
8.700%, 11/18/19

     1,750       1,924  

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP 144A
5.000%, 8/1/21
(3)

     14,685       15,153  

Fifth Third Bancorp
4.500%, 6/1/18

     6,745       6,811  

First Tennessee Bank N.A.
2.950%, 12/1/19

     4,500       4,529  

FS Investment Corp.
4.250%, 1/15/20

     7,725       7,857  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    

2.350%, 11/15/21

     4,425       4,357  

4.250%, 10/21/25

     24,315       25,406  

Guanay Finance Ltd.
144A 6.000%, 12/15/20
(3)

     19,472       19,999  

HBOS plc 144A
6.750%, 5/21/18
(3)

     685       697  

HSBC Holdings plc

    

2.950%, 5/25/21

     10,000       10,068  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.500%)
2.843%, 1/5/22
(2)

     6,524       6,745  

HSBC USA, Inc.

    

2.625%, 9/24/18

     9,485       9,525  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
7.000%, 12/15/20

     17,065       19,082  

ICAHN Enterprises LP 144A
6.250%, 2/1/22
(3)

     17,330       17,720  

ICICI Bank Ltd. RegS
4.700%, 2/21/18
(4)

     13,000       13,033  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.

    

3.231%, 11/13/19

     6,275       6,327  

(3 month LIBOR + 0.750%)
2.147%, 11/8/20
(2)

     630       630  

2.957%, 11/8/22

     14,880       14,742  

International Lease Finance Corp.
3.875%, 4/15/18

     7,635       7,670  

iStar, Inc.

    

6.000%, 4/1/22

     4,815       4,984  

5.250%, 9/15/22

     6,650       6,692  

Jefferies Group LLC 5.125%, 1/20/23

     3,725       4,037  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

2.295%, 8/15/21

   $ 4,495      $ 4,454  

(3 month LIBOR + 0.900%)
2.267%, 4/25/23
(2)

     18,055        18,258  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
1.650%, 9/23/19

     8,805        8,730  

Lincoln National Corp.

     

8.750%, 7/1/19

     4,613        5,036  

(3 month LIBOR + 2.040%)
3.403%, 4/20/67
(2)(7)

     2,885        2,640  

Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 1/14/20
(3)

     10,950        11,665  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
2.601%, 9/11/22

     18,300        18,010  

Morgan Stanley

     

(3 month LIBOR + 0.930%)
2.293%, 7/22/22
(2)

     18,055        18,200  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.400%)
2.765%, 10/24/23
(2)

     25,080        25,793  

Navient Corp.

     

6.500%, 6/15/22

     8,220        8,623  

7.250%, 9/25/23

     3,620        3,855  

Nuveen Finance LLC 144A
2.950%, 11/1/19
(3)

     2,850        2,877  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
8.875%, 6/15/38

     11,200        11,505  

S&P Global, Inc.
3.300%, 8/14/20

     15,097        15,377  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

     

2.700%, 5/24/19

     10,650        10,672  

2.650%, 4/17/20

     7,540        7,536  

144A, 3.700%, 3/28/22(3)

     7,190        7,276  

SBA Tower Trust

     

144A, 3.156%, 10/8/20(3)

     6,050        6,095  

144A, 3.168%, 4/11/22(3)

     18,490        18,403  

Sberbank of Russia
5.717%, 6/16/21
(6)

     7,000        7,525  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
6.125%, 5/15/22

     16,955        17,591  

State Bank of India 144A
3.250%, 4/18/18
(3)

     10,470        10,491  

State Street Corp.
4.956%, 3/15/18

     24,025        24,162  

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS 144A
5.125%, 5/3/22
(3)

     11,820        11,719  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
2.125%, 4/7/21

     11,005        10,899  

Trinity Acquisition plc

     

3.500%, 9/15/21

     1,485        1,514  

4.400%, 3/15/26

     9,145        9,669  

Turkiye Is Bankasi 144A
3.750%, 10/10/18
(3)

     12,630        12,644  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO

     

144A, 3.750%, 4/15/18(3)

     4,000        3,997  

144A, 5.625%, 5/30/22(3)

     14,600        14,547  

UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd. 144A
2.650%, 2/1/22
(3)

     8,475        8,378  

VICI Properties 1 LLC ,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.500%)
4.847%, 10/15/22
(2)

     149        149  

Vnesheconombank 144A
6.902%, 7/9/20
(3)

     9,500        10,255  
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

3.069%, 1/24/23

   $ 6,915      $ 6,966  

(3 month LIBOR + 1.230%)
2.610%, 10/31/23
(2)

     10,770        11,056  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
2.150%, 12/6/19

     17,645        17,616  

XLIT Ltd. 2.300%, 12/15/18

     9,730        9,727  
     

 

 

 
        889,024  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.4%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     

2.900%, 11/30/21

     8,815        8,916  

3.400%, 11/30/23

     3,910        3,977  

AbbVie, Inc.

     

2.500%, 5/14/20

     11,705        11,740  

3.200%, 11/6/22

     1,940        1,970  

Allergan Funding SCS

     

3.000%, 3/12/20

     2,825        2,850  

3.450%, 3/15/22

     3,815        3,876  

Anthem, Inc.

     

2.950%, 12/1/22

     7,557        7,559  

3.350%, 12/1/24

     5,452        5,530  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

2.894%, 6/6/22

     11,831        11,756  

3.363%, 6/6/24

     7,740        7,760  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     

2.616%, 6/15/22

     10,985        10,800  

3.079%, 6/15/24

     11,180        11,003  

Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.250%, 3/31/23

     7,185        6,466  

Endo Dac 144A
6.000%, 7/15/23
(3)

     720        565  

Fresenius U.S. Finance II, Inc. 144A
4.500%, 1/15/23
(3)

     2,590        2,720  

HCA, Inc.
6.500%, 2/15/20

     13,125        13,912  

Mylan NV
3.150%, 6/15/21

     4,065        4,087  

Mylan, Inc. 144A
3.125%, 1/15/23
(3)

     14,815        14,607  

Owens & Minor, Inc.
3.875%, 9/15/21

     2,485        2,514  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
2.400%, 9/23/21

     9,275        9,128  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

144A, 4.625%, 7/15/24(3)

     4,350        4,241  

144A, 5.125%, 5/1/25(3)

     4,765        4,646  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 3/15/22
(3)

     2,190        2,300  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
3.150%, 4/1/22

   $ 25,115      $ 25,174  
     

 

 

 
        178,097  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—2.6%

     

Alfa SAB de CV 144A
5.250%, 3/25/24
(3)

     6,775        7,165  

America West Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 2001-1, G
7.100%, 4/2/21

     28,521        30,981  

Bombardier, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 1/15/23
(3)

     11,420        11,192  

British Airways Pass-Through-Trust 2013-1, B 144A
5.625%, 6/20/20
(3)

     6,436        6,663  

CNH Industrial N.V.
4.500%, 8/15/23

     15,130        15,738  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 1999-2, C2
6.236%, 3/15/20

     5,892        6,024  

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through-Trust 2013-1, A 144A
5.250%, 5/30/23
(3)

     14,452        15,216  

Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha Pass-Through-Trust 2012-1, A 144A
5.125%, 11/30/22
(3)

     2,540        2,650  

Embraer Overseas Ltd. 144A 5.696%, 9/16/23(3)

     3,460        3,780  

Hawaiian Airlines Pass-Through Certificates 2013-1, B 4.950%, 1/15/22

     6,357        6,556  

Latam Finance Ltd. 144A 6.875%, 4/11/24(3)

     18,525        19,312  

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     13,945        15,437  

Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP

     

RegS, 2.500%, 6/15/19(4)

     3,470        3,469  

144A, 3.375%, 2/1/22(3)

     8,365        8,521  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.
4.125%, 5/15/22

     10,523        9,668  

SCF Capital Designated Activity Co. 144A
5.375%, 6/16/23
(3)

     8,460        8,757  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 2/15/23
(3)

     6,590        6,870  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.500%, 7/15/24

     11,820        12,115  
     

 

 

 
        190,114  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.1%

 

Broadcom Corp.

     

144A, 2.375%, 1/15/20(3)

     10,660        10,587  

144A, 3.000%, 1/15/22(3)

     7,550        7,485  

144A, 2.650%, 1/15/23(3)

     9,730        9,378  

144A, 3.625%, 1/15/24(3)

     7,360        7,317  

Dell International LLC 144A
5.450%, 6/15/23
(3)

     10,540        11,388  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
(The) 4.250%, 6/15/20

     4,660        4,779  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     

2.850%, 10/5/18

     9,690        9,737  

3.600%, 10/15/20

     1,845        1,884  
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

VMware, Inc.

     

2.300%, 8/21/20

   $ 4,567      $ 4,541  

2.950%, 8/21/22

     11,670        11,636  
     

 

 

 
        78,732  
     

 

 

 

Materials—2.9%

     

Anglo American Capital plc 144A
3.625%, 9/11/24
(3)

     18,490        18,397  

Equate Petrochemical BV 144A 3.000%, 3/3/22(3)

     9,535        9,389  

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd. 4.000%, 1/14/25

     19,230        19,038  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. 144A
9.750%, 3/1/22
(3)

     16,815        18,606  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     

3.550%, 3/1/22

     3,070        3,035  

3.875%, 3/15/23

     7,645        7,607  

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 1/20/20
(3)

     6,963        7,468  

Glencore Funding LLC 144A
4.125%, 5/30/23
(3)

     17,615        18,223  

James Hardie International Finance DAC 144A
4.750%, 1/15/25
(3)

     12,975        13,072  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

     

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/24(3)

     9,000        8,978  

144A, 5.000%, 5/1/25(3)

     16,890        16,848  

OCP SA 144A 5.625%, 4/25/24(3)

     17,090        18,306  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 7/15/24
(3)

     13,395        14,371  

Rusal Capital DAC 144A 5.125%, 2/2/22(3)

     17,980        18,358  

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital S.A. 144A
3.850%, 8/27/21
(3)(6)

     17,780        18,056  

Vale Overseas Ltd. 5.875%, 6/10/21

     7,475        8,140  
     

 

 

 
        217,892  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.5%

     

American Tower Corp. 3.000%, 6/15/23

     8,586        8,562  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP 3.875%, 8/15/22

     5,570        5,706  

Education Realty Operating Partnership LP 4.600%, 12/1/24

     2,040        2,118  

Government Properties Income Trust

     

3.750%, 8/15/19

     2,905        2,929  

4.000%, 7/15/22

     7,345        7,388  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP 2.950%, 7/1/22

     17,890        17,841  

Hospitality Properties Trust 4.500%, 6/15/23

     4,445        4,647  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Real Estate—(continued)

     

Kilroy Realty LP 3.450%, 12/15/24

   $ 2,645      $ 2,637  

Select Income REIT 4.150%, 2/1/22

     18,910        19,120  

Senior Housing Properties Trust 3.250%, 5/1/19

     6,685        6,720  

Ventas Realty LP

     

4.000%, 4/30/19

     7,100        7,229  

2.700%, 4/1/20

     2,948        2,961  

Welltower, Inc. 4.125%, 4/1/19

     4,100        4,173  

West Europe Finance LLC 144A
3.250%, 10/5/20
(3)

     19,265        19,601  
     

 

 

 
        111,632  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.1%

 

Altice Financing S.A. 144A 6.625%, 2/15/23(3)

     7,045        7,377  

AT&T, Inc.

     

3.200%, 3/1/22

     1,910        1,930  

(3 month LIBOR + 0.890%) 2.303%, 2/14/23(2)

     8,918        8,988  

2.850%, 2/14/23

     18,915        18,987  

3.800%, 3/1/24

     1,860        1,905  

3.400%, 8/14/24

     3,820        3,839  

4.125%, 2/17/26

     6,955        7,112  

Axtel SAB de C.V. 144A
6.375%, 11/14/24
(3)

     9,450        9,734  

Crown Castle Towers LLC 144A
6.113%, 1/15/20
(3)

     5,900        6,218  

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 9/30/20(3)

     10,365        10,197  

Frontier Communications Corp.

     

8.500%, 4/15/20

     3,200        2,656  

8.875%, 9/15/20

     3,380        2,839  

10.500%, 9/15/22

     9,085        6,871  

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 5.375%, 1/15/24

     14,170        14,152  

Sprint Spectrum Co., LLC 144A 3.360%, 9/20/21(3)

     17,578        17,688  

T-Mobile USA, Inc. 6.000%, 4/15/24

     10,030        10,632  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU 3.192%, 4/27/18

     2,805        2,815  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

2.946%, 3/15/22

     15,895        15,990  

3.125%, 3/16/22

     9,017        9,141  
     

 

 

 
        159,071  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.1%

     

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. 144A
5.750%, 1/26/21
(3)

     13,900        13,754  

Exelon Corp.

     

2.850%, 6/15/20

     18,845        19,014  

3.497%, 6/1/22

     8,261        8,418  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

Ferrellgas Partners LP 6.750%, 6/15/23

   $ 11,560      $ 10,606  

Majapahit Holding BV 144A 7.750%, 1/20/20(3)

     8,800        9,625  

State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd. 144A
1.750%, 5/22/18
(3)

     5,000        4,989  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A
4.250%, 1/31/23
(3)

     18,640        18,500  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. 144A
11.500%, 10/1/20
(3)(9)(14)

     5,925        4  

Toledo Edison Co. (The) 7.250%, 5/1/20

     224        243  
     

 

 

 
        85,153  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $2,606,902)

        2,630,746  
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—11.1%

 

Consumer Discretionary—3.3%

 

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

     

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.628%, 7/23/21

     3,925        3,821  

Tranche B-2, First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.630%, 7/23/21

     7,050        6,862  

Altice US Finance I Corp. 2017 Refinancing , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 7/28/25

     12,710        12,649  

Bass Pro Group LLC ,
(1 month LIBOR + 5.000%) 6.569%, 9/25/24

     5,152        5,133  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.336%, 12/23/24

     14,370        14,426  

CDS US Intermediate Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.443%, 7/8/22

     14,353        14,201  

Charter Communications Operating LLC Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 0.000%, 4/30/25(12)

     29,280        29,291  

CSC Holdings LLC 2017 Refinancing , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.741%, 7/17/25

     10,936        10,885  

Delta 2 (Lux) S.a.r.l. Tranche B-3 , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 2/1/24

     7,886        7,924  

El Dorado Resorts, Inc. ,
(1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.750%, 4/17/24

     4,794        4,794  

Global Appliance, Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.570%, 9/29/24

     10,678        10,785  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC Series B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.552%, 10/25/23

     12,340        12,397  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Hoya Midco LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.569%, 6/30/24

   $ 3,841      $ 3,837  

Las Vegas Sands LLC 2017 Refinancing , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 3/29/24

     7,306        7,342  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.569%, 5/4/22

     8,693        8,664  

MGM Growth Properties Operation Partnership LP Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 4/25/23

     7,041        7,064  

PetSmart, Inc. Tranche B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.570%, 3/11/22

     13,625        10,861  

Playa Resorts Holding B.V. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.620%, 4/29/24

     19,382        19,459  

Seminole Tribe of Florida Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 7/8/24

     11,890        11,941  

ServiceMaster Co., LLC Tranche C , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.069%, 11/8/23

     8,106        8,130  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

     

Tranche B, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.820%, 1/3/24

     11,370        11,360  

Tranche B, (3 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 0.000%, 12/12/24(12)

     14,825        14,797  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.810%, 8/18/23

     9,056        9,097  

VICI Properties, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.785%, 12/13/24

     2,570        2,570  
     

 

 

 
        248,290  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.1%

     

Albertson’s LLC

     

2017-1, Tranche B-4, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 8/25/21

     23,164        22,682  

2017-1, Tranche B-5, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.675%, 12/21/22

     2,155        2,110  

Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corp.

     

Tranche B, (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 3/28/24

     6,054        6,086  

Tranche B-1, (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 3/11/25

     7,740        7,776  

Chobani LLC First Lien ,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.069%, 10/10/23

     6,458        6,504  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

 

Galleria Co. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.375%, 9/29/23

   $ 5,509      $ 5,533  

Hostess Brands LLC 2017, Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 8/3/22

     14,570        14,573  

JBS USA Lux S.A. , (3 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.100%, 10/30/22

     4,784        4,696  

Prestige Brands, Inc. Tranche B-4 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 1/26/24

     1,374        1,382  

TKC Holdings, Inc. First Lien , (2 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.673%, 2/1/23

     9,406        9,468  
     

 

 

 
        80,810  
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.5%

     

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 10/30/24

     7,480        7,489  

Paragon Offshore Finance Co. , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 0.000%, 7/16/21(9)(14)

     81        —    

Seadrill Operating LP , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 2/21/21

     8,702        7,005  

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.850%, 9/27/24

     10,580        10,717  

Ultra Resources, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.413%, 4/12/24

     9,915        9,893  
     

 

 

 
        35,104  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.4%

     

Asurion LLC Tranche B-5 , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 11/3/23

     7,187        7,218  

Delos Finance S.a.r.l. , (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.693%, 10/6/23

     16,529        16,647  

FinCo I LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 7/14/22

     5,220        5,274  

iStar, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.452%, 10/1/21

     2,408        2,426  
     

 

 

 
        31,565  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.8%

     

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 3/1/24

     5,101        5,108  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. S.a.r.l. , (1 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.875%, 4/29/24

     3,681        3,700  

Envision Healthcare Corp. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.570%, 12/1/23

     12,690        12,716  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

HLF Financing S.a.r.l. Senior Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 5.500%) 7.069%, 2/15/23

   $ 3,515      $ 3,503  

INC Research Holdings, Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 8/1/24

     7,624        7,629  

Parexel International Corp. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 9/27/24

     6,399        6,424  

Quintiles IMS, Inc. Tranche B-2 , (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.693%, 1/17/25

     773        776  

Surgery Partners LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.820%, 9/2/24

     8,843        8,740  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.943%, 12/30/22

     3,903        3,841  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Series F-4, Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.940%, 4/1/22

     7,986        8,094  

Wink Holdco, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.490%, 12/2/24

     600        603  
     

 

 

 
        61,134  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.1%

     

American Airlines, Inc. 2017, Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 4/28/23

     15,904        15,888  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 0.000%, 1/2/25(12)

     17,200        17,236  

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 6/30/21

     4,367        4,385  

Quikrete Holdings, Inc. First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 11/15/23

     10,684        10,697  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

Tranche F, (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.381%, 6/9/23

     18,212        18,232  

Tranche G, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.652%, 8/22/24

     1,552        1,558  

United Airlines, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.380%, 4/1/24

     13,880        13,905  
     

 

 

 
        81,901  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.0%

 

Blackboard, Inc. Tranche B-4, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 5.000%) 6.354%, 6/30/21

     4,058        4,013  

First Data Corp. 2024, Tranche-A , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.802%, 4/26/24

     24,581        24,585  

Kronos, Inc.

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.903%, 11/1/23

   $ 17,676      $ 17,785  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 8.250%) 9.627%, 11/1/24

     3,287        3,407  

Leidos Innovations Corp. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.625%, 8/16/23

     5,312        5,356  

Presidio LLC Tranche B , (3 month PRIME + 2.250%) 5.668%, 2/2/22

     6,663        6,677  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 2017, Tranche B, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.385%, 11/3/23

     11,530        11,646  

Veritas US, Inc. Tranche B ,
(3 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 6.193%, 1/27/23

     4,184        4,191  
     

 

 

 
        77,660  
     

 

 

 

Materials—0.6%

     

Berry Global Group, Inc.

     

Tranche M, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.750%, 10/1/22

     6,504        6,527  

Tranche N, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.682%, 1/19/24

     1,037        1,041  

CPG International LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.593%, 5/5/24

     12,044        12,064  

CPI Acquisition, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 5.962%, 8/17/22

     11,746        8,457  

Ineos U.S. Finance LLC 2024 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 4/1/24

     5,975        5,975  

IPS Acquisition LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 11/7/24

     1,805        1,811  

New Arclin U.S. Holding Corp. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.943%, 2/14/24

     4,746        4,782  
     

 

 

 
        40,657  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—0.1%

     

Capital Automotive LP

     

Tranche B-2, First Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.070%, 3/25/24

     831        833  

Tranche B, Second Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 6.000%) 7.570%, 3/24/25

     4,144        4,247  
     

 

 

 
        5,080  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—1.5%

 

CenturyLink, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month PRIME + 1.750%) 4.319%, 1/31/25

   $ 17,200      $ 16,571  

Digicel International Finance Ltd. Tranche-B, First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.310%, 5/27/24

     1,731        1,737  

Frontier Communications Corp. Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.320%, 6/15/24

     11,681        11,185  

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 2024, Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.696%, 2/22/24

     28,944        28,944  

Numericable U.S. LLC ,
(3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.349%, 1/31/26

     13,950        13,414  

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. First Lien , (2 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 6.124%, 11/1/24

     16,425        16,579  

UPC Financing Partnership Tranche A-R , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.977%, 1/15/26

     9,420        9,412  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC Tranche K , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.977%, 1/15/26

     6,845        6,841  

West Corp. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.350%, 10/10/24

     6,897        6,912  
     

 

 

 
        111,595  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.7%

     

Dynegy, Inc. Tranche C-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.251%, 12/20/24

     9,314        9,353  

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co., LLC ,
(1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.546%, 6/30/18

     11,305        11,329  

NRG Energy, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.943%, 6/30/23

     10,036        10,039  

State of Santa Catarina (The) 4.000%, 12/27/22(15)

     10,254        10,105  

Vistra Operations Co., LLC

     

Tranche C, (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.834%, 8/4/23

     1,056        1,061  

(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 3.951%, 8/4/23

     5,957        5,987  

2016, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.162%, 12/14/23

     1,560        1,571  
     

 

 

 
        49,445  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $830,449)

        823,241  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES     VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCKS—0.4%

 

Financials—0.4%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) Series E, 4.950%

     12,070 (8)    $ 12,493  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Series Z, 5.300%

     3,985 (8)      4,133  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Series K, 7.980%

     16,155 (8)      16,417  
    

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Identified Cost $32,313)
       33,043  
    

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.1%

 

Energy—0.0%

    

Frontera Energy Corp.(1)

     75,733       2,342  
    

 

 

 

Financials—0.1%

    

VICI Properties, Inc.(1)

     209,022       4,285  
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.0%

    

Vistra Energy Corp.(1)

     98,789       1,810  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $8,119)

       8,437  
    

 

 

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND(11)—0.9%

 

Virtus Newfleet Credit Opportunities Fund Class R6

     6,989,143       67,655  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

(Identified Cost $69,865)

       67,655  
    

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

RIGHTS—0.0%

    

Vistra Energy Corp. (15)

     98,789       89  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Identified Cost $84)

       89  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.0%

(Identified Cost $7,325,581)

       7,339,531 (13) 
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.4%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund(11)—1.4%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)

     104,288,778       104,289  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $104,289)

        104,289  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.4%

(Identified Cost $7,429,870)

        7,443,820  

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.4)%

        (27,918
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 7,415,902  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”)
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2017. For loan agreements, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

(3) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $3,398,315 or 45.8% of net assets.

(4) 

Regulation S security. Security is offered and sold outside of the United States, therefore, it is exempt from registration with the SEC under Rules 903 and 904 of the Securities Act of 1933.

(5) 

No contractual maturity date.

(6) 

This Note was issued for the sole purpose of funding a loan agreement between the issuer and the borrower. As the credit risk for this security lies solely with the borrower, the name represented here is that of the borrower.

(7) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(8) 

Value shown as par value.

(9) 

Security in default, no interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(10) 

Security in default, a portion of the interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(11) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

(12) 

This loan will settle after December 31, 2017, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(13) 

All or a portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery security.

(14) 

Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trustees. This security is disclosed as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.

(15) 

The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located at the end of the Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currencies:

 

BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
COP Colombian Peso
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
RUB Russian Ruble
TRY Turkish Lira
ZAR South African Rand
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     79

Argentina

     2  

Brazil

     2  

Mexico

     2  

Netherlands

     1  

Turkey

     1  

United Kingdom

     1  

Other

     12  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 
 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 1,608,012      $ —        $ 1,608,012      $ —    

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     2,630,746        —          2,630,738        8  

Foreign Government Securities

     484,733        —          484,733        —    

Loan Agreements

     823,241        —          813,136        10,105  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1,579,431        —          1,579,431        —    

Municipal Bonds

     4,179        —          4,179        —    

U.S. Government Securities

     99,965        —          99,965        —    

Equity Securities:

 

        

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     67,655        67,655        —          —    

Common Stocks

     8,437        4,152        4,285        —    

Preferred Stocks

     33,043        —          33,043        —    

Rights

     89        —          —          89  

Short-Term Investment

     104,289        104,289        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 7,443,820      $ 176,096      $ 7,257,522      $ 10,202  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS NEWFLEET SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—0.2%

 

Non-Agency—0.2%

 

Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-HSA3, AI4 6.110%, 6/25/37(1)

   $ 740      $ 742  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $738)

        742  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—5.4%

 

Consumer Discretionary—0.8%

 

DISH DBS Corp. 5.875%, 7/15/22

     575        578  

Scientific Games International, Inc. 144A 7.000%, 1/1/22(2)

     720        759  

SFR Group S.A. 144A 6.000%, 5/15/22(2)

     1,505        1,524  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A 3.875%, 8/1/22(2)

     455        456  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc. 4.875%, 7/1/21

     1,165        1,208  
     

 

 

 
        4,525  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.2%

 

Dole Food Co., Inc. 144A 7.250%, 6/15/25(2)

     855        923  
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.6%

 

Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP 144A 7.500%, 5/1/25(2)

     1,241        1,319  

Alta Mesa Holdings LP 7.875%, 12/15/24

     765        839  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. 6.250%, 4/15/23

     895        929  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 6.625%, 8/15/20

     905        941  

Denbury Resources, Inc. 5.500%, 5/1/22

     690        472  

Energy Transfer Equity LP 4.250%, 3/15/23

     515        511  

EP Energy LLC 144A 8.000%, 11/29/24(2)

     835        862  

FTS International, Inc.

     

144A, (3 month LIBOR + 7.500%) 9.089%, 6/15/20(1)(2)

     928        946  

6.250%, 5/1/22

     825        798  

MEG Energy Corp. 144A 6.500%, 1/15/25(2)

     630        622  

Peabody Energy Corp.

     

144A, 6.000%, 3/31/22(2)

     70        73  

144A, 6.375%, 3/31/25(2)

     510        530  
     

 

 

 
        8,842  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.3%

 

iStar, Inc.

     

5.000%, 7/1/19

     305        307  

6.000%, 4/1/22

     180        186  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Springleaf Finance Corp. 6.125%, 5/15/22

   $ 1,105      $ 1,146  
     

 

 

 
        1,639  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.7%

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. 6.250%, 3/31/23

     320        288  

Eagle Holding Co. II, LLC PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A 7.625%, 5/15/22(2)(3)

     110        112  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 144A 8.875%, 4/15/21(2)

     435        450  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 144A 4.625%, 7/15/24(2)

     1,535        1,497  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

144A, 5.375%, 3/15/20(2)

     531        532  

144A, 5.500%, 11/1/25(2)

     925        941  
     

 

 

 
        3,820  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.2%

 

American Airlines Group, Inc. 144A 4.625%, 3/1/20(2)

     460        466  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A 5.500%, 2/15/23(2)

     555        578  
     

 

 

 
        1,044  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.2%

 

First Data Corp.

     

144A, 5.000%, 1/15/24(2)

     600        617  

144A, 5.750%, 1/15/24(2)

     225        234  
     

 

 

 
        851  
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.0%

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 144A 6.000%, 2/15/25(2)

     785        826  

BWAY Holding Co. 144A 5.500%, 4/15/24(2)

     1,160        1,207  

Hexion Inc. 6.625%, 4/15/20

     645        579  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

     

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/24(2)

     345        344  

144A, 5.000%, 5/1/25(2)

     260        259  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.

     

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/23(2)

     575        595  

144A, 7.000%, 7/15/24(2)

     1,330        1,427  
     

 

 

 
        5,237  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.2%

 

T-Mobile USA, Inc. 6.000%, 4/15/24

     1,090        1,156  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—0.2%

 

Ferrellgas Partners LP 6.750%, 6/15/23

   $ 920      $ 844  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC 0.000%, 10/1/20(2)(6)(7)

     9,165        7  
     

 

 

 
        851  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $28,768)

        28,888  
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(1)—100.1%

 

Consumer Discretionary—27.3%

 

Accuride International, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 5.250%) 6.943%, 11/17/23

     1,942        1,969  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.628%, 7/23/21

     561        546  

Tranche B-2, First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.630%, 7/23/21

     980        954  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 6.500%) 7.878%, 7/25/22

     1,200        1,112  

Affinity Gaming LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.193%, 7/1/23

     1,567        1,573  

Altice US Finance I Corp. 2017 Refinancing , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 7/28/25

     1,661        1,653  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.715%, 4/6/24

     1,389        1,393  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     

2017, Tranche B-2, (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.363%, 10/20/21

     2,129        2,137  

Tranche B-2, (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.357%, 10/19/24

     1,140        1,145  

Bass Pro Group LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 5.000%) 6.569%, 9/25/24

     2,229        2,221  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.336%, 10/2/24

     8,315        8,348  

CBAC Borrower LLC Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.569%, 7/8/24

     1,097        1,106  

CDS US Intermediate Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.443%, 7/8/22

     2,184        2,161  

Charter Communications Operating LLC Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 0.000%, 4/13/25(4)

     7,185        7,188  

CityCenter Holdings LLC Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.069%, 4/18/24

     2,204        2,213  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. Tranche B-1 , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.943%, 11/2/23

   $ 1,358      $ 1,365  

CSC Holdings LLC 2017 Refinancing , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.741%, 7/17/25

     3,304        3,289  

Deck Chassis Acquisition, Inc. Second Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 6.000%) 0.000%, 6/15/23(4)

     345        350  

Delta 2 (Lux) S.a.r.l. Tranche B-3 , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 2/1/24

     3,178        3,193  

Dexko Global, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.693%, 7/24/24

     2,259        2,278  

El Dorado Resorts, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.750%, 4/17/24

     1,211        1,211  

Federal-Mogul Corp. Tranche C , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.275%, 4/15/21

     3,460        3,484  

Gates Global LLC Tranche B-2 , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 4/1/24

     2,158        2,169  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B-1 , (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.443%, 2/22/23

     821        827  

Global Appliance, Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.570%, 9/29/24

     1,691        1,708  

Golden Nugget, Inc. Tranche B , (2 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.756%, 10/4/23

     1,478        1,488  

Greektown Holdings LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 4/25/24

     857        855  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC Series B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.552%, 10/25/23

     5,680        5,706  

Hoya Midco LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.569%, 6/30/24

     1,080        1,079  

iHeartCommunications, Inc. Tranche D , (3 month LIBOR + 6.750%) 8.443%, 1/30/19

     5,288        3,952  

KAR Auction Services, Inc. Tranche B-4 , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 4.000%, 3/11/21

     1,656        1,663  

Laureate Education, Inc. 2024 , (1 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 6.069%, 4/26/24

     4,303        4,335  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. Tranche B-1 , (2 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.374%, 8/16/23

     1,573        1,568  

Libbey Glass, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.432%, 4/9/21

     1,776        1,702  

MCC Iowa LLC Tranche M , (weekly LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.490%, 1/15/25

     1,606        1,607  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.569%, 5/4/22

   $ 3,220      $ 3,209  

Mediacom Illinois LLC Tranche K , (weekly LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.740%, 2/15/24

     2,272        2,279  

MGM Growth Properties Operation Partnership LP Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 4/25/23

     2,477        2,485  

Michaels Stores, Inc. Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.284%, 1/30/23

     2,103        2,103  

Mission Broadcasting, Inc. Tranche B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.861%, 1/17/24

     116        116  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Tranche B , (3 month PRIME + 3.000%) 6.535%, 10/13/23

     1,440        1,452  

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The) , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.642%, 10/25/20

     2,152        1,752  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Tranche B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.861%, 1/17/24

     915        917  

PetSmart, Inc. Tranche B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.570%, 3/11/22

     2,418        1,928  

Playa Resorts Holding B.V. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.620%, 4/29/24

     2,739        2,749  

Scientific Games International, Inc. Tranche B-4 , (2 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.746%, 8/14/24

     2,264        2,281  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.866%, 11/8/23

     1,701        1,553  

ServiceMaster Co., LLC Tranche C , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.069%, 11/8/23

     5,050        5,065  

SFR Group S.A. Tranche B-11 , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.130%, 7/31/25

     3,303        3,150  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

Tranche B, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.820%, 1/3/24

     2,473        2,471  

Tranche B, (3 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 0.000%, 12/12/24(4)

     3,780        3,773  

SRAM LLC First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 5.355%, 3/15/24

     2,333        2,347  

St. George’s University LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.820%, 7/6/22

     1,214        1,226  

Staples, Inc. , (2 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.489%, 9/12/24

     1,641        1,607  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Station Casinos LLC Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.060%, 6/8/23

   $ 2,463      $ 2,466  

TI Group Auto Systems LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 6/30/22

     911        915  

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 6.750%) 8.320%, 1/18/19

     320        320  

Tribune Media Co.

 

Tranche B, (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 12/27/20

     158        159  

Tranche C, (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 1/26/24

     1,975        1,977  

U.S. Farathane LLC Tranche B-4 , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.193%, 12/23/21

     2,283        2,289  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.810%, 8/18/23

     2,415        2,426  

Univision Communications, Inc. First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 3/15/24

     10,776        10,734  

VICI Properties, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.785%, 12/13/24

     1,000        1,000  

Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership Tranche E , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.977%, 4/15/25

     2,395        2,374  
     

 

 

 
        146,671  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—6.7%

 

Albertson’s LLC

     

2017-1, Tranche B-4, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 8/25/21

     2,692        2,636  

2017-1, Tranche B-5, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.675%, 12/21/22

     2,015        1,972  

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 5.500%) 6.880%, 9/2/23

     919        921  

Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corp. Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 3/11/25

     670        673  

Chobani LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.069%, 10/10/23

     1,476        1,487  

Crossmark Holdings, Inc.

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.193%, 12/20/19

     1,922        884  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 7.500%) 9.193%, 12/21/20

     520        49  

Diamond (BC) B.V. , (2 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.423%, 9/6/24

     1,785        1,786  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

 

Dole Food Co., Inc. Tranche B , (3 month PRIME + 1.750%) 4.677%, 4/6/24

   $ 2,745      $ 2,750  

Hostess Brands LLC 2017, Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 8/3/22

     2,691        2,691  

JBS USA Lux S.A. , (3 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.100%, 10/30/22

     4,665        4,580  

Milk Specialties Co. , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.693%, 8/16/23

     1,165        1,174  

Parfums Holdings Co., Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.750%) 6.443%, 6/30/24

     1,602        1,614  

Post Holdings, Inc. Tranche A , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.820%, 5/24/24

     1,025        1,028  

Prestige Brands, Inc. Tranche B-4 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 1/26/24

     709        713  

Revlon Consumer Products Corp. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.069%, 9/7/23

     978        724  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 2/5/23

     4,954        4,974  

Rite Aid Corp. Tranche 2, Second Lien , (weekly LIBOR + 3.875%) 5.365%, 6/21/21

     1,150        1,151  

TKC Holdings, Inc. First Lien , (2 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.673%, 2/1/23

     2,541        2,558  

US Foods, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.069%, 6/27/23

     1,448        1,455  
     

 

 

 
        35,820  
     

 

 

 

Energy—4.1%

 

Blackhawk Mining LLC First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 9.500%) 10.890%, 2/17/22

     923        788  

California Resources Corp. , (3 month LIBOR + 4.750%) 0.000%, 12/31/22(4)

     1,000        995  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Tranche A , (3 month LIBOR + 7.500%) 8.954%, 8/23/21

     910        967  

Chief Exploration & Development LLC Second Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 6.500%) 7.959%, 5/16/21

     1,639        1,609  

Contura Energy, Inc. , (2 month LIBOR + 5.000%) 6.630%, 3/18/24

     1,775        1,749  

Fieldwood Energy LLC

 

(3 month LIBOR + 7.000%) 8.693%, 8/31/20

     733        660  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 7.125%) 8.818%, 9/30/20

     1,623        521  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 7.125%) 8.818%, 9/30/20

   $ 989      $ 679  

Gavilan Resources LLC Second Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 6.000%) 7.460%, 3/1/24

     790        781  

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 10/30/24

     1,175        1,177  

MEG Energy Corp. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.200%, 12/31/23

     2,969        2,970  

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. 8.000%, 9/20/24

     347        350  

Paragon Offshore Finance Co. , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 0.000%, 7/16/21(4)(6)(7)

     14        —    

Peabody Energy Corp. 2017 , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.069%, 3/31/22

     281        284  

Seadrill Operating LP , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 2/21/21

     4,009        3,227  

Thermon Industries, Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.125%, 10/30/24

     285        287  

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.850%, 9/27/24

     1,710        1,732  

Ultra Resources, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.413%, 4/12/24

     1,175        1,172  

Weatherford International Ltd. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.300%) 3.870%, 7/13/20

     2,337        2,282  
     

 

 

 
        22,230  
     

 

 

 

Financials—4.0%

 

AlixPartners LLP 2017 Refinancing , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.443%, 4/4/24

     2,258        2,268  

Asurion LLC

 

Tranche B-4, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 8/4/22

     1,610        1,617  

Tranche B-5, (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 11/3/23

     1,092        1,097  

Tranche B-2, Second Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 6.000%) 7.569%, 8/4/25

     2,455        2,521  

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 3.125%) 0.000%, 12/4/24(4)

     760        761  

FinCo I LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 7/14/22

     1,310        1,323  

Focus Financial Partners LLC First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.943%, 7/3/24

     1,382        1,394  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

iStar, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.452%, 10/1/21

   $ 348      $ 350  

Lightstone HoldCo., LLC

 

Tranche B, (1 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 6.069%, 1/30/24

     692        695  

Tranche C, (1 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 6.069%, 1/30/24

     44        44  

TransUnion LLC, 2017 Replacement Tranche B-3 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 4/10/23

     4,211        4,225  

VF Holdings Corp. Tranche B-1, First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 6/30/23

     1,109        1,117  

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.319%, 12/18/20(8)

     4,108        3,919  
     

 

 

 
        21,331  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—11.9%

 

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 6.125%) 7.825%, 4/30/22(8)

     1,333        1,256  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. Tranche B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.142%, 2/16/23

     2,012        2,022  

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 4.125%) 0.000%, 9/26/24(4)

     395        396  

Akorn, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.875%, 4/16/21

     2,180        2,186  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.193%, 11/1/19

     1,258        1,262  

Ardent Legacy Acquisitions, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 5.500%) 7.069%, 8/4/21

     1,501        1,498  

Avantor Performance Materials Holdings, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.511%, 11/21/24

     1,875        1,883  

Catalent Pharma Solution, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 5/20/24

     1,206        1,210  

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 3/1/24

     3,265        3,270  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. 2017, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.476%, 6/7/23

     743        748  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

2019 Tranche G, (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.229%, 12/31/19

     1,230        1,190  

2021, Tranche H, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.479%, 1/27/21

     3,472        3,308  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Concordia International Corp. , (1 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.819%, 10/21/21(8)

   $ 1,192      $ 973  

Cryolife, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.361%, 12/2/24

     785        789  

DJO Finance , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.702%, 6/8/20

     2,631        2,592  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. S.a.r.l. , (1 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.875%, 4/29/24

     2,045        2,055  

Envision Healthcare Corp. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.570%, 12/1/23

     1,748        1,751  

Explorer Holdings, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.130%, 5/2/23

     428        431  

Greatbatch Ltd. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.660%, 10/27/22

     716        721  

HLF Financing S.a.r.l. Senior Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 5.500%) 7.069%, 2/15/23

     873        870  

Immucor, Inc. Tranche B-3 , (1 month LIBOR + 5.000%) 6.569%, 6/15/21

     174        177  

INC Research Holdings, Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 8/1/24

     1,240        1,241  

Jaguar Holding Company I, LLC 2017 , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.381%, 8/18/22

     3,051        3,054  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.875%, 4/9/21

     1,135        1,138  

MMM Holdings, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 8.750%) 10.324%, 6/30/19

     295        283  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 6/7/23

     770        771  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 8.750%) 10.324%, 6/30/19

     214        205  

National Mentor Holdings, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 1/31/21

     1,043        1,051  

NVA Holdings, Inc.

 

Tranche B-2, First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.193%, 8/14/21

     801        806  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 7.000%) 8.693%, 8/14/22

     1,263        1,269  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Holdings S.a.r.l. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.443%, 6/30/21

     3,122        3,127  

Parexel International Corp. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 9/27/24

     1,820        1,828  

PharMerica Corp.

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.903%, 9/26/24

   $ 1,310      $ 1,316  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 7.750%) 9.153%, 9/26/25

     125        125  

Quintiles IMS, Inc.

 

Tranche B-1, (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.693%, 3/7/24

     2,027        2,035  

Tranche B-2, (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.693%, 1/17/25

     105        105  

Quorum Health Corp. , (1 month LIBOR + 6.750%) 8.319%, 4/29/22

     1,422        1,435  

Select Medical Corp. Tranche B , (3 month PRIME + 2.500%) 5.925%, 3/1/21

     1,504        1,517  

Sterigenics-Nordion , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 5/15/22

     2,191        2,189  

Surgery Partners LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.820%, 9/2/24

     2,888        2,854  

Team Health Holdings, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 2/6/24

     1,065        1,036  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.943%, 12/30/22

     2,314        2,277  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Series F-4, Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.940%, 4/1/22

     3,378        3,424  

Wink Holdco, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.490%, 12/2/24

     100        100  
     

 

 

 
        63,774  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—14.4%

 

84 Lumber Co. Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 5.250%) 6.802%, 10/25/23

     2,608        2,634  

Accudyne Industries LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.319%, 8/18/24

     1,192        1,200  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. , (weekly LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.739%, 11/10/23

     617        618  

American Airlines, Inc.

     

2017 Replacement, (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.552%, 6/27/20

     1,763        1,764  

2017, Tranche B, (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 4/28/23

     1,198        1,197  

Apex Tool Group LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 1/31/20

     1,784        1,778  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 0.000%, 1/2/25(4)

   $ 630      $ 631  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.620%, 6/21/24

     2,348        2,356  

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC (The)

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.435%, 12/18/20

     3,667        3,684  

Second Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 6.500%) 7.991%, 12/17/21

     923        926  

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.991%, 10/17/23

     1,183        1,187  

Circor International, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.932%, 12/11/24

     1,900        1,893  

CSC SW Holdco, Inc. Tranche B-1, First Lien , (2 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.147%, 11/14/22

     3,284        3,307  

Filtration Group, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.380%, 11/23/20

     2,745        2,765  

Fort Dearborn Holding Co., Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.350%, 10/19/23

     1,801        1,799  

Garda World Security Corp. Tranche B , (3 month PRIME + 2.500%) 5.984%, 5/24/24

     801        804  

Gardner Denver, Inc. Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.443%, 7/30/24

     3,162        3,170  

Greenrock Finance, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.193%, 6/28/24

     1,175        1,178  

Hayward Industries, Inc. First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.069%, 8/5/24

     608        609  

HD Supply, Inc.

 

Tranche B-3, (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.943%, 8/13/21

     1,866        1,876  

Tranche B-4, (3 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.193%, 10/17/23

     662        667  

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 6/30/21

     3,232        3,245  

MRC Global (U.S.), Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.069%, 9/20/24

     1,715        1,729  

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.900%, 11/6/24

     2,315        2,322  

NN, Inc.

     

2017, (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 4/2/21

     970        974  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Tranche B, (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.319%, 10/19/22

   $ 1,414      $ 1,422  

PAE Holding Corp. First Lien , (2 month LIBOR + 5.500%) 7.124%, 10/20/22

     927        932  

Paladin Brands Holding, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 5.500%) 7.069%, 8/15/22

     795        799  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC 2016 Refinancing, Tranche B-1, First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 5/2/22

     2,425        2,441  

Quikrete Holdings, Inc. First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 11/15/23

     3,487        3,491  

RBS Global, Inc. (Rexnord LLC) , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.802%, 8/21/24

     1,172        1,177  

Red Ventures LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.569%, 11/8/24

     1,771        1,767  

Science Applications International Corp. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.938%, 5/4/22

     1,501        1,510  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

 

First Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 3/1/21

     3,427        3,423  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 5.750%) 7.229%, 2/28/22

     1,725        1,734  

Siteone Landscape Supply, LLC Tranche D , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.320%, 4/29/22

     1,448        1,453  

TransDigm, Inc.

 

Tranche F, (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.381%, 6/9/23

     6,575        6,583  

Tranche G, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 8/22/24

     1,015        1,019  

Transplace Holdings, Inc. First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.642%, 10/7/24

     790        797  

WEX, Inc. Tranche B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 6/30/23

     2,003        2,010  

Wrangler Buyer Corp. (Waste Industries USA, Inc.) , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 9/27/24

     925        930  

Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC Tranche B-1, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.693%, 12/20/23

     1,703        1,710  
     

 

 

 
        77,511  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—9.2%

 

Alorica, Inc. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.319%, 6/30/22

   $ 331      $ 331  

Applied Systems, Inc.

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.943%, 9/19/24

     284        287  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 7.000%) 8.693%, 9/19/25

     320        331  

Blackboard, Inc. Tranche B-4, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 5.000%) 6.354%, 6/30/21

     3,082        3,048  

BMC Software Finance, Inc. Tranche B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 9/10/22

     2,783        2,783  

Dell International LLC Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.570%, 9/7/23

     4,445        4,441  

Everi Payments, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.979%, 5/9/24

     1,821        1,837  

First Data Corp.

     

2022, Tranche-D, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.802%, 7/8/22

     1,525        1,525  

2024, Tranche-A, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.802%, 4/26/24

     5,236        5,237  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 2/15/24

     1,973        1,977  

Infor U.S., Inc. Tranche B-6 , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.443%, 2/1/22

     3,671        3,682  

Intralinks, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.700%, 11/14/24

     1,590        1,580  

Kronos, Inc.

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 4.903%, 11/1/23

     3,796        3,819  

Second Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 8.250%) 9.627%, 11/1/24

     965        1,000  

Leidos Innovations Corp. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.625%, 8/16/23

     1,396        1,407  

NAB Holdings LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 7/1/24

     1,731        1,735  

ON Semiconductor Corp. Tranche B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 3/31/23

     635        638  

Presidio LLC

 

Tranche B, (3 month PRIME + 2.250%) 5.668%, 2/2/22

     1,109        1,111  

Tranche B, (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 0.000%, 2/2/24(4)

     260        261  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 2017, Tranche B, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.385%, 11/3/23

   $ 3,137      $ 3,133  

Radiate Holdco LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 2/1/24

     2,837        2,813  

Sorenson Communications LLC First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 5.750%) 8.000%, 4/30/20

     154        155  

Tempo Acquisition LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 5/1/24

     1,577        1,571  

Veritas US, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 6.193%, 1/27/23

     2,659        2,663  

Western Digital Corp. Tranche B-3 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 4/29/23

     2,326        2,334  
     

 

 

 
        49,699  
     

 

 

 

Materials—10.2%

 

ABC Supply, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.069%, 10/31/23

     3,514        3,526  

Alpha 3 B.V. Tranche B-1 , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 1/31/24

     756        760  

Anchor Glass Container Corp.

     

2017, First Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.250%, 12/7/23

     998        998  

Second Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 7.750%) 9.182%, 12/7/24

     1,358        1,369  

Berlin Packaging, Inc. S.a.r.l. 2017, First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.797%, 10/1/21

     1,853        1,864  

Berry Global Group, Inc.

 

Tranche O, (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.406%, 2/8/20

     2,988        2,999  

Tranche P, (3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.406%, 1/6/21

     1,843        1,849  

Tranche M, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.750%, 10/1/22

     548        549  

Tranche N, (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.682%, 1/19/24

     273        274  

BWAY Corp. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.599%, 4/3/24

     1,821        1,827  

CPG International LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.593%, 5/5/24

     2,390        2,394  

CPI Acquisition, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 5.962%, 8/17/22

     5,097        3,670  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

H.B. Fuller Co. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.751%, 10/20/24

   $ 1,247      $ 1,250  

Ineos U.S. Finance LLC 2024 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%) 3.569%, 4/1/24

     5,380        5,380  

IPS Acquisition LLC First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.819%, 11/7/24

     1,005        1,008  

Klockner Pentaplast of America, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.943%, 6/30/22

     3,112        3,139  

KMG Chemicals, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.319%, 6/15/24

     343        344  

Kraton Polymers LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 1/6/22

     683        690  

MacDermid, Inc. Tranche B-7 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.069%, 6/7/20

     1,216        1,223  

New Arclin U.S. Holding Corp. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.943%, 2/14/24

     706        712  

Omnova Solutions, Inc. Tranche B-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 4.250%) 5.819%, 8/25/23

     2,483        2,501  

PQ Corp. Tranche B-1 , (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.630%, 11/4/22

     612        616  

Solenis International LP First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.729%, 7/31/21

     2,265        2,269  

Summit Materials , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 11/21/24

     3,060        3,072  

Tricorbraun Holding, Inc.

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 4.571%, 11/30/23

     180        180  

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.443%, 11/30/23

     1,790        1,783  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc. Tranche B-1 , (2 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.673%, 10/17/24

     560        563  

Tronox Ltd.

 

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 9/23/24

     412        414  

First Lien, (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.693%, 9/23/24

     178        179  

Univar USA, Inc. Tranche B-3 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.069%, 7/1/24

     3,511        3,522  

Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.371%, 10/28/24

     160        161  

Venator Materials Corp. , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.380%, 8/8/24

     2,329        2,347  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

Zep, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.380%, 8/12/24

   $ 1,222      $ 1,230  
     

 

 

 
        54,662  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.8%

 

Capital Automotive LP

 

Tranche B-2, First Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.070%, 3/25/24

     517        518  

Tranche B, Second Lien, (1 month LIBOR + 6.000%) 7.570%, 3/24/25

     1,479        1,516  

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.569%, 10/24/22

     2,217        2,139  

DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.767%, 11/4/21

     1,793        1,768  

Realogy Group LLC Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.819%, 7/20/22

     3,517        3,523  
     

 

 

 
        9,464  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—6.8%

 

Altice Financing S.A. 2017 Refinancing , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.109%, 7/15/25

     2,124        2,078  

CenturyLink, Inc. Tranche B , (3 month PRIME + 1.750%) 5.160%, 1/31/25

     3,055        2,943  

Digicel International Finance Ltd. Tranche-B, First Lien , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.310%, 5/27/24

     733        736  

Frontier Communications Corp. Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.320%, 6/15/24

     1,841        1,762  

Global Tel*Link Corp. First Lien , (3 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.693%, 5/23/20

     2,019        2,023  

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 2024, Tranche B , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.696%, 2/22/24

     8,712        8,712  

Neustar, Inc.

 

Tranche B1, (3 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.647%, 1/8/20

     288        292  

Tranche B2, (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%) 5.147%, 8/8/24

     1,202        1,212  

Numericable U.S. LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.349%, 1/31/26

     1,120        1,077  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC Tranche B-1 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.820%, 3/24/21

     3,653        3,662  

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc.

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

 

First Lien, (2 month LIBOR + 4.500%) 6.124%, 11/1/24

   $ 2,495      $ 2,518  

Second Lien, (2 month LIBOR + 8.250%) 9.874%, 11/1/25

     985        993  

Sprint Communications, Inc. , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.125%, 2/2/24

     2,342        2,341  

UPC Financing Partnership , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.977%, 1/15/26

     3,335        3,332  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC Tranche K , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.977%, 1/15/26

     2,105        2,104  

West Corp. Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.350%, 10/10/24

     1,077        1,079  
     

 

 

 
        36,864  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—3.7%

 

APLP Holdings LP , (1 month LIBOR + 3.500%) 5.069%, 4/13/23

     1,516        1,535  

Calpine Construction Finance Co., LP Tranche B , (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 4.069%, 1/15/25

     1,995        1,993  

Dayton Power And Light Co. , (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%) 4.820%, 8/24/22

     273        274  

Dynegy, Inc. Tranche C-2 , (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.251%, 2/7/24

     2,679        2,690  

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co., LLC , (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%) 4.546%, 6/30/18

     3,670        3,678  

NRG Energy, Inc. , (3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) 3.943%, 6/30/23

     5,067        5,068  

Talen Energy Supply LLC

 

Tranche B-1, (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.569%, 7/15/23

     1,043        1,050  

(1 month LIBOR + 4.000%) 5.569%, 4/15/24

     1,239        1,246  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC , (3 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.147%, 11/8/22

     520        527  

Vistra Operations Co., LLC

 

Tranche C, (1 month LIBOR + 2.500%) 3.834%, 8/4/23

     240        241  

(1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 3.951%, 8/4/23

     1,352        1,358  

2016, (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%) 4.162%, 12/14/23

     390        393  
     

 

 

 
        20,053  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $544,427)

        538,079  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—0.8%

 

Energy—0.2%

 

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.(9)

     47,376      $ 1,270  

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(9)

     714        32  
     

 

 

 
     1,302  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.2%

 

VICI Properties, Inc.(9)

     54,327        1,114  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.1%

 

Avaya Holdings Corp.(9)

     20,431        358  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.3%

 

Vistra Energy Corp.

     87,810        1,609  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $3,884)

        4,383  
     

 

 

 

RIGHTS—0.0%

 

Vistra Energy Corp.

     152,810        137  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Identified Cost $129)

        137  
     

 

 

 

WARRANTS—0.0%

 

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(9)

     404        2  

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(9)

     2,268        15  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Identified Cost $18)

        17  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—106.5%

(Identified Cost $577,964)

        572,246 (5) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—106.5%

(Identified Cost $577,964)

        572,246  

Other assets and liabilities, net—(6.5)%

        (34,722
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 537,524  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK    Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2017. For loan agreements, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

(2) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $18,106 or 3.4% of net assets.

(3) 

100% of the income received was in cash.

(4) 

This loan will settle after December 31, 2017, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(5) 

All or a portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated as collateral for delayed delivery settlements and leverage.

(6) 

Security in default, no interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(7) 

Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trustees. This security is disclosed as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.

(8) 

Security in default, interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(9) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     94

Luxembourg

     2  

Canada

     2  

Netherlands

     1  

Other

     1  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

 

        

Corporate Bonds And Notes

   $ 28,888      $ —        $ 28,881      $ 7  

Loan Agreements

     538,079        —          538,079        —  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     742        —          742        —    

Equity Securities:

 

        

Common Stocks

     4,383        3,237        1,114        32  

Rights

     137        —          —          137  

Warrants

     17        —          —          17  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 572,246      $ 3,237      $ 568,816      $ 193  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Amount is less than $500.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS NEWFLEET TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

MUNICIPAL BONDS(2)—99.2%

 

Alabama—1.0%

 

Pell City Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, Noland Health Services Revenue,

     

4.000%, 12/1/25

   $ 500      $ 530  

5.000%, 12/1/25

     1,000        1,106  
     

 

 

 
        1,636  
     

 

 

 

Arizona—4.9%

 

Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University System Revenue,

     

5.000%, 7/1/36

     1,000        1,186  

5.000%, 7/1/37

     360        427  

Arizona Department of Transportation, State Highway Fund Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/36

     500        597  

Arizona State Health Facilities Authority, Scottsdale Lincoln Hospital Revenue, 5.000%, 12/1/24

     565        666  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Banner Health Revenue 4.000%, 1/1/34

     1,000        1,078  

Northern Arizona University, Stimulus Plan for Economic and Educational Development Revenue,

     

5.000%, 8/1/24

     1,115        1,286  

5.000%, 8/1/25

     2,290        2,639  
     

 

 

 
        7,879  
     

 

 

 

Arkansas—0.4%

 

University of Arkansas, Facility Revenue, 5.000%, 11/1/33

     505        603  
     

 

 

 

California—4.9%

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Sutter Health Revenue 5.000%, 11/15/30

     600        720  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Bowles Hall Foundation Revenue,

     

4.000%, 6/1/21

     100        106  

4.500%, 6/1/23

     225        247  

4.500%, 6/1/24

     150        165  

California State Health Facilities Financing Authority,

 

Kaiser Permanente Revenue, 5.000%, 11/1/27

     360        454  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

California—(continued)

 

Providence St. Joseph Health Revenue, 4.000%, 10/1/36

   $ 275      $ 294  

California State Municipal Finance Authority, Community Medical Centers Revenue 5.000%, 2/1/27

     400        468  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, The Culinary Institute of America Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/28

     200        233  

California, State of, General Obligation, 5.000%, 2/1/24

     1,500        1,738  

California, State of, Public Works Board, Judicial Council Projects Revenue, 5.000%, 3/1/27

     500        574  

Garden Grove Agency Community Development Successor Agency, Tax Allocation Revenue (BAM Insured), 5.000%, 10/1/30

     1,000        1,186  

Inglewood Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Subordinate Lien Merged Redevelopment Project, Tax Allocation Revenue (BAM Insured), 5.000%, 5/1/32

     545        649  

Oakland Unified School District, General Obligation, 5.000%, 8/1/30

     500        598  

Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency (BAM Insured), 5.000%, 10/1/28

     250        308  

Temecula Valley Unified School District Financing Authority, Special Tax Revenue (BAM Insured), 5.000%, 9/1/25

     175        209  
     

 

 

 
        7,949  
     

 

 

 

Colorado—6.5%

 

Colorado State Health Facilities Authority, Catholic Health Initiatives Revenue, 6.250%, 10/1/33

     650        669  

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority Revenue, Senior Lien, 5.000%, 12/1/27

     400        473  

E-470 Public Highway Authority Revenue,

     

5.000%, 9/1/20

     340        367  

(NATL Insured), 0.000%, 9/1/29

     665        375  

Public Authority For Colorado Energy, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue,

     

6.125%, 11/15/23

     2,135        2,576  

6.250%, 11/15/28

     2,250        2,921  

Regional Transportation District, Sales Tax Revenue, Fastracks Project, 5.000%, 11/1/32

     1,195        1,437  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Colorado—(continued)

 

University of Colorado, Enterprise Revenue, (Pre-refunded 6/1/19 @100) 5.625%, 6/1/22

   $ 1,650      $ 1,743  
     

 

 

 
        10,561  
     

 

 

 

Connecticut—1.4%

 

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Mortgage Revenue 3.200%, 11/15/33

     425        432  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, Hartford Healthcare Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/25

     1,500        1,757  
     

 

 

 
        2,189  
     

 

 

 

District of Columbia—3.3%

 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Second Lien, (AGC Insured) 6.500%, 10/1/41

     4,000        5,257  
     

 

 

 

Florida—8.7%

 

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority, Health First Revenue,

     

5.000%, 4/1/21

     115        126  

(Pre-refunded 4/1/19 @100), 7.000%, 4/1/39

     1,050        1,120  

Brevard County School Board, Certificates of Participation, 5.000%, 7/1/32

     1,000        1,186  

Broward County School Board, Certificates of Participation, 5.000%, 7/1/32

     300        354  

Central Florida Expressway Authority, Senior Lien Toll Revenue, 4.000%, 7/1/30

     200        220  

Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, Tax Increment Revenue, 5.000%, 2/1/32

     300        346  

Miami Beach, City of, Stormwater Revenue, (Pre-refunded 9/1/21 @100), 5.250%, 9/1/23

     1,265        1,421  

Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue, 5.000%, 10/1/24

     2,425        2,754  

Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, University of Miami Revenue, 5.000%, 4/1/30

     200        234  

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority, Toll Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/33

     455        531  

Miami-Dade County School Board, Certificates of Participation, 5.000%, 2/1/34

     1,700        1,962  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Florida—(continued)

 

Seminole County School Board, Certificates of Participation, 5.000%, 7/1/29

   $ 1,935      $ 2,324  

South Florida Water Management District, Certificates of Participation, 5.000%, 10/1/35

     750        881  

Tallahassee, City of, Health Facilities Revenue, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, 5.000%, 12/1/36

     480        536  
     

 

 

 
        13,995  
     

 

 

 

Georgia—3.4%

 

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, Water and Sewer Revenue (Pre-refunded 1/19/19 @100), 5.625%, 1/1/28

     1,500        1,561  

Atlanta Water & Wastewater Revenue, 5.000%, 11/1/31

     650        766  

DeKalb County Water & Sewer Revenue, 5.250%, 10/1/26

     2,750        3,092  
     

 

 

 
        5,419  
     

 

 

 

Idaho—1.0%

 

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Revenue, 4.500%, 7/15/29

     1,500        1,595  
     

 

 

 

Illinois—10.3%

 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport,

 

General Revenue, Senior Lien, 5.250%, 1/1/29

     100        123  

Passenger Facilities Charge Revenue, 5.000%, 1/1/20

     750        798  

Chicago, City of,

 

Sales Tax Revenue (Escrowed to Maturity), 5.000%, 1/1/21

     750        822  

Sales Tax Revenue (Pre-refunded 1/1/22 @100), 5.250%, 1/1/38

     25        28  

Waterworks Revenue, Second Lien, 5.000%, 11/1/22

     500        561  

Waterworks Revenue, Second Lien, 5.000%, 11/1/30

     500        574  

Waterworks Revenue, Second Lien, (AGM Insured), 5.000%, 11/1/31

     500        591  

Waterworks Revenue, Second Lien, (AGM Insured), 5.250%, 11/1/32

     350        421  

Illinois Finance Authority,

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Illinois—(continued)

 

KishHealth System Revenue (Escrowed to Maturity), 4.750%, 10/1/18

   $ 700      $ 716  

Rush University Medical Center Revenue (Pre-refunded 11/1/18 @100), 7.250%, 11/1/38

     1,220        1,278  

Rush University Medical Center Revenue, 5.000%, 11/15/21

     250        277  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Senior Lien, 5.000%, 1/1/32

     1,000        1,177  

Illinois, State of, General Obligation,

     

5.000%, 4/1/22

     815        867  

5.000%, 2/1/26

     1,490        1,600  

5.000%, 2/1/27

     1,250        1,368  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, McCormick Place Expansion Project Revenue (AGM Insured), 0.000%, 6/15/26

     1,000        757  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Settlement Revenue 5.000%, 6/1/27

     450        522  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Chicago Sales Tax Revenue 5.000%, 1/1/30

     1,500        1,834  

University of Illinois, Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue,

     

5.500%, 4/1/31

     1,540        1,692  

5.125%, 4/1/36

     500        534  
     

 

 

 
        16,540  
     

 

 

 

Indiana—2.2%

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Indiana University Health Center Revenue, 5.000%, 12/1/22

     800        913  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvements Bond Bank Revenue, 5.000%, 6/1/19

     2,500        2,611  
     

 

 

 
        3,524  
     

 

 

 

Iowa—1.5%

 

Iowa, State of, Prison Infrastructure Funding Revenue (Pre-refunded 6/15/20 @100), 5.000%, 6/15/27

     2,250        2,428  
     

 

 

 

Louisiana—0.7%

 

New Orleans Sewerage Service Revenue,

     

5.000%, 6/1/19

     500        522  

5.000%, 6/1/20

     550        590  
     

 

 

 
        1,112  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Maine—1.6%

 

Portland, City of, General Airport Revenue,

     

5.000%, 7/1/26

   $ 1,000      $ 1,118  

5.000%, 7/1/29

     580        641  

5.000%, 7/1/30

     770        847  
     

 

 

 
        2,606  
     

 

 

 

Maryland—3.0%

 

Baltimore, City of, Convention Center Hotel Revenue, 5.000%, 9/1/36

     250        284  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., Exelon Generation Co. Revenue, 2.550%, 12/1/25(1)

     500        502  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority,

     

Anne Arundel Health System Revenue, (Pre-refunded 7/1/19 @100), 5.000%, 7/1/32

     250        263  

Anne Arundel Health System Revenue (Pre-refunded 7/1/19 @100), 6.750%, 7/1/29

     2,015        2,168  

Medstar Health System Revenue, 5.000%, 8/15/26

     800        945  

Medstar Health System Revenue, 5.000%, 5/15/42

     600        688  
     

 

 

 
        4,850  
     

 

 

 

Massachusetts—0.4%

 

Massachusetts Port Authority, Transportation Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/31

     500        598  
     

 

 

 

Michigan—1.7%

 

Michigan Finance Authority, Beaumont Health Credit Group Revenue, 5.000%, 8/1/27

     1,250        1,446  

Michigan State Building Authority, Facilities Program Lease Revenue,

     

5.000%, 4/15/25

     500        598  

4.000%, 10/15/36

     500        535  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, William Beaumont Hospital Revenue, 5.000%, 9/1/19

     200        211  
     

 

 

 
        2,790  
     

 

 

 

New Jersey—4.7%

 

Camden County Improvement Authority Healthcare Redevelopment Project, Cooper Health System Revenue, 5.000%, 2/15/22

     950        1,056  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

New Jersey—(continued)

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue (AGM Insured), 5.000%, 6/15/22

   $ 3,000      $ 3,297  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Mortgage Revenue, 4.375%, 4/1/28

     1,835        1,939  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Toll Revenue, 4.000%, 1/1/35

     240        260  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Tobacco Settlement Revenue 5.000%, 6/1/41

     1,000        970  
     

 

 

 
        7,522  
     

 

 

 

New York—10.5%

 

Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., Catholic Health System Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/23

     550        632  

Long Island Power Authority, Electric Revenue, 5.000%, 9/1/32

     250        299  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation Revenue,

     

6.250%, 11/15/23

     605        631  

(Pre-refunded 11/15/18 @100), 6.250%, 11/15/23

     25        26  

(Pre-refunded 11/15/18 @100), 6.250%, 11/15/23

     2,510        2,612  

New York City General Obligation,

     

6.250%, 10/15/28

     40        41  

(Pre-refunded 10/15/18 @100), 6.250%, 10/15/28

     960        995  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Queens Baseball Stadium Project Revenue

     

(AGC Insured), 6.125%, 1/1/29

     500        523  

(AMBAC Insured), 5.000%, 1/1/20

     900        903  

(AMBAC Insured), 5.000%, 1/1/31

     470        471  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer System Revenue, 5.750%, 6/15/40

     3,530        3,598  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Subordinate Future Tax Secured Revenue 5.000%, 5/1/35

     3,165        3,759  

New York State Dormitory Authority,

 

New York University Hospitals Center Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/33

     150        175  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

New York—(continued)

 

Orange Regional Medical Center Revenue, 5.000%, 12/1/23(3)

   $ 300      $ 337  

New York Transportation Development Corp., American Airlines JFK Project Revenue, 5.000%, 8/1/26

     250        269  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Toll Revenue Subordinate Lien, 5.000%, 11/15/23

     750        874  

TSASC, Inc., Tobacco Settlement Revenue 5.000%, 6/1/34

     190        218  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority Restructuring Charge, Electric Revenue, 5.000%, 6/15/26

     500        589  
     

 

 

 
        16,952  
     

 

 

 

North Dakota—0.8%

 

Barnes County North Public School District Building Authority, Lease Revenue, 4.250%, 5/1/27

     1,330        1,379  
     

 

 

 

Ohio—2.7%

 

New Albany Community Authority, Community Facilities Revenue, 5.000%, 10/1/24

     1,250        1,409  

Ohio State Juvenile Correction Facilities Project, Lease Revenue,

     

5.000%, 10/1/20

     465        505  

5.000%, 10/1/21

     1,080        1,202  

5.000%, 10/1/22

     1,135        1,294  
     

 

 

 
        4,410  
     

 

 

 

Oklahoma—0.8%

 

Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority, Turnpike Revenue, Second Senior Lien, (Pre-refunded 1/1/21 @100), 5.000%, 1/1/29

     1,250        1,369  
     

 

 

 

Oregon—1.6%

 

Oregon Facilities Authority, University of Portland Revenue, 5.000%, 4/1/30

     240        277  

Oregon, State of, General Obligation, 5.000%, 5/1/33

     1,095        1,314  

Washington & Multnomah Counties, Beaverton School District No. 48J, 0.000%, 6/15/36

     800        938  
     

 

 

 
        2,529  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS NEWFLEET TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Pennsylvania—4.9%

 

Butler County Hospital Authority, Butler Health System Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/30

   $ 250      $ 286  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Bridge System Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/34

     250        298  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Subordinate Lien,

     

6.375%, 12/1/38

     2,000        2,553  

(Pre-refunded 12/1/20 @ 100), 6.000%, 12/1/34

     1,235        1,382  

(Pre-refunded 12/1/20 @ 100), 6.000%, 12/1/34

     250        280  

(Pre-refunded 12/1/20 @ 100), 6.000%, 12/1/34

     265        296  

(Pre-refunded 12/1/21 @100), 5.250%, 12/1/31

     2,000        2,263  

Philadelphia, City of,

 

Water & Wastewater Revenue, 5.000%, 11/1/31

     125        150  

Water & Wastewater Revenue, 5.000%, 10/1/42

     300        351  
     

 

 

 
        7,859  
     

 

 

 

South Carolina—0.9%

 

Dorchester County, Water & Sewer Revenue, 5.000%, 10/1/28

     1,020        1,148  

South Carolina Association of Governmental Organizations Educational Facilities Corp., for Pickens School District Lease Revenue, 5.000%, 12/1/24

     250        296  
     

 

 

 
        1,444  
     

 

 

 

Tennessee—2.0%

 

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, Erlanger Health System Revenue, 5.000%, 10/1/26

     1,000        1,140  

Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Residential Finance Program Revenue,

     

2.050%, 7/1/20

     580        584  

2.300%, 1/1/21

     330        334  

Tennessee State School Bond Authority, Higher Education Program Revenue, 5.000%, 11/1/34

     1,000        1,223  
     

 

 

 
        3,281  
     

 

 

 

Texas—8.7%

 

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Memorial Hermann Healthcare System (Pre-refunded 12/1/18 @ 100), 7.250%, 12/1/35

     2,525        2,653  

Hidalgo County Drain District No. 1, General Obligation, 5.000%, 9/1/28

     1,000        1,186  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

La Joya Independent School District, General Obligation (PSF Guaranteed), 5.000%, 2/15/20

   $ 1,000      $ 1,069  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Senior Lien Toll Revenue, 5.000%, 1/1/30

     400        475  

Southmost Regional Water Authority, Desalination Plant Project Revenue

     

(AGM Insured), 5.000%, 9/1/25

     1,015        1,146  

(AGM Insured), 5.000%, 9/1/23

     1,085        1,219  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply, Gas Supply Revenue,

     

Corp. I, Senior Lien, 6.250%, 12/15/26

     1,580        1,898  

Corp. II, 1.754%, 9/15/27(1)

     3,000        2,849  

Upper Trinity Regional Water District Authority, Regional Treated Supply System Revenue (BAM Insured), 5.000%, 8/1/24

     1,340        1,573  
     

 

 

 
        14,068  
     

 

 

 

Vermont—0.4%

 

Burlington, City of, Airport Revenue (AGM Insured), 5.000%, 7/1/24

     200        227  

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, University of Vermont Health Network Revenue, 5.000%, 12/1/35

     300        347  
     

 

 

 
        574  
     

 

 

 

Virginia—1.5%

 

Riverside Regional Jail Authority, Jail Facility Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/26

     1,250        1,504  

Virginia College Building Authority, Marymount University Revenue,

     

5.000%, 7/1/20(3)

     200        211  

5.000%, 7/1/21(3)

     400        429  

5.000%, 7/1/22(3)

     195        213  
     

 

 

 
        2,357  
     

 

 

 

Washington—1.2%

 

King County Sewer Revenue 5.000%, 7/1/36

     1,630        1,932  
     

 

 

 

West Virginia—0.3%

 

Monongalia County Building Commission, Monongalia Health System Revenue, 5.000%, 7/1/23

     400        456  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


VIRTUS NEWFLEET TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Wisconsin—1.3%

 

Public Finance Authority,

 

Renown Regional Medical Center Revenue, 5.000%, 6/1/33

   $ 1,000      $ 1,149  

Waste Management, Inc. Revenue, 2.875%, 5/1/27

     250        252  

State of Wisconsin, General Obligation, 5.000%, 11/1/27

     600        748  
     

 

 

 
        2,149  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $152,550)

        159,812  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.2%

(Identified Cost $152,550)

        159,812  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.6%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.6%

 

Dreyfus AMT-Free Tax Exempt Cash Management - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.140%)(4)

     1,041,574        1,042  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $1,042)

        1,042  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $153,592)

        160,854  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.2%

        396  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 161,250  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

AGC    Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BAM    Build America Municipal Insured
NATL    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF    Permanent School Fund

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Variable or step coupon security. Interest rates reset periodically. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2017. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

(2) 

At December 31, 2017, 20.7% of the securities in the portfolio are backed by insurance of financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. None of the Insurers concentration exceeds 10% of the Fund’s net assets.

(3) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $1,190 or 0.7% of net assets.

(4) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

6


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

 

     

Municipal Bonds

   $ 159,812      $ —        $ 159,812  

Equity Securities:

 

     

Short-Term Investment

     1,042        1,042        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 160,854      $ 1,042      $ 159,812  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS RAMPART ALTERNATIVES DIVERSIFIER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

      SHARES      VALUE  

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS(2)—50.8%

 

Equity Funds—41.7%

     

Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Infrastructure Fund Class I

     462,458      $ 6,941  

Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

     136,204        4,036  

Virtus Duff & Phelps International Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

     629,436        4,620  

Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

     109,137        2,899  
     

 

 

 
        18,496  
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income Fund—9.1%

     

Virtus Newfleet Senior Floating Rate Fund Class I

     430,722        4,053  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

(Identified Cost $15,747)

        22,549  
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS(2)—47.8%

 

Global X Uranium Index Fund

     1,462        22  

iShares S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index Fund

     220,076        7,800  

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund(1)

     377,191        6,265  

PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund(1)

     158,157        3,750  

VanEck Vectors Agribusiness Index Fund

     29,386        1,810  

VanEck Vectors Coal Index Fund

     95,589        1,532  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $17,933)

        21,179  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.6%

(Identified Cost $33,680)

        43,728  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.2%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund(2)—1.2%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)

     554,139        554  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $554)

        554  
     

 

 

 
            VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $34,234)

      $ 44,282  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.2%

        85  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 44,367  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Affiliated Mutual Fund

   $ 22,549      $ 22,549  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     21,179        21,179  

Short-Term Investment

     554        554  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 44,282      $ 44,282  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS RAMPART EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.9%

 

Consumer Discretionary—19.8%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     5,120      $ 5,988  

Aptiv plc

     58,803        4,988  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     140,942        9,650  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     42,760        2,185  

Carnival Corp.

     27,442        1,821  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(1)

     6,659        2,237  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1)

     781        226  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     155,736        6,237  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     3,903        375  

Delphi Technologies plc(1)

     19,170        1,006  

DISH Network Corp. Class A(1)

     7,538        360  

Expedia, Inc.

     1,569        188  

Garmin Ltd.

     135,319        8,061  

H&R Block, Inc.

     320,876        8,413  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     13,743        1,098  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     35,076        6,648  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     72,254        3,690  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     45,847        2,188  

Lennar Corp. Class A

     43,104        2,726  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     25,119        2,335  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     21,049        2,857  

McDonald’s Corp.

     25,223        4,341  

MGM Resorts International

     143,495        4,791  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

     21,899        6,042  

Netflix, Inc.(1)

     5,544        1,064  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(1)

     11,975        638  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(1)

     630        1,095  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     58,884        1,958  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     11,577        1,381  

Starbucks Corp.

     44,962        2,582  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(1)

     1,390        48  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     6,917        801  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     22,176        3,739  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     10,735        876  
     

 

 

 
     102,633  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—5.1%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     55,629        3,972  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     33,493        2,300  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     29,403        6,721  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     45,035      $ 4,758  

Sysco Corp.

     145,514        8,837  
     

 

 

 
     26,588  
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.7%

 

Andeavor

     9,574        1,095  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     33,575        2,215  

Phillips 66

     28,496        2,883  

Valero Energy Corp.

     29,292        2,692  
     

 

 

 
     8,885  
     

 

 

 

Financials—13.1%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     1,776        365  

Aflac, Inc.

     16,183        1,421  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     15,377        1,610  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     4,760        807  

AON plc

     19,054        2,553  

Bank of America Corp.

     69,275        2,045  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     32,795        1,766  

BB&T Corp.

     23,186        1,153  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(1)

     42,570        8,438  

BlackRock, Inc.

     3,935        2,021  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(1)

     3,924        230  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     40,897        2,101  

Chubb Ltd.

     19,805        2,894  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     6,350        476  

Citigroup, Inc.

     19,236        1,431  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     14,365        603  

Comerica, Inc.

     5,048        438  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.(1)

     9,439        468  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     21,137        641  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     10,444        453  

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

     13,497        854  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     12,347        3,146  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     31,275        455  

Invesco Ltd.

     12,915        472  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     24,845        2,657  

KeyCorp

     31,203        629  

Leucadia National Corp.

     7,005        186  

Lincoln National Corp.

     9,071        697  

M&T Bank Corp.

     4,359        745  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     38,396        3,125  

MetLife, Inc.

     43,520        2,200  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS RAMPART EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Morgan Stanley

     48,528      $ 2,546  

Northern Trust Corp.

     6,818        681  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     9,879        185  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     13,749        1,984  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     11,004        776  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     24,762        1,395  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     17,484        2,010  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     4,404        393  

Regions Financial Corp.

     34,288        593  

State Street Corp.

     11,870        1,159  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     13,771        889  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     7,630        801  

Torchmark Corp.

     4,430        402  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     11,742        1,593  

U.S. Bancorp

     11,220        601  

Unum Group

     9,240        507  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     31,542        1,914  

Willis Towers Watson plc

     10,060        1,516  

XL Group Ltd.

     10,976        386  

Zions Bancorporation

     5,801        295  
     

 

 

 
     67,706  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—6.2%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     24,196        1,381  

Aetna, Inc.

     6,183        1,115  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     14,325        959  

Align Technology, Inc.(1)

     13,179        2,928  

Anthem, Inc.

     4,894        1,101  

Baxter International, Inc.

     6,981        451  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     3,682        788  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

     19,108        474  

Centene Corp.(1)

     3,215        324  

Cigna Corp.

     4,692        953  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     8,926        1,945  

Danaher Corp.

     8,514        790  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     41,929        2,760  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)

     2,941        332  

Hologic, Inc.(1)

     3,906        167  

Humana, Inc.

     2,694        668  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)

     1,216        190  

Illumina, Inc.(1)

     6,509        1,422  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

     1,558        569  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1)

     6,756        662  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Medtronic plc

     18,864      $ 1,523  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1)

     1,144        709  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     4,912        359  

ResMed, Inc.

     1,981        168  

Stryker Corp.

     4,480        694  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     17,840        3,388  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     18,023        3,973  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1)

     1,279        142  

Waters Corp.(1)

     3,558        687  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     2,816        340  
     

 

 

 
     31,962  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—16.6%

 

A.O. Smith Corp.

     16,063        984  

Allegion plc

     10,421        829  

Arconic, Inc.

     6,266        171  

Boeing Co. (The)

     8,239        2,430  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     36,911        5,816  

Cintas Corp.

     53,358        8,315  

CSX Corp.

     37,621        2,070  

Cummins, Inc.

     9,841        1,738  

Deere & Co.

     56,056        8,773  

Dover Corp.

     6,439        650  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     9,222        597  

FedEx Corp.

     12,592        3,142  

Flowserve Corp.

     5,403        228  

Fortive Corp.

     12,615        913  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     16,897        1,156  

General Dynamics Corp.

     4,130        840  

Hunt (JB) Transport Services, Inc.

     75,585        8,691  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     12,812        2,138  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     10,492        936  

Johnson Controls International plc

     102,290        3,898  

Kansas City Southern

     4,343        457  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     1,160        230  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     3,716        1,193  

Masco Corp.

     34,952        1,536  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     11,870        1,720  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     2,583        793  

PACCAR, Inc.

     21,946        1,560  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     5,507        1,099  

Pentair plc

     6,831        482  

Raytheon Co.

     4,304        809  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS RAMPART EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Republic Services, Inc.

     35,738      $ 2,416  

Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc.

     7,160        638  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     2,410        327  

Snap-on, Inc.

     2,382        415  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     6,334        1,075  

Stericycle, Inc.(1)

     13,318        905  

Textron, Inc.

     3,926        222  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     716        197  

Union Pacific Corp.

     32,969        4,421  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     35,143        4,187  

United Technologies Corp.

     11,016        1,405  

Waste Management, Inc.

     63,180        5,452  

Xylem, Inc.

     7,428        507  
     

 

 

 
     86,361  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—17.7%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     79,332        5,023  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)

     15,120        2,650  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

     8,526        88  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)

     1,319        86  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     663        168  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(1)

     2,295        2,418  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(1)

     2,323        2,431  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     45,076        3,958  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     3,896        347  

ANSYS, Inc.(1)

     2,598        383  

Apple, Inc.

     43,291        7,326  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     86,523        4,423  

Autodesk, Inc.(1)

     6,717        704  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     6,100        715  

Broadcom Ltd.

     4,309        1,107  

CA, Inc.

     3,133        104  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)

     8,586        359  

Citrix Systems, Inc.(1)

     4,411        388  

Corning, Inc.

     133,286        4,264  

eBay, Inc.(1)

     7,663        289  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)

     32,443        3,408  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(1)

     18,250        3,220  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     4,564        429  

Fiserv, Inc.(1)

     2,889        379  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     180,346        8,408  

Global Payments, Inc.

     2,093        210  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     13,766        198  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

HP, Inc.

     13,998      $ 294  

Intel Corp.

     49,801        2,299  

Intuit, Inc.

     7,459        1,177  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     12,724        1,337  

Lam Research Corp.

     13,180        2,426  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     12,818        1,940  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     2,467        217  

Micron Technology, Inc.(1)

     11,807        485  

Microsoft Corp.

     76,373        6,533  

NetApp, Inc.

     2,261        125  

NVIDIA Corp.

     6,359        1,230  

Oracle Corp.

     29,944        1,416  

Paychex, Inc.

     4,390        299  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

     15,515        1,142  

Qorvo, Inc.(1)

     1,349        90  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     15,659        1,002  

Red Hat, Inc.(1)

     1,760        211  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     20,923        2,139  

Seagate Technology plc

     2,413        101  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     1,947        185  

Symantec Corp.

     6,093        171  

Synopsys, Inc.(1)

     4,603        392  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     88,951        8,454  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     10,492        1,096  

Total System Services, Inc.

     2,302        182  

VeriSign, Inc.(1)

     662        76  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     25,112        2,863  

Western Digital Corp.

     2,472        197  

Western Union Co. (The)

     6,368        121  

Xerox Corp.

     1,788        52  

Xilinx, Inc.

     2,634        178  
     

 

 

 
     91,913  
     

 

 

 

Materials—10.0%

 

Albemarle Corp.

     7,406        947  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     10,735        1,233  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     108,121        7,700  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     6,714        622  

Ecolab, Inc.

     17,459        2,343  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     5,294        808  

International Paper Co.

     50,145        2,905  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     80,234        8,852  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     17,765        3,927  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS RAMPART EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

Nucor Corp.

     146,097      $ 9,289  

Packaging Corp. of America

     11,458        1,381  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     17,193        2,009  

Sealed Air Corp.

     21,908        1,080  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     5,510        2,259  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     37,394        4,800  

WestRock Co.

     30,848        1,950  
     

 

 

 
     52,105  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—6.4%

 

American Tower Corp.

     13,441        1,918  

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A(1)

     193,764        8,392  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     12,724        1,413  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     6,408        730  

Duke Realty Corp.

     66,067        1,798  

Equinix, Inc.

     2,440        1,106  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     3,944        345  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     424,485        8,426  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     8,280        312  

Prologis, Inc.

     98,778        6,372  

Public Storage

     4,686        979  

SBA Communications, Corp.(1)

     3,769        616  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     23,581        831  
     

 

 

 
     33,238  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—3.3%

 

AES Corp.

     362,559        3,926  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     91,750        8,394  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     165,086        4,702  
     

 

 

 
     17,022  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $394,537)

        518,413  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.9%

(Identified Cost $394,537)

        518,413  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.3%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.3%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(2)

     1,450,953        1,451  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $1,451)

        1,451  
     

 

 

 
            VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.2%

(Identified Cost $395,988)

      $ 519,864  

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.2)%

        (789
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 519,075  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS RAMPART EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     94

Switzerland

     2  

United Kingdom

     2  

Ireland

     2  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 518,413      $ 518,413  

Short-Term Investment

     1,451        1,451  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 519,864      $ 519,864  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS RAMPART GLOBAL EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—60.2%

 

Consumer Discretionary—11.9%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     81      $ 95  

Aptiv plc

     924        78  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     2,236        153  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     678        35  

Carnival Corp.

     435        29  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(1)

     106        36  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1)

     13        4  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     2,471        99  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     62        6  

Delphi Technologies plc

     304        16  

DISH Network Corp. Class A(1)

     119        6  

Expedia, Inc.

     24        3  

Garmin Ltd.

     2,146        128  

H&R Block, Inc.

     5,090        133  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     218        17  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     557        105  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     1,146        58  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     728        35  

Lennar Corp. Class A

     684        43  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     399        37  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     334        45  

McDonald’s Corp.

     400        69  

MGM Resorts International

     2,276        76  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

     347        96  

Netflix, Inc.(1)

     88        17  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

     190        10  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(1)

     10        17  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     934        31  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     184        22  

Starbucks Corp.

     714        41  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(1)

     22        1  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     110        13  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     351        59  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     171        14  
     

 

 

 
     1,627  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—3.1%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     883        63  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     531        36  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     466        107  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     715        76  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

 

Sysco Corp.

     2,308      $ 140  
     

 

 

 
     422  
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.0%

 

Andeavor

     152        17  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     533        35  

Phillips 66

     452        46  

Valero Energy Corp.

     465        43  
     

 

 

 
     141  
     

 

 

 

Financials—7.9%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     27        6  

Aflac, Inc.

     257        23  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     244        26  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     75        13  

AON plc

     302        40  

Bank of America Corp.

     1,099        32  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     520        28  

BB&T Corp.

     368        18  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(1)

     675        134  

BlackRock, Inc.

     62        32  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(1)

     62        4  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     649        33  

Chubb Ltd.

     314        46  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     101        8  

Citigroup, Inc.

     305        23  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     228        10  

Comerica, Inc.

     80        7  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.(1)

     150        7  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     336        10  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     166        7  

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

     214        14  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     195        50  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     497        7  

Invesco Ltd.

     205        7  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     394        42  

KeyCorp

     495        10  

Leucadia National Corp.

     112        3  

Lincoln National Corp.

     144        11  

M&T Bank Corp.

     69        12  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     609        50  

MetLife, Inc.

     690        35  

Morgan Stanley

     770        40  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS RAMPART GLOBAL EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Northern Trust Corp.

     109      $ 11  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     157        3  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     218        31  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     175        12  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     393        22  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     277        32  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     70        6  

Regions Financial Corp.

     544        9  

SBA Communications, Corp.(1)

     60        10  

State Street Corp.

     189        18  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     218        14  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     121        13  

Torchmark Corp.

     70        6  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     187        25  

U.S. Bancorp

     178        10  

Unum Group

     146        8  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     501        30  

Willis Towers Watson plc

     160        24  

XL Group Ltd.

     174        6  

Zions Bancorporation

     92        5  
     

 

 

 
     1,083  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.7%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     384        22  

Aetna, Inc.

     98        18  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     227        15  

Align Technology, Inc.(1)

     209        46  

Anthem, Inc.

     78        18  

Baxter International, Inc.

     111        7  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     58        12  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

     303        7  

Centene Corp.(1)

     51        5  

Cigna Corp.

     74        15  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     141        31  

Danaher Corp.

     135        13  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     665        44  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)

     46        5  

Hologic, Inc.(1)

     62        3  

Humana, Inc.

     42        10  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)

     20        3  

Illumina, Inc.(1)

     104        23  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

     25        9  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1)

     108        11  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Medtronic plc

     299      $ 24  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1)

     18        11  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     78        6  

ResMed, Inc.

     32        3  

Stryker Corp.

     71        11  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     283        54  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     286        63  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1)

     21        2  

Waters Corp.(1)

     56        11  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     44        5  
     

 

 

 
     507  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—10.0%

 

A.O. Smith Corp.

     255        16  

Allegion plc

     165        13  

Arconic, Inc.

     100        3  

Boeing Co. (The)

     130        38  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     585        92  

Cintas Corp.

     846        132  

CSX Corp.

     597        33  

Cummins, Inc.

     156        28  

Deere & Co.

     889        139  

Dover Corp.

     102        10  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     146        9  

FedEx Corp.

     199        50  

Flowserve Corp.

     86        4  

Fortive Corp.

     200        15  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     269        18  

General Dynamics Corp.

     65        13  

Hunt (JB) Transport Services, Inc.

     1,199        138  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     203        34  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     167        15  

Johnson Controls International plc

     1,623        62  

Kansas City Southern

     69        7  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     19        4  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     59        19  

Masco Corp.

     555        24  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     189        27  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     40        12  

PACCAR, Inc.

     348        25  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     87        17  

Pentair plc

     109        8  

Raytheon Co.

     68        13  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS RAMPART GLOBAL EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Republic Services, Inc.

     567      $ 38  

Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc.

     114        10  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     39        5  

Snap-on, Inc.

     38        7  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     101        17  

Stericycle, Inc.(1)

     211        14  

Textron, Inc.

     62        4  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     12        3  

Union Pacific Corp.

     523        70  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     558        67  

United Technologies Corp.

     175        22  

Waste Management, Inc.

     1,002        87  

Xylem, Inc.

     117        8  
     

 

 

 
     1,370  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—10.7%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     1,259        80  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)

     240        42  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

     135        1  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)

     19        1  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     9        2  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(1)

     37        39  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(1)

     37        39  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     715        63  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     62        6  

ANSYS, Inc.(1)

     41        6  

Apple, Inc.

     687        116  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,372        70  

Autodesk, Inc.(1)

     107        11  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     97        11  

Broadcom Ltd.

     68        17  

CA, Inc.

     49        2  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)

     136        6  

Citrix Systems, Inc.(1)

     70        6  

Corning, Inc.

     2,115        68  

eBay, Inc.(1)

     121        5  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)

     514        54  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(1)

     289        51  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     72        7  

Fiserv, Inc.(1)

     45        6  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     2,861        133  

Global Payments, Inc.

     33        3  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     218        3  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

HP, Inc.

     222      $ 5  

Intel Corp.

     790        36  

Intuit, Inc.

     118        19  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     201        21  

Lam Research Corp.

     209        38  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     203        31  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     39        3  

Micron Technology, Inc.(1)

     188        8  

Microsoft Corp.

     1,211        104  

NetApp, Inc.

     36        2  

NVIDIA Corp.

     101        20  

Oracle Corp.

     475        22  

Paychex, Inc.

     70        5  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

     246        18  

Qorvo, Inc.(1)

     22        1  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     249        16  

Red Hat, Inc.(1)

     28        3  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     332        34  

Seagate Technology plc

     39        2  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     31        3  

Symantec Corp.

     97        3  

Synopsys, Inc.(1)

     73        6  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     1,411        134  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     167        17  

Total System Services, Inc.

     37        3  

VeriSign, Inc.(1)

     11        1  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     399        46  

Western Digital Corp.

     39        3  

Western Union Co. (The)

     101        2  

Xerox Corp.

     28        1  

Xilinx, Inc.

     41        3  
     

 

 

 
     1,458  
     

 

 

 

Materials—6.1%

 

Albemarle Corp.

     117        15  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     170        20  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     1,715        122  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     107        10  

Ecolab, Inc.

     277        37  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     84        13  

International Paper Co.

     796        46  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     1,272        140  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     281        62  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS RAMPART GLOBAL EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

Nucor Corp.

     2,318      $ 148  

Packaging Corp. of America

     182        22  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     272        32  

Sealed Air Corp.

     347        17  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     88        36  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     593        76  

WestRock Co.

     490        31  
     

 

 

 
     827  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—3.8%

 

American Tower Corp.

     213        30  

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A(1)

     3,074        133  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     201        22  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     102        12  

Duke Realty Corp.

     1,048        29  

Equinix, Inc.

     39        18  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     62        5  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     6,734        134  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     131        5  

Prologis, Inc.

     1,567        101  

Public Storage

     74        15  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     374        13  
     

 

 

 
     517  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.0%

 

AES Corp.

     5,751        62  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     1,455        133  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     2,619        75  
     

 

 

 
     270  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $6,258)

        8,222  
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS(2)—39.3%

 

iShares China Large-Cap Index Fund

     14,673        677  

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund

     26,399        671  

iShares MSCI Italy Capped Index Fund

     21,845        665  

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

     11,307        678  

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped Index Fund

     9,014        675  

iShares MSCI Spain Capped Index Fund

     20,138        660  

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped Index Fund

     19,366        689  

iShares MSCI Taiwan Capped Index Fund

     18,259        661  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $4,674)

        5,376  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $10,932)

        13,598  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.4%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.4%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(2)

     58,749      $ 59  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $59)

        59  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.9%

(Identified Cost $10,991)

        13,657  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.1%

        14  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 13,671  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


VIRTUS RAMPART GLOBAL EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     90

Korea

     5  

Ireland

     1  

Jersey

     1  

Netherlands

     1  

Switzerland

     1  

Other

     1  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 8,222      $ 8,222  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     5,376        5,376  

Short-Term Investment

     59        59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 13,657      $ 13,657  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS RAMPART LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND(2)—98.1%

 

iShares S&P 100 Index Fund(3)

     20,781      $ 2,466  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

(Identified Cost $2,470)

        2,466  
     

 

 

 

PURCHASED OPTION—0.0%

 

(see open purchased option schedule)

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTION—0.0%

(Premium Paid $— (1))

        —   (1) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.1%

(Identified Cost $2,470)

        2,466  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.9%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund(2)—0.9%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)

     22,786        23  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $23)

        23  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE WRITTEN OPTIONS—99.0%

(Identified Cost $2,493)

        2,489  
     

 

 

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS—0.0%

 

(see open written options schedule)

     

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS—0.0%

(Premiums Received $4)

 

 

     (1
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF WRITTEN OPTIONS—99.0%

(Identified Cost $2,489)

        2,488  

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.0%

        25  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 2,513  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Amount is less than $500.

(2) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

(3) 

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS RAMPART LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Open Purchased Option contracts as of December 31, 2017, were as follows:

 

Description of Option

  

Number of Contracts

   Contract Notional Amount      Strike  Price(1)     

Expiration Date

   Value  

Call Option

              

CBOE Volatility Index

   9    $ 11      $ 12      1/3/2018    $ —  
              

 

 

 

Total Purchased Option

               $ —  
              

 

 

 

Open Written Options contracts as of December 31, 2017, were as follows:

 

Description of Option

  

Number of Contracts

   Contract Notional Amount      Strike  Price(1)     

Expiration Date

   Value  

Call Options

              

S&P 500® Index

   3    $ 809      $ 2,695      1/5/2018    $ (1

S&P 500® Index

   2      549        2,745      1/12/2018      —  

S&P 500® Index

   2      547        2,735      1/19/2018      —  

S&P 500® Index

   2      548        2,740      1/26/2018      —  
              

 

 

 

Total Written Options

               $ (1
              

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:    

 

(1) 

Strike price not reported in thousands.    

* Amount is less than $500.     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Exchange-Traded Fund

   $ 2,466      $ 2,466  

Purchased Option

     —        —  

Short-Term Investment

     23        23  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments before Written Options

   $ 2,489      $ 2,489  

Written Options

   $ (1    $ (1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments Net of Written Options

   $ 2,488      $ 2,488  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Amount is less than $500.

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS RAMPART MULTI-ASSET TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—35.8%

 

Consumer Discretionary—7.1%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     301      $ 352  

Aptiv plc

     3,420        290  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     8,283        567  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     2,513        128  

Carnival Corp.

     1,613        107  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(1)

     391        131  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1)

     45        13  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     9,152        367  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     229        22  

Delphi Technologies plc(1)

     1,126        59  

DISH Network Corp. Class A(1)

     443        21  

Expedia, Inc.

     92        11  

Garmin Ltd.

     7,952        474  

H&R Block, Inc.

     18,856        494  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     807        64  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     2,061        391  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     4,246        217  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     2,695        129  

Lennar Corp. Class A

     2,534        160  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1,476        137  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     1,237        168  

McDonald’s Corp.

     1,482        255  

MGM Resorts International

     8,433        282  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

     1,287        355  

Netflix, Inc.(1)

     326        63  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Ltd.
(1)

     704        37  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(1)

     37        64  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     3,460        115  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     681        81  

Starbucks Corp.

     2,642        152  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(1)

     82        3  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     406        47  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     1,303        220  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     631        52  
     

 

 

 
     6,028  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.8%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     3,269        234  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     1,968        135  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     1,728        395  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     2,646        280  

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

 

Sysco Corp.

     8,551      $ 519  
     

 

 

 
     1,563  
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.6%

 

Andeavor

     562        64  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     1,973        130  

Phillips 66

     1,675        170  

Valero Energy Corp.

     1,721        158  
     

 

 

 
     522  
     

 

 

 

Financials—4.7%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     105        21  

Aflac, Inc.

     951        83  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     904        95  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     280        47  

AON plc

     1,120        150  

Bank of America Corp.

     4,071        120  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     1,927        104  

BB&T Corp.

     1,363        68  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(1)

     2,502        496  

BlackRock, Inc.

     231        119  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(1)

     230        13  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     2,403        123  

Chubb Ltd.

     1,164        170  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     374        28  

Citigroup, Inc.

     1,130        84  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     844        35  

Comerica, Inc.

     296        26  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.(1)

     554        27  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     1,242        38  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     614        27  

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

     793        50  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     725        185  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     1,838        27  

Invesco Ltd.

     759        28  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,460        156  

KeyCorp

     1,834        37  

Leucadia National Corp.

     412        11  

Lincoln National Corp.

     533        41  

M&T Bank Corp.

     256        44  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     2,257        184  

MetLife, Inc.

     2,557        129  

Morgan Stanley

     2,852        150  

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS RAMPART MULTI-ASSET TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Northern Trust Corp.

     400      $ 40  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     581        11  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     808        117  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     646        46  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     1,456        82  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1,028        118  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     259        23  

Regions Financial Corp.

     2,015        35  

State Street Corp.

     698        68  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     809        52  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     449        47  

Torchmark Corp.

     260        24  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     690        94  

U.S. Bancorp

     659        35  

Unum Group

     543        30  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1,854        112  

Willis Towers Watson plc

     591        89  

XL Group Ltd.

     645        23  

Zions Bancorporation

     341        17  
     

 

 

 
     3,979  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.2%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     1,422        81  

Aetna, Inc.

     364        66  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     842        56  

Align Technology, Inc.(1)

     775        172  

Anthem, Inc.

     288        65  

Baxter International, Inc.

     410        27  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     216        46  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

     1,123        28  

Centene Corp.(1)

     189        19  

Cigna Corp.

     276        56  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     525        114  

Danaher Corp.

     500        46  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     2,464        162  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)

     173        20  

Hologic, Inc.(1)

     229        10  

Humana, Inc.

     158        39  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)

     71        11  

Illumina, Inc.(1)

     382        83  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

     92        34  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1)

     397        39  

Medtronic plc

     1,109        90  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1)

     67      $ 42  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     289        21  

ResMed, Inc.

     117        10  

Stryker Corp.

     263        41  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     1,048        199  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     1,059        233  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1)

     75        8  

Waters Corp.(1)

     209        40  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     165        20  
     

 

 

 
     1,878  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—6.0%

 

A.O. Smith Corp.

     944        58  

Allegion plc

     613        49  

Arconic, Inc.

     369        10  

Boeing Co. (The)

     484        143  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     2,169        342  

Cintas Corp.

     3,135        488  

CSX Corp.

     2,210        122  

Cummins, Inc.

     578        102  

Deere & Co.

     3,294        516  

Dover Corp.

     378        38  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     541        35  

FedEx Corp.

     740        185  

Flowserve Corp.

     317        13  

Fortive Corp.

     741        54  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     993        68  

General Dynamics Corp.

     243        49  

Hunt (JB) Transport Services, Inc.

     4,442        511  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     753        126  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     617        55  

Johnson Controls International plc

     6,012        229  

Kansas City Southern

     255        27  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     69        14  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     218        70  

Masco Corp.

     2,054        90  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     698        101  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     152        47  

PACCAR, Inc.

     1,290        92  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     324        65  

Pentair plc

     401        28  

Raytheon Co.

     253        47  

Republic Services, Inc.

     2,100        142  

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS RAMPART MULTI-ASSET TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc.

     421      $ 37  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     141        19  

Snap-on, Inc.

     140        24  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     373        63  

Stericycle, Inc.(1)

     783        53  

Textron, Inc.

     230        13  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     42        11  

Union Pacific Corp.

     1,938        260  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     2,065        246  

United Technologies Corp.

     647        83  

Waste Management, Inc.

     3,712        320  

Xylem, Inc.

     437        30  
     

 

 

 
     5,075  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—6.3%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     4,662        295  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)

     888        156  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

     501        5  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)

     77        5  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     39        10  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(1)

     135        142  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(1)

     136        142  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     2,649        233  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     229        20  

ANSYS, Inc.(1)

     152        22  

Apple, Inc.

     2,544        431  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     5,085        260  

Autodesk, Inc.(1)

     394        41  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     359        42  

Broadcom Ltd.

     253        65  

CA, Inc.

     184        6  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)

     505        21  

Citrix Systems, Inc.(1)

     259        23  

Corning, Inc.

     7,833        251  

eBay, Inc.(1)

     451        17  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)

     1,906        200  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(1)

     1,072        189  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     268        25  

Fiserv, Inc.(1)

     170        22  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     10,599        494  

Global Payments, Inc.

     123        12  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     809        12  

HP, Inc.

     823        17  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Intel Corp.

     2,927      $ 135  

Intuit, Inc.

     439        69  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     748        79  

Lam Research Corp.

     775        143  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     753        114  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     145        13  

Micron Technology, Inc.(1)

     694        29  

Microsoft Corp.

     4,488        384  

NetApp, Inc.

     132        7  

NVIDIA Corp.

     374        72  

Oracle Corp.

     1,760        83  

Paychex, Inc.

     258        18  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

     912        67  

Qorvo, Inc.(1)

     79        5  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     920        59  

Red Hat, Inc.(1)

     104        13  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     1,229        126  

Seagate Technology plc

     141        6  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     115        11  

Symantec Corp.

     358        10  

Synopsys, Inc.(1)

     271        23  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     5,227        497  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     617        64  

Total System Services, Inc.

     135        11  

VeriSign, Inc.(1)

     39        5  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     1,475        168  

Western Digital Corp.

     145        12  

Western Union Co. (The)

     375        7  

Xerox Corp.

     105        3  

Xilinx, Inc.

     155        10  
     

 

 

 
     5,401  
     

 

 

 

Materials—3.6%

 

Albemarle Corp.

     435        56  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     630        72  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     6,354        453  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     394        36  

Ecolab, Inc.

     1,026        138  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     311        47  

International Paper Co.

     2,947        171  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     4,715        520  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     1,044        231  

Nucor Corp.

     8,586        546  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS RAMPART MULTI-ASSET TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

Packaging Corp. of America

     673      $ 81  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     1,011        118  

Sealed Air Corp.

     1,288        63  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     324        133  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     2,198        282  

WestRock Co.

     1,813        115  
     

 

 

 
     3,062  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.3%

 

American Tower Corp.

     790        113  

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A(1)

     11,387        493  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     748        83  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     376        43  

Duke Realty Corp.

     3,882        106  

Equinix, Inc.

     143        65  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     232        20  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     24,945        495  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     486        18  

Prologis, Inc.

     5,805        374  

Public Storage

     276        58  

SBA Communications, Corp.(1)

     221        36  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     1,385        49  
     

 

 

 
     1,953  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.2%

 

AES Corp.

     21,307        231  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     5,392        493  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     9,701        276  
     

 

 

 
     1,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $23,253)

        30,461  
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS(2)—63.0%

     

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index Fund

     179,170        15,023  

iShares China Large-Cap Index Fund

     54,355        2,510  

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

     34,496        2,795  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Fund

     41,594        5,056  

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund

     97,801        2,486  

iShares MSCI Italy Capped Index Fund

     80,928        2,463  

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

     41,889        2,510  

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped Index Fund

     33,394        2,502  

iShares MSCI Spain Capped Index Fund

     74,601        2,445  

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped Index Fund

     71,743        2,553  
     SHARES      VALUE  

iShares MSCI Taiwan Capped Index Fund

     67,643      $ 2,449  

iShares TIPS Bond Index Fund

     44,152        5,037  

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund(1)

     172,554        2,866  

PowerShares DB Gold Fund

     68,799        2,846  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $50,557)

        53,541  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.8%

(Identified Cost $73,810)

        84,002  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.5%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—1.5%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(2)

     1,237,441        1,237  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $1,237)

        1,237  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.3%

(Identified Cost $75,047)

        85,239 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.3)%

        (245
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 84,994  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

TIPS

   Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


VIRTUS RAMPART MULTI-ASSET TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     94

Korea

     3  

Ireland

     1  

Switzerland

     1  

United Kingdom

     1  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

Common Stocks

   $ 30,461      $ 30,461  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     53,541        53,541  

Short-Term Investment

     1,237        1,237  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 85,239      $ 85,239  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS RAMPART SECTOR TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary—19.7%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     1,417      $ 141  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     7,713        9,020  

Aptiv plc

     3,969        337  

AutoZone, Inc.(1)

     525        373  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     4,885        335  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     3,807        195  

CarMax, Inc.(1)

     3,525        226  

Carnival Corp.

     7,864        522  

CBS Corp. Class B

     6,977        412  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(1)

     3,690        1,240  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1)

     482        139  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     90,224        3,614  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     2,388        229  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(1)

     2,997        67  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C(1)

     3,947        84  

DISH Network Corp. Class A(1)

     4,371        209  

Dollar General Corp.

     4,981        463  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)

     4,539        487  

Expedia, Inc.

     2,363        283  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     2,413        113  

Ford Motor Co.

     74,767        934  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     4,196        143  

Garmin Ltd.

     2,136        127  

General Motors Co.

     24,599        1,008  

Genuine Parts Co.

     2,840        270  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     4,729        153  

H&R Block, Inc.

     4,047        106  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     7,006        147  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     3,237        165  

Hasbro, Inc.

     2,213        201  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     3,870        309  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     22,427        4,251  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     6,543        334  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     7,470        151  

Kohl’s Corp.

     3,292        179  

L Brands, Inc.

     4,800        289  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     2,519        120  

Lennar Corp. Class A

     3,944        249  

LKQ Corp.(1)

     5,941        242  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     15,824        1,471  

Macy’s, Inc.

     5,842        147  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     5,860      $ 795  

Mattel, Inc.

     6,708        103  

McDonald’s Corp.

     15,332        2,639  

MGM Resorts International

     9,900        331  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(1)

     2,934        185  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

     1,196        330  

Netflix, Inc.(1)

     8,065        1,548  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     9,348        289  

News Corp. Class A

     7,351        119  

News Corp. Class B

     2,343        39  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     25,213        1,577  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     2,252        107  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(1)

     3,450        184  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1)

     1,638        394  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     4,442        324  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(1)

     938        1,630  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     5,214        173  

PVH Corp.

     1,482        203  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     1,065        110  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     7,378        592  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     3,321        396  

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     1,836        157  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     1,138        64  

Starbucks Corp.

     27,200        1,562  

Tapestry, Inc.

     5,477        242  

Target Corp.

     10,411        679  

Tiffany & Co.

     1,994        207  

Time Warner, Inc.

     14,954        1,368  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     12,305        941  

Tractor Supply Co.

     2,422        181  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(1)

     2,095        72  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     20,265        700  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B

     8,442        288  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1)

     1,137        254  

Under Armour, Inc. Class A(1)

     3,650        53  

Under Armour, Inc. Class C(1)

     3,627        48  

VF Corp.

     6,314        467  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     6,797        209  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     28,931        3,110  

Whirlpool Corp.

     1,383        233  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     1,932        224  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     1,568        264  

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS RAMPART SECTOR TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     6,523      $ 532  
     

 

 

 
     53,408  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—4.9%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     13,791        985  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     4,225        169  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     1,570        108  

Campbell Soup Co.

     1,574        76  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     1,978        99  

Clorox Co. (The)

     998        148  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     27,479        1,261  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     6,418        484  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     3,209        121  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     1,269        290  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     3,189        594  

Coty, Inc. Class A

     3,932        78  

CVS Health Corp.

     7,281        528  

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     1,395        135  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

     1,695        216  

General Mills, Inc.

     4,280        254  

Hershey Co. (The)

     1,101        125  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     2,220        81  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     902        112  

Kellogg Co.

     1,935        132  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     2,623        316  

Kraft Heinz Co.(The)

     4,389        341  

Kroger Co. (The)

     6,863        188  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     951        97  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     1,428        117  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     11,002        471  

Monster Beverage Corp.(1)

     3,180        201  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     10,150        1,217  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     11,047        1,167  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     18,286        1,680  

Sysco Corp.

     3,605        219  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     2,283        185  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     7,409        732  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     6,347        461  
     

 

 

 
     13,388  
     

 

 

 

Energy—5.0%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     5,584        300  

Andeavor

     1,511        173  

Apache Corp.

     4,000        169  

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

Baker Hughes a GE Co.

     4,637      $ 147  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     4,935        141  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(1)

     11,333        45  

Chevron Corp.

     18,477        2,313  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     1,034        126  

Concho Resources, Inc.(1)

     1,556        234  

ConocoPhillips

     11,952        656  

Devon Energy Corp.

     5,500        228  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     5,735        619  

EQT Corp.

     2,580        147  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     35,809        2,995  

Halliburton Co.

     8,835        432  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     1,324        86  

Hess Corp.

     2,953        140  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     19,175        346  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     9,214        156  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     4,964        327  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     4,048        146  

Newfield Exploration Co.(1)

     2,385        75  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     5,228        152  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     7,559        557  

ONEOK, Inc.

     3,909        209  

Phillips 66

     4,309        436  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     1,738        300  

Range Resources Corp.

     2,773        47  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     13,789        929  

TechnipFMC plc

     4,812        151  

Valero Energy Corp.

     4,387        403  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     8,406        256  
     

 

 

 
     13,441  
     

 

 

 

Financials—19.8%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     876        180  

Aflac, Inc.

     6,209        545  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     5,679        595  

American Express Co.

     11,394        1,132  

American International Group, Inc.

     14,195        846  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     2,350        398  

AON plc

     3,953        530  

Assurant, Inc.

     856        86  

Bank of America Corp.

     154,607        4,564  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     16,218        873  

BB&T Corp.

     12,575        625  

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS RAMPART SECTOR TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(1)

     30,499      $ 6,046  

BlackRock, Inc.

     1,953        1,003  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(1)

     1,517        89  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     7,704        767  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     1,803        225  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     19,006        976  

Chubb Ltd.

     7,371        1,077  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     2,354        176  

Citigroup, Inc.

     42,081        3,131  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     7,854        330  

CME Group, Inc.

     5,368        784  

Comerica, Inc.

     2,772        241  

Discover Financial Services

     5,769        444  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.(1)

     4,296        213  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     647        143  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     11,298        343  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     5,176        224  

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

     2,859        181  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     5,620        1,432  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     5,645        318  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     17,199        250  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     9,226        651  

Invesco Ltd.

     6,452        236  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     55,003        5,882  

KeyCorp

     17,100        345  

Leucadia National Corp.

     5,010        133  

Lincoln National Corp.

     3,489        268  

Loews Corp.

     4,384        219  

M&T Bank Corp.

     2,390        409  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     8,082        658  

MetLife, Inc.

     16,673        843  

Moody’s Corp.

     2,618        386  

Morgan Stanley

     22,203        1,165  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     1,835        141  

Navient Corp.

     4,154        55  

Northern Trust Corp.

     3,367        336  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     5,511        103  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     7,562        1,091  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     4,262        301  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     9,220        519  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     6,740        775  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     2,045        183  

Regions Financial Corp.

     18,444        319  

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

S&P Global, Inc.

     4,029      $ 683  

State Street Corp.

     5,894        575  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     7,590        490  

Synchrony Financial

     11,655        450  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     3,846        404  

Torchmark Corp.

     1,698        154  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     4,316        585  

U.S. Bancorp

     25,165        1,348  

Unum Group

     3,538        194  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     70,181        4,258  

Willis Towers Watson plc

     2,106        317  

XL Group Ltd.

     4,056        143  

Zions Bancorporation

     3,162        161  
     

 

 

 
     53,547  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—4.9%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     6,207        354  

AbbVie, Inc.

     6,711        649  

Aetna, Inc.

     1,412        255  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     1,356        91  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     940        112  

Align Technology, Inc.(1)

     304        68  

Allergan plc

     1,483        243  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     702        64  

Amgen, Inc.

     3,070        534  

Anthem, Inc.

     1,104        248  

Baxter International, Inc.

     2,131        138  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     1,645        352  

Biogen, Inc.(1)

     906        289  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

     5,853        145  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     6,880        422  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     1,351        83  

Celgene Corp.(1)

     3,315        346  

Centene Corp.(1)

     731        74  

Cerner Corp.(1)

     1,329        90  

Cigna Corp.

     1,064        216  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     207        45  

Danaher Corp.

     2,582        240  

DaVita, Inc.(1)

     639        46  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     961        63  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)

     881        99  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     4,088        345  

Envision Healthcare Corp.(1)

     544        19  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS RAMPART SECTOR TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Express Scripts Holding Co.(1)

     2,512      $ 188  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     5,558        398  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.(1)

     1,187        104  

Henry Schein, Inc.(1)

     660        46  

Hologic, Inc.(1)

     1,161        50  

Humana, Inc.

     643        160  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)

     390        61  

Illumina, Inc.(1)

     606        132  

Incyte Corp.(1)

     747        71  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

     472        172  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1)

     617        60  

Johnson & Johnson

     11,288        1,577  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1)

     429        68  

McKesson Corp.

     910        142  

Medtronic plc

     5,761        465  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     11,427        643  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1)

     106        66  

Mylan NV(1)

     2,252        95  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

     345        12  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     463        34  

Perrigo Co., plc

     558        49  

Pfizer, Inc.

     25,079        908  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     596        59  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     328        123  

ResMed, Inc.

     596        50  

Stryker Corp.

     1,377        213  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     1,692        321  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     4,079        899  

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

     369        42  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1)

     383        43  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     1,069        160  

Waters Corp.(1)

     333        64  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     858        104  

Zoetis, Inc.

     2,049        148  
     

 

 

 
     13,357  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—14.8%

 

3M Co.

     9,921        2,335  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     2,376        146  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     677        119  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     1,998        147  

Allegion plc

     1,560        124  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     6,903        359  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

AMETEK, Inc.

     3,758      $ 272  

Arconic, Inc.

     6,840        186  

Boeing Co. (The)

     9,465        2,791  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     10,282        1,620  

Cintas Corp.

     1,680        262  

CSX Corp.

     17,496        962  

Cummins, Inc.

     4,644        820  

Deere & Co.

     5,854        916  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     10,596        593  

Dover Corp.

     3,053        308  

Eaton Corp. plc

     8,559        676  

Emerson Electric Co.

     11,014        768  

Equifax, Inc.

     2,663        314  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     2,888        187  

Fastenal Co.

     4,637        254  

FedEx Corp.

     4,291        1,071  

Flowserve Corp.

     2,115        89  

Fluor Corp.

     3,299        170  

Fortive Corp.

     5,564        403  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     2,495        171  

General Dynamics Corp.

     4,884        994  

General Electric Co.

     103,704        1,810  

Harris Corp.

     1,941        275  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     13,032        1,999  

Hunt (JB) Transport Services, Inc.

     1,381        159  

IHS Markit Ltd.(1)

     5,883        266  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     5,325        888  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     4,026        359  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     1,960        129  

Johnson Controls International plc

     14,958        570  

Kansas City Southern

     1,706        180  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     1,260        249  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     4,254        1,366  

Masco Corp.

     5,638        248  

Nielsen Holdings plc

     5,378        196  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     5,476        793  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     3,034        931  

PACCAR, Inc.

     6,601        469  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     2,717        542  

Pentair plc

     2,642        187  

Quanta Services, Inc.(1)

     2,529        99  

Raytheon Co.

     5,114        961  

Republic Services, Inc.

     3,648        247  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


VIRTUS RAMPART SECTOR TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Robert Half International, Inc.

     2,848      $ 158  

Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc.

     2,259        201  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     2,679        526  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     3,402        461  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     1,660        430  

Snap-on, Inc.

     924        161  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     9,727        637  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     2,469        419  

Stericycle, Inc.(1)

     1,377        94  

Textron, Inc.

     5,337        302  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     776        213  

Union Pacific Corp.

     14,011        1,879  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.(1)

     4,049        273  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     11,267        1,342  

United Rentals, Inc.(1)

     1,366        235  

United Technologies Corp.

     12,468        1,591  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(1)

     2,505        240  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,099        260  

Waste Management, Inc.

     7,034        607  

Xylem, Inc.

     2,918        199  
     

 

 

 
     40,208  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—18.3%

 

Accenture plc Class A

     5,626        861  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     7,042        446  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)

     4,498        788  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

     8,497        87  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)

     1,630        106  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     456        116  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(1)

     2,714        2,859  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(1)

     2,739        2,866  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     2,861        251  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     3,465        309  

ANSYS, Inc.(1)

     759        112  

Apple, Inc.

     46,842        7,927  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     9,878        505  

Autodesk, Inc.(1)

     2,077        218  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     4,074        477  

Broadcom Ltd.

     3,723        956  

CA, Inc.

     3,020        101  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)

     2,565        107  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     44,997        1,723  

Citrix Systems, Inc.(1)

     1,363        120  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A

     5,425      $ 385  

Corning, Inc.

     8,122        260  

CSRA, Inc.

     1,802        54  

DXC Technology Co.

     2,582        245  

eBay, Inc.(1)

     8,983        339  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)

     2,860        301  

F5 Networks, Inc.(1)

     611        80  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(1)

     21,576        3,807  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     3,106        292  

Fiserv, Inc.(1)

     1,925        252  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     1,442        67  

Gartner, Inc.(1)

     824        102  

Global Payments, Inc.

     1,516        152  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     14,827        213  

HP, Inc.

     15,667        329  

Intel Corp.

     42,541        1,964  

International Business Machines Corp.

     7,780        1,194  

Intuit, Inc.

     2,251        355  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     3,683        105  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     1,501        158  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,531        282  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     8,420        1,274  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     2,234        196  

Micron Technology, Inc.(1)

     11,236        462  

Microsoft Corp.

     69,684        5,961  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1,563        141  

NetApp, Inc.

     2,689        149  

NVIDIA Corp.

     5,653        1,094  

Oracle Corp.

     27,502        1,300  

Paychex, Inc.

     3,000        204  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

     10,440        769  

Qorvo, Inc.(1)

     1,256        84  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     13,468        862  

Red Hat, Inc.(1)

     1,677        201  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     6,280        642  

Seagate Technology plc

     2,852        119  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     1,754        167  

Symantec Corp.

     5,902        166  

Synopsys, Inc.(1)

     1,357        116  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     3,273        311  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     8,974        937  

Total System Services, Inc.

     1,619        128  

VeriSign, Inc.(1)

     819        94  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


VIRTUS RAMPART SECTOR TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Visa, Inc. Class A

     16,423      $ 1,873  

Western Digital Corp.

     2,847        226  

Western Union Co. (The)

     4,371        83  

Xerox Corp.

     2,086        61  

Xilinx, Inc.

     2,388        161  
     

 

 

 
     49,652  
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.0%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     4,353        714  

Albemarle Corp.

     2,296        294  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     1,886        217  

Ball Corp.

     7,192        272  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     5,084        216  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     42,145        3,002  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     2,986        277  

Ecolab, Inc.

     5,180        695  

FMC Corp.

     2,811        266  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(1)

     27,349        518  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     1,650        252  

International Paper Co.

     8,344        483  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     5,749        634  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     1,319        292  

Monsanto Co.

     8,730        1,019  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     7,593        195  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     10,950        411  

Nucor Corp.

     6,586        419  

Packaging Corp. of America

     1,978        238  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     5,109        597  

Praxair, Inc.

     5,707        883  

Sealed Air Corp.

     3,846        190  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     1,656        679  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     2,729        350  

WestRock Co.

     5,254        332  
     

 

 

 
     13,445  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—5.0%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     1,924        251  

American Tower Corp.

     8,706        1,242  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     3,191        140  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     2,830        505  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     3,144        409  

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A(1)

     6,175        267  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     8,244        915  

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate—(continued)

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     4,127      $ 470  

Duke Realty Corp.

     7,265        198  

Equinix, Inc.

     1,584        718  

Equity Residential

     7,553        482  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     1,353        327  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     2,573        225  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     1,491        198  

GGP, Inc.

     12,754        298  

HCP, Inc.

     9,502        248  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     15,231        302  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     5,356        202  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     8,784        159  

Macerich Co. (The)

     2,228        146  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     2,319        233  

Prologis, Inc.

     10,853        700  

Public Storage

     3,067        641  

Realty Income Corp.

     5,597        319  

Regency Centers Corp.

     3,017        209  

SBA Communications, Corp.(1)

     2,433        398  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     6,347        1,090  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     2,032        205  

UDR, Inc.

     5,473        211  

Ventas, Inc.

     7,331        440  

Vornado Realty Trust

     3,522        275  

Welltower, Inc.

     7,508        479  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     15,361        542  
     

 

 

 
     13,444  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.5%

     

AT&T, Inc.

     55,404        2,154  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     9,184        153  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     30,634        1,622  
     

 

 

 
     3,929  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $224,139)

        267,819  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.9%

(Identified Cost $224,139)

        267,819  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

6


VIRTUS RAMPART SECTOR TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.8%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.8%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(2)

     2,057,086      $ 2,057  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $2,057)

        2,057  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.7%

(Identified Cost $226,196)

        269,876  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.3%

        890  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 270,766  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

7


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 267,819      $ 267,819  

Short-Term Investment

     2,057        2,057  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 269,876      $ 269,876  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS VONTOBEL EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES     VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—95.7%

    

Consumer Discretionary—6.6%

    

Kangwon Land, Inc. (South Korea)(1)

     2,716,642     $ 88,309  

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (United States)

     2,316,288       160,959  

Naspers Ltd. Class N (South Africa)

     682,743       190,434  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (India)

     15,383,843       140,227  
    

 

 

 
       579,929  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—28.6%

    

Ambev S.A. ADR (Brazil)(1)

     60,529,616       391,021  

Amorepacific Corp. (South Korea)

     441,230       125,501  

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

     1,557,582       174,047  

British American Tobacco Bhd (Malaysia)

     1,987,370 (2)      19,643  

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     1,309,113 (3)      87,768  

CP ALL PCL (Thailand)

     76,293,749       180,258  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V. Sponsored ADR (Mexico)

     2,885,905       270,987  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     307,192,534       107,096  

Heineken N.V. (Netherlands)

     2,562,851       267,312  

ITC Ltd. (India)

     52,296,461       215,691  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (South Korea)

     116,328       129,199  

President Chain Store Corp. (Taiwan)

     1,052,797       10,047  

Thai Beverage PCL (Thailand)

     118,274,664       81,358  

Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands)

     4,545,726       256,101  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de C.V. (Mexico)

     78,311,107       192,049  
    

 

 

 
       2,508,078  
    

 

 

 

Energy—2.3%

    

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

     8,936,516       202,056  
    

 

 

 

Financials—24.9%

    

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     101,403,987       163,681  

Bank Pekao SA (Poland)

     2,921,337       108,681  

Bank Rakyat Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     347,732,661       93,293  

BB Seguridade Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

     16,538,252       142,044  

Credicorp Ltd. (Peru)

     530,239       109,987  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de C.V. ADR, Class B (Mexico)

     10,298,998       75,286  

HDFC Bank Ltd. (India)

     15,449,348       453,212  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,443,907       136,397  

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (India)

     13,996,113       375,057  

Public Bank Bhd (Malaysia)

     22,927,600       117,726  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Remgro Ltd. (South Africa)

     5,785,995      $ 110,365  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea)(1)

     534,590        133,329  

United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore)

     8,457,907        167,267  
     

 

 

 
        2,186,325  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—3.5%

     

Airports of Thailand PCL (Thailand)

     59,471,200        124,088  

CCR S.A. (Brazil)

     16,905,473        82,308  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de C.V. Class B (Mexico)

     9,370,788        96,270  
     

 

 

 
        302,666  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—20.5%

     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (China)(1)

     2,767,864        477,263  

Autohome, Inc. ADR (China)(1)

     1,705,969        110,325  

Cielo S.A. (Brazil)

     26,265,638        186,237  

HCL Technologies Ltd. (India)

     3,320,738        46,330  

NetEase, Inc. ADR (China)

     506,434        174,755  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     34,160,639        263,450  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Taiwan)

     3,387,852        134,328  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

     3,889,490        164,604  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     4,675,969        242,990  
     

 

 

 
        1,800,282  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.6%

     

Link REIT (Hong Kong)

     15,045,092        139,516  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—4.5%

     

Bharti Infratel Ltd. (India)

     21,049,639        124,908  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     836,951,088        273,894  
     

 

 

 
     398,802  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—3.2%

     

Equatorial Energia S.A. (Brazil)

     2,221,735        43,971  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de C.V. (Mexico)

     22,132,837        108,286  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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VIRTUS VONTOBEL EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. (India)

     42,047,452      $ 131,984  
     

 

 

 
        284,241  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $6,675,953)

        8,401,895  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—95.7%

(Identified Cost $6,675,953)

        8,401,895  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—3.7%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—3.7%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(4)

     328,140,510        328,141  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $328,141)

        328,141  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.4%

(Identified Cost $7,004,094)

        8,730,036  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.6%

        53,849  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 8,783,885  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Non-income producing.

(2) 

Shares traded on the Bursa Malaysia Exchange.

(3) 

Shares traded on Johannesburg Exchange.

(4) 

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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VIRTUS VONTOBEL EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †       

India

     19

Brazil

     12  

China

     12  

Mexico

     9  

Indonesia

     7  

Netherlands

     6  

United States

     6  

Other

     29  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 8,401,895      $ 8,401,895  

Short-Term Investment

     328,141        328,141  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 8,730,036      $ 8,730,036  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS VONTOBEL FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—96.0%

     

Consumer Discretionary—16.1%

     

Aptiv plc (United Kingdom)

     175,019      $ 14,847  

Domino’s Pizza Group plc (United Kingdom)

     5,840,387        27,260  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Spain)

     634,195        22,101  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

     69,155        20,362  

Naspers Ltd. Class N (South Africa)

     97,582        27,218  

Paddy Power Betfair plc (Ireland)

     361,391        43,014  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (United States)(1)

     29,907        51,971  

Shimano, Inc. (Japan)

     163,400        22,986  

Sodexo SA (France)

     115,936        15,587  
     

 

 

 
     245,346  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—28.8%

     

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B (Canada)

     922,945        48,159  

Ambev S.A. ADR (Brazil)

     3,305,631        21,354  

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

     348,875        38,984  

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     986,945        66,866  

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     784,634        28,868  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR (Mexico)

     176,850        16,606  

L’Oreal SA (France)

     69,956        15,524  

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     505,609        43,481  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     437,360        46,207  

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     515,476        48,154  

Unicharm Corp. (Japan)

     543,300        14,126  

Unilever NV CVA (Netherlands)

     918,873        51,768  
     

 

 

 
     440,097  
     

 

 

 

Financials—10.7%

     

AIB Group plc (Ireland)

     4,954,360        32,694  

HDFC Bank Ltd. (India)

     2,097,631        61,535  

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (India)

     1,930,336        51,728  

UBS Group AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     939,980        17,305  
     

 

 

 
     163,262  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—5.6%

     

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

     134,840        14,866  

Essilor International SA (France)

     147,046        20,281  

Grifols SA (Spain)

     757,289        22,193  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     109,794        27,774  
     

 

 

 
     85,114  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—10.0%

     

Aena SME SA (Spain)(2)

     164,852      $ 33,428  

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

     362,652        29,904  

DCC plc (Ireland)

     241,857        24,376  

RELX NV (Netherlands)

     1,404,737        32,302  

Rentokil Initial plc (United Kingdom)

     3,541,540        15,205  

Teleperformance (France)

     122,771        17,596  
     

 

 

 
     152,811  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—20.9%

     

Accenture plc Class A (United States)

     189,043        28,941  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (China)(1)

     282,396        48,694  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)

     204,049        21,144  

Constellation Software, Inc. (Canada)

     52,761        31,985  

Keyence Corp. (Japan)

     26,500        14,845  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (United States)

     322,228        48,772  

SAP SE (Germany)

     314,858        35,304  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Taiwan)

     931,489        36,933  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     367,918        19,119  

Visa, Inc. Class A (United States)

     293,230        33,434  
     

 

 

 
        319,171  
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.0%

     

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     139,647        15,122  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.9%

     

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     127,500        25,998  

Unibail-Rodamco SE (Netherlands)

     73,035        18,402  
     

 

 

 
        44,400  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $969,023)

        1,465,323  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.0%

(Identified Cost $969,023)

        1,465,323  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—3.8%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—3.8%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(3)

     57,367,821        57,368  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $57,368)

        57,368  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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VIRTUS VONTOBEL FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

            VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $1,026,391)

        $ 1,522,691  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.2%

          3,018  
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

        $ 1,525,709  
       

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Non-income producing.

(2)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $33,428 or 2.2% of net assets.

(3)

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

2


VIRTUS VONTOBEL FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

December 31, 2017

 

Country Weightings †       

United States

     18

United Kingdom

     13  

India

     7  

Canada

     7  

Netherlands

     7  

Ireland

     7  

France

     6  

Other

     35  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 1,465,323      $ 1,465,323  

Short-Term Investment

     57,368        57,368  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,522,691      $ 1,522,691  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS VONTOBEL GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—97.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary—20.8%

     

Amazon.com, Inc. (United States)(1)

     4,922      $ 5,756  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Spain)

     109,845        3,828  

Naspers Ltd. Class N (South Africa)

     12,934        3,608  

NIKE, Inc. Class B (United States)

     110,816        6,932  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (United States)(1)

     10,773        2,591  

Paddy Power Betfair plc (Ireland)

     54,125        6,442  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (United States)(1)

     3,023        5,253  

Starbucks Corp. (United States)

     81,589        4,686  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The) (United States)

     65,550        5,012  

Walt Disney Co. (The) (United States)

     43,245        4,649  
     

 

 

 
     48,757  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—24.8%

     

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B (Canada)

     135,953        7,094  

Altria Group, Inc. (United States)

     49,221        3,515  

Ambev S.A. ADR (Brazil)

     451,116        2,914  

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

     37,109        4,147  

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     134,671        9,124  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (United States)

     25,458        2,850  

Coca-Cola Co. (The) (United States)

     47,929        2,199  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR (Mexico)

     26,050        2,446  

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     54,642        4,699  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     67,177        7,097  

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     67,686        6,323  

Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands)

     103,324        5,821  
     

 

 

 
        58,229  
     

 

 

 

Financials—14.2%

     

AIB Group plc (Ireland)

     471,079        3,109  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (United States)(1)

     33,846        6,709  

HDFC Bank Ltd. (India)

     320,801        9,411  

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (India)

     242,423        6,496  

M&T Bank Corp. (United States)

     9,164        1,567  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (United States)

     11,772        1,699  

Wells Fargo & Co. (United States)

     70,685        4,288  
     

 

 

 
        33,279  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—8.3%

     

Abbott Laboratories (United States)

     60,015      $ 3,425  

Medtronic plc (United States)

     70,999        5,733  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     14,726        3,725  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (United States)

     30,208        6,660  
     

 

 

 
        19,543  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—4.2%

     

Nielsen Holdings plc (United States)

     137,451        5,003  

RELX NV (Netherlands)

     205,884        4,734  
     

 

 

 
        9,737  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—22.8%

     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (China)(1)

     34,098        5,879  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (United States)(1)

     9,076        9,497  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (United States)(1)

     22,940        4,048  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (United States)

     61,883        9,367  

SAP SE (Germany)

     57,146        6,407  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Taiwan)

     163,807        6,495  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     45,503        2,365  

Visa, Inc. Class A (United States)

     83,659        9,539  
     

 

 

 
        53,597  
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.3%

     

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (United States)

     13,269        2,933  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.5%

     

American Tower Corp. (United States)

     25,261        3,604  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $156,337)

        229,679  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.9%

(Identified Cost $156,337)

        229,679  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—3.2%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—3.2%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(2)

     7,525,527        7,526  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $7,526)

        7,526  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

1


VIRTUS VONTOBEL GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

($ reported in thousands)

 

     VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—101.1%

(Identified Cost $163,863)

   $ 237,205  

Other assets and liabilities, net—(1.1)%

     (2,585
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 234,620  
  

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Non-income producing.

(2)

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

2


VIRTUS VONTOBEL GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

Country Weightings †       

United States

     56

India

     7  

United Kingdom

     7  

Netherlands

     4  

Ireland

     4  

Switzerland

     4  

China

     3  

Other

     15  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017.
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $    229,679      $    229,679  

Short-Term Investment

     7,526        7,526  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 237,205      $ 237,205  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS VONTOBEL GREATER EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—2.7%

 

Health Care—2.7%

 

Grifols SA Class B, 1.780% (Spain)

     13,790      $ 314  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $236)

        314  
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—93.9%

 

Consumer Discretionary—13.1%

 

Domino’s Pizza Group plc (United Kingdom)

     51,034        238  

Hermes International (France)

     222        119  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Spain)

     4,113        143  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

     408        120  

Paddy Power Betfair plc (Ireland)

     2,591        309  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (United States)(1)

     229        398  

Sodexo SA (France)

     1,453        195  
     

 

 

 
     1,522  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—31.9%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

     2,956        330  

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     10,356        702  

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     3,733        137  

Heineken NV (Netherlands)

     2,108        220  

L’Oreal SA (France)

     772        171  

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     6,045        520  

Pernod Ricard SA (France)

     816        129  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     4,179        442  

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     5,178        484  

Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands)

     9,965        561  
     

 

 

 
     3,696  
     

 

 

 

Financials—7.4%

 

ABN AMRO Group NV CVA (Netherlands)(2)

     4,186        135  

AIB Group plc (Ireland)

     29,739        196  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Belgium)

     1,126        122  

Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland)

     807        70  

Reinet Investments SCA (Luxembourg)

     3,285        68  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A (Sweden)

     6,329        87  

Swedbank AB Class A (Sweden)

     2,456        59  

UBS Group AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     6,422        118  
     

 

 

 
     855  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—11.6%

 

Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark)

     2,448        195  

Essilor International SA (France)

     2,076        286  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Eurofins Scientific SE (France)

     142      $ 86  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     3,706        390  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     1,552        393  
     

 

 

 
     1,350  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—15.4%

 

Aena SME SA (Spain)(2)

     1,813        368  

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     4,279        117  

DCC plc (Ireland)

     1,852        187  

DKSH Holding AG (Switzerland)

     1,315        115  

RELX NV (Netherlands)

     16,101        370  

Rentokil Initial plc (United Kingdom)

     27,850        120  

Teleperformance (France)

     1,473        211  

Vinci SA (France)

     2,911        297  
     

 

 

 
     1,785  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—9.9%

 

Accenture plc Class A (United States)

     2,838        435  

Amadeus IT Group SA (Spain)

     3,402        245  

SAP SE (Germany)

     4,194        470  
     

 

 

 
     1,150  
     

 

 

 

Materials—3.3%

 

Air Liquide SA (France)

     1,849        233  

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     1,338        145  
     

 

 

 
     378  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.3%

 

Unibail-Rodamco SE (Netherlands)

     594        150  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $7,183)

        10,886  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.6%

(Identified Cost $7,419)

        11,200  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—2.5%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—2.5%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.190%)(3)

     286,614        287  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $287)

        287  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.1%

(Identified Cost $7,706)

        11,487  

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.9%

        102  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 11,589  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Non-income producing.

(2)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $503 or 4.3% of net assets.

(3)

Shares of this fund are publicly offered and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

    

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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VIRTUS VONTOBEL GREATER EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

Country Weightings †

      

France

     17

United Kingdom

     15  

United States

     14  

Netherlands

     12  

Switzerland

     11  

Germany

     9  

Spain

     9  

Other

     13  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100

        

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2017

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2017 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2017
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 10,886      $ 10,886  

Preferred Stocks

     314        314  

Short-Term Investment

     287        287  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 11,487      $ 11,487  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2017.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2017.


VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Virtus Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”), a trust consisting of 28 Funds (each a “Fund”), in the preparation of the Schedules of Investments are summarized below and for derivatives, included in Note 1B below. The preparation of the Schedules of Investments in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Schedules of Investments. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and those differences could be significant.

A. SECURITY VALUATION

Security valuation procedures for each Fund, which include nightly price variance, as well as back-testing items such as bi-weekly unchanged price, monthly secondary source and transaction analysis, have been approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”, or the “Trustees”). All internally fair valued securities are approved by a valuation committee appointed by the Board (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee is comprised of certain members of management as identified to the Board and convenes independently from portfolio management. All internally fair valued securities are updated daily and reviewed in detail by the Valuation Committee monthly unless changes occur within the period. The Valuation Committee reviews the validity of any model inputs and any changes to the model. Fair valuations are reviewed quarterly by the Board at least quarterly.

Each Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The Funds’ policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities).

 

   

Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

   

Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A description of the valuation techniques applied to a Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:

Equity securities are valued at the official closing price (typically last sale) on the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded or, if no closing price is available, at the last bid price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Restricted equity securities and private placements that are not widely traded, are illiquid, or are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Certain non-U.S. securities may be fair valued in cases where closing prices are not readily available or are deemed not reflective of readily available market prices. For example, significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that non-U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) (at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) that may impact the value of securities traded in these non-U.S. markets. In such cases the Funds fair value non-U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non-U.S. security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as ADRs, financial futures,

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and certain indexes, as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Because the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certain non-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing which considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, and current day trade information, as well as dealer supplied prices. These valuations are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Structured debt instruments, such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may also incorporate collateral analysis and utilize cash flow models for valuation and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Pricing services do not provide pricing for all securities and therefore indicative bids from dealers are utilized which are based on pricing models used by market makers in the security and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Debt securities that are not widely traded or are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Listed derivatives, such as options, that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts and equity-linked instruments, do not require material subjectivity as pricing inputs are observed from actively quoted markets and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments in closed-end funds are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Both are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

A summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for each Fund. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of these corporate bonds are based on comparable liquid assets adjusted for accretion/amortization rate, current yield, current swap rates, and discount rates related to differences in capital structure and liquidity. Significant changes in any of these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the observable market assumptions would have direct impacts to the discount rates used related to capital structure and/or liquidity discounts.

B. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities are intended to enable investors to understand how and why a Fund uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect a Fund’s results of operations and financial position. Summarized below are such disclosures and accounting policies for each specific type of derivative instruments used by certain Funds.

Forward Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are traded directly between currency traders and their customers.

Funds enter into forward currency contracts in conjunction with the planned purchase or sale of non-U.S. denominated securities in order to hedge the U.S. dollar cost of proceeds. The Funds also, from time to time, hedge the currency exposure of foreign denominated securities held in the portfolio,

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

back to U.S. dollars during perceived times of U.S. dollar strength. This is done to protect the U.S. dollar value of the portfolio. Forward currency contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Schedules of Investments. Risks arise from the possible movements in non-U.S. exchange rates or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Options contracts:

Certain Funds may invest in options contracts. An options contract provides the purchaser with the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call option) or sell (put option) a financial instrument at an agreed upon price. Certain Funds may purchase or write both put and call options on portfolio securities. A Fund doing so is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective(s). When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. Holdings of the Fund designated to cover outstanding written options are noted in the Schedules of Investments.

The risk in writing call options is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing put options is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying options is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The use of such instruments may involve certain additional risks as a result of unanticipated movements in the market. Writers (sellers) of options are subject to unlimited risk of loss, as the seller will be obligated to deliver or take delivery of the security at a predetermined price which may, upon exercise of the option, be significantly different from the then-market value.

Warrants and Rights: Certain Funds hold warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase, including as part of private placement, or pursuant to corporate actions. Warrants and rights entitle the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specific price and time through the expiration dates. Such warrants and rights are held as long positions by the Fund until exercised, sold or expired. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board approved fair valuation procedures.

C. CREDIT RISK

In countries with limited or developing markets, investments may present greater risks than in more developed markets and the prices of such investments may be volatile. The consequences of political, social or economic changes in these markets may have disruptive effects on the market prices of these investments and the income they generate, as well as a Fund’s ability to repatriate such amounts.

High-yield/high-risk securities typically entail greater price volatility and/or principal and interest rate risk. There is a greater chance that an issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments on time. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high-yield/high-risk securities may be complex, and as a result, it may be more difficult for the adviser and/or subadviser to accurately predict risk.

Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that the market may fluctuate for other reasons, and there is no assurance that the insurance company will meet its obligations. Insured securities have been identified in the Schedule of Investments. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in the Funds.

Certain Funds may invest a high percentage of their assets in specific sectors of the market in their pursuit of a greater investment return. Fluctuations in these sectors of concentration may have a greater impact on a Fund, positive or negative, than if a Fund did not concentrate its investments in such sectors.

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

NOTE 2—ILLIQUID AND RESTRICTED SECURITIES

Investments are generally considered illiquid if they cannot be disposed of within seven days in the ordinary course of business at the approximate amount at which such securities have been valued by a Fund. Additionally, the following information is also considered in determining liquidity: the frequency of trades and quotes for the investment, whether the investment is listed for trading on a recognized domestic exchange and/or whether two or more brokers are willing to purchase or sell the security at a comparable price, the extent of market making activity in the investment and the nature of the market for investment.

Restricted securities are illiquid securities, as defined above, not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Generally, 144A securities are excluded from this category, except where defined as illiquid.

Each Fund will bear any costs, including those involved in registration under the 1933 Act, in connection with the disposition of such securities.

The following Funds held securities considered to be illiquid at December 31, 2017:

 

     Fund Aggregate Value      % of Fund’s  
     ($ reported in 000’s)      net assets  

Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund

   $ 0        0.0

Duff & Phelps International Real Estate Fund

     0        0.0  

Newfleet Bond Fund

     67        0.1  

Newfleet High Yield Fund

     143        0.2  

Newfleet Low Duration Income Fund

     0        0.0  

Newfleet Multi-Sector Intermediate Bond Fund

     334        0.1  

Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

     97        0.0  

Newfleet Senior Floating Rate Fund

     1,614        0.3  

At December 31, 2017, the Funds did not hold any securities that were illiquid and restricted except as noted in the table above.

NOTE 3—REGULATORY MATTERS AND LITIGATION

From time to time, the Trust, the Funds’ Adviser and/or subadvisers and/or their affiliates may be involved in litigation and arbitration as well as examinations and investigations by various regulatory bodies, including the SEC, involving compliance with, among other things, securities laws, client investment guidelines, laws governing the activities of broker-dealers and other laws and regulations affecting their products and other activities. At this time, the Adviser believes that the outcomes of such matters are not likely, either individually or in aggregate, to be material to these financial statements.

On February 20, 2015, a putative class action complaint (In re Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Securities Litigation; formerly styled as Tom Cummins v. Virtus Investment Partners Inc., et al.) alleging violations of certain provisions of the federal securities laws was filed by an individual shareholder against Virtus and certain of its officers (the “defendants”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 21, 2015, the lead plaintiff filed a Consolidated Class Action Complaint (the “Consolidated Complaint”) amending the originally filed complaint and adding the Trust as a defendant. The Consolidated Complaint was purportedly filed on behalf of all purchasers of Virtus common stock between January 25, 2013 and May 11, 2015 (the “Class Period”). The Consolidated Complaint alleges that during the Class Period, the defendants disseminated materially false and misleading statements and concealed material adverse facts relating

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

to certain funds previously subadvised by F-Squared Investments, Inc. and/or its affiliates (“F- Squared”). The plaintiff seeks to recover unspecified damages. A motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint was filed on behalf of the defendants on October 21, 2015. Pursuant to an Opinion & Order (“Order”) filed on July 1, 2016, the court granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. Although the Order narrows the scope of the claims asserted and dismisses one of the defendants from the suit, claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder survive the motion. The remaining defendants filed an Answer to the Consolidated Complaint on August 5, 2016. Pursuant to an Opinion & Order filed on May 15, 2017, the plaintiff’s motion for class certification was granted by the court. Virtus and its affiliates, including the Adviser, believe that the suit is without merit and intend to defend it vigorously. The Trust believes that the risk of loss to the Funds as a result of this suit is remote. The Adviser does not believe that the suit will have any impact on its ability to provide services to the Funds.

On May 8, 2015, a putative class action complaint (Mark Youngers v. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., et al.) alleging violations of certain provisions of the federal securities laws was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The complaint, which was purportedly filed on behalf of purchasers of certain Virtus Funds previously subadvised by F-Squared between May 8, 2010 and December 22, 2014, inclusive (the “Class Period”), alleged claims against Virtus, certain Virtus officers and affiliates (including the Adviser, Euclid Advisors LLC (“Euclid”) and VP Distributors, LLC), the trustees and certain officers of the Trust, and certain other parties (the “defendants”). The complaint alleges that during the Class Period the defendants disseminated materially false and misleading statements and concealed or omitted material facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading. On October 1, 2015, the plaintiffs filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint which, among other things, added a derivative claim for breach of fiduciary duty on behalf of the Trust. On October 19, 2015, the United States District Court for the Central District of California entered an order transferring the action to the Southern District of New York. On January 4, 2016, the plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint. Motions to dismiss were filed on behalf of Virtus, its officers and affiliates and the independent trustees on February 1, 2016. An Opinion & Order (“Order”) granting in part and denying in part the defendants’ motions to dismiss was issued on July 1, 2016. The Order dismissed all claims against the Adviser, Euclid, the independent trustees and certain of the other individual defendants, and narrowed the claims asserted against the remaining defendants. The remaining defendants filed an Answer to the Second Amended Complaint on August 5, 2016. A Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal of the claim under Section 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, was filed on September 15, 2016.

The remaining defendants filed a motion to certify an interlocutory appeal of the July 1, 2016 order to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on August 26, 2016. The motion was denied on January 6, 2017. Pursuant to an Opinion & Order filed on May 15, 2017, the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification was denied by the court. Plaintiffs have filed a motion seeking leave to amend their complaint, and a decision on the motion is pending. Virtus and its affiliates, including the Adviser, believe that the suit has no basis in law or fact and intend to defend it vigorously. The Trust believes that the risk of loss to the Funds as a result of this suit is remote. The Adviser does not believe that the suit will have any impact on its ability to provide services to the Funds.

NOTE 5—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the Schedules of Investments (“N-Q”) were filed and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in these Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)  

      Virtus Opportunities Trust

  
By (Signature and Title)*  

        /s/ George R, Aylward

 
          George R. Aylward, President  
          (principal executive officer)  

Date

 

      2/28/2018

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

        /s/ George R, Aylward

  
          George R. Aylward, President
          (principal executive officer)   

Date

 

      2/28/2018

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

        /s/ W. Patrick Bradley

  
 

        W. Patrick Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

        and Treasurer

          (principal financial officer)   

Date

 

      2/28/2018

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.


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