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Virtus Opportunities Trust – ‘N-Q’ for 12/31/16

On:  Tuesday, 2/28/17, at 11:36am ET   ·   Effective:  2/28/17   ·   For:  12/31/16   ·   Accession #:  1193125-17-61055   ·   File #:  811-07455

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 2/28/17  Virtus Opportunities Trust        N-Q        12/31/16    2:8.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FAVirtus Duff & Phelps Global Infrastructure Fund Class A (PGUAX) — Class C (PGUCX) — Class I (PGIUX)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 B (PHRBX) — Class C (PHRCX) — Class I (PHRIX) — Class R6 (VRREX)Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A (VEDAX) — Class C (VEDCX) — Class I (VIEDX)Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class A (VEIAX) — Class C (VEICX) — Class I (VEIIX)Virtus Essential Resources Fund Class A (VERAX) — Class C (VERCX) — Class I (VERIX)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 B (SAVBX) — Class C (SAVCX) — Class I (SAVYX) — Class R6 (VBFRX)Virtus Newfleet High Yield Fund Class A (PHCHX) — Class B (PHCCX) — 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 B (NBMFX) — Class C (NCMFX) — Class I (VMFIX) — Class R6 (VMFRX)Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund Class A (NARAX) — Class B (PBARX) — 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 B (WWOBX) — Class C (WWOCX) — Class I (WWOIX)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, 2016

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, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. 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 ALTERNATIVES DIVERSIFIER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    SHARES      VALUE  

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS(3)—49.1%

    

Equity Funds—41.0%

    

Virtus Global Infrastructure Fund Class I

    667,637      $ 8,766  

Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

    175,450        4,741  

Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

    799,898        4,927  

Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

    134,788        4,025  
    

 

 

 
       22,459  
    

 

 

 

Fixed Income Fund—8.1%

    

Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund Class I

    467,181        4,438  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

(Identified Cost $21,014)

       26,897  
    

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS(3)—50.8%

    

Global X Uranium Index Fund

    1,570        20  

iShares S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index Fund

    295,996        10,641  

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund(2)

    517,043        8,190  

PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund(2)

    216,792        5,379  

Vaneck Vectors Agribusiness Index Fund

    38,998        2,002  

Vaneck Vectors Coal Index Fund

    129,292        1,585  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $25,376)

       27,817  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.9%

(Identified Cost $46,390)

       54,714  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.9%

(Identified Cost $46,390)

       54,714 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.1%

       44  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $ 54,758  
    

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Affiliated Mutual Funds

   $ 26,897      $ 26,897  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     27,817        27,817  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 54,714      $ 54,714  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—4.3%

    

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

  $ 3,505      $ 3,107  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $3,576)

       3,107  
    

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—2.5%

    

California—1.1%

    

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

    520        783  
    

 

 

 

Georgia—0.4%

    

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

    255        259  
    

 

 

 

New York—1.0%

    

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Taxable
5.000%, 5/1/40

    650        739  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $1,861)

       1,781  
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—2.5%

    

Argentine Republic

    

144A 7.500%, 4/22/26(3)

    155        163  

144A 7.625%, 4/22/46(3)

    150        150  

Kingdom of Bahrain 144A
7.000%, 10/12/28
(3)

    200        205  

Kingdom of Jordan 144A
5.750%, 1/31/27
(3)

    200        190  

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 144A
3.250%, 10/26/26
(3)

    210        199  

Republic of Costa Rica 144A
7.000%, 4/4/44
(3)

    200        184  

Republic of Panama
3.875%, 3/17/28

    200        195  

Republic of Turkey
4.875%, 10/9/26

    400        371  

Sultanate of Oman 144A
4.750%, 6/15/26
(3)

    200        193  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,908)

       1,850  
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—25.2%

    

Agency—9.7%

    

FHLMC

    

5.000%, 12/1/35

    29        32  

4.000%, 2/1/45

    417        438  

3.500%, 3/1/45

    326        335  

3.000%, 5/1/45

    129        128  

3.500%, 4/1/46

    374        383  
    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

    

FNMA

    

6.000%, 7/1/17

  $ 1      $ 1  

5.500%, 9/1/17

    2        2  

5.000%, 4/1/20

    45        46  

5.000%, 8/1/21

    8        8  

6.000%, 5/1/29

    27        31  

6.500%, 5/1/30

    1        1  

7.000%, 7/1/31

    8        8  

5.500%, 4/1/36

    39        44  

5.500%, 9/1/36

    153        171  

6.000%, 9/1/37

    21        25  

6.000%, 8/1/38

    168        190  

6.000%, 8/1/38

    13        14  

5.000%, 6/1/39

    562        621  

5.000%, 9/1/39

    144        160  

5.500%, 9/1/39

    285        318  

4.500%, 9/1/40

    229        250  

3.500%, 12/1/42

    271        279  

3.000%, 3/1/43

    472        469  

3.000%, 5/1/43

    136        136  

4.000%, 9/1/44

    108        113  

3.000%, 5/1/45

    754        750  

3.500%, 8/1/45

    607        623  

3.500%, 8/1/45

    571        585  

3.500%, 1/1/46

    138        141  

4.000%, 1/1/46

    242        254  

3.000%, 2/1/46

    201        199  

3.500%, 6/1/46

    241        247  

GNMA
6.500%, 9/15/28

    28        32  
    

 

 

 
       7,034  
    

 

 

 

Non-Agency—15.5%

    

Access Point Financial, Inc. 15-A, A 144A
2.610%, 4/15/20
(3)

    50        50  

Agate Bay Mortgage Trust 13-1, A1 144A
3.500%, 7/25/43
(2)(3)

    76        76  

American Homes 4 Rent Trust

    

14-SFR2, C 144A
4.705%, 10/17/36
(3)

    195        202  

15-SFR2, C 144A
4.691%, 10/17/45
(3)

    125        129  

15-SFR1, A 144A
3.467%, 4/17/52
(3)

    218        219  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 03-AR3, M4
4.274%, 6/25/33
(2)

    130        125  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

AMSR Trust

   

16-SFR1, A 144A
2.136%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

  $ 100     $ 100  

16-SFR1, C 144A
2.986%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

    100       100  

Aventura Mall Trust 13-AVM, C 144A
3.743%, 12/5/32
(2)(3)

    325       336  

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

04-B, 2A1 3.439%, 11/20/34(2)

    75       74  

05-1, 1A1 5.500%, 2/25/35

    84       85  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust 05-3, 1A15
5.500%, 4/25/35

    72       73  

Bank of America (Countrywide) Asset-Backed Certificates 05-1, AF5A
5.137%, 7/25/35
(2)

    252       262  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust 04-6, 1A2
3.020%, 5/25/34
(2)

    243       241  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust 16-SPL1, B1 144A
4.250%, 4/28/55
(3)

    160       163  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust 16-SPL2, B1 144A
4.250%, 6/28/53
(2)(3)

    100       100  

Colony Starwood Homes Trust 16-2A, C 144A
2.886%, 12/17/33
(2)(3)

    195       195  

Credit Suisse Mortgage-Backed Trust 06-08, 3A1
6.000%, 10/25/21

    83       79  

Deutsche Bank-UBS Mortgage Trust 11-LC3A, D 144A
5.345%, 8/10/44
(2)(3)

    180       186  

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 16-DNA2, M2
2.956%, 10/25/28
(2)

    250       253  

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust 07-GG10, A1A
5.793%, 8/10/45
(2)

    84       85  

GSAA Home Equity Trust 05-12, AF3W
4.999%, 9/25/35
(2)

    64       65  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 06-1F, 2A4
6.000%, 2/25/36

    162       141  

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust 14-R1, 1A1 144A
4.000%, 12/27/37
(3)

    45       45  

JPMorgan Chase (WaMu) Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 03-S11, 3A5
5.950%, 11/25/33

    166       172  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 14-C22, A4
3.801%, 9/15/47

    195       203  

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

 

04-A4, 2A1
3.117%, 9/25/34
(2)

    180       183  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

14-1, 1A1 144A
4.000%, 1/25/44
(2)(3)

  $ 99     $ 102  

16-1, M2 144A
3.750%, 4/25/45
(2)(3)

    136       134  

15-4, 1A4 144A
3.500%, 6/25/45
(2)(3)

    109       110  

16-2, M2 144A
3.750%, 12/25/45
(2)(3)

    177       175  

16-1, A3 144A
3.500%, 5/25/46
(3)

    510       515  

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 05-1, 3A1
4.373%, 2/25/35
(2)

    143       130  

MASTR Specialized Loan Trust 05-3, A2 144A
5.704%, 11/25/35
(2)(3)

    120       121  

Morgan Stanley - Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Trust

   

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

    360       381  

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

    310       309  

15-C26, C 4.411%, 10/15/48(2)

    195       191  

Morgan Stanley Capital Barclays Bank Trust 16-Mart, A 144A
2.200%, 9/13/31
(3)

    140       137  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

   

07-T27, A4 5.643%, 6/11/42(2)

    511       516  

08-T29, A4 6.275%, 1/11/43(2)

    519       538  

07-IQ14, AM
5.690%, 4/15/49
(2)

    190       186  

07-IQ14, A4
5.692%, 4/15/49
(2)

    222       223  

Motel 6 Trust 15-MTL6, D 144A
4.532%, 2/5/30
(3)

    210       211  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

   

14-1A, A 144A
3.750%, 1/25/54
(2)(3)

    159       164  

15-2A, A1 144A
3.750%, 8/25/55
(2)(3)

    188       194  

16-1A, A1 144A
3.750%, 3/25/56
(2)(3)

    159       161  

16-4A, B1A 144A
4.500%, 11/25/56
(3)

    179       186  

Novastar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 04-4, M5
2.481%, 3/25/35
(2)

    185       181  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust 05-A1, A3
5.500%, 4/25/35

    137       137  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

   

14-2, A1 144A
4.000%, 7/25/44
(2)(3)

    95       97  

14-4, A6 144A
3.500%, 11/25/44
(2)(3)

    169       169  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust

   

15-1, A2 144A
3.250%, 10/25/53
(2)(3)

    150       146  

16-1, A1B, 144A
2.750%, 2/25/55
(2)(3)

    185       186  

15-5, A2 144A 3.500%, 5/25/55(2)(3)

    220       221  

15-2, 1M1 144A 3.250%, 11/25/60(2)(3)

    445       442  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Transfer

   

15-NP11, A1 144A 3.625%, 7/25/45(2)(3)

    89       89  

16 - NPL8, A1 144A 3.500%, 7/25/46(2)(3)

    111       111  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

16-NPL9, A1 144A
3.500%, 9/25/46
(2)(3)

  $ 97     $ 97  

16-NP11, A1 144A
3.500%, 10/25/46
(2)(3)

    99       99  

15-NPL4, A1 144A
3.500%, 2/25/55
(2)(3)

    79       79  

Wells Fargo (Wachovia Bank) Commercial Mortgage Trust 15-LC20, B
3.719%, 4/15/50

    300       299  

Wells Fargo - Royal Bank of Scotland plc Commercial Mortgage Trust 11-C5, C 144A
5.673%, 11/15/44
(2)(3)

    205       219  
   

 

 

 
      11,198  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $18,142)

      18,232  
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—5.3%

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 14-1, D
2.540%, 6/8/20

    235       237  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC

 

(AESOP) 12-3A, A 144A
2.100%, 3/20/19
(3)

    375       375  

(AESOP) 16-1A, A 144A
2.990%, 6/20/22
(3)

    200       200  

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust 14-1A, D 144A
4.900%, 4/15/20
(3)

    215       215  

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

    235       234  

Centre Point Funding LLC 12-2A,1 144A
2.610%, 8/20/21
(3)

    205       202  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 15-DA, C 144A
3.380%, 11/15/21
(3)

    260       264  

Drug Royalty II LP 1 14-1, A2 144A
3.484%, 7/15/23
(3)

    149       147  

DT Auto Owner Trust 16-4A C,144A
2.740%, 10/17/22
(3)

    235       233  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 13-1A, C 144A
3.520%, 2/15/19
(3)

    157       158  

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 12-1A, A2 144A
4.212%, 10/15/42
(3)

    141       142  

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II 16-1, B 144A
2.342%, 9/27/21
(2)(3)

    310       312  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust 12-AA, A 144A
3.450%, 3/10/27
(3)

    38       38  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 13-1, D
2.270%, 1/15/19

    215       216  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC 12-3A, A 144A
1.870%, 8/20/29
(3)

    76       76  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Silverleaf Finance LLC XV 12-D, A 144A
3.000%, 3/17/25
(3)

  $ 28     $ 28  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC 15-A, A2 144A
2.420%, 3/25/30
(3)

    94       94  

Taco Bell Funding LLC 16-1A, A21 144A
3.832%, 5/25/46
(3)

    239       240  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC 14-1A, A1 144A
2.863%, 4/15/44
(3)

    228       222  

U-Haul S Fleet LLC 10-BT1A, 1 144A
4.899%, 10/25/23
(3)

    222       224  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $3,861)

      3,857  
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—48.5%

 

Consumer Discretionary—6.1%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 11/15/26
(3)

    20       21  

Boyd Gaming Corp.
6.875%, 5/15/23

    75       81  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.
9.000%, 2/15/20
(4)

    98       102  

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC
9.375%, 5/1/22

    75       81  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (Cequel Capital Corp.)

   

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

    45       46  

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

    110       112  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Series B
7.625%, 3/15/20

    175       176  

Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

    200       214  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 11/15/26
(3)

    155       154  

Delphi Automotive plc
3.150%, 11/19/20

    145       147  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 9/1/23
(3)

    15       15  

Grupo Televisa SAB
4.625%, 1/30/26

    200       202  

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 10/15/24
(3)

    45       46  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A
4.875%, 11/1/24
(3)

    130       131  

M/I Homes, Inc.
6.750%, 1/15/21

    95       100  

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

    180       187  

MPG Holdco I, Inc.
7.375%, 10/15/22

    145       152  

NCL Corp., Ltd. 144A
4.750%, 12/15/21
(3)

    110       110  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

New York University
4.142%, 7/1/48

   $ 70      $ 66  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 5/1/24
(3)

     60        60  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)
3.650%, 3/15/25

     195        194  

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

     265        263  

Scientific Games International, Inc.
6.625%, 5/15/21

     95        81  

SFR (Numericable) Group S.A. 144A
6.000%, 5/15/22
(3)

     200        206  

Signet UK Finance plc
4.700%, 6/15/24

     210        201  

Station Casinos LLC
7.500%, 3/1/21

     230        242  

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC 144A
8.750%, 7/15/23
(3)

     80        84  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

     

5.625%, 1/15/24

     10        10  

4.875%, 11/15/25

     305        300  

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

     155        160  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
5.100%, 10/1/25

     245        258  

Ziggo Secured Finance BV 144A
5.500%, 1/15/27
(3)

     200        195  
     

 

 

 
        4,397  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.8%

 

AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 12/15/24
(3)

     105        106  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.

     

3.300%, 2/1/23

     90        91  

3.650%, 2/1/26

     185        187  

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

     255        243  

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

     275        289  

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

     115        113  

Tops Holding LLC (Tops Markets II Corp.) 144A
8.000%, 6/15/22
(3)

     155        134  

Whole Foods Market, Inc.
5.200%, 12/3/25

     140        148  
     

 

 

 
        1,311  
     

 

 

 

Energy—4.7%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings LP (Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.) 144A
7.875%, 12/15/24
(3)

     75        78  

Antero Midstream Partners LP 144A
5.375%, 9/15/24
(3)

     60        61  

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

     80        82  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

Blue Racer Midstream LLC 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(3)

   $ 45      $ 45  

Callon Petroleum Co. 144A
6.125%, 10/1/24
(3)

     35        36  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 144A
5.875%, 3/31/25
(3)

     110        113  

Cimarex Energy Co.
4.375%, 6/1/24

     120        125  

Concho Resources, Inc.
4.375%, 1/15/25

     110        110  

Continental Resources, Inc.

     

5.000%, 9/15/22

     110        112  

4.500%, 4/15/23

     70        69  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     

144A 4.750%, 11/1/24(3)

     15        15  

144A 5.375%, 5/31/25(3)

     150        151  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
4.375%, 10/15/20

     30        31  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.850%, 7/15/26

     15        15  

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.) 144A
8.000%, 11/29/24
(3)

     20        22  

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

     60        50  

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

     115        119  

Holly Energy Partners LP 144A
6.000%, 8/1/24
(3)

     15        16  

HollyFrontier Corp.
5.875%, 4/1/26

     190        194  

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

     245        293  

Matador Resources Co. 144A
6.875%, 4/15/23
(3)

     120        127  

MPLX LP
4.875%, 12/1/24

     255        262  

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

     155        155  

Noble Holding International Ltd.
7.750%, 1/15/24

     45        42  

Parsley Energy LLC 144A
6.250%, 6/1/24
(3)

     215        227  

Petroleos Mexicanos 144A
6.875%, 8/4/26
(3)

     170        179  

QEP Resources, Inc.
5.250%, 5/1/23

     55        55  

Range Resources Corp. 144A
5.000%, 3/15/23
(3)

     130        129  

RSP Permian, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/25
(3)

     80        81  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
6.250%, 3/15/22

     140        153  

Sunoco LP
6.375%, 4/1/23

     215        219  

Tesoro Logistics LP
5.250%, 1/15/25

     20        21  
     

 

 

 
        3,387  
     

 

 

 

Financials—16.9%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. (Aercap Global Aviation Trust)
3.950%, 2/1/22

     200        202  

Air Lease Corp.
2.625%, 9/4/18

     70        70  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Allstate Corp. (The)
5.750%, 8/15/53
(2)(6)

   $ 180      $ 186  

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

     120        120  

Apollo Management Holdings LP 144A
4.000%, 5/30/24
(3)

     190        188  

Ares Capital Corp.

     

4.875%, 11/30/18

     26        27  

3.875%, 1/15/20

     71        72  

Ares Finance Co., LLC 144A
4.000%, 10/8/24
(3)

     270        250  

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A
6.125%, 4/24/27
(2)(3)

     175        189  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones 144A
4.000%, 2/11/23
(3)

     275        280  

Banco Inbursa S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple 144A
4.125%, 6/6/24
(3)

     160        157  

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

     185        196  

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SVC 144A
4.375%, 10/14/25
(3)

     200        196  

Banco Santander Chile 144A
3.875%, 9/20/22
(3)

     215        221  

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

     260        264  

Bank of America Corp.

     

2.000%, 1/11/18

     150        150  

5.625%, 7/1/20

     235        258  

4.200%, 8/26/24

     285        290  

4.450%, 3/3/26

     55        57  

Bank of India 144A
3.250%, 4/18/18
(3)

     265        268  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
2.800%, 5/4/26

     210        202  

Barclays Bank plc 144A
6.050%, 12/4/17
(3)

     250        258  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
3.125%, 3/15/26

     45        45  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     

4.200%, 10/29/25

     180        180  

3.750%, 7/28/26

     200        194  

Citigroup, Inc.
4.600%, 3/9/26

     230        237  

Compass Bank
3.875%, 4/10/25

     250        238  

Development Bank of Kazakhstan OJSC 144A
4.125%, 12/10/22
(3)

     290        279  

Discover Financial Services
3.950%, 11/6/24

     190        188  

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

     235        258  

FS Investment Corp.

     

4.250%, 1/15/20

     165        166  

4.750%, 5/15/22

     40        40  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

4.200%, 3/1/21

   $ 90      $ 93  

3.450%, 4/10/22

     30        30  

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

     500        562  

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12 144A
6.000%
(2)(3)(5)(6)

     310        313  

ICAHN Enterprises LP
5.875%, 2/1/22

     65        65  

ING Groep NV
6.000%
(2)(5)(6)

     200        196  

iStar Financial, Inc.
5.000%, 7/1/19

     90        91  

Jefferies Group LLC
6.875%, 4/15/21

     85        97  

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 144A
6.950%, 7/10/42
(3)

     215        208  

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

     150        159  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 144A
4.250%, 6/15/23
(3)

     245        256  

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

     250        264  

Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A
6.250%, 1/14/21
(3)

     210        232  

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

     215        224  

Morgan Stanley

     

4.100%, 5/22/23

     155        159  

4.350%, 9/8/26

     340        346  

6.375%, 7/24/42

     435        558  

Navient Corp.
7.250%, 9/25/23

     40        41  

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

     200        189  

PKO Finance AB 144A
4.630%, 9/26/22
(3)(7)

     255        263  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
5.625%, 6/15/43
(2)(6)

     160        166  

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

     195        200  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
2.700%, 5/24/19

     195        195  

SBA Tower Trust 144A
2.877%, 7/15/21
(3)

     320        317  

Societe Generale S.A. 144A
4.750%, 11/24/25
(3)

     200        201  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/21
(3)

     20        20  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America 144A
4.375%, 9/15/54
(2)(3)

     160        157  

Tervita Escrow Corp. 144A
7.625%, 12/1/21
(3)

     15        15  

Trinity Acquisition plc

     

3.500%, 9/15/21

     15        15  

4.400%, 3/15/26

     80        81  

UBS AG
7.625%, 8/17/22

     500        567  

Woodside Finance Ltd. 144A
3.700%, 9/15/26
(3)

     50        49  
     

 

 

 
        12,255  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—3.2%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     

3.400%, 11/30/23

   $ 40      $ 40  

3.750%, 11/30/26

     150        149  

AbbVie, Inc.

     

2.850%, 5/14/23

     135        131  

3.600%, 5/14/25

     65        64  

3.200%, 5/14/26

     110        105  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     

3.200%, 3/15/23

     130        131  

3.750%, 9/15/25

     165        170  

Community Health Systems, Inc.
5.125%, 8/1/21

     45        42  

Envision Healthcare Corp. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/24
(3)

     35        37  

Forest Laboratories LLC 144A
4.875%, 2/15/21
(3)

     160        172  

Fresenius U.S. Finance II, Inc. 144A
4.500%, 1/15/23
(3)

     35        36  

HCA, Inc.

     

5.375%, 2/1/25

     80        80  

5.250%, 6/15/26

     20        21  

IASIS Healthcare LLC
8.375%, 5/15/19

     80        70  

MEDNAX, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 12/1/23
(3)

     90        93  

Mylan NV

     

144A 3.000%, 12/15/18(3)

     55        55  

144A 3.150%, 6/15/21(3)

     55        54  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 5/15/22
(3)

     120        107  

Owens & Minor, Inc.
3.875%, 9/15/21

     35        35  

Shire Acquisitions Investments
2.400%, 9/23/21

     80        77  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 144A
8.875%, 4/15/21
(3)

     120        128  

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 4/1/23
(3)

     160        166  

Team Health, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 12/15/23
(3)

     5        6  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

4.463%, 6/15/20(2)

     75        76  

4.500%, 4/1/21

     85        85  

144A 7.500%, 1/1/22(3)

     5        5  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance III BV
3.150%, 10/1/26

     120        110  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

144A 7.500%, 7/15/21(3)

     25        21  

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

     50        38  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Zoetis, Inc.
3.450%, 11/13/20

   $ 45      $ 46  
     

 

 

 
        2,350  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—3.0%

 

Air Canada Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, B 144A
5.375%, 5/15/21
(3)

     77        79  

Allegiant Travel Co.
5.500%, 7/15/19

     35        36  

Bombardier, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 4/15/19
(3)

     110        111  

Carpenter Technology Corp.
4.450%, 3/1/23

     250        239  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

     

99-1, A 6.545%, 2/2/19

     297        309  

00-1, A1 8.048%, 11/1/20

     249        277  

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, A 144A
5.250%, 5/30/23
(3)

     167        174  

GATX Corp. 3.250%, 9/15/26

     35        33  

Masco Corp.

     

5.950%, 3/15/22

     110        122  

4.450%, 4/1/25

     55        56  

Owens Corning
3.400%, 8/15/26

     200        190  

Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP 144A
3.375%, 2/1/22
(3)

     75        76  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC 144A
9.250%, 5/15/23
(3)

     75        82  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

6.000%, 7/15/22

     115        120  

6.500%, 5/15/25

     45        47  

Wheels Up Finance I LLC

     

16-01, A
7.431%, 6/1/24
(2)(8)(12)

     11        11  

16-01, A
7.500%, 6/30/24
(8)

     228        225  
     

 

 

 
        2,187  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.9%

 

Apple, Inc.
3.250%, 2/23/26

     155        155  

Diamond 1 Finance Corp. (Diamond 2 Finance Corp.)

     

144A 5.450%, 6/15/23(3)

     40        43  

144A 6.020%, 6/15/26(3)

     40        43  

144A 8.100%, 7/15/36(3)

     85        101  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)
4.375%, 12/1/22

     270        273  

First Data Corp. 144A
5.000%, 1/15/24
(3)

     230        232  

Flex Ltd.
4.750%, 6/15/25

     200        211  

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

     120        123  

Oracle Corp.
2.400%, 9/15/23

     25        24  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

6


VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

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

   $ 190      $ 193  
     

 

 

 
        1,398  
     

 

 

 

Materials—2.8%

 

Alpek SAB de C.V. 144A
5.375%, 8/8/23
(3)

     310        320  

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.125%, 12/15/20
(3)

     95        97  

Equate Petrochemical BV 144A
4.250%, 11/3/26
(3)

     200        191  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A. 144A
5.625%, 8/1/24
(3)

     200        199  

Inversiones CMPC S.A. 144A
4.375%, 5/15/23
(3)

     375        377  

NewMarket Corp.
4.100%, 12/15/22

     288        293  

Novelis Corp.

     

144A 6.250%, 8/15/24(3)

     10        11  

144A 5.875%, 9/30/26(3)

     150        152  

Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (OCP) 144A
5.625%, 4/25/24
(3)

     200        207  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) 144A
5.250%, 12/15/26
(3)

     15        15  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 10/15/25
(3)

     145        152  
     

 

 

 
        2,014  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—4.2%

 

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

     120        119  

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

     55        56  

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. (CSL Capital LLC) 144A
7.125%, 12/15/24
(3)

     150        152  

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

     165        165  

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

     265        255  

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

     

7.875%, 9/1/20

     155        180  

3.500%, 1/15/21

     130        132  

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

     165        179  

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

     205        204  

EPR Properties
4.750%, 12/15/26

     90        89  

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

     125        123  

Kilroy Realty LP
4.375%, 10/1/25

     190        195  

Kimco Realty Corp.
3.400%, 11/1/22

     185        188  

MPT Operating Partnership LP

 

6.375%, 3/1/24

     20        21  

5.500%, 5/1/24

     90        91  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Real Estate—(continued)

 

5.250%, 8/1/26

   $ 10      $ 10  

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

     60        61  

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

     155        149  

Select Income REIT
4.500%, 2/1/25

     190        183  

Sovran Acquisition LP
3.500%, 7/1/26

     125        120  

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

     200        204  

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

     160        162  
     

 

 

 
        3,038  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.0%

 

AT&T, Inc.
3.875%, 8/15/21

     425        438  

Crown Castle International Corp.
3.700%, 6/15/26

     20        20  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. 144A
4.875%, 10/30/24
(3)

     215        215  

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

     145        153  

Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 9/15/25

     150        161  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.375%, 3/1/25

     105        112  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
4.570%, 4/27/23

     225        236  

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.)
6.375%, 5/15/25

     75        79  
     

 

 

 
        1,414  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.9%

 

Comision Federal de Electricidad 144A
4.750%, 2/23/27
(3)

     200        192  

Dominion Resources, Inc.
2.962%, 7/1/19
(2)

     20        20  

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

     205        191  

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

     165        158  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC 144A
4.350%, 1/15/25
(3)

     210        217  

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

     230        238  

State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd. 144A
4.125%, 5/7/24
(3)

     200        208  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A
6.375%, 2/1/23
(2)(3)

     145        148  
     

 

 

 
        1,372  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $34,698)

        35,123  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—4.1%

 

Consumer Discretionary—1.0%

 

Boyd Gaming Corp. Tranche B-2
3.756%, 9/15/23

   $ 46      $ 47  

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC Tranche B,
7.000%, 10/11/20

     154        156  

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien,
6.250%, 5/8/21

     59        60  

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (Cirque Du Soleil Canada, Inc.) First Lien,
5.000%, 7/8/22

     40        40  

Floor & Decor Outlets of America, Inc.
5.250%, 9/30/23

     77        77  

Laureare Education, Inc. 2021 Extended,
8.868%, 3/17/21

     63        63  

Station Casinos LLC Tranche B,
3.750%, 6/8/23

     72        73  

U.S. Farathane LLC Tranche B-2,
5.750%, 12/23/21

     111        111  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien
5.000%, 8/18/23

     93        94  
     

 

 

 
        721  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.2%

 

Albertson’s Cos., LLC Tranche B-4,
3.750%, 8/25/21

     112        113  
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.1%

 

Jonah Energy LLC Second Lien,
7.500%, 5/12/21

     94        89  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.9%

 

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. (CHG Buyer Co.) First Lien,
4.750%, 6/7/23

     104        106  

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) Tranche H,
4.000%, 1/27/21

     77        75  

Concordia International Corp. (f/k/a Concordia Healthcare Corp.)
5.250%, 10/21/21

     65        51  

Inventiv Group Holdings, Inc.
4.750%, 11/9/23

     58        59  

MMM Holdings, Inc.
9.750%, 6/30/19

     41        40  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.000%, 6/7/23

     45        46  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 6/30/19

     30        29  

NVA Holdings, Inc. Second Lien,
8.000%, 8/14/22

     64        64  

Quorum Health Corp.
6.750%, 4/29/22

     91        89  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
4.750%, 11/3/20

     99        100  
     

 

 

 
        659  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—0.7%

 

84 Lumber Co.
6.750%, 10/25/23

   $ 115      $ 116  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
3.500%, 11/10/23

     17        17  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien,
5.000%, 5/4/22

     98        98  

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B,
6.500%, 8/7/20

     120        121  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. Second Lien,
6.750%, 2/28/22

     120        120  

Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC First Lien,
5.500%, 12/20/23

     30        30  
     

 

 

 
        502  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.3%

 

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Tranche B,
5.000%, 9/29/23

     35        36  

NXP B.V. (NXP Funding LLC) Tranche F,
3.270%, 12/7/20

     74        74  

On Semiconductor
4.020%, 3/31/23

     50        51  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
4.500%, 11/3/23

     34        35  

SS&C European Holdings S.a.r.l.

     

Tranche B-1, 4.010%, 7/8/22

     40        40  

Tranche B-2, 4.010%, 7/8/22

     4        4  

Western Digital Corp. Tranche B-1,
4.520%, 4/29/23

     14        14  
     

 

 

 
        254  
     

 

 

 

Materials—0.1%

 

Anchor Glass Container Corp. First Lien,
4.250%, 12/7/23

     17        17  

Huntsman International LLC Tranche B,
3.873%, 4/1/23

     44        44  

INEOS U.S. Finance LLC Tranche 2022,
4.250%, 3/31/22

     9        9  
     

 

 

 
        70  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—0.1%

 

Capital Automotive LP Second Lien,
6.000%, 4/30/20

     71        72  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.2%

 

T-Mobile USA, Inc. Senior Lien
3.520%, 11/9/22

     85        87  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

    

UPC Financing Partnership
4.080%, 8/31/24

   $ 63     $ 63  
    

 

 

 
       150  
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.5%

 

NRG Energy, Inc.
3.520%, 6/30/23

     235       238  

Vistra Operations Company LLC (f/k/a TEX Operations Co., LLC)

    

5.000%, 8/4/23

     70       72  

Tranche C,
5.000%, 8/4/23

     17       17  
    

 

 

 
       327  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $2,939)

       2,957  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—3.7%

 

Energy—0.3%

 

PTT Exploration & Production PCL 144A,
4.875%
(2)(3)

     200 (9)      202  
    

 

 

 

Financials—2.4%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) Series E,
4.950%
(2)

     150 (9)      151  

Citigroup, Inc. Series J,
7.125%

     8,000       224  

Citigroup, Inc. Series T,
6.250%
(2)

     155 (9)      160  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series Z,
5.300%
(2)

     45 (9)      46  

KeyCorp Series D,
5.000%
(2)

     190 (9)      175  

M&T Bank Corp. Series F,
5.125%
(2)

     75 (9)      73  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) Series R,
4.850%
(2)

     215 (9)      206  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) Series S,
5.000%
(2)

     195 (9)      188  

SunTrust Bank, Inc.
5.625%
(2)

     45 (9)      46  

Wells Fargo & Co. Series K,
7.980%
(2)

     230 (9)      240  

Zions Bancorp
6.950%

     8,800       246  
    

 

 

 
       1,755  
    

 

 

 

Industrials—1.0%

 

General Electric Co. Series D,
5.000%
(2)

     686 (9)      712  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $2,596)

       2,669  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND—1.1%

     

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund(11)

     6,725      $ 788  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

(Identified Cost $802)

        788  
     

 

 

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND—1.6%

 

Virtus Credit Opportunities Fund Class R6(11)

     117,904        1,168  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

(Identified Cost $1,179)

        1,168  
     

 

 

 

Total Long Term Investments—98.8%

(Identified Cost $71,562)

        71,532 (10) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.8%

(Identified Cost $71,562)

        71,532 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.2%

        841  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 72,373  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

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

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2016.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $22,861 or 31.6% of net assets.

(4) 

Security in default, portion of the interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(5) 

No contractual maturity date.

(6) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(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) 

Illiquid security.

(9) 

Value shown as par value.

(10) 

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

(11) 

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

(12) 

Represents unfunded portion of security and commitment fee earned on this portion.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

9


VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     84

Mexico

     2  

Chile

     1  

United Kingdom

     1  

Netherlands

     1  

Canada

     1  

Switzerland

     1  

Other

     9  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

10


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December 31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 3,857      $ —        $ 3,857      $ —    

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     35,123        —          34,887        236  

Foreign Government Securities

     1,850        —          1,850        —    

Loan Agreements

     2,957        —          2,957        —    

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     18,232        —          18,232        —    

Municipal Bonds

     1,781        —          1,781        —    

U.S. Government Securities

     3,107        —          3,107        —    

Equity Securities:

           

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     1,168        1,168        —          —    

Exchange-Traded Funds

     788        788        —          —    

Preferred Stocks

     2,669        470        2,199        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 71,532      $ 2,426      $ 68,870      $ 236  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 related to securities held as of December 31, 2016.

The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Total     Corporate
Bonds and Notes
 

Balance as of September 30, 2016:

   $ 240     $ 240  

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —   (c)      —   (c) 

Realized gain (loss)

     —   (c)      —   (c) 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     —   (c)      —   (c) 

Purchases

     32       32  

Sales(b)

     (36     (36

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —         —    

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ 236     $ 236  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2016, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

(b) 

Includes paydowns on securities.

(c) 

Amount is less than $500.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.

None of the securities in this table are internally fair valued.


VIRTUS CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT
BONDS(2)—95.2%

 

Development Revenue—16.0%

 

  

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

   $ 350      $ 406  

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

     250        275  

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

     215        245  

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

     100        115  

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

     250        289  

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

     300        337  

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

     200        205  

Sacramento Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency

     

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

     75        85  

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

     75        84  

San Diego Redevelopment Agency, Center City Redevelopment Project (AMBAC Insured)
4.750%, 9/1/30

     500        501  

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

     250        283  

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

     250        284  

Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency, Bayshore North Project (NATL Insured)
5.000%, 6/1/22

     500        507  

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

     200        221  

Westminster Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency,

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Development Revenue—(continued)

 

  

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

   $ 75      $ 76  

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

     225        228  
     

 

 

 
        4,141  
     

 

 

 

General Obligation—14.1%

 

  

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

     250        288  

California State of,
5.500%, 3/1/26

     250        262  

(AMBAC Insured)
5.000%, 2/1/27

     290        353  

5.000%, 9/1/32

     300        334  

5.000%, 12/1/37

     75        77  

6.000%, 4/1/38

     250        273  

Grossmont Healthcare District
5.000%, 7/15/25

     350        421  

Los Alamitos Unified School District, School Facilities Improvement District,
5.250%, 8/1/39

     100        115  

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

     100        104  

Oakland Unified School District

 

  

(AGM Insured)
5.000%, 8/1/24

     200        239  

5.000%, 8/1/33

     300        344  

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

     350        390  

San Diego Community College District,
5.000%, 8/1/43

     150        168  

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

     225        280  
     

 

 

 
        3,648  
     

 

 

 

General Revenue—9.4%

 

  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
5.000%, 10/1/23

     200        237  

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

     100        104  

San Bernardino Water Department Facility Project (BAM Insured)
5.000%, 8/1/41

     250        279  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.,

     

5.000%, 6/1/29

     350        393  

5.125%, 6/1/47

     950        839  

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

     120        143  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

General Revenue—(continued)

 

  

South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority, Hawthorne Projects (ACA Insured)
4.750%, 1/1/31

   $ 435      $ 435  
     

 

 

 
        2,430  
     

 

 

 

Higher Education Revenue—3.8%

 

  

California State University
5.000%, 11/1/41

     300        339  

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

     250        258  

University of California,

     

General Revenue
5.000%, 5/15/23

     100        118  

Limited Projects Revenue
5.000%, 5/15/23

     225        265  
     

 

 

 
        980  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue—11.9%

     

California State Public Works Board,

     

Department of General Services, Buildings 8&9
6.125%, 4/1/29

     500        552  

Capital Projects,
5.750%, 10/1/30

     550        606  

Department of Forestry & Fire Protection,
5.000%, 11/1/32

     500        514  

General Revenue
4.000%, 12/1/33

     150        157  

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

     250        283  

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

     335        379  

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

     250        286  

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

     250        285  
     

 

 

 
        3,062  
     

 

 

 

Medical Revenue—9.8%

     

California Municipal Finance Authority, Community Medical Centers,
5.000%, 2/1/27

     100        113  

California State Health Facilities Financing Authority,

     

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

     100        115  

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

     250        290  

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

     300        344  

Sutter Health,
5.000%, 11/15/35

     125        140  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Medical Revenue—(continued)

 

  

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

   $ 50      $ 50  

Providence Health & Services,
6.500%, 10/1/38

     195        213  

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

     100        112  

Sutter Health,
5.000%, 8/15/43

     135        149  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority,

     

Loma Linda University Medical Center,
5.000%, 12/1/30
(3)

     100        104  

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

     100        110  

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

     250        272  

Loma Linda University Medical Center
5.250%, 12/1/56
(3)

     100        102  

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

     250        274  

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

     140        145  
     

 

 

 
        2,533  
     

 

 

 

Natural Gas Revenue—2.7%

 

  

Roseville Natural Gas Financing Authority,

     

5.000%, 2/15/24

     450        492  

5.000%, 2/15/27

     195        213  
     

 

 

 
        705  
     

 

 

 

Power Revenue—2.6%

 

  

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

     200        222  

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

     150        171  

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

     250        276  
     

 

 

 
        669  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded—9.9%

 

  

California State Health Facilities Financing Authority, Providence Health & Services (Pre-refunded 10/1/18 @100)
6.500%, 10/1/38

     5        6  

California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, Bay Area Toll Bridges (AMBAC Insured) (Pre-refunded 7/1/26 @100)
5.125%, 7/1/37

     530        653  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Pre-Refunded—(continued)

     

City of Stockton CA (GNMA Collateralized) (Pre-refunded 9/20/17 @ 100)
5.600%, 3/20/28

   $ 150      $ 157  

County of Riverside CA (Escrowed to Maturity) (GNMA Collateralized)
7.800%, 5/1/21

     1,085        1,336  

Los Alamitos Unified School District, School Facilities Improvement District (Pre-refunded 8/01/23 @ 100)
5.250%, 8/1/39

     150        179  

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

     195        228  
     

 

 

 
        2,559  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue—2.0%

     

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

     200        232  

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

     250        280  
     

 

 

 
        512  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue—7.2%

 

  

County of Sacramento CA, Airport System Revenue
5.000%, 7/1/41

     100        111  

Los Angeles Department of Airports
5.000%, 5/15/32

     200        232  

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

     235        266  

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

     400        436  

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

     100        116  

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

     200        226  

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

     150        167  

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency,

     

5.000%, 3/1/31

     125        142  

5.000%, 3/1/33

     150        169  
     

 

 

 
        1,865  
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue—5.8%

 

  

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

     295        336  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Water & Sewer
Revenue—(continued)

     

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

   $ 200      $ 232  

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

     225        255  

Santa Margarita-Dana Point Authority, Water Improvement Districts Nos. 2,3,4,
5.125%, 8/1/38

     630        665  
     

 

 

 
        1,488  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT BONDS

(Identified Cost $24,035)

        24,592  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM
INVESTMENTS—95.2%

(Identified Cost $24,035)

 

 

     24,592  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—95.2%

(Identified Cost $24,035)

 

 

     24,592 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—4.8%

        1,253  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 25,845  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ACA    American Capital Access Financial Guarantee Corp.
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.

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

At December 31, 2016, 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, 2016, 37.96% 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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $206 or 0.8% of net assets.

 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

 

  

Municipal Tax-Exempt Bonds

   $ 24,592      $ 24,592  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 24,592      $ 24,592  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 1 (quoted prices) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—43.2%

    

Arab Republic of Egypt 144A
5.875%, 6/11/25
(3)

   $ 200     $ 181  

Argentine Republic

 

144A 7.500%, 4/22/26(3)

     300       315  

Series NY 8.280%, 12/31/33

     652       699  

144A 7.125%, 7/6/36(3)

     150       143  

2.500%, 12/31/38(2)

     150       92  

Bermuda RegS 4.854%, 2/6/24(4)

     200       208  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

RegS 7.750%, 10/13/19(4)

     140       78  

RegS 7.650%, 4/21/25(4)

     285       131  

9.375%, 1/13/34

     325       152  

City of Buenos Aires 144A
7.500%, 6/1/27
(3)

     250       256  

Dominican Republic

 

144A 5.875%, 4/18/24(3)

     100       101  

144A 6.875%, 1/29/26(3)

     200       209  

144A 6.850%, 1/27/45(3)

     100       95  

Federative Republic of Brazil

 

Treasury Note Series F,
10.000%, 1/1/23

     285 BRL      83  

Treasury Note Series F,
10.000%, 1/1/25

     420 BRL      120  

6.000%, 4/7/26

     400       415  

5.625%, 1/7/41

     300       268  

Gabonese Republic 144A
6.375%, 12/12/24
(3)

     200       187  

Hungary

 

5.375%, 2/21/23

     146       158  

5.375%, 3/25/24

     180       196  

Islamic Republic of Pakistan 144A
8.250%, 9/30/25
(3)

     200       219  

Kingdom of Bahrain

 

144A 7.000%, 10/12/28(3)

     200       205  

144A 6.000%, 9/19/44(3)

     200       163  

Kingdom of Jordan 144A
5.750%, 1/31/27
(3)

     200       190  

Kingdom of Morocco 144A
5.500%, 12/11/42
(3)

     200       203  

Kingdom of Qatar

 

144A 3.250%, 6/2/26(3)

     200       193  

144A 4.625%, 6/2/46(3)

     200       200  

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
144A 3.250%, 10/26/26
(3)

     210       199  

Lebanese Republic
6.600%, 11/27/26

     200       193  

Mongolia 144A
10.875%, 4/6/21
(3)

     200       211  

Provincia de Buenos Aires 144A
9.125%, 3/16/24
(3)

     150       164  
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Republic of Armenia 144A
7.150%, 3/26/25
(3)

   $ 200     $ 210  

Republic of Chile
5.500%, 8/5/20

     70,000 CLP      110  

Republic of Colombia

 

Treasury Note, Series B,
11.250%, 10/24/18

     100,000 COP      36  

6.125%, 1/18/41

     100       108  

Republic of Costa Rica 144A
7.000%, 4/4/44
(3)

     200       184  

Republic of Cote d’Ivoire 144A
6.375%, 3/3/28
(3)

     200       195  

Republic of Croatia 144A
6.000%, 1/26/24
(3)

     200       218  

Republic of El Salvador

 

144A 6.375%, 1/18/27(3)

     155       143  

144A 7.650%, 6/15/35(3)

     70       65  

Republic of Ghana RegS
10.750%, 10/14/30
(4)

     200       236  

Republic of Guatemala 144A
4.500%, 5/3/26
(3)

     200       193  

Republic of Indonesia

 

Series FR63, 5.625%, 5/15/23

     624,000 IDR      41  

Series FR56, 8.375%, 9/15/26

     1,566,000 IDR      120  

144A 5.250%, 1/17/42(3)

     200       202  

144A 5.125%, 1/15/45(3)

     200       200  

Republic of Iraq RegS
5.800%, 1/15/28
(4)

     250       208  

Republic of Kazakhstan

 

144A 5.125%, 7/21/25(3)

     200       214  

144A 4.875%, 10/14/44(3)

     200       191  

Republic of Panama

 

3.750%, 3/16/25

     200       199  

3.875%, 3/17/28

     200       196  

Republic of Paraguay 144A
4.625%, 1/25/23
(3)

     200       202  

Republic of Peru
4.125%, 8/25/27

     280       291  

Republic of Poland Series 1021,
5.750%, 10/25/21

     300 PLN      81  

Republic of South Africa

 

Series R203, 8.250%, 9/15/17

     758 ZAR      55  

Series R208, 6.750%, 3/31/21

     1,470 ZAR      101  

4.300%, 10/12/28

     200       186  

5.000%, 10/12/46

     200       185  

Republic of Sri Lanka

 

144A 5.875%, 7/25/22(3)

     200       197  

144A 6.825%, 7/18/26(3)

     200       197  

Republic of Turkey

 

5.125%, 3/25/22

     200       199  

7.375%, 2/5/25

     320       352  

4.875%, 10/9/26

     400       371  

6.750%, 5/30/40

     225       228  

6.625%, 2/17/45

     200       200  

Republic of Ukraine 144A
7.750%, 9/1/20
(3)

     200       198  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Republic of Uruguay
5.100%, 6/18/50

   $ 400 (7)    $ 360  

Romania

 

144A 6.750%, 2/7/22(3)

     150       171  

RegS 6.125%, 1/22/44(4)

     120       140  

Sultanate of Oman 144A
4.750%, 6/15/26
(3)

     200       193  

Ukraine 144A
7.750%, 9/1/26
(3)

     160       150  

United Mexican States
4.750%, 3/8/44

     150       136  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $14,280)

       13,689  
    

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—52.9%

 

Argentina—0.3%

 

YPF S.A. 144A
8.500%, 3/23/21
(3)

     90       97  
    

 

 

 

Azerbaijan—1.3%

 

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

     200       216  

State Oil Co. (Republic of Azerbaijan)
6.950%, 3/18/30

     200       209  
    

 

 

 
       425  
    

 

 

 

Barbados—0.7%

 

Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

     200       214  
    

 

 

 

Brazil—4.6%

 

BRF SA 7.750%, 5/22/18

     400 BRL      115  

JBS Investments GmbH 144A
7.250%, 4/3/24
(3)

     200       210  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. 144A
6.750%, 10/1/22
(3)

     168       44  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

 

5.375%, 1/27/21

     290       284  

8.375%, 5/23/21

     60       65  

4.375%, 5/20/23

     95       83  

8.750%, 5/23/26

     296       320  

6.750%, 1/27/41

     300       252  

Vale Overseas Ltd.
5.875%, 6/10/21

     70       73  
    

 

 

 
       1,446  
    

 

 

 

Canada—0.1%

 

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.125%, 12/15/20
(3)

     45       46  
    

 

 

 

Chile—2.6%

 

Guanay Finance Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 12/15/20
(3)

     206       208  

Inversiones CMPC S.A. 144A
4.375%, 5/15/23
(3)

     200       201  
     PAR VALUE        VALUE    

Chile—(continued)

 

Transelec S.A. 144A
4.250%, 1/14/25
(3)

   $ 200      $ 200  

VTR Finance BV 144A
6.875%, 1/15/24
(3)

     200        207  
     

 

 

 
        816  
     

 

 

 

China—2.5%

 

Bank of China Ltd. 144A
5.000%, 11/13/24
(3)

     200        207  

BOC Aviation Pte Ltd.
3.875%, 5/9/19

     200        206  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2016 Ltd. 144A
2.750%, 9/29/26
(3)

     200        181  

State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd. 144A
4.125%, 5/7/24
(3)

     200        208  
     

 

 

 
        802  
     

 

 

 

Colombia—2.5%

 

Banco de Bogota S.A. 144A
6.250%, 5/12/26
(3)

     200        204  

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

     100        101  

Ecopetrol S.A.

 

5.875%, 9/18/23

     200        212  

5.375%, 6/26/26

     70        70  

GrupoSura Finance S.A. 144A
5.500%, 4/29/26
(3)

     200        205  
     

 

 

 
        792  
     

 

 

 

El Salvador—0.6%

 

AES El Salvador Trust II 144A
6.750%, 3/28/23
(3)

     200        185  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—0.7%

 

Bank of China Hong Kong Ltd. 144A
5.550%, 2/11/20
(3)

     200        213  
     

 

 

 

India—2.1%

 

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV 144A
5.125%, 3/11/23
(3)

     200        209  

ICICI Bank Ltd. 144A
4.000%, 3/18/26
(3)

     200        194  

Reliance Holdings USA, Inc. 144A
5.400%, 2/14/22
(3)

     250        270  
     

 

 

 
        673  
     

 

 

 

Indonesia—3.5%

 

Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT 144A
4.250%, 5/5/25
(3)

     200        190  

Pertamina Persero PT

 

144A 4.875%, 5/3/22(3)

     200        206  

144A 6.000%, 5/3/42(3)

     275        266  

144A 5.625%, 5/20/43(3)

     200        185  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Indonesia—(continued)

 

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT 144A
5.500%, 11/22/21
(3)

   $ 250     $ 269  
    

 

 

 
       1,116  
    

 

 

 

Jamaica—0.5%

 

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/30/20
(3)

     200       173  
    

 

 

 

Kazakhstan—1.3%

 

Development Bank of Kazakhstan OJSC 144A
4.125%, 12/10/22
(3)

     200       192  

KazMunayGas National Co. 144A
6.375%, 4/9/21
(3)

     200       218  
    

 

 

 
       410  
    

 

 

 

Kuwait—0.6%

 

Equate Petrochemical BV 144A
4.250%, 11/3/26
(3)

     200       191  
    

 

 

 

Mexico—8.0%

 

Alfa SAB de CV 144A
5.250%, 3/25/24
(3)

     200       205  

Alpek SA de C.V. 144A
5.375%, 8/8/23
(3)

     200       206  

America Movil SAB de C.V. Series 12
6.450%, 12/5/22

     2,000 MXN      87  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer S.A. 144A
6.750%, 9/30/22
(3)

     150       164  

Banco Santander Mexico SA 144A
5.950%, 1/30/24
(2)(3)(6)

     200       205  

Cemex SAB de C.V. 144A
7.250%, 1/15/21
(3)

     200       213  

Comision Federal de Electricidad 144A
4.750%, 2/23/27
(3)

     200       192  

Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV 144A
6.375%, 3/30/38
(3)

     191       188  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV
2.875%, 5/10/23

     150       143  

Grupo Televisa SAB

 

7.250%, 5/14/43

     2,000 MXN      72  

6.125%, 1/31/46

     200       198  

Petroleos Mexicanos

 

4.250%, 1/15/25

     100       92  

144A 6.875%, 8/4/26(3)

     205       216  

6.375%, 1/23/45

     200       182  

5.625%, 1/23/46

     200       166  
    

 

 

 
       2,529  
    

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Morocco—0.7%

 

Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (OCP) 144A
5.625%, 4/25/24
(3)

   $ 200     $ 207  
    

 

 

 

Netherlands—0.7%

 

GTH Finance BV 144A
7.250%, 4/26/23
(3)

     200       215  
    

 

 

 

Peru—2.0%

 

Banco de Credito del Peru

 

144A 5.375%, 9/16/20(3)

     100       108  

144A 6.125%, 4/24/27(2)(3)

     100       108  

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA 144A
5.750%, 10/7/20
(3)

     100       108  

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

     100       106  

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA 144A
4.250%, 4/30/28
(3)

     200       197  
    

 

 

 
       627  
    

 

 

 

Poland—0.7%

 

PKO Finance AB 144A
4.630%, 9/26/22
(3)(5)

     200       207  
    

 

 

 

Qatar—0.6%

 

Ooredoo International Finance Ltd. 144A
3.750%, 6/22/26
(3)

     200       196  
    

 

 

 

Russia—4.8%

 

AHML Finance Ltd. 144A
7.750%, 2/13/18
(3)

     5,000 RUB      80  

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital S.A.)

 

144A 6.000%, 11/27/23(3)(5)

     200       213  

144A 4.950%, 2/6/28(3)(5)

     200       197  

Lukoil International Finance BV 144A
4.563%, 4/24/23
(3)

     200       202  

Metalloinvest Finance Ltd. 144A
5.625%, 4/17/20
(3)

     200       210  

SCF Capital Ltd. 144A
5.375%, 6/16/23
(3)

     200       203  

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA 144A
5.900%, 10/17/22
(3)(5)

     200       215  

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc) 144A
6.800%, 11/22/25
(3)(5)

     200       213  
    

 

 

 
       1,533  
    

 

 

 

Singapore—0.7%

 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. 144A
4.000%, 10/15/24
(2)(3)

     200       206  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

South Africa—1.9%

 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

 

144A 6.750%, 8/6/23(3)

   $ 200      $ 202  

144A 7.125%, 2/11/25(3)

     200        202  

Transnet SOC Ltd. 144A
4.000%, 7/26/22
(3)

     200        191  
     

 

 

 
        595  
     

 

 

 

Sultanate of Oman—0.6%

 

Lamar Funding Ltd. 144A
3.958%, 5/7/25
(3)

     200        184  
     

 

 

 

Supranational—2.0%

 

Africa Finance Corp. 144A
4.375%, 4/29/20
(3)

     200        205  

Corp Andina de Fomento
4.375%, 6/15/22

     200        212  

Eurasian Development Bank 144A
4.767%, 9/20/22
(3)

     200        206  
     

 

 

 
        623  
     

 

 

 

Trinidad and Tobago—0.1%

 

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd. RegS
6.000%, 5/8/22
(4)

     46        45  
     

 

 

 

Turkey—2.4%

 

Akbank Tas 144A
5.125%, 3/31/25
(3)

     200        182  

Turkiye Is Bankasi

 

144A 5.375%, 10/6/21(3)

     200        192  

144A 7.850%, 12/10/23(3)

     200        207  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao 144A
6.875%, 2/3/25
(2)(3)

     200        193  
     

 

 

 
        774  
     

 

 

 

Ukraine—1.1%

 

Oschadbank Via (SSB #1 plc) RegS
9.375%, 3/10/23
(2)(4)(5)

     200        195  

Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance plc 144A
9.625%, 4/27/22
(3)

     150        147  
     

 

 

 
        342  
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates—0.8%

 

DP World Ltd. 144A
6.850%, 7/2/37
(3)

     250        266  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—0.5%

 

EnQuest plc 144A
7.000%, 4/15/22
(3)

     208        152  
     

 

 

 

United States—0.1%

 

Parker Drilling Co.
6.750%, 7/15/22

     50        43  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE       VALUE    

Venezuela—1.3%

 

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

 

RegS 8.500%, 11/2/17(4)

   $ 60     $ 48  

144A 8.500%, 10/27/20(3)

     150       112  

144A 6.000%, 5/16/24(3)

     555       215  

RegS 6.000%, 11/15/26(4)

     100       39  
    

 

 

 
       414  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $17,285)

       16,757  
    

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—0.2%

 

Luxembourg—0.2%

 

Delta 2 (Lux) S.a.r.l. Tranche B-3,
4.750%, 7/30/21

     47       47  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $47)

       47  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCK—0.6%

 

Thailand—0.6%

 

PTT Exploration & Production PCL 144A,
4.875%
(2)(3)

     200 (8)      202  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $201)

       202  
    

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK—0.1%

 

Colombia—0.1%

 

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.(9)

     1,103       45  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

(Identified Cost $39)

       45  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.0%

(Identified Cost $31,852)

       30,740  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.0%

(Identified Cost $31,852)

       30,740 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—3.0%

       938  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

 

  $ 31,678  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2016.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $20,204 or 63.8% 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) 

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.

(6) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(7) 

Principal amount is adjusted daily pursuant to the change in the Consumer Price Index.

(8) 

Value shown as par value.

(9) 

Non-income producing.

Foreign Currencies:

 

BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
COP Colombian Peso
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
PLN Polish Zloty
RUB Russian Ruble
ZAR South African Rand
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

Mexico

     9

Brazil

     7  

Turkey

     7  

Argentina

     6  

Indonesia

     5  

Russia

     5  

South Africa

     4  

Other

     57  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

        

Corporate Bonds And Notes

   $ 16,757      $ —        $ 16,757  

Foreign Government Securities

     13,689        —          13,689  

Loan Agreements

     47        —          47  

Preferred Stock

     202        —          202  

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stock

     45        45        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 30,740      $ 45      $ 30,695  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Corporate
Notes and Bonds
 

Balance as of September 30, 2016:

   $ 38  

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —    

Realized gain (loss)

     (118

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     119  

Purchases

     —    

Sales(b)

     (39

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —    

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —    

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ —    
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2016, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

(b)

Includes paydowns on securities.


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—5.2%

     

Consumer Staples—0.5%

     

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar 0.03% (Brazil)

     7,200      $ 121  
     

 

 

 

Financials—1.8%

     

Banco Bradesco S.A. 4.26% (Brazil)

     33,320        297  

Bancolombia S.A. 3.18% (Colombia)

     5,231        47  

Itausa Investimentos Itau S.A. 5.68% (Brazil)

     49,470        126  
     

 

 

 
        470  
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.4%

     

Braskem S.A. Class A 7.07% (Brazil)

     11,200        118  

Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. Class A 2.18% (Brazil)

     59,400        259  
     

 

 

 
     377  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.8%

     

Telefonica Brasil S.A. 4.59% (Brazil)

     15,600        211  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.7%

     

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais 7.47% (Brazil)

     58,800        139  

Companhia Paranaense de Energia, Class B 4.01% (Brazil)

     6,700        57  
     

 

 

 
        196  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Identified Cost $991)

        1,375  
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—92.1%

     

Consumer Discretionary—8.0%

     

Astra International Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     465,900        286  

Bajaj Auto Ltd. (India)

     2,607        101  

Coway Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     2,510        183  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. Class H (China)

     178,000        174  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (Turkey)

     8,044        70  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The) (South Africa)

     5,425        63  

Home Product Center PCL (Thailand)

     398,100        113  

Hotai Motor Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     12,000        137  

Kangwon Land, Inc. (South Korea)

     6,365        188  

Kia Motors Corp. (South Korea)

     5,225        170  

Lojas Renner S.A. (Brazil)

     17,000        121  

Merida Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     27,000        121  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV (Netherlands)

     35,813        186  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Truworths International Ltd. (South Africa)

     16,702      $ 97  

Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)

     40,092        81  
     

 

 

 
     2,091  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—3.9%

     

Ambev S.A. (Brazil)

     45,000        227  

Eurocash S.A. (Poland)

     5,501        52  

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de CV (Mexico)

     20,100        153  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (India)

     8,952        109  

KT&G Corp. (South Korea)

     2,778        232  

Spar Group Ltd. (The) (South Africa)

     5,658        82  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd. (China)

     239,000        153  
     

 

 

 
        1,008  
     

 

 

 

Energy—7.3%

     

Cosan S.A. Industria e Comercio (Brazil)

     17,700        207  

Gazprom PAO (Gazstream S.A.) Sponsored ADR (Russia)

     80,736        411  

IRPC PCL (Thailand)

     1,762,100        236  

Lukoil PJSC Sponsored ADR (Russia)

     2,973        167  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC (Hungary)

     818        57  

Rosneft OJSC GDR (Russia)

     20,422        135  

Thai Oil PCL (Thailand)

     132,300        267  

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

     7,700        162  

United Tractors Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     164,800        260  
     

 

 

 
        1,902  
     

 

 

 

Financials—25.1%

     

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates)

     36,732        69  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H (China)

     685,000        281  

Banco de Chile (Chile)

     387,263        45  

Banco do Brasil S.A. (Brazil)

     31,500        272  

Banco Santander Chile S.A. (Chile)

     2,360,174        131  

Bank of China Ltd. Class H (China)

     1,123,000        498  

Barclays Africa Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     20,416        251  

BM&F Bovespa S.A. (Brazil)

     18,100        92  

Chailease Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     90,000        154  

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H (China)

     1,362,000        1,049  

China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd. Class H (China)

     398,000        181  

China Everbright Ltd. (China)

     126,000        240  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     90,800        91  

Commercial Bank QSC (The) (Qatar)(2)

     1,218        0  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     4,467      $ 231  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates)

     59,472        90  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (Turkey)

     124,666        106  

First Gulf Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates)

     22,301        78  

FirstRand Ltd. (South Africa)

     77,913        302  

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     126,000        199  

Gentera S.A.B de CV (Mexico)

     54,700        88  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     11,555        301  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H (China)

     1,361,000        816  

Liberty Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)

     15,086        122  

MMI Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)

     32,426        56  

OTP Bank plc (Hungary)

     3,826        109  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H (China)

     49,500        248  

Porto Seguro S.A. (Brazil)

     13,300        110  

Standard Bank Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     20,494        226  

Turkiye Is Bankasi Class C (Turkey)

     76,876        113  
     

 

 

 
     6,549  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.0%

 

China Medical System Holdings Ltd. (China)

     158,000        250  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt (Hungary)

     6,181        131  

Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd.Class H (China)

     37,200        153  
     

 

 

 
     534  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—6.3%

 

Air China Ltd. Class H (China)

     192,000        123  

AirAsia BHD (Malaysia)

     215,600        110  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The) (South Africa)

     11,862        157  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd. (China)

     94,000        167  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de C.V. Class B (Mexico)

     6,800        56  

Kepco Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     2,864        128  

LG Corp. (South Korea)

     3,918        195  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. (China)

     124,000        336  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Class H (China)

     118,000        98  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS (Turkey)

     14,089        56  

Weg S.A. (Brazil)

     13,300        63  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H (China)

     160,000      $ 153  
     

 

 

 
        1,642  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—23.5%

     

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (Taiwan)

     217,000        223  

Asustek Computer, Inc. (Taiwan)

     26,000        214  

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     49,000        341  

Compal Electronics, Inc. (Taiwan)

     312,000        179  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL (Thailand)

     91,900        209  

Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     520        1  

HCL Technologies Ltd. (India)

     59,520        726  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     121,190        317  

Infosys Ltd. (India)

     50,210        748  

Lite-On Technology Corp. (Taiwan)

     92,473        139  

NetEase, Inc. ADR (China)

     966        208  

Pegatron Corp. (Taiwan)

     105,000        251  

Phison Electronics Corp. (Taiwan)

     37,000        293  

Simplo Technology Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     33,000        95  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     141,000        794  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

     13,096        456  

Travelsky Technology Ltd. Class H (China)

     91,000        191  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan)

     68,000        119  

Wipro Ltd. (India)

     20,305        142  

Wistron Corp. (Taiwan)

     301,644        233  

WPG Holdings Ltd. (Taiwan)

     216,000        255  
     

 

 

 
        6,134  
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.8%

     

Asia Cement Corp. (Taiwan)

     223,000        182  

Cementos Argos S.A. (Colombia)

     22,940        91  

Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. Class B (Mexico)

     28,500        77  

Hyosung Corp. (South Korea)

     3,211        387  

Mondi Ltd. (South Africa)

     2,877        59  

PTT Global Chemical PCL (Thailand)

     81,900        144  

Sasol Ltd. (South Africa)

     2,832        82  

Siam Cement PCL (Thailand)

     16,800        234  

Sibanye Gold Ltd. (South Africa)

     141,029        261  
     

 

 

 
        1,517  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.6%

     

Aldar Properties PJSC (United Arab Emirates)

     174,550        125  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate—(continued)

     

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. Class H (China)

     139,600      $ 169  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. (China)

     193,000        252  

Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd. (China)

     328,500        147  
     

 

 

 
        693  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—5.5%

     

America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. Class L (Mexico)

     100,300        63  

Axiata Group Bhd (Malaysia)

     63,400        67  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H (China)

     400,000        255  

China Mobile Ltd. (China)

     37,000        392  

Globe Telecom Inc (Philippines)

     4,730        143  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     1,064        197  

Telkom S.A. SOC Ltd. (South Africa)

     38,402        207  

Vodacom Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     11,233        125  
     

 

 

 
        1,449  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.1%

     

China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (China)

     168,000        266  

Enel Generacion Chile S.A. (Chile)

     71,445        47  

Interconexion Electrica S.A. ESP (Colombia)

     15,382        51  

Korea Electric Power Corp. (South Korea)

     4,990        182  
     

 

 

 
     546  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $22,911)

        24,065  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.3%

(Identified Cost $23,902)

        25,440  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.3%

(Identified Cost $23,902)

        25,440 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—2.7%

        695  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 26,135  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

 

Country Weightings †

      

China

     27

Taiwan

     17  

Brazil

     10  

India

     9  

South Korea

     9  

South Africa

     8  

Thailand

     5  

Other

     15  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 24,065      $ 24,065  

Preferred Stocks

     1,375        1,375  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 25,440      $ 25,440  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $ 16,782 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

      SHARES     VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.5%

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—5.9%

 

 

Kangwon Land, Inc. (South Korea)

     2,402,628     $ 71,116  

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (United States)

     1,453,113       77,611  

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     85,155,934       95,601  

Naspers Ltd. Class N (South Africa)

     910,712       133,558  
    

 

 

 
    377,886  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—39.5%

 

 

Ambev S.A. Sponsored ADR (Brazil)

     53,263,742       261,525  

Amorepacific Corp. (South Korea)

     482,854       128,529  

Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A. NV (Belgium)

     1,287,823       136,309  

British American Tobacco Bhd (Malaysia)

     1,691,314 (4)      16,815  

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     6,737,334 (3)      381,961  

Colgate Palmolive India Ltd. (India)

     1,626,621       21,680  

CP ALL PCL (Thailand)

     101,735,400       177,559  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V. Sponsored ADR (Mexico)

     3,109,611       236,983  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     312,424,000       88,817  

Heineken N.V. (Netherlands)

     1,761,181       132,110  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (India)

     7,020,177       85,474  

ITC Ltd. (India)

     80,471,068       286,516  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (South Korea)

     137,068       97,257  

President Chain Store Corp. (Taiwan)

     6,724,158       48,195  

Thai Beverage PCL (Thailand)

     124,656,700       73,168  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     5,506,080       15,857  

Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands)(5)

     4,957,396       204,119  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Mexico)

     89,410,186       160,018  
    

 

 

 
    2,552,892  
    

 

 

 

Energy—2.4%

    

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

     7,344,579       154,465  
    

 

 

 

Financials—22.5%

    

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     104,509,793       120,238  

Bank Pekao SA (Poland)

     2,410,802       72,474  

BB Seguridade Participacoes (Brazil)

     12,750,917       110,871  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de C.V. ADR, Class B (Mexico)

     10,998,930       79,082  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,013,498       23,944  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)

     14,668,832       272,887  
      SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     18,376,541      $ 326,592  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. ADR (India)

     605,072        36,716  

Public Bank Bhd (Malaysia)

     23,794,000        104,596  

Remgro Ltd. (South Africa)

     6,329,978        102,805  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     387,383        86,117  

United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore)

     8,287,000        116,739  
     

 

 

 
     1,453,061  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.4%

     

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (India)

     1,158,236        52,227  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. ADR (India)(5)

     360,312        16,315  

Mediclinic International plc (United Kingdom)

     7,888,954        74,675  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (India)

     8,217,468        76,278  
     

 

 

 
     219,495  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—2.1%

     

Airports of Thailand PCL (Thailand)

     2,993,600        33,271  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de C.V. Class B (Mexico)

     4,093,243        33,647  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (South Korea)

     1,268,651        70,375  
     

 

 

 
     137,293  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—18.8%

 

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (China)(2)

     3,404,372        298,938  

Cielo S.A. (Brazil)

     13,413,509        114,942  

NetEase, Inc. ADR (China)

     699,538        150,638  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     18,277,302        102,930  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Taiwan)

     3,297,344        94,799  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

     4,779,555        166,587  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     11,543,314        282,387  
     

 

 

 
     1,211,221  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.5%

     

Link REIT (The) (Hong Kong)

     15,100,008        98,142  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.6%

     

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     576,284,265        170,244  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      SHARES      VALUE  

Utilities—0.8%

 

  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova Sab de CV (Mexico)

     12,482,781      $ 54,376  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $6,474,455)

 

     6,429,075  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $6,474,455)

        6,429,075  
     

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—0.2%

     

INVESCO Trust Short-Term Investments Liquid Assets Portfolio (The) - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.670%)(6)(7)

     12,325,109        12,325  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

(Identified Cost $12,325)

        12,325  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.7%

(Identified Cost $6,486,780)

        6,441,400 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.3%

        17,086  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 6,458,486  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

Shares traded on Johannesburg Exchange.

(4) 

Shares traded on London Exchange.

(5) 

All or a portion of security is on loan.

(6) 

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

(7) 

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 EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

India

     21

China

     11  

Brazil

     10  

Mexico

     9  

Indonesia

     8  

United Kingdom

     7  

South Korea

     7  

Other

     27  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 6,429,075      $ 6,429,075  

Securities Lending Collateral

     12,325        12,325  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 6,441,400      $ 6,441,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $3,186,884 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—1.0%

    

Consumer Discretionary—1.0%

    

Whirlpool SA 0.14% (Brazil)(2)

    55,164      $ 54  
    

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK(Identified Cost $45)        54  
    

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—90.4%

    

Consumer Discretionary—8.8%

    

Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

    1,633,000        101  

Goldlion Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    270,000        105  

Pico Far East Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    706,780        217  

Whirlpool SA (Brazil)(2)

    54,661        51  
    

 

 

 
       474  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—22.0%

    

AVI Ltd. (South Africa)

    25,710        171  

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA Sponsored ADR (Chile)

    6,680        140  

Embotelladora Andina ADR S.A. Class-B (Chile)

    2,300        52  

Heineken Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)

    35,000        128  

Oldtown Bhd (Malaysia)

    322,750        137  

Pinar SUT Mamulleri Sanayii AS (Turkey)

    22,800        102  

Premier Marketing PCL (Thailand)

    643,000        160  

Union de Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA (Peru)

    17,300        83  

Wawel SA (Poland)

    832        219  
    

 

 

 
       1,192  
    

 

 

 

Energy—1.9%

    

Qualitech PCL (Thailand)

    397,979        101  
    

 

 

 

Financials—14.4%

    

ARA Asset Management Ltd. (Singapore)

    165,880        195  

BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

    779,000        202  

Credit Analysis & Research Ltd. (India)

    7,900        152  

Korea Ratings Corp. (South Korea)

    3,360        116  

Tisco Financial Group PCL (Thailand)

    66,700        112  
    

 

 

 
       777  
    

 

 

 

Industrials—22.5%

    

Blue Dart Express Ltd. (India)

    800        52  

DKSH Holding AG (Switzerland)

    780        54  

Freight Management Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

    218,729        55  

Hy-Lok Corp. (South Korea)

    5,800        101  
    SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

  

Lumax International Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan)

    118,628      $ 194  

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA (Spain)

    15,700        98  

S-1 Corp. (South Korea)

    1,950        142  

Sinmag Equipment Corp. (Taiwan)

    28,520        125  

Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

    61,874        170  

Tegma Gestao Logistica SA (Brazil)(2)

    51,000        120  

Turk Traktor Ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (Turkey)

    5,100        108  
    

 

 

 
       1,219  
    

 

 

 

Information Technology—8.6%

 

  

Autohome, Inc. ADR (China)(2)

    8,970        227  

Cartrack Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)

    76,200        61  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (United States)

    315        49  

Yandex N.V. Class A (Russia)(2)

    6,410        129  
    

 

 

 
       466  
    

 

 

 

Materials—12.2%

 

  

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

    36,000        103  

Enaex SA (Chile)

    10,600        101  

Tikkurila Oyj (Finland)

    2,700        54  

Transpaco Ltd. (South Africa)

    87,500        185  

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

    87,000        216  
    

 

 

 
       659  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $4,869)

       4,888  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—91.4%

(Identified Cost $4,914)

       4,942  
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—5.0%

    

Money Market Mutual Fund—5.0%

    

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.440%)(3)

    268,851        269  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $269)

       269  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—96.4%

(Identified Cost $5,183)

   $ 5,211 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—3.6%

     196  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 5,407  
  

 

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

ADR    

   American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(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 EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

Taiwan

     14

South Africa

     8  

Thailand

     7  

South Korea

     7  

Hong Kong

     6  

Malaysia

     6  

United States

     6  

Other

     46  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

 
% of total investments as of December 31, 2016

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 4,888      $ 4,734      $ 154  

Preferred Stock

     54        —           54  

Short-Term Investment

     269        269        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 5,211      $ 5,003      $ 208  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $105 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 and securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $2,050 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).


VIRTUS EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—100.3%

     

Consumer Discretionary—28.4%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     10,601      $ 1,793  

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     10,651        7,987  

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     10,553        513  

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

     4,365        3,447  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     260,123        11,099  

CarMax, Inc.(2)

     29,130        1,876  

Carnival Corp.

     74,648        3,886  

CBS Corp. Class B

     104,884        6,673  

Charter Communications, Inc.
Class A
(2)

     11,994        3,453  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

     1,409        532  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     130,105        8,984  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     4,949        360  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

     38,911        1,067  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C(2)

     57,811        1,548  

Expedia, Inc.

     3,965        449  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     13,935        988  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     26,369        592  

Garmin Ltd.

     100,417        4,869  

Genuine Parts Co.

     74,174        7,087  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     195,238        11,390  

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     62,374        6,934  

Hasbro, Inc.

     62,312        4,847  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     67,940        9,109  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     163,919        3,837  

L Brands, Inc.

     28,074        1,848  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     86,963        4,251  

LKQ Corp.(2)

     141,813        4,347  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     44,553        3,169  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     55,157        4,560  

Mattel, Inc.

     188,313        5,188  

McDonald’s Corp.

     45,385        5,524  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(2)

     41,021        8,191  

Netflix, Inc.(2)

     13,124        1,625  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     252,875        11,291  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     237,424        12,068  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

     15,566        4,334  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     96,773        8,236  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(2)

     1,247        1,828  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     43,864        2,877  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     28,970        2,377  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     24,561      $ 1,753  

Starbucks Corp.

     77,975        4,329  

TEGNA, Inc.

     55,259        1,182  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     72,694        5,462  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(2)

     3,208        149  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     10,802        308  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     18,965        1,448  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     115,030        9,951  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     19,436        1,231  
     

 

 

 
        210,847  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—8.1%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     75,763        5,123  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     55,261        2,482  

Campbell Soup Co.

     7,523        455  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     19,291        763  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     60,112        9,216  

General Mills, Inc.

     25,132        1,552  

Hershey Co. (The)

     6,796        703  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     10,011        348  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     4,489        575  

Kellogg Co.

     10,658        785  

Kraft Heinz Co.(The)

     24,572        2,146  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     4,664        435  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     7,810        553  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     121,282        11,802  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     68,033        3,016  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     60,160        5,504  

Reynolds American, Inc.

     29,062        1,629  

Sysco Corp.

     223,245        12,361  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     11,522        711  
     

 

 

 
        60,159  
     

 

 

 

Energy—3.5%

     

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     97,487        7,545  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     65,060        3,276  

Phillips 66

     52,665        4,551  

Tesoro Corp.

     14,995        1,311  

Transocean Ltd.(2)

     349,920        5,158  

Valero Energy Corp.

     58,310        3,984  
     

 

 

 
        25,825  
     

 

 

 

Financials—10.1%

     

Aflac, Inc.

     26,816        1,866  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Allstate Corp. (The)

     28,798      $ 2,134  

AON plc

     34,898        3,892  

Bank of America Corp.

     121,304        2,681  

BB&T Corp.

     45,249        2,128  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     71,733        2,831  

CHUBB Ltd.

     34,801        4,598  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     10,102        765  

Citigroup, Inc.

     34,555        2,054  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     28,870        1,029  

Comerica, Inc.

     1,799        123  

E*Trade Financial Corp.(2)

     16,185        561  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     42,576        1,148  

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

     23,267        1,209  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     22,487        5,384  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     60,295        797  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     42,953        3,706  

KeyCorp

     60,111        1,098  

Lincoln National Corp.

     15,253        1,011  

M&T Bank Corp.

     8,733        1,366  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     68,065        4,601  

MetLife, Inc.

     71,902        3,875  

Morgan Stanley

     87,707        3,706  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     17,339        336  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     27,314        3,195  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     17,519        1,014  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     42,993        1,526  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     28,612        2,977  

Regions Financial Corp.

     69,717        1,001  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     27,866        1,528  

Torchmark Corp.

     7,218        532  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     20,965        2,567  

U.S. Bancorp.

     19,145        983  

Unum Group

     15,316        673  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     53,995        2,976  

Willis Towers Watson plc

     17,066        2,087  

XL Group Ltd.

     21,482        800  

Zions Bancorporation

     9,962        429  
     

 

 

 
     75,187  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—4.9%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     41,282        1,586  

Aetna, Inc.

     14,616        1,812  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     32,609        1,486  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Anthem, Inc.

     11,008      $ 1,583  

Bard (C.R.), Inc.

     2,115        475  

Baxter International, Inc.

     15,731        697  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     6,009        995  

Boston Scientific Corp.(2)

     38,338        829  

Centene Corp.(2)

     6,147        347  

Cigna Corp.

     10,923        1,457  

Danaher Corp.

     14,321        1,115  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(2)

     6,445        604  

Hologic, Inc.(2)

     6,281        252  

Humana, Inc.

     6,434        1,313  

Illumina, Inc.(2)

     14,699        1,882  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(2)

     1,077        683  

Medtronic plc

     33,823        2,409  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(2)

     2,527        1,058  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     11,645        607  

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     7,488        600  

Stryker Corp.

     9,189        1,101  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     40,295        5,686  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     36,510        5,843  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(2)

     2,783        250  

Waters Corp.(2)

     8,113        1,090  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     5,268        544  
     

 

 

 
     36,304  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—16.3%

 

3M Co.

     15,692        2,802  

Allegion plc

     17,473        1,118  

Arconic, Inc.

     11,635        216  

Boeing Co. (The)

     15,896        2,475  

Cintas Corp.

     103,749        11,989  

Deere & Co.

     121,669        12,537  

Dover Corp.

     14,131        1,059  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

     8,638        1,048  

Equifax, Inc.

     31,128        3,680  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     15,202        805  

FedEx Corp.

     20,504        3,818  

Flowserve Corp.

     12,527        602  

Fortive Corp.

     23,622        1,267  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     27,562        1,473  

General Dynamics Corp.

     7,388        1,276  

General Electric Co.

     220,814        6,978  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     18,828        2,181  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Hunt (JB) Transport Services, Inc.

     83,143      $ 8,071  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     25,100        3,074  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     24,162        1,813  

Johnson Controls International plc

     168,908        6,957  

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     1,874        285  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     6,153        1,538  

Masco Corp.

     60,101        1,900  

Nielsen Holdings plc

     85,200        3,574  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     4,504        1,048  

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     12,398        1,736  

Pentair plc

     16,351        917  

Raytheon Co.

     7,416        1,053  

Republic Services, Inc.

     60,792        3,468  

Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc.

     11,988        878  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     3,323        308  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     2,444        447  

Ryder System, Inc.

     50,598        3,767  

Snap-On, Inc.

     5,540        949  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     13,472        1,545  

Stericycle, Inc.(2)

     21,298        1,641  

Textron, Inc.

     6,757        328  

TransDigm Group, Inc.(2)

     1,326        330  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     57,972        6,646  

United Technologies Corp.

     19,438        2,131  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(2)

     37,094        3,011  

Waste Management, Inc.

     104,771        7,429  

Xylem, Inc.

     16,423        813  
     

 

 

 
        120,981  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—14.6%

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     166,160        6,000  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(2)

     39,307        4,047  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(2)

     6,007        401  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     1,305        298  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(2)

     3,924        3,110  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(2)

     3,933        3,036  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     79,661        5,353  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     7,240        526  

Apple, Inc.

     91,308        10,575  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     209,979        6,776  

Autodesk, Inc.(2)

     17,997        1,332  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     9,441        970  

Broadcom Ltd.

     8,970        1,586  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

CA, Inc.

     5,599      $ 178  

Citrix Systems, Inc.(2)

     12,040        1,075  

Corning, Inc.

     267,490        6,492  

eBay, Inc.(2)

     13,747        408  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(2)

     73,277        5,771  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(2)

     34,035        3,916  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     5,707        432  

First Solar, Inc.(2)

     1,722        55  

Fiserv, Inc.(2)

     4,663        496  

Global Payments, Inc.

     3,898        271  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     30,032        695  

HP, Inc.

     28,872        429  

Intel Corp.

     99,124        3,595  

Intuit, Inc.

     20,359        2,333  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     30,326        2,386  

Lam Research Corp.

     33,276        3,518  

Linear Technology Corp.

     6,424        401  

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     23,896        2,467  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     4,593        295  

Micron Technology, Inc.(2)

     26,838        588  

Microsoft Corp.

     141,824        8,813  

NetApp, Inc.

     3,870        137  

NVIDIA Corp.

     11,695        1,248  

Oracle Corp.

     61,778        2,375  

Paychex, Inc.

     6,602        402  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(2)

     22,688        896  

Qorvo, Inc.(2)

     2,734        144  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     35,799        2,334  

Red Hat, Inc.(2)

     3,735        260  

salesforce.com, Inc.(2)

     48,996        3,354  

Seagate Technology plc

     5,714        218  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     4,634        346  

Symantec Corp.

     14,286        341  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     24,172        1,764  

Total System Services, Inc.

     3,511        172  

VeriSign, Inc.(2)

     2,526        192  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     46,981        3,665  

Western Digital Corp.

     5,192        353  

Western Union Co. (The)

     10,883        236  

Xerox Corp.

     19,962        174  

Xilinx, Inc.

     6,271        379  

Yahoo!, Inc.(2)

     11,518        445  
     

 

 

 
        108,059  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—9.7%

     

Albemarle Corp.

     13,621      $ 1,173  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     18,053        1,268  

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     94,716        5,420  

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

     73,487        5,394  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     12,913        971  

Ecolab, Inc.

     31,768        3,724  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     7,609        897  

International Paper Co.

     103,964        5,516  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     25,975        5,754  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     366,440        12,485  

Nucor Corp.

     191,158        11,378  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     32,234        3,054  

Sealed Air Corp.

     49,746        2,255  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     9,732        2,615  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     54,458        6,815  

WestRock Co.

     63,596        3,229  
     

 

 

 
        71,948  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—3.3%

     

American Tower Corp.

     25,734        2,720  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     23,214        2,014  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     8,006        787  

Equinix, Inc.

     4,868        1,740  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     8,759        676  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     12,148        395  

Prologis, Inc.

     233,553        12,329  

Public Storage

     10,312        2,305  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     54,341        1,635  
     

 

 

 
        24,601  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.4%

     

Ameren Corp.

     10,516        552  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     19,888        490  

CMS Energy Corp.

     12,282        511  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     18,312        1,349  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     34,971        2,678  

DTE Energy Co.

     7,861        774  

NiSource, Inc.

     14,346        318  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     21,901        961  

SCANA Corp.

     5,714        419  

Sempra Energy

     13,977        1,407  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     13,104      $ 768  
     

 

 

 
        10,227  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $673,040)

        744,138  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—100.3%

(Identified Cost $673,040)

        744,138  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.3%

(Identified Cost $673,040)

        744,138 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.3)%

        (2,359
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 741,779  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 744,138      $ 744,138  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 744,138      $ 744,138  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCK—95.5%

 

Consumer Discretionary—4.3%

 

BorgWarner, Inc. (United States)

     567      $ 22  

Coway Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     641        47  

Delphi Automotive plc (United Kingdom)

     749        50  

Enercare, Inc. (Canada)

     5,310        71  

LKQ Corp. (United States)(2)

     472        15  
     

 

 

 
     205  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—16.1%

 

Adecoagro SA (Brazil)(2)

     4,010        42  

Andersons, Inc. (The) (United States)

     425        19  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (United States)

     2,185        100  

BRF SA (Brazil)

     1,600        24  

Bunge Ltd. (United States)

     1,245        90  

Dean Foods Co. (United States)

     1,048        23  

Glanbia plc (Ireland)

     1,039        17  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (Singapore)

     152,500        45  

Greencore Group plc (Ireland)

     14,816        45  

Ingredion, Inc. (United States)

     262        33  

JBS SA (Brazil)

     8,500        30  

Kerry Group plc Class A (Ireland)(2)

     150        11  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong BHD (Malaysia)

     2,000        11  

KWS Saat SE (Germany)

     60        18  

Minerva SA (Brazil)(2)

     6,800        25  

Origin Enterprises plc (Ireland)(2)

     4,394        28  

PureCircle Ltd. (United Kingdom)(2)

     6,672        20  

SLC Agricola SA (Brazil)

     10,000        44  

SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)(2)

     3,880        27  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (United States)

     1,008        62  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (United States)(2)

     537        26  

Wilmar International Ltd. (Singapore)

     13,200        33  
     

 

 

 
     773  
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.5%

 

Cosan Ltd. Class A (Brazil)

     8,400        63  

Newalta Corp. (Canada)

     4,330        7  
     

 

 

 
     70  
     

 

 

 

Financials—2.8%

 

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (United States)

     2,526        48  

PICO Holdings, Inc. (United States)(2)

     5,805        88  
     

 

 

 
     136  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—2.4%

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (United States)

     510      $ 23  

Danaher Corp. (United States)

     1,059        83  

Genus plc (United Kingdom)

     511        11  
     

 

 

 
     117  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—25.6%

 

A.O. Smith Corp. (United States)

     499        24  

Aalberts Industries NV (Netherlands)

     527        17  

ABB Ltd. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     735        16  

Acuity Brands, Inc. (United States)

     131        30  

Ag Growth International, Inc. (Canada)

     345        13  

Ameresco, Inc. Class A (United States)(2)

     5,860        32  

Amiad Water Systems Ltd. (Israel)

     7,152        10  

Arcadis NV (Netherlands)

     1,973        28  

BayWa AG (Germany)

     888        29  

Broadwind Energy, Inc. (United States)(2)

     2,393        10  

China Everbright International Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     26,000        29  

Costain Group plc (United Kingdom)

     8,369        36  

Covanta Holding Corp. (United States)

     5,549        87  

Deere & Co. (United States)

     304        31  

DIRTT Environmental Solutions (Canada)(2)

     2,406        11  

Eaton Corp. plc (United States)

     287        19  

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (United
States)
(2)

     582        1  

GEA Group AG (Germany)

     745        30  

H2O Innovation, Inc. (Canada)(2)

     9,581        12  

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (United States)(2)

     823        35  

Honeywell International, Inc. (United States)

     425        49  

IDEX Corp. (United States)

     270        24  

Johnson Controls International plc (Ireland)

     1,736        72  

Kingspan Group plc (Ireland)(2)

     611        17  

Kubota Corp. (Japan)

     3,200        46  

Leclanche SA (Switzerland)(2)

     4,742        13  

Lumenpulse, Inc. (Canada)(2)

     1,246        17  

METAWATER Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     700        17  

Norma Group SE (Germany)

     197        8  

Pentair plc (United States)

     699        39  

PNE Wind AG (Germany)

     9,168        21  

Rexnord Corp. (United States)(2)

     3,585        70  

Roper Technologies, Inc. (United States)

     320        59  

RPS Group plc (United Kingdom)

     7,184        20  

Senvion SA (Luxembourg)(2)

     1,063        14  

Sif Holding NV (Netherlands)(2)

     851        14  
 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    SHARES     VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (United States)(2)

    1,122     $ 39  

SPX Corp. (United States)(2)

    1,110       26  

Stantec, Inc. (Canada)

    1,027       26  

Tetra Tech, Inc. (United States)

    355       15  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark)

    1,151       75  

Xylem, Inc. (United States)

    454       22  

Zumtobel Group AG (Austria)

    1,514       27  
   

 

 

 
    1,230  
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—6.5%

 

Daqo New Energy Corp. ADR
(China)
(2)

    559       11  

First Solar, Inc. (United States)(2)

    789       25  

Infineon Technologies AG (Germany)

    1,027       18  

Itron, Inc. (United States)(2)

    242       15  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)(2)

    696       68  

Power Integrations, Inc. (United States)

    526       36  

PSI AG Gesellschaft Fuer Produkte Und Systeme Der Informationstechnologie (Germany)

    838       11  

Pure Technologies Ltd. (Canada)

    14,045       50  

SunPower Corp. (United States)(2)

    1,965       13  

Sunworks, Inc. (United States)(2)

    6,006       12  

Trimble Inc. (United States)(2)

    1,047       32  

Universal Display Corp. (United
States)
(2)

    379       21  
   

 

 

 
    312  
   

 

 

 

Materials—13.8%

 

Agrium, Inc. (Canada)

    712       71  

Calgon Carbon Corp. (United States)

    1,513       26  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (United States)

    1,654       52  

Ecolab, Inc. (United States)

    325       38  

FMC Corp. (United States)

    280       16  

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Israel)

    3,851       16  

Koninklijke DSM NV (Netherlands)

    378       23  

Monsanto Co. (United States)

    1,121       118  

Mosaic Co. (The) (United States)

    1,422       42  

Novozymes A/S Class B (Denmark)

    928       32  

PhosAgro OAO GDR Registered Shares (Russia)

    1,529       23  

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada)

    3,125       56  

Syngenta AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

    278       110  

Yara International ASA (Norway)

    989       39  
   

 

 

 
    662  
   

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate—0.4%

 

Gladstone Land Corp. (United States)

     1,612      $ 18  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—22.1%

 

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

     331        24  

Aqua America, Inc. (United States)

     1,255        38  

Atlantica Yield plc (United Kingdom)

     1,177        23  

Azure Power Global Ltd. (India)(2)

     569        10  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. Class H (Hong Kong)

     44,000        29  

Capital Stage AG (Germany)

     2,492        17  

China Water Affairs Group Ltd. (Bermuda)

     18,000        12  

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR (Brazil)

     2,904        25  

EDP Renovaveis SA (Spain)

     11,834        75  

Energiekontor AG (Germany)

     3,291        52  

Energy Development Corp. (Philippines)

     146,000        15  

Guangdong Investments Ltd. (China)

     24,000        32  

Huaneng Renewables Corp., Ltd. Class H (China)

     148,000        48  

Iberdrola SA (Spain)

     8,648        57  

Innogy SE (Germany)(2)

     1,466        51  

Manila Water Co., Inc. (Philippines)

     25,000        14  

National Grid plc (United Kingdom)

     885        10  

NextEra Energy, Inc. (United States)

     201        24  

Northland Power, Inc. (Canada)

     535        9  

NRG Yield, Inc. Class C (United States)

     2,611        41  

Pattern Energy Group, Inc. (United States)

     1,403        27  

Pennon Group plc (United Kingdom)

     3,051        31  

Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd. (The) (United Kingdom)

     29,079        39  

Saeta Yield SA (Spain)

     1,765        15  

SevernTrent plc (United Kingdom)

     1,739        48  

Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (United States)(2)

     3,664        49  

Suez SA (France)

     5,422        80  

United Utilities Group plc (United Kingdom)

     7,199        80  

Veolia Environnement SA (France)

     4,911        84  
     

 

 

 
     1,059  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

(Identified Cost $4,582)

        4,582  
     

 

 

 

CLOSED END FUND—0.8%

     

Utilities—0.8%

 

Greencoat UK Wind plc Fund (United Kingdom)(3)

     26,462        39  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

TOTAL CLOSED END FUND

(Identified Cost $39)

        39  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.3%

(Identified Cost $4,621)

        4,621  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.3%

     

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield
0.300%)
(3)

     14,825      $ 15  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $15)

        15  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—96.6%

(Identified Cost $4,636)

        4,636 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—3.4%

        161  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 4,797  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

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

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     42

United Kingdom

     9  

Canada

     8  

Germany

     5  

Brazil

     5  

Ireland

     4  

France

     4  

Other

     23  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 
 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Closed End Fund

   $ 39      $ 39  

Common Stocks

     4,582        4,582  

Short-Term Investment

     15        15  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 4,636      $ 4,636  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $367 were transferred from Level 2 into Level 1 since starting to use an exchange price.


VIRTUS FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.1%

 

Consumer Discretionary—15.9%

 

Alimentation Couche -Tard, Inc. Class B (Canada)

     809,590      $ 36,709  

Domino’s Pizza Group plc (United Kingdom)

     4,100,419        18,233  

Hermes International SA (France)

     35,296        14,490  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

     73,867        14,105  

Naspers Ltd. Class N (South Africa)

     206,759        30,322  

Paddy Power Betfair plc (Ireland)

     206,707        22,085  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (United States)(2)

     19,833        29,076  

Shimano, Inc. (Japan)

     115,700        18,156  

Sodexo SA (France)

     125,147        14,386  
     

 

 

 
     197,562  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—38.5%

 

Ambev S.A. Sponsored ADR (Brazil)

     2,926,089        14,367  

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     374,072        39,593  

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     1,298,479        73,956  

Chocoladefabrike Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)

     2,571        13,318  

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     845,206        21,979  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR (Mexico)

     327,311        24,944  

Imperial Brands plc (United Kingdom)

     391,782        17,104  

Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Japan)

     550,500        18,106  

L’Oreal SA (France)

     74,667        13,629  

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     543,354        38,979  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     773,178        70,738  

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     709,258        60,190  

Unicharm Corp. (Japan)

     971,000        21,248  

Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands)

     1,238,869        51,010  
     

 

 

 
     479,161  
     

 

 

 

Financials—10.6%

 

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     3,658,427        65,018  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)

     2,388,116        44,427  

Lloyds Banking Group plc (United Kingdom)

     10,054,875        7,746  

UBS Group AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(2)

     990,406        15,513  
     

 

 

 
     132,704  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—10.9%

 

Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark)

     199,332        13,443  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

     174,498      $ 12,644  

Essilor International SA (France)

     162,885        18,407  

Grifols SA (Spain)

     1,062,554        21,117  

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     387,504        13,975  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd. (Australia)

     231,995        11,435  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     199,007        45,457  
     

 

 

 
     136,478  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—7.8%

 

Aena SA (Spain)(3)

     157,934        21,554  

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     1,168,581        22,646  

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

     503,818        33,907  

DCC plc (Ireland)

     253,829        18,895  
     

 

 

 
     97,002  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—12.8%

 

Accenture plc Class A (United States)

     198,370        23,235  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (China)(2)

     280,515        24,632  

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (United States)

     413,876        42,733  

SAP SE (Germany)

     487,759        42,518  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     1,070,135        26,179  
     

 

 

 
     159,297  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.6%

 

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     132,600        19,945  

Link REIT (The) (Hong Kong)

     1,938,624        12,600  
     

 

 

 
     32,545  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $953,795)

        1,234,749  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.1%

(Identified Cost $953,795)

        1,234,749  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.1%

(Identified Cost $953,795)

        1,234,749 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.9%

        10,981  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,245,730  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $21,554 or 1.7% of net assets.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United Kingdom

     16

United States

     13  

Switzerland

     9  

India

     9  

France

     8  

Japan

     6  

Canada

     6  

Other

     33  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 
 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 1,234,749      $ 1,234,749  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,234,749      $ 1,234,749  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $249,758 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).


VIRTUS GLOBAL EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—61.7%

 

Consumer Discretionary—17.9%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     172      $ 29  

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     173        130  

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     143        7  

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

     71        56  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     3,896        166  

CarMax, Inc.(2)

     426        27  

Carnival Corp.

     1,124        59  

CBS Corp. Class B

     1,578        100  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

     190        55  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

     21        8  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     1,895        131  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     62        5  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

     563        15  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C(2)

     862        23  

Expedia, Inc.

     44        5  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     277        20  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     434        10  

Garmin Ltd.

     1,511        73  

Genuine Parts Co.

     1,140        109  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     2,928        171  

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     945        105  

Hasbro, Inc.

     1,007        78  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     1,065        143  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,542        59  

L Brands, Inc.

     494        33  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     1,354        66  

LKQ Corp.(2)

     2,245        69  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     752        53  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     835        69  

Mattel, Inc.

     2,959        82  

McDonald’s Corp.

     712        87  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(2)

     649        130  

Netflix, Inc.(2)

     230        28  

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     3,635        162  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     3,527        179  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

     227        63  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     1,507        128  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(2)

     29        43  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     667        44  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     438        36  

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     369        26  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Starbucks Corp.

     1,215      $ 67  

Tegna, Inc.

     813        17  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,044        78  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(2)

     17        1  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     124        4  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     283        22  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     1,815        157  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     267        17  
     

 

 

 
     3,245  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—4.9%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     1,142        77  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     934        42  

Campbell Soup Co.

     91        5  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     225        9  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     912        140  

General Mills, Inc.

     342        21  

Hershey Co. (The)

     89        9  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     181        6  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     67        9  

Kellogg Co.

     145        11  

Kraft Heinz Co.(The)

     335        29  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     51        5  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     95        7  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     1,825        178  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     863        38  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     910        83  

Reynolds American, Inc.

     449        25  

Sysco Corp.

     3,346        185  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     156        10  
     

 

 

 
     889  
     

 

 

 

Energy—2.2%

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     1,468        114  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     999        50  

Phillips 66

     902        78  

Tesoro Corp.

     240        21  

Transocean Ltd.(2)

     5,237        77  

Valero Energy Corp.

     913        63  
     

 

 

 
     403  
     

 

 

 

Financials—6.1%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     404        28  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     390        29  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS GLOBAL EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

AON plc

     560      $ 62  

Bank of America Corp.

     1,819        40  

BB&T Corp.

     702        33  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     1,078        43  

CHUBB Ltd.

     471        62  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     149        11  

Citigroup, Inc.

     518        31  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     434        15  

Comerica, Inc.

     4        —    

Fifth Third Bancorp

     653        18  

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

     352        18  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     346        83  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     886        12  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     650        56  

KeyCorp.

     916        17  

Lincoln National Corp.

     217        14  

M&T Bank Corp.

     135        21  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     1,039        70  

MetLife, Inc.

     1,084        58  

Morgan Stanley

     1,321        56  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     14        —    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     428        50  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     250        15  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     667        24  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     433        45  

Regions Financial Corp.

     1,050        15  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     433        24  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     335        41  

U.S. Bancorp

     271        14  

Unum Group

     200        9  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     813        45  

Willis Towers Watson plc

     283        35  

XL Group Ltd.

     327        12  

Zions Bancorp

     81        4  
     

 

 

 
     1,110  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.0%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     705        27  

Aetna, Inc.

     229        28  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     450        21  

Anthem, Inc.

     162        23  

Bard (C.R.), Inc.

     14        3  

Baxter International, Inc.

     280        12  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     90      $ 15  

Boston Scientific Corp.(2)

     463        10  

Centene Corp.(2)

     102        6  

Cigna Corp.

     162        22  

Danaher Corp.

     208        16  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(2)

     76        7  

Hologic, Inc.(2)

     87        3  

Humana, Inc.

     97        20  

Illumina, Inc.(2)

     257        33  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(2)

     22        14  

Medtronic plc

     581        41  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(2)

     18        8  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     138        7  

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     85        7  

Stryker Corp.

     124        15  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     566        80  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     590        94  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(2)

     20        2  

Waters Corp.(2)

     110        15  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     60        6  
     

 

 

 
     535  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—9.9%

 

3M Co.

     210        37  

Allegion plc

     261        17  

Arconic, Inc.

     90        2  

Boeing Co. (The)

     238        37  

Cintas Corp.

     1,566        181  

Deere & Co.

     1,833        189  

Dover Corp.

     216        16  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

     96        12  

Equifax, Inc.

     449        53  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     223        12  

FedEx Corp.

     326        61  

Flowserve Corp.

     161        8  

Fortive Corp.

     362        19  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     427        23  

General Dynamics Corp.

     90        15  

General Electric Co.

     3,415        108  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     284        33  

Hunt (J.B.) Transport Services, Inc.

     1,254        122  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     430        53  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     342        26  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS GLOBAL EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Johnson Controls International plc

     2,621      $ 108  

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     8        1  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     94        23  

Masco Corp.

     913        29  

Nielsen Holdings plc

     1,225        51  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     54        13  

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     176        25  

Pentair plc

     220        12  

Raytheon Co.

     97        14  

Republic Services, Inc.

     844        48  

Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc.

     176        13  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     38        3  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     26        5  

Ryder System, Inc.

     765        57  

Snap-on, Inc.

     72        12  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     180        21  

Stericycle, Inc.(2)

     380        29  

Textron, Inc.

     69        3  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     23        6  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     908        104  

United Technologies Corp.

     285        31  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(2)

     533        43  

Waste Management, Inc.

     1,605        114  

Xylem, Inc.

     212        10  
     

 

 

 
     1,799  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—8.8%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     2,280        82  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(2)

     544        56  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(2)

     13        1  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     12        3  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(2)

     70        56  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(2)

     73        56  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     1,282        86  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     100        7  

Apple, Inc.

     1,402        162  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     3,254        105  

Autodesk, Inc.(2)

     283        21  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     160        16  

Broadcom Ltd.

     143        25  

CA, Inc.

     42        1  

Citrix Systems, Inc.(2)

     152        14  

Corning, Inc.

     3,855        94  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

eBay, Inc.(2)

     211      $ 6  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(2)

     1,014        80  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(2)

     459        53  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     83        6  

Fiserv, Inc.(2)

     85        9  

Global Payments, Inc.

     37        3  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     394        9  

HP, Inc.

     427        6  

Intel Corp.

     1,542        56  

Intuit, Inc.

     286        33  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     472        37  

Lam Research Corp.

     501        53  

Linear Technology Corp.

     78        5  

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     343        35  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     60        4  

Micron Technology, Inc.(2)

     341        8  

Microsoft Corp.

     2,287        142  

NetApp, Inc.

     1        —    

NVIDIA Corp.

     150        16  

Oracle Corp.

     921        35  

Paychex, Inc.

     87        5  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(2)

     394        16  

Qorvo, Inc.(2)

     4        —    

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     516        34  

Red Hat, Inc.(2)

     40        3  

salesforce.com, Inc.(2)

     645        44  

Seagate Technology plc

     61        2  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     65        5  

Symantec Corp.

     167        4  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     369        27  

Total System Services, Inc.

     24        1  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     666        52  

Western Digital Corp.

     42        3  

Western Union Co. (The)

     106        2  

Xerox Corp.

     182        2  

Xilinx, Inc.

     75        5  

Yahoo!, Inc.(2)

     153        6  
     

 

 

 
     1,592  
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.8%

 

Albemarle Corp.

     209        18  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     311        22  

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     1,435        82  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS GLOBAL EQUITY TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

     1,099      $ 81  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     206        15  

Ecolab, Inc.

     428        50  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     122        14  

International Paper Co.

     1,616        86  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     374        83  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     5,484        187  

Nucor Corp.

     2,867        171  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     434        41  

Sealed Air Corp.

     661        30  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     121        33  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     832        104  

WestRock Co.

     857        43  
     

 

 

 
     1,060  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.0%

 

American Tower Corp.

     387        41  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     307        27  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     151        15  

Equinix, Inc.

     66        24  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     106        8  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     129        4  

Prologis, Inc.

     3,478        184  

Public Storage

     157        35  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     747        22  
     

 

 

 
     360  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.1%

 

Ameren Corp.

     194        10  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     320        8  

CMS Energy Corp.

     207        9  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     245        18  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     491        37  

DTE Energy Co.

     152        15  

NiSource, Inc.

     212        5  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     434        19  

SCANA Corp.

     99        7  

Sempra Energy

     409        41  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     557        33  
     

 

 

 
     202  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $10,135)

        11,195  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS(3)—38.3%

     

iShares China Large-Cap

     24,413      $ 847  

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

     44,886        908  

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund

     24,734        825  

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

     35,537        929  

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund

     41,640        811  

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

     17,931        876  

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped Index Fund

     30,997        913  

iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund

     28,929        850  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $6,810)

        6,959  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—100.0%

(Identified Cost $16,945)

        18,154  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%

(Identified Cost $16,945)

        18,154 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.0%

        (3
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 18,151  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

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


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 11,195      $ 11,195  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     6,959        6,959  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 18,154      $ 18,154  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.8%

 

Energy—19.9%

 

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

     86,320      $ 3,636  

Inter Pipeline Ltd. (Canada)

     36,245        800  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (United States)

     154,795        3,206  

ONEOK, Inc. (United States)

     13,080        751  

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Canada)

     37,755        1,180  

Plains GP Holdings LP Class A (United States)

     29,125        1,010  

Spectra Energy Corp. (United States)

     61,995        2,547  

Tallgrass Energy GP LP (United States)

     36,870        988  

Targa Resources Corp. (United States)

     27,615        1,548  

TransCanada Corp. (Canada)

     86,425        3,902  

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

     53,195        1,657  
     

 

 

 
     21,225  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—26.8%

 

Abertis Infraestructuras SA (Spain)

     206,705        2,893  

Aena SA (Spain)(3)

     23,835        3,253  

Atlantia SpA (Italy)

     163,101        3,822  

Auckland International Airport Ltd. (New Zealand)

     427,879        1,858  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

     7,765        1,109  

CSX Corp. (United States)

     47,205        1,696  

Ferrovial SA (Spain)

     44,960        804  

Flughafen Zuerich AG (Switzerland)

     9,580        1,777  

Sydney Airport (Australia)

     448,620        1,939  

Transurban Group (Australia)

     789,345        5,879  

Union Pacific Corp. (United States)

     24,300        2,519  

Vinci SA (France)

     15,360        1,046  
     

 

 

 
     28,595  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—7.2%

 

American Tower Corp. (United States)

     39,630        4,188  

Crown Castle International Corp. (United States)

     40,715        3,533  
     

 

 

 
     7,721  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—3.2%

 

BCE, Inc. (Canada)

     21,030        909  

Cellnex Telecom SA (Spain)(3)

     83,370        1,199  

TELUS Corp. (Canada)

     41,050        1,307  
     

 

 

 
     3,415  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—42.7%

 

ALLETE, Inc. (United States)

     18,990        1,219  

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

     35,735        2,250  

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

     31,800        2,301  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

 

APA Group (Australia)

     160,525      $ 993  

Aqua America, Inc. (United States)

     34,420        1,034  

Atmos Energy Corp. (United States)

     14,550        1,079  

Black Hills Corp. (United States)

     22,110        1,356  

CMS Energy Corp. (United States)

     31,910        1,328  

Dominion Resources, Inc. (United States)

     33,890        2,596  

DTE Energy Co. (United States)

     23,190        2,284  

Edison International (United States)

     19,880        1,431  

Emera, Inc. (Canada)

     23,385        791  

Eversource Energy (United States)

     18,125        1,001  

Iberdrola SA (Spain)

     285,705        1,875  

Innogy SE (Germany)(2)(3)

     32,980        1,146  

National Grid plc (United Kingdom)

     230,430        2,702  

NextEra Energy, Inc. (United States)

     37,460        4,475  

NiSource, Inc. (United States)

     79,760        1,766  

ONE Gas, Inc. (United States)

     14,265        912  

PG&E Corp. (United States)

     38,115        2,316  

Red Electrica Corp. SA (Spain)

     39,825        751  

Scottish & Southern Energy plc (United Kingdom)

     58,190        1,114  

Sempra Energy (United States)

     32,955        3,317  

South Jersey Industries, Inc. (United States)

     29,616        998  

Spire, Inc. (United States)

     15,500        1,001  

Vectren Corp. (United States)

     20,860        1,088  

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (United States)

     21,845        1,281  

XCEL Energy, Inc. (United States)

     29,020        1,181  
     

 

 

 
     45,586  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $103,139)

        106,542  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $103,139)

        106,542  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $103,139)

 

 

     106,542 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.2%

 

     160  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 106,702  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $5,598 or 5.2% of net assets.

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     56

Canada

     13  

Spain

     10  

Australia

     8  

Italy

     4  

United Kingdom

     3  

New Zealand

     2  

Other

     4  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 
% of total investments as of December 31, 2016

    

 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 106,542      $ 106,542  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 106,542      $ 106,542  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $10,668 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).


VIRTUS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.9%

 

Consumer Discretionary—15.7%

 

Alimentation Couche -Tard, Inc. Class B (Canada)

     96,921      $ 4,395  

Amazon.com, Inc. (United States)(2)

     8,537        6,402  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (United States)(2)

     26,984        2,083  

Naspers Ltd. Class N (South Africa)

     14,991        2,198  

NIKE, Inc. Class B (United States)

     67,797        3,446  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)
(United States)
(2)

     2,107        3,089  

Starbucks Corp. (United States)

     59,665        3,312  

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

     33,927        2,549  
     

 

 

 
     27,474  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—30.7%

 

Altria Group, Inc. (United States)

     110,753        7,489  

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     42,483        4,497  

British American Tobacco plc
(United Kingdom)

     139,657        7,954  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
(United States)

     18,586        2,209  

Coca-Cola Co. (The) (United States)

     112,482        4,664  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR (Mexico)

     40,415        3,080  

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     44,964        3,226  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
(United States)

     72,586        6,641  

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
(United Kingdom)

     75,771        6,430  

Reynolds American, Inc.
(United States)

     58,661        3,287  

Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands)

     98,278        4,047  
     

 

 

 
     53,524  
     

 

 

 

Financials—16.6%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (United States)(2)

     34,452        5,615  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     339,815        6,039  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. ADR (India)

     2,872        174  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)

     263,341        4,899  

M&T Bank Corp. (United States)

     22,561        3,529  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (United States)

     16,702        1,954  

Wells Fargo & Co. (United States)

     122,561        6,755  
     

 

 

 
     28,965  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—11.1%

 

Abbott Laboratories (United States)

     77,816        2,989  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
(United States)

     43,288      $ 2,530  

Medtronic plc (United States)

     47,623        3,392  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     23,622        5,396  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (United States)

     31,140        4,983  
     

 

 

 
     19,290  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—21.5%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (China)(2)

     29,312        2,574  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C
(United States)
(2)

     9,817        7,577  

Facebook, Inc. Class A
(United States)
(2)

     21,184        2,437  

MasterCard, Inc. Class A
(United States)

     69,026        7,127  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.
(United States)
(2)

     88,355        3,488  

SAP SE (Germany)

     51,899        4,524  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     112,541        2,753  

Visa, Inc. Class A (United States)

     89,618        6,992  
     

 

 

 
     37,472  
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.9%

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
(United States)

     15,305        3,390  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.4%

 

American Tower Corp.
(United States)

     23,453        2,478  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $137,494)

        172,593  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM
INVESTMENTS—98.9%

(Identified Cost $137,494)

 

 

     172,593  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.9%

(Identified Cost $137,494)

 

 

     172,593 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.1%

 

     1,862  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 174,455  
     

 

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

ADR

   American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     64

United Kingdom

     8  

India

     6  

Switzerland

     5  

China

     3  

Germany

     3  

Belgium

     3  

Other

     8  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
    
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 172,593      $ 172,593  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 172,593      $ 172,593  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $13,691 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).


VIRTUS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—97.9%

 

Australia—4.8%

 

Dexus Property Group

     243,339      $   1,689  

GPT Group (The) - In Specie(2)(3)(5)

     13,566        1  

National Storage REIT

     1,194,000        1,288  

Scentre Group

     898,389        3,008  

Westfield Corp.

     401,350        2,717  
     

 

 

 
     8,703  
     

 

 

 

Austria—0.4%

 

Atrium European Real Estate Ltd.(2)

     168,000        695  
     

 

 

 

Canada—3.0%

 

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     70,385        1,885  

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     22,475        775  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     53,880        829  

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     95,662        1,897  
     

 

 

 
     5,386  
     

 

 

 

Finland—0.9%

 

Citycon OYJ(2)

     695,232        1,711  
     

 

 

 

France—1.7%

 

Klepierre

     53,620        2,108  

Mercialys SA

     45,150        915  
     

 

 

 
     3,023  
     

 

 

 

Germany—4.8%

 

ADO Properties SA(4)

     64,542        2,175  

Deutsche Wohnen AG

     56,075        1,761  

LEG Immobilien AG

     8,304        645  

TLG Immobilien AG

     65,400        1,232  

Vonovia SE

     88,848        2,891  
     

 

 

 
     8,704  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—1.8%

 

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

     106,000        438  

Link REIT (The)

     425,504        2,766  
     

 

 

 
     3,204  
     

 

 

 

Italy—0.2%

 

Beni Stabili SpA

     738,062        422  
     

 

 

 

Japan—6.3%

 

GLP J-REIT

     1,052        1,212  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     131,900        1,173  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

 

Invincible Investment Corp.

     1,735      $ 782  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     218        1,188  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

     231        1,328  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

     385        878  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

     1,506        1,426  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     217        1,201  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.(2)

     593        1,212  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     688        1,047  
     

 

 

 
     11,447  
     

 

 

 

Mexico—0.3%

 

PLA Administradora Industrial S de Rl de CV(2)

     60,722        77  

Prologis Property Mexico
SA de CV
(2)

     329,800        472  
     

 

 

 
     549  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—2.4%

 

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     18,448        4,403  
     

 

 

 

Norway—0.7%

 

Entra ASA(4)

     132,500        1,316  
     

 

 

 

Singapore—0.7%

 

CapitaLand Mall Trust

     432,450        563  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     409,500        622  
     

 

 

 
     1,185  
     

 

 

 

Spain—1.4%

 

Axiare Patrimonio SOCIMI SA

     90,024        1,310  

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SOCIMI SA

     99,318        1,170  
     

 

 

 
     2,480  
     

 

 

 

Sweden—0.9%

 

Castellum AB

     114,410        1,568  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—5.7%

 

Big Yellow Group plc

     125,728        1,062  

British Land Co. plc

     143,500        1,113  

Derwent London plc

     28,910        988  

Great Portland Estates plc

     59,276        488  

Hammerson plc

     190,420        1,345  

Land Securities Group plc

     108,131        1,421  

Safestore Holdings plc

     238,557        1,029  

SEGRO plc

     219,690        1,240  

Unite Group plc (The)

     215,400        1,609  
     

 

 

 
     10,295  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

United States—61.9%

 

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     44,738      $   2,227  

American Homes 4 Rent Class A

     74,050        1,554  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     50,100        2,277  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     19,565        3,466  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     20,528        2,582  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     118,633        2,897  

Coresite Realty Corp.

     28,300        2,246  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     111,400        948  

CubeSmart

     138,975        3,720  

CyrusOne, Inc.

     20,500        917  

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     80,298        3,845  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     50,450        4,957  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     85,695        3,133  

Duke Realty Corp.

     138,531        3,679  

Equinix, Inc.

     5,400        1,930  

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

     23,746        1,712  

Equity Residential

     37,415        2,408  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     19,491        4,532  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     39,745        3,070  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     19,900        2,828  

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     63,719        1,592  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     57,321        1,738  

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Class A

     87,800        2,556  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     49,806        2,541  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     72,708        1,370  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     55,875        4,091  

Paramount Group, Inc.

     151,440        2,421  

Parkway, Inc.(2)

     9,825        219  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     36,509        1,086  

Prologis, Inc.

     97,798        5,163  

Public Storage

     18,122        4,050  

Regency Centers Corp.

     51,650        3,561  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     62,550        1,532  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     46,031        8,178  

STORE Capital Corp.

     113,672        2,809  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     38,450        2,946  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

     79,750        2,853  

Ventas, Inc.

     36,372        2,274  

Vornado Realty Trust

     48,600        5,072  
     SHARES      VALUE  

United States—(continued)

 

Welltower, Inc.

     11,919      $ 798  
     

 

 

 
     111,778  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $168,621)

        176,869  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.9 %

(Identified Cost $168,621)

        176,869  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.9%

(Identified Cost $168,621)

 

 

     176,869 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—2.1%

 

     3,719  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 180,588  
     

 

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

Illiquid security.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $3,491 or 1.9% of net assets.

(5) 

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 disclosure table located after the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     63

Japan

     6  

United Kingdom

     6  

Germany

     5  

Australia

     5  

Canada

     3  

Netherlands

     3  

Other

     9  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
    
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

 

        

Common Stocks

   $ 176,869      $ 176,868      $ —        $ 1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 176,869      $ 176,868      $ —        $ 1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $ 24,539 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).

The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Common Stocks  

Balance as of September 30, 2016:

   $ 0 (1) 

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —    

Realized gain (loss)

     —    

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1  

Purchases

     —    

Sales

     —    

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —    

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —    
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ 1 (1) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2016, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.    

 

(1) 

Includes internally fair valued security    


VIRTUS GREATER EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.9%

 

Health Care—0.9%

 

Grifols SA Class B, 2.350% (Spain)

     10,905      $ 175  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $179)

        175  
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.0%

 

Consumer Discretionary—14.1%

 

Christian Dior SE (France)

     865        182  

Domino’s Pizza Group plc (United Kingdom)

     74,879        333  

Hermes International SA (France)

     1,184        486  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

     986        188  

Paddy Power Betfair plc (Ireland)

     3,323        355  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (United States)(2)

     556        815  

Sodexo SA (France)

     2,063        237  
     

 

 

 
     2,596  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—38.6%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     5,176        548  

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     21,506        1,225  

Chocoladefabrike Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)

     42        217  

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     8,713        227  

Heineken N.V. (Netherlands)

     4,808        361  

Imperial Brands plc (United Kingdom)

     7,396        323  

L’Oreal SA (France)

     1,798        328  

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     12,325        884  

Pernod-Ricard SA (France)

     2,328        252  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     9,956        911  

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     11,143        946  

Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands)

     21,092        868  
     

 

 

 
     7,090  
     

 

 

 

Financials—6.0%

 

ABN AMRO Group N.V. CVA (Netherlands)(3)

     10,823        240  

Lloyds Banking Group plc (United Kingdom)

     147,058        113  

Reinet Investments SCA (Luxembourg)

     7,051        130  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A (Sweden)

     16,791        233  

UBS Group AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(2)

     23,901        375  
     

 

 

 
     1,091  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—13.9%

 

Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark)

     4,571        308  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Essilor International SA (France)

     4,296      $ 486  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     5,694        482  

Grifols SA (Spain)

     15,763        313  

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     5,250        190  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     3,398        776  
     

 

 

 
     2,555  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—9.8%

 

Aena SA (Spain)(3)

     3,262        445  

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     15,643        303  

DCC plc (Ireland)

     3,151        234  

DKSH Holding AG (Switzerland)

     2,774        191  

Flughafen Zuerich AG (Switzerland)

     1,714        318  

Vinci SA (France)

     4,372        298  
     

 

 

 
     1,789  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—10.2%

 

Accenture plc Class A (United States)

     5,444        638  

Amadeus IT Group SA (Spain)

     8,326        378  

SAP SE (Germany)

     9,876        861  
     

 

 

 
     1,877  
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.4%

 

Air Liquide SA (France)

     4,119        458  

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     1,995        186  

Randgold Resources Ltd. (United Kingdom)

     1,143        90  

Randgold Resources Ltd. ADR (Jersey)

     844        65  
     

 

 

 
     799  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.0%

 

Unibail-Rodamco SE (Netherlands)

     790        188  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $15,675)

        17,985  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.9%

(Identified Cost $15,854)

        18,160  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.9%

(Identified Cost $15,854)

        18,160 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.1%

        198  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 18,358  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS GREATER EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $685 or 3.7% of net assets.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS GREATER EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United Kingdom

     18

France

     18  

Switzerland

     15  

United States

     13  

Netherlands

     9  

Germany

     9  

Spain

     7  

Other

     11  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 
 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 17,985      $ 17,985  

Preferred Stock

     175        175  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 18,160      $ 18,160  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS HERZFELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

CLOSED END FUNDS(3)—71.0%

     

Equity Funds—40.4%

     

Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.

     126,991      $ 1,614  

Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.

     82,946        1,673  

Allianzgi NFJ Dividend Interest & Premium Strategy Fund

     111,708        1,409  

Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund

     205,809        1,560  

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust

     137,284        2,463  

Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc.

     301,002        2,691  

Central Securities Corp.

     101,615        2,214  

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

     33,913        369  

Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust (The)

     73,525        693  

General American Investors Co., Inc.

     32,686        1,018  

Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.

     53,522        632  

Liberty All Star Equity Fund

     203,633        1,051  

Nuveen Dow 30sm Dynamic Overwrite Fund

     21,954        329  

Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund

     81,841        1,041  

Salient Midstream & MLP Fund

     91,165        1,238  

Source Capital, Inc.

     14,320        514  

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.

     41,056        886  

Tri-Continental Corp.

     24,736        546  

Western Asset (Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund)

     12,974        149  
     

 

 

 
        22,090  
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income Fund—12.7%

     

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV

     18,884        245  

NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

     166,079        3,782  

PIMCO Dynamic Credit Income Fund

     127,610        2,580  

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

     6,500        145  

Western Asset (Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund)

     16,000        178  
     

 

 

 
        6,930  
     

 

 

 

International Equity Funds—16.2%

     

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc.

     106,643        787  

Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

     106,859        937  

Clough Global Opportunities Fund

     40,477        362  

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

     18,872        191  

First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund

     47,755        741  

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

     97,928        952  
     SHARES      VALUE  

International Equity Funds—(continued)

     

New Germany Fund, Inc. (The)

     56,890      $ 744  

Taiwan Fund, Inc. (The)(2)

     18,577        299  

Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund

     147,806        2,294  

Tekla World Healthcare Fund

     108,290        1,390  

Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.

     10,137        166  
     

 

 

 
        8,863  
     

 

 

 

International Fixed Income Fund—0.6%

     

Diversified Real Asset Income Fund

     19,626        306  
     

 

 

 

Loan Participation Fund—1.1%

     

Avenue Income Credit Strategies Fund

     44,255        594  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS

(Identified Cost $38,548)

        38,783  
     

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS—21.7%

     

Financials—21.7%

     

Eagle Point Credit Co., Inc. 7.00%

     152,396        3,917  

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

     14,357        368  

MVC Capital, Inc. 7.25%

     84,231        2,122  

Oxford Lane Capital Corp. 7.50%

     61,456        1,573  

Oxford Lane Capital Corp. 8.125%

     150,730        3,899  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $11,489)

        11,879  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—92.7%

(Identified Cost $50,037)

        50,662  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—5.5%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—5.5%

     

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.440%)(3)

     3,028,826        3,029  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $3,029)

        3,029  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.2%

(Identified Cost $53,066)

        53,691 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.8%

        960  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 54,651  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS HERZFELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

Shares of these funds are publicly offered and the prospectus and annual reports of each 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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Closed End Funds

   $ 38,783      $ 38,783  

Preferred Stocks

     11,879        11,879  

Short-Term Investment

     3,029        3,029  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 53,691      $ 53,691  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $367 were transferred from Level 2 into Level 1 since starting to use an exchange price.


VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—1.3%

     

Argentine Republic

     

144A 7.500%, 4/22/26(3)

   $ 340      $ 357  

144A 7.125%, 7/6/36(3)

     360        343  

Provincia de Buenos Aires 144A
9.125%, 3/16/24
(3)

     210        229  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $916)

        929  
     

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—0.8%

     

Non-Agency—0.8%

     

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.
05-5, 2A3
5.000%, 8/25/35

     80        79  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 07-LDPX, AM
5.464%, 1/15/49
(2)

     180        178  

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust 05-1, 1A5 144A
8.000%, 8/25/34
(3)

     205        214  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.
05-QS1, A5
5.500%, 1/25/35

     75        75  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $540)

        546  
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—1.6%

     

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust 14-1A,
D 144A
4.900%, 4/15/20
(3)

     205        205  

CarNow Auto Receivables Trust 16-1A,
D 144A
7.340%, 11/15/21
(3)

     215        214  

Citi Held For Asset Issuance 15-PM3,
B 144A
4.310%, 5/16/22
(3)

     360        361  

Greater Capital Association of Realtors 15-1A, C
9.790%, 10/15/25

     250        258  

Leaf Receivables Funding 10 LLC 15-1, E2 144A
6.000%, 6/15/23
(3)

     160        155  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,187)

        1,193  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—81.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary—20.3%

     

Altice SA 144A
7.750%, 5/15/22
(3)

     300        321  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 11/15/26
(3)

     50        51  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
5.750%, 6/15/19

   $ 115      $ 120  

Boyd Gaming Corp.
6.875%, 5/15/23

     265        286  

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

     455        445  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.
9.000%, 2/15/20
(8)

     251        261  

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC
8.000%, 10/1/20

     220        232  

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC
9.375%, 5/1/22

     445        482  

CBS Radio, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 11/1/24
(3)

     20        21  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC 144A
6.375%, 9/15/20
(3)

     400        413  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     

Series B 7.625%, 3/15/20

     1,060        1,063  

Series A 7.625%, 3/15/20

     150        145  

Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

     245        262  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 11/15/26
(3)

     220        218  

CSC Holdings LLC
5.250%, 6/1/24

     290        284  

Dana Financing Luxembourg S.a.r.l. 144A
6.500%, 6/1/26
(3)

     55        58  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

     

144A 7.750%, 9/1/23(3)

     20        20  

144A 10.750%, 9/1/24(3)

     250        246  

DISH DBS Corp. 5.000%, 3/15/23

     475        474  

iHeart Communications, Inc.
9.000%, 12/15/19

     115        94  

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

     425        288  

International Game Technology plc 144A
6.250%, 2/15/22
(3)

     200        216  

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 10/15/24
(3)

     135        137  

Lennar Corp.

     

4.500%, 11/15/19

     215        224  

4.875%, 12/15/23

     70        70  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A
4.875%, 11/1/24
(3)

     195        196  

M/I Homes, Inc.
6.750%, 1/15/21

     140        147  

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

     325        337  

Meritor, Inc.
6.750%, 6/15/21

     225        231  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP (MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.) 144A
5.625%, 5/1/24
(3)

     65        68  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

MGM Resorts International
4.625%, 9/1/26

   $ 380      $ 368  

MPG Holdco I, Inc.
7.375%, 10/15/22

     225        236  

NCL Corp., Ltd. 144A
4.750%, 12/15/21
(3)

     210        210  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.
5.875%, 11/1/21

     180        189  

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

     345        353  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 5/1/24
(3)

     115        116  

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

     200        199  

RCN Telecom Services LLC (RCN Capital Corp.) 144A
8.500%, 8/15/20
(3)

     670        711  

Sally Holdings LLC (Sally Capital, Inc.)
5.625%, 12/1/25

     145        152  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

6.625%, 5/15/21

     205        174  

144A 7.000%, 1/1/22(3)

     245        264  

Servicemaster Co., LLC (The) 144A
5.125%, 11/15/24
(3)

     180        183  

SFR (Numericable) Group S.A.

     

144A 6.000%, 5/15/22(3)

     465        479  

144A 7.375%, 5/1/26(3)

     340        348  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 144A
5.125%, 2/15/27
(3)

     200        191  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 7/15/26
(3)

     205        201  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A
4.875%, 7/31/24
(3)

     95        94  

Station Casinos LLC
7.500%, 3/1/21

     200        210  

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

     175        172  

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC 144A
8.750%, 7/15/23
(3)

     290        304  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
4.875%, 11/15/25

     410        404  

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

     400        414  

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A
5.125%, 5/15/23
(3)

     230        227  

UPCB Finance IV Ltd. 144A
5.375%, 1/15/25
(3)

     200        203  

VTR Finance BV 144A
6.875%, 1/15/24
(3)

     450        466  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 9/1/26
(3)

     250        241  

Ziggo Secured Finance BV 144A
5.500%, 1/15/27
(3)

     265        259  
     

 

 

 
        14,778  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—3.2%

     

AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 12/15/24
(3)

   $ 230      $ 233  

Albertson’s, Inc. ( Albertson’s LLC) 144A
5.750%, 3/15/25
(3)

     195        193  

Dole Food Co., Inc. 144A
7.250%, 5/1/19
(3)

     250        256  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A
4.875%, 11/1/26
(3)

     180        179  

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC (Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp.)
5.875%, 1/15/24

     35        37  

Post Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 8/15/26
(3)

     305        293  

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

     200        211  

Rite Aid Corp.
6.750%, 6/15/21

     475        499  

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

     215        210  

Tops Holding LLC (Tops Markets II Corp.) 144A
8.000%, 6/15/22
(3)

     275        238  
     

 

 

 
        2,349  
     

 

 

 

Energy—15.7%

     

Alberta Energy Co., Ltd.
8.125%, 9/15/30

     115        138  

Alta Mesa Holdings LP (Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.) 144A
7.875%, 12/15/24
(3)

     215        224  

American Midstream Partners LP 144A
8.500%, 12/15/21
(3)

     175        174  

Antero Midstream Partners LP 144A
5.375%, 9/15/24
(3)

     85        87  

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

     275        283  

Archrock Partners LP
6.000%, 10/1/22

     300        293  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(3)

     340        342  

BreitBurn Energy Partners
7.875%, 4/15/22
(12)

     150        107  

California Resources Corp.

     

144A 8.000%, 12/15/22(3)

     239        214  

6.000%, 11/15/24

     16        12  

Callon Petroleum Co. 144A
6.125%, 10/1/24
(3)

     115        119  

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

     185        191  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 144A
5.875%, 3/31/25
(3)

     475        486  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     

6.625%, 8/15/20

     100        102  

5.750%, 3/15/23

     105        99  

Concho Resources, Inc.
4.375%, 1/15/25

     175        176  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.
5.875%, 4/15/22

     200        197  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Continental Resources, Inc.

     

5.000%, 9/15/22

   $ 240      $ 243  

4.500%, 4/15/23

     145        143  

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

     295        302  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     

144A 4.750%, 11/1/24(3)

     25        25  

144A 5.375%, 5/31/25(3)

     150        151  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
4.375%, 10/15/20

     35        37  

Encana Corp.
3.900%, 11/15/21

     190        191  

Energy Transfer Equity LP
5.875%, 1/15/24

     400        415  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.850%, 7/15/26

     30        30  

EnQuest plc 144A
7.000%, 4/15/22
(3)

     261        190  

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.)

     

9.375%, 5/1/20

     215        199  

144A 8.000%, 11/29/24(3)

     25        27  

FTS International, Inc.

     

144A 8.463%, 6/15/20(2)(3)

     230        230  

6.250%, 5/1/22

     190        159  

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

     150        155  

Holly Energy Partners LP 144A
6.000%, 8/1/24
(3)

     25        26  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
5.625%, 1/15/22

     110        111  

Linn Energy LLC (Linn Energy Finance Corp.)

     

8.625%, 4/15/20(12)

     225        97  

7.750%, 2/1/21(12)

     200        85  

Matador Resources Co. 144A
6.875%, 4/15/23
(3)

     250        264  

MPLX LP 4.875%, 12/1/24

     325        334  

Newfield Exploration Co.
5.375%, 1/1/26

     165        168  

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

     200        200  

Noble Holding International Ltd.
7.750%, 1/15/24

     160        151  

Parsley Energy LLC 144A
6.250%, 6/1/24
(3)

     410        433  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

8.375%, 5/23/21

     100        108  

8.750%, 5/23/26

     240        260  

Precision Drilling Corp. 144A
7.750%, 12/15/23
(3)

     130        138  

QEP Resources, Inc.
5.250%, 5/1/23

     300        302  

Range Resources Corp. 144A
5.000%, 3/15/23
(3)

     270        268  

Regency Energy Partners LP
5.875%, 3/1/22

     90        99  

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

     265        201  

RSP Permian, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/25
(3)

     135        136  

Sabine Oil & Gas Corp.
7.250%, 6/15/19
(11)(12)

     329          (16) 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.625%, 2/1/21

     380        407  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

SM Energy Co.

     

6.125%, 11/15/22

   $ 115      $ 117  

6.500%, 1/1/23

     185        189  

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

     200        216  

Sunoco LP 6.375%, 4/1/23

     695        707  

Transocean, Inc.

     

144A 9.000%, 7/15/23(3)

     80        82  

6.800%, 3/15/38

     300        234  

Weatherford International Ltd.
8.250%, 6/15/23

     190        194  

Weatherford International PLC 144A
9.875%, 2/15/24
(3)

     30        32  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.
5.750%, 3/15/21

     130        130  
     

 

 

 
        11,430  
     

 

 

 

Financials—6.6%

     

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. (Aercap Global Aviation Trust)

     

4.625%, 10/30/20

     150        156  

4.500%, 5/15/21

     400        415  

3.950%, 2/1/22

     175        177  

Aircastle Ltd. 5.000%, 4/1/23

     350        358  

Ally Financial, Inc.

     

3.250%, 11/5/18

     120        120  

4.250%, 4/15/21

     205        207  

5.750%, 11/20/25

     235        235  

Altice US Finance I Corp. 144A
5.375%, 7/15/23
(3)

     210        219  

Banco de Bogota S.A. 144A
6.250%, 5/12/26
(3)

     200        204  

Genworth Holdings, Inc.
4.900%, 8/15/23

     130        108  

Guanay Finance Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 12/15/20
(3)

     226        229  

ICAHN Enterprises LP
5.875%, 2/1/22

     295        294  

ING Groep NV
6.000%
(2)(5)(6)

     200        195  

iStar Financial, Inc.
5.000%, 7/1/19

     500        504  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC
6.500%, 7/1/21

     250        254  

Navient Corp.
7.250%, 9/25/23

     60        62  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
5.250%, 12/15/19

     410        414  

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

     195        207  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/21
(3)

     65        66  

Tervita Escrow Corp. 144A
7.625%, 12/1/21
(3)

     40        41  

Voya Financial, Inc.
5.650%, 5/15/53
(2)

     205        202  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Walter Investment Management Corp.
7.875%, 12/15/21

   $ 215      $ 175  
     

 

 

 
        4,842  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—9.6%

     

Alere, Inc.

     

6.500%, 6/15/20

     150        149  

144A 6.375%, 7/1/23(3)

     50        50  

Capsugel S.A. PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
7.000%, 5/15/19
(3)(7)

     212        214  

Centene Corp.

     

5.625%, 2/15/21

     150        158  

4.750%, 5/15/22

     65        66  

4.750%, 1/15/25

     75        73  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

5.125%, 8/1/21

     400        372  

6.875%, 2/1/22

     145        102  

Concordia International Corp.

     

144A 9.000%, 4/1/22(3)

     65        55  

144A 7.000%, 4/15/23(3)

     345        110  

DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc.

     

5.125%, 7/15/24

     100        100  

5.000%, 5/1/25

     100        99  

Endo Finance LLC 144A
5.375%, 1/15/23
(3)

     250        214  

Envision Healthcare Corp. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/24
(3)

     45        48  

Fresenius U.S. Finance II, Inc. 144A
4.500%, 1/15/23
(3)

     60        62  

HCA, Inc.

     

5.375%, 2/1/25

     505        507  

5.250%, 6/15/26

     230        238  

4.500%, 2/15/27

     145        142  

inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 10/1/24
(3)

     75        79  

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 1/15/18
(3)

     130        130  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. 144A
5.625%, 10/15/23
(3)

     110        103  

MEDNAX, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 12/1/23
(3)

     295        304  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 144A
7.125%, 6/1/24
(3)

     225        237  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 5/15/22
(3)

     225        200  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Pinnacle Merger Sub, Inc. (PRA Holdings, Inc.) 144A
9.500%, 10/1/23
(3)

   $ 225      $ 248  

Quorum Health Corp. 144A
11.625%, 4/15/23
(3)

     50        42  

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC 144A
6.500%, 5/15/23
(3)

     325        331  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 144A
8.875%, 4/15/21
(3)

     200        214  

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 4/1/23
(3)

     400        415  

Team Health, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 12/15/23
(3)

     20        23  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

6.000%, 10/1/20

     375        392  

4.500%, 4/1/21

     275        275  

144A 7.500%, 1/1/22(3)

     10        10  

8.125%, 4/1/22

     390        370  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

144A 6.750%, 8/15/18(3)

     140        133  

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

     420        357  

144A 6.375%, 10/15/20(3)

     325        281  

144A 7.250%, 7/15/22(3)

     70        58  
     

 

 

 
        6,961  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—6.1%

     

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

     200        218  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 11/15/24
(3)

     205        204  

Bombardier, Inc.

     

RegS 4.750%, 4/15/19(4)

     190        192  

144A 8.750%, 12/1/21(3)

     150        160  

144A 6.125%, 1/15/23(3)

     200        192  

CEB, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 6/15/23
(3)

     185        180  

Cemex SAB de C.V. 144A
7.750%, 4/16/26
(3)

     200        222  

CNH Industrial N.V.
4.500%, 8/15/23

     250        247  

Garda World Security Corp. 144A
7.250%, 11/15/21
(3)

     410        383  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

     

144A 6.875%, 3/1/20(3)

     150        145  

144A 9.250%, 3/1/21(3)

     150        133  

Hawaiian Airlines Pass-Through Certificates 13-1B, B
4.950%, 1/15/22

     96        96  

JBS Investments GmbH 144A
7.250%, 4/3/24
(3)

     200        210  

Masco Corp.
4.375%, 4/1/26

     175        179  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Navistar International Corp.
8.250%, 11/1/21

   $ 110      $ 112  

NCI Building Systems, Inc. 144A
8.250%, 1/15/23
(3)

     290        315  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC 144A
9.250%, 5/15/23
(3)

     195        213  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 2/15/23
(3)

     55        57  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

6.000%, 7/15/22

     300        313  

6.500%, 5/15/25

     230        242  

UAL Pass-Through-Trust 07-01,
A 6.636%, 7/2/22

     161        174  

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.500%, 7/15/25

     270        276  
     

 

 

 
        4,463  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.6%

     

Blackboard, Inc. 144A
9.750%, 10/15/21
(3)

     129        133  

Cogent Communications Group, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 3/1/22
(3)

     35        36  

Corporate Risk Holdings LLC 144A
9.500%, 7/1/19
(3)

     210        217  

Diamond 1 Finance Corp. (Diamond 2 Finance Corp.)

     

144A 5.450%, 6/15/23(3)

     60        64  

144A 6.020%, 6/15/26(3)

     45        49  

144A 8.100%, 7/15/36(3)

     55        65  

First Data Corp.

     

144A 5.000%, 1/15/24(3)

     230        232  

144A 5.750%, 1/15/24(3)

     450        466  

Inception Merger Sub, Inc. (Rackspace Hosting, Inc.) 144A
8.625%, 11/15/24
(3)

     400        424  

Infor US, Inc.
6.500%, 5/15/22

     130        136  

WESCO Distribution, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 6/15/24
(3)

     75        75  
     

 

 

 
        1,897  
     

 

 

 

Materials—8.3%

     

AK Steel Corp.

     

7.625%, 10/1/21

     100        108  

7.500%, 7/15/23

     140        156  

Aleris International, Inc. 144A
9.500%, 4/1/21
(3)

     360        388  

ArcelorMittal 6.125%, 6/1/25

     300        330  

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc

     

144A 6.250%, 1/31/19(3)

     145        148  

144A 7.250%, 5/15/24(3)

     345        365  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

Berry Plastics Corp.
5.125%, 7/15/23

   $ 215      $ 220  

BlueScope Steel Finance Ltd. 144A 6.500%, 5/15/21(3)

     235        250  

Boise Cascade Co. 144A
5.625%, 9/1/24
(3)

     75        75  

Cascades, Inc.

     

144A 5.500%, 7/15/22(3)

     575        586  

144A 5.750%, 7/15/23(3)

     225        229  

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.125%, 12/15/20
(3)

     150        153  

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

     100        116  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     

3.550%, 3/1/22

     160        150  

3.875%, 3/15/23

     180        166  

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
4.125%, 8/15/24

     225        215  

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.

     

8.875%, 2/1/18

     125        125  

6.625%, 4/15/20

     75        67  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 1/15/23
(3)

     100        104  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A.

     

144A 5.875%, 2/15/19(3)

     305        312  

144A 5.625%, 8/1/24(3)

     315        313  

Novelis Corp.

     

144A 6.250%, 8/15/24(3)

     35        37  

144A 5.875%, 9/30/26(3)

     230        233  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.

     

8.250%, 2/15/21

     66        68  

144A 5.125%, 7/15/23(3)

     150        153  

144A 7.000%, 7/15/24(3)

     10        11  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) 144A
5.250%, 12/15/26
(3)

     25        25  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 10/15/25
(3)

     115        121  

Steel Dynamics Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/26
(3)

     25        25  

Teck Resources Ltd.

     

144A 8.000%, 6/1/21(3)

     20        22  

4.750%, 1/15/22

     150        151  

144A 8.500%, 6/1/24(3)

     50        58  

6.125%, 10/1/35

     150        147  

Vale Overseas Ltd.
5.875%, 6/10/21

     130        136  

Vedanta Resources plc

     

144A 9.500%, 7/18/18(3)

     100        106  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

144A 8.250%, 6/7/21(3)

   $ 200      $ 209  
     

 

 

 
        6,078  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.2%

     

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. (CSL Capital LLC) 144A
7.125%, 12/15/24
(3)

     270        273  

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

     145        145  

ESH Hospitality, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 5/1/25
(3)

     170        170  

GLP Capital LP (GLP Financing II, Inc.)

     

4.875%, 11/1/20

     95        100  

5.375%, 4/15/26

     60        63  

MPT Operating Partnership LP

     

6.375%, 3/1/24

     100        105  

5.250%, 8/1/26

     10        10  
     

 

 

 
        866  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—6.1%

     

Altice Financing S.A. 144A
6.625%, 2/15/23
(3)

     280        288  

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

     175        184  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 7/15/24
(3)

     45        48  

CSC Holdings LLC 144A
5.500%, 4/15/27
(3)

     135        137  

Frontier Communications Corp.

     

8.500%, 4/15/20

     425        448  

10.500%, 9/15/22

     550        580  

GTH Finance BV 144A
7.250%, 4/26/23
(3)

     200        215  

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 3/15/26
(3)

     135        134  

Qwest Corp. 7.250%, 9/15/25

     130        139  

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

     250        248  

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

     235        237  

Sprint Corp. 7.875%, 9/15/23

     325        348  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

6.125%, 1/15/22

     240        254  

6.500%, 1/15/24

     275        296  

6.375%, 3/1/25

     100        107  

6.500%, 1/15/26

     100        108  

Virgin Media Finance plc 144A 6.000%, 10/15/24(3)

     250        259  

Windstream Corp. 7.750%, 10/1/21

     150        155  

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.)

     

6.000%, 4/1/23

     180        188  

6.375%, 5/15/25

     70        73  
     

 

 

 
        4,446  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—2.2%

     

AmeriGas Partners LP

     

7.000%, 5/20/22

   $ 122      $ 129  

5.500%, 5/20/25

     105        106  

Calpine Corp. 5.375%, 1/15/23

     350        344  

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

     425        408  

NRG Energy, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 5/15/26
(3)

     185        185  

Talen Energy Supply LLC 144A
4.625%, 7/15/19
(3)

     175        167  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A
6.375%, 2/1/23
(2)(3)

     250        254  
     

 

 

 
        1,593  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $59,093)

        59,703  
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—10.3%

     

Consumer Discretionary—2.7%

     

Bass Pro Group LLC
5.970%, 12/15/23

     215        213  

Boyd Gaming Corp. Tranche B-2
3.756%, 9/15/23

     59        60  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.)

     

Tranche B-5, 0.000%, 3/1/17(8)

     45        49  

Tranche B-7, 1.500%, 3/1/17(8)

     156        183  

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC Tranche B,
7.000%, 10/11/20

     114        116  

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (Cirque Du Soleil Canada, Inc.) First Lien,
5.000%, 7/8/22

     177        179  

Floor & Decor Outlets of America, Inc.
5.250%, 9/30/23

     150        150  

Graton Resort & Casino Tranche B,
5.510%, 9/1/22

     102        103  

Laureare Education, Inc. 2021 Extended,
0.000%, 3/17/21

     145        146  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. Tranche B
5.250%, 8/16/23

     110        111  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Tranche B,
5.500%, 10/13/23

     190        191  

Transtar Holding Co. Second Lien,
13.500%, 10/9/19
(8)

     200        3  

U.S. Farathane LLC Tranche B-2,
5.750%, 12/23/21

     241        242  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien
5.000%, 8/18/23

     195        198  
     

 

 

 
        1,944  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—1.2%

 

Albertson’s Cos., LLC Tranche B-4,
3.750%, 8/25/21

   $ 209      $ 212  

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.
6.500%, 9/2/23

     234        229  

Chobani LLC (Chobani Idaho LLC) First Lien,
5.250%, 10/9/23

     45        46  

Crossmark Holdings, Inc. Second Lien,
8.750%, 12/21/20
(11)

     190        90  

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien,
9.250%, 11/1/24

     78        80  

Milk Specialities Co.
6.000%, 8/16/23

     149        151  

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC Tranche I,
3.506%, 1/13/23

     32        32  
     

 

 

 
     840  
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.8%

 

California Resources Corp.
11.375%, 12/31/21

     155        173  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Trance A,
8.500%, 8/23/21

     31        34  

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition LLC)
9.750%, 6/30/21

     190        199  

Jonah Energy LLC Second Lien,
7.500%, 5/12/21

     125        119  

MEG Energy Corp. 3.750%, 3/31/20

     85        82  
     

 

 

 
     607  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.3%

 

Lightstone Generation LLC

     

Tranche B, 0.000%, 12/15/23(9)

     79        80  

Tranche C, 0.000%, 12/15/23(9)

     7        7  

Lonestar Intermediate Super Holdings LLC
10.000%, 8/31/21

     145        150  
     

 

 

 
     237  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.4%

 

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. Tranche B,
7.125%, 4/30/22
(8)

     157        145  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. (CHG Buyer Co.) First Lien,
0.000%, 6/7/23
(9)

     15        15  

inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc.
4.750%, 11/9/23

     57        58  

MMM Holdings, Inc.
9.750%, 6/30/19

     65        64  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.000%, 6/7/23

     34        35  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 6/30/19

     47        46  

NVA Holdings, Inc.

     

Tranche B-1, First Lien, 5.500%, 8/14/21

     83        83  

Second Lien, 8.000%, 8/14/22

     259        260  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Quorum Health Corp.
6.750%, 4/29/22

   $ 98      $ 96  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. First Lien,
0.000%, 12/30/22

     190        179  
     

 

 

 
     981  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.5%

 

84 Lumber Co. 6.750%, 10/25/23

     190        191  

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC (The) Second Lien,
7.500%, 12/17/21

     110        111  

Coinstar LLC Tranche B, First Lien
6.125%, 9/27/23

     89        90  

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B,
6.500%, 8/7/20

     234        238  

PAE Holding Corp. First Lien,
6.500%, 10/20/22

     62        63  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. Second Lien,
6.750%, 2/28/22

     390        390  
     

 

 

 
     1,083  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.3%

 

Avaya, Inc. Tranche B-7,
0.000%, 5/29/20
(9)

     275        240  

Blackboard, Inc. Tranche B-4 First Lien,
6.000%, 6/30/21

     142        143  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Tranche B,
5.000%, 9/29/23

     43        43  

Information Resources, Inc. (Symphonyiri Group, Inc.)
0.000%, 12/20/23
(9)

     15        15  

Mitchell International, Inc. Second Lien,
8.500%, 10/11/21

     64        64  

NXP B.V. (NXP Funding LLC) Tranche F,
3.270%, 12/7/20

     61        62  

Presidio LLC (Presidio, Inc.) Refinancing,
5.250%, 2/2/22

     140        142  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
4.500%, 11/3/23

     110        112  

Veritas US, Inc. Tranche B-1,
6.625%, 1/27/23

     155        143  

Western Digital Corp. Tranche B-1,
4.520%, 4/29/23

     14        14  
     

 

 

 
     978  
     

 

 

 

Materials—0.6%

 

Anchor Glass Container Corp.

     

First Lien, 4.250%, 12/7/23

     16        16  

Second Lien, 8.750%, 12/7/24

     64        66  

CPI Acquisition, Inc. First Lien,
5.500%, 8/17/22

     200        183  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc. Tranche B-2,
5.250%, 8/25/23

  $ 193     $ 196  
   

 

 

 
    461  
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.5%

 

APLP Holdings LP
6.000%, 4/13/23

    215       218  

Vistra Operations Company LLC (TEX Operations Co., LLC)

   

5.000%, 8/4/23

    138       140  

Tranche C, 5.000%, 8/4/23

    31       31  
   

 

 

 
    389  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $7,694)

      7,520  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—1.4%

 

Financials—1.4%

 

Citigroup, Inc. Series T, 6.250%(2)

    205 (10)      211  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Series L, 5.700%(2)

    215 (10)      220  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series V, 5.000%(2)

    145 (10)      145  

KeyCorp Series D, 5.000%(2)

    375 (10)      346  

SunTrust Bank, Inc. 5.625%(2)

    95 (10)      97  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $1,037)

      1,019  
   

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.2%

 

Energy—0.0%

 

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.(14)

    558       23  

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(11)

    157       7  
   

 

 

 
    30  
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.2%

 

Vistra Energy Corp.(14)

    8,562       133  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $164)

      163  
   

 

 

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND(15)—0.5%

 

Virtus Credit Opportunities Fund Class R6

    35,806       355  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

(Identified Cost $358)

      355  
   

 

 

 
     SHARES     VALUE  

RIGHTS—0.0%

 

Texas Competitive TRA

     9     $ 14  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Identified Cost $7)

       14  
    

 

 

 

WARRANTS—0.0%

 

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(11)

     —   (16)      1  

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(11)

     1       3  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Identified Cost $4)

       4  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.0%

(Identified Cost $71,000)

       71,446 (13) 
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.0%

(Identified Cost $71,000)

       71,446 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—2.0%

       1,486  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $ 72,932  
    

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

PIK    Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2016.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $29,643 or 40.6% 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)

Interest payments may be deferred.

(7)

100% of the income received was in cash.

(8)

Security in default, portion of the interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(9)

This loan will settle after December 31, 2016, at which time the interest rate, based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(10)

Value shown as par value.

(11)

Illiquid security.

(12)

Security in default, no interest payments are being received.

(13)

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

(14)

Non-income producing.

(15)

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

(16)

Amount is less than 500.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     79

Canada

     5  

Luxembourg

     3  

Ireland

     2  

Netherlands

     2  

United Kingdom

     1  

Argentina

     1  

Other

     7  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 1,193      $ —        $ 935      $ 258  

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     59,703        —          59,703        —    

Foreign Government Securities

     929        —          929        —    

Loan Agreements

     7,520        —          7,434        86  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     546        —          546        —    

Equity Securities:

           

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     355        355        —          —    

Common Stocks

     163        155        —          8  

Preferred Stocks

     1,019        —          1,019        —    

Rights

     14        —          —          14  

Warrants

     4        —          —          4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 71,446      $ 510      $ 70,566      $ 370  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 (quoted prices) and Level 2 (significant observable inputs) related to securities held as of December 31, 2016.

The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Total     Asset-Backed
Securities
     Corporate
Bonds And
Notes
    Loan
Agreements
    Common
Stocks
     Rights      Warrants  

Balance as of September 30, 2016:

   $ 312     $ 255      $ 19     $ 38     $ —        $ —        $ —    

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —         —          —         —         —          —          —    

Realized gain (loss)

     (356     —          (82     (274     —          —          —    

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     343       3        82       251       —          7        —    

Purchases

     19       —          —         —         8        7        4  

Sales(b)

     (31     —          (19     (12     —          —          —    

Transfers into Level 3(a)

                 
     83       —          —         83       —          —          —    

Transfers from Level 3(a)

     —         —          —         —         —          —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ 370     $ 258      $ —       $ 86     $ 8      $ 14      $ 4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2016, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The transfers into Level 3 are due to a decrease in trading activities at period end.

(b)

Includes paydowns on securities.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.

None of the securities in this table are internally fair valued.


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—2.6%

     

Consumer Staples—2.6%

     

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar 0.03%(Brazil)

     6,385      $ 108  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $105)

        108  
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—89.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary—15.8%

     

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

     1,265        118  

Bridgestone Corp. (Japan)

     2,745        99  

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     3,140        128  

IMAX Corp. (Canada)(2)

     4,090        128  

Sony Corp. Sponsored ADR (Japan)

     3,965        111  

WPP plc (United Kingdom)

     3,865        87  
     

 

 

 
        671  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—5.5%

     

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     1,735        99  

Marine Harvest ASA Sponsored ADR (Norway) (2)

     7,415        134  
     

 

 

 
        233  
     

 

 

 

Energy—8.3%

     

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Sponsored ADR (Brazil)(2)

     10,720        109  

Statoil ASA (Norway)

     6,490        119  

Technip SA (France)

     1,755        125  
     

 

 

 
        353  
     

 

 

 

Financials—14.8%

     

American International Group, Inc. (United States)

     2,030        133  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     11,205        134  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     66,065        119  

ORIX Corp. (Japan)

     7,655        119  

Societe Generale SA (France)

     2,530        124  
     

 

 

 
        629  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—7.9%

     

Allergan plc (Ireland)(2)

     635        133  

Icon plc (Ireland)(2)

     1,315        99  

Shire plc ADR (United Kingdom)

     610        104  
     

 

 

 
        336  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—14.7%

     

Airbus Group SE (France)

     1,680        111  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Ashtead Group plc (United Kingdom)

     7,560      $ 147  

Nidec Corp. (Japan)

     1,510        130  

RELX plc (United Kingdom)

     5,995        107  

Safran SA (France)

     1,755        127  
     

 

 

 
        622  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—8.1%

     

Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore)

     710        126  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(2)

     1,105        93  

SAP SE Sponsored ADR (Germany)

     1,430        124  
     

 

 

 
        343  
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.1%

     

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (Australia)

     8,675        37  

Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)

     17,115        139  
     

 

 

 
        176  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.5%

     

LendLease Group (Australia)

     10,140        107  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—6.4%

 

KDDI Corp. (Japan)

     3,875        98  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ADR (Japan)

     2,235        94  

Spark New Zealand Ltd. (New Zealand)

     33,416        79  
     

 

 

 
        271  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.7%

     

Korea Electric Power Corp. (South Korea)

     1,975        72  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $3,405)

        3,813  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—92.4%

(Identified Cost $3,510)

        3,921  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—92.4%

(Identified Cost $3,510)

        3,921 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—7.6%

        324  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 4,245  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Foreign Currencies:

 

JPY Japanese Yen

At December 31, 2016, the Fund had entered into forward currency contracts as follows (reported in 000’s):

 

Contracts to Sell

   In Exchange for      Counterparty      Settlement Date      Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

JPY 65,603

     USD 578        JPMorgan        6/5/2017      $ 591      $ 13  
              

 

 

 
               $ 13  
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

Japan

     26

United Kingdom

     14  

France

     12  

Singapore

     7  

Norway

     7  

Germany

     6  

Ireland

     6  

Other

     22  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 3,813      $ 3,813      $ —    

Preferred Stock

     108        108        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,921      $ 3,921      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

        

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ 591        —        $ 591  

There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $ 860 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—100.1%

 

Australia—14.0%

 

Dexus Property Group

     114,518      $ 795  

GPT Group (The) - In Specie(2)(3)(5)

     588,920        38  

National Storage REIT

     545,000        588  

Scentre Group

     422,171        1,414  

Westfield Corp.

     203,473        1,377  
     

 

 

 
     4,212  
     

 

 

 

Austria—0.6%

 

Atrium European Real Estate Ltd.

     44,000        182  
     

 

 

 

Canada—8.2%

 

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     31,065        832  

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     10,195        351  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     24,705        380  

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     44,550        884  
     

 

 

 
     2,447  
     

 

 

 

Finland—2.9%

 

Citycon OYJ

     349,291        860  
     

 

 

 

France—4.7%

 

Klepierre

     24,956        981  

Mercialys SA

     21,200        430  
     

 

 

 
     1,411  
     

 

 

 

Germany—11.4%

 

ADO Properties SA(4)

     18,322        617  

Deutsche Wohnen AG

     26,475        831  

LEG Immobilien AG

     3,911        304  

TLG Immobilien AG

     15,800        298  

Vonovia SE

     42,045        1,368  
     

 

 

 
     3,418  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—5.2%

 

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     55,000        227  

Link REIT (The)

     206,441        1,342  
     

 

 

 
     1,569  
     

 

 

 

Italy—0.5%

 

Beni Stabili SpA

     285,164        163  
     

 

 

 

Japan—18.3%

 

GLP J-REIT

     492        567  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     62,500        556  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

 

Invincible Investment Corp.

     825      $ 372  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     111        605  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

     111        638  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

     179        408  

LaSalle Logiport REIT(2)

     715        677  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     111        614  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     266        544  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     332        505  
     

 

 

 
     5,486  
     

 

 

 

Mexico—1.0%

 

PLA Administradora Industrial S de Rl de CV

     49,852        63  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

     167,200        239  
     

 

 

 
     302  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—6.9%

 

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     8,660        2,067  
     

 

 

 

Norway—1.9%

 

Entra ASA(4)

     59,000        586  
     

 

 

 

Singapore—1.9%

 

CapitaLand Mall Trust

     211,650        275  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     196,000        298  
     

 

 

 
     573  
     

 

 

 

Spain—3.8%

 

Axiare Patrimonio SOCIMI SA

     41,170        599  

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios Socimi SA

     45,327        534  
     

 

 

 
     1,133  
     

 

 

 

Sweden—2.3%

 

Castellum AB

     50,199        688  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—16.5%

 

Big Yellow Group plc

     58,288        492  

British Land Co. plc

     67,105        521  

Derwent London plc

     13,346        456  

Great Portland Estates plc

     28,018        231  

Hammerson plc

     97,209        686  

Land Securities Group plc

     57,085        750  

Safestore Holdings plc

     108,376        468  

SEGRO plc

     104,057        587  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

United Kingdom—(continued)

 

Unite Group plc (The)

     101,700      $ 760  
     

 

 

 
     4,951  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $24,111)

        30,048  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—100.1%

(Identified Cost $24,111)

        30,048  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.1%

(Identified Cost $24,111)

        30,048 (1) 
     

 

 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.1)%

        (44
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 30,004  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

Illiquid security.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $1,203 or 4.0% of net assets.

(5) 

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 disclosure table located after the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

Japan

     18

United Kingdom

     17  

Australia

     14  

Germany

     11  

Canada

     8  

Netherlands

     7  

Hong Kong

     5  

Other

     20  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December 31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 30,048      $ 30,010      $ 38
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 30,048      $ 30,010      $ 38
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $ 11,802 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).

The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Common Stocks  

Balance as of September 30, 2016:

   $ 0 (1) 

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —    

Realized gain (loss)

     —    

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     38  

Purchases

     —    

Sales

     —    

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —    

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —    
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ 38 (1) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2016, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

(1) 

Includes internally fair valued security


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.1%

     

Consumer Discretionary—0.1%

     

Whirlpool SA 0.14% (Brazil)(2)

     42,618      $ 42  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $34)

        42  
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—90.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary—8.3%

     

Goldlion Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,372,600        1,318  

Pico Far East Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,841,668        1,486  

REA Group Ltd. (Australia)

     38,440        1,532  
     

 

 

 
        4,336  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—7.2%

     

Heineken Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)

     276,000        1,008  

Oldtown Bhd (Malaysia)

     912,550        389  

Premier Marketing PCL (Thailand)

     3,939,029        979  

Wawel SA (Poland)

     5,206        1,368  
     

 

 

 
        3,744  
     

 

 

 

Energy—3.5%

     

Pason Systems, Inc. (Canada)

     47,500        695  

Qualitech PCL (Thailand)

     1,772,163        450  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG (Austria)

     8,578        691  
     

 

 

 
        1,836  
     

 

 

 

Financials—10.0%

     

ARA Asset Management Ltd. (Singapore)

     751,716        885  

Euler Hermes SA (France)

     22,400        1,969  

Euroz Ltd. (Australia)(5)

     1,614,263        1,217  

Korea Ratings Corp. (South Korea)

     33,868        1,164  
     

 

 

 
        5,235  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—7.1%

     

Haw Par Corp. Ltd. (Singapore)(5)

     71,719        450  

Software Service, Inc. (Japan)

     19,853        956  

WIN-Partners Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     265,265        2,290  
     

 

 

 
        3,696  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—20.0%

     

AIT Corp. (Japan)

     166,300        1,552  

Amadeus Fire AG (Germany)

     5,695        440  

Asiakastieto Group Oyj (Finland)

     64,800        1,313  

Howden Joinery Group plc (United Kingdom)

     324,000        1,533  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Interworks, Inc. (Japan)

     80,200      $ 705  

Lumax International Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     1,141,397        1,866  

Rotork plc (United Kingdom)

     239,154        711  

Tegma Gestao Logistica SA (Brazil)(2)

     437,060        1,033  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (United States)(2)

     12,050        1,279  
     

 

 

 
        10,432  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—29.2%

     

Alten SA (France)

     12,300        864  

Auto Trader Group plc (United Kingdom)

     323,300        1,630  

Autohome, Inc. ADR (China)(2)

     84,000        2,123  

Bouvet ASA (Norway)(5)

     90,645        1,449  

carsales.com Ltd. (Australia)

     169,367        1,387  

Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (Canada)

     104,100        706  

Firstlogic, Inc. (Japan)(3)

     87,900        1,580  

Kakaku.com Inc. (Japan)

     26,000        430  

Pro-Ship, Inc. (Japan)(3)

     35,500        432  

Rightmove plc (United Kingdom)

     48,300        2,323  

Scout24 AG (Germany)(2)

     64,275        2,289  
     

 

 

 
     15,213  
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.6%

 

Rimoni Industries Ltd. (Israel)(5)

     89,509        1,119  

Transpaco Ltd. (South Africa)(6)

     730,699        1,543  

Victrex plc (United Kingdom)

     11,800        281  
     

 

 

 
     2,943  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $44,591)

        47,435  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—91.0%

(Identified Cost $44,625)

        47,477  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM

INVESTMENT—4.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—4.3%

     

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.440%)(7)

     2,261,058        2,261  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $2,261)

        2,261  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—0.6%

     

INVESCO Trust Short-Term Investments Liquid Assets Portfolio (The) - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.670%) (United States)(4)(7)

     318,000      $ 318  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

(Identified Cost $318)

        318  
     

 

 

 
            VALUE  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—95.9%

(Identified Cost $47,204)

        50,056 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—4.1%

        2,130  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 52,186  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

All or a portion of security is on loan.

(4) 

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

(5) 

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 disclosure table located after the Schedule of Investments.

(6) 

Illiquid security.

(7) 

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

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

Japan

     16

United Kingdom

     13  

Australia

     8  

United States

     8  

France

     6  

Hong Kong

     6  

Germany

     5  

Other

     38  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 47,435      $ 47,435      $ —    

Preferred Stock

     42        —          42  

Securities Lending Collateral

     318        318        —    

Short-Term Investment

     2,261        2,261        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 50,056      $ 50,014      $ 42  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $42 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 and securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $21,195 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.3%

 

Consumer Discretionary—29.6%

 

Altice NV Class A (Netherlands)(2)

     1,800      $ 36  

Autogrill S.p.A (Italy)

     708        6  

Autoneum Holding AG (Switzerland)

     79        21  

Axel Springer SE (Germany)

     556        27  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

     282        26  

Benesse Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     1,310        36  

Brembo S.p.A (Italy)

     113        7  

Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A (Italy)

     307        7  

Carnival plc (United Kingdom)

     751        38  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     7,600        6  

Christian Dior SE (France)

     67        14  

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     314        21  

Continental AG (Germany)

     137        27  

Crown Resorts Ltd. (Australia)(5)

     2,613        22  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     850        27  

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

     4,010        38  

De’ Longhi S.p.A (Italy)

     288        7  

Dixons Carphone plc (United Kingdom)

     8,848        39  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (Australia)

     455        21  

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     975        36  

Dufry AG (Switzerland)(2)

     167        21  

Dunelm Group plc (United Kingdom)

     3,882        38  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     98        35  

Fielmann AG (Germany)

     415        27  

Forbo Holding AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(2)

     16        21  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,340        6  

Genting Singapore plc (Singapore)

     10,000        6  

Geox S.p.A (Italy)(2)

     2,845        7  

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd. (Hong Kong)(2)

     44,000        6  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     5,914        22  

Heiwa Corp. (Japan)

     1,625        37  

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B (Sweden)

     376        10  

Hermes International SA (France)

     35        14  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (Japan)

     390        36  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Spain)

     421        14  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. (Singapore)

     228        6  

JCDecaux SA (France)

     496        15  
      SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

  

Kering (France)

     63      $ 14  

L’Occitane International SA (France)

     7,500        14  

Li & Fung Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     12,450        5  

Luxottica Group S.p.A (Italy)

     121        7  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

     75        14  

M6-Metropole Television SA (France)

     768        14  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     8,600        6  

Mediaset S.p.A. (Italy)

     1,537        7  

Mekonomen AB (Sweden)

     548        10  

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. ADR (Hong Kong)

     370        6  

Melco International Development Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,300        6  

Melia Hotels International SA (Spain)

     1,273        15  

Merlin Entertainment plc (United Kingdom)(3)

     7,011        39  

MGM China Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,000        6  

Moncler S.p.A (Italy)

     392        7  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     341        39  

NOS SGPS SA (Portugal)

     534        3  

Ocado Group plc (United Kingdom)(2)

     12,035        39  

Plastic Omnium SA (France)

     450        14  

Prada S.p.A (Italy)

     2,000        7  

Premier Investments Ltd. (Australia)

     2,094        22  

Publicis Groupe SA (France)

     206        14  

Rakuten, Inc. (Japan)

     3,700        36  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Norway)

     71        6  

Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A (Italy)

     275        7  

Sands China Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,350        6  

Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     1,125        36  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     2,450        36  

Seven West Media Ltd. (Australia)

     37,405        22  

SFR Group SA (France)(2)

     516        15  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     5,550        6  

Shimanura Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     300        37  

SJM Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     7,500        6  

Sodexo SA (France)

     124        14  

Sports Direct International plc (United Kingdom)(2)

     11,150        38  

Start Today Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     2,175        38  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV (Germany)(2)

     5,344        28  

Swatch Group AG (The) (Switzerland)

     66        21  

Techtronics Industries Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,600        6  

Television Francaise 1 (France)

     1,422        14  

Tod’s S.p.A (Italy)

     102        7  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Universal Entertainment Corp. (Japan)(2)

     1,346      $ 39  

Vivendi (France)

     735        14  

Wynn Macau Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,900        6  

Yoox Net-A-Porter Group S.p.A (Italy)(2)

     228        6  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,650        6  
     

 

 

 
     1,541  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—12.6%

 

AAK AB (Sweden)

     158        10  

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     505        54  

Associated British Foods plc (United Kingdom)

     1,147        39  

Axfood AB (Sweden)

     660        10  

Barry Callebaut AG (Switzerland)(2)

     17        21  

Beiersdorf AG (Germany)

     314        27  

Carrefour SA (France)

     589        14  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (France)

     303        15  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. (Japan)

     200        37  

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     910        7  

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

     642        6  

First Resources Ltd. (Singapore)

     4,730        6  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (Singapore)

     21,500        6  

Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands)

     510        36  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     256        27  

Jeronimo Martins SPGS SA (Portugal)

     227        4  

Kose Corp. (Japan)

     438        36  

L’Oreal SA (France)

     78        14  

Marine Harvest ASA (Norway)(2)

     342        6  

MARR S.p.A (Italy)

     348        6  

Metro AG (Germany)

     806        27  

Orkla ASA (Norway)

     674        6  

Pernod-Ricard SA (France)

     131        14  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     444        37  

Rallye SA (France)

     743        14  

Remy Cointreau SA (France)

     167        14  

Sonae SGPS SA (Portugal)(2)

     3,660        3  

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     770        37  

Sundrug Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     530        37  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (Japan)

     875        36  

Unicharm Corp. (Japan)

     1,700        37  

WH Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)(3)

     7,200        6  

Wilmar International Ltd. (Singapore)

     2,520        6  
     

 

 

 
     655  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—3.5%

 

Akastor ASA (Norway)(2)

     3,506      $ 7  

Aker BP ASA (Norway)

     350        6  

Aker Solutions ASA (Norway)(2)

     1,306        6  

Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (Norway)(3)

     1,980        6  

BW LPG Ltd. (Norway)(3)

     1,421        6  

Delek Group Ltd. (Israel)

     29        6  

Galp Energia SGPS SA (Portugal)

     228        3  

Genel Energy plc (United Kingdom)(2)

     40,974        41  

Petrofac Ltd. (United Kingdom)

     3,584        38  

Saras S.p.A (Italy)(2)

     3,641        7  

Seadrill Ltd. (Norway)(2)(4)

     1,744        6  

Ship Finance International Ltd. (Norway)

     391        6  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA (Spain)

     356        15  

Tenaris SA ADR (Italy)

     184        7  

Transocean Ltd. (United States)(2)

     1,392        21  
     

 

 

 
     181  
     

 

 

 

Financials—8.6%

 

ACOM Co., Ltd. (Japan)(2)

     8,300        36  

Ashmore Group plc (United Kingdom)

     10,906        38  

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A (Italy)

     431        6  

Banca Mediolanum S.p.A (Italy)

     898        7  

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

     2,779        15  

Bank Hapoalim BM (Israel)

     1,041        6  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,600        6  

Bankinter SA (Spain)

     1,837        14  

City Developments Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,100        6  

Emperor Capital Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     66,000        6  

First Pacific Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     8,300        6  

Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)(2)

     15,100        6  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Belgium)

     630        53  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (Singapore)

     14,300        6  

Industrivarden AB Class A (Sweden)

     518        10  

Kingston Financial Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     13,300        6  

Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     4,145        36  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (Singapore)

     1,000        6  

Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland)

     321        21  

Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland)

     44        21  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd. (Australia)(4)

     5,688        22  

Reinet Investments SCA (United Kingdom)

     19,991        39  

Schroders plc (United Kingdom)

     1,046        39  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A (Sweden)

     726        10  

United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore)

     452        6  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Wendel SE (France)

     117      $ 14  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)

     925        6  
     

 

 

 
     447  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—4.4%

 

BioMerieux (France)

     95        14  

Cyberdyne, Inc. (Japan)(2)(4)

     2,600        37  

DiaSorin S.p.A (Italy)

     106        6  

Eurofins Scientific SE (France)

     33        14  

Galenica AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     18        20  

Getinge AB Class B (Sweden)

     634        10  

Ipsen SA (France)

     197        14  

Rhoen-Klinikum AG (Germany)

     986        27  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     89        21  

Straumann Holding AG (Switzerland)

     54        21  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     445        37  

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)(2)

     60        7  
     

 

 

 
     228  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—13.4%

 

Abertis Infraestructuras SA (Spain)

     1,027        14  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain)

     454        14  

Alfa Laval AB (Sweden)

     614        10  

Alstom SA (France)(2)

     515        14  

ANDRITZ AG (Austria)

     542        27  

Assa Abloy AB Class B (Sweden)

     535        10  

Bollore SA (France)

     4,039        14  

Bouygues SA (France)

     392        14  

Cargotec Oyj Class B (Finland)

     637        29  

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     790        6  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     550        6  

Dassault Aviation SA (France)

     13        15  

easyJet plc (United Kingdom)

     3,025        37  

Ferrovial SA (Spain)

     800        14  

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA (Spain)(2)

     1,804        14  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong)(3)

     7,200        6  

Indutrade AB (Sweden)

     504        10  

IWG plc (United Kingdom)

     12,836        39  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     118        7  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     196      $ 6  

Kloeckner & Co. SE (Germany)(2)

     2,129        27  

Kone Oyj Class B (Finland)

     638        29  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Switzerland)

     157        21  

Nidec Corp. (Japan)

     420        36  

Noble Group Ltd. (Singapore)(2)

     57,000        7  

Nordex SE (Germany)(2)

     1,282        28  

NWS Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,600        6  

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA (Spain)

     4,193        15  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(2)

     2,140        21  

Orient Overseas International Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,400        6  

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA (Spain)

     2,358        15  

Rieter Holding AG (Switzerland)(2)

     119        21  

Ryanair Holdings plc Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)(2)

     459        38  

Salini Impregilo S.p.A (Italy)

     1,989        6  

Securitas AB Class B (Sweden)

     655        10  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     3,726        21  

SGL Carbon SE (Germany)(2)

     3,141        28  

SGS SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     10        20  

Skanska AB Class B (Sweden)

     429        10  

Sulzer AG (Switzerland)

     199        21  

Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)(2)

     24,000        6  
     

 

 

 
     698  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—11.7%

 

AFG Arbonia Forster Holding AG (Switzerland)(2)

     1,287        21  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(2)

     74        6  

COLOPL, Inc. (Japan)

     4,400        37  

Dassault Systemes SA (France)

     187        14  

Gree, Inc. (Japan)

     6,900        36  

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (Japan)(4)

     17,500        37  

Hexagon AB Class B (Sweden)

     285        10  

Keyence Corp. (Japan)

     54        37  

Konami Corp. (Japan)

     950        38  

Lenovo Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     10,400        6  

Mixi, Inc. (Japan)

     1,030        38  

Nexon Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     2,490        36  

OBIC Business Consultants Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     845        37  

OBIC Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     851        37  

Otsuka Corp. (Japan)

     768        36  

Renishaw plc (United Kingdom)

     1,241        39  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

SAP SE (Germany)

     305      $ 27  

Silverlake Axis Ltd. (Singapore)

     17,600        7  

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     1,450        37  

United Internet AG Registered Shares (Germany)

     685        27  

VTech Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     442        6  

Yahoo Japan Corp. (Japan)

     9,600        37  
     

 

 

 
     606  
     

 

 

 

Materials—7.3%

 

APERAM SA (Netherlands)

     776        36  

ArcelorMittal (Netherlands)(2)

     4,732        35  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Switzerland)

     41        21  

Evolution Mining Ltd. (Australia)

     17,198        26  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (Australia)

     4,954        21  

Frutarom Industries Ltd. (Israel)

     120        6  

Glencore International plc (United Kingdom)(2)

     11,411        39  

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     292        27  

Hexpol AB (Sweden)

     1,085        10  

Holmen AB Class B (Sweden)

     289        10  

Imerys SA (France)

     189        14  

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Israel)

     1,558        7  

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The) (Israel)(2)

     39        7  

LafargeHolcim Ltd. Registered Shares (Switzerland)(2)

     396        21  

OCI NV (Netherlands)(2)

     2,084        36  

Pact Group Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     4,509        22  

Vicat (France)

     235        14  

Wacker Chemie AG (Germany)

     261        27  
     

 

 

 
     379  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—4.7%

 

Abacus Property Group (Australia)

     10,114        22  

Champion REIT (Hong Kong)

     10,600        6  

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     950        6  

Fonciere Des Regions (France)

     164        14  

Fortune REIT (Hong Kong)

     5,400        6  

Hang Lung Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,800        6  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,000        6  

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

     1,111        6  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,000        6  

Hufvudstaden AB Class A (Sweden)

     667        11  

Hysan Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,450        6  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate—(continued)

 

Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (Spain)(2)

     2,080      $ 15  

Intu Properties plc (United Kingdom)

     11,315        39  

Kerry Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,100        6  

Lundbergforetagen AB Class B (Sweden)

     168        10  

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

     5,200        6  

Scentre Group (Australia)

     6,694        23  

Sino Land Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,000        6  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     450        6  

UOL Group Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,543        6  

Westfield Corp. (Australia)

     3,242        22  

Wheelock & Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,105        6  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd. (Singapore)

     6,900        6  
     

 

 

 
     246  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.5%

 

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     5,000        6  

Iliad SA (France)

     74        14  

PCCW Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     10,900        6  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,200        6  

SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan)

     541        36  

TalkTalk Telecom Group plc (United Kingdom)

     18,709        39  

TPG Telecom Ltd. (Australia)

     4,433        22  
     

 

 

 
     129  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.0%

 

CLP Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     639        6  

Engie SA (France)

     1,104        14  

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

     3,285        6  

Kenon Holdings Ltd. (Israel)(2)

     567        6  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     650        6  

Rubis SCA (France)

     173        14  
     

 

 

 
     52  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $5,194)

 

 

     5,162  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.3%

(Identified Cost $5,194)

 

 

     5,162  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—1.6%

     

INVESCO Trust Short-Term Investments Liquid Assets Portfolio (The) - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.670%)(6)(7)

     83,250      $ 83  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

(Identified Cost $83)

        83  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.9%

(Identified Cost $5,277)

        5,245 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.9)%

        (44
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 5,201  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $63 or 1.2% of net assets.

(4) 

All or a portion of security is on loan.

(5) 

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 disclosure table located after the Schedule of Investments.

(6) 

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

(7) 

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

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

Japan

     26

United Kingdom

     15  

France

     9  

Germany

     9  

Switzerland

     8  

Australia

     6  

Hong Kong

     5  

Other

     22  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016
 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 5,162      $ 5,162  

Securities Lending Collateral

     83        83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 5,245      $ 5,245  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $2,002 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non U.S. securities (See Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information).


VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—6.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Note

     

0.750%, 12/31/17

   $ 14,855      $ 14,830  

1.375%, 4/30/20

     10,335        10,262  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $25,265)

        25,092  
     

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BOND—0.1%

 

Illinois—0.1%

 

State of Illinois Build America Taxable
5.547%, 4/1/19

     190        196  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BOND

(Identified Cost $199)

        196  
     

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.2%

 

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 144A
6.000%, 1/14/19
(3)

     235        242  

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 144A
2.375%, 10/26/21
(3)

     200        194  

Sultanate of Oman 144A
3.625%, 6/15/21
(3)

     200        200  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $636)

        636  
     

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—38.7%

 

Agency—10.7%

 

FHLMC

     

4.000%, 2/1/45

     373        392  

3.500%, 3/1/45

     1,986        2,039  

FNMA

     

4.000%, 8/1/25

     82        86  

3.000%, 6/1/27

     272        279  

3.000%, 11/1/27

     917        942  

2.500%, 5/1/28

     738        740  

2.500%, 11/1/29

     702        704  

2.500%, 9/1/30

     4,038        4,047  

3.000%, 9/1/30

     2,814        2,890  

3.000%, 10/1/30

     1,601        1,644  

3.000%, 10/1/30

     5,019        5,153  

2.500%, 2/1/31

     6,180        6,192  

4.000%, 11/1/31

     412        437  

5.000%, 10/1/39

     305        338  

4.500%, 4/1/40

     121        131  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

 

3.500%, 12/1/42

   $ 619      $ 638  

4.000%, 10/1/44

     883        928  

3.500%, 8/1/45

     1,578        1,618  

3.500%, 1/1/46

     1,986        2,036  

3.500%, 1/1/46

     2,500        2,563  

3.500%, 1/1/46

     459        471  

4.000%, 1/1/46

     1,583        1,664  

3.500%, 4/1/46

     525        538  

3.500%, 5/1/46

     541        555  

3.500%, 6/1/46

     2,388        2,448  

FNMA REMIC 97-70, PE (P.O.) 0.000%, 4/25/22

     5        5  

GNMA

     

7.000%, 7/15/23

     2        2  

7.000%, 9/15/23

     8        8  

7.000%, 9/15/23

     2        2  

7.000%, 1/15/24

     5        5  

7.000%, 9/15/24

     6        6  

7.000%, 7/15/25

     3        3  

7.000%, 7/15/25

     11        12  
     

 

 

 
     39,516  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency—28.0%

 

A-10 Securitization LLC 13-1, A 144A
2.400%, 11/15/25
(3)

     5        5  

Access Point Financial, Inc. 15-A, A 144A
2.610%, 4/15/20
(3)

     50        50  

Agate Bay Mortgage Trust 13-1, A1 144A
3.500%, 7/25/43
(2)(3)

     2,276        2,293  

American Homes 4 Rent 15-SFR1, A 144A
3.467%, 4/17/52
(3)

     194        195  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 03-10, AF6
5.210%, 11/25/33
(2)

     170        175  

AMSR Trust

     

16-SFR1, A 144A
2.136%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

     498        498  

16-SFR1, C 144A
2.986%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

     498        499  

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 05-AQ1, A6
4.780%, 6/25/35
(2)

     90        93  

Aventura Mall Trust

     

13-AVM, A 144A
3.743%, 12/5/32
(2)(3)

     1,721        1,807  

13-AVM, C 144A
3.743%, 12/5/32
(2)(3)

     1,130        1,167  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

07-2, A4
5.638%, 4/10/49
(2)

     263        262  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

07-4, AM
5.814%, 2/10/51
(2)

   $ 1,950      $ 1,986  

Banc of America Funding Trust

     

04-B, 2A1
3.439%, 11/20/34
(2)

     50        50  

05-1, 1A1
5.500%, 2/25/35

     144        144  

06-2, 3A1
6.000%, 3/25/36

     31        31  

16- R1, A1 144A
2.500%, 3/25/40
(2)(3)

     1,819        1,785  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

     

04-5, 4A1
4.750%, 6/25/19

     208        208  

04-7, 6A3
4.500%, 8/25/19

     47        47  

04-11, 5A1
6.500%, 8/25/32

     431        434  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Alternative Loan Trust

     

04-22CB, 1A1
6.000%, 10/25/34

     359        384  

04-24CB, 1A1
6.000%, 11/25/34

     243        251  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Investors Series 04-A4, A1
2.862%, 8/25/34
(2)

     731        740  

Barclays (Lehman Brothers) - UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

07-C2, A3
5.430%, 2/15/40

     521        522  

07-C6, A4
5.858%, 7/15/40
(2)

     466        469  

07-C7, A3
5.866%, 9/15/45
(2)

     606        621  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust 08-1, A3 144A
2.256%, 1/25/38
(2)(3)

     194        190  

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 07-A, 1A2
6.205%, 5/28/37
(2)

     343        355  

BCRR Trust 09-1, 2A 144A
5.858%, 7/17/40
(2)(3)

     56        56  

Centex Home Equity Loan Trust

     

02-A, AF6
5.540%, 1/25/32

     84        84  

04-D, AF5
5.850%, 9/25/34
(2)

     385        396  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

16-Smpl, A 144A
2.228%, 9/10/31
(3)

     750        730  

07-C6, A1A
5.711%, 12/10/49
(2)

     775        782  

07-C6, A4
5.711%, 12/10/49
(2)

     1,550        1,563  

08-C7, AM
6.136%, 12/10/49
(2)

     230        237  

10-RR3, MLSR 144A
5.733%, 6/14/50
(2)(3)

     1,261        1,263  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

     

04-NCM2, 2CB2
6.750%, 8/25/34

     160        166  

14-A, A 144A
4.000%, 1/25/35
(2)(3)

     555        576  

15-PS1, 144A
3.750%, 9/25/42
(2)(3)

     451        464  

15-A, A1 144A
3.500%, 6/25/58
(2)(3)

     1,138        1,154  

Colony American Finance Ltd. 15-1 144A
2.896%, 10/15/47
(3)

     623        621  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

Colony Multi-Family Mortgage Trust 14-1, A 144A
2.543%, 4/20/50
(3)

   $ 976      $ 970  

Colony Starwood Homes Trust 16-2A, C 144A
2.886%, 12/17/33
(2)(3)

     1,000        1,003  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust Funding LLC

     

16-1 A1, 144A
3.000%, 5/25/46
(3)

     664        671  

16-2, A1 144A
2.750%, 9/25/46
(2)(3)

     972        978  

Commercial Mortgage Lease-Backed Certificates 01-CMB, 1 144A
7.471%, 6/20/31
(2)(3)

     460        507  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

07-C9, A4
5.812%, 12/10/49
(2)

     965        973  

07-GG11, AM
5.867%, 12/10/49
(2)

     2,123        2,170  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage-Backed Trust 07-C1, A1A
5.361%, 2/15/40

     46        46  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

03-27, 5A3
5.250%, 11/25/33

     66        67  

03-AR30, 5A1
3.151%, 1/25/34
(2)

     353        357  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust

     

16-BDWN, A 144A
3.439%, 2/15/29
(2)(3)

     875        874  

13-HYB1, A16,144A
3.023%, 4/25/43
(2)(3)

     983        985  

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 16-DNA2, M2
2.956%, 10/25/28
(2)

     835        846  

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust 15-NRF, CFX 144A
3.382%, 12/15/34
(2)(3)

     810        814  

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust 04-AR1, 12A
3.489%, 6/25/34
(2)

     178        180  

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust

     

07-GG10, A4
5.793%, 8/10/45
(2)

     1,290        1,298  

07-GG10, A1A
5.793%, 8/10/45
(2)

     2,164        2,186  

GSAA Home Equity Trust

     

05-1, AF4
5.619%, 11/25/34
(2)

     192        197  

05-12, AF3W
4.999%, 9/25/35
(2)

     50        51  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 03-3F, 1A6
6.000%, 4/25/33

     586        595  

Hilton USA Trust 16-SPF, B 144A
3.323%, 11/5/35
(3)

     650        642  

Home Equity Loan Trust 03-HS2, AIIB
1.006%, 6/25/28
(2)

     263        257  

IMC Home Equity Loan Trust 97-5, A9
7.310%, 11/20/28

     107        107  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust 14-R1, 1A1 144A
4.000%, 12/27/37
(3)

   $ 136      $ 136  

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

     

04-1, 21A1
2.938%, 4/25/34
(2)

     90        89  

04-9, 22A1
3.577%, 11/25/34
(2)

     714        704  

04-10, 21A1
3.497%, 1/25/35
(2)

     779        784  

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

07- PW17, A4
5.694%, 6/11/50
(2)

     696        708  

07-PW18, A4
5.700%, 6/11/50

     288        294  

07-PW18, AM,
6.084%, 6/11/50
(2)

     965        995  

JPMorgan Chase (Washington Mutual) Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

     

03-S8, A2
5.000%, 9/25/18

     35        35  

03-AR6, A1
2.898%, 6/25/33
(2)

     310        309  

03-AR4, 2A1
2.622%, 8/25/33
(2)

     195        191  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

10-CNTR, A2 144A
4.311%, 8/5/32
(3)

     110        115  

15-SGP, B 144A
3.454%, 7/15/36
(2)(3)

     759        764  

11-C4, A3 144A
4.106%, 7/15/46
(3)

     1,379        1,419  

14-C22, A4
3.801%, 9/15/47

     1,695        1,766  

07-LDPX, AM
5.464%, 1/15/49
(2)

     889        881  

07-CB19, A4
5.713%, 2/12/49
(2)

     1,702        1,713  

07-LD12, A4
5.882%, 2/15/51
(2)

     1,925        1,951  

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

     

14-2, 2A2 144A
3.500%, 6/25/29
(2)(3)

     161        164  

06-A2, 4A1
3.180%, 8/25/34
(2)

     152        152  

04-A4, 2A1
3.117%, 9/25/34
(2)

     123        124  

05-A4, 3A1
3.016%, 7/25/35
(2)

     650        642  

14-1, 2A2 144A
3.500%, 1/25/44
(2)(3)

     1,443        1,454  

14-1, 1A1 144A
4.000%, 1/25/44
(2)(3)

     276        285  

16-1, M2 144A
3.750%, 4/25/45
(2)(3)

     780        773  

15-4, 1A4 144A
3.500%, 6/25/45
(2)(3)

     1,349        1,359  

16-2, M2 144A
3.750%, 12/25/45
(2)(3)

     1,198        1,186  

16-1, A3 144A
3.500%, 5/25/46
(3)

     2,215        2,233  

11-C4, A4, 144A
4.388%, 7/15/46
(3)

     295        317  

16-3, A3 144A
3.500%, 10/25/46
(2)(3)

     751        757  

JPMorgan Chase Trust

     

15-1, AM1 144A
2.644%, 12/25/44
(2)(3)

     878        876  

15-5, A2 144A
2.896%, 5/25/45
(2)(3)

     1,042        1,048  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

     

04-10, 3A1
5.000%, 9/25/19

   $ 74      $ 75  

03-8, 2A1
5.750%, 11/25/33

     117        121  

04-4, 6A1
5.500%, 4/25/34

     166        171  

04-7, 9A1
6.000%, 8/25/34

     130        134  

05-2, 2A1
6.000%, 1/25/35

     486        502  

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust 05-1, 1A1
5.000%, 5/25/20

     271        273  

MASTR Specialized Loan Trust 05-3, A2 144A
5.704%, 11/25/35
(2)(3)

     398        401  

Mill City Mortgage Trust

     

15 - 1, A3 144A
3.000%, 6/25/56
(2)(3)

     600        583  

16-1, A1 144A
2.500%, 4/25/57
(2)(3)

     1,149        1,143  

Morgan Stanley - Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Trust 13-C13, AS
4.266%, 11/15/46

     1,515        1,604  

Morgan Stanley Capital Barclays Bank Trust 16-Mart, A 144A
2.200%, 9/13/31
(3)

     1,515        1,481  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

07-T27, A4
5.643%, 6/11/42
(2)

     1,369        1,385  

08-T29, A4
6.275%, 1/11/43
(2)

     188        194  

08-T29, AM
6.275%, 1/11/43
(2)

     950        982  

07-IQ14, AM
5.690%, 4/15/49
(2)

     428        419  

07-IQ14, A4
5.692%, 4/15/49
(2)

     564        565  

07- LQ16, A4
5.809%, 12/12/49

     662        671  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 14-1A, A1 144A
2.970%, 6/25/44
(2)(3)

     486        489  

Motel 6 Trust

     

15-MTL6, B 144A
3.298%, 2/5/30
(3)

     365        364  

15-MTL6, D 144A
4.532%, 2/5/30
(3)

     810        813  

National City Mortgage Capital Trust 08-1, 2A1
6.000%, 3/25/38

     211        219  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

     

16-2A, A1 144A
3.750%, 11/26/35
(2)(3)

     373        379  

14-1A, A 144A
3.750%, 1/25/54
(2)(3)

     1,693        1,739  

14-2A, 3A 144A
3.750%, 5/25/54
(2)(3)

     227        232  

14-3A, AFX3 144A
3.750%, 11/25/54
(2)(3)

     1,921        1,947  

15-2A, A1 144A
3.750%, 8/25/55
(2)(3)

     1,612        1,663  

16-1A, A1 144A
3.750%, 3/25/56
(2)(3)

     656        665  

16-3A, A1 144A
3.750%, 9/25/56
(2)(3)

     1,367        1,394  

16-4A, A1 144A
3.750%, 11/25/56
(2)(3)

     371        383  

Novastar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 04-4, M5
2.481%, 3/25/35
(2)

     1,560        1,523  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

    

14-3, A9 144A
3.750%, 10/25/44
(2)(3)

  $ 702      $ 712  

14-4, A6 144A
3.500%, 11/25/44
(2)(3)

    697        697  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

    

04-1, 6A
3.247%, 2/25/34
(2)

    664        645  

04-4, 3A2
3.112%, 4/25/34
(2)

    506        502  

04-4, 3A1
3.112%, 4/25/34
(2)

    164        161  

04-5, 3A2
3.181%, 5/25/34
(2)

    347        350  

04-14, 7A
3.109%, 10/25/34
(2)

    306        306  

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

    

03-AL1, A 144A
3.357%, 4/25/31
(3)

    180        177  

03-37A, 2A
2.903%, 12/25/33
(2)

    147        146  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates

    

02-AL1, A3
3.450%, 2/25/32

    778        772  

02-AL1, A2
3.450%, 2/25/32

    150        150  

03-33H, 1A1
5.500%, 10/25/33

    431        439  

03-34A, 6A
3.340%, 11/25/33
(2)

    381        376  

04-15, 3A3
5.500%, 9/25/34

    161        162  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust

    

15-3, A1B 144A
3.000%, 3/25/54
(2)(3)

    655        660  

16-1, A1B, 144A
2.750%, 2/25/55
(2)(3)

    756        758  

15 - 5, A1B 144A
2.750%, 5/25/55
(2)(3)

    1,067        1,069  

15-5, A2 144A
3.500%, 5/25/55
(2)(3)

    175        176  

16-2, A1 144A
3.000%, 8/25/55
(2)(3)

    375        377  

16-4, A1 144A
2.250%, 7/25/56
(2)(3)

    860        850  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Transfer

    

16 - NPL8, A1 144A
3.500%, 7/25/46
(2)(3)

    800        797  

16-NPL9, A1 144A
3.500%, 9/25/46
(2)(3)

    374        373  

14-NPL9, A1 144A
3.375%, 11/25/54
(2)(3)

    123        123  

15-NPL2, A1 144A
3.375%, 2/25/55
(2)(3)

    220        220  

15-NPL4, A1 144A
3.500%, 2/25/55
(2)(3)

    52        53  

15-NPL3, A1 144A
3.375%, 10/25/58
(2)(3)

    209        209  

Wells Fargo (Wachovia Bank) Commercial Mortgage Trust

    

07-C30, A5
5.342%, 12/15/43

    376        375  

07-C30, AM
5.383%, 12/15/43

    1,760        1,760  

07-C31, A4
5.509%, 4/15/47

    855        857  

07-C32, A3
5.707%, 6/15/49
(2)

    795        800  

07-C33, A5
5.969%, 2/15/51
(2)

    79        80  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

    

03-G, A1
2.895%, 6/25/33
(2)

    75        75  
    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

03-J, 5A1
2.963%, 10/25/33
(2)

  $ 272      $ 274  

03-J, 2A1
2.968%, 10/25/33
(2)

    163        164  

04-A,
3.000%, 2/25/34
(2)

    73        73  

04-K, 1A2
3.109%, 7/25/34
(2)

    308        307  

04-U, A1
3.133%, 10/25/34
(2)

    92        92  

04-Z, 2A1
3.002%, 12/25/34
(2)

    211        213  

05-14, 2A1
5.500%, 12/25/35

    74        75  
    

 

 

 
     103,270  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $143,610)

       142,786  
    

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—25.6%

 

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust 16- 1A, B 144A
4.240%, 6/13/22
(3)

    835        850  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

    

12-4, D 2.680%, 10/9/18

    160        160  

13-2, D 2.420%, 5/8/19

    800        805  

14-1, D 2.540%, 6/8/20

    650        654  

16-1, B 2.300%, 3/8/21

    2,045        2,054  

15-3, C 2.730%, 3/8/21

    615        620  

16-2, B 2.210%, 5/10/21

    1,000        1,000  

15-4, C 2.880%, 7/8/21

    700        707  

16-4, C 2.410%, 7/8/22

    725        718  

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass-Through Certificates 96-1, B1
8.000%, 3/15/27
(2)

    505        521  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC

    

(AESOP) 12-3A, A 144A
2.100%, 3/20/19
(3)

    540        541  

(AESOP) 13-1A, A 144A
1.920%, 9/20/19
(3)

    1,000        995  

(AESOP) 13-2A, A 144A
2.970%, 2/20/20
(3)

    1,905        1,924  

(AESOP) 16-1A, A 144A
2.990%, 6/20/22
(3)

    800        798  

BXG Receivables Note Trust

    

12-A, A 144A
2.660%, 12/2/27
(3)

    53        52  

13-A, A 144A
3.010%, 12/4/28
(3)

    167        167  

15-A, A 144A
2.880%, 5/2/30
(3)

    382        383  

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

    

13-1, B 144A
2.240%, 1/15/19
(3)

    340        341  

15-3, B
2.700%, 9/15/21

    650        650  

16 - 1, B
3.430%, 2/15/22

    785        793  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust

    

13-1, C
1.740%, 10/22/18

    396        396  

13-4, C
2.670%, 2/20/19

    505        509  

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust

    
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

13-1A, B 144A
2.750%, 11/15/18
(3)

   $ 84      $ 84  

13-2A, B 144A 3.150%, 8/15/19(3)

     79        79  

14-2A, B 144A 2.640%, 11/16/20(3)

     425        426  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

     

14-4, B 2.200%, 9/15/20

     700        703  

15-2, C 2.390%, 3/15/21

     1,495        1,491  

15-4B 2.160%, 8/16/21

     725        722  

16-2, B 2.160%, 12/15/21

     750        743  

CarNow Auto Receivables Trust 14-1A, D 144A
4.160%, 11/15/18
(3)

     350        350  

CCG Receivables Trust

     

14-1, B 144A 2.150%, 11/15/21(3)

     400        401  

15-1, A3 144A 1.920%, 1/17/23(3)

     1,000        1,001  

CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co.IV LLC 12-1, A1
0.901%, 4/15/18

     55        55  

Centre Point Funding LLC 12-2A,1 144A
2.610%, 8/20/21
(3)

     1,234        1,216  

Cheesecake Restaurant Holdings, Inc. 13-1A, A2 144A
4.474%, 3/20/43
(3)

     628        619  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

     

14-BA D 144A
3.440%, 8/16/21
(3)

     750        759  

15-BA D 144A
4.170%, 1/16/23
(3)

     965        975  

Citigroup 15-PM3,A 144A
2.560%, 5/16/22
(3)

     255        255  

Conseco Financial Corp. 97-3, A5
7.140%, 3/15/28

     91        93  

DB Master Finance LLC 15-1A, A2I 144A
3.262%, 2/20/45
(3)

     983        984  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust 14-1, A 144A
2.540%, 5/20/27
(3)

     821        814  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust 15-D, A3 144A
2.500%, 1/25/36
(3)

     474        473  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

15-DA, B 144A
2.590%, 12/16/19
(3)

     1,006        1,009  

16-AA, B 144A
3.170%, 5/15/20
(3)

     1,490        1,503  

16 - BA, B 144A
2.560%, 6/15/20
(3)

     1,785        1,795  

15-AA, C 144A
3.060%, 5/17/21
(3)

     1,665        1,680  

16-CA, C 144A
3.020%, 11/15/21
(3)

     995        995  

15-DA, C 144A
3.380%, 11/15/21
(3)

     1,505        1,529  

DT Auto Owner Trust

     

14-2A, C 144A
2.460%, 1/15/20
(3)

     82        82  

16 - 1A, B 144A
2.790%, 5/15/20
(3)

     850        855  

14-3A, C 144A
3.040%, 9/15/20
(3)

     1,312        1,319  

15-3A, C 144A
3.250%, 7/15/21
(3)

     655        661  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

16-2A, C 144A
3.670%, 1/18/22
(3)

   $ 820      $ 828  

16-3A C,144A
3.150%, 3/15/22
(3)

     865        864  

16-4A C,144A
2.740%, 10/17/22
(3)

     1,200        1,191  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

     

12-2A, C 144A
3.060%, 7/16/18
(3)

     74        74  

14-1A, B 144A
2.420%, 1/15/19
(3)

     172        172  

13-1A, C 144A
3.520%, 2/15/19
(3)

     335        337  

14-1A, C 144A
3.570%, 7/15/19
(3)

     150        151  

14-2A, C 144A
3.260%, 12/16/19
(3)

     335        337  

16-1A A, 144A
2.350%, 7/15/20
(3)

     836        839  

15-A1, C 144A
4.100%, 12/15/20
(3)

     1,000        1,015  

15-2A, C 144A
3.900%, 3/15/21
(3)

     1,190        1,205  

16-3A, B 144A
2.840%, 8/16/21
(3)

     1,400        1,394  

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 12-1A, A2 144A
4.212%, 10/15/42
(3)

     428        429  

Fifth Third Auto Trust 13-A, B
1.210%, 4/15/19

     385        385  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 16-2A, C 144A
2.530%, 7/15/22
(3)

     1,490        1,462  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

     

16 - 1, A 144A
2.770%, 12/15/20
(3)

     724        729  

15-2, C 144A
4.080%, 12/15/21
(3)

     505        504  

16-2, B 144A
3.840%, 9/15/22
(3)

     825        840  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust 16-1 A2, 144A
2.870%, 10/15/21
(3)

     1,202        1,192  

Gold Key Resorts LLC 14-A, A 144A
3.220%, 3/17/31
(3)

     365        363  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

     

11-1A, A2 144A
3.290%, 3/25/18
(3)

     650        652  

15-2A, A 144A
2.020%, 9/25/19
(3)

     1,080        1,070  

16 -1A, A144A
2.320%, 3/25/20
(3)

     750        745  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

     

13-A, A 144A
2.280%, 1/25/26
(3)

     776        770  

14-AA, A 144A
1.770%, 11/25/26
(3)

     226        221  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust

     

14-B, D 2.510%, 12/15/20

     400        401  

15-A, D 2.730%, 6/15/21

     550        554  

15-C, B 2.150%, 11/15/21

     1,500        1,501  

Leaf Receivables Funding 10 LLC 15-1, D 144A
3.740%, 5/17/21
(3)

     585        576  

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust 12-1A, A 144A
2.510%, 5/20/30
(3)

     306        306  

MVW Owner Trust

     

15-1A, B 144A
2.960%, 12/20/32
(3)

     409        409  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

16-1A, A 144A
2.250%, 12/20/33
(3)

   $ 1,078      $ 1,056  

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II 16-1, B 144A
2.506%, 9/27/21
(2)(3)

     1,710        1,723  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust

     

14-1A, A 144A
2.430%, 6/18/24
(3)

     322        322  

15-A, A 144A
3.190%, 3/18/26
(3)

     1,660        1,672  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

     

12-AA, A 144A
3.450%, 3/10/27
(3)

     339        341  

15-AA, A 144A
2.880%, 9/8/27
(3)

     363        362  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

12-6, D 2.520%, 9/17/18

     371        371  

13-1, D 2.270%, 1/15/19

     1,691        1,697  

13-3, C 1.810%, 4/15/19

     371        371  

13-5, D 2.730%, 10/15/19

     540        546  

14-4, D 3.100%, 11/16/20

     1,095        1,109  

16-2, B 2.080%, 2/16/21

     1,000        1,001  

16-1, C 3.090%, 4/15/22

     2,010        2,040  

Security National Automotive Acceptance Company Receivables Trust 14-1A, C 144A
2.210%, 1/15/20
(3)

     242        242  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC

     

12-3A, A 144A
1.870%, 8/20/29
(3)

     338        336  

13-1A, A 144A
1.590%, 11/20/29
(3)

     68        68  

14-1A, A 144A 2.070%, 3/20/30(3)

     108        107  

14-2A, A 144A
2.050%, 6/20/31
(3)

     72        72  

16 - 1A, A 144A
3.080%, 3/21/33
(3)

     567        573  

16 - 2A, A 144A
2.330%, 7/20/33
(3)

     771        757  

Silverleaf Finance LLC

     

XV 12-D, A 144A
3.000%, 3/17/25
(3)

     19        19  

XVII 13-A, A 144A
2.680%, 3/16/26
(3)

     60        59  

XVIII 14-A, A 144A
2.810%, 1/15/27
(3)

     232        229  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust

     

14-A, 2A2 144A
2.590%, 1/15/26
(3)

     1,450        1,453  

13-B, A2A 144A 1.850%, 6/17/30(3)

     1,000        994  

13-C, A2A 144A
2.940%, 10/15/31
(3)

     325        329  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC 16-3, A 144A
3.050%, 12/26/25
(3)

     961        958  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

14-B, A2 144A
2.550%, 8/27/29
(3)

     633        635  

15-A, A2 144A
2.420%, 3/25/30
(3)

     247        247  

16 - C, A2B 144A
2.360%, 12/27/32
(3)

     1,441        1,418  

16 - A, A2 144A
2.760%, 12/26/36
(3)

     518        521  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 01-SB1, A2
3.375%, 8/25/31

   $ 144      $ 142  

SVO VOI Mortgage Corp. 12-AA, A 144A
2.000%, 9/20/29
(3)

     1,110        1,090  

Taco Bell Funding LLC 16-1A, A21 144A
3.832%, 5/25/46
(3)

     993        996  

TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust 14-1A, B 144A
2.330%, 5/15/20
(3)

     475        474  

Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 16 - AA, B 144A
3.130%, 3/15/20
(3)

     785        790  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC 11-1A, A1A 144A
4.370%, 7/15/41
(3)

     239        241  

U-Haul S Fleet LLC 10-BT1A, 1 144A
4.899%, 10/25/23
(3)

     968        976  

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust 16-1, B 144A
2.730%, 5/15/18
(3)

     897        899  

Volvo Financial Equipment LLC 14-1A, C 144A
1.940%, 11/15/21
(3)

     205        205  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC 16-A, A 144A
2.540%, 7/20/33
(3)

     1,459        1,442  

Welk Resorts LLC

     

13-AA, A 144A
3.100%, 3/15/29
(3)

     131        131  

15-AA, A 144A
2.790%, 6/16/31
(3)

     271        267  

Westgate Resorts LLC 16-1A, A 144A
3.500%, 12/20/28
(3)

     1,162        1,157  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

     

15-1A, B 144A
1.680%, 11/16/20
(3)

     514        514  

16-2A C, 144A
2.830%, 5/17/21
(3)

     1,030        1,032  

16-3A, B 144A
2.070%, 12/15/21
(3)

     1,688        1,679  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $94,468)

        94,488  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—20.1%

 

Consumer Discretionary—1.9%

 

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (Cequel Capital Corp.)

     

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

     105        107  

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

     250        256  

Daimler Finance North America LLC 144A
2.200%, 10/30/21
(3)

     1,195        1,167  

Delphi Automotive plc
3.150%, 11/19/20

     540        548  

Hyundai Capital America

     
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

RegS 1.450%, 2/6/17(4)

   $ 335      $ 335  

144A 1.450%, 2/6/17(3)

     170        170  

144A 2.125%, 10/2/17(3)

     60        60  

144A 2.450%, 6/15/21(3)

     355        347  

M/I Homes, Inc.
6.750%, 1/15/21

     325        340  

Marriott International, Inc. Series N,
3.125%, 10/15/21

     290        293  

NCL Corp., Ltd. 144A
4.750%, 12/15/21
(3)

     580        581  

QVC, Inc.
3.125%, 4/1/19

     990        1,000  

Time Warner Cable, Inc.
6.750%, 7/1/18

     215        229  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

     

5.625%, 1/15/24

     25        26  

4.875%, 11/15/25

     745        734  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.

     

4.375%, 6/15/19

     295        302  

4.875%, 7/1/21

     400        409  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
2.500%, 3/1/18

     40        40  
     

 

 

 
     6,944  
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Staples—0.6%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.

     

1.900%, 2/1/19

     180        180  

2.650%, 2/1/21

     540        543  

CVS Health Corp.
2.800%, 7/20/20

     540        548  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (The)

     

2.800%, 7/2/20

     85        86  

3.500%, 7/15/22

     90        91  

Whole Foods Market, Inc.
5.200%, 12/3/25

     615        650  
     

 

 

 
     2,098  
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.1%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
4.850%, 3/15/21

     170        182  

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

     215        221  

Cimarex Energy Co.
4.375%, 6/1/24

     490        509  

Concho Resources, Inc.
4.375%, 1/15/25

     560        562  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
4.375%, 10/15/20

     90        94  

Energy Transfer Partners LP
5.200%, 2/1/22

     130        139  

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.) 144A
8.000%, 11/29/24
(3)

     70        76  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 11/15/23
(3)

     85        93  

MPLX LP
5.500%, 2/15/23

     290        302  

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

     365        364  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

2.600%, 4/15/22

   $ 55      $ 55  

3.400%, 4/15/26

     45        45  

QEP Resources, Inc.
5.250%, 5/1/23

     295        297  

Regency Energy Partners LP
5.000%, 10/1/22

     215        228  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
6.250%, 3/15/22

     340        372  

Sinopec Capital Ltd. 144A
1.875%, 4/24/18
(3)

     250        249  

Sunoco LP
6.375%, 4/1/23

     400        407  
     

 

 

 
     4,195  
     

 

 

 

Financials—8.5%

 

Air Lease Corp.
2.625%, 9/4/18

     550        554  

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

     330        330  

Ares Capital Corp.

     

4.875%, 11/30/18

     62        64  

3.875%, 1/15/20

     173        175  

Aviation Capital Group Corp.

     

144A 2.875%, 9/17/18(3)

     115        116  

RegS 2.875%, 9/17/18(4)

     220        223  

Bank of America Corp.

     

5.490%, 3/15/19

     66        70  

2.650%, 4/1/19

     350        354  

4.200%, 8/26/24

     400        407  

4.450%, 3/3/26

     75        77  

Bank of India 144A
3.250%, 4/18/18
(3)

     300        303  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     

2.200%, 3/4/19

     230        232  

2.050%, 5/3/21

     860        843  

Barclays Bank plc 144A
6.050%, 12/4/17
(3)

     100        103  

BBVA Banco Continental S.A. RegS
5.000%, 8/26/22
(4)

     520        550  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
1.300%, 8/15/19

     1,955        1,930  

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co., LLC 144A
6.625%, 8/15/19
(3)

     200        222  

Citigroup, Inc.
4.600%, 3/9/26

     630        650  

Corp Andina de Fomento
2.000%, 5/10/19

     455        452  

Fifth Third Bancorp
4.500%, 6/1/18

     150        155  

First Horizon National Corp.
3.500%, 12/15/20

     440        444  

First Tennessee Bank N.A.
2.950%, 12/1/19

     250        251  

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

     400        439  

FS Investment Corp.

     

4.250%, 1/15/20

     300        302  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

7


VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

4.750%, 5/15/22

   $ 185      $ 184  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

3.700%, 11/24/20

     670        682  

4.200%, 3/1/21

     405        417  

3.200%, 7/6/21

     975        967  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     

2.350%, 11/15/21

     350        340  

4.250%, 10/21/25

     320        325  

Guanay Finance Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 12/15/20
(3)

     844        852  

HSBC Holdings plc
2.950%, 5/25/21

     860        859  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
7.000%, 12/15/20

     245        277  

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12 144A
6.000%
(2)(3)(5)(6)

     980        990  

ICAHN Enterprises LP
5.875%, 2/1/22

     200        200  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.
3.231%, 11/13/19

     250        256  

iStar Financial, Inc.
5.000%, 7/1/19

     375        378  

Jefferies Group LLC
5.125%, 4/13/18

     150        155  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

6.125%, 6/27/17

     200        204  

2.250%, 1/23/20

     540        538  

2.295%, 8/15/21

     300        294  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
1.650%, 9/23/19

     615        609  

KeyCorp.
5.100%, 3/24/21

     185        202  

Korea Development Bank
3.875%, 5/4/17

     250        252  

Lazard Group LLC
4.250%, 11/14/20

     350        366  

Lincoln National Corp.

     

8.750%, 7/1/19

     69        79  

4.200%, 3/15/22

     470        497  

6.050%, 4/20/67(2)(5)

     75        58  

Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A
3.000%, 12/3/18
(3)

     75        76  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A
2.500%, 12/3/20
(3)

     650        650  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. 144A
1.850%, 3/21/18
(3)

     200        200  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.
2.273%, 9/13/21

     565        548  

Morgan Stanley
4.350%, 9/8/26

     1,660        1,691  

MUFG Union Bank N.A.
2.625%, 9/26/18

     300        303  

New York Life Global Funding 144A
1.950%, 2/11/20
(3)

     70        70  

Nordea Bank AB 144A
1.625%, 9/30/19
(3)

     1,005        992  

PNC Funding Corp.
5.625%, 2/1/17

     10        10  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.
8.875%, 6/15/38
(2)(5)

   $ 100      $ 108  

S&P Global, Inc.
3.300%, 8/14/20

     519        529  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

     

2.700%, 5/24/19

     265        265  

2.650%, 4/17/20

     575        570  

SBA Tower Trust

     

144A 2.933%, 12/11/17(3)

     155        155  

144A 3.156%, 10/15/20(3)

     750        754  

144A 2.877%, 7/15/21(3)

     800        793  

State Street Corp.
4.956%, 3/15/18
(5)

     525        542  

TIAA Asset Management Finance Co., LLC 144A
2.950%, 11/1/19
(3)

     430        437  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
2.125%, 4/7/21

     700        689  

Turkiye Is Bankasi 144A
5.500%, 4/21/22
(3)

     800        759  

UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd. 144A
2.650%, 2/1/22
(3)

     400        388  

Voya Financial, Inc.
2.900%, 2/15/18

     267        270  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
2.150%, 12/6/19

     985        984  

Willis North America, Inc.
6.200%, 3/28/17

     40        40  

XLIT Ltd. Series E,
2.300%, 12/15/18

     135        136  

Zions Bancorp
4.500%, 3/27/17

     225        226  
     

 

 

 
     31,412  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.8%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     

2.350%, 11/22/19

     360        360  

2.900%, 11/30/21

     500        499  

AbbVie, Inc.

     

2.500%, 5/14/20

     370        370  

2.300%, 5/14/21

     495        485  

3.200%, 11/6/22

     45        45  

2.850%, 5/14/23

     495        480  

Actavis Capital S.a.r.l.

     

(Actavis Funding)
3.000%, 3/12/20

     85        86  

(Actavis Funding)
3.450%, 3/15/22

     90        91  

Aetna Inc.
2.400%, 6/15/21

     1,010        1,005  

Community Health Systems, Inc.
5.125%, 8/1/21

     65        60  

Forest Laboratories LLC 144A
4.375%, 2/1/19
(3)

     205        213  

Fresenius U.S. Finance II, Inc. 144A
4.500%, 1/15/23
(3)

     95        98  

Mylan NV

     

144A 3.000%, 12/15/18(3)

     195        196  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

144A 3.150%, 6/15/21(3)

   $ 230      $ 226  

Owens & Minor, Inc.
3.875%, 9/15/21

     65        65  

Shire Acquisitions Investments
2.400%, 9/23/21

     435        420  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

4.463%, 6/15/20(2)

     440        444  

6.000%, 10/1/20

     80        84  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

     

2.200%, 7/21/21

     140        134  

2.800%, 7/21/23

     140        132  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 3/15/20
(3)

     170        145  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
3.150%, 4/1/22

     825        822  

Zoetis, Inc.
3.450%, 11/13/20

     165        169  
     

 

 

 
     6,629  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.8%

 

America West Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 01-1, G
7.100%, 4/2/21

     552        595  

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. 144A
2.850%, 12/15/20
(3)

     200        200  

Bombardier, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 4/15/19
(3)

     215        217  

British Airways Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, B 144A
5.625%, 6/20/20
(3)

     658        691  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

     

99-1, A 6.545%, 2/2/19

     138        143  

01-1, A1 6.703%, 6/15/21

     302        321  

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, A 144A
5.250%, 5/30/23
(3)

     902        940  

Lockheed Martin Corp.
1.850%, 11/23/18

     125        126  

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     295        326  

Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP

     

RegS 2.500%, 6/15/19(4)

     150        151  

144A 3.375%, 2/1/22(3)

     205        207  

UAL Pass-Through-Trust 07-01, A
6.636%, 7/2/22

     2,624        2,827  
     

 

 

 
     6,744  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.0%

 

Apple, Inc.
2.250%, 2/23/21

     400        400  

Diamond 1 Finance Corp. (Diamond 2 Finance Corp.) 144A
5.450%, 6/15/23
(3)

     685        726  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

     

3.250%, 12/1/17

     65        65  

4.000%, 6/15/20

     135        138  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

First Data Corp. 144A
5.000%, 1/15/24
(3)

   $ 785      $ 792  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     

2.850%, 10/5/18

     325        328  

3.600%, 10/15/20

     60        61  

Microsoft Corp.
2.000%, 8/8/23

     320        306  

NXP BV (NXP Funding LLC) 144A
4.125%, 6/1/21
(3)

     425        439  

Oracle Corp.

     

1.900%, 9/15/21

     175        171  

2.400%, 9/15/23

     220        213  
     

 

 

 
     3,639  
     

 

 

 

Materials—0.4%

 

Airgas, Inc.
3.050%, 8/1/20

     28        28  

CRH America, Inc.
8.125%, 7/15/18

     100        109  

Equate Petrochemical BV 144A
3.000%, 3/3/22
(3)

     465        443  

Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (OCP) 144A
5.625%, 4/25/24
(3)

     790        817  

Packaging Corp. of America
3.900%, 6/15/22

     185        191  
     

 

 

 
     1,588  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.3%

 

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

     140        143  

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

     390        391  

Corporate Office Properties LP
3.700%, 6/15/21

     220        224  

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.
7.875%, 9/1/20

     570        663  

Digital Realty Trust LP

     

3.400%, 10/1/20

     325        330  

3.950%, 7/1/22

     195        200  

HCP, Inc.
3.750%, 2/1/19

     225        231  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP
3.375%, 7/15/21

     135        136  

Kimco Realty Corp.
3.400%, 11/1/22

     550        558  

MPT Operating Partnership LP (MPT Finance Corp.)
6.375%, 2/15/22

     45        47  

Select Income REIT
4.150%, 2/1/22

     580        574  

Senior Housing Properties Trust
3.250%, 5/1/19

     125        125  

Ventas Realty LP (Ventas Capital Corp.)

     

4.000%, 4/30/19

     505        523  

2.700%, 4/1/20

     152        153  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Real Estate—(continued)

 

West Europe Finance LLC 144A
3.250%, 10/5/20
(3)

   $ 535      $ 544  
     

 

 

 
     4,842  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.3%

 

Altice Financing S.A. 144A
6.625%, 2/15/23
(3)

     460        474  

AT&T, Inc.
3.000%, 6/30/22

     1,260        1,236  

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

     455        480  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.000%, 4/15/24

     555        586  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
3.192%, 4/27/18

     195        198  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

3.650%, 9/14/18

     310        320  

2.550%, 6/17/19

     1,335        1,353  

4.600%, 4/1/21

     70        75  
     

 

 

 
     4,722  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.4%

 

Exelon Corp.
2.850%, 6/15/20

     805        813  

Korea Western Power Co., Ltd. 144A
3.125%, 5/10/17
(3)

     200        201  

State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd. 144A
2.750%, 5/7/19
(3)

     330        334  
     

 

 

 
     1,348  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $74,027)

        74,161  
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—4.4%

 

Consumer Discretionary—1.3%

 

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp.
3.882%, 1/15/25

     310        314  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.(f/k/a AMC Entertainment Inc.)
3.511%, 12/15/23

     80        81  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. Tranche B-1
3.631%, 10/20/21

     550        557  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     

Tranche B,
4.000%, 8/14/20

     58        58  

Tranche B-2
3.756%, 9/15/23

     220        223  

Charter Communications Operating LLC (CCO Safari LLC)

     

Tranche F,
3.020%, 1/3/21

     120        120  

Tranche H,
2.755%, 1/14/22

     82        83  

Tranche I,
3.005%, 1/15/24

     158        159  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

CSC Holdings LLC (f/k/a CSC Holdings, Inc. (Cablevision)) Tranche 2016,
3.876%, 10/11/24

   $ 186      $ 188  

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
3.887%, 8/18/23

     753        765  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

     

Tranche B-1
3.500%, 10/26/20

     50        51  

Tranche B-2
3.256%, 10/25/23

     683        692  

Las Vegas Sands LLC Tranche B,
3.006%, 12/19/20

     330        332  

Libbey Glass, Inc.
3.750%, 4/9/21

     143        145  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Tranche B,
3.500%, 4/25/23

     283        286  

PetSmart, Inc. Tranche B-2
4.000%, 3/11/22

     307        309  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. Tranche B,
3.833%, 6/30/22

     122        123  

Station Casinos LLC Tranche B,
3.750%, 6/8/23

     297        301  
     

 

 

 
     4,787  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.8%

 

Albertson’s Cos., LLC Tranche B-4,
3.750%, 8/25/21

     201        204  

Albertson’s LLC Tranche B,
4.247%, 12/21/22

     333        338  

ARAMARK Corp.

     

Tranche E, 3.294%, 9/7/19

     416        421  

Tranche F, 3.498%, 2/24/21

     853        862  

Charger OpCo B.V. (Oak Tea, Inc.) Tranche B-1,
3.250%, 7/2/22

     85        85  

Coty, Inc. Tranche B,
3.092%, 10/27/22

     481        484  

Galleria Co. Tranche B,
3.750%, 1/26/23

     130        131  

Kronos, Inc. First Lien,
5.000%, 11/1/23

     494        501  

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC Tranche I,
3.506%, 1/13/23

     51        52  
     

 

 

 
     3,078  
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.1%

 

MEG Energy Corp.
3.750%, 3/31/20

     308        300  

Paragon Offshore Finance Co.
5.500%, 7/16/21
(9)

     137        52  
     

 

 

 
     352  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.1%

 

Delos Finance S.a.r.l.
3.748%, 3/6/21

     95        96  

RPI Finance Trust Tranche B-5,
3.498%, 10/14/22

     440        446  
     

 

 

 
     542  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

10


VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—0.4%

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) Tranche F,
4.020%, 12/31/18

   $ 281      $ 277  

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. Tranche B,
3.520%, 6/24/21

     98        100  

Envision Healthcare Corp.(f/k/a Emergency Medical Services Corp.)
3.750%, 12/1/23

     563        571  

Quintiles IMS Inc. Tranche B,
3.500%, 3/17/21

     72        73  

Team Health, Inc. Tranche B,
3.770%, 11/23/22

     192        192  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Series D-2, Tranche B,
5.000%, 2/13/19

     136        136  
     

 

 

 
     1,349  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.4%

 

American Airlines, Inc. Tranche B,
3.261%, 4/28/23

     660        665  

AWAS Finance Luxembourg S.A.
3.630%, 7/16/18

     95        96  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien,
5.000%, 5/4/22

     300        301  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

Tranche D, 3.884%, 6/4/21

     65        66  

Tranche E, 3.884%, 5/14/22

     79        80  

Tranche F, 3.770%, 6/9/23

     138        139  

United Airlines, Inc. (f/k/a Continental Airlines, Inc.) Tranche B-1,
3.500%, 9/15/21

     72        73  

Waste Industries USA, Inc. Tranche B,
3.520%, 2/27/20

     186        187  
     

 

 

 
     1,607  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.4%

 

Abacus Innovations Corp. (Leidos, Inc.) Tranche B,
3.520%, 8/16/23

     259        262  

NXP B.V. (NXP Funding LLC) Tranche F,
3.270%, 12/7/20

     249        251  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
4.500%, 11/3/23

     182        185  

SS&C European Holdings S.a.r.l.

     

Tranche A-1,
3.520%, 7/8/20

     18        18  

Tranche A-2,
3.520%, 7/8/20

     27        27  

Tranche B-1,
4.010%, 7/8/22

     101        102  

Tranche B-2,
4.010%, 7/8/22

     10        10  

Western Digital Corp. Tranche B-1,
4.520%, 4/29/23

     541        551  
     

 

 

 
     1,406  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Materials—0.1%

 

Huntsman International LLC Tranche B,
3.873%, 4/1/23

   $ 177     $ 179  

INEOS U.S. Finance LLC Tranche 2022,
4.250%, 3/31/22

     25       25  
    

 

 

 
    204  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate—0.0%

 

ESH Hospitality, Inc.
3.770%, 8/30/23

     107       108  
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.2%

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

    

Tranche B, 2020
4.000%, 1/15/20

     127       129  

Tranche B-II, 2022
3.500%, 5/31/22

     93       94  

T-Mobile USA, Inc. Senior Lien
3.520%, 11/9/22

     253       257  

UPC Financing Partnership
4.080%, 8/31/24

     297       301  
    

 

 

 
    781  
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.6%

 

Calpine Corp. Tranche 2016,
3.590%, 5/31/23

     672       676  

NRG Energy, Inc.
3.520%, 6/30/23

     1,001       1,013  

Vistra Operations Company LLC (f/k/a Tex Operations Co., LLC)

    

5.000%, 8/4/23

     234       238  

Tranche C,
5.000%, 8/4/23

     54       54  

Tranche 2016,
4.000%, 12/14/23

     83       84  
    

 

 

 
    2,065  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $16,175)

 

 

    16,279  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES     VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCKS—0.4%

 

Financials—0.4%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) Series E,
4.950%
(2)

     390 (7)      392  

Citigroup, Inc. Series T,
6.250%
(2)

     660 (7)      680  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series Z,
5.300%
(2)

     50 (7)      51  

Wells Fargo & Co. Series K,
7.980%
(2)

     325 (7)      340  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $1,442)

       1,463  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

11


VIRTUS LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND—1.9%

 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund(8)

    59,529      $ 6,976  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

(Identified Cost $7,163)

       6,976  
    

 

 

 
           VALUE  

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.2%

(Identified Cost $362,985)

       362,077  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.2%

(Identified Cost $362,985)

       362,077 (1) 
    

 

 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.8%

       6,561  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $ 368,638  
    

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”)
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”)
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2016.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $145,091 or 39.4% 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)

Interest payments may be deferred.

(6)

No contractual maturity date.

(7)

Value shown as par value.

(8)

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

(9)

Security in default, portion of the interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

12


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

        

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 94,488      $ —        $ 94,488  

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     74,161        —          74,161  

Foreign Government Securities

     636        —          636  

Loan Agreements

     16,279        —          16,279  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     142,786        —          142,786  

Municipal Bonds

     196        —          196  

U.S. Government Securities

     25,092        —          25,092  

Equity Securities:

        

Preferred Stocks

     1,463        —          1,463  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     6,976        6,976        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 362,077      $ 6,976      $ 355,101  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held as of December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND—105.9%

     

Powershares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio(3)(4)

     99,700      $ 2,591  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

(Identified Cost $2,541)

        2,591  
     

 

 

 
     CONTRACTS         

PURCHASED OPTION—0.2%

 

Call Option—0.2%

 

CBOE Volatility Index expiration 01/04/17 strike price $14

     45        4  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTION—0.2%

(Premiums Paid $2)

        4  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—106.1%

(Identified Cost $2,543)

        2,595 (1) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE WRITTEN OPTIONS—106.1%

(Identified Cost $2,543)

        2,595 (1) 
     

 

 

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS—(0.1)%

 

Call Option—(0.1)%

 

S&P 500® Index expiration 01/04/17 strike price $2245

     3        (2

S&P 500® Index expiration 01/13/17 strike price $2340

     2        —   (2) 

S&P 500® Index expiration 01/18/17 strike price $2330

     3        —   (2) 

S&P 500® Index expiration 01/25/17 strike price $2340

     3        —   (2) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS—(0.1)%

(Premiums Received $9)

 

 

     (2
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF WRITTEN OPTIONS—106.0%

(Identified Cost $2,534)

        2,593 (1) 
     

 

 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(6.0)%

        (147
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 2,446  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Amount is less than $500.

(3) 

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

(4) 

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options.

 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Fund

   $ 2,591      $ 2,591  

Purchased Option

     4        4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments before Written Options

   $ 2,595      $ 2,595  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Written Options

   $ (2    $ (2
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments Net of Written Options

   $ 2,593      $ 2,593  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS MULTI-ASSET TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—36.4%

 

Consumer Discretionary—10.4%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     578      $ 98  

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     588        441  

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     647        31  

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

     261        206  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     14,382        614  

CarMax, Inc.(2)

     1,633        105  

Carnival Corp.

     4,129        215  

CBS Corp. Class B

     5,799        369  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

     713        205  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

     119        45  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     7,353        508  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     403        29  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

     2,144        59  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C(2)

     3,197        86  

Expedia, Inc.

     234        26  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     809        57  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     1,300        29  

Garmin Ltd.

     5,553        269  

Genuine Parts Co.

     4,444        425  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     10,794        630  

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     3,363        374  

Hasbro, Inc.

     3,391        264  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     4,024        539  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     9,702        227  

L Brands, Inc.

     1,589        105  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     5,147        252  

LKQ Corp.(2)

     8,017        246  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     2,571        183  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     3,051        252  

Mattel, Inc.

     10,478        289  

McDonald’s Corp.

     2,289        279  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(2)

     2,435        486  

Netflix, Inc.(2)

     825        102  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     13,883        620  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     13,474        685  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

     791        220  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     5,791        493  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(2)

     113        166  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     2,402        158  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     1,603        131  

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     1,361        97  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Starbucks Corp.

     3,661      $ 203  

TEGNA, Inc.

     3,050        65  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     4,109        309  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(2)

     180        8  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     435        12  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     1,047        80  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     7,099        614  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     1,118        71  
     

 

 

 
     11,977  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—3.0%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     4,214        285  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     3,635        163  

Campbell Soup Co.

     777        47  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     1,683        67  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     3,083        473  

General Mills, Inc.

     2,141        132  

Hershey Co. (The)

     591        61  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     1,183        41  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     307        39  

Kellogg Co.

     785        58  

Kraft Heinz Co.(The)

     1,362        119  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     479        45  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     686        49  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     6,350        618  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     3,547        157  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     3,392        310  

Reynolds American, Inc.

     1,746        98  

Sysco Corp.

     12,343        684  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     866        53  
     

 

 

 
     3,499  
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.3%

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     5,391        417  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     3,694        186  

Phillips 66

     3,345        289  

Tesoro Corp.

     835        73  

Transocean Ltd.(2)

     19,346        285  

Valero Energy Corp.

     3,287        225  
     

 

 

 
     1,475  
     

 

 

 

Financials—3.4%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     1,483        103  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     2,339        173  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-ASSET TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

AON plc

     2,297      $ 256  

Bank of America Corp.

     6,707        148  

BB&T Corp.

     2,679        126  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     3,967        157  

CHUBB Ltd.

     2,050        271  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     876        66  

Citigroup, Inc.

     1,911        114  

Comerica, Inc.

     86        6  

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

     1,393        72  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     1,250        299  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2,375        205  

M&T Bank Corp.

     526        82  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     4,307        291  

MetLife, Inc.

     3,977        214  

Morgan Stanley

     4,849        205  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     1,617        189  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     3,460        123  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1,583        165  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     1,674        92  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,691        207  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     2,987        165  

Willis Towers Watson plc

     1,118        137  

XL Group Ltd.

     1,762        66  
     

 

 

 
     3,932  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.9%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     2,412        93  

Aetna, Inc.

     791        98  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     2,005        91  

Anthem, Inc.

     663        95  

Bard (C.R.), Inc.

     126        28  

Baxter International, Inc.

     828        37  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     375        62  

Boston Scientific Corp.(2)

     2,473        53  

Centene Corp.(2)

     345        20  

Cigna Corp.

     625        83  

Danaher Corp.

     1,089        85  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(2)

     393        37  

Hologic, Inc.(2)

     320        13  

Humana, Inc.

     370        76  

Illumina, Inc.(2)

     860        110  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(2)

     76        48  

Medtronic plc

     2,236        159  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(2)

     86      $ 36  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     728        38  

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     425        34  

Stryker Corp.

     556        67  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2,261        319  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     2,231        357  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(2)

     160        14  

Waters Corp.(2)

     456        61  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     316        33  
     

 

 

 
     2,147  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—5.9%

 

3M Co.

     889        159  

Allegion plc

     1,058        68  

Arconic, Inc.

     587        11  

Boeing Co. (The)

     880        137  

Cintas Corp.

     5,739        663  

Deere & Co.

     6,561        676  

Dover Corp.

     873        65  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

     478        58  

Equifax, Inc.

     1,550        183  

FedEx Corp.

     1,217        227  

Flowserve Corp.

     777        37  

Fortive Corp.

     597        32  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     1,656        89  

General Dynamics Corp.

     440        76  

General Electric Co.

     14,272        451  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     1,115        129  

Hunt (JB) Transport Services, Inc.

     4,598        446  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     1,669        204  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     1,314        99  

Johnson Controls International plc

     9,996        412  

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     121        18  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     337        84  

Masco Corp.

     3,600        114  

Nielsen Holdings plc

     4,755        199  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     253        59  

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     709        99  

Pentair plc

     887        50  

Raytheon Co.

     479        68  

Republic Services, Inc.

     3,375        193  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     133        12  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     209        38  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-ASSET TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Ryder System, Inc.

     2,798      $ 208  

Snap-on, Inc.

     303        52  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     763        88  

Stericycle, Inc.(2)

     1,218        94  

Textron, Inc.

     342        17  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     93        23  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     3,435        394  

United Technologies Corp.

     1,125        123  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(2)

     2,051        167  

Waste Management, Inc.

     5,728        406  

Xylem, Inc.

     881        44  
     

 

 

 
     6,772  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—5.4%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     8,694        314  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(2)

     2,166        223  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(2)

     400        27  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     75        17  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(2)

     235        186  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(2)

     235        181  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     4,993        336  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     388        28  

Apple, Inc.

     5,281        612  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     13,019        420  

Autodesk, Inc.(2)

     959        71  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     498        51  

Broadcom Ltd.

     505        89  

CA, Inc.

     579        18  

Citrix Systems, Inc.(2)

     742        66  

Corning, Inc.

     14,232        345  

eBay, Inc.(2)

     2,097        62  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(2)

     3,485        275  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(2)

     1,776        204  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     304        23  

First Solar, Inc.(2)

     149        5  

Fiserv, Inc.(2)

     249        27  

Global Payments, Inc.

     154        11  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     1,615        37  

HP, Inc.

     1,553        23  

Intel Corp.

     6,273        228  

Intuit, Inc.

     1,202        138  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     2,179        171  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,843        195  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Linear Technology Corp.

     264      $ 17  

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     958        99  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     243        16  

Micron Technology, Inc.(2)

     1,036        23  

Microsoft Corp.

     8,776        545  

NetApp, Inc.

     228        8  

NVIDIA Corp.

     619        66  

Oracle Corp.

     4,427        170  

Paychex, Inc.

     340        21  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(2)

     1,142        45  

Qorvo, Inc.(2)

     220        12  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1,876        122  

Red Hat, Inc.(2)

     207        14  

salesforce.com, Inc.(2)

     2,768        190  

Seagate Technology plc

     294        11  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     297        22  

Symantec Corp.

     749        18  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     1,281        94  

Total System Services, Inc.

     185        9  

VeriSign, Inc.(2)

     124        9  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     2,781        217  

Western Digital Corp.

     196        13  

Western Union Co. (The)

     510        11  

Xerox Corp.

     861        8  

Xilinx, Inc.

     239        14  

Yahoo!, Inc.(2)

     1,841        71  
     

 

 

 
     6,228  
     

 

 

 

Materials—3.4%

 

Albemarle Corp.

     814        70  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     888        62  

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     5,272        302  

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

     4,212        309  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     734        55  

Ecolab, Inc.

     1,882        221  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     386        45  

International Paper Co.

     6,155        327  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     1,370        303  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     20,260        690  

Nucor Corp.

     10,569        629  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     1,909        181  

Sealed Air Corp.

     1,909        87  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     368        99  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-ASSET TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     2,859      $ 358  

WestRock Co.

     3,765        191  
     

 

 

 
     3,929  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.2%

 

American Tower Corp.

     1,615        171  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     1,280        111  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     469        46  

Equinix, Inc.

     278        99  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     573        44  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     801        26  

Prologis, Inc.

     12,862        679  

Public Storage

     573        128  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     3,145        95  
     

 

 

 
     1,399  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.5%

 

Ameren Corp.

     796        42  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     1,342        33  

CMS Energy Corp.

     936        39  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     845        62  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     1,817        139  

DTE Energy Co.

     563        56  

NiSource, Inc.

     1,140        25  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     1,445        63  

SCANA Corp.

     392        29  

Sempra Energy

     745        75  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     869        51  
     614  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $38,100)

        41,972  
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS(3)—63.0%

 

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index Fund

     333,870        28,195  

iShares China Large-Cap Index Fund

     90,324        3,135  

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

     51,152        3,936  

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

     166,105        3,360  

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund

     94,707        3,157  

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

     136,088        3,559  

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund

     159,457        3,106  

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

     68,640        3,354  

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped Index Fund

     118,690        3,497  

iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund

     110,773        3,253  

iShares TIPS Bond Index Fund

     59,620        6,747  
     SHARES      VALUE  

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund(2)

     218,549      $ 3,462  

PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund(2)

     146,058        3,865  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $72,333)

        72,626  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM
INVESTMENTS—99.4 %

(Identified Cost $110,433)

 

 

     114,598  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.4 %

(Identified Cost $110,433)

 

 

     114,598 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.6%

 

     654  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 115,252  
     

 

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

TIPS

   Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

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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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 41,972      $ 41,972  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     72,626        72,626  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 114,598      $ 114,598  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.3%

    

U.S. Treasury Note
1.250%, 3/31/21

   $ 765     $ 747  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $759)

       747  
    

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.1%

    

Michigan—0.0%

    

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Series A,
7.309%, 6/1/34

     145       133  
    

 

 

 

Virginia—0.1%

    

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.
Series A-1, Taxable
6.706%, 6/1/46

     325       259  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $461)

       392  
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—10.6%

    

Argentine Republic

    

144A 7.500%, 4/22/26(3)

     1,055       1,108  

144A 7.875%, 6/15/27(3)

     1,180       1,168  

Series NY
8.280%, 12/31/33

     1,570       1,684  

144A 7.125%, 7/6/36(3)

     735       701  

144A 7.625%, 4/22/46(3)

     370       370  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    

7.000%, 12/1/18

     216       140  

RegS 7.750%, 10/13/19(4)

     202       113  

RegS 7.650%, 4/21/25(4)

     1,500       690  

9.375%, 1/13/34

     2,145       1,003  

City of Buenos Aires 144A
7.500%, 6/1/27
(3)

     365       374  

Dominican Republic 144A
6.875%, 1/29/26
(3)

     180       188  

Federative Republic of Brazil

    

8.500%, 1/5/24

     1,690 BRL      454  

10.250%, 1/10/28

     250 BRL      71  

5.625%, 1/7/41

     670       599  

Federative Republic of Brazil Treasury Note Series F,

    

10.000%, 1/1/23

     2,480 BRL      719  

10.000%, 1/1/25

     1,880 BRL      537  

Kingdom of Bahrain 144A
7.000%, 10/12/28
(3)

     910       932  

Kingdom of Jordan 144A
5.750%, 1/31/27
(3)

     1,075       1,021  

Kingdom of Morocco 144A
5.500%, 12/11/42
(3)

     800       812  

Kingdom of Qatar 144A
3.250%, 6/2/26
(3)

     480       463  
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 144A 3.250%, 10/26/26(3)

   $ 815     $ 773  

Mongolia 144A
5.125%, 12/5/22
(3)

     425       364  

Provincia de Buenos Aires 144A 9.125%, 3/16/24(3)

     730       796  

Republic of Chile
5.500%, 8/5/20

     474,000 CLP      744  

Republic of Colombia

    

4.375%, 3/21/23

     1,867,000 COP      542  

9.850%, 6/28/27

     946,000 COP      371  

Republic of Costa Rica

    

144A 4.375%, 4/30/25(3)

     795       709  

144A 7.000%, 4/4/44(3)

     200       184  

Republic of Cote d’Ivoire 144A 6.375%, 3/3/28(3)

     905       882  

Republic of El Salvador 144A
6.375%, 1/18/27
(3)

     1,405       1,300  

Republic of Indonesia Series FR56, 8.375%, 9/15/26

     13,950,000 IDR      1,067  

Republic of Iraq RegS
5.800%, 1/15/28
(4)

     610       508  

Republic of Kazakhstan 144A 5.125%, 7/21/25(3)

     245       262  

Republic of Romania 144A
6.750%, 2/7/22
(3)

     520       592  

Republic of South Africa

    

Series R203,
8.250%, 9/15/17

     3,690 ZAR      269  

Series R208,
6.750%, 3/31/21

     6,720 ZAR      463  

4.300%, 10/12/28

     760       705  

Republic of Sri Lanka 144A
6.850%, 11/3/25
(3)

     800       790  

Republic of Turkey

    

9.000%, 3/8/17

     1,250 TRY      356  

6.250%, 9/26/22

     515       536  

4.875%, 10/9/26

     2,440       2,264  

4.875%, 4/16/43

     945       761  

Russian Federation 144A
7.850%, 3/10/18
(3)

     60,000 RUB      968  

Sultanate of Oman 144A
4.750%, 6/15/26
(3)

     1,170       1,131  

Ukraine 144A
7.750%, 9/1/26
(3)

     850       795  

United Mexican States

    

Series M,
6.500%, 6/9/22

     16,410 MXN      764  

4.750%, 3/8/44

     508       462  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $35,885)

       32,505  
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—14.8%

    

Agency—3.6%

    

FHLMC
3.500%, 4/1/46

     1,248       1,278  

FNMA

    

3.000%, 4/1/43

     1,404       1,403  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

 

3.000%, 5/1/43

  $ 718     $ 717  

3.000%, 6/1/43

    1,571       1,569  

3.000%, 7/1/43

    756       755  

4.000%, 10/1/44

    1,130       1,188  

3.500%, 9/1/45

    1,942       1,991  

3.500%, 1/1/46

    1,059       1,086  

3.500%, 5/1/46

    1,027       1,053  
   

 

 

 
      11,040  
   

 

 

 

Non-Agency—11.2%

 

American Homes 4 Rent Trust

   

14-SFR2, C 144A
4.705%, 10/17/36
(3)

    915       946  

15-SFR2, C 144A
4.691%, 10/17/45
(3)

    805       830  

15-SFR1, A 144A
3.467%, 4/17/52
(3)

    679       682  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 03-AR3, M4
4.274%, 6/25/33
(2)

    1,135       1,095  

AMSR Trust 16-SFR1, D 144A
3.136%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

    765       763  

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

05-1, 1A1
5.500%, 2/25/35

    389       389  

06-2, 3A1
6.000%, 3/25/36

    185       190  

Bank of America (Countrywide) Asset-Backed Certificates

   

05-1, AF5A 5.137%, 7/25/35(2)

    970       1,008  

05-12, 2A4 5.575%, 2/25/36(2)

    507       505  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Alternative Loan Trust

   

04-22CB, 1A1
6.000%, 10/25/34

    389       415  

04-24CB, 1A1
6.000%, 11/25/34

    90       93  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust 16-SPL1, B1 144A
4.250%, 4/28/55
(3)

    625       637  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust 16-SPL2, B1 144A
4.250%, 6/28/53
(2)(3)

    445       447  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

   

05-5, 2A3 5.000%, 8/25/35

    224       221  

15-A, A1 144A
3.500%, 6/25/58
(2)(3)

    670       680  

Colony American Finance Ltd. 15-1A, 144A
2.896%, 10/15/47
(3)

    647       645  

Colony Starwood Homes Trust 16-2A, C 144A
2.886%, 12/17/33
(2)(3)

    770       772  

Commercial Mortgage Trust 07-GG11, AM
5.867%, 12/10/49
(2)

    600       613  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage-Backed Trust 07-C5, A1AM
5.870%, 9/15/40
(2)

  $ 939     $ 881  

Credit Suisse Mortgage-Backed Trust 06-08, 3A1
6.000%, 10/25/21

    373       354  

Deutsche Bank-UBS Mortgage Trust 11-LC3A, D 144A
5.345%, 8/10/44
(2)(3)

    860       889  

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust 15-NRF, CFX 144A
3.382%, 12/15/34
(2)(3)

    600       603  

GSAA Home Equity Trust 05-12, AF3W
4.999%, 9/25/35
(2)

    288       291  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 06-1F, 2A4
6.000%, 2/25/36

    339       296  

Home Equity Loan Trust 03-HS3, AI4
5.550%, 9/25/33
(2)

    142       145  

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust 14-R1, 2A1 144A
4.000%, 12/27/37
(3)

    281       278  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 07-LDPX, AM
5.464%, 1/15/49
(2)

    676       670  

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

   

14-1, 1A1 144A
4.000%, 1/25/44
(2)(3)

    568       586  

16-1, M2 144A
3.750%, 4/25/45
(2)(3)

    563       559  

16-2, M2 144A
3.750%, 12/25/45
(2)(3)

    935       926  

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 05-1, 3A1
3.327%, 2/25/35
(2)

    537       489  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

   

04-6, 7A1 6.000%, 7/25/34

    1,033       1,013  

05-2, 2A1 6.000%, 1/25/35

    452       467  

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust 05-1, 1A5 144A
8.000%, 8/25/34
(3)

    547       569  

MASTR Specialized Loan Trust 05-3, A2 144A
5.704%, 11/25/35
(2)(3)

    314       316  

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 16-1, M1 144A
3.150%, 4/25/57
(2)(3)

    525       510  

Morgan Stanley - Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Trust 15-C26, C
4.411%, 10/15/48
(2)

    840       825  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 07-IQ14, AM
5.690%, 4/15/49
(2)

    925       906  

Motel 6 Trust 15-MTL6, D 144A 4.532%, 2/5/30(3)

    1,080       1,084  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 16-4A, B1A 144A
4.500%, 11/25/56
(3)

    708       735  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. 04-R3, A1 144A
6.500%, 2/25/35
(3)

  $ 241     $ 235  

Resecuritization Pass-Through Trust 05-BR, A5
6.000%, 10/25/34

    395       398  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust 05-A1, A3
5.500%, 4/25/35

    637       636  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

   

14-2, A1 144A
4.000%, 7/25/44
(2)(3)

    242       246  

14-4, A6 144A
3.500%, 11/25/44
(2)(3)

    621       621  

15-1, A1 144A
3.500%, 1/25/45
(2)(3)

    698       703  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust

   

15-1, A2 144A
3.250%, 10/25/53
(2)(3)

    555       542  

15-6, M1 144A
3.750%, 4/25/55
(2)(3)

    760       742  

15-5, A2 144A
3.500%, 5/25/55
(2)(3)

    690       692  

15-2, 1M1 144A
3.250%, 11/25/60
(2)(3)

    1,920       1,905  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Transfer

   

15-NP11, A1 144A
3.625%, 7/25/45
(2)(3)

    416       415  

16-NPL9, A1 144A
3.500%, 9/25/46
(2)(3)

    291       291  

16-NP11, A1 144A
3.500%, 10/25/46
(2)(3)

    302       301  

15-NPL2, A1 144A
3.375%, 2/25/55
(2)(3)

    372       373  

15-NPL3, A1 144A
3.375%, 10/25/58
(2)(3)

    359       359  

Wells Fargo (Wachovia Bank) Commercial Mortgage Trust 15-LC20, B
3.719%, 4/15/50

    875       873  

Wells Fargo - Royal Bank of Scotland plc Commercial Mortgage Trust 11-C5, C 144A
5.673%, 11/15/44
(2)(3)

    645       689  
   

 

 

 
    34,344  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $45,618)

      45,384  
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—4.2%

   

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust

   

14-1A, D 144A
4.900%, 4/15/20
(3)

    1,316       1,315  

15-1A, C 144A
3.580%, 6/15/21
(3)

    2,160       2,159  

CarNow Auto Receivables Trust 16-1A, D 144A
7.340%, 11/15/21
(3)

    745       741  

Citi Held For Asset Issuance 15-PM3, B 144A
4.310%, 5/16/22
(3)

    740       742  

DB Master Finance LLC 15-A1, A2II 144A
3.980%, 2/20/45
(3)

    376       377  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 16-CA, C 144A
3.020%, 11/15/21
(3)

  $ 745     $ 745  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 15-A1, C 144A
4.100%, 12/15/20
(3)

    900       914  

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 12-1A, A2 144A
4.212%, 10/15/42
(3)

    525       526  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust 14-1, E 144A 5.710%, 8/16/21(3)

    665       673  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust 15-1, B 144A
4.120%, 9/15/22
(3)

    1,110       1,109  

Greater Capital Association of Realtors 15-1A, C
9.790%, 10/15/25

    545       563  

Leaf Receivables Funding 10 LLC 15-1, E2 144A
6.000%, 6/15/23
(3)

    555       537  

Leaf Receivables Funding 9 LLC 16-1, E2 144A
6.000%, 6/15/24
(3)

    290       267  

SolarCity LMC Series III LLC 14-2, A 144A
4.020%, 7/20/44
(3)

    920       867  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC 11-1A, A1A 144A
4.370%, 7/15/41
(3)

    171       172  

Wendy’s Funding LLC 15-1A, A2II 144A 4.080%, 6/15/45(3)

    1,096       1,083  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $12,833)

      12,790  
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—51.2%

 

Consumer Discretionary—6.8%

 

Altice SA 144A
7.750%, 5/15/22
(3)

    700       749  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 144A 5.875%, 11/15/26(3)

    150       154  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
5.750%, 6/15/19

    472       491  

Boyd Gaming Corp.
6.875%, 5/15/23

    415       448  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 7/1/22
(3)

    185       187  

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

    835       816  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. 9.000%, 2/15/20(10)

    207       215  

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC 8.000%, 10/1/20

    320       337  

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC
9.375%, 5/1/22

    785       850  

CBS Radio, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 11/1/24
(3)

    55       58  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (Cequel Capital Corp.)

    

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

  $ 275      $ 281  

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

    655        670  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    

Series B 7.625%, 3/15/20

    930        933  

Series A 7.625%, 3/15/20

    320        309  

Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

    200        214  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 11/15/26
(3)

    540        535  

Dana Financing Luxembourg S.a.r.l. 144A
6.500%, 6/1/26
(3)

    230        241  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 9/1/23
(3)

    60        61  

International Game Technology plc 144A
6.250%, 2/15/22
(3)

    340        366  

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 10/15/24
(3)

    215        219  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A
4.875%, 11/1/24
(3)

    335        337  

M/I Homes, Inc.
6.750%, 1/15/21

    525        550  

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

    860        892  

Meritor, Inc.
6.750%, 6/15/21

    300        308  

MPG Holdco I, Inc.
7.375%, 10/15/22

    830        871  

NCL Corp., Ltd. 144A
4.750%, 12/15/21
(3)

    650        651  

New York University
4.142%, 7/1/48

    545        513  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 5/1/24
(3)

    350        352  

QVC, Inc.
5.125%, 7/2/22

    240        248  

RCN Telecom Services LLC (RCN Capital Corp.) 144A
8.500%, 8/15/20
(3)

    510        541  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

    

6.625%, 5/15/21

    540        459  

144A 7.000%, 1/1/22(3)

    590        636  

SFR (Numericable) Group S.A.

    

144A 6.000%, 5/15/22(3)

    580        597  

144A 7.375%, 5/1/26(3)

    290        297  

Signet UK Finance plc
4.700%, 6/15/24

    895        857  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
144A 4.875%, 7/31/24
(3)

    610        604  

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC 144A
8.750%, 7/15/23
(3)

    490        514  
    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

    

5.625%, 1/15/24

  $ 175      $ 182  

4.875%, 11/15/25

    970        955  

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

    890        921  

VTR Finance BV 144A
6.875%, 1/15/24
(3)

    600        621  

Ziggo Secured Finance BV 144A
5.500%, 1/15/27
(3)

    890        870  
    

 

 

 
     20,910  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.3%

 

AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 12/15/24
(3)

    510        516  

Dole Food Co., Inc. 144A
7.250%, 5/1/19
(3)

    545        557  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 144A
5.750%, 3/15/25
(3)

    340        342  

Post Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 8/15/26
(3)

    620        595  

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

    510        499  

Tops Holding LLC (Tops Markets II Corp.) 144A
8.000%, 6/15/22
(3)

    925        800  

Whole Foods Market, Inc.
5.200%, 12/3/25

    540        571  
    

 

 

 
     3,880  
    

 

 

 

Energy—14.7%

 

Afren plc 144A
11.500%, 2/1/17
(3)(11)(12)

    464        2  

Alberta Energy Co., Ltd.
8.125%, 9/15/30

    330        397  

Alta Mesa Holdings LP (Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.) 144A
7.875%, 12/15/24
(3)

    455        473  

American Midstream Partners LP 144A
8.500%, 12/15/21
(3)

    365        363  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    

4.850%, 3/15/21

    150        161  

5.550%, 3/15/26

    215        241  

6.600%, 3/15/46

    460        568  

Antero Midstream Partners LP 144A
5.375%, 9/15/24
(3)

    220        225  

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

    490        504  

Archrock Partners LP
6.000%, 10/1/22

    740        722  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(3)

    305        307  

Callon Petroleum Co. 144A
6.125%, 10/1/24
(3)

    265        274  

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

    675        695  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 144A
7.000%, 6/30/24
(3)

    680        740  

Cimarex Energy Co.
4.375%, 6/1/24

    450        467  

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas
6.500%, 6/1/21

  $ 725      $ 337  

Concho Resources, Inc.

    

5.500%, 4/1/23

    295        307  

4.375%, 1/15/25

    445        446  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.
5.875%, 4/15/22

    325        320  

Continental Resources, Inc.

    

5.000%, 9/15/22

    510        517  

4.500%, 4/15/23

    305        300  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    

144A 4.750%, 11/1/24(3)

    110        108  

144A 5.375%, 5/31/25(3)

    645        650  

Ecopetrol S.A.

    

5.875%, 9/18/23

    615        651  

5.375%, 6/26/26

    910        905  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
4.375%, 10/15/20

    170        178  

Encana Corp.
3.900%, 11/15/21

    320        322  

Energy Transfer Equity LP
5.875%, 1/15/24

    885        918  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.850%, 7/15/26

    80        81  

EnQuest plc 144A
7.000%, 4/15/22
(3)

    922        673  

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.)

    

9.375%, 5/1/20

    420        389  

144A 8.000%, 11/29/24(3)

    35        38  

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

    450        376  

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital S.A.)

    

144A 6.000%, 11/27/23(3)(7)

    255        272  

144A 4.950%, 2/6/28(3)(7)

    750        739  

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

    540        557  

Holly Energy Partners LP 144A
6.000%, 8/1/24
(3)

    65        68  

HollyFrontier Corp.
5.875%, 4/1/26

    900        919  

KazMunayGas National Co. 144A
6.375%, 4/9/21
(3)

    450        490  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.
7.750%, 1/15/32

    890        1,089  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
7.375%, 5/1/22

    610        635  

Linn Energy LLC

    

6.500%, 5/15/19(11)

    512        219  

6.500%, 9/15/21(11)

    155        66  

Lukoil International Finance BV 144A
4.563%, 4/24/23
(3)

    930        939  

Matador Resources Co. 144A
6.875%, 4/15/23
(3)

    910        960  

MPLX LP
4.875%, 12/1/24

    1,390        1,430  
    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

Newfield Exploration Co.
5.625%, 7/1/24

  $ 785      $ 818  

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

    925        923  

Noble Holding International Ltd.
7.750%, 1/15/24

    220        208  

Novatek OAO (Novatek Finance Ltd.) 144A
4.422%, 12/13/22
(3)(7)

    1,105        1,090  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    

3.400%, 4/15/26

    30        30  

4.400%, 4/15/46

    700        711  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. 144A
6.750%, 10/1/22
(3)

    1,030        273  

Parker Drilling Co.
7.500%, 8/1/20

    1,075        973  

Parsley Energy LLC 144A
6.250%, 6/1/24
(3)

    1,020        1,078  

Pertamina Persero PT

    

144A 4.300%, 5/20/23(3)

    600        599  

144A 6.000%, 5/3/42(3)

    400        386  

144A 5.625%, 5/20/43(3)

    320        296  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    

5.375%, 1/27/21

    830        812  

8.375%, 5/23/21

    170        184  

8.750%, 5/23/26

    1,375        1,487  

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

    

RegS 8.500%, 11/2/17(4)

    89        71  

144A 8.500%, 10/27/20(3)

    177        132  

144A 6.000%, 5/16/24(3)

    1,580        612  

Petroleos Mexicanos

    

144A 6.875%, 8/4/26(3)

    1,185        1,250  

6.500%, 6/2/41

    465        436  

5.500%, 6/27/44

    650        541  

PHI, Inc.
5.250%, 3/15/19

    360        340  

QEP Resources, Inc.

    

6.875%, 3/1/21

    445        475  

5.250%, 5/1/23

    572        576  

Range Resources Corp. 144A
5.000%, 3/15/23
(3)

    835        829  

Regency Energy Partners LP
5.000%, 10/1/22

    1,010        1,069  

RSP Permian, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/25
(3)

    480        484  

Sabine Oil & Gas Corp.
7.250%, 6/15/19
(11)(12)

    935         (16) 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.625%, 2/1/21

    915        979  

SM Energy Co.

    

6.125%, 11/15/22

    320        326  

6.500%, 1/1/23

    400        409  

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

    400        432  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

State Oil Co. (Republic of Azerbaijan)
6.950%, 3/18/30

  $ 855     $ 896  

Sunoco LP
6.375%, 4/1/23

    1,790       1,821  

Tesoro Logistics LP
5.250%, 1/15/25

    145       149  

Transocean, Inc.

   

144A 9.000%, 7/15/23(3)

    215       221  

6.800%, 3/15/38

    250       195  

Weatherford International PLC 144A
9.875%, 2/15/24
(3)

    250       267  

YPF S.A. 144A
8.500%, 3/23/21
(3)

    490       527  
   

 

 

 
      44,943  
   

 

 

 

Financials—10.3%

 

Akbank TAS 144A
7.500%, 2/5/18
(3)

    2,440 TRY      662  

Allstate Corp. (The)
5.750%, 8/15/53
(2)(6)

    845       874  

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

    575       576  

Ares Capital Corp.
3.625%, 1/19/22

    465       450  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 144A
4.400%, 5/19/26
(3)

    725       733  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer S.A. 144A
6.500%, 3/10/21
(3)

    425       458  

Banco de Bogota S.A. 144A
6.250%, 5/12/26
(3)

    730       746  

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A
6.125%, 4/24/27
(2)(3)

    1,095       1,181  

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

    395       419  

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SVC 144A
4.375%, 10/14/25
(3)

    550       539  

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

    1,015       1,031  

Bank of America Corp.

   

4.200%, 8/26/24

    890       906  

4.450%, 3/3/26

    165       170  

Bank of China Ltd. 144A
5.000%, 11/13/24
(3)

    875       907  

Bonos del Banco Central de Chile En Pesos
4.500%, 6/1/20

    185,000 CLP      285  

Citigroup, Inc.
4.600%, 3/9/26

    580       599  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
5.500%, 12/29/49
(2)

    920       911  

Compass Bank
3.875%, 4/10/25

    900       855  

Development Bank of Kazakhstan OJSC 144A
4.125%, 12/10/22
(3)

    1,090       1,049  

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP 144A
5.000%, 8/1/21
(3)

    915       881  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Eurasian Development Bank 144A
4.767%, 9/20/22
(3)

  $ 925     $ 953  

FS Investment Corp.

   

4.250%, 1/15/20

    525       528  

4.750%, 5/15/22

    200       199  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.700%, 5/9/23

    740       728  

Genworth Holdings, Inc.
4.900%, 8/15/23

    585       485  

GrupoSura Finance S.A. 144A
5.500%, 4/29/26
(3)

    725       742  

ICAHN Enterprises LP

   

6.000%, 8/1/20

    370       380  

5.875%, 2/1/22

    510       509  

ICICI Bank Ltd. 144A
4.000%, 3/18/26
(3)

    230       223  

ING Groep NV
6.000%
(2)(5)(6)

    865       845  

iStar Financial, Inc.
5.000%, 7/1/19

    940       947  

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 144A
6.950%, 7/10/42
(3)

    795       771  

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

    575       608  

Lincoln National Corp.
6.050%, 4/20/67
(2)(6)

    300       231  

Morgan Stanley

   

144A 10.090%, 5/3/17(3)

    2,400 BRL      729  

4.350%, 9/8/26

    415       423  

Navient Corp.
7.250%, 9/25/23

    190       196  

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

    785       743  

PKO Finance AB 144A
4.630%, 9/26/22
(3)(7)

    1,315       1,358  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
5.875%, 9/15/42
(2)

    1,430       1,500  

Santander Bank NA
8.750%, 5/30/18

    400       430  

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital S.A. 144A
5.500%, 2/26/24
(2)(3)(7)

    450       457  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
5.250%, 12/15/19

    500       505  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/21
(3)

    140       142  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America 144A
4.375%, 9/15/54
(2)(3)

    740       726  

Tervita Escrow Corp. 144A
7.625%, 12/1/21
(3)

    120       123  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
3.625%, 9/15/31
(2)

    295       290  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A
5.250%, 9/13/22
(3)

    500       484  

Voya Financial, Inc.
5.650%, 5/15/53
(2)

    870       858  

Woodside Finance Ltd. 144A
3.700%, 9/15/26
(3)

    135       132  
   

 

 

 
      31,477  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

6


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—2.9%

 

Abbott Laboratories

    

3.400%, 11/30/23

  $ 165      $ 164  

3.750%, 11/30/26

    585        581  

Centene Corp.
4.750%, 1/15/25

    760        744  

Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.875%, 2/1/22

    525        368  

Concordia International Corp.

    

144A 9.000%, 4/1/22(3)

    185        157  

144A 7.000%, 4/15/23(3)

    175        56  

Endo Finance LLC 144A
5.375%, 1/15/23
(3)

    660        564  

Envision Healthcare Corp. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/24
(3)

    165        174  

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

    435        437  

IASIS Healthcare LLC
8.375%, 5/15/19

    545        477  

inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 10/1/24
(3)

    300        316  

MEDNAX, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 12/1/23
(3)

    395        407  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 144A
7.125%, 6/1/24
(3)

    675        712  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 5/15/22
(3)

    710        632  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 144A
8.875%, 4/15/21
(3)

    570        608  

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 4/1/23
(3)

    912        946  

Team Health, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 12/15/23
(3)

    40        46  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    

4.750%, 6/1/20

    275        278  

6.000%, 10/1/20

    180        188  

144A 7.500%, 1/1/22(3)

    35        37  

8.125%, 4/1/22

    385        365  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

    

144A 6.375%, 10/15/20(3)

    320        276  

144A 7.500%, 7/15/21(3)

    130        111  

144A 5.625%, 12/1/21(3)

    140        109  

144A 5.875%, 5/15/23(3)

    380        289  
    

 

 

 
     9,042  
    

 

 

 

Industrials—4.6%

 

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 11/15/24
(3)

    120        120  

Air Canada Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, B 144A
5.375%, 5/15/21
(3)

    1,187        1,216  
    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Allegiant Travel Co.
5.500%, 7/15/19

  $ 165      $ 171  

Bombardier, Inc.

    

RegS 4.750%, 4/15/19(4)

    110        111  

144A 6.125%, 1/15/23(3)

    740        709  

Carpenter Technology Corp.
5.200%, 7/15/21

    600        605  

CEB, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 6/15/23
(3)

    610        595  

Cemex Finance LLC 144A
6.000%, 4/1/24
(3)

    740        762  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 01-1, A1
6.703%, 6/15/21

    56        60  

Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd. 144A
6.125%, 10/31/26
(3)

    250        259  

DP World Ltd. 144A
6.850%, 7/2/37
(3)

    400        426  

GATX Corp.
3.250%, 9/15/26

    125        118  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. 144A
6.875%, 3/1/20
(3)

    595        577  

Hawaiian Airlines Pass-Through Certificates 13-1B, B
4.950%, 1/15/22

    749        745  

JBS Investments GmbH 144A
7.250%, 4/3/24
(3)

    865        908  

Masco Corp.

    

5.950%, 3/15/22

    640        707  

4.450%, 4/1/25

    320        325  

Navistar International Corp.
8.250%, 11/1/21

    460        467  

Owens Corning
3.400%, 8/15/26

    900        854  

Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT 144A
4.250%, 5/5/25
(3)

    925        880  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC 144A
9.250%, 5/15/23
(3)

    490        535  

SCF Capital Ltd. 144A
5.375%, 6/16/23
(3)

    470        476  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 2/15/23
(3)

    225        233  

TransDigm, Inc.

    

6.000%, 7/15/22

    630        658  

6.500%, 5/15/25

    270        284  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust 14-1, B
4.750%, 4/11/22

    409        409  

Wheels Up Finance I LLC

    

16-01, A 7.431%, 6/1/24(2)(12)(15)

    39        39  

16-01, A 7.500%, 6/30/24(12)

    832        823  
    

 

 

 
     14,072  
    

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.2%

 

Blackboard, Inc. 144A
9.750%, 10/15/21
(3)

    503        518  

Diamond 1 Finance Corp. (Diamond 2 Finance Corp.)

    
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

7


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

144A 5.450%, 6/15/23(3)

   $ 150      $ 159  

144A 6.020%, 6/15/26(3)

     145        157  

144A 8.100%, 7/15/36(3)

     295        350  

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

     425        437  

Inception Merger Sub, Inc. (Rackspace Hosting, Inc.) 144A
8.625%, 11/15/24
(3)

     1,405        1,491  

NXP BV 144A
4.625%, 6/1/23
(3)

     355        374  

WESCO Distribution, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 6/15/24
(3)

     255        256  
     

 

 

 
        3,742  
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.6%

     

AK Steel Corp.
7.500%, 7/15/23

     385        428  

Alpek SAB de C.V. 144A
5.375%, 8/8/23
(3)

     1,460        1,508  

ArcelorMittal
6.125%, 6/1/25

     945        1,040  

Berry Plastics Corp.
5.125%, 7/15/23

     610        624  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. 144A
6.750%, 10/19/75
(2)(3)(6)

     525        589  

BlueScope Steel Finance Ltd. 144A
6.500%, 5/15/21
(3)

     500        531  

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.125%, 12/15/20
(3)

     455        464  

Equate Petrochemical BV 144A
4.250%, 11/3/26
(3)

     765        730  

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.
5.250%, 5/12/24

     440        441  

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

     375        435  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     

3.550%, 3/1/22

     255        238  

3.875%, 3/15/23

     385        355  

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 1/20/20
(3)

     635        679  

Gerdau Trade, Inc. 144A
5.750%, 1/30/21
(3)

     150        154  

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
4.125%, 8/15/24

     790        756  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A. 144A
5.625%, 8/1/24
(3)

     910        905  

Novelis Corp.

     

144A 6.250%, 8/15/24(3)

     60        64  

144A 5.875%, 9/30/26(3)

     700        709  

Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (OCP) 144A
5.625%, 4/25/24
(3)

     690        714  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.

     

144A 5.125%, 7/15/23(3)

     150        153  

144A 7.000%, 7/15/24(3)

     25        27  
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

    

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) 144A
5.250%, 12/15/26
(3)

   $ 85     $ 85  

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA 144A
5.900%, 10/17/22
(3)(7)

     275       295  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 10/15/25
(3)

     450       474  

Teck Resources Ltd.

    

144A 8.000%, 6/1/21(3)

     70       77  

144A 8.500%, 6/1/24(3)

     180       208  

Vale Overseas Ltd.
5.875%, 6/10/21

     535       562  

Vedanta Resources plc 144A
6.000%, 1/31/19
(3)

     995       1,007  
    

 

 

 
       14,252  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.0%

    

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. (CSL Capital LLC) 144A
7.125%, 12/15/24
(3)

     900       911  

EPR Properties
4.750%, 12/15/26

     300       297  

ESH Hospitality, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 5/1/25
(3)

     605       603  

MPT Operating Partnership LP

    

5.500%, 5/1/24

     455       460  

5.250%, 8/1/26

     40       39  

Select Income REIT
4.500%, 2/1/25

     900       869  
    

 

 

 
       3,179  
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication
Services—2.3%

    

Altice Financing S.A. 144A
6.625%, 2/15/23
(3)

     650       669  

America Movil SAB de C.V.
Series 12
6.450%, 12/5/22

     5,000 MXN      219  

AT&T, Inc.

    

4.800%, 6/15/44

     580       547  

5.650%, 2/15/47

     300       321  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 7/15/24
(3)

     180       191  

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/30/20
(3)

     665       574  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.
144A 4.875%, 10/30/24
(3)

     430       430  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    

6.250%, 9/15/21

     370       352  

10.500%, 9/15/22

     695       733  

GTH Finance BV 144A
7.250%, 4/26/23
(3)

     700       753  

Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 9/15/25

     400       429  

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

     875       884  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.375%, 3/1/25

     435       466  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

8


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

     

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.)
6.375%, 5/15/25

   $ 325      $ 341  
     

 

 

 
        6,909  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.5%

     

AmeriGas Partners LP
5.500%, 5/20/25

     340        345  

Comision Federal de Electricidad 144A
4.750%, 2/23/27
(3)

     300        288  

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

     675        648  

Lamar Funding Ltd. 144A
3.958%, 5/7/25
(3)

     910        836  

Majapahit Holding BV 144A
7.750%, 1/20/20
(3)

     795        894  

Talen Energy Supply LLC 144A
4.625%, 7/15/19
(3)

     625        595  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A
6.375%, 2/1/23
(2)(3)

     860        875  
     

 

 

 
        4,481  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $160,204)

        156,887  
     

 

 

 

LOAN
AGREEMENTS(2)—9.5%

     

Consumer Discretionary—2.3%

     

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. Second Lien,
7.500%, 7/25/22

     370        362  

Affinity Gaming LLC
5.000%, 7/1/23

     539        544  

Bass Pro Group LLC
5.970%, 12/15/23

     915        908  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (f/k/a Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.) Tranche B-6,
1.500%, 3/1/17
(10)

     484        539  

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC Tranche B,
7.000%, 10/11/20

     751        759  

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien,
6.250%, 5/8/21

     348        351  

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (Cirque Du Soleil Canada, Inc.) First Lien,
5.000%, 7/8/22

     251        253  

Cengage Learning, Inc. 2016 Refinancing Term,
5.250%, 6/7/23

     243        237  

Floor & Decor Outlets of America, Inc.
5.250%, 9/30/23

     496        498  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Graton Resort & Casino Tranche B,
5.510%, 9/1/22

   $ 236      $ 238  

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
3.887%, 8/18/23

     337        342  

Laureare Education, Inc. 2021 Extended,
8.868%, 3/17/21

     457        460  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc.
Tranche B
5.250%, 8/16/23

     304        308  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Tranche B,
5.500%, 10/13/23

     449        454  

Transtar Holding Co. Second Lien,
13.500%, 10/9/19
(10)

     380        6  

U.S. Farathane LLC Tranche B-2,
5.750%, 12/23/21

     486        488  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien
5.000%, 8/18/23

     361        366  
     

 

 

 
        7,113  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.9%

     

Albertson’s Cos., LLC Tranche B-4,
3.750%, 8/25/21

     664        672  

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.
6.500%, 9/2/23

     768        749  

Chobani LLC (Chobani Idaho LLC) First Lien,
5.250%, 10/9/23

     142        144  

Coty, Inc. Tranche B,
3.092%, 10/27/22

     118        118  

Galleria Co. Tranche B,
3.750%, 1/26/23

     237        239  

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien,
9.250%, 11/1/24

     193        200  

Milk Specialities Co.
6.000%, 8/16/23

     559        568  
     

 

 

 
        2,690  
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.7%

     

California Resources Corp.
11.375%, 12/31/21

     420        467  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Trance A,
8.500%, 8/23/21

     122        133  

EP Energy LLC (f/k/a Everest Acquisition LLC)
9.750%, 6/30/21

     610        640  

Jonah Energy LLC Second Lien,
7.500%, 5/12/21

     520        494  

Seadrill Operating LP
4.000%, 2/21/21

     496        345  
     

 

 

 
        2,079  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.4%

     

Lonestar Intermediate Super Holdings LLC
10.000%, 8/31/21

     460        475  

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B,
4.750%, 12/18/20

     665        636  
     

 

 

 
        1,111  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—1.2%

     

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. Tranche B,
7.125%, 4/30/22
(11)

   $ 159      $ 148  

American Renal Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
4.750%, 8/20/19

     168        169  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. (CHG Buyer Co.) First Lien,
4.750%, 6/7/23

     479        485  

Concordia International Corp. (f/k/a Concordia Healthcare Corp.)
5.250%, 10/21/21

     285        224  

Inventiv Group Holdings, Inc.
4.750%, 11/9/23

     224        226  

MMM Holdings, Inc.
9.750%, 6/30/19

     201        197  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.000%, 6/7/23

     201        205  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 6/30/19

     146        143  

NVA Holdings, Inc. Second Lien,
8.000%, 8/14/22

     509        511  

Quorum Health Corp.
6.750%, 4/29/22

     246        242  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
4.750%, 11/3/20

     638        645  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. First Lien,
0.000%12/30/22
(8)

     640        602  
     

 

 

 
        3,797  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.3%

 

84 Lumber Co.
6.750%, 10/25/23

     735        739  

Coinstar LLC Tranche B, First Lien
6.125%, 9/27/23

     278        283  

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
4.250%, 6/30/21

     508        512  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien,
5.000%, 5/4/22

     441        442  

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B,
6.500%, 8/7/20

     449        455  

PAE Holding Corp. First Lien,
6.500%, 10/20/22

     246        248  

Quikrete International, Inc. First Lien,
0.000%, 11/15/23
(8)

     75        76  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. Second Lien,
6.750%, 2/28/22

     1,105        1,106  

Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC First Lien,
5.500%, 12/20/23

     210        212  
     

 

 

 
        4,073  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.5%

 

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien,
7.500%, 1/24/22

     284        287  

Avaya, Inc. Tranche B-7,
0.000%, 5/29/20
(8)

     375        327  

Blackboard, Inc. Tranche B-4 First Lien,
6.000%, 6/30/21

     555        561  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Tranche B,
5.000%, 9/29/23

   $ 168      $ 170  

First Data Corp. Tranche 2022-C,
3.756%, 7/8/22

     870        880  

Information Resources, Inc. (Symphonyiri Group, Inc.)
0.000%, 12/20/23
(8)

     70        71  

Masergy Communications, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
5.500%, 12/15/23

     160        161  

Mitchell International, Inc. Second Lien,
8.500%, 10/11/21

     382        380  

On Semiconductor
4.020%, 3/31/23

     229        233  

Presidio LLC (f/k/a Presidio, Inc.) Refinancing Term,
5.250%, 2/2/22

     645        652  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
4.500%, 11/3/23

     277        281  

Veritas US, Inc. Tranche B-1,
0.000%, 1/27/23
(8)

     500        464  

Western Digital Corp. Tranche B-1,
4.520%, 4/29/23

     54        55  
     

 

 

 
        4,522  
     

 

 

 

Materials—0.7%

 

Anchor Glass Container Corp.

     

First Lien, 4.250%, 12/7/23

     188        190  

Second Lien, 8.750%, 12/7/24

     202        206  

CPI Acquisition, Inc. First Lien,
5.500%, 8/17/22

     674        617  

INEOS U.S. Finance LLC Tranche 2022,
4.250%, 3/31/22

     56        57  

MacDermid, Inc. (Platform Specialty Products Corp.) Tranche B-5,
4.500%, 6/7/20

     430        436  

Omnova Solutions, Inc. Tranche B-2,
5.250%, 8/25/23

     592        603  

PQ Corp. Tranche B-1,
5.250%, 11/4/22

     122        124  
     

 

 

 
        2,233  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—0.1%

 

Capital Automotive LP Second Lien,
6.000%, 4/30/20

     450        457  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.4%

 

APLP Holdings LP
6.000%, 4/13/23

     663        673  

Vistra Operations Company LLC (f/k/a TEX Operations Co., LLC)
5.000%, 8/4/23

     324        329  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

 

Tranche C,
5.000%, 8/4/23

   $ 73     $ 74  
    

 

 

 
    1,076  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $29,272)

       29,151  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—3.4%

 

 

Energy—0.3%

    

PTT Exploration & Production PCL 144A,
4.875%
(2)(3)

     905 (9)      913  
    

 

 

 

Financials—2.6%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. International S.A. Unipersonal
5.919%
(2)

     265 (9)      262  

Citigroup, Inc. Series J,
7.125%
(2)

     46,600       1,304  

Citigroup, Inc. Series T,
6.250%
(2)

     1,010 (9)      1,040  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series Z,
5.300%
(2)

     175 (9)      179  

KeyCorp Series D,
5.000%
(2)

     735 (9)      678  

M&T Bank Corp. Series F,
5.125%
(2)

     365 (9)      353  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) Series R,
4.850%
(2)

     965 (9)      927  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) Series S,
5.000%
(2)

     775 (9)      748  

SunTrust Bank, Inc.
5.625%
(2)

     260 (9)      266  

Wells Fargo & Co. Series K,
7.980%
(2)

     950 (9)      993  

Zions Bancorp
6.950%
(2)

     38,525       1,079  
    

 

 

 
    7,829  
    

 

 

 

Industrials—0.5%

 

General Electric Co. Series D, 5.000%(2)

     1,485 (9)      1,541  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $9,995)

       10,283  
    

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.1%

 

Consumer Discretionary—0.0%

 

Mark IV Industries

     446       11  
    

 

 

 

Energy—0.1%

 

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.

     3,406       139  
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.0%

 

Vistra Energy Corp.

     6,252       97  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $221)

      $ 247  
     

 

 

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND—3.0%

     

Virtus Credit Opportunities Fund Class R6(13)

     934,418        9,260  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

(Identified Cost $9,341)

        9,260  
     

 

 

 

RIGHTS—0.0%

 

Texas Competitive TRA

     6        10  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Identified Cost $5)

        10  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.2%

(Identified Cost $304,594)

        297,656 (14) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.2%

(Identified Cost $304,594)

        297,656 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—2.8%

        8,716  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 306,372  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”)
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”)
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2016.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $128,053 or 41.8% 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)

Interest payments may be deferred.

(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, 2016, at which time the interest rate, based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(9)

Value shown as par value.

(10)

Security in default, portion of the interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(11)

Security in default, no interest payments are being received.

(12)

Illiquid security.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

(13)

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

(14)

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

(15)

Represents the unfunded portion of security and commitment fee earned on this portion.

(16)

Amount is less than $500 (reported in thousands).

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 MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     68

Brazil

     3  

Argentina

     2  

Mexico

     2  

Canada

     2  

Turkey

     2  

Colombia

     2  

Other

     19  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 
 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 12,790      $ —        $ 12,227      $ 563  

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     156,887        —          156,023        864  

Foreign Government Securities

     32,505        —          32,505        —    

Loan Agreements

     29,151        —          29,145        6  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     45,384        —          45,384        —    

Municipal Bonds

     392        —          392        —    

U.S. Government Securities

     747        —          747        —    

Equity Securities:

           

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     9,260        9,260        —          —    

Common Stocks

     247        236        —          11  

Preferred Stocks

     10,283        2,383        7,900        —    

Rights

     10        —          —          10  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 297,656      $ 11,879      $ 284,323      $ 1,454  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.

The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Total     Asset-Backed
Securities
     Corporate
Bonds And Notes
    Loans
Agreements
    Common
Stock
    Rights  

Balance as of September 30, 2015:

   $ 1,614     $ 556      $ 993     $ 52     $ 13     $ —    

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —         —          —         —         —         —    

Realized gain (loss)

     (491     —          (491     —         —         —    

Change in unrealized appreciation /(depreciation)

     459       7        495       (46     (2     5  

Purchases

     121       —          116       —         —         5  

Sales(b)

     (249     —          (249     —         —         —    

Transfers into Level 3(a)

     —         —          —         —         —         —    

Transfers from Level 3(a)

     —         —          —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ 1,454     $ 563      $ 864     $ 6     $ 11     $ 10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2016, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

(b)

Includes paydowns on securities.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.

None of the securities in this table are internally fair valued.


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES—0.5%

   

U.S. Treasury Note

   

1.250%, 3/31/21

  $ 24,250     $ 23,670  

1.625%, 2/15/26

    12,600       11,755  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $36,748)

      35,425  
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BOND—0.1%

 

Virginia—0.1%

   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Series A-1, Taxable
6.706%, 6/1/46

    4,635       3,691  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BOND

(Identified Cost $4,310)

      3,691  
   

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—5.4%

   

Argentine Republic

   

144A 6.875%, 4/22/21(3)

    7,200       7,668  

144A 7.500%, 4/22/26(3)

    12,545       13,172  

144A 7.875%, 6/15/27(3)

    5,000       4,948  

Series NY
8.280%, 12/31/33

    24,360       26,126  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

   

7.000%, 12/1/18

    20,999       13,597  

RegS 7.750%, 10/13/19(4)

    19,501       10,920  

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 144A
6.000%, 1/14/19
(3)

    17,450       17,984  

Dominican Republic 144A
6.875%, 1/29/26
(3)

    3,300       3,442  

Federative Republic of Brazil

   

Treasury Note Series F,
10.000%, 1/1/23

    47,335 BRL      13,720  

8.500%, 1/5/24

    37,050 BRL      9,961  

Treasury Note Series F,
10.000%, 1/1/25

    37,510 BRL      10,716  

6.000%, 4/7/26

    10,400       10,790  

10.250%, 1/10/28

    13,095 BRL      3,727  

Kingdom of Qatar 144A
3.250%, 6/2/26
(3)

    11,745       11,329  

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 144A
2.375%, 10/26/21
(3)

    955       927  

Mongolia

   

RegS 5.125%, 12/5/22(4)

    4,455       3,820  

144A 5.125%, 12/5/22(3)

    4,855       4,163  

Provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina 144A
5.750%, 6/15/19
(3)

    5,795       6,098  

Republic of Chile

    5.500%, 8/5/20

    11,647,000 CLP      18,295  

Republic of Colombia

   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Treasury Note, Series B,
11.250%, 10/24/18

  $ 21,072,000 COP    $ 7,618  

9.850%, 6/28/27

    24,145,000 COP      9,460  

Republic of Indonesia Series FR56,
8.375%, 9/15/26

    258,591,000 IDR      19,779  

Republic of Kazakhstan 144A
5.125%, 7/21/25
(3)

    6,495       6,939  

Republic of Panama
3.875%, 3/17/28

    10,455       10,220  

Republic of South Africa Series R203,
8.250%, 9/15/17

    134,520 ZAR      9,824  

Republic of Turkey

   

9.000%, 3/8/17

    30,355 TRY      8,635  

7.000%, 6/5/20

    9,625       10,359  

5.625%, 3/30/21

    16,375       16,791  

6.250%, 9/26/22

    25,545       26,612  

4.875%, 10/9/26

    6,820       6,328  

Romania 144A
6.750%, 2/7/22
(3)

    12,430       14,152  

Russian Federation

   

144A 7.850%, 3/10/18(3)

    410,000 RUB      6,614  

6.700%, 5/15/19

    605,000       9,556  

Sultanate of Oman

   

144A 3.625%, 6/15/21(3)

    9,610       9,611  

144A 4.750%, 6/15/26(3)

    5,295       5,117  

United Mexican States
Series M, 6.500%, 6/9/22

    250,769 MXN      11,680  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $400,959)

      380,698  
   

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—24.8%

   

Agency—4.9%

   

FHLMC
3.500%, 4/1/46

    22,691       23,239  

FNMA

   

5.500%, 1/1/17

      (14)        (14) 

6.000%, 5/1/17

    1       1  

4.500%, 4/1/18

    39       40  

5.000%, 10/1/19

    138       141  

5.500%, 2/1/20

    44       45  

5.500%, 3/1/20

    16       16  

5.500%, 3/1/20

    10       10  

5.500%, 3/1/20

    24       25  

5.500%, 3/1/20

    52       54  

5.500%, 4/1/20

    127       132  

5.000%, 6/1/20

    220       229  

4.000%, 8/1/25

    7,513       7,878  

3.000%, 6/1/27

    888       913  

    3.000%, 10/1/30

    23,557       24,187  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

 

3.000%, 10/1/30

  $ 33,168     $ 34,054  

2.500%, 2/1/31

    37,031       37,104  

3.000%, 2/1/31

    14,458       14,844  

6.000%, 12/1/32

    34       38  

5.500%, 2/1/33

    38       43  

5.500%, 5/1/34

    247       277  

6.000%, 8/1/34

    187       215  

5.500%, 11/1/34

    146       163  

5.500%, 11/1/34

    137       152  

6.000%, 11/1/34

    140       159  

5.500%, 12/1/34

    86       95  

5.500%, 1/1/35

    241       270  

5.500%, 7/1/37

    3       4  

6.000%, 7/1/37

    26       29  

6.000%, 4/1/38

    136       154  

5.000%, 12/1/39

    4,647       5,077  

4.500%, 4/1/40

    6,401       6,885  

5.000%, 8/1/40

    9,572       10,447  

4.000%, 10/1/40

    129       136  

4.000%, 3/1/41

    4,575       4,818  

4.500%, 5/1/41

    4,379       4,713  

3.500%, 4/1/42

    9,859       10,161  

3.000%, 3/1/43

    51,883       51,527  

3.000%, 5/1/43

    14,943       14,929  

4.000%, 10/1/44

    22,186       23,324  

3.500%, 12/1/45

    22,059       22,613  

3.500%, 1/1/46

    10,426       10,687  

4.000%, 1/1/46

    14,004       14,726  

3.500%, 6/1/46

    21,059       21,591  

GNMA

 

6.500%, 11/15/31

    19       21  

6.500%, 2/15/32

    21       24  
   

 

 

 
      346,190  
   

 

 

 

Non-Agency—19.9%

 

A-10 Securitization LLC
13-1, A 144A
2.400%, 11/15/25
(3)

    55       55  

ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp.
02-9, M
5.750%, 12/25/32

    509       516  

Access Point Financial, Inc.
15-A, A 144A
2.610%, 4/15/20
(3)

    2,645       2,645  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

Agate Bay Mortgage Trust
13-1, A1 144A
3.500%, 7/25/43
(2)(3)

  $ 9,694     $ 9,766  

American Homes 4 Rent Trust 15-SFR1, A 144A
3.467%, 4/17/52
(3)

    11,826       11,886  

Americold LLC Trust 10-ARTA, A1 144A
3.847%, 1/14/29
(3)

    6,703       6,945  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 03-10, AF6
5.210%, 11/25/33
(2)

    593       610  

AMSR Trust

 

16-SFR1, A 144A
2.136%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

    3,340       3,340  

16-SFR1, C 144A
2.986%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

    3,495       3,503  

16-SFR1, D 144A
3.136%, 11/17/33
(2)(3)

    425       424  

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 05-AQ1, A6
4.780%, 6/25/35
(2)

    1,667       1,714  

Aventura Mall Trust 13-AVM,
A 144A
3.743%, 12/5/32
(2)(3)

    10,350       10,866  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 07-2, A4
5.638%, 4/10/49
(2)

    2,993       2,991  

Banc of America Funding Trust

 

04-4, 3A1 4.750%, 10/25/19

    1,376       1,342  

04-B, 2A1 3.439%, 11/20/34(2)

    670       660  

05-1, 1A1 5.500%, 2/25/35

    433       434  

06-2, 3A1 6.000%, 3/25/36

    1,888       1,937  

16- R1, A1 144A
2.500%, 3/25/40
(2)(3)

    7,073       6,941  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

 

04-7, 6A3 4.500%, 8/25/19

    426       424  

04-11, 5A1 6.500%, 8/25/32

    802       809  

04-11, 2A1 5.750%, 1/25/35

    1,289       1,307  

05-3, 1A15 5.500%, 4/25/35

    1,348       1,362  

Bank of America (Countrywide) Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 05-1, AF5A
5.137%, 7/25/35
(2)

    10,868       11,300  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Alternative Loan Trust 04-22CB, 1A1
6.000%, 10/25/34

    20,454       21,857  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 04-10, AF6
4.485%, 12/25/34
(2)

    344       354  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust

   

04-6, 1A2 3.020%, 5/25/34(2)

    1,288       1,275  

04-4, A6 5.500%, 5/25/34

    736       743  
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Mortgage Investors Trust, Inc. 98-C1, B
6.750%, 11/15/26
(2)

  $ 6,761     $ 6,830  

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Investors Trust Series MLMI 04-A4, A1 2.862%, 8/25/34(2)

    1,456       1,473  

Barclays (Lehman Brothers) - UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

07-C2, A3 5.430%, 2/15/40

    1,542       1,545  

07-C6, A4 5.858%, 7/15/40(2)

    7,989       8,044  

07-C7, A3 5.866%, 9/15/45(2)

    10,447       10,705  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust 08-1, A3 144A
2.256%, 1/25/38
(2)(3)

    19,299       18,903  

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust

 

07-A, 1A2 6.205%, 5/28/37(2)

    5,626       5,826  

06-A, 1A4 6.087%, 2/28/41(2)

    15,852       16,222  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust 16-SPL1, B1 144A
4.250%, 4/28/55
(3)

    7,758       7,909  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust 16-SPL2, B1 144A
4.250%, 6/28/53
(2)(3)

    5,532       5,559  

BCRR Trust 09-1, 2A 144A
5.858%, 7/17/40
(2)(3)

    1,035       1,035  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

16-SMPL, A 144A
2.228%, 9/10/31
(3)

    3,555       3,462  

07-C6, A1A
5.711%, 12/10/49
(2)

    24,855       25,071  

07-C6, A4
5.711%, 12/10/49
(2)

    388       391  

08-C7, AM
6.136%, 12/10/49
(2)

    12,335       12,686  

10-RR3, MLSR 144A
5.733%, 6/14/50
(2)(3)

    2,821       2,827  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

 

03-UP3, A2
7.000%, 9/25/33

    645       668  

04-UST1, A3
2.914%, 8/25/34
(2)

    1,261       1,261  

04-NCM2, 2CB2
6.750%, 8/25/34

    10,278       10,707  

14-A, A 144A
4.000%, 1/25/35
(2)(3)

    10,461       10,859  

05-5, 2A3
5.000%, 8/25/35

    404       399  

15-PS1, 144A
3.750%, 9/25/42
(2)(3)

    9,154       9,408  

15-A, A1 144A
3.500%, 6/25/58
(2)(3)

    4,057       4,115  

Colony American Finance Ltd.

15-1A, 144A

2.896%, 10/15/47(3)

    10,839       10,799  

Colony Multi-Family Mortgage Trust 14-1, A 144A
2.543%, 4/20/50
(3)

    11,786       11,714  

Colony Starwood Homes Trust 16-2A, C 144A
2.886%, 12/17/33
(2)(3)

    18,880       18,928  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust Funding LLC

   

16-1 A1, 144A
3.000%, 5/25/46
(3)

    4,665       4,711  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

 

16-2, A1 144A
2.750%, 9/25/46
(2)(3)

  $ 12,328     $ 12,393  

16-3 A1, 144A
2.800%, 12/26/46
(2)(3)

    5,700       5,705  

Commercial Mortgage Lease-Backed Certificates 01-CMB, 1 144A
7.471%, 6/20/31
(2)(3)

    4,080       4,494  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

10-C1, D 144A
6.139%, 7/10/46
(2)(3)

    6,669       7,177  

07-GG11, AM
5.867%, 12/10/49
(2)

    19,989       20,428  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 14-LVR2, A2 144A
3.851%, 4/25/44
(2)(3)

    10,283       10,548  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage-Backed Trust

   

07-C1, A1A
5.361%, 2/15/40

    6,467       6,459  

07-C5, A1AM
5.870%, 9/15/40
(2)

    21,039       19,741  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

03-27, 5A3
5.250%, 11/25/33

    1,347       1,360  

03-AR30, 5A1
3.151%, 1/25/34
(2)

    6,235       6,313  

04-8, 7A1
6.000%, 12/25/34

    5,301       5,547  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust

 

16-BDWN, A 144A
3.439%, 2/15/29
(2)(3)

    2,975       2,972  

13-HYB1, A16,144A
3.023%, 4/25/43
(2)(3)

    5,281       5,292  

Deutsche Bank-UBS Mortgage Trust 11-LC3A, D 144A
5.345%, 8/10/44
(2)(3)

    6,941       7,175  

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 16-DNA2, M2
2.956%, 10/25/28
(2)

    5,005       5,068  

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust 15-NRF, CFX 144A
3.382%, 12/15/34
(2)(3)

    16,875       16,950  

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust

 

04-AR1, 12A
3.489%, 6/25/34
(2)

    5,584       5,634  

05-AR1, 5A
3.161%, 3/18/35
(2)

    1,543       1,504  

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust

   

07-GG10, A1A
5.793%, 8/10/45
(2)

    2,756       2,785  

07-GG10, A4
5.793%, 8/10/45
(2)

    17,417       17,525  

GSAA Home Equity Trust

   

05-1, AF4
5.619%, 11/25/34
(2)

    411       423  

05-12, AF3W
4.999%, 9/25/35
(2)

    4,047       4,092  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 06-1F, 2A4
6.000%, 2/25/36

    838       730  

Hilton USA Trust 16-SPF, B 144A
3.323%, 11/5/35
(3)

    22,020       21,737  

Home Equity Loan Trust

 

06-HI1, M1 6.010%, 2/25/36(2)

    1,088       1,094  

07-HSA3, AI4 6.110%, 6/25/37(2)

    9,928       9,983  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

IMC Home Equity Loan Trust 97-5, A9
7.310%, 11/20/28

  $ 2,377     $ 2,385  

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust

   

14-R1, 1A1 144A
4.000%, 12/27/37
(3)

    4,684       4,681  

14-R1, 2A1 144A
4.000%, 12/27/37
(3)

    3,094       3,052  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 16-5, A1 144A
2.602%, 12/25/46
(2)(3)

    9,635       9,576  

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust 04-10, 14A1
3.476%, 1/25/35
(2)

    1,334       1,302  

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

07- PW17, A4
5.694%, 6/11/50
(2)

    18,352       18,669  

07-PW18, AM,
6.084%, 6/11/50
(2)

    12,400       12,790  

JPMorgan Chase (Washington Mutual) Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

04-CB1, 5A
5.000%, 6/25/19

    637       644  

03-AR6, A1
2.898%, 6/25/33
(2)

    790       786  

03-AR4, 2A1
2.622%, 8/25/33
(2)

    255       251  

04-CB1, 2A
5.000%, 6/25/34

    2,332       2,369  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

09-IWST, A1 144A
4.314%, 12/5/27
(3)

    4,266       4,408  

10-CNTR, A2 144A
4.311%, 8/5/32
(3)

    7,503       7,871  

15-SGP, B 144A
3.454%, 7/15/36
(2)(3)

    13,925       14,012  

11-C4, A3 144A
4.106%, 7/15/46
(3)

    1,808       1,860  

06-LDP9, AM
5.372%, 5/15/47

    18,664       18,658  

14-C22, A4
3.801%, 9/15/47

    16,998       17,712  

07-LDPX, AM
5.464%, 1/15/49
(2)

    19,391       19,223  

07-LD12, A4
5.882%, 2/15/51
(2)

    14,794       14,992  

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

   

14-2, 2A2 144A
3.500%, 6/25/29
(2)(3)

    10,114       10,274  

06-A2, 4A1
3.180%, 8/25/34
(2)

    1,464       1,467  

04-A4, 2A1
3.117%, 9/25/34
(2)

    5,096       5,168  

05-A1, 4A1
3.308%, 2/25/35
(2)

    704       709  

05-A2, 4A1
2.690%, 4/25/35
(2)

    907       890  

05-A4, 3A1
3.016%, 7/25/35
(2)

    3,845       3,796  

06-A6, 3A3L
3.058%, 10/25/36
(2)

    1,398       1,182  

14-1, 1A1 144A
4.000%, 1/25/44
(2)(3)

    18,934       19,535  

16-1, M2 144A
3.750%, 4/25/45
(2)(3)

    15,994       15,867  

15-4, 1A4 144A
3.500%, 6/25/45
(2)(3)

    10,475       10,552  

16-2, M2 144A
3.750%, 12/25/45
(2)(3)

    16,228       16,071  

16-1, A3 144A
3.500%, 5/25/46
(3)

    12,830       12,933  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

11-C4, A4, 144A
4.388%, 7/15/46
(3)

  $ 5,175     $ 5,553  

16-3, A3 144A
3.500%, 10/25/46
(2)(3)

    6,554       6,603  

JPMorgan Chase Trust

   

15-1, AM1 144A
2.644%, 12/25/44
(2)(3)

    17,995       17,955  

15-5, A2 144A
2.896%, 5/25/45
(2)(3)

    17,118       17,220  

Key Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 07 -SL1, B 144A
5.628%, 12/15/40
(2)(3)

    5,344       5,336  

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 04-12, 3A1
3.249%, 11/25/34
(2)

    876       868  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

   

04-7, 4A1 4.500%, 7/25/19

    1,613       1,625  

03-8, 2A1 5.750%, 11/25/33

    4,761       4,912  

04-4, 6A1 5.500%, 4/25/34

    2,694       2,786  

04-6, 7A1 6.000%, 7/25/34

    4,983       4,886  

04-7, 9A1 6.000%, 8/25/34

    12,510       12,906  

05-2, 2A1 6.000%, 1/25/35

    3,258       3,363  

05-2, 1A1 6.500%, 3/25/35

    9,279       9,541  

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust 05-1, 1A1
5.000%, 5/25/20

    389       392  

Mill City Mortgage Trust

   

15 - 1, A3 144A
3.000%, 6/25/56
(2)(3)

    11,900       11,565  

16-1, A1 144A
2.500%, 4/25/57
(2)(3)

    3,990       3,969  

Morgan Stanley - Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Trust 13-C13, AS
4.266%, 11/15/46

    1,735       1,837  

Morgan Stanley Capital Barclays Bank Trust 16-MART, A 144A
2.200%, 9/13/31
(3)

    14,805       14,474  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

   

08-T29, AM
6.275%, 1/11/43
(2)

    1,610       1,665  

07-IQ14, AM
5.690%, 4/15/49
(2)

    15,932       15,610  

07-IQ14, A4
5.692%, 4/15/49
(2)

    12,897       12,926  

07- LQ16, A4
5.809%, 12/12/49

    16,312       16,552  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

04-2AR, 3A
2.855%, 2/25/34
(2)

    1,266       1,260  

04-2AR, 4A
2.905%, 2/25/34
(2)

    944       950  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 14-1A, A1 144A
2.970%, 6/25/44
(2)(3)

    6,009       6,053  

Motel 6 Trust

   

15-MTL6, B 144A
3.298%, 2/5/30
(3)

    7,775       7,760  

15-MTL6, D 144A
4.532%, 2/5/30
(3)

    1,500       1,505  

National City Mortgage Capital Trust 08-1, 2A1
6.000%, 3/25/38

    1,531       1,588  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

   
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

16-2A, A1 144A
3.750%, 11/26/35
(2)(3)

  $ 10,564     $   10,726  

14-1A, A 144A
3.750%, 1/25/54
(2)(3)

    14,742       15,142  

14-2A, 3A 144A
3.750%, 5/25/54
(2)(3)

    1,686       1,728  

14-3A, AFX3 144A
3.750%, 11/25/54
(2)(3)

    13,679       13,868  

15-2A, A1 144A
3.750%, 8/25/55
(2)(3)

    10,366       10,694  

16-1A, A1 144A
3.750%, 3/25/56
(2)(3)

    8,895       9,018  

16-3A, A1 144A
3.750%, 9/25/56
(2)(3)

    9,197       9,377  

16-4A, A1 144A
3.750%, 11/25/56
(2)(3)

    6,708       6,911  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. 04-R3, A1 144A
6.500%, 2/25/35
(3)

    6,733       6,584  

Novastar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 04-4, M5
2.481%, 3/25/35
(2)

    3,556       3,472  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 05-QS1, A5
5.500%, 1/25/35

    642       638  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

   

04-SL2, A3 7.000%, 10/25/31

    1,610       1,673  

04-SL1, A8 6.500%, 11/25/31

    2,020       2,046  

05-SL2, A4 7.500%, 2/25/32

    1,768       1,780  

04-SL4, A3 6.500%, 7/25/32

    903       913  

03-RS8, AI7 5.015%, 9/25/33(2)

    248       251  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

03-A11, A9 5.750%, 11/25/33

    2,309       2,342  

04-A1, A5 5.500%, 4/25/34

    10,807       10,847  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. 06-S12, 1A1
5.500%, 12/25/21

    698       705  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

   

13-1, 1A1 1.450%, 2/25/43(2)

    2,179       2,117  

14-2, A1 144A
4.000%, 7/25/44
(2)(3)

    6,796       6,911  

14-3, A9 144A
3.750%, 10/25/44
(2)(3)

    14,549       14,766  

14-4, A6 144A
3.500%, 11/25/44
(2)(3)

    15,940       15,937  

15-1, A1 144A
3.500%, 1/25/45
(2)(3)

    7,682       7,728  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

04-4, 3A4
3.112%, 4/25/34
(2)

    2,066       2,035  

04-4, 3A2
3.112%, 4/25/34
(2)

    2,677       2,656  

04-4, 3A1
3.112%, 4/25/34
(2)

    605       595  

04-5, 3A2
3.181%, 5/25/34
(2)

    1,179       1,191  

04-14, 7A
3.109%, 10/25/34
(2)

    10,238       10,235  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 03-AL1, A 144A
3.357%, 4/25/31
(3)

    6,854       6,751  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates

   

02-AL1, A3
3.450%, 2/25/32

    8,343       8,272  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

03-30, 2A1
5.039%, 10/25/33
(2)

  $ 2,539     $ 2,575  

03-33H, 1A1
5.500%, 10/25/33

    3,482       3,551  

03-34A, 6A
3.340%, 11/25/33
(2)

    2,471       2,438  

04-15, 3A3
5.500%, 9/25/34

    1,815       1,826  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust

   

15-1, A2 144A
3.250%, 10/25/53
(2)(3)

    10,356       10,115  

15-3, A1B 144A
3.000%, 3/25/54
(2)(3)

    4,896       4,936  

16-1, A1B, 144A
2.750%, 2/25/55
(2)(3)

    8,096       8,115  

15-6, M1 144A
3.750%, 4/25/55
(2)(3)

    10,910       10,652  

15-5, A1B 144A
2.750%, 5/25/55
(2)(3)

    6,918       6,931  

15-5, A2 144A
3.500%, 5/25/55
(2)(3)

    3,901       3,913  

16-3, A1 144A
2.250%, 8/25/55
(2)(3)

    7,503       7,440  

16-2, A1 144A
3.000%, 8/25/55
(2)(3)

    7,958       7,996  

16-4, A1 144A
2.250%, 7/25/56
(2)(3)

    10,188       10,078  

15-2, 1M1 144A
3.250%, 11/25/60
(2)(3)

    7,523       7,464  

Tricon American Homes Trust 16-SFR1, C 144A
3.487%, 11/17/33
(3)

    4,640       4,502  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Transfer

   

15-NP11, A1 144A
3.625%, 7/25/45
(2)(3)

    4,763       4,757  

16 - NPL8, A1 144A
3.500%, 7/25/46
(2)(3)

    1,207       1,202  

16-NPL9, A1 144A
3.500%, 9/25/46
(2)(3)

    8,138       8,119  

16-NP11, A1 144A
3.500%, 10/25/46
(2)(3)

    7,262       7,245  

14-NP10, A1 144A
3.375%, 10/25/54
(2)(3)

    1,475       1,476  

14-NPL9, A1 144A
3.375%, 11/25/54
(2)(3)

    5,271       5,273  

15-NPL4, A1 144A
3.500%, 2/25/55
(2)(3)

    2,116       2,117  

15-NPL5, A1 144A
3.500%, 3/25/55
(2)(3)

    4,236       4,248  

15-NPL3, A1 144A
3.375%, 10/25/58
(2)(3)

    8,878       8,866  

Wells Fargo (Wachovia Bank) Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

07-C30, A5
5.342%, 12/15/43

    5,191       5,185  

07-C30, AM
5.383%, 12/15/43

    25,695       25,701  

07-C31, A4
5.509%, 4/15/47

    3,759       3,766  

07-31, AM
5.591%, 4/15/47
(2)

    34,000       34,215  

07-C32, A3
5.707%, 6/15/49
(2)

    7,251       7,295  

07-C33, A5
5.969%, 2/15/51
(2)

    1,265       1,284  

Wells Fargo - Royal Bank of Scotland plc Commercial Mortgage Trust 11-C5, C 144A
5.673%, 11/15/44
(2)(3)

    2,425       2,592  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

   

06-17, A1
5.500%, 11/25/21

    88       91  

03-G, A1
2.895%, 6/25/33
(2)

    1,175       1,177  

03-J, 5A1 2.963%, 10/25/33(2)

    383       386  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

04-4, A9
5.500%, 5/25/34

   $ 1,553      $ 1,583  

04-U, A1
3.133%, 10/25/34
(2)

     988        983  

04-Z, 2A1
3.002%, 12/25/34
(2)

     4,695        4,738  

04-CC, A1
3.040%, 1/25/35
(2)

     2,281        2,297  

05-12, 1A1
5.500%, 11/25/35

     3,024        3,054  

05-14, 2A1
5.500%, 12/25/35

     2,259        2,317  

07-16, 1A1
6.000%, 12/28/37

     2,409        2,491  

07-AR10, 2A1
6.161%, 1/25/38
(2)

     2,892        2,781  
     

 

 

 
        1,392,217  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,739,226)

        1,738,407  
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—18.2%

     

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust

     

14-3, C 144A
3.430%, 6/10/20
(3)

     19,200        19,355  

16- 1A, B 144A
4.240%, 6/13/22
(3)

     7,500        7,639  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

     

12-4, D
2.680%, 10/9/18

     7,150        7,153  

14-2, C
2.180%, 6/8/20

     19,450        19,570  

14-1, D
2.540%, 6/8/20

     18,320        18,444  

15-3, C
2.730%, 3/8/21

     9,730        9,806  

16-4, C
2.410%, 7/8/22

     7,080        7,011  

Applebee’s Funding LLC (IHOP Funding LLC) 14-1, A2 144A
4.277%, 9/5/44
(3)

     15,168        14,991  

Arbys Funding LLC 15-1A, A2 144A
4.969%, 10/30/45
(3)

     5,940        5,889  

Ascentium Equipment Receivables LLC 15-A1, B 144A
2.260%, 6/10/21
(3)

     5,400        5,433  

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass-Through Certificates 96-1, B1 8.000%, 3/15/27(2)

     868        894  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC

 

(AESOP) 12-3A, A 144A
2.100%, 3/20/19
(3)

     23,085        23,107  

(AESOP) 13-2A, A 144A
2.970%, 2/20/20
(3)

     6,350        6,414  

(AESOP) 16-1A, A 144A
2.990%, 6/20/22
(3)

     18,500        18,455  

BankAmerica Manufactured Housing Contract Trust 98-1, B1
7.810%, 8/10/25
(2)

     797        807  

Barclays (Lehman Brothers) Manufactured Housing Contract Trust 01-B, A3
4.350%, 4/15/40

     1,987        2,022  

BCC Funding VIII LLC

 

14-A, B 144A
3.123%, 8/20/20
(3)

     2,799        2,807  

14-1A, C 144A
4.216%, 8/20/20
(3)

     5,519        5,550  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

BCC Funding XIII LLC 16-1, D 144A
4.780%, 8/20/22
(3)

   $ 5,392      $ 5,282  

BXG Receivables Note Trust

 

10-A, A 144A
5.100%, 3/2/26
(3)

     857        860  

12-A, A 144A
2.660%, 12/2/27
(3)

     2,881        2,856  

13-A, A 144A
3.010%, 12/4/28
(3)

     5,894        5,890  

15-A, A 144A
2.880%, 5/2/30
(3)

     2,419        2,429  

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

     

13-1, B 144A
2.240%, 1/15/19
(3)

     11,600        11,640  

14-2, B
2.340%, 4/15/20

     7,090        7,142  

15-3, B
2.700%, 9/15/21

     3,705        3,705  

16-1, B
3.430%, 2/15/22

     4,615        4,662  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust

 

13-1, C
1.740%, 10/22/18

     1,705        1,706  

15-2, C
2.670%, 8/20/20

     7,250        7,285  

16-3, C
2.350%, 9/20/21

     8,935        8,783  

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust

 

13-1A, B 144A
2.750%, 11/15/18
(3)

     996        999  

13-A1, C 144A
3.450%, 3/15/19
(3)

     2,210        2,225  

13-2A, B 144A
3.150%, 8/15/19
(3)

     5,072        5,091  

14-1A, B 144A
2.720%, 4/15/20
(3)

     5,081        5,111  

14-2A, B 144A
2.640%, 11/16/20
(3)

     3,455        3,462  

14-2A, C 144A
3.240%, 11/16/20
(3)

     2,765        2,763  

15-A1, B 144A
2.910%, 6/15/21
(3)

     6,000        6,012  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

     

14-2, B
1.880%, 11/15/19

     1,000        1,002  

15-2, C
2.390%, 3/15/21

     2,275        2,268  

CarNow Auto Receivables Trust

 

14-1A, D 144A
4.160%, 11/15/18
(3)

     3,000        3,003  

14-1A, E 144A
5.530%, 1/15/20
(3)

     8,350        8,351  

16-1A, D 144A
7.340%, 11/15/21
(3)

     5,360        5,333  

CCG Receivables Trust 14-1, B 144A
2.150%, 11/15/21
(3)

     5,080        5,089  

Centre Point Funding LLC 12-2A,1 144A
2.610%, 8/20/21
(3)

     10,461        10,312  

Cheesecake Restaurant Holdings, Inc. 13-1A, A2 144A
4.474%, 3/20/43
(3)

     19,842        19,584  

Citi Held For Asset Issuance 15-PM3, B 144A
4.310%, 5/16/22
(3)

     24,650        24,716  

Conn’s Receivables Funding LLC 16-B, A 144A
3.730%, 10/15/18
(3)

     6,867        6,884  

Consumer Installment Loan Trust 16-LD1, A 144A
3.960%, 7/15/22
(3)

     3,802        3,812  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

     

16 - C, B 144A
2.480%, 9/15/20
(3)

   $ 3,000      $ 3,004  

16-B, 144A
3.180%, 9/15/20
(3)

     4,500        4,559  

DB Master Finance LLC

     

15-1A, A2I 144A
3.262%, 2/20/45
(3)

     7,860        7,870  

15-A1, A2II 144A
3.980%, 2/20/45
(3)

     13,772        13,791  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust 14-1, A 144A
2.540%, 5/20/27
(3)

     7,547        7,483  

Direct Capital Funding IV LLC 13-A1, C 144A
4.830%, 11/20/20
(3)

     5,000        5,002  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust 15-D, A3 144A
2.500%, 1/25/36
(3)

     5,001        4,992  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

15-DA, B 144A
2.590%, 12/16/19
(3)

     3,650        3,663  

16-AA, B 144A
3.170%, 5/15/20
(3)

     7,310        7,374  

15-AA, C 144A
3.060%, 5/17/21
(3)

     23,685        23,897  

16-CA, C 144A
3.020%, 11/15/21
(3)

     7,205        7,207  

15-AA, D 144A
4.120%, 7/15/22
(3)

     13,120        13,334  

Drug Royalty II LP 2 1 14-1, A2 144A
3.484%, 7/15/23
(3)

     14,879        14,776  

Drug Royalty III LP 1 16-1A, A 144A
3.979%, 4/15/27
(3)

     4,194        4,154  

DT Auto Owner Trust

     

14-2A, C 144A
2.460%, 1/15/20
(3)

     3,570        3,575  

16 - 1A, B 144A
2.790%, 5/15/20
(3)

     5,200        5,231  

14-3A, C 144A
3.040%, 9/15/20
(3)

     9,806        9,861  

15-1A, C 144A
2.870%, 11/16/20
(3)

     6,946        6,968  

15-3A, C 144A
3.250%, 7/15/21
(3)

     2,285        2,305  

16-2A, C 144A
3.670%, 1/18/22
(3)

     8,555        8,637  

16-3A C,144A
3.150%, 3/15/22
(3)

     8,485        8,480  

16-4A C,144A
2.740%, 10/17/22
(3)

     17,785        17,653  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

     

12-2A, C 144A
3.060%, 7/16/18
(3)

     2,960        2,962  

14-1A, B 144A
2.420%, 1/15/19
(3)

     2,456        2,458  

13-1A, C 144A
3.520%, 2/15/19
(3)

     13,867        13,952  

14-1A, C 144A
3.570%, 7/15/19
(3)

     15,830        15,932  

14-2A, C 144A
3.260%, 12/16/19
(3)

     14,615        14,696  

15-A1, C 144A
4.100%, 12/15/20
(3)

     19,850        20,155  

15-2A, C 144A
3.900%, 3/15/21
(3)

     19,835        20,080  

14-3A, D 144A
5.690%, 4/15/21
(3)

     19,380        19,706  

16-3A, B 144A
2.840%, 8/16/21
(3)

     8,475        8,439  

15-3A, D 144A
6.550%, 10/17/22
(3)

     3,375        3,417  
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 12-1A, A2 144A
4.212%, 10/15/42
(3)

   $ 20,090      $ 20,153  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 15-1A, C 144A
2.710%, 6/15/21
(3)

     5,000        4,991  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

     

16 - 1, A 144A
2.770%, 12/15/20
(3)

     4,293        4,325  

14-2, D 144A
5.210%, 2/15/21
(3)

     9,560        9,600  

15-1, D 144A
5.260%, 7/15/21
(3)

     3,565        3,578  

15-2, C 144A
4.080%, 12/15/21
(3)

     6,495        6,481  

16-2, B 144A
3.840%, 9/15/22
(3)

     4,175        4,249  

16-3, D 144A
3.890%, 11/15/22
(3)

     5,900        5,780  

Foundation Finance Trust 16-1A, A 144A
3.960%, 6/15/35
(3)

     3,235        3,227  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust

     

16-1 A2, 144A
2.870%, 10/15/21
(3)

     7,752        7,685  

14-1, B 144A
3.560%, 11/22/21
(3)

     4,704        4,688  

15-1, B 144A
4.120%, 9/15/22
(3)

     5,589        5,583  

GLS Auto Receivables Trust 16-1A, B 144A
4.390%, 1/15/21
(3)

     10,500        10,475  

Gold Key Resorts LLC 14-A, A 144A
3.220%, 3/17/31
(3)

     7,214        7,165  

Greater Capital Association of Realtors 15-1A, C
9.790%, 10/15/25

     8,195        8,469  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

     

11-1A, A2 144A
3.290%, 3/25/18
(3)

     7,480        7,498  

15-2A, A 144A
2.020%, 9/25/19
(3)

     4,845        4,798  

16 -1A, A144A
2.320%, 3/25/20
(3)

     8,800        8,739  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

     

13-A, A 144A
2.280%, 1/25/26
(3)

     6,480        6,425  

14-AA, A 144A
1.770%, 11/25/26
(3)

     8,948        8,780  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust

     

14-B, D
2.510%, 12/15/20

     9,675        9,690  

15-A, D
2.730%, 6/15/21

     8,950        9,014  

Leaf Receivables Funding 10 LLC

     

15-1, D 144A
3.740%, 5/17/21
(3)

     800        787  

15-1, E1 144A
5.210%, 7/15/21
(3)

     4,500        4,437  

15-1, E2 144A
6.000%, 6/15/23
(3)

     2,455        2,374  

Leaf Receivables Funding 11 LLC 16-1, E1 144A
5.500%, 4/15/23
(3)

     5,000        4,887  

Leaf Receivables Funding 9 LLC

     

13-1,E2 C 144A
3.460%, 9/15/21
(3)

     6,850        6,843  

13-1, D 144A
5.110%, 9/15/21
(3)

     1,186        1,205  

16-1, E2 144A
6.000%, 6/15/24
(3)

     4,170        3,834  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

7


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust

     

12-1A, A 144A
2.510%, 5/20/30
(3)

   $ 11,513      $ 11,508  

10-1A, A 144A
3.540%, 10/20/32
(3)

     340        343  

10-1A, B 144A
4.520%, 10/20/32
(3)

     662        673  

Murray Hill Marketplace Trust 16-LC1, A 144A
4.190%, 11/25/22
(3)

     3,470        3,486  

MVW Owner Trust

     

15-1A, B 144A
2.960%, 12/20/32
(3)

     1,483        1,484  

16-1A, A 144A
2.250%, 12/20/33
(3)

     6,494        6,362  

NCF Dealer Floorplan Master Trust 16-1A, A 144A
3.812%, 3/21/22
(2)(3)

     9,000        8,935  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust 16 - 1A, B 144A
2.760%, 5/15/21
(3)

     5,000        4,995  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust

     

14-1A, A 144A
2.430%, 6/18/24
(3)

     6,815        6,816  

15-2A, A 144A
2.570%, 7/18/25
(3)

     19,675        19,674  

15-A, A 144A
3.190%, 3/18/26
(3)

     26,301        26,484  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

     

12-AA, A 144A
3.450%, 3/10/27
(3)

     3,062        3,080  

15-AA, A 144A
2.880%, 9/8/27
(3)

     6,177        6,152  

14-AA, A 144A
2.290%, 7/9/29
(3)

     2,727        2,692  

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 14-1A, C 144A
2.390%, 5/15/20
(3)

     7,000        7,008  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

12-6, D
2.520%, 9/17/18

     12,201        12,217  

13-3, C
1.810%, 4/15/19

     3,823        3,829  

14-3, C
2.130%, 8/17/20

     16,400        16,460  

16-2, B
2.080%, 2/16/21

     8,250        8,254  

Security National Automotive Acceptance Company Receivables Trust 14-1A, C 144A
2.210%, 1/15/20
(3)

     4,129        4,132  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC

     

12-2A, B 144A
3.420%, 3/20/29
(3)

     1,534        1,536  

12-3A, A 144A
1.870%, 8/20/29
(3)

     5,897        5,859  

13-1A, A 144A
1.590%, 11/20/29
(3)

     2,138        2,127  

14-1A, A 144A
2.070%, 3/20/30
(3)

     2,066        2,052  

14-2A, A 144A
2.050%, 6/20/31
(3)

     2,968        2,962  

16 - 1A, A 144A
3.080%, 3/21/33
(3)

     6,995        7,062  

16 - 2A, A 144A
2.330%, 7/20/33
(3)

     6,939        6,811  

Silverleaf Finance LLC

     

XV 12-D, A 144A
3.000%, 3/17/25
(3)

     2,521        2,521  

XVII 13-A, A 144A
2.680%, 3/16/26
(3)

     2,433        2,409  

XVIII 14-A, A 144A
2.810%, 1/15/27
(3)

     1,779        1,753  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Skopos Auto Receivables Trust 15 - 2A, A 144A
3.550%, 2/15/20
(3)

   $ 2,760      $ 2,768  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust

     

13-B, A2A 144A
1.850%, 6/17/30
(3)

     4,500        4,475  

13-C, A2A 144A
2.940%, 10/15/31
(3)

     5,000        5,058  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC 16-3, A 144A
3.050%, 12/26/25
(3)

     18,968        18,899  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

14-B, A2 144A
2.550%, 8/27/29
(3)

     946        949  

15-A, A2 144A
2.420%, 3/25/30
(3)

     3,908        3,894  

16-A, A2 144A
2.760%, 12/26/36
(3)

     1,967        1,977  

SolarCity LMC Series III LLC 14-2, A 144A
4.020%, 7/20/44
(3)

     8,027        7,563  

Springleaf Funding Trust 16-AA, A 144A
2.900%, 11/15/29
(3)

     9,485        9,460  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 01-SB1, A2
3.375%, 8/25/31

     1,414        1,398  

SVO VOI Mortgage Corp. 12-AA, A 144A
2.000%, 9/20/29
(3)

     7,476        7,341  

Taco Bell Funding LLC 16-1A, A21 144A
3.832%, 5/25/46
(3)

     14,359        14,411  

TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust

     

14-1A, B 144A
2.330%, 5/15/20
(3)

     1,733        1,729  

14-1A, C 144A
3.120%, 4/15/21
(3)

     2,035        2,038  

16-PT1A, C 144A
3.210%, 1/17/23
(3)

     10,900        10,841  

Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust

     

14-AA, C 144A
2.560%, 8/15/19
(3)

     3,500        3,513  

16-AA, B 144A 3.130%, 3/15/20(3)

     7,393        7,444  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC

     

11-1A, A1A 144A
4.370%, 7/15/41
(3)

     11,271        11,381  

14-1A, A1 144A 2.863%, 4/15/44(3)

     9,414        9,184  

U-Haul S Fleet LLC 10-BT1A, 1 144A
4.899%, 10/25/23
(3)

     30,198        30,449  

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust

     

16-1, B 144A
2.730%, 5/15/18
(3)

     4,863        4,872  

16-2, C 144A
2.480%, 3/10/20
(3)

     9,425        9,393  

Volvo Financial Equipment LLC 14-1A, C 144A
1.940%, 11/15/21
(3)

     6,000        6,005  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC 16-A, A 144A
2.540%, 7/20/33
(3)

     7,320        7,237  

Welk Resorts LLC

     

13-AA, A 144A
3.100%, 3/15/29
(3)

     3,139        3,143  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

15-AA, A 144A
2.790%, 6/16/31
(3)

  $ 5,384      $ 5,311  

Wendy’s Funding LLC

    

15-1A, A2II 144A
3.371%, 6/15/45
(3)

    5,346        5,338  

15-1A, A2II 144A
4.080%, 6/15/45
(3)

    20,113        19,872  

Westgate Resorts LLC 16-1A, A 144A
3.500%, 12/20/28
(3)

    8,704        8,670  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

    

15-1A, C 144A
2.290%, 11/16/20
(3)

    8,500        8,523  

16-2A C, 144A
2.830%, 5/17/21
(3)

    3,190        3,197  

15-3A, D,144A 4.400%, 5/17/21(3)

    10,000        10,110  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,281,406)

       1,281,096  
    

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—35.6%

    

Consumer Discretionary—2.8%

    

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
2.500%, 11/28/19

    6,600        6,630  

Altice SA 144A
7.750%, 5/15/22
(3)

    10,060        10,764  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.
9.000%, 2/15/20
(10)

    3,565        3,708  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Series B
7.625%, 3/15/20

    18,230        18,287  

Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

    5,990        6,397  

Delphi Automotive plc
3.150%, 11/19/20

    15,000        15,229  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 9/1/23
(3)

    590        599  

Hyundai Capital America 144A
2.125%, 10/2/17
(3)

    2,940        2,945  

International Game Technology plc

    

144A 5.625%, 2/15/20(3)

    3,245        3,440  

144A 6.250%, 2/15/22(3)

    5,190        5,592  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A 4.875%, 11/1/24(3)

    12,405        12,467  

M/I Homes, Inc. 6.750%, 1/15/21

    4,675        4,897  

Marriott International, Inc. Series N, 3.125%, 10/15/21

    13,545        13,682  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP (MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.) 144A 5.625%, 5/1/24(3)

    1,740        1,823  

NCL Corp., Ltd. 144A 4.750%, 12/15/21(3)

    13,240        13,265  

Newell Brands, Inc. 3.150%, 4/1/21

    1,925        1,957  

QVC, Inc. 3.125%, 4/1/19

    12,765        12,893  

Scientific Games International, Inc. 144A 7.000%, 1/1/22(3)

    5,625        6,061  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

SFR (Numericable) Group S.A.

     

144A 6.000%, 5/15/22(3)

   $ 4,580      $ 4,717  

144A 7.375%, 5/1/26(3)

     7,075        7,252  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

     

4.000%, 12/31/18

     5,080        5,226  

6.750%, 11/1/19

     9,716        10,675  

5.625%, 1/15/24

     915        954  

4.875%, 11/15/25

     8,520        8,392  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.

     

4.375%, 6/15/19

     13,872        14,184  

4.875%, 7/1/21

     3,740        3,824  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 2.500%, 3/1/18

     2,960        2,985  
     

 

 

 
        198,845  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.3%

     

ESAL GmbH 144A
6.250%, 2/5/23
(3)

     8,600        8,669  

Whole Foods Market, Inc.
5.200%, 12/3/25

     14,325        15,148  
     

 

 

 
        23,817  
     

 

 

 

Energy—6.6%

     

Afren plc 144A
11.500%, 2/1/17
(3)(9)(15)

     4,674        24  

Alberta Energy Co., Ltd.
8.125%, 9/15/30

     8,110        9,761  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     

4.850%, 3/15/21

     3,845        4,123  

5.550%, 3/15/26

     5,455        6,109  

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

     6,835        7,032  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(3)

     4,595        4,618  

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

     4,150        4,274  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 144A
7.000%, 6/30/24
(3)

     7,155        7,781  

Cimarex Energy Co.
4.375%, 6/1/24

     11,490        11,936  

CNOOC Finance Property Ltd.
2.625%, 5/5/20

     5,800        5,773  

Concho Resources, Inc.

     

5.500%, 4/1/23

     9,345        9,731  

4.375%, 1/15/25

     7,550        7,573  

Continental Resources, Inc.

     

5.000%, 9/15/22

     5,035        5,101  

4.500%, 4/15/23

     3,035        2,989  

Diamondback Energy, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 11/1/24
(3)

     2,070        2,039  

Ecopetrol S.A.
5.875%, 9/18/23

     20,920        22,144  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
4.375%, 10/15/20

     3,930        4,103  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Encana Corp.
3.900%, 11/15/21

   $ 7,960      $ 8,017  

Energy Transfer Partners LP
5.200%, 2/1/22

     4,855        5,194  

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.)

     

9.375%, 5/1/20

     11,345        10,515  

144A 8.000%, 11/29/24(3)

     860        929  

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

     2,245        1,875  

KazMunayGas National Co. 144A
6.375%, 4/9/21
(3)

     4,800        5,222  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 11/15/23
(3)

     20,300        22,259  

Linn Energy LLC
6.500%, 5/15/19
(9)

     9,980        4,266  

Lukoil OAO International Finance BV 144A
3.416%, 4/24/18
(3)

     6,000        6,060  

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC 144A
6.700%, 9/15/19
(3)

     3,500        3,692  

MPLX LP
5.500%, 2/15/23

     11,935        12,417  

Newfield Exploration Co.
5.625%, 7/1/24

     7,925        8,262  

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

     18,475        18,429  

Noble Holding International Ltd.
7.750%, 1/15/24

     5,220        4,923  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     

2.600%, 4/15/22

     885        882  

3.400%, 4/15/26

     10,865        10,932  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

8.375%, 5/23/21

     22,915        24,748  

8.750%, 5/23/26

     405        438  

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

     

RegS 8.500%, 11/2/17(4)

     6,664        5,298  

144A 8.500%, 10/27/20(3)

     13,303        9,944  

144A 6.000%, 5/16/24(3)

     12,980        5,030  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

5.500%, 1/21/21

     10,070        10,360  

4.875%, 1/24/22

     16,470        16,519  

144A 6.875%, 8/4/26(3)

     13,475        14,216  

PHI, Inc. 5.250%, 3/15/19

     6,275        5,930  

Pride International, Inc. 8.500%, 6/15/19

     4,065        4,553  

QEP Resources, Inc.

     

6.875%, 3/1/21

     5,220        5,572  

5.250%, 5/1/23

     13,087        13,185  

Range Resources Corp.

     

144A 5.000%, 8/15/22(3)

     3,730        3,725  

144A 5.000%, 3/15/23(3)

     8,025        7,965  

Regency Energy Partners LP 5.000%, 10/1/22

     17,910        18,960  

Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. 7.250%, 6/15/19(9)(15)

     9,035        —   (14) 
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

   

5.625%, 2/1/21

  $ 8,000     $ 8,560  

6.250%, 3/15/22

    8,415       9,214  

Sinopec Capital Ltd. 144A
1.875%, 4/24/18
(3)

    11,750       11,704  

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

    6,435       6,943  

Sunoco LP 6.375%, 4/1/23

    16,520       16,809  

Transocean, Inc.

   

144A 9.000%, 7/15/23(3)

    3,680       3,790  

6.800%, 3/15/38

    7,800       6,084  

Weatherford International PLC 144A
9.875%, 2/15/24
(3)

    4,795       5,122  

YPF S.A. 144A 8.500%, 3/23/21(3)

    7,000       7,526  
   

 

 

 
      461,180  
   

 

 

 

Financials—12.8%

   

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 144A 4.250%, 2/2/17(3)

    4,425       4,435  

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. (Aercap Global Aviation Trust)
3.950%, 2/1/22

    3,670       3,702  

Air Lease Corp.
2.625%, 9/4/18

    5,495       5,532  

Akbank TAS 144A 7.500%, 2/5/18(3)

    33,705 TRY      9,141  

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

4.250%, 4/15/21

    10,530       10,629  

5.750%, 11/20/25

    7,090       7,099  

Altice US Finance I Corp. 144A
5.375%, 7/15/23
(3)

    8,250       8,590  

Ares Capital Corp.

   

4.875%, 11/30/18

    1,545       1,601  

3.875%, 1/15/20

    4,286       4,346  

3.625%, 1/19/22

    4,475       4,334  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 144A
4.400%, 5/19/26
(3)

    14,195       14,355  

Aviation Capital Group Corp. 144A
2.875%, 9/17/18
(3)

    4,415       4,470  

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A 4.250%, 4/1/23(3)

    15,500       15,849  

Bank of America Corp.

   

2.000%, 1/11/18

    14,905       14,938  

5.490%, 3/15/19

    2,868       3,041  

4.200%, 8/26/24

    8,820       8,974  

4.450%, 3/3/26

    1,655       1,703  

Bank of Baroda 144A
4.875%, 7/23/19
(3)

    11,775       12,391  

Bank of India

   

144A 3.250%, 4/18/18(3)

    10,470       10,583  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

144A 3.625%, 9/21/18(3)

   $ 10,200     $  10,326  

Barclays Bank plc 144A
6.050%, 12/4/17
(3)

     13,130       13,564  

Barclays plc
3.200%, 8/10/21

     10,345       10,225  

BBVA Banco Continental S.A. RegS
5.000%, 8/26/22
(4)

     16,280       17,216  

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co., LLC 144A
6.625%, 8/15/19
(3)

     7,105       7,888  

Bonos del Banco Central de Chile En Pesos
4.500%, 6/1/20

     4,570,000 CLP      7,047  

Capital One N.A.
2.400%, 9/5/19

     5,000       5,009  

Citigroup, Inc.

 

5.500%, 2/15/17

     11,730       11,785  

4.600%, 3/9/26

     10,445       10,781  

Corp Financiera de Desarrollo SA 144A
4.750%, 7/15/25
(3)

     10,000       10,413  

Corpbanca SA 144A
3.875%, 9/22/19
(3)

     4,000       4,121  

Discover Bank
8.700%, 11/18/19

     1,750       1,986  

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP 144A
5.000%, 8/1/21
(3)

     14,685       14,134  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
6.600%, 5/15/17

     6,475       6,586  

Fifth Third Bancorp
4.500%, 6/1/18

     6,745       6,958  

First Tennessee Bank N.A.
2.950%, 12/1/19

     4,500       4,509  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
5.000%, 5/15/18

     10,000       10,390  

FS Investment Corp.
4.250%, 1/15/20

     7,725       7,767  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

 

3.500%, 7/10/19

     9,715       9,894  

4.200%, 3/1/21

     7,300       7,512  

Genworth Holdings, Inc.
7.625%, 9/24/21

     6,910       6,409  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

 

2.350%, 11/15/21

     4,425       4,295  

4.250%, 10/21/25

     24,315       24,667  

Guanay Finance Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 12/15/20
(3)

     25,001       25,251  

HBOS plc 144A
6.750%, 5/21/18
(3)

     685       722  

HSBC USA, Inc.
2.625%, 9/24/18

     19,485       19,681  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
7.000%, 12/15/20

     17,065       19,307  

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12 144A 6.000% (2)(3)(6)(7)

     16,710       16,877  

ICAHN Enterprises LP
5.875%, 2/1/22

     12,875       12,843  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

 

RegS 4.700%, 2/21/18(4)

     13,000       13,312  

144A 4.000%, 3/18/26(3)

     6,505       6,312  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.
3.231%, 11/13/19

  $ 6,275     $ 6,433  

International Lease Finance Corp.
3.875%, 4/15/18

    7,635       7,778  

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

4.875%, 7/1/18

    12,250       12,281  

5.000%, 7/1/19

    6,210       6,257  

Jefferies Group LLC

 

5.125%, 4/13/18

    6,541       6,760  

6.875%, 4/15/21

    3,725       4,234  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

6.125%, 6/27/17

    8,850       9,045  

2.295%, 8/15/21

    4,495       4,408  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
1.650%, 9/23/19

    8,805       8,713  

Lazard Group LLC
4.250%, 11/14/20

    7,765       8,114  

Lincoln National Corp.

 

8.750%, 7/1/19

    4,613       5,306  

6.050%, 4/20/67(2)(7)

    2,885       2,221  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

 

144A 3.000%, 12/3/18(3)

    4,870       4,942  

144A 6.000%, 1/14/20(3)

    10,950       11,856  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
2.950%, 3/1/21

    2,500       2,515  

Morgan Stanley

 

144A 10.090%, 5/3/17(3)

    22,595 BRL      6,862  

4.350%, 9/8/26

    20,295       20,679  

MUFG Union Bank N.A.
2.625%, 9/26/18

    2,700       2,729  

Navient Corp.
7.250%, 9/25/23

    3,620       3,729  

New York Life Global Funding 144A
1.950%, 2/11/20
(3)

    2,855       2,833  

Phosagro OAO (Phosagro Bond Funding DAC.) 144A
4.204%, 2/13/18
(3)(5)

    7,800       7,919  

PNC Funding Corp.
5.625%, 2/1/17

    3,130       3,139  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
8.875%, 6/15/38
(2)(7)

    11,200       12,096  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. 144A
2.400%, 5/1/18
(3)

    7,750       7,759  

Regions Bank
7.500%, 5/15/18

    2,369       2,538  

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC
(RSHB Capital SA)

   

144A 5.298%, 12/27/17(3)

    13,655       13,932  

144A 5.100%, 7/25/18(3)(5)

    8,750       8,925  

S&P Global, Inc.
3.300%, 8/14/20

    15,097       15,382  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

2.700%, 5/24/19

   $ 10,650      $ 10,638  

2.650%, 4/17/20

     7,540        7,468  

SBA Tower Trust

 

144A 3.156%, 10/15/20(3)

     6,050        6,084  

144A 2.933%, 12/9/42(3)

     13,275        13,289  

Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank Capital S.A.)
5.717%, 6/16/21
(5)

     7,000        7,433  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
5.250%, 12/15/19

     9,585        9,681  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/21
(3)

     2,640        2,682  

State Street Corp.
4.956%, 3/15/18
(7)

     24,025        24,818  

SunTrust Bank, Inc.

 

6.000%, 9/11/17

     4,925        5,072  

5.450%, 12/1/17

     3,750        3,867  

Tervita Escrow Corp. 144A
7.625%, 12/1/21
(3)

     1,200        1,227  

TIAA Asset Management Finance Co., LLC 144A
2.950%, 11/1/19
(3)

     2,850        2,898  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
2.125%, 4/7/21

     11,005        10,827  

Trinity Acquisition plc

 

3.500%, 9/15/21

     1,485        1,498  

4.400%, 3/15/26

     9,145        9,245  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A
4.750%, 10/17/19
(3)

     8,500        8,476  

Turkiye Is Bankasi 144A
3.750%, 10/10/18
(3)

     12,630        12,472  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO 144A
3.750%, 4/15/18
(3)

     4,000        3,957  

UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd. 144A
2.650%, 2/1/22
(3)

     8,475        8,229  

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc) 144A
6.902%, 7/9/20
(3)

     16,000        17,285  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
2.150%, 12/6/19

     17,645        17,632  

Willis North America, Inc.
6.200%, 3/28/17

     4,960        5,015  

XLIT Ltd. Series E,
2.300%, 12/15/18

     9,730        9,792  

Zions Bancorp
4.500%, 3/27/17

     12,675        12,729  
     

 

 

 
        895,199  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.3%

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

2.350%, 11/22/19

     6,325        6,329  

2.900%, 11/30/21

     8,815        8,794  

AbbVie, Inc.

 

2.500%, 5/14/20

     11,705        11,701  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

3.200%, 11/6/22

   $ 1,940      $ 1,939  

Actavis Capital S.a.r.l.

 

(Actavis Funding)
3.000%, 3/12/20

     2,825        2,863  

(Actavis Funding)
3.450%, 3/15/22

     3,815        3,868  

Alere, Inc.
6.500%, 6/15/20

     6,175        6,113  

Community Health Systems, Inc.
5.125%, 8/1/21

     4,790        4,455  

Concordia International Corp. 144A
7.000%, 4/15/23
(3)

     1,510        483  

Endo Finance LLC 144A
6.000%, 7/15/23
(3)

     720        635  

Express Scripts Holding Co.
3.300%, 2/25/21

     2,330        2,372  

Forest Laboratories LLC 144A
4.375%, 2/1/19
(3)

     13,430        13,958  

Fresenius U.S. Finance II, Inc. 144A
4.500%, 1/15/23
(3)

     2,590        2,681  

HCA, Inc.
6.500%, 2/15/20

     13,125        14,359  

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 1/15/18
(3)

     8,625        8,643  

Mylan NV

 

144A 3.000%, 12/15/18(3)

     5,360        5,398  

144A 3.150%, 6/15/21(3)

     4,065        3,986  

Owens & Minor, Inc.
3.875%, 9/15/21

     2,485        2,491  

Shire Acquisitions Investments
2.400%, 9/23/21

     9,275        8,951  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

 

4.750%, 6/1/20

     4,650        4,697  

4.463%, 6/15/20(2)

     4,045        4,085  

6.000%, 10/1/20

     9,560        9,990  

144A 7.500%, 1/1/22(3)

     490        512  

8.125%, 4/1/22

     6,595        6,255  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III BV

     

2.200%, 7/21/21

     2,670        2,552  

2.800%, 7/21/23

     2,640        2,496  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 3/15/20
(3)

     3,060        2,601  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
3.150%, 4/1/22

     17,905        17,838  

Zoetis, Inc.
3.450%, 11/13/20

     2,780        2,851  
     

 

 

 
        163,896  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—3.5%

 

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

     13,700        14,933  

Air Canada Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, B 144A
5.375%, 5/15/21
(3)

     18,164        18,618  

Allegiant Travel Co.
5.500%, 7/15/19

     2,330        2,412  

America West Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 01-1, G
7.100%, 4/2/21

     36,627        39,511  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. 144A
2.850%, 12/15/20
(3)

   $ 4,655      $ 4,658  

Bombardier, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 4/15/19
(3)

     15,692        15,849  

British Airways Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, B 144A
5.625%, 6/20/20
(3)

     9,011        9,461  

Cemex Finance LLC 144A
6.000%, 4/1/24
(3)

     7,110        7,323  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

 

99-1, A 6.545%,
2/2/19

     8,163        8,499  

99-2, C2 AMBC
6.236%, 3/15/20

     8,696        9,109  

00-1, A1 8.048%,
11/1/20

     4,270        4,745  

01-1, A1 6.703%,
6/15/21

     3,306        3,513  

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, A 144A
5.250%, 5/30/23
(3)

     10,911        11,374  

Hawaiian Airlines Pass-Through Certificates 13-1B, B
4.950%, 1/15/22

     6,905        6,862  

JBS Investments GmbH 144A
7.250%, 4/3/24
(3)

     1,535        1,612  

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     18,385        20,315  

Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP

 

RegS 2.500%, 6/15/19(4)

     3,470        3,481  

144A 3.375%, 2/1/22(3)

     8,365        8,428  

SCF Capital Ltd. 144A
5.375%, 6/16/23
(3)

     8,460        8,576  

Toledo Edison Co. (The)
7.250%, 5/1/20

     224        248  

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust 12-2, C
5.450%, 6/3/18

     13,180        13,131  

UAL Pass-Through-Trust 07-01, A
6.636%, 7/2/22

     24,155        26,027  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust 14-1, B
4.750%, 4/11/22

     4,558        4,558  
     

 

 

 
        243,243  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.0%

 

Diamond 1 Finance Corp. (Diamond

2 Finance Corp.) 144A
5.450%, 6/15/23
(3)

     16,410        17,389  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

 

3.250%, 12/1/17

     12,110        12,239  

4.000%, 6/15/20

     4,660        4,780  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

 

144A 2.850%, 10/5/18(3)

     9,690        9,782  

144A 3.600%, 10/15/20(3)

     1,845        1,876  

Microsoft Corp.
2.000%, 8/8/23

     4,475        4,277  

NXP BV 144A
4.625%, 6/1/23
(3)

     4,675        4,920  

NXP BV (NXP Funding LLC) 144A
4.125%, 6/1/21
(3)

     7,100        7,331  
    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Oracle Corp.

 

1.900%, 9/15/21

  $ 3,530      $ 3,446  

2.400%, 9/15/23

    4,315        4,175  
    

 

 

 
       70,215  
    

 

 

 

Materials—2.1%

 

Air Liquide Finance SA 144A
1.750%, 9/27/21
(3)

    3,000        2,881  

Airgas, Inc.
3.050%, 8/1/20

    890        909  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
9.375%, 6/1/19

    7,245        7,788  

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc

 

144A 6.250%, 1/31/19(3)

    2,705        2,759  

144A 4.625%, 5/15/23(3)

    7,340        7,248  

Cemex SAB de CV RegS
6.500%, 12/10/19
(4)

    5,200        5,512  

CRH America, Inc.
8.125%, 7/15/18

    4,770        5,217  

Equate Petrochemical BV 144A
3.000%, 3/3/22
(3)

    9,535        9,082  

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

    6,820        7,912  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    

3.550%, 3/1/22

    3,070        2,870  

3.875%, 3/15/23

    7,645        7,052  

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 1/20/20
(3)

    7,630        8,164  

Gerdau Trade, Inc. 144A
5.750%, 1/30/21
(3)

    1,700        1,743  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A. 144A
5.875%, 2/15/19
(3)

    5,870        6,005  

Novelis Corp. 144A
6.250%, 8/15/24
(3)

    605        643  

Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (OCP) 144A
5.625%, 4/25/24
(3)

    17,090        17,671  

Packaging Corp. of America
3.900%, 6/15/22

    7,215        7,434  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.

 

5.750%, 10/15/20

    12,945        13,366  

144A 4.380%, 7/15/21(2)(3)

    3,100        3,177  

144A 5.125%, 7/15/23(3)

    1,600        1,628  

144A 7.000%, 7/15/24(3)

    110        117  

Teck Resources Ltd. 144A

8.000%, 6/1/21(3)

    1,570        1,731  

Vale Overseas Ltd.
5.875%, 6/10/21

    7,475        7,849  

Vedanta Resources plc 144A
6.000%, 1/31/19
(3)

    17,325        17,542  
    

 

 

 
       146,300  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.5%

 

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

    5,570        5,672  

Digital Realty Trust LP
3.400%, 10/1/20

    11,735        11,928  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Real Estate—(continued)

    

3.950%, 7/1/22

  $ 8,175      $ 8,392  

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

    2,040        2,028  

Government Properties Income Trust
3.750%, 8/15/19

    2,905        2,936  

HCP, Inc.
3.750%, 2/1/19

    4,035        4,147  

Kimco Realty Corp.
3.400%, 11/1/22

    10,605        10,750  

MPT Operating Partnership LP (MPT Finance Corp.)
6.375%, 2/15/22

    1,150        1,192  

Select Income REIT
4.150%, 2/1/22

    18,910        18,708  

Senior Housing Properties Trust
3.250%, 5/1/19

    6,685        6,703  

Ventas Realty LP (Ventas Capital Corp.)

    

4.000%, 4/30/19

    7,100        7,358  

2.700%, 4/1/20

    2,948        2,964  

Welltower, Inc.
4.125%, 4/1/19

    4,100        4,255  

West Europe Finance LLC 144A
3.250%, 10/5/20
(3)

    19,265        19,584  
    

 

 

 
       106,617  
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.7%

 

Altice Financing S.A. 144A
6.625%, 2/15/23
(3)

    7,045        7,256  

AT&T, Inc.

 

3.800%, 3/15/22

    11,365        11,639  

3.000%, 6/30/22

    7,200        7,060  

4.125%, 2/17/26

    6,955        7,033  

CenturyLink, Inc. Series T
5.800%, 3/15/22

    7,000        7,181  

Crown Castle International Corp.
3.700%, 6/15/26

    870        853  

Crown Castle Towers LLC

 

144A 6.113%, 1/15/20(3)

    5,900        6,392  

144A 3.222%, 5/15/22(3)

    3,000        3,050  

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/30/20
(3)

    10,365        8,945  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

8.500%, 4/15/20

    3,200        3,372  

8.875%, 9/15/20

    3,380        3,612  

10.500%, 9/15/22

    9,085        9,585  

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

    14,060        14,201  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

6.000%, 4/15/24

    10,030        10,594  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
3.192%, 4/27/18

    2,805        2,845  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
2.625%, 8/15/26

    7,550        6,940  

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.)
6.000%, 4/1/23

    6,960        7,273  
    

 

 

 
       117,831  
    

 

 

 
    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—1.0%

 

AmeriGas Partners LP
7.000%, 5/20/22

  $ 3,463      $ 3,651  

Dominion Resources, Inc.
2.962%, 7/1/19
(2)

    1,760        1,781  

Exelon Corp.
2.850%, 6/15/20

    18,845        19,035  

Korea Western Power Co., Ltd. 144A
3.125%, 5/10/17
(3)

    9,800        9,838  

Majapahit Holding BV 144A
7.750%, 1/20/20
(3)

    8,800        9,900  

State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd.

    

144A 1.750%, 5/22/18(3)

    5,000        4,977  

144A 2.750%, 5/7/19(3)

    9,370        9,490  

Talen Energy Supply LLC 144A
4.625%, 7/15/19
(3)

    10,340        9,849  
    

 

 

 
       68,521  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $2,489,033)

       2,495,664  
    

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—12.0%

 

Consumer Discretionary—3.9%

 

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp. 2016 Refinancing,
3.882%, 1/15/25

    12,806        12,982  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.(AMC Entertainment Inc.)
3.511%, 12/15/23

    1,829        1,851  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. Tranche B-1
3.631%, 10/20/21

    8,791        8,899  

Bass Pro Group LLC
5.970%, 12/15/23

    17,870        17,726  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

 

Tranche B,
4.000%, 8/14/20

    2,284        2,309  

Tranche B-2
3.756%, 9/15/23

    4,146        4,202  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.)

    

Tranche B-6,
1.500%, 3/1/17
(10)

    3,645        4,061  

Tranche B-4,
0.750%, 10/31/17
(10)

    3,413        4,012  

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC Tranche B,

7.000%, 10/11/20

    11,421        11,546  

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien,
6.250%, 5/8/21

    7,174        7,239  

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (Cirque Du Soleil Canada, Inc.) First Lien,
5.000%, 7/8/22

    5,664        5,723  

Cengage Learning, Inc. 2016 Refinancing Term,
5.250%, 6/7/23

    4,759        4,644  

Charter Communications Operating
LLC (CCO Safari LLC)

    
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

14


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Tranche E,
3.020%, 7/1/20

  $ 6,273     $ 6,312  

Tranche F,
3.020%, 1/3/21

    14,195       14,282  

Tranche I,
3.005%, 1/15/24

    2,857       2,879  

CityCenter Holdings LLC Tranche B,
4.250%, 10/16/20

    5,909       5,988  

CSC Holdings LLC (CSC Holdings, Inc. (Cablevision)) 2016 Extended,
3.876%, 10/11/24

    11,018       11,156  

Delta 2 (Lux) S.a.r.l. Tranche B-3,
4.750%, 7/30/21

    7,421       7,507  

El Dorado Resorts, Inc.
4.250%, 7/25/22

    2,736       2,759  

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
3.887%, 8/18/23

    17,735       18,014  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

 

Tranche B-1
3.500%, 10/26/20

    852       861  

Tranche B-2
3.256%, 10/25/23

    11,581       11,731  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. Tranche B-2,
3.750%, 6/30/19

    7,912       7,675  

Las Vegas Sands LLC Tranche B,
3.006%, 12/19/20

    6,785       6,830  

Libbey Glass, Inc.
3.750%, 4/9/21

    5,542       5,603  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Tranche B,
3.500%, 4/25/23

    7,112       7,205  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

 

Tranche B,
0.000%, 9/26/23
(12)

    3,897       3,936  

0.000%, 9/26/23(12)

    347       351  

PetSmart, Inc. Tranche B-2
4.000%, 3/11/22

    17,419       17,492  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

 

6.000%, 10/18/20

    2,757       2,796  

Tranche B-2,
6.000%, 10/1/21

    3,357       3,405  

Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc.
3.248%, 4/29/20

    6,586       6,622  

ServiceMaster Co. Tranche C,
3.270%, 11/8/23

    8,188       8,231  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. Tranche B-1,

3.520%, 7/30/21

    11,485       11,514  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. Tranche B,
3.833%, 6/30/22

    4,979       5,025  

Station Casinos LLC Tranche B, 3.750%, 6/8/23

    6,330       6,423  

Tribune Media Co. Tranche B,
3.770%, 12/27/20

    6,895       6,965  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien
5.000%, 8/18/23

    8,331       8,452  
   

 

 

 
      275,208  
   

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—1.4%

 

Albertson’s Cos., LLC Tranche B-4,
3.750%, 8/25/21

   $ 15,996      $  16,208  

Albertson’s LLC Tranche B,
4.247%, 12/21/22

     2,172        2,203  

ARAMARK Corp.

 

Tranche E,
3.294%, 9/7/19

     11,971        12,107  

Tranche F,
3.498%, 2/24/21

     14,446        14,602  

Charger OpCo B.V. (Oak Tea, Inc.) Tranche B-1,
3.250%, 7/2/22

     2,749        2,776  

Chobani LLC (Chobani Idaho LLC) First Lien,
5.250%, 10/9/23

     2,550        2,591  

Coty, Inc. Tranche B,
3.092%, 10/27/22

     2,741        2,754  

Galleria Co. Tranche B,
3.750%, 1/26/23

     5,523        5,560  

Hostess Brands LLC 2016 Refinancing, Tranche B,
4.000%, 8/3/22

     14,644        14,828  

Kronos, Inc.

 

First Lien,
5.000%, 11/1/23

     17,854        18,105  

Second Lien,
9.250%, 11/1/24

     3,287        3,397  

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC Tranche I,
3.506%, 1/13/23

     983        1,001  
     

 

 

 
        96,132  
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.2%

 

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition LLC)
9.750%, 6/30/21

     4,868        5,105  

Paragon Offshore Finance Co.
5.500%, 7/16/21
(10)

     9,933        3,766  

Seadrill Operating LP
4.000%, 2/21/21

     8,792        6,111  
     

 

 

 
        14,982  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.7%

 

Asurion LLC

 

Tranche B-4,
5.000%, 8/4/22

     6,185        6,276  

Tranche B-5,
0.000%, 11/3/23
(12)

     5,002        5,079  

Clipper Acquisitions Corp. Tranche B,
3.181%, 2/6/20

     6,125        6,135  

Delos Finance S.a.r.l.
3.748%, 3/6/21

     16,529        16,671  

iStar Financial, Inc.

5.500%, 7/1/20

     3,200        3,243  

RPI Finance Trust Tranche B-5,
3.498%, 10/14/22

     4,791        4,853  

TransUnion LLC Tranche B-2,
3.520%, 4/9/21

     10,045        10,148  
     

 

 

 
        52,405  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.0%

 

American Renal Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
0.792%, 8/20/19

     5,608        5,633  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

15


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

   

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) Tranche F,
4.020%, 12/31/18

  $ 7,649     $ 7,542  

Convatec Healthcare D S.a.r.l.
2.923%, 10/14/21

    1,906       1,918  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. S.a.r.l. Tranche B,
3.813%, 9/26/22

    5,515       5,551  

Envision Healthcare Corp.(Emergency Medical Services Corp.)
3.750%, 12/1/23

    11,596       11,748  

inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc.
4.750%, 11/9/23

    5,363       5,419  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.000%, 6/7/23

    3,389       3,454  

Quorum Health Corp.
6.750%, 4/29/22

    6,260       6,153  

Team Health, Inc. Tranche B,
3.770%, 11/23/22

    7,552       7,572  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. First Lien,
0.000%, 12/30/22
(12)

    6,995       6,584  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Series D-2, Tranche B,
5.000%, 2/13/19

    11,710       11,721  
   

 

 

 
      73,295  
   

 

 

 

Industrials—1.3%

   

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
3.500%, 11/10/23

    2,310       2,333  

Air Canada
3.614%, 10/6/23

    3,125       3,152  

American Airlines, Inc.

   

3.250%, 10/10/21

    10,776       10,859  

Tranche B, 3.261%, 4/28/23

    16,065       16,177  

Tranche B, 3.250%, 12/14/23

    6,695       6,740  

AWAS Finance Luxembourg S.A.
1.210%, 7/16/18

    6,664       6,721  

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
4.250%, 6/30/21

    4,994       5,031  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien,
5.000%, 5/4/22

    10,786       10,816  

Quikrete International, Inc. First Lien,
4.000%, 11/15/23
(12)

    11,111       11,238  

United Airlines, Inc. (Continental Airlines, Inc.) Tranche B-1,
3.500%, 9/15/21

    4,709       4,755  

Waste Industries USA, Inc. Tranche B,

     3.520%, 2/27/20

    9,775       9,847  

Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC First Lien,
5.500%, 12/20/23

    2,985       3,013  
   

 

 

 
      90,682  
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.5%

   

Abacus Innovations Corp. (Leidos, Inc.) Tranche B,
3.520%, 8/16/23

    5,366       5,428  
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

   

Blackboard, Inc. Tranche B-4 First Lien,
6.000%, 6/30/21

  $ 16,342     $ 16,495  

First Data Corp.

   

Tranche 2021-C,
3.756%, 3/24/21

    26,634       26,976  

Tranche 2022-C,
3.756%, 7/8/22

    5,604       5,673  

Mitchell International, Inc.
4.500%, 10/13/20

    4,968       4,984  

NXP B.V. (NXP Funding LLC) Tranche F,
3.270%, 12/7/20

    6,727       6,771  

On Semiconductor
4.020%, 3/31/23

    3,391       3,440  

Presidio LLC (Presidio, Inc.) Refinancing,
5.250%, 2/2/22

    8,130       8,230  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
0.000%, 11/3/23
(12)

    7,595       7,705  

SS&C European Holdings S.a.r.l.

   

Tranche A-1, 3.520%, 7/8/20

    838       840  

Tranche A-2, 3.520%, 7/8/20

    1,300       1,303  

Tranche B-1, 4.010%, 7/8/22

    4,912       4,985  

Tranche B-2, 4.010%, 7/8/22

    501       509  

Veritas US, Inc. Tranche B-1,
6.625%, 1/27/23

    5,352       4,962  

Western Digital Corp. Tranche B-1,
4.520%, 4/29/23

    4,770       4,853  
   

 

 

 
      103,154  
   

 

 

 

Materials—0.5%

   

Anchor Glass Container Corp. First Lien,
4.250%, 12/7/23

    2,859       2,888  

Berry Plastics Corp. Tranche H,
3.750%, 10/1/22

    7,493       7,579  

CPI Acquisition, Inc. First Lien,
5.500%, 8/17/22

    7,121       6,515  

Huntsman International LLC Tranche B,
3.873%, 4/1/23

    3,895       3,942  

INEOS U.S. Finance LLC Tranche 2022,
4.250%, 3/31/22

    5,668       5,747  

PolyOne Corp. Tranche B-1,
3.500%, 11/11/22

    6,822       6,911  
   

 

 

 
      33,582  
   

 

 

 

Real Estate—0.3%

   

Capital Automotive LP

   

Tranche B-1,
2.000%, 4/10/19

    2,559       2,589  

Second Lien,
6.000%, 4/30/20

    6,047       6,142  

ESH Hospitality, Inc.
3.770%, 8/30/23

    2,491       2,526  

Realogy Group LLC
3.770%, 7/20/22

    9,119       9,193  
   

 

 

 
      20,450  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

16


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—0.4%

   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

   

Tranche B-III, 2019
2.000%, 8/1/19

  $ 6,319     $ 6,416  

Tranche B-II, 2022
3.500%, 5/31/22

    5,842       5,921  

UPC Financing Partnership
4.080%, 8/31/24

    5,560       5,627  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC
0.000%, 1/31/25
(12)

    7,300       7,343  
   

 

 

 
      25,307  
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.8%

   

Calpine Construction Finance Co., LP Tranche B-1,
1.510%, 5/3/20

    8,236       8,243  

Dynegy Finance IV, Inc.
5.000%, 6/27/23

    9,128       9,259  

NRG Energy, Inc.
3.520%, 6/30/23

    17,732       17,938  

State of Santa Catarina (The)
4.000%, 12/27/22

    11,827       10,378  

Vistra Operations Company LLC
(TEX Operations Co., LLC)

   

5.000%, 8/4/23

    6,017       6,098  

Tranche C, 5.000%, 8/4/23

    1,373       1,392  

4.000%, 12/14/23

    1,576       1,599  
   

 

 

 
      54,907  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $841,975)

      840,104  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCKS—1.0%

   

Energy—0.1%

   

PTT Exploration & Production PCL 144A,
4.875%
(2)(3)

    8,645 (8)      8,722  
   

 

 

 

Financials—0.9%

   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
International S.A. Unipersonal 5.919%
(2)

    2,295 (8)      2,272  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
Series E, 4.950%
(2)

    12,070 (8)      12,130  

Citigroup, Inc.
Series T, 6.250%
(2)

    17,805 (8)      18,344  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Series Z, 5.300%
(2)

    3,985 (8)      4,077  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Series K, 7.980%
(2)

    16,155 (8)      16,882  

XLIT Ltd.
Series E, 6.50%
(2)

    12,790 (8)      9,976  
   

 

 

 
      63,681  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $74,466)

      72,403  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—0.1%

    

Energy—0.1%

    

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.(16)

    75,733      $ 3,082  
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.0%

    

Vistra Energy Corp.(16)

    98,789        1,531  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $4,210)

       4,613  
    

 

 

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND—1.0%

    

Virtus Credit Opportunities Fund Class R6(11)

    6,989,143        69,262  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

(Identified Cost $69,865)

       69,262  
    

 

 

 

RIGHTS—0.0%

    

Texas Competitive TRA

    99        163  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Identified Cost $84)

       163  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.7%

(Identified Cost $6,942,282)

       6,921,526 (13) 
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.7%

    

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.7%

    

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield
0.440%)
(11)

    50,090,614        50,091  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $50,091)

       50,091  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.4%

(Identified Cost $6,992,373)

       6,971,617 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.6%

       43,305  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $ 7,014,922  
    

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

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

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

17


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2016.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $2,871,604 or 40.9% 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) 

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.

(6) 

No contractual maturity date.

(7) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(8) 

Value shown as par value.

(9) 

Security in default, no interest payments are being received.

(10) 

Security in default, 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, 2016, at which time the interest rate, based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“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) 

Amount is less than 500.

(15) 

Illiquid security.

(16) 

Non-income producing.

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

18


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     80

Brazil

     2  

Turkey

     2  

Canada

     1  

India

     1  

Luxembourg

     1  

United Kingdom

     1  

Other

     12  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

19


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

 

        

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 1,281,096      $ —        $ 1,272,627      $ 8,469  

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     2,495,664        —          2,495,640        24  

Foreign Government Securities

     380,698        —          380,698        —    

Loan Agreements

     840,104        —          829,726        10,378  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1,738,407        —          1,738,407        —    

Municipal Bonds

     3,691        —          3,691        —    

U.S. Government Securities

     35,425        —          35,425        —    

Equity Securities:

 

        

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     69,262        69,262        —          —    

Common Stocks

     4,613        4,613        —          —    

Preferred Stock

     72,403        —          72,403        —    

Rights

     163        —          —          163  

Short-Term Investment

     50,091        50,091        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 6,971,617      $ 123,966      $ 6,828,617      $ 19,034  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.

The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Total     Asset-Backed
Securities
     Corporate
Bonds and Notes
    Loan
Agreements
    Rights  

Balance as of September 30, 2016:

   $ 22,276     $ 8,363      $ 2,595     $ 11,318     $ —    

Accrued discount/(premium)

     (29     —          —         (29     —    

Realized gain (loss)

     (10,960     —          (10,920     (40     —    

Change in unrealized appreciation /(depreciation)

     11,053       106        11,003       (136     80  

Purchases

     83       —          —         —         83  

Sales(b)

     (3,389     —          (2,654     (735     —    

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —         —          —         —         —    

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —         —          —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ 19,034     $ 8,469      $ 24     $ 10,378     $ 163  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2016, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

(b) 

Includes paydowns on securities.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.

None of the securities in this table are internally fair valued.


VIRTUS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.5%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—99.5%

 

DATA CENTERS—11.0%

 

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     270,900      $ 21,502  

CyrusOne, Inc.

     196,000        8,767  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     487,350        47,887  

Equinix, Inc.

     115,000        41,102  
     

 

 

 
     119,258  
     

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED—4.4%

 

Vornado Realty Trust

     457,100        47,708  
     

 

 

 
     47,708  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE—6.4%

 

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     627,775        19,034  

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Class A

     906,000        26,374  

Ventas, Inc.

     303,361        18,966  

Welltower, Inc.

     66,641        4,460  
     

 

 

 
     68,834  
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE—25.4%

 

Industrial—10.6%

 

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     780,303        37,361  

Duke Realty Corp.

     1,254,309        33,315  

Prologis, Inc.

     844,352        44,573  
     

 

 

 
     115,249  
     

 

 

 

Office—14.8%

 

Boston Properties, Inc.

     212,983        26,789  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     1,219,170        10,375  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     795,829        29,095  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     524,731        26,767  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     517,442        37,887  

Paramount Group, Inc.

     1,723,236        27,555  

Parkway, Inc.(2)

     72,096        1,604  
     

 

 

 
     160,072  
     

 

 

 

Total Industrial / Office

 

     275,321  
     

 

 

 

LODGING/RESORTS—3.9%

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     510,386        9,616  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(continued)

 

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     532,463      $ 15,841  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     669,802        16,403  
     

 

 

 
     41,860  
     

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL—17.3%

 

Apartments—12.8%

 

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     426,517        21,228  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     460,600        20,934  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     169,090        29,954  

Equity Residential

     369,545        23,784  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     183,540        42,673  
     

 

 

 
     138,573  
     

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes—2.9%

 

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     216,053        15,577  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     214,300        16,418  
     

 

 

 
     31,995  
     

 

 

 

Single Family Homes—1.6%

 

American Homes 4 Rent Class A

     802,300        16,832  
     

 

 

 
     16,832  
     

 

 

 

Total Residential

 

     187,400  
     

 

 

 

RETAIL—21.8%

 

Free Standing—2.5%

 

STORE Capital Corp.

     1,106,743        27,348  
     

 

 

 
     27,348  
     

 

 

 

Regional Malls—8.1%

 

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     565,875        14,135  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     417,441        74,167  
     

 

 

 
     88,302  
     

 

 

 

Shopping Centers—11.2%

 

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     1,153,696        28,173  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     185,200        26,319  

Regency Centers Corp.

     497,700        34,316  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

     901,384        32,252  
     

 

 

 
     121,060  
     

 

 

 

Total Retail

 

     236,710  
     

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE—9.3%

 

CubeSmart

     1,311,650        35,113  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(continued)

 

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     394,183      $ 30,446  

Public Storage

     157,892        35,289  
     

 

 

 
        100,848  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $736,748)

        1,077,939  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $736,748)

        1,077,939  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $736,748)

        1,077,939 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.5%

        5,480  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,083,419  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information : For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 1,077,939      $ 1,077,939  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,077,939      $ 1,077,939  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held as of December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS SECTOR TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.0%

     

Consumer Discretionary—19.7%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     2,232      $ 377  

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     11,955        8,965  

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     1,991        97  

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

     875        691  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

     4,610        187  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     8,279        353  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     6,070        239  

CarMax, Inc.(2)

     5,770        372  

Carnival Corp.

     12,711        662  

CBS Corp. Class B

     11,882        756  

Charter Communications, Inc.
Class A
(2)

     6,564        1,890  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

     878        331  

Coach, Inc.

     8,499        298  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     72,250        4,989  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     3,731        271  

Delphi Automotive plc

     8,215        553  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

     4,606        126  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C(2)

     6,687        179  

Dollar General Corp.

     7,704        571  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(2)

     7,156        552  

Expedia, Inc.

     3,661        415  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     4,102        291  

Ford Motor Co.

     118,311        1,435  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     6,650        149  

Garmin Ltd.

     3,485        169  

General Motors Co.

     42,050        1,465  

Genuine Parts Co.

     4,509        431  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     7,914        244  

H&R Block, Inc.

     6,641        153  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     11,457        247  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     5,363        313  

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     2,114        235  

Hasbro, Inc.

     3,405        265  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     36,927        4,951  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     10,287        281  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     12,035        282  

Kohl’s Corp.

     5,358        265  

L Brands, Inc.

     7,282        479  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     4,052        198  

Lennar Corp. Class A

     5,957        256  

LKQ Corp.(2)

     9,322        286  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     26,368      $ 1,875  

Macy’s, Inc.

     9,266        332  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     9,707        803  

Mattel, Inc.

     10,369        286  

McDonald’s Corp.

     25,174        3,064  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(2)

     4,979        214  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(2)

     1,911        382  

Netflix, Inc.(2)

     13,009        1,610  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     14,624        653  

News Corp. Class A

     11,577        133  

News Corp. Class B

     3,624        43  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     40,505        2,059  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     3,520        169  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

     2,864        797  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     7,150        609  

PVH Corp.

     2,403        217  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(2)

     1,496        2,193  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     9,023        166  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     1,707        154  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     12,022        789  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     5,074        416  

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     2,888        206  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     2,109        199  

Staples, Inc.

     19,721        178  

Starbucks Corp.

     44,119        2,449  

Target Corp.

     17,027        1,230  

TEGNA, Inc.

     6,500        139  

Tiffany & Co.

     3,245        251  

Time Warner, Inc.

     23,376        2,256  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     19,762        1,485  

Tractor Supply Co.

     3,979        302  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(2)

     3,465        161  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     32,096        900  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B

     14,766        402  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance,
Inc.
(2)

     1,777        453  

Under Armour, Inc. Class A(2)

     5,570        162  

Under Armour, Inc. Class C(2)

     5,601        141  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     2,678        76  

VF Corp.

     10,033        535  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     10,530        370  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     44,380        4,625  

Whirlpool Corp.

     2,277        414  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     3,267        249  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     2,407      $ 208  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     10,569        669  
     

 

 

 
     70,293  
     

 

 

 

Energy—19.7%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     30,485        2,126  

Apache Corp.

     20,493        1,301  

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     26,248        1,705  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     47,253        1,104  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(2)

     46,482        326  

Chevron Corp.

     90,316        10,630  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     4,448        605  

Concho Resources, Inc.(2)

     6,841        907  

ConocoPhillips

     42,896        2,151  

Devon Energy Corp.

     28,315        1,293  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     32,930        3,329  

EQT Corp.

     8,092        529  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     131,088        11,832  

FMC Technologies, Inc.(2)

     19,004        675  

Halliburton Co.

     48,491        2,623  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     5,066        392  

Hess Corp.

     15,527        967  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     89,923        1,862  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     46,598        807  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     24,723        1,245  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     10,291        320  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     22,453        841  

Newfield Exploration Co.(2)

     9,238        374  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     27,363        1,041  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     31,248        2,226  

ONEOK, Inc.

     9,861        566  

Phillips 66

     20,737        1,792  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     18,017        3,244  

Range Resources Corp.

     13,813        475  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     68,015        5,710  

Southwestern Energy Co.(2)

     29,395        318  

Spectra Energy Corp.

     44,110        1,813  

Tesoro Corp.

     17,220        1,506  

Transocean Ltd.(2)

     18,234        269  

Valero Energy Corp.

     29,610        2,023  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     45,166        1,406  
     

 

 

 
     70,333  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—19.8%

     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(2)

     1,355      $ 197  

Aflac, Inc.

     10,086        702  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     9,101        675  

American Express Co.

     19,002        1,408  

American International Group, Inc.

     24,117        1,575  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     3,906        433  

AON plc

     6,503        725  

Assurant, Inc.

     1,409        131  

Bank of America Corp.

     249,753        5,520  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     26,132        1,238  

BB&T Corp.

     20,055        943  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(2)

     46,931        7,649  

BlackRock, Inc.

     3,005        1,144  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     11,920        1,040  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     29,816        1,177  

CHUBB Ltd.

     11,501        1,519  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     3,706        281  

Citigroup, Inc.

     70,433        4,186  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     12,651        451  

CME Group, Inc.

     8,388        968  

Comerica, Inc.

     4,258        290  

Discover Financial Services

     9,747        703  

E*Trade Financial Corp.(2)

     6,766        234  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     18,675        504  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     8,576        339  

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

     4,398        228  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     9,140        2,189  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     9,336        445  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     26,811        354  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     14,722        831  

Invesco Ltd.

     10,097        306  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     88,439        7,631  

KeyCorp

     26,710        488  

Leucadia National Corp.

     8,008        186  

Lincoln National Corp.

     5,649        374  

Loews Corp.

     6,829        320  

M&T Bank Corp.

     3,832        599  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     12,743        861  

MetLife, Inc.

     27,165        1,464  

Moody’s Corp.

     4,111        388  

Morgan Stanley

     35,642        1,506  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     2,817        189  

Navient Corp.

     7,491        123  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS SECTOR TREND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

 

Northern Trust Corp.

     5,261      $ 468  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     7,696        149  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     12,024        1,406  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     6,613        383  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     14,343        509  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     10,628        1,106  

Regions Financial Corp.

     30,424        437  

S&P Global, Inc.

     6,403        689  

State Street Corp.

     8,962        697  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     12,130        665  

Synchrony Financial

     19,381        703  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     6,017        453  

Torchmark Corp.

     2,727        201  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     7,021        859  

U.S. Bancorp

     39,488        2,028  

Unum Group

     5,737        252  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     111,716        6,157  

Willis Towers Watson plc

     3,177        388  

XL Group Ltd.

     6,650        248  

Zions Bancorporation

     5,035        217  
     

 

 

 
     70,529  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—19.8%

 

3M Co.

     21,229        3,791  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     1,517        350  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     4,243        377  

Allegion plc

     3,300        211  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     17,833        833  

AMETEK, Inc.

     7,965        387  

Arconic, Inc.

     15,092        280  

Boeing Co. (The)

     20,634        3,212  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     21,477        1,992  

Cintas Corp.

     3,574        413  

CSX Corp.

     38,864        1,396  

Cummins, Inc.

     9,774        1,336  

Deere & Co.

     11,117        1,146  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     25,345        1,247  

Dover Corp.

     6,470        485  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

     1,266        154  

Eaton Corp. plc

     19,009        1,275  

Emerson Electric Co.

     23,427        1,306  

Equifax, Inc.

     5,609        663  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     6,208        329  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

Fastenal Co.

     9,948      $ 467  

FedEx Corp.

     9,023        1,680  

Flowserve Corp.

     4,490        216  

Fluor Corp.

     6,971        366  

Fortive Corp.

     11,627        624  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     5,312        284  

General Dynamics Corp.

     10,723        1,851  

General Electric Co.

     225,455        7,124  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     27,676        3,206  

Hunt (JB) Transport Services, Inc.

     3,011        292  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     11,558        1,415  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     8,892        667  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(2)

     4,156        237  

Johnson Controls International plc

     32,241        1,328  

Kansas City Southern

     3,704        314  

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     2,661        405  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     9,188        2,296  

Masco Corp.

     12,577        398  

Nielsen Holdings plc

     11,564        485  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     11,797        1,275  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     6,554        1,524  

PACCAR, Inc.

     14,035        897  

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     5,791        811  

Pentair plc

     5,755        323  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     7,331        111  

Quanta Services, Inc.(2)

     5,200        181  

Raytheon Co.

     11,060        1,571  

Republic Services, Inc.

     7,956        454  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     6,274        306  

Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc.

     4,874        357  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     5,711        768  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     5,794        537  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     3,490        639  

Ryder System, Inc.

     3,343        249  

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,997        342  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     23,233        1,158  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     5,187        595  

Stericycle, Inc.(2)

     2,929        226  

Textron, Inc.

     11,613        564  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     1,726        430  

Union Pacific Corp.

     30,874        3,201  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.(2)

     9,938        724  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     24,158        2,769  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

 

United Rentals, Inc.(2)

     2,899      $ 306  

United Technologies Corp.

     27,384        3,002  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(2)

     5,360        435  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     2,472        574  

Waste Management, Inc.

     15,273        1,083  

Xylem, Inc.

     6,174        306  
     

 

 

 
     70,556  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—8.9%

 

Accenture plc Class A

     4,878        571  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     5,497        198  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(2)

     3,927        404  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(2)

     1,436        96  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     474        108  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(2)

     2,310        1,831  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(2)

     2,314        1,786  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     2,487        167  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     2,487        181  

Apple, Inc.

     41,582        4,816  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     8,626        278  

Autodesk, Inc.(2)

     1,605        119  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     3,569        367  

Broadcom Ltd.

     3,131        553  

CA, Inc.

     2,596        82  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     39,308        1,188  

Citrix Systems, Inc.(2)

     1,274        114  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A(2)

     4,812        270  

Corning, Inc.

     7,626        185  

CSRA, Inc.

     1,348        43  

eBay, Inc.(2)

     8,302        246  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(2)

     2,416        190  

F5 Networks, Inc.(2)

     550        80  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(2)

     18,254        2,100  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     2,636        199  

First Solar, Inc.(2)

     702        23  

Fiserv, Inc.(2)

     1,735        184  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     1,211        44  

Global Payments, Inc.

     1,264        88  

Harris Corp.

     1,026        105  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     13,254        307  

HP, Inc.

     13,728        204  

Intel Corp.

     37,101        1,346  

International Business Machines Corp.

     6,778        1,125  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Intuit, Inc.

     1,943      $ 223  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     3,194        90  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     1,283        101  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,327        140  

Linear Technology Corp.

     1,976        123  

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     7,472        771  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     1,777        114  

Micron Technology, Inc.(2)

     8,474        186  

Microsoft Corp.

     60,633        3,768  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1,369        113  

NetApp, Inc.

     2,335        82  

NVIDIA Corp.

     4,308        460  

Oracle Corp.

     23,484        903  

Paychex, Inc.

     2,592        158  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(2)

     8,883        351  

Qorvo, Inc.(2)

     1,082        57  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     11,604        757  

Red Hat, Inc.(2)

     1,463        102  

salesforce.com, Inc.(2)

     5,037        345  

Seagate Technology plc

     2,496        95  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     1,523        114  

Symantec Corp.

     5,092        122  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     2,853        198  

Teradata Corp.(2)

     1,191        32  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     7,870        574  

Total System Services, Inc.

     1,377        68  

VeriSign, Inc.(2)

     761        58  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     14,623        1,141  

Western Digital Corp.

     2,331        158  

Western Union Co. (The)

     4,022        87  

Xerox Corp.

     7,089        62  

Xilinx, Inc.

     2,070        125  

Yahoo!, Inc.(2)

     6,972        270  
     

 

 

 
     31,546  
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.0%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     7,016        1,009  

Albemarle Corp.

     3,726        321  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     2,976        209  

Ball Corp.

     5,743        431  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     7,862        247  

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     36,196        2,071  

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

     28,061        2,060  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

     4,857      $ 365  

Ecolab, Inc.

     8,469        993  

FMC Corp.

     4,487        254  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(2)

     41,196        543  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     2,621        309  

International Paper Co.

     13,441        713  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     9,906        850  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     2,092        463  

Monsanto Co.

     14,138        1,487  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     11,636        341  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     17,338        591  

Nucor Corp.

     10,443        622  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     7,738        733  

Praxair, Inc.

     9,212        1,080  

Sealed Air Corp.

     6,410        291  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     2,638        709  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     4,340        543  

WestRock Co.

     8,274        420  
     

 

 

 
     17,655  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.0%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     47,888        2,037  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     4,427        105  

Frontier Communications Corp.

     10,074        34  

Level 3 Communications, Inc.(2)

     2,367        133  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     26,300        1,404  
     

 

 

 
     3,713  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—5.1%

 

AES Corp.

     20,130        234  

Alliant Energy Corp.

     7,004        265  

Ameren Corp.

     7,156        375  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     14,455        910  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     5,251        380  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     12,777        315  

CMS Energy Corp.

     8,343        347  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     8,974        661  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     18,332        1,404  

DTE Energy Co.

     5,305        523  

Duke Energy Corp.

     19,596        1,521  

Edison International

     9,575        689  

Entergy Corp.

     5,240        385  

Eversource Energy

     9,278        512  

Exelon Corp.

     29,331        1,041  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

     12,453      $ 386  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     14,226        1,700  

NiSource, Inc.

     9,588        212  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     10,001        123  

PG&E Corp.

     15,495        942  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     3,497        273  

PPL Corp.

     19,954        680  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     14,797        649  

SCANA Corp.

     4,180        306  

Sempra Energy

     7,354        740  

Southern Co. (The)

     28,665        1,410  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     9,231        541  

XCEL Energy, Inc.

     14,986        610  
     

 

 

 
     18,134  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $333,641)

 

 

     352,759  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.0%

(Identified Cost $333,641)

        352,759  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.0%

(Identified Cost $333,641)

 

 

     352,759 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—1.0%

        3,475  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 356,234  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 352,759      $ 352,759  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 352,759      $ 352,759  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—0.2%

 

Non-Agency—0.2%

     

Home Equity Loan Trust 07-HSA3, AI4
6.110%, 6/25/37
(2)

   $ 1,146      $ 1,152  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,137)

        1,152  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—5.4%

 

Consumer Discretionary—0.9%

     

Boyd Gaming Corp.
6.875%, 5/15/23

     365        394  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH PIK Interest Capitalization 144A
4.125%, 9/15/21
(3)(4)

     330        334  

NCL Corp., Ltd. 144A
4.750%, 12/15/21
(3)

     660        661  

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

     905        926  

SFR (Numericable) Group S.A. 144A
6.000%, 5/15/22
(3)

     1,505        1,550  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.
4.875%, 7/1/21

     1,165        1,191  
     

 

 

 
        5,056  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.1%

     

Dole Food Co., Inc. 144A
7.250%, 5/1/19
(3)

     880        900  
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.1%

     

Alta Mesa Holdings LP (Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.) 144A
7.875%, 12/15/24
(3)

     765        796  

Antero Midstream Partners LP 144A
5.375%, 9/15/24
(3)

     430        440  

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

     895        922  

Diamondback Energy, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 11/1/24
(3)

     170        167  

FTS International, Inc. 144A
8.463%, 6/15/20
(2)(3)

     1,120        1,121  

6.250%, 5/1/22

     825        689  

Newfield Exploration Co.
5.750%, 1/30/22

     580        614  

Noble Holding International Ltd.
7.750%, 1/15/24

     180        170  

Range Resources Corp. 144A
5.000%, 8/15/22
(3)

     600        599  

RSP Permian, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/25
(3)

     480        484  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.
5.750%, 3/15/21

     350        350  
     

 

 

 
        6,352  
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.5%

     

iStar Financial, Inc.

     

4.875%, 7/1/18

     785        787  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

5.000%, 7/1/19

   $ 430      $ 433  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
5.250%, 12/15/19

     1,410        1,424  
     

 

 

 
        2,644  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.5%

     

Capsugel S.A. PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
7.000%, 5/15/19
(3)(4)

     270        273  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 144A
8.875%, 4/15/21
(3)

     435        464  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

5.000%, 3/1/19

     415        407  

4.463%, 6/15/20(2)

     730        737  

6.000%, 10/1/20

     435        455  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 3/15/20
(3)

     750        637  
     

 

 

 
        2,973  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.5%

     

American Airlines Group, Inc. 144A
4.625%, 3/1/20
(3)

     460        467  

Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 2/15/23
(3)

     555        575  

Wheels Up Finance I LLC

     

16-01, A 7.431%, 6/30/17(2)(7)(10)

     77        76  

16-01, A 7.500%, 6/30/24(7)

     1,649        1,633  
     

 

 

 
        2,751  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.5%

     

Diamond 1 Finance Corp. (Diamond 2 Finance Corp.) 144A
5.450%, 6/15/23
(3)

     1,785        1,892  

First Data Corp.

     

144A 5.000%, 1/15/24(3)

     600        605  

144A 5.750%, 1/15/24(3)

     225        233  
     

 

 

 
        2,730  
     

 

 

 

Materials—0.9%

     

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 144A
6.250%, 1/31/19
(3)

     400        408  

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.
6.625%, 4/15/20

     645        574  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A. 144A
5.875%, 2/15/19
(3)

     1,130        1,156  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.

     

144A 4.380%, 7/15/21(2)(3)

     1,500        1,537  

144A 5.125%, 7/15/23(3)

     575        585  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

Vedanta Resources plc 144A
6.000%, 1/31/19
(3)

   $ 685      $ 694  
     

 

 

 
        4,954  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.3%

     

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.000%, 4/15/24

     1,090        1,151  

West Corp. 144A
4.750%, 7/15/21
(3)

     695        713  
     

 

 

 
        1,864  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.1%

     

Talen Energy Supply LLC 144A 4.625%, 7/15/19(3)

     780        743  
     
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $30,716)

        30,967  
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—97.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary—26.0%

     

Accuride International, Inc.
8.000%, 11/17/23

     1,650        1,617  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. Second Lien,
7.500%, 7/25/22

     890        872  

Affinity Gaming LLC
5.000%, 7/1/23

     1,030        1,040  

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp. 2016 Refinancing,
3.882%, 1/15/25

     1,634        1,656  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.(AMC Entertainment Inc.)
3.511%, 12/15/23

     438        443  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. Tranche B-1 3.631%, 10/20/21

     2,241        2,268  

Bass Pro Group LLC

     

5.720%, 6/8/18

     3,575        3,576  

5.970%, 12/15/23

     3,500        3,472  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     

Tranche B,
4.000%, 8/14/20

     1,524        1,541  

Tranche B-2
3.756%, 9/15/23

     447        453  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.)

     

Tranche B-5,
0.000%, 3/1/17
(5)

     300        326  

Tranche B-7,
1.500%, 3/1/17
(5)

     1,199        1,408  

Tranche B-6,
1.500%, 3/1/17
(5)

     2,415        2,691  

Tranche B-4,
1.500%, 10/31/17
(5)

     890        1,047  

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC Tranche B,
7.000%, 10/11/20

     3,891        3,933  

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien,
6.250%, 5/8/21

     1,226        1,237  

CBAC Borrower LLC Tranche B,
8.250%, 7/2/20

     948        952  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

CBS Radio, Inc.
4.500%, 10/17/23

   $ 593      $ 600  

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (Cirque Du Soleil Canada, Inc.) First Lien,
5.000%, 7/8/22

     1,593        1,609  

Cengage Learning, Inc. 2016 Refinancing Term,
5.250%, 6/7/23

     1,463        1,427  

Charter Communications Operating LLC (CCO Safari LLC)

     

Tranche F,
3.020%, 1/3/21

     6,101        6,138  

Tranche H,
2.755%, 1/15/22

     1,096        1,103  

Tranche I,
3.005%, 1/15/24

     1,338        1,348  

CityCenter Holdings LLC Tranche B,
4.250%, 10/16/20

     2,056        2,084  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.
3.588%, 11/2/23

     1,372        1,388  

CSC Holdings LLC (CSC Holdings, Inc. (Cablevision)) 2016 Extended,
3.876%, 10/11/24

     3,329        3,371  

Delta 2 (Lux) S.a.r.l. Tranche B-3,
4.750%, 7/30/21

     1,813        1,834  

El Dorado Resorts, Inc.
4.250%, 7/25/22

     1,029        1,038  

Federal-Mogul Corp. Tranche C,
4.750%, 4/15/21

     2,893        2,872  

Floor & Decor Outlets of America, Inc.
5.250%, 9/30/23

     1,633        1,639  

Gates Global LLC
4.250%, 7/6/21

     2,994        3,001  

Graton Resort & Casino Tranche B,
5.510%, 9/1/22

     1,008        1,018  

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
3.887%, 8/18/23

     2,441        2,479  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

     

Tranche B-1
3.500%, 10/26/20

     598        604  

Tranche B-2
3.256%, 10/25/23

     8,125        8,230  

iHeartCommunications, Inc. Tranche D,
7.520%, 1/30/19

     4,503        3,681  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. Tranche B-2,
3.750%, 6/30/19

     1,838        1,783  

KAR Auction Services, Inc. Tranche B-2,
4.188%, 3/11/21

     2,521        2,546  

Laureare Education, Inc. 2021 Extended,
8.868%, 3/17/21

     2,426        2,440  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. Tranche B
5.250%, 8/16/23

     1,149        1,164  

Libbey Glass, Inc.
3.750%, 4/9/21

     1,375        1,390  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Tranche B,
3.750%, 12/8/23

     1,662        1,676  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

MCC LLC

 

Tranche H,
3.250%, 1/29/21

   $ 1,622      $ 1,634  

Tranche G,
3.500%, 6/30/21

     2,289        2,309  

Metaldyne LLC 3.750%, 10/20/21

     2,572        2,583  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Tranche B,
3.500%, 4/25/23

     2,502        2,535  

Michaels Stores, Inc.
3.750%, 1/30/23

     3,225        3,267  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Tranche B,
5.500%, 10/13/23

     1,451        1,466  

Neiman Marcus Group
4.250%, 10/25/20

     1,816        1,584  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

 

Tranche B, 0.000%, 9/26/23(6)

     1,264        1,277  

0.000%, 9/26/23(6)

     113        114  

Party City Holdings, Inc.
4.030%, 8/19/22

     2,747        2,778  

Penn National Gaming, Inc. Tranche B, 3.270%, 10/30/20

     2,170        2,187  

PetSmart, Inc. Tranche B-2
4.000%, 3/11/22

     1,103        1,108  

Scientific Games International, Inc. Tranche B-2,
6.000%, 10/1/21

     2,751        2,790  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC First Lien,
4.500%, 11/8/23

     1,714        1,735  

ServiceMaster Co. Tranche C,
3.270%, 11/8/23

     5,101        5,128  

SFR Group S.A.(Numericable) Tranche B-1 5.
137%, 1/15/24

     2,164        2,196  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

Tranche B-1, 3.520%, 7/30/21

     2,716        2,723  

Tranche B, 0.000%, 12/20/23(6)

     1,800        1,802  

SRAM LLC First Lien,
4.583%, 4/10/20

     1,609        1,603  

Station Casinos LLC Tranche B,
3.750%, 6/8/23

     2,027        2,056  

TI Group Auto Systems LLC
4.500%, 6/30/22

     1,128        1,143  

Transtar Holding Co.

 

8.250%, 3/20/17(7)

     260        260  

First Lien, 7.750%, 10/9/18(5)

     1,422        924  

Second Lien, 13.500%, 10/9/19(5)

     460        7  

Tribune Media Co. Tranche B,
3.770%, 12/27/20

     2,590        2,617  

U.S. Farathane LLC Tranche B-2,
5.750%, 12/23/21

     1,987        1,996  

UFC Holdings LLC First Lien
5.000%, 8/18/23

     1,380        1,400  

University Support Services LLC
6.250%, 7/6/22

     1,118        1,135  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

Tranche C-3 4.000%, 3/1/20

     6,203        6,245  

Tranche C-4 4.000%, 3/1/20

     3,343        3,366  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership Tranche D
3.704%, 8/31/24

   $ 3,131      $ 3,161  
     

 

 

 
        150,124  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—7.0%

 

Albertson’s Cos., LLC Tranche B-4,
3.750%, 8/25/21

     2,252        2,281  

Albertson’s LLC Tranche B,
4.247%, 12/21/22

     2,030        2,060  

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.
6.500%, 9/2/23

     1,746        1,703  

ARAMARK Corp. Tranche E,
3.294%, 9/7/19

     2,696        2,727  

Charger OpCo B.V. (Oak Tea, Inc.) Tranche B-1,
3.250%, 7/2/22

     664        670  

Chobani LLC (Chobani Idaho LLC) First Lien,
5.250%, 10/9/23

     346        352  

Coty, Inc. Tranche B,
3.092%, 10/27/22

     842        846  

Crossmark Holdings, Inc.

 

First Lien, 4.500%, 12/20/19(7)

     1,943        1,464  

Second Lien, 8.750%, 12/21/20(7)

     520        247  

Dell International, Inc. Tranche B
4.020%, 9/7/23

     7,020        7,149  

Dole Food Co., Inc. Tranche B,
4.788%, 11/1/18

     2,149        2,166  

Galleria Co. Tranche B,
3.750%, 9/29/23

     1,698        1,709  

Hostess Brands LLC 2016 Refinancing, Tranche B,
4.000%, 8/3/22

     2,704        2,738  

Kronos, Inc.

 

First Lien, 5.000%, 11/1/23

     3,834        3,888  

Second Lien, 9.250%, 11/1/24

     965        997  

Milk Specialities Co.
6.000%, 8/16/23

     1,177        1,197  

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC Tranche I,
3.506%, 1/13/23

     450        458  

Prestige Brands, Inc. Tranche B-3,
3.500%, 9/3/21

     212        214  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
4.250%, 2/5/23

     5,004        5,077  

Rite Aid Corp. Tranche 2, Second Lien,
4.875%, 6/21/21

     1,150        1,158  

US Foods, Inc.
3.770%, 6/27/23

     1,463        1,480  
     

 

 

 
        40,581  
     

 

 

 

Energy—2.8%

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Trance A,
8.500%, 8/23/21

     325        355  

Chief Exploration & Development LLC Second Lien,
7.753%, 5/16/21

     1,639        1,610  

Drillships Financing Holding, Inc. (Ocean Rig) Tranche B-1,
6.000%, 3/31/21

     1,718        1,122  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

3


VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc.
5.500%, 7/25/21

   $ 748      $ 596  

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition LLC)
9.750%, 6/30/21

     1,185        1,243  

Fieldwood Energy LLC

     

8.000%, 8/31/20

     733        699  

First Lien, 8.375%, 9/30/20

     989        868  

Second Lien, 8.375%, 9/30/20

     1,623        1,160  

Jonah Energy LLC Second Lien,
7.500%, 5/12/21

     2,045        1,943  

MEG Energy Corp.
3.750%, 3/31/20

     3,149        3,072  

Paragon Offshore Finance Co.
5.500%, 7/16/21
(5)

     1,712        649  

Seadrill Operating LP
4.000%, 2/21/21

     4,050        2,815  
     

 

 

 
        16,132  
     

 

 

 

Financials—3.4%

     

AlixPartners LLP 2016 Refinancing, Tranche B,
4.000%, 7/28/22

     3,156        3,188  

Asurion LLC

 

Tranche B-2, 4.020%, 7/8/20

     717        724  

Tranche B-4, 5.000%, 8/4/22

     1,046        1,061  

Delos Finance S.a.r.l.
3.748%, 3/6/21

     2,212        2,231  

iStar Financial, Inc.
5.500%, 7/1/20

     462        468  

Lightstone Generation LLC

 

Tranche B, 0.000%, 12/15/23(6)

     692        702  

Tranche C, 0.000%, 12/15/23(6)

     66        67  

Lonestar Intermediate Super Holdings LLC 10.000%, 8/31/21

     1,205        1,244  

RPI Finance Trust Tranche B-5,
3.498%, 10/14/22

     918        929  

TransUnion LLC Tranche B-2,
3.520%, 4/9/21

     5,148        5,201  

VF Holdings Corp.
4.250%, 6/30/23

     1,025        1,031  

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B,
4.750%, 12/18/20

     3,123        2,990  
     

 

 

 
        19,836  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—13.5%

 

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. Tranche B,
7.125%, 4/30/22
(5)

     1,335        1,235  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. Tranche B-2,
3.756%, 2/16/23

     2,066        2,086  

Akorn, Inc.
5.250%, 4/16/21

     2,180        2,213  

Alere, Inc. Tranche B,
4.250%, 6/20/22

     2,746        2,750  

American Renal Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
4.750%, 8/20/19

     1,390        1,396  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Tranche B,
5.375%, 11/1/19

   $ 1,854      $ 1,861  

Ardent Legacy Acquisitions, Inc.
6.500%, 8/4/21

     1,540        1,534  

Capsugel Holdings LLC
4.000%, 7/31/21

     3,209        3,223  

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

 

Tranche B-3, 3.750%, 11/2/18

     489        490  

Tranche B-2, 3.750%, 11/2/18

     1,352        1,356  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. (CHG Buyer Co.) First Lien,
0.000%, 6/7/23
(6)

     358        363  

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS)

 

Tranche F, 4.020%, 12/31/18

     1,102        1,086  

Tranche G, 3.750%, 12/31/19

     1,275        1,240  

Tranche H, 4.000%, 1/27/21

     4,916        4,776  

Concordia International Corp. (f/k/a Concordia Healthcare Corp.)
5.250%, 10/21/21

     1,223        961  

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. Tranche B,
3.520%, 6/24/21

     3,076        3,112  

DJO Finance
4.250%, 6/8/20

     1,444        1,389  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. S.a.r.l. Tranche B,
3.813%, 9/26/22

     2,228        2,243  

Envision Healthcare Corp.(Emergency Medical Services Corp.)
3.750%, 12/1/23

     2,046        2,073  

Greatbatch, Inc. Tranche B,
5.250%, 10/27/22

     832        837  

HCA, Inc. Tranche B-6,
4.020%, 3/17/23

     1,162        1,178  

Iasis Healthcare LLC Tranche B-2,
4.500%, 5/3/18

     1,946        1,935  

inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc.
4.750%, 11/9/23

     1,902        1,922  

Jaguar Holding Company I
4.250%, 8/18/22

     3,082        3,121  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
4.250%, 4/9/21

     1,147        1,149  

MMM Holdings, Inc.
9.750%, 6/30/19

     300        293  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.000%, 6/7/23

     812        827  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 6/30/19

     218        213  

National Mentor Holdings, Inc. Tranche B,
4.250%, 1/31/21

     1,054        1,062  

National Surgical Hospitals First Lien,
4.500%, 6/1/22

     1,072        1,076  

NVA Holdings, Inc.

 

Tranche B-1, First Lien,
5.500%, 8/14/21

     478        480  

Second Lien,
8.000%, 8/14/22

     1,079        1,083  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Holdings S.a.r.l.
4.750%, 6/30/21

     3,154        3,137  

Quintiles IMS Inc. Tranche B,
3.500%, 3/17/21

     4,223        4,260  

Quorum Health Corp.
6.750%, 4/29/22

     1,494        1,469  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Select Medical Corp. Tranche B-F 6.875%, 3/3/21

   $ 1,681      $ 1,711  

Sterigenics-Nordion
4.250%, 5/16/22

     1,072        1,080  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
4.750%, 11/3/20

     1,442        1,457  

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.
3.750%, 3/17/22

     1,256        1,268  

Team Health, Inc. Tranche B,
3.770%, 11/23/22

     1,940        1,946  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. First Lien,
5.250%, 12/30/22

     3,243        3,053  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

 

Series D-2, Tranche B,
5.000%, 2/13/19

     2,077        2,079  

Series C-2, Tranche B,
5.250%, 12/11/19

     2        2  

Series E-1, Tranche B,
5.250%, 8/5/20

     3,834        3,831  

Series F-1, Tranche B,
5.500%, 4/1/22

     2,377        2,382  
     

 

 

 
        78,238  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—13.5%

     

84 Lumber Co.
6.750%, 10/25/23

     2,000        2,010  

Accudyne Industries Borrower S.C.A. (Accudyne Industries LLC) (Silver II US Holdings LLC)
4.000%, 12/13/19

     3,070        2,911  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
3.500%, 11/10/23

     626        632  

Air Canada
3.614%, 10/6/23

     633        638  

American Airlines, Inc.

     

3.256%, 6/27/20

     4,286        4,315  

Tranche B,
3.261%, 4/28/23

     1,210        1,218  

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC (The)

     

First Lien,
4.000%, 12/18/20

     3,772        3,788  

Second Lien,
7.500%, 12/17/21

     1,971        1,987  

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
4.000%, 10/17/23

     1,195        1,208  

Coinstar LLC Tranche B, First Lien
6.125%, 9/27/23

     811        824  

Filtration Group Corp.

     

Second Lien,
0.000%, 11/21/20
(6)

     950        955  

First Lien,
4.250%, 11/23/20

     1,823        1,840  

Fort Dearborn Holding Co., Inc. First Lien,
5.875%, 10/19/23

     847        860  

Gardner Denver, Inc.
4.409%, 7/30/20

     3,061        3,036  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

     

Tranche B-3,
7.000%, 5/22/18

     751        754  

Tranche B-4,
6.993%, 8/4/19

     637        639  

Tranche B-5,
7.000%, 12/31/19

     371        374  

HD Supply, Inc.

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Tranche B-1,
3.588%, 8/13/21

   $ 2,934      $ 2,954  

3.630%, 10/17/23

     667        673  

Headwaters, Inc. Tranche B-1,
4.000%, 3/24/22

     3,051        3,073  

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. 4.250%, 6/30/21

     3,696        3,723  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien,
5.000%, 5/4/22

     1,778        1,783  

MRC Global (U.S.), Inc. (f/k/a McJunkin Red Man Corp.)
5.000%, 11/8/19

     2,446        2,466  

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B,
6.500%, 8/7/20

     1,306        1,325  

NN, Inc. Tranche B,
5.000%, 10/19/22

     1,439        1,452  

PAE Holding Corp. First Lien,
6.500%, 10/20/22

     834        842  

Prime Security Services
4.250%, 5/2/22

     1,668        1,696  

Quikrete International, Inc. First Lien, 4.000%, 11/15/23(6)

     3,626        3,668  

Rexnord LLC Tranche B,
3.750%, 8/21/23

     2,354        2,367  

Science Applications International Corp. Tranche B,
3.438%, 5/4/22

     1,501        1,516  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

 

First Lien,
3.750%, 3/1/21

     3,462        3,477  

Second Lien,
6.750%, 2/28/22

     1,725        1,727  

Siteone Supply Holding LLC
5.500%, 4/29/22

     1,356        1,370  

Spin Holdco, Inc. First Lien,
4.250%, 11/14/19

     2,251        2,248  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

Tranche D,
3.884%, 6/4/21

     1,616        1,630  

Tranche F,
3.770%, 6/9/23

     6,029        6,099  

United Airlines, Inc. (Continental Airlines, Inc.) Tranche B-1,
3.500%, 9/15/21

     1,145        1,156  

Waste Industries USA, Inc. Tranche B, 3.520%, 2/27/20

     2,158        2,173  

WEX, Inc.
4.270%, 6/30/23

     2,023        2,056  

Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC First Lien, 5.500%, 12/20/23

     830        838  
     

 

 

 
        78,301  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—10.8%

     

Abacus Innovations Corp. (Leidos, Inc.) Tranche B,
3.520%, 8/16/23

     1,410        1,426  

Allflex Holdings III, Inc. First Lien, 4.250%, 7/17/20

     1,548        1,557  

Alorica, Inc. Tranche B,
5.520%, 6/30/22

     395        400  

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien, 7.500%, 1/24/22

     1,145        1,160  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Avago Technologies Cayman Finance Ltd.
3.704%, 2/1/23

   $ 3,955      $ 4,018  

Avaya, Inc. Tranche B-7,
0.000%, 5/29/20
(6)

     1,940        1,693  

Blackboard, Inc. Tranche B-4 First Lien, 6.000%, 6/30/21

     5,716        5,770  

BMC Software, Inc.
5.000%, 9/10/20

     2,997        3,000  

CCC Information Services
4.000%, 12/20/19

     2,245        2,252  

CDW LLC
3.000%, 8/17/23

     5,398        5,437  

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
6.500%, 7/5/21

     1,778        1,822  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Tranche B,
5.000%, 9/29/23

     545        552  

First Data Corp.

 

Tranche 2021-C,
3.756%, 3/24/21

     5,673        5,746  

Tranche 2022-C,
3.756%, 7/8/22

     1,552        1,571  

Infor (U.S.), Inc.

 

Tranche B-3,
3.750%, 6/3/20

     1,415        1,418  

Tranche B-5,
3.750%, 6/3/20

     3,403        3,413  

Information Resources, Inc.
(Symphonyiri Group, Inc.)
0.000%, 12/20/23
(6)

     275        277  

Masergy Communications, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
5.500%, 12/15/23

     635        640  

Mitchell International, Inc.

 

4.500%, 10/13/20

     3,287        3,297  

Second Lien,
8.500%, 10/11/21

     1,291        1,284  

MKS Instruments, Inc. Tranche B-2,
3.520%, 5/1/23

     488        495  

NXP B.V. (NXP Funding LLC) Tranche F,
3.270%, 12/7/20

     804        809  

On Semiconductor
4.020%, 3/31/23

     1,255        1,273  

Presidio LLC (Presidio, Inc.) Refinancing,
5.250%, 2/2/22

     1,353        1,370  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
4.500%, 11/3/23

     1,971        2,000  

Radiate Holdco LLC
0.000%, 12/9/23
(6)

     1,579        1,592  

Sophia, LP
4.750%, 9/30/22

     2,530        2,557  

SS&C European Holdings S.a.r.l.

 

Tranche A-1,
3.520%, 7/8/20

     176        177  

Tranche A-2,
3.520%, 7/8/20

     274        274  

Tranche B-1,
4.010%, 7/8/22

     1,035        1,050  

Tranche B-2,
4.010%, 7/8/22

     106        107  

Veritas US, Inc. Tranche B-1,
6.625%, 1/27/23

     1,865        1,730  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

Western Digital Corp. Tranche B-1, 4.520%, 4/29/23

   $ 2,285      $ 2,325  
     

 

 

 
        62,492  
     

 

 

 

Materials—9.9%

 

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
3.520%, 10/31/23

     4,543        4,593  

Anchor Glass Container Corp.

 

First Lien,
4.250%, 12/7/23

     1,008        1,018  

Second Lien,
8.750%, 12/7/24

     1,358        1,389  

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc
4.000%, 12/17/21

     852        863  

Berlin Packaging, Inc. S.a.r.l. First Lien,
4.500%, 10/1/21

     1,872        1,891  

Berry Plastics Corp.

 

Tranche D,
3.500%, 2/8/20

     4,474        4,515  

Tranche G,
3.500%, 1/6/21

     1,843        1,858  

Tranche H,
3.750%, 10/1/22

     631        638  

CPG International, Inc.
4.750%, 9/30/20

     1,738        1,754  

CPI Acquisition, Inc. First Lien,
5.500%, 8/17/22

     3,252        2,976  

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Resources Property Ltd.
3.750%, 6/30/19

     2,537        2,547  

Huntsman International LLC Tranche B, 3.873%, 4/1/23

     4,349        4,401  

Ineos U.S .Finance LLC
3.750%, 12/15/20

     6,853        6,897  

Kraton Polymers
6.000%, 1/6/22

     1,800        1,824  

MacDermid, Inc. (Platform Specialty Products Corp.) Tranche B-5, 4.500%, 6/7/20

     1,045        1,058  

Omnova Solutions, Inc. Tranche B-2, 5.250%, 8/25/23

     2,836        2,891  

PolyOne Corp. Tranche B-1,
3.500%, 11/11/22

     399        404  

PQ Corp. Tranche B-1,
5.250%, 11/4/22

     618        627  

Royal Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
4.500%, 6/20/22

     2,107        2,127  

Solenis International LP First Lien, 4.250%, 7/31/21

     2,291        2,301  

Summit Materials
4.000%, 7/18/22

     3,501        3,538  

TricorBraun, Inc.

 

First Lien,
1.875%, 11/30/23

     181        183  

First Lien,
4.750%, 11/30/23

     1,808        1,831  

Univar, Inc.
4.250%, 7/1/22

     2,841        2,872  

W.R. Grace & Co.
2.881%, 2/3/21

     2,038        2,057  
     

 

 

 
        57,053  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Real Estate—2.1%

 

Capital Automotive LP

 

Tranche B-1,
4.000%, 4/10/19

   $ 1,083      $ 1,096  

Second Lien,
6.000%, 4/30/20

     1,828        1,857  

Communications Sales& Leasing, Inc. 4.500%, 10/24/22

     1,464        1,487  

DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC (DTZ AUS Holdco PTY Ltd.) First Lien,
4.250%, 11/4/21

     2,955        2,975  

ESH Hospitality, Inc.
3.770%, 8/30/23

     797        808  

Realogy Group LLC
3.770%, 7/20/22

     3,552        3,581  
     

 

 

 
        11,804  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—4.7%

 

Coral-US Co.-Borrower LLC TrancheB-1, 5.588%, 1/3/23

     3,184        3,231  

Global Tel*Link Corp. First Lien,
5.000%, 5/23/20

     1,778        1,774  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

 

Tranche B-III, 2019
4.000%, 8/1/19

     2,575        2,614  

Tranche B, 2020
4.000%, 1/15/20

     3,388        3,439  

Tranche B-II, 2022
3.500%, 5/31/22

     2,343        2,375  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC Tranche B-1, 3.270%, 3/24/21

     3,691        3,716  

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc.

 

First Lien, 4.750%, 4/30/20

     1,478        1,472  

First Lien, 5.250%, 4/30/20

     757        755  

UPC Financing Partnership
4.080%, 8/31/24

     3,189        3,228  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC
0.000%, 1/31/25
(6)

     2,310        2,324  

West Corp. Tranche B-12,
3.250%, 6/17/23

     1,143        1,147  

XO Communications LLC
4.250%, 3/20/21

     1,251        1,257  
     

 

 

 
        27,332  
     

 

 

 

Utilities—4.1%

 

APLP Holdings LP
6.000%, 4/13/23

     1,796        1,824  

Calpine Construction Finance Co., LP

 

Tranche B-1,
3.020%, 5/3/20

     4,637        4,640  

Tranche B-2,
3.270%, 1/31/22

     3,769        3,776  

Dayton Power And Light Co.
4.010%, 8/24/22

     276        280  

Dynegy Finance IV, Inc.
5.000%, 6/27/23

     3,857        3,913  

NRG Energy, Inc.
3.520%, 6/30/23

     6,123        6,194  

Talen Energy Supply LLC
6.000%, 12/6/23

     1,054        1,072  

Vistra Operations Company LLC (TEX Operations Co., LLC)

     

5.000%, 8/4/23

     1,365        1,384  

Tranche C, 5.000%, 8/4/23

     312        317  
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

 

4.000%, 12/14/23

   $ 394     $ 400  
    

 

 

 
       23,800  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $565,684)

       565,693  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

COMMON STOCKS—0.4%

 

Energy—0.0%

 

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(7)

     714       34  
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.4%

 

Vistra Energy Corp.

     152,810       2,369  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                

(Identified Cost $2,441)

       2,403  
    

 

 

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND—1.0%

 

Virtus Credit Opportunities Fund Class R6(9)

     610,288       6,048  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

(Identified Cost $6,100)

       6,048  
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

RIGHTS—0.0%

 

Texas Competitive TRA

     153       252  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Identified Cost $130)

       252  
    

 

 

 

WARRANTS—0.0%

 

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(7)

     2       16  

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC(7)

       (11)      2  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Identified Cost $18)

       18  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—104.8%

(Identified Cost $606,226)

       606,533 (8) 
    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     VALUE  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—104.8%
(Identified Cost $606,226)
   $ 606,533 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—(4.8)%

     (27,885
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 578,648  
  

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

PIK   Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2016.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $18,960 or 3.3% of net assets.

(4) 

100% of the income received was in cash.

(5) 

Security in default, portion of the interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.

(6) 

This loan will settle after December 31, 2016, at which time the interest rate, based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(7) 

Illiquid security.

(8) 

All or a portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated as collateral for delayed delivery settlements and leverage.

(9) 

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

(10) 

Represents the unfunded portion of security and commitment fee earned on this portion.

(11) 

Amount is less than 500.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     94

Canada

     2  

Luxembourg

     2  

Cayman Islands

     1  

Australia

     1  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2016

 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31,
2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Corporate Bonds And Notes

   $ 30,967      $ —        $ 29,258      $ 1,709  

Loan Agreements

     565,693        —          561,572        4,121  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1,152        —          1,152        —    

Equity Securities:

           

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     6,048        6,048        —          —    

Common Stocks

     2,403        2,369        —          34  

Rights

     252        —          —          252  

Warrants

     18        —          —          18  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 606,533      $ 8,417      $ 591,982      $ 6,134  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held as of December 31, 2016.

The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs w ere used to determine fair value.

 

           Corporate
Bonds
    Loan
Agreements
                     

Investments in Securities

   Total         Common
Stock
     Rights      Warrants  

Balance as of September 30, 2016:

   $ 1,846     $ 1,736     $ 110     $ —        $ —        $ —    

Accrued discount/(premium)

     1       1       —         —          —          —    

Realized gain (loss)

     (1,239     —         (1,239     —          —          —    

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,311       (1     1,189       —          123        —    

Purchases

     670       229       260       34        129        18  

Sales(b)

     (309     (256     (53     —          —          —    

Transfers into Level 3(a)

     3,854       —         3,854       —          —          —    

Transfers from Level 3(a)

     —         —         —         —          —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ 6,134     $ 1,709     $ 4,121     $ 34      $ 252      $ 18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2016, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The transfers into Level 3 are due to a decrease in trading activities at period end.

(b) 

Includes paydowns on securities.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.

None of the securities in this table are internally fair valued.


VIRTUS TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

MUNICIPAL BONDS(3)—95.0%

 

Alabama—0.9%

 

Pell City Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, Noland Health Services Revenue,

     

4.000%, 12/1/25

   $ 500      $ 516  

5.000%, 12/1/25

     1,000        1,094  
     

 

 

 
        1,610  
     

 

 

 

Arizona—4.8%

 

Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University System Revenue

     

5.000%, 7/1/36

     1,000        1,135  

5.000%, 7/1/37

     360        408  

Arizona Department of Transportation, State Highway Fund Revenue
5.000%, 7/1/36

     500        577  

Arizona State Health Facilities Authority, Scottsdale Lincoln Hospital Revenue,
5.000%, 12/1/24

     565        665  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Banner Health Revenue
4.000%, 1/1/34

     1,000        1,018  

Mesa, City of, Excise Tax Revenue
5.000%, 7/1/27

     500        510  

Northern Arizona University, Stimulus Plan for Economic and Educational Development Revenue,

     

5.000%, 8/1/24

     1,115        1,279  

5.000%, 8/1/25

     2,290        2,625  
     

 

 

 
        8,217  
     

 

 

 

Arkansas—0.3%

 

University of Arkansas, Facility Revenue
5.000%, 11/1/33

     505        585  
     

 

 

 

California—5.8%

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Sutter Health Revenue,
5.000%, 11/15/30

     600        688  

California Municipal Finance Authority,

 

Bowles Hall Foundation Revenue,
4.000%, 6/1/21

     100        104  

Bowles Hall Foundation Revenue,
4.500%, 6/1/23

     225        240  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

California—(continued)

 

Bowles Hall Foundation Revenue,
4.500%, 6/1/24

   $ 150      $ 160  

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

     400        451  

California State Health Facilities Financing Authority, Providence St Joseph Health Revenue
4.000%, 10/1/36

     275        277  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, The Culinary Institute of America Revenue
5.000%, 7/1/28

     200        219  

California, State of, General Obligation,

     

5.000%, 10/1/23

     150        150  

5.000%, 2/1/24

     1,500        1,731  

California, State of, Public Works Board, Judicial Council Projects Revenue,
5.000%, 3/1/27

     500        568  

Garden Grove Agency Community Development Successor Agency, Tax Allocation Revenue (BAM Insured),
5.000%, 10/1/30

     1,000        1,153  

Oakland Unified School District, General Obligation,

     

5.000%, 8/1/29

     1,000        1,174  

5.000%, 8/1/30

     500        584  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Sewer Revenue,
5.000%, 5/15/32

     2,000        2,346  

Temecula Valley Unified School District Financing Authority, Special Tax Revenue (BAM Insured),
5.000%, 9/1/25

     175        203  
     

 

 

 
        10,048  
     

 

 

 

Colorado—6.3%

 

Colorado State Health Facilities Authority, Catholic Health Initiatives Revenue,
6.250%, 10/1/33

     650        698  

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority Revenue
5.000%, 12/1/27

     400        444  

E-470 Public Highway Authority Revenue,

     

5.000%, 9/1/20

     340        371  

(NATL Insured), 0.000%, 9/1/29

     665        343  

Public Authority For Colorado Energy, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue,

     

6.125%, 11/15/23

     2,135        2,521  

6.250%, 11/15/28

     2,250        2,767  

University of Colorado, Enterprise Revenue

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Colorado—(continued)

 

5.000%, 6/1/19

   $ 625      $ 677  

(Pre-refunded 6/1/19 @100)
5.625%, 6/1/22

     1,650        1,813  

(Pre-refunded 6/1/21 @100)
5.000%, 6/1/24

     1,000        1,136  
     

 

 

 
        10,770  
     

 

 

 

Connecticut—1.0%

 

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, Hartford Healthcare Revenue,
5.000%, 7/1/25

     1,500        1,716  
     

 

 

 

District of Columbia—3.0%

 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Second Lien, (AGC Insured)
6.500%, 10/1/41

     4,000        5,120  
     

 

 

 

Florida—7.5%

 

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority, Health First Revenue,

 

5.000%, 4/1/21

     115        128  

(Pre-refunded 4/1/19 @100)
7.000%, 4/1/39

     1,050        1,178  

Broward County School District, Certificates of Participation
5.000%, 7/1/32

     300        340  

Central Florida Expressway Authority, Senior Lien Toll Revenue
4.000%, 7/1/30

     200        210  

Lee County Transportation Facilities Revenue (AGM Insured)
5.000%, 10/1/19

     400        436  

Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, Tax Increment Revenue,
5.000%, 2/1/32

     300        334  

Miami Beach, City of, Stormwater Revenue,
5.250%, 9/1/23

     1,265        1,441  

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        226  

Miami-Dade County
Expressway Authority, Toll Revenue
5.000%, 7/1/33

     400        455  

Miami-Dade County School Board, Certificates of Participation,
5.000%, 2/1/34

     1,700        1,890  

Seminole County School Board, Certificates of Participation,
5.000%, 7/1/29

     1,935        2,233  

South Florida Water Management District, Certificates of Participation,
5.000%, 10/1/35

     750        831  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Florida—(continued)

 

Tallahassee, City of, Health Facilities Revenue, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
5.000%, 12/1/36

   $ 480      $ 505  
     

 

 

 
        12,961  
     

 

 

 

Georgia—3.2%

 

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, Water and Sewer Revenue (Pre-refunded 1/19/19 @100)
5.625%, 1/1/28

     1,500        1,626  

Atlanta Water & Wastewater Revenue,
5.000%, 11/1/31

     650        754  

DeKalb County Water & Sewer Revenue,
5.250%, 10/1/26

     2,750        3,151  
     

 

 

 
        5,531  
     

 

 

 

Idaho—0.9%

 

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Revenue,
4.500%, 7/15/29

     1,500        1,620  
     

 

 

 

Illinois—8.3%

 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport,

 

Customer Facilities Charge Revenue, Senior Lien,
5.000%, 1/1/21

     1,250        1,364  

General Revenue, Senior Lien,
5.250%, 1/1/29

     100        118  

Passenger Facilities Charge Revenue,
5.000%, 1/1/20

     750        816  

Chicago, City of,

 

Sales Tax Revenue,
5.000%, 1/1/21

     750        810  

Waterworks Revenue, Second Lien,
5.000%, 11/1/22

     500        555  

Waterworks Revenue, Second Lien,
5.000%, 11/1/30

     500        551  

Illinois Finance Authority,

 

KishHealth System Revenue (Escrowed to Maturity),
4.750%, 10/1/18

     700        740  

Rush University Medical Center Revenue
5.000%, 11/15/21

     250        283  

Rush University Medical Center Revenue (Pre-refunded 11/1/18 @100)
7.250%, 11/1/38

     1,220        1,350  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Senior Lien,
5.000%, 1/1/32

     1,000        1,131  

Illinois, State of, General Obligation,

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Illinois—(continued)

 

5.000%, 4/1/22

   $ 815      $ 843  

5.000%, 2/1/26

     1,490        1,512  

5.000%, 2/1/27

     1,250        1,256  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, McCormick Place Expansion Project Revenue (AGM Insured),
0.000%, 6/15/26

     1,000        677  

University of Illinois, Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue,

     

5.500%, 4/1/31

     1,540        1,690  

5.125%, 4/1/36

     500        537  
     

 

 

 
        14,233  
     

 

 

 

Indiana—2.1%

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Indiana University Health Center Revenue,
5.000%, 12/1/22

     800        920  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvements Bond Bank Revenue,
5.000%, 6/1/19

     2,500        2,697  
     

 

 

 
        3,617  
     

 

 

 

Iowa—1.5%

 

Iowa, State of, Prison Infrastructure Funding Revenue (Pre-refunded 6/15/20 @100),
5.000%, 6/15/27

     2,250        2,497  
     

 

 

 

Louisiana—0.7%

 

New Orleans Sewerage Service Revenue,

     

5.000%, 6/1/19

     500        537  

5.000%, 6/1/20

     550        603  
     

 

 

 
        1,140  
     

 

 

 

Maine—1.5%

 

Portland, City of, General Airport Revenue,

     

5.000%, 7/1/26

     1,000        1,107  

5.000%, 7/1/29

     580        632  

5.000%, 7/1/30

     770        837  
     

 

 

 
        2,576  
     

 

 

 

Maryland—3.4%

 

Baltimore Convention Center, Hotel Revenue Senior Lien (XLCA Insured),

     

5.250%, 9/1/22

     400        401  

5.250%, 9/1/23

     1,500        1,503  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.,     Exelon Generation Co. Revenue,
2.550%, 12/1/25
(2)

     500        496  
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Maryland—(continued)

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority,

     

Anne Arundel Health System Revenue (Pre-refunded 7/1/19 @100),
6.750%, 7/1/29

   $ 2,015      $ 2,274  

Anne Arundel Health System Revenue,
5.000%, 7/1/32

     250        266  

Medstar Health, Inc. Revenue,
5.000%, 8/15/26

     800        922  
     

 

 

 
        5,862  
     

 

 

 

Massachusetts—0.7%

 

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Assessment Revenue,
5.000%, 7/1/22

     1,000        1,157  
     

 

 

 

Michigan—1.6%

 

Michigan Finance Authority, Beaumont Health Credit Group Revenue,
5.000%, 8/1/27

     1,250        1,406  

Michigan State Building Authority, Facilities Program Lease Revenue,

     

5.000%, 4/15/25

     500        583  

4.000%, 10/15/36

     500        511  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, William Beaumont Hospital Revenue,
5.000%, 9/1/19

     200        215  
     

 

 

 
        2,715  
     

 

 

 

New Jersey—4.2%

 

Camden County Improvement Authority Healthcare Redevelopment Project, Cooper Health System Revenue,
5.000%, 2/15/22

     950        1,054  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue (AGM Insured),
5.000%, 6/15/22

     3,000        3,326  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Mortgage Revenue,
4.375%, 4/1/28

     1,915        1,994  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Tobacco Settlement Revenue
5.000%, 6/1/41

     1,000        869  
     

 

 

 
        7,243  
     

 

 

 

New York—11.9%

 

Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., Catholic Health System Revenue,
5.000%, 7/1/23

     550        619  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation Revenue
6.250%, 11/15/23

     605        659  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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VIRTUS TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

New York—(continued)

 

(Pre-refunded 11/15/18 @100)
6.250%, 11/15/23

   $ 25      $ 27  

(Pre-refunded 11/15/18 @100)
6.250%, 11/15/23

     2,510        2,741  

New York City General Obligation,

 

6.250%, 10/15/28

     40        43  

(Pre-refunded 10/15/18 @100)
6.250%, 10/15/28

     960        1,044  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Queens Baseball Stadium Project Revenue

     

(AGC Insured),
6.125%, 1/1/29

     500        541  

(AMBAC Insured), 5.000%, 1/1/20

     900        902  

(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        3,730  

(Pre-refunded 6/15/18 @100)
5.500%, 6/15/21

     500        531  

(Pre-refunded 6/15/18 @100)
5.500%, 6/15/22

     1,000        1,063  

(Pre-refunded 6/15/18 @100)
5.625%, 6/15/24

     1,050        1,118  

(Pre-refunded 6/15/18 @100)
5.750%, 6/15/40

     1,060        1,129  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Subordinate Future Tax Secured Revenue
5.000%, 5/1/35

     3,165        3,629  

New York State Dormitory Authority,

 

New York University Hospitals Center Revenue,
5.000%, 7/1/33

     150        169  

Orange Regional Medical Center Revenue, 5.000%, 12/1/23(4)

     300        328  

New York Transportation Development Corp.,     Transportation Development Revenue,
5.000%, 8/1/26

     250        258  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Toll Revenue Subordinate Lien,
5.000%, 11/15/23

     750        873  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority Restructuring Charge, Electric Revenue,
5.000%, 6/15/26

     500        593  
     

 

 

 
        20,468  
     

 

 

 

North Dakota—0.8%

 

Barnes County North Public School District Building Authority, Lease Revenue,
4.250%, 5/1/27

     1,330        1,353  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Ohio—2.6%

 

New Albany Community Authority, Community Facilities Revenue
5.000%, 10/1/24

   $ 1,250      $ 1,422  

Ohio State Juvenile Correction Facilities Project, Lease Revenue,

     

5.000%, 10/1/20

     465        519  

5.000%, 10/1/21

     1,080        1,226  

5.000%, 10/1/22

     1,135        1,308  
     

 

 

 
        4,475  
     

 

 

 

Oklahoma—0.8%

 

Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority, Turnpike Revenue, Second Senior Lien,
5.000%, 1/1/29

     1,250        1,384  
     

 

 

 

Oregon—0.9%

 

Oregon Facilities Authority, University of Portland Revenue,
5.000%, 4/1/30

     240        274  

Oregon, State of, General Obligation
5.000%, 5/1/33

     1,095        1,288  
     

 

 

 
        1,562  
     

 

 

 

Pennsylvania—4.0%

 

Butler County Hospital Authority, Butler Health System Revenue,
5.000%, 7/1/30

     250        277  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Subordinate Lien,

     

5.250%, 12/1/31

     2,000        2,251  

6.000%, 12/1/34

     1,235        1,410  

0.000%, 12/1/38

     2,000        2,348  

(Pre-refunded 12/1/20 @ 100) 6.000%, 12/1/34

     250        290  

(Pre-refunded 12/1/20 @ 100) 6.000%, 12/1/34

     265        307  
     

 

 

 
        6,883  
     

 

 

 

South Carolina—0.8%

 

Dorchester County, Water & Sewer Revenue,
5.000%, 10/1/28

     1,020        1,167  

South Carolina Association of Governmental Organizations Educational Facilities Corp., for Pickens School District Lease Revenue,
5.000%, 12/1/24

     250        292  
     

 

 

 
        1,459  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

4


VIRTUS TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Tennessee—1.2%

 

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, Erlanger Health System Revenue,
5.000%, 10/1/26

   $ 1,000      $ 1,105  

Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Residential Finance Program Revenue,

     

2.050%, 7/1/20

     655        652  

2.300%, 1/1/21

     380        378  
     

 

 

 
        2,135  
     

 

 

 

Texas—9.4%

 

Forney Independent School District, General Obligation (PSF Guaranteed) (Pre-refunded 8/15/18 @100)
5.750%, 8/15/33

     750        804  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Memorial Hermann Healthcare System (Pre-refunded 12/1/18
@100)
7.250%, 12/1/35

     2,525        2,802  

Hidalgo County Drain District No. 1, General Obligation,
5.000%, 9/1/28

     1,000        1,169  

La Joya Independent School District, General Obligation (PSF Guaranteed),
5.000%, 2/15/20

     1,000        1,100  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Senior Lien Toll Revenue,
5.000%, 1/1/30

     400        462  

Southmost Regional Water Authority, Desalination Plant Project Revenue

     

(AGM Insured),
5.000%, 9/1/25

     1,015        1,148  

(AGM Insured),
5.000%, 9/1/23

     1,085        1,230  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply, Gas Supply Revenue,

     

Corp. I, Senior. Lien, 6.250%, 12/15/26

     1,580        1,851  

Corp. II, 1.326%, 9/15/27(2)

     3,000        2,787  

Upper Trinity Regional Water District Authority, Regional Treated Supply System Revenue (BAM Insured), 5.000%, 8/1/24

     1,340        1,555  

Ysleta Independent School District, General Obligation (PSF Guaranteed),
4.000%, 8/15/25

     1,140        1,241  
     

 

 

 
        16,149  
     

 

 

 

Utah—0.2%

 

Utah Transit Authority, Sales Tax Revenue,
5.000%, 6/15/25

     250        296  
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Vermont—0.3%

 

Burlington, City of, Airport Revenue (AGM Insured),
5.000%, 7/1/24

   $ 200      $ 222  

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, University of Vermont Health Network Revenue
5.000%, 12/1/35

     300        329  
     

 

 

 
        551  
     

 

 

 

Virginia—1.3%

 

Riverside Regional Jail Authority, Jail Facility Revenue,
5.000%, 7/1/26

     1,250        1,468  

Virginia College Building Authority, Marymount University Revenue,

     

5.000%, 7/1/20(4)

     200        209  

5.000%, 7/1/21(4)

     400        420  

5.000%, 7/1/22(4)

     195        205  
     

 

 

 
        2,302  
     

 

 

 

Washington—2.0%

 

King County Sewer Revenue
5.000%, 7/1/36

     1,630        1,869  

Washington, State of, General Obligation
5.000%, 7/1/25

     1,375        1,649  
     

 

 

 
        3,518  
     

 

 

 

West Virginia—0.3%

 

Monongalia County Building Commission, Monongalia Health System Revenue,
5.000%, 7/1/23

     400        454  
     

 

 

 

Wisconsin—0.8%

 

Public Finance Authority, Renown Regional Medical Center Revenue
5.000%, 6/1/33

     1,000        1,094  

Public Finance Authority, Waste Management, Inc. Revenue,
2.875%, 5/1/27

     250        239  
     

 

 

 
        1,333  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $158,622)

        163,540  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—95.0%

(Identified Cost $158,622)

        163,540  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

5


VIRTUS TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—2.1%

 

Money Market Mutual Fund—2.1%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds MuniCash Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.548%)(5)

     3,553,098      $ 3,553  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Identified Cost $3,553)

        3,553  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.1%

(Identified Cost $162,175)

        167,093 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—2.9%

        5,008  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 172,101  
     

 

 

 

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

XLCA

   XL Capital Assurance

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2016.

(3)

At December 31, 2016, 21.1% 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.

(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, 2016, these securities amounted to a value of $1,162 or 0.7% 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

6


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level  2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

 

     

Municipal Bonds

   $ 163,540      $ —        $ 163,540  

Equity Securities:

 

     

Short-Term Investment

     3,553        3,553        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 167,093      $ 3,553      $ 163,540  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.4%

 

Consumer Discretionary—34.3%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     549      $ 412  

AMC Networks, Inc. Class A(2)

     7,980        418  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     27,837        422  

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     8,590        418  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     18,977        433  

Cabela’s, Inc.(2)

     6,723        394  

Carnival Corp.

     8,025        418  

CBS Corp. Class B

     6,519        415  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     7,490        420  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     7,442        434  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     5,924        409  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     7,949        422  

Dillard’s, Inc. Class A

     6,825        428  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C(2)

     15,346        411  

DISH Network Corp. Class A(2)

     7,118        412  

DSW, Inc. Class A

     18,141        411  

Expedia, Inc.

     3,676        416  

Federal-Mogul Corp.(2)

     40,153        414  

Fossil Group, Inc.(2)

     16,047        415  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     18,700        420  

Garmin Ltd.

     8,338        404  

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     15,141        414  

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A(2)

     7,454        412  

International Speedway Corp. Class A

     11,088        408  

L Brands, Inc.

     6,306        415  

Lands’ End, Inc.(2)(3)

     24,633        373  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     7,750        414  

Lennar Corp. Class A

     9,790        420  

Liberty Braves Group Class C(2)

     20,443        421  

Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C(2)

     5,615        416  

Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc.
Class A
(2)

     10,431        414  

Liberty Global plc Class C(2)

     14,087        418  

Liberty Global plc Class C(2)

     19,460        412  

Liberty Interactive Corp. Class A(2)

     21,021        420  

Liberty Media Series Class C(2)

     13,491        423  

Liberty Sirius XM Group Class C(2)

     12,167        413  

Liberty Tripadvisor Holdings,
Class A
(2)

     27,747        418  

Liberty Ventures Series A(2)

     11,093        409  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B(2)(3)

     16,375        402  

Madison Square Garden Co. (The)
Class A
(2)

     2,416        414  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     5,022        415  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

 

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     4,963      $ 421  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(2)

     2,070        413  

MSG Networks, Inc. Class A(2)

     19,518        420  

News Corp. Class A

     35,784        410  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     8,058        410  

Nordstrom, Inc.(3)

     8,707        417  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

     4,817        412  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(2)

     29,293        404  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     8,079        419  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     4,631        418  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     8,783        419  

Sears Holdings Corp.(2)(3)

     44,688        415  

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.(2)

     84,087        395  

Starbucks Corp.

     7,366        409  

Tesla Motors, Inc.(2)(3)

     2,015        430  

Tronc, Inc.

     30,727        426  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     14,773        414  

Under Armour, Inc. Class C(2)

     16,505        415  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     14,707        419  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     11,955        420  

Weight Watchers International,
Inc.
(2)(3)

     37,932        434  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     30,512        412  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     4,761        412  
     

 

 

 
     26,561  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—5.4%

 

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The)
Class A
(2)

     2,524        429  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     9,368        421  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

     5,336        408  

HRG Group, Inc.(2)

     27,353        426  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     4,811        420  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     3,003        425  

Monster Beverage Corp.(2)

     9,272        411  

Nomad Foods Ltd.(2)

     44,723        428  

PriceSmart, Inc.

     4,960        414  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

     10,346        411  
     

 

 

 
     4,193  
     

 

 

 

Energy—6.4%

 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(2)

     10,186        422  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(2)

     57,284        402  

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.(2)(3)

     3,534        422  

Continental Resources, Inc.(2)

     7,994        412  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

1


VIRTUS WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

 

CVR Energy, Inc.(3)

     17,727      $ 450  

Exterran Corp.(2)

     17,402        416  

Hess Corp.

     6,604        411  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(2)(3)

     28,030        408  

RPC, Inc.(3)

     20,754        411  

Transocean Ltd.(2)

     28,499        420  

W&T Offshore, Inc.(2)(3)

     143,912        399  

Western Refining, Inc.

     10,762        407  
     

 

 

 
     4,980  
     

 

 

 

Financials—14.5%

 

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(2)(3)

     15,868        422  

American Financial Group, Inc.

     4,805        423  

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

     15,273        418  

Berkley (W.R.) Corp.

     6,312        420  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(2)

     2,529        412  

BOK Financial Corp.

     5,010        416  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     9,397        422  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     10,564        417  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

     12,298        413  

Colony Capital, Inc. Class A

     20,746        420  

Credit Acceptance Corp.(2)(3)

     1,956        426  

Erie Indemnity Co. Class A

     3,718        418  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A

     1,156        410  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     10,420        413  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     13,807        423  

Greenlight Capital RE Ltd. Class A(2)

     17,539        400  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

     14,164        422  

Leucadia National Corp.

     17,895        416  

Loews Corp.

     8,811        413  

Mercury General Corp.

     6,977        420  

Morningstar, Inc.

     5,661        416  

National General Holdings Corp.

     16,820        420  

Ocwen Financial Corp.(2)(3)

     76,674        413  

PJT Partners, Inc. Class A

     13,745        425  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     5,887        408  

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.(2)

     34,908        403  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.(3)

     36,550        407  
     

 

 

 
     11,236  
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.6%

 

Akorn, Inc.(2)

     19,927        435  

Bruker Corp.

     19,630        416  

Cerner Corp.(2)

     8,797        417  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

 

Danaher Corp.

     5,366      $ 417  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(2)

     41,166        407  

Intrexon Corp.(2)(3)

     16,416        399  

OPKO Health, Inc.(2)(3)

     36,299        337  
     

 

 

 
     2,828  
     

 

 

 

Industrials—11.3%

 

Air Lease Corp.

     11,944        410  

American Railcar Industries, Inc.(3)

     9,002        408  

Cintas Corp.

     3,499        404  

Colfax Corp.(2)

     11,564        415  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     27,022        422  

FedEx Corp.

     2,204        410  

Fortive Corp.

     7,778        417  

Heartland Express, Inc.

     20,249        412  

Herc Holdings, Inc.(2)

     10,324        415  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(2)

     19,186        414  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)(2)

     67,912        406  

Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.(2)

     23,337        451  

MasTec, Inc.(2)

     10,732        411  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A

     4,477        414  

Navistar International Corp.(2)

     13,591        426  

Rollins, Inc.

     12,604        426  

Seaspan Corp.

     47,207        431  

Timken Co. (The)

     10,365        411  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,768        411  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     15,307        413  

XPO Logistics, Inc.(2)

     9,589        414  
     

 

 

 
     8,741  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—11.8%

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(2)

     531        410  

Amkor Technology, Inc.(2)

     38,336        404  

Anixter International, Inc.(2)

     5,159        418  

CommerceHub, Inc. Series C(2)

     28,012        421  

eBay, Inc.(2)

     14,234        423  

EchoStar Corp. Class A(2)

     8,073        415  

Facebook, Inc. Class A(2)

     3,579        412  

IAC/InterActiveCorp(2)

     6,360        412  

Intuit, Inc.

     3,599        412  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

     29,430        408  

National Instruments Corp.

     13,773        425  

Oracle Corp.

     10,791        415  

Paychex, Inc.

     6,841        416  
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

2


VIRTUS WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(2)

     10,587      $ 418  

Pegasystems, Inc.

     11,622        418  

RealPage, Inc.(2)

     13,853        416  

salesforce.com, Inc.(2)

     6,017        412  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     14,545        416  

Syntel, Inc.

     21,280        421  

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.

     13,671        417  

Xerox Corp.

     46,679        408  

Yahoo!, Inc.(2)

     10,923        422  
     

 

 

 
     9,139  
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.5%

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(2)

     30,470        402  

Huntsman Corp.

     21,606        412  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     4,807        412  

NewMarket Corp.

     990        420  

Novagold Resources, Inc.(2)(3)

     107,911        492  

Platform Specialty Products Corp.(2)

     44,009        432  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A

     4,389        419  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     8,260        423  

Timkensteel Corp.(2)

     25,838        400  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     7,407        415  
     

 

 

 
     4,227  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate—6.6%

 

American Homes 4 Rent Class A

     20,639        433  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     3,375        424  

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

     5,980        431  

Equity Residential

     6,677        430  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     22,392        422  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(2)

     3,682        420  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.(2)

     15,283        408  

Seritage Growth Properties Class A

     9,276        396  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     2,384        424  

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     5,798        429  

Urban Edge Properties

     15,760        433  

Vornado Realty Trust

     4,078        426  
     

 

 

 
     5,076  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $63,215)

        76,981  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.4%

(Identified Cost $63,215)

        76,981  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

SECURITIES LENDING
COLLATERAL—10.2%

 

INVESCO Trust Short-Term Investments Liquid Assets Portfolio (The)-Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.670%)(4)(5)

     7,890,333      $ 7,890  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

(Identified Cost $7,890)

        7,890  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—109.6%

(Identified Cost $71,105)

 

 

     84,871 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—(9.6)%

        (7,403
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 77,468  
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2016, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

All or a portion of security is on loan.

(4) 

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

(5) 

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, 2016 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
 

Equity Securities:

 

  

Common Stocks

   $ 76,981      $ 76,981  

Securities Lending Collateral

     7,890        7,890  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 84,871      $ 84,871  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2016.


VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

NOTE 1—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Virtus Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”), a trust consisting of 31 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 the Trust, 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 (the “Valuation Committee”) appointed by the Board. 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 the model inputs and any changes to the model. Fair valuations are reviewed quarterly by the Board.

The Funds utilize 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 the Funds’ 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.

 

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, 2016 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as ADRs, financial futures, 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, are illiquid, or are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Listed derivatives 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.


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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. The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use options contracts to hedge against changes in the values of equities. 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. SECURITIES LENDING

($ reported in thousands)

Certain Funds may loan securities to qualified brokers through an agreement with Brown Brothers Harriman (“BBH”), as a third party lending agent. Under the terms of agreement, a Fund doing so is required to maintain collateral with a market value not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities. Collateral is adjusted daily in connection with changes in the market value of securities on loan. Collateral may consist of cash and securities issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies. Cash collateral is invested in a short-term money market fund. Dividends earned on the collateral and premiums paid by the broker are recorded as income by a Fund net of fees and rebates charged by BBH for its services as securities lending agent and in connection with this securities lending program. Lending portfolio securities involves a risk of delay in the recovery of the loaned securities or in the declining value of the collateral.

At December 31, 2016, the following Funds had securities on loan:

 

Fund

   Market value      Collateral  

Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   $ 12,196      $ 12,325  

International Small-Cap Fund

     301        318  

International Wealth Masters Fund

     79        83  

Wealth Masters Fund

     7,574        7,890  

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


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D. 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.

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. Illiquid securities are footnoted as such at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments, where applicable. However, a portion of such footnoted securities could be liquid where it is determined that some, though not all, of the position could be disposed of within seven days in the ordinary course of business at the approximate amount at which such securities have been valued by the Fund.

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.

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


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The following Funds held securities considered to be illiquid at December 31, 2016:

 

      Fund Aggregate Value
($ reported in thousands)
     % of Fund’s
net assets
 

Bond Fund

   $ 236        0.3

Global Real Estate Securities Fund

     1        0.0  

High Yield Fund

     101        0.1  

International Real Estate Fund

     38        0.1  

International Small Cap Fund

     1,543        2.6  

Multi-Sector Intermediate Bond Fund

     864        0.3  

Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

     24        0.0  

Senior Floating Rate Fund

     3,732        0.6  

At December 31, 2016, the Funds did not hold any securities that were both illiquid and restricted.

NOTE 3—FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

($ reported in thousands)

 

Fund

   Federal
Tax Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Alternatives Diversifier Fund

   $ 73,978      $ 3,337      $ (22,601    $ (19,264

Bond Fund

     71,580        1,269        (1,317      (48

CA Tax-Exempt Bond

     24,035        943        (386      557  

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     31,855        677        (1,791      (1,114

Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

     24,859        1,615        (1,034      581  

Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

     6,514,503        452,221        (525,324      (73,103

Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund

     5,360        165        (314      (149

Equity Trend Fund

     679,516        73,593        (8,971      64,622  

Essential Resources Fund

     4,805        119        (288      (169

Foreign Opportunities Fund

     961,041        316,113        (42,405      273,708  

Global Equity Fund

     17,128        1,285        (259      1,026  

Global Infrastructure Fund

     103,450        8,488        (5,396      3,092  

Global Opportunities Fund

     137,614        38,274        (3,295      34,979  

Global Real Estate Securities Fund

     172,028        9,785        (4,944      4,841  

Greater European Opportunities Fund

     15,980        2,536        (356      2,180  

Herzfeld Fund

     53,298        1,775        (1,382      393  

High Yield Fund

     71,164        2,193        (1,911      282  

International Equity Fund

     3,569        432        (80      352  

International Real Estate Securities Fund

     28,916        5,937        (4,805      1,132  

International Small-Cap Fund

     47,801        4,719        (2,464      2,255  

International Wealth Masters Fund

     5,327        465        (547      (82

Low Duration Income Fund

     363,019        1,506        (2,448      (942

Low Volatility Equity Fund

     2,552        43        —          43  

Low Volatility Equity Fund (Written Options)

     (9      6        —          6  

Multi-Asset Trend Fund

     111,026        4,947        (1,375      3,572  

Multi-Sector Intermediate Fund

     304,753        6,420        (13,503      (7,083

Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

     6,994,263        97,550        (120,196      (22,646

Real Estate Securities Fund

     755,319        334,881        (12,261      322,620  

Sector Trend Fund

     336,143        18,132        (1,516      16,616  

Senior Floating Rate Fund

     607,451        6,798        (7,716      (918

Tax Exempt Bond Fund

     162,175        7,333        (2,415      4,918  

Wealth Masters Fund

     76,692        11,231        (3,052      8,179  

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


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NOTE 4—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 the 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 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. The parties are briefing the plaintiff’s motion for class certification, and oral argument on class certification will be held on March 3, 2017. 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

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


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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. The parties are briefing the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, and oral argument on class certification will be held on March 3, 2017. 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 the following subsequent events require recognition or disclosure in these Notes to Schedules of Investments.

On January 18, 2017, the Board of Trustees of Virtus Opportunities Trust voted to liquidate Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund and Virtus Essential Resources Fund (the “Funds”). Based on the recommendation of management, the Trustees determined that liquidation is in the best interest of the shareholders and voted to direct the mandatory redemption of all shares of the Funds. Effective March 3, 2017, the Funds will be closed to new investors and additional investor deposits. On or about March 15, 2017 (the “Liquidation Date”), each of the Funds will be liquidated at its respective net asset value.

 

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  

      2/28/2017

  

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  

      2/28/2017

  

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

        /s/ W. Patrick Bradley

  
 

        W. Patrick Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

        and Treasurer

          (principal financial officer)   
Date  

      2/28/2017

  

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.


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