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Virtus Opportunities Trust – ‘N-Q’ for 12/31/14

On:  Monday, 3/2/15, at 12:35pm ET   ·   Effective:  3/2/15   ·   For:  12/31/14   ·   Accession #:  1193125-15-72602   ·   File #:  811-07455

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 3/02/15  Virtus Opportunities Trust        N-Q        12/31/14    2:6.5M                                   RR Donnelley/FAVirtus Disciplined Equity Style Fund Class A (VDEAX) — Class C (VDECX) — Class I (VDEIX)Virtus Disciplined Select Bond Fund Class A (VDBAX) — Class C (VDBCX) — Class I (VDBIX)Virtus Disciplined Select Country Fund Class A (VDCAX) — Class C (VDCCX) — Class I (VDCIX)Virtus 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)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 Dynamic Trend Fund Class A (EMNAX) — Class B (EMNBX) — Class C (EMNCX) — Class I (VIMNX) — Class R6 (VDARX)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 FORT Trend Fund Class A (VAPAX) — Class C (VAPCX) — Class I (VAPIX) — Class R6 (VRPAX)Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund Class A (VGCAX) — Class C (VGCCX) — Class I (VGCIX)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)Virtus Newfleet High Yield Fund Class A (PHCHX) — Class B (PHCCX) — Class C (PGHCX) — Class I (PHCIX)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)Virtus Newfleet Senior Floating Rate Fund Class A (PSFRX) — Class C (PFSRX) — Class I (PSFIX)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 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, 2014

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 ALLOCATOR PREMIUM ALPHASECTOR® FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS(2)—82.2%

     

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

     679,390       $ 49,018   

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     993,650         48,182   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,969,440         48,704   

iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund

     487,160         51,634   

iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund

     468,960         51,267   

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

     438,840         33,721   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     1,873,220         73,599   

iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund

     1,966,420         71,440   

SPDR S&P 500(R) ETF Trust
Series 1

     165,300         33,969   

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,161,770         48,039   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,011,470         47,762   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $554,027)

        557,335   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—82.2%

(Identified Cost $554,027)

        557,335   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—17.7%

     

Money Market Mutual
Fund—17.7%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     120,208,119         120,208   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $120,208)

        120,208   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.9%

(Identified Cost $674,235)

        677,543 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.1%

        551   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 678,094   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ETF

   Exchange-Traded Fund

SPDR

   S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

All of these funds are public funds and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

    

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 557,335       $ 557,335   

Short-Term Investments

     120,208         120,208   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 677,543       $ 677,543   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS ALPHASECTOR® ROTATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—97.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary—21.4%

     

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     33,540       $ 10,409   

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     6,460         390   

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

     2,840         1,758   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(2)

     16,310         1,242   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     25,930         1,011   

BorgWarner, Inc.

     20,220         1,111   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A

     19,550         404   

CarMax, Inc.(2)

     18,980         1,264   

Carnival Corp.

     39,720         1,801   

CBS Corp. Class B

     42,200         2,335   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

     2,750         1,882   

Coach, Inc.

     24,370         915   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     227,800         13,215   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     11,690         685   

Delphi Automotive plc

     26,250         1,909   

DIRECTV(2)

     44,470         3,856   

Discovery Communications, Inc.
Class A
(2)

     13,390         461   

Discovery Communications, Inc.
Class C
(2)

     24,090         812   

Dollar General Corp.(2)

     26,790         1,894   

Dollar Tree, Inc.(2)

     18,060         1,271   

Expedia, Inc.

     8,680         741   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     8,420         667   

Ford Motor Co.

     340,750         5,282   

Fossil Group, Inc.(2)

     4,050         449   

GameStop Corp. Class A

     9,880         334   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     20,030         640   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     23,410         986   

Garmin Ltd.

     10,700         565   

General Motors Co.

     119,190         4,161   

Genuine Parts Co.

     13,480         1,437   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     24,110         689   

H&R Block, Inc.

     24,490         825   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     18,950         1,249   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     6,060         647   

Hasbro, Inc.

     9,990         549   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     116,570         12,236   

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     29,150         737   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     36,840         765   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     58,830         2,844   

Kohl’s Corp.

     17,780         1,085   

L Brands, Inc.

     21,660         1,875   

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     12,390         528   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Lennar Corp. Class A

     15,900       $ 712   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     85,930         5,912   

Macy’s, Inc.

     30,380         1,998   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     18,810         1,468   

Mattel, Inc.

     30,030         929   

McDonald’s Corp.

     86,040         8,062   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(2)

     18,240         1,370   

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(2)

     5,420         842   

Netflix, Inc.(2)

     5,320         1,817   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     24,040         916   

News Corp. Class A(2)

     43,560         683   

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     61,620         5,925   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     12,470         990   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

     9,000         1,734   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     22,010         1,705   

PetSmart, Inc.

     8,700         707   

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

     7,250         929   

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(2)

     4,630         5,279   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     29,490         633   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     5,380         996   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     18,600         1,753   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     14,750         1,216   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     8,980         676   

Staples, Inc.

     56,640         1,026   

Starbucks Corp.

     66,250         5,436   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     15,710         1,274   

Target Corp.

     56,280         4,272   

Tiffany & Co.

     9,870         1,055   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     24,750         3,764   

Time Warner, Inc.

     74,010         6,322   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     60,830         4,172   

Tractor Supply Co.

     11,910         939   

TripAdvisor, Inc.(2)

     9,890         738   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     163,980         6,298   

Under Armour, Inc. Class A(2)

     14,660         995   

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     8,950         314   

VF Corp.

     30,590         2,291   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     32,640         2,456   

Walgreens Boots Alliance

     224,362         17,096   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     137,890         12,988   

Whirlpool Corp.

     6,890         1,335   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     10,930         937   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     7,140         1,062   
 

 

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VIRTUS ALPHASECTOR® ROTATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     38,590       $ 2,811   
     

 

 

 
        212,749   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—18.6%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     190,783         9,400   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (The)

     74,617         3,880   

Avon Products, Inc.

     57,404         539   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     19,715         1,732   

Campbell Soup Co.

     24,852         1,093   

Clorox Co. (The)

     16,395         1,708   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     420,551         17,756   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     28,619         1,265   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     94,646         6,549   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     52,815         1,916   

Constellation Brands, Inc.
Class A
(2)

     26,944         2,645   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     48,634         6,894   

CVS Caremark Corp.

     125,769         12,113   

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     24,599         1,763   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

     27,216         2,074   

General Mills, Inc.

     69,031         3,681   

Hershey Co. (The)

     18,213         1,893   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     20,163         1,050   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     13,093         1,322   

Kellogg Co.

     30,640         2,005   

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

     12,975         1,718   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     41,744         4,823   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

     62,734         3,931   

Kroger Co. (The)

     59,362         3,812   

Lorillard, Inc.

     42,300         2,662   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     16,661         1,238   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     23,569         2,370   

Molson Coors Brewing Co.
Class B

     21,547         1,606   

Mondelez International, Inc.

     169,093         6,142   

Monster Beverage Corp.(2)

     17,741         1,922   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     91,565         8,658   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     165,891         13,512   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     288,446         26,275   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     36,766         2,363   

Safeway, Inc.

     34,327         1,206   

SYSCO Corp.

     69,054         2,741   

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     40,876         1,639   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     168,439         14,466   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     42,444         2,140   
     

 

 

 
        184,502   
     

 

 

 

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Diversified REIT—0.1%

     

Prologis, Inc.

     31,930       $ 1,374   
     

 

 

 

Financials—18.2%

     

ACE Ltd.

     21,100         2,424   

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(2)

     3,590         762   

Aflac, Inc.

     28,820         1,761   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     26,840         1,886   

American Express Co.

     56,830         5,287   

American International Group, Inc.

     89,250         4,999   

American Tower Corp. REIT

     25,230         2,494   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     11,840         1,566   

AON plc

     18,150         1,721   

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     9,320         346   

Assurant, Inc.

     4,510         309   

Bank of America Corp.

     671,160         12,007   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     71,750         2,911   

BB&T Corp.

     45,900         1,785   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(2)

     116,390         17,476   

BlackRock, Inc.

     8,130         2,907   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     35,570         2,936   

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A(2)

     17,970         616   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     73,080         2,206   

Chubb Corp. (The)

     15,050         1,557   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     9,370         486   

Citigroup, Inc.

     193,260         10,457   

CME Group, Inc.

     20,320         1,801   

Comerica, Inc.

     11,660         546   

Crown Castle International Corp.

     21,390         1,683   

Discover Financial Services

     29,000         1,899   

E*Trade Financial Corp.(2)

     18,730         454   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     52,240         1,064   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     24,870         1,377   

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A(2)

     32,100         273   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     25,870         5,014   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     27,390         1,142   

HCP, Inc.

     29,410         1,295   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     20,970         1,587   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     48,000         1,141   

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

     30,640         310   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     51,560         542   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.

     7,170         1,572   

Invesco Ltd.

     27,510         1,087   

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     11,890         460   
 

 

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VIRTUS ALPHASECTOR® ROTATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     238,680       $ 14,937   

KeyCorp

     55,700         774   

Legg Mason, Inc.

     6,580         351   

Leucadia National Corp.

     19,920         447   

Lincoln National Corp.

     16,690         963   

Loews Corp.

     18,920         795   

M&T Bank Corp.

     8,480         1,065   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     34,470         1,973   

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     17,410         1,549   

MetLife, Inc.

     72,560         3,925   

Moody’s Corp.

     11,770         1,128   

Morgan Stanley

     97,620         3,788   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)

     7,670         368   

Navient Corp.

     25,890         560   

Northern Trust Corp.

     14,130         952   

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     19,260         292   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

     11,360         486   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     33,550         3,061   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     17,450         906   

Progressive Corp. (The)

     33,900         915   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     29,140         2,636   

Public Storage

     9,260         1,712   

Regions Financial Corp.

     88,070         930   

State Street Corp.

     26,760         2,101   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     33,180         1,390   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     16,490         1,416   

Torchmark Corp.

     8,200         444   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     21,110         2,235   

U.S. Bancorp

     114,150         5,131   

Unum Group

     16,010         558   

Ventas, Inc.

     18,850         1,352   

Vornado Realty Trust

     11,190         1,317   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     301,360         16,521   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     33,400         1,199   

XL Group plc

     16,380         563   

Zions Bancorp

     13,020         371   
     

 

 

 
        181,257   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—17.2%

     

Accenture plc Class A

     29,807         2,662   

Adobe Systems, Inc.(2)

     23,297         1,694   

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(2)

     9,655         608   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.(2)

     3,035         868   

Altera Corp.

     15,539         574   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     15,619       $ 840   

Analog Devices, Inc.

     15,661         870   

Apple, Inc.

     279,175         30,815   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     59,813         1,491   

Autodesk, Inc.(2)

     11,818         710   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     23,458         1,956   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

     12,086         1,216   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

     26,449         1,146   

CA, Inc.

     16,326         497   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     243,477         6,772   

Citrix Systems, Inc.(2)

     8,124         518   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A(2)

     30,216         1,591   

Computer Sciences Corp.

     7,197         454   

Corning, Inc.

     62,564         1,435   

eBay, Inc.(2)

     54,777         3,074   

Electronic Arts, Inc.(2)

     15,914         748   

EMC Corp.

     98,152         2,919   

F5 Networks, Inc.(2)

     3,494         456   

Facebook, Inc. Class A(2)

     99,619         7,772   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     14,707         915   

First Solar, Inc.(2)

     3,482         155   

Fiserv, Inc.(2)

     12,358         877   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     7,656         247   

Google, Inc. Class A(2)

     13,592         7,213   

Google, Inc. Class C(2)

     13,563         7,140   

Harris Corp.

     5,318         382   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     73,636         2,955   

Intel Corp.

     196,270         7,123   

International Business Machines Corp.

     43,870         7,039   

Intuit, Inc.

     14,343         1,322   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     18,782         419   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     8,420         592   

Lam Research Corp.

     7,501         595   

Linear Technology Corp.

     12,211         557   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     47,823         4,120   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     10,260         463   

Micron Technology, Inc.(2)

     54,640         1,913   

Microsoft Corp.

     392,460         18,230   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     10,317         692   

NetApp, Inc.

     15,829         656   

NVIDIA Corp.

     25,646         514   

Oracle Corp.

     154,874         6,965   

Paychex, Inc.

     16,512         762   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     79,680         5,923   
 

 

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VIRTUS ALPHASECTOR® ROTATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

Red Hat, Inc.(2)

     9,745       $ 674   

Salesforce.com, Inc.(2)

     29,943         1,776   

SanDisk Corp.

     11,429         1,120   

Seagate Technology plc

     15,534         1,033   

Symantec Corp.

     34,193         877   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     19,305         1,221   

Teradata Corp.(2)

     7,800         341   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     50,936         2,723   

Total System Services, Inc.

     9,099         309   

VeriSign, Inc.(2)

     5,713         326   

Visa, Inc. Class A

     23,247         6,095   

Western Digital Corp.

     11,015         1,219   

Western Union Co. (The)

     25,752         461   

Xerox Corp.

     55,225         765   

Xilinx, Inc.

     13,336         577   

Yahoo!, Inc.(2)

     43,056         2,175   
     

 

 

 
        171,147   
     

 

 

 

Office REIT—0.1%

     

Boston Properties, Inc.

     9,740         1,253   
     

 

 

 

Residential REITs—0.4%

     

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     8,390         1,371   

Equity Residential

     23,150         1,663   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     4,110         849   
     

 

 

 
        3,883   
     

 

 

 

Retail REITs—0.6%

     

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     39,910         1,123   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     26,020         654   

Macerich Co. (The)

     9,010         752   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     19,880         3,620   
     

 

 

 
        6,149   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.0%

     

AT&T, Inc.

     246,901         8,293   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     28,459         1,126   

Frontier Communications Corp.

     58,090         388   

Level 3 Communications, Inc.(2)

     13,239         654   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     198,623         9,292   

Windstream Holdings, Inc.

     32,756         270   
     

 

 

 
        20,023   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—19.2%

     

AES Corp. (The)

     213,100         2,934   

AGL Resources, Inc.

     38,670         2,108   
    

SHARES

    

 VALUE 

 

Utilities—(continued)

     

Ameren Corp.

     79,420       $ 3,664   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     159,050         9,657   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     140,890         3,301   

CMS Energy Corp.

     90,810         3,156   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     95,390         6,297   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     189,050         14,538   

DTE Energy Co.

     58,000         5,009   

Duke Energy Corp.

     211,420         17,662   

Edison International

     106,090         6,947   

Entergy Corp.

     58,470         5,115   

Exelon Corp.

     278,550         10,329   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     136,180         5,310   

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

     26,460         2,060   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     141,420         15,032   

NiSource, Inc.

     103,690         4,399   

Northeast Utilities

     102,560         5,489   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     109,270         2,945   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     82,560         2,223   

PG&E Corp.

     154,770         8,240   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     36,620         2,501   

PPL Corp.

     216,330         7,859   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     163,780         6,782   

SCANA Corp.

     46,240         2,793   

Sempra Energy

     75,330         8,389   

Southern Co.

     291,590         14,320   

TECO Energy, Inc.

     77,520         1,588   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     72,970         3,848   

XCEL Energy, Inc.

     165,320         5,938   
     

 

 

 
        190,433   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $965,536)

        972,770   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.8%

(Identified Cost $965,536)

        972,770   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—50.4%

     

Money Market Mutual
Funds—50.4%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     375,571,234         375,571   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds - Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.220%)

     100,152,329         100,152   

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund (seven-day effective yield 0.010%)

     25,038,082         25,038   
 

 

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VIRTUS ALPHASECTOR® ROTATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $ 500,761)

        500,761   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—148.2%

(Identified Cost $ 1,466,297)

        1,473,531 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(48.2)%

        (479,461
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 994,070   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 972,770       $ 972,770   

Short-Term Investments

     500,761         500,761   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,473,531       $ 1,473,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS ALTERNATIVES DIVERSIFIER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS(3)—67.7%

     

Equity Funds—58.7%

     

Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund Class I

     1,313,316       $ 9,692   

Virtus Global Dividend Fund Class I

     1,702,791         25,865   

Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

     414,593         11,153   

Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

     1,812,034         12,050   

Virtus Real Estate Securities Class I

     335,406         13,467   
     

 

 

 
        72,227   
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income Funds—9.0%

     

Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund Class I

     1,163,327         11,086   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

(Identified Cost $65,861)

        83,313   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—29.9%

     

Market Vectors Agribusiness

     77,550         4,074   

Market Vectors Coal

     78,400         1,150   

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund(2)

     491,000         9,059   

PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund(2)

     535,550         13,678   

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund

     202,900         8,840   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $37,519)

        36,801   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.6%

(Identified Cost $103,380)

        120,114   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.2%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—1.2%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     1,497,996         1,498   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,498)

        1,498   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.8%

(Identified Cost $104,878)

        121,612 (1) 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.2%

        1,465   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 123,077   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3)

All of these funds are public funds and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

    
 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Affiliated Mutual Funds

   $ 83,313       $ 83,313   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     36,801         36,801   

Short-Term Investments

     1,498         1,498   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 121,612       $ 121,612   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—1.1%

    

U.S. Treasury Notes

    

0.375%, 10/31/16

   $ 400      $ 398   

0.625%, 12/31/16

     465        465   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $863)

       863   
    

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.4%

    

Georgia—0.3%

    

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

     255        258   
    

 

 

 

Michigan—0.1%

    

City of Flat Rock Finance Authority Series A, Taxable
6.750%, 10/1/16

     35        36   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $290)

       294   
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—3.2%

    

Kingdom of Morocco 144A
4.250%, 12/11/22
(3)

     270        273   

Mongolia 144A
5.125%, 12/5/22
(3)

     200        174   

Republic of Chile
5.500%, 8/5/20

     84,000 CLP      145   

Republic of Colombia
4.375%, 3/21/23

     490,000 COP      181   

Republic of El Salvador 144A
6.375%, 1/18/27
(3)

     155        156   

Republic of Indonesia

    

Series FR30,
10.750%, 5/15/16

     1,745,000 IDR      147   

Series FR63,
5.625%, 5/15/23

     1,478,000 IDR      103   

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

     200        184   

Republic of Philippines
4.950%, 1/15/21

     6,000 PHP      140   

Republic of Romania 144A
4.875%, 1/22/24
(3)

     210        229   

Republic of Uruguay
4.375%, 12/15/28

     5,639 UYU(6)      231   

United Mexican States Series M,
6.000%, 6/18/15

     6,990 MXN      480   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $2,809)

       2,443   
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—21.8%

    

Agency—8.1%

    

FHLMC

    

7.000%, 4/1/16

     2        2   

5.000%, 12/1/35

     42        47   

FNMA

    

6.500%, 6/1/16

     14        15   

6.000%, 7/1/17

     11        11   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

    

5.500%, 9/1/17

   $ 22      $ 23   

5.000%, 4/1/20

     97        104   

5.000%, 8/1/21

     34        36   

6.000%, 5/1/29

     42        48   

6.500%, 5/1/30

     2        2   

7.500%, 3/1/31

     36        41   

7.000%, 7/1/31

     29        35   

7.000%, 9/1/31

     40        46   

6.500%, 3/1/32

     33        39   

5.500%, 4/1/36

     73        82   

5.500%, 9/1/36

     245        275   

6.000%, 9/1/37

     28        32   

6.000%, 1/1/38

     58        67   

6.000%, 2/1/38

     51        59   

6.000%, 3/1/38

     242        278   

6.000%, 7/1/38

     677        779   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     405        459   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     105        120   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     285        328   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     25        28   

5.000%, 6/1/39

     817        912   

5.000%, 9/1/39

     221        246   

5.500%, 9/1/39

     432        485   

4.500%, 9/1/40

     336        372   

3.500%, 12/1/42

     349        364   

3.000%, 3/1/43

     559        565   

3.000%, 5/1/43

     174        176   

GNMA

    

8.500%, 11/15/22

     —   (5)      —   (5) 

6.500%, 9/15/28

     53        61   

7.500%, 9/15/29

     71        82   
    

 

 

 
       6,219   
    

 

 

 

Non-Agency—13.7%

    

A-10 Securitization LLC

    

13-1, B 144A 4.120%, 11/15/25(3)

     260        259   

14-1, A1 144A 1.720%, 4/15/33(3)

     250        250   

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

     205        211   

Banc of America (Merrill Lynch) Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 05-2, B
5.043%, 7/10/43
(2)

     440        444   

Banc of America Funding Trust 04-B, 2A1
2.565%, 11/20/34
(2)

     111        109   
 

 

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VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

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

   $ 148       $ 150   

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

     135         141   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust 04-6, 1A2
2.461%, 5/25/34
(2)

     358         357   

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust 08-1, A2A 144A
1.170%, 1/25/38
(2)(3)

     129         128   

BCAP LLC Trust 06-RR1, PE
5.000%, 11/25/36

     412         421   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 07-6, A4
5.710%, 12/10/49
(2)

     350         380   

Extended Stay America Trust 13-ESH7, A27 144A
2.958%, 12/5/31
(3)

     270         274   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust II 07- GG10, A4
5.796%, 8/10/45
(2)

     858         929   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. 07-GG9, A4
5.444%, 3/10/39

     145         155   

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

06-PW13, AM
5.582%, 9/11/41
(2)

     385         407   

07-T28, A3
5.793%, 9/11/42

     518         518   

07- PW15, AM
5.363%, 2/11/44

     250         257   

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

     238         246   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

10-CNTR, A2 144A
4.311%, 8/5/32
(3)

     400         437   

06-LDP7, AM
5.865%, 4/15/45
(2)

     475         504   

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

     

04-A4, 2A1
2.365%, 9/25/34
(2)

     301         305   

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

     167         175   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

07-T27, A4
5.651%, 6/11/42
(2)

     565         615   

05-IQ10, A4B
5.252%, 9/15/42
(2)

     855         875   

08-T29, A4
6.278%, 1/11/43
(2)

     592         660   

07-IQ14, AM
5.684%, 4/15/49
(2)

     190         198   

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

     300         323   

Motel 6 Trust 12-MTL6 D 144A
3.781%, 10/5/25
(3)

     270         267   

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 14-1A, A 144A
3.750%, 1/25/54
(2)(3)

     88         90   

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

     203         210   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

WinWater Mortgage Loan Trust 14-1, A1 144A
4.000%, 6/20/44
(2)(3)

   $ 139       $ 143   
     

 

 

 
        10,438   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $16,197)

        16,657   
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—4.7%

     

American Homes 4 Rent 14-SFR2, C 144A
4.705%, 10/17/36
(3)

     195         199   

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC (AESOP) 12-3A, A 144A
2.100%, 3/20/19
(3)

     375         375   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Asset-Backed Certificates 05-1 AF5A
5.330%, 7/25/35
(2)

     317         315   

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

     299         297   

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

     238         238   

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

     150         151   

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

     147         150   

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

     178         182   

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

     84         87   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

12-2, D 3.870%, 2/15/18

     500         515   

13-1, D 2.270%, 1/15/19

     215         214   

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

     174         175   

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

     93         94   

TAL Advantage V LLC
13-1A A 144A
2.830%, 2/22/38
(3)

     245         242   

Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 12-AA, B 144A
2.430%, 4/15/19
(3)

     215         217   

Westgate Resorts LLC
12-2A, A 144A
3.000%, 1/20/25
(3)

     110         111   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $3,527)

        3,562   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—56.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary—7.2%

     

Boyd Gaming Corp.
9.000%, 7/1/20

   $ 200       $ 206   

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

     100         75   

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC 144A
9.375%, 5/1/22
(3)

     70         62   

CCO Holdings LLC

     

5.250%, 3/15/21

     75         76   

5.250%, 9/30/22

     80         80   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (Cequel Capital Corp.)

     

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

     45         44   

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

     110         107   

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

     175         185   

Columbus International, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

     200         209   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
10.000%, 1/15/18

     35         30   

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

     185         185   

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
5.875%, 3/15/21

     210         214   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc 144A
4.250%, 11/15/19
(3)

     200         202   

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
9.375%, 5/1/20
(3)

     260         277   

Lear Corp. 5.250%, 1/15/25

     150         153   

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

     170         179   

MGM Resorts International
6.000%, 3/15/23

     170         172   

MHGE Parent LLC 144A
8.500%, 8/1/19
(3)

     120         117   

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
9.750%, 9/1/21

     75         77   

MPG Holdco I, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 10/15/22
(3)

     15         16   

Norwegian Cruise Lines Corp. Ltd. 144A
5.250%, 11/15/19
(3)

     15         15   

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

     200         201   

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

    5.875%, 11/1/21

     110         103   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
6.375%, 8/1/21

     175         181   

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

     265         266   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

144A 6.625%, 5/15/21(3)

     160         112   

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

     120         122   

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 5/15/21
(3)

     65         65   

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

     210         203   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/21
(3)

   $ 235       $ 236   

Station Casinos LLC
7.500%, 3/1/21

     230         237   

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. (Monarch Communities, Inc.) 144A
5.250%, 4/15/21
(3)

     265         262   

Tenneco, Inc.
5.375%, 12/15/24

     60         62   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

     

4.000%, 12/31/18

     40         40   

6.750%, 11/1/19

     220         247   

United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. Series BD-1
9.300%, 7/1/15
(7)(8)

     5         5   

Viking Cruises Ltd. 144A
8.500%, 10/15/22
(3)

     160         174   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
5.625%, 3/1/21

     235         263   
     

 

 

 
        5,460   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.0%

     

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

     275         290   

Ingles Markets, Inc.
5.750%, 6/15/23

     170         171   

Reynolds American, Inc.
3.250%, 11/1/22

     295         287   
     

 

 

 
        748   
     

 

 

 

Energy—6.7%

     

Atlas Energy Holdings Operating Co. LLC
7.750%, 1/15/21

     60         44   

California Resources Corp. 144A
6.000%, 11/15/24
(3)

     225         191   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP 144A
6.500%, 4/15/21
(3)

     150         135   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 9/15/20
(3)

     155         150   

CHC Helicopter SA
9.250%, 10/15/20

     144         142   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas
6.500%, 6/1/21

     200         153   

CONSOL Energy, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 4/15/22
(3)

     105         98   

Denbury Resources, Inc.

    5.500%, 5/1/22

     160         147   

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC
7.500%, 11/15/40

     245         302   

Endeavor Energy Resources LP 144A
7.000%, 8/15/21
(3)

     90         80   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. 144A
6.875%, 3/15/24
(3)

     210         114   

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

     200         126   

FTS International, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 5/1/22
(3)

     60         45   

Gulfport Energy Corp. 144A
7.750%, 11/1/20
(3)

     105         103   
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

    

Halcon Resources Corp.
8.875%, 5/15/21

   $ 115      $ 87   

Linn Energy LLC
6.500%, 9/15/21

     95        77   

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

     275        220   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP (MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.)
4.875%, 12/1/24

     340        334   

MEG Energy Corp. 144A
7.000%, 3/31/24
(3)

     50        45   

NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL Energy Finance Corp.) 144A
5.125%, 7/15/19
(3)

     155        149   

Novatek OAO (Novatek Finance Ltd.) 144A
4.422%, 12/13/22
(3)(11)

     285        211   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. 144A
5.375%, 1/26/19
(3)

     200        173   

Petrobras International Finance Co.
5.375%, 1/27/21

     155        144   

Petroleos Mexicanos

    

3.500%, 1/30/23

     355        340   

4.875%, 1/18/24

     65        67   

QEP Resources, Inc.
6.875%, 3/1/21

     195        201   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(3)

     220        139   

Rosetta Resources, Inc.
5.875%, 6/1/24

     160        143   

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

     140        143   

SM Energy Co. 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(3)

     205        193   

Weatherford International Ltd.
4.500%, 4/15/22

     310        276   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    

3.700%, 1/15/23

     200        180   

4.550%, 6/24/24

     170        158   
    

 

 

 
       5,110   
    

 

 

 

Financials—22.7%

    

Aircastle Ltd.

    

4.625%, 12/15/18

     10        10   

6.250%, 12/1/19

     225        239   

5.125%, 3/15/21

     95        95   

Akbank TAS 144A
7.500%, 2/5/18
(3)

     375 TRY      147   

Allstate Corp. (The)
5.750%, 8/15/53
(2)(10)

     310        327   

ALROSA Finance S.A. 144A
7.750%, 11/3/20
(3)

     240        228   

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

     190        193   

Ares Capital Corp.
3.875%, 1/15/20

     155        155   

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

     270        265   

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

     240        253   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

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

   $ 275      $ 270   

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

     160        157   

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

     300        318   

Banco Santander Brasil SA 144A
8.000%, 3/18/16
(3)

     415 BRL      149   

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

     450        445   

Banco Votorantim S.A. 144A
7.375%, 1/21/20
(3)

     300        317   

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

     260        258   

Bank of America Corp.
5.625%, 7/1/20

     235        268   

Bank of Baroda 144A
4.875%, 7/23/19
(3)

     200        213   

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

     200        206   

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

     265        268   

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

     250        275   

Braskem America Finance Co. RegS
7.125%, 7/22/41
(4)

     210        208   

Chubb Corp. (The)
6.375%, 3/29/67
(2)

     250        268   

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

     265        255   

CTR Partnership LP (Caretrust Capital Corp.)
5.875%, 6/1/21

     130        132   

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

    

7.875%, 9/1/20

     155        191   

3.500%, 1/15/21

     130        131   

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

     290        244   

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

     165        181   

Discover Financial Services, Inc.
3.950%, 11/6/24

     190        191   

E*Trade Financial Corp.
5.375%, 11/15/22

     160        164   

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

     205        210   

Excel Trust LP
4.625%, 5/15/24

     85        88   

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
6.750%, 4/1/21

     100        105   

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

     235        270   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.750%, 8/15/17

     220        233   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.
4.900%, 8/15/23

     320        260   

GLP Capital LP (GLP Financing II, Inc.)

    

4.875%, 11/1/20

     155        157   

5.375%, 11/1/23

     5        5   

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

     500        578   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.
Series 12,
144A 6.000%
(2)(3)(9)(10)

   $ 310       $ 331   

ICAHN Enterprises LP (ICAHN Enterprises Finance Corp.)

     

4.875%, 3/15/19

     15         15   

6.000%, 8/1/20

     80         82   

5.875%, 2/1/22

     150         151   

ICICI Bank Ltd. 144A 4.800%, 5/22/19(3)

     200         213   

Intesa San Paolo S.p.A 3.125%, 1/15/16

     215         218   

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

     90         88   

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 144A
5.125%, 5/13/23
(3)

     295         294   

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

     215         208   

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

     150         154   

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

     245         253   

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

     250         266   

Macquarie Bank Ltd. 144A 6.625%, 4/7/21(3)

     15         17   

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

     210         240   

Morgan Stanley

     

5.550%, 4/27/17

     330         358   

4.100%, 5/22/23

     155         157   

6.375%, 7/24/42

     435         578   

Series H,
5.450%, 12/29/49
(2)

     25         25   

MPT Operating Partnership LP
5.500%, 5/1/24

     55         58   

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

     

6.500%, 8/1/18

     115         110   

6.500%, 7/1/21

     125         114   

Navient LLC
5.500%, 1/25/23

     200         192   

Nordea Bank AB 144A 4.250%, 9/21/22(3)

     265         275   

PennantPark Investment Corp.
4.500%, 10/1/19

     165         165   

PKO Finance AB 144A 4.630%, 9/26/22(3)(11)

     255         267   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     

5.875%, 9/15/42(2)

     190         200   

5.625%, 6/15/43(2)(10)

     280         286   

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

     155         155   

Sabra Health Care LP 5.500%, 2/1/21

     50         52   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A 6.875%, 8/15/18(3)(12)

     200         210   

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

     160         161   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A
5.250%, 9/13/22
(3)

   $ 305       $ 313   

UBS AG 7.625%, 8/17/22

     500         589   

Ventas Realty LP (Ventas Capital Corp.)
3.250%, 8/15/22

     250         247   

Voya Financial, Inc. (ING (U.S.), Inc.)
5.650%, 5/15/53
(2)

     210         209   

VTB Bank OJSC (VTB Capital SA) 144A 6.000%, 4/12/17(3)(11)

     300         259   

Walter Investment Management Corp. 7.875%, 12/15/21

     210         189   

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

     160         168   

XLIT Ltd. Series E, 6.500%, 12/29/49(2)

     240         229   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS 144A
4.000%, 1/22/20
(3)

     270         261   

York Risk Services Holding Corp. 144A
8.500%, 10/1/22
(3)

     105         105   
     

 

 

 
        17,389   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.0%

     

Acadia Healthcare Co.,Inc. 5.125%, 7/1/22

     65         64   

Capsugel SA PIK Interest Capitalization 144A
7.000%, 5/15/19
(3)(12)

     35         36   

Cardinal Health, Inc. 3.200%, 3/15/23

     130         129   

Catamaran Corp.
4.750%, 3/15/21

     120         120   

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

5.125%, 8/1/21

     45         47   

6.875%, 2/1/22

     25         27   

Crimson Merger Sub, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 5/15/22
(3)

     120         108   

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

     160         172   

HCA, Inc. 6.500%, 2/15/20

     160         180   

IASIS Healthcare LLC
8.375%, 5/15/19

     80         84   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
5.500%, 12/1/21

     80         82   

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. 144A 5.750%, 8/1/22(3)

     60         62   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 144A
6.625%, 4/1/22
(3)

     115         118   

Mylan, Inc. 144A
3.125%, 1/15/23
(3)

     325         314   

Omnicare, Inc.
4.750%, 12/1/22

     5         5   

Owens & Minor, Inc. 3.875%, 9/15/21

     35         36   

Select Medical Corp. 6.375%, 6/1/21

     205         209   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

144A 5.500%, 3/1/19(3)

     80         82   

4.500%, 4/1/21

     160         161   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

    

8.125%, 4/1/22

   $ 220      $ 246   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 7/15/21
(3)

     25        27   
    

 

 

 
       2,309   
    

 

 

 

Industrials—5.3%

    

AAR Corp.
7.250%, 1/15/22

     190        206   

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

     260        268   

Ahern Rentals, Inc. 144A 9.500%, 6/15/18(3)

     160        166   

Air Canada
144A 6.750%, 10/1/19
(3)

     260        271   

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

     93        94   

Bombardier, Inc.

    

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

     155        156   

144A 6.125%, 1/15/23(3)

     235        240   

Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A
7.625%, 6/1/21
(3)

     150        154   

Building Materials Corp. of America 144A
5.375%, 11/15/24
(3)

     75        75   

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

     250        255   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

    

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

     370        407   

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

     414        469   

CPG Merger Sub LLC 144A
8.000%, 10/1/21
(3)

     70        72   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through-Trust 12-1, A
4.750%, 5/7/20

     298        318   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/21
(3)

     70        71   

KLX, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 12/1/22
(3)

     160        162   

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     145        161   

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 02-1, G2
6.264%, 11/20/21

     182        196   

Odebrecht Finance Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 4/25/18
(3)

     320 BRL      102   

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
5.250%, 3/15/22

     45        46   

TransDigm, Inc.
6.000%, 7/15/22

     160        160   
    

 

 

 
       4,049   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.5%

    

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

     270        276   

First Data Corp. 144A
8.250%, 1/15/21
(3)

     45        48   

11.750%, 8/15/21

     338        390   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
8.750%, 1/15/22
(3)(12)

   $ 135       $ 146   

Infinity Acquisition LLC (Infinity Acquisition Finance Corp.) 144A
7.250%, 8/1/22
(3)

     120         109   

Infor Software Parent LLC PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
7.125%, 5/1/21
(3)(12)

     40         39   

Interactive Data Corp. 144A
5.875%, 4/15/19
(3)

     120         120   

QualityTech LP (QTS Finance Corp.) 144A
5.875%, 8/1/22
(3)

     15         15   

Sanmina Corp. 144A
4.375%, 6/1/19
(3)

     5         5   

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc.
144A 8.750%, 4/1/22
(3)

     45         27   
     

 

 

 
        1,175   
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.5%

     

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

     310         325   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA 144A
6.000%, 6/15/17
(3)

     160         156   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
7.250%, 1/15/21
(3)

     265         278   

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

     95         93   

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 1/20/20
(3)

     100         108   

Gerdau Trade, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 4/15/23
(3)

     315         294   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.

     

8.875%, 2/1/18

     130         116   

6.625%, 4/15/20

     130         128   

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

     375         368   

Methanex Corp.
4.250%, 12/1/24

     190         189   

NewMarket Corp.
4.100%, 12/15/22

     288         295   

Rayonier AM Products, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 6/1/24
(3)

     100         83   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.
8.250%, 2/15/21

     140         144   

Tronox Finance LLC
6.375%, 8/15/20

     160         161   

United States Steel Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/21

     265         272   

Vale Overseas Ltd.
4.375%, 1/11/22

     330         318   

Vedanta Resources plc 144A
9.500%, 7/18/18
(3)

     115         124   
     

 

 

 
        3,452   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.9%

     

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

     425         445   

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
8.375%, 10/15/20

     210         222   

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

     215         218   

Frontier Communications Corp.
6.250%, 9/15/21

     90         91   
 

 

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VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

     

Koninklijke KPN NV 144A
7.000%, 3/28/73
(2)(3)(10)

   $ 210       $ 222   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
7.000%, 6/1/20

     160         169   

Millicom International Cellular SA 144A
6.625%, 10/15/21
(3)

     200         209   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
4.570%, 4/27/23

     225         241   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. 144A
4.750%, 7/15/20
(3)

     200         187   

Windstream Corp.
7.750%, 10/15/20

     200         206   
     

 

 

 
        2,210   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.1%

     

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. 144A
2.500%, 1/12/18
(3)

     270         271   

AmeriGas Partners LP
7.000%, 5/20/22

     140         146   

Dynegy Finance I, Inc.

     

144A 7.375%, 11/1/22(3)

     85         87   

144A 7.625%, 11/1/24(3)

     30         31   

Electricite de France SA 144A
5.250%
(2)(3)(9)(10)

     280         287   

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

     210         215   

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 144A
5.625%, 6/21/18
(3)

     250         266   

RJS Power Holdings LLC 144A
5.125%, 7/15/19
(3)

     90         89   

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

     200         210   
     

 

 

 
        1,602   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $44,035)

        43,504   
     

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BOND—0.4%

     

General Electric Capital Corp. Series A
7.125%, 12/15/49
(2)

     290         338   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BOND

(Identified Cost $290)

        338   
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—6.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary—1.6%

     

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC (The) Second Lien,
7.500%, 12/17/21

     78         77   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. Tranche B-7,
9.750%, 1/28/18

     50         43   

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

     61         56   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

CBAC Borrower LLC Tranche B,
8.250%, 7/2/20

   $ 109       $ 108   

Charter Communications Operating LLC Tranche G,
4.250%, 9/10/21

     37         37   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Tranche D,
6.919%, 1/30/19

     225         213   

Delta 2 (Lux) S.A.R.L. Second Lien,
7.750%, 7/29/22

     88         86   

Marina District Finance Co., Inc.
6.750%, 8/15/18

     110         109   

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B,
7.250%, 11/9/18

     213         214   

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority
6.250%, 8/29/19

     112         112   

TWCC Holding Corp. Second Lien,
7.000%, 6/26/20

     202         194   
     

 

 

 
        1,249   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.4%

     

Albertson’s LLC

     

Tranche B-4-1,
4.500%, 8/25/21

     11         11   

Tranche B-4,
4.500%, 8/25/21

     102         102   

New Hostess Brand Acquisition LLC
Tranche B,
6.750%, 4/9/20

     177         180   

Rite Aid Corp. Tranche 1, Second Lien,
5.750%, 8/21/20

     14         14   
     

 

 

 
        307   
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.8%

     

Arch Coal, Inc.
6.250%, 5/16/18

     159         132   

Chief Exploration & Development LLC Second Lien,
7.500%, 5/16/21

     117         106   

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc.
5.500%, 7/25/21

     100         81   

Fieldwood Energy LLC Closing Date Loan, Second Lien,
8.375%, 9/30/20

     159         117   

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

     94         81   

Templar Energy LLC Second Lien,
8.500%, 11/25/20

     156         113   
     

 

 

 
        630   
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.4%

     

Altisource Solutions S.A.R.L. Tranche B,
4.500%, 12/9/20

     119         93   

Asurion LLC Second Lien,
8.500%, 3/3/21

     120         119   
 

 

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VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

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

   $ 71       $ 71   
     

 

 

 
        283   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.8%

     

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

     

First Lien,
6.750%, 7/2/18

     63         63   

Second Lien,
11.000%, 1/2/19

     56         56   

CRC Health Corp. Tranche B, First Lien,
5.250%, 3/29/21

     37         37   

InVentiv Health, Inc. Tranche B-4,
7.750%, 5/15/18

     110         110   

MMM Holdings, Inc. 9.750%, 12/12/17

     55         53   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 12/12/17

     40         39   

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

     74         73   

Regional Care, Inc. (RCHP, Inc.) First Lien,
6.000%, 4/23/19

     135         135   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

     

First Lien,
5.250%, 11/3/20

     21         20   

Second Lien,
8.500%, 11/3/21

     63         61   
     

 

 

 
        647   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.9%

     

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC Second Lien, 9.500%, 12/10/19

     25         25   

American Airlines, Inc. Tranche B,
3.750%, 6/27/19

     188         186   

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. Second Lien, 9.000%, 11/19/20

     107         108   

International Equipment Solutions Global B.V. 6.750%, 8/16/19

     88         88   

Landmark U.S. Member LLC (LM U.S. Corp. Acquisition, Inc..)
Second Lien
8.250%, 1/25/21

     120         118   

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B,
5.750%, 8/17/17

     149         149   
     

 

 

 
        674   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.2%

     

Allflex Holdings III, Inc. Second Lien,
8.000%, 7/19/21

     109         107   

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien,
7.500%, 1/24/22

     83         81   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. Second Lien,
9.500%, 6/26/20

     293         289   

Infinity Acquisition Ltd.
4.250%, 8/6/21

     77         75   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

    

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien,
9.750%, 4/30/20

   $ 195      $ 199   

Mitchell International, Inc. Second Lien,
8.500%, 10/11/21

     108        108   

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. Tranche B,
6.000%, 3/29/19

     56        50   
    

 

 

 
       909   
    

 

 

 

Materials—0.7%

    

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Resources Property Ltd.
3.750%, 6/30/19

     279        254   

Houghton International, Inc. Holding Corp. Second Lien,
9.500%, 12/21/20

     110        110   

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp. Tranche B,
5.750%, 2/28/19

     151        145   
    

 

 

 
       509   
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.0%

    

Atlantic Power LP
4.750%, 2/24/21

     34        34   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $5,501)

       5,242   
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—3.0%

    

Energy—0.3%

    

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

     200 (13)      197   
    

 

 

 

Financials—2.7%

    

Citigroup, Inc.(2)

     155 (13)      156   

Citigroup, Inc. Series J, 7.125%

     8,000        217   

General Electric Capital Corp.
Series C, 5.25%
(2)

     300 (13)      300   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
Series L, 5.700%
(2)

     115 (13)      117   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    

Series Q, 5.150%(2)

     255 (13)      240   

Series V, 5.000%(2)

     315 (13)      308   

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

     215 (13)      203   

SunTrust Bank, Inc. 5.625%.(2)

     45 (13)      45   

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

     230 (13)      254   
 

 

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VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Zions Bancorp Series 6.950%

    8,800         241   
    

 

 

 
       2,081   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $2,304)

       2,278   
    

 

 

 
    SHARES      VALUE  

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.3%

(Identified Cost $75,816)

     $ 75,181 (14) 
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.2%

    

Money Market Mutual Fund—1.2%

    

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

    880,404         880   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $880)

       880   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $76,696)

       76,061 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.5%

       413   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $ 76,474   
    

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

FHLMC

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”).

FNMA

   Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”).

GNMA

   Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)

PIK

   Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, 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, 2014.

(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, 2014, these securities amounted to a value of $24,885 or 32.5% 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)

Amounts are less than $500 (not reported in 000s).

(6) 

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

(7)

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

(8)

Illiquid security.

(9)

No contractual maturity date.

(10) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(11) 

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.

(12) 

100% of the income received was in cash.

(13) 

Value shown as par value.

(14) 

A portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery settlements.

Foreign Currencies:

 

BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
COP Colombian Peso
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
PHP Philippine Peso
TRY Turkish Lira
UYU Uruguayan Peso
 

 

9


VIRTUS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     75

Brazil

     2   

Canada

     2   

Chile

     2   

Luxembourg

     2   

Mexico

     2   

United Kingdom

     1   

Other

     14   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014
 

 

10


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31,
2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 3,562       $ —         $ 3,562       $ —     

Convertible Bond

     338         —           338         —     

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     43,504         —           43,499         5   

Foreign Government Securities

     2,443         —           2,443         —     

Loan Agreements

     5,242         —           5,161         81   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     16,657         —           16,657         —     

Municipal Bonds

     294         —           294         —     

U.S. Government Securities

     863         —           863         —     

Equity Securities:

           

Preferred Stocks

     2,278         397         1,881         —     

Short-Term Investments

     880         880         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 76,061       $ 1,277       $ 74,698       $ 86   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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
Investments
     Corporate
Bonds
And Notes
    Loan
Agreements
 

Balance as of September 30, 2014:

   $ 5       $ 5 (d)    $ —     

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —           —          —     

Realized gain (loss)

     —           —          —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     —           —   (c)      —     

Purchases

     —           —          —     

Sales(b)

     —           —          —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     81         —          81   

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

   $ 86       $ 5 (d)(e)    $ 81   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2014, 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 less than $500.

(d)

Includes internally fair valued security. Refer to the last paragraph under Note 1A “Security Valuation” for a description of the valuation process in place and a qualitative discussion about sensitive inputs used in Level 3 internally fair valued measurements.

(e)

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 inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.


VIRTUS CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT BONDS(3)—92.4%

     

Development Revenue—4.3%

     

San Diego Redevelopment Agency Center City, Tax Allocation Series B (AMBAC Insured)
5.350%, 9/1/24

   $ 500       $ 502   

Tax Allocation Series A (AMBAC Insured)
4.750%, 9/1/30

     500         512   

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

     500         506   
     

 

 

 
        1,520   
     

 

 

 

General Obligation—19.0%

     

Brea Olinda Unified School District, Series A (NATL Insured)
6.000%, 8/1/15

     150         155   

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

     250         292   

Contra Costa Community College District,
4.000%, 8/1/28

     45         49   

Election of 2006
5.000%, 8/1/38

     200         230   

Los Alamitos Unified School District, School Facilities Improvement District1, 2008 Election - Series E
5.250%, 8/1/39

     250         286   

Los Angeles Unified School District, Series B
5.000%, 7/1/24

     250         311   

Series A-1 (NATL Insured)
4.500%, 1/1/28

     440         472   

Placer Union High School District,
(AGM Insured)
0.000%, 8/1/32

     1,500         744   

Rancho Santiago Community College District, 2002 Election Series C (AGM Insured)
0.000%, 9/1/27

     1,100         708   

Riverside Unified School District, Series C (AGM Insured)
5.000%, 8/1/32

     275         301   

Ross Valley School District, 2010 Election Series B
5.000%, 8/1/37

     350         402   

San Diego Community College District, Election of 2006
5.000%, 8/1/43

     100         115   

San Diego Unified School District, 1998 Election, Series C2 (AGM Insured)
5.500%, 7/1/25

     225         289   

San Jose Evergreen Community College District University & College Improvement, Election of 2010 Series A
5.000%, 8/1/41

     400         451   

Sequoia Union High School District,
4.000%, 7/1/26

     250         278   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

General Obligation—(continued)

     

State of California,

     

5.500%, 3/1/26

   $ 250       $ 284   

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

     290         363   

5.000%, 9/1/32

     300         344   

5.000%, 12/1/37

     275         302   

6.000%, 4/1/38

     250         297   
     

 

 

 
        6,673   
     

 

 

 

General Revenue—23.1%

     

Anaheim Public Financing Authority, Series C (AGM Insured)
6.000%, 9/1/16

     1,355         1,434   

City of Pomona, Certificates of Participation, (AMBAC Insured)
5.500%, 6/1/28

     700         716   

Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Series B
5.000%, 3/1/29

     220         262   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Enhanced Asset, Series A
5.000%, 6/1/29

     350         402   

Series A-1 5.125%, 6/1/47

     950         714   

Imperial County Local Transportation Authority, Series E
4.000%, 6/1/20

     300         333   

North City West School Facilities Financing Authority, Series B (AMBAC Insured)
5.250%, 9/1/19

     750         847   

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Consololidated Capital Assessment District (BHAC Insured)
5.500%, 10/1/28

     250         286   

Consolidated Capital Assessment District
5.000%, 10/1/37

     500         558   

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

     435         442   

State of California Public Works Board, Department
of General Services, Buildings 8&9
6.125%, 4/1/29

     500         600   

Capital Projects, Series G-1
5.750%, 10/1/30

     550         649   

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

     500         554   

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

     250         297   
     

 

 

 
        8,094   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


VIRTUS CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Higher Education Revenue—5.0%

     

California Educational Facilities Authority, Pomona College, Series A 5.000%, 7/1/45

   $ 500       $ 508   

California State University, Series A 5.250%, 11/1/38

     435         497   

University of California, Series D (NATL Insured) 5.000%, 5/15/28

     710         759   
     

 

 

 
        1,764   
     

 

 

 

Medical Revenue—5.7%

     

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 5.000%, 11/15/34

     400         413   

Kaiser Permanente,
Series A 5.250%, 4/1/39

     400         419   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Sutter Health, Series B, (AMBAC Insured) 5.000%, 11/15/38

     205         219   

St. Joseph Health System, (FGIC Insured)
5.750%, 7/1/47

     350         389   

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

     140         150   

State Health Facilities Financing Authority Lucille Salter Packard Children Hospital at Sanford, Series A
5.000%, 8/15/43

     100         114   

University of California, Regents Medical, Series A (NATL Insured) 4.750%, 5/15/31

     300         305   
     

 

 

 
        2,009   
     

 

 

 

Municipal Utility District Revenue—1.0%

     

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

     295         347   
     

 

 

 

Natural Gas Revenue—2.1%

     

Roseville Natural Gas Financing Authority,

     

5.000%, 2/15/24

     450         517   

5.000%, 2/15/27

     195         222   
     

 

 

 
        739   
     

 

 

 

Power Revenue—6.1%

     

Imperial Irrigation District, Series B 5.000%, 11/1/36

     200         224   

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

     200         225   

Sacramento Municipal Utility District,

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Power Revenue—(continued)

     

Cosumnes Project (NATL Insured) 4.750%, 7/1/26

   $ 500       $ 527   

Series X 5.000%, 8/15/26

     350         407   

Series B 5.000%, 8/15/29

     150         178   

Series A 5.000%, 8/15/37

     250         289   

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

     250         292   
     

 

 

 
        2,142   
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded—11.8%

     

Bay Area Toll Authority, Series F-1 (Pre-refunded 4/1/19 @100)
5.125%, 4/1/39

     400         466   

California Department of Water Resources, Central Valley Project, (Pre-refunded 6/1/18 @100) Series 5.000%, 12/1/28

     35         40   

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

     5         6   

Providence Health & Services, Series C - (Pre- refunded 10/1/18 @100) 6.500%, 10/1/38

     195         234   

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

     755         988   

City of Stockton, O’Connors Woods Project, Series A (Pre-refunded 9/20/17 @ 100) (GNMA Collateralized)
5.600%, 3/20/28

     165         166   

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System, Sub-Series A - (Pre-refunded 6/1/15 @ 100) (NATL Insured)
5.000%, 6/1/15

     290         296   

Los Angeles Unified School District, 2002 Election Series C (Pre-refunded
7/1/17 @100)(AGM Insured) 5.000%, 7/1/24

     300         332   

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

     195         249   

Riverside County Single Family, Series A (GNMA Collateralized)
7.800%, 5/1/21
(2)

     1,000         1,350   
     

 

 

 
        4,127   
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue—7.3%

     

Bay Area Toll Authority, Series F-1 5.000%, 4/1/34

     350         406   

City of Long Beach Airport, Series A 5.000%, 6/1/30

     200         220   
 

 

2


VIRTUS CA TAX-EXEMPT BOND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Transportation Revenue—(continued)

     

Port of Los Angeles, Series B
5.000%, 8/1/35

   $ 235       $ 277   

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

     250         275   

Series B
5.000%, 7/1/40

     500         550   

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

     200         232   

San Francisco City & County Airports Community- San Francisco International Airport, 2nd Series B
5.000%, 5/1/43

     150         169   

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency,
5.000%, 3/1/31

     125         146   

5.000%, 3/1/33

     250         294   
     

 

 

 
        2,569   
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue—7.0%

     

City of Manteca Water Revenue,
5.000%, 7/1/27

     300         343   

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

     200         238   

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue Sub-Series A Unrefunded balance (NATL Insured)
5.000%, 6/1/35

     110         112   

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority, Series A (AGM Insured)
5.500%, 10/1/18

     50         54   

Ross Valley Public Financing Authority, Sanitary District #1, (AGM Insured)
5.000%, 10/1/33

     225         261   

Sacramento County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority Series A

    5.000%, 12/1/35

     250         293   

San Diego County Water Authority,
5.000%, 5/1/31

     250         295   

Santa Margarita-Dana Point Authority, Water Districts Improvements, Districts 2,3,4, Series A
5.125%, 8/1/38

     630         697   

Silicon Valley Clean Water, Sewer Improvement
5.000%, 2/1/34

     150         175   
     

 

 

 
        2,468   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT BONDS

(Identified Cost $30,021)

        32,452   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—92.4%

(Identified Cost $30,021)

        32,452   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—92.4%

(Identified Cost $30,021)

     32,452 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—7.6%

     2,658   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 35,110   
  

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ACA    American Capital Access Financial Guarantee Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BHAC    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
FGIC    Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
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, 2014,

  see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of
  Investments.
(2) 

Escrowed to maturity.

(3) 

At December 31, 2014, 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, 2014 46.8% of the securities in the portfolio are backed by insurance of financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. Insurers with a concentration greater than 10% of net assets are as follows: NATL10%, AGM 11.8%, and AMBAC 13.6%.

 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31,
2014
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

     

Municipal Tax-Exempt Bonds

   $ 32,452       $ 32,452   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 32,452       $ 32,452   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS DISCIPLINED EQUITY STYLE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS(2)—96.3%

     

iShares Russell 1000® Growth Index Fund

     7,950       $ 760   

iShares Russell 2000® Growth Index Fund

     5,340         760   

iShares Russell Midcap® Growth Index Fund

     8,170         762   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $2,187)

        2,282   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.3%

(Identified Cost $2,187)

        2,282   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—6.0%

     

Money Market Mutual
Fund—6.0%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     141,680         142   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $142)

        142   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—102.3%

(Identified Cost $2,329)

        2,424 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—(2.3)%

        (54
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 2,370   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

All of these funds are public funds and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

    

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 2,282       $ 2,282   

Short-Term Investments

     142         142   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 2,424       $ 2,424   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS DISCIPLINED SELECT BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS(2)—97.0%

     

iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund

     460       $ 49   

iShares Barclays Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Bond Fund

     1,300         146   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

     3,240         290   

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund

     7,340         876   

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund

     580         49   

iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund

     390         49   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $1,458)

        1,459   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.0%

(Identified Cost $1,458)

        1,459   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—1.3%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     19,844         20   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $20)

        20   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.3%

(Identified Cost $1,478)

        1,479 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.7%

        25   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,504   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

All of these funds are public funds and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

    

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 1,459       $ 1,459   

Short-Term Investments

     20         20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,479       $ 1,479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS DISCIPLINED SELECT COUNTRY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS(2)—97.9%

     

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

     30,040       $ 338   

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

     26,570         347   

iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund Capped

     10,780         342   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

     18,930         341   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $1,374)

        1,368   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.9%

(Identified Cost $1,374)

        1,368   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.4%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.4%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     5,283         5   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $5)

        5   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.3%

(Identified Cost $1,379)

        1,373 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.7%

        24   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,397   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

All of these funds are public funds and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

    

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 1,368       $ 1,368   

Short-Term Investments

     5         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,373       $ 1,373   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS DYNAMIC ALPHASECTOR® FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

AND

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    

SHARES

    

 VALUE 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS(3)—115.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

     7,380,000       $ 532,467   

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     11,361,900         550,938   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     22,545,000         557,538   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     11,350,000         535,947   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $2,150,771)

        2,176,890 (2) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—115.8%

(Identified Cost $2,150,771)

        2,176,890   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—4.1%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—4.1%

     

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund (seven-day effective yield 0.080%)

     77,104,813         77,105   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $77,105)

        77,105   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—119.9%

(Identified Cost $2,227,876)

        2,253,995 (1) 
     

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(29.6)%

     

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT—(29.6)%

     

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,436,400         (113,705

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,596,000         (109,134

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,970,000         (111,443

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

     2,304,900         (111,972

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

     2,656,100         (109,830
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(29.6)%

(Proceeds ($540,809))

        (556,084
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—90.3%

(Identified Cost $1,687,067)

        1,697,911 (1) 
     

 

 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net—9.7%

        181,650   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,879,561   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

SPDR

   S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

All or a portion have been segregated as collateral for securities sold short.

(3)

All of these funds are public funds and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

    
 

 

 

  1  


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 2,176,890       $ 2,176,890   

Short-Term Investments

     77,105         77,105   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments before Securities Sold Short

   $ 2,253,995       $ 2,253,995   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short

   $ (556,084    $ (556,084
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments net of Securities Sold Short

   $ 1,697,911       $ 1,697,911   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—25.5%

    

Argentine Republic
7.000%, 10/3/15

   $ 100      $ 99   

8.750%, 5/7/24

     50        49   

Series NY, 8.280%, 12/31/33(12)

     196        176   

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
RegS 7.000%, 12/1/18
(4)

     355        163   

7.650%, 4/21/25

     585        251   

9.375%, 1/13/34

     325        143   

Hungary
5.375%, 2/21/23

     146        158   

5.750%, 11/22/23

     22        24   

5.375%, 3/25/24

     60        65   

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

     200        190   

Mongolia 144A
5.125%, 12/5/22
(3)

     200        174   

Republic of Azerbaijan 144A
4.750%, 3/18/24
(3)

     200        196   

Republic of Chile
5.500%, 8/5/20

     70,000 CLP      121   

Republic of Colombia
Treasury Note, Series B,
11.250%, 10/24/18

     192,000 COP      95   

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

     200        196   

Republic of Croatia 144A
6.625%, 7/14/20
(3)

     100        110   

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

     200        216   

Republic of Ecuador 144A
7.950%, 6/20/24
(3)

     200        172   

Republic of El Salvador 144A
6.375%, 1/18/27
(3)

     130        131   

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

     70        75   

Republic of Ghana 144A
7.875%, 8/7/23
(3)

     200        186   

Republic of Guatemala 144A
4.875%, 2/13/28
(3)

     200        203   

Republic of Indonesia

    

Series FR30, 10.750%, 5/15/16

     3,273,000 IDR      276   

Series FR55, 7.375%, 9/15/16

     379,000 IDR      30   

Series FR63, 5.625%, 5/15/23

     624,000 IDR      43   

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

     250        211   

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

     200        184   

Republic of Mozambique EMATUM Finance BV, Series 2020,
RegS 6.305%, 9/11/20
(4)(5)

     200        196   

Republic of Panama
5.200%, 1/30/20

     200        220   

Republic of Philippines
4.950%, 1/15/21

     5,000 PHP      117   

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

     300 PLN      103   

4.000%, 1/22/24

     84        90   

Republic of Romania 144A
4.875%, 1/22/24
(3)

     84        92   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Republic of South Africa

    

Series R203, 8.250%, 9/15/17

     758 ZAR    $ 68   

Series R208, 6.750%, 3/31/21

     1,470 ZAR      122   

Republic of Sri Lanka 144A
5.875%, 7/25/22(3)

   $ 200        205   

Republic of Turkey
5.125%, 3/25/22

     200        213   

6.750%, 5/30/40

     225        278   

Republic of Uruguay
4.375%, 12/15/28

     5,383 UYU(8)      221   

Republic of Zambia 144A
5.375%, 9/20/22
(3)

     200        186   

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

     150        181   

State of Qatar 144A
5.750%, 1/20/42
(3)

     200        235   

Ukraine 144A
6.750%, 11/14/17
(3)

     300        188   

144A 7.500%, 4/17/23(3)

     200        121   

United Mexican States

    

Series M, 6.000%, 6/18/15

     3,855 MXN      265   

Series M, 6.500%, 6/9/22

     2,250 MXN      160   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $8,211)

       7,198   
    

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—69.9%

    

Australia—0.4%

    

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) 144A
8.250%, 11/1/19
(3)

     130        119   
    

 

 

 

Austria—1.5%

    

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH 144A
8.375%, 6/15/19
(3)

     200        215   

144A 6.625%,
4/15/21
(3)

     200        206   
    

 

 

 
       421   
    

 

 

 

Barbados—0.7%

    

Columbus International, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

     200        209   
    

 

 

 

Bermuda—1.7%

    

Aircastle Ltd.
6.250%, 12/1/19

     100        106   

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

     200        195   

GeoPark Latin America Ltd. 144A
7.500%, 2/11/20
(3)

     200        177   
    

 

 

 
       478   
    

 

 

 

Brazil—4.8%

    

Banco ABC Brasil S.A. 144A
7.875%, 4/8/20
(3)

     100        103   

Banco do Brasil SA 144A
9.250%, 10/31/49
(2)(3)(6)(7)

     200        193   
 

 

1


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Brazil—(continued)

    

Banco Santander Brasil SA 144A
8.000%, 3/18/16
(3)

     300 BRL    $ 108   

Banco Votorantim S.A. 144A
7.375%, 1/21/20
(3)

   $ 125        132   

BRF SA 144A
7.750%, 5/22/18
(3)

     400 BRL      130   

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 1/20/20
(3)

     125        135   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA
RegS 5.650%, 3/19/22
(4)

     250        253   

Petrobras International Finance Co.
6.750%, 1/27/41

     100        91   

Vale Overseas Ltd.
6.875%, 11/21/36

     200        211   
    

 

 

 
       1,356   
    

 

 

 

Canada—1.4%

    

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

     45        44   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. 144A
5.375%, 1/26/19
(3)

     100        87   

144A 5.125%, 3/28/23(3)

     350        277   
    

 

 

 
       408   
    

 

 

 

Cayman Islands—1.3%

    

Marfrig Overseas Ltd. 144A
9.500%, 5/4/20
(3)

     200        204   

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

     189        172   
    

 

 

 
       376   
    

 

 

 

Chile—2.3%

    

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

     250        260   

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

     200        197   

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

     200        199   
    

 

 

 
       656   
    

 

 

 

China—3.2%

    

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

     200        206   

China Railway Resources Huitung Ltd.
3.850%, 2/5/23

     200        199   

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd. 144A
7.500%, 1/10/23
(3)

     200        190   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.
144A 8.750%, 10/30/18
(3)

     200        184   

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. 144A
8.875%, 3/19/18
(3)

     200        135   
    

 

 

 
       914   
    

 

 

 

Colombia—1.1%

    

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

     100        99   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Colombia—(continued)

     

Comcel Trust 144A
6.875%, 2/6/24
(3)

   $ 200       $ 210   
     

 

 

 
        309   
     

 

 

 

Georgia—0.7%

     

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A
7.750%, 7/5/17
(3)

     200         207   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—2.0%

     

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

     200         219   

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.
Series 12, 144A
6.000%, 5/29/49
(2)(3)(6)(7)

     325         346   
     

 

 

 
        565   
     

 

 

 

India—1.9%

     

Bank of Baroda 144A
4.875%, 7/23/19
(3)

     200         213   

ICICI Bank Ltd. 144A
6.375%, 4/30/22
(2)(3)

     300         310   
     

 

 

 
        523   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia—3.3%

     

Pertamina Persero PT

     

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

     200         200   

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

     275         269   

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

     200         189   

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

     250         262   
     

 

 

 
        920   
     

 

 

 

Ireland—2.2%

     

Alfa Bank OJSC (Alfa Bond Issuance plc) 144A
7.500%, 9/26/19
(3)(5)

     200         170   

EuroChem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC
144A 5.125%, 12/12/17
(3)(5)

     200         172   

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

     200         153   

Vimpel Communications OJSC (VIP Finance Ireland Ltd.) 144A
9.125%, 4/30/18
(3)

     125         119   
     

 

 

 
        614   
     

 

 

 

Israel—0.8%

     

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.
RegS 7.250%, 1/15/19
(4)

     200         224   
     

 

 

 

Kazakhstan—2.4%

     

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

     200         168   

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

     200         169   
 

 

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Kazakhstan—(continued)

    

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC 144A
5.750%, 4/30/43
(3)

   $ 200      $ 168   

Zhaikmunai LP 144A
7.125%, 11/13/19
(3)

     200        174   
    

 

 

 
       679   
    

 

 

 

Luxembourg—4.0%

    

ALROSA Finance S.A. 144A
7.750%, 11/3/20
(3)

     200        190   

Ardagh Finance Holdings SA PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
8.625%, 6/15/19
(3)(9)

     209        207   

Gazprom Neft OAO (GPN Capital SA) 144A
6.000%, 11/27/23
(3)(5)

     200        159   

Millicom International Cellular SA 144A
6.625%, 10/15/21
(3)

     200        209   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(3)

     200        126   

Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank Capital SA) 144A
5.125%, 10/29/22
(3)(5)

     200        155   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA) 144A
6.700%, 10/25/17
(3)(5)

     100        93   
    

 

 

 
       1,139   
    

 

 

 

Macau—0.7%

    

Wynn Macau Ltd. 144A
5.250%, 10/15/21
(3)

     200        189   
    

 

 

 

Macedonia—0.7%

    

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

     200        210   
    

 

 

 

Mexico—5.9%

    

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

     200        208   

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

     200        209   

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

     2,000 MXN      133   

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

     150        165   

Banco Santander Mexico
SA 144A
5.950%, 1/30/24
(2)(3)(7)

     200        209   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
7.250%, 1/15/21
(3)

     200        210   

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

     200        204   

Grupo Televisa SAB
7.250%, 5/14/43

     2,000 MXN      116   

Petroleos Mexicanos
6.375%, 1/23/45

     200        226   
    

 

 

 
       1,680   
    

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Netherlands—2.7%

    

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

   $ 200      $ 214   

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

     200        160   

Petrobras Global Finance BV
6.250%, 3/17/24

     200        190   

VTR Finance B.V. 144A
6.875%, 1/15/24
(3)

     200        205   
    

 

 

 
       769   
    

 

 

 

Panama—2.0%

    

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

     200        189   

Avianca Holdings SA (Avianca Leasing LLC) 144A
8.375%, 5/10/20
(3)

     200        207   

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA
144A 3.750%, 4/4/17
(3)

     150        155   
    

 

 

 
       551   
    

 

 

 

Peru—2.2%

    

Banco de Credito del Peru

    

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

     100        108   

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

     100        106   

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA

    

144A 5.750%, 10/7/20(3)

     100        109   

144A 6.625%, 3/19/29(2)(3)

     100        106   

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

     200        193   
    

 

 

 
       622   
    

 

 

 

Russia—0.7%

    

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

     5,000 RUB      55   

VTB Bank OJSC 144A
9.500%, 12/1/49
(2)(3)(5)

     200        137   
    

 

 

 
       192   
    

 

 

 

Singapore—1.4%

    

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

     200        204   

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

     200        205   
    

 

 

 
       409   
    

 

 

 

South Africa—0.7%

    

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

     200        189   
    

 

 

 

Sri Lanka—0.8%

    

Bank of Ceylon 144A
6.875%, 5/3/17
(3)

     200        211   
    

 

 

 
 

 

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Sweden—0.7%

     

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

   $ 200       $ 209   
     

 

 

 

Thailand—0.7%

     

Bangkok Bank Plc 144A
3.300%, 10/3/18
(3)

     200         205   
     

 

 

 

Trinidad and Tobago—0.2%

     

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

     63         63   
     

 

 

 

Turkey—1.5%

     

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A
5.250%, 9/13/22
(3)

     200         205   

Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S 144A
7.850%, 12/10/23
(3)

     200         223   
     

 

 

 
        428   
     

 

 

 

Ukraine—1.0%

     

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

     250         282   
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates—2.3%

     

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. 144A
5.875%, 12/13/21
(3)

     275         318   

IPIC GMTN Ltd. 144A
6.875%, 11/1/41
(3)

     250         334   
     

 

 

 
        652   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—2.0%

     

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

     200         126   

Tullow Oil plc 144A
6.000%, 11/1/20
(3)

     200         168   

Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance plc RegS
8.375%, 4/27/15
(4)(5)

     100         76   

Vedanta Resources plc 144A
7.125%, 5/31/23
(3)

     200         185   
     

 

 

 
        555   
     

 

 

 

United States—3.5%

     

Braskem America Finance Co. RegS
7.125%, 7/22/41
(4)

     205         203   

Brazil Loan Trust 1 144A
5.477%, 7/24/23
(3)

     250         254   

First Data Corp.
11.750%, 8/15/21

     107         123   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
10.000%, 1/15/18

     100         87   

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

     50         38   

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

     250         271   
     

 

 

 
        976   
     

 

 

 

Venezuela—3.0%

     

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

     200         215   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

     
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Venezuela—(continued)

    

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

   $ 365      $ 209   

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

     720        276   

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

     400        148   
    

 

 

 
       848   
    

 

 

 

Virgin Islands (British)—1.5%

    

China Cinda Finance Ltd. 144A
4.000%, 5/14/19
(3)

     200        201   

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

     200        210   
    

 

 

 
       411   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $21,150)

       19,768   
    

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—0.9%

    

Consumer Discretionary—0.9%

    

Delta 2 (Lux) S.A.R.L. Tranche B-3, 4.750%, 7/30/21

     47        46   

Second Lien,
0.000%, 7/29/22
(10)

     55        54   

Laureate Education, Inc. 2018 Extended,
5.000%, 6/15/18

     149        142   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $249)

       242   
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCK—0.7%

    

Energy—0.7%

    

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

     200 (11)      197   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $202)

       197   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.0%

(Identified Cost $29,812)

       27,405   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.0%

(Identified Cost $29,812)

       27,405 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—3.0%

       859   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $ 28,264   
    

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

PIK    Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

(2)

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2014.

(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, 2014, these securities amounted to a value of $19,992 or 70.7% 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)

Principal amount is adjusted pursuant to the change in the Index.

(9)

100% of the income received was in cash.

(10)

This loan will settle after December 31, 2014, 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.

(11)

Value shown as par value.

(12)

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

Foreign Currencies:

 

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

    

 

 

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

Mexico

     8

Brazil

     5   

Indonesia

     5   

Venezuela

     5   

Luxembourg

     4   

United States

     4   

Turkey

     3   

Other

     66   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014

    

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

     

Corporate Bonds And Notes

   $ 19,768       $ 19,768   

Foreign Government Securities

     7,198         7,198   

Loan Agreements

     242         242   

Preferred Stock

     197         197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 27,405       $ 27,405   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—4.1%

  

Financials—1.5%

  

Banco Davivienda SA 4.710% (Colombia)

     24,809       $ 293   

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A. 0.922% (Brazil)

     129,900         709   

Bancolombia SA 2.760% (Colombia)

     12,052         145   
     

 

 

 
     1,147   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.9%

     

Klabin SA 2.25% (Brazil)

     303,500         329   

Vale SA 3.86% (Brazil)

     159,500         1,154   
     

 

 

 
        1,483   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.7%

     

Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo,
Class B 5.270% (Brazil)

     51,000         514   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $3,858)

        3,144   
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—92.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary—8.1%

     

Astra International Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     562,400         335   

Bajaj Auto Ltd. (India)

     9,868         380   

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry CO Ltd (Taiwan)

     74,000         174   

China Motor Corp. (Taiwan)

     220,000         194   

Coway Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

     9,274         707   

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. (Brazil)

     80,600         335   

Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd (Taiwan)

     489,000         434   

Foschini Group Ltd. (The) (South Africa)

     18,118         208   

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. (China)

     97,000         549   

Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. (South Korea)

     12,091         533   

Imperial Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)

     15,452         246   

Kangwon Land, Inc. (South Korea)

     21,044         580   

Lojas Renner S.A. (Brazil)

     11,100         319   

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS (Turkey)

     51,883         354   

Truworths International Ltd. (South Africa)

     41,580         276   

UMW Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     202,900         637   
     

 

 

 
        6,261   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—5.8%

     

Ambev SA (Brazil)

     226,100         1,391   

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

     57,100         506   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

  

  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (India)

     25,170       $ 302   

Hite Jinro Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     19,220         404   

KT&G Corp. (South Korea)

     12,847         892   

Raia Drogasil S.A. (Brazil)

     20,200         193   

Spar Group Ltd. (The) (South Africa)

     45,801         636   

Uni-President Enterprises Corp (Taiwan)

     82,000         130   
     

 

 

 
        4,454   
     

 

 

 

Energy—8.9%

     

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (China)

     555,800         450   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. (China)

     220,000         649   

CNOOC Ltd. (China)

     484,000         655   

Coal India Ltd (India)

     77,592         470   

Ecopetrol S.A. (Colombia)

     1,040,865         911   

Exxaro Resources Ltd. (South Africa)

     25,758         230   

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

     56,497         256   

Lukoil OAO Sponsored ADR (Russia)

     20,050         769   

Oil India Ltd (India)

     34,560         314   

PT Indo Tambangraya Megah (Indonesia)

     88,700         109   

PTT PCL (Thailand)

     50,700         498   

Sasol Ltd. (South Africa)

     20,749         775   

Sk Innovation Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

     3,195         246   

Tatneft OAO ADR (Russia)

     22,236         508   
     

 

 

 
        6,840   
     

 

 

 

Financials—30.6%

     

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Pjsc (UAE)

     188,229         354   

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H (China)

     1,219,000         613   

AMMB Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     237,600         446   

Banco de Chile (Chile)

     9,688,037         1,122   

Banco do Brasil S.A. (Brazil)

     18,200         163   

Banco Santander Chile SA (Chile)

     18,062,925         903   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H (China)

     4,017,000         2,255   

Barclays Africa Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     61,419         960   

BR Malls Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

     30,000         185   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H (China)

     2,910,000         2,377   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H (China)

     245,000         960   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H (China)

     337,000         441   

Compartamos Sab de CV (Mexico)

     347,500         698   

Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     9,501         474   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. (China)

     1,824,000         735   

Far East Horizon Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     298,000         293   
 

 

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VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT (Mexico)

     55,700       $ 164   

First Gulf Bank Pjsc (UAE)

     76,473         351   

FirstRand Ltd. (South Africa)

     187,342         814   

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

     484,800         590   

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

     58,626         443   

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

     18,376         435   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (China)

     2,683,000         1,959   

Industrial Bank of Korea (South Korea)

     33,109         424   

Komercni Banka A.S. (Czech Republic)

     4,056         835   

Malayan Banking Bhd (Malaysia)

     122,900         322   

Mmi Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)

     96,574         250   

Porto Seguro S.A. (Brazil)

     16,400         188   

Power Finance Corp Ltd (India)

     87,152         414   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A. (Poland)

     4,386         599   

Redefine Properties Ltd. (South Africa)

     933,165         863   

Rural Electrification Corp Ltd (India)(2)

     92,774         490   

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

     956         245   

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. (China)

     130,000         288   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (Thailand)

     79,900         442   

Standard Bank Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     48,180         594   
     

 

 

 
     23,689   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.3%

     

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd (India)

     12,367         337   

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     4,698,900         693   
     

 

 

 
     1,030   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—7.1%

     

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (Philippines)

     311,000         363   

Alfa Sab de C.V. Class A (Mexico)

     108,600         242   

Barloworld Ltd. (South Africa)

     21,438         176   

CTCI Corp. (Taiwan)

     188,000         300   

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

     6,090         130   

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica S.A. (Brazil)

     92,500         371   

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. (China)

     554,000         660   

LG Corp. (South Korea)

     11,216         623   

LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

     6,920         376   

Pegatron Corp. (Taiwan)

     311,000         711   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

S-1 Corp. (South Korea)

     5,109       $ 330   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     20,420         368   

Sime Darby BHD (Malaysia)

     91,600         241   

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. (China)

     542,000         628   
     

 

 

 
     5,519   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—16.0%

     

Asustek Computer, Inc. (Taiwan)

     68,000         742   

Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     103,000         287   

Cielo SA (Brazil)

     36,040         565   

Compal Electronics, Inc. (Taiwan)

     503,000         351   

Delta Electronics, Inc. (Taiwan)

     176,000         1,040   

HCL Technologies Ltd. (India)

     14,919         377   

Infosys Ltd. (India)

     31,001         962   

Inventec Corp. (Taiwan)

     687,000         460   

Lite-On Technology Corp. (Taiwan)

     381,105         435   

Quanta Computer, Inc. (Taiwan)

     296,000         737   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp. (Taiwan)

     112,260         357   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan)

     109,000         362   

SK C&C Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

     2,273         440   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     531,000         2,339   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

     22,128         896   

Transcend Information, Inc. (Taiwan)

     86,000         267   

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan)

     173,000         283   

Wipro Ltd (India)

     44,540         387   

Wistron Corp. (Taiwan)

     545,000         491   

Wpg Holdings Ltd. (Taiwan)

     531,000         617   
     

 

 

 
     12,395   
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.2%

     

Eregli Demir Ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (Turkey)

     138,156         263   

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

     209,900         609   

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     176,500         356   

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. (China)

     357,000         609   

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. (South Africa)

     6,578         136   

MMC Norilsk Nickel ADR (Russia)

     35,671         493   

PTT Global Chemical PCL (Thailand)

     401,100         624   

Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     214,000         279   

Taiwan Cement Corp. (Taiwan)

     451,000         617   
     

 

 

 
     3,986   
     

 

 

 
 

 

2


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—7.3%

  

  

Advanced Info Service PCL (Thailand)

     57,600       $ 439   

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

     487,200         542   

Axiata Group Bhd (Malaysia)

     140,200         282   

China Mobile Ltd. (China)

     119,000         1,394   

MTN Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     53,124         1,010   

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     2,847         696   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     2,596,900         597   

Tim Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

     40,800         181   

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (Turkey)

     157,809         491   
     

 

 

 
        5,632   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.6%

     

CEZ AS (Czech Republic)

     25,378         652   

Huaneng Power International, Inc. (China)

     322,000         435   

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     1,326,000         642   

Petronas Gas BHD (Malaysia)

     45,800         290   
     

 

 

 
        2,019   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $73,080)

        71,825   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.0%

(Identified Cost $76,938)

        74,969   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.0%

(Identified Cost $76,938)

        74,969 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—3.0%

        2,330   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 77,299   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

    

 

 

3


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

China

     22

Taiwan

     15   

South Korea

     11   

Brazil

     9   

South Africa

     9   

India

     7   

Indonesia

     4   

Other

     23   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

4


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 71,825       $ 11,906       $ 59,919   

Preferred Stock

     3,144         3,144         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 74,969       $ 15,050       $ 59,919   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $50,331 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

      SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.9%

     

Industrials—0.9%

     

Marcopolo S.A. 2.560% (Brazil)

     37,200       $ 47   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $75)

  

  

     47   
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—85.2%

     

Consumer Discretionary—8.2%

  

  

Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     1,515,000         96   

Goldlion Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     266,000         113   

Pico Far East Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     577,780         132   

Truworths International Ltd. (South Africa)

     11,300         75   
     

 

 

 
     416   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—22.8%

     

AVI Ltd. (South Africa)

     24,800         166   

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA ADR (Chile)

     4,885         91   

Embotelladora Andina ADR S.A. (Chile)

     4,415         75   

Eurocash S.A. (Poland)

     7,025         75   

Grupo Herdez Sab de CV (Mexico)(2)

     40,300         97   

Guinness Anchor Bhd (Malaysia)

     25,500         90   

Massmart Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)

     9,400         115   

Oldtown Bhd (Malaysia)

     274,750         117   

Premier Marketing PCL (Thailand)

     663,000         181   

Wawel SA (Poland)

     345         100   

Wumart Stores, Inc. (China)

     53,000         45   
     

 

 

 
     1,152   
     

 

 

 

Financials—12.2%

     

ARA Asset Management Ltd. (Singapore)

     87,000         111   

BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     753,000         153   

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores Sab de CV SA (Mexico)

     35,600         64   

Equity Bank Ltd. (Kenya)

     201,000         111   

Korea Ratings Corp. (South Korea)

     2,600         90   

Tisco Financial Group PCL (Thailand)

     66,700         86   
     

 

 

 
     615   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.7%

     

OdontoPrev S.A. (Brazil)

     36,800         137   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—19.1%

     

Freight Management Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     193,029         95   

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA (Spain)

     21,500         122   

Riverstone Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     190,000         140   
      SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

S-1 Corp. (South Korea)

     1,400       $ 90   

Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     54,875         144   

Tegma Gestao Logistica (Brazil)

     15,400         92   

Turk Traktor Ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (Turkey)

     4,400         145   

Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca Em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao S.A (Brazil)

     8,600         137   
     

 

 

 
     965   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—9.8%

     

Bitauto Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)(2)

     2,340         165   

Lumax International Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     68,800         140   

MercadoLibre, Inc. (United States)

     690         88   

Totvs S.A. Com NPV (Brazil)

     7,500         99   
     

 

 

 
     492   
     

 

 

 

Materials—10.4%

     

Assore Ltd. (South Africa)

     9,100         117   

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (Turkey)

     16,900         115   

KPX Chemical Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

     2,000         107   

Synthos SA (Poland)

     39,000         45   

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

     55,000         142   
     

 

 

 
     526   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $4,513)

        4,303   
     

 

 

 

WARRANTS—4.6%

     

Financials—2.6%

     

Crisil Ltd. Strike price $0.01 Expiration Date 06/02/16 (India)

     4,400         133   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.0%

     

Eclerx Services Ltd. Strike price $0.01 Expiration Date 12/16/16 (India)

     1,300         27   

Eclerx Services Ltd. Strike price $0.01 Expiration Date 12/31/18 (India)

     3,500         72   
     

 

 

 
     99   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Identified Cost $197)

        232   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—90.7%

(Identified Cost $4,785)

        4,582   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—7.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—7.3%

  

  

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     367,013       $ 367   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $367)

  

  

     367   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.0%

(Identified Cost $5,152)

        4,949 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—2.0%

        99   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 5,048   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

2


VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

Brazil

     10

South Africa

     10   

Taiwan

     9   

United States

     9   

Malaysia

     6   

South Korea

     6   

Thailand

     5   

Other

     45   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 4,303       $ 1,527       $ 2,776   

Preferred Stock

     47         47         —     

Short-term Investments

     367         367         —     

Warrants

     232         —           232   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 4,949       $ 1,941       $ 3,008   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $2,636 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—1.8%

     

Financials—1.8%

     

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR 4.18% (Brazil)

     2,592,363       $ 33,727   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $34,854)

        33,727   
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—96.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary—14.9%

     

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

     675,402         28,305   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     425,710         37,743   

Domino’s Pizza Group plc (United Kingdom)

     1,895,180         20,692   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,868,829         15,941   

Hermes International SA (France)(3)

     65,826         23,440   

Naspers Ltd. Class N (South Africa)

     203,608         26,338   

Paddy Power plc (Ireland)(2)

     262,430         21,883   

Persimmon plc (United Kingdom)

     1,115,705         27,250   

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

     36,807         41,968   

Sands China Ltd. (China)

     5,650,684         27,508   

Shaw Communications, Inc. (Canada)(3)

     376,546         10,161   
     

 

 

 
        281,229   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—36.1%

     

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     2,139,387         115,936   

Chocoladefabrike Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)

     5,714         28,253   

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     1,625,770         46,574   

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (India)

     1,157,049         13,905   

ITC Ltd. (India)

     8,905,338         51,877   

L’Oreal SA (France)

     158,338         26,501   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     1,120,689         81,699   

Pernod-Ricard S.A. (France)

     158,066         17,567   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     1,112,645         90,625   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     891,695         72,222   

SABMiller plc (United Kingdom)

     1,092,856         56,972   

Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands)

     2,056,151         80,432   
     

 

 

 
        682,563   
     

 

 

 

Energy—3.5%

     

Core Laboratories N.V. (United States)

     170,749         20,548   

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

     885,623         45,539   
     

 

 

 
        66,087   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—13.4%

     

Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada)

     603,218       $ 34,429   

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     211,100         23,947   

Housing Development Finance Corp. (India)

     5,194,012         93,141   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     5,016,167         75,336   

Link REIT (The) (Hong Kong)

     4,285,994         26,833   
     

 

 

 
        253,686   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—16.2%

     

Bayer AG Registered Shares (Germany)

     135,150         18,422   

Cie Generale D’optique Essilor International SA (France)

     290,271         32,371   

Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark)(3)

     139,440         11,669   

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

     601,349         42,242   

Grifols SA (Spain)

     703,782         28,084   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     1,279,237         54,111   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd. (Australia)

     752,404         34,880   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     314,980         85,341   
     

 

 

 
        307,120   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—5.5%

     

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     1,490,450         33,022   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,409,974         10,369   

DKSH Holding AG (Switzerland)

     255,730         19,469   

SGS SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     19,709         40,245   
     

 

 

 
        103,105   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—5.5%

  

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (Cayman Islands)(2)

     212,377         22,074   

Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (China)(2)

     164,355         37,468   

Cielo SA (Brazil)

     1,400,854         21,960   

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

     1,556,635         22,523   
     

 

 

 
        104,025   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.8%

     

Air Liquide SA (France)

     212,576         26,304   

Silver Wheaton Corp. (Canada)

     407,104         8,280   
     

 

 

 
        34,584   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $1,447,560)

  

  

     1,832,399   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.7%

(Identified Cost $1,482,414)

  

  

     1,866,126   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


VIRTUS FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.6%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—1.6%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     30,137,040       $ 30,137   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $30,137)

        30,137   
     

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—1.7%

     

INVESCO Trust Short-Term Investments Liquid Assets Portfolio (The) Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.060%)(4)

     32,707,609         32,708   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

(Identified Cost $32,708)

        32,708   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—102.0%

(Identified Cost $1,545,259)

  

  

     1,928,971 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(2.0)%

        (38,091
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,890,880   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, 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.

    

 

 

2


VIRTUS FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United Kingdom

     18

Switzerland

     15   

India

     12   

United States

     11   

France

     8   

Canada

     7   

Netherlands

     4   

Other

     25   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014

    

 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 1,832,399       $ 410,074       $ 1,422,325   

Preferred Stock

     33,727         33,727         —     

Securities Lending Collateral

     32,708         6,921         25,787   

Short-Term Investments

     30,137         30,137         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,928,971       $ 480,859       $ 1,448,112   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $1,392,235 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS GLOBAL COMMODITIES STOCK FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—97.8%

  

  

Consumer Discretionary—1.6%

     

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (India)

     8,999       $ 176   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—29.0%

     

Andersons, Inc. (The) (United States)

     9,111         484   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (The) (United States)

     5,209         271   

Bakkafrost P/F (Faroe Islands)

     8,304         187   

BRF - Brasil Foods S.A. ADR (Brazil)

     14,132         330   

Kikkoman Corp (Japan)

     19,300         473   

KWS Saat AG (Germany)

     189         62   

Marine Harvest Asa (Norway)

     22,315         306   

Sanderson Farms, Inc. (United States)

     4,299         361   

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (United States)

     17,073         684   
     

 

 

 
     3,158   
     

 

 

 

Energy—21.1%

     

Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (Canada)(2)

     7,428         50   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (United States)

     2,316         69   

EQT Corp. (United States)

     1,154         87   

Inter Pipeline Ltd. (Canada)

     8,532         264   

Interoil Corp. (Canada)(2)

     3,787         185   

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (United States)

     2,387         216   

Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. (Canada)(2)

     9,657         77   

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Canada)

     7,006         255   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     4,511         143   

Total SA (France)

     4,171         214   

TransCanada Corp. (Canada)

     4,682         230   

Valero Energy Corp. (United States)

     10,122         501   
     

 

 

 
     2,291   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—10.2%

     

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

     944         182   

IHI Corp (Japan)

     63,200         320   

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

     7,800         172   

Kubota Corp. Sponsored ADR (Japan)

     5,092         369   

Lindsay Corp. (United States)

     779         67   
     

 

 

 
     1,110   
     

 

 

 

Materials—35.9%

     

Agrium, Inc. (Canada)

     1,671         158   

Balchem Corp. (United States)

     4,631         309   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (United States)

     688         188   

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co. (United States)

     3,265         241   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Canada)

     12,110         172   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)

     7,633       $ 376   

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada)

     19,754         366   

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

     64,449         187   

Hitachi Metals Ltd. (Japan)

     14,300         243   

Horsehead Holding Corp (United States)(2)

     11,076         175   

Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Canada)

     43,962         383   

Monsanto Co. (United States)

     1,749         209   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada)

     4,364         154   

Royal Gold, Inc. (United States)

     7,935         498   

Silver Wheaton Corp. (Canada)

     7,795         158   

Tahoe Resources, Inc. (Canada)

     6,190         86   
     

 

 

 
        3,903   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $9,699)

        10,638   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.8%

(Identified Cost $9,699)

        10,638   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—6.0%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—6.0%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     651,775         652   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $652)

        652   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—103.8%

(Identified Cost $10,351)

        11,290 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(3.8)%

        (415
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 10,875   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

1


VIRTUS GLOBAL COMMODITIES STOCK FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     44

Canada

     29   

Japan

     14   

Brazil

     3   

Norway

     3   

France

     2   

Faroe Islands

     1   

Other

     4   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014

    

 

 

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31,
2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 10,638       $ 8,661       $ 1,977   

Short-Term Investments

     652         652         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 11,290       $ 9,313       $ 1,977   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $1,161 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—93.6%

     

Consumer Discretionary—2.4%

     

Eutelsat Communications SA (France)

     53,970       $ 1,745   

SES SA (Luxembourg)

     63,895         2,293   
     

 

 

 
     4,038   
     

 

 

 

Energy—24.3%

     

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

     178,605         9,182   

Keyera Corp. (Canada)

     28,550         1,992   

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (United States)

     119,455         5,054   

ONEOK, Inc. (United States)

     37,265         1,856   

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Canada)

     75,275         2,743   

Plains GP Holdings LP Class A (United States)

     57,625         1,480   

Spectra Energy Corp. (United States)

     134,605         4,886   

TransCanada Corp. (Canada)

     120,190         5,901   

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

     179,275         8,057   
     

 

 

 
     41,151   
     

 

 

 

Financials—4.8%

     

American Tower Corp. (United States)

     41,200         4,073   

Crown Castle International Corp. (United States)

     52,205         4,108   
     

 

 

 
     8,181   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—11.7%

     

Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. (Spain)

     152,500         3,024   

Atlantia SpA (Italy)

     136,341         3,169   

Auckland International Airport Ltd. (New Zealand)

     520,109         1,711   

Ferrovial S.A. (Spain)

     83,435         1,650   

Flughafen Zuerich AG (Switzerland)

     2,715         1,816   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Germany)

     23,485         1,355   

Sydney Airport (Australia)

     480,905         1,841   

Transurban Group (Australia)

     585,880         4,083   

Vinci SA (France)

     21,760         1,188   
     

 

 

 
     19,837   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—15.9%

     

AT&T, Inc. (United States)

     188,730         6,340   

BCE, Inc. (Canada)

     29,730         1,363   

BT Group plc (United Kingdom)

     325,145         2,022   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ADR (Japan)

     49,425         1,266   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singapore)

     841,600         2,470   

TELUS Corp. (Canada)

     58,260         2,101   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (United States)

     136,569         6,389   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

     

Vodafone Group plc ADR (United Kingdom)

     112,736       $ 3,852   

Windstream Holdings, Inc. (United States)

     147,010         1,211   
     

 

 

 
     27,014   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—34.5%

     

Allette, Inc. (United States)

     30,680         1,692   

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

     45,080         2,403   

APA Group (Australia)

     251,275         1,519   

CMS Energy Corp. (United States)

     54,815         1,905   

Dominion Resources, Inc. (United States)

     42,755         3,288   

DTE Energy Co. (United States)

     23,155         2,000   

Duke Energy Corp. (United States)

     39,470         3,297   

Edison International (United States)

     28,185         1,845   

Gas Natural SDG S.A. (Spain)

     55,885         1,404   

Hera SpA (Italy)

     543,005         1,279   

Iberdrola S.A. (Spain)

     288,665         1,946   

ITC Holdings Corp. (United States)

     44,735         1,809   

National Grid plc (United Kingdom)

     380,370         5,397   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (United States)

     49,305         5,241   

NiSource, Inc. (United States)

     67,085         2,846   

Northeast Utilities (United States)

     35,365         1,893   

Pennon Group plc (United Kingdom)

     131,775         1,883   

Portland General Electric Co. (United States)

     52,430         1,983   

PPL Corp. (United States)

     47,865         1,739   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (United States)

     49,510         2,050   

Questar Corp. (United States)

     54,205         1,370   

Scottish & Southern Energy plc (United Kingdom)

     87,115         2,201   

Sempra Energy (United States)

     37,825         4,212   

Snam Rete Gas SpA (Italy)

     278,140         1,376   

Vectren Corp. (United States)

     39,195         1,812   
     

 

 

 
     58,390   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $133,244)

  

  

     158,611   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—93.6%

(Identified Cost $133,244)

        158,611   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—5.0%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—5.0%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     8,394,995         8,395   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $8,395)

        8,395   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

1


VIRTUS GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.6%

(Identified Cost $141,639)

        167,006 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.4%

        2,387   
  

 

  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 169,393   
  

 

  

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

2


VIRTUS GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     56

Canada

     14   

United Kingdom

     9   

Spain

     5   

Australia

     4   

Italy

     3   

France

     2   

Other

     7   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 158,611       $ 113,239       $ 45,372   

Short-term Investments

     8,395         8,395         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 167,006       $ 121,634       $ 45,372   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $45,372 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—1.4%

     

Financials—1.4%

     

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR 4.18% (Brazil)

     146,632       $ 1,908   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $1,873)

        1,908   
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—96.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary—10.6%

     

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

     38,556         1,616   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     107,788         599   

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (United States)

     51,602         3,001   

Naspers Ltd. Class N (South Africa)

     11,007         1,424   

Persimmon plc (United Kingdom)

     60,683         1,482   

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

     3,237         3,691   

TJX Cos., Inc. (United States)

     34,313         2,353   
     

 

 

 
     14,166   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—32.4%

     

Altria Group, Inc. (United States)

     81,540         4,018   

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     126,561         6,858   

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

     62,043         2,619   

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     81,326         2,330   

Hershey Co. (The) (United States)

     29,093         3,024   

ITC Ltd. (India)

     526,683         3,068   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     70,698         5,154   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     75,124         6,119   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     46,079         3,732   

SABMiller plc (United Kingdom)

     27,761         1,447   

Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands)

     99,928         3,909   

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (United States)

     21,411         1,080   
     

 

 

 
     43,358   
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.8%

     

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

     46,364         2,384   
     

 

 

 

Financials—12.4%

     

American Tower Corp. REIT (United States)

     26,350         2,605   

Housing Development Finance Corp. (India)

     290,510         5,209   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     275,925         4,144   

Wells Fargo & Co. (United States)

     84,220         4,617   
     

 

 

 
     16,575   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—18.2%

     

Abbott Laboratories (United States)

     45,761       $ 2,060   

Biogen Idec, Inc. (United
States)
(2)

     5,140         1,745   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (United States)

     51,198         3,022   

Celgene Corp. (United States)(2)

     29,018         3,246   

Grifols SA (Spain)

     38,854         1,551   

HealthSouth Corp. (United States)

     290         11   

Johnson & Johnson (United States)

     18,412         1,925   

Medtronic, Inc. (United States)

     17,957         1,297   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     45,268         1,915   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (United States)(2)

     1,600         656   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     18,463         5,002   

Zoetis, Inc. (United States)

     43,584         1,876   
     

 

 

 
     24,306   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.3%

     

SGS SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     839         1,713   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—20.1%

  

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (Cayman Islands)(2)

     14,929         1,552   

Apple, Inc. (United States)

     12,877         1,421   

Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (China)(2)

     10,028         2,286   

Cielo SA (Brazil)

     90,542         1,419   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A
(United States)
(2)

     44,050         2,320   

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

     17,651         1,377   

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

     6,561         3,454   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (United States)

     81,330         7,007   

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

     91,313         1,321   

Visa, Inc. Class A (United States)

     17,840         4,678   
     

 

 

 
     26,835   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $99,476)

        129,337   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.2%

(Identified Cost $101,349)

        131,245   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—3.3%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     4,458,270         4,458   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $4,458)

        4,458   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


VIRTUS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—101.5%

(Identified Cost $105,807)

     135,703 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(1.5)%

     (2,030
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 133,673   
  

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

2


VIRTUS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     54

United Kingdom

     12   

India

     9   

Switzerland

     9   

Canada

     3   

Netherlands

     3   

Brazil

     2   

Other

     8   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 129,337       $ 78,478       $ 50,859   

Preferred Stock

     1,908         1,908         —     

Short-Term Investments

     4,458         4,458         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 135,703       $ 84,844       $ 50,859   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $50,859 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS GLOBAL PREMIUM ALPHASECTOR® FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS(2)—95.2%

  

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

     305,280       $ 22,026   

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     446,370         21,645   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     884,950         21,885   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     841,870         33,077   

iShares MSCI EMU

     883,630         32,102   

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

     521,460         21,562   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     454,510         21,462   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $173,847)

        173,759   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—95.2%

(Identified Cost $173,847)

        173,759   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.6%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—3.6%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (Seven-day effective yield 0.080%)

     6,659,359         6,659   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $6,659)

        6,659   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL
INVESTMENTS—98.8%

(Identified Cost $180,506)

        180,418 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.2%

        2,101   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  

   $ 182,519   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

SPDR S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

All of these funds are public funds and the prospectus and annual reports of each are publicly available.

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-traded Funds

   $ 173,759       $ 173,759   

Short-term Investments

     6,659         6,659   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 180,418       $ 180,418   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—96.3%

     

Australia—4.9%

     

Dexus Property Group

     123,840       $ 701   

GPT Group

     97,300         344   

GPT Group - In Specie(2)(3)(4)

     13,566         0   

Scentre Group(2)

     397,789         1,127   

Westfield Corp.

     154,950         1,136   
     

 

 

 
        3,308   
     

 

 

 

Canada—3.4%

     

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     23,235         749   

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     6,875         271   

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     28,980         465   

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     35,062         798   
     

 

 

 
        2,283   
     

 

 

 

Finland—0.8%

     

Citycon OYJ

     170,022         524   
     

 

 

 

France—2.0%

     

Fonciere Des Regions

     2,954         273   

Klepierre

     12,520         538   

Mercialys SA

     24,800         553   
     

 

 

 
        1,364   
     

 

 

 

Germany—2.0%

     

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

     22,080         750   

LEG Immobilien AG

     8,354         622   
     

 

 

 
        1,372   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—4.0%

     

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     220,000         614   

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     91,900         621   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     90,000         400   

Link REIT (The)

     165,504         1,036   
     

 

 

 
        2,671   
     

 

 

 

Italy—0.1%

     

Beni Stabili SpA

     95,662         67   
     

 

 

 

Japan—5.8%

     

AEON Mall Co., Ltd.

     32,177         570   

GLP J-REIT

     401         447   

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     34,700         347   

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

     54         250   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     85         409   

Kenedix Realty Investment Corp.

     80         453   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

     

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     98       $ 492   

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     195         423   

Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc.

     103         511   
     

 

 

 
        3,902   
     

 

 

 

Mexico—1.3%

     

PLA Administradora Industrial S de Rl de CV

     152,722         320   

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

     306,800         567   
     

 

 

 
        887   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—2.9%

     

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     7,473         1,917   
     

 

 

 

Norway—0.6%

     

Entra ASA(2)

     23,000         236   

Norwegian Property ASA(2)

     112,875         153   
     

 

 

 
        389   
     

 

 

 

Singapore—3.2%

     

CapitaMall Trust

     276,450         425   

CapitaRetail China Trust

     457,331         556   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     485,500         905   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     302,545         270   
     

 

 

 
        2,156   
     

 

 

 

Sweden—0.7%

     

Castellum AB

     28,140         438   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—8.5%

     

Big Yellow Group plc

     50,228         473   

British Land Co. plc

     67,300         812   

Derwent London plc

     10,110         472   

Great Portland Estates plc

     6,171         70   

Hammerson plc

     93,120         872   

Land Securities Group plc

     52,431         943   

Safestore Holdings plc

     205,326         747   

SEGRO plc

     91,690         525   

Unite Group plc (The)

     103,600         747   
     

 

 

 
        5,661   
     

 

 

 

United States—56.1%

     

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     18,338         758   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     4,915         803   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     8,628         1,110   

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     35,433         880   

Camden Property Trust

     19,310         1,426   
 

 

1


VIRTUS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

United States—(continued)

     

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     7,815       $ 89   

CubeSmart

     21,800         481   

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     42,898         1,530   

DDR Corp.

     14,363         264   

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     33,319         946   

Duke Realty Corp.

     37,800         764   

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     800         51   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

     6,046         312   

Equity Residential

     27,415         1,970   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     8,654         1,788   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     24,495         1,436   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     54,019         1,520   

HCP, Inc.

     17,645         777   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     20,560         910   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     65,508         1,557   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     19,575         1,352   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     22,635         569   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     25,315         1,025   

Liberty Property Trust

     30,717         1,156   

Macerich Co. (The)

     7,773         648   

Paramount Group, Inc.(2)

     23,640         439   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     22,609         1,032   

Prologis, Inc.

     49,248         2,119   

Public Storage

     12,990         2,401   

RLJ Lodging Trust

     26,300         882   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     17,831         3,247   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     4,186         498   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

     34,950         1,292   

Ventas, Inc.

     16,172         1,160   

Washington Prime Group, Inc.

     19,815         341   
     

 

 

 
        37,533   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $54,329)

        64,472   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.3%

(Identified Cost $54,329)

        64,472   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.8%

     

Money Market Mutual
Fund—2.8%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     1,841,746         1,842   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,842)

        1,842   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.1%

(Identified Cost $56,171)

        66,314 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—0.9%

        613   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 66,927   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3)

Illiquid security.

(4) 

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.

 

 

2


VIRTUS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     59

United Kingdom

     9   

Japan

     6   

Australia

     5   

Hong Kong

     4   

Canada

     3   

Singapore

     3   

Other

     11   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014

    

 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 64,472       $ 43,369       $ 21,103       $ 0 (1) 

Short-term Investments

     1,842         1,842         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 66,314       $ 45,211       $ 21,103       $ 0 (1) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes internally fair valued security currently priced at zero. Refer to the last paragraph under “Note 1A Security Valuation” for a description of the valuation process in place and a qualitative discussion about sensitive inputs used in Level 3 internally fair valued measurements.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $21,103 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS GREATER EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.1%

     

Consumer Discretionary—18.5%

     

Barrat Developments plc (United Kingdom)

     38,724       $ 282   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     7,219         640   

Domino’s Pizza Group plc (United Kingdom)

     18,754         205   

Hermes International SA (France)

     718         256   

Naspers Ltd. Class N (South Africa)

     1,748         226   

Paddy Power plc (Ireland)(2)

     4,107         342   

Persimmon plc (United Kingdom)

     12,072         295   

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

     351         400   

William Hill plc (United Kingdom)

     38,826         218   
     

 

 

 
        2,864   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—38.7%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     2,925         329   

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     20,664         1,120   

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     15,549         445   

L’Oreal S.A. (France)

     1,766         295   

Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)

     39         193   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     10,490         765   

Pernod-Ricard S.A. (France)

     1,881         209   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     8,300         676   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     10,182         825   

SABMiller plc (United Kingdom)

     9,905         516   

Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)

     15,688         614   
     

 

 

 
        5,987   
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.4%

     

Core Laboratories N.V. (United States)

     1,787         215   
     

 

 

 

Financials—2.2%

     

Reinet Investments SCA (Luxembourg)

     8,716         187   

Svenska Handelsbanken Class A (Sweden)

     3,282         154   
     

 

 

 
        341   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—18.7%

     

Bayer AG (Germany)

     1,458         199   

Cie Generale D’optique Essilor International SA (France)

     4,102         457   

Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark)

     2,378         199   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA (Germany)

     3,589         268   

Grifols SA (Spain)

     8,908         356   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     10,381         439   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Novozymes A/S Class B (Denmark)

     3,978       $ 167   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     3,009         815   
     

 

 

 
        2,900   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—9.0%

     

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     17,236         382   

DKSH Holding AG (Switzerland)

     3,111         237   

Geberit AG (Switzerland)

     490         166   

Legrand SA (France)

     1,876         98   

SGS SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     167         341   

Zodiac Aerospace (France)

     5,084         171   
     

 

 

 
        1,395   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.3%

     

Wirecard AG (Germany)

     4,614         201   
     

 

 

 

Materials—7.0%

     

Air Liquide SA (France)

     4,396         544   

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     1,985         140   

Randgold Resources Ltd. (Jersey)

     1,533         104   

Randgold Resources Ltd. ADR (Jersey)

     1,598         108   

Sika AG (Switzerland)

     64         189   
     

 

 

 
        1,085   
     

 

 

 

Retail REIT—1.3%

     

Unibail-Rodamco SE (Netherlands)

     754         194   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $13,152)

        15,182   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.1%

(Identified Cost $13,152)

        15,182   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.9%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—1.9%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     294,947         295   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $295)

        295   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%

(Identified Cost $13,447)

        15,477 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.0%

        —   (3) 
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 15,477   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
 

 

1


VIRTUS GREATER EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

Less than $500.

 

 

2


VIRTUS GREATER EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United Kingdom

     25

Switzerland

     22   

France

     16   

United States

     10   

Denmark

     5   

Germany

     5   

Netherlands

     5   

Other

     12   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted  Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 15,182       $ 1,741       $ 13,441   

Short-Term Investments

     295         295         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 15,477       $ 2,036       $ 13,441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $13,076 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS HERZFELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

CLOSED END FUNDS—82.4%

     

Convertible Fund—1.6%

     

Putnam High Income Securities Fund

     48,414       $ 393   
     

 

 

 

Equity Funds—38.5%

     

Adams Express Co.

     45,427         621   

Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund

     71,634         608   

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd.

     4,500         46   

Blackrock Science & Technology Trust

     28,000         493   

Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc.

     42,223         382   

Boulder Total Return Fund Inc

     5,000         139   

Clearbridge Energy Mlp Fund, Inc.

     5,165         143   

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

     20,300         461   

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc.

     16,684         220   

First Opportunity Fund, Inc.

     70,029         669   

Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust (The)

     53,857         561   

Gabelli Multimedia Trust, Inc.

     35,000         350   

General American Investors Co., Inc.

     16,749         586   

Kayne Anderson Midsteam/Energy Fund, Inc.

     23,700         807   

Liberty All Star Equity Fund

     83,347         498   

Petroleum & Resources Corp.

     13,166         314   

Salient Midstream & MLP Fund

     28,636         687   

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.

     31,741         601   

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.

     22,555         987   

Tri-Continental Corp.

     11,847         254   
     

 

 

 
     9,427   
     

 

 

 

Income Funds—13.8%

     

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund

     32,500         520   

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund

     14,700         218   

NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

     55,000         618   

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund

     115,525         1,013   

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund, Inc.

     52,707         404   

Pimco Dynamic Income Fund

     18,000         553   

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

     5,000         57   
     

 

 

 
     3,383   
     

 

 

 

International Equity Funds—18.4%

  

  

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc.

     76,982         521   

Aberdeen Singapore Fund, Inc.

     5,100         61   

Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

     58,935         580   

Clough Global Opportunities Fund

     24,477         314   

Cornerstone Progressive Return Fund

     21,400         325   
     SHARES      VALUE  

International Equity Funds—(continued)

  

  

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

     16,400       $ 185   

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

     64,577         579   

Korea Fund, Inc. (The)(2)

     6,418         241   

New Germany Fund, Inc. (The)

     25,136         352   

RMR Real Estate Income Fund

     11,278         235   

Taiwan Fund, Inc. (The)

     10,908         178   

Tekla Healthcare Investors

     94         3   

Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund

     41,000         822   

Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.

     4,400         106   
     

 

 

 
     4,502   
     

 

 

 

International Income Funds—10.1%

     

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

     17,034         95   

Diversified Real Asset Income Fund

     28,904         501   

Doubleline Income Solutions Fund

     30,000         597   

Pimco Dynamic Credit Income Fund

     44,300         915   

Pimco Income Strategy Fund II

     30,400         298   

Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust

     15,600         75   
     

 

 

 
     2,481   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS

(Identified Cost $20,566)

  

  

     20,186   
     

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS—10.7%

     

Financials—10.7%

     

Oxford Lane Capital Corp. 7.50%

     54,087         1,317   

Oxford Lane Capital Corp. 8.125%

     52,745         1,298   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $2,631)

  

  

     2,615   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—93.1%

(Identified Cost $23,197)

  

  

     22,801   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—12.9%

  

  

Money Market Mutual Fund—12.9%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     3,166,634         3,167   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $3,167)

        3,167   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


VIRTUS HERZFELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—106.0%

(Identified Cost $26,364)

     25,968 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(6.0)%

     (1,460
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 24,508   
  

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Closed End Funds

   $ 20,186       $ 20,186       $ —     

Preferred Stocks

     2,615         1,298         1,317   

Short-Term Investments

     3,167         3,167         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 25,968       $ 24,651       $ 1,317   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 2014 .


VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—1.4%

     

Non-Agency—1.4%

     

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 07-2, 2A4
5.750%, 6/25/37

   $ 206       $ 161   

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

     152         145   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Pass-Through-Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 05-RP1, 1A3 144A
8.000%, 1/25/35
(3)

     198         210   

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

     258         264   

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

     177         179   

Residential Asset Securities Corp. 01-KS2, AI5
7.514%, 6/25/31
(2)

     228         234   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,174)

   

  

     1,193   
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—1.0%

     

CarNow Auto Receivables Trust 14-1A, E 144A
5.530%, 1/15/20
(3)

     300         302   

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 14-3A, D 144A
5.690%, 4/15/21
(3)

     300         300   

LEAF Receivables Funding 9 LLC 13-1, E1 144A
6.000%, 9/15/21
(3)

     270         275   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $877)

        877   
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—76.4%

     

Consumer Discretionary—17.2%

     

Anna Merger Sub, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 10/1/22
(3)

     235         239   

Ashton Woods USA LLC (Ashton Woods Finance Co.) 144A
6.875%, 2/15/21
(3)

     340         325   

Boyd Gaming Corp.
9.000%, 7/1/20

     500         514   

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 7/1/22
(3)

     35         37   

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

     500         372   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC

     

144A 8.000%, 10/1/20(3)

     235         231   

144A 11.000%, 10/1/21(3)

     410         375   

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC 144A 9.375%, 5/1/22(3)

     260         230   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

CCO Holdings LLC (CCO Holdings Capital Corp.)
6.500%, 4/30/21

   $ 415       $ 437   

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

     650         676   

Churchill Downs, Inc. 5.375%, 12/15/21

     300         301   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     

Series A 7.625%, 3/15/20

     130         136   

Series B 7.625%, 3/15/20

     990         1,047   

Columbus International, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

     245         256   

Dana Holding Corp.
5.500%, 12/15/24

     95         96   

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

     640         621   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.
5.625%, 10/15/21

     440         462   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
10.000%, 1/15/18

     280         243   

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
5.875%, 3/15/21

     390         398   

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
9.375%, 5/1/20
(3)

     355         378   

Lear Corp. 5.250%, 1/15/25

     300         305   

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

     445         467   

MGM Resorts International
6.750%, 10/1/20

     545         574   

MHGE Parent LLC 144A
8.500%, 8/1/19
(3)

     265         259   

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
9.750%, 9/1/21

     225         231   

MPG Holdco I, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 10/15/22
(3)

     45         47   

Norwegian Cruise Lines Corp. Ltd. 144A
5.250%, 11/15/19
(3)

     35         35   

Numericable Group SA

     

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

     200         201   

144A 6.250%, 5/15/24(3)

     200         202   

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

     140         131   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

     

7.500%, 4/15/21

     250         262   

6.375%, 8/1/21

     250         259   

Playa Resorts Holding B.V. 144A
8.000%, 8/15/20
(3)

     200         200   

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

     500         517   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

144A 6.625%, 5/15/21(3)

     270         189   

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

     240         244   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
5.375%, 4/1/21

     560         559   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/21
(3)

     365         367   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

    

Standard Pacific Corp.
5.875%, 11/15/24

   $ 130      $ 131   

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. (Monarch Communities, Inc.) 144A
5.250%, 4/15/21
(3)

     475        470   

Tenneco, Inc. 5.375%, 12/15/24

     90        93   

United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.

    

Series BE-9
9.300%, 7/1/15
(5)(6)

     2        2   

Series AW-0
9.300%, 7/1/15
(5)(6)

       (10)        (10) 

Series 95-A
9.300%, 7/1/15
(5)(6)

     57        58   

Series BD-1
9.300%, 7/1/15
(5)(6)

     65        65   

Unitymedia Hessen Gmbh & Co. KG / Unitymedia NRW GmbH
5.000%, 1/15/25
(3)

     200        201   

Viking Cruises Ltd. 144A
8.500%, 10/15/22
(3)

     260        283   

VTR Finance B.V. 144A
6.875%, 1/15/24
(3)

     250        256   

WMG Acquisition Corp.

    

144A 5.625%, 4/15/22(3)

     250        243   

144A 6.750%, 4/15/22(3)

     250        229   

Wynn Macau Ltd. 144A
5.250%, 10/15/21
(3)

     295        279   
    

 

 

 
    14,733   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—3.2%

    

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

     200        200   

Ingles Markets, Inc.
5.750%, 6/15/23

     550        554   

Post Holdings, Inc.
6.000%, 12/15/22
(3)

     250        235   

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

     400        415   

Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. 144A
10.250%, 12/15/20
(3)

     250        219   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.
6.375%, 11/15/20

     385        403   

SUPERVALU, Inc.
6.750%, 6/1/21

     300        296   

Vector Group Ltd.
7.750%, 2/15/21

     300        317   

Whitewave Foods Co. (The)
5.375%, 10/1/22

     95        98   
    

 

 

 
    2,737   
    

 

 

 

Energy—10.8%

    

Atlas Energy Holdings Operating Co. LLC
7.750%, 1/15/21

     95        69   

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

     225        218   

BreitBurn Energy Partners
7.875%, 4/15/22

     360        280   

California Resources Corp.

    

144A 5.500%, 9/15/21(3)

     95        82   

144A 6.000%, 11/15/24(3)

     215        183   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP 144A
6.500%, 4/15/21
(3)

     445        399   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.

     

144A 7.500%, 9/15/20(3)

   $ 300       $ 289   

7.500%, 9/15/20

     135         130   

CHC Helicopter SA 9.250%, 10/15/20

     252         248   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas
6.500%, 6/1/21

     235         180   

CONSOL Energy, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 4/15/22
(3)

     260         243   

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

     285         262   

Endeavor Energy Resources LP 144A
7.000%, 8/15/21
(3)

     145         129   

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

     345         352   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.
7.500%, 12/15/21

     500         273   

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

     250         158   

EP Energy LLC
9.375%, 5/1/20

     215         218   

Exterran Partners LP 144A
6.000%, 10/1/22
(3)

     355         305   

Forest Oil Corp.
7.250%, 6/15/19

     329         122   

FTS International, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 5/1/22
(3)

     190         142   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.
6.375%, 3/15/22

     400         302   

Gulfport Energy Corp. 144A
7.750%, 11/1/20
(3)

     305         300   

Halcon Resources Corp.
8.875%, 5/15/21

     390         295   

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
5.625%, 1/15/22

     350         308   

Linn Energy LLC (Linn Energy Finance Corp.)
7.750%, 2/1/21

     490         415   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP (MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.)
4.875%, 12/1/24

     340         334   

MEG Energy Corp. 144A
7.000%, 3/31/24
(3)

     375         341   

NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL Energy Finance Corp.) 144A
5.125%, 7/15/19
(3)

     245         236   

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

     231         211   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. 144A
5.375%, 1/26/19
(3)

     360         311   

Parker Drilling Co. (The)
7.500%, 8/1/20

     275         223   

QEP Resources, Inc.
6.875%, 3/1/21

     240         247   

Regency Energy Partners LP
5.875%, 3/1/22

     390         391   

Rosetta Resources, Inc.
5.875%, 6/1/22

     280         255   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.625%, 2/1/21

     285         281   

SM Energy Co. 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(3)

     265         250   

Tullow Oil plc 144A
6.000%, 11/1/20
(3)

     270         227   
     

 

 

 
     9,209   
     

 

 

 

Financials—10.1%

     

Aircastle Ltd.
5.125%, 3/15/21

     470         471   
 

 

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VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Caixa Economica Federal 144A
7.250%, 7/23/24
(2)(3)

   $ 220       $ 210   

CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
7.250%, 4/15/19

     500         514   

CTR Partnership LP (Caretrust Capital Corp.)
5.875%, 6/1/21

     250         254   

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP 144A
5.000%, 8/1/21
(3)

     250         250   

DuPont Fabros Technology LP
5.875%, 9/15/21

     305         312   

E*Trade Financial Corp.
5.375%, 11/15/22

     360         369   

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
6.750%, 4/1/21

     205         214   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
6.750%, 6/1/18

     205         233   

GLP Capital LP (GLP Financing II, Inc.)

     

4.875%, 11/1/20

     285         289   

5.375%, 11/1/23

     5         5   

Hertz Corp. (The)
6.250%, 10/15/22

     300         304   

ICAHN Enterprises LP (ICAHN Enterprises Finance Corp.)

     

6.000%, 8/1/20

     150         155   

5.875%, 2/1/22

     250         251   

iStar Financial, Inc.

     

4.875%, 7/1/18

     335         330   

5.000%, 7/1/19

     195         190   

Landry’s Holdings II, Inc. 144A
10.250%, 1/1/18
(3)

     175         181   

MPT Operating Partnership LP
5.500%, 5/1/24

     100         105   

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

     

6.500%, 8/1/18

     215         206   

6.500%, 7/1/21

     610         558   

Navient LLC

     

4.875%, 6/17/19

     75         75   

5.500%, 1/25/23

     240         230   

Sabra Health Care LP
5.500%, 2/1/21

     200         209   

Springleaf Finance Corp.

     

6.500%, 9/15/17

     300         316   

5.250%, 12/15/19

     330         324   

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

     265         272   

Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance plc RegS 8.375%, 4/27/15(4)(7)

     100         76   

UPCB Finance Ltd. Series V 144A 7.250%, 11/15/21(3)

     250         275   

Voya Financial, Inc. (ING (U.S.), Inc.)
5.650%, 5/15/53
(2)

     570         567   

Walter Investment Management Corp.
7.875%, 12/15/21

     410         368   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

WideOpenWest Finance LLC
10.250%, 7/15/19

   $ 265       $ 277   

York Risk Services Holding Corp. 144A
8.500%, 10/1/22
(3)

     215         216   
     

 

 

 
     8,606   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—8.2%

     

Acadia Healthcare Co.,Inc.
5.125%, 7/1/22

     105         104   

Alere, Inc. 6.500%, 6/15/20

     415         420   

Capsugel SA PIK Interest Capitalization 144A
7.000%, 5/15/19
(3)(11)

     65         66   

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

5.125%, 8/1/21

     260         271   

6.875%, 2/1/22

     320         341   

Crimson Merger Sub, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 5/15/22
(3)

     265         239   

DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc.
5.125%, 7/15/24

     230         235   

Endo Finance LLC 144A
5.375%, 1/15/23
(3)

     455         447   

Envision Healthcare Corp. 144A
5.125%, 7/1/22
(3)

     250         249   

HCA, Inc.

     

6.500%, 2/15/20

     365         410   

7.500%, 2/15/22

     415         475   

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 1/15/18
(3)

     130         133   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
5.500%, 12/1/21

     155         159   

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. 144A
5.750%, 8/1/22
(3)

     105         108   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 144A
6.625%, 4/1/22
(3)

     445         456   

Omnicare, Inc.
4.750%, 12/1/22

     10         10   

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc.
7.375%, 10/15/20

     350         368   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 1/15/21
(3)

     80         82   

Select Medical Corp.
6.375%, 6/1/21

     400         408   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 144A
5.500%, 3/1/19
(3)

     210         216   

6.000%, 10/1/20

     310         334   

4.500%, 4/1/21

     230         231   

8.125%, 4/1/22

     635         711   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

144A 6.750%, 8/15/18(3)

     155         165   

144A 7.250%, 7/15/22(3)

     300         321   
     

 

 

 
     6,959   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—6.9%

     

AAR Corp. 7.250%, 1/15/22

     285         309   
 

 

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VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc. 8.250%, 10/1/20

   $ 250       $ 251   

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

     620         639   

Ahern Rentals, Inc. 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(3)

     300         312   

Air Canada 144A
6.750%, 10/1/19
(3)

     310         323   

Bombardier, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 1/15/23
(3)

     500         511   

Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A
7.625%, 6/1/21
(3)

     330         339   

Building Materials Corp. of America 144A
5.375%, 11/15/24
(3)

     145         145   

CPG Merger Sub LLC 144A
8.000%, 10/1/21
(3)

     90         92   

Dycom Investments, Inc.
7.125%, 1/15/21

     250         264   

Garda World Security Corp. 144A
7.250%, 11/15/21
(3)

     300         299   

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

     350         334   

HD Supply, Inc.
5.250%, 12/15/21
(3)

     350         357   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/21
(3)

     160         163   

KLX, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 12/1/22
(3)

     430         436   

Rexel SA 144A
5.250%, 6/15/20
(3)

     335         339   

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
5.250%, 3/15/22

     140         143   

TransDigm, Inc.
6.000%, 7/15/22

     440         441   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust 12-2, C
5.450%, 6/3/18

     205         206   
     

 

 

 
     5,903   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—3.1%

     

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 11/15/20
(3)

     335         355   

Avaya, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 4/1/19
(3)

     250         245   

CommScope, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 6/15/21
(3)

     140         139   

First Data Corp.
11.750%, 8/15/21

     718         827   

Infinity Acquisition LLC (Infinity Acquisition Finance Corp.) 144A
7.250%, 8/1/22
(3)

     220         200   

Infor Software Parent LLC PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
7.125%, 5/1/21
(3)(11)

     255         251   

Interactive Data Corp. 144A 5.875%, 4/15/19(3)

     360         359   

QualityTech LP (QTS Finance Corp.) 144A 5.875%, 8/1/22(3)

     25         25   

Sanmina Corp. 144A
4.375%, 6/1/19
(3)

     60         60   

Sophia Holding Finance LP PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
9.625%, 12/1/18
(3)(11)

     165         166   

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. 144A
8.750%, 4/1/22
(3)

     95         57   
     

 

 

 
     2,684   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—7.8%

     

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc

     

144A 6.250%, 1/31/19(3)

   $ 295       $ 289   

144A 9.125%, 10/15/20(3)

     275         293   

144A 6.750%, 1/31/21(3)

     295         294   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA 144A
6.000%, 6/15/17
(3)

     215         210   

Cascades, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 7/15/22
(3)

     940         939   

Cemex SAB de CV

     

144A 9.500%, 6/15/18(3)

     225         246   

144A 7.250%, 1/15/21(3)

     245         257   

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

     190         185   

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) 144A
8.250%, 11/1/19
(3)

     187         171   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.
6.625%, 4/15/20

     215         212   

Ineos Finance plc 144A
5.875%, 2/15/19
(3)

     340         323   

INEOS Finance plc 144A
7.500%, 5/1/20
(3)

     220         232   

INEOS Group Holdings SA 144A
6.125%, 8/15/18
(3)

     235         227   

Mercer International, Inc.
7.000%, 12/1/19
(3)

     175         177   

Rayonier AM Products, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 6/1/24
(3)

     140         116   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.
8.250%, 2/15/21

     665         685   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH

     

144A 7.750%, 7/15/17(3)

     250         269   

144A 6.625%, 4/15/21(3)

     500         515   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A 4.875%, 12/1/22(3)

     225         224   

Tronox Finance LLC
6.375%, 8/15/20

     270         272   

United States Steel Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/21

     340         348   

Vedanta Resources plc 144A
9.500%, 7/18/18
(3)

     200         216   
     

 

 

 
     6,700   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—6.9%

     

CenturyLink, Inc. Series V
5.625%, 4/1/20

     550         573   

Cogent Communications Finance, Inc. 144A 5.625%, 4/15/21(3)

     250         246   

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

     310         302   

Frontier Communications Corp.

     

8.500%, 4/15/20

     335         375   

6.250%, 9/15/21

     160         161   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

     

7.000%, 6/1/20

     200         212   

6.125%, 1/15/21

     250         260   
 

 

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VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

     

Millicom International Cellular SA 144A
6.625%, 10/15/21
(3)

   $ 225       $ 235   

SBA Communications Corp. 144A
4.875%, 7/15/22
(3)

     250         241   

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

     260         230   

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

     170         157   

Sprint Corp.

     

7.250%, 9/15/21

     330         329   

7.875%, 9/15/23

     270         268   

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

6.625%, 11/15/20

     310         317   

6.250%, 4/1/21

     490         503   

6.125%, 1/15/22

     230         234   

6.836%, 4/28/23

     210         218   

6.500%, 1/15/24

     235         241   

West Corp. 144A
5.375%, 7/15/22
(3)

     270         259   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. 144A
4.750%, 7/15/20
(3)

     220         206   

Windstream Corp.
7.750%, 10/1/21

     340         349   
     

 

 

 
     5,916   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.2%

     

Abengoa Yield plc 144A
7.000%, 11/15/19
(3)

     230         228   

AmeriGas Partners LP
7.000%, 5/20/22

     375         390   

Calpine Corp.

     

144A 6.000%, 1/15/22(3)

     35         37   

5.375%, 1/15/23

     250         253   

Dynegy Finance I, Inc.

     

144A 7.375%, 11/1/22(3)

     125         127   

144A 7.625%, 11/1/24(3)

     70         72   

RJS Power Holdings LLC 144A
5.125%, 7/15/19
(3)

     375         372   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC 144A
11.500%, 10/1/20
(3)(12)

     500         356   
     

 

 

 
     1,835   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $66,924)

  

  

     65,282   
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—12.1%

     

Consumer Discretionary—2.9%

     

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC (The) Second Lien, 7.500%, 12/17/21

     248         244   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. Tranche B-7,
9.750%, 1/28/18

     165         144   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

CBAC Borrower LLC Tranche B,
8.250%, 7/2/20

   $ 142       $ 141   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Tranche D,
6.919%, 1/30/19

     829         784   

Delta 2 (Lux) S.A.R.L. Second Lien,
7.750%, 7/29/22

     171         167   

Granite Broadcasting Corp. Tranche B, First Lien,
6.750%, 5/23/18

     101         100   

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B,
7.250%, 11/9/18

     333         334   

Transtar Holding Co. Second Lien,
10.000%, 10/9/19

     200         198   

TWCC Holding Corp. Second Lien,
7.000%, 6/26/20

     332         319   
     

 

 

 
     2,431   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.6%

     

Albertson’s LLC Tranche B-4-1,
4.500%, 8/25/21

     36         36   

Crossmark Holdings, Inc. Second Lien,
8.750%, 12/21/20

     190         186   

New Hostess Brand Acquisition LLC Tranche B,
6.750%, 4/9/20

     260         264   
     

 

 

 
     486   
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.6%

     

Arch Coal, Inc.
6.250%, 5/16/18

     174         145   

Chief Exploration & Development LLC Second Lien,
7.500%, 5/16/21

     183         166   

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc.
5.500%, 7/25/21

     137         111   

Fieldwood Energy LLC Closing Date Loan, Second Lien,
8.375%, 9/30/20

     285         210   

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

     159         137   

Quicksilver Resources, Inc. Second Lien,
7.000%, 6/21/19

     202         154   

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC Second Lien,
8.750%, 12/31/18

     285         221   

Templar Energy LLC Second Lien,
8.500%, 11/25/20

     355         257   
     

 

 

 
     1,401   
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.3%

     

Asurion LLC Second Lien,
8.500%, 3/3/21

     295         294   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—1.6%

     

American Renal Holdings, Inc. Second Lien,
0.000%, 3/20/20
(8)

   $ 292       $ 289   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

     

First Lien,
6.750%, 7/2/18

     152         152   

Second Lien,
11.000%, 1/2/19

     86         86   

InVentiv Health, Inc. Tranche B-4,
7.750%, 5/15/18

     119         119   

MMM Holdings, Inc.
9.750%, 12/12/17

     87         85   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 12/12/17

     63         62   

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

     195         193   

Pharmedium Healthcare Corp. Second Lien,
7.750%, 1/28/22

     1         1   

Regional Care, Inc. (RCHP, Inc.) First Lien,
6.000%, 4/23/19

     277         275   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

     

First Lien,
5.250%, 11/3/20

     32         31   

Second Lien,
8.500%, 11/3/21

     103         100   
     

 

 

 
     1,393   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.3%

     

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC Second Lien,
9.500%, 12/10/19

     59         59   

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. Second Lien,
9.000%, 11/19/20

     265         265   

Filtration Group Corp. Second Lien,
8.250%, 11/22/21

     310         310   

Landmark U.S. Member LLC (LM U.S. Corp. Acquisition, Inc..) Second Lien
8.250%, 1/25/21

     220         217   

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. Second Lien,
0.000%, 2/28/22
(8)

     290         275   
     

 

 

 
     1,126   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—3.4%

     

Allflex Holdings III, Inc. Second Lien,
8.000%, 7/19/21

     193         189   

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien,
7.500%, 1/24/22

     324         318   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. Second Lien,
9.500%, 6/26/20

     445         438   

Deltek, Inc. Second Lien,
10.000%, 10/10/19

     268         270   

Evergreen Skills Lux S.A.R.L. Second Lien,
9.250%, 4/28/22

     252         239   

IPC Systems, Inc. First Lien,
6.000%, 11/8/20

     170         170   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

 

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien,
9.750%, 4/30/20

   $ 380      $ 388   

Mitchell International, Inc. Second Lien,
8.500%, 10/11/21

     435        434   

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. Tranche B,
6.000%, 3/29/19

     179        160   

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg)
S.A.R.L.
6.000%, 9/2/21

     270        270   
    

 

 

 
    2,876   
    

 

 

 

Materials—0.4%

    

Houghton International, Inc. Holding Corp. Second Lien,
9.500%, 12/21/20

     370        370   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $10,864)

       10,377   
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—0.9%

    

Financials—0.9%

    

Ally Financial, Inc. Series A, 8.500%

     11,530        310   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Series L, 5.700%(2)

     160 (9)      162   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series V, 5.000%(2)

     220 (9)      215   

SunTrust Bank, Inc 5.625%.(2)

     70 (9)      70   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $760)

       757   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—91.8%

(Identified Cost $80,599)

       78,486 (13) 
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—6.8%

    

Money Market Mutual Fund—6.8%

    

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     5,792,421        5,792   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $5,792)

       5,792   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.6%

(Identified Cost $86,391)

  

  

    84,278 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.4%

  

    1,168   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  

  $ 85,446   
    

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

PIK Payment-in-Kind Security
 

 

 

6


VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, 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, 2014.

(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, 2014, these securities amounted to a value of $29,983 or 35.1% 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)

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)

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, 2014, 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)

Amounts are less than $500 (not reported in 000s).

(11)

100% of the income received was in cash.

(12)

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

(13)

A portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery settlements.

Foreign Currency:

 

BRL Brazilian Real
 

 

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VIRTUS HIGH YIELD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     85

Canada

     4   

Luxembourg

     3   

Bermuda

     1   

France

     1   

Ireland

     1   

United Kingdom

     1   

Other

     4   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014
 

 

8


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 877       $ —         $ 877       $ —     

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     65,282         —           65,157         125   

Loan Agreements

     10,377         —           10,240         137   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1,193         —           1,193         —     

Equity Securities:

           

Preferred Stocks

     757         310         447         —     

Short-Term Investments

     5,792         5,792         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 84,278       $ 6,102       $ 77,914       $ 262   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2014.

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
Investments
     Corporate
Bonds and
Notes
    Loan
Agreements
 

Balance as of September 30, 2014:

   $ 125       $ 125 (c)    $ —     

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —           —          —     

Realized gain (loss)

     —           —          —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     —           —          —     

Purchases

     —           —          —     

Sales(b)

     —           —          —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     137         —          137   

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

   $ 262       $ 125 (c)    $ 137   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2014, 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 if applicable.

(c) 

Includes internally fair valued security. Refer to the last paragraph under “Note 1A Security Valuation” for a description of the valuation process in place and a qualitative discussion about sensitive inputs used in Level 3 internally fair valued measurements.

(d) 

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 inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—95.2%

     

Consumer Discretionary—16.5%

     

Bridgestone Corp. (Japan)

     8,200       $ 284   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     10,500         372   

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. ADR (United States)

     10,950         278   

Panasonic Corp. (Japan)

     17,900         211   

Tata Motors Ltd. Sponsored ADR (India)

     5,900         250   

Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR (Japan)

     2,400         301   
     

 

 

 
     1,696   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—2.6%

     

Marine Harvest ASA ADR (Norway)

     19,350         264   
     

 

 

 

Energy—10.7%

     

Cameco Corp. (Canada)

     14,700         241   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

     6,700         207   

Encana Corp. (Canada)

     18,300         254   

Royal Dutch Shell plc Class B ADR (United Kingdom)

     3,550         247   

Uranium Participation Corp. (Canada)(2)

     33,000         146   
     

 

 

 
     1,095   
     

 

 

 

Financials—23.6%

     

Aegon NV American Registered Shares (Netherlands)

     33,500         251   

Aviva plc (United Kingdom)

     35,392         266   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA Sponsored ADR (Spain)

     26,716         251   

BNP Paribas (France)

     4,953         292   

Credit Agricole SA (France)

     21,837         282   

ING Groep N.V. ADR (Netherlands)(2)

     21,750         282   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Italy)

     111,173         323   

ORIX Corp. (Japan)

     24,900         313   

Unicredit SPA (Italy)

     26,950         173   
     

 

 

 
     2,433   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—11.8%

     

H Lundbeck A/S (Denmark)

     10,750         213   

Novartis AG ADR (Switzerland)

     3,300         306   

Shire plc ADR (United Kingdom)

     1,600         340   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada)(2)

     2,500         358   
     

 

 

 
     1,217   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—11.0%

     

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

     40,350       $ 298   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     18,200         208   

Nidec Corp. (Japan)

     5,900         381   

Schneider Electric SE (France)

     3,400         248   
     

 

 

 
     1,135   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—6.1%

     

NXP Semiconductor NV (Netherlands)(2)

     4,500         344   

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

     12,700         284   
     

 

 

 
     628   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—10.9%

     

KDDI Corp. (Japan)

     4,700         295   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ADR (Japan)

     12,000         308   

Spark New Zealand Ltd. (New Zealand)

     118,481         287   

Vodafone Group plc ADR (United Kingdom)

     6,900         236   
     

 

 

 
     1,126   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.0%

     

GDF Suez (France)

     8,800         205   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $9,759)

  

  

     9,799   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—95.2%

(Identified Cost $9,759)

        9,799   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.2%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—3.2%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     327,357         327   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $327)

        327   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.4%

(Identified Cost $10,086)

        10,126 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.6%

        168   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 10,294   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

 

 

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency:

 

JPY Japanese Yen

At December 31, 2014, 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 1,050      USD 1,000      JPMorgan   3/09/15   $ 877      $ 123   

 

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

Japan

     27

Canada

     12   

United Kingdom

     11   

France

     10   

Netherlands

     9   

United States

     6   

Italy

     5   

Other

     20   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 9,799       $ 5,147       $ 4,652   

Short-term Investments

     327         327         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 10,126       $ 5,474       $ 4,652   

Other Financial Instruments:

        

Forward Currency Contracts*

   $ 123       $ —         $ 123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $4,440 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.

 

* Valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.3%

     

Australia—12.0%

     

Dexus Property Group

     173,018       $ 979   

GPT Group

     137,400         486   

GPT Group - In Specie(2)(3)(4)

     588,920         0   

Scentre Group(2)

     575,971         1,632   

Westfield Corp.

     233,473         1,712   
     

 

 

 
     4,809   
     

 

 

 

Canada—8.0%

     

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     34,715         1,119   

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     6,795         268   

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     42,505         682   

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     50,850         1,157   
     

 

 

 
     3,226   
     

 

 

 

Finland—2.0%

     

Citycon OYJ

     257,794         795   
     

 

 

 

France—4.8%

     

Fonciere Des Regions

     4,260         394   

Klepierre

     16,356         702   

Mercialys SA

     36,500         814   
     

 

 

 
     1,910   
     

 

 

 

Germany—5.1%

     

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

     33,420         1,135   

LEG Immobilien AG

     12,461         928   
     

 

 

 
     2,063   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—10.2%

     

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     321,000         896   

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     136,100         920   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     135,000         599   

Link REIT (The)

     267,441         1,674   
     

 

 

 
     4,089   
     

 

 

 

Italy—0.2%

     

Beni Stabili SpA

     143,164         100   
     

 

 

 

Japan—15.0%

     

AEON Mall Co., Ltd.

     44,613         791   

GLP J-REIT

     695         774   

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     54,000         540   

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

     94         435   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     125         602   

Kenedix Realty Investment Corp.

     124         702   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

     

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     143       $ 718   

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     301         653   

Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc.

     159         788   
     

 

 

 
     6,003   
     

 

 

 

Mexico—3.0%

     

PLA Administradora Industrial S de Rl de CV

     226,852         475   

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

     386,200         714   
     

 

 

 
     1,189   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—7.2%

     

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     11,260         2,889   
     

 

 

 

Norway—1.4%

     

Entra ASA(2)

     30,000         308   

Norwegian Property ASA(2)

     193,000         261   
     

 

 

 
     569   
     

 

 

 

Singapore—8.3%

     

CapitaMall Trust

     455,650         700   

CapitaRetail China Trust

     681,868         829   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     721,500         1,345   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     530,544         474   
     

 

 

 
     3,348   
     

 

 

 

Sweden—1.8%

     

Castellum AB

     45,366         707   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—20.3%

     

Big Yellow Group plc

     78,688         742   

British Land Co. plc

     95,305         1,149   

Derwent London plc

     13,346         623   

Great Portland Estates plc

     12,918         147   

Hammerson plc

     137,309         1,286   

Land Securities Group plc

     74,885         1,346   

Safestore Holdings plc

     293,876         1,069   

SEGRO plc

     130,057         745   

Unite Group plc (The)

     142,000         1,024   
     

 

 

 
     8,131   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $30,632)

  

  

     39,828   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.3%

(Identified Cost $30,632)

  

  

     39,828   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.5%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.5%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     210,525       $ 211   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $211)

  

  

     211   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $30,843)

  

  

     40,039 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.2%

  

     84   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  

   $ 40,123   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

(3)

Illiquid security.

(4)

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.

    

 

 

2


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United Kingdom

     20

Japan

     15   

Australia

     12   

Hong Kong

     10   

Singapore

     9   

Canada

     8   

Netherlands

     7   

Other

     19   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014

    

 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 39,828       $ 8,494       $ 31,334       $ 0 (1) 

Short-term Investments

     211         211         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 40,039       $ 8,705       $ 31,334       $ 0 (1) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes internally fair valued security currently priced at zero. Refer to the last paragraph under “Note 1A Security Valuation” for a description of the valuation process in place and a qualitative discussion about sensitive inputs used in Level 3 internally fair valued measurements.

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $31,335 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—100.5%

     

Consumer Discretionary—14.0%

     

Goldlion Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,726,600       $ 1,580   

Pico Far East Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     6,291,122         1,444   

Rightmove plc (United Kingdom)

     39,950         1,393   

Watts Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     108,091         750   
     

 

 

 
     5,167   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—10.1%

     

Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (Chile)

     124,286         1,175   

Dongsuh Co., Inc. (South Korea)

     1         —   (3) 

Oldtown Bhd (Malaysia)

     1,193,750         510   

Premier Marketing PCL (Thailand)

     5,564,414         1,521   

Wawel SA (Poland)

     1,900         550   
     

 

 

 
     3,756   
     

 

 

 

Energy—5.4%

     

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG (Austria)

     13,948         1,012   

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA (Norway)

     45,600         985   
     

 

 

 
     1,997   
     

 

 

 

Financials—23.9%

     

ARA Asset Management Ltd. (Singapore)

     918,760         1,176   

Ashmore Group plc (United Kingdom)

     153,000         663   

Euler Hermes SA (France)

     11,450         1,186   

Euroz Ltd. (Australia)

     1,895,867         1,648   

Financiere Marc de Lacharriere (France)

     12,711         967   

Hiscox Ltd (United Kingdom)

     100,026         1,121   

Korea Ratings Corp. (South Korea)

     33,662         1,164   

LSI Property Services plc (United Kingdom)

     201,000         934   
     

 

 

 
     8,859   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.9%

     

Haw Par Corp. Ltd. (Singapore)

     112,719         725   

WIN-Partners Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     26,710         341   
     

 

 

 
     1,066   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—21.0%

     

AIT Corp. (Japan)

     311,000         2,039   

Amadeus Fire AG (Germany)

     5,041         380   

Clasquin (France)

     9,276         236   

Freight Management Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     701,312         346   

Konecranes Oyj (Finland)

     32,000         915   

Riverstone Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     944,000         694   

Tegma Gestao Logistica (Brazil)

     145,000         867   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Thermador Groupe (France)

     10,339       $ 886   

Turk Traktor Ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (Turkey)

     22,000         723   

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

     6,625         694   
     

 

 

 
     7,780   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—15.6%

     

Alten SA (France)

     23,700         1,011   

Bouvet ASA (Norway)

     191,945         1,954   

Carsales.com Ltd. (Australia)

     45,000         381   

Lumax International Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     835,000         1,707   

Pro-Ship, Inc. (Japan)

     33,500         739   
     

 

 

 
     5,792   
     

 

 

 

Materials—7.6%

     

Assore Ltd. (South Africa)

     58,000         744   

KPX Chemical Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

     27,394         1,463   

Rimoni Industries Ltd. (Israel)

     32,303         226   

Victrex plc (United Kingdom)

     11,800         381   
     

 

 

 
     2,814   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $40,246)

  

  

     37,231   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—100.5%

(Identified Cost $40,246)

   

  

     37,231   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.5%

(Identified Cost $40,246)

  

  

     37,231 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.5)%

  

     (169
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  

   $ 37,062   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

(3)

Amount is less than $500.

 

 

1


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL SMALL-CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

France

     12

United Kingdom

     12   

Japan

     10   

Hong Kong

     8   

Norway

     8   

Singapore

     7   

South Korea

     7   

Other

     36   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014
 

 

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 37,231       $ 10,115       $ 27,116   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 37,231       $ 10,115       $ 27,116   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $26,454 were transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. securities.


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.1%

     

Consumer Discretionary—27.8%

     

Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd.

     11,665       $ 22   

Autogrill S.p.A(2)

     1,097         8   

Autoneum Holding AG

     131         22   

Axel Springer SE

     553         33   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     278         30   

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

     1,300         39   

Brembo S.p.A

     245         8   

Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A

     365         8   

Carnival plc

     1,017         46   

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

     4,800         6   

Christian Dior SA

     88         15   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Registered Shares

     249         22   

Continental AG

     158         33   

Crown Resorts Ltd.

     2,023         21   

Daily Mail & General Trust plc

     3,539         45   

De’ Longhi

     449         8   

Dixons Carphone plc

     6,227         45   

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.

     600         41   

Dufry AG(2)

     137         21   

Dynam Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.

     21,600         42   

Fairfax Media Ltd.

     30,094         22   

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

     100         36   

Fielmann AG

     499         34   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     1,000         6   

Genting Singapore plc

     8,000         7   

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.(2)

     32,000         6   

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

     7,414         20   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

     240         10   

Hermes International SA

     43         15   

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

     700         43   

Inditex SA

     533         15   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

     200         6   

Jcdecaux SA

     435         15   

L’Occitane International SA

     6,250         16   

Li & Fung Ltd.

     6,000         6   

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.

     3,000         6   

Luxottica Group SpA

     152         8   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.

     95         15   

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

     4,000         7   

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. ADR

     266         7   

Melco International Development Ltd.

     3,000         7   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Melia Hotels International SA

     1,394       $ 15   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

     2,400         6   

Nitori Co., Ltd.

     700         38   

Ocado Group plc(2)

     7,271         45   

Osim International Ltd.

     4,000         6   

Pirelli & C S.p.A

     607         8   

Plastic Omnium SA

     568         15   

Prada S.p.A

     1,500         9   

Premier Investments Ltd.

     2,638         21   

Publicis Groupe SA

     209         15   

Rakuten, Inc.

     2,800         39   

Rallye SA

     441         16   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     53         4   

SA International Holdings Ltd.

     10,000         7   

Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A

     339         8   

Sands China Ltd.

     1,200         6   

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

     1,200         41   

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

     3,100         40   

Seven West Media Ltd.

     18,767         21   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

     4,000         6   

Sjm Holdings Ltd.

     4,000         6   

Sodexo

     155         15   

Sports Direct International plc(2)

     4,124         45   

Start Today Co., Ltd.

     1,900         40   

Swatch Group AG (The)

     44         20   

Tod’s S.p.A

     95         8   

Vivendi

     611         15   

World Duty Free S.p.A(2)

     873         8   

Wynn Macau Ltd.

     2,400         7   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     2,000         7   
     

 

 

 
     1,359   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—14.2%

     

AAK AB

     187         10   

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.

     407         46   

Associated British Foods plc

     892         44   

Axfood AB

     161         10   

Beiersdorf AG

     358         29   

Carrefour S.A.

     511         15   

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     165         15   

Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A

     1,307         8   

First Resources Ltd.

     5,000         7   

Galenica AG Registered Shares

     24         19   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

     20,000         7   
 

 

1


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

     

Heineken Holding NV

     550       $ 34   

Henkel AG & KGaA

     326         32   

Jeronimo Martins SPGS SA

     461         5   

Kering

     80         15   

L’Oreal SA

     90         15   

M6-Metropole Television SA

     801         15   

Marine Harvest ASA

     310         4   

Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.

     4,500         39   

Mediaset S.p.A.(2)

     1,950         8   

Metro AG

     906         28   

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

     1,000         40   

Remy Cointreau SA

     224         15   

Securitas AB Class B

     827         10   

Societe Television Francaise 1

     978         15   

Softbank Corp.

     600         36   

Sonae SGPS SA

     3,682         4   

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,000         41   

Sundrug Co., Ltd.

     1,000         41   

Super Group Ltd.

     8,000         7   

Unicharm Corp.

     1,700         41   

United Internet AG Registered Shares

     708         32   

Wilmar International Ltd.

     3,000         7   
     

 

 

 
     694   
     

 

 

 

Diversified REIT—0.3%

     

Fonciere Des Regions

     162         15   
     

 

 

 

Energy—3.7%

     

Akastor ASA

     1,392         4   

Aker Solutions ASA(2)

     786         4   

Archer Ltd.(2)

     7,790         4   

Delek Group Ltd.

     22         6   

Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA(2)

     814         4   

Galp Energia SGPS SA

     436         5   

Genel Energy plc(2)

     4,068         44   

Golar LNG Ltd.

     125         5   

Knightsbridge Shipping Ltd.

     946         4   

Paz Oil Co., Ltd.

     47         6   

Petrofac Ltd.

     4,074         44   

RH Petrogas Ltd.(2)

     21,000         6   

Saras S.p.A(2)

     8,099         8   

Seadrill Ltd.

     364         4   

Ship Finance International Ltd.

     311         5   

Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR

     279         9   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Transocean Ltd.

     1,152       $ 21   
     

 

 

 
     183   
     

 

 

 

Financials—14.1%

     

Abacus Property Group REIT

     8,337         20   

ACOM Co. Ltd.(2)

     13,600         42   

Admiral Group plc

     2,143         44   

Africa Israel Investments Ltd.(2)

     5,484         5   

Ashmore Group plc

     10,254         44   

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A

     398         8   

Banco Santander SA

     1,786         15   

Bank Hapoalim BM

     1,261         6   

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

     1,600         6   

Bankinter SA

     1,832         15   

Champion REIT

     14,000         6   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

     400         7   

City Developments Ltd.

     1,000         8   

First Pacific Co., Ltd.

     6,000         6   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

     536         46   

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

     1,500         7   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     2,000         6   

Hargreaves Lansdown plc

     2,844         45   

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

     1,000         7   

Hufvudstaden AB

     773         10   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     1,500         7   

Industrivarden AB

     542         10   

Inmobiliaria Colonial SA(2)

     22,093         15   

Intu Properties plc REIT

     8,481         44   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     1,500         5   

Lundbergforetagen AB Class B

     229         10   

Mediolanum SPA

     1,269         8   

New World Development Co., Ltd.

     6,000         7   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

     1,000         8   

Pargesa Holding SA

     262         20   

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

     3,479         20   

Regus plc

     13,946         45   

Reinet Investments SCA Receipt

     20,376         44   

Schroders plc

     1,058         44   

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

     4,000         6   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     500         8   

Svenska Handelsbanken Class A

     215         10   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     400         7   

United Overseas Land Ltd.

     1,000         5   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

     1,000         7   
 

 

2


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Wheelock & Co., Ltd.

     1,500       $ 7   
     

 

 

 
     690   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.1%

     

BioMerieux

     145         15   

Eurofins Scientific SE

     59         15   

Getinge AB

     441         10   

Ipsen SA

     291         15   

Meda AB

     707         10   

Roche Holding AG

     73         20   

Straumann Holding AG

     92         23   

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

     600         37   

Town Health International Medical Group Ltd.

     40,000         6   
     

 

 

 
     151   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—17.1%

     

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

     765         15   

Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

     434         15   

Adecco SA Registered Shares

     305         21   

Alstom SA

     472         15   

Andritz AG

     453         25   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

     191         10   

Avance Gas Holding Ltd.

     304         4   

Bollore SA

     3,163         14   

Bouygues SA

     420         15   

Cargotec Oyj

     769         24   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     1,000         7   

easyJet plc

     1,731         45   

Ferrovial SA

     780         15   

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA(2)

     1,044         15   

Forbo Holding AG Registered Shares

     21         21   

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

     5,878         4   

Holcim Ltd. Registered Shares

     285         20   

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

     1,500         5   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

     500         6   

Indutrade AB

     250         10   

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     100         6   

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     200         7   

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

     1,500         6   

Kone Oyj

     641         29   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

     165         22   

Lafarge SA

     218         15   

Nidec Corp.

     600         39   

Noble Group Ltd.

     8,000         7   

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Nordex SE(2)

     1,658       $ 30   

Nws Holdings Ltd.

     3,000         6   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA

     666         15   

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG Registered Shares(2)

     1,631         20   

OCI NV(2)

     1,021         36   

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

     1,000         6   

Orkla ASA

     619         4   

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

     2,609         15   

Rational AG

     104         33   

Rieter Holding AG

     100         17   

Ryanair Holdings plc ADR(2)

     664         47   

Salini Impregilo SPA

     2,204         8   

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

     4,415         21   

Sgl Carbon SE

     1,453         24   

SGS SA Registered Shares

     10         20   

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

     14,000         6   

Skanska AB Class B

     464         10   

Sulzer AG

     166         18   

Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd.(2)

     14,000         7   

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(2)

     41         6   

Techtronics Industries Co., Ltd.

     2,000         6   

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

     345         15   

Vossloh AG

     444         29   
     

 

 

 
     836   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—8.0%

     

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(2)

     76         6   

COLOPL, Inc.(2)

     1,700         38   

Dassault Systemes

     250         15   

Gree, Inc.

     6,400         38   

Gungho Online Entertainment ,Inc.

     10,700         39   

Hexagon AB

     323         10   

Keyence Corp.

     100         45   

Konami Corp.

     2,200         40   

Lenovo Group Ltd.

     5,000         7   

Nexon Co., Ltd.

     4,100         38   

Otsuka Corp.

     1,200         38   

SAP AG

     415         29   

VTech Holdings Ltd.

     400         6   

Yahoo Japan Corp.

     11,000         39   
     

 

 

 
     388   
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.9%

     

Adelaide Brighton Ltd.

     7,163         21   
 

 

3


VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

APERAM SA(2)

     1,156       $ 34   

ArcelorMittal

     3,206         35   

Ems-Chemie Holding AG

     50         20   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     9,453         21   

Frutarom Industries Ltd.

     212         6   

Glencore International plc

     9,657         45   

HeidelbergCement AG

     460         32   

Hexpol AB

     106         10   

Holmen AB B Shares

     289         10   

Imerys SA

     206         15   

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The)(2)

     12         6   

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG(2)

     15,847         17   

Vicat

     210         15   
     

 

 

 
     287   
     

 

 

 

Retail REITs—1.0%

     

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     1,000         7   

Scentre Group(2)

     6,967         20   

Westfield Corp.

     2,761         20   
     

 

 

 
     47   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.0%

     

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

     5,000         7   

Iliad SA

     64         15   

PCCW Ltd.

     9,000         6   

Smartone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

     4,000         7   

Talktalk Telecom Group plc

     9,404         44   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

     3,659         20   
     

 

 

 
     99   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.9%

     

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     1,000         8   

GDF Suez

     644         15   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

     3,000         7   

Rubis SCA

     264         15   
     

 

 

 
     45   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $4,939)

        4,794   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.1%

(Identified Cost $4,939)

        4,794   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.1%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—1.1%

     

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     52,714       $ 53   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $53)

        53   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.2%

(Identified Cost $4,992)

        4,847 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.8%

        39   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 4,886   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

 

 

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VIRTUS INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

Japan

     22

United Kingdom

     14   

France

     9   

Germany

     9   

Switzerland

     8   

Australia

     6   

Hong Kong

     4   

Other

     28   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014
 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 4,794       $ 257       $ 4,537   

Short-Term Investments

     53         53         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 4,847       $ 310       $ 4,537   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND—96.0%

     

iShares S&P 100 Index Fund(2)(3)

     51,946       $ 4,724   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

(Identified Cost $4,354)

        4,724   
     

 

 

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS—0.2%

     

Call Options—0.2%

     

CBOE Volatility Index expiration 1/21/15 strike price $20

     44         7   

CBOE Volatility Index expiration 1/21/15 strike price $28

     54         3   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

(Premiums paid $11)

        10   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.2%

(Identified Cost $4,365)

        4,734 (1) 
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—24.5%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—24.5%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     1,203,996         1,204   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,204)

        1,204   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE WRITTEN OPTION—120.7%

(Identified Cost $5,569)

        5,938 (1) 
     

 

 

 

WRITTEN OPTION—(0.0%)

     

Call Option—(0.0%)

     

S&P 500® Index expiration 1/9/15 strike price $2,140

     22         (1
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTION

(Premiums recieved $(2))

        (1 ) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF WRITTEN OPTION—120.7%

(Identified Cost $5,567)

        5,937 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(20.7)%

        (1,020
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 4,917   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

All or a portion segregated as collateral for written options.

(3)

This fund is a public fund and the prospectus and annual report are publicly available.

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 4,724       $ 4,724   

Purchased Options

     10         10   

Short-Term Investments

     1,204         1,204   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments before Written Option

   $ 5,938       $ 5,938   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Written Option

   $ (1    $ (1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments Net of Written Option

   $ 5,937       $ 5,937   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.3%

    

Kentucky—0.1%

    

Commonwealth of Kentucky Taxable 3.165%, 4/1/18

   $ 327      $ 336   
    

 

 

 

Michigan—0.0%

    

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Series 06-A, 7.309%, 6/1/34

     145        126   
    

 

 

 

Texas—0.1%

    

City of Houston Airport System Revenue United Airlines, Inc., Terminal E Project 4.750%, 7/1/24

     200        216   
    

 

 

 

Virginia—0.1%

    

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Series A-1, Taxable 6.706%, 6/1/46

     325        244   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $978)

       922   
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—7.2%

    

Argentine Republic

    

Series X, 7.000%, 4/17/17

     575        555   

8.750%, 5/7/24

     405        397   

Series NY, 8.280%, 12/31/33(14)

     2,762        2,479   

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    

RegS 7.000%, 12/1/18(4)

     510        235   

RegS 8.250%, 10/13/24(4)

     1,110        488   

7.650%, 4/21/25

     1,500        643   

9.250%, 9/15/27

     360        168   

9.375%, 1/13/34

     2,145        942   

Federative Republic of Brazil 8.500%, 1/5/24

     4,990 BRL      1,722   

Kingdom of Morocco 144A 4.250%, 12/11/22(3)

     1,030        1,043   

Mongolia

    

144A 4.125%, 1/5/18(3)

     450        419   

144A 5.125%, 12/5/22(3)

     825        718   

Provincia de Neuquen, Argentina 144A
7.875%, 4/26/21
(3)

     496        491   

Republic of Chile 5.500%, 8/5/20

     474,000 CLP      821   

Republic of Colombia

    

12.000%, 10/22/15

     925,000 COP      409   

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

     865,000 COP      430   

4.375%, 3/21/23

     1,867,000 COP      688   

Republic of Costa Rica 144A 4.375%, 4/30/25(3)

     795        706   

Republic of El Salvador 144A 6.375%, 1/18/27(3)

     905        912   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Republic of Ghana 144A 8.125%, 1/18/26(3)

   $ 400      $ 371   

Republic of Indonesia

    

Series FR30, 10.750%, 5/15/16

     18,654,000 IDR      1,572   

Series FR55, 7.375%, 9/15/16

     9,559,000 IDR      768   

Series FR63, 5.625%, 5/15/23

     6,141,000 IDR      427   

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

     610        515   

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

     725        665   

Republic of Philippines 4.950%, 1/15/21

     32,000 PHP      746   

Republic of South Africa

    

Series R203, 8.250%, 9/15/17

     3,690 ZAR      329   

Series R208, 6.750%, 3/31/21

     6,720 ZAR      556   

Republic of Uruguay 4.375%, 12/15/28

     22,428 UYU(9)      919   

Russian Federation 144A 7.850%, 3/10/18(3)

     60,000 RUB      805   

United Mexican States

    

Series M,
6.000%, 6/18/15

     30,592 MXN      2,101   

Series M,
6.500%, 6/9/22

     30,825 MXN      2,191   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $32,083)

       26,231   
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—9.7%

    

Agency—1.2%

    

FNMA

    

3.000%, 6/1/43

     2,507        2,538   

4.000%, 10/1/44

     1,589        1,698   
    

 

 

 
       4,236   
    

 

 

 

Non-Agency—8.5%

    

A-10 Securitization LLC 13-1, B 144A 4.120%, 11/15/25(3)

     1,100        1,096   

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

     845        870   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

    

03-2, CB3
5.750%, 4/25/33

     973        1,009   

07-2, 2A4
5.750%, 6/25/37

     824        644   

Banc of America Funding Trust

    

05-1, 1A1
5.500%, 2/25/35

     680        692   

06-2, 3A1
6.000%, 3/25/36

     371        372   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Alternative Loan Trust

    

04-22CB, 1A1
6.000%, 10/25/34

     599        635   

04-24CB, 1A1
6.000%, 11/25/34

     131        134   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Mortgage Trust 06-C1, AM 5.677%, 5/12/39(2)

     715        751   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Mortgage Investors Trust 98-C1, CTL
6.750%, 11/15/26
(2)

   $ 1,260       $ 1,409   

Barclays (Lehman Brothers) - UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 07-C7, A3 5.866%, 9/15/45(2)

     451         495   

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

     424         406   

Commercial Mortgage Trust 07-GG11, AM 5.867%, 12/10/49(2)

     1,200         1,301   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 07 - C5, A1AM 5.870%, 9/15/40(2)

     939         961   

Extended Stay America Trust 13-ESH7, A17 144A 2.295%, 12/5/31(3)

     750         740   

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 14-C02, 2M2 2.770%, 5/25/24(2)

     1,080         951   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Pass-Through-Securities Mortgage Loan Trust

     

05-RP1, 1A3 144A 8.000%, 1/25/35(3)

     1,123         1,188   

06-RP1, 1A4 144A 8.500%, 1/25/36(3)

     790         850   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust II 07-GG10, A4
5.796%, 8/10/45
(2)

     677         733   

Hilton USA Trust 13-HLT, EFX 144A
5.222%, 11/5/30
(2)(3)

     720         738   

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust 14-R1, 2A1 144A 4.000%, 12/27/37(3)

     968         965   

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

06-PW12, AM
5.743%, 9/11/38
(2)

     650         684   

05-PW10, AM
5.449%, 12/11/40
(2)

     895         924   

06-PW13, AM
5.582%, 9/11/41
(2)

     1,360         1,436   

07-PW18, AM
6.084%, 6/11/50
(2)

     1,525         1,677   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

10-CNTR, A2 144A 4.311%, 8/5/32(3)

     750         819   

07-LDPX, AM
5.464%, 1/15/49
(2)

     1,000         1,037   

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

     962         1,008   

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 04-6, 7A1 6.000%, 7/25/34

     505         514   

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

     686         703   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 07-IQ14, AM 5.684%, 4/15/49(2)

     925         963   

Motel 6 Trust 12-MTL6 D 144A
3.781%, 10/5/25
(3)

     1,075         1,063   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. 04-R3, A1 144A 6.500%, 2/25/35(3)

   $ 293       $ 301   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. 05-S1, 1A2 5.500%, 2/25/35

     943         950   

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

     518         536   

Wells Fargo (Wachovia Bank) Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

06-C25, AM
5.723%, 5/15/43
(2)

     1,125         1,183   

07-C32, A3
5.716%, 6/15/49
(2)

     360         386   
     

 

 

 
        31,124   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $34,710)

        35,360   
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—4.0%

     

American Homes 4 Rent 14-SFR2, C 144A 4.705%, 10/17/36(3)

     915         933   

Applebee’s (IHOP Funding LLC) 14-1, A2 144A 4.277%, 9/5/44(3)

     1,260         1,264   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Asset-Backed Certificates

     

05-1 AF5A 5.332%, 7/25/35(2)

     1,220         1,213   

05-12, 1A4 5.323%, 2/25/36(2)

     576         576   

05-12, 2A4 5.575%, 2/25/36(2)

     540         522   

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

     1,316         1,349   

Cheesecake Restaurant Holdings, Inc. 13-1A, A2 144A 4.474%, 3/20/43(3)

     945         958   

Conseco Financial Corp. 01-3, A4 6.910%, 5/1/33(2)

     391         432   

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC 12-1A, A2 144A 5.216%, 1/25/42(3)

     1,208         1,266   

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

     559         561   

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust 06-HLTV, A4 5.810%, 10/25/29

     326         329   

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

     659         671   

IndyMac Manufactured Housing Contract 98-1, A3 6.370%, 9/25/28

     277         285   

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

     465         475   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust 04-B, M1
5.730%, 11/15/35
(2)

   $ 508       $ 530   

Residential Asset Mortgage Trust 04-RZ1, M1
4.820%, 3/25/34
(2)

     1,081         1,092   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II Home Loan Trust

     

03-HS3, AI4 5.550%, 9/25/33(2)

     440         455   

07-HI1, A3 5.720%, 3/25/37

     302         308   

SolarCity LMC Series III LLC 14-2, A 144A
4.020%, 7/20/44
(3)

     1,000         1,005   

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC 11-1A, A1A 144A
4.370%, 7/15/41
(3)

     253         263   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $14,211)

        14,487   
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—61.0%

     

Consumer Discretionary—7.7%

     

Anna Merger Sub, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 10/1/22
(3)

     715         726   

Ashton Woods USA LLC (Ashton Woods Finance Co.) 144A
6.875%, 2/15/21
(3)

     1,100         1,050   

Boyd Gaming Corp.
9.000%, 7/1/20

     870         895   

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 7/1/22
(3)

     185         193   

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

     535         399   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC 144A
8.000%, 10/1/20
(3)

     320         315   

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC 144A
9.375%, 5/1/22
(3)

     495         438   

CCO Holdings LLC

     

5.250%, 3/15/21

     467         472   

5.250%, 9/30/22

     495         496   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (Cequel Capital Corp.)

     

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

     275         268   

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

     655         639   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     

Series A 7.625%, 3/15/20

     320         334   

Series B 7.625%, 3/15/20

     1,595         1,687   

Columbus International, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

     200         209   

iHeartCommunications, Inc. 10.000%, 1/15/18

     615         534   

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

     760         758   

International Game Technology 7.500%, 6/15/19

     580         628   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
5.875%, 3/15/21

   $ 1,320       $ 1,346   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc 144A
4.250%, 11/15/19
(3)

     320         324   

Landry’s, Inc.
144A 9.375%, 5/1/20
(3)

     475         506   

Lear Corp.
5.250%, 1/15/25

     750         763   

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

     960         1,008   

MGM Resorts International
6.000%, 3/15/23

     975         985   

MHGE Parent LLC 144A
8.500%, 8/1/19
(3)

     730         714   

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
9.750%, 9/1/21

     500         513   

MPG Holdco I, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 10/15/22
(3)

     100         104   

Norwegian Cruise Lines Corp. Ltd. 144A
5.250%, 11/15/19
(3)

     90         91   

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

     605         609   

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

     490         458   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
6.375%, 8/1/21

     1,035         1,071   

QVC, Inc.
5.125%, 7/2/22

     240         253   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

144A 6.625%, 5/15/21(3)

     910         638   

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

     590         600   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
5.375%, 4/1/21

     1,155         1,152   

Standard Pacific Corp.
5.875%, 11/15/24

     545         548   

Station Casinos LLC
7.500%, 3/1/21

     970         999   

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. (Monarch Communities, Inc.) 144A
5.250%, 4/15/21
(3)

     1,410         1,396   

Tenneco, Inc.
5.375%, 12/15/24

     360         371   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

     

4.000%, 12/31/18

     375         377   

6.750%, 11/1/19

     940         1,057   

Viking Cruises Ltd. 144A 8.500%, 10/15/22(3)

     870         946   

VTR Finance B.V. 144A 6.875%, 1/15/24(3)

     600         613   

Wynn Macau Ltd. 144A 5.250%, 10/15/21(3)

     700         661   
     

 

 

 
        28,144   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.7%

     

Darling Ingredients, Inc. 5.375%, 1/15/22

     840         831   

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

     545         544   

Ingles Markets, Inc. 5.750%, 6/15/23

     975         981   
     

 

 

 
        2,356   
     

 

 

 

Energy—10.6%

     

Afren plc 144A 11.500%, 2/1/16(3)

     475         404   

Atlas Energy Holdings Operating Co. LLC 7.750%, 1/15/21

     325         237   

 

 

 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

California Resources Corp. 144A
6.000%, 11/15/24
(3)

   $ 1,265       $ 1,075   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP 144A
6.500%, 4/15/21
(3)

     1,130         1,014   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.

     

7.500%, 9/15/20

     510         492   

144A 7.500%, 9/15/20(3)

     555         536   

CHC Helicopter SA 9.250%, 10/15/20

     653         643   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas
6.500%, 6/1/21

     725         555   

CONSOL Energy, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 4/15/22
(3)

     650         608   

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

     885         814   

Endeavor Energy Resources LP 144A
7.000%, 8/15/21
(3)

     695         619   

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

     885         903   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. 144A
6.875%, 3/15/24
(3)

     1,105         599   

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

     885         558   

EP Energy LLC
9.375%, 5/1/20

     840         853   

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc.
8.250%, 2/15/18

     1,120         857   

Exterran Partners LP 144A
6.000%, 10/1/22
(3)

     740         636   

Forest Oil Corp.
7.250%, 6/15/19

     935         346   

FTS International, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 5/1/22
(3)

     450         335   

Gazprom Neft OAO (GPN Capital SA) 144A
6.000%, 11/27/23
(3)(7)

     255         203   

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA) 144A
3.850%, 2/6/20
(3)(7)

     1,115         914   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.
6.375%, 3/15/22

     960         725   

Gulfport Energy Corp. 144A
7.750%, 11/1/20
(3)

     885         869   

Halcon Resources Corp.
8.875%, 5/15/21

     910         689   

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
7.375%, 5/1/22

     830         780   

Linn Energy LLC

     

6.500%, 5/15/19

     512         440   

6.500%, 9/15/21

     155         126   

Lukoil OAO International Finance BV

     

144A 7.250%, 11/5/19(3)

     525         497   

144A 4.563%, 4/24/23(3)

     495         396   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP (MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.)
4.875%, 12/1/24

     1,520         1,493   

MEG Energy Corp. 144A
7.000%, 3/31/24
(3)

     500         455   

Newfield Exploration Co.

     

5.750%, 1/30/22

     160         158   

5.625%, 7/1/24

     785         777   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

    

NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL Energy Finance Corp.) 144A
5.125%, 7/15/19
(3)

   $ 925      $ 889   

Novatek OAO (Novatek Finance Ltd.) 144A
4.422%, 12/13/22
(3)(7)

     1,105        818   

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

     1,155        1,056   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. 144A
5.375%, 1/26/19
(3)

     915        791   

Parker Drilling Co. (The)
7.500%, 8/1/20

     1,075        871   

Pertamina Persero PT

    

144A 4.300%, 5/20/23(3)

     600        576   

144A 6.000%, 5/3/42(3)

     400        391   

Petrobras Global Finance BV
6.250%, 3/17/24

     830        790   

Petrobras International Finance Co.
5.375%, 1/27/21

     500        463   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

    

Series 2015,
5.000%, 10/28/15

     385        291   

RegS 8.500%, 11/2/17(4)

     485        279   

144A 6.000%, 5/16/24(3)

     2,530        969   

RegS 6.000%, 11/15/26(4)

     790        292   

Petroleos Mexicanos

    

4.875%, 1/18/24

     305        317   

5.500%, 6/27/44

     650        663   

PHI, Inc.
5.250%, 3/15/19

     360        308   

QEP Resources, Inc.
6.875%, 3/1/21

     1,105        1,138   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(3)

     1,000        632   

Regency Energy Partners LP 4.500%, 11/1/23

     1,160        1,070   

Rosetta Resources, Inc.
5.875%, 6/1/22

     945        860   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.625%, 2/1/21

     915        904   

SM Energy Co. 144A
6.125%, 11/15/22
(3)

     1,160        1,093   

Targa Resources Partners LP
6.375%, 8/1/22

     787        801   

Transocean, Inc.
3.800%, 10/15/22

     1,050        851   

Tullow Oil plc 144A
6.000%, 11/1/20
(3)

     945        794   
    

 

 

 
       38,513   
    

 

 

 

Financials—19.6%

    

Aircastle Ltd.
5.125%, 3/15/21

     1,715        1,719   

Akbank TAS 144A
7.500%, 2/5/18
(3)

     1,565 TRY      614   

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

     1,455        1,533   

ALROSA Finance S.A. 144A
7.750%, 11/3/20
(3)

     1,065        1,012   

Ares Capital Corp.
3.875%, 1/15/20

     755        754   

Banco ABC Brasil S.A. 144A
7.875%, 4/8/20
(3)

     1,025        1,061   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer S.A.

    
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

144A 6.500%, 3/10/21(3)

   $ 425      $ 460   

144A 6.750%, 9/30/22(3)

     1,000        1,100   

Banco Bradesco S.A. 144A
5.900%, 1/16/21
(3)

     1,150        1,202   

Banco de Credito del Peru

    

144A 4.250%, 4/1/23(3)

     657        649   

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

     1,095        1,155   

Banco do Brasil S.A. 144A
5.375%, 1/15/21
(3)

     600        596   

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA

    

144A 5.750%, 10/7/20(3)

     1,060        1,155   

144A 6.625%, 3/19/29(2)(3)

     395        419   

Banco Santander Brasil SA 144A
8.000%, 3/18/16
(3)

     900 BRL      324   

Banco Votorantim S.A. 144A
7.375%, 1/21/20
(3)

     1,660        1,755   

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

     1,015        1,006   

Bank of America Corp.
4.200%, 8/26/24

     1,140        1,161   

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

     875        899   

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A
7.750%, 7/5/17
(3)

     1,015        1,051   

Barclays Bank plc 144A
5.926%
(2)(3)(5)(6)

     600        628   

Braskem America Finance Co. RegS
7.125%, 7/22/41
(4)

     1,300        1,287   

Brazil Loan Trust 1 144A
5.477%, 7/24/23
(3)

     1,050        1,066   

Caixa Economica Federal 144A
7.250%, 7/23/24
(2)(3)

     910        869   

CorpGroup Banking S.A. 144A
6.750%, 3/15/23
(3)

     1,075        1,065   

Credit Bank of Moscow 144A
7.700%, 2/1/18
(3)(7)

     245        184   

CTR Partnership LP (Caretrust Capital Corp.)
5.875%, 6/1/21

     720        733   

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

     1,090        916   

Discover Financial Services, Inc.
3.950%, 11/6/24

     1,250        1,259   

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP 144A
5.000%, 8/1/21
(3)

     915        914   

E*Trade Financial Corp.
5.375%, 11/15/22

     965        989   

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

     925        782   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. 144A
8.750%, 10/30/18
(3)

     620        572   

Excel Trust LP
4.625%, 5/15/24

     230        239   

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
6.750%, 4/1/21

     530        554   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
7.250%, 12/15/21

     1,160        1,315   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.750%, 8/15/17

     1,535        1,623   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

Genworth Holdings, Inc.
4.900%, 8/15/23

   $ 750      $ 608   

GLP Capital LP (GLP Financing II, Inc.)

    

4.875%, 11/1/20

     755        764   

5.375%, 11/1/23

     25        26   

Hertz Corp. (The)
6.250%, 10/15/22

     440        447   

HSBC Finance Corp.
6.676%, 1/15/21

     500        593   

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

     1,130        1,205   

ICAHN Enterprises LP (ICAHN Enterprises Finance Corp.)

    

4.875%, 3/15/19

     65        65   

6.000%, 8/1/20

     370        381   

5.875%, 2/1/22

     755        758   

ICICI Bank Ltd. 144A
4.800%, 5/22/19
(3)

     940        1,003   

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

     940        916   

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 144A
5.125%, 5/13/23
(3)

     1,085        1,082   

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

     795        769   

Landry’s Holdings II, Inc. 144A
10.250%, 1/1/18
(3)

     425        440   

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

     575        589   

Lincoln National Corp.
6.050%, 4/20/67
(2)(6)

     300        300   

Macquarie Bank Ltd. 144A
6.625%, 4/7/21
(3)

     189        218   

Morgan Stanley

    

144A 10.090%, 5/3/17(3)

     2,400 BRL      879   

Series H, 5.450%, 12/29/49(2)

     925        928   

MPT Operating Partnership LP
5.500%, 5/1/24

     325        340   

Nationstar Mortgage LLC
6.500%, 7/1/21

     2,065        1,889   

Navient LLC
5.500%, 1/25/23

     850        814   

Nordea Bank AB 144A
4.250%, 9/21/22
(3)

     1,360        1,412   

PennantPark Investment Corp.
4.500%, 10/1/19

     785        786   

Phosagro OAO (Phosagro Bond Funding Ltd.) 144A 4.204%, 2/13/18(3)(7)

     875        753   

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

     1,315        1,377   

Progressive Corp. (The)
6.700%, 6/15/37
(2)

     1,200        1,298   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    

5.875%, 9/15/42(2)

     2,155        2,274   

5.625%, 6/15/43(2)(6)

     450        460   

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

     1,000        1,083   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (The)

    

6.400%, 10/21/19

     370        430   

7.648%, 8/29/49(2)(5)(6)

     550        644   
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC (RSHB Capital SA) 144A
5.298%, 12/27/17
(3)

   $ 315       $ 266   

Sabra Health Care LP
5.500%, 2/1/21

     615         641   

Santander Bank NA
8.750%, 5/30/18

     400         476   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
6.875%, 8/15/18
(3)(12)

     255         267   

Springleaf Finance Corp.
5.250%, 12/15/19

     950         933   

SunTrust Bank, Inc.
5.400%, 4/1/20

     250         275   

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

     740         744   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A
5.250%, 9/13/22
(3)

     1,285         1,318   

Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance plc RegS
8.375%, 4/27/15
(4)(7)

     450         342   

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc) 144A
6.800%, 11/22/25
(3)(7)

     500         393   

Voya Financial, Inc. (ING (U.S.), Inc.)
5.650%, 5/15/53
(2)

     1,210         1,204   

VTB Bank OJSC (VTB Capital SA) 144A
6.000%, 4/12/17
(3)(7)

     1,430         1,233   

Walter Investment Management Corp.
7.875%, 12/15/21

     1,100         987   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC
10.250%, 7/15/19

     490         513   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS 144A
4.000%, 1/22/20
(3)

     1,080         1,046   

York Risk Services Holding Corp. 144A
8.500%, 10/1/22
(3)

     685         688   
     

 

 

 
        71,477   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.6%

     

Acadia Healthcare Co.,Inc.
5.125%, 7/1/22

     300         297   

Capsugel SA PIK Interest Capitalization 144A
7.000%, 5/15/19
(3)(12)

     200         202   

Catamaran Corp.
4.750%, 3/15/21

     585         587   

Centene Corp.
4.750%, 5/15/22

     715         718   

Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.875%, 2/1/22

     525         559   

Crimson Merger Sub, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 5/15/22
(3)

     710         639   

DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc.
5.125%, 7/15/24

     935         955   

Endo Finance LLC 144A
5.375%, 1/15/23
(3)

     1,270         1,248   

HCA, Inc.
6.500%, 2/15/20

     990         1,112   

IASIS Healthcare LLC
8.375%, 5/15/19

     545         574   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
5.500%, 12/1/21

     435         447   

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. 144A
5.750%, 8/1/22
(3)

     360         370   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 144A
6.625%, 4/1/22
(3)

   $ 595       $ 610   

Omnicare, Inc.
4.750%, 12/1/22

     20         20   

Select Medical Corp.
6.375%, 6/1/21

     905         923   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

144A 5.500%, 3/1/19(3)

     550         565   

4.750%, 6/1/20

     1,150         1,173   

6.000%, 10/1/20

     180         194   

4.500%, 4/1/21

     470         473   

8.125%, 4/1/22

     770         862   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

144A 6.750%, 8/15/18(3)

     255         272   

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

     130         141   

144A 5.625%, 12/1/21(3)

     140         141   
     

 

 

 
        13,082   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—6.2%

     

AAR Corp.
7.250%, 1/15/22

     1,135         1,232   

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

     1,130         1,164   

Ahern Rentals, Inc. 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(3)

     925         962   

Air Canada

     

144A 6.750%, 10/1/19(3)

     1,050         1,095   

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

     1,424         1,445   

American Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 14-1, B
4.375%, 10/1/22

     900         923   

Atlas Air Pass-Through-Trust

     

98-1, A 7.380%, 1/2/18

     157         158   

00-1, A 8.707%, 1/2/19

     131         135   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC
5.500%, 4/1/23

     530         543   

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd. 144A
7.000%, 10/17/16
(3)

     804         827   

Bombardier, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 1/15/23
(3)

     1,570         1,605   

Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A
7.625%, 6/1/21
(3)

     885         909   

Building Materials Corp. of America 144A
5.375%, 11/15/24
(3)

     430         431   

Carpenter Technology Corp.
5.200%, 7/15/21

     600         637   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

     

00-1, A1 8.048%, 11/1/20

     769         872   

01-1, A1 6.703%, 6/15/21

     235         253   

CPG Merger Sub LLC 144A
8.000%, 10/1/21
(3)

     310         318   

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

     400         451   

ESAL GmbH 144A
6.250%, 2/5/23
(3)

     1,110         1,057   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

  

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. 144A
6.875%, 3/1/20
(3)

   $ 600      $ 588   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/21
(3)

     345        352   

KLX, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 12/1/22
(3)

     1,130        1,144   

Lender Processing Services, Inc.
5.750%, 4/15/23

     1,000        1,050   

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     640        710   

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 02-1, G2
6.264%, 11/20/21

     440        474   

Odebrecht Finance Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 4/25/18
(3)

     650 BRL      207   

Rexel SA 144A
5.250%, 6/15/20
(3)

     1,130        1,144   

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
5.250%, 3/15/22

     250        256   

TransDigm, Inc.
6.000%, 7/15/22

     900        902   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust 11-1, A
7.125%, 10/22/23

     591        688   
    

 

 

 
       22,532   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.6%

    

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 11/15/20
(3)

     490        520   

Avaya, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 4/1/19
(3)

     1,385        1,357   

Equinix, Inc.
4.875%, 4/1/20

     465        465   

First Data Corp.

    

144A 8.250%, 1/15/21(3)

     475        511   

11.750%, 8/15/21

     1,854        2,137   

PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
8.750%, 1/15/22
(3)(12)

     645        696   

Infinity Acquisition LLC (Infinity Acquisition Finance Corp.) 144A
7.250%, 8/1/22
(3)

     745        678   

Infor Software Parent LLC PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
7.125%, 5/1/21
(3)(12)

     275        271   

Interactive Data Corp. 144A
5.875%, 4/15/19
(3)

     1,050        1,046   

QualityTech LP (QTS Finance Corp.) 144A
5.875%, 8/1/22
(3)

     75        75   

Sanmina Corp. 144A
4.375%, 6/1/19
(3)

     155        154   

Sophia Holding Finance LP PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
9.625%, 12/1/18
(3)(12)

     710        716   

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. 144A
8.750%, 4/1/22
(3)

     255        152   

VeriSign, Inc.
4.625%, 5/1/23

     810        798   
    

 

 

 
       9,576   
    

 

 

 

Materials—5.9%

    

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

     1,460        1,529   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

  

 

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA 144A
6.000%, 6/15/17
(3)

   $ 1,700      $ 1,662   

Cascades, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 7/15/22
(3)

     1,100        1,099   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(3)

     976        1,069   

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

     455        444   

EuroChem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC 144A
5.125%, 12/12/17
(3)(7)

     550        473   

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) 144A
8.250%, 11/1/19
(3)

     1,055        964   

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 1/20/20
(3)

     835        903   

Gerdau Trade, Inc.

    

144A 5.750%, 1/30/21(3)

     250        254   

144A 4.750%, 4/15/23(3)

     590        550   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.

    

8.875%, 2/1/18

     595        531   

6.625%, 4/15/20

     580        571   

Nufarm Australia Ltd. 144A
6.375%, 10/15/19
(3)

     580        586   

Rayonier AM Products, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 6/1/24
(3)

     555        458   

Samarco Mineracao SA 144A
5.375%, 9/26/24
(3)

     920        853   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH

    

144A 8.375%, 6/15/19(3)

     440        473   

144A 6.625%, 4/15/21(3)

     1,710        1,761   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A
4.875%, 12/1/22
(3)

     980        975   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA) 144A
6.700%, 10/25/17
(3)(7)

     425        394   

Tronox Finance LLC
6.375%, 8/15/20

     950        957   

Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS 144A
4.250%, 5/9/20
(3)

     695        682   

Union Andina de Cementos SAA 144A
5.875%, 10/30/21
(3)

     155        158   

United States Steel Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/21

     1,360        1,394   

Vale Overseas Ltd.
4.375%, 1/11/22

     1,355        1,306   

Vedanta Resources plc

    

144A 9.500%, 7/18/18(3)

     745        805   

144A 6.000%, 1/31/19(3)

     720        706   
    

 

 

 
       21,557   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.9%

    

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

     5,000 MXN      331   

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

     880        944   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

  

CenturyLink, Inc. Series V
5.625%, 4/1/20

   $ 975       $ 1,015   

Comcel Trust 144A
6.875%, 2/6/24
(3)

     475         499   

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

     550         536   

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

     430         437   

Frontier Communications Corp.
6.250%, 9/15/21

     410         413   

Koninklijke KPN NV 144A
7.000%
(2)(3)(6)

     885         934   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
7.000%, 6/1/20

     935         990   

Millicom International Cellular SA 144A
6.625%, 10/15/21
(3)

     400         418   

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

     935         864   

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

6.125%, 1/15/22

     540         550   

6.500%, 1/15/24

     380         391   

West Corp. 144A 5.375%, 7/15/22(3)

     1,005         965   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. 144A
4.750%, 7/15/20
(3)

     460         431   

Windstream Corp.
7.750%, 10/15/20

     780         805   
     

 

 

 
        10,523   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.2%

     

AmeriGas Partners LP
7.000%, 5/20/22

     770         801   

Calpine Corp. 144A
6.000%, 1/15/22
(3)

     40         43   

Dynegy Finance I, Inc.

     

144A 7.375%, 11/1/22(3)

     410         418   

144A 7.625%, 11/1/24(3)

     230         235   

Electricite de France SA 144A
5.250%
(2)(3)(5)(6)

     1,360         1,394   

Enel SpA 144A
8.750%, 9/24/73
(2)(3)(6)

     375         437   

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 144A
5.625%, 6/21/18
(3)

     500         531   

RJS Power Holdings LLC 144A
5.125%, 7/15/19
(3)

     625         620   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC Series A
10.250%, 11/1/15
(14)

     200         20   
     

 

 

 
        4,499   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $230,098)

        222,259   
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—12.4%

     

Consumer Discretionary—3.0%

     

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. Second Lien,
7.500%, 7/25/22

     740         734   

Affinity Gaming LLC
5.250%, 11/9/17

     541         536   

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
4.750%, 10/20/21

     550         542   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC (The) Second Lien,
7.500%, 12/17/21

   $ 344       $ 338   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

     

Tranche B-6, 6.985%, 3/1/17

     512         451   

Tranche B-7, 9.750%, 1/28/18

     102         89   

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

     355         327   

CBAC Borrower LLC Tranche B,
8.250%, 7/2/20

     692         685   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Tranche D,
6.919%, 1/30/19

     1,683         1,591   

Delta 2 (Lux) S.A.R.L. Second Lien,
0.000%, 7/29/22
(8)

     405         396   

Granite Broadcasting Corp. Tranche B, First Lien,
6.750%, 5/23/18

     384         382   

Key Safety Systems, Inc.
4.750%, 8/29/21

     443         441   

Landry’s Restaurant, Inc. Tranche B,
4.000%, 4/24/18

     968         964   

Marina District Finance Co., Inc.
6.750%, 8/15/18

     382         380   

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B,
7.250%, 11/9/18

     1,050         1,054   

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority
6.250%, 8/29/19

     640         643   

Transtar Holding Co. Second Lien,
10.000%, 10/9/19

     380         375   

TWCC Holding Corp. Second Lien,
7.000%, 6/26/20

     1,088         1,046   
     

 

 

 
        10,974   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.2%

     

Albertson’s LLC

     

Tranche B-4, 4.500%, 8/25/21

     595         596   

Tranche B-4-1, 4.500%, 8/25/21

     77         77   
     

 

 

 
        673   
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.2%

     

Arch Coal, Inc.
6.250%, 5/16/18

     1,109         922   

Chief Exploration & Development LLC Second Lien,
7.500%, 5/16/21

     649         587   

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc.
5.500%, 7/25/21

     569         461   

Expro Finservices S.A.R.L.
5.750%, 9/2/21

     460         379   

Fieldwood Energy LLC Closing Date Loan, Second Lien,
8.375%, 9/30/20

     861         636   

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

     520         450   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Seadrill Operating LP 4.000%, 2/21/21

   $ 506       $ 396   

Templar Energy LLC Second Lien, 8.500%, 11/25/20

     925         669   
     

 

 

 
        4,500   
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.7%

     

Altisource Solutions S.A.R.L. Tranche B, 4.500%, 12/9/20

     888         692   

Asurion LLC Second Lien, 8.500%, 3/3/21

     945         942   

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

     450         450   

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B, 4.750%, 12/18/20

     343         311   
     

 

 

 
        2,395   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.6%

     

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 7.250%, 11/12/20

     270         270   

American Renal Holdings, Inc. Second Lien, 8.500%, 3/20/20

     909         900   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

     

First Lien, 6.750%, 7/2/18

     316         316   

Second Lien, 11.000%, 1/2/19

     206         207   

CRC Health Corp. Tranche B, First Lien, 5.250%, 3/29/21

     221         221   

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. Tranche B, 6.500%, 10/18/19

     884         883   

InVentiv Health, Inc. Tranche B-4, 7.750%, 5/15/18

     583         583   

MMM Holdings, Inc. 9.750%, 12/12/17

     269         261   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc. 9.750%, 12/12/17

     196         190   

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

     509         503   

Pharmedium Healthcare Corp. Second Lien, 7.750%, 1/28/22

     187         185   

Regional Care, Inc. (RCHP, Inc.) First Lien, 0.000%, 4/23/19

     834         830   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

     

First Lien, 5.250%, 11/3/20

     95         93   

Second Lien, 8.500%, 11/3/21

     288         279   
     

 

 

 
        5,721   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—2.1%

     

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC Second Lien, 9.500%, 12/10/19

     93         93   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

American Airlines, Inc. Tranche B, 3.750%, 6/27/19

   $ 1,016       $ 1,007   

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc. First Lien, 6.000%, 3/16/17

     552         520   

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. Second Lien, 9.000%, 11/19/20

     712         714   

Commercial Barge Line Co. First Lien, 7.500%, 9/22/19

     1,110         1,110   

DynCorp International, Inc. 6.250%, 7/7/16

     386         386   

Filtration Group Corp. Second Lien, 8.250%, 11/22/21

     740         741   

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.) 4.250%, 6/30/21

     533         524   

International Equipment Solutions Global B.V. 6.750%, 8/16/19

     601         597   

Landmark U.S. Member LLC (LM U.S. Corp. Acquisition, Inc..) Second Lien 8.250%, 1/25/21

     725         714   

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B, 5.750%, 8/17/17

     729         727   

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

     730         692   
     

 

 

 
        7,825   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.9%

     

Allflex Holdings III, Inc. Second Lien, 8.000%, 7/19/21

     599         588   

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien, 7.500%, 1/24/22

     673         660   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

     

4.000%, 5/31/19

     556         543   

Second Lien, 9.500%, 6/26/20

     1,660         1,635   

Deltek, Inc. Second Lien, 10.000%, 10/10/19

     638         642   

Evergreen Skills Lux S.A.R.L. Second Lien, 9.250%, 4/28/22

     393         373   

First Data Corp. 3.667%, 3/23/18

     1,349         1,325   

Infinity Acquisition Ltd. 4.250%, 8/6/21

     357         351   

IPC Systems, Inc. First Lien, 0.000%, 11/8/20(8)

     480         479   

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien, 9.750%, 4/30/20

     1,241         1,265   

Lanyon Solutions, Inc. First Lien, 5.500%, 11/13/20

     567         556   

Mitchell International, Inc. Second Lien, 8.500%, 10/11/21

     1,323         1,321   

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 3/29/19

     248         222   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

 

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.A.R.L. 6.000%, 9/2/21

   $ 434      $ 434   
    

 

 

 
    10,394   
    

 

 

 

Materials—0.6%

    

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Resources Property Ltd. 3.750%, 6/30/19

     321        292   

Houghton International, Inc. Holding Corp. Second Lien, 9.500%, 12/21/20

     630        630   

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp. Tranche B, 5.750%, 2/28/19

     1,297        1,245   
    

 

 

 
    2,167   
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.1%

    

Atlantic Power LP 4.750%, 2/24/21

     193        190   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC 2017 Extended, 4.648%, 10/10/17(13)

     375        244   
    

 

 

 
    434   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $46,919)

       45,083   
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—3.3%

    

Energy—0.2%

    

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

     905 (11)      891   
    

 

 

 

Financials—2.9%

    

Ally Financial, Inc.
Series A, 8.500%

     20,000        538   

Series G, 144A, 7.000%

     321        321   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. International S.A. Unipersonal 5.919%(2)

     265 (11)      270   

Citigroup, Inc.(2)

     1,065 (11)      1,068   

Series J, 7.125%

     46,600        1,264   

General Electric Capital Corp.

Series B 6.25%(2)

     700 (11)      762   

Series C, 5.25%(2)

     600 (11)      600   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Series L, 5.700%(2)

     635 (11)      642   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series Q, 5.150%(2)

     1,595 (11)      1,502   
     SHARES     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

Series V, 5.000%(2)

     285 (11)    $ 279   

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

     965 (11)      911   

SunTrust Bank, Inc. 5.625%(2)(5)(6)

     260 (11)      261   

Wells Fargo & Co. Series K, 7.980%(2)

     950 (11)      1,049   

Zions Bancorp Series 6.950%

     38,525        1,055   
    

 

 

 
    10,522   
    

 

 

 

Industrials—0.2%

    

Seaspan Corp. Series C, 9.500%

     20,000        535   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $11,567)

       11,948   
    

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK—0.0%

    

Consumer Discretionary—0.0%

    

Mark IV Industries

     446        17   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

(Identified Cost $4)

       17   
    

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND—0.5%

    

SPDR S&P 500(R) ETF Trust Series 1

     9,500        1,952   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

(Identified Cost $1,799)

       1,952   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.4%

(Identified Cost $372,369)

       358,259 (10) 
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.8%

    

Money Market Mutual Fund—1.8%

    

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     6,653,450        6,653   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $6,653)

       6,653   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.2%

(Identified Cost $379,022)

       364,912 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.2)%

  

    ( 817
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  

  $ 364,095   
    

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

 

10


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”).
PIK    Payment-in-Kind Security
SPDR    S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, 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, 2014.

(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, 2014, these securities amounted to a value of $140,446 or 38.6% 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)

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, 2014, 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)

Principal amount is adjusted pursuant to the change in the local inflation index.

(10)

A portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery settlements.

(11)

Value shown as par value.

(12)

100% of the income received was in cash.

(13)

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

(14)

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

Foreign Currencies:

 

BRL    Brazilian Real
CLP    Chilean Peso
COP    Colombian Peso
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
MXN    Mexican Peso
PHP    Philippine Peso
RUB    Russian Ruble
TRY    Turkish Lira
UYU    Uruguayan Peso
ZAR    South African Rand

    

 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

 

United States

     68

Brazil

     3   

Luxembourg

     3   

Mexico

     3   

Canada

     2   

United Kingdom

     2   

Netherlands

     1   

Other

     18   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014

    

 

 

12


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 14,487       $ —         $ 14,487       $ —     

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     222,259         —           222,259         —     

Foreign Government Securities

     26,231         —           26,231         —     

Loan Agreements

     45,083         —           44,633         450   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     35,360         —           35,360         —     

Municipal Bonds

     922         —           922         —     

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stock

     17         —           —           17   

Exchange-Traded Fund

     1,952         1,952         —           —     

Preferred Stocks

     11,948         3,391         8,557         —     

Short-Term Investments

     6,653         6,653         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 364,912       $ 11,996       $ 352,449       $ 467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2014.

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.

 

     Total
Investments
    Loan
Agreements
    Common
Stock
 

Balance as of September 30, 2014:

   $ 24      $ —        $ 24 (c) 

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —          —          —     

Realized gain (loss)

     —          —          —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (7     —          (7

Purchases

     —          —          —     

Sales(b)

     —          —          —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     450        450        —     

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

   $ 467 (d)    $ 450 (d)    $ 17 (d) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2014, 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) 

Includes internally fair valued security. Refer to the last paragraph under Note 1A “Security Valuation” for a description of the valuation process in place and a qualitative discussion about sensitive inputs used in Level 3 internally fair valued measurements.

(d) 

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 inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.

 


VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.3%

    

U.S. Treasury Note
0.875%, 6/15/17

   $ 25,000      $ 24,978   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $24,950)

       24,978   
    

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.1%

    

Kentucky—0.1%

    

Commonwealth of Kentucky Taxable
3.165%, 4/1/18

     4,597        4,731   
    

 

 

 

Virginia—0.0%

    

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Series A-1, Taxable
6.706%, 6/1/46

     4,635        3,482   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $8,884)

       8,213   
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—4.3%

    

Argentine Republic Series X,
7.000%, 4/17/17

     14,375        13,872   

8.750%, 5/7/24

     9,930        9,731   

Series NY,
8.280%, 12/31/33
(11)

     24,360        21,863   

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela RegS
7.000%, 12/1/18
(4)

     49,275        22,666   

Federative Republic of Brazil
12.500%, 1/5/16

     92,159 BRL      34,930   

Hungary
4.000%, 3/25/19

     9,025        9,296   

Mongolia 144A
4.125%, 1/5/18
(3)

     16,000        14,880   

Provincia de Neuquen, Argentina 144A 7.875%, 4/26/21(3)

     5,170        5,118   

Republic of Chile
5.500%, 8/5/20

     11,647,000 CLP      20,172   

Republic of Colombia
12.000%, 10/22/15

     27,535,000 COP      12,166   

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

     21,072,000 COP      10,481   

Republic of Indonesia

    

Series FR30,
10.750%, 5/15/16

     415,359,000 IDR      35,013   
    

Series FR55,
7.375%, 9/15/16

     229,481,000 IDR      18,436   

Republic of Latvia RegS
2.750%, 1/12/20
(4)

     8,560        8,472   

Republic of Panama
5.200%, 1/30/20

     3,800        4,190   

Republic of South Africa Series R203,
8.250%, 9/15/17

     134,520 ZAR      11,995   

Republic of Sri Lanka 144A
6.000%, 1/14/19
(3)

     17,450        18,192   

Russian Federation

    
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

144A 7.850%, 3/10/18(3)

   $ 1,005,000 RUB    $ 13,481   

RegS 7.500%, 3/31/30(2)(4)

     1,310        1,358   

State of Qatar 144A
3.125%, 1/20/17
(3)

     12,000        12,480   

United Mexican States Series M,
6.000%, 6/18/15

     1,096,623 MXN      75,314   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $444,116)

       374,106   
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—22.4%

    

Agency—3.4%

    

FHLMC

    

14-DN2, M2
1.820%, 4/25/24
(2)

     21,365        20,698   

6.000%, 8/1/34

     407        459   

FNMA

    

5.500%, 1/1/17

     49        52   

6.000%, 5/1/17

     15        16   

4.500%, 4/1/18

     151        159   

5.000%, 10/1/19

     446        478   

5.500%, 2/1/20

     164        174   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     52        55   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     143        151   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     18        19   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     80        85   

5.500%, 4/1/20

     236        257   

5.000%, 6/1/20

     473        508   

4.000%, 8/1/25

     14,862        15,877   

3.000%, 6/1/27

     1,299        1,353   

2.500%, 5/1/28

     18,679        19,050   

6.000%, 12/1/32

     52        60   

5.500%, 2/1/33

     79        88   

5.500%, 5/1/34

     391        440   

6.000%, 8/1/34

     304        347   

6.000%, 10/1/34

     242        276   

6.000%, 10/1/34

     246        281   

5.500%, 11/1/34

     147        164   

5.500%, 11/1/34

     401        448   

6.000%, 11/1/34

     366        415   

5.500%, 12/1/34

     175        197   

5.500%, 1/1/35

     327        367   

6.000%, 1/1/37

     359        408   

6.000%, 1/1/37

     545        621   

5.500%, 7/1/37

     8        9   

6.000%, 7/1/37

     72        82   

6.000%, 12/1/37

     289        328   

6.000%, 4/1/38

     260        295   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

     

5.000%, 12/1/39

   $ 9,419       $ 10,529   

4.500%, 4/1/40

     11,443         12,431   

5.000%, 8/1/40

     17,487         19,373   

4.000%, 10/1/40

     215         230   

4.000%, 3/1/41

     6,900         7,371   

4.500%, 5/1/41

     7,831         8,506   

3.500%, 4/1/42

     12,501         13,046   

3.500%, 12/1/42

     37,426         39,041   

3.000%, 3/1/43

     61,006         61,669   

3.000%, 5/1/43

     19,086         19,323   

4.000%, 10/1/44

     31,203         33,330   

GNMA

     

6.500%, 7/15/31

     12         14   

6.500%, 8/15/31

     34         39   

6.500%, 11/15/31

     21         24   

6.500%, 2/15/32

     24         27   

6.500%, 4/15/32

     51         60   

6.500%, 4/15/32

     51         58   

12-147, AK 2.587%, 4/16/54

     9,437         9,655   
     

 

 

 
        298,943   
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency—19.0%

     

A-10 Securitization LLC

     

13-1, A 144A 2.400%, 11/15/25(3)

     2,429         2,435   

14-1, A1 144A 1.720%, 4/15/33(3)

     13,885         13,864   

ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp. 02-9, M
5.750%, 12/25/32

     719         689   

Americold LLC Trust 10-ARTA, A1 144A
3.847%, 1/14/29
(3)

     9,523         9,946   

Banc of America (Merrill Lynch) Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 05-2, B
5.043%, 7/10/43
(2)

     10,916         11,022   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

     

03-2, CB3 5.750%, 4/25/33

     19,613         20,326   

03-10, 2A1 6.000%, 12/25/33

     3,843         4,146   

07-2, 2A4 5.750%, 6/25/37

     5,641         4,414   

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 07- 2, A4
5.612%, 4/10/49
(2)

     17,178         18,385   

Banc of America Funding Corp. 04-4, 3A1
4.750%, 10/25/19

     2,958         3,015   

Banc of America Funding Trust

     

04-B, 2A1 2.565%, 11/20/34(2)

     988         973   

05-1, 1A1 5.500%, 2/25/35

     758         771   

06-2, 3A1 6.000%, 3/25/36

     3,774         3,784   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

04-11, 2A1 5.750%, 1/25/35

   $ 2,584       $ 2,626   

05-3, 1A15 5.500%, 4/25/35

     2,514         2,629   

Banc of America Mortgage Trust 04-7, 6A3
4.500%, 8/25/19

     1,409         1,395   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Alternative Loan Trust 04-22CB, 1A1
6.000%, 10/25/34

     31,517         33,405   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Commercial Mortgage Trust 06-4, A3
5.172%, 12/12/49

     9,738         10,307   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust 02-35, 1A2
5.000%, 2/25/18

     671         681   

04-6, 1A2 2.461%, 5/25/34(2)

     1,899         1,892   

04-4, A6 5.500%, 5/25/34

     1,379         1,417   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Mortgage Trust 06-C1, AM
5.677%, 5/12/39
(2)

     7,570         7,947   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Deutsche Bank Trust) 12-OSI, A2FX 144A
3.352%, 4/13/29
(3)

     19,916         20,446   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Mortgage Investors, Inc. 98-C1, B
6.750%, 11/15/26
(2)

     10,000         10,986   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Commercial Mortgage Trust 06-3, A4
5.414%, 7/12/46
(2)

     10,853         11,431   

Barclays (Lehman Brothers) - UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

06-C3, AM 5.712%, 3/15/39(2)

     7,615         7,969   

07-C2, A3 5.430%, 2/15/40

     6,397         6,846   

07-C6, A4 5.858%, 7/15/40(2)

     20,326         21,446   

07-C7, A3 5.866%, 9/15/45(2)

     11,079         12,175   

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust

     

07-5A, A2 144A
1.070%, 10/25/37
(2)(3)

     9,304         9,638   

08-1, A2A 144A
1.170%, 1/25/38
(2)(3)

     9,154         9,083   

08-1, A3 144A
1.670%, 1/25/38
(2)(3)

     32,808         31,226   

BCAP LLC Trust 06-RR1, PE
5.000%, 11/25/36

     2,574         2,628   

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc. 07-1,A1
5.500%, 1/25/22

     241         242   

Citigroup - Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

06-CD2, A4 5.299%, 1/15/46(2)

     2,659         2,734   

07-CD4, A4 5.322%, 12/11/49

     3,730         3,949   

07-CD4, AMFX 5.366%, 12/11/49(2)

     13,955         14,476   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

     
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

07-6, A4 5.710%, 12/10/49(2)

   $ 388       $ 421   

07-C6, A1A 5.710%, 12/10/49(2)

     28,802         31,144   

08-C7, AM 6.142%, 12/10/49(2)

     12,335         13,500   

10-RR3, MLSR 144A 5.743%, 6/14/50(2)(3)

     3,460         3,707   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

     

03-UP3, A2 7.000%, 9/25/33

     1,007         1,062   

04-UST1, A3 2.133%, 8/25/34(2)

     1,994         1,994   

04-NCM2, 2CB2 6.750%, 8/25/34

     13,915         14,773   

14-A, A 144A 4.000%, 1/25/35(2)(3)

     22,109         22,994   

05-5, 2A3 5.000%, 8/25/35

     763         730   

Colony Multi-Family Commercial Mortgage- Backed Securities 14-1, A 144A
2.543%, 4/20/22
(3)

     9,508         9,464   

Commercial Mortgage Trust 07-GG11, AM
5.867%, 12/10/49
(2)

     18,174         19,702   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

07-C1, A1A
5.361%, 2/15/40

     38,517         40,675   

07-C5, A1AM 5.870%, 9/15/40(2)

     21,039         21,527   

14-LVR2, A2 144A 4.000%, 4/25/44(2)(3)

     17,211         17,814   

07-C2, A3 5.542%, 1/15/49(2)

     12,995         13,925   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

03-27, 5A3 5.250%, 11/25/33

     2,516         2,576   

04-AR8, 6A1 2.387%, 9/25/34(2)

     10,342         10,300   

04-8, 7A1 6.000%, 12/25/34

     7,234         7,646   

Extended Stay America Trust

     

13-ESH7, A17 144A 2.295%, 12/5/31(3)

     31,480         31,055   

13-ESH7, A27 144A 2.958%, 12/5/31(3)

     8,340         8,450   

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 14- C02,
2M2 2.770%, 5/25/24
(2)

     1,420         1,251   

FDIC Trust 13-N1, A 144A
4.500%, 10/25/18
(3)

     7,079         7,134   

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust 03-J7, A10
5.500%, 11/25/33

     1,734         1,770   

04-AR1, 12A 2.989%, 6/25/34(2)

     10,493         10,655   

05-AR1, 5A 5.056%, 3/18/35(2)

     3,778         3,735   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust

     

II 07-GG10, A4 5.796%, 8/10/45(2)

     18,956         20,526   

07-GG, 10 5.796%, 8/10/45(2)

     2,984         3,244   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 07-1F, 2A2
5.500%, 1/25/37

     594         568   

Hilton USA Trust 13-HLT, EFX 144A
5.222%, 11/5/30
(2)(3)

     21,980         22,521   

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

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

   $ 12,398       $ 12,370   

14-R1, 2A1 144A
4.000%, 12/27/37
(3)

     10,648         10,619   

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust
04-10, 14A1 2.870%, 1/25/35
(2)

     2,061         2,014   

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Asset Backed Securities Trust 03-AC4. A
5.500%, 9/25/33
(2)

     8,964         9,259   

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

06-T22, AM 5.575%, 4/12/38(2)

     10,700         11,224   

06-PW12, AM 5.743%, 9/11/38(2)

     9,250         9,732   

06-PW14, AM 5.243%, 12/11/38

     5,000         5,326   

05-PW10, AM 5.449%, 12/11/40(2)

     14,480         14,948   

06-PW13, AM 5.582%, 9/11/41(2)

     3,272         3,455   

07- PW15, AM 5.363%, 2/11/44

     27,100         27,885   

07- PW17, A4 5.694%, 6/11/50(2)

     21,890         23,749   

07-PW18, AM 6.084%, 6/11/50(2)

     12,400         13,637   

JPMorgan Chase (Washington Mutual) Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

     

04-CB1, 5A 5.000%, 6/25/19

     1,629         1,671   

03-AR6, A1 2.438%, 6/25/33(2)

     1,259         1,261   

03-AR4, 2A1 2.253%, 8/25/33(2)

     387         384   

04-CB1, 2A 5.000%, 6/25/34

     4,019         4,286   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

13-ALC, A 144A
1.662%, 7/17/26
(2)(3)

     8,700         8,706   

09-IWST, A1 144A 4.314%, 12/5/27(3)

     6,611         7,045   

09-IWST, A2 144A 5.633%, 12/5/27(3)

     4,900         5,601   

10-CNTR, A1 144A 3.300%, 8/5/32(3)

     1,959         2,026   

10-CNTR, A2 144A 4.311%, 8/5/32(3)

     14,828         16,190   

06-LDP7, A4 5.865%, 4/15/45(2)

     12,301         12,844   

06-LDP7, AM 5.865%, 4/15/45(2)

     22,312         23,675   

06-LDP9, A3 5.336%, 5/15/47

     20,312         21,570   

07-LDPX, AM 5.464%, 1/15/49(2)

     24,049         24,935   

07-LD12, A4 5.882%, 2/15/51(2)

     11,529         12,483   

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust 14-2, 2A2 144A 3.500%, 10/25/26(2)(3)

     17,065         17,585   

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

     

14-IVR3, 2A1
3.000%, 10/25/29
(2)(3)

     8,047         8,139   

06-A2, 4A1 2.503%, 8/25/34(2)

     2,531         2,538   

04-A4, 2A1 2.365%, 9/25/34(2)

     4,621         4,684   

05-A1, 4A1 2.565%, 2/25/35(2)

     978         987   

05-A2, 4A1 4.923%, 4/25/35(2)

     1,275         1,244   

05-A4, 3A1 2.227%, 7/25/35(2)

     7,028         6,999   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

06-A6, 3A3L 5.383%, 10/25/36(2)

   $ 1,914       $ 1,758   

14-1, 1A1 144A 3.999%, 4/25/43(2)(3)

     32,077         33,612   

Leaf II Receivables Funding LLC 13-1, C 144A
3.460%, 9/15/21
(3)

     6,850         6,843   

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 04- 12,3A1
2.511%, 11/25/34
(2)

     2,348         2,338   

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

     

04-7, 4A1 4.500%, 7/25/19

     3,882         3,968   

03-8, 2A1 5.750%, 11/25/33

     7,965         8,367   

04-4, 6A1 5.500%, 4/25/34

     4,180         4,392   

04-6, 7A1 6.000%, 7/25/34

     7,185         7,313   

04-7, 9A1 6.000%, 8/25/34

     17,375         18,214   

05-2, 2A1 6.000%, 1/25/35

     4,177         4,315   

05-2, 1A1 6.500%, 3/25/35

     11,717         12,327   

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust

     

04-6, 4A1 5.000%, 7/25/19

     1,244         1,260   

05-1, 1A1 5.000%, 5/25/20

     777         798   

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust 05-1, 1A2 144A 6.500%, 8/25/34(3)

     2,019         2,059   

Monty Parent Issuer 1 LLC 13-LTR1,A 144A 3.470%, 11/20/28(3)

     3,090         3,091   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

06-T23, AM 5.810%, 8/12/41(2)

     10,575         11,269   

06-IQ12, A4 5.332%, 12/15/43

     13,924         14,700   

07-IQ14, AM 5.684%, 4/15/49(2)

     15,932         16,580   

07-IQ14, A4 5.692%, 4/15/49(2)

     17,390         18,729   

07- LQ16, A4 5.809%, 12/12/49

     22,564         24,536   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

     

04-2AR, 3A 2.162%, 2/25/34(2)

     2,077         2,075   

04-2AR, 4A 2.546%, 2/25/34(2)

     1,759         1,777   

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 14-1A, A1 144A
2.994%, 6/25/44
(2)(3)

     9,284         9,476   

Motel 6 Trust 12-MTL6 D 144A
3.781%, 10/5/25
(3)

     20,790         20,561   

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

     

14-1A, A 144A 3.750%, 1/25/54(2)(3)

     10,311         10,594   

14-2A, 3A 144A
3.750%, 5/25/54
(2)(3)

     3,149         3,217   

14-3A, AFX3 144A
3.750%, 11/25/54
(2)(3)

     7,275         7,475   

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. 04-R3, A1 144A 6.500%, 2/25/35(3)

     8,207         8,430   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.

     

03-QS6, A4 4.250%, 3/25/33

     1,949         1,979   

05-QS1, A5 5.500%, 1/25/35

     1,511         1,528   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

04-SL2, A3 7.000%, 10/25/31

   $ 2,623       $ 2,761   

04-SL1, A8 6.500%, 11/25/31

     3,214         3,305   

05-SL2, A4 7.500%, 2/25/32

     2,580         2,714   

04-SL4, A3 6.500%, 7/25/32

     1,845         1,902   

Residential Asset Securities Corp. 01-KS2, AI5 7.514%, 6/25/31(2)

     3,178         3,267   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

     

03,A11, A9 5.750%, 11/25/33

     3,274         3,360   

04-A1, A5 5.500%, 4/25/34

     14,516         15,119   

04-QS8, A6 5.500%, 6/25/34

     2,105         2,136   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. 06-S12, 1A1 5.500%, 12/25/21

     1,675         1,704   

05-S1, 1A2 5.500%, 2/25/35

     1,571         1,583   

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

     14,559         15,060   

SilverLeaf Finance XVII LLC 13-12, A1 144A 2.680%, 3/16/26(3)

     7,151         7,117   

Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust

     

12-3A, A 144A 1.570%, 12/25/59(2)(3)

     3,108         3,106   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

     

03-30, 2A1 5.102%, 10/25/33(2)

     5,110         5,225   

04-4, 3A1 2.467%, 4/25/34(2)

     1,014         1,005   

04-4, 3A4 2.467%, 4/25/34(2)

     3,460         3,429   

04-4, 3A2 2.467%, 4/25/34(2)

     4,484         4,487   

04-5, 3A2 2.430%, 5/25/34(2)

     2,125         2,118   

04-14, 7A 2.368%, 10/25/34(2)

     14,773         14,846   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Assistance Loan Trust 03-AL1, A 144A 3.357%, 4/25/31(3)

     10,474         10,292   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass - Through Certificates

     

02-AL1, A3 3.450%, 2/25/32

     13,024         12,865   

03-33H, 1A1 5.500%, 10/25/33

     4,464         4,562   

03-34A, 6A 2.595%, 11/25/33(2)

     3,211         3,140   

04-15, 3A3 5.500%, 9/25/34

     3,353         3,405   

VFC LLC 14-2, A 144A 2.750%, 7/20/30(3)

     6,232         6,233   

Wells Fargo (Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust)

     

04-C15, B 4.892%, 10/15/41

     14,875         14,914   

06-C25, A4 5.723%, 5/15/43(2)

     8,340         8,649   

07-C30, AM 5.383%, 12/15/43

     25,695         27,267   

07-C31, A4 5.509%, 4/15/47

     14,562         15,342   

07-31, AM 5.591%, 4/15/47(2)

     34,000         36,296   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

  

  

Wells Fargo (Wachovia Bank) Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

06-C25, AM 5.723%, 5/15/43(2)

   $ 18,625       $ 19,593   

07-C30, A5 5.342%, 12/15/43

     39,765         42,447   

07-C32, A3 5.716%, 6/15/49(2)

     22,577         24,240   

07-C33, A5 5.941%, 2/15/51(2)

     1,265         1,383   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

     

06-17, A1 5.500%, 11/25/21

     224         227   

03-G, A1 2.490%, 6/25/33(2)

     1,590         1,605   

03-J, 5A1 2.490%, 10/25/33(2)

     562         567   

04-4, A9 5.500%, 5/25/34

     2,419         2,490   

04-U, A1 2.566%, 10/25/34(2)

     1,232         1,231   

04-Z, 2A1 2.615%, 12/25/34(2)

     8,477         8,522   

04-CC, A1 2.616%, 1/25/35(2)

     3,568         3,628   

05-12, 1A1 5.500%, 11/25/35

     6,007         6,127   

05-14, 2A1 5.500%, 12/25/35

     4,350         4,431   

06-6, 1A15 5.750%, 5/25/36

     575         569   

06-16, A5 5.000%, 11/25/36

     1,236         1,273   

07-16, 1A1 6.000%, 12/28/37

     5,045         5,203   

07-AR10, 2A1 5.975%, 1/25/38(2)

     5,231         5,167   

WinWater Mortgage Loan Trust 14-3, A4

     

144A 3.500%, 12/20/33(2)(3)

     3,200         3,244   

14-1, A1 144A 4.000%, 6/20/44(2)(3)

     18,742         19,387   
     

 

 

 
        1,647,402   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,910,473)

        1,946,345   
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—17.0%

     
     

 

 

 

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust 14-3, C 144A
3.430%, 6/10/20
(3)

     19,200         19,214   

American Homes 4 Rent 14-SFR1, A 144A 1.250%, 6/17/31(2)(3)

     7,393         7,297   

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

     

10-4, C 2.760%, 5/9/16

     23         23   

11-1, C 2.850%, 8/8/16

     302         303   

10-4, D 4.200%, 11/8/16

     7,700         7,747   

11-1, D 4.260%, 2/8/17

     11,119         11,264   

11-5, D 5.050%, 12/8/17

     5,010         5,211   

12-1, C 2.670%, 1/8/18

     4,625         4,682   

12-3, D 3.030%, 7/9/18

     19,762         20,199   

12-4, D 2.680%, 10/9/18

     7,150         7,206   

13-2, D 2.420%, 5/8/19

     22,050         21,999   

14-1, D 2.540%, 5/8/20

     15,200         15,020   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

14-2, C 2.180%, 6/8/20

   $ 19,450       $ 19,388   

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 03-10, AF6 5.210%, 11/25/33(2)

     1,438         1,485   

Applebee’s (IHOP Funding LLC) 14-1, A2 144A 4.277%, 9/5/44(3)

     17,803         17,861   

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 05-AQ1, A6 4.780%, 6/25/35(2)

     4,852         4,986   

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass-Through Certificates 96-1, B1
8.000%, 3/15/27
(2)

     2,085         2,300   

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC

     

(AESOP) 11-3A, A 144A 3.410%, 11/20/17(3)

     12,848         13,305   

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

     23,085         23,094   

(AESOP) 13-1A, A 144A 1.920%, 9/20/19(3)

     21,200         20,980   

(AESOP) 13-2A, A 144A 2.970%, 2/20/20(3)

     3,250         3,332   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch - Countrywide) Asset-Backed Certificates

     

04-10, AF6 4.485%, 12/25/34(2)

     1,685         1,732   

05-1 AF5A 5.332%, 7/25/35(2)

     13,675         13,599   

05-12, 2A3 5.061%, 2/25/36(2)

     4,191         4,256   

BankAmerica Manufactured Housing Contract Trust 98-1, B1 7.810%, 8/10/25(2)

     3,744         3,951   

Barclays (Lehman Brothers) Manufactured Housing Contract Trust 01-B, A3 4.350%, 4/15/40

     4,227         4,440   

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 07-A, 1A2 6.205%, 5/28/37(2)

     9,190         9,729   

Bayview Financial Mortgage-Pass-Through Trust

     

06-A, 1A2 5.483%, 2/28/41(2)

     119         121   

06-A, 1A4 6.087%, 2/28/41(2)

     16,408         17,003   

BCC Funding VIII LLC

     

14-A, B 144A 3.123%, 8/20/20(3)

     2,799         2,790   

14-1A, C 144A 4.216%, 8/20/20(3)

     5,519         5,504   

Beacon Container Finance LLC 12-1A, A 144A 3.720%, 9/20/27(3)

     19,686         19,932   

Bush Truck Leasing LLC 11-44, A 144A 5.000%, 9/25/18(3)

     143         142   

BXG Receivables Note Trust

     

10-A, A 144A 5.100%, 3/2/26(3)

     2,412         2,505   

12-A, A 144A 2.660%, 12/2/27(3)

     5,195         5,164   

13-A, A 144A 3.010%, 12/4/28(3)

     8,921         8,940   

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

     

12-1, B 144A 1.760%, 1/16/18(3)

     13,570         13,692   

13-1, B 144A 2.240%, 1/15/19(3)

     11,600         11,768   

14-2, B 2.340%, 4/15/20

     7,090         7,056   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

14-2, C 3.290%, 3/15/21

   $ 2,700       $ 2,686   

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust

     

13-1, C 1.740%, 10/22/18

     5,425         5,442   

13-4, C 2.670%, 2/20/19

     2,550         2,582   

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust LLC

     

13-1A, B 144A 2.750%, 11/15/18(3)

     6,740         6,821   

13-A1, C 144A 3.450%, 3/15/19(3)

     2,210         2,225   

13-2A, B 144A 3.150%, 8/15/19(3)

     19,350         19,618   

14-1A, B 144A 2.720%, 4/15/20(3)

     5,550         5,599   

14-2A, B 144A 2.640%, 11/16/20(3)

     3,455         3,461   

14-2A, C 144A 3.240%, 11/16/20(3)

     2,750         2,756   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

     

14-2, B 1.880%, 11/15/19

     1,000         994   

14-2, C 2.080%, 1/15/20

     7,175         7,129   

CarNow Auto Receivables Trust

     

13-1A, B 144A 1.970%, 11/15/17(3)

     4,570         4,569   

13-1A,C 144A 2.980%, 11/15/17(3)

     7,244         7,256   

14-1A, D 144A 4.160%, 11/15/18(3)

     3,000         2,983   

14-1A, E 144A 5.530%, 1/15/20(3)

     4,350         4,375   

CCG Receivables Trust 14-1, B 144A
2.150%, 11/15/21
(3)

     5,080         5,088   

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

     8,527         8,466   

Chase Funding Trust 04-2, 1A4
5.323%, 2/26/35

     1,260         1,269   

Cheesecake Restaurant Holdings, Inc. 13-1A, A2 144A
4.474%, 3/20/43
(3)

     24,066         24,405   

CIT Equipment Collateral 12-VT1, D 144A
4.120%, 10/21/19
(3)

     10,000         10,017   

Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc. 07- 12, A6
5.662%, 6/25/37
(2)

     8,348         8,608   

CLI Funding LLC 14-2A, A 144A
3.380%, 10/18/29
(3)

     8,358         8,305   

CNH Equipment Trust 12-B, B 1.780%, 6/15/20

     4,000         4,044   

Conseco Financial Corp.

     

94-1, A5 7.650%, 4/15/19

     94         97   

01-3, A4 6.910%, 5/1/33(2)

     11,743         12,986   

Cronos Containers Program Ltd. 12-2A, A 144A
3.810%, 9/18/27
(3)

     17,317         17,325   

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust 14-1, A 144A
2.540%, 5/20/27
(3)

     9,538         9,508   

Direct Capital Funding IV LLC

     

13-1, D 144A 4.599%, 10/20/19(3)

     3,555         3,601   

13-A1, C 144A 4.830%, 11/20/20(3)

     5,000         5,081   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC 12-1A, A2 144A
5.216%, 1/25/42
(3)

   $ 40,250       $ 42,198   

Drug Royalty LP

     

II 14-1, A2 144A 3.484%, 7/15/23(3)

     19,057         19,116   

I 12-1, A2 144A 5.800%, 7/15/24(3)

     3,369         3,490   

DT Auto Owner Trust

     

13-1A, C 144A 2.730%, 2/15/19(3)

     17,775         17,886   

13-2A, C 144A 3.060%, 9/16/19(3)

     17,500         17,631   

14-1A, C 144A 2.640%, 10/15/19(3)

     14,400         14,472   

14-2A, C 144A 2.460%, 1/15/20(3)

     14,370         14,295   

14-3A, C 144A 3.040%, 9/15/20(3)

     4,840         4,834   

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

     

12-1A, C 144A 5.270%, 10/16/17(3)

     8,500         8,673   

12-2A, C 144A 3.060%, 7/16/18(3)

     8,050         8,109   

13-2A, B 144A 3.090%, 7/16/18(3)

     17,820         18,024   

14-1A, B 144A 2.420%, 1/15/19(3)

     9,220         9,214   

13-1A, C 144A 3.520%, 2/15/19(3)

     15,000         15,048   

14-1A, C 144A 3.570%, 7/15/19(3)

     15,830         15,713   

13-1A, D 144A 5.050%, 10/15/19(3)

     13,000         12,962   

14-2A, C 144A 3.260%, 12/16/19(3)

     14,615         14,301   

14-3A, D 144A 5.690%, 4/15/21(3)

     14,575         14,557   

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

     15,769         15,817   

Flagship Credit Auto Trust 14-2, D 144A
5.210%, 2/15/21
(3)

     9,560         9,555   

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust 14-1, B 144A 3.560%, 11/22/21(3)

     4,704         4,723   

Global Science Finance S.A.R.L.

     

13-1A, A 144A 2.980%, 4/17/28(3)

     21,208         20,999   

13-2A, A 144A 3.670%, 11/17/28(3)

     6,242         6,313   

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust 06-HLTV, A4 5.810%, 10/25/29

     3,235         3,262   

Gold Key Resorts LLC 14-A, A 144A
3.220%, 5/17/31
(3)

     11,688         11,691   

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding, LLC 13-1, A4 144A
1.160%, 5/15/18
(3)

     2,235         2,240   

GSAA Home Equity Trust 05-1, AF4 5.619%, 11/25/34(2)

     747         793   

05-12, AF3W 4.999%, 9/25/35(2)

     9,248         9,421   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

     

09-2A, A2 144A 5.290%, 3/25/16(3)

     2,500         2,514   

11-1A, A2 144A 3.290%, 3/25/18(3)

     12,290         12,730   

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

     

13-A, A 144A 2.280%, 1/25/26(3)

     13,229         13,304   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

14-AA, A 144A 1.770%, 11/25/26(3)

   $ 17,063       $ 16,890   

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 14-B, D
2.510%, 12/15/20

     9,675         9,676   

IMC Home Equity Loan Trust 97-5, A9
7.310%, 11/20/28

     3,445         3,460   

IndyMac Manufactured Housing Contract 98-1, A3
6.370%, 9/25/28

     1,138         1,170   

LEAF Receivables Funding LLC

     

12-1, D 144A 4.680%, 9/15/20(3)

     5,859         5,926   

13-1, D 144A 5.110%, 9/15/21(3)

     655         667   

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust

     

12-1A, A 144A 2.510%, 5/20/30(3)

     20,174         20,314   

10-1A, A 144A 3.540%, 10/20/32(3)

     670         693   

10-1A, B 144A 4.520%, 10/20/32(3)

     1,307         1,363   

MMCA Auto Owner Trust 11-A, B 144A
2.720%, 10/17/16
(3)

     3,500         3,503   

Nations Equipment Finance Funding I LLC

     

13-1A, B 144A 3.818%, 5/20/21(3)

     4,000         4,046   

13-1A, C 144A 5.500%, 5/20/21(3)

     7,833         8,000   

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 05-A, A4W
4.918%, 8/25/35
(2)

     15,934         16,569   

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 14-1A, A 144A
2.430%, 6/18/24
(3)

     9,270         9,270   

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

     

12-AA, A 144A 3.450%, 3/10/27(3)

     5,281         5,434   

14-AA, A 144A 2.290%, 7/9/29(3)

     5,387         5,368   

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 14-1A, C 144A
2.390%, 5/15/20
(3)

     7,000         6,973   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 03- RS8, AI7 5.015%, 9/25/33(2)

     836         850   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II Home Loan Trust 06-H11, M1
6.010%, 2/25/36
(2)

     2,993         3,012   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

12-4, C 2.940%, 12/15/17

     5,170         5,241   

12-2, D 3.870%, 2/15/18

     31,045         31,973   

12-6, C 1.940%, 3/15/18

     9,645         9,711   

12-5, C 2.700%, 8/15/18

     4,850         4,934   

12-6, D 2.520%, 9/17/18

     17,455         17,535   

13-1, D 2.270%, 1/15/19

     23,445         23,297   

13-3, C 1.810%, 4/15/19

     17,215         17,205   

13-5, D 2.730%, 10/15/19

     19,500         19,554   

14-3, C 2.130%, 8/17/20

     16,400         16,330   

14-4, D 3.100%, 11/16/20

     6,650         6,659   

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

10-3A, B 144A 4.440%, 11/20/25(3)

   $ 2,867       $ 2,912   

11-1A, B 144A 4.230%, 4/20/26(3)

     2,709         2,782   

12-2A, B 144A 3.420%, 3/20/29(3)

     3,836         3,895   

12-3A, A 144A 1.870%, 8/20/29(3)

     13,507         13,559   

13-1A, A 144A 1.590%, 11/20/29(3)

     5,213         5,200   

14-1A, A 144A 2.070%, 3/20/30(3)

     5,805         5,833   

14-2A, A 144A 2.050%, 8/20/31(3)

     8,840         8,878   

Silverleaf Finance LLC

     

XV 12-D, A 144A 3.000%, 3/17/25(3)

     8,392         8,481   

XVIII 14-A, A 144A 2.810%, 1/15/27(3)

     5,373         5,349   

SLM Private Education Loan Trust

     

14-A, 2A2 144A 2.590%, 1/15/26(3)

     4,775         4,834   

13-B, A2A 144A 1.850%, 6/17/30(3)

     14,500         14,249   

13-C, A2A 144A 2.940%, 10/15/31(3)

     10,805         11,035   

SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust 14-1A, C 144A
2.210%, 1/15/20
(3)

     3,470         3,473   

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

14-A, A2 144A 3.020%, 10/25/27(3)

     23,209         23,476   

14-B, 2A 144A 2.550%, 8/27/29(3)

     2,300         2,298   

SolarCity LMC Series III LLC 14-2, A 144A
4.020%, 7/20/44
(3)

     8,620         8,661   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 01-SB1, A2
3.375%, 8/25/31

     2,446         2,412   

SVO VOI Mortgage Corp.

     

10-AA, A 144A 3.650%, 7/20/27(3)

     4,218         4,300   

12-AA, A 144A 2.000%, 9/20/29(3)

     8,525         8,479   

TAL Advantage V LLC

     

13-1A A 144A 2.830%, 2/22/38(3)

     13,671         13,519   

14-3A, A 144A 3.270%, 11/21/39(3)

     9,768         9,830   

TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust

     

14-1A, B 144A 2.330%, 5/15/20(3)

     1,733         1,734   

14-1A, C 144A 3.120%, 4/15/21(3)

     2,035         2,036   

Textainer Marine Containers Ltd.

     

13-1A, A 144A 3.900%, 9/20/38(3)

     17,500         17,859   

14-1A, A 144A 3.270%, 10/20/39(3)

     4,474         4,468   

Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust

     

12-AA, B 144A 2.430%, 4/15/19(3)

     7,488         7,570   

14-AA, C 144A 2.560%, 8/15/19(3)

     3,500         3,481   

Trinity Rail Leasing LP 03-1A, A 144A
5.640%, 10/12/26
(3)

     5,210         5,620   

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC

     

11-1A, A1A 144A 4.370%, 7/15/41(3)

     16,720         17,348   

14-1A, A1 144A 2.863%, 4/15/44(3)

     4,443         4,414   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

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

   $ 19,125       $ 19,774   

Volvo Financial Equipment LLC

     

13-1A, B 144A
1.240%, 8/15/19
(3)

     15,835         15,886   

14-1A, C 144A
1.940%, 11/15/21
(3)

     6,000         5,976   

Welk Resorts LLC 13-A, A 144A
3.100%, 3/15/29
(3)

     5,517         5,532   

Westgate Resorts LLC 12-2A, A 144A
3.000%, 1/20/25
(3)

     783         788   

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 14-1A, C 144A
1.700%, 11/15/19
(3)

     6,165         6,139   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,469,915)

        1,478,104   
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—40.0%

     

Consumer Discretionary—3.0%

     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. 144A
2.500%, 11/28/19
(3)

     6,600         6,511   

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     

9.125%, 12/1/18

     2,425         2,498   

9.000%, 7/1/20

     5,350         5,504   

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 12/15/20
(3)

     5,810         6,101   

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

     3,625         2,701   

CCO Holdings LLC
7.375%, 6/1/20

     6,700         7,119   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (Cequel Capital Corp.)

     

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

     4,155         4,051   

144A 5.125%, 12/15/21(3)

     9,810         9,565   

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

     16,440         17,385   

Columbus International, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 3/30/21
(3)

     2,330         2,432   

Hyatt Hotels Corp.
3.875%, 8/15/16

     7,000         7,264   

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing 144A
4.500%, 4/15/15
(3)

     6,000         6,055   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
10.000%, 1/15/18

     4,025         3,492   

International Game Technology
7.500%, 6/15/19

     1,115         1,207   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc

     

144A 4.125%, 12/15/18(3)

     3,845         3,883   

144A 4.250%, 11/15/19(3)

     6,820         6,905   

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
9.375%, 5/1/20
(3)

     8,530         9,084   

Marriott International, Inc.
3.125%, 10/15/21

     13,545         13,622   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

MGM Resorts International
6.750%, 10/1/20

   $ 6,500       $ 6,841   

Nielsen Finance LLC (Nielsen Finance Co.) 144A
5.000%, 4/15/22
(3)

     19,395         19,589   

Norwegian Cruise Lines Corp. Ltd. 144A
5.250%, 11/15/19
(3)

     1,755         1,777   

Numericable Group SA 144A
4.875%, 5/15/19
(3)

     8,295         8,254   

QVC, Inc.
3.125%, 4/1/19

     12,765         12,761   

Scientific Games International, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 1/1/22
(3)

     12,535         12,754   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A
4.250%, 5/15/20
(3)

     20,955         20,693   

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. (Monarch Communities, Inc.) 144A
5.250%, 4/15/21
(3)

     4,815         4,767   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

     

4.000%, 12/31/18

     14,890         14,964   

6.750%, 11/1/19

     14,716         16,555   

TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. 144A
4.375%, 6/15/19
(3)

     3,330         3,297   

Virgin Media Secured Finance plc 144A
5.375%, 4/15/21
(3)

     3,405         3,533   

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC 144A
2.450%, 11/20/19
(3)

     4,800         4,831   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
2.500%, 3/1/18

     2,960         2,955   

Wynn Macau Ltd. 144A
5.250%, 10/15/21
(3)

     11,050         10,442   
     

 

 

 
        259,392   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.2%

     

Heinz (H.J.) Co.
4.250%, 10/15/20

     14,449         14,630   

Smithfield Foods, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 8/1/18
(3)

     6,850         6,987   
     

 

 

 
        21,617   
     

 

 

 

Energy—4.5%

     

Afren plc 144A
11.500%, 2/1/16
(3)

     4,790         4,071   

California Resources Corp.

     

144A 5.000%, 1/15/20(3)

     12,815         11,181   

144A 5.500%, 9/15/21(3)

     12,800         11,008   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP 144A
6.500%, 4/15/21
(3)

     17,435         15,648   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.

     

7.500%, 9/15/20

     7,585         7,319   

144A 7.500%, 9/15/20(3)

     11,200         10,808   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas
7.750%, 5/15/17

     778         671   

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

     14,475         13,317   

Energy Transfer Partners LP
4.150%, 10/1/20

     14,620         14,988   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Forest Oil Corp.
7.250%, 6/15/19

   $ 9,035       $ 3,343   

Frontier Oil Corp.
6.875%, 11/15/18

     2,550         2,604   

FTS International, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 5/1/22
(3)

     2,245         1,672   

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA) 144A
4.950%, 5/23/16
(3)(5)

     5,000         4,797   

IPIC GMTN Ltd. RegS
3.750%, 3/1/17
(4)

     10,000         10,437   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.
3.050%, 12/1/19

     4,805         4,767   

Linn Energy LLC
6.500%, 5/15/19

     9,980         8,583   

Lukoil OAO International Finance BV 144A
3.416%, 4/24/18
(3)

     6,000         5,100   

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC 144A
6.700%, 9/15/19
(3)

     7,500         8,250   

Newfield Exploration Co.

     

5.750%, 1/30/22

     1,640         1,624   

5.625%, 7/1/24

     7,925         7,841   

NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL Energy Finance Corp.) 144A
5.125%, 7/15/19
(3)

     18,475         17,759   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. 144A
5.375%, 1/26/19
(3)

     20,870         18,032   

Petrobras Global Finance BV
3.250%, 3/17/17

     21,600         20,358   

Petrobras International Finance Co.
3.500%, 2/6/17

     10,000         9,549   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

     

Series 2015, 5.000%, 10/28/15

     25,905         19,558   

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

     40,865         23,477   

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

     12,980         4,971   

Petroleos Mexicanos
3.125%, 1/23/19

     20,730         20,782   

PHI, Inc.
5.250%, 3/15/19

     6,275         5,365   

Pride International, Inc.
8.500%, 6/15/19

     4,065         4,866   

QEP Resources, Inc.
6.875%, 3/1/21

     22,275         22,943   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(3)

     7,925         5,013   

Regency Energy Partners LP (Regency Energy Finance Corp.)
5.750%, 9/1/20

     12,815         12,911   

Rosneft Finance SA RegS
7.500%, 7/18/16
(4)

     13,235         12,696   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

     

5.625%, 2/1/21

     8,000         7,900   

6.250%, 3/15/22

     8,415         8,573   

Sinopec Capital Ltd. 144A
1.875%, 4/24/18
(3)

     11,750         11,542   

Transocean, Inc.
6.500%, 11/15/20

     12,895         12,229   

Weatherford International Ltd.
9.625%, 3/1/19

     4,110         4,875   
     

 

 

 
        391,428   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—18.3%

    

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 144A
4.250%, 2/2/17
(3)

   $ 4,425      $ 4,662   

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. (AerCap Global Aviation Trust) 144A
3.750%, 5/15/19
(3)

     5,930        5,878   

Aircastle Ltd.

    

4.625%, 12/15/18

     7,740        7,798   

6.250%, 12/1/19

     10,400        11,050   

5.125%, 3/15/21

     1,455        1,459   

Akbank TAS

    

144A 5.125%, 7/22/15(3)

     8,900        9,078   

144A 7.500%, 2/5/18(3)

     12,140 TRY      4,760   

Allstate Corp.
6.125%, 5/15/37
(2)

     4,730        4,990   

Ally Financial, Inc.
3.750%, 11/18/19

     11,480        11,336   

American International Group, Inc.

    

2.375%, 8/24/15

     5,825        5,873   

5.850%, 1/16/18

     7,300        8,162   

American Tower Trust I 144A
1.551%, 3/15/18
(3)

     6,900        6,819   

Ares Capital Corp.
3.875%, 1/15/20

     9,115        9,099   

Associated Banc Corp.
5.125%, 3/28/16

     8,635        9,016   

Aviation Capital Group Corp. 144A
3.875%, 9/27/16
(3)

     10,380        10,649   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC
4.875%, 11/15/17

     13,470        13,941   

Banco Bradesco SA

    

144A 4.125%, 5/16/16(3)

     7,000        7,175   

144A 4.500%, 1/12/17(3)

     13,000        13,455   

Banco Continental SA (Continental Senior Trustees II Cayman Ltd.) 144A
5.750%, 1/18/17
(3)(5)

     10,000        10,550   

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A
2.750%, 1/9/18
(3)

     15,836        15,757   

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    

144A 4.500%, 4/6/15(3)

     7,500        7,545   

144A 8.000%, 3/18/16(3)

     28,335 BRL      10,185   

144A 4.625%, 2/13/17(3)

     9,300        9,638   

Banco Santander Chile 144A
2.110%, 6/7/18
(2)(3)

     5,300        5,366   

Banco Votorantim SA 144A
5.250%, 2/11/16
(3)

     10,500        10,700   

Bangkok Bank PCL 144A
2.750%, 3/27/18
(3)

     16,550        16,661   

Bank of America Corp.

    

(Countrywide Financial Corp.)
6.250%, 5/15/16

     9,110        9,671   

2.000%, 1/11/18

     14,905        14,894   

5.490%, 3/15/19

     2,868        3,173   

Bank of Baroda 144A
4.875%, 7/23/19
(3)

     23,575        25,128   

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A
7.750%, 7/5/17
(3)

     10,110        10,464   

Bank of India

    

144A 3.250%, 4/18/18(3)

     22,470        22,760   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

144A 3.625%, 9/21/18(3)

   $ 10,200       $ 10,425   

Barclays Bank plc

     

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

     13,130         14,458   

144A 5.926%(2)(3)(6)(7)

     3,773         3,948   

BBVA Banco Continental SA 144A
3.250%, 4/8/18
(3)

     8,270         8,358   

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC 144A
6.625%, 8/15/19
(3)

     7,105         8,297   

Brazil Loan Trust 1 144A
5.477%, 7/24/23
(3)

     21,035         21,351   

Caixa Economica Federal 144A
7.250%, 7/23/24
(2)(3)

     13,775         13,155   

Capital One NA
2.400%, 9/5/19

     5,000         4,976   

China Cinda Finance Ltd. 144A
4.000%, 5/14/19
(3)

     12,775         12,853   

Chubb Corp. (The)
6.375%, 3/29/67
(2)

     8,205         8,796   

Citigroup, Inc.

     

0.506%, 6/9/16(2)

     3,400         3,367   

5.500%, 2/15/17

     23,460         25,220   

2.500%, 9/26/18

     10,000         10,117   

CNH Capital LLC
3.625%, 4/15/18

     20,225         20,023   

Comerica Bank, Inc.

     

4.800%, 5/1/15

     1,828         1,853   

5.750%, 11/21/16

     5,940         6,434   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 99-2, C2 AMBC
6.236%, 3/15/20

     12,783         13,646   

Corpbanca SA

     

3.125%, 1/15/18

     8,000         7,967   

144A 3.875%, 9/22/19(3)

     17,000         17,042   

Daimler Finance North America LLC 144A
2.625%, 9/15/16
(3)

     11,000         11,272   

Discover Bank
8.700%, 11/18/19

     1,750         2,164   

DNB Bank ASA 144A
3.200%, 4/3/17
(3)

     24,700         25,601   

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP 144A
5.000%, 8/1/21
(3)

     14,685         14,667   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
6.600%, 5/15/17

     6,475         7,121   

Fifth Third Bancorp
4.500%, 6/1/18

     6,745         7,266   

Fifth Third Bank
4.750%, 2/1/15

     750         752   

First Tennessee Bank N.A.

     

5.050%, 1/15/15

     13,750         13,768   

5.650%, 4/1/16

     15,664         16,190   

2.950%, 12/1/19

     4,500         4,488   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

4.207%, 4/15/16

     10,000         10,352   

5.000%, 5/15/18

     10,000         10,865   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

General Electric Capital Corp.
0.612%, 5/5/26
(2)

   $ 8,000       $ 7,436   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

4.750%, 8/15/17

     25,655         27,120   

3.500%, 7/10/19

     9,715         9,931   

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

     

7.200%, 2/15/21

     5,000         4,893   

7.625%, 9/24/21

     13,825         13,518   

GLP Capital LP (GLP Financing II, Inc.)
4.875%, 11/1/20

     18,265         18,493   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     

5.625%, 1/15/17

     14,000         15,017   

2.900%, 7/19/18

     8,200         8,412   

7.500%, 2/15/19

     2,451         2,915   

Government Properties Income Trust
3.750%, 8/15/19

     2,905         2,949   

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

     18,800         19,575   

HBOS plc 144A
6.750%, 5/21/18
(3)

     685         763   

HCP, Inc.
3.750%, 2/1/19

     4,940         5,185   

Health Care REIT, Inc.
4.125%, 4/1/19

     4,100         4,360   

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
6.500%, 1/17/17

     3,000         3,276   

Hertz Corp. (The)
5.875%, 10/15/20

     18,375         18,605   

HSBC USA, Inc.
2.625%, 9/24/18

     19,485         19,985   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
7.000%, 12/15/20

     17,065         20,538   

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12, 144A
6.000%
(2)(3)(6)(7)

     13,210         14,082   

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc.

     

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

     4,975         5,058   

144A 3.750%, 4/6/16(3)

     500         514   

144A 1.450%, 2/6/17(3)

     8,000         7,973   

144A 2.125%, 10/2/17(3)

     2,940         2,955   

ICAHN Enterprises LP (ICAHN Enterprises Finance Corp.)

     

3.500%, 3/15/17

     965         965   

4.875%, 3/15/19

     1,520         1,516   

ICICI Bank Ltd.

     

RegS 4.700%, 2/21/18(4)

     13,000         13,707   

144A 4.800%, 5/22/19(3)

     13,000         13,869   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.
3.231%, 11/13/19

     6,275         6,301   

ING Bank NV 144A
1.375%, 3/7/16
(3)

     9,000         9,034   

International Lease Finance Corp.
3.875%, 4/15/18

     18,635         18,635   

Intesa San Paolo S.p.A
3.125%, 1/15/16

     12,190         12,385   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

iStar Financial, Inc.

    

4.000%, 11/1/17

   $ 12,900      $ 12,594   

4.875%, 7/1/18

     12,250        12,082   

5.000%, 7/1/19

     2,440        2,379   

Jefferies Group, Inc.
5.125%, 4/13/18

     6,541        6,898   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6.125%, 6/27/17

     8,850        9,766   

KeyBank N.A.

    

7.413%, 5/6/15

     3,000        3,068   

4.950%, 9/15/15

     1,295        1,332   

Korea Development Bank
3.500%, 8/22/17

     9,750        10,150   

Lazard Group LLC
4.250%, 11/14/20

     7,765        8,184   

Lincoln National Corp.

    

8.750%, 7/1/19

     15,040        18,793   

6.050%, 4/20/67(2)(7)

     2,885        2,885   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    

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

     4,870        4,986   

144A 6.000%, 1/14/20(3)

     10,950        12,403   

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
5.629%, 12/1/21
(2)

     5,000        5,206   

MetLife, Inc.
6.750%, 6/1/16

     910        981   

Morgan Stanley

    

5.550%, 4/27/17

     10,200        11,072   

144A 10.090%, 5/3/17(3)

     22,595 BRL      8,279   

Nationstar Mortgage LLC
6.500%, 8/1/18

     19,865        19,021   

Navient LLC

    

4.625%, 9/25/17

     24,805        25,239   

4.875%, 6/17/19

     9,140        9,167   

ORIX Corp.
5.000%, 1/12/16

     5,228        5,406   

PennantPark Investment Corp.
4.500%, 10/1/19

     7,710        7,724   

Phosagro OAO (Phosagro Bond Funding Ltd.) 144A
4.204%, 2/13/18
(3)(5)

     14,800        12,728   

PNC Funding Corp.
5.625%, 2/1/17

     3,130        3,378   

Principal Life Global Funding II 144A
2.250%, 10/15/18
(3)

     17,580        17,708   

Progressive Corp. (The)
6.700%, 6/15/37
(2)

     2,740        2,964   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    

4.750%, 9/17/15

     4,770        4,895   

8.875%, 6/15/38(2)(7)

     11,200        13,076   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. 144A
2.400%, 5/1/18
(3)

     7,750        7,751   

Regions Bank
7.500%, 5/15/18

     12,001        13,953   

Regions Financial Corp.
5.750%, 6/15/15

     2,535        2,588   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (The)
6.400%, 10/21/19

     3,130        3,635   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC
(RSHB Capital SA)

     

144A 5.298%, 12/27/17(3)

   $ 13,655       $ 11,538   

144A 5.100%, 7/25/18(3)(5)

     8,750         7,197   

Sabra Health Care LP
5.500%, 2/1/21

     9,610         10,018   

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
3.000%, 9/24/15

     980         992   

Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U.

     

144A 3.724%, 1/20/15(3)

     8,100         8,111   

Unipersonal 144A
3.781%, 10/7/15
(3)

     8,000         8,169   

SBA Tower Trust 144A
2.933%, 12/15/17
(3)

     13,275         13,444   

Schaeffler Finance BV 144A
4.250%, 5/15/21
(3)

     14,140         13,857   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
6.875%, 8/15/18
(3)(10)

     2,210         2,315   

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     

4.300%, 1/15/16

     6,875         7,019   

3.250%, 5/1/19

     6,685         6,727   

Shinhan Bank

     

144A 4.375%, 7/27/17(3)

     11,700         12,413   

144A 1.875%, 7/30/18(3)

     1,000         988   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
144A 1.750%, 3/19/18
(3)

     6,775         6,741   

Societe Generale S.A.

     

144A 3.100%, 9/14/15(3)

     2,900         2,944   

144A 3.500%, 1/15/16(3)

     6,895         7,071   

Springleaf Finance Corp.
5.250%, 12/15/19

     18,055         17,739   

State Street Corp.
4.956%, 3/15/18
(7)

     9,845         10,663   

SunTrust Bank, Inc.

     

6.000%, 9/11/17

     4,925         5,460   

5.450%, 12/1/17

     3,750         4,099   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
3.125%, 7/12/16

     10,000         10,332   

Telecom Italia Capital SA
7.175%, 6/18/19

     2,395         2,742   

TIAA Asset Management Finance Co. LLC
144A 2.950%, 11/1/19
(3)

     2,850         2,856   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A
4.750%, 10/17/19
(3)

     8,500         8,628   

Turkiye Is Bankasi
144A 3.750%, 10/10/18
(3)

     12,630         12,567   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao
144A 3.750%, 4/15/18
(3)

     4,000         3,950   

Union Bank NA

     

1.500%, 9/26/16

     2,000         2,009   

2.625%, 9/26/18

     2,700         2,740   

Unum Group
7.125%, 9/30/16

     6,620         7,233   

Ventas Realty LP
(Ventas Capital Corp.)

     
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

4.000%, 4/30/19

   $ 7,100       $ 7,514   

2.700%, 4/1/20

     2,948         2,917   

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc) 144A
4.224%, 11/21/18
(3)(5)

     16,710         13,117   

Voya Financials, Inc.
2.900%, 2/15/18

     12,620         12,920   

VTB Bank OJSC (VTB Capital SA)

     

144A
6.465%, 3/4/15
(3)(5)

     15,900         15,790   

144A
6.000%, 4/12/17
(3)(5)

     12,300         10,609   

Wachovia Corp.
5.625%, 10/15/16

     2,500         2,689   

Wells Fargo & Co.
5.125%, 9/15/16

     5,000         5,334   

Willis Group Holdings plc
4.125%, 3/15/16

     6,000         6,185   

Willis North America, Inc.
6.200%, 3/28/17

     4,960         5,365   

XLIT Ltd.

     

2.300%, 12/15/18

     9,730         9,736   

Series E, 6.500%, 12/29/49(2)

     12,790         12,214   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS 144A
4.000%, 1/22/20
(3)

     18,650         18,055   

Zions Bancorp
4.500%, 3/27/17

     8,120         8,531   
     

 

 

 
        1,586,278   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.6%

     

Alere, Inc.
6.500%, 6/15/20

     6,175         6,252   

Catamaran Corp.
4.750%, 3/15/21

     7,165         7,183   

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

5.125%, 8/1/21

     4,790         4,994   

6.875%, 2/1/22

     860         915   

Forest Laboratories, Inc. 144A
4.375%, 2/1/19
(3)

     13,430         14,200   

HCA, Inc.

     

3.750%, 3/15/19

     9,580         9,616   

6.500%, 2/15/20

     19,575         21,983   

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 1/15/18
(3)

     8,625         8,841   

Owens & Minor, Inc.
3.875%, 9/15/21

     2,485         2,517   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 1/15/21
(3)

     3,465         3,543   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

144A
5.500%, 3/1/19
(3)

     9,905         10,177   

4.750%, 6/1/20

     9,275         9,460   

6.000%, 10/1/20

     9,560         10,290   

8.125%, 4/1/22

     8,265         9,257   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

144A
6.750%, 8/15/18
(3)

     6,110         6,515   

144A
5.625%, 12/1/21
(3)

     7,310         7,383   

Zoetis, Inc.
1.875%, 2/1/18

     1,975         1,957   
     

 

 

 
        135,083   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Industrials—5.2%

    

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

   $ 22,085      $ 22,748   

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

     11,554        11,727   

America West Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

    

98-1, A 6.870%, 1/2/17

     1,340        1,394   

99-1, G 7.930%, 1/2/19

     9,020        9,945   

01-1, G 7.100%, 4/2/21

     42,535        46,895   

American Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

    

13-2, B 144A
5.600%, 7/15/20
(3)

     9,663        9,857   

14-1, B 4.375%, 10/1/22

     10,000        10,253   

Atlas Air Pass-Through-Trust

    

98-1, A 7.380%, 1/2/18

     4,062        4,092   

00-1, A 8.707%, 1/2/19

     3,708        3,819   

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd. 144A
7.000%, 10/17/16
(3)

     7,980        8,200   

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

     19,060        19,155   

British Airways Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, B 144A
5.625%, 6/20/20
(3)

     13,173        13,963   

Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A
7.625%, 6/1/21
(3)

     8,670        8,908   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

    

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

     10,180        11,178   

09-2, A 7.250%, 11/10/19

     3,659        4,226   

12-1, B 6.250%, 4/11/20

     4,134        4,341   

00-1, A1 8.048%, 11/1/20

     7,089        8,036   

01-1, A1 6.703%, 6/15/21

     13,833        14,940   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through-Trust 12-1, A
4.750%, 5/7/20

     29,263        31,165   

Deluxe Corp.
6.000%, 11/15/20

     2,950        3,057   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 12/15/21
(3)

     8,250        8,405   

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     20,970        23,277   

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

    

07-1, B 8.028%, 11/1/17

     2,619        2,929   

02-1, G2 6.264%, 11/20/21

     13,061        14,048   

Odebrecht Finance Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 4/25/18
(3)

     12,850 BRL      4,085   

Rexel SA 144A
5.250%, 6/15/20
(3)

     20,550        20,807   

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
5.250%, 3/15/22

     2,905        2,970   

Toledo Edison Co. (The)
7.250%, 5/1/20

     224        267   

Transnet SOC Ltd. 144A
4.500%, 2/10/16
(3)

     9,000        9,242   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust

    

12-2, C 5.450%, 6/3/18

     12,975        13,007   

01-1, G 7.076%, 3/20/21

     19,058        20,916   

11-1, A
7.125%, 10/22/23

     8,367        9,748   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

  

UAL Pass-Through-Trust

     

09-2A 9.750%, 1/15/17

   $ 22,572       $ 25,055   

07-01, A 6.636%, 7/2/22

     18,489         19,968   

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.750%, 7/15/18

     7,895         8,270   

Virgin Australia Trust 13-1A 144A
5.000%, 10/23/23
(3)

     20,102         20,705   
     

 

 

 
     451,598   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.3%

     

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 11/15/20
(3)

     5,810         6,162   

Avaya, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 4/1/19
(3)

     25,510         25,000   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)
3.250%, 12/1/17

     16,800         17,275   

Equinix, Inc. 4.875%, 4/1/20

     8,062         8,062   

First Data Corp.

     

11.750%, 8/15/21

     11,439         13,183   

PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
8.750%, 1/15/22
(3) (10)

     3,250         3,510   

Infor Software Parent LLC PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
7.125%, 5/1/21
(3)(10)

     4,455         4,388   

MDC-GMTN B.V. 144A
3.750%, 4/20/16
(3)

     4,000         4,130   

NCR Corp.

     

4.625%, 2/15/21

     14,480         14,118   

5.000%, 7/15/22

     4,825         4,729   

Sanmina Corp. 144A
4.375%, 6/1/19
(3)

     5,718         5,689   

Sophia Holding Finance LP PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A
9.625%, 12/1/18
(3)(10)

     8,835         8,912   

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. 144A
8.750%, 4/1/22
(3)

     2,450         1,458   
     

 

 

 
     116,616   
     

 

 

 

Materials—2.8%

     

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
9.375%, 6/1/19

     7,245         8,429   

Anglo American Capital plc 144A
9.375%, 4/8/19
(3)

     1,950         2,429   

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 144A
6.250%, 1/31/19
(3)

     2,705         2,651   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA 144A
6.000%, 6/15/17
(3)

     6,050         5,914   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(3)

     9,754         10,681   

CRH America, Inc.

     

4.125%, 1/15/16

     4,000         4,117   

8.125%, 7/15/18

     4,770         5,709   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

EuroChem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC 144A
5.125%, 12/12/17
(3)(5)

   $ 11,920       $ 10,257   

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) 144A
8.250%, 11/1/19
(3)

     17,440         15,936   

Freeport-Mcmoran Copper & Gold, Inc.
2.375%, 3/15/18

     9,000         8,901   

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 1/20/20
(3)

     8,330         9,007   

Gerdau Trade, Inc. 144A
5.750%, 1/30/21
(3)

     2,000         2,031   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.

     

8.875%, 2/1/18

     12,085         10,786   

6.625%, 4/15/20

     12,240         12,056   

Huntsman International LLC
4.875%, 11/15/20

     3,910         3,900   

Ineos Finance plc 144A
5.875%, 2/15/19
(3)

     5,870         5,576   

International Paper Co.
9.375%, 5/15/19

     5,330         6,804   

Nufarm Australia Ltd. 144A
6.375%, 10/15/19
(3)

     8,005         8,095   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.

     

5.750%, 10/15/20

     12,945         13,333   

8.250%, 2/15/21

     3,120         3,213   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH

     

144A 7.750%, 7/15/17(3)

     12,830         13,792   

144A 8.375%, 6/15/19(3)

     7,770         8,353   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA) 144A
6.700%, 10/25/17
(3)(5)

     5,975         5,544   

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd. 144A
2.750%, 5/17/17
(3)

     10,000         10,178   

Tronox Finance LLC
6.375%, 8/15/20

     15,045         15,158   

Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS 144A
4.250%, 5/9/20
(3)

     12,755         12,512   

Union Andina de Cementos SAA 144A
5.875%, 10/30/21
(3)

     1,690         1,719   

Vedanta Resources plc

     

144A 9.500%, 7/18/18(3)

     10,640         11,491   

144A 6.000%, 1/31/19(3)

     14,955         14,656   
     

 

 

 
        243,228   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.8%

     

AT&T, Inc.
5.500%, 2/1/18

     11,123         12,279   

CenturyLink, Inc. Series V
5.625%, 4/1/20

     21,780         22,678   

Crown Castle Towers LLC

     

144A 3.214%, 8/15/15(3)

     4,950         5,009   

144A 5.495%, 1/15/17(3)

     5,915         6,262   

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

     8,360         8,151   

Frontier Communications Corp.

     
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

  

  

7.125%, 3/15/19

   $ 12,200       $ 13,420   

6.250%, 9/15/21

     4,890         4,927   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
7.000%, 6/1/20

     4,065         4,304   

Millicom International Cellular SA 144A
6.625%, 10/15/21
(3)

     6,045         6,317   

Sprint Corp. 7.250%, 9/15/21

     4,080         4,065   

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

6.464%, 4/28/19

     7,630         7,954   

6.542%, 4/28/20

     7,905         8,191   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
3.192%, 4/27/18

     2,805         2,885   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

2.500%, 9/15/16

     4,044         4,135   

3.650%, 9/14/18

     13,800         14,583   

West Corp. 144A
5.375%, 7/15/22
(3)

     14,280         13,709   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. 144A
4.750%, 7/15/20
(3)

     9,005         8,442   

Windstream Corp.
7.750%, 10/15/20

     12,125         12,519   
     

 

 

 
        159,830   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.3%

     

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. 144A
2.500%, 1/12/18
(3)

     13,930         14,001   

AmeriGas Partners LP

     

6.250%, 8/20/19

     5,670         5,883   

6.750%, 5/20/20

     6,765         7,002   

7.000%, 5/20/22

     9,275         9,646   

Dayton Power & Light Co.(The)
1.875%, 9/15/16

     2,000         2,023   

Dynegy Finance I, Inc. (Dynegy Finance II, Inc.) 144A
6.750%, 11/1/19
(3)

     5,690         5,797   

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 144A
5.625%, 6/21/18
(3)

     14,735         15,648   

Korea Western Power Co., Ltd. 144A
3.125%, 5/10/17
(3)

     9,800         10,080   

Majapahit Holding BV 144A
7.750%, 1/20/20
(3)

     8,800         10,230   

PPL WEM Holdings plc 144A
3.900%, 5/1/16
(3)

     5,495         5,658   

RJS Power Holdings LLC 144A
5.125%, 7/15/19
(3)

     12,340         12,247   

State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd.

     

144A
1.750%, 5/22/18
(3)

     5,000         4,904   

144A
2.750%, 5/7/19
(3)

     9,370         9,409   
     

 

 

 
        112,528   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $3,502,358)

        3,477,598   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—15.0%

  

  

Consumer Discretionary—4.1%

  

  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
4.750%, 10/20/21

   $ 13,610       $ 13,406   

Boyd Gaming Corp. Tranche B,
4.000%, 8/14/20

     7,065         6,954   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

     

Tranche B-4,
10.500%, 10/31/16

     3,616         3,215   

Tranche B-6,
6.985%, 3/1/17

     3,861         3,393   

Tranche B-7,
9.750%, 1/28/18

     1,741         1,518   

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

     7,920         7,432   

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

     4,328         3,979   

Charter Communications Operating LLC Tranche G,
4.250%, 9/10/21

     4,242         4,274   

Charter Communications Operations LLC

     

Tranche E, 3.000%, 7/1/20

     9,433         9,272   

Tranche F, 3.000%, 1/3/21

     14,490         14,233   

Checkout Holding Corp. Tranche B, First Lien
4.500%, 4/9/21

     8,666         8,287   

CityCenter Holdings LLC Tranche B,
4.250%, 10/16/20

     9,919         9,854   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Tranche D,
6.919%, 1/30/19

     27,440         25,936   

CSC Holdings, Inc. Tranche B,
2.669%, 4/17/20

     6,223         6,104   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.
4.250%, 12/23/20

     9,881         9,613   

Delta 2 (Lux) S.A.R.L.

     

Tranche B-3,
4.750%, 7/30/21

     9,421         9,223   

Second Lien,
0.000%, 7/29/22
(8)

     5,065         4,951   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC
3.500%, 10/26/20

     15,118         14,970   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S A. Tranche B-2,
3.750%, 6/30/19

     12,912         12,754   

Key Safety Systems, Inc.
4.750%, 8/29/21

     6,612         6,579   

Landry’s Restaurant, Inc. Tranche B,
4.000%, 4/24/18

     9,579         9,533   

Las Vegas Sands LLC Tranche B,
3.250%, 12/19/20

     21,488         21,399   

Libbey Glass, Inc.
3.750%, 4/9/21

     5,932         5,862   

MGM Resort International Tranche B
3.500%, 12/20/19

     7,116         6,950   

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Tranche B,
5.500%, 11/19/19

     3,366         3,248   

Numericable SFR

     

Tranche B-1,
4.500%, 5/21/20

     6,074         6,063   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Tranche B-2, 4.500%, 5/21/20

   $ 5,254       $ 5,245   

PVH Corp. Tranche B
3.250%, 2/13/20

     13,019         13,054   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

0.000%, 10/18/20(8)

     2,800         2,767   

Tranche B, 0.000%, 10/1/21(8)

     3,426         3,385   

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B,
3.500%, 5/14/20

     2,802         2,714   

Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. Tranche B,
3.000%, 4/29/20

     13,995         13,960   

ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The)
4.250%, 7/1/21

     7,634         7,510   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. Tranche B-1,
3.500%, 7/30/21

     11,660         11,590   

SRAM LLC First Lien,
4.417%, 4/10/20

     1,885         1,833   

Station Casinos LLC Tranche B,
4.250%, 3/2/20

     11,956         11,741   

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC
4.250%, 7/2/21

     3,030         3,001   

Tribune Co.
4.000%, 12/27/20

     10,971         10,838   

Tribune Publishing Co.
5.700%, 8/4/21

     10,384         10,280   

TWCC Holding Corp. Second Lien,
7.000%, 6/26/20

     14,060         13,521   

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd. Tranche B,
3.500%, 6/7/20

     13,968         13,741   
     

 

 

 
        354,182   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.0%

     

Albertson’s LLC

     

Tranche B-4, 4.500%, 8/25/21

     14,888         14,913   

Tranche B-4-1, 4.500%, 8/25/21

     1,310         1,312   

ARAMARK Corp.

     

Tranche E, 3.250%, 9/6/19

     19,195         18,949   

Tranche F, 3.250%, 2/24/21

     6,178         6,095   

Big Heart Pet Brands (Del Monte Corp.) 3.500%, 3/9/20

     11,446         11,017   

Charger OpCo B.V. (Oak Tea, Inc.) Tranche B-2, 1.750%, 7/23/21

     3,785         3,671   

New Hostess Brand Acquisition LLC Tranche B, 6.750%, 4/9/20

     5,212         5,303   

Prestige Brands Tranche B-2,
4.500%, 9/3/21

     1,549         1,551   

Rite Aid Corp.

     

Tranche 7, 3.500%, 2/21/20

     6,895         6,875   

Tranche 1, Second Lien, 5.750%, 8/21/20

     720         724   

Tranche 2, Second Lien, 4.875%, 6/21/21

     14,688         14,725   
     

 

 

 
        85,135   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—0.8%

     

Arch Coal, Inc.
6.250%, 5/16/18

   $ 16,421       $ 13,650   

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc.
5.500%, 7/25/21

     6,210         5,031   

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition LLC)

     

Tranche B-3, 3.500%, 5/24/18

     4,100         3,905   

Tranche B-2, 4.500%, 4/30/19

     768         741   

Expro Finservices S.A.R.L.
5.750%, 9/2/21

     11,492         9,481   

FTS International, Inc.
5.750%, 4/16/21

     2,820         2,256   

Paragon Offshore Finance Co.
3.750%, 7/16/21

     13,143         10,629   

Quicksilver Resources, Inc. Second Lien,
7.000%, 6/21/19

     4,598         3,499   

Seadrill Operating LP
4.000%, 2/21/21

     21,750         17,014   
     

 

 

 
        66,206   
     

 

 

 

Financials—1.5%

     

Altisource Solutions S.A.R.L. Tranche B,
4.500%, 12/9/20

     19,117         14,912   

Asurion LLC Tranche B-1,
5.000%, 5/24/19

     9,949         9,841   

Capital Automotive LP

     

Tranche B-1,
4.000%, 4/10/19

     3,577         3,515   

Second Lien,
6.000%, 4/30/20

     6,047         6,047   

Clipper Acquisitions Corp. Tranche B,
3.000%, 2/6/20

     6,251         6,040   

Delos Finance S.A.R.L.
3.500%, 3/6/21

     21,956         21,828   

iStar Financial, Inc. Tranche A-2,
7.000%, 3/19/17

     3,051         3,173   

Realogy Corp. Tranche B,
3.750%, 3/5/20

     17,738         17,427   

RPI Finance Trust Tranche B-3,
3.250%, 11/9/18

     10,682         10,669   

Trans Union LLC 2014 Replacement,
4.000%, 4/9/21

     11,967         11,832   

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B,
4.750%, 12/18/20

     24,715         22,367   
     

 

 

 
        127,651   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.2%

     

American Renal Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, First Lien,
4.500%, 8/20/19

     9,113         9,021   

AmSurg Corp.
3.750%, 7/16/21

     2,584         2,569   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc. First Lien,
6.750%, 7/2/18

     3,983         3,987   

Capsugel Holdings US, Inc.
3.500%, 8/1/18

     2,271         2,225   

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. Second Lien,
4.250%, 11/19/19

     10,012         9,918   

ConvaTec, Inc.
4.000%, 12/22/16

     1,331         1,330   
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. Tranche B,
3.500%, 6/24/21

   $ 3,907       $ 3,876   

Envision Healthcare Corp. (F/K/A Emergency Medical Services Corp.)
4.000%, 5/25/18

     6,661         6,628   

Hologic, Inc. Refinancing Tranche B,
3.250%, 8/1/19

     10,831         10,763   

Iasis Healthcare LLC Tranche B-2,
4.500%, 5/3/18

     5,746         5,705   

InVentiv Health, Inc. Tranche B-4,
7.750%, 5/15/18

     8,750         8,743   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

     

Tranche E-2, 3.500%, 11/4/16

     6,653         6,584   

Tranche E-1, 4.000%, 5/4/18

     1,569         1,550   

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. Tranche B- 1,
3.500%, 3/19/21

     1,651         1,623   

NVA Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
4.750%, 8/14/21

     2,529         2,507   

Quintiles Transnational Corp. Tranche B-3,
3.750%, 6/8/18

     8,651         8,572   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
5.250%, 11/3/20

     1,430         1,396   

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Tranche B-2, First Lien,
4.250%, 7/3/19

     4,593         4,530   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Series D-2, Tranche B,
3.500%, 2/13/19

     12,168         12,083   
     

 

 

 
        103,610   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.7%

     

American Airlines, Inc.

     

Tranche B, 3.750%, 6/27/19

     35,303         34,994   

Tranche B, 2014 4.250%, 10/10/21

     10,996         11,019   

AWAS Finance Luxembourg SA
3.500%, 7/16/18

     8,447         8,356   

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc. First Lien,
6.000%, 3/16/17

     11,484         10,824   

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.
4.500%, 9/15/20

     18,650         18,405   

DynCorp International, Inc.
6.250%, 7/7/16

     9,906         9,896   

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.)
4.250%, 6/30/21

     5,238         5,149   

Mcjunkin Red Man Corp.
5.000%, 11/8/19

     887         823   

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. Tranche B,
3.250%, 9/15/20

     13,615         13,450   

U.S. Airways, Inc. Tranche B-1,
3.500%, 5/23/19

     25,121         24,664   

United Airlines, Inc. (Continental Airlines, Inc.) Tranche B-1, 3.750%, 9/15/21

     12,246         12,170   
     

 

 

 
        149,750   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—3.2%

  

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.
3.250%, 10/12/20

   $ 11,159       $ 11,159   

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien,
7.500%, 1/24/22

     2,782         2,729   

Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd.
3.750%, 5/6/21

     20,033         20,004   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. Second Lien,
9.500%, 6/26/20

     21,813         21,486   

CCC Information Services
4.000%, 12/20/19

     5,826         5,768   

Deltek, Inc.

     

First Lien, 0.000%, 10/10/18(8)

     7,461         7,391   

Second Lien, 10.000%, 10/10/19

     4,420         4,449   

Evergreen Skills Lux S.A.R.L.

     

First Lien, 5.750%, 4/28/21

     3,914         3,845   

Second Lien, 9.250%, 4/28/22

     6,352         6,024   

Excelitas Technologies Corp. Tranche B,
6.000%, 11/2/20

     9,358         9,295   

First Data Corp.

     

3.667%, 3/23/18

     49,210         48,334   

3.667%, 9/24/18

     6,353         6,229   

Genpact Ltd.
3.500%, 8/30/19

     17,314         17,170   

Infinity Acquisition Ltd.
4.250%, 8/6/21

     14,750         14,487   

Interactive Data Corp.
4.750%, 5/2/21

     8,100         8,061   

IPC Systems, Inc. First Lien,
6.000%, 11/8/20

     7,733         7,724   

Kronos, Inc.

     

First Lien, 4.500%, 10/30/19

     22,245         22,121   

Second Lien, 0.000%, 4/30/20(8)

     17,284         17,630   

Lanyon Solutions, Inc. First Lien,
5.500%, 11/13/20

     10,596         10,397   

Mitchell International, Inc.

     

4.500%, 10/13/20

     4,191         4,143   

Second Lien,
8.500%, 10/11/21

     19,067         19,038   

Sophia LP Tranche B-1,
4.000%, 7/19/18

     6,048         5,990   

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. Tranche B,
6.000%, 3/29/19

     5,999         5,372   
     

 

 

 
        278,846   
     

 

 

 

Materials—0.5%

     

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc
4.000%, 12/17/19

     2,061         2,028   

AZ Chem US, Inc. First Lien,
5.750%, 6/11/21

     2,752         2,698   

Crown Americas LLC Tranche B,
0.000%, 10/22/21
(8)

     9,066         9,087   

Fairmount Minerals Ltd. Tranche B-2,
4.500%, 9/5/19

     3,850         3,511   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

    

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Resources Property Ltd.
3.750%, 6/30/19

   $ 13,338      $ 12,160   

HII Holding Corp. First Lien,
4.000%, 12/20/19

     14,181        13,968   
    

 

 

 
       43,452   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.4%

    

Global Tel*Link Corp. First Lien,
5.000%, 5/23/20

     9,113        9,045   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

    

Tranche B-III 2019, 4.000%, 8/1/19

     6,319        6,283   

Tranche B, 2022 4.500%, 1/31/22

     5,842        5,857   

Windstream Corp. Tranche B-4,
3.500%, 1/23/20

     14,013        13,884   
    

 

 

 
       35,069   
    

 

 

 

Utilities—0.6%

  

 

Atlantic Power LP
4.750%, 2/24/21

     2,794        2,756   

Granite Acquisition, Inc.

    

Tranche B, First Lien, 5.000%, 12/17/21

     10,726        10,811   

Tranche C, First Lien 5.000%, 12/17/21

     472        476   

NRG Energy, Inc.
2.750%, 7/1/18

     23,848        23,433   

State of Santa Catarina (The)
4.000%, 12/27/22

     14,568        14,242   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC 2017 Extended,
4.648%, 10/10/17
(12)

     5,925        3,851   
    

 

 

 
       55,569   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,337,616)

       1,299,470   
    

 

 

 
     SHARES        

PREFERRED STOCKS—0.4%

  

 

Energy—0.1%

    

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

     8,645 (9)      8,516   
    

 

 

 

Financials—0.3%

    

Ally Financial, Inc. Series G, 144A, 7.000%

     702        702   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. International S.A. Unipersonal 5.919%(2)

     2,295 (9)      2,336   

Banco do Brasil S.A., Tranche B, 144A, 8.500%(2)(3)

     700 (9)      762   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series V, 5.000%(2)

     4,395 (9)      4,300   

Wells Fargo & Co. Series K, 7.980%(2)

     16,155 (9)      17,831   
    

 

 

 
       25,931   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $34,422)

       34,447   
    

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND—0.3%

  

  

SPDR S&P 500(R) ETF Trust Series 1

     114,000       $ 23,427   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

(Identified Cost $21,590)

        23,427   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $8,754,324)

        8,666,688 (13) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $8,754,324)

        8,666,688 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.2%

        20,681   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 8,687,369   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
FDIC    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”).
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”).
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
PIK    Payment-in-Kind Security
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SPDR    S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, 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, 2014.

(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, 2014, these securities amounted to a value of $3,096,493 or 35.6% 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) 

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)

This loan will settle after December 31, 2014, 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)

100% of the income received was in cash.

(11)

Security in default.

(12) 

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

(13) 

A portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery settlements.

Foreign Currencies:

 

BRL   Brazilian Real
CLP   Chilean Peso
COP   Colombian Peso
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
MXN   Mexican Peso
RUB   Russian Ruble
TRY   Turkish Lira
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

ZAR    South African Rand
 

 

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VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     78

Brazil

     2   

Luxembourg

     2   

Bermuda

     1   

Canada

     1   

Mexico

     1   

United Kingdom

     1   

Other

     14   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 1,478,104       $ —         $ 1,478,104       $ —     

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     3,477,598         —           3,477,598         —     

Foreign Government Securities

     374,106         —           374,106         —     

Loan Agreements

     1,299,470         —           1,285,228         14,242   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1,946,345         —           1,946,345         —     

Municipal Bonds

     8,213         —           8,213         —     

U.S. Government Securities

     24,978         —           24,978         —     

Equity Securities:

           

Exchange-Traded Fund

     23,427         23,427         —           —     

Preferred Stock

     34,447         —           34,447         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 8,666,688       $ 23,427       $ 8,629,019       $ 14,242   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2014.

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    Loan
Agreements
 

Balance as of September 30, 2014:

   $ 14,320  

Accrued discount/(premium)

     (34 ) 

Realized gain (loss)

     (16 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     194   

Purchases

     —     

Sales(b)

     (222 )

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —     

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

   $ 14,242 (c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2014, 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)

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 inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.

None of the securities in this table are fair valued.


VIRTUS PREMIUM ALPHASECTOR® FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.4%

     

Consumer Discretionary—21.7%

     

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     210,760       $ 65,409   

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     40,590         2,452   

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

     17,850         11,051   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(2)

     102,470         7,805   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     162,960         6,352   

BorgWarner, Inc.

     127,070         6,983   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A

     122,880         2,536   

CarMax, Inc.(2)

     119,300         7,943   

Carnival Corp.

     249,620         11,315   

CBS Corp. Class B

     265,210         14,677   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

     17,290         11,835   

Coach, Inc.

     153,170         5,753   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     1,431,470         83,040   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     73,430         4,305   

Delphi Automotive plc

     164,950         11,995   

DIRECTV(2)

     279,430         24,227   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

     84,160         2,899   

Discovery Communications,Inc. Class C(2)

     151,410         5,106   

Dollar General Corp.(2)

     168,370         11,904   

Dollar Tree, Inc.(2)

     113,460         7,985   

Expedia, Inc.

     54,560         4,657   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     52,890         4,189   

Ford Motor Co.

     2,141,220         33,189   

Fossil Group, Inc.(2)

     25,440         2,817   

GameStop Corp. Class A

     62,090         2,099   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     125,880         4,019   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     147,140         6,196   

Garmin Ltd.

     67,260         3,553   

General Motors Co.

     748,980         26,147   

Genuine Parts Co.

     84,730         9,030   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     151,530         4,329   

H&R Block, Inc.

     153,900         5,183   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     119,090         7,849   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     38,090         4,065   

Hasbro, Inc.

     62,760         3,451   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     732,500         76,891   

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     183,160         4,632   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     231,510         4,808   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     369,680         17,870   

Kohl’s Corp.

     111,740         6,821   

L Brands, Inc.

     136,120         11,781   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     77,850       $ 3,317   

Lennar Corp. Class A

     99,900         4,477   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     539,990         37,151   

Macy’s, Inc.

     190,920         12,553   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     118,170         9,221   

Mattel, Inc.

     188,700         5,839   

McDonald’s Corp.

     540,680         50,662   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(2)

     114,620         8,608   

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(2)

     34,070         5,293   

Netflix, Inc.(2)

     33,430         11,420   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     151,050         5,754   

News Corp. Class A(2)

     273,750         4,295   

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     387,200         37,229   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     78,370         6,222   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

     56,550         10,893   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     138,330         10,716   

PetSmart, Inc.

     54,700         4,447   

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

     45,530         5,836   

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(2)

     29,110         33,192   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     185,340         3,977   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     33,800         6,258   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     116,890         11,018   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     92,670         7,639   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     56,420         4,247   

Staples, Inc.

     355,930         6,449   

Starbucks Corp.

     416,340         34,161   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     98,700         8,002   

Target Corp.

     353,690         26,849   

Tiffany & Co.

     62,020         6,627   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     155,550         23,653   

Time Warner, Inc.

     465,100         39,729   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     382,220         26,213   

Tractor Supply Co.

     74,820         5,897   

TripAdvisor, Inc.(2)

     62,130         4,639   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     1,030,410         39,573   

Under Armour, Inc. Class A(2)

     92,120         6,255   

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     56,220         1,975   

VF Corp.

     192,240         14,399   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     205,130         15,436   

Walgreens Boots Alliance

     1,408,021         107,291   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     866,460         81,612   

Whirlpool Corp.

     43,320         8,393   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     68,670         5,889   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     44,870       $ 6,675   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     242,500         17,666   
     

 

 

 
        1,336,795   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—18.9%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     1,198,879         59,069   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (The)

     468,898         24,383   

Avon Products, Inc.

     360,695         3,387   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     123,919         10,885   

Campbell Soup Co.

     156,137         6,870   

Clorox Co. (The)

     103,004         10,734   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     2,642,699         111,575   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     179,815         7,951   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     594,765         41,152   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     331,874         12,040   

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A(2)

     169,315         16,622   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     305,634         43,324   

CVS Caremark Corp.

     790,338         76,117   

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     154,558         11,079   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

     171,001         13,030   

General Mills, Inc.

     433,763         23,133   

Hershey Co. (The)

     114,470         11,897   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     126,670         6,599   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     82,260         8,307   

Kellogg Co.

     192,566         12,602   

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

     81,522         10,793   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     262,318         30,308   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

     394,217         24,702   

Kroger Co. (The)

     373,042         23,953   

Lorillard, Inc.

     265,813         16,730   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     104,709         7,780   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     148,088         14,889   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     135,389         10,089   

Mondelez International, Inc.

     1,062,588         38,598   

Monster Beverage Corp.(2)

     111,484         12,079   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     575,393         54,409   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,042,469         84,909   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     1,812,579         165,108   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     231,044         14,849   

Safeway, Inc.

     215,680         7,575   

SYSCO Corp.

     433,934         17,223   

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     256,873         10,298   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     1,058,457         90,900   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

  

  

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     266,684       $ 13,446   
     

 

 

 
        1,159,394   
     

 

 

 

Diversified REIT—0.1%

     

Prologis, Inc.

     200,650         8,634   
     

 

 

 

Financials—18.5%

     

ACE Ltd.

     132,610         15,234   

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(2)

     22,530         4,782   

Aflac, Inc.

     181,090         11,063   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     168,670         11,849   

American Express Co.

     357,130         33,227   

American International Group, Inc.

     560,870         31,414   

American Tower Corp. REIT

     158,550         15,673   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     74,420         9,842   

AON plc

     114,030         10,813   

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     58,570         2,176   

Assurant, Inc.

     28,360         1,941   

Bank of America Corp.

     4,217,500         75,451   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     450,860         18,291   

BB&T Corp.

     288,430         11,217   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(2)

     731,400         109,820   

BlackRock, Inc.

     51,090         18,268   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     223,520         18,452   

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A(2)

     112,900         3,867   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     459,210         13,864   

Chubb Corp. (The)

     94,570         9,785   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     58,850         3,050   

Citigroup, Inc.

     1,214,410         65,712   

CME Group, Inc.

     127,660         11,317   

Comerica, Inc.

     73,290         3,433   

Crown Castle International Corp.

     134,390         10,576   

Discover Financial Services

     182,260         11,936   

E*Trade Financial Corp.(2)

     117,670         2,854   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     328,160         6,686   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     156,310         8,655   

Genworth Financial, Inc.
Class A
(2)

     201,730         1,715   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     162,570         31,511   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     172,100         7,175   

HCP, Inc.

     184,840         8,138   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     131,780         9,972   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     301,600         7,169   

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

     192,550         1,949   
 

 

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VIRTUS PREMIUM ALPHASECTOR® FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     323,980       $ 3,408   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.

     45,030         9,875   

Invesco Ltd.

     172,850         6,831   

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     74,710         2,888   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,499,880         93,862   

KeyCorp

     350,030         4,865   

Legg Mason, Inc.

     41,350         2,207   

Leucadia National Corp.

     125,170         2,806   

Lincoln National Corp.

     104,870         6,048   

Loews Corp.

     118,870         4,995   

M&T Bank Corp.

     53,280         6,693   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     216,630         12,400   

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     109,410         9,735   

MetLife, Inc.

     455,970         24,663   

Moody’s Corp.

     73,950         7,085   

Morgan Stanley

     613,440         23,801   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)

     48,230         2,313   

Navient Corp.

     162,660         3,515   

Northern Trust Corp.

     88,780         5,984   

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     121,030         1,837   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

     71,390         3,055   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     210,830         19,234   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     109,680         5,697   

Progressive Corp. (The)

     213,040         5,750   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     183,140         16,567   

Public Storage

     58,180         10,755   

Regions Financial Corp.

     553,400         5,844   

State Street Corp.

     168,140         13,199   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     208,520         8,737   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     103,570         8,893   

Torchmark Corp.

     51,510         2,790   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     132,630         14,039   

U.S. Bancorp

     717,310         32,243   

Unum Group

     100,620         3,510   

Ventas, Inc.

     118,450         8,493   

Vornado Realty Trust

     70,340         8,280   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1,893,710         103,813   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     209,880         7,533   

XL Group plc

     102,910         3,537   

Zions Bancorp

     81,800         2,332   
     

 

 

 
        1,138,989   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—17.5%

  

  

Accenture plc Class A

     187,317         16,729   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(2)

     146,369       $ 10,641   

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(2)

     60,685         3,821   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.(2)

     19,065         5,454   

Altera Corp.

     97,670         3,608   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     98,119         5,280   

Analog Devices, Inc.

     98,429         5,465   

Apple, Inc.

     1,754,308         193,640   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     375,857         9,366   

Autodesk, Inc.(2)

     74,282         4,461   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     147,430         12,291   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

     75,956         7,644   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

     166,236         7,203   

CA, Inc.

     102,620         3,125   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1,529,993         42,557   

Citrix Systems, Inc.(2)

     51,022         3,255   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A(2)

     189,865         9,998   

Computer Sciences Corp.

     45,229         2,852   

Corning, Inc.

     393,178         9,016   

eBay, Inc.(2)

     344,196         19,316   

Electronic Arts, Inc.(2)

     100,036         4,703   

EMC Corp.

     616,814         18,344   

F5 Networks, Inc.(2)

     21,964         2,865   

Facebook, Inc. Class A(2)

     626,023         48,842   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     92,390         5,747   

First Solar, Inc.(2)

     21,867         975   

Fiserv, Inc.(2)

     77,661         5,512   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     48,088         1,554   

Google, Inc. Class A(2)

     85,387         45,311   

Google, Inc. Class C(2)

     85,241         44,871   

Harris Corp.

     33,398         2,399   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     462,712         18,569   

Intel Corp.

     1,233,351         44,758   

International Business Machines Corp.

     275,695         44,232   

Intuit, Inc.

     90,106         8,307   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     118,035         2,635   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     52,901         3,720   

Lam Research Corp.

     47,113         3,738   

Linear Technology Corp.

     76,759         3,500   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     300,504         25,891   

Microchip Technology, Inc.(3)

     64,462         2,908   

Micron Technology, Inc.(2)

     343,361         12,021   

Microsoft Corp.

     2,466,175         114,554   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     64,837         4,349   

NetApp, Inc.

     99,452         4,122   
 

 

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VIRTUS PREMIUM ALPHASECTOR® FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

  

NVIDIA Corp.

     161,124       $ 3,230   

Oracle Corp.

     973,208         43,765   

Paychex, Inc.

     103,760         4,791   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     500,684         37,216   

Red Hat, Inc.(2)

     61,248         4,235   

Salesforce.com, Inc.(2)

     188,144         11,159   

SanDisk Corp.

     71,851         7,040   

Seagate Technology plc

     97,614         6,491   

Symantec Corp.

     214,863         5,512   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     121,306         7,673   

Teradata Corp.(2)

     49,005         2,140   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     320,080         17,113   

Total System Services, Inc.

     57,172         1,942   

VeriSign, Inc.(2)

     35,922         2,048   

Visa, Inc. Class A

     146,098         38,307   

Western Digital Corp.

     69,242         7,665   

Western Union Co. (The)

     161,843         2,899   

Xerox Corp.

     347,042         4,810   

Xilinx, Inc.

     83,801         3,628   

Yahoo!, Inc.(2)

     270,541         13,665   
     

 

 

 
        1,075,478   
     

 

 

 

Office REIT—0.1%

     

Boston Properties, Inc.

     61,180         7,873   
     

 

 

 

Residential REITs—0.4%

     

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     52,700         8,611   

Equity Residential

     145,500         10,453   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     25,840         5,338   
     

 

 

 
        24,402   
     

 

 

 

Retail REITs—0.6%

     

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     250,780         7,055   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     163,530         4,111   

Macerich Co. (The)

     56,640         4,724   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     124,940         22,753   
     

 

 

 
        38,643   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.1%

  

  

AT&T, Inc.

     1,551,525         52,116   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     178,860         7,079   

Frontier Communications Corp.

     365,011         2,435   

Level 3 Communications,
Inc.
(2)

     83,203         4,108   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     1,248,103         58,386   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

  

Windstream Holdings, Inc.

     205,837       $ 1,696   
     

 

 

 
        125,820   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—19.5%

     

AES Corp. (The)

     1,339,113         18,440   

AGL Resources, Inc.

     243,004         13,246   

Ameren Corp.

     499,096         23,023   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     999,469         60,688   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     885,354         20,744   

CMS Energy Corp.

     570,650         19,830   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     599,442         39,569   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     1,188,011         91,358   

DTE Energy Co.

     364,464         31,479   

Duke Energy Corp.

     1,328,574         110,989   

Edison International

     666,685         43,655   

Entergy Corp.

     367,424         32,142   

Exelon Corp.

     1,750,402         64,905   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     855,725         33,365   

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

     166,271         12,944   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     888,668         94,456   

NiSource, Inc.

     651,556         27,639   

Northeast Utilities

     644,492         34,493   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     686,621         18,504   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     518,782         13,971   

PG&E Corp.

     972,547         51,778   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     230,117         15,719   

PPL Corp.

     1,359,423         49,388   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     1,029,162         42,618   

SCANA Corp.

     290,586         17,551   

Sempra Energy

     473,360         52,713   

Southern Co.

     1,832,350         89,987   

TECO Energy, Inc.

     487,100         9,981   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     458,544         24,184   

XCEL Energy, Inc.

     1,038,861         37,316   
     

 

 

 
        1,196,675   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $6,034,586)

  

  

     6,112,703   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.4%

(Identified Cost $6,034,586)

        6,112,703   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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VIRTUS PREMIUM ALPHASECTOR® FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.0%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—3.0%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.070%)

     27,358,940       $ 27,359   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund (seven-day effective yield 0.080%)

     127,675,052         127,675   

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund (seven-day effective yield 0.010%)

     27,358,940         27,359   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $182,393)

        182,393   
     

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—0.0%

     

INVESCO Trust Short-Term Investments Liquid Assets Portfolio (The) Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.060%)(4)

     2,815,150         2,815   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

(Identified Cost $2,815)

        2,815   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—102.4%

(Identified Cost $6,219,794)

        6,297,911 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—(2.4)%

        (150,553
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 6,147,358   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, 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.

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 6,112,703       $ 6,112,703   

Securities Lending Collateral

     2,815         2,815   

Short-Term Investments

     182,393         182,393   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 6,297,911       $ 6,297,911   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—97.0%

     

Real Estate Investment Trusts—97.0%

  

  

HEALTH CARE—5.2%

     

HCP, Inc.

     789,510       $ 34,762   

Ventas, Inc.

     710,061         50,912   
     

 

 

 
     85,674   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE—27.5%

     

Industrial—9.2%

     

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     1,700,403         60,636   

Eastgroup Properties, Inc.

     5,335         338   

Prologis, Inc.

     2,138,425         92,017   
     

 

 

 
     152,991   
     

 

 

 

Mixed—4.9%

     

Duke Realty Corp.

     1,575,800         31,831   

Liberty Property Trust

     1,314,644         49,470   
     

 

 

 
     81,301   
     

 

 

 

Office—13.4%

     

Boston Properties, Inc.

     364,883         46,957   

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     408,020         4,660   

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     1,468,533         41,706   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     749,742         33,198   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     847,942         58,567   

Paramount Group, Inc.(2)

     845,136         15,711   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     175,077         20,838   
     

 

 

 
     221,637   
     

 

 

 
     455,929   
     

 

 

 

LODGING/RESORTS—11.8%

     

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     2,922,872         69,477   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     1,107,347         44,814   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     997,613         45,521   

RLJ Lodging Trust

     1,097,500         36,799   
     

 

 

 
     196,611   
     

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL—18.2%

     

Apartments—17.4%

     

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     800,617         33,114   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     212,090         34,653   

Camden Property Trust

     831,700         61,413   

Equity Residential

     1,139,522         81,863   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(continued)

  

  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     376,240       $ 77,731   
     

 

 

 
     288,774   
     

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes—0.8%

     

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

     269,953         13,916   
     

 

 

 
     302,690   
     

 

 

 

RETAIL—23.2%

     

Regional Malls—15.3%

     

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     2,408,075         67,739   

Macerich Co. (The)

     313,375         26,139   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     796,941         145,131   

Washington Prime Group, Inc.

     836,345         14,402   
     

 

 

 
     253,411   
     

 

 

 

Shopping Centers—7.9%

     

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     1,570,496         39,011   

DDR Corp.

     628,342         11,536   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     1,018,773         25,612   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

     1,513,000         55,921   
     

 

 

 
     132,080   
     

 

 

 
     385,491   
     

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE—11.1%

     

CubeSmart

     689,050         15,207   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     1,070,525         62,776   

Public Storage

     577,081         106,673   
     

 

 

 
     184,656   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $947,589)

        1,611,051   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.0%

(Identified cost $947,589)

        1,611,051   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.1%

     

Money Market Mutual Fund—3.1%

     

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (Seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     52,223,903         52,224   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $52,224)

  

  

     52,224   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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VIRTUS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.1%

(Identified Cost $999,813)

        1,663,275 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.1)%

        (2,261
  

 

  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,661,014   
  

 

  

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

 

 

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 1,611,051       $ 1,611,051   

Short-Term Investments

     52,224         52,224   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,663,275       $ 1,663,275   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—7.5%

    

Consumer Discretionary—1.0%

    

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. 5.125%, 2/15/19

   $ 835      $ 856   

Boyd Gaming Corp. 9.125%, 12/1/18

     1,150        1,184   

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

     1,000        1,040   

iHeartCommunications, Inc. 10.000%, 1/15/18

     1,815        1,575   

Landry’s, Inc. 144A 9.375%, 5/1/20(3)

     950        1,012   

MHGE Parent LLC 144A 8.500%, 8/1/19(3)

     1,265        1,238   

Norwegian Cruise Lines Corp. Ltd. 144A 5.250%, 11/15/19(3)

     185        187   

Numericable Group SA 144A 4.875%, 5/15/19(3)

     755        751   

ServiceMaster Co. 7.000%, 8/15/20

     484        503   
    

 

 

 
    8,346   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.2%

    

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

     880        879   

Spectrum Brands, Inc. 6.375%, 11/15/20

     715        749   
    

 

 

 
    1,628   
    

 

 

 

Energy—0.6%

    

California Resources Corp. 144A
5.000%, 1/15/20
(3)

     1,335        1,165   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP 144A 6.500%, 4/15/21(3)

     490        440   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas 7.750%, 5/15/17

     182        157   

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc.
8.250%, 2/15/18

     1,250        956   

FTS International, Inc. 144A 6.250%, 5/1/22(3)

     825        614   

NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL Energy Finance Corp.) 144A 5.125%, 7/15/19(3)

     1,525        1,466   

PHI, Inc.
5.250%, 3/15/19

     450        385   
    

 

 

 
    5,183   
    

 

 

 

Financials—1.4%

    

Aircastle Ltd.

    

4.625%, 12/15/18

     1,305        1,315   

6.250%, 12/1/19

     1,190        1,264   

Banco Santander Brasil SA 144A 8.000%, 3/18/16(3)

     1,300 BRL      467   

iStar Financial, Inc.

    

4.875%, 7/1/18

     1,415        1,396   

5.000%, 7/1/19

     865        843   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

     

6.500%, 8/1/18

   $ 835       $ 800   

6.500%, 7/1/21

     1,295         1,185   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A 6.875%, 8/15/18(3)(4)

     335         351   

Springleaf Finance Corp. 5.250%, 12/15/19

     3,310         3,252   
     

 

 

 
     10,873   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.8%

     

Capsugel SA PIK Interest Capitalization 144A 7.000%, 5/15/19(3)(4)

     350         354   

Community Health Systems, Inc. 5.125%, 8/15/18

     1,055         1,095   

HCA, Inc. 4.250%, 10/15/19

     920         935   

INC Research, LLC 4.750%, 11/12/21

     1,582         1,581   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 144A 6.000%, 1/15/21(3)

     180         184   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

144A 5.000%, 3/1/19(3)

     415         416   

6.000%, 10/1/20

     435         468   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A 6.750%, 8/15/18(3)

     965         1,029   
     

 

 

 
     6,062   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.3%

     

Air Canada 144A 6.750%, 10/1/19(3)

     965         1,006   

Atlas Air Pass-Through-Trust 98-1, A
7.380%, 1/2/18

     227         229   

United Rentals, Inc.
7.375%, 5/15/20

     1,000         1,085   
     

 

 

 
     2,320   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.0%

     

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. 144A 6.750%, 11/15/20(3)

     560         594   

Avaya, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 4/1/19
(3)

     3,015         2,955   

First Data Corp.

     

144A 8.250%, 1/15/21(3)

     1,015         1,091   

11.750%, 8/15/21

     1,331         1,534   

Infor Software Parent LLC PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A 7.125%, 5/1/21(3)(4)

     1,430         1,408   

Sanmina Corp. 144A
4.375%, 6/1/19
(3)

     450         448   
     

 

 

 
     8,030   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.7%

     

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 144A
6.250%, 1/31/19
(3)

     400         392   
 

 

1


VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA 144A
6.000%, 6/15/17
(3)

   $ 3,200       $ 3,128   

Cemex SAB de CV

     

144A 9.500%, 6/15/18(3)

     1,499         1,641   

144A 5.875%, 3/25/19(3)

     815         829   

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) 144A 8.250%, 11/1/19(3)

     750         685   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.

     

8.875%, 2/1/18

     1,375         1,227   

6.625%, 4/15/20

     1,370         1,350   

Ineos Finance plc 144A
5.875%, 2/15/19
(3)

     1,130         1,074   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.
9.000%, 4/15/19

     1,500         1,560   

United States Steel Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/21

     1,235         1,266   

Vedanta Resources plc 144A
9.500%, 7/18/18
(3)

     685         740   
     

 

 

 
        13,892   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.3%

     

Frontier Communications Corp.
6.250%, 9/15/21

     1,085         1,093   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
7.000%, 6/1/20

     1,105         1,170   
     

 

 

 
        2,263   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.2%

     

RJS Power Holdings LLC 144A
5.125%, 7/15/19
(3)

     1,510         1,499   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $61,358)

        60,096   
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—94.7%

     

Consumer Discretionary—28.1%

     

Acosta, Inc. 5.000%, 9/26/21

     2,267         2,271   

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

     

First Lien 4.250%, 7/23/21

     1,799         1,785   

Delayed Draw 4.250%, 7/23/21

     60         60   

Second Lien, 7.500%, 7/25/22

     2,530         2,510   

Affinity Gaming LLC 5.250%, 11/9/17

     971         962   

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. 4.750%, 10/20/21

     3,425         3,374   

Boyd Gaming Corp. Tranche B, 4.000%, 8/14/20

     4,715         4,640   

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC (The) Second Lien, 7.500%, 12/17/21

     1,971         1,938   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

     

Tranche B-4, 10.500%, 10/31/16

     943         839   

Tranche B-6, 6.985%, 3/1/17

     3,558         3,127   

Tranche B-7, 9.750%, 1/28/18

     2,220         1,935   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

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

   $ 3,962       $ 3,718   

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

     3,517         3,233   

CBAC Borrower LLC Tranche B,
8.250%, 7/2/20

     3,654         3,617   

Cequel Communications LLC
3.500%, 2/14/19

     1,659         1,637   

Charter Communications Operations LLC Tranche F, 3.000%, 1/3/21

     6,227         6,117   

Checkout Holding Corp. Tranche B, First Lien 4.500%, 4/9/21

     2,886         2,760   

Chrysler Group LLC

     

Tranche B, 3.500%, 5/24/17

     3,648         3,636   

Tranche B, 3.250%, 12/31/18

     2,592         2,573   

CityCenter Holdings LLC Tranche B,
4.250%, 10/16/20

     2,560         2,543   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Tranche D, 6.919%, 1/30/19

     16,413         15,513   

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. 4.000%, 4/4/21

     3,764         3,715   

CSC Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, 2.669%, 4/17/20

     2,438         2,392   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.
4.250%, 12/23/20

     3,556         3,460   

Delta 2 (Lux) S.A.R.L.

     

Tranche B-3, 4.750%, 7/30/21

     5,593         5,475   

Second Lien, 7.750%, 7/29/22

     1,462         1,429   

Federal-Mogul Corp. Tranche C, 4.750%, 4/15/21

     4,239         4,217   

General Nutrition Center Tranche B, 3.250%, 3/4/19

     3,031         2,956   

Golden Nugget, Inc.

     

5.500%, 11/21/19

     1,040         1,031   

Delayed Draw 5.500%, 11/21/19

     446         442   

Granite Broadcasting Corp. Tranche B, First Lien, 6.750%, 5/23/18

     763         758   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC 3.500%, 10/26/20

     16,903         16,737   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. Tranche B-2, 3.750%, 6/30/19

     2,838         2,804   

KAR Auction Services, Inc. Tranche B-2, 3.500%, 3/11/21

     2,588         2,549   

Key Safety Systems, Inc.
4.750%, 8/29/21

     2,046         2,036   

Laureate Education, Inc. 2018 Extended, 5.000%, 6/15/18

     5,484         5,246   

Leslie’s Poolmart Tranche B, 4.250%, 10/16/19

     5,240         5,116   

Libbey Glass, Inc. 3.750%, 4/9/21

     3,536         3,494   

Marina District Finance Co., Inc. 6.750%, 8/15/18

     1,174         1,170   

MCC LLC (Mediacom Broadband Group)

     
 

 

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Tranche H, 3.250%, 1/29/21

   $ 1,970       $ 1,913   

3.750%, 6/30/21

     932         914   

Tranche G, 3.750%, 6/30/21

     2,336         2,289   

Media General, Inc. Tranche B,
4.250%, 7/31/20

     4,535         4,494   

Metaldyne LLC 4.250%, 10/20/21

     1,677         1,676   

MGM Resort International Tranche B 3.500%, 12/20/19

     5,770         5,635   

Michaels Stores, Inc. Tranche B,
3.750%, 1/28/20

     3,940         3,872   

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Tranche B, 5.500%, 11/19/19

     3,182         3,070   

Neiman Marcus Group 4.250%, 10/25/20

     2,960         2,901   

Numericable SFR

     

Tranche B-1, 4.500%, 5/21/20

     1,852         1,849   

Tranche B-2, 4.500%, 5/21/20

     1,605         1,602   

Peninsula Gaming LLC Tranche B, 4.250%, 11/20/17

     890         886   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. Tranche B, 3.250%, 10/30/20

     2,970         2,916   

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B,
7.250%, 11/9/18

     2,284         2,292   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Tranche
B-2, 3.750%, 8/13/20

     4,026         3,979   

Scientific Games International, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 10/1/21

     2,807         2,774   

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B, 3.500%, 5/14/20

     952         921   

ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The)
4.250%, 7/1/21

     5,855         5,760   

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority 6.250%, 8/29/19

     1,689         1,698   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. Tranche B-1, 3.500%, 7/30/21

     2,610         2,594   

SRAM LLC First Lien,
4.000%, 4/10/20

     2,520         2,450   

Station Casinos LLC Tranche B, 4.250%, 3/2/20

     3,157         3,100   

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC 4.250%, 7/2/21

     1,765         1,749   

Transtar Holding Co.

     

First Lien, 5.750%, 10/9/18

     1,429         1,420   

Second Lien, 10.000%, 10/9/19

     460         454   

Tribune Co.
4.000%, 12/27/20

     5,847         5,775   

Tribune Publishing Co.
5.750%, 8/4/21

     1,251         1,239   

TWCC Holding Corp. Second Lien, 7.000%, 6/26/20

     3,524         3,389   

Univision Communications, Inc.

     

First Lien, 4.000%, 3/1/20

     4,430         4,342   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

4.000%, 3/1/20

   $ 4,647       $ 4,554   

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd. Tranche B, 3.500%, 6/7/20

     3,847         3,784   

Ziggo B.V.

     

Tranche B-1 3.250%, 1/15/22

     1,398         1,363   

Tranche B-2, 3.500%, 1/15/22

     901         878   

Tranche B-3, 3.500%, 1/15/22

     1,482         1,445   
     

 

 

 
     223,792   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—6.0%

  

  

Albertson’s LLC

     

Tranche B-4, 4.500%, 8/25/21

     2,688         2,692   

Tranche B-4-1, 4.500%, 8/25/21

     344         345   

ARAMARK Corp.

     

Tranche E, 3.250%, 9/6/19

     4,323         4,268   

Tranche F, 3.250%, 2/24/21

     991         977   

Big Heart Pet Brands (Del Monte Corp.) 3.500%, 3/9/20

     2,943         2,833   

Charger OpCo B.V. (Oak Tea, Inc.) Tranche B-2, 1.750%, 7/23/21

     1,083         1,050   

Crossmark Holdings, Inc.

     

First Lien, 4.500%, 12/20/19

     2,983         2,926   

Second Lien, 8.750%, 12/21/20

     520         508   

Del Monte Corp. First Lien, 4.250%, 2/18/21

     953         876   

Dole Food Co., Inc. Tranche B, 4.500%, 11/1/18

     1,940         1,921   

Heinz (H.J.) Co. Tranche B-2, 3.500%, 6/5/20

     11,367         11,319   

New Hostess Brand Acquisition LLC Tranche B, 6.750%, 4/9/20

     4,017         4,087   

Prestige Brands Tranche B-2, 4.500%, 9/3/21

     290         290   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. 4.000%, 12/1/18

     4,092         4,029   

Rite Aid Corp.

     

Tranche 7, 3.500%, 2/21/20

     5,910         5,893   

Tranche 1, Second Lien, 5.750%, 8/21/20

     101         102   

Tranche 2, Second Lien, 4.875%, 6/21/21

     1,417         1,421   

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Tranche C, 3.500%, 9/4/19

     1,975         1,961   
     

 

 

 
     47,498   
     

 

 

 

Energy—4.2%

     

Arch Coal, Inc.
6.250%, 5/16/18

     4,452         3,701   

Azure Midstream
6.500%, 11/15/18

     2,284         2,055   

Chief Exploration & Development LLC Second Lien, 7.500%, 5/16/21

     2,739         2,479   

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc. 5.500%, 7/25/21

     1,521         1,232   
 

 

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Expro Finservices S.A.R.L. 5.750%, 9/2/21

   $ 1,538       $ 1,269   

Fieldwood Energy LLC

     

Closing Date Loan, 3.875%, 9/28/18

     853         811   

Closing Date Loan, Second Lien, 8.375%, 9/30/20

     2,613         1,928   

FTS International, Inc. 5.750%, 4/16/21

     1,451         1,161   

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

     2,860         2,474   

MEG Energy Corp. 3.750%, 3/31/20

     1,936         1,854   

Ocean Rig 6.000%, 3/31/21

     2,963         2,339   

Paragon Offshore Finance Co. 3.750%, 7/16/21

     2,265         1,832   

Quicksilver Resources, Inc. Second Lien, 7.000%, 6/21/19

     1,745         1,328   

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC Second Lien, 8.750%, 12/31/18

     1,290         1,000   

Seadrill Operating LP 4.000%, 2/21/21

     7,323         5,728   

Templar Energy LLC Second Lien,
8.500%, 11/25/20

     3,000         2,169   
     

 

 

 
     33,360   
     

 

 

 

Financials—5.5%

     

Altisource Solutions S.A.R.L. Tranche B, 4.500%, 12/9/20

     3,237         2,525   

Asurion LLC

     

Tranche B-1, 5.000%, 5/24/19

     2,178         2,154   

Tranche B-2, 4.250%, 7/8/20

     1,478         1,434   

Capital Automotive LP

     

Tranche B-1, 4.000%, 4/10/19

     1,514         1,488   

Second Lien, 6.000%, 4/30/20

     1,828         1,828   

Clipper Acquisitions Corp. Tranche B, 3.000%, 2/6/20

     994         960   

Delos Finance S.A.R.L. 3.500%, 3/6/21

     4,026         4,003   

Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd. 4.500%, 6/26/20

     3,940         3,738   

iStar Financial, Inc. Tranche A-2, 7.000%, 3/19/17

     381         397   

National Financial Partners LLC 4.500%, 7/1/20

     2,821         2,799   

Realogy Corp.

     

Extended LOC, 4.400%, 10/10/16

     206         204   

Tranche B, 3.750%, 3/5/20

     7,433         7,303   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. First Lien, 3.500%, 4/17/20

     3,314         3,243   

Trans Union LLC 2014 Replacement, 4.000%, 4/9/21

     5,253         5,194   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B, 4.750%, 12/18/20

   $ 7,071       $ 6,399   
     

 

 

 
     43,669   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—13.3%

     

Accellent, Inc. First Lien, 4.500%, 3/12/21

     3,288         3,225   

Akorn, Inc. 4.500%, 4/16/21

     4,239         4,218   

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 7.250%, 11/12/20

     1,025         1,025   

American Renal Holdings, Inc.

     

Tranche B, First Lien, 4.500%, 8/20/19

     2,448         2,423   

Second Lien, 8.500%, 3/20/20

     2,390         2,366   

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC 5.000%, 11/1/19

     2,857         2,856   

AmSurg Corp.
3.750%, 7/16/21

     1,201         1,194   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

     

First Lien, 6.750%, 7/2/18

     790         791   

Second Lien, 11.000%, 1/2/19

     268         268   

Capsugel Holdings US, Inc. 3.500%, 8/1/18

     3,989         3,908   

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. Second Lien, 4.250%, 11/19/19

     2,082         2,062   

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) Tranche D, 4.250%, 1/27/21

     3,721         3,718   

CRC Health Corp. Tranche B, First Lien, 5.250%, 3/29/21

     1,350         1,351   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. Tranche B, 3.500%, 6/24/21

     3,139         3,114   

Emdeon, Inc.

     

Tranche B-2, 3.750%, 11/2/18

     3,035         2,989   

3.750%, 11/2/18

     499         492   

Endo Luxembourg Finance S.A.R.L. Tranche B, 3.250%, 3/1/21

     918         897   

Envision Healthcare Corp. (F/K/A Emergency Medical Services Corp.) 4.000%, 5/25/18

     3,674         3,656   

Iasis Healthcare LLC Tranche B-2, 4.500%, 5/3/18

     1,986         1,972   

IMS Health, Inc. Tranche B, 3.500%, 3/17/21

     5,318         5,210   

InVentiv Health, Inc. Tranche B-4, 7.750%, 5/15/18

     2,887         2,884   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

     

Tranche E-2, 3.500%, 11/4/16

     935         925   

Tranche E-1, 4.000%, 5/4/18

     576         569   

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. Tranche B-1, 3.500%, 3/19/21

     291         286   

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Tranche B, 3.250%, 3/19/21

     2,768         2,722   
 

 

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

  

  

MMM Holdings, Inc. 9.750%, 12/12/17

   $ 401       $ 390   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc. 9.750%, 12/12/17

     292         283   

Multiplan, Inc. Tranche B-1, 3.750%, 3/31/21

     3,444         3,358   

National Mentor Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, 4.750%, 1/31/21

     749         736   

National Surgical Hospitals, Inc. Tranche B-2, 5.250%, 8/1/19

     1,400         1,390   

NBTY, Inc. Tranche B-2, 3.500%, 10/1/17

     2,782         2,711   

NVA Holdings, Inc.

     

First Lien, 4.750%, 8/14/21

     422         418   

Second Lien 8.000%, 8/14/22

     986         975   

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 4.750%, 6/30/21

     3,335         3,289   

Par Pharmaceutical Tranche B-2, 4.000%, 9/30/19

     1,738         1,694   

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (Jaguar Holdings LLC) 4.000%, 12/5/18

     1,960         1,949   

PharMEDium Healthcare Corp. First Lien, 4.250%, 1/28/21

     3,603         3,507   

Pharmedium Healthcare Corp. Second Lien, 7.750%, 1/28/22

     540         536   

PRA Holdings, Inc. Tranche B-1, 4.500%, 9/23/20

     2,457         2,430   

Quintiles Transnational Corp. Tranche B-3, 3.750%, 6/8/18

     4,494         4,453   

Regional Care, Inc. (RCHP, Inc.) First Lien, 6.000%, 4/23/19

     3,927         3,907   

Rexam Healthcare LLC (Devix) 4.250%, 5/3/21

     1,877         1,857   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

     

First Lien, 5.250%, 11/3/20

     656         640   

Second Lien, 8.500%, 11/3/21

     1,693         1,640   

Surgical Care Affiliates LLC Tranche C, 4.000%, 6/29/18

     3,422         3,387   

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Tranche B-2, First Lien, 4.250%, 7/3/19

     3,004         2,963   

United Surgical Partners Tranche B 4.750%, 4/3/19

     2,073         2,064   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

Series D-2, Tranche B, 3.500%, 2/13/19

     2,158         2,143   

Series C2, Tranche B, 3.500%, 12/11/19

     2         2   

Series E1, Tranche B, 3.500%, 8/5/20

     3,981         3,951   
     

 

 

 
     105,794   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—12.3%

     

Air Canada 5.500%, 9/26/19

     2,249         2,267   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC Second Lien, 9.500%, 12/10/19

   $ 110       $ 110   

Alllied Security Holdings LLC

     

First Lien, 4.250%, 2/12/21

     1,387         1,370   

Second Lien, 8.000%, 8/13/21

     688         678   

American Airlines, Inc.

     

Tranche B, 3.750%, 6/27/19

     7,541         7,475   

Tranche B, 2014 4.250%, 10/10/21

     2,015         2,019   

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. First Lien, 4.000%, 12/18/20

     3,850         3,750   

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc. First Lien, 6.000%, 3/16/17

     3,907         3,682   

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. 4.500%, 9/15/20

     2,379         2,347   

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. Second Lien, 9.000%, 11/19/20

     1,201         1,204   

Commercial Barge Line Co. First Lien, 7.500%, 9/22/19

     2,664         2,664   

DynCorp International, Inc. 6.250%, 7/7/16

     2,372         2,370   

Filtration Group Corp. Second Lien, 8.250%, 11/22/21

     2,075         2,078   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

     

Tranche B-3, 7.000%, 5/22/18

     2,154         2,165   

Tranche B-4, 6.000%, 8/4/19

     1,279         1,276   

HD Supply, Inc. Term Loan 2014, 4.000%, 6/28/18

     4,232         4,199   

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.) 4.250%, 6/30/21

     3,291         3,235   

International Equipment Solutions Global B.V. 6.750%, 8/16/19

     2,933         2,914   

Landmark U.S. Member LLC (Landmark U.S. Corp Acquisition, Inc.)

     

First Lien, 4.750%, 10/25/19

     2,839         2,818   

4.750%, 10/25/19

     113         112   

Landmark U.S. Member LLC (LM U.S. Corp. Acquisition, Inc..) Second Lien 8.250%, 1/25/21

     970         955   

Mcjunkin Red Man Corp. 5.000%, 11/8/19

     1,540         1,428   

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B, 5.750%, 8/17/17

     1,319         1,316   

Nortek, Inc. 3.750%, 10/30/20

     3,959         3,885   

OPE USIC Holdings, Inc. 4.000%, 7/10/20

     2,017         1,967   

Quikrete Co., Inc. First Lien, 4.000%, 9/28/20

     2,829         2,796   

Rexnord LLC Tranche B, 4.000%, 8/21/20

     4,938         4,847   

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

     2,510         2,378   

Sedgwick, Inc. First Lien, 3.750%, 3/1/21

     6,841         6,670   

Spin Holdco, Inc. First Lien, 4.250%, 11/14/19

     4,910         4,843   
 

 

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. Tranche B, 3.250%, 9/15/20

   $ 3,876       $ 3,829   

TransDigm, Inc.

     

Tranche C, 3.750%, 2/28/20

     7,904         7,788   

Tranche D, 3.750%, 6/4/21

     2,662         2,624   

United Airlines, Inc. (Continental Airlines, Inc.) Tranche B-1, 3.750%, 9/15/21

     4,287         4,261   
     

 

 

 
        98,320   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—11.5%

  

  

Allflex Holdings III, Inc.

     

First Lien, 4.250%, 7/17/20

     4,938         4,857   

Second Lien, 8.000%, 7/19/21

     789         774   

Applied Systems, Inc.

     

First Lien, 4.250%, 1/25/21

     590         582   

Second Lien, 7.500%, 1/24/22

     1,916         1,879   

Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd. 3.750%, 5/6/21

     3,532         3,527   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

     

4.000%, 5/31/19

     2,980         2,909   

Second Lien, 9.500%, 6/26/20

     3,154         3,107   

CCC Information Services 4.000%, 12/20/19

     2,898         2,869   

CDW LLC 3.250%, 4/29/20

     8,215         7,986   

Deltek, Inc. Second Lien, 10.000%, 10/10/19

     2,629         2,647   

Electronic Funds Source LLC 5.500%, 5/29/21

     4,214         4,185   

Evergreen Skills Lux S.A.R.L.

     

First Lien, 5.750%, 4/28/21

     3,791         3,723   

Second Lien, 9.250%, 4/28/22

     2,515         2,385   

Excelitas Technologies Corp. Tranche B, 6.000%, 11/2/20

     3,666         3,641   

First Data Corp.

     

3.667%, 3/23/18

     13,370         13,132   

3.667%, 9/24/18

     2,156         2,114   

Infinity Acquisition Ltd. 4.250%, 8/6/21

     3,392         3,331   

Infor (U.S.), Inc. Tranche B-3, 3.750%, 6/3/20

     4,408         4,283   

Infor (US), Inc. Tranche B-5, 3.750%, 6/3/20

     3,535         3,437   

Interactive Data Corp. 4.750%, 5/2/21

     3,190         3,174   

ION Trading Technologies S.A.R.L. First Lien, 4.250%, 6/10/21

     995         985   

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien, 9.750%, 4/30/20

     4,447         4,536   

Lanyon Solutions, Inc. First Lien, 5.500%, 11/13/20

     2,886         2,832   

Mitchell International, Inc.

     

4.500%, 10/13/20

     3,186         3,149   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

  

Second Lien, 8.500%, 10/11/21

   $ 3,057       $ 3,052   

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 3/29/19

     3,109         2,784   
     

 

 

 
        91,880   
     

 

 

 

Materials—6.4%

     

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. Tranche B, 3.500%, 4/16/20

     5,925         5,755   

Anchor Glass Container Corp. Tranche B, 4.250%, 6/30/21

     6,400         6,357   

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 4.000%, 12/17/19

     869         855   

AZ Chem US, Inc. First Lien, 5.750%, 6/11/21

     1,641         1,608   

Berlin Packaging, Inc. S.A.R.L. First Lien, 4.500%, 10/1/21

     1,841         1,836   

Berry Plastics Groups, Inc.

     

Tranche D, 3.500%, 2/8/20

     4,567         4,433   

Tranche E, 3.750%, 1/6/21

     1,843         1,799   

CEMEX Espana S.A. Tranche A-1, 4.661%, 2/14/17

     432         433   

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Resources Property Ltd. 3.750%, 6/30/19

     4,947         4,510   

Huntsman International LLC 3.750%, 8/12/21

     4,000         3,943   

Ineos Group Holdings, Inc. 3.750%, 5/4/18

     9,068         8,817   

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp. Tranche B, 5.750%, 2/28/19

     2,247         2,157   

Solenis International LP First Lien, 4.250%, 7/31/21

     2,338         2,285   

Univar, Inc. Tranche B, 5.000%, 6/30/17

     1,343         1,303   

W.R. Grace & Co.

     

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 2/3/21

     1,247         1,241   

3.000%, 2/3/21

     3,466         3,449   
     

 

 

 
        50,781   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—4.4%

  

  

Crown Castle Operating Co. Tranche B-2, 3.000%, 1/31/21

     2,650         2,613   

Global Tel*Link Corp.

     

First Lien, 5.000%, 5/23/20

     1,837         1,823   

Second Lien, 9.000%, 11/23/20

     660         648   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

     

Tranche B-III 2019, 4.000%, 8/1/19

     3,875         3,853   

Tranche B, 2020 4.000%, 1/15/20

     3,388         3,367   

Tranche B, 2022 4.500%, 1/31/22

     3,343         3,351   
 

 

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

  

  

SBA Communications Tranche B-1A, 3.250%, 3/24/21

   $ 3,767       $ 3,700   

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. First Lien, 4.750%, 4/30/20

     2,370         2,346   

Telesat Canada, Inc. Tranche B-2, 3.500%, 3/28/19

     3,725         3,683   

West Corp. Tranche B-10, 3.250%, 6/30/18

     2,203         2,168   

Windstream Corp. Tranche B-4, 3.500%, 1/23/20

     3,204         3,175   

XO Communications LLC 4.250%, 3/20/21

     4,699         4,629   
     

 

 

 
        35,356   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—3.0%

     

Atlantic Power LP 4.750%, 2/24/21

     1,143         1,127   

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP

     

Tranche B-1, 3.000%, 5/3/20

     5,086         4,898   

Tranche B-2, 3.250%, 1/31/22

     3,847         3,721   

Granite Acquisition, Inc.

     

Tranche B, First Lien, 5.000%, 12/17/21

     2,849         2,871   

Tranche C, First Lien 5.000%, 12/17/21

     125         126   

NRG Energy, Inc. 2.750%, 7/1/18

     5,334         5,241   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC 2017 Extended, 4.648%, 10/10/17(5)

     9,165         5,957   
     

 

 

 
        23,941   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $774,394)

        754,391   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—102.2%

(Identified Cost $835,752)

        814,487 (6) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—102.2%

(Identified Cost $835,752)

        814,487 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(2.2)%

        (17,532
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 796,955   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation:

 

PIK Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, 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, 2014.

(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, 2014, these securities amounted to a value of $29,083 or 3.6% of net assets.

(4)

100% of the income received was in cash.

(5)

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

(6)

Al portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delay delivery settlements.

Foreign Currency:

 

BRL Brazilian Real
 

 

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VIRTUS SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     91

Luxembourg

     3   

Canada

     2   

Australia

     1   

Netherlands

     1   

United Kingdom

     1   

Other

     1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2014

    

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31,
2014
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

        

Corporate Bonds And Notes

   $ 60,096       $ 60,096       $ —     

Loan Agreements

     754,391         751,917         2,474   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 814,487       $ 812,013       $ 2,474   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There are no Level 1 (Quoted Prices) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at December 31, 2014.

 

     Loan
Agreements
 

Beginning Balance September 30, 2014:

   $ —     

Accrued Discount/(Premium)

     —     

Realized Gain (Loss)

     —     

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     —     

Purchases

     —     

(Sales)

     —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     2,474   

Transfers from Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Ending Balance December 31, 2014

   $ 2,474 (b) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2014, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

(b)

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 inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.


VIRTUS WEALTH MASTERS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary—35.4%

     

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     2,772       $ 860   

AMC Networks, Inc. Class A(2)

     13,432         857   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     62,926         873   

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A(2)

     24,768         845   

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     14,505         876   

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     16,425         863   

Cabela’s, Inc.(2)

     16,696         880   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A

     42,831         884   

Carnival Corp.

     18,943         859   

CBS Corp. Class B

     15,555         861   

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     14,888         834   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     18,916         842   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     14,855         862   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     17,253         857   

Dillard’s, Inc. Class A

     7,288         912   

Discovery Communications,Inc. Class C(2)

     25,014         843   

DISH Network Corp. Class A(2)

     11,798         860   

DSW, Inc. Class A

     23,740         885   

Expedia, Inc.

     9,504         811   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     10,728         850   

Federal-Mogul Corp.(2)

     53,763         865   

Fossil Group, Inc.(2)

     7,822         866   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     20,671         870   

Garmin Ltd.

     15,989         845   

Horton (D.R.), Inc.

     34,079         862   

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A(2)

     14,219         856   

International Speedway Corp. Class A

     27,419         868   

L Brands, Inc.

     10,052         870   

Lands’ End, Inc.

     15,676         846   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     15,026         874   

Lennar Corp. Class A

     19,438         871   

Liberty Broadband Corp.(2)

     16,740         834   

Liberty Global plc Class C(2)

     17,377         839   

Liberty Interactive Corp. Class A(2)

     29,162         858   

Liberty Media Corp.(2)

     25,084         879   

Liberty Tripadvisor Holdings, Class A

     31,524         848   

Liberty Ventures Class A(2)

     22,754         858   

Madison Square Garden Co. (The)(2)

     11,322         852   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     10,845         846   

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     11,754         876   

MGM Resorts International(2)

     41,933         896   

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(2)

     5,501         855   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Morningstar, Inc.

     12,985       $ 840   

News Corp. Class A(2)

     55,318         868   

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     8,858         852   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     10,978         872   

Papa John’s International, Inc.

     15,353         857   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     17,201         844   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     4,715         873   

Sears Holdings Corp.(2)

     24,974         824   

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.(2)

     74,653         982   

Starbucks Corp.

     10,549         866   

Starz - Liberty Capital Class A(2)

     28,878         858   

Tesla Motors, Inc.(2)

     3,819         849   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     21,798         837   

Under Armour, Inc. Class A(2)

     12,477         847   

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     24,649         866   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     11,115         836   

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     97,088         877   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     5,759         857   
     

 

 

 
     51,653   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—4.6%

     

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The) Class A(2)

     2,902         840   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     9,523         837   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

     11,174         851   

Harbinger Group, Inc.(2)

     60,878         862   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     8,918         835   

Monster Beverage Corp.(2)

     7,583         822   

PriceSmart, Inc.

     9,347         853   

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

     27,649         847   
     

 

 

 
     6,747   
     

 

 

 

Energy—6.9%

     

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     46,132         903   

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.(2)

     13,706         874   

Continental Resources, Inc.(2)

     22,383         859   

CVR Energy, Inc.(3)

     21,396         828   

Exterran Holdings, Inc.

     27,039         881   

Halcon Resources Corp.(2)(3)

     432,336         769   

Hess Corp.

     11,532         851   

RPC, Inc.

     62,897         820   

Talisman Energy, Inc.

     109,159         855   

Transocean Ltd.(3)

     43,930         805   

W&T Offshore, Inc.

     113,326         832   
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Western Refining, Inc.

     22,673       $ 857   
     

 

 

 
     10,134   
     

 

 

 

Financials—15.1%

     

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(2)(3)

     27,009         913   

American Financial Group, Inc.

     14,014         851   

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

     15,752         886   

Berkley (W.R.) Corp.

     16,631         853   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(2)

     5,597         840   

BOK Financial Corp.

     14,015         842   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     26,069         858   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     28,282         854   

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

     19,877         836   

Credit Acceptance Corp.(2)

     6,183         843   

Erie Indemnity Co. Class A

     9,494         862   

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A

     3,335         843   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     15,117         837   

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     28,832         846   

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. Class A(2)

     25,341         827   

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(2)

     42,321         844   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     35,047         833   

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(2)

     6,396         834   

Leucadia National Corp.

     37,514         841   

Loews Corp.

     20,169         848   

Mercury General Corp.

     15,399         873   

Ocwen Financial Corp.(2)(3)

     53,010         800   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     14,923         855   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     11,124         850   

Vornado Realty Trust

     7,206         848   

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

     55,667         873   
     

 

 

 
     22,090   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—4.6%

     

Akorn, Inc.(2)

     22,606         818   

Bruker Corp.(2)

     43,304         850   

Cerner Corp.(2)

     13,085         846   

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(2)(3)

     91,079         879   

Hologic, Inc.(2)

     31,389         839   

MannKind Corp.(2)(3)

     157,609         822   

Opko Health, Inc.(2)(3)

     86,702         866   

Pharmacyclics, Inc.(2)

     6,401         783   
     

 

 

 
     6,703   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—10.5%

     

Air Lease Corp.

     24,731         849   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

American Railcar Industries, Inc.

     16,722       $ 861   

Cintas Corp.

     10,676         837   

Colfax Corp.(2)

     16,249         838   

Covanta Holding Corp.

     39,130         861   

Danaher Corp.

     9,758         836   

FedEx Corp.

     4,817         836   

Grainger (W.W.), Inc.

     3,283         837   

Heartland Express, Inc.

     31,545         852   

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(2)

     37,577         937   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     8,769         830   

MasTec, Inc.(2)

     39,590         895   

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A

     10,518         855   

Navistar International Corp.(2)

     25,825         865   

Rollins, Inc.

     25,550         846   

Timken Co. (The)

     19,580         836   

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     27,503         857   

XPO Logistics, Inc.(2)(3)

     20,797         850   
     

 

 

 
     15,378   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—13.9%

     

Amkor Technology, Inc.(2)

     124,596         885   

Anixter International, Inc.

     9,633         852   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

     19,588         849   

eBay, Inc.(2)

     14,838         833   

EchoStar Corp. Class A(2)

     16,678         875   

Facebook, Inc. Class A(2)

     10,432         814   

Google, Inc. Class C(2)

     1,622         854   

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

     13,878         844   

Intuit, Inc.

     8,980         828   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

     58,884         854   

Mentor Graphics Corp.

     39,129         858   

National Instruments Corp.

     27,005         839   

Nuance Communications, Inc.(2)

     59,117         844   

Oracle Corp.

     18,630         838   

Paychex, Inc.

     18,085         835   

Pegasystems, Inc.

     40,309         837   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     11,408         848   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(2)

     17,780         832   

RealPage, Inc.(2)

     38,361         842   

Salesforce.com, Inc.(2)

     14,193         842   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     15,038         879   

Syntel Co.(2)

     18,618         837   

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.(2)

     36,175         857   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

  

Yahoo!, Inc.(2)

     16,604       $ 839   
     

 

 

 
     20,315   
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.3%

     

Airgas, Inc.

     7,303         841   

Huntsman Corp.

     37,113         845   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     10,462         831   

NewMarket Corp.

     2,145         866   

Novagold Resources, Inc.(2)(3)

     304,219         897   

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A

     13,596         847   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     15,647         839   

Timkensteel Corp.

     24,978         925   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     14,128         863   
     

 

 

 
     7,754   
     

 

 

 

Office REIT—0.6%

     

Boston Properties, Inc.

     6,484         834   
     

 

 

 

Residential REITs—1.1%

     

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

     16,453         848   

Equity Residential

     11,401         819   
     

 

 

 
     1,667   
     

 

 

 

Retail REITs—1.2%

     

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     4,534         826   

Washington Prime Group, Inc.

     49,149         846   
     

 

 

 
     1,672   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.6%

     

Solarcity Corp.(2)

     15,631         836   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $133,678)

  

  

     145,783   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $133,678)

        145,783   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.8%

  

  

Money Market Mutual Fund—0.8%

  

  

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     1,097,558         1,098   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,098)

  

  

     1,098   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—4.4%

     

INVESCO Trust Short-Term Investments Liquid Assets Portfolio (The) Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.060%)(4)

     6,390,771       $ 6,391   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

(Identified Cost $6,391)

        6,391   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—105.0%

(Identified Cost $141,167)

  

  

     153,272 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(5.0)%

        (7,230
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  

   $ 146,042   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2014, 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.

 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 145,783       $ 145,783   

Securities Lending Collateral

     6,391         6,391   

Short-Term Investments

     1,098         1,098   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 153,272       $ 153,272   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2014.


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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Virtus Opportunities Trust, a trust consisting of 32 Funds (each a “Fund”), in the preparation of the Schedules of Investments. 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 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 (“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 by the Board at least quarterly.

The Funds utilize a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.

 

   

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 times that non-U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) (at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) that may impact the value of securities traded in these non-U.S. markets. In such cases the Funds fair value non-U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non-U.S. security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as ADRs, financial futures, 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

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

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 is 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 (OTC) 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 mutual 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 Funds own the following internally fair valued securities and which are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

 

Bond Fund    United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.
High Yield Fund    United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.

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 on derivative Instruments and hedging activities are intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by enhanced disclosure that enables 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 the specific types of derivative instruments used by the 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.

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

The 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, 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 of Trustees’ approved fair valuation procedures.

C. SECURITIES LENDING

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 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 the 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, 2014, the following Funds had securities on loan (reported in thousands):

 

Fund

   Market value      Collateral  

Foreign Opportunities Fund

   $ 31,046       $ 32,708   

Premium AlphaSector® Fund

     2,752         2,815   

 

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

Wealth Masters Fund

     6,235         6,391   

Effective August 29, 2014, the Dynamic AlphaSector® Fund loans securities through an agreement with JP Morgan Clearing Corp. (“JPMCC”). Under the terms of agreement, the Fund lends directly to JPMCC and in 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 is received in cash which is invested in additional portfolio securities of the Fund. The agreement also provides that the Fund pay a “Spread Fee” on the cash collateral received at a rate equal to the difference between (a) the return payable on such collateral at the reinvestment rate and (b) the cash collateral fee (rebate). The Fund also pays a fee based on the one-week London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) plus a negotiated spread.

D. SHORT SALES

($ reported in thousands)

Certain Funds may sell securities short. A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in market price. To sell a security short, a Fund must borrow the security. The Fund’s obligation to replace the security borrowed and sold short will be fully collateralized at all times by the proceeds from the short sale retained by the broker and by cash and securities deposited in a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian. If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will realize a loss, and if the price declines during the period, the Fund will realize a gain. Any realized gain will be decreased, and any realized loss increased, by the amount of transaction costs. On ex-dividend date, dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense to the Fund.

In accordance with the terms of its prime brokerage agreement, the Dynamic AlphaSector® Fund may receive rebate income or be charged a fee on borrowed securities. Such income or fee is calculated on a daily basis based upon the market value of each borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent upon the availability of such security.

E. CREDIT RISK

In countries with limited or developing markets, investments may present greater risks than in more developed markets and the prices of such investments may be volatile. The consequences of political, social or economic changes in these markets may have disruptive effects on the market prices of these investments and the income they generate, as well as a Fund’s ability to repatriate such amounts.

High-yield/high-risk securities typically entail greater price volatility and/or principal and interest rate risk. There is a greater chance that an issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments on time. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high-yield/high-risk securities may be complex, and as a result, it may be more difficult for the adviser and/or subadviser to accurately predict risk.

Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that the market may fluctuate for other reasons, and there is no assurance that the insurance company will meet its obligations. Insured securities have been identified in the Schedule of Investments. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in the Funds.

Certain Funds may invest a high percentage of their assets in specific sectors of the market in their pursuit of a greater investment return. Fluctuations in these sectors of concentration may have a greater impact on a Fund, positive or negative, than if a Fund did not concentrate its investments in such sectors.

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


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DECEMBER 31, 2014 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

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 within each Fund’s Schedule of Investments where applicable. However, a portion of such footnoted securities could be liquid where it’s 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.

At December 31, 2014, the Funds did not hold any securities that are 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)
 

Allocator Premium AlphaSector® Fund

   $ 682,559       $ 428       $ (5,444    $ (5,016

AlphaSector® Rotation Fund

     1,471,965         11,070         (9,504      1,566   

Alternatives Diversifier Fund

     134,855         11,290         (24,533      (13,243

Bond Fund

     76,701         1,948         (2,588      (640

CA Tax-Exempt Bond

     30,021         2,647         (216      2,431   

Disciplined Equity Style Fund

     2,330         94         —           94   

Disciplined Select Bond Fund

     1,513         2         (36      (34

Disciplined Select Country Fund

     1,423         5         (55      (50

Dynamic AlphaSector® Fund (Long positions)

     2,241,498         32,875         (20,378      12,497   

Other information regarding each Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.


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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

Dynamic AlphaSector® Fund (Short positions)

     (539,519      16,329         (32,894      (16,565

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     29,815         448         (2,858      (2,410

Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

     77,466         4,204         (6,701      (2,497

Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund

     5,152         272         (475      (203

Foreign Opportunities Fund

     1,555,702         402,937         (29,668      373,269   

Global Commodities Stock Fund

     10,483         1,202         (395      807   

Global Dividend Fund

     141,978         27,179         (2,151      25,028   

Global Opportunities Fund

     105,976         30,892         (1,165      29,727   

Global Premium AlphaSector® Fund

     184,615         2,108         (6,305      (4,197

Global Real Estate Securities Fund

     56,995         9,917         (598      9,319   

Greater European Opportunities Fund

     13,585         2,142         (250      1,892   

Herzfeld Fund

     26,387         395         (814      (419

High Yield Fund

     86,436         1,079         (3,237      (2,158

International Equity Fund

     10,259         505         (638      (133

International Real Estate Securities Fund

     34,922         5,787         (670      5,117   

International Small-Cap Fund

     40,545         1,243         (4,557      (3,314

International Wealth Masters Fund

     4,992         89         (234      (145

Low Volatility Equity Fund

     5,569         373         (4      369   

Low Volatility Equity Fund (Written Options)

     (1      —           —           —     

Multi-Sector Intermediate Fund

     379,154         7,700         (21,942      (14,242

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, 2014 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

     8,755,165         145,177         (233,654      (88,477

Premium AlphaSector® Fund

     6,262,571         108,327         (72,987      35,340   

Real Estate Securities Fund

     1,028,594         636,647         (1,966      634,681   

Senior Floating Rate Fund

     835,953         1,201         (22,667      (21,466

Wealth Masters Fund

     144,213         15,729         (6,670      9,059   

NOTE 4—SUBSEQUENT EVENT

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the Schedules of Investments (“N-Q”) were filed, and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the quarterly filing.

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

      03/02/15

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

         03/02/15

 

By (Signature and Title)*

        /s/ W. Patrick Bradley

W. Patrick Bradley, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

and Treasurer

        (principal financial officer)

 

Date

        03/02/15

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.


Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘N-Q’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
Filed on / Effective on:3/2/15
For Period End:12/31/14497
9/30/1424F-2NT,  N-CSR,  NSAR-B
8/29/14485APOS
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