1933 Act/Rule 497(e)
March 25, 2013
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | Virtus Opportunities Trust |
File Nos. 033-65137 and 811-7455
To The Commission Staff:
On behalf of Virtus Opportunities Trust (the “Trust” or “Registrant”), transmitted herewith for filing under Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information in the prospectus for Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund (the “Fund”) as filed under Rule 497(e) on March 11, 2013. The purpose of this filing is to submit the 497(e) filing dated March 11, 2013 in XBRL for the Fund.
Please contact Ann Flood at (860) 263-4746 or the undersigned at (860) 263-4791 if you have any questions concerning this filing.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Kevin J. Carr |
| Kevin J. Carr |
cc: Ann Flood
Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund, a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust Supplement dated March 11, 2013 to the Summary Prospectus and Statutory Prospectus dated January 31, 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS The fund has modified its approach to managing duration. Accordingly, the description of the fund’s duration strategy under “Principal Investment Strategies” in the fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus is revised to state: Under normal circumstances, the average duration of the fund’s portfolio will vary within three years (plus or minus) of the duration of its benchmark, the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified. As of September 30, 2012, the modified adjusted duration of the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified was 7.41 years. All other disclosure concerning the fund, including fees, expenses and portfolio management remains unchanged. |
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| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Jan. 31, 2013 |
| Supplement [Text Block] | vot14_SupplementTextBlock | Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund, a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust Supplement dated March 11, 2013 to the Summary Prospectus and Statutory Prospectus dated January 31, 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS The fund has modified its approach to managing duration. Accordingly, the description of the fund’s duration strategy under “Principal Investment Strategies” in the fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus is revised to state: Under normal circumstances, the average duration of the fund’s portfolio will vary within three years (plus or minus) of the duration of its benchmark, the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified. As of September 30, 2012, the modified adjusted duration of the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified was 7.41 years. All other disclosure concerning the fund, including fees, expenses and portfolio management remains unchanged. |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Supplement [Text Block] | vot14_SupplementTextBlock | Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund, a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust Supplement dated March 11, 2013 to the Summary Prospectus and Statutory Prospectus dated January 31, 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS The fund has modified its approach to managing duration. Accordingly, the description of the fund’s duration strategy under “Principal Investment Strategies” in the fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus is revised to state: Under normal circumstances, the average duration of the fund’s portfolio will vary within three years (plus or minus) of the duration of its benchmark, the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified. As of September 30, 2012, the modified adjusted duration of the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified was 7.41 years. All other disclosure concerning the fund, including fees, expenses and portfolio management remains unchanged. |
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Document and Entity Information
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12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2013
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| Risk/Return: | |
| Document Type | Other |
| Document Period End Date | Sep. 30, 2012 |
| Registrant Name | VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST |
| Central Index Key | 0001005020 |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Creation Date | Mar. 11, 2013 |
| Document Effective Date | Mar. 11, 2013 |
| Prospectus Date | Jan. 31, 2013 |
| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Jan. 31, 2013 |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Mar. 11, 2013 |