(the “Fund”),
a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust
Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus
and the Virtus Opportunities
Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS
Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below.
-- End of Supplement Text --
Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following:
Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R6 | ||
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | |||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds) | |||||
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Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R6 | ||
Management Fees | |||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | |||||
Other Expenses | |||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | |||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(b) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(b) |
(a) | The deferred sales charge is imposed on Class C Shares redeemed during the first year only. |
(b) | The fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the fund’s total operating expenses (excluding certain expenses, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges, taxes, leverage and borrowing expenses (such as commitment, amendment and renewal expenses on credit or redemption facilities), interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, unusual or infrequently occurring expenses (such as litigation), acquired fund fees and expenses, and dividend expenses, if any) so that such expenses do not exceed 1.24% for Class A Shares, 1.99% for Class C Shares, 0.99% for Class I Shares and 0.87% for Class R6 Shares through January 31, 2026. Prior to January 31, 2026, only the fund’s Board may modify or terminate the expense limitation agreement. Following the contractual period, the adviser may discontinue these expense reimbursement arrangements at any time. Under certain conditions, the adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed and/or fees waived under these arrangements for a period of three years following the date such waiver or reimbursement occurred, provided that the recapture does not cause the fund to exceed its expense limit in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement, and any in effect at the time of recapture, after repayment is taken into account. |
Under “Fees and Expenses,” the “Example” table will be replaced with the following:
Class | Share Status | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Class A | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class C | Sold | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
| Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class I | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class R6 | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
-- End of Supplement Data --
In the first table in the section “More Information About Fund Expenses” on page 73 of the statutory prospectus, the row corresponding to the Fund will be replaced with the following and the footnotes will appear after the table as shown below:
Class A Shares | Class C Shares | Class I Shares | Class R6 Shares | |
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund(**) | 1.24% | 1.99% | 0.99% | 0.87% |
(**) Contractual through January 31, 2026.
Investors should retain this supplement with the Prospectuses for future reference.
VOT 8020 DPIM Global RES Expense Cap Reduction (12/24)
(the “Fund”),
a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust
Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus
and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS
Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below.
-- End of Supplement Text --
Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following:
Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R6 | ||
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | |||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds) | |||||
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Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R6 | ||
Management Fees | |||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | |||||
Other Expenses | |||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | |||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(b) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(b) |
(a) | The deferred sales charge is imposed on Class C Shares redeemed during the first year only. |
(b) | The fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the fund’s total operating expenses (excluding certain expenses, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges, taxes, leverage and borrowing expenses (such as commitment, amendment and renewal expenses on credit or redemption facilities), interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, unusual or infrequently occurring expenses (such as litigation), acquired fund fees and expenses, and dividend expenses, if any) so that such expenses do not exceed 1.24% for Class A Shares, 1.99% for Class C Shares, 0.99% for Class I Shares and 0.79% for Class R6 Shares through January 31, 2026. Prior to January 31, 2026, only the fund’s Board may modify or terminate the expense limitation agreement. Following the contractual period, the adviser may discontinue these expense reimbursement arrangements at any time. Under certain conditions, the adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed and/or fees waived under these arrangements for a period of three years following the date such waiver or reimbursement occurred, provided that the recapture does not cause the fund to exceed its expense limit in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement, and any in effect at the time of recapture, after repayment is taken into account. |
Under “Fees and Expenses,” the “Example” table will be replaced with the following:
Class | Share Status | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Class A | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class C | Sold | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
| Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class I | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class R6 | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
-- End of Supplement Data --
In the first table in the section “More Information About Fund Expenses” on page 73 of the statutory prospectus, the row corresponding to the Fund will be replaced with the following and the footnotes will appear after the table as shown below:
Class A Shares | Class C Shares | Class I Shares | Class R6 Shares | |
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund(**) | 1.24% | 1.99% | 0.99% | 0.79% |
(**) Contractual through January 31, 2026.
Investors should retain this supplement with the Prospectuses for future reference.
VOT 8020 DPIM RES Expense Cap Reduction (12/24)
(the “Fund”),
a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust
Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus
and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS
Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below.
-- End of Supplement Text --
Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following:
Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R6 | ||
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | |||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds) | |||||
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Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R6 | ||
Management Fees | |||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | |||||
Other Expenses | |||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | |||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(b) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(b) |
(a) | The deferred sales charge is imposed on Class C Shares redeemed during the first year only. |
(b) | The fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the fund’s total operating expenses (excluding certain expenses, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges, taxes, leverage and borrowing expenses (such as commitment, amendment and renewal expenses on credit or redemption facilities), interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, unusual or infrequently occurring expenses (such as litigation), acquired fund fees and expenses, and dividend expenses, if any) so that such expenses do not exceed 1.33% for Class A Shares, 2.08% for Class C Shares, 1.08% for Class I Shares and 1.03% for Class R6 Shares through January 31, 2026. Prior to January 31, 2026, only the fund’s Board may modify or terminate the expense limitation agreement. Following the contractual period, the adviser may discontinue these expense reimbursement arrangements at any time. Under certain conditions, the adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed and/or fees waived under these arrangements for a period of three years following the date such waiver or reimbursement occurred, provided that the recapture does not cause the fund to exceed its expense limit in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement, and any in effect at the time of recapture, after repayment is taken into account. |
Under “Fees and Expenses,” the “Example” table will be replaced with the following:
Class | Share Status | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Class A | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class C | Sold | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
| Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class I | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class R6 | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
-- End of Supplement Data --
In the first table in the section “More Information About Fund Expenses” on page 73 of the statutory prospectus, the row corresponding to the Fund will be replaced with the following and the footnotes will appear after the table as shown below:
Class A Shares | Class C Shares | Class I Shares | Class R6 Shares | |
Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund(**) | 1.33% | 2.08% | 1.08% | 1.03% |
(**) Contractual through January 31, 2026.
Investors should retain this supplement with the Prospectuses for future reference.
VOT 8020 KAR Dev. Markets Expense Cap Reduction (12/24)
(the “Fund”),
a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust
Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus
and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS
Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below.
-- End of Supplement Text --
Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following:
Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R6 | ||
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | |||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds) | |||||
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Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R6 | ||
Management Fees | |||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | |||||
Other Expenses | |||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | |||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(b) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(b) |
(a) | The deferred sales charge is imposed on Class C Shares redeemed during the first year only. |
(b) | The fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the fund’s total operating expenses (excluding certain expenses, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges, taxes, leverage and borrowing expenses (such as commitment, amendment and renewal expenses on credit or redemption facilities), interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, unusual or infrequently occurring expenses (such as litigation), acquired fund fees and expenses, and dividend expenses, if any) so that such expenses do not exceed 1.70% for Class A Shares, 2.45% for Class C Shares, 1.45% for Class I Shares and 1.30% for Class R6 Shares through January 31, 2026. Prior to January 31, 2026, only the fund’s Board may modify or terminate the expense limitation agreement. Following the contractual period, the adviser may discontinue these expense reimbursement arrangements at any time. Under certain conditions, the adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed and/or fees waived under these arrangements for a period of three years following the date such waiver or reimbursement occurred, provided that the recapture does not cause the fund to exceed its expense limit in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement, and any in effect at the time of recapture, after repayment is taken into account. |
Under “Fees and Expenses,” the “Example” table will be replaced with the following:
Class | Share Status | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Class A | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class C | Sold | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
| Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class I | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Class R6 | Sold or Held | $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
-- End of Supplement Data --
In the first table in the section “More Information About Fund Expenses” on page 73 of the statutory prospectus, the row corresponding to the Fund will be replaced with the following and the footnotes will appear after the table as shown below:
Class A Shares | Class C Shares | Class I Shares | Class R6 Shares | |
Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund(**) | 1.70% | 2.45% | 1.45% | 1.30% |
(**) Contractual through January 31, 2026.
Investors should retain this supplement with the Prospectuses for future reference.
VOT 8020 KAR EM Small-Cap Expense Cap Reduction (12/24)
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund,
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund,
Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund, and
Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund (the “Funds”),
each a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust
Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Statement of
Additional Information (“SAI”) dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS
Effective January 1, 2025, the Funds’ investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Funds’ expenses. The resulting change to the Funds’ SAI is described in more detail below.
In the table on page 92 of the Funds’ SAI, the rows corresponding to the Funds will be replaced with the following:
Fund | Class A | Class C | Class I | Class R6 |
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund(*) | 1.24% | 1.99% | 0.99% | 0.87% |
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund(*) | 1.24% | 1.99% | 0.99% | 0.79% |
Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund(*) | 1.33% | 2.08% | 1.08% | 1.03% |
Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund(*) | 1.70% | 2.45% | 1.45% | 1.30% |
(*) Contractual through January 31, 2026.
Investors should retain this supplement with the SAI for future reference.
VOT 8020B DPIM/KAR Expense Cap Reduction (12/24)
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Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below. Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
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Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | ||||
Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | Fees and Expenses | ||||
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Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | Example | ||||
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class A Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | 5.50% | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.85% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.25% | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 2.05% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 3.15% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (1.91%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.24% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 669 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 1,299 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,951 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 3,692 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 669 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 1,299 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,951 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 3,692 | ||||
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class C Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | 1.00% | [2] | |||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.85% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.33% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 2.18% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.19%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.99% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 302 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 664 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,152 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 2,499 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 202 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 664 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,152 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 2,499 | ||||
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class I Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.85% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.32% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.17% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.18%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 0.99% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 101 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 354 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 626 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 1,404 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 101 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 354 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 626 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 1,404 | ||||
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class R6 Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.85% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.20% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.05% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.18%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 0.87% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 89 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 316 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 562 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 1,266 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 89 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 316 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 562 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 1,266 | ||||
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Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below. Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fees and Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] | rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock | Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below. Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following: |
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Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | ||||
Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | Fees and Expenses | ||||
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesCaption | Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesCaption | Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | Example | ||||
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class A Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | 5.50% | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.25% | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.36% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.36% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.12%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.24% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 669 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 946 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,243 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 2,085 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 669 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 946 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,243 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 2,085 | ||||
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class C Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | 1.00% | [2] | |||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.33% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 2.08% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.09%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.99% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 302 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 643 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,110 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 2,403 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 202 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 643 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,110 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 2,403 | ||||
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class I Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.37% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.12% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.13%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 0.99% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 101 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 343 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 604 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 1,352 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 101 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 343 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 604 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 1,352 | ||||
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class R6 Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.20% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 0.95% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.16%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 0.79% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 81 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 287 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 510 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 1,152 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 81 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 287 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 510 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 1,152 | ||||
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Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below. Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] | rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock | Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below. Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following: |
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Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund | ||||
Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | Fees and Expenses | ||||
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesCaption | Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesCaption | Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | Example | ||||
Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund | Class A Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | 5.50% | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.25% | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 2.98% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 4.23% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (2.90%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.33% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 678 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 1,513 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 2,361 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 4,539 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 678 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 1,513 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 2,361 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 4,539 | ||||
Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund | Class C Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | 1.00% | [2] | |||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 2.93% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 4.93% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (2.85%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 2.08% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 311 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 1,227 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 2,243 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 4,792 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 211 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 1,227 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 2,243 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 4,792 | ||||
Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund | Class I Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 2.99% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 3.99% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (2.91%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.08% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 110 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 948 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,802 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 4,016 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 110 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 948 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,802 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 4,016 | ||||
Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund | Class R6 Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 2.91% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 3.91% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (2.88%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.03% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 105 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 927 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,767 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 3,948 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 105 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 927 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,767 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 3,948 | ||||
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Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below. Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] | rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock | Supplement dated December 17, 2024 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, each dated January 29, 2024, as supplemented IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund’s investment adviser will implement new expense limitation arrangements to further limit the Fund’s expenses. The resulting changes to the Fund’s prospectuses are described in more detail below. Under “Fees and Expenses” in the Fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus, the “Shareholder Fees” and “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” tables and associated footnotes will be replaced with the following: |
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Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | ||||
Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | Fees and Expenses | ||||
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesCaption | Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesCaption | Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | Example | ||||
Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | Class A Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | 5.50% | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.20% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.25% | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.34% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.79% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.09%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.70% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 713 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 1,074 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,458 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 2,532 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 713 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 1,074 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,458 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 2,532 | ||||
Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | Class C Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | 1.00% | [2] | |||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.20% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.31% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 2.51% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.06%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 2.45% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 348 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 776 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,330 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 2,841 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 248 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 776 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,330 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 2,841 | ||||
Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | Class I Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.20% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.32% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.52% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.07%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.45% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 148 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 473 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 822 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 1,807 | ||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 148 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 473 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 822 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 1,807 | ||||
Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | Class R6 Shares | ||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 1.20% | ||||
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.23% | ||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.43% | ||||
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.13%) | [1] | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.30% | [1] | |||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 132 | ||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 440 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 769 | ||||
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3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 440 | ||||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 769 | ||||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 1,702 | ||||
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