<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-21-154672-index.html : 20211230 <SEC-HEADER>0001104659-21-154672.hdr.sgml : 20211230 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20211230152531 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-21-154672 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-14/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 20 FILED AS OF DATE: 20211230 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20211230 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-14/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-261341 FILM NUMBER: 211532593 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 MUNSON STREET CITY: GREENFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01301 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-243-1574 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA STREET 2: 26TH FLOOR CITY: HARTFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHOENIX OPPORTUNITIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060127 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHOENIX SENECA FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990122 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER 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<TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000030472 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000093627 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Distributor </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075277 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Allocation Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234174 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class A </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000046578 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Allocation Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000145367 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Distributor Class Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075277 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Allocation Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234175 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class I </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000046578 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Allocation Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000145366 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Institutional Class Shares <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>SHADX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075278 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234176 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class I </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000017755 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000049024 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Institutional Class <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>SHMDX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075278 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234177 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class A </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000017755 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000049025 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Distributor Class </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075279 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234178 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class I </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000017756 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000049026 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Institutional Class <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>SHHYX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075279 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234179 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class A </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000017756 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000049027 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Distributor Class </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075280 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234180 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class I </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000029052 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000089234 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Institutional Class <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>SHLMX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075280 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234181 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class A </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000029052 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000089233 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Distributor Class </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075281 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor Strategic Income Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234182 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class A </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000040825 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor Strategic Income Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000126608 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Distributor Class </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> <MERGER> <ACQUIRING-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000075281 <SERIES-NAME>Virtus Stone Harbor Strategic Income Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000234183 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class I </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </ACQUIRING-DATA> <TARGET-DATA> CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391673 <SERIES> <SERIES-ID>S000040825 <SERIES-NAME>Stone Harbor Strategic Income Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000126607 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Institutional Class <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>SHSIX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </TARGET-DATA> </MERGER> </MERGER-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> </SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>N-14/A <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>tm2133731d7_n14a.htm <DESCRIPTION>VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST <TEXT> Document 1 - file: tm2133731d7_n14a.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.11 <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>tm2133731d7_ex11.htm <DESCRIPTION>OPINION AND CONSENT OF KEVIN J. CARR, ESQ. <TEXT> Document 2 - file: tm2133731d7_ex11.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.14 <SEQUENCE>3 <FILENAME>tm2133731d7_ex14.htm <DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM <TEXT> Document 3 - file: tm2133731d7_ex14.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.17 <SEQUENCE>4 <FILENAME>tm2133731d7_ex17.htm <DESCRIPTION>PROXY CARDS <TEXT> Document 4 - file: tm2133731d7_ex17.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>6 <FILENAME>image_001.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 6 - file: image_001.jpg
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</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>9 <FILENAME>tm2133731d7_ex99-17img0011.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 9 - file: tm2133731d7_ex99-17img0011.jpg
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