Summary Prospectus January 31, 2011

Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

A CTESX I CTXEX

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information (SAI), annual report and other information about the fund online at http://www.virtus.com/individuals/forms/prospectuses.aspx?type=individual.

You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-243-1574 or by sending an e-mail to: virtus.investment.partners@virtus.com. If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the prospectus and other information will also be available from your financial intermediary.

The fund’s prospectus and SAI, both dated January 31, 2011, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

Investment Objective

The fund has an investment objective to obtain a high level of current income exempt from California state and local income taxes, as well as federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital.

Fees and Expenses

The tables below illustrate all fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Virtus Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and under “Sales Charges” on page 126 of the fund’s prospectus and “Alternative Purchase Arrangements” on page 52 of the fund’s statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class A		Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)		2.75%		None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)		None		None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class A		Class I
Management Fees		0.45%		0.45%
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees		0.25%		None
Other Expenses		0.33%		0.33%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		1.03%		0.78%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated. It shows your costs if you sold your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	Share Status	1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		10 Years
Class A	Sold or Held		$377		$594		$828		$1,500
Class I	Sold or Held		$80		$249		$433		$966

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund seeks current income free from federal and state income taxes by investing in municipal bonds issued in the state of California. The management team focuses on high quality California tax-exempt municipal bonds, gauging the value of a security by issue type, credit quality, and bond structure.

Under normal circumstances, as a matter of fundamental policy, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds, the income from which is exempt from California state income tax and federal income tax, and may invest 100% of its assets in such securities. The portion of the fund’s assets not invested in tax-exempt securities may be invested in taxable fixed income securities. Income from these investments may be subject to federal, state and local taxes.

Principal Risks

The fund may not achieve its objectives, and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. The value of the fund’s investments that supports your share value may decrease. If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money. Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected, and investments may fail to perform as the adviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares may decrease. The principal risks of investing in the fund are:

> Credit Risk. The risk that the issuer of a security will fail to pay interest or principal in a timely manner, or that negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of the security to decline.

> Geographic Concentration Risk. The risk that events negatively affecting the fiscal stability of California will cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease, perhaps significantly. Since the fund concentrates its assets in California issuers, the fund is more vulnerable to financial, economic or other political developments in California as compared to a fund that does not concentrate holdings in California.

> Interest Rate Risk. The risk that when interest rates rise, the values of the fund’s debt securities, especially those with longer maturities, will fall.

> Long-Term Maturities/Durations Risk. The risk of greater price fluctuations than would be associated with securities having shorter maturities or durations.

> Market Volatility Risk. The risk that the value of the securities in which the fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended periods.

> Municipal Bond Market Risk. The risk that events negatively impacting a particular municipal security, or the municipal bond market in general, will cause the fund’s investments to decrease in value.

> Tax-Exempt Securities Risk. The risk that tax-exempt securities may not provide a higher after-tax return than taxable securities.

> Unrated Securities Risk. The risk that the subadviser will be unable to accurately assess the quality of an unrated fixed income security, so that the fund invests in a security with greater risk than intended.

For a more detailed description of the above risks, see “More Information About Risks Related to Principal Investment Strategies” in the prospectus.

Performance Information

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the fund. The fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year over a 10-year period. The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns compare to those of a broad-based securities market index and a more narrowly-based benchmark that reflects the market sectors in which the fund invests. Updated performance information is available at virtus.com or by calling 800-243-1574.

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Calendar year total returns for Class A Shares (includes returns of a predecessor fund)

Returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did.

Best Quarter:    Q3/2009:    8.13%  Worst Quarter:     Q4/2010:    -4.63%

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended 12/31/10; includes returns of a predecessor fund)

Returns reflect deduction of maximum sales charges and full redemption at end of periods shown.

	1 Year		5 Years		10 Years		Since  Inception Class I (9/29/06)
Class A Shares
Return Before Taxes		-1.16%		2.34%		3.39%		—
Return After Taxes on Distributions		-1.16%		2.29%		3.22%		—
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares		0.62%		2.55%		3.39%		—
Class I Shares
Return Before Taxes		1.89%		—		—		2.89%
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		6.54%		5.80%		5.84%		6.09%
Barclays Capital California Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		2.97%		3.67%		4.64%		3.39%

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index measures the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market. The Barclays Capital California Municipal Bond Index measures long term investment grade, tax-exempt and fixed rate bonds issued in California. The indexes are calculated on a total return basis.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A Shares; after-tax returns for other classes will vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. In certain cases, the Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be higher than other return figures for the same period. This will occur when a capital loss is realized upon the sale of fund shares and provides an assumed tax benefit that increases the return.

Management

The fund’s investment adviser is Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (“VIA”).

Portfolio Management

> Timothy M. Heaney, CFA, Senior Managing Director, Fixed Income at VIA, is the manager of the fund. Mr. Heaney has been Portfolio Manager since 1997 and co-managed the fund from 1996 to 1997.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase Minimums (except Class I Shares)
Minimum Initial Purchase	$2,500
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), systematic purchase or systematic exchange accounts	$100
Defined contribution plans, asset-based fee programs, profit-sharing plans or employee benefit plans	No minimum
Minimum Additional Purchase	$100
Defined contribution plans, asset-based fee programs, profit-sharing plans or employee benefit plans	No minimum

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c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

P.O. Box 8301

Boston, MA 02266-8301

8404 1-11

For Class I Shares, the minimum initial purchase is $100,000; there is no minimum for additional purchases.

In general, you can buy or sell shares of the fund by mail or telephone on any business day. You also may buy and sell shares through a financial advisor.

Taxes

Distributions of net investment income attributed to the tax-exempt interest earned by the fund and designated as “exempt-interest dividends” will be exempt from the federal income tax. Such net investment income attributable to “private activity” bonds (other than private activity bonds issued in 2009 or 2010) may be a preference item for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax. Income exempt from federal tax may be subject to state and local income tax. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that generate income that is not exempt from federal or state income tax.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial advisor to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information.