N-Q 1 d303044dnq.htm VIRTUS OPPORTUNITES TRUST Virtus Opportunites 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.

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, 2011

 

 

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 AlphaSectorSM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES     VALUE  

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—98.7%

  

 

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

    297,210      $ 11,597   

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

    366,400        11,904   

iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund

    95,005        10,030   

iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund

    91,010        9,835   

iShares Barclays Short Treasury Bond Fund

    139,791        15,409   

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

    116,990        6,644   

iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund

    86,720        9,865   

iShares MSCI EAFE® Index Fund

    154,140        7,635   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

    198,970        7,549   

iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund

    91,490        9,904   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Series 1

    53,290        6,688   

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

    452,020        11,504   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

    331,810        11,938   

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $129,248)

      130,502   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.7%

(Identified cost $129,248)

      130,502   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.7%

  

 

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.7%

   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional
Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.050%)

    872,863        873   
   

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $873)

      873   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.4%

(Identified Cost $130,121)

      131,375 (1) 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.6%

      832   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 132,207   
   

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
SPDR S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

    

 

 

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Virtus Allocator Premium AlphaSectorSM Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

       

Equity Securities:

        

  Exchange-traded Funds

   $ 130,502       $ 130,502      

  Short-Term Investments

     873         873        

Total Investments

   $ 131,375       $ 131,375        

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus AlphaSectorSM Rotation Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—96.9%

     

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     3,354,800       $ 108,998   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

     3,195,010         110,835   

iShares Barclays Short Treasury Bond Fund

     372,542         41,065   

SPDR Barclays Capital 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

     1,380,080         63,249   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     3,003,770         108,076   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $402,950)

  

  

     432,223   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.9%

(Identified cost $402,950)

        432,223   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.7%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.7%

  

  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     7,614,473         7,614   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $7,614)

        7,614   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.6%

(Identified Cost $410,564)

        439,837 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.4%

  

     6,306   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 446,143   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

     

ETF      Exchange-Traded Fund

     

SPDR   S&P Depositary Receipt

     

Footnote Legend:

     
(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

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Virtus AlphaSectorSM Rotation Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

       

Equity Securities:

        

  ExchangeTtraded Funds

   $ 432,223       $ 432,223      

  Short-Term Investments

     7,614         7,614        

Total Investments

   $ 439,837       $ 439,837        

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Alternatives Diversifier Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    SHARES     VALUE  
MUTUAL FUNDS(3)—69.5%    
Equity Funds—60.6%    

Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund Class I

    2,137,634      $ 19,196   

Virtus Global Infrastructure Fund Class I

    2,541,556        30,346   

Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

    2,313,078        12,098   

Virtus Market Neutral Fund Class I(2)

    2,096,875        19,103   

Virtus Real Estate Securities Class I

    875,466        26,465   
   

 

 

 
      107,208   
   

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds—8.9%    

Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund Class I

    1,668,569        15,801   
   

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

(Identified Cost $115,291)

      123,009   

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS—31.0%

   

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund(2)

    1,256,100        33,714   

PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund(2)

    892,400        21,203   

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $51,416)

      54,917   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—100.5%

(Identified cost $166,707)

      177,926   

 

 

SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS— 0.2%

   
Money Market Mutual Funds—0.2%    

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

    391,886        392   
   

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $392)

      392   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.7%

(Identified Cost $167,099)

      178,318 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.7)%

      (1,247
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 177,071   
   

 

 

 
Abbreviations:    

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

(3) 

Affiliated Fund.

 

 

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Virtus Alternatives Diversifier Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

     Level 1
Quoted Prices
       

Equity Securities:

        

  Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 54,917       $ 54,917      

  Mutual Funds

     123,009         123,009      

  Short-Term Investments

     392         392        

Total Investments

   $ 178,318       $ 178,318        

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—21.9%

    

U.S. Treasury Bond 3.500%, 2/15/39

   $ 7,475      $ 8,392   

U.S. Treasury Note

    

0.250%, 11/30/13

     11,955        11,958   

1.000%, 8/31/16

     2,460        2,487   

1.375%, 11/30/18

     4,565        4,581   

2.000%, 11/15/21

     7,070        7,147   

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $32,201)

       34,565   

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—1.3%

    

Michigan—0.1%

    

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

     75        79   
    

 

 

 

New York—0.3%

    

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority 5.000%, 6/15/44

     500        537   
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island—0.7%

    

City of Woonsocket Pension Funding Taxable (AGM Insured) 5.660%, 7/15/13

     1,000        1,046   
    

 

 

 

Texas—0.2%

    

Dallas Area Rapid Transit 5.250%, 12/1/48

     330        351   
    

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $1,983)

       2,013   

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—29.5%

    

Agency—21.7%

    

FHLMC

    

7.500%, 4/1/14

     6        7   

7.000%, 4/1/16

     12        13   

7.000%, 1/1/33

     136        156   

6.500%, 2/1/35

     2,721        3,118   

5.000%, 7/1/35

     2,794        3,034   

FNMA

    

7.000%, 5/1/14

     6        7   

6.000%, 10/1/14

     108        117   

6.500%, 6/1/16

     73        79   

6.000%, 7/1/17

     42        45   

5.500%, 9/1/17

     98        106   

0.000%, 10/9/19

     900        692   

5.000%, 4/1/20

     220        238   
      PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

    

4.000%, 6/1/20

   $ 147      $ 156   

5.000%, 8/1/21

     62        67   

6.000%, 5/1/29

     102        114   

6.500%, 5/1/30

     4        5   

7.500%, 3/1/31

     75        89   

7.000%, 7/1/31

     52        61   

7.000%, 9/1/31

     87        101   

6.500%, 3/1/32

     83        94   

5.000%, 5/1/33

     1,290        1,419   

6.000%, 11/1/34

     630        700   

5.500%, 4/1/36

     310        340   

5.500%, 9/1/36

     1,351        1,476   

6.500%, 5/1/37

     927        1,041   

6.000%, 9/1/37

     43        48   

6.000%, 1/1/38

     104        116   

6.000%, 2/1/38

     103        115   

6.000%, 3/1/38

     541        606   

6.500%, 3/1/38

     3,532        4,002   

5.500%, 4/1/38

     404        446   

5.500%, 6/1/38

     248        273   

6.000%, 7/1/38

     2,788        3,093   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     442        494   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     253        284   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     1,247        1,383   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     108        119   

5.000%, 6/1/39

     1,497        1,633   

6.000%, 8/1/39

     2,269        2,547   

5.000%, 9/1/39

     463        506   

5.500%, 9/1/39

     2,480        2,747   

4.500%, 9/1/40

     1,020        1,109   

FNMA 98-M7, Z 6.390%, 5/25/36

     14        14   

FNMA 99-M2, B 6.479%, 3/25/29(2)

     1,078        1,241   

GNMA

    

8.500%, 11/15/22

     (8)      1   

6.500%, 9/15/28

     61        71   

7.500%, 9/15/29

     132        158   
    

 

 

 
       34,281   
    

 

 

 

Non-Agency—7.8%

    

American Tower Trust 07-1A, AFX 144A 5.420%, 4/15/37(3)

     190        201   

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 07-3, A4 5.840%, 6/10/49(2)

     810        869   
 

 

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Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

    

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities

    

05-PWR9, A4B 4.943%, 9/11/42

   $ 1,090      $ 1,094   

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

     1,250        1,326   

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 07-C9, A4 6.010%, 12/10/49(2)

     175        195   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

    

06-C1, A3 5.594%, 2/15/39(2)

     70        74   

06-C1, AM 5.594%, 2/15/39(2)

     260        264   

06-C5, A3 5.311%, 12/15/39

     785        838   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. 06-GG7, A4 5.882%, 7/10/38(2)

     720        800   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 07-CB18, A3 5.447%, 6/12/47

     1,478        1,553   

Morgan Stanley Capital I

    

07-T27, A4 5.790%, 6/11/42(2)

     1,150        1,310   

05-IQ10, A4B 5.284%, 9/15/42(2)

     820        890   

06-IQ11, A4 5.895%, 10/15/42(2)

     875        966   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 06-C23, A5 5.416%, 1/15/45(2)

     1,810        1,983   
    

 

 

 
       12,363   

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $44,104)

  

  

    46,644   

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—42.3%

    

Consumer Discretionary—4.2%

    

AMC Entertainment, Inc. 9.750%, 12/1/20

     365        349   

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. 7.500%, 4/15/21

     135        140   

Brown Shoe Co., Inc. 7.125%, 5/15/19

     755        719   

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

     440        448   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp. 144A 8.625%, 11/15/17(3)

     280        298   

Discovery Communications LLC 3.700%, 6/1/15

     265        279   

Landry’s Holdings, Inc. 144A 11.500%, 6/1/14(3)

     545        537   

NBC Universal Media LLC

    

2.100%, 4/1/14

     470        478   

4.375%, 4/1/21

     415        438   

Peninsula Gaming LLC / Peninsula Gaming Corp. 10.750%, 8/15/17

     390        410   

Rent-A-Center, Inc. 6.625%, 11/15/20

     365        369   

Scientific Games International, Inc. 9.250%, 6/15/19

     340        362   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

    

Spencer Spirit Holdings, Inc. / Spencer Gifts LLC / Spirit Halloween Superstores 144A 11.000%, 5/1/17(3)

   $ 155      $ 152   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    

5.000%, 2/1/20

     500        548   

4.000%, 9/1/21

     315        318   

5.500%, 9/1/41

     160        168   

United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. Series BD-1 9.300%, 7/1/15(4)(5)

     18        18   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG / Unitymedia NRW GmbH 144A 8.125%, 12/1/17(3)

     420        446   

Visteon Corp. 144A 6.750%, 4/15/19(3)

     135        135   
    

 

 

 
       6,612   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.1%

    

Altria Group, Inc. 9.250%, 8/6/19

     170        228   

Beverages & More, Inc. 144A 9.625%, 10/1/14(3)

     690        704   

Kraft Foods, Inc.

    

2.625%, 5/8/13

     190        194   

6.125%, 2/1/18

     315        369   

Philip Morris International, Inc. 6.875%, 3/17/14

     185        208   

Rite Aid Corp. 6.875%, 8/15/13

     90        89   
    

 

 

 
       1,792   
    

 

 

 

Energy—4.0%

    

Copano Energy LLC / Copano Energy Finance Corp. 7.125%, 4/1/21

     30        30   

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC 4.100%, 11/15/15

     605        623   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

    

4.050%, 2/15/22

     455        463   

5.700%, 2/15/42

     455        495   

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp. 6.500%, 5/1/21

     840        743   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

    

5.850%, 9/15/12

     305        315   

9.000%, 2/1/19

     225        284   

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

     190        199   

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA 144A 8.500%, 6/1/18(3)

     560        554   

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

     540        567   
 

 

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Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

    

Petrohawk Energy Corp. 7.250%, 8/15/18

   $ 330      $ 373   

Petroleos Mexicanos 6.500%, 6/2/41

     770        866   

Petropower I Funding Trust 144A 7.360%, 2/15/14(3) (5)

     52        52   

Specta Energy Partners LP 4.600%, 6/15/21

     145        151   

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. 6.350%, 5/15/67(2)

     215        216   

Woodside Finance Ltd. 144A 4.600%, 5/10/21(3)

     315        322   
    

 

 

 
       6,253   
    

 

 

 

Financials—20.5%

    

Abbey National Treasury Services plc 4.000%, 4/27/16

     555        498   

Ally Financial, Inc. 0.000%, 6/15/15

     760        564   

American Express Co. 7.250%, 5/20/14

     540        603   

Bank of America Corp.

    

5.750%, 8/15/16

     705        655   

5.625%, 7/1/20

     590        545   

5.000%, 5/13/21

     345        314   

Barclays Bank plc

    

5.200%, 7/10/14

     415        428   

Series 1, 5.000%, 9/22/16

     670        694   

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. LLC (The) 7.250%, 2/1/18

     390        457   

Capital One Capital IV 8.875%, 5/15/40

     320        332   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    

7.375%, 5/23/14

     250        275   

6.150%, 9/1/16

     420        437   

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

     300        296   

Citigroup, Inc.

    

5.000%, 9/15/14

     1,185        1,173   

4.875%, 5/7/15

     190        188   

CNA Financial Corp. 5.875%, 8/15/20

     785        806   

CNL Lifestyles Properties 7.250%, 4/15/19

     455        423   

Credit Suisse

    

6.000%, 2/15/18

     425        419   

5.860%, 11/15/49(2)(6)(7)

     385        313   

CVS Pass-Through Trust 144A 7.507%, 1/10/32(3)

     255        295   

Developers Diversified Realty Corp. 7.875%, 9/1/20

     640        715   

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

     745        746   

Duke Realty LP 5.950%, 2/15/17

     645        694   

E*Trade Financial Corp. 7.875%, 12/1/15

     215        217   

Felcor Lodging LP 6.750%, 6/1/19

     560        540   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 5.000%, 5/15/18

     580        583   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

General Electric Capital Corp.

    

2.800%, 1/8/13

   $ 810      $ 825   

4.650%, 10/17/21

     695        725   

GFI Group, Inc. 8.375%, 7/19/18

     260        231   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    

3.700%, 8/1/15

     205        201   

6.000%, 6/15/20

     425        435   

5.250%, 7/27/21

     570        556   

HSBC Holdings plc 5.100%, 4/5/21

     480        510   

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 8.000%, 1/15/18

     575        601   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    

5.125%, 9/15/14

     585        617   

3.450%, 3/1/16

     435        442   

KeyCorp 5.100%, 3/24/21

     480        498   

Lincoln National Corp. 7.000%, 6/15/40

     600        678   

Lloyds TSB Bank plc

    

4.875%, 1/21/16

     320        312   

6.375%, 1/21/21

     245        245   

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

     310        286   

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

     740        708   

MetLife, Inc. 5.000%, 6/15/15

     520        567   

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A 2.875%, 9/17/12(3)

     455        461   

Morgan Stanley

    

6.000%, 4/28/15

     415        416   

6.625%, 4/1/18

     400        395   

Nomura Holdings, Inc. 4.125%, 1/19/16

     645        630   

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. 8.750%,
4/15/18

     130        121   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    

3.625%, 9/17/12

     555        564   

6.200%, 1/15/15

     345        377   

7.375%, 6/15/19

     355        419   

8.875%, 6/15/38(2)(7)

     430        492   

QBE Capital Funding II LP 144A 7.250%,
5/24/41(2)(3)

     300        264   

Rabobank NV

    

5.250%, 5/24/41

     595        582   

144A 11.000% (2)(3)(6)(7)

     395        462   

Regions Financial Corp.

    

0.744%, 6/26/12(2)

     835        815   

4.875%, 4/26/13

     520        508   

RegS 5.750%, 6/15/15(9)

     520        497   
 

 

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Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

Resona Bank Ltd. 144A 5.850% (2)(3)(6)(7)

   $ 985      $ 979   

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)

    

4.375%, 3/16/16

     305        291   

5.625%, 8/24/20

     300        288   

Santander Issuances S.A Unipersonal 144A 5.911%, 6/20/16(3)

     1,085        927   

SunTrust Banks, Inc. 5.250%, 11/5/12

     210        215   

Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.500%, 7/14/16

     290        296   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    

3.676%, 6/15/16

     370        387   

4.600%, 4/1/21

     320        351   
    

 

 

 
       32,384   
    

 

 

 

Health Care—1.6%

    

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP / Aviv Healthcare Capital Corp. 7.750%, 2/15/19

     340        335   

Boston Scientific Corp. 6.000%, 1/15/20

     365        408   

Express Scripts, Inc. 5.250%, 6/15/12

     375        382   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 4.400%, 12/1/21

     385        408   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./ KCI USA, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 11/1/18(3)

     335        329   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 144A 6.250%, 11/1/18(3)

     170        173   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A 7.250%, 7/15/22(3)

     600        585   
    

 

 

 
       2,620   
    

 

 

 

Industrials—1.8%

    

Allison Transmission, Inc. 144A 7.125%, 5/15/19(3)

     555        547   

B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc. 144A 8.250%, 6/1/19(3)

     300        283   

Cenveo Corp. 7.875%, 12/1/13

     845        668   

DynCorp International, Inc. 10.375%, 7/1/17

     660        577   

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. 144A 5.750%, 9/11/19(3)

     315        353   

Valmont Industries, Inc. 6.625%, 4/20/20

     415        481   
    

 

 

 
       2,909   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.1%

    

CommScope, Inc. 144A 8.250%,
1/15/19(3)

     730        734   

Earthlink, Inc. 8.875%, 5/15/19

     570        527   

Fiserv, Inc.

    

3.125%, 6/15/16

     380        387   

4.750%, 6/15/21

     305        319   

Intuit, Inc. 5.750%, 3/15/17

     235        264   

Lender Processing Services, Inc. 8.125%, 7/1/16

     550        543   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

    

Sensata Technologies, Inc. 144A 6.500%, 5/15/19(3)

   $ 130      $ 129   

Xerox Corp. 4.250%, 2/15/15

     370        390   
    

 

 

 
       3,293   
    

 

 

 

Materials—2.1%

    

AEP Industries, Inc. 8.250%, 4/15/19

     130        133   

American Rock Salt Co. LLC 144A 8.250%, 5/1/18(3)

     650        627   

Ball Corp. 6.750%, 9/15/20

     190        208   

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile 144A 3.750%, 11/4/20(3)

     135        137   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    

6.000%, 10/1/12

     555        576   

5.900%, 2/15/15

     540        601   

4.250%, 11/15/20

     235        244   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC 144A 8.250%, 2/15/21(3)

     650        578   

Solutia, Inc. 7.875%, 3/15/20

     215        235   
    

 

 

 
       3,339   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.5%

    

AT&T, Inc.

    

4.450%, 5/15/21

     300        329   

3.875%, 8/15/21

     505        534   

CenturyLink, Inc. 6.450%, 6/15/21

     495        497   

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

     400        400   

GCI, Inc. 8.625%, 11/15/19

     200        213   

Goodman Networks, Inc. 144A 12.125%, 7/1/18(3)

     545        522   

NII Capital Corp. 7.625%, 4/1/21

     735        733   

West Corp. 7.875%, 1/15/19

     150        150   

Windstream Corp.

    

8.125%, 9/1/18

     185        199   

7.000%, 3/15/19

     335        340   
    

 

 

 
       3,917   
    

 

 

 

Utilities—2.4%

    

Atmos Energy Corp. 6.350%, 6/15/17

     360        427   

Calpine Corp.

    

144A 7.875%, 7/31/20(3)

     145        157   

144A 7.500%, 2/15/21(3)

     375        403   

CMS Energy Corp.

    

2.750%, 5/15/14

     155        154   

6.250%, 2/1/20

     645        680   
 

 

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Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

   

Dominion Resources, Inc. 8.875%, 1/15/19

  $ 120      $ 159   

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC 5.000%, 10/1/21

    365        377   

Georgia Power Co. 6.000%, 11/1/13

    225        246   

Nevada Power Co. Series O 6.500%, 5/15/18

    345        414   

Virginia Electric & Power Co. Series A 5.400%, 1/15/16

    645        744   
   

 

 

 
      3,761   

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $65,286)

  

  

    66,880   

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—1.4%

  

 
Consumer Discretionary—0.4%    

Chrysler Group LLC / Chrysler Group Co-Issuer, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 5/24/17

    473        449   

Transtar Industries, Inc. Tranche 2, 10.250%, 12/21/17

    250        250   
   

 

 

 
      699   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.7%

   

Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. Tranche 2, 10.000%, 4/16/16

    1,050        1,053   
   

 

 

 

Financials—0.3%

   

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (American General Finance Corp.) 5.510%, 5/10/17

    450        393   
   

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $2,224)

      2,145   

 

 
     SHARES     VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—1.1%

   

Financials—1.1%

   

Abbey National Capital Trust I,
8.963%(2)

    470        423   

Citigroup Capital XIII 7.875%,

    16,200        422   

GMAC Capital Trust I 8.125%

    32,800        635   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series
1, 7.90%(2)

    280        298   

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $2,013)

      1,778   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.5%

(Identified cost $147,811)

  

  

    154,025   

 

 
     SHARES         VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.7%

  

   

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.7%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

    2,665,633      $     2,666   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $2,666)

        2,666   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.2%

(Identified Cost $150,477)

        156,691 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.8%

        1,206   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $     157,897   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

AGM   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
FHLMC   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”).
FNMA   Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”).
GNMA   Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
plc   Public Limited Co.

Footnote Legend:

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, 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, 2011.

(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, 2011, these securities amounted to a value of $13,340 or 8.4% of net assets.

(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.

(5)

Illiquid security.

(6)

No contractual maturity date

(7)

Interest payments may be deferred.

(8)

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

(9)

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.

 

 

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Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings         

 

United States

     91%      

 

United Kingdom

     2          

 

Australia

     1          

 

Brazil

     1          

 

Japan

     1          

 

Netherlands

     1          

 

Spain

     1          

 

Other

     2          

 

Total

     100%      

 

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

 

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Virtus Bond Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2

Significant
Observable
Inputs

    

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable  

Inputs

 

Debt Securities:

           

Corporate Bonds And Notes

   $ 66,880       $       $ 66,862       $ 18   

Loan Agreements

     2,145                 2,145           

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     46,644                 46,644           

Municipal Bonds

     2,013                 2,013           

U.S. Government Securities

     34,565                 34,565           

Equity Securities:

           

Preferred Stock

     1,778                 1,778           

Short-Term Investments

     2,666         2,666                   

Total Investments

   $ 156,691       $ 2,666       $ 154,007       $ 18   


Virtus Bond Fund

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   Corporate
Bonds And Notes
 

Balance as of September 30, 2011:

  $ 18   

Accrued Discount/(Premium)

    -   

Realized Gain (Loss)

    -   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    -   (c) 

Purchases

    -   

Sales(b)

    -   

Transfers Into Level 3 (a)

    -   

Transfers From Level 3 (a)

    -   
 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

  $ 18   
 

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.

    


Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT BONDS(2)—98.1%

    

Development Revenue—5.8%

    

Hercules Redevelopment Agency, Tax-Allocation (AMBAC Insured) 5.000%, 8/1/29

   $ 500      $ 317   

Ontario Redevelopment Financing Authority, (NATL Insured) 5.250%, 8/1/13

     500        506   

San Diego Redevelopment Agency,

    

Tax Allocation Series B (AMBAC

Insured) 5.350%, 9/1/24

     1,000        1,003   

Tax Allocation Series A (AMBAC

Insured) 4.750%, 9/1/30

     500        479   

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

     1,000        1,008   
    

 

 

 
       3,313   
    

 

 

 

Education Revenue—2.0%

    

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

     1,000        1,127   
    

 

 

 

General Obligation—18.2%

    

Antelope Valley Union High School District, Series A (NATL Insured) 5.000%, 2/1/27

     1,000        1,022   

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

     150        173   

Butte-Glenn Community College District, Series A (NATL Insured) 5.500%, 8/1/19

     1,000        1,035   

Gilroy Unified School District, (NATL, FGIC Insured) 5.000%, 8/1/27

     500        516   

Los Angeles Unified School District,

    

2002 Election Series C (AGM Insured)

5.000%, 7/1/24

     500        553   

Series A-1 (NATL Insured)

4.500%, 1/1/28

     500        526   

New Haven Unified School District, (AGC Insured) 0.000%, 8/1/33

     1,500        407   

Norwalk - La Mirada Unified School District, 2002 Election Series D (AGM Insured) 0.000%, 8/1/33

     1,475        401   

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

     1,500        444   

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

     1,200        502   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

General Obligation—(continued)

    

San Rafael City High School District, 2002 Election Series B (NATL, FGIC Insured) 0.000%, 8/1/26

   $ 1,000      $ 471   

State of California,

    

5.500%, 3/1/26

     500        557   

5.000%, 6/1/32

     675        699   

5.000%, 9/1/32

     500        530   

5.000%, 11/1/32

     250        260   

5.000%, 12/1/37

     250        255   

6.000%, 4/1/38

     250        282   

Walnut Valley Unified School District, Series A (NATL Insured) 0.000%, 8/1/19

     3,095        1,851   
    

 

 

 
       10,484   
    

 

 

 

General Revenue—14.2%

    

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

     1,600        1,833   

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

     1,365        1,415   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Series A-1

    

5.125%, 6/1/47

     1,250        813   

5.750%, 6/1/47

     1,000        723   

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

     320        360   

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

     350        396   

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

     635        501   

State of California Public Works Board,

    

Department of Health Services,

Series B (XLCA Insured) 5.000%,

11/1/17

     460        507   

Department of General Services,

Series A 6.125%, 4/1/29

     500        566   

Various Capital Projects, Series

G-1 5.750%, 10/1/30

     500        542   

Department of Forestry & Fire

Protection, Series E 5.000%, 11/1/32

     500        505   
    

 

 

 
       8,161   
    

 

 

 
 

 

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Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Higher Education Revenue—6.4%

     

California Educational Facilities Authority,

  

Stanford University, 5.250%, 4/1/40

   $ 500       $ 670   

Pomona Colllege, Series A 5.000%,

7/1/45

     500         510   

California State University,

     

Series A (NATL, FGIC Insured)

5.000%, 11/1/26

     250         259   

Series A (NATL, FGIC Insured)

5.250%, 11/1/38

     635         671   

University of California,

     

Series D (NATL, FGIC Insured)

5.000%, 5/15/28

     500         536   

Series G (NATL, FGIC Insured)

4.750%, 5/15/35

     525         531   

Series B 4.750%, 5/15/38

     500         504   
     

 

 

 
        3,681   
     

 

 

 
Medical Revenue—8.2%              

California Health Facilities Financing Authority,

     

Stanford Hospital and Clinics,

Series A 5.000%, 11/15/14

     125         133   

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,

5.000%, 11/15/34

     500         504   

Providence Health & Services,

Series C 6.500%, 10/1/38

     295         338   

Kaiser Permanente,

Series A 5.250%, 4/1/39

     500         507   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority,

     

Kaiser Permanente, Series B

5.000%, 3/1/41

     500         501   

Sutter Health, Series B 5.625%,

8/15/42

     1,000         1,007   

St. Joseph Health System,

(FGIC Insured) 5.750%, 7/1/47

     500         524   

San Joaquin General Hospital Project, Certificates of Participation (NATL Insured) 5.250%, 9/1/12

     100         100   

State of California Public Works Board, Department of Mental Health, Series A 5.500%, 6/1/16

     1,000         1,092   
     

 

 

 
        4,706   
     

 

 

 

Municipal Utility District
Revenue— 2.8%

     

East Bay Municipal Utility District, (NATL Insured) 5.000%, 6/1/35

     500         524   

Sacramento Municipal Utilities District

     

Financing Authority, (NATL Insured)

4.750%, 7/1/26

     500         504   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Municipal Utility District
Revenue—(continued)

   

  

5.000%, 8/15/26

   $ 500       $ 559   
     

 

 

 
        1,587   
     

 

 

 

Natural Gas Revenue—1.2%

     

Roseville Natural Gas Financing Authority, 5.000%, 2/15/24

     750         724   
     

 

 

 

Power Revenue—2.1%

     

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

     300         314   

Northern California Power Agency, Series A (NATL Insured) 5.200%, 7/1/32

     330         330   

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

     500         555   
     

 

 

 
        1,199   
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded—24.1%

     

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

     5         7   

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

     500         647   

Contra Costa County Home Mortgage, (GNMA Collateralized) 7.500%, 5/1/14(3)

     500         582   

Cypress Single Family Residential Mortgage, Series B (Private Mortgage Insurance) 7.250%,
1/1/12(3)

     200         200   

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, Election of 2002 Series A Pre-refunded 8/1/13 @100 (NATL Insured) 5.000%, 8/1/13

     210         225   

Huntington Park Redevelopment Agency Single Family Residential Mortgage, Series A (FHA/VA/PRIV MTGS Insured) 8.000%, 12/1/19(3)

     2,400         3,545   

Los Angeles Harbor Department, 7.600%, 10/1/18(3)

     660         804   

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Series B-1 Pre-refunded 10/1/13 @100 (NATL, FGIC Insured) 5.000%, 10/1/36

     140         151   

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

     195         276   

Riverside County Single Family,

     
 

 

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Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Pre-Refunded—(continued)

    

Series B (GNMA Collateralized)

8.625%, 5/1/16(3)

   $ 1,000      $ 1,296   

Series A (GNMA Collateralized)

7.800%, 5/1/21(3)

     4,000        5,904   

Stockton Housing Facility, Series A Pre-refunded 9/20/17 @ 100 (GNMA Collateralized) 5.600%, 3/20/28

     185        186   
    

 

 

 
       13,823   
    

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue—4.7%

    

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Series A (NATL Insured) 5.125%, 10/1/17

     125        125   

Bay Area Toll Authority, San Fransisco Bay Area,

    

Series F-1 5.000%, 4/1/34

     500        531   

Series F-1 5.125%, 4/1/39

     500        533   

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

     200        210   

Los Angeles International Airport, Series A 5.000%, 5/15/40

     500        533   

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority,

    

Series B 5.000%, 7/1/40

     500        506   

Series A 5.000%, 7/1/40

     250        253   
    

 

 

 
       2,691   
    

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue—8.4%

    

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 4.800%, 9/1/46

     1,000        936   

Delta Diablo Sanitation District, Certificates of Participation (NATL Insured) 0.000%, 12/1/16

     1,070        930   

El Dorado Irrigation District, Certificates of Participation, Series A (NATL, FGIC Insured) 5.250%, 3/1/16

     365        380   

Irvine Ranch Water District, Certificates of Participation, 5.000%, 3/1/24

     500        580   

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Series B-1 (NATL, FGIC Insured) 5.000%, 10/1/36

     860        883   

Santa Margarita-Dana Point Authority, 5.125%, 8/1/38

     600        633   

 

     PAR VALUE           VALUE  

Water & Sewer Revenue—(continued)

        

Westlands Water District, Certificates of
Participation (NATL Insured) 5.250%, 9/1/14

   $ 500       $      517   
        

 

 

 
           4,859   

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT BONDS

(Identified Cost $53,054)

           56,355   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.1%

(Identified cost $53,054)

           56,355   

 

 
     SHARES           VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.0%

  

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.0%

        

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     552,913            553   
        

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $553)

           553   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.1%

(Identified Cost $53,607)

        

 

 

 

56,908

 

(1) 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.9%

        

 

 

 

529

 

  

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $      57,437   
        

 

 

 

 

Abbrevations
ACA    American Capital Access Financial Guarantee Corp.
AGC    Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BHAC    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
FGIC    Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHA    Federal Housing Authority
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
NATL    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
VA    Department of Veterans Affairs
XLCA    XL Capital Assurance
Footnote Legend
(1)    Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.
(2)    At December 31, 2011, the concentration of the Fund’s investments by state or territory determined as a percentage of net assets is as follows: California 97%. At December 31, 2011, 62% 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: NATL 23.0%, and GNMA 13.8%.
(3)    Escrowed to maturity.

 

 

 

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Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2

Significant
Observable
Inputs

 

Debt Securities:

        

  Municipal Tax-Exempt Bonds

   $ 56,355       $       $ 56,355   

Equity Securities:

        

  Short-Term Investments

     553         553           

Total Investments

   $ 56,908       $ 553       $ 56,355   

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


Virtus Foreign Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

      SHARES     VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—3.7%

  

Consumer Staples—1.8%

  

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas ADR (Brazil)

     516,710      $ 18,648   
    

 

 

 

Financials—0.7%

    

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR 0.40% (Brazil)

     379,024        7,035   
    

 

 

 

Utilities—1.2%

    

AES Tiete S.A. (Brazil)

     839,315        12,095   
    

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $17,345)

  

  

    37,778   

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—93.3%

    

Consumer Discretionary—5.8%

    

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     168,563        12,283   

Domino’s Pizza plc (United Kingdom)

     1,826,527        11,417   

Hermes International (France)

     26,987        8,046   

L’Occitane International SA (Luxembourg)

     1,179,896        2,370   

Nitori Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     220,050        20,641   

Wynn Macau Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,717,400        4,312   
    

 

 

 
       59,069   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—46.3%

    

Anheuser-InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     381,002        23,327   

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     1,524,145        72,323   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia)

     1,322,399        15,568   

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     1,075,338        23,488   

Imperial Tobacco Group plc (United Kingdom)

     1,230,458        46,530   

ITC Ltd. (India)

     6,165,778        23,372   

Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)

     1,866        5,550   

Nestle India Ltd. (India)

     125,498        9,677   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     741,335        42,619   

Pernod-Ricard S.A. (France)

     153,199        14,209   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     880,772        69,123   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     195,302        9,645   

SABMiller plc (United Kingdom)

     559,804        19,704   

Souza Cruz S.A. (Brazil)

     1,732,925        21,285   

Tesco plc (United Kingdom)

     3,250,512        20,366   

Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)

     932,715        32,074   

Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)

     1,836,960        5,042   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

     578,957        14,863   
    

 

 

 
       468,765   
    

 

 

 
      SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—6.6%

     

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

     433,862       $ 16,247   

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)

     226,362         25,794   

Ecopetrol SA (Colombia)

     206,628         9,199   

Royal Dutch Shell plc A Shares (United Kingdom)

     435,025         15,850   
     

 

 

 
        67,090   
     

 

 

 

Financials—12.2%

     

Admiral Group plc (United Kingdom)

     340,363         4,504   

CETIP SA - Balcao Organizado de Ativos e Derivativos (Brazil)

     854,761         12,350   

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     114,700         9,835   

Housing Development Finance Corp. (India)

     2,893,164         35,524   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     3,730,875         29,988   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. ADR (India)

     44,223         1,162   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,444,100         8,718   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (Australia)

     327,245         4,334   

Redecard S.A. (Brazil)

     1,086,063         16,996   
     

 

 

 
        123,411   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—11.4%

     

BioMerieux (France)

     87,771         6,275   

Cie Generale D’optique Essilor International SA (France)

     236,970         16,730   

Covidien plc (Ireland)

     515,509         23,203   

GlaxoSmithKline plc (United Kingdom)

     234,233         5,353   

Novartis AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     365,592         20,901   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     286,000         32,866   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada)(2)

     221,100         10,344   
     

 

 

 
        115,672   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—3.8%

     

Bunzl plc (United Kingdom)

     591,759         8,124   

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

     187,281         14,734   

Indutrade AB (Sweden)

     132,269         3,517   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Switzerland)

     52,787         5,929   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

     570,524         6,614   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Class C (United Kingdom)(2)(3)

     40,414,956         63   
     

 

 

 
        38,981   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Virtus Foreign Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      SHARES           VALUE  

Information Technology—1.6%

        

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

     99,491       $      11,588   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

     193,500            4,229   
        

 

 

 
           15,817   
        

 

 

 

Materials—3.1%

        

Fresnillo plc (United Kingdom)

     434,458            10,303   

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada)

     281,758            12,504   

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia)

     274,687            8,316   
        

 

 

 
           31,123   
        

 

 

 

Utilities—2.5%

        

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Brazil)

     592,359            10,538   

CPFL Energia S.A. (Brazil)

     686,400            9,575   

CPFL Energia S.A. ADR (Brazil)

     195,500            5,515   
        

 

 

 
           25,628   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $707,491)

           945,556   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.0%

(Identified cost $724,836)

           983,334   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.8%

        

Money Market Mutual Funds—2.8%

        

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional

        

Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.050%)

     28,258,716            28,259   
        

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $28,259)

           28,259   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $753,095)

           1,011,593(1)   

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.2%

           1,857   
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $      1,013,450   
        

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
AG Aktiengesellschaft a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders (Germany).
plc Public Limited Co.

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information : For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

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 Foreign Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

  

 

 

United Kingdom

     25%     

Brazil

     11        

India

     10        

United States

     10        

Switzerland

     7        

France

     6        

Netherlands

     6        

Other

     25        

 

 

Total

     100%     

 

 

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

            

 

 

3


Virtus Foreign Opportunities Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

 

 
   

Total Value at

December 31,

2011

   

Level 1

Quoted Prices

   

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Equity Securities:

     

 Common Stocks

  $ 945,556      $ 945,493      $ 63   

 Preferred Stock

    37,778        37,778          

 Short-Term Investments

    28,259        28,259          

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 1,011,593      $ 1,011,530      $ 63   

 

 

There is no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Foreign Opportunities Fund

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    Common Stocks  

Balance as of September 30, 2011:

   $ -   

Accrued Discount/(Premium)

     -   

Realized Gain (Loss)

     -   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (1

Purchases

     64   

Sales(b)

     -   

Transfers Into Level 3 (a)

     -   

Transfers From Level 3 (a)

     -   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

   $ 63   
  

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.

 


Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES     VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—89.8%

  

Consumer Staples—7.4%

  

Andersons, Inc. (The) (United States)

     13,125      $ 573   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (United States)

     7,100        203   

BRF - Brasil Foods SA ADR (Brazil)

     9,100        178   

Tate & Lyle plc (United Kingdom)

     50,495        552   
    

 

 

 
    1,506   
    

 

 

 

Energy—30.2%

    

Baytex Energy Corp. (Canada)

     4,550        254   

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     20,260        673   

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)

     3,200        365   

Ensco International plc Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     8,850        415   

FX Energy, Inc. (United States)(2)

     39,525        190   

MEG Energy Corp. (Canada)(2)

     10,500        429   

Mission NewEnergy Ltd. (Australia)(2)

     14,725        33   

Newfield Exploration Co. (United States)(2)

     5,575        210   

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (United States)

     3,225        302   

OYO Geospace Corp. (United States)(2)

     4,300        333   

Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (Canada)

     26,950        534   

Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada)

     38,025        392   

Royal Dutch Shell plc ADR (United Kingdom)

     8,050        588   

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (United States)(2)

     47,650        389   

Seadrill Ltd. (Bermuda)

     23,250        771   

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (United States)(2)

     8,275        235   
    

 

 

 
    6,113   
    

 

 

 

Industrials—9.5%

    

AGCO Corp. (United States)(2)

     4,475        192   

CNH Global N.V. (Netherlands)(2)

     10,225        368   

Deere & Co. (United States)

     6,500        503   

Kubota Corp. ADR (Japan)

     6,350        264   

Lindsay Corp. (United States)

     2,875        158   

Raven Industries, Inc. (United States)

     5,600        347   

Rocky Mountain Dealerships, Inc. (Canada)

     9,200        80   
    

 

 

 
    1,912   
    

 

 

 

Materials—42.7%

    

Agrium, Inc. (Canada)

     3,500        235   

Alamos Gold, Inc. (Canada)

     9,325        161   

Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (United States)(2)

     5,175        157   

BHP Billiton Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Australia)

     17,800        1,257   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (United States)

     2,750        399   

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

     5,175        237   
    SHARES           VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

Eldorado Gold Corp. (Canada)

    11,800        $ 162   

Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)

    15,025          572   

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada)

    15,345          679   

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

    127,257          335   

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd./CA (Canada)(2)

    10,075          179   

Major Drilling Group International (Canada)

    51,815          790   

Monsanto Co. (United States)

    5,325          373   

Mosaic Co. (The) (United States)

    8,000          403   

New Gold, Inc. (Canada)(2)

    27,215          274   

Perseus Mining Ltd. (Australia)(2)

    69,822          171   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada)

    9,810          405   

Royal Gold, Inc. (United States)

    12,770          861   

Silver Wheaton Corp. (Canada)

    10,450          303   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Sponsored ADR (Chile)

    3,350          180   

Syngenta AG ADR (Switzerland)

    6,550          386   

Tahoe Resources, Inc. (Canada)

    7,050          122   
     

 

 

 
        8,641   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $18,742)

        18,172   

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—8.4%

     

PowerShares DB Gold Fund (United States)(2)

    31,150          1,696   

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $1,687)

        1,696   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.2%

(Identified cost $20,429)

        19,868   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.8%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.8%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.050%)

    367,964          368   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $368)

        368   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%

(Identified Cost $20,797)

        20,236 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.0%

        8   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $          20,244   
     

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
AG    Aktiengesellschaft a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders (Germany).
plc    Public Limited Co.
 

 

1


Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Footnote Legend:
(1)    Federal Income Tax Information : For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.
(2)    Non-income producing.

        

 

 

2


Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Country Weightings †

  

 

 

United States

     40%     

Canada

     31        

United Kingdom

     8        

Australia

     7        

Bermuda

     4        

Netherlands

     3        

Switzerland

     2        

Other

     5        

 

 

Total

     100%     

 

 

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

    

 

 

3


Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

 

 
    

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

Equity Securities:

     

 Common Stocks

   $ 18,172       $ 18,172   

 Exchange-Traded Funds

     1,696         1,696   

 Short-Term Investments

     368         368   

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 20,236       $ 20,236   

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Global Infrastructure Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES          VALUE  

 

COMMON STOCKS—96.9%

      

Consumer Discretionary—2.5%

      

Eutelsat Communications SA (France)

    17,550         $ 685   

SES SA (Luxembourg)

    44,620           1,071   
      

 

 

 
         1,756   
      

 

 

 

Energy—23.9%

      

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

    133,990           5,012   

Spectra Energy Corp. (United States)

    126,170           3,880   

TransCanada Corp. (Canada)

    82,610           3,608   

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

    131,770           4,351   
      

 

 

 
         16,851   
      

 

 

 

Industrials—13.5%

      

Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. (Spain)

    77,240           1,234   

Atlantia SpA (Italy)

    83,152           1,331   

Ferrovial SA (Spain)

    64,270           776   

Flughafen Zuerich AG (Switzerland)

    2,159           749   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Germany)

    18,750           922   

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Netherlands)

    32,300           1,707   

Transurban Group (Australia)

    374,220           2,151   

Vinci SA (France)

    15,560           680   
      

 

 

 
         9,550   
      

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—26.1%

  

    

American Tower Corp. Class A (United States)

    31,350           1,881   

AT&T, Inc. (United States)

    109,140           3,300   

BCE, Inc. (Canada)

    17,200           717   

BT Group plc (United Kingdom)

    237,000           703   

Crown Castle International Corp. (United States)(2)

    33,190           1,487   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ADR (Japan)

    29,910           757   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singapore)

    491,400           1,171   

Telefonica S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain)

    59,440           1,022   

TELUS Corp. (Canada)

    24,480           1,385   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (United States)

    41,210           1,653   

Vodafone Group plc Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

    117,830           3,303   

Windstream Corp. (United States)

    84,490           992   
      

 

 

 
         18,371   
      

 

 

 

Utilities—30.9%

      

Allete, Inc. (United States)

    12,420           521   
     SHARES          VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

      

APA Group (Australia)

    143,350         $ 658   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (United States)

    45,070           905   

Centrica plc (United Kingdom)

    125,610           564   

CMS Energy Corp. (United States)

    42,090           929   

Dominion Resources, Inc. (United States)

    23,570           1,251   

DTE Energy Co. (United States)

    12,280           669   

E.ON AG (Germany)

    21,080           455   

Enel SpA (Italy)

    184,200           750   

FirstEnergy Corp. (United States)

    15,780           699   

ITC Holdings Corp. (United States)

    14,570           1,106   

National Grid plc (United Kingdom)

    86,590           841   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (United States)

    19,930           1,213   

NiSource, Inc. (United States)

    38,950           927   

Northeast Utilities (United States)

    18,940           683   

Northwest Natural Gas Co. (United States)

    13,880           665   

NV Energy, Inc. (United States)

    47,340           774   

ONEOK, Inc. (United States)

    12,170           1,055   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (United States)

    26,830           886   

Questar Corp. (United States)

    22,810           453   

Sempra Energy (United States)

    21,740           1,196   

SevernTrent plc (United Kingdom)

    34,985           813   

Southern Co. (The) (United States)

    23,240           1,076   

United Utilities Group plc (United Kingdom)

    70,650           665   

Wisconsin Energy Corp. (United States)

    33,700           1,178   

Xcel Energy, Inc. (United States)

    32,240           891   
      

 

 

 
       21,823   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $55,110)

  

  

       68,351   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.9%

(Identified cost $55,110)

  

  

       68,351   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.5%

      

Money Market Mutual Funds—2.5%

      

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional
Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.050%)

    1,729,469           1,729   

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,729)

  

  

       1,729   

 

 
 

 

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Virtus Global Infrastructure Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.4%

(Identified Cost $56,839)

     70,080(1)   

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.6%

     456   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 70,536   
  

 

 

 
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
AG   Aktiengesellschaft a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders (Germany).
plc   Public Limited Co.

Footnote Legend:

(1)   Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.
(2)   Non-income producing.
 

 

2


Virtus Global Infrastructure Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Country Weightings †

  

 

 

United States

     52%     

Canada

     15        

United Kingdom

     10        

Australia

     4        

Spain

     4        

Italy

     3        

Netherlands

     3        

Other

     9        

 

 

Total

     100%     

 

 

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

 

 

3


Virtus Global Infrastructure Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

  

Level 1

Quoted Prices

     

Equity Securities:

        

  Common Stocks

   $          68,351    $            68,351   

  Short-Term Investments

   1,729    1,729     

Total Investments

   $          70,080    $            70,080     

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Global Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

      SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—1.9%

     

Consumer Staples—1.3%

     

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas 0.00% (Brazil)

     23,520       $ 849   
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.6%

     

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR 0.40% (Brazil)

     23,093         428   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $1,034)

        1,277   

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.2%

     

Consumer Discretionary—9.7%

     

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     13,350         973   

Comcast Corp. Special Class A (United States)

     28,675         675   

Hermes International (France)

     1,810         540   

McDonald’s Corp. (United States)

     32,032         3,214   

Norstar Founders Group Ltd. (Cayman Islands)(2)(3)(4)

     272,000         0   

Starbucks Corp. (United States)

     15,700         722   

Wynn Macau Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     211,768         532   
     

 

 

 
        6,656   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—43.6%

     

Altria Group, Inc. (United States)

     38,640         1,146   

Anheuser-InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     24,875         1,523   

Beam, Inc. (United States)(2)

     14,000         717   

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     90,940         4,315   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (United States)

     15,700         809   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia)

     87,021         1,025   

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

     45,992         3,218   

Imperial Tobacco Group plc (United Kingdom)

     67,199         2,541   

ITC Ltd. (India)

     298,672         1,132   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (United States)

     12,416         853   

Nestle India Ltd. (India)

     12,475         962   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     44,525         2,560   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     54,995         4,316   

Tesco plc (United Kingdom)

     219,639         1,376   

Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)

     40,284         1,385   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (United States)

     23,823         1,424   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

     28,210         724   
     

 

 

 
        30,026   
     

 

 

 

Energy—4.3%

     

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

     21,750         814   
      SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)

     9,557       $ 1,089   

Ecopetrol SA (Colombia)

     2,955         132   

Royal Dutch Shell plc A Shares (United Kingdom)

     26,360         960   
     

 

 

 
        2,995   
     

 

 

 

Financials—11.9%

     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (United States)(2)

     17,602         1,343   

CME Group, Inc. (United States)

     3,681         897   

Housing Development Finance Corp. (India)

     176,353         2,165   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     209,870         1,687   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. ADR (India)

     25,772         677   

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (United States)(2)

     8,400         1,013   

Redecard S.A. (Brazil)

     24,673         386   
     

 

 

 
        8,168   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—4.4%

     

Covidien plc (Ireland)

     24,991         1,125   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     10,288         1,182   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada)(2)

     15,300         716   
     

 

 

 
        3,023   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.4%

     

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

     11,894         936   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—16.0%

     

Apple, Inc. (United States)(2)

     5,777         2,340   

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

     7,674         894   

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

     19,536         1,256   

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

     2,447         1,581   

Intel Corp. (United States)

     37,635         913   

International Business Machines Corp. (United States)

     5,015         922   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (United States)

     4,469         1,666   

Visa, Inc. Class A (United States)

     13,959         1,417   
     

 

 

 
        10,989   
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.9%

     

Fresnillo plc (United Kingdom)

     36,962         877   

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada)

     21,718         964   
 

 

1


Virtus Global Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      SHARES           VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

      

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia)

     24,357        $ 737   

Praxair, Inc. (United States)

     7,725          826   
      

 

 

 
         3,404   
      

 

 

 

Utilities—1.0%

      

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Brazil)

     40,988          729   
      

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $55,143)

         66,926   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.1%

(Identified cost $56,177)

  

  

      68,203   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.6%

  

   

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.6%

      

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional
Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.050%)

     392,238          392   
      

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $392)

  

  

      392   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.7%

(Identified Cost $56,569)

         68,595 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.3%

  

      234   
      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $          68,829   
      

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
plc Public Limited Co.

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, 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 Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Country Weightings †

  

 

 

United States

     46%   

United Kingdom

     15      

India

     10      

Canada

     5      

Australia

     4      

Switzerland

     4      

Netherlands

     3      

Other

     13      

 

 

Total

     100%   

 

 

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

 

 

3


Virtus Global Opportunities Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

 

  

  

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Prices

      

Equity Securities:

          

  Common Stocks

   $ 66,926       $ 66,926       $  

  Preferred Stock

     1,277         1,277         -       

  Short-Term Investments

     392         392         -         

Total Investments

   $ 68,595       $ 68,595       $    

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.

*Level 3 Common Stock valued at zero at beginning and end of period.


Virtus Global Premium AlphaSectorSM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES           VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—98.7%

        

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

     258,100       $      10,071   

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     309,300            10,049   

iShares Barclay’s Short Treasury Bond Fund

     114,650            12,638   

iShares MSCI EAFE® Index Fund

     133,900            6,632   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     172,400            6,541   

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

     390,900            9,948   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     282,200            10,154   

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $65,092)

           66,033   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.7%

(Identified cost $65,092)

           66,033   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.4%

        

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.4%

        

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.100%)

     269,662            270   
        

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $270)

           270   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.1%

(Identified Cost $65,362)

           66,303 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.9%

           577   
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $      66,880   
        

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

        

SPDR S&P Depositary Receipt

        

Footnote Legend:

        
(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

1


Virtus Global Premium AlphaSectorSM Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

   

Level 1

Quoted Prices

 

Equity Securities:

    

  Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 66,033      $ 66,033   

  Short-Term Investments

     270        270   

Total Investments

   $ 66,303      $ 66,303   

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.7%

  

Australia—8.7%

  

BGP Holdings plc(2)(3)(4)

     13,566       $ 0   

CFS Retail Property Trust

     22,200         38   

Dexus Property Group

     94,140         80   

Goodman Group

     178,800         104   

Westfield Group

     31,750         254   

Westfield Retail Trust

     42,150         107   
     

 

 

 
     583   
     

 

 

 

Canada—5.6%

     

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     1,410         35   

Brookfield Properties Corp.

     7,370         115   

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     1,400         49   

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

     645         14   

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     2,845         48   

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     4,387         114   
     

 

 

 
     375   
     

 

 

 

Finland—0.2%

     

Citycon Oyj

     4,550         14   
     

 

 

 

France—5.3%

     

Fonciere Des Regions

     404         26   

Klepierre

     2,215         63   

Societe Immobiliere de Location Pour L’industrie Et Le Commerce

     455         44   

Unibail-Rodamco

     1,243         224   
     

 

 

 
     357   
     

 

 

 

Germany—0.5%

     

GSW Immobilien AG(2)

     1,100         32   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—3.0%

     

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     23,900         109   

Link (The)

     24,504         90   
     

 

 

 
     199   
     

 

 

 

Italy—0.6%

     

Beni Stabili SpA

     95,478         43   
     

 

 

 

Japan—2.9%

     

AEON Mall Co., Ltd.

     3,570         76   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     11         26   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     5         39   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     7       $ 57   
     

 

 

 
     198   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—1.7%

     

Corio N.V.

     2,091         91   

Eurocommercial Properties N.V.

     765         24   
     

 

 

 
     115   
     

 

 

 

Norway—0.7%

     

Norwegian Property ASA

     38,475         47   
     

 

 

 

Singapore—2.6%

     

CapitaCommercial Trust

     26,000         21   

CapitaMall Trust

     16,450         21   

CapitaRetail China Trust

     32,275         29   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.(2)

     45,500         62   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     61,545         40   
     

 

 

 
     173   
     

 

 

 

Sweden—1.3%

     

Castellum AB

     3,940         49   

Fabege AB

     4,550         35   
     

 

 

 
     84   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland—0.2%

     

PSP Swiss Property AG

     165         14   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—7.0%

     

Big Yellow Group plc

     16,225         62   

British Land Co. plc

     9,900         71   

Derwent London plc

     1,610         39   

Great Portland Estates plc

     2,771         14   

Hammerson plc

     14,070         79   

Land Securities Group plc

     11,631         115   

Safestore Holdings plc

     23,326         36   

SEGRO plc

     17,490         56   
     

 

 

 
     472   
     

 

 

 

United States—58.4%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     281         19   

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     3,400         78   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     1,145         150   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

     3,730         67   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     1,878         187   

BRE Properties, Inc.

     1,266         64   
 

 

1


Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES           VALUE  

United States—(continued)

      

Camden Property Trust

     1,585        $ 99   

Campus Crest Communities, Inc.

     584          6   

CubeSmart, Inc.

     3,037          32   

DDR Corp

     5,874          71   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     909          61   

Duke Realty Corp.

     7,205          87   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

     1,223          82   

Equity Residential

     3,804          217   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     769          108   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     4,799          116   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     5,439          82   

HCP, Inc.

     3,679          152   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     2,443          133   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     10,058          149   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     3,267          124   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     5,110          83   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     2,615          63   

Macerich Co. (The)

     1,423          72   

Prologis, Inc.

     4,881          140   

Public Storage

     1,760          237   

Regency Centers Corp.

     720          27   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     3,761          485   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     1,231          82   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     180          9   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     1,905          118   

UDR, Inc.

     3,273          82   

Ventas, Inc.

     4,382          242   

Vornado Realty Trust

     1,875          144   

Weingarten Realty Investors

     2,570          56   
      

 

 

 
         3,924   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $5,760)

         6,630   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.7%

(Identified cost $5,760)

         6,630   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.7%

(Identified Cost $5,760)

         6,630 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.3%

         89   
      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $          6,719   
      

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

AG    Aktiengesellschaft a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders (Germany).
ASA    Allmennaksjeselskap a public limited company (Norway).
plc    Public Limited Co.

REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information : For tax information at December 31, 2011, 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, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings  

United States

     59

 

Australia

     9   

 

United Kingdom

     7   

 

Canada

     6   

 

France

     5   

 

Hong Kong

     3   

 

Japan

     3   

 

Other

     8   

Total

     100

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

 

 

3


Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

       

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 6,630       $ 6,630         $0(1)      

Total Investments

   $ 6,630       $ 6,630         $0(1)        

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.

(1) 

Level 3 Common Stock valued at zero at the beginning and end of period.


Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS—79.9%  

Consumer Discretionary—10.5%

  

BEC World plc (Thailand)

     39,600       $ 56   

Cox & Kings India Ltd. (India)

     12,600         37   

Genting Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)

     117,900         142   

Hero Honda Motors Ltd. (India)(2)

     2,300         83   

Jollibee Foods Corp. (Philippines)

     23,900         49   

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. (India)(2)

     6,600         94   

Kangwon Land, Inc. (South Korea)(2)

     6,470         153   

L’Occitane International SA (Luxembourg)

     61,759         124   

Parkson Retail Asia Ltd. (Singapore)(2)

     29,800         29   

Parkson Retail Group Ltd. (China)

     30,200         37   

Super Retail Group Ltd. (Australia)

     15,170         82   

Wynn Macau Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     40,598         102   
     

 

 

 
     988   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—33.7%

     

AmorePacific Corp. (South Korea)(2)

     76         69   

British American Tobacco Bangldesh Co., Ltd. (Bangladesh)

     25,500         195   

British American Tobacco plc Bhd (Malaysia)

     3,400         54   

Ceylon Tobacco Co., plc (Sri Lanka)

     25,400         109   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia)

     13,557         160   

Colgate Palmolive India Ltd. (India)

     3,500         65   

Dabur India Ltd. (India)

     35,653         67   

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)(2)

     12,500         117   

Emami Ltd. (India)(2)

     14,047         90   

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (India)

     1,500         72   

Gudang Garam Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     23,926         164   

Guinness Anchor Bhd (Malaysia)

     28,035         119   

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd. (China)

     4,491         42   

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (India)

     14,000         107   

ITC Ltd. (India)

     74,775         283   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (South Korea)(2)

     434         184   

Marico Bangladesh Ltd. (Bangladesh)

     22,300         106   

Nestle India Ltd. (India)

     3,309         255   

Nestle Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)

     5,400         96   

Nestle Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan)

     2,885         115   

Orion Corp. (South Korea)(2)

     32         19   

Pakistan Tobacco Co., Ltd. (Pakistan) (3)

     98,316         61   

Puregold Price Club, Inc. (Philippines)(2)

     186,400         76   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

  

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. (China)

     25,683       $ 142   

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     56,997         118   

Unilever Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan)

     1,557         96   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd. (China)

     42,665         43   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

     5,606         144   
     

 

 

 
     3,168   
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.0%

     

PTT Exploration & Production plc (Thailand)

     18,500         96   
     

 

 

 

Financials—11.8%

     

Bangkok Bank plc (Thailand)

     10,400         54   

Commercial Bank of Ceylon plc (Sri Lanka)

     40,680         36   

Delta Brac Housing Finance Corp., Ltd. (Bangladesh)(2)

     92,000         103   

Housing Development Finance Corp. (India)

     26,445         325   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     36,255         291   

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. (India)(2)

     3,557         45   

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (India)

     3,420         39   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)

     10,700         65   

Public Bank Bhd (Malaysia)

     19,300         82   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (Australia)

     2,973         39   

Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd. (India)

     3,374         27   
     

 

 

 
     1,106   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.2%

     

Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd (India)

     1,300         48   

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     128,900         48   

Lupin Ltd. (India)(2)

     6,500         55   

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (India)(2)

     6,100         57   
     

 

 

 
     208   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—7.1%

     

Bharat Electronics Ltd. (India)(2)

     1,971         50   

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,818         86   

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

     2,006         55   

Jasa Marga Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     34,900         16   

Keells (John) Holdings plc (Sri Lanka)

     157,233         235   

S1 Corp. (South Korea)(2)

     510         26   

Singapore Airport Terminal Servises Ltd. (Singapore)

     20,400         34   

Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     46,846         84   
 

 

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Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES           VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

  

UGL Ltd. (Australia)

     6,400       $      78   
        

 

 

 
           664   
        

 

 

 

Information Technology—4.4%

  

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

     2,085            243   

NHN Corp. (South Korea)(2)

     601            110   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

     2,900            63   
        

 

 

 
           416   
        

 

 

 

Materials—3.0%

  

Asian Paints Ltd. (India)

     1,300            63   

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia)

     4,792            145   

Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     59,986            76   
        

 

 

 
           284   
        

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.0%

  

China Mobile Ltd. (China)

     10,011            98   
        

 

 

 

Utilities—5.2%

  

CLP Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,300            36   

GAIL India Ltd. (India)(2)

     8,400            61   

Gujarat Gas Co., Ltd. (India)

     3,400            23   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     42,481            314   

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. (India)(2)

     28,600            54   
        

 

 

 
           488   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $6,667)

           7,516   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—79.9%

(Identified cost $6,667)

           7,516   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—6.7%

  

Money Market Mutual Funds—6.7%

        

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.050%)

     627,053            627   
        

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $627)

           627   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—86.6%

(Identified Cost $7,294)

           8,143 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—13.4%

           1,259   
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $      9,402   
        

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

ADR      American Depositary Receipt

plc        Public Limited Co.

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

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.

 

 

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Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings

 

 

India

   29%

 

Australia

   8

 

Hong Kong

   8

 

United States

   8

 

China

   7

 

South Korea

   7

 

Malaysia

   6

 

Other

   27

 

Total

   100%

 

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

 

 

3


Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

 

 
    

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 7,516       $ 7,455       $ 61   

Short-Term Investments

     627         627           

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 8,143       $ 8,082       $ 61   

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund

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    Common Stocks  
Balance as of September 30, 2011:    $ -   
Accrued Discount/(Premium)      -   
Realized Gain (Loss)      -   
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)      -   
Purchases      -   
Sales(b)      -   
Transfers Into Level 3 (a)      61   
Transfers From Level 3 (a)      -   
  

 

 

 
Balance as of December 31, 2011    $ 61   
  

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.

    


Virtus Greater European Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

SHARES SHARES
     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—96.1%

     

Consumer Discretionary—14.6%

     

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     2,610       $ 190   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

     525         27   

Domino’s Pizza plc (United Kingdom)

     21,607         135   

Luxottica Group S.p.A (Italy)

     3,600         101   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (France)

     400         57   

Paddy Power plc (Ireland)

     2,067         120   

Pearson plc (United Kingdom)

     8,002         150   
     

 

 

 
        780   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—39.6%

     

Anheuser-InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     4,216         258   

British American Tobacco plc
(United Kingdom)

     5,318         252   

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     7,127         156   

Groupe Danone S.A. (France)

     1,148         72   

Imperial Tobacco Group plc (United Kingdom)

     4,177         158   

L’Oreal S.A. (France)

     725         76   

Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)

     11         33   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     4,109         236   

Pernod-Ricard S.A. (France)

     860         80   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     3,294         258   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom)

     1,006         50   

SABMiller plc (United Kingdom)

     3,596         126   

Tesco plc (United Kingdom)

     16,677         104   

Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)

     7,521         259   
     

 

 

 
        2,118   
     

 

 

 

Energy—5.4%

     

BG Group plc (United Kingdom)

     4,167         89   

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)

     918         105   

Royal Dutch Shell plc A Shares (United Kingdom)

     2,642         96   
     

 

 

 
        290   
     

 

 

 

Financials—4.0%

     

Admiral Group plc (United Kingdom)

     4,602         61   

Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany)(2)

     1,306         69   

Reinet Investments SCA (Luxembourg)(2)

     4,746         84   
     

 

 

 
        214   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—14.1%

     

BioMerieux (France)

     671         48   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Cie Generale D’optique Essilor International SA (France)

     1,466       $ 104   

Covidien plc (Ireland)

     3,105         140   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     1,489         101   

GlaxoSmithKline plc (United Kingdom)

     2,365         54   

Novartis AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     1,679         96   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     1,839         211   
     

 

 

 
        754   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—11.5%

     

Andritz AG (Austria)

     1,196         99   

Bunzl plc (United Kingdom)

     5,279         73   

Indutrade AB (Sweden)

     3,218         86   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Switzerland)

     607         68   

Orkla ASA (Norway)

     16,225         121   

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA (Spain)

     1,701         74   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

     7,875         91   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Class C (United Kingdom)(2)(3)

     543,375         1   
     

 

 

 
        613   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.7%

     

Accenture plc Class A (Ireland)

     2,737         146   
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.2%

     

Air Liquide SA (France)

     1,033         128   

Fresnillo plc (United Kingdom)

     3,986         94   
     

 

 

 
        222   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $4,132)

        5,137   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.1%

(Identified cost $4,132)

  

  

     5,137   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.2%

  

  

Money Market Mutual Funds—2.2%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.050%)

     116,218         116   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $116)

        116   

 

 
 

 

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Virtus Greater European Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.3%

(Identified Cost $4,248)

     5,253(1)

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.7%

     91   
    

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  $    5,344   
    

 

Abbreviations:

AG 

Aktiengesellschaft a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders (Germany).

ASA 

Allmennaksjeselskap a public limited company (Norway).

KGaA 

Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien a limited partnership on shares (Germany).

N.V. 

Naamloze Vennootschap a public limited liability company (Netherlands).

plc 

Public Limited Co.

SA or  S.A.

Designates corporations in various countries.

S.C.A. 

Société en commandite par actions. Luxembourg partnership limited by shares.

S.p.A. 

Società delle azione unite (Joint Stock Corp. Italy).

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

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 Greater European Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings  

United Kingdom

     32

France

     14   

Switzerland

     9   

Ireland

     8   

Netherlands

     7   

United States

     7   

Belgium

     5   

Other

     18   

 

 

Total

     100

 

 

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

    

 

 

3


Virtus Greater European Opportunities Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total
Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 5,137       $ 5,136       $ 1   

Short-Term Investments

     116         116           

Total Investments

   $ 5,253       $ 5,252       $ 1   

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Greater European Opportunities Fund

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    Common Stocks  

Balance as of September 30, 2011:

   $ -   

Accrued Discount/(Premium)

     -   

Realized Gain (Loss)

     -   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     -    (c) 

Purchases

     1   

Sales(b)

     -   

Transfers Into Level 3 (a)

     -   

Transfers From Level 3 (a)

     -   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

   $ 1   
  

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.

    


Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—1.9%

  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela RegS 5.750%, 2/26/16(6)

   $ 610      $ 480   

Federative Republic of Brazil 10.250%, 1/10/28

     1,100 BRL      672   

Republic of Argentina PIK Interest Capitalization 8.280%, 12/31/33

     760        559   

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,718)

 

  

  

   

 

1,711

 

  

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—92.9%

  

 

Consumer Discretionary—21.2%

    

Affinion Group, Inc. 11.500%, 10/15/15

     1,025        899   

AMC Entertainment, Inc. 9.750%, 12/1/20

     905        864   

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. 7.500%, 4/15/21

     1,000        1,035   

AutoNation, Inc. 6.750%, 4/15/18

     115        121   

Brown Shoe Co., Inc. 7.125%, 5/15/19

     975        929   

Cablevision Systems Corp. 8.000%, 4/15/20

     430        463   

Caesar’s Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. 10.000%, 12/15/18

     645        445   

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

     295        300   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp. 144A 8.625%, 11/15/17(2)

     1,105        1,177   

Cinemark USA, Inc. 8.625%, 6/15/19

     670        732   

CSC Holdings LLC 8.625%, 2/15/19

     1,025        1,187   

Dana Holding Corp. 6.750%, 2/15/21

     730        752   

Hanesbrands, Inc. 6.375%, 12/15/20

     1,000        1,020   

Jarden Corp. 7.500%, 5/1/17

     415        442   

Lamar Media Corp. Series C 6.625%, 8/15/15

     125        128   

Landry’s Holdings, Inc. 144A 11.500%, 6/1/14(2)

     980        965   

Levi Strauss & Co. 8.875%, 4/1/16

     740        773   

Peninsula Gaming LLC / Peninsula Gaming Corp. 10.750%, 8/15/17

     920        968   

Rent-A-Center, Inc. 6.625%, 11/15/20

     245        248   

Scientific Games International, Inc. 9.250%, 6/15/19

     965        1,028   

Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida 144A 7.750%, 10/1/17(2)

     250        261   

Service Corp. International 8.000%, 11/15/21

     305        342   

Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Inc. 144A 7.625%, 11/1/18(2)

     920        971   
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Spencer Spirit Holdings, Inc. / Spencer Gifts LLC / Spirit Halloween Superstores 144A 11.000%, 5/1/17(2)

   $ 375       $ 368   

UCI International, Inc. 8.625%, 2/15/19

     960         936   

United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.

     

Series BE-9 9.300%, 7/1/15(4)(5)

     8         8   

Series AW-0 9.300%, 7/1/15(4)(5)

     1         1   

Series BD-1 9.300%, 7/1/15(4)(5)

     234         232   

Series 95-A 9.300%, 7/1/15(4)(5)

     217         215   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG / Unitymedia NRW GmbH 144A 8.125%, 12/1/17(2)

     720         764   

Valassis Communication 6.625%, 2/1/21

     885         828   

Visteon Corp. 144A 6.750%,
4/15/19(2)

     250         251   
     

 

 

 
        19,653   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—5.7%

     

Ingles Markets, Inc. 8.875%, 5/15/17

     500         544   

B&G Foods, Inc. 7.625%, 1/15/18

     300         320   

Beverages & More, Inc. 144A 9.625%, 10/1/14(2)

     1,085         1,107   

Dole Food Co., Inc. 144A 8.000%, 10/1/16(2)

     335         351   

Michael Foods, Inc. 9.750%, 7/15/18

     490         518   

Pantry, Inc. (The) 7.750%, 2/15/14

     900         898   

Rite Aid Corp. 6.875%, 8/15/13

     480         471   

Tops Holding Corp. / Tops Markets LLC 10.125%, 10/15/15

     1,000         1,050   
     

 

 

 
        5,259   
     

 

 

 

Energy—6.9%

     

Antero Resources Finance Corp. 144A 7.250%, 8/1/19(2)

     500         515   

Concho Resources, Inc. 6.500%, 1/15/22

     500         525   

Copano Energy LLC / Copano Energy Finance Corp. 7.125%, 4/1/21

     470         477   

Crosstex Energy LP / Crosstex Energy Finance Corp. 8.875%, 2/15/18

     335         368   

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

     490         512   

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA 144A 8.500%, 6/1/18(2)

     750         743   

Petrohawk Energy Corp. 7.250%, 8/15/18

     840         949   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA 8.500%, 11/2/17

     600         454   

Precision Drilling Corp. 6.625%, 11/15/20

     500         514   

Sandridge Energy, Inc. 8.750%, 1/15/20

     840         871   
 

 

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Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

SESI LLC 6.375%, 5/1/19

   $ 500       $ 511   
     

 

 

 
        6,439   
     

 

 

 

Financials—17.1%

     

Ally Financial, Inc. 0.000%, 6/15/15

     2,000         1,485   

Avis Budget Car Rental Llc / Avis Budget Finance Inc 9.750%, 3/15/20

     1,000         1,032   

CIT Group, Inc. 7.000%, 5/1/17

     1,225         1,227   

CNL Lifestyles Properties 7.250%, 4/15/19

     500         465   

Developers Diversified Realty Corp. 7.875%, 9/1/20

     195         218   

Dycom Investments, Inc. 7.125%, 1/15/21

     1,000         1,015   

E*Trade Financial Corp.

     

7.875%, 12/1/15

     600         606   

6.750%, 6/1/16

     430         419   

Felcor Lodging LP 6.750%, 6/1/19

     1,000         965   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 5.000%, 5/15/18

     1,380         1,387   

GFI Group, Inc. 8.375%, 7/19/18

     1,000         890   

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 8.000%, 1/15/18

     1,200         1,254   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 7.250%, 10/15/20

     980         995   

International Lease Finance Corp.

     

8.750%, 3/15/17

     715         738   

6.250%, 5/15/19

     455         421   

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. 8.750%, 4/15/18

     1,130         1,054   

Regions Financial Corp. RegS 5.750%, 6/15/15(6)

     545         520   

SLM Corp. 8.450%, 6/15/18

     555         572   

UPCB Finance V Ltd. 7.250%, 11/15/21(2)

     250         254   

Ventas Realty LP / Ventas Capital Corp. Series 1 6.500%, 6/1/16

     155         160   

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC 144A 7.748%, 2/2/21(2)

     200         172   
     

 

 

 
        15,849   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—5.5%

     

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP / Aviv Healthcare Capital Corp. 7.750%, 2/15/19

     465         458   

Biomet, Inc. 11.625%, 10/15/17

     790         861   

Davita, Inc.

     

6.375%, 11/1/18

     195         200   

6.625%, 11/1/20

     615         635   

Grifols, Inc. 8.250%, 2/1/18

     500         527   

HCA, Inc.

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

8.500%, 4/15/19

   $ 285       $ 314   

7.500%, 2/15/22

     410         420   

Health Management Associates, Inc. 144A 7.375%, 1/15/20(2)

     250         261   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./ KCI USA, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 11/1/18(2)

     250         246   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 144A 6.250%, 11/1/18(2)

     250         255   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A 7.250%, 7/15/22(2)

     905         882   
     

 

 

 
        5,059   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—9.3%

     

Allison Transmission, Inc. 144A 7.125%, 5/15/19(2)

     975         960   

American Standard Americas 144A 10.750%, 1/15/16(2)

     495         297   

ARAMARK Corp.

     

8.500%, 2/1/15

     265         273   

144A PIK 8.625%, 5/1/16(2)

     750         776   

B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc. 144A 8.250%, 6/1/19(2)

     1,000         945   

Briggs & Stratton Corp. 6.875%, 12/15/20

     155         160   

Cenveo Corp. 7.875%, 12/1/13

     1,085         857   

CHC Helicopter S,A. 144A 9.250%, 10/15/20(2)

     280         253   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust 02-1, G1 6.718%, 1/2/23

     325         320   

DynCorp International, Inc. 10.375%, 7/1/17

     1,110         971   

GeoEye, Inc. 8.625%, 10/1/16

     205         212   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. Series B 8.000%, 12/1/15

     990         995   

Iron Mountain, Inc. 7.750%, 10/1/19

     435         462   

L-3 Communications Corp. Series B, 6.375%, 10/15/15

     80         82   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust 99-1A 8.360%, 1/20/19

     355         352   

Valmont Industries, Inc. 6.625%, 4/20/20

     635         736   
     

 

 

 
        8,651   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—8.3%

     

CommScope, Inc. 144A 8.250%, 1/15/19(2)

     950         955   

CoreLogic, Inc. 144A 7.250%,
6/1/21(2)

     1,000         963   

Digicel Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 9/1/17(2)

     825         837   

Earthlink, Inc. 8.875%, 5/15/19

     770         712   

Equinix, Inc. 7.000%, 7/15/21

     750         791   

First Data Corp. 11.250%, 3/31/16

     1,000         835   

Lender Processing Services, Inc. 8.125%, 7/1/16

     1,370         1,353   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

  

Seagate HDD Cayman 144A 7.000%, 11/1/21(2)

   $ 500       $ 515   

Sensata Technologies, Inc. 144A 6.500%, 5/15/19(2)

     250         248   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 10.250%, 8/15/15

     475         495   
     

 

 

 
        7,704   
     

 

 

 

Materials—6.3%

     

AEP Industries, Inc. 8.250%, 4/15/19

     250         255   

American Rock Salt Co. LLC 144A 8.250%, 5/1/18(2)

     1,000         965   

Cascades, Inc. 7.875%, 1/15/20

     880         858   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 8.375%, 4/1/17

     615         654   

Ineos Group Holdings plc 144A 8.500%, 2/15/16(2)

     280         224   

Polypore International, Inc. 7.500%, 11/15/17

     500         520   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC 144A 8.250%, 2/15/21(2)

     825         734   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH 144A 6.625%, 4/15/21(2)

     500         431   

Solutia, Inc. 7.875%, 3/15/20

     920         1,005   

Taseko Mines Ltd. 7.750%, 4/15/19

     165         150   
     

 

 

 
        5,796   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—10.0%

  

  

Crown Castle International Corp. 7.125%, 11/1/19

     555         602   

Echostar Holding Corp. / Echostar Corp. 144A 7.625%, 6/15/21(2)

     250         264   

Frontier Communications Corp. 8.125%, 10/1/18

     585         592   

GCI, Inc. 8.625%, 11/15/19

     1,130         1,205   

Goodman Networks, Inc. 144A 12.125%, 7/1/18(2)

     900         862   

ITC DeltaCom, Inc. 10.500%, 4/1/16

     845         868   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. 6.625%, 11/15/20

     570         533   

NII Capital Corp. 7.625%, 4/1/21

     750         748   

PAETEC Holding Corp. 9.875%, 12/1/18

     1,020         1,127   

Virgin Media Finance plc 8.375%, 10/15/19

     250         276   

West Corp. 7.875%, 1/15/19

     1,030         1,028   

Windstream Corp.

     

8.125%, 9/1/18

     95         102   

7.000%, 3/15/19

     750         761   

7.750%, 10/15/20

     250         260   
     

 

 

 
        9,228   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.6%

     

Calpine Corp.

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

144A 7.875%, 7/31/20(2)

   $ 245       $ 265   

144A 7.500%, 2/15/21(2)

     490         527   

NRG Energy, Inc. 8.250%, 9/1/20

     805         813   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC / Texas Competitive Holdings Finance, Inc. 144A 11.500%, 10/1/20(2)

     990         845   
     

 

 

 
        2,450   

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $85,232)

  

  

     86,088   

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(3)—2.7%

     

Consumer Discretionary—0.5%

     

Chrysler Group LLC / Chrysler Group Co-Issuer, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 5/24/17

     299         283   

Transtar Industries, Inc. Tranche 2, 10.250%, 12/21/17

     200         200   
     

 

 

 
        483   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.1%

     

Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. Tranche 2, 10.000%, 4/16/16

     1,000         1,003   
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.7%

     

iStar Financial, Inc. Tranche A-2 5.000%, 6/30/14

     375         364   

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (American General Finance Corp.) 5.500%, 5/10/17

     300         262   
     

 

 

 
        626   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.4%

  

  

Level 3 Communications, Inc. Tranche A, 2.650%, 3/13/14

     400         384   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $2,547)

        2,496   

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.4%

     

Financials—0.4%

     

GMAC Capital Trust I 8.125%

     20,800         402   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $520)

        402   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.9%

(Identified cost $90,017)

        90,697   

 

 
 

 

 

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Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES           VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.0%

        

Money Market Mutual Funds—2.0%

        

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     1,870,580       $      1,871   
        

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,871)

           1,871   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.9%

(Identified Cost $91,888)

           92,568 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.1%

           77   
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $      92,645   
        

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

OJSC    Open Joint Stock Company (Russia)

PIK        Payment-in-Kind Security

plc         Public Limited Co.

Foreign Currencies:
BRL Brazilian Real

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

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, 2011, these securities amounted to a value of $21,409 or 23.1% of net assets.

(3) 

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2011.

(4) 

Illiquid security.

(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) 

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.

 

 

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Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings

        

United States

     89

Canada

     2   

Bermuda

     1   

Brazil

     1   

Cayman Islands

     1   

Luxembourg

     1   

Venezuela

     1   

Other

     4   

Total

     100

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

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Virtus High Yield Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

 

 
    

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2

Significant
Observable
Inputs

    

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Debt Securities:

           

Corporate Bonds And Notes

   $ 86,088       $       $ 85,632       $ 456   

Foreign Government Securities

     1,711                 1,711           

Loan Agreements

     2,496                 2,496           

Equity Securities:

           

Preferred Stock

     402                 402           

Short-Term Investments

     1,871         1,871                   

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 92,568       $ 1,871       $ 90,241       $ 456   

 

 


Virtus High Yield Fund

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    Corporate
Bonds And Notes
 

Balance as of September 30, 2011:

   $ 511   

Accrued Discount/(Premium)

     -    (c) 

Realized Gain (Loss)

     (4,800

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     4,887   

Purchases

     -   

Sales(b)

     (142

Transfers Into Level 3 (a)

     -   

Transfers From Level 3 (a)

     -   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

   $ 456   
  

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.

    


Virtus International Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—95.9%

  

Consumer Discretionary—5.6%

  

adidas AG (Germany)

     2,280       $ 148   

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (United Kingdom)

     15,700         179   

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     30,800         187   

Reed Elsevier N.V. (Netherlands)

     26,620         310   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     18,800         226   
     

 

 

 
     1,050   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—11.2%

     

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     4,200         199   

Colruyt SA (Belgium)

     9,310         352   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     10,180         585   

Swedish Match AB (Sweden)

     5,540         197   

Tesco plc (United Kingdom)

     29,300         184   

Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)

     6,222         214   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

     13,420         345   
     

 

 

 
     2,076   
     

 

 

 

Energy—10.3%

     

BP plc (United Kingdom)

     26,800         192   

CNOOC Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     141,000         246   

Royal Dutch Shell plc A Shares (United Kingdom)

     10,340         377   

Royal Dutch Shell plc B Shares (United Kingdom)

     8,000         305   

Sakari Resources Ltd. (Singapore)

     46,000         65   

Total SA (France)

     10,000         511   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

     6,710         210   
     

 

 

 
     1,906   
     

 

 

 

Financials—9.6%

     

Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     26,000         309   

Legal & General Group plc (United Kingdom)

     121,900         195   

Malayan Banking Bhd (Malaysia)

     106,545         288   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (Australia)

     25,780         341   

Tokyu REIT, Inc. (Japan)

     47         236   

United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore)

     14,200         167   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)(2)

     1,090         247   
     

 

 

 
     1,783   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—11.3%

     

GlaxoSmithKline plc (United Kingdom)

     11,800         269   

Novartis AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     8,530         488   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     3,350       $ 568   

Sanofi-Aventis S.A. (France)

     5,280         388   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

     9,437         380   
     

 

 

 
     2,093   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—10.2%

     

Brambles Ltd. (Australia)

     40,000         293   

ComfortDelgro Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)

     167,000         182   

Deutsche Post AG Registered Shares (Germany)

     13,955         214   

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Netherlands)

     1,930         102   

Legrand SA (France)

     6,210         200   

Makita Corp. (Japan)

     5,900         191   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

     24,000         230   

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(2)

     1,310         134   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Class C (United Kingdom)(2)(3)

     793,500         1   

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland)

     1,003         117   

Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Japan)

     13,000         230   
     

 

 

 
     1,894   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—9.5%

     

Advantech Co., Ltd (Taiwan)

     61,000         169   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     18,600         209   

Computershare Ltd. (Australia)

     30,600         250   

Media Tek, Inc. (Taiwan)

     11,000         101   

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     900         124   

SAP AG (Germany)

     4,800         254   

Venture Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)

     22,000         105   

VTech Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     24,000         240   

Wincor Nixdorf AG (Germany)

     7,002         313   
     

 

 

 
     1,765   
     

 

 

 

Materials—9.0%

     

Air Liquide SA (France)

     2,600         322   

CRH plc (Ireland)(2)

     11,000         219   

Fuchs Petrolub AG (Germany)

     4,693         205   

Givaudan SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)(2)

     116         110   

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd (Malaysia)

     79,800         176   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

     2,330         144   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     3,400         167   

Symrise AG (Germany)

     7,784         208   

Syngenta AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)(2)

     400         117   
     

 

 

 
     1,668   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Virtus International Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—13.8%

     

Belgacom SA (Belgium)

     6,940       $ 218   

Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (Israel)

     77,446         142   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     75,600         250   

Koninklijke KPN N.V. (Netherlands)

     26,120         312   

StarHub Ltd. (Singapore)

     86,900         195   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)(2)

     20,710         359   

Telekom Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)

     167,800         262   

Telenor ASA (Norway)

     11,020         181   

Telstra Corp., Ltd. (Australia)

     82,000         279   

Vodafone Group plc (United Kingdom)

     133,500         371   
     

 

 

 
        2,569   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—5.4%

     

National Grid plc (United Kingdom)

     22,100         215   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     55,000         407   

Scottish & Southern Energy plc (United Kingdom)

     9,000         180   

United Utilities Group plc (United Kingdom)

     20,500         193   
     

 

 

 
        995   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $18,367)

        17,799   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM
INVESTMENTS—95.9%

(Identified cost $18,367)

        17,799   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—4.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—4.3%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.050%)

     804,011         804   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $804)

        804   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.2%

(Identified Cost $19,171)

        18,603(1)   

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.2)%

        (36)   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 18,567   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

AG 

Aktiengesellschaft a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders (Germany).

ASA

Allmennaksjeselskap a public limited company (Norway).

N.V.

Naamloze Vennootschap a public limited liability company (Netherlands).

plc 

Public Limited Co.

REIT 

Real Estate Investment Trust

SA or  S.A

Designates corporations in various countries.

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3) 

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.

 

 

At December 31, 2011, the Fund had entered into forward currency contracts as follows (reported in 000’s):

 

 
Contracts to Receive        In Exchange for          Counterparty   

Settlement

Date

   Value         Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AUD

   200      USD         210         BNY Mellon    1/24/12    $204    $      (6)   

AUD

   260      USD         262         BNY Mellon    1/24/12    $265    $        
                         

 

 

 
        (3)   
                         

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell        In Exchange for          Counterparty   

Settlement

Date

   Value         Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AUD

   2,100      USD         2,171         BNY Mellon    1/24/12    $2,141    $      30   

AUD

   200      USD         205         BNY Mellon    1/24/12       $204    $      1   
                         

 

 

 
        31   
                         

 

 

 

AUD Australian Dollar USD United States Dollar

        28   
                         

 

 

 

 

 

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Virtus International Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Country Weightings

  

United Kingdom

     15

 

Switzerland

     13   

 

Australia

     10   

 

France

     8   

 

Hong Kong

     8   

 

Japan

     8   

 

Germany

     7   

Other

     31   

Total

     100

 

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

  
 

 

3


Virtus International Equity Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

 

 
    

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2

Significant
Observable
Inputs

    

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 17,799       $ 17,798       $       $ 1   

Short-Term Investments

     804         804                   

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 18,638       $ 18,602       $         1   

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ 28       $       $ 28       $   

 

 


Virtus International Equity Fund

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    Common Stocks  

Balance as of September 30, 2011:

   $ -   

Accrued Discount/(Premium)

     -   

Realized Gain (Loss)

     -   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     -   (c) 

Purchases

     1   

Sales(b)

     -   

Transfers Into Level 3 (a)

     -   

Transfers From Level 3 (a)

     -   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

   $ 1   
  

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.


Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—107.8%

  

Australia—25.0%

  

BGP Holdings plc(2)(3)(4)

     588,920       $ 0   

CFS Retail Property Trust

     189,052         326   

Dexus Property Group

     807,415         686   

Goodman Group

     1,547,280         902   

Westfield Group

     276,673         2,210   

Westfield Retail Trust

     360,173         917   
     

 

 

 
     5,041   
     

 

 

 

Canada—13.2%

     

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     9,415         234   

Brookfield Properties Corp.

     53,750         843   

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     9,995         347   

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

     4,615         100   

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     20,535         349   

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     30,550         792   
     

 

 

 
     2,665   
     

 

 

 

Finland—0.6%

     

Citycon Oyj

     37,800         113   
     

 

 

 

France—12.3%

     

Fonciere Des Regions

     3,085         198   

Klepierre

     15,824         451   

Societe Immobiliere de Location Pour L’industrie Et Le Commerce

     3,032         294   

Unibail-Rodamco

     8,565         1,540   
     

 

 

 
     2,483   
     

 

 

 

Germany—0.9%

     

GSW Immobilien AG(2)

     6,000         174   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—8.2%

     

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     199,100         904   

Link (The)

     205,441         756   
     

 

 

 
     1,660   
     

 

 

 

Italy—1.9%

     

Beni Stabili SpA

     838,257         375   
     

 

 

 

Japan—8.4%

     

AEON Mall Co., Ltd.

     29,830         633   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     97         229   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     44         343   

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     59       $ 483   
     

 

 

 
     1,688   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—4.4%

     

Corio N.V.

     14,940         650   

Eurocommercial Properties N.V.

     7,597         241   
     

 

 

 
     891   
     

 

 

 

Norway—2.3%

     

Norwegian Property ASA

     378,600         466   
     

 

 

 

Singapore—7.1%

     

CapitaCommercial Trust

     212,400         173   

CapitaMall Trust

     129,650         170   

CapitaRetail China Trust

     259,725         230   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.(2)

     379,500         513   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     526,544         343   
     

 

 

 
     1,429   
     

 

 

 

Sweden—2.9%

     

Castellum AB

     27,866         345   

Fabege AB

     31,800         249   
     

 

 

 
     594   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland—0.5%

     

PSP Swiss Property AG

     1,191         100   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—20.1%

     

Big Yellow Group plc

     164,361         626   

British Land Co. plc

     80,105         575   

Derwent London plc

     11,646         282   

Great Portland Estates plc

     21,118         106   

Hammerson plc

     112,809         631   

Land Securities Group plc

     93,085         919   

Safestore Holdings plc

     278,876         433   

SEGRO plc

     153,157         496   
     

 

 

 
     4,068   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $20,249)

  

  

     21,747   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—107.8%

(Identified cost $20,249)

  

  

     21,747   

 

 
 

 

 

1


Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

     SHARES           VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.1%

      

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.1%

      

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.050%)

     227,351        $ 227   
      

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $227)

         227   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—108.9%

(Identified Cost $20,476)

         21,974 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(8.9)%

         (1,794
      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $          20,180   
      

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:
AB      AktieBolag. The Swedish equivalent for “Inc.”, “Corp.”, “Ltd.” etc.
AG      Aktiengesellschaft a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders (Germany).
ASA      Allmennaksjeselskap a public limited company (Norway).
N.V.      Naamloze Vennootschap a public limited liability company (Netherlands).
plc      Public Limited Co.
Footnote Legend:
(1)      Federal Income Tax Information : For tax information at December 31, 2011, 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

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

 

 
    

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

      

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Equity Securities:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 21,747       $ 21,747         $ 0(1)       

Short-term Investments

     227         227           —       

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 21,974       $ 21,974         $ 0(1)       

 

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.

(1) Level 3 Common Stock valued at zero at the beginning and end of period.


Virtus Market Neutral Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

AND

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.3%

  

Consumer Discretionary—19.6%

  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A

     2,370       $ 116   

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)(6)

     1,410         244   

Bally Technologies, Inc.(2)

     2,980         118   

Daimler AG Registered Shares

     2,790         122   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     4,120         152   

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

     54,524         70   

Focus Media Holding Ltd. ADR(2)

     16,060         313   

Inchcape plc

     31,410         143   

International Game Technology

     8,370         144   

Jack in the Box, Inc.(2)(6)

     7,660         160   

Kingfisher plc

     52,670         205   

Limited Brands, Inc.(6)

     4,410         178   

Liz Claiborne, Inc.(2)(6)

     38,540         333   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     11,760         298   

Macy’s, Inc.(6)

     6,420         207   

Melco PBL Entertainment Ltd. ADR(2)

     49,890         480   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.

     5,960         162   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     34,090         551   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     3,950         176   

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

     6,520         460   

Shuffle Master, Inc.(2)

     13,010         152   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A(2)(6)

     6,240         76   

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

     11,900         190   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     4,830         219   

Warnaco Group, Inc. (The)(2)(6)

     2,250         113   

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.(6)

     5,970         230   
     

 

 

 
     5,612   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—13.6%

  

Carrefour S.A.

     8,400         191   

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

     488,000         371   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     26,330         310   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.(6)

     8,560         221   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.(6)

     8,800         232   

CVS Caremark Corp.

     2,810         115   

Energizer Holdings, Inc.(2)

     3,920         304   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A(6)

     2,020         227   

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR(6)

     5,800         404   

Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.

     18,000         219   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

  

Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A(6)

     9,720       $ 363   

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.(2)

     2,090         179   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     8,000         194   

Unilever N.V.

     12,400         426   

Unilever plc Sponsored ADR

     3,880         130   
     

 

 

 
     3,886   
     

 

 

 

Energy—9.2%

  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.(6)

     2,950         224   

Cameron International Corp.(2)

     2,470         122   

China Coal Energy Co., Ltd.

     125,000         135   

Ensco International plc Sponsored ADR

     3,960         186   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     1,440         142   

EQT Corp.(6)

     6,330         347   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     1,860         126   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(6)

     1,870         175   

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR

     6,860         170   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(6)

     5,110         457   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.(2)(6)

     20,450         167   

Schlumberger Ltd.(6)

     3,360         230   

Tesco Corp.(2)

     3,810         48   

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co., ASA

     4,830         107   
     

 

 

 
     2,636   
     

 

 

 

Financials—11.7%

  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     3,520         175   

Banco Santander Brasil S.A. ADR(6)

     12,250         100   

CBOE Holdings, Inc.(6)

     5,926         153   

City National Corp.

     4,070         180   

Comerica, Inc.

     14,700         379   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Class A(6)

     9,990         159   

Fifth Third Bancorp(6)

     23,610         300   

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

     7,730         259   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)(6)

     11,460         186   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG Registered Shares

     1,570         193   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)(2)(6)

     6,510         160   

Nelnet, Inc. Class A

     7,880         193   

Public Storage

     1,260         169   

SEI Investments Co.

     9,650         167   

Wells Fargo & Co.(6)

     7,920         218   

Willis Group Holdings plc

     6,340         246   
 

 

1


Virtus Market Neutral Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

AND

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

  

Zions Bancorp

     6,540       $ 106   
     

 

 

 
     3,343   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—15.0%

     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)(6)

     1,200         86   

Align Technology, Inc.(2)(6)

     10,910         259   

Amarin Corp. plc ADR(2)(6)

     6,630         50   

Biogen Idec, Inc.(2)

     1,290         142   

CareFusion Corp.(2)(6)

     7,350         187   

Celgene Corp.(2)

     1,770         120   

CIGNA Corp.

     3,450         145   

Covidien plc(6)

     4,150         187   

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

     3,880         154   

Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.(2)(6)

     11,300         190   

Gerresheimer AG

     4,860         203   

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.(2)(6)

     8,660         162   

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)(6)

     14,460         108   

McKesson Corp.(6)

     2,630         205   

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Class A

     3,380         112   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

     13,100         207   

Omnicare, Inc.

     4,540         156   

Pfizer, Inc.(6)

     6,770         146   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(2)

     2,410         115   

Sanofi-Aventis S.A.

     2,620         192   

Sanofi-Aventis S.A. ADR(6)

     4,100         150   

Smith & Nephew plc

     25,290         246   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.(6)

     4,280         147   

SXC Health Solutions Corp.(2)

     1,530         86   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)(6)

     2,960         98   

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

     3,700         223   

WuXi PharmaTech Cayman, Inc. ADR(2)

     20,110         222   
     

 

 

 
     4,298   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—8.1%

     

BAE Systems plc

     54,713         242   

Dover Corp.

     4,000         232   

Eaton Corp.

     3,890         169   

Finmeccanica S.p.A

     8,590         32   

IDEX Corp.(6)

     5,360         199   

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

     18,000         155   

Oshkosh Corp.(2)

     10,650         228   

Precision Castparts Corp.

     1,040         172   

Roper Industries, Inc.

     3,250         282   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

  

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Class A(2)(6)

     12,900       $ 268   

TrueBlue, Inc.(2)(6)

     15,680         218   

United Technologies Corp.(6)

     1,440         105   
     

 

 

 
     2,302   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—15.6%

     

Alliance Data Systems Corp.(2)(6)

     2,930         304   

Apple, Inc.(2)(6)

     190         77   

AU Optronics Corp. Sponsored ADR

     27,760         120   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A(2)

     2,300         148   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     4,480         76   

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.(2)(6)

     9,210         251   

Electronic Arts, Inc.(2)(6)

     22,440         462   

Equinix, Inc.(2)

     2,830         287   

F5 Networks, Inc.(2)

     550         58   

Informatica Corp.(2)(6)

     5,770         213   

Mentor Graphics Corp.(2)

     18,540         252   

Microsemi Corp.(2)(6)

     12,710         213   

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.(2)

     947         37   

NetApp, Inc.(2)

     3,480         126   

QUALCOMM, Inc.(6)

     6,190         339   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

     22,000         192   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.(2)(6)

     2,210         52   

SanDisk Corp.(2)

     1,530         75   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Sponsored ADR(6)

     52,600         229   

Teradata Corp.(2)(6)

     3,059         148   

Velti plc(2)

     21,800         148   

Visa, Inc. Class A(6)

     4,180         425   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.(2)

     9,030         81   

VMware, Inc. Class A(2)

     720         60   

Western Digital Corp.(2)

     2,950         91   
     

 

 

 
     4,464   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.8%

     

Alcoa, Inc.(6)

     26,160         226   

China Vanadium Titano - Magnetite Mining Co., Ltd.

     368,000         72   

Monsanto Co.

     1,960         138   

Yingde Gases Group Co., Ltd.

     77,500         79   
     

 

 

 
     515   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2


Virtus Market Neutral Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

AND

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—1.9%

     

Frontier Communications Corp.(6)

     36,730       $ 189     

Telefonica Moviles S.A.(3)(4)(6)

     1,400         0(5)   

VimpelCom Ltd. ADR

     15,260         145     

Vodafone Group plc Sponsored ADR

     7,380         207     
     

 

 

 
        541     
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.8%

     

Companhinia Paranaense de Energia ADR(6)

     14,550         305     

E.ON AG

     4,570         99     

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

     5,240         114     

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

     6,100         161     

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

     28,000         129     
     

 

 

 
        808     

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $28,270)

        28,405     

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.3%

(Identified cost $28,270)

        28,405     

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.3%

(Identified Cost $28,270)

        28,405(1)  

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(97.7)%

(Proceeds ($28,892))

        (27,953)     

Other assets and liabilities, net—98.4%

        28,151     
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 28,603     
     

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—97.7%

     

COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT—(97.7)%

  

  

Consumer Discretionary—(16.7)%

     

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

     (187,000)           (222)     

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     (2,420)           (162)     

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     (9,640)           (225)     

Brown Shoe Co., Inc.

     (8,880)           (79)     

Carpetright plc

     (50,410)           (376)     

Coach, Inc.

     (10,860)           (663)     

Gap, Inc. (The)

     (11,020)           (204)     

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     (7,350)           (286)     

Kohl’s Corp.

     (4,080)           (201)     

Li & Fung Ltd.

     (210,000)           (389)     

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     (17,000)           (211)     

Penney (J.C.) Co., Inc.

     (20,730)           (729)     

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

     (3,150)           (87)     
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Sonic Corp.

     (10,630)         $ (71)     

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     (12,770)           (341)     

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     (6,930)           (260)     

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     (2,340)           (259)     
     

 

 

 
        (4,765)     
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—(15.1)%

     

Asahi Breweries Ltd.

     (11,200)           (246)     

Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.

     (2,500)           (211)     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     (4,980)           (228)     

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     (1,670)           (154)     

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     (4,090)           (161)     

Flowers Foods, Inc.

     (14,570)           (277)     

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

     (3,840)           (172)     

Hormel Foods Corp.

     (10,868)           (318)     

Kellogg Co.

     (5,960)           (301)     

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. ADR

     (6,400)           (170)     

Lindt & Spruengli AG

     (121)           (360)     

Metcash Ltd.

     (22,730)           (94)     

Pernod-Ricard S.A.

     (2,717)           (252)     

Safeway, Inc.

     (6,820)           (143)     

SYSCO Corp.

     (7,490)           (220)     

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

     (124,000)           (377)     

Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B de C.V. Sponsored ADR

     (8,800)           (241)     

Walgreen Co.

     (6,720)           (222)     

Woolworths Ltd.

     (6,730)           (173)     
     

 

 

 
        (4,320)     
     

 

 

 

Energy—(8.3)%

     

Arch Coal, Inc.

     (6,380)           (93)     

Barrett (Bill) Corp.

     (8,060)           (275)     

Basic Energy Services, Inc.

     (3,250)           (64)     

Bourbon S.A.

     (3,425)           (94)     

CNOOC Ltd. ADR

     (980)           (171)     

Comstock Resources, Inc.

     (12,440)           (190)     

ConocoPhillips

     (3,020)           (220)     

EnCana Corp.

     (15,100)           (280)     

EXCO Resources, Inc.

     (11,210)           (117)     

Forest Oil Corp.

     (25,510)           (346)     

Murphy Oil Corp.

     (3,000)           (167)     

Seadrill Ltd.

     (7,330)           (243)     
 

 

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Virtus Market Neutral Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

AND

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd. Class H

     (52,000)         $ (111)     
     

 

 

 
     (2,371)     
     

 

 

 

Financials—(12.3)%

     

Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR

     (7,280)           (121)     

First Republic Bank/San Francisco CA

     (5,660)           (173)     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     (1,540)           (139)     

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG Registered Shares

     (5,210)           (258)     

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     (6,490)           (227)     

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     (86,100)           (473)     

Legg Mason, Inc.

     (8,190)           (197)     

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Class A

     (29,930)           (370)     

Progressive Corp. (The)

     (6,960)           (136)     

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     (5,380)           (217)     

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     (6,830)           (121)     

TFS Financial Corp.

     (44,140)           (396)     

Trustmark Corp.

     (10,540)           (256)     

Valley National Bancorp

     (19,475)           (241)     

Westamerica Bancorp

     (4,350)           (191)     
     

 

 

 
     (3,516)     
     

 

 

 

Health Care—(13.9)%

     

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

     (5,520)           (132)     

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     (4,970)           (94)     

Ansell Ltd.

     (19,150)           (285)     

AstraZeneca plc Sponsored ADR

     (2,680)           (124)     

Bard (C.R.), Inc.

     (690)           (59)     

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     (1,360)           (102)     

CONMED Corp.

     (6,840)           (175)     

Covance, Inc.

     (4,420)           (202)     

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

     (3,390)           (119)     

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

     (3,660)           (259)     

Eisai Co., Ltd.

     (10,850)           (449)     

Genomic Health, Inc.

     (9,040)           (229)     

H Lundbeck A/S

     (5,490)           (103)     

Haemonetics Corp.

     (3,330)           (204)     

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     (5,700)           (176)     

Invacare Corp.

     (7,450)           (114)     

Lincare Holdings, Inc.

     (5,940)           (153)     

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.

     (970)           (143)     

Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR

     (3,308)           (381)     

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     (1,560)           (86)     
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

  

Seattle Genetics, Inc.

     (6,200)         $ (104)     

Waters Corp.

     (2,940)           (218)     

XenoPort, Inc.

     (19,430)           (74)     
     

 

 

 
     (3,985)     
     

 

 

 

Industrials—(9.7)%

     

BE Aerospace, Inc.

     (5,950)           (230)     

Boeing Co. (The)

     (5,360)           (393)     

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     (2,430)           (165)     

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     (4,730)           (383)     

Rollins, Inc.

     (16,990)           (378)     

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

     (51,946)           (602)     

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Class C(4)

     (4,294,284)           (7)     

Terex Corp.

     (16,990)           (230)     

Toto Ltd.

     (18,000)           (139)     

UniFirst Corp.

     (4,520)           (256)     
     

 

 

 
     (2,783)     
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—(14.2)%

     

Adobe Systems, Inc.

     (5,180)           (146)     

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. ADR

     (80,032)           (347)     

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     (1,500)           (68)     

ANSYS, Inc.

     (3,360)           (192)     

Aruba Networks, Inc.

     (18,370)           (340)     

Canon, Inc.

     (4,400)           (195)     

Finisar Corp.

     (4,220)           (71)     

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     (7,960)           (205)     

Hittite Microwave Corp.

     (2,330)           (115)     

Infosys Technologies Ltd. Sponsored ADR

     (4,880)           (251)     

Intel Corp.

     (10,210)           (248)     

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     (1,260)           (61)     

Microsoft Corp.

     (24,560)           (637)     

Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR

     (31,280)           (151)     

Research In Motion Ltd.

     (22,120)           (321)     

SAP AG Sponsored ADR

     (5,380)           (285)     

Tech Data Corp.

     (3,450)           (170)     

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR

     (21,780)           (221)     

Xilinx, Inc.

     (1,590)           (51)     
     

 

 

 
     (4,075)     
     

 

 

 

Materials—(3.3)%

     

Arcelormittal South Africa Ltd.

     (18,220)           (155)     
 

 

4


Virtus Market Neutral Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

AND

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

        SHARES             VALUE      

Materials—(continued)

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    (960)      $ (139)   

Greif, Inc. Class A

    (5,852)        (267)   

Royal Gold, Inc.

    (2,170)        (146)   

United States Steel Corp.

    (8,610)        (228)   
   

 

 

 
      (935)   
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—(1.7)%

   

tw telecom, inc.

    (14,520)        (281)   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    (5,400)        (217)   
   

 

 

 
      (498)   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—(2.5)%

   

Black Hills Corp.

    (4,930)        (166)   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    (1,890)        (117)   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    (24,000)        (153)   

Tractebel Energia S.A. Sponsored ADR

    (16,780)        (269)   
   

 

 

 
      (705)   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT—(97.7)%

(Proceeds ($28,892))

      (27,953)   

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(97.7)%

(Proceeds ($28,892))

      (27,953) (1) 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

ADR     

  American Depositary Receipt

AG       

  Aktiengesellschaft a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders (Germany).

ASA     

  Allmennaksjeselskap a public limited company (Norway).

GDR    

  Global Depositary Receipt

plc       

  Public Limited Co.

S.p.A.   

  Società delle azione unite (Joint Stock Corp. Italy).
Footnote Legend:

(1)          

  Federal Income Tax Information : For tax information at December 31, 2011 , 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.

(5)          

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

(6)          

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

 

    

 

 

5


Virtus Market Neutral Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

AND

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Country Weightings - Long

        

United States

     72

 

Japan

     5   

 

United Kingdom

     5   

 

China

     3   

 

Brazil

     2   

 

France

     2   

 

Germany

     2   

 

Other

     9   

Total

     100

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

    

 

 

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Virtus Market Neutral Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

AND

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Country Weightings - Short

        

United States

     66

 

Japan

     5   

 

United Kingdom

     4   

 

Canada

     3   

 

Germany

     3   

 

France

     2   

 

Hong Kong

     2   

 

Other

     15   

Total

     100

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

    

 

 

7


Virtus Market Neutral Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

 

    

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

      

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

Equity Securities:

             

Common Stocks

   $ 28,405       $ 28,405            —  

 

Total Investments

   $ 28,405       $ 28,405            —  

 

Liabilities:

             

Common Stocks Sold Short

   $ (27,953)       $ (27,946)            (7)

 

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Market Neutral Fund

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    Common Stocks Sold Short  

Balance as of September 30, 2011:

     $0     

Accrued Discount/(Premium)

     -     

Realized Gain (Loss)

     -     

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (14)   

Purchases

       

Sales(b)

     -     

Transfers Into Level 3 (a)

     -     

Transfers From Level 3 (a)

     -     
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

   $ (7)   
  

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—1.9%

  

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000%, 11/15/21

   $ 5,100      $ 5,156   

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $5,142)

  

  

    5,156   

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.9%

  

Kentucky—0.2%

    

Commonwealth of Kentucky Taxable 3.165%, 4/1/18

     505        518   
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts—0.3%

  

Commionwealth School Building Authority, Sr. Series B 5.000%, 10/15/41

     700        759   
    

 

 

 

Michigan—0.0%

  

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Series 06-A, 7.309%, 6/1/34

     160        117   
    

 

 

 

Virginia—0.1%

  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Taxable Series 07-A1, 6.706%, 6/1/46

     345        217   
    

 

 

 

Washington—0.3%

  

King County Sewer Revenue 5.000%, 1/1/45

     900        962   
    

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $2,682)

  

  

    2,573   

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—10.7%

  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    

8.500%, 10/8/14

     560        524   

RegS 5.750%, 2/26/16(5)

     1,765        1,390   

7.650%, 4/21/25

     1,000        625   

9.250%, 9/15/27

     1,035        753   

9.375%, 1/13/34

     950        660   

Commonwealth of Australia

    

Series 123, 5.750%, 4/15/12

     1,987 AUD      2,043   

Series 118, 6.500%, 5/15/13

     785 AUD      837   

Commonwealth of Canada 2.000%, 9/1/12

     3,174 CAD      3,136   

Commonwealth of New Zealand

    

Series 413, 6.500%, 4/15/13

     2,104 NZD      1,721   

Series 415, 6.000%, 4/15/15

     220 NZD      189   

Federative Republic of Brazil

    

12.500%, 1/5/22

     1,125 BRL      772   

10.250%, 1/10/28

     2,530 BRL      1,546   

Kingdom of Norway Series 470 6.500%, 5/15/13

     9,013 NOK      1,611   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Kingdom of Sweden Series 1046, 5.500%, 10/8/12

   $ 6,550 SEK    $ 984   

Republic of Argentina

    

Provincia de Bueno Aires Series GDP, 144A 10.875%, 1/26/21(4)

     500        376   

Provincia de Neuquen 144A 7.875%, 4/26/21(4)

     628        631   

PIK Interest Capitalization 8.280%, 12/31/33

     5,082        3,735   

Series GDP 4.383%,
12/15/35(3)

     1,740        226   

Republic of Colombia

    

12.000%, 10/22/15

     925,000 COP      614   

6.125%, 1/18/41

     1,000        1,240   

Republic of Indonesia Series
FR-23, 11.000%, 12/15/12

     6,200,000 IDR      726   

Republic of Lithuania 144A 7.375%, 2/11/20(4)

     500        540   

Republic of Poland Series 0414, 5.750%, 4/25/14

     4,405 PLZ      1,300   

Republic of South Africa Series R206 7.500%, 1/15/14

     4,700 ZAR      598   

Republic of Turkey

    

0.000%, 4/25/12

     880 TRY      449   

6.750%, 5/30/40

     500        518   

State of Qatar 144A 4.500%, 1/20/22(4)

     550        567   

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

     14,000 MXN      1,027   

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $28,219)

  

  

    29,338   

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—12.3%

  

Non-Agency—12.3%

    

American Tower Trust 07-1A, C 144A 5.615%, 4/15/37(4)

     750        791   

Americold LLC Trust 10-ARTA, B 144A 6.031%, 1/14/29(4)

     900        895   

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 07-1, AMFX 5.482%, 1/15/49(3)

     1,000        933   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

    

06-T22, AM 5.704%,
4/12/38(3)

     900        933   

06-PW12, AM 5.941%, 9/11/38(3)

     650        680   

06-PW14, A4 5.201%, 12/11/38

     350        384   

05-PW10, A4 5.405%, 12/11/40(3)

     225        248   

05-PW10, AM 5.449%, 12/11/40(3)

     725        688   

07-T28, A4 5.742%, 9/11/42(3)

     800        920   

07-PW18, A4 5.700%, 6/11/50

     750        829   

07-PW18, AM 6.084%, 6/11/50(3)

     725        707   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

    
 

 

1


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

  

05-CD1, AM 5.399%, 7/15/44(3)

   $ 610       $ 640   

07-CD4, A4 5.322%, 12/11/49

     475         504   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

     

04-22CB, 1A1 6.000%, 10/25/34

     1,300         1,280   

06-13T1, A11 6.000%, 5/25/36

     981         638   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust 04-R1, 2A, 144A 6.500%, 11/25/34(4)

     580         588   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 04-C5, A3 4.499%, 11/15/37

     632         632   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates 06-C1, A3 5.594%, 2/15/39(3)

     456         483   

Extended Stay America Trust 10-ESHA, D, 144A 5.498%, 11/5/27(4)

     355         356   

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. 03-C1, C 4.975%, 1/10/38(3)

     595         598   

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. 04-C2, A3 5.134%, 8/10/38

     450         468   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp. II 07-GG10, A4 5.984%, 8/10/45(3)

     600         652   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

10-CNTR, A2, 144A 4.311%, 8/5/32(4)

     300         313   

06-CB17, AM 5.464%, 12/12/43

     600         589   

06-LDP7, AM 6.065%, 4/15/45(3)

     1,000         1,030   

06-LDP9, A3 5.336%, 5/15/47

     850         902   

07-LD12, A4 5.882%, 2/15/51(3)

     750         815   

Lehman Brothers - UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

07-C2, A3 5.430%, 2/15/40

     1,100         1,174   

05-C3, AM 4.794%, 7/15/40

     350         367   

07-C6, A4 5.858%, 7/15/40(3)

     700         767   

07-C7, A3 5.866%, 9/15/45(3)

     600         658   

Lehman Brothers Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust 07-C3, A4 6.133%, 7/15/44(3)

     500         544   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. 98-C1, C 6.750%, 11/15/26(3)

     1,260         1,315   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 06-C1, AM 5.809%, 5/12/39(3)

     715         738   

Merrill Lynch-Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust 06-4, A3 5.172%, 12/12/49(3)

     650         700   

Morgan Stanley Capital I

     

05-HQ5, A3 5.007%, 1/14/42

     41         41   

06-IQ12, A4 5.332%, 12/15/43

     1,300         1,453   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

07-IQ14, A4 5.692%, 4/15/49(3)

   $ 820       $ 868   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 04-QS16, 1A5 5.500%, 12/25/34

     1,321         1,292   

Timberstar Trust 06-1A, C 144A 5.884%, 10/15/36(4)

     1,000         1,020   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

04-C12, A4 5.495%, 7/15/41(3)

     450         483   

07-C30, A5 5.342%, 12/15/43

     410         432   

05-C21, D 5.378%, 10/15/44(3)

     600         448   

06-C29, A4 5.308%, 11/15/48

     1,000         1,096   

07-C33, A4 6.096%, 2/15/51(3)

     550         596   

Washington Mutual Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 06-SL, A, 144A 5.430%, 11/23/43(3)(4)

     713         694   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust 07-16, 1A7 6.000%, 12/28/37

     431         399   

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $30,609)

  

  

     33,581   

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—2.3%

  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

     

11-4, E, 144A 6.530%, 1/8/19(4)

     300         299   

11-5, E 6.760%, 3/8/19

     600         602   

Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp. 99-A, A3 5.980%, 1/15/18(3)

     622         609   

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 01-3, A4 6.910%, 5/1/33(3)

     572         609   

Conseco Financial Corp. 01-3, A4 7.600%, 4/15/26(3)

     700         650   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 04-13, AF4 4.583%, 1/25/33(3)

     481         466   

GSAA Home Equity Trust 05-12, AF3W 4.999%, 9/25/35(3)

     466         435   

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 07-2, C 5.410%, 8/15/15

     565         569   

IndyMac Manufactured Housing Contract 98-1, A3 6.370%, 9/25/28

     429         440   

Lehman XS Trust 05-5, 3A2B 5.420%, 11/25/35(3)

     969         899   

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust 05-5, AF3 5.086%, 11/25/35(3)

     314         306   
 

 

2


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC 11-1A, A1A, 144A 4.370%, 7/15/41(4)

   $ 409      $ 412   
                  

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $6,134)

  

  

    6,296   
                  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—53.2%

  

Consumer Discretionary—8.2%

  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. 144A 9.250%, 1/15/17(4)

     315        343   

Arcos Dorados B.V. 144A 7.500%, 10/1/19(4)

     175        193   

Boyd Gaming Corp. 9.125%, 12/1/18

     215        205   

Caesar’s Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

    

11.250%, 6/1/17

     425        453   

12.750%, 4/15/18

     90        72   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 1/15/15(4)

     400        289   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp. 144A 8.625%, 11/15/17(4)

     170        181   

Chrysler Group LLC / Chrysler Group Co-Issuer, Inc. 144A 8.000%, 6/15/19(4)

     500        460   

CityCenter Holdings LLC / CityCenter Finance Corp. 144A 7.625%, 1/15/16(4)

     189        195   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 9.000%, 3/1/21

     500        424   

CSC Holdings LLC 144A 6.750%, 11/15/21(4)

     650        687   

Dana Holding Corp. 6.500%, 2/15/19

     426        432   

DISH DBS Corp. 7.125%, 2/1/16

     600        649   

Gap, Inc. (The) 5.950%, 4/12/21

     300        286   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. 144A 8.875%, 11/15/17(4)

     200 CAD      198   

HOA Restaurant Group LLC / HOA Finance Corp. 144A 11.250%, 4/1/17(4)

     250        234   

Host Hotels & Resorts LP 144A 6.000%, 10/1/21(4)

     1,100        1,130   

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

    

144A 5.750%, 8/15/15(4)

     100        107   

5.375%, 8/15/21

     500        511   

International Game Technology 7.500%, 6/15/19

     580        668   

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A 10.000%, 8/15/18(4)

     400        368   

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. 7.000%, 3/1/14

     400        376   

Landry’s Acquisition Co. 144A 11.625%, 12/1/15(4)

     65        69   

Landry’s Holdings, Inc. 144A 11.500%, 6/1/14(4)

     275        271   

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. 11.625%, 12/1/15

     245        259   

Limited Brands, Inc. 6.900%, 7/15/17

     215        233   

Marina District Finance Co., Inc. 9.500%, 10/15/15

     325        306   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Mediacom LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp. 9.125%, 8/15/19

   $ 750       $ 800   

MGM Resorts International, Inc.

     

7.500%, 6/1/16

     525         505   

7.625%, 1/15/17

     400         383   

Mobile Mini, Inc. 6.875%, 5/1/15

     350         354   

NCL Corp. Ltd. 11.750%, 11/15/16

     500         577   

Needle Merger Sub Corp. 144A 8.125%, 3/15/19(4)

     500         479   

Ono Finance II plc 144A 10.875%, 7/15/19(4)

     150         134   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. 8.750%, 8/15/19

     700         765   

Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC 144A 8.500%, 4/15/16(4)

     650         629   

Polymer Group, Inc. 144A 7.750%, 2/1/19(4)

     92         96   

Production Resource Group, Inc. 144A 8.875%, 5/1/19(4)

     250         230   

QVC, Inc. 144A 7.500%, 10/1/19(4)

     1,070         1,153   

River Rock Entertainment Authority/The 9.000%, 11/1/18

     240         192   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     

6.875%, 12/1/13

     1,250         1,325   

7.250%, 6/15/16

     375         405   

Scientific Games International, Inc. 9.250%, 6/15/19

     170         181   

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. / Seminole Hard Rock International LLC 144A 3.046%, 3/15/14(3)(4)

     75         71   

Seneca Gaming Corp. 144A 8.250%, 12/1/18(4)

     70         69   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 7.150%, 12/1/19

     750         862   

Time Warner Cable, Inc. 4.000%, 9/1/21

     1,000         1,011   

Toys “R” Us Property Co. II LLC 8.500%, 12/1/17

     600         624   

TRW Automotive, Inc. 144A 8.875%, 12/1/17(4)

     140         153   

United Rentals North America, Inc. 10.875%, 6/15/16

     198         221   

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A 7.875%, 11/1/20(4)

     125         128   

Videotron Ltee

     

6.375%, 12/15/15

     180         184   

9.125%, 4/15/18

     82         91   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 7.375%, 3/1/20

     590         674   
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 7.875%, 11/1/17

   $ 450       $ 496   
     

 

 

 
        22,391   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.8%

  

American Achievement Corp. 144A 10.875%, 4/15/16(4)

     365         283   

Bumble Bee Acquisition Corp. 144A 9.000%, 12/15/17(4)

     71         72   

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. 8.500%, 6/15/19

     250         304   

Cencosud SA 144A 5.500%,
1/20/21(4)

     400         410   

Constellation Brands, Inc. 8.375%, 12/15/14

     165         186   

Michael Foods, Inc. 9.750%, 7/15/18

     275         291   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer 144A 9.000%, 4/15/19(4)

     115         110   

Rite Aid Corp. 8.000%, 8/15/20

     120         133   

Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Series B, 8.500%, 2/15/15

     250         254   
     

 

 

 
        2,043   
     

 

 

 

Energy—7.5%

  

Afren plc 144A 11.500%, 2/1/16(4)

     475         470   

Antero Resources Finance Corp. 9.375%, 12/1/17

     250         271   

Bill Barrett Corp. 7.625%, 10/1/19

     650         682   

Breitburn Energy Partners LP / Breitburn Finance Corp. 8.625%, 10/15/20

     240         252   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp. 144A 9.375%, 5/1/19(4)

     213         208   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. 8.625%, 10/15/18

     686         696   

Coffeyville Resources Inc. LLC / Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 144A 10.875%, 4/1/17(4)

     675         759   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas 7.750%, 5/15/17

     110         112   

Energy Partners Ltd. 8.250%, 2/15/18

     500         477   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. 9.250%, 12/15/17

     500         545   

Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA 144A 8.500%, 12/15/16(4)

     750         664   

Frontier Oil Corp. 6.875%, 11/15/18

     210         216   

Gazprom International SA 144A 7.201%, 2/1/20(4)

     454         480   

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA)

     

144A 6.212%, 11/22/16(4)

     935         968   

144A 8.146%, 4/11/18(4)

     100         113   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

  

144A 6.510%, 3/7/22(4)

   $ 315       $ 320   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 144A 9.500%, 1/15/16(4)

     200         209   

Hercules Offshore, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 10/15/17(4)

     640         626   

HollyFrontier Corp. 9.875%, 6/15/17

     88         98   

Linn Energy LLC / Linn Energy Finance Corp. 144A 6.500%, 5/15/19(4)

     512         511   

Lukoil International Finance BV

     

144A 7.250%, 11/5/19(4)

     525         542   

144A 6.125%, 11/9/20(4)(11)

     500         490   

MIE Holdings Corp. 144A 9.750%, 5/12/16(4)

     550         495   

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA 144A 8.500%, 6/1/18(4)

     800         792   

Petrohawk Energy Corp. 10.500%, 8/1/14

     475         531   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA 5.250%, 4/12/17

     1,450         935   

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

6.000%, 3/5/20

     270         300   

5.500%, 1/21/21

     550         597   

Petroplus Finance Ltd. 144A 6.750%, 5/1/14(4)

     535         326   

Petropower I Funding Trust 144A 7.360%, 2/15/14(4)(6)

     300         302   

Pioneer Drilling Co.

     

9.875%, 3/15/18

     110         116   

144A 9.875%, 3/15/18(4)

     120         126   

Pride International, Inc. 8.500%, 6/15/19

     330         409   

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

     480         520   

SEACOR Holdings, Inc. 7.375%, 10/1/19

     600         633   

SESI LLC 6.375%, 5/1/19

     650         665   

Swift Energy Co. 8.875%, 1/15/20

     500         527   

Tesoro Corp. 6.500%, 6/1/17

     680         700   

TNK-BP Finance SA

     

144A 7.500%, 3/13/13(4)

     325         340   

144A 7.250%, 2/2/20(4)

     100         103   

Transocean, Inc. 6.375%, 12/15/21

     280         297   

Venoco, Inc.

     

11.500%, 10/1/17

     600         609   

8.875%, 2/15/19

     225         204   

Weatherford International Ltd. 9.625%, 3/1/19

     318         411   

Western Refining, Inc. 144A 11.250%, 6/15/17(4)

     600         685   
     

 

 

 
     20,332   
     

 

 

 
 

 

4


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—17.9%

  

ABH Financial Ltd. (Alfa Markets Ltd.) 144A 8.200%, 6/25/12(4)

   $ 150       $ 152   

ADCB Finance Cayman Ltd. 144A 4.750%, 10/8/14(4)

     560         583   

Agile Property Holdings Ltd. 144A 10.000%, 11/14/16(4)

     240         215   

Alfa Invest Ltd. 144A 9.250%,
6/24/13(4)

     350         367   

Allstate Corp. 6.125%, 5/15/37(3)

     680         618   

Ally Financial, Inc. 8.000%, 3/15/20

     650         668   

Alta Mesa Holdings / Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. 9.625%, 10/15/18

     775         756   

American General (Springleaf) Finance Corp. 5.400%, 12/1/15

     750         549   

American International Group, Inc. 8.175%, 5/15/58(3)

     650         579   

AmSouth Bank N.A. 4.850%, 4/1/13

     825         798   

Associated Banc Corp. 5.125%, 3/28/16

     355         366   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer SA 144A 6.500%, 3/10/21(4)

     425         410   

Banco Bradesco SA 144A 5.900%, 1/16/21(4)

     750         769   

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A 4.750%, 3/16/16(4)

     600         599   

Banco do Brasil SA 144A 5.375%, 1/15/21(4)

     600         601   

Banco Santander SA Unipersonal 144A 3.781%, 10/7/15(4)

     200         181   

Banco Votorantim SA 144A 7.375%, 1/21/20(4)

     550         586   

Bank of America Corp.

     

5.420%, 3/15/17

     700         632   

Capital Trust XI 6.625%,
5/23/36(9)

     525         464   

Barclays Bank plc

     

144A 6.050%, 12/4/17(4)

     435         393   

144A 5.926%, 9/29/49(3)(4)(8)(9)

     600         498   

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co., LLC 144A 6.625%, 8/15/19(4)

     385         407   

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP 7.500%, 5/15/15

     500         548   

Capital One Capital IV 8.875%, 5/15/40(9)

     1,000         1,036   

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

     680         672   

CIT Group, Inc. 144A 7.000%,
5/2/16(4)

     1,500         1,502   

Citigroup, Inc.

     

4.875%, 5/7/15

     845         835   

5.500%, 2/15/17

     255         257   

City National Corp. 5.250%, 9/15/20

     475         471   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

  

Discover Bank

     

8.700%, 11/18/19

   $ 250       $ 285   

7.000%, 4/15/20

     700         732   

DuPont Fabros Technology LP 8.500%, 12/15/17

     1,325         1,424   

Equity One, Inc. 6.250%, 12/15/14

     375         394   

Fidelity National Financial Sevices, Inc. 6.600%, 5/15/17

     750         795   

Fifth Third Capital Trust IV 6.500%, 4/15/37(3)

     800         784   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. 6.750%, 3/19/20

     500         526   

First Tennessee Bank N.A. 5.050%, 1/15/15

     1,325         1,327   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC

     

8.000%, 6/1/14

     400         436   

8.700%, 10/1/14

     125         140   

6.625%, 8/15/17

     255         278   

8.125%, 1/15/20

     650         767   

Genworth Financial, Inc.

     

5.750%, 6/15/14

     500         494   

6.515%, 5/22/18

     700         642   

Glen Meadow Pass-Through-Trust 144A 6.505%, 2/12/67(3)(4)

     970         691   

Hana Bank 144A 4.500%, 10/30/15(4)

     400         410   

HBOS plc 144A 6.750%, 5/21/18(4)

     115         92   

HSBC Bank plc 144A 3.100%, 5/24/16(4)

     325         325   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 7.000%, 12/15/20

     500         566   

ICICI Bank Ltd.

     

144A 5.750%, 11/16/20(4)

     450         414   

144A 6.375%, 4/30/22(3)(4)

     375         326   

ING Bank NV 144A 5.000%, 6/9/21(4)

     600         581   

International Lease Finance Corp.

     

6.375%, 3/25/13

     625         622   

5.650%, 6/1/14

     600         576   

6.250%, 5/15/19

     399         369   

Jefferies Group, Inc. 8.500%, 7/15/19

     500         508   

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII Series AA 7.000%, 11/1/39

     500         503   

JSC Severstal (Steel Capital SA) 144A 6.250%, 7/26/16(4)

     445         415   

Kazkommerts Bank International BV

     

RegS 8.500%, 4/16/13(5)

     500         493   

RegS 8.000%, 11/3/15(5)

     250         225   

Korea Finance Corp. 4.625%, 11/16/21

     700         694   

Lincoln National Corp. 6.050%, 4/20/67(3)

     300         250   
 

 

5


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

 

Financials—(continued)

    

Lloyds Banking Group Capital No.1 plc 144A 7.875%, 11/1/20(4)

   $ 600      $ 455   

Lloyds TSB Bank plc 144A 6.500%, 9/14/20(4)

     750        627   

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

     150        139   

Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A 7.625%, 8/13/19(4)

     500        513   

Morgan Stanley 144A 10.090%, 5/3/17(4)

     1,000 BRL      485   

National Retail Properties, Inc. 5.500%, 7/15/21

     600        601   

ORIX Corp. 5.000%, 1/12/16

     343        360   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC / Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp. 9.250%, 4/1/15

     175        180   

ProLogis LP 7.625%, 8/15/14

     500        548   

Prudential Financial, Inc. 8.875%, 6/15/38(3)(9)

     450        515   

Realogy Corp. 144A 7.875%, 2/15/19(4)

     500        438   

Regions Financial Corp.

    

7.750%, 11/10/14

     200        201   

RegS 5.750%, 6/15/15(5)

     210        201   

Resona Bank Ltd. 144A 5.850%, 9/29/49(3)(4)(8)(9)

     750        745   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (The)

    

6.400%, 10/21/19

     370        346   

7.648%, 8/29/49(3)(8)(9)

     550        377   

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)

    

4.875%, 3/16/15

     285        273   

3.950%, 9/21/15

     205        192   

5.625%, 8/24/20

     750        719   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC (RSHB Capital SA)

    

144A 9.000%, 6/11/14(4)

     100        108   

144A 6.299%, 5/15/17(4)

     380        380   

Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U. 144A 3.724%, 1/20/15(4)

     600        545   

SLM Corp.

    

6.250%, 1/25/16

     500        486   

8.450%, 6/15/18

     1,050        1,082   

Societe Generale 144A 5.922%, 4/29/49(3)(4)(8)(10)

     650        396   

Sovereign Bank 8.750%, 5/30/18

     400        446   

Spansion LLC 7.875%, 11/15/17

     350        320   

SunTrust Bank 5.400%, 4/1/20

     250        255   

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LLC / Vanguard Holding Co. II, Inc. 7.750%, 2/1/19

     466        450   

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC 144A 7.748%, 2/2/21(4)

     400        344   

Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance Ltd. 144A 6.800%, 11/22/25(4)

     500        485   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

 

Financials—(continued)

  

Webster Financial Corp. 5.125%, 4/15/14

   $ 205       $ 202   

Willis North America, Inc. 7.000%, 9/29/19

     500         556   

XLIT Ltd. 5.750%, 10/1/21

     500         528   

Yankee Candle Co. Holdings LLC / Yankee Finance, Inc. PIK Interest Capitalization 10.250%, 2/15/16

     440         387   

Zions Bancorp

     

5.650%, 5/15/14

     225         229   

7.750%, 9/23/14

     225         239   
     

 

 

 
     48,949   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.8%

     

Healthsouth Corp. 7.250%, 10/1/18

     410         409   

Mylan, Inc. 144A 7.625%, 7/15/17(4)

     113         124   

Omnicare, Inc. 7.750%, 6/1/20

     240         259   

Patheon, Inc. 144A 8.625%, 4/15/17(4)

     110         88   

Rotech Healthcare, Inc.

     

10.750%, 10/15/15

     75         74   

10.500%, 3/15/18

     550         426   

Select Medical Corp. 7.625%, 2/1/15

     225         213   

Symbion, Inc. 8.000%, 6/15/16

     589         547   

U.S. Oncology, Inc. 0.000%, 2/16/49(7)

     300         0   

Universal Health Services, Inc. 7.000%, 10/1/18

     140         146   
     

 

 

 
     2,286   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—6.8%

     

ADS Tactical, Inc. 144A 11.000%, 4/1/18(4)

     600         597   

America West Airlines 00-1G 8.057%, 7/2/20

     485         476   

Atlas Air Pass-Through-Trust

     

98-1, A 7.380%, 1/2/18

     695         695   

99-1, A1 7.200%, 1/2/19

     766         766   

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd.,7% 144A 7.000%, 10/17/16(4)

     1,181         1,187   

CHC Helicopter S,A. 144A 9.250%, 10/15/20(4)

     325         294   

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust

     

97-4, A, 6.900%, 1/2/18

     503         524   

01-1, A1, 6.703%, 6/15/21

     241         245   

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust, 6.65% 98-1, A, 6.648%, 9/15/17

     327         334   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust 02-1, G1 6.718%, 1/2/23

     980         965   

Deluxe Corp. 144A 7.000%, 3/15/19(4)

     510         498   

Dematic SA 144A 8.750%, 5/1/16(4)

     525         521   
 

 

6


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

   

General Cable Corp. 7.125%, 4/1/17

  $ 500      $ 501   

Iron Mountain, Inc. 7.750%, 10/1/19

    650        690   

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 10.000%, 6/1/17

    625        644   

Liberty Tire Recycling 144A 11.000%, 10/1/16(4)

    170        170   

Marquette Transportation Co. / Marquette Transportation Finance Corp. 10.875%, 1/15/17

    125        127   

McJunkin Red Man Corp. 9.500%, 12/15/16

    240        245   

Moog, Inc. 7.250%, 6/15/18

    100        106   

Northwest Airlines Pass Through Trust, 6.26% 02-1, G2 6.264%, 11/20/21

    1,040        1,042   

Oshkosh Corp. 8.250%, 3/1/17

    600        627   

Owens Corning, Inc. 6.500%, 12/1/16

    595        649   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC 144A 7.750%, 10/15/16(4)

    1,410        1,491   

Steelcase, Inc. 6.375%, 2/15/21

    675        717   

Teekay Corp. 8.500%, 1/15/20

    300        290   

Thermadyne Holdings Corp. 9.000%, 12/15/17

    500        520   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust

   

99-1A 8.360%, 1/20/19

    312        308   

01-1G 7.076%, 3/20/21

    536        503   

11-1 A 7.125%, 10/22/23

    725        689   

UAL Pass-Through-Trust

   

09-2A 9.750%, 1/15/17

    356        384   

07-01 6.636%, 7/2/22

    1,041        1,041   

Voto-Votorantim Ltd. 144A 6.750%, 4/5/21(4)

    750        801   
   

 

 

 
      18,647   
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—3.0%

   

Amkor Technology, Inc. 6.625%, 6/1/21

    900        871   

Audatex North America, Inc. 144A 6.750%, 6/15/18(4)

    325        330   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 6.125%, 6/1/17

    525        550   

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. 8.500%, 4/1/19

    575        582   

CommScope, Inc. 144A 8.250%, 1/15/19(4)

    520        523   

Crown Castle Holdings GS V LLC / Crown Castle GS III Corp. 144A 7.750%, 5/1/17(4)

    400        431   

eAccess Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 4/1/18(4)

    400        384   

Earthlink, Inc. 8.875%, 5/15/19

    225        208   

Equinix, Inc. 7.000%, 7/15/21

    240        253   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 10.125%, 12/15/16

    350        370   

iGate Corp. 144A 9.000%, 5/1/16(4)

    600        623   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

   

Jabil Circuit, Inc. 8.250%, 3/15/18

  $ 1,100      $ 1,273   

Seagate HDD Cayman 144A 7.750%, 12/15/18(4)

    600        641   

Sorenson Communications, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 2/1/15(4)

    500        348   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 7.375%, 11/15/18

    850        874   
   

 

 

 
      8,261   
   

 

 

 

Materials—4.1%

   

AbitibiBowater, Inc. 144A 10.250%, 10/15/18(4)

    366        405   

APERAM 144A 7.375%, 4/1/16(4)

    250        215   

Berry Plastics Corp.

   

8.250%, 11/15/15

    400        428   

9.500%, 5/15/18

    435        439   

Braskem Finance Ltd. 144A 5.750%, 4/15/21(4)

    500        496   

Building Materials Corp. of America 144A 6.750%, 5/1/21(4)

    46        49   

Carpenter Technology Corp. 5.200%, 7/15/21

    600        583   

Catalyst Paper Corp. 7.375%, 3/1/14(12)

    645        34   

Cemex Finance LLC 144A 9.500%, 12/14/16(4)

    245        216   

Commercial Metals Co. 7.350%, 8/15/18

    730        690   

Edgen Murray Corp. 12.250%, 1/15/15

    650        588   

FMG Resources Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 11/1/19(4)

    650        665   

Fosun International Ltd. 144A 7.500%, 5/12/16(4)

    530        466   

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A 7.000%,
1/20/20(4)

    250        264   

Huntsman International LLC 8.625%, 3/15/21

    125        133   

Ineos Group Holdings plc 144A 8.500%, 2/15/16(4)

    1,550        1,240   

JMC Steel Group, Inc. 144A 8.250%,
3/15/18(4)

    195        191   

Nortek, Inc. 144A 8.500%, 4/15/21(4)

    500        425   

Nova Chemicals Corp. 3.784%, 11/15/13(3)

    1,000        990   

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 7.375%, 5/15/16

    475        523   

Plastipak Holdings, Inc. 144A 8.500%, 12/15/15(4)

    500        513   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A 8.375%, 9/15/21(4)

    270        300   

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA 144A 6.700%, 10/25/17(4)(11)

    425        401   

Steel Dynamics, Inc. 7.375%, 11/1/12

    225        235   

Vedanta Resources plc 144A 9.500%, 7/18/18(4)

    375        326   

Verso Paper Holdings LLC / Verso Paper, Inc. Series B, 11.375%, 8/1/16

    750        311   
   

 

 

 
      11,126   
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.8%

   

Axtel SAB de C.V. 144A 9.000%, 9/22/19(4)

    200        154   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 8.250%, 10/15/17

  $ 180      $ 182   

Clearwire Communications LLC / Clearwire Finance, Inc.

   

144A 12.000%, 12/1/15(4)

    100        96   

144A 12.000%, 12/1/15(4)

    100        96   

Cricket Communications, Inc. 7.750%, 10/15/20

    262        230   

Crown Castle Towers LLC 144A 4.883%, 8/15/20(4)

    500        511   

France Telecom S.A. 4.125%, 9/14/21

    800        806   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

7.875%, 4/15/15

    325        331   

8.250%, 4/15/17

    250        257   

8.125%, 10/1/18

    275        279   

ITC DeltaCom, Inc. 10.500%, 4/1/16

    400        411   

Nextel Communications, Inc.

   

Series E 6.875%, 10/31/13

    175        175   

Series D 7.375%, 8/1/15

    650        598   

OJSC Vimpel Communications (VIP Finance Ireland Ltd.) 144A 6.493%, 2/2/16(4)

    200        189   

Qwest Corp.

   

8.375%, 5/1/16

    200        229   

6.500%, 6/1/17

    665        727   

Telemar Norte Leste SA 144A 5.500%, 10/23/20(4)

    305        300   

Virgin Media Finance plc Series 1, 9.500%, 8/15/16

    910        1,026   

West Corp.

   

8.625%, 10/1/18

    150        152   

7.875%, 1/15/19

    480        479   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. 144A 11.750%, 7/15/17(4)

    350        315   
   

 

 

 
    7,543   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—1.3%

   

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp. 6.250%, 8/20/19

    535        535   

Calpine Corp. 144A 7.875%, 1/15/23(4)

    1,250        1,350   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA 144A 6.875%, 7/30/19(4)

    100        113   

Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. 144A 7.250%, 1/15/19(4)

    200        206   

Mega Advance Investments Ltd. 144A 5.000%, 5/12/21(4)

    500        508   

Midwest Generation LLC Series B 8.560%, 1/2/16

    82        83   

NRG Energy, Inc.

   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

  

7.625%, 1/15/18

  $ 105      $ 106   

144A 7.625%, 5/15/19(4)

    500        492   

Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp. 7.375%, 3/15/20

    180        188   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC Series A 10.250%, 11/1/15

    200        72   
   

 

 

 
    3,653   

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $145,269)

  

  

    145,231   

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS—0.2%

   

Transocean, Inc. Series C, 1.500%, 12/15/37

    500        491   

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

(Identified Cost $478)

  

  

    491   

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(3)—14.5%

  

 

Consumer Discretionary—4.8%

   

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. Second Lien 9.250%, 6/18/18

    385        379   

Affinity Gaming LLC (Herbest Gaming LLC) 10.000%, 12/31/15

    869        874   

AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B, 2.796%, 6/7/13

    464        393   

Bourland & Leverich Supply Co. LLC 11.000%, 8/19/15

    345        334   

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, 7.250%, 10/14/16

    526        528   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.)

   

Tranche B-2, 3.356%, 1/28/15

    346        302   

Tranche B-4, 9.500%, 10/31/16

    211        210   

Caesars Linq LLC/Caesars Octavius LLC Tranche B, 9.250%, 4/25/17

    300        287   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. 2.550%, 7/3/14

    778        665   

Chrysler Group LLC / Chrysler Group Co-Issuer, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 5/24/17

    249        236   

CityCenter Holdings LLC First Lien 7.500%, 1/21/15

    53        52   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Tranche B, 3.946%, 1/29/16

    241        179   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.

   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

First Lien 0.000%, 9/16/18

  $ 400      $ 393   

Second Lien 7.500%, 3/18/19

    500        489   

Entercom Radio LLC 6.750%, 11/23/18

    540        540   

Focus Brands, Inc. 5.583%, 11/5/16

    106        106   

Fram Group Holdings, Inc. /Prestone Holdings, Inc. Second Lien 10.500%, 1/29/18

    500        484   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B, 6.000%, 5/12/16

    493 CAD      469   

Getty Images, Inc. 5.250%, 11/7/16

    324        325   

Guitar Center, Inc. - Extended Term Loan 5.830%, 4/9/17

    250        220   

HHI Holdings LLC 7.375%, 3/21/17

    248        246   

Hubbard Radio LLC Second Lien 8.750%, 4/30/18

    200        199   

Intelsat Jackson Holding SA (Intelsat Jackson Holding Ltd.) 3.391%, 2/1/14

    575        549   

Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority 7.500%, 2/25/17

    487        453   

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.

   

0.000%, 12/1/14

    67        66   

6.250%, 12/1/14

    172        172   

Michaels Stores, Inc. Tranche B-2, 5.031%, 7/31/16

    509        502   

Nielsen Finance LLC Tranche B, 4.026%, 5/2/16

    203        199   

Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC 8.250%, 4/8/16

    349        309   

Radio One, Inc. 7.500%, 3/31/16

    223        208   

Revel AC, Inc. Tranche B, 9.000%, 2/17/17

    258        237   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. Tranche B 4.000%, 10/28/16

    134        134   

Sports Authority, Inc. (The) Tranche B, 7.500%, 11/16/17

    322        311   

SRAM LLC Second Lien 8.500%, 12/7/18

    229        231   

Stackpole Powertrain International ULC 7.500%, 8/2/17

    499        491   

Transtar Industries, Inc. Tranche 2, 10.250%, 12/21/17

    275        275   

Visant Corp. (Jostens) Tranche B, 5.750%, 12/22/16

    706        664   

Vision Solutions, Inc. 6.000%, 7/23/16

    448        443   
   

 

 

 
    13,154   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.5%

   

Del Monte Foods Co. 4.500%, 3/8/18

    113        108   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

  

Revlon Consumer Products Corp. Tranche B, 4.750%, 11/19/17

  $ 442      $ 438   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 5.417%, 6/17/16

    541        541   

U.S. Foodservice, Inc. 5.750%, 3/31/17

    248        239   
   

 

 

 
    1,326   
   

 

 

 

Energy—0.1%

   

Hercules Offshore LLC 7.500%, 7/11/13

    279        273   
   

 

 

 

Financials—0.6%

   

Asurion LLC (Asurion Corp.) Second Lien 9.000%, 5/24/19

    400        395   

iStar Financial, Inc. Tranche A-2 7.000%, 6/30/14

    465        451   

Ocwen Financial Corp. 7.000%, 9/1/16

    238        234   

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (American General Finance Corp.) 5.500%, 5/10/17

    420        367   

Walter Investments, Inc. 7.750%, 6/30/16

    321        321   
   

 

 

 
    1,768   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—1.5%

   

Alkermes, Inc. 6.750%, 9/16/17

    500        498   

Aptalis Pharma, Inc. (Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.) 5.500%, 2/10/17

    411        394   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc. 6.500%, 9/15/15

    491        488   

InVentiv Health, Inc. (Ventive Health, Inc) 6.500%, 8/4/16

    295        283   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. 7.000%, 5/4/18

    420        424   

Medical Card Systems, Inc. 12.000%, 9/17/15

    352        293   

National Specialty Hospitals, Inc.

   

Tranche DD 0.750%, 2/3/17

    74        72   

8.250%, 2/3/17

    423        411   

Res-Care, Inc. Tranche B, 7.250%, 12/22/16

    495        473   

Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. Tranche B, 4.046%, 6/15/14

    99        95   

Smile Brands, Inc. Tranche B, 7.250%, 12/21/17

    371        371   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 6.500%, 2/6/17

    401        374   
   

 

 

 
    4,176   
   

 

 

 

Industrials—1.6%

   

Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC 6.250%, 9/30/16

    554        554   

API Technologies Corp. 7.750%, 6/27/16

    414        395   

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc. Second Lien 10.000%, 3/16/18

    285        263   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. First Lien 5.500%, 10/7/16

   $ 414       $ 411   

Goodman Global, Inc. Second Lien 9.000%, 10/30/17

     127         128   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. (Clarke American Corp.) Tranche B, 2.843%, 6/30/14

     973         827   

Holdings Gaming Borrower LP Tranche B-1, 12.000%, 6/30/15

     159         166   

Husky Injection Molding System (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.) 6.500%, 6/29/18

     597         597   

Intelligrated, Inc. 7.500%, 2/17/17

     475         473   

Protection One, Inc. 6.000%, 6/4/16

     199         197   

Vertrue LLC 5.810%, 8/16/14

     169         54   

Zuffa LLC 7.500%, 6/19/15

     208         207   
     

 

 

 
        4,272   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—3.1%

     

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien 9.250%, 6/8/17

     333         324   

Avaya, Inc.

     

Tranche B-1 3.256%, 10/24/14

     243         233   

Tranche B-3 5.006%, 10/26/17

     488         446   

AVG Technologies N.V. 7.500%, 3/15/16

     425         399   

DataTel, Inc. 0.000%, 12/13/18

     540         541   

DynCorp International LLC 6.500%, 7/7/16

     552         543   

Fibertech Networks LLC (Firefox Merger Sub LLC) 6.750%, 11/30/16

     164         164   

First Data Corp.

     

Tranche B-1, 3.044%, 9/24/14

     352         320   

Tranche B-3, 3.044%, 9/24/14

     562         511   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 4.520%, 12/1/16

     389         373   

ILC Industries LLC (Data Device Corp.) 7.250%, 12/23/16

     329         320   

Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc. (Magellan Holdings, Inc.)

     

6.546%, 3/2/14

     301         245   

Tranche DD, 6.546%, 3/2/14

     174         142   

Instant Web, Inc.

     

3.671%, 8/7/14

     403         381   

Tranche DD, 3.671%, 8/7/14

     42         40   

Ipreo Holdings LLC 8.000%, 8/5/17

     499         487   

Lawson Software, Inc. (SoftBrands, Inc.) 6.750%, 7/5/17

     399         390   

Novell, Inc. (Attachmate Corp.) 6.500%, 4/27/17

     543         533   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

Smart Modular Technologies
(Global), Inc. 8.250%, 8/26/17

   $ 249       $ 227   

SonicWALL, Inc. 8.375%, 1/23/16

     268         269   

Sorenson Communications, Inc. Tranche C 6.000%, 8/16/13

     221         214   

Spansion LLC 4.750%, 2/9/15

     298         295   

SRA International, Inc. 6.500%, 7/20/18

     579         548   

Transaction Network Services, Inc. 6.000%, 11/18/15

     210         210   

Wall Street Systems, Inc. Second Lien 9.000%, 6/20/18

     335         322   
     

 

 

 
        8,477   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.0%

     

Anchor Glass Container Corp. Second Lien 10.000%, 9/2/16

     760         758   

AZ Chem US. Inc. 0.000%, 12/22/17

     390         389   

CPG International, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 2/18/17

     263         246   

General Chemical Corp. Tranche B, 5.000%, 10/6/15

     319         318   

New Sunward Holding BV Tranche B, 4.778%, 2/14/14

     252         208   

NewPage Corp. 8.000%, 3/8/13

     350         353   

Norit Holding B.V. 6.750%, 7/10/17

     339         343   
     

 

 

 
        2,615   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.2%

     

Level 3 Communications, Inc. Tranche A, 2.648%, 3/13/14

     420         403   

Presidio, Inc. 7.250%, 3/31/17

     231         230   

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Securus Technologies, Inc.) 5.250%, 5/31/17

     438         431   

Sidera Networks, Inc. (RCN Corp.) 5.500%, 8/26/16

     532         522   

U.S. TelePacific Corp. 5.750%, 2/23/17

     915         851   

Univision Communications, Inc. 4.546%, 3/31/17

     948         847   
     

 

 

 
        3,284   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.1%

     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings
Co., LLC Tranche 2014, 3.776%, 10/10/14

     377         265   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $40,516)

        39,610   

 

 
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

     SHARES           VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—1.5%

      

Financials—1.3%

      

Ally Financial, Inc. Series A, 8.50%

     20,000        $ 368   

Ally Financial, Inc. Series G, 144A 7.00%(4)

     321          230   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. International Preferred S.A. Unipersonal 5.92%(3)

     675          447   

Banco do Brasil S.A. 144A 8.50%(3)(4)

     600          696   

Bank of America Corp. Series K, 8.00%(3)

     375          336   

Citigroup Capital XIII 7.875%,

     10,650          278   

FNMA Series S, 8.250%

     38,000          50   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series 1, 7.90%(3)

     247          263   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Series K, 8.25%(3)

     350          358   

UOB Cayman Ltd. 144A 5.80%(3)(4)

     500          499   
      

 

 

 
         3,525   
      

 

 

 

Industrials—0.2%

      

Seaspan Corp. Series C, 9.50%

     20,000          546   
      

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $4,623)

         4,071   

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.0%

      

Consumer Discretionary—0.0%

      

Mark IV Industries(2)

     117          5   
      

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $1)

         5   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.5%

(Identified cost $263,673)

         266,352   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.4%

      

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.4%

      

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     3,794,216          3,794   
      

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $3,794)

         3,794   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.9%

(Identified Cost $267,467)

         270,146 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.1%

         2,872   
      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $          273,018   
      

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

ADS American Depositary Share
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”).
OJSC Open Joint Stock Company (Russia)
PIK Payment-in-Kind Security
plc Public Limited Co.

Footnote Legend:

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 11 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

(3) 

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2011.

(4) 

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, 2011, these securities amounted to a value of $62,908 or 23.0% of net assets.

(5) 

Regulation S Security. Security is offered ans sold outside of the United States.

(6) 

Illiquid security.

(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) 

No contractual maturity date

(9) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(10) 

Issuer may elect not to pay interest causing the payment to be forfeited and no longer due. The issuer has not invoked this election since the fund purchased this security.

(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) 

Security in default.

Foreign Currencies:

AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
COP Colombian Peso
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
PLZ Polish Zloty
SEK Swedish Krona
TRY Turkish Lira
ZAR South Africa Rand
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings

  

 

United States

   74%    

Brazil

   3     

United Kingdom

   3     

Argentina

   2     

Russia

   2     

Venezuela

   2     

Canada

   1     

Other

   13     

 

Total

   100%   

 

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2

Significant
Observable
Inputs

        

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Debt Securities:

            

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 6,296       $       $ 6,296      $  

Convertible Bonds

     491                 491       

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     145,231                 145,197        34

Foreign Government Securities

     29,338                 29,338       

Loan Agreements

     39,610                 39,557        53

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     33,581                 33,581       

Municipal Bonds

     2,573                 2,573       

U.S. Government Securities

     5,156                 5,156       

Equity Securities:

            

Common Stocks

     5                        5

Preferred Stock

     4,071                 4,071       

Short-Term Investments

     3,794         3,794               

Total Investments

   $ 270,146       $ 3,794       $ 266,260      $   92


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

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             Corporate
Bonds And Notes
     Loan
Agreements
     Common Stocks  

Balance as of September 30,

2011:

   $ 5        $0       $ -       $ 5   
Accrued Discount/(Premium)      -        -         -         -   
Realized Gain (Loss)      -        -         -         -   
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)      -   (c)      -         -         -   (c) 
Purchases      -        -         -         -   
Sales(b)      -        -         -         -   
Transfers Into Level 3 (a)      87        34         53         -   
Transfers From Level 3 (a)      -        -         -         -   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31,

2011

   $ 92      $ 34       $ 53       $ 5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.


Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.4%

    

U.S. Treasury Note 0.875%, 12/31/16

   $ 19,700      $ 19,740   

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $19,682)

       19,740   

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.6%

    

Connecticut—0.4%

    

Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe Taxable Series A, 144A ( NATL Insured) 6.910%, 9/1/12(4)

     915        886   

State of Connecticut 5.000%, 5/15/22

     13,215        16,367   
    

 

 

 
       17,253   
    

 

 

 

Kentucky—0.1%

    

Commonwealth of Kentucky Taxable 3.165%, 4/1/18

     7,100        7,282   
    

 

 

 

Virginia—0.1%

    

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Taxable Series 07-A1, 6.706%, 6/1/46

     4,850        3,043   
    

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $28,454)

       27,578   

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—10.1%

    

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    

8.500%, 10/8/14

     22,580        21,141   

RegS 5.750%, 2/26/16(5)

     31,605        24,889   

RegS 7.000%, 12/1/18(5)

     3,230        2,297   

Commonwealth of Australia

    

Series 123, 5.750%, 4/15/12

     38,342 AUD      39,413   

Series 118, 6.500%, 5/15/13

     14,390 AUD      15,347   

Commonwealth of Canada 2.000%, 9/1/12

     80,828 CAD      79,872   

Commonwealth of New Zealand Series 413, 6.500%, 4/15/13

     44,229 NZD      36,180   

Federative Republic of Brazil

    

    12.500%, 1/5/16

     44,484 BRL      28,142   

    10.250%, 1/10/28

     4,275 BRL      2,613   

Kingdom of Norway Series 470 6.500%, 5/15/13

     235,432 NOK      42,071   

Kingdom of Sweden Series 1046, 5.500%, 10/8/12

     176,305 SEK      26,476   

Republic of Argentina

    

    Provincia de Neuquen 144A 7.875%, 4/26/21(4)

     6,544        6,577   

    PIK Interest Capitalization 8.280%, 12/31/33

     72,653        53,400   

    Series GDP 4.383%, 12/15/35(3)

     24,420        3,175   

Republic of Colombia 12.000%, 10/22/15

     9,935,000 COP      6,599   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Republic of Indonesia

    

Series FR-23, 11.000%, 12/15/12

   $ 26,600,000 IDR    $ 3,113   

Series FR-30, 10.750%, 5/15/16

     40,550,000 IDR      5,408   

Republic of Lithuania 144A 6.750%, 1/15/15(4)

     10,600        11,050   

Republic of Poland

    

Series 0414, 5.750%, 4/25/14

     67,160 PLZ      19,814   

3.875%, 7/16/15

     12,250        12,462   

Republic of South Africa Series R206 7.500%, 1/15/14

     82,500 ZAR      10,500   

Republic of Turkey 0.000%, 4/25/12

     13,190 TRY      6,732   

Russian Federation RegS 7.500%, 3/31/30(3)(5)

     1,670        1,941   

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

     193,725 MXN      14,216   

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $479,696)

       473,428   

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—26.1%

    

Agency—2.6%

    

FHLMC 6.000%, 8/1/34

     1,096        1,216   

FNMA

    

5.500%, 1/1/17

     241        262   

6.000%, 5/1/17

     76        83   

5.500%, 8/1/17

     31        33   

4.500%, 4/1/18

     470        504   

5.000%, 10/1/19

     1,253        1,357   

5.500%, 2/1/20

     646        703   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     249        271   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     475        517   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     76        82   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     859        935   

5.500%, 4/1/20

     733        798   

5.000%, 6/1/20

     1,923        2,082   

6.000%, 12/1/32

     138        153   

5.500%, 2/1/33

     293        320   

5.500%, 5/1/34

     1,432        1,565   

6.000%, 8/1/34

     869        969   

6.000%, 10/1/34

     901        1,001   

6.000%, 10/1/34

     501        557   

5.500%, 11/1/34

     1,498        1,637   

5.500%, 11/1/34

     1,699        1,856   

6.000%, 11/1/34

     1,339        1,488   

5.500%, 12/1/34

     771        843   

5.500%, 1/1/35

     1,536        1,678   

6.000%, 1/1/37

     1,626        1,794   

6.000%, 1/1/37

     1,154        1,273   
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

     

5.500%, 7/1/37

   $ 11       $ 12   

6.000%, 7/1/37

     448         494   

6.000%, 12/1/37

     1,933         2,131   

6.000%, 4/1/38

     1,346         1,484   

5.500%, 9/1/38

     1,562         1,702   

5.500%, 12/1/38

     1,315         1,433   

5.000%, 7/1/40

     8,851         9,572   

5.000%, 7/1/40

     6,801         7,355   

5.000%, 8/1/40

     34,582         37,377   

4.000%, 3/1/41

     14,622         15,378   

4.500%, 5/1/41

     17,906         19,069   

GNMA

     

6.500%, 7/15/31

     25         29   

6.500%, 8/15/31

     56         65   

6.500%, 11/15/31

     46         54   

6.500%, 2/15/32

     26         30   

6.500%, 4/15/32

     87         101   

6.500%, 4/15/32

     91         106   
     

 

 

 
        120,369   
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency—23.5%

     

ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp. 02-9, M 5.750%, 12/25/32

     2,574         2,458   

American Tower Trust 07-1A, C 144A 5.615%, 4/15/37(4)

     3,685         3,885   

Americold LLC Trust 10-ARTA, A1 144A 3.847%, 1/14/29(4)

     13,264         13,742   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 03-10, 2A1 6.000%, 12/25/33

     6,452         6,730   

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.

     

05-2, B 5.287%, 7/10/43(3)

     10,141         9,219   

05-6, AM 5.366%, 9/10/47(3)

     1,630         1,738   

07-1, AMFX 5.482%, 1/15/49(3)

     12,350         11,527   

Banc of America Funding Corp.

     

04-4, 3A1 4.750%, 10/25/19

     12,056         12,271   

06-5, 4A4 6.000%, 9/25/36

     1,193         1,182   

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

04-11, 2A1 5.750%, 1/25/35

     5,546         5,671   

05-1, 1A22 5.250%, 2/25/35

     2,727         2,703   

05-3, 2A2 5.500%, 3/25/35

     3,551         3,514   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

06-T22, AM 5.704%, 4/12/38(3)

     11,600         12,024   
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

06-PW12, AM 5.759%, 9/11/38(3)

   $ 9,250       $ 9,673   

06-PW14, A4 5.201%, 12/11/38

     7,400         8,123   

06-PW14, AM 5.243%, 12/11/38

     10,000         9,840   

05-PW10, A4 5.405%, 12/11/40(3)

     1,720         1,894   

05-PW10, AM 5.449%, 12/11/40(3)

     11,550         10,955   

04-PWR3, A4 4.715%, 2/11/41

     6,500         6,800   

05-PWR8, A4 4.674%, 6/11/41

     7,100         7,638   

04-PWR5, A5 4.978%, 7/11/42(3)

     3,925         4,212   

07-T28, A4 5.742%, 9/11/42(3)

     3,360         3,866   

07-PW18, A4 5.700%, 6/11/50

     6,500         7,189   

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. 05-S1, A10 5.500%, 5/25/35

     6,045         6,050   

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

07-1, A1 5.500%, 1/25/22

     2,142         2,109   

03-11, 2A10 5.500%, 12/25/33

     6,905         6,948   

04-4, A6 5.500%, 6/25/34

     9,568         9,917   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

05-CD1, A4 5.225%, 7/15/44(3)

     5,000         5,527   

05-CD1, AM 5.399%, 7/15/44(3)

     6,410         6,723   

07-CD4, A4 5.322%, 12/11/49

     8,205         8,705   

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through-Certificates

     

11-THL, C ,144A 5.163%, 6/29/28(4)

     9,000         9,100   

01-J2A, A2, 144A 6.096%, 7/16/34(4)

     86         86   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 06-13T1, A11 6.000%, 5/25/36

     5,112         3,324   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust

     

02-35, 1A2 5.000%, 2/25/18

     3,789         3,851   

03-28, A8 5.500%, 8/25/33

     3,509         3,618   

04-9, A6 5.250%, 6/25/34

     1,685         1,716   

05-17, 1A10 5.250%, 9/25/35

     3,174         3,147   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

04-8, 7A1 6.000%, 12/25/34

     12,749         12,738   

03-CPN1, C 4.763%, 3/15/35

     7,964         7,301   

05-11, 8A10 5.500%, 12/25/35

     4,625         4,346   

02-CKS4, B 5.333%, 11/15/36

     5,710         5,710   

02-CKS4, C 5.394%, 11/15/36

     5,000         4,976   

04-C5, A3 4.499%, 11/15/37

     2,728         2,726   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

     

06-C1, A3 5.594%, 2/15/39(3)

     7,182         7,597   

06-C1, AM 5.594%, 2/15/39(3)

     4,745         4,817   
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

  

Deutsche Bank/UBS Mortgage Trust

     

11-LC3A, A2 3.642%, 8/10/44

   $ 11,500       $ 12,117   

11-LC1A, A3, 144A 5.002%, 11/10/46(4)

     8,500         9,570   

Entertainment Properties Trust 03-EPR, A2, 144A 5.244%, 2/15/18(4)

     7,854         8,027   

Extended Stay America Trust 10-ESHA, D, 144A 5.498%, 11/5/27(4)

     9,410         9,446   

First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc. 06-1, 1A8 6.000%, 5/25/36

     6,554         6,014   

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.

     

03-C1, C 4.975%, 1/10/38(3)

     4,332         4,353   

04-C3, A4 5.189%, 7/10/39(3)

     13,500         14,445   

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

03-C1, D 4.283%, 5/10/36

     10,000         10,111   

04-C2, A3 5.134%, 8/10/38

     1,200         1,249   

04-C2, A4 5.301%, 8/10/38(3)

     8,178         8,709   

04-C3, A4 4.547%, 12/10/41

     1,268         1,276   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp. II

     

07-EOP, G, 144A 3.018%, 3/6/20(3)(4)

     6,080         5,860   

07-EOP, H, 144A 3.585%, 3/6/20(3)(4)

     1,850         1,792   

11-ALF, B, 144A 3.215%, 2/10/21(4)

     8,000         7,830   

04-GG2, A4 4.964%, 8/10/38

     5,702         5,752   

07-GG10, A4 5.984%, 8/10/45(3)

     10,870         11,807   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. 04-GG1, A7 5.317%, 6/10/36(3)

     7,950         8,474   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

     

04-6F, 1A1 5.000%, 5/25/34

     120         120   

05-5F, 2A8 5.500%, 6/25/35

     9,820         9,977   

05-AR4, 6A1 5.250%, 7/25/35(3)

     13,143         12,063   

07-1F, 2A2 5.500%, 1/25/37

     2,302         2,161   

Heller Financial Commercial Mortgage Asset 00-PH1, G, 144A 6.750%, 1/17/34(4)

     2,925         2,738   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

09-IWST, A1, 144A 4.314%, 12/5/27(4)

     15,862         17,058   

10-CNTR, A1, 144A 3.300%, 8/5/32(4)

     11,228         11,381   

04-C1, A3 4.719%, 1/15/38

     5,565         5,839   

06-CB17, AM 5.464%, 12/12/43

     11,905         11,679   

06-LDP7, A4 6.065%, 4/15/45(3)

     9,997         11,222   

06-LDP7, AM 6.065%, 4/15/45(3)

     11,125         11,459   

06-LDP9, A3 5.336%, 5/15/47

     20,649         21,903   

07-LD12, A4 5.882%, 2/15/51(3)

     8,029         8,722   
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. 05-S3, A12 5.500%, 11/25/35

   $ 3,614       $ 3,582   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

     

03-A2, 3A1 2.053%, 11/25/33(3)

     12,370         11,862   

05-A1, 4A1 4.775%, 2/25/35(3)

     2,879         2,748   

05-A2, 4A1 5.112%, 4/25/35(3)

     3,008         2,814   

05-A4, 3A1 5.096%, 7/25/35(3)

     7,634         6,824   

06-A1, B1 5.168%, 2/25/36(3)

     1,984         16   

Lehman Brothers - UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

04-C7, A6 4.786%, 10/15/29(3)

     10,536         11,225   

01-C2, C 6.975%, 9/15/34

     124         125   

06-C3, AM 5.712%, 3/15/39(3)

     960         954   

06-C6, A4 5.372%, 9/15/39

     11,830         13,116   

07-C2, A2 5.303%, 2/15/40

     4,590         4,603   

07-C2, A3 5.430%, 2/15/40

     7,350         7,842   

05-C3, AM 4.794%, 7/15/40

     7,460         7,820   

07-C6, A2 5.845%, 7/15/40

     10,672         10,800   

07-C6, A4 5.858%, 7/15/40(3)

     4,950         5,423   

07-C7, A3 5.866%, 9/15/45(3)

     10,300         11,299   

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust

     

04-7, 4A1 4.500%, 7/25/19

     10,479         10,746   

04-6, 7A1 6.000%, 7/25/34

     8,447         8,384   

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust

     

05-1, 1A1 5.000%, 5/25/20

     2,458         2,469   

06-1, 1A2 5.750%, 5/25/36

     6,957         6,901   

Merrill Lynch Floating Trust 08-LAQA, A1 144A 0.814%, 7/9/21(3)(4)

     15,397         14,265   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. 98-C1, B 6.750%, 11/15/26(3)

     10,000         10,952   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

     

06-C1, AM 5.809%, 5/12/39(3)

     7,520         7,765   

04-KEY2, A3 4.615%, 8/12/39

     12,250         12,910   

Merrill Lynch-Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

06-3, A4 5.414%, 7/12/46(3)

     11,700         12,883   

06-4, A3 5.172%, 12/12/49(3)

     9,500         10,229   

Morgan Stanley Capital I

     

04-IQ7, C 5.408%, 6/15/38(3)

     6,654         6,030   

04-HQ4, A6 4.830%, 4/14/40

     4,322         4,427   

06-T23, A4 5.814%, 8/12/41(3)

     11,115         12,700   

06-T23, AM 5.989%, 8/12/41(3)

     10,000         10,896   

06-IQ12, A4 5.332%, 12/15/43

     14,500         16,211   
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

  

07-IQ14, A4 5.692%, 4/15/49(3)

   $ 9,720       $ 10,294   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

     

04-2AR, 3A 2.237%, 2/25/34(3)

     3,307         2,972   

04-2AR, 4A 4.733%, 2/25/34(3)

     6,456         6,301   

05-5AR, 4A1 5.277%, 9/25/35(3)

     1,609         1,046   

Prudential Commercial Mortgage
Trust 03-PWR1, D, 144A 4.775%,
2/11/36(4)

     4,950         4,775   

RAAC 05-SP1, 2A2 5.250%, 9/25/34

     1,182         1,181   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 03-QS6, A4 4.250%, 3/25/33

     6,916         7,076   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

     

04-SL2, A3 7.000%, 10/25/31

     5,206         5,439   

04-SL1, A8 6.500%, 11/25/31

     6,071         6,119   

04-RS6, AI4 5.457%, 5/25/32(3)

     3,437         3,412   

04-SL4, A3 6.500%, 7/25/32

     3,130         3,239   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust 04-A4, A5 5.500%, 8/25/34

     1,015         1,016   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.

     

06-S12, 1A1 5.500%, 12/25/21

     5,150         5,235   

06-S4, A2 6.000%, 4/25/36

     2,276         2,032   

Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust 11-1A, A1, 144A 4.050%, 1/25/58(3)(4)

     9,089         9,077   

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

     

03-AL1, A, 144A 3.357%, 4/25/31(4)

     13,505         12,988   

03-21, 2A2 5.250%, 8/25/33

     4,260         4,419   

04-21XS, 2A4A 4.900%, 12/25/34(3)

     5,014         5,011   

Timberstar Trust 06-1A, A, 144A 5.668%, 10/15/36(4)

     10,240         11,438   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

03-C8, 5 5.171%, 11/15/35(3)

     5,500         5,470   

04-C12, A4 5.495%, 7/15/41(3)

     10,145         10,900   

04-C15, B 4.892%, 10/15/41

     14,875         14,809   

05-C20, AMFX 5.179%, 7/15/42(3)

     6,000         6,297   

07-C30, A5 5.342%, 12/15/43

     6,935         7,312   

05-C21, D 5.378%, 10/15/44(3)

     12,813         9,576   

05-C22, AM 5.319%, 12/15/44(3)

     12,245         12,468   

07-C33, A4 6.096%, 2/15/51(3)

     13,695         14,831   

Washington Mutual Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

06-SL, A, 144A 5.430%, 11/23/43(3)(4)

     15,076         14,685   

07-SL3, A, 144A 5.939%, 3/23/45(3)(4)

     6,924         6,939   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 04-CB1, 5A 5.000%, 6/25/19

     4,471         4,589   
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

     

06-17, A1 5.500%, 11/25/21

   $ 759       $ 751   

04-4, A9 5.500%, 5/25/34

     5,573         5,727   

04-CC, A1 2.594%, 1/25/35(3)

     4,404         4,046   

05-AR10, A23 2.678%, 6/25/35(3)

     8,299         7,547   

05-12, 1A1 5.500%, 11/25/35

     11,700         11,424   

05-14, 2A1 5.500%, 12/25/35

     8,420         8,406   

06-AR1, 2A3 5.375%, 3/25/36(3)

     7,080         6,954   

06-4, 2A2 5.500%, 4/25/36

     1,046         993   

06-4, 1A1 5.750%, 4/25/36

     4,339         4,293   

06-6, 1A15 5.750%, 5/25/36

     2,226         2,149   

06-9, 1A15 6.000%, 8/25/36

     1,798         1,775   

07-16, 1A7 6.000%, 12/28/37

     6,764         6,264   

07-16, 1A1 6.000%, 12/28/37

     19,240         19,737   

07-AR10, 2A1 6.313%, 1/25/38(3)

     10,190         9,821   

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 07-11, A88 6.000%, 8/25/37

     7,444         7,387   

WFDB Commercial Mortgage Trust 11,BXR, B, 144A 4.786%, 7/5/24(4)

     15,000         15,270   
     

 

 

 
        1,103,351   

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,176,152)

        1,223,720   

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—11.4%

     

1st Financial Bank USA

     

10-B, A, 144A 3.000%,
7/17/17(4)

     5,000         5,005   

10-C, B, 144A 5.190%,
9/17/18(4)

     5,000         5,023   

10-D, C, 144A 5.920%,
6/17/19(4)

     3,000         3,053   

Aircraft Certificate Owner Trust 03-1A, D, 144A 6.455%, 9/20/22(4)

     1,957         1,927   

American General Mortgage Loan Trust

     

09-1, A6, 144A 5.750%, 9/25/48(3)(4)

     13,850         13,972   

10-1A, A1, 144A 5.150%, 3/25/58(3)(4)

     11,185         11,440   

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

     

11-3, C 2.860%, 1/9/17

     11,000         10,915   

11-1, D 4.260%, 2/8/17

     11,119         11,250   

11-5, D 5.050%, 12/8/17

     5,010         5,031   

11-4, E, 144A 6.530%, 1/8/19(4)

     3,950         3,932   

11-5, E 6.760%, 3/8/19

     7,400         7,430   

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 03-10, AF6 4.710%, 11/25/33(3)

     5,234         5,205   

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 05-AQ1, A6 4.780%, 6/25/35(3)

     7,660         7,346   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 11-3A, A, 144A 3.410%, 11/20/17(4)

   $ 10,000       $ 10,249   

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust

     

06-B, 1A2 5.800%, 4/28/36(3)

     1,465         1,447   

06-A, 1A2 5.483%, 2/28/41(3)

     372         368   

Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp. 99-A, A3 5.980%, 1/15/18(3)

     2,362         2,310   

Bush Truck Leasing LLC 11-44, A, 144A 5.000%, 9/25/18(4)

     3,896         3,886   

BXG Receivables Note Trust 10-A, A 144A 5.100%, 3/2/26(4)

     5,487         5,551   

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 07-1, C 5.380%, 11/15/12

     6,080         6,139   

CIT Group, Inc. 10-VT1A, B 144A 3.880%, 9/16/13(4)

     5,900         6,001   

Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

07-1, A3 5.667%, 3/25/37(3)

     1,366         1,344   

07-1, A6 5.702%, 3/25/37(3)

     5,449         5,046   

07-2, A3 6.080%, 6/25/37(3)

     15,000         15,012   

07-2, A4 6.538%, 6/25/37(3)

     7,000         5,886   

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 01-3, A4 6.910%, 5/1/33(3)

     17,158         18,273   

Conseco Financial Corp.

     

94-1, A5 7.650%, 4/15/19

     759         802   

01-3, A4 7.600%, 4/15/26(3)

     13,715         12,726   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

     

04-13, AF4 4.583%, 1/25/33(3)

     1,189         1,153   

04-10, AF6 4.485%, 12/25/34(3)

     7,902         7,527   

04-12, AF6 4.634%, 3/25/35(3)

     3,411         3,336   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC 05-CB6, A3 5.120%, 7/25/35(3)

     1,361         1,119   

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust 08-B, A4A, 5.320%, 11/10/14

     3,333         3,355   

Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC 07-1, A2 144A 5.261%, 4/25/37(4)

     20,000         20,080   

DSC Floorplan Master Owner Trust 11-1, A, 144A 3.910%, 3/15/16(4)

     8,500         8,610   

DT Auto Owner Trust

     

10-1A, C, 144A 3.460%, 1/15/14(4)

     3,500         3,508   

09-1, B, 144A 5.920%, 10/15/15(4)

     1,400         1,430   

11-2A, C 144A 3.050%, 2/16/16(4)

     5,825         5,803   

Ellington Loan Acquisition Trust 07-2, A2A, 144A 1.194%, 5/25/37(3)(4)

     6,163         5,518   
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust

     

06-HE2, A3 6.320%, 5/25/36(3)

     $7,967         $5,158   

07-HE1, A2 5.621%, 8/25/37(3)

     2,880         2,842   

Great America Leasing Receivables 09-1, B 144A 4.520%, 11/15/14(4)

     3,000         3,098   

GSAA Home Equity Trust 05-12, AF3W 4.999%, 9/25/35(3)

     8,661         8,090   

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust

     

09-4, B 3.190%, 9/15/14

     9,000         9,064   

07-2, C 5.410%, 8/15/15

     6,750         6,799   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

     

09-2A, A1, 144A 4.260%, 3/25/14(4)

     5,000         5,119   

11-1A, A2, 144A 3.290%, 3/25/18(4)

     10,000         10,132   

IndyMac Manufactured Housing Contract 98-1, A3 6.370%, 9/25/28

     1,482         1,520   

JPMorgan Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 04-1,1A4 4.111%, 8/25/30

     810         769   

Lehman Brothers Manufactured Housing Contract Trust 01-B, A3 4.350%, 4/15/40

     8,512         8,676   

Lehman XS Trust 05-5, 3A2B 5.420%, 11/25/35(3)

     9,444         8,762   

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust

     

10-1A, A 144A 3.540%, 10/20/32(4)

     1,495         1,511   

10-1A, B 144A 4.520%, 10/20/32(4)

     2,916         2,977   

Miramax LLC 11-1A, A, 144A 6.250%, 10/20/21(4)

     15,000         15,000   

MMCA Automobile Trust 11,—A, B, 144A 2.720%, 10/17/16(4)

     3,500         3,606   

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 05-A, A4W 5.035%, 8/25/35(3)

     16,113         14,307   

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through-
Trust 05-5, AF3 5.086%, 11/25/35(3)

     14,159         13,804   

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 05-3, AF4 5.140%, 11/25/35(3)

     5,405         4,079   

Rental Car Finance Corp. 11-1A, B1, 144A 4.380%, 2/25/16(4)

     4,000         4,050   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 03-RS8, AI7 5.015%, 9/25/33(3)

     4,226         4,196   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc.

     

04-HI3, A5 5.480%, 6/25/34(3)

     4,026         3,184   

06-HI2, A3 5.790%, 2/25/36

     8,989         8,991   

07-HI1, A2 5.640%, 3/25/37

     4,051         3,970   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

11-2, B 2.660%, 1/15/16

     7,640         7,642   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

11-1, C 3.110%, 5/16/16

  $ 10,000       $ 9,857   

10-B, C 144A 3.020%, 10/17/16(4)

    20,925         20,715   

10-3, C 3.060%, 11/15/17

    10,000         9,994   

Saxon Asset Securities Trust 06-3 A2 0.404%, 10/25/46(3)

    11,251         10,442   

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., LLC

    

10-3A, B 144A 4.440%, 11/20/25(4)

    4,132         4,233   

11-1A, B, 144A 4.230%, 4/20/26(4)

    5,664         5,688   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 02-AL1, A3 3.450%, 2/25/32

    7,977         7,303   

SVO MOI Mortgage Corp.

    

10-AA, A ,144A 3.650%, 7/20/27(4)

    6,031         6,119   

11-AA, A, 144A 3.670%, 11/20/27(4)

    8,169         8,169   

TAL Advantage LLC 1-1A, A, 144A 4.600%, 1/20/26(4)

    9,992         9,899   

Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 10-A, A 144A 5.920%, 5/15/17(4)

    1,365         1,387   

Trinity Rail Leasing LP 03-1A, A, 144A 5.640%, 10/12/26(4)

    2,720         2,935   

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC 11-1A, A1A, 144A 4.370%, 7/15/41(4)

    7,094         7,141   

U-Haul S Fleet LLC 10-BT1A, 1 144A 4.899%, 10/25/23(4)

    24,121         25,012   

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $536,637)

       534,248   

 

 
    

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—39.0%

  

  

Consumer Discretionary—3.3%

  

  

AutoZone, Inc. 5.750%, 1/15/15

    4,420         4,894   

Boyd Gaming Corp. 9.125%, 12/1/18

    2,425         2,316   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp. 144A 8.625%, 11/15/17(4)

    5,790         6,166   

CityCenter Holdings LLC / CityCenter Finance
Corp. 144A 7.625%, 1/15/16(4)

    4,718         4,860   

Daimler Finance North America LLC 144A 2.625%, 9/15/16(4)

    11,000         10,938   

Dana Holding Corp. 6.500%, 2/15/19

    3,973         4,033   

DISH DBS Corp. 7.125%, 2/1/16

    9,335         10,105   

GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC 144A 4.347%, 6/15/16(4)

    3,000         2,988   

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

    

144A 5.750%, 8/15/15(4)

    900         964   

3.875%, 8/15/16

    7,000         7,158   

Hyundai Capital America 144A 3.750%, 4/6/16(4)

    500         499   
    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

International Game Technology 7.500%, 6/15/19

  $ 1,115       $ 1,284   

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. 7.000%, 3/1/14

    2,750         2,585   

Korea Expressway Corp. 144A 4.500%, 3/23/15

    2,670         2,768   

Landry’s Acquisition Co. 144A 11.625%, 12/1/15(4)

    820         867   

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. 11.625%, 12/1/15

    2,851         3,015   

Limited Brands, Inc. 6.900%, 7/15/17

    2,310         2,501   

MGM Resorts International, Inc. 7.500%, 6/1/16

    3,500         3,369   

Mobile Mini, Inc. 6.875%, 5/1/15

    540         546   

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 144A 4.500%, 1/30/15(4)

    8,620         8,957   

Ono Finance II plc 144A 10.875%, 7/15/19(4)

    1,035         926   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. 8.750%, 8/15/19

    6,615         7,227   

Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC 144A 8.500%, 4/15/16(4)

    4,135         4,001   

QVC, Inc.

    

144A 7.125%, 4/15/17(4)

    4,550         4,846   

144A 7.500%, 10/1/19(4)

    8,740         9,417   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    

7.000%, 6/15/13

    4,550         4,800   

7.250%, 6/15/16

    2,625         2,835   

Scientific Games International, Inc. 9.250%, 6/15/19

    1,570         1,672   

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. / Seminole Hard Rock International LLC 144A 3.046%, 3/15/14(3)(4)

    767         721   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 7.150%, 12/1/19

    10,165         11,677   

TRW Automotive, Inc. 144A 8.875%, 12/1/17(4)

    780         850   

United Rentals North America, Inc. 10.875%, 6/15/16

    1,772         1,976   

Videotron Ltee 6.375%, 12/15/15

    3,500         3,579   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    

    6.000%, 12/1/16

    8,845         9,551   

    5.750%, 2/1/18

    1,660         1,759   

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 7.875%, 11/1/17

    7,000         7,717   
    

 

 

 
       154,367   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.7%

    

Altria Group, Inc. 8.500%, 11/10/13

    2,775         3,133   

BAT International Finance plc 144A 9.500%, 11/15/18(4)

    1,410         1,914   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

     

Bumble Bee Acquisition Corp. 144A 9.000%, 12/15/17(4)

   $ 704       $ 718   

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. 5.100%, 7/15/15

     6,000         6,281   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer 144A 7.125%, 4/15/19(4)

     4,875         4,985   

Sigma Alimentos SA de CV 144A 5.625%, 4/14/18(4)

     5,850         5,967   

Tyson Foods, Inc. 10.500%, 3/1/14

     940         1,090   

Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Series B, 8.500%, 2/15/15

     6,320         6,415   
     

 

 

 
        30,503   
     

 

 

 

Energy—3.9%

     

Afren plc 144A 11.500%, 2/1/16(4)

     4,790         4,742   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     

6.375%, 9/15/17

     12,050         13,971   

8.700%, 3/15/19

     2,925         3,733   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp. 144A 9.375%, 5/1/19(4)

     2,211         2,156   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. 8.625%, 10/15/18

     3,989         4,049   

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC / Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp. 8.250%, 12/15/17

     2,920         3,124   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas 7.750%, 5/15/17

     2,334         2,375   

EV Energy Partners LP/EV Energy Finance Corp. 8.000%, 4/15/19

     250         256   

Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA 144A 8.500%, 12/15/16(4)

     5,395         4,775   

Frontier Oil Corp. 6.875%, 11/15/18

     2,550         2,626   

Gaz Capital SA 144A 7.343%, 4/11/13(4)

     2,000         2,083   

Gazprom International SA 144A 7.201%, 2/1/20(4)

     1,363         1,440   

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA)

     

144A 6.212%, 11/22/16(4)

     10,405         10,769   

144A 6.510%, 3/7/22(4)

     3,235         3,284   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 144A 9.500%, 1/15/16(4)

     692         723   

HollyFrontier Corp. 9.875%, 6/15/17

     3,000         3,330   

KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub BV 144A 8.375%, 7/2/13(4)

     6,900         7,228   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 6.850%, 2/15/20

     2,545         2,992   

Korea National Oil Corp.

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

144A 5.375%, 7/30/14(4)

   $ 4,345       $ 4,621   

144A 2.875%, 11/9/15(4)

     5,000         4,989   

Linn Energy LLC / Linn Energy Finance Corp. 144A 6.500%, 5/15/19(4)

     1,430         1,426   

Lukoil International Finance BV 144A 6.375%, 11/5/14(4)

     4,900         5,157   

MIE Holdings Corp. 144A 9.750%, 5/12/16(4)

     2,985         2,686   

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine 9.500%, 9/30/14

     2,900         2,733   

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA 144A 8.500%, 6/1/18(4)

     8,000         7,920   

Petrobras International Finance Co. 3.875%, 1/27/16

     12,430         12,808   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA 5.250%, 4/12/17

     8,460         5,457   

Petroplus Finance Ltd. 144A 6.750%, 5/1/14(4)

     5,455         3,328   

Pioneer Drilling Co.

     

9.875%, 3/15/18

     1,245         1,307   

144A 9.875%, 3/15/18(4)

     1,765         1,853   

Pride International, Inc. 8.500%, 6/15/19

     4,065         5,032   

Rowan Cos., Inc. 5.000%, 9/1/17

     6,195         6,511   

SEACOR Holdings, Inc. 7.375%, 10/1/19

     2,200         2,320   

SESI LLC 6.375%, 5/1/19

     4,694         4,800   

Tesoro Corp.

     

6.250%, 11/1/12

     4,340         4,470   

6.500%, 6/1/17

     4,740         4,882   

TNK-BP Finance SA

     

RegS 6.125%, 3/20/12(5)

     4,210         4,268   

144A 7.500%, 3/13/13(4)

     1,750         1,829   

144A 6.250%, 2/2/15(4)

     500         516   

Transocean, Inc. 4.950%, 11/15/15

     3,955         4,039   

Venoco, Inc. 8.875%, 2/15/19

     5,675         5,136   

Weatherford International Ltd. 9.625%, 3/1/19

     4,110         5,314   

Western Refining, Inc. 144A 11.250%, 6/15/17(4)

     2,465         2,816   
     

 

 

 
        179,874   
     

 

 

 

Financials—17.7%

     

Abbey National Treasury Services plc 4.000%, 4/27/16

     5,000         4,487   

ABN Amro Bank NV 144A 3.000%, 1/31/14(4)

     9,000         8,936   

ADCB Finance Cayman Ltd. 144A 4.750%, 10/8/14(4)

     5,290         5,508   

AFLAC, Inc. 8.500%, 5/15/19

     1,059         1,297   

Agile Property Holdings Ltd. 144A 10.000%, 11/14/16(4)

     1,660         1,486   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Akbank TAS 144A 5.125%, 7/22/15(4)

   $ 8,900       $ 8,722   

Alfa Invest Ltd. 144A 9.250%, 6/24/13(4)

     4,940         5,175   

Allstate Corp. 6.125%, 5/15/37(3)

     4,730         4,298   

Ally Financial, Inc.

     

4.500%, 2/11/14

     2,625         2,540   

Series 8, 6.750%, 12/1/14

     4,552         4,598   

Alta Mesa Holdings / Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. 9.625%, 10/15/18

     8,150         7,946   

American Express Credit Corp.

     

5.875%, 5/2/13

     4,805         5,051   

Series C, 7.300%, 8/20/13

     2,600         2,822   

American General (Springleaf) Finance Corp. 5.400%, 12/1/15

     3,000         2,198   

American Honda Finance Corp. 144A 6.700%, 10/1/13(4)

     4,850         5,233   

American International Group, Inc. 4.875%, 9/15/16

     8,850         8,377   

AmSouth Bank N.A. 4.850%, 4/1/13

     7,275         7,039   

AON Corp. 3.500%, 9/30/15

     1,980         2,032   

Associated Banc Corp. 5.125%, 3/28/16

     4,590         4,732   

Assurant, Inc. 5.625%, 2/15/14

     4,060         4,246   

Avalonbay Communities, Inc. 5.700%, 3/15/17

     2,950         3,307   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer SA 144A 4.500%, 3/10/16(4)

     5,000         4,900   

Banco Bradesco SA 144A 4.125%, 5/16/16(4)

     7,000         7,060   

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A 4.750%, 3/16/16(4)

     14,800         14,763   

Banco Industrial e Comercial SA 144A 5.250%, 10/25/15(4)

     6,000         5,750   

Banco Santander Brasil SA 144A 4.500%, 4/6/15(4)

     7,500         7,275   

Banco Santander Chile SA 144A 3.750%, 9/22/15(4)

     3,800         3,789   

Banco Santander SA Unipersonal 144A 3.781%, 10/7/15(4)

     1,800         1,632   

Banco Votorantim SA 144A 5.250%, 2/11/16(4)

     8,500         8,551   

Bank of America Corp. 5.420%, 3/15/17

     3,700         3,339   

Barclays Bank plc

     

5.200%, 7/10/14

     1,610         1,660   

144A 6.050%, 12/4/17(4)

     4,130         3,735   

144A 5.926%, 9/29/49(3)(4)(8)(9)

     3,773         3,132   

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. LLC (The) 7.250%, 2/1/18

     4,365         5,116   

BioMed Realty LP 3.850%, 4/15/16

     9,375         9,250   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP 7.500%, 5/15/15

   $ 4,305       $ 4,721   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     

3.150%, 7/15/16

     5,000         5,022   

6.150%, 9/1/16

     4,300         4,475   

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

     4,730         4,671   

CIT Group, Inc.

     

144A 5.250%, 4/1/14(4)

     5,000         5,006   

7.000%, 5/1/15

     459         461   

Series A 7.000%, 5/1/16

     3,290         3,294   

144A 7.000%, 5/2/16(4)

     14,200         14,218   

Citigroup, Inc.

     

5.000%, 9/15/14

     3,200         3,167   

4.875%, 5/7/15

     12,075         11,929   

5.500%, 2/15/17

     3,635         3,663   

CNA Financial Corp. 5.850%, 12/15/14

     7,575         7,983   

Comerica Bank

     

5.700%, 6/1/14

     1,900         2,048   

5.750%, 11/21/16

     5,940         6,511   

Comerica, Inc. 4.800%, 5/1/15

     1,828         1,869   

Corporacion Andina de Fomento 5.200%, 5/21/13

     1,000         1,046   

Countrywide Financial Corp. 6.250%, 5/15/16

     12,000         11,308   

Credit Suisse 6.000%, 2/15/18

     4,875         4,807   

Danske Bank A/S 144A 3.875%, 4/14/16(4)

     8,000         7,428   

Deutsche Bank Financial LLC 5.375%, 3/2/15

     2,933         2,878   

Discover Bank 8.700%, 11/18/19

     1,750         1,995   

DuPont Fabros Technology LP 8.500%, 12/15/17

     6,400         6,880   

Equity One, Inc. 6.250%, 12/15/14

     2,485         2,614   

Export-Import Bank of Korea

     

8.125%, 1/21/14

     1,480         1,636   

5.875%, 1/14/15

     4,625         4,961   

4.125%, 9/9/15

     4,000         4,102   

Fidelity National Financial Sevices, Inc. 6.600%, 5/15/17

     6,475         6,865   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     

6.250%, 5/1/13

     1,770         1,861   

4.750%, 2/1/15

     750         777   

4.500%, 6/1/18

     6,745         6,760   

First Horizon National Corp. 5.375%, 12/15/15

     1,950         1,974   

First Tennessee Bank N.A.

     

5.050%, 1/15/15

     7,875         7,890   

5.650%, 4/1/16

     2,220         2,234   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC

     
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

3.148%, 1/13/12(3)

   $ 2,000       $ 2,004   

8.000%, 6/1/14

     4,865         5,299   

8.700%, 10/1/14

     13,235         14,813   

6.625%, 8/15/17

     2,335         2,545   

Fuel Trust 144A 4.207%, 4/15/16(4)

     10,000         10,087   

Gazprom Oao Via Gaz Capital SA 144A 4.950%, 5/23/16(4)

     5,000         5,006   

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

3.750%, 11/14/14

     3,940         4,154   

0.815%, 5/5/26(3)

     8,000         5,922   

Genworth Financial, Inc.

     

5.750%, 6/15/14

     6,890         6,814   

6.515%, 5/22/18

     3,275         3,005   

Glen Meadow Pass-Through-Trust 144A 6.505%, 2/12/67(3)(4)

     10,345         7,371   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     

5.350%, 1/15/16

     3,225         3,307   

5.625%, 1/15/17

     2,800         2,746   

7.500%, 2/15/19

     2,451         2,706   

Grupo BBVA 3.250%, 5/16/14

     4,000         3,789   

Hana Bank 144A 4.500%, 10/30/15(4)

     11,000         11,278   

HBOS plc 144A 6.750%, 5/21/18(4)

     685         549   

HCP, Inc. 3.750%, 2/1/16

     8,000         8,141   

Health Care REIT, Inc. 4.700%, 9/15/17

     8,565         8,508   

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. 6.500%, 1/17/17

     3,000         3,223   

HSBC Bank plc 144A 3.100%, 5/24/16(4)

     12,200         12,203   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 7.000%, 12/15/20

     1,025         1,161   

Huntington National Bank (The) 4.900%, 1/15/14

     1,400         1,413   

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc.

     

144A 6.000%, 5/5/15(4)

     4,975         5,339   

144A 4.375%, 7/27/16(4)

     1,500         1,530   

ICICI Bank Ltd.

     

144A 5.500%, 3/25/15(4)

     3,000         3,001   

144A 4.750%, 11/25/16(4)

     5,000         4,752   

ING Bank NV

     

144A 2.375%, 6/9/14(4)

     5,000         4,875   

144A 4.000%, 3/15/16(4)

     9,000         8,698   

International Lease Finance Corp.

     

6.375%, 3/25/13

     5,375         5,348   

5.650%, 6/1/14

     5,820         5,587   

5.750%, 5/15/16

     4,545         4,220   

IPIC GMTN Ltd.

     

144A 3.125%, 11/15/15(4)

     2,000         1,995   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

144A 3.750%, 3/1/17(4)

   $ 500      $ 498   

Jefferies Group, Inc. 5.125%, 4/13/18

     6,541        5,756   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 6.125%, 6/27/17

     3,550        3,903   

JSC Severstal (Steel Capital SA) 144A 6.250%, 7/26/16(4)

     6,665        6,215   

Kazkommerts Bank International BV RegS 8.000%, 11/3/15(5)

     1,000        900   

KeyBank NA

    

5.700%, 8/15/12

     1,800        1,842   

5.800%, 7/1/14

     1,450        1,548   

7.413%, 5/6/15

     3,000        3,260   

4.950%, 9/15/15

     1,295        1,363   

KeyCorp 6.500%, 5/14/13

     2,925        3,095   

Kookmin Bank 144A 7.250%, 5/14/14(4)

     5,700        6,297   

Korea Development Bank

    

5.300%, 1/17/13

     1,113        1,145   

4.375%, 8/10/15

     2,525        2,600   

3.875%, 5/4/17

     7,000        6,914   

Lincoln National Corp.

    

8.750%, 7/1/19

     2,340        2,845   

6.050%, 4/20/67(3)

     2,885        2,402   

Lloyds TSB Bank plc

    

144A 4.375%, 1/12/15(4)

     2,900        2,792   

4.875%, 1/21/16

     9,000        8,773   

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

    

2.081%, 4/1/13(3)

     3,175        3,143   

5.629%, 12/1/21(3)

     5,000        4,704   

Marshall & Ilsley Bank 5.000%, 1/17/17

     3,500        3,692   

Mercantile Bankshares Corp. Series B, 4.625%, 4/15/13

     4,708        4,907   

MetLife, Inc. 6.750%, 6/1/16

     910        1,049   

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A 5.125%, 6/10/14(4)

     1,160        1,249   

Morgan Stanley

    

6.000%, 5/13/14

     1,970        1,989   

3.800%, 4/29/16

     5,850        5,391   

5.750%, 10/18/16

     3,455        3,366   

144A 10.090%, 5/3/17(4)

     10,525 BRL      5,107   

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. 6.250%, 2/1/13

     4,825        4,983   

Nordea Bank AB 144A 2.125%, 1/14/14(4)

     5,000        4,904   

OJSC AK Transneft (TransCapitalInvest Ltd.) 144A 5.670%, 3/5/14(4)

     5,715        5,929   

ORIX Corp. 5.000%, 1/12/16

     5,228        5,493   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

PNC Funding Corp. 5.625%, 2/1/17

   $ 3,130       $ 3,409   

Principal Financial Group, Inc. 7.875%, 5/15/14

     2,595         2,894   

ProLogis LP

     

7.625%, 8/15/14

     5,275         5,778   

6.625%, 5/15/18

     1,110         1,206   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     

4.750%, 9/17/15

     4,770         5,037   

8.875%, 6/15/38(3)(9)

     4,200         4,809   

Regions Financial Corp.

     

7.750%, 11/10/14

     2,525         2,538   

RegS 5.750%, 6/15/15(5)

     2,535         2,421   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (The) 6.400%, 10/21/19

     3,130         2,929   

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)

     

3.400%, 8/23/13

     7,000         6,811   

4.875%, 3/16/15

     3,230         3,089   

3.950%, 9/21/15

     3,860         3,620   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC (RSHB Capital SA)

     

144A 9.000%, 6/11/14(4)

     780         842   

144A 6.299%, 5/15/17(4)

     2,905         2,901   

Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U. 144A 3.724%, 1/20/15(4)

     6,300         5,721   

Senior Housing Properties Trust 4.300%, 1/15/16

     6,875         6,777   

Simon Property Group LP 4.200%, 2/1/15

     700         742   

SL Green Realty Corp. / SL Green Operating Partnership/Reckson Operating Partnership LP 5.000%, 8/15/18

     8,000         7,725   

SLM Corp. 6.250%, 1/25/16

     17,900         17,410   

Societe Generale

     

144A 5.922%, 1/1/00(3)(4)(8)(10)

     6,800         4,139   

144A 3.100%, 9/14/15(4)

     2,900         2,539   

144A 3.500%, 1/15/16(4)

     6,895         6,097   

Sovereign Bank 5.125%, 3/15/13

     7,000         7,020   

Spansion LLC 7.875%, 11/15/17

     2,955         2,704   

State Street Corp. 4.956%, 3/15/18(9)

     5,000         5,196   

SunTrust Bank, Inc. 5.450%, 12/1/17

     3,750         3,996   

SunTrust Banks, Inc. 6.000%, 9/11/17

     4,925         5,413   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB 3.125%, 7/12/16

     10,000         10,060   

Unum Group 7.125%, 9/30/16

     6,620         7,556   

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LLC / Vanguard Holding Co. II, Inc. 7.750%, 2/1/19

     3,212         3,100   

Vnesheconombank Via (VEB Finance Ltd.)

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

144A 5.450%, 11/22/17(4)(7)

   $ 1,500       $ 1,485   

144A 6.902%, 7/9/20(4)

     7,345         7,529   

VTB Capital SA 144A 6.465%, 3/4/15(4)

     6,000         6,015   

Wachovia Bank NA 5.000%, 8/15/15

     2,600         2,709   

WEA Finance LLC / WT Finance Australia 144A 5.750%, 9/2/15(4)

     5,425         5,767   

Webster Financial Corp. 5.125%, 4/15/14

     2,500         2,460   

Wells Fargo & Co. 5.125%, 9/15/16

     5,000         5,377   

Westpac Banking Corp. 4.200%, 2/27/15

     4,920         5,129   

Willis Group Holdings plc 4.125%, 3/15/16

     6,000         6,095   

XL Capital Ltd. 5.250%, 9/15/14

     4,335         4,585   

Yapi Ve Kredi Bankasi Via Unicredit Luxembourg SA 144A 5.188%, 10/13/15(4)

     2,000         1,860   

Zions Bancorp

     

5.650%, 5/15/14

     1,775         1,810   

7.750%, 9/23/14

     6,194         6,568   
     

 

 

 
        828,347   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.8%

     

CareFusion Corp. 5.125%, 8/1/14

     2,940         3,173   

Grifols, Inc. 8.250%, 2/1/18

     250         264   

HCA, Inc. 7.250%, 9/15/20

     8,000         8,480   

Life Technologies Corp. 3.500%, 1/15/16

     3,000         3,013   

Mylan, Inc. 144A 6.000%, 11/15/18(4)

     6,900         7,133   

Patheon, Inc. 144A 8.625%, 4/15/17(4)

     720         576   

Rotech Healthcare, Inc. 10.500%, 3/15/18

     5,500         4,262   

Select Medical Corp. 7.625%, 2/1/15

     2,256         2,132   

Symbion, Inc. 8.000%, 6/15/16

     3,727         3,461   

U.S. Oncology, Inc. 0.000%, 2/16/49(11)

     1,263         0   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A 6.500%, 7/15/16(4)

     6,900         6,926   
     

 

 

 
        39,420   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—6.1%

     

ADS Tactical, Inc. 144A 11.000%, 4/1/18(4)

     5,200         5,174   

America West Airlines

     

98-1A, 6.870%, 1/2/17

     2,501         2,351   

99-1G, 7.930%, 1/2/19

     10,183         10,031   

00-1G 8.057%, 7/2/20

     8,304         8,138   

ARAMARK Corp. 8.500%, 2/1/15

     3,625         3,734   

Aristotle Holding, Inc. 144A 3.500%, 11/15/16(4)

     10,000         10,187   

Atlas Air Pass-Through-Trust

     

98-1, A 7.380%, 1/2/18

     12,107         12,107   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

99-1, A1 7.200%, 1/2/19

   $ 2,471       $ 2,471   

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd. 144A 7.000%, 10/17/16(4)

     11,711         11,770   

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust

     

98-1, A, 6.648%, 9/15/17

     6,323         6,457   

97-4, A, 6.900%, 1/2/18

     5,446         5,670   

01-1, A1, 6.703%, 6/15/21

     10,796         10,958   

Corp Andina de Fomento 3.750%, 1/15/16

     10,000         10,156   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust

     

11-1, A 5.300%, 4/15/19

     9,675         9,772   

10-2A, 2A 4.950%, 5/23/19

     20,971         21,233   

02-1, G1 6.718%, 1/2/23

     1,470         1,448   

Deluxe Corp. 144A 7.000%, 3/15/19(4)

     4,970         4,858   

Dematic SA 144A 8.750%, 5/1/16(4)

     5,250         5,211   

GATX Corp. 4.750%, 5/15/15

     4,940         5,266   

General Cable Corp. 2.956%, 4/1/15(3)

     3,375         3,265   

Griffon Corp. 7.125%, 4/1/18

     6,900         6,866   

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. 144A 4.625%, 9/11/15(4)

     3,900         4,139   

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 10.000%, 6/1/17

     8,570         8,827   

Marquette Transportation Co. / Marquette Transportation Finance Corp. 10.875%, 1/15/17

     750         759   

McJunkin Red Man Corp. 9.500%, 12/15/16

     1,725         1,760   

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

     

01-1, B 7.691%, 4/1/17

     6,184         5,999   

02-1, G2 6.264%, 11/20/21

     14,375         14,410   

Oshkosh Corp. 8.250%, 3/1/17

     6,200         6,479   

Owens Corning, Inc. 6.500%, 12/1/16

     11,150         12,171   

PPL WEM Holdings plc 144A 3.900%, 5/1/16(4)

     5,495         5,509   

Qatar Government International Bond 144A 3.125%, 1/20/17(4)

     12,000         12,104   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC 144A 7.750%, 10/15/16(4)

     5,100         5,393   

Ryder System, Inc. 3.600%, 3/1/16

     3,120         3,219   

Smiths Group plc 144A 7.200%, 5/15/19(4)

     1,700         2,041   

Toledo Edison Co. (The) 7.250%, 5/1/20

     1,360         1,694   

Transnet Ltd. 144A 4.500%, 2/10/16(4)

     9,000         9,116   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust

     

99-1A 8.360%, 1/20/19

     990         980   

01-1G 7.076%, 3/20/21

     7,499         7,049   

11-1 A 7.125%, 10/22/23

     9,350         8,883   

UAL Pass-Through-Trust

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

09-2A 9.750%, 1/15/17

   $ 5,735       $ 6,194   

07-01 6.636%, 7/2/22

     11,426         11,426   
     

 

 

 
        285,275   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.6%

     

Agilent Technologies, Inc. 5.500%, 9/14/15

     2,185         2,409   

Audatex North America, Inc. 144A 6.750%, 6/15/18(4)

     4,325         4,390   

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. PIK Interest Capitalization 11.500%, 10/12/15

     139         147   

CommScope, Inc. 144A 8.250%, 1/15/19(4)

     7,135         7,171   

Crown Castle Holdings GS V LLC / Crown Castle GS III Corp. 144A 7.750%, 5/1/17(4)

     4,375         4,714   

eAccess Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 4/1/18(4)

     1,635         1,570   

Earthlink, Inc. 8.875%, 5/15/19

     6,725         6,221   

iGate Corp. 144A 9.000%, 5/1/16(4)

     8,200         8,507   

Intuit, Inc. 5.750%, 3/15/17

     1,334         1,497   

Jabil Circuit, Inc. 7.750%, 7/15/16

     2,952         3,306   

MDC International B.V. 144A 3.750%, 4/20/16(4)

     4,000         4,112   

National Semiconductor Corp. 6.600%, 6/15/17

     3,330         4,091   

Seagate HDD Cayman 144A 7.750%, 12/15/18(4)

     6,700         7,161   

Sorenson Communications, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 2/1/15(4)

     3,400         2,363   

STATS ChipPAC Ltd. 144A 7.500%, 8/12/15(4)

     875         919   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 7.375%, 11/15/18

     5,760         5,925   

Xerox Corp.

     

5.650%, 5/15/13

     4,345         4,562   

4.250%, 2/15/15

     4,000         4,216   
     

 

 

 
        73,281   
     

 

 

 

Materials—2.6%

     

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 9.375%, 6/1/19

     7,245         9,250   

Anglo American Capital plc 144A 9.375%, 4/8/19(4)

     1,950         2,481   

ArcelorMittal

     

5.375%, 6/1/13

     4,825         4,940   

9.000%, 2/15/15

     2,560         2,831   

Berry Plastics Corp.

     

8.250%, 11/15/15

     6,600         7,062   

9.500%, 5/15/18

     1,480         1,495   

Catalyst Paper Corp.

     

7.375%, 3/1/14(12)

     1,055         55   

144A 11.000%, 12/15/16(4)

     3,520         1,883   

Cemex Finance LLC 144A 9.500%, 12/14/16(4)

     1,430         1,262   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

Cemex SAB de CV 144A 5.579%, 9/30/15(3)(4)

   $ 3,100       $ 2,337   

Commercial Metals Co. 7.350%, 8/15/18

     7,760         7,333   

CRH America, Inc.

     

4.125%, 1/15/16

     4,000         3,994   

8.125%, 7/15/18

     4,770         5,441   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     

7.600%, 5/15/14

     2,950         3,336   

5.900%, 2/15/15

     3,950         4,396   

FMG Resources Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 11/1/19(4)

     8,600         8,794   

Fosun International Ltd. 144A 7.500%, 5/12/16(4)

     4,340         3,819   

Georgia-Pacific LLC 7.700%, 6/15/15

     4,820         5,605   

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A 7.000%, 1/20/20(4)

     1,950         2,057   

Ineos Finance plc 144A 9.000%, 5/15/15(4)

     9,200         9,384   

International Paper Co. 9.375%, 5/15/19

     5,330         6,924   

JMC Steel Group, Inc. 144A 8.250%, 3/15/18(4)

     2,610         2,558   

Metinvest BV 144A 8.750%, 2/14/18(4)

     1,500         1,232   

Omnova Solutions, Inc. 7.875%, 11/1/18

     250         218   

Oxea Finance / Cy SCA 144A 9.500%, 7/15/17(4)

     1,562         1,570   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A 8.125%, 9/15/19(4)

     4,710         5,181   

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA 144A 6.700%, 10/25/17(4)

     5,975         5,631   

Steel Dynamics, Inc. 7.375%, 11/1/12

     1,528         1,595   

Vedanta Resources plc 144A 8.750%, 1/15/14(4)

     3,400         3,332   

Verso Paper Holdings LLC / Verso Paper, Inc.

     

11.500%, 7/1/14

     3,285         3,367   

Series B, 4.179%, 8/1/14(3)

     2,570         1,632   

8.750%, 2/1/19

     225         138   
     

 

 

 
        121,133   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.8%

     

America Movil SAB de C.V. 2.375%, 9/8/16

     11,000         10,972   

Axtel SAB de C.V. 144A 9.000%, 9/22/19(4)

     750         578   

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 8.250%, 10/15/17

     3,760         3,798   

Clearwire Communications LLC / Clearwire Finance, Inc.

     

144A 12.000%, 12/1/15(4)

     1,395         1,343   

144A 12.000%, 12/1/15(4)

     2,000         1,925   

Crown Castle Towers LLC

     

144A 4.523%, 1/15/15(4)

     4,925         5,137   

144A 3.214%, 8/15/15(4)

     4,950         5,006   

144A 5.495%, 1/15/17(4)

     5,915         6,459   

Embarq Corp. 6.738%, 6/1/13

     2,385         2,482   

France Telecom SA 2.750%, 9/14/16

     1,000         1,003   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

     

Frontier Communications Corp. 8.250%, 4/15/17

   $ 4,800       $ 4,932   

Nextel Communications, Inc.

     

    Series E 6.875%, 10/31/13

     5,590         5,590   

    Series D 7.375%, 8/1/15

     2,095         1,927   

OJSC Vimpel Communications (VIP Finance Ireland Ltd.)

     

144A 8.375%, 4/30/13(4)

     1,400         1,463   

144A 6.493%, 2/2/16(4)

     1,300         1,230   

Qwest Corp. 6.500%, 6/1/17

     4,550         4,971   

SBA Tower Trust 144A 4.254%, 4/15/15(4)

     11,660         11,989   

Telecom Italia Capital SA 6.175%, 6/18/14

     4,900         4,714   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU 3.992%, 2/16/16

     8,000         7,693   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. 144A 11.750%, 7/15/17(4)

     2,450         2,205   
     

 

 

 
        85,417   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.5%

     

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC 144A 8.250%, 4/15/12(4)

     1,860         1,894   

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp. 6.250%, 8/20/19

     4,375         4,375   

Enel Finance International NV 144A 3.875%, 10/7/14(4)

     2,000         1,947   

Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. 144A 7.250%, 1/15/19(4)

     2,285         2,357   

Korea Electric Power Corp. 144A 5.500%, 7/21/14(4)

     3,420         3,637   

Korea Gas Corp. 144A 6.000%, 7/15/14(4)

     2,000         2,148   

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. 144A 3.125%, 9/16/15(4)

     1,000         1,001   

Midwest Generation LLC Series B 8.560%, 1/2/16

     1,079         1,090   

NRG Energy, Inc. 7.625%, 1/15/18

     1,485         1,492   

ONEOK Partners LP 5.900%, 4/1/12

     980         991   

Sempra Energy 6.500%, 6/1/16

     1,760         2,054   

TransAlta Corp. 4.750%, 1/15/15

     2,220         2,385   
     

 

 

 
        25,371   

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $1,798,948)

        1,822,988   

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(3)—11.0%

  

Consumer Discretionary—3.6%

  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. First lien 5.250%, 12/18/17

     718         709   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

PAR VALUE PAR VALUE
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

    

AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B, 2.800%, 6/7/13

   $ 2,032      $ 1,722   

Avis Budget Group, Inc. Tranche B 6.250%, 9/22/18

     2,531        2,551   

Boyd Gaming Corp. 6.000%, 12/17/15

     5,000        4,955   

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, 7.250%, 10/14/16

     5,970        5,992   

Burger King Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 4.500%, 10/19/16

     1,580        1,555   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.)

    

Tranche B-2, 3.360%, 1/28/15

     1,577        1,375   

Tranche B-4, 9.500%, 10/31/16

     9,109        9,095   

Cedar Fair LP Tranche 1, 4.000%, 12/15/17

     1,568        1,567   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. 2.550%, 7/3/14

     6,941        5,931   

Charter Communications Operating LLC

    

Tranche B-1, 2.300%, 3/6/14

     14        14   

Tranche C, 3.830%, 9/6/16

     4,225        4,139   

Chrysler Group LLC / Chrysler Group Co-Issuer, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 5/24/17

     8,358        7,932   

CityCenter Holdings LLC First Lien 7.500%, 1/21/15

     495        494   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc. First Lien 5.750%, 9/16/18

     10,000        9,827   

DineEquity, Inc. Tranche B-1 4.750%, 10/19/17

     3,432        3,392   

Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. Tranche B-2, 4.000%, 11/23/17

     3,917        3,864   

Entercom Radio LLC 6.250%, 11/23/18

     5,700        5,700   

Focus Brands, Inc. 5.580%, 11/5/16

     1,342        1,334   

Fram Group Holdings, Inc./Prestone Holdings, Inc. 6.500%, 7/29/17

     7,481        7,491   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B, 6.000%, 5/12/16

     3,439 CAD      3,270   

Getty Images, Inc. 5.250%, 11/7/16

     6,628        6,650   

Gymboree Corp. 5.000%, 2/23/18

     2,798        2,498   

Hubbard Radio LLC First lien 5.250%, 4/28/17

     4,104        4,052   

Intelsat Jackson Holding SA (Intelsat Jackson Holding Ltd)

    

3.390%, 2/1/14

     2,335        2,230   

Tranche B, 5.250%, 4/2/18

     3,980        3,959   

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.

    

0.000%, 12/1/14

     1,002        997   
PAR VALUE PAR VALUE
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

6.250%, 12/1/14

   $ 2,591       $ 2,580   

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. Tranche B 4.500%, 11/21/16

     3,341         3,287   

Mediacom Illinois LLC (Mediacom Communications LLC) Tranche D, 5.500%, 3/31/17

     4,670         4,640   

MGM Mirage Tranche E, 7.000%, 2/21/14

     6,000         5,896   

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. 4.750%, 5/16/18

     8,102         7,828   

Nielsen Finance LLC

     

Tranche A, 2.280%, 8/9/13

     1,701         1,682   

Tranche B, 4.030%, 5/2/16

     3,299         3,244   

Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC 8.250%, 4/8/16

     1,201         1,062   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. Tranche B, 3.750%, 7/16/18

     2,985         2,998   

Pilot Travel Centers LLC Tranche B, 4.250%, 3/30/18

     3,191         3,194   

Radio One, Inc. 7.500%, 3/31/16

     1,923         1,793   

Revel AC, Inc. Tranche B, 9.000%, 2/17/17

     2,470         2,264   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. Tranche B 4.000%, 10/28/16

     1,025         1,025   

Sports Authority, Inc. (The) Tranche B, 7.500%, 11/16/17

     2,277         2,203   

SRAM LLC First lien 5.250%, 6/7/18

     2,474         2,486   

Toys “R” Us, Inc. 6.000%, 9/1/16

     6,360         6,290   

UCI International, Inc. 5.500%, 7/26/17

     718         721   

Visant Corp. (Jostens) Tranche B, 5.750%, 12/22/16

     9,055         8,517   

VWR Funding, Inc. 2.800%, 6/30/14

     3,227         3,069   
     

 

 

 
        168,074   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.5%

     

American Rock Salt Co. LLC 5.500%, 4/25/17

     767         760   

Del Monte Foods Co. 4.500%, 3/8/18

     1,617         1,540   

Michael Foods, Inc. Tranche B 4.250%, 2/25/18

     3,266         3,239   

Revlon Consumer Products Corp. Tranche B, 4.750%, 11/19/17

     5,394         5,346   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

     

Tranche B, 6.500%, 2/9/18

     6,971         6,943   

Tranche C, 6.500%, 8/9/18

     4,934         4,914   
     

 

 

 
        22,742   
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.1%

     

Buffalo Gulf Coast Terminals 7.500%, 10/31/17

     3,325         3,341   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

CITGO Petroleum Corp. Tranche C, 9.000%, 6/24/17

   $ 2,189       $ 2,238   
     

 

 

 
        5,579   
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.9%

     

Asurion LLC (Asurion Corp.) First lien 5.500%, 5/24/18

     4,534         4,458   

Fortress Invest Group LLC (FIG) 5.750%, 10/7/15

     3,088         3,083   

International Lease Finance Corp. (Delos Aircraft, Inc.)

     

Tranche 1, 6.750%, 3/17/15

     332         333   

Tranche 2 7.000%, 3/17/16

     243         245   

iPayment, Inc . 5.750%, 5/8/17

     1,442         1,426   

iStar Financial, Inc.

     

Tranche A-1 5.500%, 6/28/13

     4,121         4,105   

Tranche A-2 7.000%, 6/30/14

     3,724         3,612   

MIP Delaware, LLC (MIPL (LUX) S.A.R.L) 5.500%, 7/12/18

     2,833         2,833   

MoneyGram International, Inc. 4.500%, 11/17/17

     575         568   

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

     

First lien non-extended 3.500%, 11/13/14

     1,245         1,193   

First lien extended 6.000%, 5/13/17

     1,455         1,402   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC 2.820%, 4/2/14

     2,391         2,345   

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (American General Finance Corp.) 5.500%, 5/10/17

     9,025         7,889   

Tomkins, LLC (Pinafore LLC) Tranche B-1, 0.000%, 9/29/16

     724         723   

TransUnion LLC 4.750%, 2/10/18

     2,867         2,866   

Walter Investments, Inc. 7.750%, 6/30/16

     3,349         3,348   
     

 

 

 
        40,429   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.0%

     

Aptalis Pharma, Inc. (Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.) 5.500%, 2/10/17

     3,094         2,970   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc. 6.500%, 9/15/15

     3,990         3,963   

Capsugel Holdings, Inc. 0.000%, 8/1/18

     3,103         3,113   

HCA, Inc. Tranche B-3 3.550%, 5/1/18

     537         510   

HCR ManoCare, Inc. (HCR Healthcare LLC) 5.000%, 4/6/18

     662         609   

Houghton International, Inc. Tranche B-1 6.750%, 1/29/16

     3,360         3,353   

Iasis Healthcare LLC Tranche B, 5.000%, 5/3/18

     4,975         4,820   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

InVentiv Health, Inc. (Ventive Health, Inc) 6.500%, 8/4/16

   $ 3,119       $ 2,994   

MultiPlan, Inc. Tranche B, 4.750%, 8/26/17

     2,778         2,651   

NBTY, Inc. Tranche B-1 4.250%, 10/1/17

     2,334         2,314   

Onex Carestream Finance LP 5.000%, 2/25/17

     2,059         1,856   

Quintiles Transnational Corp. Tranche B, 5.000%, 6/8/18

     4,478         4,407   

Rural/Metro Operating Co. LLC 5.750%, 6/30/18

     3,151         3,093   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 6.500%, 2/6/17

     4,115         3,837   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Tranche B 3.750%, 11/15/16

     3,784         3,781   

Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC (Vanguard Health System, Inc.) 5.000%, 1/29/16

     2,054         2,029   
     

 

 

 
        46,300   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.1%

     

Altegrity, Inc. (U.S. Investigations Services, Inc.) 3.040%, 2/21/15

     1,163         1,083   

API Technologies Corp. 7.750%, 6/27/16

     3,726         3,558   

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc. 6.000%, 3/16/17

     1,583         1,540   

Building Materials Holdings Corp. 3.670%, 1/5/15(6)

     1,303         1,146   

Ceridian Corp. 3.340%, 11/9/14

     6,508         5,884   

Ducommun, Inc. 5.500%, 6/28/17

     1,410         1,389   

Goodman Global, Inc. 5.750%, 10/28/16

     2,543         2,548   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. (Clarke American Corp.) Tranche B, 2.840%, 6/30/14

     8,387         7,123   

Holdings Gaming Borrower LP Tranche B-1, 12.000%, 6/30/15

     1,424         1,485   

Husky Injection Molding System (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.) 6.500%, 6/29/18

     5,871         5,868   

Protection One, Inc. 6.000%, 6/4/16

     2,636         2,617   

ServiceMaster Co. (The)

     

Tranche DD, 2.800%, 7/24/14

     778         744   

2.869%, 7/24/14

     7,809         7,474   

Swift Transportation Co., Inc. (The) 6.000%, 12/21/16

     1,637         1,640   

Terex Corp. 5.500%, 4/28/17

     6,384         6,432   
     

 

 

 
        50,531   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.1%

     

Avaya, Inc.

     

Tranche B-1 3.260%, 10/24/14

     5,493         5,266   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

Tranche B-3 5.010%, 10/26/17

   $ 3,084       $ 2,818   

CCC Information Services 5.500%, 11/11/15

     421         421   

CDW LLC

     

Non-Extended 3.780%, 10/10/14

     1,704         1,655   

Extended 4.000%, 7/15/17

     6,105         5,804   

CommScope, Inc. 5.000%, 1/14/18

     1,707         1,699   

DataTel, Inc. 0.000%, 12/13/18

     6,825         6,836   

DynCorp International LLC 6.500%, 7/7/16

     5,968         5,873   

Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Ltd. 5.500%, 5/31/16

     3,465         3,275   

Emdeon, Inc. Tranche B 6.750%, 11/2/18

     2,500         2,525   

First Data Corp.

     

Tranche B-1, 3.040%, 9/24/14

     1,758         1,600   

Tranche B-2, 3.040%, 9/24/14

     437         398   

Tranche B-3, 3.040%, 9/24/14

     6,126         5,574   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 4.520%, 12/1/16

     7,246         6,951   

Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc. (Magellan Holdings, Inc.)

     

First lien delay draw 6.050%, 7/28/15

     2,349         2,219   

First lien extended 6.050%, 7/28/15

     4,502         4,254   

Instant Web, Inc.

     

3.670%, 8/7/14

     3,002         2,837   

Tranche DD, 3.670%, 8/7/14

     313         296   

Interactive Data Corp. Tranche B 4.500%, 2/11/18

     5,469         5,401   

Lawson Software, Inc. (SoftBrands, Inc.) 6.750%, 7/5/17

     5,726         5,596   

MedAssets, Inc. 5.250%, 11/16/16

     1,139         1,137   

Mood Media Corp. 7.000%, 5/6/18

     4,612         4,293   

NDS Finance Ltd. Tranche B 4.000%, 3/12/18

     1,265         1,235   

Novell, Inc. (Attachmate Corp.) 6.500%, 4/27/17

     6,715         6,588   

NuSil Technology LLC 5.250%, 4/7/17

     1,162         1,141   

Scitor Corp. 5.000%, 2/15/17

     792         760   

Spansion LLC 4.750%, 2/9/15

     3,668         3,627   

SRA International, Inc. 6.500%, 7/20/18

     4,346         4,114   

SSI Investments II Ltd. (Skillsoft) 6.500%, 5/26/17

     2,994         2,979   

Transaction Network Services, Inc. 6.000%, 11/18/15

     2,423         2,416   

Wall Street Systems, Inc. First lien 5.500%, 6/20/17

     1,592         1,564   
     

 

 

 
        101,152   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.0%

     

Anchor Glass Container Corp.

     

First lien 6.000%, 3/2/16

     3,088         3,084   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

  

Second Lien 10.000%, 9/2/16

   $ 3,975       $ 3,963   

Avantor Performance Materials, Inc. 5.000%, 6/24/17

     2,345         2,287   

AZ Chem US. Inc. 0.000%, 12/22/17

     3,135         3,130   

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. Tranche C, 2.280%, 4/3/15

     3,597         3,440   

CPG International, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 2/18/17

     2,400         2,244   

General Chemical Corp. Tranche B, 5.500%, 10/6/15

     5,285         5,267   

Harko C.V.(OM Group, Inc.) Tranche B 5.750%, 8/2/17

     3,810         3,791   

Huntsman International LLC

     

Tranche B, 1.930%, 4/19/14

     565         553   

Extended Tranche B 2.880%, 4/19/17

     1,541         1,480   

Ineos Holdings Ltd.

     

Tranche B-2, 3.750%, 12/16/13

     773         787   

Tranche C-2, 4.000%, 12/16/14

     885         905   

JMC Steel Group 4.750%, 4/1/17

     635         630   

Momentive Performance Materials Tranche B-1B 3.810%, 5/5/15

     3,928         3,754   

New Sunward Holding BV Tranche B, 4.780%, 2/14/14

     2,705         2,234   

Norit Holding B.V. 6.750%, 7/10/17

     2,763         2,791   

Novelis, Inc. Tranche B 3.750%, 3/10/17

     2,401         2,368   

Solutia, Inc. Tranche 1, 3.500%, 8/1/17

     1,575         1,578   

Styron S.A.R.L. 6.000%, 8/2/17

     2,393         2,079   
     

 

 

 
     46,365   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.4%

     

Level 3 Communications, Inc. Tranche A, 2.650%, 3/13/14

     10,942         10,492   

nTelos, Inc. Tranche B 4.000%, 8/7/15

     3,224         3,192   

U.S. TelePacific Corp. 5.750%, 2/23/17

     3,160         2,939   

Univision Communications, Inc. 4.550%, 3/31/17

     5,359         4,786   
     

 

 

 
     21,409   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.3%

     

Gibson Energy, Inc. 5.750%, 6/15/18

     3,980         3,980   

NRG Energy, Inc. 4.500%, 7/1/18

     4,478         4,472   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
Tranche 2014, 3.780%,
10/10/14

   $ 5,942       $ 4,166   
     

 

 

 
        12,618   

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $523,635)

        515,199   

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.2%

  

Financials—0.2%

     

Ally Financial, Inc. Series G, 144A 7.00%(4)

     702         503   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria S.A. International
Preferred S.A. Unipersonal 5.92%(3)

     5,835         3,864   

Banco do Brasil S.A. 144A
8.50%(3)(4)

     700         812   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series 1, 7.90%(3)

     3,360         3,577   

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $9,058)

  

  

     8,756   

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.0%

  

Financials—0.0%

     

CIT Group, Inc.(2)

     26,344         918   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.0%

     

Building Materials Holding
Corp.(2)(6)

     677,817         678   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $1,987)

        1,596   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM
INVESTMENTS—98.8%

(Identified cost $4,574,249)

        4,627,253   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.0%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.0%

  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio – Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     45,750,823         45,751   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $45,751)

        45,751   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $4,620,000)

           4,673,004 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.2%

           8,186   
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $           4,681,190   
        

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

ADS American Depositary Share
FHLM
C Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”).
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”).
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
NATL National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
OJSC Open Joint Stock Company (Russia)
PIK Payment-in-Kind Security
plc Public Limited Co.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
SAB
de CV A variable capital company.
SBA Small Business Administration

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

(3)

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2011.

(4)

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, 2011, these securities amounted to a value of $1,116,237 or 23.8% of net assets.

(5) 

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.

(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)

No contractual maturity date

(9)

Interest payments may be deferred.

(10)

Issuer may elect not to pay interest causing the payment to be forfeited and no longer due. The issuer has not invoked this election since the fund purchased this security.

(11)

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.

(12)

Security in default.

Foreign Currencies:

AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
COP Colombian Peso
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
PLZ Polish Zloty
SEK Swedish Krona
TRY Turkish Lira
ZAR South Africa Rand
 

 

16


Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Country Weightings †

        

United States

     78

 

Brazil

     2   

 

Canada

     2   

 

United Kingdom

     2   

 

Argentina

     1   

 

Australia

     1   

 

Venezuela

     1   

 

Other

     13   

Total

     100

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

 

 

17


Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2

Significant
Observable
Inputs

    

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 534,248       $       $ 534,248       $   

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     1,822,988                 1,821,050         1,938   

Foreign Government Securities

     473,428                 473,428           

Loan Agreements

     515,199                 515,199           

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1,223,720                 1,223,720           

Municipal Bonds

     27,578                 27,578           

U.S. Government Securities

     19,740                 19,740           

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

     1,596         918                 678   

Preferred Stock

     8,756                 8,756           

Short-Term Investments

     45,751         45,751                   

Total Investments

   $ 4,673,004       $ 46,669       $ 4,623,719       $ 2,616   


Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

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     Asset-Backed
Securities
    Corporate Bonds
And Notes
    Common Stocks  
Balance as of September 30, 2011:    $ 2,603      $ 1,671      $ -       $ 932   
Accrued Discount/(Premium)      -   (c)      -   (c)      -         -    
Realized Gain (Loss)      (320     (320     -         -    

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

(Depreciation)

     83        337        -         (254
Purchases      -         -         -         -    
Sales(b)      (1,688     (1,688     -         -    
Transfers Into Level 3 (a)      1,938        -         1,938        -    
Transfers From Level 3 (a)      -         -         -         -    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Balance as of December 31, 2011    $ 2,616      $ -       $ 1,938      $ 678   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.

    


Virtus Premium AlphaSector Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.0%

  

Consumer Discretionary—0.0%

     

Orchard Supply Hardware

     918       $ 23   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $23)

  

  

     23   
     

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—25.0%

  

Consumer Discretionary—25.0%

     

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A

     46,665         2,279   

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     209,760         36,309   

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A(2)

     62,305         3,356   

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     26,156         964   

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

     15,710         5,105   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(2)

     138,303         8,017   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     165,869         3,876   

Big Lots, Inc.(2)

     35,482         1,340   

BorgWarner, Inc.(2)

     60,350         3,847   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A

     118,251         1,682   

CarMax, Inc.(2)

     128,018         3,902   

Carnival Corp.

     263,608         8,604   

CBS Corp. Class B

     350,921         9,524   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A(2)

     16,771         5,664   

Coach, Inc.

     156,834         9,573   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     1,512,522         35,862   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     71,726         3,269   

DeVry, Inc.

     32,549         1,252   

DIRECTV Class A(2)

     390,532         16,699   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

     147,749         6,053   

Dollar Tree, Inc.(2)

     66,900         5,560   

Expedia, Inc.

     101,912         2,957   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     66,238         3,819   

Ford Motor Co.

     2,015,890         21,691   

GameStop Corp. Class A(2)

     75,873         1,831   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     129,086         1,726   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     189,960         3,524   

Genuine Parts Co.

     83,774         5,127   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(2)

     133,189         1,887   

H&R Block, Inc.

     160,298         2,618   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     120,989         4,703   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     37,563         1,429   

Hasbro, Inc.

     70,932         2,262   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     829,879         34,888   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

Horton (DR), Inc.

     152,616       $ 1,925   

International Game Technology

     162,212         2,790   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     247,647         2,410   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     365,932         11,439   

Kohl’s Corp.

     139,825         6,900   

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     74,498         1,716   

Lennar Corp. Class A

     89,057         1,750   

Limited Brands, Inc.

     132,568         5,349   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     699,036         17,742   

Macy’s, Inc.

     227,030         7,306   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     147,334         4,298   

Mattel, Inc.

     192,203         5,336   

McDonald’s Corp.

     560,283         56,213   

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     158,081         7,109   

NetFlix, Inc.(2)

     31,424         2,177   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     155,180         2,506   

News Corp. Class A

     1,192,607         21,276   

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     203,193         19,582   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     86,746         4,312   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

     65,740         5,256   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     147,903         6,594   

Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp.
Class A(2)

     918         23   

Penney (J.C.) Co., Inc.

     76,706         2,696   

priceline.com, Inc.(2)

     26,926         12,594   

Pulte Group, Inc.(2)

     181,989         1,148   

Ralph Lauren Corp

     36,578         5,051   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     126,082         5,993   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     53,464         2,268   

Sears Holdings Corp.(2)

     30,337         964   

Staples, Inc.

     398,432         5,534   

Starbucks Corp.

     399,678         18,389   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     103,102         4,946   

Target Corp.

     382,085         19,570   

Tiffany & Co.

     68,960         4,569   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     178,246         11,331   

Time Warner, Inc.

     545,783         19,725   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     203,317         13,124   

Tripadvisor, Inc.(2)

     50,852         1,282   

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     60,641         1,671   

VF Corp.

     49,042         6,228   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     296,186         13,450   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     959,918         35,997   

Washington Post Co. (The) Class B

     2,611         984   
 

 

1


Virtus Premium AlphaSector Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Whirlpool Corp.

     43,030       $ 2,042   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     81,827         3,096   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     42,929         4,743   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     252,339         14,891   

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $663,818)

        667,494   

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—74.9%

  

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     20,453,910         664,547   

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

     26,098,110         664,197   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     18,465,760         664,398   

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $1,882,123)

        1,993,142   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.9%

(Identified cost $2,545,964)

        2,660,659   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.2%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.2%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     4,373,145         4,373   
     

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $4,373)

  

  

     4,373   
     

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.1%

(Identified Cost $2,550,337)

        2,665,032 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—(0.1)%

        (3,611
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 2,661,421   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

SPDR S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

 

 

2


Virtus Premium AlphaSector Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

       

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 667,494       $ 667,471       $ 23      

Exchange-traded Funds

     1,993,142         1,993,142              

Preferred Stock

     23                 23      

Short-term Investments

     4,373         4,373              

Total Investments

   $ 2,665,032       $ 2,664,986       $ 46        

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) priced securities.

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      Preferred Stocks      Common Stocks  
Balance as of September 30, 2011:    $ -       $ -       $ -   
Accrued Discount/(Premium)      -         -         -   
Realized Gain (Loss)      -         -         -   
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)      -         21         (21
Purchases      46         2         44   
Sales(b)      -         -         -   
Transfers Into Level 3 (a)      -         -         -   
Transfers From Level 3 (a)      -         -         -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Balance as of December 31, 2011    $ 46       $ 23       $ 23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.


Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—97.4%

     

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
TRUSTS—97.4%

     

DIVERSIFIED—5.0%

     

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     237,269       $ 15,819   

Vornado Realty Trust

     522,067         40,126   
     

 

 

 
        55,945   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE—12.3%

     

HCP, Inc.

     825,471         34,199   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     643,433         35,086   

Ventas, Inc.

     1,220,181         67,269   
     

 

 

 
        136,554   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE—18.2%

     

Industrial—3.6%

     

Prologis, Inc.

     1,390,325         39,749   
     

 

 

 

Mixed—2.2%

     

Duke Realty Corp.

     2,062,391         24,852   
     

 

 

 

Office—12.4%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     120,875         8,337   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

     971,881         17,572   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     529,783         52,766   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     949,737         36,156   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     351,291         23,410   
     

 

 

 
        138,241   
     

 

 

 
        202,842   
     

 

 

 

LODGING/RESORTS—5.7%

     

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     2,813,652         41,558   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     814,811         19,726   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     42,860         2,056   
     

 

 

 
        63,340   
     

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL—22.5%

     

Apartments—20.2%

     

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     957,357         21,933   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     331,856         43,340   

BRE Properties, Inc.

     336,703         16,997   

Camden Property Trust

     444,700         27,678   

Campus Crest Communities, Inc.

     174,966         1,760   

Equity Residential

     1,051,665         59,977   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     213,482         29,996   
     SHARES      VALUE  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS—(continued)

     

UDR, Inc.

     920,505       $ 23,105   
     

 

 

 
        224,786   
     

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes—2.3%

     

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

     391,964         26,140   
     

 

 

 
        250,926   
     

 

 

 

RETAIL—24.1%

     

Regional Malls—17.6%

     

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     1,382,475         20,765   

Macerich Co. (The)

     252,975         12,801   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     1,005,206         129,611   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     524,880         32,595   
     

 

 

 
        195,772   
     

 

 

 

Shopping Centers—6.5%

     

DDR Corp.

     1,645,417         20,025   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     1,438,875         23,367   

Regency Centers Corp.

     371,683         13,983   

Weingarten Realty Investors

     672,700         14,678   
     

 

 

 
        72,053   
     

 

 

 
        267,825   
     

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE—9.6%

     

CubeSmart, Inc.

     838,455         8,921   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     1,331,102         32,253   

Public Storage

     489,851         65,865   
     

 

 

 
        107,039   

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $694,328)
        1,084,471   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM
INVESTMENTS—97.4%

(Identified cost $694,328)

        1,084,471   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.4%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.4%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Institutional Shares(seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     16,032,745         16,033   

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $16,033)
        16,033   

 

 

 

 

 

1


Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.8%
(Identified Cost $710,361)
        1,100,504 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.2%

        13,000   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $           1,113,504   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2011, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

    

 

 

2


Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

       

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 1,084,471       $ 1,084,471      

Short-Term Investments

     16,033         16,033      

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,100,504       $ 1,100,504        

There are no Level 2 (significant observable inputs) or Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.


Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES—1.0%

    

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela RegS 5.750%, 2/26/16(4)

   $ 2,000      $ 1,575   

Republic of Argentina PIK Interest Capitalization 8.280%, 12/31/33

     3,068        2,255   

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $4,051)

       3,830   

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—0.8%

    

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 11-5, E 6.760%, 3/8/19

     1,000        1,004   

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 07-2, C 5.410%, 8/15/15

     170        171   

Miramax LLC 11-1A, A, 144A 6.250%, 10/20/21(3)

     1,000        1,000   

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 05-A, A4W 5.035%, 8/25/35(2)

     1,028        913   

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $3,138)

       3,088   

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND
NOTES—10.2%

    

Consumer Discretionary—1.5%

    

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. 144A 9.250%, 1/15/17(3)

     315        343   

Boyd Gaming Corp. 9.125%, 12/1/18

     150        143   

Caesar’s Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

    

11.250%, 6/1/17

     140        149   

12.750%, 4/15/18

     80        64   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 1/15/15(3)

     450        325   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp. 144A 8.625%, 11/15/17(3)

     750        799   

CityCenter Holdings LLC / CityCenter Finance Corp. 144A 7.625%, 1/15/16(3)

     462        476   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. 144A 8.875%, 11/15/17(3)

     140 CAD      139   

HOA Restaurant Group LLC / HOA Finance Corp. 144A 11.250%, 4/1/17(3)

     750        703   

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A 10.000%, 8/15/18(3)

     270        248   

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. 7.000%, 3/1/14

     600        564   

Landry’s Acquisition Co. 144A 11.625%, 12/1/15(3)

     50        53   

Landry’s Holdings, Inc. 144A 11.500%, 6/1/14(3)

     200        197   

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. 11.625%, 12/1/15

     166        176   

Marina District Finance Co., Inc. 9.500%, 10/15/15

     500        470   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary
—(continued)

     

Ono Finance II plc 144A 10.875%, 7/15/19(3)

   $ 315       $ 282   

Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC 144A 8.500%, 4/15/16(3)

     225         218   

Production Resource Group, Inc. 144A 8.875%, 5/1/19(3)

     500         460   
     

 

 

 
        5,809   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.3%

     

American Achievement Corp. 144A 10.875%, 4/15/16(3)

     300         233   

Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Series B, 8.500%, 2/15/15

     750         761   
     

 

 

 
        994   
     

 

 

 

Energy—2.1%

     

Afren plc 144A 11.500%, 2/1/16(3)

     760         752   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp. 144A 9.375%, 5/1/19(3)

     333         325   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. 8.625%, 10/15/18

     450         457   

Coffeyville Resources Inc. LLC / Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 144A 10.875%, 4/1/17(3)

     700         787   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas 7.750%, 5/15/17

     546         556   

Energy Partners Ltd. 8.250%, 2/15/18

     1,250         1,194   

Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA 144A 8.500%, 12/15/16(3)

     1,200         1,062   

Hercules Offshore, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 10/15/17(3)

     685         670   

Linn Energy LLC / Linn Energy Finance Corp. 144A 6.500%, 5/15/19(3)

     186         185   

MIE Holdings Corp. 144A 9.750%, 5/12/16(3)

     430         387   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA 5.250%, 4/12/17

     475         306   

Petroplus Finance Ltd. 144A 6.750%, 5/1/14(3)

     1,350         823   

Venoco, Inc. 8.875%, 2/15/19

     875         792   
     

 

 

 
        8,296   
     

 

 

 

Financials—1.9%

     

Ally Financial, Inc. 4.500%, 2/11/14

     625         605   

Alta Mesa Holdings / Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. 9.625%, 10/15/18

     1,300         1,268   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC

     

8.700%, 10/1/14

     740         828   

6.625%, 8/15/17

     205         223   

International Lease Finance Corp.

     

5.650%, 6/1/14

     850         816   
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

5.750%, 5/15/16

   $ 455       $ 423   

JSC Severstal (Steel Capital SA) 144A 6.250%, 7/26/16(3)

     890         830   

SLM Corp.

     

6.250%, 1/25/16

     750         729   

8.450%, 6/15/18

     475         489   

Spansion LLC 7.875%, 11/15/17

     275         252   

Springleaf Finance Corp. 5.850%, 6/1/13

     500         443   

Yankee Candle Co. Holdings LLC / Yankee Finance, Inc. PIK Interest Capitalization 10.250%, 2/15/16

     605         532   
     

 

 

 
        7,438   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—0.3%

     

Rotech Healthcare, Inc.

     

10.750%, 10/15/15

     100         99   

10.500%, 3/15/18

     600         465   

Select Medical Corp. 7.625%, 2/1/15

     238         225   

Symbion, Inc. 8.000%, 6/15/16

     495         460   
     

 

 

 
        1,249   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.5%

     

ADS Tactical, Inc. 144A 11.000%, 4/1/18(3)

     875         871   

Atlas Air Pass-Through-Trust 98-1, A 7.380%, 1/2/18

     1,007         1,007   

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd.,7% 144A 7.000%, 10/17/16(3)

     1,229         1,235   

Dematic SA 144A 8.750%, 5/1/16(3)

     700         695   

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 10.000%, 6/1/17

     575         592   

Liberty Tire Recycling 144A 11.000%, 10/1/16(3)

     165         165   

Oshkosh Corp. 8.250%, 3/1/17

     1,150         1,202   
     

 

 

 
        5,767   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.7%

     

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.

     

PIK Interest Capitalization 11.500%, 10/12/15

     17         18   

8.500%, 4/1/19

     725         734   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 10.125%, 12/15/16

     450         476   

iGate Corp. 144A 9.000%, 5/1/16(3)

     1,025         1,064   

Sorenson Communications, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 2/1/15(3)

     750         521   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 7.375%, 11/15/18

     70         72   
     

 

 

 
        2,885   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—1.5%

     

AbitibiBowater, Inc. 144A 10.250%, 10/15/18(3)

   $ 242       $ 268   

Appleton Papers, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 6/15/15(3)

     625         620   

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 144A 7.375%, 10/15/17(3)

     250         254   

Berry Plastics Corp. 9.500%, 5/15/18

     1,265         1,278   

Catalyst Paper Corp. 7.375%, 3/1/14(6)

     300         16   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A 5.579%, 9/30/15(2)(3)

     750         565   

FMG Resources Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 11/1/19(3)

     750         767   

Fosun International Ltd. 144A 7.500%, 5/12/16(3)

     600         528   

Ineos Group Holdings plc 144A 8.500%, 2/15/16(3)

     750         600   

Verso Paper Holdings LLC / Verso Paper, Inc.

     

11.500%, 7/1/14

     328         336   

Series B, 4.179%, 8/1/14(2)

     500         317   

Series B, 11.375%, 8/1/16

     560         232   
     

 

 

 
        5,781   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.4%

     

Clearwire Communications LLC / Clearwire Finance, Inc.

     

144A 12.000%, 12/1/15(3)

     100         96   

144A 12.000%, 12/1/15(3)

     375         361   

ITC DeltaCom, Inc. 10.500%, 4/1/16

     700         719   

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 4.202%, 2/15/15(2)

     200         179   

Nextel Communications, Inc. Series D 7.375%, 8/1/15

     300         276   
     

 

 

 
        1,631   

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $42,364)

        39,850   

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—85.7%

     

Consumer Discretionary—25.2%

     

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B, 7.500%, 4/22/16

     985         943   

99 Cents Only Stores 0.000%, 12/4/18

     1,000         996   

Academy Sports and Outdoors 6.000%, 8/3/18

     1,000         992   

Acosta, Inc. Tranche B, 4.750%, 3/1/18

     1,990         1,950   

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

     

First lien 5.250%, 12/18/17

     255         252   

Second Lien 9.250%, 6/18/18

     615         605   

Affinity Gaming LLC (Herbest Gaming LLC) 10.000%, 12/31/15

     2,078         2,090   

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. Tranche B, 4.000%, 4/16/18

     997         997   
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B, 2.796%, 6/7/13

   $ 548       $ 465   

Atlantic Broadband Finance LLC Tranche B, 4.000%, 3/8/16

     875         860   

Avis Budget Group, Inc. Tranche B 6.250%, 9/22/18

     469         473   

Bourland & Leverich Supply Co. LLC 11.000%, 8/19/15

     307         298   

Boyd Gaming Corp. 3.796%, 12/17/15

     2,375         2,272   

Bresnan Broadband Holdings LLC Tranche B, 4.500%, 12/14/17

     990         981   

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, 7.250%, 10/14/16

     1,641         1,647   

Burger King Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 4.500%, 10/19/16

     1,293         1,272   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.)

     

Tranche B-2, 3.356%, 1/28/15

     500         436   

Tranche B-4, 9.500%, 10/31/16

     1,568         1,566   

Caesars Linq LLC/Caesars Octavius LLC Tranche B, 9.250%, 4/25/17

     900         862   

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. 5.500%, 1/27/16

     756         752   

Cedar Fair LP Tranche 1, 4.000%, 12/15/17

     882         882   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. 2.550%, 7/3/14

     885         757   

Charter Communications Operating LLC Tranche B-1, 2.300%, 3/6/14

     4         4   

Chrysler Group LLC / Chrysler Group Co-Issuer, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 5/24/17

     2,983         2,830   

CityCenter Holdings LLC First Lien 7.500%, 1/21/15

     150         150   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Tranche B, 3.946%, 1/29/16

     1,683         1,250   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.

     

First Lien 5.750%, 9/16/18

     2,000         1,965   

Second Lien 7.500%, 3/18/19

     1,000         977   

Dave & Buster’s, Inc. 5.500%, 6/1/16

     1,421         1,414   

Delphi Automotive LLP Tranche B 3.500%, 3/31/17

     407         406   

DineEquity, Inc. Tranche B-1 4.750%, 10/19/17

     757         748   

Emmis Operating Co. Tranche B, 4.498%, 11/1/13

     699         652   

Entercom Radio LLC 6.750%, 11/23/18

     2,400         2,400   

Focus Brands, Inc. 5.583%, 11/5/16

     1,010         1,004   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

    

Fram Group Holdings, Inc./Prestone Holdings, Inc. Second Lien 10.500%, 1/29/18

   $ 500      $ 484   

Fram Group Holdings, Inc./Prestone Holdings, Inc. 6.500%, 7/29/17

     1,496        1,498   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B, 6.000%, 5/12/16

     982 CAD      934   

General Nutrition Center Tranche B 4.250%, 3/2/18

     750        739   

Getty Images, Inc. 5.250%, 11/7/16

     1,206        1,210   

Guitar Center, Inc. - Extended Term Loan 5.830%, 4/9/17

     525        463   

Gymboree Corp. 5.000%, 2/23/18

     1,162        1,038   

HHI Holdings LLC 7.375%, 3/21/17

     1,489        1,474   

Hubbard Radio LLC

    

First lien 5.250%, 4/28/17

     1,020        1,007   

Second Lien 8.750%, 4/30/18

     600        597   

Intelsat Jackson Holding SA (Intelsat Jackson Holding Ltd.)

    

3.391%, 2/1/14

     1,000        955   

Tranche B, 5.250%, 4/2/18

     1,990        1,980   

Isle of Capri Casinos 4.750%, 11/1/13

     1,489        1,480   

J.Crew Group, Inc. 0.000%, 3/7/18

     995        937   

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. 4.750%, 3/16/18

     995        951   

Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority 7.500%, 2/25/17

     973        905   

KAR Auction Services, Inc. 5.000%, 5/19/17

     995        985   

Lamar Media Corp. Tranche B, 4.500%, 12/30/16

     830        831   

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.

    

0.000%, 12/1/14

     315        314   

6.250%, 12/1/14

     815        811   

Las Vegas Sands LLC

    

Tranche DD-I, 1.930%, 5/23/14

     76        74   

Tranche B, 1.930%, 5/23/14

     369        363   

Tranche B, 2.930%, 11/23/16

     1,233        1,184   

Tranche DD-I, 2.930%, 11/23/16

     248        239   

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. Tranche B 4.500%, 11/21/16

     1,015        998   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B, 4.500%, 11/7/16

     491        489   

MCC LLC (Mediacom Broadband Group) Tranche F, 4.500%, 10/23/17

     985        960   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Mediacom Illinois LLC (Mediacom Communications LLC) Tranche D, 5.500%, 3/31/17

   $ 1,329       $ 1,321   

Metaldyne LLC 5.250%, 5/18/17

     1,040         1,029   

MGM Mirage Tranche E, 7.000%, 2/21/14

     3,989         3,919   

Michaels Stores, Inc. Tranche B-2, 5.031%, 7/31/16

     1,317         1,298   

Midcontinent Communications Tranche B, 4.000%, 12/31/16

     1,155         1,142   

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. 4.750%, 5/16/18

     3,000         2,899   

Nielsen Finance LLC

     

Tranche A, 2.276%, 8/9/13

     547         542   

Tranche B, 4.026%, 5/2/16

     1,584         1,558   

OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC

     

Tranche RC, 0.000%, 6/14/13

     138         131   

3.563%, 6/14/14

     1,402         1,329   

Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC 8.250%, 4/8/16

     786         695   

Pelican Products, Inc. 5.000%, 3/7/17

     990         983   

PetCo Animal Supplies, Inc. 4.500%, 11/24/17

     1,485         1,450   

Pilot Travel Centers LLC Tranche B, 4.250%, 3/30/18

     695         695   

Playboy Enterprises 8.250%, 3/6/17

     460         441   

Radio One, Inc. 7.500%, 3/31/16

     607         566   

Remy International, Inc. Tranche B, 6.250%, 12/16/16

     495         489   

Revel AC, Inc. Tranche B, 9.000%, 2/17/17

     1,014         929   

San Juan Cable Tranche B 6.000%, 6/9/17

     995         968   

Savers, Inc. 4.250%, 3/4/17

     927         914   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. Tranche B 4.000%, 10/28/16

     386         386   

Sports Authority, Inc. (The) Tranche B, 7.500%, 11/16/17

     1,089         1,054   

SRAM LLC

     

First lien 5.250%, 6/7/18

     418         420   

Second Lien 8.500%, 12/7/18

     571         577   

Stackpole Powertrain International ULC 7.500%, 8/2/17

     998         983   

Tenneco, Inc. Tranche B, 4.796%, 6/3/16

     493         493   

Toys “R” Us, Inc. 6.000%, 9/1/16

     1,852         1,831   

Transtar Industries, Inc.

     

4.500%, 12/21/16

     1,980         1,948   

Tranche 2, 10.250%, 12/21/17

     450         450   

U.S. Security Associates Holdings, Inc

     
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

1.500%, 7/28/17

   $ 163       $ 162   

Tranche B 6.000%, 7/28/17

     835         827   

UCI International, Inc. 5.500%, 7/26/17

     1,262         1,267   

Visant Corp. (Jostens) Tranche B, 5.750%, 12/22/16

     2,698         2,538   

Vision Solutions, Inc. 6.000%, 7/23/16

     789         781   

VWR Funding, Inc. 2.796%, 6/30/14

     1,231         1,171   
     

 

 

 
        98,234   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—4.7%

     

American Rock Salt Co. LLC 5.500%, 4/25/17

     1,223         1,211   

Amscan Holdings, Inc. 6.750%, 12/2/17

     988         984   

Dean Foods Co. Tranche B, 3.580%, 4/2/16

     1,579         1,530   

Del Monte Foods Co. 4.500%, 3/8/18

     1,617         1,540   

Dole Food Co.

     

Tranche C-2 5.000%, 7/8/18

     1,294         1,290   

Tranche B-2 5.143%, 7/8/18

     697         695   

JBS USA Holdings, Inc. 4.250%, 5/25/18

     995         971   

Revlon Consumer Products Corp. Tranche B, 4.750%, 11/19/17

     1,892         1,876   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, 6.500%, 2/9/18

     3,731         3,716   

Rite Aid Corp. Tranche 5 4.500%, 3/3/18

     972         929   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 5.000%, 6/17/16

     1,307         1,308   

U.S. Foodservice, Inc.

     

2.790%, 7/3/14

     1,484         1,383   

5.750%, 3/31/17

     496         479   

Yankee Candle Co., Inc. 2.950%, 2/6/14

     378         375   
     

 

 

 
        18,287   
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.4%

     

Buffalo Gulf Coast Terminals 7.500%, 10/31/17

     665         669   

CITGO Petroleum Corp. Tranche C, 9.000%, 6/24/17

     232         237   

Frac Tech Services International 6.250%, 5/6/16

     1,267         1,252   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 3.788%, 7/1/16

     512         507   

Hercules Offshore LLC 7.500%, 7/11/13

     767         752   

Walter Energy, Inc. Tranche B 4.000%, 4/2/18

     1,905         1,891   
     

 

 

 
        5,308   
     

 

 

 

Financials—6.3%

     

Asurion LLC (Asurion Corp.)

     

First lien 5.500%, 5/24/18

     1,193         1,173   

Second Lien 9.000%, 5/24/19

     1,250         1,235   
 

 

4


Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Capital Automotive LP Tranche B 5.000%, 3/11/17

   $ 1,420       $ 1,395   

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. Tranche D, 3.776%, 9/4/19

     995         976   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.
Tranche B-1 6.250%, 9/30/16

     1,021         1,021   

Fifth Third Processing Tranche B-1 0.000%, 11/3/16

     1,983         1,981   

First American Payment Systems LP 6.750%, 11/1/16

     934         932   

Fortress Invest Group LLC (FIG) 5.750%, 10/7/15

     145         144   

International Lease Finance Corp. (Delos Aircraft, Inc.) Tranche 2 7.000%, 3/17/16

     727         731   

iPayment, Inc . 5.750%, 5/8/17

     481         475   

iStar Financial, Inc.

     

Tranche A-1 5.000%, 6/28/13

     966         962   

Tranche A-2 7.000%, 6/30/14

     846         821   

MIP Delaware, LLC (MIPL (LUX) S.A.R.L) 5.500%, 7/12/18

     895         895   

MoneyGram International, Inc. 4.500%, 11/17/17

     1,914         1,890   

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

     

First lien non-extended 3.502%, 11/13/14

     1,380         1,322   

First lien extended 6.013%, 5/13/17

     1,045         1,007   

Ocwen Financial Corp. 7.000%, 9/1/16

     950         937   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC 2.822%, 4/2/14

     1,722         1,689   

Re/Max International, Inc. 5.500%, 4/16/16

     916         909   

Realogy Corp.

     

4.400%, 10/10/16

     89         79   

First lien 4.691%, 10/10/16

     625         560   

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (American General Finance Corp.) 5.500%, 5/10/17

     950         830   

Tomkins, LLC (Pinafore LLC) Tranche B-1, 0.000%, 9/29/16

     383         383   

TransUnion LLC 4.750%, 2/10/18

     1,543         1,543   

Walter Investments, Inc. 7.750%, 6/30/16

     802         802   
     

 

 

 
        24,692   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—12.7%

     

Alere, Inc.

     

Tranche B-1 4.500%, 6/30/17

     1,000         980   

Tranche B 4.500%, 6/30/17

     998         978   

Alkermes, Inc. 6.750%, 9/16/17

     1,500         1,494   

Aptalis Pharma, Inc. (Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.) 5.500%, 2/10/17

     1,035         993   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Ardent Medical Services, Inc. 6.500%, 9/15/15

   $ 1,883       $ 1,870   

Biomet, Inc. Tranche B, 3.388%, 3/25/15

     977         956   

Capsugel Holdings, Inc. 0.000%, 8/1/18

     887         890   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. (f/k/a Cardinal Health 409, Inc.) 2.546%, 4/10/14

     979         943   

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

Tranche DD, 2.456%, 7/25/14

     70         68   

2.660%, 7/25/14

     1,372         1,333   

3.910%, 1/25/17

     886         859   

ConvaTec Ltd. 5.750%, 12/22/16

     1,487         1,478   

CRC Health Corp. Tranche B-2 5.079%, 11/16/15

     1,482         1,356   

Drumm Investors LLC (Golden Living) 5.000%, 5/4/18

     1,741         1,527   

Generic Drug Holdings, Inc.

     

6.500%, 4/8/16

     802         788   

Tranche DD, 6.500%, 4/8/16

     110         108   

Green Valley Ranch 0.000%, 6/17/16

     960         895   

Grifols, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 6/1/17

     995         995   

HCA, Inc. Tranche B-3 3.546%, 5/1/18

     1,326         1,259   

HCR ManoCare, Inc. (HCR Healthcare LLC) 5.000%, 4/6/18

     827         760   

Health Management Associates, Inc. Tranche B 4.500%, 11/16/18

     2,000         1,994   

Houghton International, Inc. Tranche B-1 6.750%, 1/29/16

     1,087         1,085   

Iasis Healthcare LLC Tranche B, 5.000%, 5/3/18

     1,985         1,923   

InVentiv Health, Inc. (Ventive Health, Inc) 6.500%, 8/4/16

     1,260         1,210   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 5.250%, 6/1/18

     1,244         1,161   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. 7.000%, 5/4/18

     1,050         1,061   

Medical Card Systems, Inc. 12.000%, 9/17/15(5)

     247         206   

MultiPlan, Inc. Tranche B, 4.750%, 8/26/17

     925         883   

National Mentor Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, 7.000%, 2/9/17

     993         916   

National Specialty Hospitals, Inc.

     

Tranche DD 0.750%, 2/3/17

     223         217   

8.250%, 2/3/17

     1,268         1,233   

NBTY, Inc. Tranche B-1 4.250%, 10/1/17

     831         824   

Onex Carestream Finance LP 5.000%, 2/25/17

     744         671   

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. 6.250%, 12/5/18

     2,000         1,991   

Quintiles Transnational Corp. Tranche B, 5.000%, 6/8/18

     1,493         1,469   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, 5.750%, 12/17/16

   $ 990       $ 990   

Res-Care, Inc. Tranche B, 7.250%, 12/22/16

     1,485         1,418   

Rural/Metro Operating Co. LLC 5.750%, 6/30/18

     829         814   

Select Medical Holdings Tranche B 5.755%, 6/1/18

     1,493         1,425   

Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. Tranche B, 4.046%, 6/15/14

     296         284   

Smile Brands, Inc. Tranche B, 7.000%, 12/21/17

     743         741   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 6.500%, 2/6/17

     1,246         1,162   

Surgical Care Affiliates LLC Tranche A 5.500%, 6/30/18

     1,493         1,343   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Tranche B 3.750%, 11/15/16

     1,657         1,656   

Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC (Vanguard Health System, Inc.) 5.000%, 1/29/16

     1,451         1,434   

Warner Chilcott Corp. (WC Luxco S.A.R.L.)

     

Tranche B-1 4.250%, 3/15/18

     454         448   

Tranche B-2 4.250%, 3/15/18

     227         224   

Tranche B-3 4.250%, 3/15/18

     312         308   
     

 

 

 
        49,621   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—7.6%

     

Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC 6.250%, 9/30/16

     981         981   

Altegrity, Inc. (U.S. Investigations Services, Inc.) 3.037%, 2/21/15

     1,260         1,173   

API Technologies Corp. 7.750%, 6/27/16

     828         791   

ARAMARK Corp.

     

Letter of Credit 2, 0.145%, 7/26/16

     33         32   

Tranche B, 3.829%, 7/26/16

     496         486   

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc.

     

6.000%, 3/16/17

     878         855   

Second Lien 10.000%, 3/16/18

     450         415   

Ceridian Corp. 3.340%, 11/9/14

     2,025         1,831   

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. First Lien 5.500%, 10/7/16

     1,448         1,437   

Delta Air Lines 5.500%, 4/20/17

     995         945   

Douglas Dynamics LLC 5.750%, 4/18/18

     993         982   

Ducommun, Inc. 5.500%, 6/28/17

     580         571   

Emergency Medical Services 5.250%, 5/25/18

     990         966   

Goodman Global, Inc. Second Lien 9.000%, 10/30/17

     345         347   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. (Clarke American Corp.) Tranche B, 2.844%, 6/30/14

   $ 2,175       $ 1,847   

Holdings Gaming Borrower LP Tranche B-1, 12.000%, 6/30/15

     79         83   

Husky Injection Molding System (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.) 6.500%, 6/29/18

     1,493         1,492   

Intelligrated, Inc. 7.500%, 2/17/17

     950         945   

Protection One, Inc. 6.000%, 6/4/16

     1,190         1,181   

Quad/Graphics, Inc. 4.000%, 7/26/18

     998         988   

ServiceMaster Co. (The)

     

Tranche DD, 2.800%, 7/24/14

     171         164   

3.148%, 7/24/14

     1,716         1,643   

SI Organization, Inc. 4.500%, 11/22/16

     990         950   

Star West Generation LLC 6.000%, 5/17/18

     1,058         1,042   

Swift Transportation Co., Inc. (The) 6.000%, 12/21/16

     1,419         1,421   

TASC, Inc. Tranche B, 4.500%, 12/18/15

     497         496   

Terex Corp. 5.500%, 4/28/17

     1,596         1,608   

Transdigm Group, Inc. 4.000%, 2/14/17

     1,478         1,469   

Vertrue LLC 5.250%, 8/16/14

     938         297   

Waste Industries USA, Inc. Tranche B 4.750%, 3/17/17

     993         978   

Zuffa LLC 7.500%, 6/19/15

     1,014         1,011   
     

 

 

 
        29,427   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—14.5%

     

Applied Systems, Inc.

     

First lien 5.500%, 12/8/16

     990         971   

Second Lien 9.250%, 6/8/17

     334         324   

Aspect Software, Inc. Tranche B, 6.250%, 5/7/16

     983         982   

Autotrader.com, Inc. Tranche B 0.000%, 12/15/16

     1,188         1,190   

Avaya, Inc. Tranche B-1 3.256%, 10/24/14

     2,022         1,938   

AVG Technologies N.V. 7.500%, 3/15/16

     1,150         1,081   

Ax Acquisition Corp. 0.000%, 5/9/18

     995         943   

CCC Information Services 0.000%, 11/11/15

     668         668   

CDW LLC

     

Non-Extended 3.778%, 10/10/14

     1,835         1,783   

Extended 4.000%, 7/15/17

     1,082         1,029   

CommScope, Inc. 5.000%, 1/14/18

     1,519         1,511   

CPI International Acquisition, Inc. (Catalyst Holdings, Inc.) Tranche B, 5.000%, 2/13/17

     1,238         1,219   

DataTel, Inc. 0.000%, 12/13/18

     1,200         1,202   

DynCorp International LLC 6.500%, 7/7/16

     961         946   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

Eagle Parent, Inc. 5.000%, 5/16/18

   $ 2,985       $ 2,814   

Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Ltd. 5.500%, 5/31/16

     990         936   

Emdeon, Inc. Tranche B 6.750%, 11/2/18

     750         757   

Fibertech Networks LLC (Firefox Merger Sub LLC) 6.750%, 11/30/16

     190         190   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Tranche B 5.250%, 7/18/16

     2,000         2,002   

First Data Corp.

     

Tranche B-3, 3.440%, 9/24/14

     1,729         1,573   

4.294%, 3/26/18

     2,500         2,101   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 4.520%, 12/1/16

     2,330         2,235   

ILC Industries LLC (Data Device Corp.) 7.250%, 12/23/16

     585         568   

Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc. (Magellan Holdings, Inc.)

     

Tranche DD, 6.546%, 3/2/14

     202         164   

6.546%, 3/2/14

     348         284   

First lien extended 6.050%, 7/28/15

     965         912   

First lien delay draw

6.050%, 7/28/15

     503         476   

Instant Web, Inc.

     

3.671%, 8/7/14

     672         635   

Tranche DD, 3.671%, 8/7/14

     70         66   

Interactive Data Corp. Tranche B 4.500%, 2/11/18

     2,471         2,441   

Ipreo Holdings LLC 8.000%, 8/5/17

     998         975   

Lawson Software, Inc. (SoftBrands, Inc.) 6.750%, 7/5/17

     1,496         1,462   

MedAssets, Inc. 5.250%, 11/16/16

     911         910   

Microsemi Corp. Tranche B 5.750%, 2/2/18

     990         990   

Mood Media Corp. 7.000%, 5/6/18

     1,294         1,204   

NDS Finance Ltd. Tranche B 4.000%, 3/12/18

     1,216         1,187   

Novell, Inc. (Attachmate Corp.) 6.500%, 4/27/17

     1,975         1,938   

NuSil Technology LLC 5.250%, 4/7/17

     675         663   

RedPrairie Corp. 6.000%, 3/24/16

     1,228         1,225   

Scitor Corp. 5.000%, 2/15/17

     941         903   

Sensata Technologies BV 4.000%, 5/12/18

     1,493         1,480   

Smart Modular Technologies (Global), Inc. 8.250%, 8/26/17

     499         454   

SonicWALL, Inc. 8.375%, 1/23/16

     666         668   

Sorenson Communications, Inc. Tranche C 6.625%, 8/16/13

     443         429   

Sourcehov LLC (f/k/a Corpsource Finance Holdings, LLC) Tranche B, 6.625%, 4/28/17

     1,244         1,050   

Spansion LLC 4.750%, 2/9/15

     707         699   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

     

SRA International, Inc. 6.500%, 7/20/18

   $ 1,449       $ 1,371   

SSI Investments II Ltd. (Skillsoft) 6.500%, 5/26/17

     920         915   

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.
Tranche A, 2.035%, 2/28/14

     22         21   

SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. (Information Resources, Inc.) Tranche 2011 5.000%, 12/1/17

     498         495   

Transaction Network Services, Inc. 6.000%, 11/18/15

     283         283   

Verifone Systems, Inc. 0.000%, 12/28/18

     1,000         999   

Vertafore, Inc. First lien 5.250%, 7/29/16

     1,485         1,457   

Wall Street Systems, Inc.

     

First lien 5.500%, 6/20/17

     398         391   

Second Lien 9.000%, 6/20/18

     330         317   
     

 

 

 
        56,427   
     

 

 

 

Materials—6.7%

     

Anchor Glass Container Corp.

     

First lien 6.000%, 3/2/16

     478         478   

Second Lien 10.000%, 9/2/16

     715         713   

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. 4.000%, 3/10/18

     743         738   

Ashland, Inc. 3.750%, 8/23/18

     997         1,002   

Avantor Performance Materials, Inc. 5.000%, 6/24/17

     640         624   

AZ Chem US. Inc. 5.500%, 12/22/17

     600         599   

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. Tranche C, 2.278%, 4/3/15

     2,713         2,595   

Chemtura Corp. 5.500%, 8/29/16

     500         503   

CPG International, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 2/18/17

     990         926   

General Chemical Corp. Tranche B, 5.000%, 10/6/15

     1,467         1,462   

Harko C.V.(OM Group, Inc.) Tranche B 5.750%, 8/2/17

     1,190         1,184   

Ineos Holdings Ltd.

     

Tranche B-2, 7.500%, 12/16/13

     242         246   

Tranche C-2, 8.000%, 12/16/14

     277         283   

JMC Steel Group 4.750%, 4/1/17

     337         335   

Momentive Performance Materials Tranche B-1B 3.813%, 5/5/15

     2,964         2,833   

Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

     

Tranche C-1B, 4.063%, 5/5/15

     1,078         1,045   

Tranche C-2B, 4.375%, 5/5/15

     467         452   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

New Sunward Holding BV Tranche B, 4.778%, 2/14/14

   $ 540       $ 446   

NewPage Corp. 8.000%, 3/8/13

     1,150         1,160   

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp. Tranche B, 2.046%, 5/18/14

     238         236   

Norit Holding B.V. 6.750%, 7/10/17

     858         866   

Nortek, Inc. 5.583%, 4/26/17

     1,489         1,457   

Novelis, Inc. Tranche B 3.750%, 3/10/17

     569         562   

Omnova Solutions, Inc. 5.750%, 5/31/17

     990         975   

PQ Corp. 3.615%, 7/30/14

     1,542         1,454   

Pro Mach, Inc. 6.000%, 7/6/17

     995         970   

Solutia, Inc. Tranche 1, 3.500%, 8/1/17

     488         489   

Styron S.A.R.L. 6.000%, 8/2/17

     571         496   

Univar, Inc. Tranche B 5.000%, 6/30/17

     985         952   
     

 

 

 
        26,081   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication
Services—4.1%

     

Knology, Inc. Tranche B 4.000%, 8/18/17

     1,489         1,458   

Level 3 Communications, Inc. Tranche A, 2.468%, 3/13/14

     2,450         2,349   

nTelos, Inc. Tranche B 4.000%, 8/7/15

     898         889   

Presidio, Inc. 7.250%, 3/31/17

     1,388         1,381   

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Securus Technologies, Inc.) 5.250%, 5/31/17

     1,194         1,176   

Sidera Networks, Inc. (RCN Corp.) 5.500%, 8/26/16

     1,139         1,116   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc. 5.250%, 12/21/17

     1,485         1,487   

tw Telecom Holdings, Inc. Tranche B-2, 3.550%, 12/30/16

     454         452   

U.S. TelePacific Corp. 5.750%, 2/23/17

     1,614         1,501   

Univision Communications, Inc. 4.546%, 3/31/17

     2,266         2,024   

West Corp. Tranche B-4 4.664%, 7/15/16

     1,979         1,971   
     

 

 

 
        15,804   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—2.5%

     

AES Corp. 4.250%, 6/1/18

     1,985         1,982   

Gibson Energy, Inc. 5.750%, 6/15/18

     2,985         2,985   

New Development Holdings LLC 0.000%, 4/1/18

     1,985         1,950   

NRG Energy, Inc. 4.000%, 7/1/18

     1,493         1,491   
     PAR VALUE            VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

       

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC Tranche 2014, 3.776%, 10/10/14

   $ 1,945         $ 1,364   
       

 

 

 
          9,772   

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $339,784)

          333,653   

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM
INVESTMENTS—97.7%

(Identified cost $389,337)

   

  

       380,421   

 

 
     SHARES            VALUE  

SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS—3.4%

   

    

Money Market Mutual Funds—3.4%

       

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.110%)

     13,241,514           13,242   
       

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $13,242)

          13,242   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—101.1%

(Identified Cost $402,579)

          393,663 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—(1.1)%

          (4,220)   
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $           389,443   
       

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

ADS

   American Depositary Share

PIK

   Payment-in-Kind Security

plc

   Public Limited Co.

SAB

de CV

   A variable capital company.

Footnote Legend:

(1)

   Federal Income Tax Information : For tax information at December 31, 2011, 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, 2011.

(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, 2011, these securities amounted to a value of $19,907 or 5.1% 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)

   Illiquid security.

(6)

  

Securityin default.

Foreign Currencies:

CAD    Canadian Dollar
 

 

8


Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings

  

United States

     94

 

Argentina

     1   

 

Canada

     1   

 

Luxembourg

     1   

 

United Kingdom

     1   

 

Other

     2   

Total

     100

† % of total investments as of December 31, 2011

    

 

 

9


Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2011 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value at

December 31,
2011

    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2

Significant
Observable
Inputs

    

Level 3

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 3,088       $ —         $ 3,088       $   

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     39,850         —           39,834         16   

Foreign Government Securities

     3,830         —           3,830           

Loan Agreements

     333,653         —           333,356         297   

Equity Securities:

           

Short-Term Investments

     13,242         13,242         —             

Total Investments

   $ 393,663       $ 13,242       $ 380,108       $ 313   


Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund

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      Corporate Bonds
And Notes
     Loan Agreements  
Balance as of September 30, 2011:    $ -       $ -       $ -   
Accrued Discount/(Premium)      -         -         -   
Realized Gain (Loss)      -         -         -   
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)      -         -         -   
Purchases      -         -         -   
Sales(b)      -         -         -   
Transfers Into Level 3 (a)      313         297         16   
Transfers From Level 3 (a)      -         -         -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Balance as of December 31, 2011    $ 313       $ 297       $ 16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) “Transfers in and/or out” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2011, 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.

    


VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011 (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 18 diversified Funds and 4 non-diversified 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 funds have been approved by the Board of Trustees. All internally fair valued securities, referred to below, are approved by a valuation committee appointed under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

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

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 foreign 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 time that foreign markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value (generally, the close of the New York Stock Exchange “NYSE”) that may impact the value of securities traded in these foreign markets. In such cases the Fund fair value foreign securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, Financial Futures, Exchange Traded Funds, 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 not predictable, fair valuation of certain Foreign 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

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, 2011 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

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 are 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 their closing net asset value determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Short-term notes having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

A summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities, which primarily include investments of the Fund, by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for each Fund. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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.

The Funds enter into forward foreign currency contracts in conjunction with the planned purchase or sale of foreign denominated securities in order to hedge the U.S. dollar cost of proceeds. 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 foreign exchange rates or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

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. SECURITY LENDING

Certain Funds may loan securities to qualified brokers through a securities lending agent agreement with Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”). Under the terms of the agreement, the Fund is required to maintain collateral with a market value not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities.

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, 2011 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

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. Cash collateral is invested in short-term money market fund. Dividends earned on the collateral and premiums paid by the borrower are recorded as income by the Fund net of fees and rebates charged by BNY Mellon for their services as securities lending agents 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.

Effective November 7, 2011, securities lending was suspended on all Virtus Funds.

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 the 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 at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments where applicable.

Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Generally, 144A securities are excluded from this category, except where defined as illiquid.

At December 31, 2011, the Market Neutral Fund held the following illiquid and restricted security ($ reported in thousands):

 

    

Acquisition

 

Date

 

    

Acquisition

 

Cost

 

   Market Value
at
December 31,
2011
  

% Net

Assets at
December 31,
2011

Telefonica Moviles S.A.

     12/20/01       $0    $0    0.00%

The Fund will bear any costs, including those involved in registration under the Securities Act of 1933, in connection with the disposition of such securities.

NOTE 3—FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

($ reported in thousands)

At December 31, 2011, federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities held by the funds were as follows:

 

Fund    Federal
Tax Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Allocator Premium AlphaSectorSM Fund

   $ 131,370       $ 1,490       $ (1,485   $5

AlphaSectorSM Rotation Fund

     413,527         29,332         (3,022   26,310

Alternatives Diversifier Fund

       191,373         27,324         (40,379    (13,055)

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, 2011 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

Bond Fund    150,477     7,785         (1,571    6,214
CA Tax-Exempt Bond    53,607     4,328         (1,027    3,301
Foreign Opportunities Fund    753,094     277,013         (18,514    258,499
Global Commodities Stock Fund    20,797     607         (1,168    (561)
Global Infrastructure Fund    56,839     15,083         (1,842    13,241
Global Opportunities Fund    56,717     12,895         (1,017    11,878
Global Premium AlphaSectorSM Fund    65,694     1,063         (454    609
Global Real Estate Securities Fund    5,759     1,078         (207    871
Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund    7,293     1,452         (602    850
Greater European Opportunities Fund    4,248     1,180         (175    1,005
High Yield Fund    91,915     2,833         (2,180    653
International Equity Fund    19,171     847         (1,415    (568)
International Real Estate Securities Fund    20,475     3,222         (1,723    1,499
Market Neutral Fund (Long positions)    28,270     2,978         (2,843    135
Market Neutral Fund (Short positions)    (29,046)     2,880         (1,787    1,093
Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund    267,466     11,595         (8,915    2,680
Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund    4,621,124     142,907         (91,027)       518,880
Premium AlphaSectorSM Fund    2,553,085     128,569         (16,622    111,947
Real Estate Securities Fund    749,906     392,562         (41,964    350,598
Senior Floating Rate Fund    402,660     2,046         (11,043    (8,997)

NOTE 4—RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual

reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements has not been determined.

 

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, 2011 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 5—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the Schedules of Investments (“N-Q”) were available for filing, and has determined that the following subsequent event that requires recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

At the Special Meeting of Shareholders held on January 31, 2012, shareholders of the Virtus Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) voted to replace the Fund’s current subadviser with Euclid Advisors LLC (“Euclid”) and F-Squared Institutional Advisors LLC (“F-Squared Institutional”). Effective February 6, 2012, the Fund’s name changed to Virtus Dynamic AlphaSectorSM Fund and its principal investment strategies, risks and advisory and subadvisory fee structures were modified.

 

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  

Feb. 27, 2012

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  

Feb. 27, 2012

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ W. Patrick Bradley                                         

 

W. Patrick Bradley, Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

  (principal financial officer)

 

Date  

Feb. 27, 2012

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.