N-Q 1 d489489dnq.htm VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST Virtus Opportunities 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, 2012

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 AlphaSectorTM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—91.3%

     

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

     361,175       $ 17,131   

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     483,087         16,826   

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

     236,820         16,919   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,039,340         17,045   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

     424,820         16,972   

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     450,880         17,088   

iShares Barclays Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Bond Fund

     237,460         28,830   

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

     299,215         19,365   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

     307,820         28,735   

iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund

     238,920         28,907   

Ishares MSCI Canada Index Fund

     179,800         5,106   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     740,820         32,855   

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

     1,039,400         10,134   

Ishares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan Index Fund

     219,300         10,338   

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

     460,600         17,291   

PowerShares DB Gold Fund(2)

     346,680         19,882   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     483,910         16,913   

Vanguard MSCI European Fund

     656,560         32,066   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $336,658)

        352,403   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—91.3%

(Identified cost $336,658)

        352,403   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—8.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—8.3%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional

     

Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     32,111,475         32,111   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $32,111)

        32,111   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.6%

(Identified Cost $368,769)

        384,514 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.4%

        1,533   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 386,047   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

SPDR

   S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 352,403       $ 352,403   

Short-Term Investments

     32,111         32,111   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 384,514       $ 384,514   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus AlphaSectorTM Rotation Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—75.7%

     

Consumer Discretionary—12.7%

     

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A

     3,290       $ 158   

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

     14,770         3,709   

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A(2)

     4,120         86   

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

     1,530         61   

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

     1,510         535   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(2)

     9,320         521   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     10,820         128   

Big Lots, Inc.(2)

     2,300         65   

BorgWarner, Inc.(2)

     4,760         341   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A

     8,810         132   

CarMax, Inc.(2)

     9,380         352   

Carnival Corp.

     18,160         668   

CBS Corp. Class B

     24,020         914   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

     1,280         381   

Coach, Inc.

     11,600         644   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     108,320         4,049   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     5,180         233   

Delphi Automotive plc

     11,990         459   

DIRECTV Class A(2)

     24,610         1,234   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

     9,710         616   

Dollar General Corp.(2)

     10,700         472   

Dollar Tree, Inc.(2)

     9,230         374   

DR Horton, Inc.

     11,260         223   

Expedia, Inc.

     3,800         234   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     3,890         247   

Ford Motor Co.

     155,250         2,011   

Fossil, Inc.(2)

     2,190         204   

GameStop Corp. Class A

     4,890         123   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     9,410         169   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     12,160         377   

Garmin Ltd.

     4,400         180   

Genuine Parts Co.

     6,350         404   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
(The)
(2)

     10,060         139   

H&R Block, Inc.

     11,210         208   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     9,200         449   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     2,720         121   

Hasbro, Inc.

     4,650         167   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     60,990         3,772   

International Game Technology

     10,670         151   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     17,320         191   

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

     5,700         112   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     27,870         856   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

Kohl’s Corp.

     8,640       $ 371   

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     5,800         158   

Lennar Corp. Class A

     6,690         259   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     45,830         1,628   

Ltd. Brands, Inc.

     9,810         462   

Macy’s, Inc.

     16,040         626   

Marriott International, Inc.

     9,950         371   

Mattel, Inc.

     14,000         513   

McDonald’s Corp.

     40,920         3,610   

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     11,280         617   

Netflix, Inc.(2)

     2,250         209   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     11,680         260   

News Corp. Class A

     82,230         2,100   

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     27,180         1,403   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     6,250         334   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

     4,700         420   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     10,730         536   

PetSmart, Inc.

     4,360         298   

priceline.com, Inc.(2)

     2,040         1,267   

PulteGroup, Inc.(2)

     13,790         250   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     2,480         372   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     9,090         492   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     3,520         204   

Staples, Inc.

     27,480         313   

Starbucks Corp.

     30,310         1,625   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     8,010         459   

Target Corp.

     26,530         1,570   

Tiffany & Co.

     4,910         282   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     12,320         1,197   

Time Warner, Inc.

     38,560         1,844   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     29,790         1,265   

TripAdvisor, Inc.(2)

     4,510         189   

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     4,400         173   

VF Corp.

     3,570         539   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     18,840         994   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     72,290         3,599   

Washington Post Co. (The) Class B

     270         99   

Whirlpool Corp.

     3,200         326   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     5,720         304   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     3,230         363   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     18,430         1,224   
     

 

 

 
        59,595   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Virtus AlphaSectorTM Rotation Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—12.5%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     23,970       $ 1,781   

Apache Corp.

     18,550         1,456   

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     24,030         981   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     18,690         930   

Cameron International Corp.(2)

     16,250         918   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     28,460         473   

Chevron Corp.

     82,230         8,892   

ConocoPhillips

     36,900         2,140   

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

     15,010         482   

Denbury Resources, Inc.(2)

     32,000         518   

Devon Energy Corp.

     17,880         931   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

     4,720         321   

Ensco plc Class A

     9,580         568   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     13,570         1,639   

EQT Corp.

     6,180         365   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     126,630         10,960   

FMC Technologies, Inc.(2)

     17,520         750   

Halliburton Co.

     45,700         1,585   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     4,320         242   

Hess Corp.

     15,150         802   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     25,970         918   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     34,070         1,045   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     13,920         877   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     10,350         616   

Nabors Industries Ltd.(2)

     21,910         317   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     22,300         1,524   

Newfield Exploration Co.(2)

     5,560         149   

Noble Corp.

     10,480         365   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     10,000         1,017   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     29,110         2,230   

Peabody Energy Corp.

     16,130         429   

Phillips 66

     25,690         1,364   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     11,470         1,223   

QEP Resources, Inc.

     7,280         220   

Range Resources Corp.

     10,540         662   

Rowan Cos. plc Class A(2)

     13,770         431   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     57,050         3,953   

Southwestern Energy Co.(2)

     18,450         616   

Spectra Energy Corp.

     36,830         1,008   

Tesoro Corp.

     18,110         798   

Valero Energy Corp.

     31,870         1,087   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     39,050         1,279   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

WPX Energy, Inc.(2)

     8,270       $ 123   
     

 

 

 
        58,985   
     

 

 

 

Financials—12.6%

     

ACE Ltd.

     10,140         809   

Aflac, Inc.

     14,000         744   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     14,400         578   

American Express Co.

     29,050         1,670   

American International Group,
Inc.
(2)

     43,950         1,551   

American Tower Corp.

     11,780         910   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     6,130         384   

AON plc

     9,520         529   

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     4,410         119   

Assurant, Inc.

     2,380         83   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     3,430         465   

Bank of America Corp.

     320,330         3,716   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     34,770         894   

BB&T Corp.

     20,880         608   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(2)

     54,220         4,864   

BlackRock, Inc.

     3,750         775   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     4,470         473   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     17,310         1,003   

CBRE Group, Inc.(2)

     9,070         180   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     32,670         469   

Chubb Corp. (The)

     7,820         589   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     4,350         170   

Citigroup, Inc.

     87,440         3,459   

CME Group, Inc.

     9,090         461   

Comerica, Inc.

     5,730         174   

Discover Financial Services

     15,080         581   

E*Trade Financial Corp.(2)

     7,520         67   

Equity Residential

     9,620         545   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     26,800         407   

First Horizon National Corp.

     7,130         71   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     4,110         517   

Genworth Financial, Inc.
Class A
(2)

     15,050         113   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     13,150         1,677   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     13,010         292   

HCP, Inc.

     13,530         611   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     7,740         474   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     21,760         341   

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

     13,920         113   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     25,280         162   
 

 

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Virtus AlphaSectorTM Rotation Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(2)

     2,180       $ 270   

Invesco Ltd.

     13,320         348   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     112,980         4,968   

KeyCorp

     28,090         237   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     12,160         235   

Legg Mason, Inc.

     3,590         92   

Leucadia National Corp.

     5,940         141   

Lincoln National Corp.

     8,250         214   

Loews Corp.

     9,310         379   

M&T Bank Corp.

     3,650         359   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     16,170         557   

MetLife, Inc.

     32,620         1,074   

Moody’s Corp.

     5,790         291   

Morgan Stanley

     41,280         789   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)

     3,520         88   

Northern Trust Corp.

     6,500         326   

NYSE Euronext, Inc.

     7,260         229   

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     10,260         124   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

     4,790         213   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     15,790         921   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     8,230         235   

Progressive Corp. (The)

     16,470         348   

Prologis, Inc.

     13,790         503   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     13,810         736   

Public Storage

     4,310         625   

Regions Financial Corp.

     42,400         302   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     9,230         1,459   

SLM Corp.

     13,770         236   

State Street Corp.

     13,800         649   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     16,090         456   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     7,550         492   

Torchmark Corp.

     2,840         147   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     11,380         817   

U.S. Bancorp

     56,130         1,793   

Unum Group

     8,250         172   

Ventas, Inc.

     8,800         570   

Vornado Realty Trust

     5,050         404   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     145,510         4,974   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     16,070         447   

XL Group plc

     9,070         227   

Zions Bancorp

     5,540         119   
     

 

 

 
        59,214   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—12.6%

     

3M Co.

     29,030       $ 2,695   

ADT Corp. (The)

     10,280         478   

Avery Dennison Corp.

     5,470         191   

Boeing Co. (The)

     31,540         2,377   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     30,990         2,776   

Cintas Corp.

     5,740         235   

CSX Corp.

     55,420         1,093   

Cummins, Inc.

     14,480         1,569   

Danaher Corp.

     29,020         1,622   

Deere & Co.

     19,480         1,683   

Dover Corp.

     9,620         632   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     2,010         158   

Eaton Corp. plc

     25,130         1,362   

Emerson Electric Co.

     34,090         1,805   

Equifax, Inc.

     7,180         389   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     9,270         367   

Fastenal Co.

     11,930         557   

FedEx Corp.

     13,940         1,279   

Flowserve Corp.

     2,220         326   

Fluor Corp.

     10,770         633   

General Dynamics Corp.

     16,090         1,115   

General Electric Co.

     345,280         7,247   

Grainger (W.W.), Inc.

     3,490         706   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     36,700         2,329   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     20,150         1,225   

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     12,400         595   

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     7,440         231   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(2)

     5,830         248   

Joy Global, Inc.

     4,670         298   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     4,220         323   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     12,630         1,166   

Masco Corp.

     17,670         294   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     16,500         1,020   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     11,770         795   

PACCAR, Inc.

     18,240         825   

Pall Corp.

     7,210         435   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     8,340         709   

PentAir, Inc.

     9,340         459   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     10,010         107   

Precision Castparts Corp.

     6,480         1,227   

Quanta Services, Inc.(2)

     9,400         257   

Raytheon Co.

     16,000         921   

Republic Services, Inc.

     13,200         387   

Robert Half International, Inc.

     8,880         283   
 

 

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Virtus AlphaSectorTM Rotation Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc.

     7,140       $ 451   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     8,030         674   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     8,040         468   

Roper Industries, Inc.

     4,350         485   

Ryder System, Inc.

     4,130         206   

Snap-On, Inc.

     2,570         203   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     35,920         368   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     7,530         557   

Stericycle, Inc.(2)

     3,820         356   

Textron, Inc.

     15,590         387   

Tyco International Ltd.

     20,740         607   

Union Pacific Corp.

     22,740         2,859   

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     32,420         2,390   

United Technologies Corp.

     38,970         3,196   

Waste Management, Inc.

     21,090         712   

Xylem, Inc.

     8,190         222   
     

 

 

 
        59,570   
     

 

 

 

Materials—12.8%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     28,080         2,359   

Airgas, Inc.

     9,500         867   

Alcoa, Inc.

     142,660         1,238   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     15,010         456   

Ball Corp.

     20,690         926   

Bemis Co., Inc.

     14,460         484   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     8,340         1,694   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

     19,250         742   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     156,200         5,048   

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

     121,420         5,460   

Eastman Chemical Co.

     20,670         1,407   

Ecolab, Inc.

     34,370         2,471   

FMC Corp.

     18,440         1,079   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     123,670         4,230   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     11,180         744   

International Paper Co.

     58,230         2,320   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     49,480         2,825   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     23,830         759   

Monsanto Co.

     69,600         6,588   

Mosaic Co. (The)

     36,500         2,067   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     50,750         2,357   

Nucor Corp.

     42,100         1,818   

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(2)

     22,980         489   

PPG Industries, Inc.

     20,260         2,742   

Praxair, Inc.

     38,680         4,234   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

Sealed Air Corp.

     27,210       $ 476   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     11,380         1,751   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

     16,040         1,180   

United States Steel Corp.

     20,350         486   

Vulcan Materials Co.

     17,690         921   
     

 

 

 
        60,218   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—12.5%

     

AES Corp. (The)

     84,030         899   

AGL Resources, Inc.

     15,860         634   

Ameren Corp.

     33,030         1,015   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     65,910         2,813   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     58,430         1,125   

CMS Energy Corp.

     36,540         891   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     39,850         2,213   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     77,660         4,023   

DTE Energy Co.

     23,450         1,408   

Duke Energy Corp.

     87,810         5,602   

Edison International

     44,210         1,998   

Entergy Corp.

     24,050         1,533   

Exelon Corp.

     115,430         3,433   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     56,550         2,362   

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

     10,730         560   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     57,180         3,956   

NiSource, Inc.

     42,620         1,061   

Northeast Utilities

     42,420         1,658   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     43,520         1,001   

ONEOK, Inc.

     27,710         1,185   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     31,570         619   

PG&E Corp.

     58,450         2,348   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     15,190         774   

PPL Corp.

     78,970         2,261   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     68,370         2,092   

SCANA Corp.

     17,790         812   

Sempra Energy

     30,520         2,165   

Southern Co. (The)

     118,060         5,054   

TECO Energy, Inc.

     27,980         469   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     31,100         1,146   

XCEL Energy, Inc.

     66,570         1,778   
     

 

 

 
        58,888   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $334,572)

        356,470   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Virtus AlphaSectorTM Rotation Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—25.0%

     

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,685,100       $ 58,692   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,483,440         59,263   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $97,198)

        117,955   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—100.7%

(Identified cost $431,770)

        474,425   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.7%

(Identified Cost $431,770)

        474,425 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.7)%

        (3,436
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 470,989   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

SPDR

   S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

 

5


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 356,470       $ 356,470   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     117,955         117,955   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 474,425       $ 474,425   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

AFFILIATED MUTUAL
FUNDS—65.6%

     

Equity Funds—59.4%

     

Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund Class I

     1,983,625       $ 18,706   

Virtus Global Dividend Fund Class I

     2,496,768         32,258   

Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

     429,478         9,792   

Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

     3,100,370         20,121   

Virtus Real Estate Securities Class I

     267,548         9,338   
     

 

 

 
        90,215   
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income Funds—6.2%

     

Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund Class I

     966,511         9,462   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED
MUTUAL FUNDS

(Identified Cost $85,359)

        99,677   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS—33.6%

     

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund(2)

     751,700         20,882   

PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund(2)

     861,900         22,539   

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund(2)

     188,300         7,589   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $46,344)

        51,010   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.2%

(Identified cost $131,703)

        150,687   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS—0.4%

     

Money Market Mutual
Funds—0.4%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     581,294         581   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $581)

        581   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.6%

(Identified Cost $132,284)

        151,268 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—0.4%

        668   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 151,936   
     

 

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Affiliated Mutual Funds

   $ 99,677       $ 99,677   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     51,010         51,010   

Short-Term Investments

     581         581   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 151,268       $ 151,268   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.8%

    

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

   $ 740      $ 834   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $887)

       834   
    

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—1.0%

  

Michigan—0.1%

  

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

     65        68   
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island—0.9%

    

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

     1,000        1,017   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $1,072)

       1,085   
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—4.6%

    

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela RegS
12.750%, 8/23/22
(4)

     245        287   

Commonwealth of Australia Series 118,
6.500%, 5/15/13

     255 AUD      268   

Commonwealth of Canada
1.750%, 3/1/13

     270 CAD      272   

Commonwealth of New Zealand Series 413,
6.500%, 4/15/13

     330 NZD      276   

Federative Republic of Brazil
8.500%, 1/5/24

     475 BRL      282   

KIngdom of Morocco 144A
4.250%, 12/11/22
(3)

     270        272   

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

     2,190 NOK      401   

Kingdom of Spain
5.850%, 1/31/22

     130 EUR      179   

Republic of Colombia
4.375%, 3/21/23

     490,000 COP      276   

Republic of Croatia 144A
6.375%, 3/24/21
(3)

     280        318   

Republic of Mongolia 144A
5.125%, 12/5/22
(3)

     200        197   

Republic of Peru 144A
7.840%, 8/12/20
(3)

     575 PEN      284   

Republic of Slovenia 144A
5.500%, 10/26/22
(3)

     270        283   

Republic of Ukraine 144A
7.950%, 6/4/14
(3)

     200        204   

United Mexican States

    

Series M,
6.000%, 6/18/15

     6,990 MXN      555   

4.750%, 3/8/44

     515        582   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $4,754)

       4,936   
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—29.0%

    

Agency—12.4%

    

FHLMC

    
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

  

7.500%, 4/1/14

   $ 3      $ 3   

7.000%, 4/1/16

     9        10   

7.000%, 1/1/33

     113        133   

6.500%, 2/1/35

     1,486        1,686   

5.000%, 12/1/35

     68        76   

FNMA

    

7.000%, 5/1/14

     3        3   

6.000%, 10/1/14

     53        55   

6.500%, 6/1/16

     48        51   

6.000%, 7/1/17

     29        31   

5.500%, 9/1/17

     64        69   

5.000%, 4/1/20

     178        193   

5.000%, 8/1/21

     45        49   

6.000%, 5/1/29

     76        85   

6.500%, 5/1/30

     3        4   

7.500%, 3/1/31

     61        74   

7.000%, 7/1/31

     48        58   

7.000%, 9/1/31

     68        79   

6.500%, 3/1/32

     60        71   

5.500%, 4/1/36

     205        223   

5.500%, 9/1/36

     1,065        1,161   

6.500%, 5/1/37

     749        836   

6.000%, 9/1/37

     33        37   

6.000%, 1/1/38

     71        79   

6.000%, 2/1/38

     71        79   

6.000%, 3/1/38

     422        469   

6.000%, 7/1/38

     1,190        1,301   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     201        224   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     357        391   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     980        1,094   

6.000%, 8/1/38

     74        81   

5.000%, 6/1/39

     1,482        1,645   

5.000%, 9/1/39

     348        383   

5.500%, 9/1/39

     909        992   

4.500%, 9/1/40

     449        507   

FNMA 99-M2, B
6.634%, 3/25/29
(2)

     704        812   

GNMA

    

8.500%, 11/15/22

     (9)      (9) 

6.500%, 9/15/28

     59        69   

7.500%, 9/15/29

     100        121   
    

 

 

 
       13,234   
    

 

 

 
 

 

1


Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—16.6%

     

American General Mortgage Loan Trust 10-1A, A1, 144A
5.150%, 3/25/58
(2)(3)

   $ 201       $ 207   

Banc of America Mortgage Trust 05-3, 1A15
5.500%, 4/25/35

     275         290   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 05-2, B
5.113%, 7/10/43
(2)

     440         468   

Bank of America Funding Corp. 04-B, 2A1
5.440%, 11/20/34
(2)

     261         263   

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust 08-1, A2A 144A
1.210%, 1/25/38
(2)(3)

     316         313   

BCAP LLC Trust 06-RR1, PE
5.000%, 11/25/36

     500         517   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

06-PW13, AM
5.582%, 9/11/41
(2)

     235         262   

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

     1,130         1,221   

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

     1,114         1,152   

Citigroup - Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 06-CD2, A3
5.367%, 1/15/46
(2)

     1,335         1,418   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust

     

02-R2, 1M 144A
5.750%, 7/25/33
(3)

     259         218   

04-6, 1A2
2.990%, 5/25/34
(2)

     542         534   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates 06-C1, A3
5.409%, 2/15/39
(2)

     65         67   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp. II 07- GG10, A4
5.789%, 8/10/45
(2)

     950         1,095   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. 07- GG9, A4
5.444%, 3/10/39

     25         29   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

10-CNTR, A1, 144A
3.300%, 8/5/32
(3)

     454         486   

06-LDP7, AM
5.871%, 4/15/45
(2)

     475         531   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 04-A4, 2A1
2.676%, 9/25/34
(2)

     467         476   

Morgan Stanley Capital I

     

07-T27, A4
5.651%, 6/11/42
(2)

     1,110         1,314   

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

     855         945   

08-T29, A4
6.275%, 1/11/43
(2)

     1,450         1,777   

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc. 07-IQ14, A4
5.692%, 4/15/49
(2)

     300         348   

Motel 6 Trust 12-MTLB, D 144A
3.781%, 10/5/25
(3)

     270         270   

SMA Issuer I LLC 12-LV1, A 144A
3.500%, 8/20/25
(3)

     220         221   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust 12-3A, A 144A
1.570%, 12/25/59
(2)(3)

   $ 529       $ 532   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust 04-18, 1A2
2.754%, 12/25/34
(2)

     319         273   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 03-14, 3A1
5.508%, 5/25/33
(2)

     452         463   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

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

     450         516   

07-C33, A4
5.921%, 2/15/51
(2)

     950         1,114   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 03-S11, 3A5
5.950%, 11/25/33

     469         497   
     

 

 

 
        17,817   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $29,699)

        31,051   
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—4.8%

     

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 12-3, C
2.420%, 5/8/18

     500         519   

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC

     

11-3A, A, 144A
3.410%, 11/20/17
(3)

     535         574   

12-3A, A, 144A
2.100%, 3/20/19
(3)

     375         382   

Centre Point Funding LLC 12-2A, 1, 144A
2.610%, 8/20/21
(3)

     534         537   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 05-1, AF5A
5.497%, 7/25/35
(2)

     260         247   

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 12-1A, A2, 144A
4.212%, 10/15/42
(3)

     160         163   

GSAA Home Equity Trust 05-12, AF3W
4.999%, 9/25/35
(2)

     319         321   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

12-2, D
3.870%, 2/15/18

     500         524   

12-3, C
3.010%, 4/16/18

     545         562   

Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC 12-3A, A, 144A
1.870%, 8/20/29
(3)

     498         497   

Silverleaf Finance LLC 12-D, A, 144A
3.000%, 3/17/25
(3)

     250         250   

Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 12-AA, B, 144A
2.430%, 4/15/19
(3)

     215         215   

Westgate Resorts LLC 12-2A, A 144A
3.000%, 1/20/25
(3)

     314         316   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $5,085)

        5,107   
     

 

 

 
 

 

2


Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—50.4%

     

Consumer Discretionary—2.9%

  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 12/15/20
(3)

   $ 215       $ 221   

Claire’s Stores, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 3/15/19
(3)

     210         226   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     

144A 6.500%, 11/15/22(3)

     80         83   

144A 6.500%, 11/15/22(3)

     200         208   

DISH DBS Corp.
4.625%, 7/15/17

     300         314   

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
9.375%, 5/1/20
(3)

     260         276   

MGM Resorts International (MGM Mirage) 144A
6.750%, 10/1/20
(3)

     215         220   

Nara Cable Funding Ltd. 144A
8.875%, 12/1/18
(3)

     230         235   

NBC Universal Media LLC
2.875%, 1/15/23

     145         145   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/21
(3)

     235         236   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     

5.000%, 2/1/20

     390         454   

4.000%, 9/1/21

     265         291   

United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. Series 95-BD,
1 9.300%, 7/1/15
(5)(6)

     14         14   

WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A
6.000%, 1/15/21
(3)

     165         175   
     

 

 

 
        3,098   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—2.2%

     

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

     570         519   

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

     250         329   

Flowers Foods, Inc.
4.375%, 4/1/22

     275         281   

Heineken NV 144A
3.400%, 4/1/22
(3)

     570         594   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. 144A
3.500%, 6/6/22
(3)

     285         304   

Reynolds American, Inc.
3.250%, 11/1/22

     295         296   
     

 

 

 
        2,323   
     

 

 

 

Energy—7.0%

     

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP (BreitBurn Finance Corp.) 144A
7.875%, 4/15/22
(3)

     175         182   

Bristow Group, Inc.
6.250%, 10/15/22

     35         38   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas
6.500%, 6/1/21

     200         215   

Continental Resources, Inc.
5.000%, 9/15/22

     430         465   

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

     30         32   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC
7.500%, 11/15/40

   $ 505       $ 692   

Energy Transfer Partners LP
5.200%, 2/1/22

     285         325   

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. 144A
8.250%, 2/15/18
(3)

     280         289   

Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA 144A
8.500%, 12/15/16
(3)

     120         126   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. 144A
6.375%, 3/15/22
(3)

     210         217   

Halcon Resources Corp. 144A
8.875%, 5/15/21
(3)

     115         122   

Hercules Offshore, Inc. 144A
10.500%, 10/15/17
(3)

     160         173   

OGX Austria GmbH 144A
8.500%, 6/1/18
(3)

     560         507   

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

     515         579   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA RegS
8.500%, 11/2/17
(4)

     310         307   

Petropower I Funding Trust 144A
7.360%, 2/15/14
(3)(6)

     32         33   

Phillips 66

     

144A 4.300%, 4/1/22(3)

     515         575   

144A 5.875%, 5/1/42(3)

     340         408   

Plains Exploration & Production Co.
6.875%, 2/15/23

     215         247   

Rowan Cos., Inc.
4.875%, 6/1/22

     255         277   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.
7.500%, 3/15/21

     575         618   

Transocean, Inc.
3.800%, 10/15/22

     360         369   

Weatherford International Ltd.
4.500%, 4/15/22

     310         329   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)
3.700%, 1/15/23

     200         201   

Zhaikmunai LP (Zhaikmanai International BV) 144A
7.125%, 11/13/19
(3)

     200         210   
     

 

 

 
        7,536   
     

 

 

 

Financials—21.0%

     

Aircastle Ltd.
7.625%, 4/15/20

     200         225   

Akbank TAS 144A
3.875%, 10/24/17
(3)

     350         360   

Alfa Bank OJSC (Alfa Bond Issuance plc) RegS
7.875%, 9/25/17
(4)(10)

     250         280   

Ally Financial, Inc.
5.500%, 2/15/17

     315         338   

ALROSA Finance SA 144A
7.750%, 11/3/20
(3)

     240         280   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
2.950%, 9/15/22

     430         428   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC (Avis Budget Finance, Inc.) 144A
4.875%, 11/15/17
(3)

     220         224   

Banco Santander Chile 144A
3.875%, 9/20/22
(3)

     450         461   

Banco Votorantim SA 144A
7.375%, 1/21/20
(3)

     300         336   

Bancolombia SA
5.125%, 9/11/22

     260         270   
 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Bank of America Corp.

     

5.750%, 8/15/16

   $ 250       $ 273   

5.625%, 7/1/20

     235         278   

Barclays Bank plc 144A
6.050%, 12/4/17
(3)

     250         277   

Boston Properties LP
3.850%, 2/1/23

     380         399   

Capital One Financial Corp.
6.150%, 9/1/16

     355         406   

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

     250         272   

Citigroup, Inc.
5.000%, 9/15/14

     510         537   

CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
7.250%, 4/15/19

     225         216   

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

     540         693   

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 144A
4.125%, 12/10/22
(3)

     290         292   

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

     625         691   

E*trade Financial Corp.
6.375%, 11/15/19

     175         180   

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

     380         420   

General Electric Capital Corp.
1.600%, 11/20/17

     240         240   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 144A
4.750%, 8/15/17
(3)

     220         231   

GFI Group, Inc.
8.625%, 7/19/18

     620         547   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     

6.000%, 6/15/20

     360         427   

5.750%, 1/24/22

     500         591   

HCP, Inc.
2.625%, 2/1/20

     300         299   

HDTFS, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 10/15/20
(3)

     100         105   

Highwoods Realty LP
3.625%, 1/15/23

     270         264   

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12 144A
6.000%
(2)(3)(7)(8)

     310         329   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A
6.625%, 12/15/22
(3)

     175         181   

International Lease Finance Corp.
4.875%, 4/1/15

     250         259   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA 144A
5.125%, 5/13/23
(3)

     295         302   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

3.450%, 3/1/16

     365         388   

4.400%, 7/22/20

     425         479   

3.250%, 9/23/22

     735         756   

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 144A
6.950%, 7/10/42
(3)

     215         270   

Kazkommerts Bank International BV RegS
8.000%, 11/3/15
(4)

     115         111   

KeyCorp
5.100%, 3/24/21

     405         471   

Lincoln National Corp.
4.200%, 3/15/22

     530         568   

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

     15         17   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Morgan Stanley

     

5.550%, 4/27/17

   $ 330       $ 366   

5.500%, 7/28/21

     200         227   

6.375%, 7/24/42

     435         509   

Nordea Bank AB 144A
4.250%, 9/21/22
(3)

     265         273   

Novatek OAO (Novatek Finance Ltd.) 144A
4.422%, 12/13/22
(3)(10)

     285         286   

PKO Finance AB 144A
4.630%, 9/26/22
(3)(10)

     255         268   

Post Apartment Homes LP
3.375%, 12/1/22

     200         199   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     

7.375%, 6/15/19

     250         317   

8.875%, 6/15/38(2)

     360         437   

5.875%, 9/15/42(2)(8)

     190         200   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(3)

     220         230   

Regions Financial Corp.
5.750%, 6/15/15

     520         562   

Resona Bank Ltd. 144A
5.850%
(2)(3)(7)(8)

     830         893   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC (RSHB Capital SA) 144A
5.298%, 12/27/17
(3)

     220         236   

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
3.000%, 9/24/15

     200         204   

Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank CapItal SA) 144A
5.125%, 10/29/22
(3)(10)

     320         326   

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

     155         166   

Turkiye Is Bankasi 144A
3.875%, 11/7/17
(3)

     335         341   

UBS AG
7.625%, 8/17/22

     500         552   

United Rentals North America, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 5/15/20
(3)

     255         281   

UPCB Finance VI Ltd. VI 144A
6.875%, 1/15/22
(3)

     165         179   

Ventas Realty LP (Ventas Capital Corp.)
3.250%, 8/15/22

     250         245   

Wells Fargo & Co.
4.600%, 4/1/21

     270         310   
     

 

 

 
        22,578   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.8%

     

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

     305         356   

CFR International SpA 144A
5.125%, 12/6/22
(3)

     200         208   

Express Scripts Holding Co. 144A
2.650%, 2/15/17
(3)

     570         592   

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

     325         370   

HCA, Inc.
6.500%, 2/15/20

     330         372   

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 1/15/18
(3)

     110         111   

Mylan, Inc. PA 144A
3.125%, 1/15/23
(3)

     325         322   
 

 

4


Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.250%, 11/1/18

   $ 170       $ 188   

VPI Escrow Corp. 144A
6.375%, 10/15/20
(3)

     210         226   

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3.250%, 10/1/22

     285         291   
     

 

 

 
        3,036   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—4.9%

  

Aircastle Ltd. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/19
(3)

     225         236   

America West Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust Series 00-1, G
8.057%, 7/2/20

     282         302   

Belden, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 9/1/22
(3)

     110         114   

CHC Helicopter SA
9.250%, 10/15/20

     160         169   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

     

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

     290         316   

99-1, A 6.545%, 2/2/19

     453         494   

00-1, A-1 8.048%, 11/1/20

     468         530   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through-Trust 12-1A, 1A
4.750%, 5/7/20

     345         369   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.
6.625%, 4/15/20

     45         46   

Iron Mountain, Inc.
5.750%, 8/15/24

     390         397   

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

     391         414   

ServiceMaster Co. 144A
7.000%, 8/15/20
(3)

     220         222   

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
6.750%, 12/15/20

     205         220   

Sydney Airport Finance Co. Ltd. 144A
3.900%, 3/22/23
(3)

     305         311   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust

     

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

     541         595   

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

     472         531   
     

 

 

 
        5,266   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.4%

  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)
4.375%, 12/1/22

     270         275   

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

     165         174   

First Data Corp. 144A
6.750%, 11/1/20
(3)

     275         279   

Igloo Holdings Corp. PIK Capitalization Interest 144A
8.250%, 12/15/17
(3)

     45         45   

NCR Corp. 144A
4.625%, 2/15/21
(3)

     215         216   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 11/1/19
(3)

     45         46   

Xerox Corp.
4.500%, 5/15/21

     425         450   
     

 

 

 
        1,485   
     

 

 

 

Materials—2.9%

  

Alpek SAB de CV 144A
4.500%, 11/20/22
(3)

     385         402   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP (Calumet Finance Corp.) 144A
9.625%, 8/1/20
(3)

   $ 160       $ 175   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(3)

     200         225   

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.125%, 12/15/20
(3)

     95         97   

Eurochem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC (EuroChem GI Ltd.) 144A
5.125%, 12/12/17
(3)(10)

     275         283   

Ineos Finance plc 144A
8.375%, 2/15/19
(3)

     200         216   

Methanex Corp.
3.250%, 12/15/19

     215         216   

NewMarket Corp. 144A
4.100%, 12/15/22
(3)

     288         293   

Nufarm Australia Ltd. 144A
6.375%, 10/15/19
(3)

     305         320   

PTT Global Chemical plc RegS
4.250%, 9/19/22
(4)

     225         233   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH 144A
7.750%, 7/15/17
(3)

     200         219   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A
6.500%, 12/1/20
(3)

     60         65   

Vale Overseas Ltd.
4.375%, 1/11/22

     330         352   
     

 

 

 
        3,096   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—3.4%

  

AT&T, Inc.
3.875%, 8/15/21

     425         473   

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

     495         547   

Crown Castle Towers LLC 144A
4.883%, 8/15/20
(3)

     600         677   

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/30/20
(3)

     200         221   

Frontier Communications Corp.
7.125%, 1/15/23

     220         234   

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

     200         214   

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 6/1/20
(3)

     160         168   

Sprint Nextel Corp.
6.000%, 11/15/22

     285         294   

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 9/15/22
(3)

     430         446   

Windstream Corp.
7.750%, 10/15/20

     330         358   
     

 

 

 
        3,632   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.9%

  

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. 144A
2.500%, 1/12/18
(3)

     270         273   

Calpine Corp.

     

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

     125         141   

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

     351         389   

CMS Energy Corp.
6.250%, 2/1/20

     545         639   

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

     100         137   

NRG Energy, Inc.
7.625%, 5/15/19

     195         209   
 

 

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Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

Targa Resources Partners LP (Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.) 144A
5.250%, 5/1/23
(3)

   $ 225       $ 234   
     

 

 

 
        2,022   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $51,325)

        54,072   
     

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS—0.6%

  

General Electric Capital Corp. Series A
7.125%, 12/15/49
(2)

     590         667   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

(Identified Cost $590)

        667   
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—7.1%

  

Consumer Discretionary—1.1%

  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.) Tranche B-6,
5.460%, 1/28/18

     240         215   

EB Sports Corp.
11.500%, 12/31/15

     170         170   

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc.
4.170%, 10/16/19

     160         161   

MGM Resorts International (MGM Mirage) Tranche B,
4.250%, 12/20/19

     28         28   

Party City Holdings, Inc.
5.750%, 7/27/19

     125         126   

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B,
7.250%, 11/9/18

     217         213   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.
0.000%, 12/18/19

     68         69   

Sequa Automotive Group
6.250%, 11/15/18

     165         164   

Tribune Co.
0.000%, 7/30/19

     72         72   
     

 

 

 
        1,218   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.5%

  

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. First Lien,
9.500%, 10/10/17

     210         215   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC Tranche E,
4.750%, 10/17/18

     103         104   

Supervalu, Inc.
8.000%, 8/30/18

     160         162   
     

 

 

 
        481   
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.4%

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
5.750%, 12/2/17

     215         216   

Frac Tech International LLC
8.500%, 5/6/16

     220         183   
     

 

 

 
        399   
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.5%

  

iStar Financial, Inc. 5.750%, 10/15/17

     208         210   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

  

Nuveen Investments, Inc. Second Lien,
0.000%, 2/28/19

   $ 215       $ 220   

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B,
5.750%, 11/28/17

     135         136   
     

 

 

 
        566   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.0%

  

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

     

0.000%, 11/2/18

     79         81   

0.000%, 11/21/18

     69         70   

Aveta, Inc. (MMM Holdings, Inc.)
9.750%, 10/26/17

     69         70   

Houghton International, Inc. First Lien,
0.000%, 7/30/19

     220         222   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 10/26/17

     51         51   

Par Pharmaceutical Tranche B,
0.000%, 9/30/19

     360         360   

Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.
0.000%, 12/10/17

     160         160   

United Surgical Partners International, Inc. Tranche B,
0.000%, 4/3/19

     56         56   
     

 

 

 
        1,070   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—1.1%

  

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC

     

First Lien,
5.500%, 12/10/18

     220         222   

Second Lien,
9.500%, 12/10/19

     30         30   

Aluma Systems, Inc. Tranche-1
6.250%, 10/23/18

     31         31   

AWAS Finance Luxemborg S.A.
4.750%, 7/16/18

     80         81   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.

     

Tranche B-1
6.250%, 10/23/18

     129         128   

Tranche B-1
6.250%, 10/23/19

     105         104   

CHG Buyer Corp.

     

First Lien,
5.000%, 11/19/19

     165         165   

Second Lien,
9.000%, 11/19/20

     52         52   

MRC Global, Inc.
6.250%, 11/8/19

     157         158   

Silver II Borrower S.C.A. ( Silver US Holdings, LLC)
5.000%, 12/13/19

     209         211   
     

 

 

 
        1,182   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.5%

  

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
5.750%, 2/15/18

     274         276   

CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
0.000%, 12/31/19

     91         92   
 

 

 

6


Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC Tranche B-1,
5.500%, 12/17/18

   $ 234       $ 236   

IPC Systems, Inc. Tranche C First Lien,
7.750%, 7/31/17

     165         161   

Ipreo Holdings LLC

     

Tranche B-2
6.500%, 8/7/17

     161         162   

Tranche B-3
6.500%, 8/7/17

     44         44   

RP Crown Parent LLC
0.000%, 12/14/17

     53         53   

SCS Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/7/18

     118         119   

Spansion LLC
5.250%, 12/13/18

     70         70   

Sungard Data Systems, Inc. Tranche D
4.500%, 1/31/20

     24         24   

Veyance Technologies, Inc. Second Lien,
0.000%, 7/31/15

     230         223   

Wall Street Systems Holdings, Inc. Second Lien,
0.000%, 10/25/20

     110         110   
     

 

 

 
        1,570   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.0%

  

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (Algoma Steel, Inc.)
8.750%, 9/19/14

     214         213   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.
5.250%, 10/18/17

     284         287   

Houghton International, Inc. Second Lien,
10.500%, 12/17/20

     110         109   

Kronos, Inc.

     

First Lien,
5.500%, 10/30/19

     39         40   

Second Lien,
9.750%, 4/30/20

     110         110   

Tomkin Air
5.000%, 11/9/18

     62         63   

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A. (Styron S.A.R.L)
8.000%, 8/2/17

     270         264   
     

 

 

 
        1,086   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $7,546)

        7,572   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.7%

  

Financials—0.7%

  

Citigroup Capital XIII 7.875%,

     16,200         452   

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

     280,000         317   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $685)

        769   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.0%

(Identified cost $101,643)

        106,093   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.2%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—2.2%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     2,385,607       $ 2,386   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $2,386)

        2,386   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—101.2%

(Identified Cost $104,029)

        108,479 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(1.2)%

        (1,255
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 107,224   
     

 

 

 

 

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”)
PIK    Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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, 2012.

(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, 2012, these securities amounted to a value of $28,123 or 26.2% 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)

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)

Illiquid security.

(7)

No contractual maturity date

(8)

Interest payments may be deferred.

(9) 

Amounts are less than $500.

(10)

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.

Foreign Currencies:

 

AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
COP Colombian Peso
EUR European Currency Unit
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
 

 

7


Virtus Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     81

Brazil

     2   

Mexico

     2   

Australia

     1   

Cayman Islands

     1   

Ireland

     1   

Luxembourg

     1   

Other

     11   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012

 

 

 

8


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 5,107       $ —         $ 5,107       $ —     

Convertible Bonds

     667         —           667         —     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     54,072         —           54,058         14   

Foreign Government Securities

     4,936         —           4,936         —     

Loan Agreements

     7,572         —           7,572         —     

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     31,051         —           31,051         —     

Municipal Bonds

     1,085         —           1,085         —     

U.S. Government Securities

     834         —           834         —     

Equity Securities:

           

Preferred Stock

     769         —           769         —     

Short-Term Investments

     2,386         2,386         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 108,479       $ 2,386       $ 106,079       $ 14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2012:

   $ 14   

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, 2012

   $ 14 (d) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2012, 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.

(d) 

Includes internally fair valued security.


Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT BONDS(2)—98.7%

  

Development Revenue—6.0%

  

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

   $ 500       $ 340   

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

     500         501   

San Diego Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation Series B (AMBAC Insured)
5.350%, 9/1/24

     1,000         1,001   

Tax Allocation Series A (AMBAC Insured)
4.750%, 9/1/30

     500         505   

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

     1,000         1,012   
     

 

 

 
        3,359   
     

 

 

 

General Obligation—15.1%

  

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

     150         170   

Contra Costa Community College District,
4.000%, 8/1/28

     200         224   

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

     500         510   

Los Angeles Unified School District, 2002 Election Series C (AGM Insured)
5.000%, 7/1/24

     500         576   

Series A-1 (NATL Insured)
4.500%, 1/1/28

     500         551   

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

     1,500         565   

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

     1,475         564   

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

     1,500         592   

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

     1,200         650   

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

     1,000         567   

Sequoia Union High School District
4.000%, 7/1/26

     250         278   

State of California,
5.500%, 3/1/26

     500         587   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

General Obligation—(continued)

  

5.000%, 6/1/32

   $ 675       $ 745   

5.000%, 9/1/32

     500         572   

5.000%, 11/1/32

     250         278   

4.500%, 10/1/36

     500         532   

5.000%, 12/1/37

     250         276   

6.000%, 4/1/38

     250         299   
     

 

 

 
        8,536   
     

 

 

 

General Revenue—19.7%

  

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

     1,600         1,812   

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

     1,000         1,041   

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.,
5.000%, 8/1/46

     500         531   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Series A-1 5.
125%, 6/1/47

     1,250         1,074   

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

     285         312   

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

     1,000         1,180   

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

     350         411   

5.000%, 10/1/37

     750         835   

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

     535         524   

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         605   

Various Capital Projects, Series G-1
5.750%, 10/1/30

     550         643   

Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, Series E
5.000%, 11/1/32

     500         539   

University of California, Department of Mental Health, Series A
5.500%, 6/1/16

     1,000         1,069   
     

 

 

 
        11,083   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Higher Education Revenue—7.9%

     

California Educational Facilities Authority, Univesity of Southern California, Series A
5.000%, 10/1/23

   $ 250       $ 321   

Stanford University,
5.250%, 4/1/40

     500         694   

Pomona Colllege, Series A
5.000%, 7/1/45

     500         541   

California State University, Series A (NATL, FGIC Insured)
5.250%, 11/1/38

     635         727   

University of California, Series D (NATL, FGIC Insured)
5.000%, 5/15/28

     500         564   

Regents Medical, Series A
4.750%, 5/15/31

     500         536   

Series G (NATL, FGIC Insured)
4.750%, 5/15/35

     525         537   

Series B
4.750%, 5/15/38

     500         513   
     

 

 

 
        4,433   
     

 

 

 

Medical Revenue—4.5%

     

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
5.000%, 11/15/34

     500         535   

Providence Health & Services, Series C
6.500%, 10/1/38

     295         357   

Kaiser Permanente, Series A
5.250%, 4/1/39

     500         546   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Kaiser Permanente, Series B
5.000%, 3/1/41

     500         537   

St. Joseph Health System, (FGIC Insured)
5.750%, 7/1/47

     500         554   
     

 

 

 
        2,529   
     

 

 

 

Natural Gas Revenue—1.5%

  

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

     750         845   
     

 

 

 

Power Revenue—4.1%

     

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

     300         335   

Northern California Power Agency,
5.000%, 7/1/32

     200         233   

Sacramento Municipal Utilities District Financing Authority, (NATL Insured)
4.750%, 7/1/26

     500         534   

5.000%, 8/15/26

     500         600   

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

     500         587   
     

 

 

 
        2,289   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Pre-Refunded—19.3%

     

Bay Area Toll Authority, Toll Bridge San Fransisco Bay Area , Series F (Pre-refunded 4/1/16 @ $100)
5.000%, 4/1/18

   $ 1,000       $ 1,140   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Series A (Pre-refunded 11/15/13 @ $100)
5.000%, 11/15/14

     125         130   

Providence Health & Services, Series C (Pre-refunded 10/1/18 @100)
6.500%, 10/1/38

     5         6   

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

     755         1,025   

California State University, Series A (Pre-refunded 5/1/13 @ $100) (NATL, FGIC Insured)
5.000%, 11/1/26

     250         254   

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

     500         548   

El Dorado Irrigation District & El Dorado Water Agency, Certificates of Participation, Series A (Pre-refunded 3/1/13 @ $100) (NATL, FGIC Insured)
5.250%, 3/1/16

     365         368   

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, Election of 2002 Series A (Pre-refunded 8/1/13 @100) (NATL Insured)
5.000%, 8/1/19

     210         216   

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

     595         720   

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

     140         145   

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

     195         271   

Riverside County Single Family, Series A (GNMA Collateralized)
7.800%, 5/1/21
(3)

     4,000         5,859   

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

     180         181   
     

 

 

 
        10,863   
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue—7.0%

     

Bay Area Toll Authority,

     

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

     500         567   

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

     580         655   
 

 

2


Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Transportation Revenue—(continued)

  

  

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

   $ 200       $ 224   

Imperial County Transportation Authority, Series E
4.000%, 6/1/20

     500         545   

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

     510         573   

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority,

     

Series B 5.000%, 7/1/40

     500         544   

Series A 5.000%, 7/1/40

     250         272   

San Francisco Municipal Transporation Agency,
5.000%, 3/1/42

     500         559   
     

 

 

 
        3,939   
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue—13.6%

     

Alameda County Water District Financing Authority,
3.500%, 6/1/41

     1,000         998   

California State Department of Water Resources
5.000%, 12/1/28

     215         251   

City of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Water Revenue

     

4.000%, 11/1/32

     250         271   

4.000%, 11/1/41

     500         515   

City of Santa Rosa Wastewater Revenue, Series A
5.000%, 9/1/33

     500         580   

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

     1,070         989   

East Bay Municipal Utility District,
5.000%, 6/1/20

     250         315   

(NATL Insured)
5.000%, 6/1/35

     500         542   

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

     500         585   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power,
5.000%, 7/1/25

     700         866   

Orange County Sanitation District,
Series A
3.000%, 2/1/31

     750         771   

Sacramento Suburban Water District,
5.000%, 11/1/25

     250         304   

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

     600         681   
     

 

 

 
        7,668   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL TAX-EXEMPT BONDS

(Identified Cost $50,617)

        55,544   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.7%

(Identified cost $50,617)

        55,544   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.1%

     

Money Market Mutual
Funds—1.1%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio -
Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     609,557       $ 610   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $610)

        610   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL
INVESTMENTS—99.8%

(Identified Cost $51,227)

        56,154 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—0.2%

        132   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 56,286   
     

 

 

 

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
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, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

At December 31, 2012, the concentration of the Fund’s investments by state or territory determined as a percentage of net assets is as follows: California 99%. At December 31, 2012, 48% 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 14.4% AND GNMA 11.7%.

(3) 

Escrowed to maturity.

 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

        

Municipal Tax-Exempt Bonds

   $ 55,544       $ —         $ 55,544   

Equity Securities:

        

Short-Term Investments

     610         610         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 56,154       $ 610       $ 55,544   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus Disciplined Equity Style Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—99.0%

     

iShares Russell 1000(R) Value Index Fund

     4,500       $ 328   

iShares Russell 2000(R) Value Index Fund

     4,400         332   

iShares Russell Midcap(R) Value Index Fund

     6,600         331   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-
TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $998)

        991   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.0%

(Identified cost $998)

        991   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.0%

     

Money Market Mutual
Funds—1.0%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio -
Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     9,912         10   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $10)

        10   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%

(Identified Cost $1,008)

        1,001 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—0.0%

        0 (2) 
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,001   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

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

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 991       $ 991   

Short-Term Investments

     10         10   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,001       $ 1,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus Disciplined Select Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—98.9%

     

iShares Barclays Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Bond Fund

     4,060       $ 493   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

     1,330         124   

iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund

     3,070         372   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $991)

        989   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.9%

(Identified cost $991)

        989   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.4%

     

Money Market Mutual
Funds—0.4%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio -
Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     3,985         4   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $4)

        4   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.3%

(Identified Cost $995)

        993 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—0.7%

        7   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,000   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 989       $ 989   

Short-Term Investments

     4         4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 993       $ 993   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus Disciplined Select Country Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—99.4%

     

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

     3,740       $ 94   

iShares MSCI France Index Fund

     4,000         95   

iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund

     3,440         85   

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund

     1,660         32   

iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund

     1,700         23   

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

     23,560         230   

iShares MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index Fund

     1,370         28   

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

     1,390         19   

iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund

     1,000         30   

iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund

     1,100         33   

iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund

     3,370         90   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

     13,700         246   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $994)

        1,005   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.4%

(Identified cost $994)

        1,005   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.6%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.6%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio -
Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     6,065         6   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $6)

        6   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%

(Identified Cost $1,000)

        1,011 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—(0.1)%

        (1
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,010   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 1,005       $ 1,005   

Short-Term Investments

     6         6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,011       $ 1,011   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus Dynamic AlphaSectorTM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

AND

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—124.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,301,000       $ 61,706   

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,740,200         60,611   

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

     848,400         60,610   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     3,723,700         61,069   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,530,200         61,132   

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,618,000         61,322   

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,635,200         61,385   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     1,740,400         60,827   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $474,568)

        488,662   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM
INVESTMENTS—124.9%

(Identified cost $474,568)

        488,662   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENT—0.7%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.7%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     2,690,026         2,690   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $2,690)

        2,690   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—125.6%

(Identified Cost $477,258)

        491,352 (1) 

SECURITIES SOLD
SHORT—(5.5)%
(Proceeds ($21,065))

        (21,714 ) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(20.0)%

        (78,339
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 391,299   
     

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—5.5%

     

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT—(5.5)%

     

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

     750,055         (21,714
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT—(5.5)%

(Proceeds ($21,065))

        (21,714 ) 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(5.5)%

(Proceeds ($21,065))

        (21,714 )(1) 
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

     
SPDR            S&P Depositary Receipt      

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2012
    Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

    

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 488,662      $ 488,662   

Short Term Investments

     2,690        2,690   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 491,352      $ 491,352   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short

   $ (21,714   $ (21,714
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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


Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—28.1%

    

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    

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

   $ 230      $ 220   

RegS 7.000%,
12/1/18
(5)

     70        66   

RegS 12.750%,
8/23/22
(5)

     30        35   

7.650%, 4/21/25

     775        686   

9.375%, 1/13/34

     325        323   

KIngdom of Morocco 144A
4.250%, 12/11/22
(4)

     200        202   

Kingdom of Spain 5.850%, 1/31/22

     30 EUR      41   

Mongolia 144A
5.125%, 12/5/22
(4)

     200        197   

Republic of Angola (Northern Lights III BV) RegS
7.000%, 8/16/19
(5)

     250        277   

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

     376        271   

Republic of Belarus 8.950%, 1/26/18

     100        104   

Republic of Chile
5.500%, 8/5/20

     83,500 CLP      194   

Republic of Croatia 144A 6.375%, 3/24/21(4)

     300        341   

Republic of Ecuador 144A 9.375%, 12/15/15(4)

     100        101   

Republic of El Salvador 144A
7.650%, 6/15/35
(4)

     250        287   

Republic of Hungary
6.375%, 3/29/21

     110        122   

Republic of Iceland 144A
5.875%, 5/11/22
(4)

     250        279   

Republic of Indonesia Series FR-30,
10.750%, 5/15/16

     2,000,000 IDR      247   

Republic of Ivory Coast 144A
3.750%, 12/31/32
(4)

     100        93   

Republic of Peru 144A
6.900%, 8/12/37
(4)

     400 PEN      200   

Republic of Poland
5.750%, 10/25/21

     300 PLZ      112   

Republic of Romania 144A
6.750%, 2/7/22
(4)

     150        183   

Republic of Serbia 144A
6.750%, 11/1/24
(3)(4)

     160        162   

Republic of Slovenia 144A
5.500%, 10/26/22
(4)

     200        210   

Republic of South Africa Series R-208
6.750%, 3/31/21

     1,470 ZAR      177   

Republic of Turkey

    

9.000%, 3/8/17

     400 TRY      246   

5.125%, 3/25/22

     200        230   

6.750%, 5/30/40

     225        305   

Republic of Ukraine

    

144A 7.950%, 6/4/14(4)

     200        204   

144A 7.750%, 9/23/20(4)

     325        336   

Republic of Zambia 144A
5.375%, 9/20/22
(4)

     200        200   

Russian Federation 144A
5.625%, 4/4/42
(4)

     250        311   

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

     3,855 MXN      306   

Series M,

6.500%, 6/9/22

     2,250 MXN      188   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $7,153)

       7,456   
    

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—69.2%

     

Australia—0.3%

     

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

   $ 75       $ 80   
     

 

 

 

Austria—0.8%

     

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH 144A
8.375%, 6/15/19
(4)

     200         219   
     

 

 

 

Bermuda—1.2%

     

Aircastle Ltd. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/19
(4)

     100         105   

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/30/20
(4)

     200         221   
     

 

 

 
        326   
     

 

 

 

Brazil—7.1%

     

Banco ABC Brasil SA 144A
7.875%, 4/8/20
(4)

     100         110   

Banco do Brasil S.A. 144A 9.250%(3)(4)(7)(8)

     200         248   

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

     125         140   

Embraer SA
5.150%, 6/15/22

     100         110   

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

     125         145   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA RegS
5.650%, 3/19/22
(5)

     250         263   

OGX Austria GmbH 144A
8.375%, 4/1/22
(4)

     225         188   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(4)

     200         209   

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

     250         260   

Vale SA
5.625%, 9/11/42

     200         217   
     

 

 

 
        1,890   
     

 

 

 

Canada—0.2%

     

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.125%, 12/15/20
(4)

     45         46   
     

 

 

 

Cayman Islands—7.2%

     

Agile Property Holdings Ltd. 144A
8.875%, 4/28/17
(4)

     100         109   

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

     250         263   

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12 144A
6.000%, 5/29/49
(3)(4)(7)(8)

     325         345   

IPIC GMTN Ltd. 144A
6.875%, 11/1/41
(4)

     250         356   

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

     200         219   

Odebrecht Finance Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 4/5/23
(4)

     252         291   
 

 

1


Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Cayman Islands—(continued)

  

Petrobras International Finance Co.
6.750%, 1/27/41

   $ 100       $ 126   

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

     175         205   
     

 

 

 
        1,914   
     

 

 

 

Chile—1.5%

     

Banco Santander Chile 144A
3.875%, 9/20/22
(4)

     200         205   

Cencosud SA 144A
4.875%, 1/20/23
(4)

     200         204   
     

 

 

 
        409   
     

 

 

 

Colombia—1.0%

     

Bancolombia SA
5.125%, 9/11/22

     250         260   
     

 

 

 

Croatia—0.8%

     

Hrvatska Elektroprivreda 144A
6.000%, 11/9/17
(4)

     200         211   
     

 

 

 

Georgia—0.8%

     

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A
7.750%, 7/5/17
(4)

     200         203   
     

 

 

 

India—0.6%

     

ICICI Bank Ltd. 144A
6.375%, 4/30/22
(3)(4)

     150         152   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia—3.1%

     

Pertamina Persero PT

     

144A 5.250%, 5/23/21(4)

     200         225   

144A 6.000%, 5/3/42(4)

     275         311   

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT 144A
5.500%, 11/22/21
(4)

     250         284   
     

 

 

 
        820   
     

 

 

 

Ireland—4.3%

     

Alfa Bank OJSC (Alfa Bond Issuance plc) 144A
7.500%, 9/26/19
(4)(6)

     200         212   

Eurochem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC (EuroChem GI Ltd.) 144A
5.125%, 12/12/17
(4)(6)

     200         206   

Novatek OAO (Novatek Finance Ltd.) 144A
4.422%, 12/13/22
(4)(6)

     200         201   

Vimpel Communications OJSC (VIP Finance Ireland Ltd.) 144A
9.125%, 4/30/18
(4)

     250         304   

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc)
144A
6.800%, 11/22/25
(4)(6)

     175         214   
     

 

 

 
        1,137   
     

 

 

 

Israel—0.8%

     

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. RegS
7.250%, 1/15/19

     200         217   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Italy—0.4%

     

Telecom Italia Capital SA
7.175%, 6/18/19

   $ 100       $ 116   
     

 

 

 

Kazakhstan—3.7%

     

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 144A
4.125%, 12/10/22
(4)

     200         202   

Eurasian Development Bank 144A
4.767%, 9/20/22
(4)

     200         207   

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 144A
6.950%, 7/10/42
(4)

     200         251   

Kazkommerts Bank International BV 144A
7.875%, 4/7/14
(4)

     100         101   

Zhaikmunai LP (Zhaikmanai International BV) 144A
7.125%, 11/13/19
(4)

     200         210   
     

 

 

 
        971   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg—5.6%

     

ALROSA Finance SA 144A
7.750%, 11/3/20
(4)

     200         233   

Altice Financing SA 144A
7.875%, 12/15/19
(4)

     200         212   

Gazprom Neft OAO (GPN Capital SA) 144A
4.375%, 9/19/22
(4)

     200         205   

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA) RegS
6.510%, 3/7/22
(5)

     150         179   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC (RSHB Capital SA) 144A
6.299%, 5/15/17
(4)

     125         138   

Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank CapItal SA) 144A
5.125%, 10/29/22
(4)(6)

     200         204   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA) 144A
6.700%, 10/25/17
(4)(6)

     100         110   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. 144A
7.250%, 2/15/18
(4)

     200         204   
     

 

 

 
        1,485   
     

 

 

 

Mexico—6.6%

     

Alpek SA de CV 144A
4.500%, 11/20/22
(4)

     200         209   

America Movil SAB de CV Series 12
6.450%, 12/5/22

     2,000         159   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer SA 144A
6.750%, 9/30/22
(4)

     150         169   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(4)

     200         224   

Mexichem SAB de CV 144A
4.875%, 9/19/22
(4)

     200         216   

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

6.500%, 6/2/41

     225         282   

144A 5.500%, 6/27/44(4)

     450         495   
     

 

 

 
        1,754   
     

 

 

 
 

 

2


Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Netherlands—3.2%

     

Ajecorp BV
6.500%, 5/14/22
(4)

   $ 150       $ 163   

MDC-GMTN BV 144A
5.500%, 4/20/21
(4)

     250         291   

OAO Lukoil International Finance BV
144A 6.125%, 11/9/20
(4)(6)

     350         404   
     

 

 

 
        858   
     

 

 

 

Paraguay—0.8%

     

Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA
6.750%, 12/13/22
(4)

     200         210   
     

 

 

 

Peru—2.6%

     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Banco Continental SA 144A
5.000%, 8/26/22
(4)

     125         133   

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A
5.375%, 9/16/20
(4)

     200         222   

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA 144A
5.750%, 10/7/20
(4)

     100         109   

Volcan Compania Minera SAA 144A
5.375%, 2/2/22
(4)

     200         221   
     

 

 

 
        685   
     

 

 

 

Russia—1.6%

     

Brunswick Rail Finance Ltd. 144A
6.500%, 11/1/17
(4)

     200         210   

VTB Bank OJSC 144A 9.500%, 12/1/49(4)(6)

     200         215   
     

 

 

 
        425   
     

 

 

 

Sweden—0.8%

     

PKO Finance AB 144A
4.630%, 9/26/22
(4)(6)

     200         211   
     

 

 

 

Thailand—0.8%

     

PTT Global Chemical pcl 144A
4.250%, 9/19/22
(4)

     200         207   
     

 

 

 

Trinidad and Tobago—0.3%

     

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd. RegS
6.000%, 5/8/22
(5)

     79         87   
     

 

 

 

Turkey—2.4%

     

Turkiye

     

Vakiflar Bankasi Tao 144A
5.750%, 4/24/17
(4)

     200         216   

Garanti Bankasi AS 144A
5.250%, 9/13/22
(4)

     200         215   

Is Bankasi AS 144A
6.000%, 10/24/22
(4)

     200         212   
     

 

 

 
        643   
     

 

 

 

Ukraine—1.6%

     

DP World Ltd. 144A
6.850%, 7/2/37
(4)

     250         293   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Ukraine—(continued)

  

National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine
9.500%, 9/30/14

  $ 125      $ 129   
   

 

 

 
      422   
   

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates—1.2%

   

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. 144A
5.875%, 12/13/21
(4)

    275        328   
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom—0.4%

   

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

    100        110   
   

 

 

 

United States—2.2%

   

Igloo Holdings Corp. PIK Interset Capitalization 144A
8.250%, 12/15/17
(4)

    30        30   

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

    250 BRL      132   

Pactiv LLC
8.125%, 6/15/17

    100        100   

Reliance Holdings USA, Inc. 144A
5.400%, 2/14/22
(4)

    250        280   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A
6.500%, 12/1/20
(4)

    25        27   
   

 

 

 
      569   
   

 

 

 

Venezuela—4.7%

   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA RegS
8.500%, 11/2/17
(5)

    1,260        1,247   
   

 

 

 

Virgin Islands (British)—0.6%

   

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. 144A
10.250%, 7/13/16
(4)

    275 BRL      144   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $17,677)

      18,356   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.3%

(Identified cost $24,830)

      25,812   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.5%

   

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.5%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio -
Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

    395,444        395   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $395)

      395   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.8%

(Identified Cost $25,225)

      26,207 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.2%

      331   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 26,538   
   

 

 

 
 

 

3


Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Abbreviations:

 

PIK Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 11 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(3) 

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2012.

(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, 2012, these securities amounted to a value of $18,170 or 68.5% 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) 

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.

(7) 

No contractual maturity date

(8) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

 

 

 

Foreign Currencies:

 

BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
EUR European Currency Unit
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLZ Polish Zloty
TRY Turkish Lira
ZAR South African Rand

 

4


Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)       

Country Weightings †

      

Venezuela

     10

Mexico

     9   

Cayman Islands

     8   

Brazil

     7   

Luxembourg

     6   

Turkey

     5   

Ireland

     4   

Other

     51   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

5


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

        

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   $ 18,356       $ —         $ 18,356   

Foreign Government Securities

     7,456         —           7,456   

Equity Securities:

        

Short-Term Investments

     395         395         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 26,207       $ 395       $ 25,812   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

      SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—5.0%

  

Consumer Staples—2.1%

  

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar .120%

     600       $ 27   

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas 2.890%

     2,300         96   
     

 

 

 
        123   
     

 

 

 

Financials—0.4%

     

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A. 1.140%

     2,800         21   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.2%

     

Bradespar S.A. 4.770%

     4,300         69   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.3%

     

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais 6.920%

     7,200         79   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $267)

     

 

292

  

     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—88.6%

     

Consumer Discretionary—6.8%

     

Anta Sports Products Ltd. (China)

     43,000         39   

Arcelik AS (Turkey)

     3,116         20   

Astra International Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     66,500         53   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. Class H (China)

     6,000         9   

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

     2,000         12   

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. (China)

     7,500         24   

Kangwon Land, Inc. (South Korea)

     1,700         46   

Lojas Renner S.A. (Brazil)

     1,100         43   

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

     3,700         22   

Naspers Ltd. (South Africa)

     443         29   

Parkson Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     7,600         13   

Truworths International Ltd. (South Africa)

     2,032         26   

UMW Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     16,100         63   
     

 

 

 
        399   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—6.5%

     

Grupo Modelo S.A.B. de C.V. Class C (Mexico)

     5,500         49   

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     22,000         13   

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. Class A (Mexico)

     8,600         22   

KT&G Corp. (South Korea)

     1,711         129   

Kuala Lumpur Kepong BHD (Malaysia)

     2,900         23   

President Chain Store Corp. (Taiwan)

     7,000         38   

Spar Group Ltd. (The) (South Africa)

     3,883         61   
      SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

     

Tiger Brands Ltd. (South Africa)

     185       $ 7   

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

     11,600         38   
     

 

 

 
        380   
     

 

 

 

Energy—12.8%

     

Banpu Pcl Class V (Thailand)

     1,000         13   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H (China)

     68,000         78   

CNOOC Ltd. (China)

     34,000         75   

Ecopetrol S.A. (Colombia)

     51,324         159   

Gazprom OAO (Gazstream S.A.) Sponsored ADR (Russia)

     13,070         127   

Lukoil OAO Sponsored ADR (Russia)

     1,100         74   

PetroChina Co., Ltd. Class H (China)

     74,000         107   

PTT Pcl (Thailand)

     1,900         20   

Sasol Ltd. (South Africa)

     587         26   

Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     5,500         9   

Tupras-Turkiye Petro Rafinerileri AS (Turkey)

     1,552         45   

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

     400         9   

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd. Class H (China)

     6,000         10   
     

 

 

 
        752   
     

 

 

 

Financials—25.0%

     

ABSA Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     3,039         59   

African Bank Investments Ltd. (South Africa)

     9,182         35   

Alliance Financial Group Bhd (Malaysia)

     25,900         37   

AMMB Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     20,500         46   

Banco de Chile (Chile)

     72,163         12   

Banco Santander Chile S.A. (Chile)

     2,125,911         150   

Bank of China Ltd. (China)

     285,000         129   

Bank of the Philippine Islands (Philippines)

     13,310         31   

BR Properties SA (Brazil)

     1,500         19   

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

     191,000         156   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. (China)

     22,500         26   

Compartamos SAB de C.V. (Mexico)

     15,800         23   

Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     1,460         63   

Farglory Land Development Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     27,000         49   

Grupo Financiero Inbursa Sab de CV (Mexico)

     17,600         53   

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. (China)

     20,800         35   

Highwealth Construction Corp. (Taiwan)

     6,400         12   

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     1,700         53   
 

 

1


Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (China)

     203,000       $ 147   

Industrial Bank of Korea (South Korea)

     3,290         37   

Porto Seguro S.A. (Brazil)

     1,500         17   

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A. (Poland)

     4,835         58   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A. (Poland)

     377         53   

Redefine Properties Ltd. (South Africa)(2)

     6,627         7   

RMB Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)

     1,406         7   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     141         29   

Sberbank of Russia (Russia)

     719         9   

Siam Commercial Bank Pcl (Thailand)

     10,000         59   

Soho China Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

     22,500         18   

Standard Bank Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     2,994         42   
     

 

 

 
        1,471   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—6.9%

     

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (Philippines)

     48,700         63   

Alfa Sab de CV (Mexico)

     7,700         17   

Arteris SA (Brazil)

     2,500         23   

Grupo Carso Sab de CV (Mexico)

     3,900         19   

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     37         9   

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. (China)

     54,000         56   

Reunert Ltd. (South Africa)

     4,466         40   

S1 Corp. (South Korea)

     439         29   

Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     72         11   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     1,450         53   

Teco Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     38,000         29   

United Tractors Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     11,500         24   

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. (China)

     42,000         33   
     

 

 

 
        406   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—12.5%

     

Asseco Poland S.A. (Poland)

     795         12   

Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     27,000         63   

Cielo S.A. (Brazil)

     1,000         28   

Compal Electronics, Inc. (Taiwan)

     57,000         38   

HTC Corp. (Taiwan)

     6,000         63   

Lite-On Technology Corp. (Taiwan)

     20,000         27   

MediaTek, Inc. (Taiwan)

     2,000         22   

MStar Semiconductor, Inc. (Taiwan)

     5,000         38   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp. (Taiwan)

     11,000       $ 45   

Quanta Computer, Inc. (Taiwan)

     8,000         19   

Richtek Technology Corp. (Taiwan)

     5,000         29   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     91,000         304   

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     1,300         43   
     

 

 

 
        731   
     

 

 

 

Materials—9.9%

     

China Bluechemical Ltd. Class H (China)

     28,000         19   

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A. (Brazil)

     8,100         47   

Eregli Demir Ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (Turkey)

     5,066         7   

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

     17,800         64   

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. (China)

     31,000         84   

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. (South Africa)

     1,913         129   

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)

     2,297         87   

TSRC Corp. (Taiwan)

     72,000         147   
     

 

 

 
        584   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—6.5%

     

China Mobile Ltd. (China)

     10,500         124   

KT Corp. (South Korea)

     1,040         35   

MTN Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     2,538         53   

Rostelecom ADR (Russia)

     585         14   

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     501         72   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     18,000         17   

Tim Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

     4,100         16   

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (Turkey)

     13,483         52   
     

 

 

 
        383   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—1.7%

     

CEZ AS (Czech Republic)

     1,127         40   

Guangdong Investments Ltd. (China)

     26,000         21   

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     45,500         22   

Petronas Gas BHD (Malaysia)

     3,000         19   
     

 

 

 
        102   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $4,695)

        5,208   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—3.7%

     

iPath MSCI India Index ETN(2)

     3,727         222   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $193)

        222   
     

 

 

 
 

 

2


Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.3%

(Identified cost $5,155)

        5,722   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.2%

     

Money Market Mutual
Funds—2.2%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     129,990       $ 130   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $130)

        130   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $5,285)

        5,852 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—0.5%

        27   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 5,879   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

     

ADR    American Depositary Receipt

       

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 11 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

3


Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

China

     18

Taiwan

     16   

South Korea

     10   

Brazil

     9   

South Africa

     9   

United States

     6   

Mexico

     5   

Other

     27   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

4


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December  31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Preferred Stock

     292         292         —     

Common Stocks

   $ 5,208       $ 1,285       $ 3,923   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     222         222         —     

Short-Term Investments

     130         130         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 5,852       $ 1,929       $ 3,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $3,189 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-US securities.


Virtus Foreign Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—94.6%

     

Consumer Discretionary—7.8%

     

Barrat Developments plc (United Kingdom)(2)

     2,161,099       $ 7,381   

DKSH Holding AG (Switzerland)(2)

     153,000         11,067   

Domino’s Pizza plc (United Kingdom)

     1,709,027         13,951   

L’Occitane International SA (Hong Kong)

     2,784,749         8,911   

Paddy Power plc (Ireland)

     264,155         21,762   

Persimmon plc (United Kingdom)

     957,021         12,563   

Sands China Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     5,241,497         23,433   
     

 

 

 
        99,068   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—37.9%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     371,742         32,373   

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     1,448,311         73,625   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia)

     765,322         10,755   

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     1,107,712         32,264   

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (India)

     739,423         7,123   

Imperial Tobacco Group plc (United Kingdom)

     602,974         23,378   

ITC Ltd. (India)

     5,984,778         31,515   

Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)

     5,924         19,319   

Nestle India Ltd. (India)

     116,697         10,641   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     739,835         48,270   

Pernod-Ricard SA (France)

     161,099         18,691   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     744,484         62,269   

SABMiller plc (United Kingdom)

     834,677         38,739   

Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)

     1,419,382         54,311   

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

     4,299,292         14,029   
     

 

 

 
        477,302   
     

 

 

 

Energy—4.9%

     

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)

     202,136         22,095   

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

     448,027         19,377   

Royal Dutch Shell plc A Shares (United Kingdom)

     423,188         14,566   

TransCanada Corp. (Canada)

     122,434         5,788   
     

 

 

 
        61,826   
     

 

 

 

Financials—19.4%

     

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     107,400         10,150   

Housing Development Finance Corp. (India)

     3,666,990         56,020   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     3,670,336         45,758   

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

     40,148         1,635   

HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

     3,581,018         37,947   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Standard Chartered plc (United Kingdom)

     1,351,432       $ 34,975   

UBS AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     3,696,283         57,843   
     

 

 

 
        244,328   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—9.4%

     

Cie Generale D’optique Essilor International SA (France)

     153,785         15,510   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     261,268         42,544   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd. (Australia)

     9,405         266   

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

     1,014,022         60,493   
     

 

 

 
        118,813   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—5.8%

     

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     268,162         30,069   

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

     94,319,040         153   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

     1,268,740         18,198   

SGS SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     11,127         24,714   
     

 

 

 
        73,134   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—4.5%

     

Accenture plc Class A (Ireland)

     243,668         16,204   

SAP AG (Germany)

     408,898         32,880   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

     319,825         7,369   
     

 

 

 
        56,453   
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.9%

     

Fresnillo plc (United Kingdom)

     660,296         20,252   

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada)

     586,116         21,549   

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia)

     833,977         19,509   
     

 

 

 
        61,310   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $852,505)

        1,192,234   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—94.6%

(Identified cost $852,505)

        1,192,234   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—6.1%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—6.1%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     76,778,649         76,779   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $76,779)

        76,779   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.7%

(Identified Cost $929,284)

        1,269,013 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.7)%

        (9,037
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,259,976   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


Virtus Foreign Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information : For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United Kingdom

     26

India

     13   

Switzerland

     13   

United States

     11   

Canada

     8   

Netherlands

     6   

France

     5   

Other

     18   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 1,192,234       $ 223,705       $ 968,376       $ 153   

Short-Term Investments

     76,779         76,779         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,269,013       $ 300,484       $ 968,376       $ 153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $968,377 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-U.S. 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    Common Stocks  

Balance as of September 30, 2012:

   $ —     

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —     

Realized gain (loss)

     —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2   

Purchases

     151   

Sales

     —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —     

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2012

   $ 153   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2012, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.


Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—89.1%

     

Consumer Staples—2.4%

     

BRF - Brasil Foods SA ADR (Brazil)

     12,975       $ 274   

S&W Seed Co. (United States)(2)

     33,584         259   
     

 

 

 
        533   
     

 

 

 

Energy—26.9%

     

Athabasca Oil Corp. (Canada)(2)

     29,823         313   

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     17,242         578   

Ceres, Inc. (United States)(2)

     27,935         127   

Continental Resources, Inc. (United States)(2)

     7,409         545   

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)

     3,901         426   

Ensco plc Class A (United Kingdom)

     7,924         470   

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

     56,482         232   

GeoSpace Technologies Corp. (United States)(2)

     7,325         651   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (United States)

     4,228         289   

Seadrill Ltd. (Bermuda)

     20,955         771   

Tesoro Corp. (United States)

     5,509         243   

Valero Energy Corp. (United States)

     36,904         1,259   
     

 

 

 
        5,904   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—8.6%

     

AGCO Corp. (United States)(2)

     12,234         601   

Cervus Equipment Corp. (Canada)

     3,683         70   

Kubota Corp. ADR (Japan)

     10,242         590   

Lindsay Corp. (United States)

     5,083         407   

Rocky Mountain Dealerships, Inc. (Canada)

     18,581         222   
     

 

 

 
        1,890   
     

 

 

 

Materials—51.2%

     

Agrium, Inc. (Canada)

     7,568         756   

Alamos Gold, Inc. (Canada)

     9,279         163   

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

     3,233         97   

Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)

     5,335         187   

BHP Billiton Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Australia)

     8,914         699   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (United States)

     4,591         933   

Detour Gold Corp. (Canada)(2)

     11,537         289   

Eldorado Gold Corp. (Canada)

     4,231         54   

Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)

     17,873         1,020   

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada)

     8,871         326   

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

     122,798         443   

Major Drilling Group International (Canada)

     50,133         494   

MBAC Fertilizer Corp. (Canada)(2)

     139,444         496   

Monsanto Co. (United States)

     11,661         1,104   

New Gold, Inc. (Canada)(2)

     40,833         450   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada)

     16,612       $ 676   

Royal Gold, Inc. (United States)

     11,251         915   

Silver Wheaton Corp. (Canada)

     11,248         406   

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

     13,308         767   

Syngenta AG ADR (Switzerland)

     10,976         887   

Tahoe Resources, Inc. (Canada)(2)

     4,458         82   
     

 

 

 
        11,244   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $17,426)

        19,571   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS—8.9%

     

PowerShares DB Gold Fund (United States)(2)

     34,246         1,964   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $1,917)

        1,964   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.0%

(Identified cost $19,343)

        21,535   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—6.0%

     

Money Market Mutual
Funds—6.0%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     1,311,169         1,311   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,311)

        1,311   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—104.0%

(Identified Cost $20,654)

        22,846 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—(4.0)%

        (880
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 21,966   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

1


Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     48

Canada

     29   

Switzerland

     4   

Australia

     3   

Bermuda

     3   

Chile

     3   

Japan

     3   

Other

     7   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 
 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012

 

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 19,571       $ 19,571   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1,964         1,964   

Short-Term Investments

     1,311         1,311   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 22,846       $ 22,846   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus Global Dividend Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—97.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary—2.9%

     

Eutelsat Communications SA (France)

     41,130       $ 1,368   

SES SA (Luxembourg)

     56,460         1,626   
     

 

 

 
        2,994   
     

 

 

 

Energy—23.9%

     

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

     164,280         7,117   

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (United States)

     85,800         3,031   

Spectra Energy Corp. (United States)

     124,980         3,422   

TransCanada Corp. (Canada)

     109,090         5,162   

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

     165,000         5,402   
     

 

 

 
        24,134   
     

 

 

 

Financials—2.4%

     

American Tower Corp. (United States)

     31,320         2,420   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—15.9%

     

Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. (Spain)

     101,590         1,678   

Atlantia SpA (Italy)

     115,061         2,089   

Auckland International Airport Ltd. (New Zealand)

     501,810         1,111   

Ferrovial SA (Spain)

     84,680         1,261   

Flughafen Zuerich AG (Switzerland)

     2,902         1,344   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Germany)

     24,710         1,442   

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Netherlands)

     42,560         3,008   

Transurban Group (Australia)

     493,040         3,134   

Vinci SA (France)

     20,530         988   
     

 

 

 
        16,055   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—22.1%

     

AT&T, Inc. (United States)

     143,830         4,849   

BCE, Inc. (Canada)

     22,670         973   

BT Group plc (United Kingdom)

     311,510         1,189   

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

     43,660         3,151   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ADR (Japan)

     37,650         792   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singapore)

     645,400         1,756   

TELUS Corp. (Canada)

     30,100         1,970   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (United States)

     54,660         2,365   

Vodafone Group plc Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     171,830         4,328   

Windstream Corp. (United States)

     111,500         923   
     

 

 

 
        22,296   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Utilities—30.6%

     

Allette, Inc. (United States)

     16,400       $ 672   

APA Group (Australia)

     191,640         1,106   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (United States)

     59,400         1,143   

Centrica plc (United Kingdom)

     165,360         902   

CMS Energy Corp. (United States)

     55,270         1,347   

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (United States)

     19,460         1,081   

Dominion Resources, Inc. (United States)

     30,860         1,599   

DTE Energy Co. (United States)

     16,100         967   

E.ON AG (Germany)

     28,140         528   

FirstEnergy Corp. (United States)

     40,370         1,686   

National Grid plc (United Kingdom)

     114,060         1,308   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (United States)

     29,650         2,051   

NiSource, Inc. (United States)

     51,110         1,272   

Northeast Utilities (United States)

     24,850         971   

Northwest Natural Gas Co. (United States)

     18,130         801   

NV Energy, Inc. (United States)

     62,370         1,131   

ONEOK, Inc. (United States)

     31,990         1,368   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (United States)

     23,190         1,182   

Questar Corp. (United States)

     41,330         817   

Sempra Energy (United States)

     28,710         2,037   

SevernTrent plc (United Kingdom)

     45,955         1,183   

SP AusNet (Australia)

     920,540         1,070   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Italy)

     237,130         949   

United Utilities Group plc (United Kingdom)

     93,020         1,024   

Wisconsin Energy Corp. (United States)

     44,210         1,629   

XCEL Energy, Inc. (United States)

     42,250         1,129   
     

 

 

 
        30,953   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $80,211)

        98,852   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.8%

(Identified cost $80,211)

        98,852   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.3%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     1,309,890         1,310   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,310)

        1,310   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


Virtus Global Dividend Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.1%

(Identified Cost $81,521)

     100,162 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.9%

     865   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 101,027   
  

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

 

 

2


Virtus Global Dividend Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     50

Canada

     15   

United Kingdom

     10   

Australia

     5   

Italy

     3   

Netherlands

     3   

Spain

     3   

Other

     11   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 98,852       $ 68,788       $ 30,064   

Short-Term Investments

     1,310         1,310         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 100,162       $ 70,098       $ 30,064   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $ 30,064 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on our valuation procedures for non-US securities.


Virtus Global Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.7%

     

Consumer Discretionary—13.5%

     

Amazon.com, Inc. (United States)(2)

     7,916       $ 1,988   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (United States)(2)

     8,143         2,422   

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (United States)

     42,403         1,957   

McDonald’s Corp. (United States)

     31,006         2,735   

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

     272,000         0   

Paddy Power plc (Ireland)

     15,037         1,239   

Persimmon plc (United Kingdom)

     84,004         1,103   

Sands China Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     180,083         805   

Starbucks Corp. (United States)

     18,100         971   
     

 

 

 
        13,220   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—30.2%

     

Altria Group, Inc. (United States)

     88,188         2,771   

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     21,729         1,892   

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     108,975         5,540   

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

     21,006         1,115   

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

     135,805         4,923   

ITC Ltd. (India)

     497,722         2,621   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (United States)

     17,766         1,171   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     34,765         2,268   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     49,623         4,151   

Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)

     83,720         3,203   
     

 

 

 
        29,655   
     

 

 

 

Energy—1.0%

     

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

     23,479         1,015   
     

 

 

 

Financials—24.0%

     

Citigroup, Inc. (United States)

     122,200         4,834   

Housing Development Finance Corp. (India)

     208,193         3,180   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     210,145         2,620   

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

     11,049         450   

HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

     202,232         2,143   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (United States)

     99,356         4,369   

Standard Chartered plc (United Kingdom)

     63,045         1,632   

UBS AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     275,535         4,312   
     

 

 

 
        23,540   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—7.3%

     

Johnson & Johnson (United States)

     27,905         1,956   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)

     10,388       $ 1,692   

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

     58,590         3,495   
     

 

 

 
        7,143   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—3.9%

     

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     15,800         1,772   

SGS SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     466         1,035   

TransDigm Group, Inc. (United States)(2)

     7,750         1,057   
     

 

 

 
        3,864   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—14.3%

     

Apple, Inc. (United States)

     2,325         1,239   

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

     30,943         2,291   

FactSet Research Systems, Inc. (United States)

     8,975         791   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (United States)

     10,058         4,941   

SAP AG (Germany)

     21,630         1,739   

Visa, Inc. Class A (United States)

     19,559         2,965   
     

 

 

 
        13,966   
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.5%

     

Fresnillo plc (United Kingdom)

     50,374         1,545   

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada)

     39,631         1,457   

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia)

     59,159         1,384   
     

 

 

 
        4,386   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $76,391)

        96,789   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.7%

(Identified cost $76,391)

        96,789   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.0%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.0%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     977,415         977   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $977)

        977   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.7%

(Identified Cost $77,368)

        97,766 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.3%

        294   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 98,060   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


Virtus Global Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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 Global Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     51

United Kingdom

     12   

India

     9   

Switzerland

     8   

Canada

     6   

Netherlands

     3   

Belgium

     2   

Other

     9   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 96,789       $ 55,063       $ 41,726       $ 0

Short-Term Investments

     977         977         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 97,766       $ 56,040       $ 41,726       $ 0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $ 41,725 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-US securities.

 

* Level 3 common stock currently priced at zero.


Virtus Global Premium AlphaSectorTM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—96.7%

     

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

     140,570       $ 6,667   

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

     187,858         6,543   

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

     91,710         6,552   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     399,490         6,552   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

     164,280         6,563   

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     174,140         6,600   

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

     69,520         1,974   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     284,670         12,625   

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

     400,300         3,903   

iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan Index Fund

     84,430         3,980   

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

     176,160         6,613   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     187,830         6,565   

Vanguard MSCI European ETF

     252,630         12,338   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Identified Cost $82,753)

        87,475   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.7%

(Identified cost $82,753)

        87,475   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—10.0%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—10.0%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.080%)

     9,030,589         9,031   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $9,031)

        9,031   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—106.7%

(Identified Cost $91,784)

        96,506 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(6.7)%

        (6,066
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 90,440   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
SPDR S&P Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

 

1


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 87,475       $ 87,475   

Short-Term Investments

     9,031         9,031   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 96,506       $ 96,506   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—97.7%

     

Australia—7.9%

     

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

     13,566       $ 0   

CFS Retail Property Trust

     67,700         136   

Dexus Property Group

     345,440         367   

GPT Group

     60,500         233   

Westfield Group

     85,950         949   

Westfield Retail Trust

     89,450         282   
     

 

 

 
        1,967   
     

 

 

 

Bermuda—1.8%

     

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     64,900         454   
     

 

 

 

Canada—6.2%

     

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     7,785         258   

Brookfield Properties, Inc.

     18,470         315   

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     5,225         228   

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

     7,295         165   

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     11,980         227   

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     13,062         362   
     

 

 

 
        1,555   
     

 

 

 

Finland—0.5%

     

Citycon OYJ(2)

     34,941         119   
     

 

 

 

France—4.3%

     

Fonciere Des Regions

     1,104         93   

Klepierre

     5,520         221   

Societe Immobiliere de Location Pour L’industrie Et Le Commerce

     455         51   

Unibail-Rodamco

     2,963         718   
     

 

 

 
        1,083   
     

 

 

 

Germany—0.9%

     

GSW Immobilien AG

     5,064         215   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—3.5%

     

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     63,000         254   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     33,000         160   

Link (The)

     94,504         473   
     

 

 

 
        887   
     

 

 

 

Italy—0.2%

     

Beni Stabili SpA

     75,478         44   
     

 

 

 

Japan—2.6%

     

AEON Mall Co., Ltd.

     5,970         147   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

     

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     58       $ 167   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     14         138   

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     20         207   
     

 

 

 
        659   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—1.3%

     

Corio N.V.

     3,515         161   

Eurocommercial Properties N.V.

     3,765         152   
     

 

 

 
        313   
     

 

 

 

Norway—0.5%

     

Norwegian Property ASA

     78,775         122   
     

 

 

 

Singapore—3.0%

     

CapitaMall Trust

     73,450         129   

CapitaRetail China Trust

     111,275         150   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     130,500         302   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     181,545         171   
     

 

 

 
        752   
     

 

 

 

Sweden—0.9%

     

Castellum AB

     10,840         154   

Fabege AB

     7,300         74   
     

 

 

 
        228   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland—0.2%

     

PSP Swiss Property AG(2)

     565         53   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—6.6%

     

Big Yellow Group plc

     27,628         157   

British Land Co. plc

     25,600         237   

Derwent London plc

     3,710         128   

Great Portland Estates plc

     9,871         79   

Hammerson plc

     36,720         294   

Land Securities Group plc

     33,631         449   

Safestore Holdings plc

     74,726         131   

SEGRO plc

     44,290         180   
     

 

 

 
        1,655   
     

 

 

 

United States—57.3%

     

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     5,675         262   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     5,295         718   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

     14,318         277   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     6,528         691   

Camden Property Trust

     5,910         403   

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     41,623         270   
 

 

1


Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

United States—(continued)

     

DDR Corp.

     18,184       $ 285   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     2,885         196   

Duke Realty Corp.

     7,330         102   

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     1,700         91   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

     2,223         150   

Equity Residential

     14,956         848   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     2,719         399   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     14,795         538   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     20,419         405   

HCP, Inc.

     5,979         270   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     8,002         490   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     34,208         536   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     11,963         567   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     15,985         309   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     9,115         231   

Macerich Co. (The)

     8,773         511   

Prologis, Inc.

     18,781         685   

Public Storage

     5,460         791   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     11,681         1,847   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     4,131         317   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

     11,800         404   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     6,605         520   

UDR, Inc.

     5,473         130   

Ventas, Inc.

     10,322         668   

Vornado Realty Trust

     3,275         262   

Weingarten Realty Investors

     6,607         177   
     

 

 

 
        14,350   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $21,010)

        24,456   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—97.7%

(Identified cost $21,010)

        24,456   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.3%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     325,169         325   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $325)

        325   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.0%

(Identified Cost $21,335)

     24,781 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—1.0%

     241   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 25,022   
  

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

  

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     59

Australia

     8   

United Kingdom

     7   

Canada

     6   

France

     4   

Hong Kong

     4   

Singapore

     3   

Other

     9   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 24,456         16,492         7,964       $ 0

Short-Term Investments

     325         325         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 24,781       $ 16,817       $ 7,964       $ 0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $7,967 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-US securities.

 

* Level 3 common stock currently priced at zero.


Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.6%

     

Consumer Discretionary—16.3%

     

Bajaj Auto Ltd. (India)

     1,724       $ 67   

BEC World plc (Thailand)

     33,300         77   

Genting Bhd (Malaysia)

     33,300         101   

Genting Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)

     107,500         125   

Jollibee Foods Corp. (Philippines)

     18,200         45   

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. (India)(2)

     7,600         180   

Kangwon Land, Inc. (South Korea)

     3,180         87   

L’Occitane International SA (Hong Kong)

     52,659         169   

SA International Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

     115,525         96   

Sands China Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     47,264         211   

Super Retail Group Ltd. (Australia)

     13,120         137   

Television Broadcasts Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     10,722         81   

Titan Industries Ltd. (India)

     23,400         123   

Wynn Macau Ltd. (Cayman Islands)(2)

     54,103         149   
     

 

 

 
        1,648   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—36.0%

     

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

     17,350         183   

British American Tobacco Bhd (Malaysia)

     2,900         59   

Ceylon Tobacco Co., plc (Sri Lanka)

     7,900         51   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia)

     10,445         147   

Colgate Palmolive India Ltd. (India)

     3,000         87   

CP ALL PCL (Thailand)

     206,400         299   

Dabur India Ltd. (India)

     29,753         70   

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

     8,250         90   

Emami Ltd. (India)(2)

     10,950         121   

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (India)

     1,200         84   

Gudang Garam tbk PT (Indonesia)

     10,957         64   

Guinness Anchor Bhd (Malaysia)

     39,435         214   

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

     8,413         77   

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (India)

     25,277         243   

ITC Ltd. (India)

     77,809         410   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (South Korea)

     284         174   

Marico Bangladesh Ltd. (Bangladesh)

     13,050         62   

Nestle India Ltd. (India)

     2,708         247   

Nestle Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)

     7,000         145   

Nestle Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan)

     2,214         108   

Orion Corp. (South Korea)

     88         90   

Puregold Price Club, Inc. (Philippines)

     116,800         94   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

     

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (Cayman Islands)

     39,874       $ 112   

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. (China)

     20,683         123   

Unilever Indonesia tbk PT (Indonesia)

     53,597         116   

Unilever Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan)

     1,139         120   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

     36,065         51   
     

 

 

 
        3,641   
     

 

 

 

Financials—24.0%

     

Bangkok Bank plc (Thailand)

     14,000         96   

Commercial Bank of Ceylon plc (Sri Lanka)

     40,180         33   

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

     69,000         48   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd. (Singapore)

     64,600         150   

Housing Development Finance Corp. (India)

     28,559         436   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Bank Ltd. (India)

     31,055         387   

HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

     48,609         515   

Kasikornbank PCL (Thailand)

     23,300         148   

Link (The) (Hong Kong)

     19,019         95   

Malayan Banking Bhd (Malaysia)

     43,350         131   

Public Bank Bhd (Malaysia)

     24,700         132   

Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. (India)

     4,095         74   

Standard Chartered plc (United Kingdom)

     6,801         176   
     

 

 

 
        2,421   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—3.4%

     

Cipla Ltd. (India)

     13,096         100   

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     1,405,813         155   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd. (Australia)

     76         2   

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (India)

     6,286         85   
     

 

 

 
        342   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—5.2%

     

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

     1,618         100   

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

     1,706         61   

Jasa Marga tbk PT (Indonesia)

     103,800         59   

Keells (John) Holdings plc (Sri Lanka)

     100,733         175   

SM Investments Corp. (Philippines)

     3,170         68   

Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     26,836         60   
     

 

 

 
        523   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.9%

     

Baidu, Inc. ADR (Cayman Islands)(2)

     1,885         189   
 

 

1


Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)      
      SHARES      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

     4,400       $ 101   
     

 

 

 
        290   
     

 

 

 

Materials—3.7%

     

Asian Paints Ltd. (India)

     1,100         90   

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia)

     5,582         130   

Semen Gresik (Persero) tbk PT (Indonesia)

     95,091         157   
     

 

 

 
        377   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.6%

     

China Mobile Ltd. (China)

     13,600         160   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—5.5%

     

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     48,191         413   

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.
(India)

     67,271         142   
     

 

 

 
        555   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $7,473)

        9,957   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.6%

(Identified cost $7,473)

        9,957   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS—0.7%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.7%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     69,683         70   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $70)

        70   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.3%

(Identified Cost $7,543)

        10,027 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.7%

        73   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 10,100   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

 

 

 

2


Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

  

Country Weightings †

      

India

     30

Hong Kong

     10   

Malaysia

     9   

Cayman Islands

     7   

United Kingdom

     7   

Thailand

     6   

Indonesia

     5   

Other

     26   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012

 

 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 9,957       $ 1,285       $ 8,672   

Short-Term Investments

     70         70         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 10,027       $ 1,355       $ 8,672   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $8,133 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-US securities.


Virtus Greater European Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—94.4%

     

Consumer Discretionary—11.4%

     

Barrat Developments plc (United Kingdom)(2)

     77,845       $ 266   

Domino’s Pizza plc (United Kingdom)

     20,543         168   

Hermes International (France)

     260         78   

Luxottica Group SpA (Italy)

     5,020         207   

Paddy Power plc (Ireland)

     4,204         346   

Pearson plc (United Kingdom)(2)

     6,859         133   

Persimmon plc (United Kingdom)(2)

     10,575         139   
     

 

 

 
        1,337   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—28.6%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (Belgium)

     4,871         424   

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     8,722         443   

Diageo plc (United Kingdom)

     10,705         312   

Groupe Danone S.A. (France)

     3,308         219   

Imperial Tobacco Group plc (United Kingdom)

     3,446         134   

L’Oreal S.A. (France)

     1,080         150   

Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)(2)

     17         55   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     5,709         373   

Pernod-Ricard S.A. (France)

     1,070         124   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (United States)

     3,569         299   

SABMiller plc (United Kingdom)

     5,296         246   

Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)

     14,515         555   
     

 

 

 
        3,334   
     

 

 

 

Energy—5.6%

     

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)(2)

     1,248         136   

Royal Dutch Shell plc A Shares
(United Kingdom)

     7,640         263   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

     10,260         259   
     

 

 

 
        658   
     

 

 

 

Financials—13.1%

     

BNP Paribas SA (France)

     4,635         264   

Exor SpA (Italy)

     4,489         113   

HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

     32,665         346   

Reinet Investments SCA (Luxembourg)

     7,545         138   

Standard Chartered plc (United Kingdom)

     7,934         205   

UBS AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     29,311         459   
     

 

 

 
        1,525   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—6.3%

     

Cie Generale D’optique Essilor International SA (France)

     991         100   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     2,204       $ 152   

Novartis AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     3,374         213   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Denmark)(2)

     1,679         274   
     

 

 

 
        739   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—15.7%

     

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     4,810         539   

DKSH Holding AG (Switzerland)(2)

     1,930         140   

Indutrade AB (Sweden)

     5,343         162   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Switzerland)

     966         116   

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA (Spain)

     21,280         125   

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

     776,112         1   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

     19,372         278   

SGS SA (Switzerland)

     139         309   

Zodiac Aerospace (France)

     1,445         160   
     

 

 

 
        1,830   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—9.0%

     

Accenture plc Class A (Ireland)

     3,932         261   

Amadeus IT Holding SA A Shares (Spain)

     5,385         136   

ARM Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

     11,535         146   

Domino Printing Sciences plc (United Kingdom)

     14,353         137   

SAP AG (Germany)

     2,894         233   

Wirecard AG (Germany)(2)

     5,584         138   
     

 

 

 
        1,051   
     

 

 

 

Materials—4.7%

     

Air Liquide SA (France)

     1,351         170   

Fresnillo plc (United Kingdom)

     8,701         267   

Novozymes A/S Class B (Denmark)

     3,875         110   
     

 

 

 
        547   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $8,899)

        11,021   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—94.4%

(Identified cost $8,899)

        11,021   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—6.0%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—6.0%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund—Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     698,270         698   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $698)

        698   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


Virtus Greater European Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.4%

(Identified Cost $9,597)

     11,719 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.4)%

     (51
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 11,668   
  

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United Kingdom

     30

France

     15   

Switzerland

     14   

United States

     9   

Netherlands

     6   

Ireland

     5   

Germany

     4   

Other

     17   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012

 

 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 11,021       $ 1,121       $ 9,899       $ 1   

Short-Term Investments

     698         698         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 11,719       $ 1,819       $ 9,899       $ 1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $9,515 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-US 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    Common Stocks  

Balance as of September 30, 2012:

   $ —     

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —     

Realized gain (loss)

     —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     —   (b) 

Purchases

     1   

Sales

     —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —     

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2012

   $ 1   
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2012, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

(b)

Amount less than $500.


Virtus Herzfeld Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

     SHARES      VALUE  

CLOSE-END FUNDS—88.3%

     

Equity Funds—42.1%

     

Adams Express Co.

     3,149       $ 33   

Advent Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund

     1,708         16   

AGIC Equity & Convertible Income Fund

     2,000         33   

Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund

     5,000         20   

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd.

     1,000         22   

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

     8,000         58   

Central Securities Corp.

     1,953         39   

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

     2,000         38   

Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc.

     2,000         34   

Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

     2,500         26   

Eaton Vance Tax Managed Global Buy Write Opportunities Fund

     400         4   

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

     1,600         32   

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

     2,500         24   

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund

     4,700         41   

General American Investors Co., Inc.

     1,049         29   

Guggenheim Enhanced Equitystrategy Fund

     856         14   

Liberty All Star Equity Fund

     4,983         24   

Petroleum & Resources Corp.

     1,054         25   

RMR Real Estate Income Fund

     1,851         34   

Royce Value Trust, Inc.

     305         4   

Source Capital, Inc.

     500         26   

Tri-Continental Corp.

     2,500         40   
     

 

 

 
        616   
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income Funds—21.8%

     

AllianceBernstein Income Fund

     7,000         57   

American Select Portfolio

     3,000         33   

Helios Total Return Fund, Inc.

     1,000         24   

Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.

     2,000         34   

NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

     5,000         33   

Nuveen Build America Bond Opportunity Fund

     1,800         39   

Nuveen Build American Bond Term Fund

     1,500         32   

Putnam Premier Income Trust

     10,000         54   

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Fixed Income Funds—(continued)

     

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

     1,000       $ 13   
     

 

 

 
        319   
     

 

 

 

International Equity Funds—21.0%

     

AGIC International & Premium Strategy Fund

     3,000         29   

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

     5,500         40   

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

     2,200         18   

Clough Global Equity Fund

     2,500         33   

Clough Global Opportunities Fund

     1,000         12   

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

     5,000         58   

Korea Fund, Inc. (The)(2)

     800         33   

Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.

     2,324         35   

Singapore Fund, Inc. (The)

     1,800         25   

Thai Fund, Inc. (The)

     1,222         24   
     

 

 

 
        307   
     

 

 

 

International Fixed Income Fund—3.4%

     

Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund

     3,850         50   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CLOSE-END FUNDS

(Identified Cost $1,283)

        1,292   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—88.3%

(Identified cost $1,283)

        1,292   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—12.0%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—12.0%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     175,486         175   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $175)

        175   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.3%

(Identified Cost $1,458)

        1,467 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.3)%

        (4
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 1,463   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 

 

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Virtus Herzfeld Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

 

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Close-End Funds

   $ 1,292       $ 1,292   

Short-Term Investments

     175         175   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,467       $ 1,467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—2.5%

    

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    

RegS 5.750%, 2/26/16(4)

   $ 170      $ 163   

RegS 12.750%, 8/23/22(4)

     250        293   

Federative Republic of Brazil
8.500%, 1/5/24

     1,040 BRL      618   

Mongolia 144A
5.125%, 12/5/22
(2)

     325        320   

Republic of Argentina Provincia de Neuquen 144A
7.875%, 4/26/21
(2)

     235        204   

Republic of Slovenia 144A
5.500%, 10/26/22
(2)

     265        278   

Republic of Turkey
9.000%, 3/5/14

     625 TRY      362   

United Mexican States

    

Series M, 6.000%, 6/18/15

     2,445 MXN      194   

Series M, 6.500%, 6/9/22

     3,645 MXN      305   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $2,624)

       2,737   
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—2.7%

    

Non-Agency—2.7%

    

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust

    

02-R2, 1M 144A 5.750%, 7/25/33(2)

     481        403   

05-22, 3A1 5.183%, 10/25/35(2)(3)

     399        332   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Pass-Through-Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 05-RP1, 1A3 144A
8.000%, 1/25/35
(2)

     234        250   

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust 05-1, 1A5 144A
8.000%, 8/25/34
(2)

     307        319   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

    

04-18, 1A2 2.754%, 12/25/34(3)

     422        362   

07-5, 2A1 5.036%, 6/25/37(3)

     1,025        911   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 07-EQ1, A2
0.300%, 3/25/37
(3)

     102        80   

SunTrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust 07-S1, 5A1
4.770%, 1/25/37
(3)

     303        298   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $2,781)

       2,955   
    

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—1.3%

    

ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust 00-LB1, M1F
8.240%, 3/21/29
(3)

     302        257   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 05-1, AF5A
5.497%, 7/25/35
(3)

     400        380   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Drug Royalty Corp., Inc 12-1, A2 144A
4.474%, 1/15/25
(2)

   $ 325       $ 326   

Equity One ABS, Inc. 01-3, AF4
6.252%, 5/25/32
(3)

     236         188   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II Home Loan Trust 06-H11, M1
6.010%, 2/25/36
(3)

     200         200   

Terwin Mortgage Trust 04-15AL, A1 144A
5.797%, 7/25/34
(2)

     140         133   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,399)

        1,484   
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—79.1%

     

Consumer Discretionary—13.4%

     

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

     975         1,046   

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.625%, 10/15/22

     350         357   

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

     500         544   

Boyd Gaming Corp. 144A
9.000%, 7/1/20
(2)

     500         495   

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 12/15/20
(2)

     385         397   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

     

10.000%, 12/15/18

     345         230   

144A 9.000%, 2/15/20(2)

     500         503   

CCO Holdings LLC (CCO Holdings Capital Corp.)

     

6.500%, 4/30/21

     280         303   

5.250%, 9/30/22

     250         254   

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler Group, Inc.)
8.250%, 6/15/21

     200         221   

Cinemark USA, Inc.
5.125%, 12/15/22
(2)

     500         509   

Claire’s Stores, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 3/15/19
(2)

     335         361   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 12/15/19
(2)

     133         122   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     

144A 6.500%, 11/15/22(2)

     70         72   

144A 6.500%, 11/15/22(2)

     185         193   

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

     730         788   

DISH DBS Corp.

     

4.625%, 7/15/17

     590         618   

5.875%, 7/15/22

     260         281   

HD Supply, Inc. 144A
8.125%, 4/15/19
(2)

     500         571   

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
9.375%, 5/1/20
(2)

     150         159   

MGM Resorts International 144A
6.750%, 10/1/20
(2)

     1,270         1,300   

Nara Cable Funding Ltd. 144A
8.875%, 12/1/18
(2)

     675         690   
 

 

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Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Petco Holdings, Inc. PIK Interest Capitalization 144A
8.500%, 10/15/17
(2)(3)

   $ 145       $ 150   

Sally Holdings LLC (Sally Capital, Inc.)
5.750%, 6/1/22

     300         327   

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

     450         503   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 10/1/22
(2)(7)

     500         533   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 8/15/22
(2)

     275         279   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/21
(2)

     365         366   

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

     480         478   

United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.

     

Series AW-0 9.300%, 7/1/15(5)(6)

     1         1   

Series BE-9 9.300%, 7/1/15(5)(6)

     6         6   

Series 95-BD, 1 9.300%, 7/1/15(5)(6)

     178         181   

Series 95-A 9.300%, 7/1/15(5)(6)

     158         161   

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A
7.875%, 11/1/20
(2)

     250         272   

Valassis Communication, Inc.
6.625%, 2/1/21

     885         943   

Visteon Corp.
6.750%, 4/15/19

     218         233   

WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A
6.000%, 1/15/21
(2)

     320         339   
     

 

 

 
        14,786   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.4%

     

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

     1,000         910   

Cencosud SA 144A
4.875%, 1/20/23
(2)

     270         276   

Rite Aid Corp.
9.500%, 6/15/17

     350         367   
     

 

 

 
        1,553   
     

 

 

 

Energy—10.8%

     

Antero Resources Finance Corp.
7.250%, 8/1/19

     500         547   

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (Atlas Pipeline Finance Corp.) 144A
6.625%, 10/1/20
(2)

     255         265   

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.
6.500%, 2/1/20

     375         405   

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

     250         265   

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP (BreitBurn Finance Corp.) 144A
7.875%, 4/15/22
(2)

     295         307   

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

     230         250   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas
6.500%, 6/1/21

     235         253   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

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

   $ 470       $ 507   

Energy Transfer Equity LP
7.500%, 10/15/20

     275         319   

EP Energy LLC (EP Energy Finance, Inc.)
9.375%, 5/1/20

     415         470   

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. 144A
8.250%, 2/15/18
(2)

     270         279   

EV Energy Partners LP (EV Energy Finance Corp.)
8.000%, 4/15/19

     125         133   

Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA 144A
8.500%, 12/15/16
(2)

     172         181   

Forest Oil Corp.
7.250%, 6/15/19

     350         353   

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

     220         238   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. 144A
6.375%, 3/15/22
(2)

     400         414   

Halcon Resources Corp. 144A
8.875%, 5/15/21
(2)

     300         319   

Hercules Offshore, Inc. 144A
10.500%, 10/15/17
(2)

     240         260   

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

     490         524   

National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine
9.500%, 9/30/14

     250         258   

OGX Austria GmbH 144A
8.500%, 6/1/18
(2)

     750         679   

Parker Drilling Co.
9.125%, 4/1/18

     400         429   

PDC Energy, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 10/15/22
(2)

     255         263   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA RegS
8.500%, 11/2/17
(4)

     500         495   

Plains Exploration & Production Co.
6.875%, 2/15/23

     710         815   

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

     365         422   

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
7.125%, 4/1/16

     400         322   

Samson Investment Co. 144A
9.750%, 2/15/20
(2)

     265         282   

SESI LLC
6.375%, 5/1/19

     500         537   

Targa Resources Partners LP (Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.) 144A
6.375%, 8/1/22
(2)

     560         613   

Venoco, Inc.
11.500%, 10/1/17

     180         189   

Zhaikmunai LP (Zhaikmanai International BV) 144A
7.125%, 11/13/19
(2)

     255         268   
     

 

 

 
        11,861   
     

 

 

 

Financials—16.6%

     

Agile Property Holdings Ltd. 144A
8.875%, 4/28/17
(2)

     520         564   

Air Lease Corp.
5.625%, 4/1/17

     755         804   

Aircastle Ltd.
7.625%, 4/15/20

     715         803   

Alfa Bank OJSC (Alfa Bond Issuance plc)

     
 

 

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Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

RegS 7.875%, 9/25/17(4)(7)

   $ 200      $ 224   

144A 7.500%, 9/26/19(2)(7)

     200        212   

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

     2,000        1,815   

ALROSA Finance SA 144A
7.750%, 11/3/20
(2)

     280        326   

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

     275        285   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC (Avis Budget Finance, Inc.)
9.750%, 3/15/20

     1,000        1,160   

Banco ABC Brasil SA 144A
7.875%, 4/8/20
(2)

     310        340   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer SA 144A
6.500%, 3/10/21
(2)

     250        278   

Banco do Brasil S.A. 144A
9.250%, 10/31/49
(2)(3)

     475        590   

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A
7.750%, 7/5/17
(2)

     240        244   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (Cequel Capital Corp.) 144A
6.375%, 9/15/20
(2)

     350        366   

CIT Group, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 2/15/19
(2)

     1,000        1,095   

CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
7.250%, 4/15/19

     500        480   

E*TRADE Financial Corp.
6.375%, 11/15/19

     265        273   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 144A
4.750%, 8/15/17
(2)

     200        210   

Genworth Financial, Inc.
7.625%, 9/24/21

     265        292   

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

     480        445   

GRD Holdings III Corp. 144A
10.750%, 6/1/19
(2)

     320        322   

Griffey Intermediate, Inc. (Griffey Finance Sub LLC) 144A
7.000%, 10/15/20
(2)

     300        308   

HDTFS, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 10/15/20
(2)

     235        247   

ING U.S., Inc. 144A
5.500%, 7/15/22
(2)

     240        260   

International Lease Finance Corp.

    

6.250%, 5/15/19

     455        487   

5.875%, 8/15/22

     840        889   

Kazkommerts Bank International BV 144A
7.875%, 4/7/14
(2)

     600        603   

Landry’s Holdings II, Inc. 144A
10.250%, 1/1/18
(2)

     175        175   

Morgan Stanley 144A
10.090%, 5/3/17

     450 BRL      238   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(2)

     305        319   

Regions Bank
7.500%, 5/15/18

     250        302   

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

     495        542   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (Reynolds Group Issuer LLC)

    

8.500%, 5/15/18

     400        412   

7.875%, 8/15/19

     250        279   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

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

   $ 375       $ 402   

Springleaf Finance Corp.

     

5.850%, 6/1/13

     250         255   

5.400%, 12/1/15

     250         238   

United Rentals North America, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 5/15/20
(2)

     640         706   

UPCB Finance Ltd. V 144A
7.250%, 11/15/21
(2)

     250         276   

UPCB Finance VI Ltd. VI 144A
6.875%, 1/15/22
(2)

     150         163   
     

 

 

 
        18,229   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—5.2%

     

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS)

     

5.125%, 8/15/18

     245         256   

7.125%, 7/15/20

     180         192   

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

     500         553   

HCA, Inc.

     

6.500%, 2/15/20

     300         338   

7.500%, 2/15/22

     765         880   

Health Management Associates, Inc.
7.375%, 1/15/20

     250         271   

IASIS Healthcare LLC (IASIS Capital Corp.)
8.375%, 5/15/19

     590         561   

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 1/15/18
(2)

     190         192   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.
6.429%, 9/15/15
(3)

     270         270   

Sky Growth Acquisition Corp. 144A
7.375%, 10/15/20
(2)

     350         350   

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

     320         331   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.250%, 11/1/18

     250         276   

United Surgical Partners International, Inc.
9.000%, 4/1/20

     500         558   

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

     300         329   

VPI Escrow Corp. 144A
6.375%, 10/15/20
(2)

     290         313   
     

 

 

 
        5,670   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—9.1%

     

ADS Tactical, Inc. 144A
11.000%, 4/1/18
(2)

     245         251   

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc. 144A
8.250%, 10/1/20
(2)

     250         264   

Aircastle Ltd. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/19
(2)

     270         283   

America West Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust Series 00-1, G
8.057%, 7/2/20

     69         74   
 

 

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Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Bombardier, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 3/15/20
(2)

   $ 395       $ 450   

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

     155         176   

CDRT Holding Corp. PIK Capitalization Interest 144A
9.250%, 10/1/17
(2)(3)

     260         267   

CHC Helicopter SA
9.250%, 10/15/20

     280         296   

Deluxe Corp.
7.000%, 3/15/19

     235         250   

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

     1,000         1,063   

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

     460         423   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. 144A
9.750%, 8/1/18
(2)

     125         122   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.
6.625%, 4/15/20

     65         66   

Iron Mountain, Inc.
5.750%, 8/15/24

     425         432   

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

     350         386   

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     275         305   

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 01-1, B
7.691%, 4/1/17

     327         347   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH 144A
7.750%, 7/15/17
(2)

     250         273   

ServiceMaster Co. 144A
7.000%, 8/15/20
(2)

     365         368   

Spectrum Brands Escrow Corp. 144A
6.375%, 11/15/20
(2)

     385         405   

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
6.750%, 12/15/20

     315         339   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust

     

98-1 6.850%, 1/30/18

     500         525   

98-1B 7.350%, 1/30/18

     216         219   

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

     329         362   

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

     505         525   

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

     420         472   

UAL Pass-Through-Trust 07-01A
6.636%, 7/2/22

     720         774   

Yankee Candle Co. Holdings LLC (Yankee Finance, Inc.) Series B,
9.750%, 2/15/17

     335         350   
     

 

 

 
        10,067   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.4%

  

  

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

     475         523   

CoreLogic, Inc.
7.250%, 6/1/21

     1,000         1,092   

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

     325         351   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
7.625%, 6/15/21

     250         286   

Igloo Holdings Corp. PIK Interset Capitalization 144A
8.250%, 12/15/17
(2)(3)

     115         114   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 11/1/19
(2)

     65         67   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

 

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

   $ 167      $ 190   
    

 

 

 
       2,623   
    

 

 

 

Materials—6.5%

    

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 144A
9.125%, 10/15/20
(2)

     275        300   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP (Calumet Finance Corp.)

    

9.375%, 5/1/19

     230        251   

144A 9.625%, 8/1/20(2)

     200        219   

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

     880        942   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(2)

     570        640   

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.125%, 12/15/20
(2)

     190        194   

Eurochem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC (EuroChem GI Ltd.) 144A
5.125%, 12/12/17
(2)(7)

     235        242   

FMG Resources Property Ltd. 144A
6.000%, 4/1/17
(2)

     300        307   

Ineos Finance plc

    

144A 8.375%, 2/15/19(2)

     140        151   

144A 7.500%, 5/1/20(2)

     220        232   

JMC Steel Group 144A
8.250%, 3/15/18
(2)

     490        514   

Libbey Glass, Inc.
6.875%, 5/15/20

     500        540   

Nufarm Australia Ltd. 144A
6.375%, 10/15/19
(2)

     255        268   

Pactiv LLC
8.125%, 6/15/17

     535        536   

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

     500        496   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A
6.500%, 12/1/20
(2)

     105        114   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA) 144A
6.250%, 7/26/16
(2)(7)

     695        746   

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

     165        160   

Vedanta Resources plc 144A
9.500%, 7/18/18
(2)

     250        291   
    

 

 

 
       7,143   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—9.8%

    

America Movil SAB de CV Series 12
6.450%, 12/5/22

     2,000 MXN      159   

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

     230        249   

Clearwire Communications LLC (Clearwire Finance, Inc.) 144A
12.000%, 12/1/15
(2)

     300        324   

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/30/20
(2)

     500        552   

Frontier Communications Corp.

    

8.125%, 10/1/18

     295        341   

7.125%, 1/15/23

     410        436   
 

 

4


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

  

  

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

   $ 665       $ 710   

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

     980         1,066   

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

     773         831   

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 6/1/20
(2)

     200         210   

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

     570         608   

SBA Telecommunications, Inc. 144A
5.750%, 7/15/20
(2)

     315         336   

Sprint Capital Corp.
6.875%, 11/15/28

     1,200         1,254   

Sprint Nextel Corp.
6.000%, 11/15/22

     270         279   

Unitymedia Hessen Gmbh & Co. Kg (Unitymedia NRW Gmbh) 144A
5.500%, 1/15/23
(2)

     750         778   

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 9/15/22
(2)

     165         171   

Vimpel Communications OJSC (VIP Finance Ireland Ltd.) 144A
7.748%, 2/2/21
(2)(7)

     200         231   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC (WideOpenWest Capital Corp.) 144A
10.250%, 7/15/19
(2)

     350         374   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.

     

144A 11.750%, 7/15/17(2)

     300         316   

144A 7.250%, 2/15/18(2)

     370         374   

Windstream Corp.

     

8.125%, 9/1/18

     95         104   

7.000%, 3/15/19

     750         770   

7.750%, 10/15/20

     250         271   
     

 

 

 
        10,744   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—3.9%

     

AES Corp. (The)
7.375%, 7/1/21

     500         558   

AmeriGas Partners LP (AmeriGas Finance Corp.)

     

6.250%, 8/20/19

     230         247   

7.000%, 5/20/22

     300         335   

Calpine Corp.

     

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

     225         254   

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

     638         708   

Covanta Holding Corp.
6.375%, 10/1/22

     750         818   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

7.625%, 5/15/19

     830         892   

144A 6.625%, 3/15/23(2)

     70         75   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

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

   $ 500       $ 394   
     

 

 

 
        4,281   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $82,047)

        86,957   
     

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(3)—11.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary—3.4%

     

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. Second Lien,
9.750%, 3/26/20

     85         88   

Cannery Casino Resorts LLC First Lien
6.000%, 10/2/18

     166         166   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
2.720%, 7/3/14

     321         255   

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

     296         302   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

     

Tranche A, 3.612%, 7/30/14

     204         199   

Tranche B, 3.862%, 1/29/16

     448         371   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc. Second Lien,
7.500%, 9/16/19

     325         336   

EB Sports Corp.
11.500%, 12/31/15

     310         310   

Granite Broadcasting Corp. Tranche B First Lien,
8.500%, 5/23/18

     194         194   

Landry’s, Inc. (Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.) Tranche B,
6.500%, 4/24/18

     397         402   

MGM Resorts International (MGM Mirage) Tranche B,
4.250%, 12/20/19

     111         112   

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B,
7.250%, 11/9/18

     340         333   

SRAM LLC Second Lien,
8.500%, 12/7/18

     235         239   

Station GVR Acquisition LLC (Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC)
0.000%, 9/28/19
(8)

     183         184   

Transtar Holding Co. Second Lien,
9.750%, 10/9/19

     200         203   
     

 

 

 
        3,694   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.3%

     

Supervalu, Inc.
8.000%, 8/30/18

     363         369   
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.6%

     

Frac Tech International LLC
8.500%, 5/6/16

     445         371   
 

 

5


Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

NGPL Pipeco LLC
6.750%, 9/15/17

   $ 257       $ 264   
     

 

 

 
        635   
     

 

 

 

Financials—1.6%

     

Asurion LLC (Asurion Corp.) Second Lien,
9.000%, 5/24/19

     103         106   

iStar Financial, Inc.

     

Tranche A-2 7.000%, 3/19/17

     250         263   

5.750%, 10/15/17

     255         258   

Lonestar Intermediate Super Holdings LLC
11.000%, 9/2/19

     92         98   

Nuveen Investments, Inc. Second Lien,
8.250%, 2/28/19

     191         195   

Realogy Corp.

     

Extended LOC, 2.231%, 10/10/16

     28         28   

Extended First Lien, 4.461%, 10/10/16

     385         387   

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

     300         299   

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B,
5.750%, 11/28/17

     86         87   
     

 

 

 
        1,721   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.6%

     

AMN Healthcare, Inc. Tranche B,
5.750%, 4/5/18

     399         403   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

     

7.250%, 11/2/18

     120         123   

7.250%, 11/21/18

     167         169   

Aveta, Inc. (MMM Holdings, Inc.)
9.750%, 10/26/17

     111         111   

Houghton International, Inc. Second Lien,
10.500%, 12/17/20

     370         367   

MModal, Inc. Tranche B,
6.750%, 8/16/19

     249         241   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 10/26/17

     80         80   

Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.
0.000%, 12/10/17
(8)

     290         290   
     

 

 

 
        1,784   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.7%

     

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC Second Lien,
9.500%, 12/10/19

     72         73   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Tranche B-1
0.000%, 10/23/19
(8)

     255         252   

CHG Buyer Corp. Second Lien,
9.000%, 11/19/20

     131         132   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. (Clarke American Corp.) Tranche B-2
5.462%, 6/30/17

   $ 190       $ 176   

Zuffa LLC
7.500%, 6/19/15

     183         185   
     

 

 

 
        818   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.9%

     

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
5.750%, 2/15/18

     328         331   

Deltek, Inc. Second Lien,
10.000%, 10/10/19

     53         54   

DynCorp International, Inc.
6.250%, 7/7/16

     149         150   

First Data Corp.

     

5.211%, 3/24/17

     289         285   

5.211%, 3/24/17

     125         123   

IPC Systems, Inc. Tranche C First Lien,
7.750%, 7/31/17

     279         273   

RP Crown Parent LLC

     

0.000%, 12/14/17(8)

     89         88   

0.000%, 12/16/19(8)

     120         121   

Veyance Technologies, Inc. Second Lien,
5.964%, 7/31/15

     230         223   

Wall Street Systems Holdings, Inc. Second Lien,
9.250%, 10/25/20

     275         276   

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.)
5.250%, 7/2/19

     187         190   
     

 

 

 
        2,114   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.0%

     

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (Algoma Steel, Inc.)
8.750%, 9/19/14

     419         416   

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien,
9.750%, 4/30/20

     260         261   

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A. (Styron S.A.R.L)
8.000%, 8/2/17

     375         367   
     

 

 

 
        1,044   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.7%

     

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.
7.000%, 2/28/17

     249         254   

Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B 2019,
5.250%, 8/1/19

     562         569   
     

 

 

 
        823   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $12,877)

        13,002   
     

 

 

 
 

 

6


Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK(3)—1.0%

     

Financials—1.0%

     

Citigroup Capital XVII Series E 6.350%

     20,000       $ 501   

GMAC Capital Trust I Series 2 8.125%

     20,800         554   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $1,020)

        1,055   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.4%

(Identified cost $102,748)

        108,190 (9) 
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.3%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     1,407,516         1,408   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $1,408)

        1,408   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.7%

(Identified Cost $104,156)

        109,598 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.3%

        372   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 109,970   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

PIK Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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, 2012, these securities amounted to a value of $39,422 or 35.8% of net assets.

(3)

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2012.

(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)

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)

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)

This loan will settle after Deccember 31, 2012, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

(9)

A portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery settlements.

Foreign Currencies:

 

BRL Brazilian Real
MXN Mexican Peso
TRY Turkish Lira

 

 

 

7


Virtus High Yield Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     80

Bermuda

     2   

Brazil

     2   

Canada

     2   

Ireland

     2   

Luxembourg

     2   

Mexico

     2   

Other

     8   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

8


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant

Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 1,484       $ —         $ 1,484       $ —     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     86,957         —           86,608         349   

Foreign Government Securities

     2,737         —           2,737         —     

Loan Agreements

     13,002         —           13,002         —     

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     2,955         —           2,955         —     

Equity Securities:

           

Preferred Stock

     1,055         —           1,055         —     

Short-Term Investments

     1,408         1,408         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 109,598       $ 1,408       $ 107,841       $ 349   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2012:

   $ 347   

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —   (c) 

Realized gain (loss)

     —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2   

Purchases

     —     

Sales(b)

     —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —     

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2012

   $ 349  (d) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2012, 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.

(d)

Includes internally fair valued security.


Virtus International Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—1.5%

     

Materials—1.5%

     

Fuchs Petrolub AG 1.78%

     5,347       $ 400   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $243)

     

 

400

  

     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—94.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary—5.2%

     

adidas AG (Germany)

     3,310         295   

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (United Kingdom)

     21,800         275   

Reed Elsevier N.V. (Netherlands)

     29,460         437   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     31,900         386   
     

 

 

 
        1,393   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—11.1%

     

British American Tobacco plc (United Kingdom)

     5,300         270   

Colruyt SA (Belgium)

     11,040         547   

Nestle S.A. Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     12,470         814   

Swedish Match AB (Sweden)

     9,090         305   

Tesco plc (United Kingdom)

     53,400         294   

Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)

     9,432         361   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

     11,420         350   
     

 

 

 
        2,941   
     

 

 

 

Energy—10.9%

     

BP plc (United Kingdom)

     41,300         287   

CNOOC Ltd. (China)

     213,000         469   

Royal Dutch Shell plc A Shares (United Kingdom)

     17,610         606   

Royal Dutch Shell plc B Shares (United Kingdom)

     10,900         389   

Total SA (France)

     14,770         769   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

     10,710         382   
     

 

 

 
        2,902   
     

 

 

 

Financials—7.7%

     

Legal & General Group plc (United Kingdom)

     138,400         332   

Malayan Banking Bhd (Malaysia)

     133,545         403   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (Australia)

     30,780         353   

Tokyu REIT, Inc. (Japan)

     54         295   

United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore)

     19,200         315   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)

     1,330         356   
     

 

 

 
        2,054   
     

 

 

 
      SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—10.0%

     

GlaxoSmithKline plc (United Kingdom)

     16,000       $ 348   

Novartis AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     10,730         678   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     3,830         774   

Sanofi (France)

     6,380         605   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

     6,717         250   
     

 

 

 
        2,655   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—16.7%

     

Atlas Copco AB Class A (Sweden)

     11,860         329   

Brambles Ltd. (Australia)

     55,000         436   

ComfortDelgro Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)

     221,000         325   

Deutsche Post AG Registered Shares (Germany)

     13,836         305   

Kone Oyj (Finland)

     3,710         274   

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Netherlands)

     3,930         278   

Legrand SA (France)

     10,610         450   

Makita Corp. (Japan)

     9,500         441   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

     49,000         417   

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     1,980         202   

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland)

     1,155         167   

SembCorp Industries Ltd. (Singapore)

     45,000         196   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (Singapore)

     62,000         196   

Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Japan)

     16,400         405   
     

 

 

 
        4,421   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—10.1%

     

Advantech Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     59,000         250   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     33,200         408   

Computershare Ltd. (Australia)

     41,800         394   

MediaTek, Inc. (Taiwan)

     24,000         268   

SAP AG (Germany)

     6,380         513   

Venture Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)

     40,000         265   

VTech Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     30,200         341   

Wincor Nixdorf AG (Germany)

     5,079         240   
     

 

 

 
        2,679   
     

 

 

 

Materials—8.7%

     

Air Liquide SA (France)

     4,130         522   

CRH plc (Ireland)(2)

     15,000         305   

Givaudan SA Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     172         182   

Lafarge Malayan Cement BHD (Malaysia)

     79,500         250   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

     3,130         220   

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

     6,100         372   

Symrise AG (Germany)

     8,364         300   
 

 

1


Virtus International Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

     

Syngenta AG Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     410       $ 166   
     

 

 

 
        2,317   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—9.7%

     

Axiata Group BHD (Malaysia)

     166,700         361   

Belgacom SA (Belgium)

     9,800         288   

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (Israel)

     100,606         116   

China Mobile Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     33,500         394   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     80,600         263   

StarHub Ltd. (Singapore)

     59,900         188   

Telenor ASA (Norway)

     14,260         290   

Telstra Corp., Ltd. (Australia)

     52,000         237   

Vodafone Group plc (United Kingdom)

     169,700         427   
     

 

 

 
        2,564   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—4.8%

     

National Grid plc (United Kingdom)

     27,200         312   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     44,500         382   

Scottish & Southern Energy plc (United Kingdom)

     12,600         293   

United Utilities Group plc (United Kingdom)

     27,200         299   
     

 

 

 
        1,286   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $22,189)

        25,212   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—96.4%

(Identified cost $22,432)

        25,612 (3) 
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.5%

     

Money Market Mutual
Funds—3.5%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     921,961         922   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $922)

        922   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.9%

(Identified Cost $23,354)

     26,534 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.1%

     13   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

   $ 26,547   
  

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

(3)

A portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery settlements.

 

 

At December 31, 2012, the Fund had entered into forward currency contracts as follows (reported in 000’s):

 

Contracts to Sell

 

In Exchange for

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement Date

  Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AUD

  2,300   USD   2,350   State Street Bank and Trust Co.   3/20/13     $2,375      $ (25)   
             

 

 

 
              $ (25)   
             

 

 

 

 

AUD Australian Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

2


Virtus International Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United Kingdom

     15

Switzerland

     12   

Australia

     9   

France

     9   

Japan

     9   

Germany

     8   

Hong Kong

     6   

Other

     32   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
    Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

       

Preferred Stock

   $ 400      $ —         $ 400   

Common Stocks

     25,212        250         24,962   

Short-Term Investments

     922        922         —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 26,534      $ 1,172       $ 25,362   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

       

Forward Currency Contracts*

   $ (25     —         $ (25
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.
     Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $ 24,641 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-US securities.
* Valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.


Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.2%

     

Australia—19.2%

     

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

     588,920       $ 0   

CFS Retail Property Trust

     228,552         457   

Dexus Property Group

     1,236,115         1,313   

GPT Group

     211,000         812   

Westfield Group

     301,473         3,330   

Westfield Retail Trust

     321,173         1,013   
     

 

 

 
        6,925   
     

 

 

 

Bermuda—4.4%

     

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     228,100         1,594   
     

 

 

 

Canada—15.1%

     

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     28,315         940   

Brookfield Properties, Inc.

     63,450         1,082   

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     19,095         832   

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

     23,965         544   

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     42,405         802   

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust(2)

     45,050         1,248   
     

 

 

 
        5,448   
     

 

 

 

Finland—1.0%

     

Citycon OYJ(2)

     109,646         373   
     

 

 

 

France—11.2%

     

Fonciere Des Regions

     3,960         333   

Klepierre

     18,606         744   

Societe Immobiliere de Location Pour L’industrie Et Le Commerce

     3,047         338   

Unibail-Rodamco

     10,915         2,647   
     

 

 

 
        4,062   
     

 

 

 

Germany—2.0%

     

GSW Immobilien AG

     17,390         737   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—8.8%

     

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     225,000         905   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     131,000         637   

Link (The)

     328,441         1,645   
     

 

 

 
        3,187   
     

 

 

 

Italy—0.9%

     

Beni Stabili SpA

     516,257         304   
     

 

 

 

Japan—6.3%

     

AEON Mall Co., Ltd.

     21,330         525   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan—(continued)

     

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     214       $ 618   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     41         404   

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     72         745   
     

 

 

 
        2,292   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands—2.8%

     

Corio N.V.

     10,861         498   

Eurocommercial Properties N.V.(2)

     13,097         526   
     

 

 

 
        1,024   
     

 

 

 

Norway—1.2%

     

Norwegian Property ASA

     284,600         441   
     

 

 

 

Singapore—7.5%

     

CapitaMall Trust

     262,650         462   

CapitaRetail China Trust

     417,725         565   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     457,500         1,058   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     676,544         637   
     

 

 

 
        2,722   
     

 

 

 

Sweden—2.2%

     

Castellum AB

     37,366         533   

Fabege AB

     25,000         253   
     

 

 

 
        786   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland—0.7%

     

PSP Swiss Property AG(2)

     2,491         236   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—15.9%

     

Big Yellow Group plc

     96,188         546   

British Land Co. plc

     95,305         880   

Derwent London plc

     12,846         445   

Great Portland Estates plc

     37,018         298   

Hammerson plc

     125,309         1,005   

Land Securities Group plc

     110,685         1,477   

Safestore Holdings plc

     261,876         459   

SEGRO plc

     156,457         635   
     

 

 

 
        5,745   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $26,563)

        35,876   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.2%

(Identified cost $26,563)

        35,876   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.3%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.3%

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

     110,925       $ 111   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $111)

        111   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $26,674)

        35,987 (1) 
     

 

 

 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—0.5%

        175   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 36,162   
     

 

 

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information : For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

Australia

     19

United Kingdom

     16   

Canada

     15   

France

     11   

Hong Kong

     9   

Singapore

     8   

Japan

     6   

Other

     16   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 35,876       $ 7,500       $ 28,376       $ 0

Short-Term Investments

     111         111         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 35,987       $ 7,611       $ 28,376       $ 0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $28,375 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-US securities.
* Level 3 common stock currently priced at zero.


Virtus International Small-Cap Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—95.7%

     

Consumer Discretionary—13.8%

     

Goldlion Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     349,600       $ 188   

Maisons France Confort (France)

     4,500         143   

Rightmove plc (United Kingdom)

     2,300         54   

Van de Velde NV (Belgium)

     2,003         90   

Watts Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     8,000         109   

Wotif.Com Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     32,400         180   
     

 

 

 
        764   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—5.9%

     

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA (Chile)

     6,700         106   

Distell Group Ltd. (South Africa)

     5,100         64   

Dongsuh Co., Inc. (South Korea)

     9,200         158   
     

 

 

 
        328   
     

 

 

 

Energy—4.3%

     

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG (Austria)

     1,065         111   

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co., ASA (Norway)

     3,900         129   
     

 

 

 
        240   
     

 

 

 

Financials—14.9%

     

ARA Asset Management Ltd. 144A (Singapore)(2)

     141,600         189   

Austbrokers Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     1,900         17   

Century 21 Real Estate of Japan Ltd. (Japan)

     15         56   

Euler Hermes SA (France)

     1,000         87   

Euroz Ltd. (Australia)

     247,000         256   

Hiscox Ltd. (Bermuda)

     22,700         169   

Rathbone Brothers plc (United Kingdom)

     2,525         53   
     

 

 

 
        827   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—7.3%

     

Haw Par Corp. Ltd. (Singapore)

     21,500         119   

Nakanishi, Inc. (Japan)

     1,000         100   

Stallergenes SA (France)

     715         40   

Win International Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     19,300         146   
     

 

 

 
        405   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—22.7%

     

AIT Corp. (Japan)

     16,600         242   

Amadeus Fire AG (Germany)

     3,400         186   

ASR Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     240,000         61   

Clasquin (France)

     4,200         104   

Freight Management Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)

     172,900         54   

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (Germany)

     510         62   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

Richelieu Hardware Ltd. (Canada)

     5,350       $ 199   

Rotork plc (United Kingdom)

     2,950         123   

Thermador Groupe (France)

     2,130         161   

Vicom Ltd. (Singapore)

     15,998         64   
     

 

 

 
        1,256   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—12.9%

     

Carsales.Com Ltd. (Australia)

     6,380         49   

Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (Canada)

     3,140         67   

Domino Printing Sciences plc (United Kingdom)

     16,500         157   

Iress Ltd. (Australia)

     9,900         86   

MercadoLibre, Inc. (United States)

     2,985         234   

Pro-Ship, Inc. (Japan)

     6,800         120   
     

 

 

 
        713   
     

 

 

 

Materials—13.9%

     

Assore Ltd. (South Africa)

     1,955         94   

Corp. Moctezuma SAB de CV (Mexico)

     90,600         221   

KPX Chemical Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     4,399         203   

Uyemura (C) & Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     3,800         120   

Victrex plc (United Kingdom)

     4,900         131   
     

 

 

 
        769   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $5,034)

        5,302   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—95.7%

(Identified cost $5,034)

        5,302   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—4.8%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—4.8%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     268,380         268   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $268)

        268   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.5%

(Identified Cost $5,302)

        5,570 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.5)%

        (27
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 5,543   
     

 

 

 
 

 

1


Virtus International Small-Cap Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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, 2012, these securities amounted to a value of $189 or 3.4% of net assets.

 

 

2


Virtus International Small-Cap Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

Japan

     16

Australia

     11   

France

     10   

United Kingdom

     9   

United States

     9   

Singapore

     7   

South Korea

     6   

Other

     32   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

3


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 

Equity Securities:

        

Common Stocks

   $ 5,302       $ 1,899       $ 3,403   

Short-Term Investments

     268         268         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 5,570       $ 2,167       $ 3,403   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.
     Securities held by the Fund with an end of period value of $3,299 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on our valuation procedures for non-US securities.


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.3%

    

U.S. Treasury Bond
3.125%, 11/15/41

   $ 1,500      $ 1,564   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,633)

       1,564   
    

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.2%

    

Kentucky—0.1%

    

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

     505        529   
    

 

 

 

Michigan—0.0%

    

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

     155        130   
    

 

 

 

Virginia—0.1%

    

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

     345        245   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $980)

       904   
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—10.8%

    

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    

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

     545        522   

RegS 7.000%, 12/1/18(5)

     510        478   

RegS 12.750%, 8/23/22(5)

     485        567   

9.250%, 9/15/27

     360        362   

9.375%, 1/13/34

     2,145        2,134   

Commonwealth of Australia Series
118, 6.500%, 5/15/13

     2,880 AUD      3,031   

Commonwealth of Canada
1.750%, 3/1/13

     4,455 CAD      4,484   

Commonwealth of New Zealand

    

Series 413, 6.500%, 4/15/13

     2,104 NZD      1,758   

Series 415, 6.000%, 4/15/15

     220 NZD      196   

Federative Republic of Brazil

    

12.500%, 1/5/16

     1,235 BRL      743   

8.500%, 1/5/24

     6,195 BRL      3,684   

Kingdom of Morocco
144A 4.250%, 12/11/22
(4)

     1,030        1,038   

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

     14,943 NOK      2,734   

Kingdom of Spain
5.850%, 1/31/22

     460 EUR      632   

Mongolia 144A
5.125%, 12/5/22
(4)

     825        813   

Republic of Argentina

    

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

     500        370   

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

     628        546   
      PAR VALUE     VALUE  

PIK Interest Capitalization
8.280%, 12/31/33

   $ 2,441      $ 1,758   

Republic of Colombia

    

12.000%, 10/22/15

     925,000 COP      636   

4.375%, 3/21/23

     1,867,000 COP      1,053   

Republic of Croatia 144A 6.375%, 3/24/21(4)

     1,045        1,189   

Republic of Iceland 144A 5.875%, 5/11/22(4)

     925        1,032   

Republic of Peru

    

144A 7.840%, 8/12/20(4)

     1,065 PEN      526   

RegS 6.900%, 8/12/37(5)

     2,010 PEN      1,004   

Republic of Serbia 144A
5.250%, 11/21/17
(4)

     700        730   

Republic of Slovak 144A
4.375%, 5/21/22
(4)

     850        926   

Republic of Slovenia 144A
5.500%, 10/26/22
(4)

     1,000        1,050   

Republic of South Africa

    

Series R206 7.500%, 1/15/14

     11,845 ZAR      1,431   

Series R-208 6.750%, 3/31/21

     6,720 ZAR      811   

Republic of Turkey
9.000%, 3/5/14

     5,855 TRY      3,389   

Republic of Ukraine 144A
7.950%, 6/4/14
(4)

     550        560   

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

     550        631   

United Mexican States

    

Series M, 6.000%, 6/18/15

     30,592 MXN      2,431   

Series M, 6.500%, 6/9/22

     30,825 MXN      2,580   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $43,218)

       45,829   
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—10.9%

    

Non-Agency—10.9%

    

Banc of America (Merrill Lynch) Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 05-3, AJ
4.767%, 7/10/43
(3)

     1,050        1,055   

Bank of America Funding Corp. 06-2, 3A1
6.000%, 3/25/36

     494        504   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

    

06-T22, AM 5.573%, 4/12/38(3)

     900        996   

06-PW12, AM 5.751%, 9/11/38(3)

     650        728   

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

     895        987   

06-PW13, AM 5.582%, 9/11/41(3)

     1,360        1,519   

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

     800        954   

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

     1,525        1,698   

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. 07-A1, 10A1
3.081%, 2/25/37
(3)

     840        836   

Citigroup - Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

    

05-CD1, AM 5.219%, 7/15/44(3)

     610        671   

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

     475        545   
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 07-C2, A3
5.542%, 1/15/49
(3)

   $ 1,555       $ 1,767   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through- Trust

     

02-R2, 1M 144A 5.750%, 7/25/33(4)

     475         398   

04-R1, 2A, 144A 6.500%, 11/25/34(4)

     525         532   

05-22, 3A1 5.163%,
10/25/35
(3)

     957         794   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates 06-C1, A3
5.409%, 2/15/39
(3)

     426         436   

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

     595         597   

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

     325         335   

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust 06-HLTV, A4
5.810%, 10/25/29

     833         812   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Pass-Through- Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 05-RP1, 1A3 144A
8.000%, 1/25/35
(4)

     1,323         1,418   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp. II 07- GG10, A4
5.789%, 8/10/45
(3)

     750         865   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

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

     750         829   

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

     745         777   

06-LDP7, AM 5.871%, 4/15/45(3)

     1,500         1,677   

06-LDP7, A4 5.871%,
4/15/45
(3)

     1,800         2,071   

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

     750         884   

Lehman Brothers—UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

06-C3, AM 5.712%, 3/15/39(3)

     740         815   

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

     1,100         1,262   

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

     600         715   

Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage Trust 07- C3, A4
5.886%, 7/15/44
(3)

     500         588   

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust 04-6, 10A1
6.000%, 7/25/34

     729         739   

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust 05-1, 1A5 144A
8.000%, 8/25/34
(4)

     818         850   

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

     1,260         1,404   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 06-C1, AM
5.684%, 5/12/39
(3)

     715         802   
      PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

     

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc.

     

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

   $ 8       $ 8   

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

     970         1,126   

Motel 6 Trust 12-MTLB, D 144A
3.781%, 10/5/25
(4)

     1,075         1,075   

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.

     

04-R1, A1 144A 6.500%, 3/25/34(4)

     1,643         1,729   

04-R3, A1 144A 6.500%, 2/25/35(4)

     507         526   

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 06-1, 2APT
5.750%, 4/25/36
(3)

     1,152         1,130   

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

     1,216         1,183   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. 05- S1, 1A2
5.500%, 2/25/35

     1,650         1,687   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 07-EQ1, A2
0.300%, 3/25/37
(3)

     374         294   

SunTrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust 07-S1, 5A1
4.770%, 1/25/37
(3)

     896         884   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

07-C33, A4 5.921%, 7/15/17(3)

     550         645   

06-C25, AM 5.736%, 5/15/43(3)

     1,125         1,261   

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

     1,610         1,844   

07-C32, A3 5.737%, 6/15/49(3)

     360         420   

Washington Mutual Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 06-SL1, A, 144A
5.287%, 11/23/43
(3)(4)

     579         570   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $42,392)

        46,242   
     

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—4.2%

     

ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust 00- LB1, M1F
8.240%, 3/21/29
(3)

     886         754   

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

     

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

     300         327   

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

     600         661   

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

     556         553   

Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc. 07- 2, A3
6.080%, 6/25/37
(3)

     1,157         1,157   

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

     507         531   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

     

04-13, AF4 4.583%, 1/25/33(3)

     461         461   

05-1, AF5A 5.497%, 7/25/35(3)

     1,000         949   

05-12, 1A4 5.323%, 2/25/36(3)

     1,150         1,129   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

      PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC 12-1A, A2 144A
5.216%, 1/25/42
(4)

   $ 1,236      $ 1,388   

Drug Royalty Corp., Inc 12-1, A2 144A
4.474%, 1/15/25
(4)

     595        597   

Equity One ABS, Inc. 01-3, AF4
6.252%, 5/25/32
(3)

     846        673   

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 12-1A, A2, 144A
4.212%, 10/15/42
(4)

     594        606   

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

     1,430        1,437   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC 11-1A, A2 144A
3.290%, 3/25/18
(4)

     655        705   

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

     369        384   

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

     844        824   

Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust 04- B, M1
5.730%, 11/15/35
(3)

     715        760   

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

     257        245   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II Home Loan Trust

    

03-HS3, AI4 5.050%, 9/25/33(3)

     984        1,004   

07-HI1, A3 5.720%, 3/25/37

     925        925   

TAL Advantage LLC 12-1A, A 144A
3.860%, 5/20/27
(4)

     942        972   

Terwin Mortgage Trust 04-15AL, A1 144A
5.797%, 7/25/34
(3)(4)

     405        386   

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

     357        380   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $17,054)

       17,808   
    

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—53.9%

    

Consumer Discretionary—4.4%

    

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.625%, 10/15/22

     945        964   

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. 144A
10.250%, 7/13/16
(4)

     1,125 BRL      590   

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

     215        220   

144A 9.000%, 7/1/20(4)

     425        421   

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 12/15/20
(4)

     1,065        1,097   

Claire’s Stores, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 3/15/19
(4)

     880        948   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

    
      PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

    

144A 9.000%, 12/15/19(4)

   $ 54      $ 50   

9.000%, 3/1/21

     500        449   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    

144A 6.500%, 11/15/22(4)

     275        284   

144A 6.500%, 11/15/22(4)

     740        771   

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

     426        457   

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

     200 CAD      211   

Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA 144A
4.875%, 4/11/22
(4)

     930        1,011   

HD Supply, Inc. 144A
8.125%, 4/15/19
(4)

     390        446   

International Game Technology
7.500%, 6/15/19

     580        686   

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
9.375%, 5/1/20
(4)

     475        504   

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. 144A
3.375%, 5/9/17
(4)

     800        830   

MGM Resorts International 144A
6.750%, 10/1/20
(4)

     990        1,014   

Nara Cable Funding Ltd. 144A
8.875%, 12/1/18
(4)

     1,100        1,125   

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

     150        144   

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

     700        801   

Petco Holdings, Inc. PIK Interest Capitalization 144A
8.500%, 10/15/17
(4)

     455        470   

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

     650        601   

QVC, Inc.

    

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

     1,070        1,180   

144A 5.125%, 7/2/22(4)

     240        251   

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

     219        137   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/21
(4)

     1,140        1,143   

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

     125        136   

WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A
6.000%, 1/15/21
(4)

     825        874   

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

     590        711   
    

 

 

 
       18,526   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.4%

    

Cencosud SA 144A
4.875%, 1/20/23
(4)

     535        547   

Flowers Foods, Inc.
4.375%, 4/1/22

     970        993   
    

 

 

 
       1,540   
    

 

 

 

Energy—8.4%

    

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

     475        553   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (Atlas Pipeline Finance Corp.) 144A
6.625%, 10/1/20
(4)

   $ 495       $ 515   

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.
6.500%, 2/1/20

     825         891   

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

     650         689   

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP (BreitBurn Finance Corp.) 144A
7.875%, 4/15/22
(4)

     1,005         1,048   

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

     686         744   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
6.775%, 3/15/19

     320         321   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas

     

7.750%, 5/15/17

     110         115   

6.500%, 6/1/21

     725         779   

EP Energy LLC (EP Energy Finance, Inc.)
9.375%, 5/1/20

     840         951   

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc.

     

8.250%, 2/15/18

     500         518   

144A 8.250%, 2/15/18(4)

     620         640   

EV Energy Partners LP (EV Energy Finance Corp.)
8.000%, 4/15/19

     325         347   

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

     460         483   

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

     210         227   

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA)

     

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

     935         1,047   

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

     460         567   

144A 6.510%, 3/7/22(4)(11)

     315         376   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. 144A
6.375%, 3/15/22
(4)

     960         994   

Halcon Resources Corp. 144A
8.875%, 5/15/21
(4)

     800         852   

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

     640         693   

Lukoil International Finance BV 144A
7.250%, 11/5/19
(4)

     525         642   

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

     550         602   

National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine
9.500%, 9/30/14

     600         619   

OAO Lukoil International Finance BV 144A
6.125%, 11/9/20
(4)(11)

     500         578   

OGX Austria GmbH 144A
8.500%, 6/1/18
(4)

     800         724   

Parker Drilling Co.
9.125%, 4/1/18

     1,175         1,260   

PDC Energy, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 10/15/22
(4)

     805         829   

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

     500         562   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

     

Series 2014 4.900%, 10/28/14

     1,005         963   

RegS 5.250%, 4/12/17(5)

     375         329   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

RegS 8.500%, 11/2/17(5)

   $ 4,485       $ 4,440   

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

6.000%, 3/5/20

     270         323   

5.500%, 1/21/21

     550         643   

5.500%, 6/27/44

     650         715   

Petropower I Funding Trust 144A
7.360%, 2/15/14
(4)(7)

     186         189   

Plains Exploration & Production Co.
6.875%, 2/15/23

     995         1,142   

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

     480         556   

Rowan Cos., Inc. 4.875%, 6/1/22

     955         1,036   

SESI LLC 6.375%, 5/1/19

     650         699   

Targa Resources Partners LP (Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.) 144A
6.375%, 8/1/22
(4)

     1,050         1,150   

Teekay Corp.
8.500%, 1/15/20

     300         318   

TNK-BP Finance SA RegS
7.500%, 7/18/16
(5)

     1,165         1,348   

Venoco, Inc.

     

11.500%, 10/1/17

     600         631   

8.875%, 2/15/19

     225         212   

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

     318         415   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)
3.700%, 1/15/23

     800         806   

Zhaikmunai LP (Zhaikmanai International BV) 144A
7.125%, 11/13/19
(4)

     790         829   
     

 

 

 
        35,910   
     

 

 

 

Financials—21.1%

     

Abbey National Treasury Services plc 144A
3.875%, 11/10/14
(4)

     815         846   

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

     560         587   

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

     240         265   

Air Lease Corp.
5.625%, 4/1/17

     770         820   

Aircastle Ltd.
7.625%, 4/15/20

     1,840         2,065   

Akbank TAS 144A
3.875%, 10/24/17

     1,280         1,316   

Alfa Bank OJSC (Alfa Bond Issuance plc) RegS
7.875%, 9/25/17
(5)(11)

     755         846   

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

     680         707   

ALROSA Finance SA 144A
7.750%, 11/3/20
(4)

     1,065         1,241   

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

     775         802   

American International Group, Inc.
4.875%, 6/1/22

     350         399   
 

 

4


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

8.175%, 5/15/58(3)

   $ 650       $ 847   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC (Avis Budget Finance, Inc.) 144A
4.875%, 11/15/17
(4)

     1,000         1,020   

Banco ABC Brasil SA 144A
7.875%, 4/8/20
(4)

     1,025         1,122   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer SA

     

144A 6.500%, 3/10/21(4)

     425         472   

144A 6.750%, 9/30/22(4)

     1,000         1,125   

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

     1,150         1,253   

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

     600         633   

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

     600         640   

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA 144A
5.750%, 10/7/20
(4)

     1,060         1,158   

Banco Santander Chile 144A
3.875%, 9/20/22
(4)

     945         968   

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

     1,660         1,859   

Bancolombia SA
5.125%, 9/11/22

     1,015         1,056   

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A
7.750%, 7/5/17
(4)

     515         523   

Barclays Bank plc

     

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

     435         481   

144A 5.926%, 9/29/49(3)(4)(9)(10)

     600         587   

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

     385         446   

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

     500         526   

Capital One Capital IV
8.875%, 5/15/40
(10)

     1,000         1,000   

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

     680         741   

Citigroup, Inc. 5.500%, 2/15/17

     1,110         1,230   

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

     475         529   

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 144A
4.125%, 12/10/22
(4)

     1,090         1,098   

Discover Bank

     

8.700%, 11/18/19

     250         325   

7.000%, 4/15/20

     700         868   

E*TRADE Financial Corp.
6.375%, 11/15/19

     840         865   

Eurasian Development Bank 144A
4.767%, 9/20/22
(4)

     925         960   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
5.500%, 9/1/22

     240         265   

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

     800         800   

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

     1,160         1,372   

First Tennessee Bank N.A.
5.650%, 4/1/16

     1,210         1,318   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

6.625%, 8/15/17

     255         298   

8.125%, 1/15/20

     650         835   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

    

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 144A
4.750%, 8/15/17
(4)

   $ 900      $ 947   

Genworth Financial, Inc.
7.625%, 9/24/21

     370        408   

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

     970        900   

GRD Holdings III Corp. 144A
10.750%, 6/1/19
(4)

     520        524   

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

     115        124   

HDTFS, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 10/15/20
(4)

     865        908   

Highwoods Realty LP
3.625%, 1/15/23

     1,040        1,017   

HSBC Finance Corp.
6.676%, 1/15/21

     500        593   

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

     500        611   

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12 144A
6.000%, 12/31/49
(3)(4)(9)

     1,130        1,198   

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

     600        675   

ING U.S., Inc. 144A
5.500%, 7/15/22
(4)

     1,050        1,138   

International Lease Finance Corp.
6.250%, 5/15/19

     1,399        1,497   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA 144A
5.125%, 5/13/23
(4)

     1,085        1,111   

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

     500        598   

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 144A
6.950%, 7/10/42
(4)

     795        1,000   

Kazkommerts Bank International BV

    

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

     500        503   

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

     250        241   

Korea Development Bank
3.500%, 8/22/17

     1,300        1,390   

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

     700        790   

Landry’s Holdings II, Inc. 144A
10.250%, 1/1/18
(4)

     425        425   

Legg Mason, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 5/21/19
(4)

     200        215   

Lincoln National Corp.
6.050%, 4/20/67
(3)(10)

     300        299   

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

     512        520   

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

     750        828   

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

     189        209   

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

     500        588   

Morgan Stanley

    

5.750%, 10/18/16

     100        111   

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

     1,000 BRL      529   

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

     600        683   

Nordea Bank AB 144A
4.250%, 9/21/22
(4)

     1,360        1,399   

Novatek OAO (Novatek Finance Ltd.) 144A
4.422%, 12/13/22
(4)(11)

     1,105        1,109   

PKO Finance AB 144A 4.630%, 9/26/22(4)(11)

     1,315        1,384   

Progressive Corp. (The)
6.700%, 6/15/37
(3)

     1,200        1,296   
 

 

 

5


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Prudential Financial, Inc.
5.875%, 9/15/42
(3)

   $ 2,155       $ 2,263   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(4)

     1,000         1,045   

Regions Bank
7.500%, 5/15/18

     750         907   

Regions Financial Corp.
5.750%, 6/15/15

     210         227   

Reliance Holdings USA, Inc. 144A
5.400%, 2/14/22
(4)

     1,000         1,117   

Resona Bank Ltd. 144A
5.850%, 9/29/49
(3)(4)(9)(10)

     750         807   

Rosneft Oil Co. ( Rosneft International Finance Ltd.)
4.199%, 3/6/22
(4)(11)

     300         305   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (The)

     

5.625%, 8/24/20

     750         870   

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

     550         561   

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)
6.400%, 10/21/19
(9)(10)

     370         437   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC (RSHB Capital SA)

     

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

     380         421   

144A 5.298%, 12/27/17(4)

     515         552   

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

     800         804   

Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank CapItal SA)

     

144A 6.125%, 2/7/22(4)(11)

     1,800         2,056   

144A 5.125%, 10/29/22(4)(11)

     990         1,009   

Shinhan Bank 144A
4.375%, 7/27/17
(4)

     650         714   

SLM Corp.
4.625%, 9/25/17

     765         784   

Societe Generale S.A. 144A
5.922%, 4/29/49
(3)(4)(9)(10)(12)

     650         598   

Sovereign Bank
8.750%, 5/30/18

     400         471   

Spansion LLC
7.875%, 11/15/17

     350         361   

Springleaf Finance Corp.
5.400%, 12/1/15

     750         712   

SunTrust Bank, Inc.
5.400%, 4/1/20

     250         271   

Telecom Italia Capital SA
7.175%, 6/18/19

     1,000         1,160   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A
5.250%, 9/13/22
(4)

     985         1,059   

Turkiye Is Bankasi 144A
3.875%, 11/7/17
(4)

     1,200         1,222   

United Rentals North America, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 5/15/20
(4)

     900         992   

UPCB Finance VI Ltd. VI 144A
6.875%, 1/15/22
(4)

     665         723   

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc) 144A
6.800%, 11/22/25
(4)(11)

     500         612   

VTB Bank OJSC (VTB Capital SA) 144A
6.000%, 4/12/17
(4)(11)

     1,225         1,324   

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

     205         213   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

     

Willis Group Holdings plc North America, Inc.

     

7.000%, 9/29/19

   $ 500       $ 589   

5.750%, 3/15/21

     465         529   

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

     440         457   

Zions Bancorp
4.500%, 3/27/17

     710         742   
     

 

 

 
        89,796   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—1.6%

     

CFR International SpA 144A
5.125%, 12/6/22
(4)

     300         311   

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS)
7.125%, 7/15/20

     330         353   

Davita, Inc.
5.750%, 8/15/22

     945         1,001   

HCA, Inc.
6.500%, 2/15/20

     1,295         1,460   

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 1/15/18
(4)

     460         466   

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

     740         766   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 144A
4.750%, 6/1/20
(4)

     1,150         1,170   

U.S. Oncology, Inc.
0.000%, 2/16/49
(8)

     300         0   

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

     466         485   

VPI Escrow Corp. 144A
6.375%, 10/15/20
(4)

     920         991   
     

 

 

 
        7,003   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—7.7%

     

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

     600         615   

America West Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust Series 00-1, G
8.057%, 7/2/20

     843         904   

Atlas Air Pass-Through-Trust

     

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

     577         594   

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

     677         677   

00-1. A 8.707%, 1/2/19

     253         270   

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

     1,055         1,119   

Bombardier, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 3/15/20
(4)

     1,115         1,271   

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

     600         625   

CDRT Holding Corp. PIK Capitalization Interest 144A
9.250%, 10/1/17
(3)(4)

     860         881   

CHC Helicopter SA
9.250%, 10/15/20

     725         767   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

     

98-1, A 6.648%, 9/15/17

     281         301   

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

     452         492   

99-1, A 6.545%, 2/2/19

     780         851   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

     

00-1, A-1 8.048%, 11/1/20

   $ 870       $ 985   

01-A1 6.703%, 6/15/21

     239         260   

Deluxe Corp.
7.000%, 3/15/19

     510         542   

DP World Ltd. 144A
6.850%, 7/2/37
(4)

     400         469   

Embraer SA
5.150%, 6/15/22

     1,040         1,139   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. 144A
9.750%, 8/1/18
(4)

     475         464   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.
6.625%, 4/15/20

     220         225   

Iron Mountain, Inc.
5.750%, 8/15/24

     1,560         1,587   

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

     625         689   

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

     600         645   

Masco Corp.
5.950%, 3/15/22

     1,560         1,728   

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

     

01-1, B 7.691%, 4/1/17

     693         734   

02-1, G2 6.264%, 11/20/21

     945         1,002   

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

     121         136   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH

     

144A 7.750%, 7/15/17(4)

     650         711   

144A 8.375%, 6/15/19(4)

     440         482   

ServiceMaster Co. 144A
7.000%, 8/15/20
(4)

     955         962   

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
6.750%, 12/15/20

     930         1,000   

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

     675         719   

Sydney Airport Finance Co. Ltd. 144A
3.900%, 3/22/23
(4)

     1,130         1,153   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust

     

98-1B 7.350%, 1/30/18

     999         1,012   

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

     987         1,085   

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

     1,923         2,000   

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

     684         770   

12-1A 5.900%, 10/1/24

     500         545   

UAL Pass-Through-Trust

     

09-2 9.750%, 1/15/17

     486         563   

07-01A 6.636%, 7/2/22

     694         746   

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

     750         879   
     

 

 

 
        32,599   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology—1.3%

     

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

     525         590   

Digicel Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/1/17
(4)

     848         916   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)
4.375%, 12/1/22

     1,170         1,194   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

  

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

   $ 225       $ 237   

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

     750         845   

Igloo Holdings Corp. PIK Interset Capitalization 144A
8.250%, 12/15/17
(4)

     250         248   

NCR Corp. 144A
4.625%, 2/15/21
(4)

     1,035         1,040   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 11/1/19
(4)

     210         216   

Tech Data Corp.
3.750%, 9/21/17

     95         97   
     

 

 

 
        5,383   
     

 

 

 

Materials—5.0%

     

Alpek SA de CV 144A
4.500%, 11/20/22
(4)

     1,480         1,543   

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc (Ardagh Packaging Holdings, Inc.) 144A
7.375%, 10/15/17
(4)

     635         693   

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

     763         832   

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

     1,100         1,177   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(4)

     976         1,096   

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.125%, 12/15/20
(4)

     455         465   

Eurochem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC (EuroChem GI Ltd.) 144A
5.125%, 12/12/17
(4)(11)

     550         566   

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

     650         695   

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

     250         291   

Ineos Finance plc 144A
8.375%, 2/15/19
(4)

     705         762   

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

     570         598   

Methanex Corp.
3.250%, 12/15/19

     910         914   

Mexichem SAB de CV 144A
4.875%, 9/19/22
(4)

     485         523   

NewMarket Corp. 144A
4.100%, 12/15/22
(4)

     1,174         1,196   

Nufarm Australia Ltd. 144A
6.375%, 10/15/19
(4)

     1,160         1,218   

Packaging Corp. of America
3.900%, 6/15/22

     945         978   

Pactiv LLC
8.125%, 6/15/17

     1,645         1,649   

PTT Global Chemical pcl 144A
4.250%, 9/19/22
(4)

     800         829   

PTT Global Chemical plc RegS
4.250%, 9/19/22
(5)

     200         207   

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

     970         963   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A
6.500%, 12/1/20
(4)

     230         250   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA)

     

144A 6.250%, 7/26/16(4)(11)

     445         478   

144A 6.700%, 10/25/17(4)(11)

     425         467   

United States Steel Corp.
7.500%, 3/15/22

     860         909   

Vale Overseas Ltd.
4.375%, 1/11/22

     920         981   
 

 

 

7


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

    

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

   $ 775      $ 902   
    

 

 

 
       21,182   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—3.0%

    

America Movil SAB de CV Series 12
6.450%, 12/5/22

     5,000 MXN      397   

Axtel SAB de CV 144A
9.000%, 9/22/19
(4)

     200        111   

CenturyLink, Inc. Series T
5.800%, 3/15/22

     750        794   

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

     705        763   

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

     1,700        1,917   

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/30/20
(4)

     370        409   

Frontier Communications Corp.
7.125%, 1/15/23

     945        1,005   

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

     356        383   

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 6/1/20
(4)

     725        760   

SBA Telecommunications, Inc. 144A
5.750%, 7/15/20
(4)

     820        874   

Sprint Nextel Corp.
6.000%, 11/15/22

     1,305        1,347   

Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U.
5.462%, 2/16/21

     580        618   

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

     305        317   

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 9/15/22
(4)

     565        586   

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

     850        895   

Windstream Corp.
7.750%, 10/15/20

     1,530        1,660   
    

 

 

 
       12,836   
    

 

 

 

Utilities—1.0%

    

AmeriGas Partners LP (AmeriGas Finance Corp.)

    

6.250%, 8/20/19

     660        709   

7.000%, 5/20/22

     450        503   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA RegS
5.750%, 10/27/21
(5)

     900        967   

Covanta Holding Corp.
6.375%, 10/1/22

     1,065        1,161   

Midwest Generation LLC Series B
8.560%, 1/2/16
(6)

     62        60   

NRG Energy, Inc.

    

7.625%, 1/15/18

     105        117   

7.625%, 5/15/19

     680        731   

144A 6.625%, 3/15/23(4)

     75        81   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

    

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

   $ 200      $ 60   
    

 

 

 
       4,389   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $215,822)

       229,164   
    

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(3)—17.0%

    

Consumer Discretionary—4.3%

    

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

     385        388   

Affinity Gaming LLC (Herbst Gaming LLC).
5.500%, 11/9/17

     588        595   

August Holding Co., Inc. (Schrader)

    

First Lien, US
6.250%, 4/27/18

     323        328   

First Lien, LUX
6.250%, 4/27/18

     420        426   

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. Second Lien,
9.750%, 3/26/20

     208        214   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.) Tranche B-6,
7.355%, 1/28/18

     1,358        1,216   

Cannery Casino Resorts LLC First Lien
6.000%, 10/2/18

     495        497   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
2.720%, 7/3/14

     770        610   

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

     246        252   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Tranche A,
3.612%, 7/30/14

     235        229   

Tranche B,

3.862%, 1/29/16

     183        152   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.

    

0.000%, 9/17/18(13)

     396        398   

Second Lien, 7.500%, 9/16/19

     500        516   

EB Sports Corp.
11.500%, 12/31/15

     625        625   

Focus Brands, Inc. First Lien,
6.250%, 2/21/18

     673        678   

Fram Group Holdings, Inc. (Prestone Holdings, Inc.) Second Lien,
10.500%, 1/29/18

     500        475   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B,
6.000%, 5/12/16

     460 CAD      461   

Granite Broadcasting Corp. Tranche B First Lien,
8.500%, 5/23/18

     497        498   

HD Supply, Inc.
7.250%, 10/12/17

     1,025        1,055   
 

 

8


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

     

Hubbard Radio LLC Second Lien,
8.750%, 4/30/18

   $ 600       $ 612   

Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority
7.500%, 2/25/17

     457         453   

Landry’s, Inc. (Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.) Tranche B,
6.500%, 4/24/18

     1,092         1,105   

MGM Resorts International (MGM Mirage) Tranche B,
4.250%, 12/20/19

     106         107   

Michaels Stores, Inc. Tranche B-2,
4.813%, 7/31/16

     509         515   

Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC First Lien,
8.250%, 4/8/16

     310         310   

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B,
7.250%, 11/9/18

     806         789   

Radio One, Inc.
7.500%, 3/31/16

     220         224   

Sequa Automotive Group
0.000%, 11/15/18
(13)

     610         607   

Seven Seas Cruises, Inc. Tranche B,
6.250%, 12/21/18

     748         759   

Sports Authority, Inc. (The) Tranche B,
7.500%, 11/16/17

     319         321   

SRAM LLC Second Lien,
8.500%, 12/7/18

     229         233   

Station GVR Acquisition LLC (Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC)
0.000%, 9/28/19
(13)

     570         574   

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC
0.000%, 3/14/18
(13)

     816         824   

Transtar Holding Co. Second Lien,
9.750%, 10/9/19

     380         386   

Vertrue LLC (V2V Holdings LLC) First Lien,
9.250%, 8/16/14

     125         41   

Visant Corp. (Jostens) Tranche B,
5.250%, 12/22/16

     693         632   
     

 

 

 
        18,105   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.5%

     

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc.

     

First Lien, 5.750%, 7/10/17

     110         111   

Second Lien, 5.750%, 10/10/17

     655         668   

Supervalu, Inc.
8.000%, 8/30/18

     1,313         1,335   
     

 

 

 
        2,114   
     

 

 

 

Energy—0.8%

     

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
5.750%, 12/2/17

     1,000         1,003   

Frac Tech International LLC
8.500%, 5/6/16

     1,106         923   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

     

NGPL Pipeco LLC
6.750%, 9/15/17

   $ 511       $ 524   

Samson Investment Co. Second Lien,
6.000%, 9/25/18

     734         743   
     

 

 

 
        3,193   
     

 

 

 

Financials—1.1%

     

Asurion LLC (Asurion Corp.) Second Lien,
9.000%, 5/24/19

     178         184   

iPayment, Inc.
0.000%, 5/8/17
(13)

     585         584   

iStar Financial, Inc.

     

Tranche A-2
7.000%, 3/19/17

     250         263   

5.750%, 10/15/17

     699         706   

Lonestar Intermediate Super Holdings LLC
11.000%, 9/2/19

     108         115   

Nuveen Investments, Inc. Second Lien,
8.250%, 2/28/19

     864         883   

Ocwen Financial Corp.
7.000%, 9/1/16

     100         101   

RPI Finance Trust
4.000%, 11/9/18

     842         853   

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

     420         418   

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B,
5.750%, 11/28/17

     635         639   
     

 

 

 
        4,746   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—2.0%

     

AMN Healthcare, Inc. Tranche B,
5.750%, 4/5/18

     619         625   

Ardent Health Services LLC
7.250%, 9/15/15

     482         485   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

     

0.000%, 11/2/18(13)

     289         295   

0.000%, 11/21/18(13)

     347         351   

Aveta, Inc. (MMM Holdings, Inc.)
9.750%, 10/26/17

     341         342   

Houghton International, Inc.

     

First Lien 0.000%, 7/30/19(13)

     1,050         1,061   

Second Lien, 10.500%, 12/17/20

     630         625   

InVentiv Health, Inc. (Ventive Health, Inc.)
7.500%, 8/4/16

     158         154   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Tranche C-1,
5.500%, 5/4/18

     744         754   

MModal, Inc. Tranche B,
6.750%, 8/16/19

     1,097         1,059   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 10/26/17

     248         248   

National Specialty Hospitals, Inc. Tranche B,
8.250%, 2/3/17

     405         396   
 

 

9


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

     

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.) Tranche B,
5.000%, 9/30/19

   $ 874       $ 874   

Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.
0.000%, 12/10/17
(13)

     655         656   

Smile Brands Group, Inc. Tranche B,
7.000%, 12/21/17

     368         347   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.
6.500%, 2/6/17

     394         393   
     

 

 

 
        8,665   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—2.1%

     

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc.
5.250%, 10/9/19

     504         511   

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC

     

First Lien 0.000%, 12/10/18(13)

     840         848   

Second Lien, 5.500%, 12/10/19

     114         116   

Aluma Systems, Inc. (Brand Energy & Infrastructure) Tranche-1
6.250%, 10/23/18

     112         111   

AWAS Finance Luxemborg S.A.
4.750%, 7/16/18

     642         648   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. (FR Brand Acquisition Corp.) Tranche B-1 First Lien,
6.250%, 10/23/18

     467         463   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Tranche B-1
0.000%, 10/23/19
(13)

     395         390   

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B-1,
5.500%, 10/14/16

     509         517   

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc. Second Lien,
10.000%, 3/16/18

     285         287   

CHG Buyer Corp.

     

First Lien, 5.000%, 11/19/19

     603         605   

Second Lien, 9.000%, 11/19/20

     193         194   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Tranche B-1,
5.250%, 10/18/18

     300         303   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. (Clarke American Corp.) Tranche B-2
5.462%, 6/30/17

     660         614   

Husky Injection Molding System (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.)
5.750%, 7/2/18

     557         566   

McJunkin Red Man Corp.
6.250%, 11/8/19

     705         711   

Silver II Borrower S.C.A. (Silver US Holdings, LLC)
5.000%, 12/13/19

     805         814   

Zuffa LLC
7.500%, 6/19/15

     1,342         1,352   
     

 

 

 
        9,050   
     

 

 

 
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—4.0%

  

  

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien,
9.500%, 6/8/17

   $ 333       $ 335   

Avaya, Inc.

     

Tranche B-1, 3.062%, 10/24/14

     120         118   

Tranche B-3, 4.812%, 10/26/17

     483         427   

Tranche B-5, 8.000%, 3/31/18

     120         118   

AVG Technologies N.V.
7.500%, 3/15/16

     182         183   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
5.750%, 2/15/18

     1,034         1,042   

CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
0.000%, 12/31/19
(13)

     528         532   

Deltek, Inc.

     

First Lien, 6.000%, 10/10/18

     780         787   

Second Lien, 10.000%, 10/10/19

     113         115   

DynCorp International, Inc.
6.250%, 7/7/16

     579         583   

First Data Corp.

     

5.211%, 3/24/17

     457         450   

5.211%, 3/24/17

     880         867   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

     

Tranche B-1, 4.464%, 12/1/16

     739         725   

Tranche B-2, 6.000%, 2/28/19

     243         241   

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC Tranche B-1,
5.500%, 12/17/18

     808         812   

Infor (US), Inc. (Lawson Software, Inc.) Tranche B-2
5.250%, 4/5/18

     1,244         1,257   

IPC Systems, Inc. Tranche C First Lien,
7.750%, 7/31/17

     1,052         1,031   

Ipreo Holdings LLC

     

Tranche B-2 6.500%, 8/7/17

     766         771   

Tranche B-3 6.500%, 8/7/17

     209         210   

Novell, Inc. (Attachmate Corp.) First Lien,
7.250%, 11/22/17

     626         633   

Oberthur Technologies Finance SAS Tranche B-3,
6.250%, 11/30/18

     721         716   

RP Crown Parent LLC
0.000%, 12/14/17
(13)

     264         262   

SCS Holdings I, Inc. (Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc.)
0.000%, 12/7/18
(13)

     546         551   

Smart Modular Technologies (Global), Inc.
8.250%, 8/26/17

     246         206   

Sophia LP (DataTel, Inc.)
6.250%, 7/19/18

     523         531   

Sorenson Communications, Inc. Tranche C,
6.000%, 8/16/13

     207         203   

Spansion LLC
5.250%, 12/13/18

     328         331   

SRA International, Inc.
6.500%, 7/20/18

     490         465   
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

  

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.) Tranche D
4.500%, 1/31/20

   $ 110       $ 111   

Veyance Technologies, Inc. Second Lien,
5.964%, 7/31/15

     850         824   

Vision Solutions, Inc. First Lien,
6.000%, 7/23/16

     395         395   

Wall Street Systems Holdings, Inc.

     

First Lien, 5.750%, 10/25/19

     400         401   

Second Lien, 9.250%, 10/25/20

     407         408   

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.)
5.250%, 7/2/19

     541         549   
     

 

 

 
        17,190   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.6%

     

AZ Chem US, Inc.
7.250%, 12/22/17

     654         663   

CPG International I, Inc.
5.750%, 9/21/19

     311         314   

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (Algoma Steel, Inc.)
8.750%, 9/19/14

     1,586         1,575   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.
5.250%, 10/18/17

     327         331   

General Chemical Corp. Tranche B,
5.000%, 10/6/15

     299         301   

Kronos, Inc.

     

First Lien, 5.500%, 10/30/19

     190         193   

Second Lien, 9.750%, 4/30/20

     605         607   

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp. Tranche B,
5.750%, 2/28/19

     819         825   

QS0001 Corp. (Tomkins Air) First Lien,
0.000%, 11/9/18
(13)

     289         292   

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A. (Styron S.A.R.L)
8.000%, 8/2/17

     1,020         997   

United Central Industrial Supply Co. LLC (UCIS Acquisition) Tranche B,
7.500%, 10/12/18

     820         791   
     

 

 

 
        6,889   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.5%

  

  

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.
7.000%, 2/28/17

     479         489   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

     

Tranche B 2016, 4.750%, 2/1/16

     67         68   

Tranche B 2019, 5.250%, 8/1/19

     244         247   

Sidera Networks, Inc. (RCN Corp.)
6.000%, 8/26/16

     527         527   
     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

     

Univision Communications, Inc. First Lien,
4.462%, 3/31/17

   $ 758       $ 747   
     

 

 

 
        2,078   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—0.1%

     

Texas Compeptitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC Extended,
7.167%, 10/10/17

     375         251   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $71,842)

        72,281   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—1.7%

     

Financials—1.6%

     

Ally Financial, Inc.
144A 7.000%
(4)

     321         315   

Ally Financial, Inc. Series A,
8.500%
(3)

     20,000         525   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
International S.A.
Unipersonal 5.919%
(3)

     675         547   

Banco do Brasil S.A.
144A 8.500%
(3)(4)

     600         729   

Bank of America Corp.
Series K, 8.000%
(3)

     375         415   

Citigroup Capital XVII
Series E 6.350%

     44,460         1,113   

General Electric Capital Corp.
Series B 6.25%
(3)

     1,300         1,415   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Series 1 7.90%
(3)

     247         280   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Series K 8.250%
(3)

     350         356   

U.S. Bancorp
Series G 6.00%
(3)

     22,600         627   

Zions Bancorp, Series C,
ADR 9.500%

     9         233   
     

 

 

 
        6,555   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—0.1%

     

Seaspan Corp.
Series C, 9.50%

     20         551   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $6,436)

        7,106   
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.0%

     

Consumer Discretionary—0.0%

     

Mark IV Industries

     446         11   
     

 

 

 

Materials—0.0%

     

Catalyst Paper Corp.(2)

     948         1   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $5)

        12   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.0%

(Identified cost $399,382)

        420,910 (14) 
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.5%

  

  

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.5%

  

  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     6,527,556       $ 6,528   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $6,528)

        6,528   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS —100.5%

(Identified Cost $405,910)

        427,438 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.5)%

        (2,050
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 425,388   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

PIK Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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, 2012.

(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, 2012, these securities amounted to a value of $134,577 or 31.6% of net assets.

(5) 

Regulation S Security. Security is offered and sold outside of the United States.

(6) 

Security in default.

(7) 

Illiquid security.

(8) 

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.

(9) 

No contractual maturity date

(10) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(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) 

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.

(13) 

This loan will settle after Deccember 31, 2012, at which time the Interest rate will be determined.

(14) 

A portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery settlements.

Foreign Currencies:

 

AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
COP Colombian Peso
EUR European Currency Unit
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
TRY Turkish Lira
ZAR South African Rand
 

 

12


Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     64

Brazil

     4   

Canada

     3   

Luxembourg

     3   

Mexico

     3   

Ireland

     2   

Venezuela

     2   

Other

     19   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

13


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level  3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 17,808       $ —         $ 17,808       $ —     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     229,164         —           229,164         —   (c) 

Foreign Government Securities

     45,829         —           45,829         —     

Loan Agreements

     72,281         —           72,240         41   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     46,242         —           46,242         —     

Municipal Bonds

     904         —           904         —     

U.S. Government Securities

     1,564         —           1,564         —     

Equity Securities:

           

Preferred Stock

     7,106         1,411         5,695         —     

Common Stocks

     12         —           —           12   

Short-Term Investments

     6,528         6,528         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 427,438       $ 7,939       $ 419,446       $ 53 (c) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2012:

   $ 76      $ 13      $ 51      $ 12   

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —          —          —          —     

Realized gain (loss)

     (603     (604     1        —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     592        592        1        (1

Purchases

     1        —          —          1   

Sales(b)

     (13     (1     (12     —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —          —          —          —     

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2012

   $ 53      $ 0 (c)    $ 41      $ 12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2012, 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) 

Includes internally fair valued security currently priced at $0.


Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—1.3%

    

U.S. Treasury Note

    

0.250%, 4/30/14

   $ 31,500      $ 31,513   

0.875%, 12/31/16

     12,715        12,886   

0.625%, 12/31/17

     40,000        40,050   

2.000%, 11/15/21

     5,000        5,184   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $89,327)

       89,633   
    

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—0.2%

    

Kentucky—0.1%

    

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

     7,100        7,433   
    

 

 

 

Virginia—0.1%

    

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

     4,850        3,451   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $11,565)

       10,884   
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—10.2%

    

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
8.500%, 10/8/14

     20,840        21,424   

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

     31,323        29,992   

RegS 7.000%, 12/1/18(5)

     8,350        7,828   

Commonwealth of Australia Series 118,
6.500%, 5/15/13

     49,590 AUD      52,196   

Commonwealth of Canada
1.750%, 3/1/13

     103,245 CAD      103,924   

Commonwealth of New Zealand Series 413,
6.500%, 4/15/13

     44,229 NZD      36,962   

Federative Republic of Brazil

    

12.500%, 1/5/16

     100,359 BRL      60,412   

12.500%, 1/5/22

     16,730 BRL      12,236   

8.500%, 1/5/24

     5,000 BRL      2,973   

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

     277,652 NOK      50,805   

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

     6,544        5,693   

PIK Interest Capitalization

8.280%, 12/31/33

     40,328        29,036   

Republic of Colombia
12.000%, 10/22/15

     9,935,000 COP      6,831   

Republic of Indonesia Series FR-30,
10.750%, 5/15/16

     40,550,000 IDR      4,998   

Republic of Korea Series 1312, 3.000%, 12/10/13

     18,000,000 KRW      16,847   

Republic of Lithuania 144A
6.750%, 1/15/15
(4)

     10,600        11,649   
     PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Republic of Mongolia 144A
4.125%, 1/5/18
(4)

   $ 11,000      $ 10,918   

Republic of Peru 144A
7.840%, 8/12/20
(4)

     50,140 PEN      24,757   

Republic of Serbia 144A
5.250%, 11/21/17
(4)

     8,900        9,278   

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

     310,470 ZAR      37,518   

Republic of Turkey
9.000%, 3/5/14

     87,260 TRY      50,504   

Republic of Ukraine 144A
7.950%, 6/4/14
(4)

     12,350        12,566   

Russian Federation 144A
3.250%, 4/4/17
(4)

     18,000        19,125   

RegS 7.500%, 3/31/30(3)(5)

     1,550        1,991   

State of Qatar 144A
3.125%, 1/20/17
(4)

     12,000        12,642   

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

     1,096,623 MXN      87,146   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $701,896)

   

  

    720,251   
    

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—23.9%

  

 

Agency—3.0%

    

FHLMC 6.000%, 8/1/34

     838        921   

FNMA

    

5.500%, 1/1/17

     155        166   

6.000%, 5/1/17

     51        55   

5.500%, 8/1/17

     13        13   

4.500%, 4/1/18

     312        337   

5.000%, 10/1/19

     933        1,016   

5.500%, 2/1/20

     255        276   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     224        242   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     25        27   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     187        202   

5.500%, 3/1/20

     547        592   

5.500%, 4/1/20

     433        470   

5.000%, 6/1/20

     1,117        1,213   

4.000%, 8/1/25

     30,209        32,357   

3.000%, 6/1/27

     1,902        2,010   

2.500%, 9/1/27

     28,122        29,428   

6.000%, 12/1/32

     100        111   

5.500%, 2/1/33

     203        223   

5.500%, 5/1/34

     920        1,006   

6.000%, 8/1/34

     610        681   

6.000%, 10/1/34

     401        446   

6.000%, 10/1/34

     599        666   

5.500%, 11/1/34

     1,022        1,118   

5.500%, 11/1/34

     675        739   

6.000%, 11/1/34

     1,052        1,170   

5.500%, 12/1/34

     519        568   
 

 

1


Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Agency—(continued)

    

5.500%, 1/1/35

  $ 808       $ 884   

6.000%, 1/1/37

    1,029         1,127   

6.000%, 1/1/37

    954         1,044   

5.500%, 7/1/37

    10         11   

6.000%, 7/1/37

    254         278   

6.000%, 12/1/37

    1,143         1,251   

6.000%, 4/1/38

    759         831   

5.500%, 9/1/38

    882         958   

5.500%, 12/1/38

    697         757   

4.500%, 4/1/40

    22,483         24,364   

5.000%, 7/1/40

    4,704         5,120   

5.000%, 7/1/40

    7,106         7,721   

5.000%, 8/1/40

    28,190         31,400   

4.000%, 10/1/40

    360         387   

4.000%, 2/1/41

    7,915         8,493   

4.000%, 3/1/41

    10,984         11,790   

4.500%, 5/1/41

    12,786         13,880   

4.000%, 9/1/41

    11,111         11,926   

3.500%, 4/1/42

    15,528         16,602   

GNMA

    

6.500%, 7/15/31

    19         22   

6.500%, 8/15/31

    50         59   

6.500%, 11/15/31

    33         38   

6.500%, 2/15/32

    25         30   

6.500%, 4/15/32

    69         81   

6.500%, 4/15/32

    84         100   
    

 

 

 
       215,207   
    

 

 

 

Non-Agency—20.9%

    

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 06-A4, 3A1
5.426%, 6/25/36
(3)

    8,351         7,153   

ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp. 02-9, M
5.750%, 12/25/32

    1,721         1,704   

American General Mortgage Loan Trust 09-1, A6, 144A
5.750%, 9/25/48
(3)(4)

    13,850         14,243   

10-1A, A1, 144A 5.150%, 3/25/58(3)(4)

    7,080         7,300   

Americold LLC Trust 10-ARTA, A1 144A
3.847%, 1/14/29
(4)

    12,078         12,973   

Banc of America (Merrill Lynch) Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 05-3, AJ
4.767%, 7/10/43
(3)

    4,800         4,822   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 03-10, 2A1
6.000%, 12/25/33

    5,513         5,797   
    PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

    

Banc of America Funding Corp. 04-4, 3A1
4.750%, 10/25/19

  $ 7,512       $ 7,691   

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.

    

04-11, 2A1 5.750%, 1/25/35

    5,067         5,195   

05-1, 1A22 5.250%, 2/25/35

    479         477   

05-3, 2A2 5.500%, 3/25/35

    1,825         1,854   

05-3, 1A15 5.500%, 4/25/35

    5,125         5,405   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) - Deutsche Bank 12-OSI, A2FX 144A
3.352%, 4/13/29
(4)

    19,191         20,218   

Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Commercial Mortgage, Inc.

    

05-2, B 5.113%, 7/10/43(3)

    10,916         11,598   

05-6, AM 5.190%, 9/10/47(3)

    1,630         1,800   

Bank of America Funding Corp.

    

04-B, 2A1 5.440%, 11/20/34(3)

    2,318         2,341   

06-2, 3A1 6.000%, 3/25/36

    5,027         5,129   

Bank of America Re-Remic Trust 12-CLRN, E 144A
3.409%, 8/15/17
(3)(4)

    5,600         5,719   

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust

    

06-RR1, PE 5.000%, 11/25/36

    3,125         3,233   

08-1, A2A 144A 1.210%, 1/25/38(3)(4)

    22,451         22,168   

08-1, A3 144A 1.710%, 1/25/38(3)(4)

    29,970         25,210   

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

    

03-9, 4A1 4.846%, 2/25/34(3)

    15,653         15,971   

04-10, 14A1 5.223%, 1/25/35(3)

    3,510         3,576   

05-4, 2AA1 144A 5.141%, 8/25/35(3)(4)

    1,666         1,700   

Bear Stearns Alternate Loan Trust 05-4, 24A1
2.980%, 5/25/35
(3)

    23,871         22,848   

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust
5.500%, 9/25/33
(3)

    4,741         4,898   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

    

06-T22, AM 5.573%, 4/12/38(3)

    11,600         12,842   

06-PW12, AM 5.751%, 9/11/38(3)

    9,250         10,352   

06-PW14, AM 5.243%, 12/11/38

    10,000         11,205   

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

    14,200         15,654   

04-PWR3, A4 4.715%, 2/11/41

    7,015         7,229   

06-PW13, AM 5.582%, 9/11/41(3)

    3,272         3,654   

04-PWR5, A5 4.978%, 7/11/42(3)

    3,925         4,164   

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

    3,360         4,006   

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

    16,950         20,211   

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

    12,400         13,806   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. 07-A1, 1A1
2.993%, 2/25/37
(3)

  $ 4,702      $ 4,801   

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.

   

07-1,A1 5.500%, 1/25/22

    923        928   

03-11, 2A10 5.500%, 12/25/33

    3,048        3,078   

04-4, A6 5.500%, 6/25/34

    5,490        5,737   

Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc. 07-12, A6
6.265%, 6/25/37
(3)

    12,329        12,217   

Citigroup—Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

05-CD1, AM 5.219%, 7/15/44(3)

    6,410        7,048   

06-CD2, A4 5.304%, 1/15/46(3)

    2,659        2,978   

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

    8,480        9,726   

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 07-C2, A3
5.542%, 1/15/49
(3)

    12,995        14,770   

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through-Certificates

   

11-THL, C,144A 5.163%, 7/3/28(4)

    9,000        9,305   

01-J2A, A2, 144A 6.096%, 7/16/34(4)

    19        19   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust
6.000%, 9/25/34

    18,251        18,916   

04-36CBC, 2A1 5.500%, 2/25/35

    11,175        10,360   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through-Trust

   

02-35, 1A2 5.000%, 2/25/18

    2,103        2,150   

03-4, 1A15 5.500%, 4/25/33

    3,712        3,870   

02-R2, 1M 144A 5.750%, 7/25/33(4)

    1,120        940   

03-28, A8 5.500%, 8/25/33

    2,285        2,358   

04-6, 1A2 2.990%, 5/25/34(3)

    2,871        2,831   

04-4, A6 5.500%, 5/25/34

    1,961        2,041   

05-22, 3A1 5.163%, 10/25/35(3)

    16,795        13,942   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

04-8, 7A1 6.000%, 12/25/34

    11,222        11,287   

03-CPN1, C 4.763%, 3/15/35

    7,964        7,975   

05-11, 8A10 5.500%, 12/25/35

    4,284        4,401   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates 06-C1, A3
5.409%, 2/15/39
(3)

    6,695        6,861   

Deutsche Bank - UBS Mortgage Trust 11-LC3A, A2
3.642%, 8/10/44

    11,500        12,510   

First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc. 06-1, 1A8
6.000%, 5/25/36

    2,301        2,320   

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

    4,332        4,348   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

   

03-C1, D 4.283%, 5/10/36

  $ 10,000      $ 10,077   

04-C2, A3 5.134%, 8/10/38

    867        893   

04-C2, A4 5.301%, 8/10/38(3)

    8,178        8,673   

04-C3, A4 4.547%, 12/10/41

    890        890   

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust

   

06-HLTV, A4 5.810%, 10/25/29

    8,266        8,056   

04-AR1, 12A 3.472%, 6/25/34(3)

    11,248        11,596   

05-AR1, 5A 5.278%, 3/18/35(3)

    5,724        5,638   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp. II

   

07-EOP, G 144A 2.790%, 3/6/20(3)(4)

    7,670        7,697   

07-EOP, H, 144A 3.300%, 3/6/20(3)(4)

    2,850        2,863   

11-ALF, B, 144A 3.215%, 2/10/21(4)

    8,000        8,114   

05-5F, 2A8 5.500%, 6/25/35

    6,255        6,322   

07-GG10, A4 5.789%, 8/10/45(3)

    8,670        9,993   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. 04-GG1, A7
5.317%, 6/10/36
(3)

    7,803        8,132   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

   

04-15F, 2A2 5.000%, 12/25/34

    4,854        4,936   

05-AR4, 6A1 5.250%, 7/25/35(3)

    11,292        11,205   

07-1F, 2A2 5.500%, 1/25/37

    1,107        1,115   

Heller Financial Commercial Mortgage Asset 00-PH1, G, 144A
6.750%, 1/17/34
(4)

    2,925        3,008   

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 05-AR1, 3A1
2.703%, 3/25/35
(3)

    2,180        2,022   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

09-IWST, A1, 144A 4.314%, 12/5/27(4)

    14,386        15,630   

10-CNTR, A1, 144A 3.300%, 8/5/32(4)

    13,515        14,474   

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

    4,550        5,031   

04-C1, A3 4.719%, 1/15/38

    5,565        5,736   

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

    11,360        11,845   

06-LDP7, A4 5.871%, 4/15/45(3)

    24,197        27,843   

06-LDP7, AM 5.871%, 4/15/45(3)

    22,312        24,947   

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

    20,649        23,618   

07-CB18, A3 5.447%, 6/12/47

    3,809        3,939   

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

    8,029        9,468   

JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust

   

03-A2, 3A1 2.365%, 11/25/33(3)

    9,836        9,785   

04-A4, 2A1 2.676%, 9/25/34

    6,428        6,559   

05-A1, 4A1 4.745%, 2/25/35(3)

    1,662        1,684   

05-A2, 4A1 5.059%, 4/25/35(3)

    1,931        1,934   

05-A4, 3A1 2.590%, 7/25/35(3)

    10,881        10,784   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

06-A6, 3A3L 5.245%, 10/25/36(3)

  $ 2,450      $ 2,185   

Lehman Brothers - UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

04-C7, A6 4.786%, 10/15/29(3)

    10,536        11,199   

06-C3, AM 5.712%, 3/15/39(3)

    7,615        8,385   

06-C6, A4 5.372%, 9/15/39

    13,750        15,806   

07-C2, A2 5.303%, 2/15/40

    1,214        1,215   

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

    7,825        8,979   

07-C6, A2 5.845%, 7/15/40

    5,320        5,449   

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

    14,742        17,571   

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 04-12,3A1
2.921%, 11/25/34
(3)

    3,752        3,767   

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust

   

04-7, 4A1 4.500%, 7/25/19

    8,477        8,773   

04-6, 10A1 6.000%, 7/25/34

    9,067        9,198   

04-6, 7A1 6.000%, 7/25/34

    9,457        9,648   

05-2, 2A1 6.000%, 1/25/35

    5,366        5,216   

05-2, 1A1 6.500%, 3/25/35

    14,584        14,114   

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust

   

04-6, 4A1 5.000%, 7/25/19

    1,356        1,411   

05-1, 1A1 5.000%, 5/25/20

    1,941        2,009   

06-1, 1A2 5.750%, 5/25/36

    1,743        1,747   

Merrill Lynch Floating Trust 08-LAQA, A1 144A
0.751%, 7/9/21
(3)(4)

    12,389        12,328   

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

    10,000        11,487   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

   

06-C1, AM 5.684%, 5/12/39(3)

    7,520        8,433   

04-KEY2, A3 4.615%, 8/12/39

    12,250        12,556   

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

06-3, A4 5.414%, 7/12/46(3)

    11,700        13,450   

06-4, A3 5.172%, 12/12/49(3)

    9,500        10,808   

Morgan Stanley Capital I

   

04-HQ4, A6 4.830%, 4/14/40

    3,143        3,162   

06-T23, AM 5.818%, 8/12/41(3)

    10,575        12,127   

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc.

   

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

    14,865        17,102   

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

    16,825        19,532   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

04-2AR, 3A 2.498%, 2/25/34(3)

    2,430        2,454   

04-2AR, 4A 4.765%, 2/25/34(3)

    3,884        3,969   

Motel 6 Trust 12-MTLB, D 144A
3.781%, 10/5/25
(4)

    20,790        20,796   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

   

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.

   

04-R1, A1 144A 6.500%, 3/25/34(4)

  $ 3,711      $ 3,904   

04-R3, A1 144A 6.500%, 2/25/35(4)

    5,958        6,184   

Northstar Mortgage Trust 12-1 144A
1.410%, 8/25/29
(3)

    5,644        5,634   

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 06-1, 2APT
5.750%, 4/25/36
(3)

    2,931        2,876   

ORES NPL LLC 144A
4.000%, 9/25/44
(4)

    12,710        12,755   

Prudential Commercial Mortgage Trust 03-PWR1, D, 144A
4.775%, 2/11/36
(4)

    4,950        4,948   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.

   

03-QS6, A4 4.250%, 3/25/33

    5,226        5,416   

04-QS16, 1A5 5.500%, 12/25/34

    811        789   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

   

04-SL2, A3 7.000%, 10/25/31

    4,400        4,594   

04-SL1, A8 6.500%, 11/25/31

    4,934        5,088   

04-SL4, A3 6.500%, 7/25/32

    2,404        2,487   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.

   

06-S12, 1A1 5.500%, 12/25/21

    3,479        3,617   

05-S1, 1A2 5.500%, 2/25/35

    2,750        2,812   

06-S4, A2 6.000%, 4/25/36

    1,665        1,543   

RIAL 12-LT1A, A, 144A
4.750%, 2/15/25
(4)

    57        57   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - Greenwich Capital Holdings, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust 05-RP1, 2A 144A
3.242%, 3/25/34
(3)(4)

    3,346        3,277   

S2 Hospitality LLC 12-LV1, A 144A
4.500%, 4/15/25
(4)

    5,386        5,394   

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., LLC 07-2A, A1 144A
5.370%, 9/20/19
(4)

    1,418        1,455   

SMA Issuer I LLC 12-LV1, A 144A
3.500%, 8/20/25
(4)

    19,180        19,253   

Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust

   

11-1A, A1, 144A 4.050%, 9/25/41(3)(4)

    7,360        7,577   

12-3A, A 144A 1.570%, 12/25/59(3)(4)

    5,394        5,425   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust 04-4, 3A4
2.824%, 4/25/34
(3)

    5,098        4,957   

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

   

03-AL1, A 144A 3.357%, 4/25/31(4)

    15,337        14,937   

02-AL1, A3 3.450%, 2/25/32

    7,209        7,145   

03-14, 3A1 5.508%, 5/25/33(3)

    3,066        3,139   

03-21, 2A2 5.250%, 8/25/33

    4,038        4,130   

04-21XS, 2A4A 4.900%, 12/25/34(3)

    3,668        3,706   
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Non-Agency—(continued)

  

SunTrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust 07-S1, 5A1
4.770%, 1/25/37
(3)

  $ 1,556      $ 1,534   

Timberstar Trust 06-1A, A, 144A
5.668%, 10/15/36
(4)

    10,240        11,748   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

07-C33, A4 5.921%, 7/15/17(3)

    14,930        17,512   

03-C8, 5 5.232%, 11/15/35(3)

    5,500        5,674   

04-C15, B 4.892%, 10/15/41

    14,875        15,708   

05-C20, AMFX 5.179%, 7/15/42(3)

    6,000        6,572   

06-C25, AM 5.736%, 5/15/43(3)

    18,625        20,882   

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

    39,765        45,551   

07-C31, A4 5.509%, 4/15/47

    21,625        24,980   

07-C32, A3 5.737%, 6/15/49(3)

    14,977        17,451   

07-C33, A5 5.921%, 2/15/51(3)

    1,265        1,472   

Washington Mutual Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

06-SL1, A, 144A 5.287%, 11/23/43(3)(4)

    13,143        12,939   

07-SL3, A, 144A 5.933%, 3/23/45(3)(4)

    3,846        3,884   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 04-CB1, 5A
5.000%, 6/25/19

    3,447        3,568   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

   

06-17, A1 5.500%, 11/25/21

    465        467   

03-G, A1 4.100%, 6/25/33(3)

    2,627        2,664   

04-4, A9 5.500%, 5/25/34

    4,271        4,408   

04-Z, 2A1 2.623%, 12/25/34(3)

    13,553        13,720   

04-CC, A1 2.619%, 1/25/35(3)

    5,544        5,531   

05-12, 1A1 5.500%, 11/25/35

    9,909        10,141   

05-14, 2A1 5.500%, 12/25/35

    7,262        7,707   

06-6, 1A15 5.750%, 5/25/36

    1,007        1,006   

06-9, 1A15 6.000%, 8/25/36

    443        444   

07-16, 1A1 6.000%, 12/28/37

    13,135        13,660   

07-AR10, 2A1 6.173%, 1/25/38(3)

    7,272        7,410   

WFDB Commercial Mortgage Trust 11,BXR, B, 144A
4.786%, 7/5/16
(4)

    15,000        15,785   
   

 

 

 
      1,476,763   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $1,597,148)

      1,691,970   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—13.8%

  

1st Financial Bank USA

   

10-C, B, 144A 5.190%, 9/17/18(4)

    6,000        6,086   

10-D, C, 144A 5.920%, 6/17/19(4)

    3,000        3,072   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust 00-LB1, M1F
8.240%, 3/21/29
(3)

  $ 3,151      $ 2,680   

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

   

11-3, C 2.860%, 1/9/17

    23,000        23,834   

11-1, D 4.260%, 2/8/17

    11,119        11,826   

11-5, D 5.050%, 12/8/17

    5,010        5,418   

12-1, C 2.670%, 1/8/18

    4,625        4,756   

12-3, C 2.420%, 5/8/18

    16,750        17,374   

12-3, D 3.030%, 7/9/18

    11,562        11,830   

12-4, D 2.680%, 10/9/18

    6,700        6,769   

11-3, E, 144A 5.760%, 12/10/18(4)

    1,611        1,742   

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

    3,950        4,300   

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

    8,400        9,258   

12-3, E, 144A 4.460%, 11/8/19(4)

    4,812        5,077   

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 03-10, AF6
4.710%, 11/25/33
(3)

    3,472        3,538   

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 05-AQ1, A6
4.780%, 6/25/35
(3)

    6,023        6,139   

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC

   

11-3A, A, 144A 3.410%, 11/20/17(4)

    11,488        12,321   

12-3A, A, 144A 2.100%, 3/20/19(4)

    23,085        23,540   

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust

   

06-B, 1A2 5.800%, 4/28/36(3)

    585        590   

07-A, 1A2 6.205%, 5/28/37(3)

    5,479        5,547   

06-A, 1A2 5.483%, 2/28/41(3)

    264        270   

6.087%, 2/28/41(3)

    15,978        17,224   

Beacon Container Finance LLC 12-1A, A, 144A
3.720%, 9/20/27
(4)

    4,705        4,833   

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

    2,110        2,098   

Bush Truck Leasing LLC 11-44, A, 144A
5.000%, 9/25/18
(4)

    2,305        2,298   

BXG Receivables Note Trust

   

10-A, A 144A 5.100%, 3/2/26(4)

    4,301        4,543   

12-A, A 144A 2.660%, 12/2/27(4)

    8,391        8,401   

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 12-1, B, 144A
1.760%, 1/16/18
(4)

    13,570        13,571   

CarNow Auto Receivables Trust

   

12-1A, B, 144A 3.240%, 3/15/16(4)

    2,150        2,153   

12-1A, C, 144A 4.940%, 3/15/16(4)

    3,750        3,759   

Centre Point Funding LLC 12-2A, 1, 144A
2.610%, 8/20/21
(4)

    15,227        15,299   

CIT Equipment Collateral 12-A1, B, 144A
4.120%, 10/21/19
(4)

    10,000        10,050   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust 10-VT1A, B 144A
1.460%, 10/25/37
(3)(4)

  $ 14,013      $ 13,542   

Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc.

   

07-1, A6 5.702%, 3/25/37(3)

    4,914        4,998   

07-2, A3 6.080%, 6/25/37(3)

    10,522        10,520   

07-2, A4 6.538%, 6/25/37(3)

    7,000        6,760   

CNH Equipment Trust

   

12-B, A4 1.160%, 6/15/20

    10,000        10,099   

12-B, B 1.780%, 6/15/20

    4,000        4,042   

Conseco Financial Corp.

   

94-1, A5 7.650%, 4/15/19

    438        464   

01-3, A4 6.910%, 5/1/33(3)

    15,208        15,947   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

04-13, AF4 4.583%, 1/25/33(3)

    1,989        1,987   

04-10, AF6 4.485%, 12/25/34(3)

    4,976        4,880   

04-12, AF6 4.634%, 3/25/35(3)

    2,374        2,322   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC 05-CB6, A3
4.853%, 7/25/35
(3)

    1,294        1,102   

Cronos Containers Program Ltd 12-2A, A 144A
3.810%, 9/18/27
(4)

    9,750        10,081   

Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC 12-1A, A2 144A
5.216%, 1/25/42
(4)

    32,357        36,342   

Drug Royalty Corp., Inc 12-1, A2 144A
4.474%, 1/15/25
(4)

    13,440        13,491   

Drug Royalty Corp., Inc. 12-1, A2 144A
5.800%, 7/15/24
(4)

    5,777        5,982   

DSC Floorplan Master Owner Trust 11-1, A, 144A
3.910%, 3/15/16
(4)

    8,500        8,669   

DT Auto Owner Trust

   

10-1A, C, 144A 3.460%, 1/15/14(4)

    270        270   

11-2A, C, 144A 3.050%, 2/16/16(4)

    5,825        5,827   

12-1A, C, 144A 3.380%, 10/16/17(4)

    9,975        10,003   

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

   

12-1A, C 144A 5.270%, 10/16/17(4)

    8,500        9,095   

12-2A, C 144A 3.060%, 7/16/18(4)

    4,050        4,112   

12-2A, D 144A 5.060%, 6/17/19(4)

    5,500        5,604   

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 12-1A, A2, 144A
4.212%, 10/15/42
(4)

    9,781        9,987   

Great America Leasing Receivables 09-1, B 144A
4.520%, 11/15/14
(4)

    3,000        3,027   

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

    17,859        17,946   

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 09-4, B
3.190%, 9/15/14

    2,531        2,532   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

10-1, C 2.590%, 4/15/18

  $ 8,500      $ 8,682   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

   

09-2A, A1, 144A 4.260%, 3/25/14(4)

    2,500        2,514   

11-1A, A2 144A 3.290%, 3/25/18(4)

    12,290        13,223   

Home Equity Loan Trust 07-FRE1, 2AV1
0.340%, 4/25/37
(3)

    8,368        7,151   

Huntington Auto Trust 12-2, R
0.000%, 5/15/19

    111,111        4,549   

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 12-B, C
1.950%, 10/15/18

    10,000        10,202   

IMC Home Equity Loan Trust 97-5, A9
7.310%, 11/20/28

    4,946        4,976   

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

    1,515        1,577   

JPMorgan Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 04-1,1A4
4.111%, 8/25/30

    20        21   

Leaf II Receivables Funding LLC 12-1, D 144A
4.680%, 9/15/20
(4)

    5,859        5,771   

Lehman Brothers Manufactured Housing Contract Trust 01-B, A3
4.350%, 4/15/40

    6,965        7,357   

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

    8,223        8,030   

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust

   

12-1A, A, 144A 2.510%, 5/20/30(4)

    11,495        11,696   

10-1A, A 144A 3.540%, 10/20/32(4)

    1,153        1,195   

10-1A, B 144A 4.520%, 10/20/32(4)

    2,249        2,311   

Master Credit Card Trust 12-2A, A 144A
0.780%, 4/21/17
(4)

    49,460        49,563   

Miramax LLC 11-1A, A, 144A
6.250%, 10/20/21
(4)

    16,611        17,472   

MMCA Automobile Trust 11-A, B, 144A
2.720%, 10/17/16
(4)

    3,500        3,604   

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 05-A, A4W
5.035%, 8/25/35
(3)

    15,134        14,181   

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust 12-AA, B, 144A
4.870%, 3/10/27
(4)

    922        948   

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

    11,579        11,045   

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 05-3, AF4
5.140%, 11/25/35
(3)

    5,405        4,156   

Rental Car Finance Corp. 11-1A, B1, 144A
4.380%, 2/25/16
(4)

    4,000        4,192   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 03-RS8, AI7
5.015%, 9/25/33
(3)

    2,561        2,619   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II Home Loan Trust 06-H11, M1
6.010%, 2/25/36
(3)

    6,661        6,663   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

07-HI1, A3 5.720%, 3/25/37

  $ 22,995      $ 22,992   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc. 07-HI1, A2 5.640%, 3/25/37

    1        1   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

   

11-2, B 2.660%, 1/15/16

    9,560        9,769   

10-B, C 144A 3.020%, 10/17/16(4)

    20,925        21,313   

12-2, D 3.870%, 2/15/18

    17,575        18,429   

12-6, C 1.940%, 3/15/18

    9,645        9,640   

12-5, C 2.700%, 8/15/18

    4,850        5,011   

12-6, D 2.520%, 10/15/18

    7,000        6,995   

Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC 12-3A, A, 144A
1.870%, 8/20/29
(4)

    4,517        4,508   

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., LLC

   

10-3A, B, 144A 4.440%, 11/20/25(4)

    7,600        7,898   

11-1A, B, 144A 4.230%, 4/20/26(4)

    7,005        7,170   

12-2A, B, 144A 3.420%, 3/20/29(4)

    9,308        9,536   

Silverleaf Finance LLC 12-D, A, 144A
3.000%, 3/17/25
(4)

    15,702        15,699   

SLM Corp.

   

12-B, A2, 144A 3.480%, 10/15/30(4)

    12,000        12,800   

12-C, A2 144A 3.310%, 10/15/46(4)

    11,700        12,409   

SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust 12-1A, A, 144A
1.780%, 6/15/16
(4)

    2,356        2,366   

Soundview Home Loan Trust 05-OPT4, 2A3
0.470%, 12/25/35
(3)

    26,240        25,406   

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

   

03-AL2, A, 144A 3.357%, 1/25/31(4)

    17,434        17,476   

01-SB1, A2 3.375%, 8/25/31

    3,488        3,442   

SVO MOI Mortgage Corp. 10-AA, A ,144A
3.650%, 7/20/27
(4)

    4,385        4,464   

SVO VOI Mortgage Corp. 12-AA, A, 144A
2.000%, 9/20/29
(4)

    11,036        11,034   

TAL Advantage LLC 12-1A, A 144A
3.860%, 5/20/27
(4)

    11,300        11,665   

Terwin Mortgage Trust 04-15AL, A1 144A
5.797%, 7/25/34
(3)(4)

    7,716        7,365   

Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 12-AA, B, 144A
2.430%, 4/15/19
(4)

    7,488        7,478   

Trinity Rail Leasing LP 03-1A, A, 144A
5.640%, 10/12/26
(4)

    2,462        2,785   

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

    7,397        7,891   

U-Haul S Fleet LLC 10-BT1A, 1, 144A
4.899%, 10/25/23
(4)

    27,218        29,545   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Westgate Resorts LLC 12-2A, A 144A
3.000%, 1/20/25
(4)

  $ 1,421      $ 1,431   

World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 12-A, A3
0.930%, 11/16/15

    5,700        5,736   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $954,433)

      975,779   
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—35.2%

   

Consumer Discretionary—2.0%

   

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. 144A
10.250%, 7/13/16
(4)

    14,225 BRL      7,455   

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

    2,425        2,486   

CBS Corp.
1.950%, 7/1/17

    10,025        10,210   

CCO Holdings LLC (CCO Holdings Capital Corp.)
7.375%, 6/1/20

    6,700        7,470   

Daimler Finance North America LLC 144A
2.625%, 9/15/16
(4)

    11,000        11,426   

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

    3,973        4,261   

DISH DBS Corp.
4.625%, 7/15/17

    11,530        12,078   

HD Supply, Inc. 144A
8.125%, 4/15/19
(4)

    2,935        3,353   

Hyatt Hotels Corp.
3.875%, 8/15/16

    7,000        7,452   

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing 144A
4.500%, 4/15/15
(4)

    6,000        6,393   

International Game Technology
7.500%, 6/15/19

    1,115        1,319   

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. 144A
3.375%, 5/9/17
(4)

    14,095        14,621   

MGM Resorts International

   

7.500%, 6/1/16

    6,000        6,465   

144A 6.750%, 10/1/20(4)

    6,500        6,654   

Nara Cable Funding Ltd. 144A
8.875%, 12/1/18
(4)

    9,665        9,882   

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

    1,035        994   

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

    6,615        7,574   

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

    4,135        3,825   

QVC, Inc.
144A 7.125%, 4/15/17
(4)

    4,550        4,771   

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

    8,740        9,641   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

   

6.000%, 12/1/16

    133        150   

5.750%, 2/1/18

    1,660        1,855   
   

 

 

 
      140,335   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.1%

  

Sigma Alimentos SA de CV 144A
5.625%, 4/14/18
(4)

    5,850        6,596   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—4.2%

   

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

  $ 4,790      $ 5,580   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   

6.375%, 9/15/17

    12,050        14,389   

8.700%, 3/15/19

    2,925        3,944   

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

    7,271        7,889   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
6.775%, 3/15/19

    5,545        5,559   

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

    2,334        2,439   

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.)
6.875%, 5/1/19

    4,000        4,360   

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

    4,529        4,755   

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

    2,550        2,754   

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA)

   

144A 4.950%, 5/23/16(4)(6)

    5,000        5,369   

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

    10,405        11,654   

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

    2,880        3,552   

144A 6.510%, 3/7/22(4)(6)

    3,235        3,858   

Hercules Offshore, Inc.
144A 7.125%, 4/1/17
(4)

    9,250        9,736   

KazMunayGas National Co. 144A
8.375%, 7/2/13
(4)

    6,900        7,124   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
6.850%, 2/15/20

    2,545        3,204   

Korea National Oil Corp.

   

144A 5.375%, 7/30/14(4)

    4,345        4,616   

144A 2.875%, 11/9/15(4)

    5,000        5,212   

Lukoil International Finance BV 144A
6.375%, 11/5/14
(4)

    4,900        5,292   

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC 144A
6.700%, 9/15/19
(4)

    7,500        7,923   

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

    2,985        3,268   

National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine
9.500%, 9/30/14

    2,900        2,991   

OGX Austria GmbH 144A
8.500%, 6/1/18
(4)

    8,000        7,240   

OJSC AK Transneft (TransCapitalInvest Ltd.) 144A
5.670%, 3/5/14
(4)

    5,715        5,974   

Parker Drilling Co.
9.125%, 4/1/18

    9,382        10,062   

Petrobras International Finance Co.

   

3.875%, 1/27/16

    12,430        13,111   

3.500%, 2/6/17

    2,000        2,097   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

   

Series 2014 4.900%, 10/28/14

    16,540        15,854   

RegS 8.500%, 11/2/17(5)

    69,925        69,226   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

   

Plains Exploration & Production Co.
6.500%, 11/15/20

  $ 13,200      $ 14,685   

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

    4,065        5,359   

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
7.125%, 4/1/16

    3,190        2,568   

TNK-BP Finance SA RegS
7.500%, 7/18/16
(5)

    13,235        15,319   

Venoco, Inc.
8.875%, 2/15/19

    5,675        5,349   

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

    4,110        5,358   
   

 

 

 
      297,670   
   

 

 

 

Financials—17.0%

   

Abbey National Treasury Services plc 144A
3.875%, 11/10/14
(4)

    11,599        12,035   

ABN Amro Bank N.V.

   

144A 3.000%, 1/31/14(4)

    9,000        9,172   

144A 4.250%, 2/2/17(4)

    4,425        4,826   

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

    5,290        5,549   

Air Lease Corp.
5.625%, 4/1/17

    12,995        13,840   

Akbank TAS

   

144A 5.125%, 7/22/15(4)

    8,900        9,434   

144A 3.875%, 10/24/17(4)

    6,150        6,324   

Alfa Bank OJSC (Alfa Bond Issuance plc) RegS
7.875%, 9/25/17
(5)(6)

    19,275        21,588   

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

    4,730        4,919   

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

    8,150        8,435   

American International Group, Inc.

   

2.375%, 8/24/15

    5,825        5,994   

4.875%, 9/15/16

    8,850        9,896   

Anglo American Capital plc 144A
9.375%, 4/8/19
(4)

    1,950        2,534   

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

    4,590        5,037   

Assurant, Inc.
5.625%, 2/15/14

    4,060        4,236   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC (Avis Budget Finance, Inc.) 144A
4.875%, 11/15/17
(4)

    13,470        13,739   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer SA

   

3.250%, 5/16/14

    4,000        4,004   

144A 4.500%, 3/10/16(4)

    5,000        5,313   

Banco Bradesco SA

   

144A 4.125%, 5/16/16(4)

    7,000        7,381   

144A 4.500%, 1/12/17(4)

    13,000        13,845   

Banco Continental SA Via Continental Senior Trustees II Cayman Ltd. 144A
5.750%, 1/18/17
(4)(6)

    10,000        10,950   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

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

  $ 14,800      $ 15,614   

Banco de Credito e Inversiones 144A
3.000%, 9/13/17
(4)

    3,775        3,846   

Banco Santander Chile SA 144A
3.750%, 9/22/15
(4)

    5,575        5,854   

Banco Santander SA

   

144A 4.500%, 4/6/15(4)

    7,500        7,762   

144A 4.625%, 2/13/17(4)

    6,000        6,345   

Banco Votorantim SA 144A
5.250%, 2/11/16
(4)

    10,500        11,051   

Bangkok Bank Plc 144A
2.750%, 3/27/18
(4)

    16,550        16,732   

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A
7.750%, 7/5/17
(4)

    5,810        5,897   

Barclays Bank plc
5.200%, 7/10/14

    1,610        1,713   

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

    13,130        14,522   

144A 5.926%, 9/29/49(3)(4)(7)(8)

    3,773        3,688   

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

    4,365        5,468   

BioMed Realty LP
3.850%, 4/15/16

    9,375        9,885   

Capital One Financial Corp.
6.150%, 9/1/16

    5,364        6,135   

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

    8,205        8,943   

CIT Group, Inc.
4.250%, 8/15/17

    12,050        12,461   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

4.875%, 5/7/15

    12,075        12,836   

0.581%, 6/9/16(3)

    3,400        3,213   

5.500%, 2/15/17

    3,635        4,028   

CNA Financial Corp.
5.850%, 12/15/14

    7,575        8,224   

Comerica Bank

   

5.700%, 6/1/14

    1,900        2,026   

4.800%, 5/1/15

    1,828        1,975   

5.750%, 11/21/16

    5,940        6,871   

Corporacion Andina de Fomento

   

5.200%, 5/21/13

    1,000        1,015   

3.750%, 1/15/16

    10,000        10,551   

Countrywide Financial Corp.
6.250%, 5/15/16

    12,000        13,169   

Danske Bank A/S
144A 3.875%, 4/14/16
(4)

    8,000        8,472   

Deutsche Bank Financial LLC
5.375%, 3/2/15

    2,933        3,106   

Discover Bank
8.700%, 11/18/19

    1,750        2,276   

DNB Bank ASA 144A
3.200%, 4/3/17
(4)

    24,700        26,299   

E*TRADE Financial Corp.
6.375%, 11/15/19

    10,155        10,460   

Fifth Third Bancorp
4.500%, 6/1/18

    6,745        7,487   

Fifth Third Bank
4.750%, 2/1/15

    750        804   

First Tennessee Bank N.A.
5.650%, 4/1/16

    15,664        17,062   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
4.207%, 4/15/16

    10,000        10,664   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

General Electric Capital Corp.

   

1.600%, 11/20/17

  $ 10,000      $ 10,003   

0.693%, 5/5/26(3)

    8,000        6,924   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 144A
4.750%, 8/15/17
(4)

    17,940        18,877   

Genworth Financial, Inc.
7.625%, 9/24/21

    4,375        4,824   

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

    10,345        9,595   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

   

5.350%, 1/15/16

    3,225        3,564   

5.625%, 1/15/17

    2,800        3,071   

7.500%, 2/15/19

    2,451        3,082   

Hana Bank

   

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

    11,000        11,909   

144A 3.500%, 10/25/17(4)

    5,535        5,855   

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

    685        737   

HCP, Inc.

   

3.750%, 2/1/16

    8,000        8,489   

3.750%, 2/1/19

    4,940        5,210   

HDTFS, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 10/15/20
(4)

    9,420        9,891   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

   

4.700%, 9/15/17

    8,565        9,551   

4.125%, 4/1/19

    4,100        4,407   

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
6.500%, 1/17/17

    3,000        3,429   

HSBC USA, Inc.
1.625%, 1/16/18

    12,910        12,917   

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

    1,025        1,253   

Huntington National Bank (The)
4.900%, 1/15/14

    1,400        1,441   

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12
144A 6.000%, 5/29/49
(3)(4)(7)(8)

    13,210        14,003   

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc.

   

144A 6.000%, 5/5/15(4)

    4,975        5,463   

144A 3.750%, 4/6/16(4)

    500        528   

144A 4.375%, 7/27/16(4)

    1,500        1,613   

144A 3.500%, 9/13/17(4)

    8,000        8,445   

144A 2.125%, 10/2/17(4)

    2,940        2,960   

ICICI Bank RegS
4.700%, 2/21/18
(5)

    13,000        13,649   

ING Bank NV

   

144A 2.375%, 6/9/14(4)

    5,000        5,065   

144A 4.000%, 3/15/16(4)

    9,000        9,576   

International Lease Finance Corp.
5.650%, 6/1/14

    5,820        6,086   

Jefferies Group, Inc.
5.125%, 4/13/18

    6,541        6,868   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6.125%, 6/27/17

    3,550        4,146   

Kazkommerts Bank International BV

   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

144A 7.875%, 4/7/14(4)

  $ 4,135      $ 4,158   

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

    1,000        965   

KeyBank N.A.

   

5.800%, 7/1/14

    1,450        1,553   

7.413%, 5/6/15

    3,000        3,375   

4.950%, 9/15/15

    1,295        1,411   

KeyCorp
6.500%, 5/14/13

    2,925        2,988   

Korea Development Bank

   

4.375%, 8/10/15

    2,525        2,726   

3.875%, 5/4/17

    7,000        7,565   

3.500%, 8/22/17

    9,750        10,428   

Legg Mason, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 5/21/19
(4)

    2,080        2,241   

Lincoln National Corp.

   

8.750%, 7/1/19

    2,340        3,127   

6.050%, 4/20/67(3)(8)

    2,885        2,874   

Macquarie Bank Ltd. 144A
3.450%, 7/27/15
(4)

    7,920        8,235   

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
5.629%, 12/1/21
(3)

    5,000        5,142   

Mercantile Bankshares Corp. Series B,
4.625%, 4/15/13

    4,708        4,762   

MetLife, Inc.
6.750%, 6/1/16

    910        1,077   

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A
1.700%, 6/29/15
(4)

    13,770        14,056   

Morgan Stanley

   

6.000%, 5/13/14

    1,970        2,086   

3.800%, 4/29/16

    5,850        6,140   

5.750%, 10/18/16

    3,455        3,829   

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

    10,525 BRL      5,564   

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.
6.250%, 2/1/13

    4,825        4,845   

Nordea Bank AB 144A
2.125%, 1/14/14
(4)

    5,000        5,048   

ORIX Corp.
5.000%, 1/12/16

    5,228        5,661   

PNC Funding Corp.
5.625%, 2/1/17

    3,130        3,613   

Progressive Corp. (The)
6.700%, 6/15/37
(3)

    2,740        2,959   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

4.750%, 9/17/15

    4,770        5,228   

8.875%, 6/15/38(3)(8)

    11,200        13,608   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(4)

    7,925        8,282   

Regions Bank
7.500%, 5/15/18

    12,001        14,506   

Regions Financial Corp.
5.750%, 6/15/15

    2,535        2,741   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (Reynolds Group Issuer LLC)

   

7.875%, 8/15/19

    2,500        2,794   

144A 5.750%, 10/15/20(4)

    12,945        13,398   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

Rosneft Oil Co. ( Rosneft International Finance Ltd.) 144A
3.149%, 3/6/17
(4)(6)

  $ 10,800      $ 10,962   

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The) Series 2

   

3.400%, 8/23/13

    7,000        7,104   

4.875%, 3/16/15

    3,230        3,469   

3.950%, 9/21/15

    3,860        4,098   

6.400%, 10/21/19

    3,130        3,696   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC (RSHB Capital SA)

   

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

    2,905        3,217   

144A 5.298%, 12/27/17(4)

    18,055        19,364   

Ryder System, Inc.
2.500%, 3/1/17

    11,980        12,178   

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
3.000%, 9/24/15

    980        998   

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

    8,100        8,137   

Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank CapItal SA)

   

144A 4.950%, 2/7/17(4)(6)

    26,100        28,155   

144A 5.125%, 10/29/22(4)(6)

    9,170        9,342   

Senior Housing Properties Trust
4.300%, 1/15/16

    6,875        7,126   

Shinhan Bank 144A
4.375%, 7/27/17
(4)

    11,700        12,851   

SLM Corp.
4.625%, 9/25/17

    17,805        18,241   

Societe Generale S.A.

   

144A 3.100%, 9/14/15(4)

    2,900        2,995   

144A 3.500%, 1/15/16(4)

    6,895        7,173   

144A 5.922%, 4/29/49(3)(4)(7)(8)

    6,800        6,254   

Sovereign Bank
5.125%, 3/15/13

    7,000        7,000   

Spansion LLC
7.875%, 11/15/17

    2,955        3,044   

State Street Corp.
4.956%, 3/15/18
(8)

    5,000        5,661   

SunTrust Bank, Inc.

   

6.000%, 9/11/17

    4,925        5,818   

5.450%, 12/1/17

    3,750        4,235   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
3.125%, 7/12/16

    10,000        10,608   

Telecom Italia Capital SA

   

6.175%, 6/18/14

    4,900        5,165   

7.175%, 6/18/19

    2,395        2,779   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A
4.000%, 9/13/17
(4)

    7,000        7,219   

Turkiye Is Bankasi 144A
3.875%, 11/7/17
(4)

    16,700        17,009   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao 144A
5.750%, 4/24/17
(4)

    14,000        15,155   

United Rentals Financing Escrow Corp. 144A
5.750%, 7/15/18
(4)

    7,895        8,546   

Unum Group
7.125%, 9/30/16

    6,620        7,797   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

Ventas Realty LP (Ventas Capital Corp.)

   

2.000%, 2/15/18

  $ 2,000      $ 2,001   

4.000%, 4/30/19

    8,030        8,625   

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc)

   

144A 5.375%, 2/13/17(4)

    12,915        14,142   

144A 5.450%, 11/22/17(4)(6)

    3,500        3,894   

VTB Bank OJSC (VTB Capital SA)

   

144A 6.465%, 3/4/15(4)

    6,000        6,441   

144A 6.000%, 4/12/17(4)(6)

    12,445        13,453   

Wachovia Bank NA
5.000%, 8/15/15

    2,600        2,840   

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

    2,500        2,596   

Wells Fargo & Co.
5.125%, 9/15/16

    5,000        5,630   

Willis Group Holdings plc
4.125%, 3/15/16

    6,000        6,398   

Zions Bancorp

   

5.650%, 5/15/14

    1,775        1,827   

7.750%, 9/23/14

    6,194        6,765   

4.500%, 3/27/17

    8,120        8,481   
   

 

 

 
      1,204,410   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—1.0%

   

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS)

   

5.125%, 8/15/18

    9,320        9,739   

7.125%, 7/15/20

    3,185        3,404   

Express Scripts Holding Co. 144A
3.500%, 11/15/16
(4)

    10,000        10,689   

HCA, Inc.
6.500%, 2/15/20

    18,765        21,158   

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 1/15/18
(4)

    3,810        3,858   

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

    6,517        6,745   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 144A
4.750%, 6/1/20
(4)

    9,275        9,437   

U.S. Oncology, Inc.
0.000%, 2/16/49
(9)

    1,263        —     

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

    3,212        3,340   
   

 

 

 
      68,370   
   

 

 

 

Industrials—5.4%

   

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

    7,416        7,601   

Aircastle Ltd. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/19
(4)

    10,400        10,894   

America West Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust 98-1A,
6.870%, 1/2/17

    2,220        2,320   

Series 99-1, G 7.930%, 1/2/19

    9,860        10,574   

Series 00-1, G 8.057%, 7/2/20

    9,744        10,450   

American Honda Finance Corp. 144A
6.700%, 10/1/13
(4)

    4,850        5,070   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

   

Atlas Air Pass-Through-Trust

   

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

  $ 10,058      $ 10,360   

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

    2,184        2,184   

00-1. A 8.707%, 1/2/19

    3,178        3,393   

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd. 144A
7.000%, 10/15/16
(4)

    10,468        11,096   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

   

98-1, A 6.648%, 9/15/17

    5,439        5,826   

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

    5,604        6,095   

99-1, A 6.545%, 2/2/19

    11,029        12,021   

00-1, A-1 8.048%, 11/1/20

    7,613        8,621   

01-A1 6.703%, 6/15/21

    13,467        14,645   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through-Trust

   

11-1, A 5.300%, 4/15/19

    15,293        16,861   

09-1, A 7.750%, 12/17/19

    522        597   

12-1A, 1A 4.750%, 5/7/20

    24,440        26,151   

Deluxe Corp.
7.000%, 3/15/19

    4,970        5,281   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.
6.625%, 4/15/20

    2,480        2,536   

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

    8,570        9,448   

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

   

01-1, B 7.691%, 4/1/17

    11,823        12,532   

02-1, G2 6.264%, 11/20/21

    19,018        20,160   

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

    2,262        2,541   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH

   

144A 7.750%, 7/15/17(4)

    12,830        14,033   

144A 8.375%, 6/15/19(4)

    7,770        8,518   

ServiceMaster Co. 144A
7.000%, 8/15/20
(4)

    2,845        2,866   

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
7.500%, 10/1/17

    6,330        6,805   

Toledo Edison Co. (The)
7.250%, 5/1/20

    1,360        1,727   

Transnet SOC Ltd. 144A
4.500%, 2/10/16
(4)

    9,000        9,566   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust

   

98-1 6.850%, 1/30/18

    5,108        5,364   

98-1B 7.350%, 1/30/18

    13,718        13,890   

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

    6,685        7,354   

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

    26,301        27,353   

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

    7,845        8,826   

12-1A 5.900%, 10/1/24

    11,500        12,535   

UAL Pass-Through-Trust

   

09-2 9.750%, 1/15/17

    28,771        33,302   

07-01A 6.636%, 7/2/22

    11,752        12,633   
   

 

 

 
      382,029   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—0.7%

   

Digicel Ltd. 144A
8.250%, 9/1/17
(4)

  $ 7,886      $ 8,517   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)
3.250%, 12/1/17

    16,800        16,972   

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

    5,100        5,368   

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

    6,475        7,297   

MDC-GMTN B.V. 144A
3.750%, 4/20/16
(4)

    4,000        4,210   

Tech Data Corp.
3.750%, 9/21/17

    790        810   

Xerox Corp.
4.250%, 2/15/15

    4,000        4,206   
   

 

 

 
      47,380   
   

 

 

 

Materials—2.1%

   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
9.375%, 6/1/19

    7,245        9,211   

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc (Ardagh Packaging Holdings, Inc.)
144A 7.375%, 10/15/17
(4)

    8,145        8,888   

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

    7,491        8,165   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(4)

    9,754        10,949   

CRH America, Inc.

   

4.125%, 1/15/16

    4,000        4,164   

8.125%, 7/15/18

    4,770        5,758   

Eurochem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC (EuroChem GI Ltd.) 144A
5.125%, 12/12/17
(4)(6)

    11,920        12,278   

FMG Resources Property Ltd.

   

144A 6.000%, 4/1/17(4)

    2,485        2,547   

144A 8.250%, 11/1/19(4)

    8,600        9,202   

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

    1,950        2,267   

International Paper Co.
9.375%, 5/15/19

    5,330        7,263   

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

    6,030        6,332   

Libbey Glass, Inc.
6.875%, 5/15/20

    8,135        8,786   

Methanex Corp.
3.250%, 12/15/19

    10,800        10,853   

Nufarm Australia Ltd. 144A
6.375%, 10/15/19
(4)

    16,010        16,811   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A
6.500%, 12/1/20
(4)

    2,355        2,555   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA)

   

144A 6.250%, 7/26/16(4)(6)

    6,665        7,156   

144A 6.700%, 10/25/17(4)(6)

    5,975        6,573   

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd. 144A
2.750%, 5/17/17
(4)

    10,000        10,366   
   

 

 

 
      150,124   
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—1.8%

   

America Movil SAB de CV
2.375%, 9/8/16

    11,000        11,430   

Axtel SAB de CV 144A
9.000%, 9/22/19
(4)

    750        416   

CenturyLink, Inc.
6.000%, 4/1/17

    10,050        11,127   

Crown Castle Towers LLC

   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

  

144A 4.523%, 1/15/15(4)

  $ 4,925      $ 5,192   

144A 3.214%, 8/15/15(4)

    4,950        5,161   

144A 5.495%, 1/15/17(4)

    5,915        6,746   

France Telecom SA
2.750%, 9/14/16

    1,000        1,049   

Frontier Communications Corp.
7.125%, 3/15/19

    12,200        13,328   

GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC 144A
4.347%, 6/15/16
(4)

    3,000        3,179   

SBA Tower Trust

   

144A 3.970%, 4/15/15(4)

    13,535        14,220   

144A 2.933%, 12/15/17(4)

    13,275        13,811   

Sprint Nextel Corp.
6.000%, 12/1/16

    14,550        15,896   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
6.421%, 6/20/16

    7,500        8,299   

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

    6,425        6,762   

Windstream Corp.
7.750%, 10/15/20

    12,125        13,156   
   

 

 

 
      129,772   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.9%

   

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. 144A
2.500%, 1/12/18
(4)

    13,930        14,069   

AmeriGas Partners LP (AmeriGas Finance Corp.)

   

6.250%, 8/20/19

    5,670        6,095   

6.750%, 5/20/20

    4,000        4,410   

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

    10,875        12,370   

Enel Finance International N.V. 144A
3.875%, 10/7/14
(4)

    2,000        2,059   

Korea Electric Power Corp. 144A
5.500%, 7/21/14
(4)

    3,420        3,640   

Korea Gas Corp. 144A
6.000%, 7/15/14
(4)

    2,000        2,141   

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. 144A
3.125%, 9/16/15
(4)

    1,000        1,044   

Midwest Generation LLC Series B
8.560%, 1/2/16
(10)

    810        786   

NRG Energy, Inc.

   

7.625%, 1/15/18

    1,485        1,656   

8.500%, 6/15/19

    6,050        6,685   

PPL WEM Holdings plc 144A
3.900%, 5/1/16
(4)

    5,495        5,785   

TransAlta Corp.
4.750%, 1/15/15

    2,220        2,353   
   

 

 

 
      63,093   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $2,353,052)

      2,489,779   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

LOAN AGREEMENTS(3)—14.2%

   

Consumer Discretionary—3.3%

   

Acosta, Inc. Tranche D,
5.000%, 3/2/18

  $ 7,980      $ 8,068   

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. First Lien,
5.250%, 12/18/17

    711        717   

Allison Transmission, Inc. Tranche B-3
4.250%, 8/23/19

    7,735        7,812   

Boyd Gaming Corp.
6.000%, 12/17/15

    4,750        4,809   

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

   

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

    5,951        6,046   

Tranche B-6, 5.460%, 1/28/18

    10,226        9,156   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
2.720%, 7/3/14

    6,868        5,446   

Charter Communications Operating LLC

   

Tranche C, 3.470%, 9/6/16

    2,174        2,187   

Tranche D, 4.000%, 5/15/19

    4,963        5,014   

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

    8,274        8,461   

Cogeco Cable (Atlantic Broadband Sub)
0.000%, 12/2/19
(12)

    4,090        4,135   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 9/17/18
(12)

    9,892        9,946   

Entercom Radio LLC Tranche B,
6.250%, 11/23/18

    5,838        5,895   

Fram Group Holdings, Inc. (Prestone Holdings, Inc.) First Lien,
6.500%, 7/29/17

    4,923        4,929   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B,
6.750%, 5/12/16

    3,205 CAD      3,214   

Getty Images, Inc.
0.000%, 10/18/19
(12)

    6,400        6,417   

HD Supply, Inc.
7.250%, 10/12/17

    11,811        12,158   

Hubbard Radio LLC First Lien,
5.250%, 4/28/17

    3,327        3,366   

Landry’s, Inc. (Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.) Tranche B,
6.500%, 4/24/18

    10,803        10,938   

MedAssets, Inc. Tranche B
4.000%, 12/13/19

    769        771   

MGM Resorts International (MGM Mirage) Tranche B,
4.250%, 12/20/19

    1,809        1,830   

MTL Publishing LLC (EMI Music Publishing Group North America Holdings, Inc.) Tranche B,
5.500%, 6/29/18

    7,333        7,439   

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The)
4.750%, 5/16/18

    5,402        5,417   

Nielsen Finance LLC

   

Tranche A, 2.213%, 8/9/13

    288        289   

Tranche B, 3.963%, 5/2/16

    3,266        3,285   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC First Lien,
8.250%, 4/8/16

  $ 1,066      $ 1,066   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. Tranche B,
3.750%, 7/16/18

    12,206        12,262   

Pilot Travel Centers LLC

   

Refinancing Tranche B, 3.750%, 3/30/18

    3,183        3,207   

First Amendment Tranche B, 4.250%, 8/7/19

    417        420   

PVH Corp.
0.000%, 12/31/19
(12)

    3,395        3,419   

Radio One, Inc.
7.500%, 3/31/16

    1,894        1,927   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.
0.000%, 12/18/19
(12)

    4,350        4,399   

ServiceMaster Co. (The) Tranche B,
4.460%, 1/31/17

    4,232        4,251   

Seven Seas Cruises, Inc. Tranche B,
6.250%, 12/21/18

    5,126        5,203   

Sports Authority, Inc. (The) Tranche B,
7.500%, 11/16/17

    2,254        2,274   

SRAM LLC First Lien,
4.750%, 6/7/18

    2,249        2,255   

Station GVR Acquisition LLC (Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC)
0.000%, 9/28/19
(12)

    5,578        5,625   

TCW Group
0.000%, 12/31/19
(12)

    4,631        4,643   

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC
6.750%, 3/14/18

    5,947        6,007   

Toys “R” Us, Inc.
6.000%, 9/1/16

    8,988        8,722   

Tribune Co.
0.000%, 7/30/19
(12)

    4,613        4,610   

Visant Corp. (Jostens) Tranche B,
5.250%, 12/22/16

    8,886        8,097   

VWR Funding, Inc.
4.462%, 4/3/17

    3,194        3,211   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC (WideOpenWest Capital Corp.)
6.250%, 7/17/18

    9,154        9,272   

WMG Acqusition Corp.
5.250%, 11/1/18

    5,160        5,233   
   

 

 

 
      233,848   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.4%

   

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. First Lien,
5.750%, 7/10/17

    213        216   

American Rock Salt Co. LLC
5.500%, 4/25/17

    10,759        10,649   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC

   

Tranche E, 4.750%, 10/17/18

    2,174        2,195   

Tranche F, 4.750%, 10/17/18

    7,084        7,162   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
4.750%, 9/28/18

    6,131        6,210   
   

 

 

 
      26,432   
   

 

 

 
 

 

13


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—0.9%

   

Buffalo Gulf Coast Terminals
5.250%, 10/31/17

  $ 3,291      $ 3,345   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
5.750%, 12/2/17

    13,270        13,309   

CITGO Petroleum Corp. Tranche C,
9.000%, 6/24/17

    1,897        1,926   

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition LLC)

   

Tranche B-1, 5.000%, 5/24/18

    6,150        6,205   

Tranche B-2, 4.500%, 4/30/19

    2,047        2,057   

Frac Tech International LLC
8.500%, 5/6/16

    11,340        9,464   

Gibson Energy ULC Tranche B,
4.750%, 6/15/18

    3,828        3,889   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. Extended,
3.710%, 7/1/16

    9,225        9,237   

NGPL Pipeco LLC
6.750%, 9/15/17

    6,335        6,498   

Plains Exploration & Production Co.
4.000%, 11/30/19

    2,834        2,833   

Samson Investment Co. Second Lien,
6.000%, 9/25/18

    8,366        8,467   
   

 

 

 
      67,230   
   

 

 

 

Financials—1.4%

   

Alitsource Portfolio Solutions S.A.R.L Tranche B,
5.750%, 11/27/19

    10,000        10,088   

Asurion LLC (Asurion Corp.) First Lien,
5.500%, 5/24/18

    8,855        8,958   

Capital Automotive LP Tranche B,
5.250%, 3/11/17

    4,930        4,990   

iPayment, Inc .
0.000%, 5/8/17
(12)

    6,640        6,632   

iStar Financial, Inc.

   

Tranche A-2 7.000%, 3/19/17

    4,000        4,210   

5.750%, 10/15/17

    6,546        6,615   

MIP Delaware, LLC (MIPL (LUX) S.A.R.L)
5.500%, 7/12/18

    1,917        1,932   

MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc.
4.250%, 11/17/17

    575        575   

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

   

First Lien Additional Extended , 5.812%, 5/13/17

    3,245        3,265   

First Lien Extended, 8.872%, 5/13/17

    6,455        6,494   

Second Lien, 8.250%, 2/28/19

    2,000        2,044   

Realogy Corp.

   

Extended LOC, 0.059%, 10/10/16

    826        830   

Extended First Lien, 4.461%, 10/10/16

    11,426        11,478   

RPI Finance Trust
4.000%, 11/9/18
(12)

    11,075        11,210   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

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

  $ 9,025      $ 8,991   

TransUnion LLC
5.500%, 2/10/18

    2,808        2,852   

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B,
5.750%, 11/28/17

    7,771        7,818   
   

 

 

 
      98,982   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—2.2%

   

Alere, Inc.

   

Tranche B-1, 4.750%, 6/30/17

    2,473        2,487   

Tranche B-2, 4.750%, 6/30/17

    4,963        4,992   

Aptalis Pharma, Inc. (Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.) Tranche B-1,
5.500%, 2/10/17

    3,063        3,083   

Ardent Health Services LLC
7.250%, 9/15/15

    3,916        3,935   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.
7.250%, 11/21/18

    4,372        4,424   

Capsugel Holdings U.S., Inc.
4.750%, 8/1/18

    2,804        2,840   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. (Cardinal Health 409, Inc.) Tranche 2,
5.250%, 9/15/17

    3,696        3,747   

ConvaTec, Inc.
5.000%, 12/22/16

    1,433        1,454   

DaVita, Inc. Tranche B-2
4.000%, 11/1/19

    10,784        10,875   

Emdeon, Inc. Tranche B-1,
5.000%, 11/2/18

    2,474        2,501   

HCR ManoCare, Inc. (HCR Healthcare LLC)
5.000%, 4/6/18

    655        623   

Health Management Associates, Inc. Tranche B,
4.500%, 11/16/18

    4,561        4,604   

Hologic, Inc. Tranche B
4.500%, 8/1/19

    14,464        14,655   

Houghton International, Inc. First Lien
0.000%, 7/30/19
(12)

    14,470        14,619   

Iasis Healthcare LLC Tranche B,
5.000%, 5/3/18

    4,925        4,946   

InVentiv Health, Inc. (Ventive Health, Inc.)
7.500%, 8/4/16

    1,676        1,634   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Tranche C-1,
5.500%, 5/4/18

    7,349        7,444   

MultiPlan, Inc. Tranche B,
4.750%, 8/26/17

    2,395        2,416   

NBTY, Inc. Tranche B-1,
4.250%, 10/1/17

    2,334        2,361   

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.) Tranche B,
5.000%, 9/30/19

    10,826        10,832   

Quintiles Transnational
0.000%, 6/8/18
(12)

    4,501        4,537   

Rural/Metro Operating Co., LLC First Lien,
5.750%, 6/30/18

    3,119        3,087   

Sheridan Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
6.000%, 6/29/18

    8,632        8,750   
 

 

14


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.
6.500%, 2/6/17

  $ 4,048      $ 4,027   

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. First Lien,
6.250%, 7/3/19

    2,749        2,790   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Tranche B,
3.750%, 11/15/16

    1,934        1,950   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

   

Series D Tranche B, 4.250%, 2/13/19

    13,386        13,494   

Series C Tranche B, 4.250%, 12/11/19

    2,175        2,191   

Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC (Vanguard Health System, Inc.)
5.000%, 1/29/16

    2,033        2,058   

Warner Chilcott Corp.

   

Tranche B-2, 4.250%, 3/15/18

    1,897        1,917   

Tranche B-1, 4.250%, 3/15/18

    1,441        1,456   

Tranche B-1, 4.250%, 3/15/18

    3,795        3,835   

(WC Luxco S.A.R.L.) Tranche B-3,
4.250%, 3/15/18

    2,609        2,636   
   

 

 

 
      157,200   
   

 

 

 

Industrials—2.0%

   

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc.
5.250%, 10/9/19

    4,102        4,158   

Aluma Systems, Inc. (Brand Energy & Infrastructure) Tranche-1
6.250%, 10/23/18

    1,873        1,858   

AWAS Finance Luxemborg S.A.
4.750%, 7/16/18

    10,637        10,734   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. (FR Brand Acquisition Corp.) Tranche B-1 First Lien,
6.250%, 10/23/18

    7,803        7,742   

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B-1,
5.500%, 10/14/16

    5,774        5,868   

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc. First Lien,
6.000%, 3/16/17

    1,495        1,503   

Ceridian Corp. Extended,
5.959%, 5/9/17

    11,864        11,879   

CHG Buyer Corp. First Lien,
5.000%, 11/19/19

    10,229        10,246   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Tranche B-1,
5.250%, 10/18/18

    6,444        6,513   

Ducommun, Inc.
5.500%, 6/28/17

    1,213        1,222   

Garda Security Group, Inc. Tranche B
4.500%, 11/13/19

    4,250        4,291   

Genpact Ltd.
4.250%, 8/30/19

    2,444        2,467   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. (Clarke American Corp.) Tranche B-2
5.462%, 6/30/17

    5,684        5,286   

Husky Injection Molding System (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.)
5.750%, 7/2/18

    5,480        5,564   

McJunkin Red Man Corp.
6.250%, 11/8/19

    7,036        7,089   

Mirror Bidco, Inc.
0.000%, 12/18/19
(12)

    4,375        4,392   

Sequa Corp.
5.250%, 6/19/17

    5,250        5,291   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

   

Silver II Borrower S.C.A. (Silver US Holdings, LLC)
5.000%, 12/13/19

  $ 10,753      $ 10,874   

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. Tranche B
3.750%, 4/18/19

    13,895        14,008   

Swift Transportation Corp. Tranche B-2,
5.000%, 12/21/17

    1,147        1,160   

Terex Corp.
4.500%, 4/28/17

    6,320        6,415   

WCA Waste Corp. (WCA Waste Systems, Inc.)
5.500%, 3/23/18

    9,441        9,512   

WireCo Worldgroup, Inc.
6.000%, 2/15/17

    2,509        2,565   
   

 

 

 
      140,637   
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.2%

   

Avaya, Inc.

   

Tranche B-1, 3.062%, 10/24/14

    2,714        2,667   

Tranche B-3, 4.812%, 10/26/17

    3,051        2,700   

Tranche B-5, 8.000%, 3/31/18

    2,718        2,679   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
5.750%, 2/15/18

    6,549        6,602   

CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
0.000%, 12/31/19
(12)

    5,945        5,985   

CDW LLC (CDW Corp.) Extended,
4.000%, 7/15/17

    6,784        6,770   

Commscope, Inc. Tranche 1,
4.250%, 1/14/18

    1,690        1,703   

Deltek, Inc. First Lien,
6.000%, 10/10/18

    9,625        9,714   

DynCorp International, Inc.
6.250%, 7/7/16

    5,886        5,922   

Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Ltd. First Lien,
5.500%, 5/31/16

    2,911        2,919   

First Data Corp.

   

5.211%, 3/24/17

    6,045        5,952   

5.211%, 3/24/17

    7,935        7,814   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

   

Tranche B-1, 4.464%, 12/1/16

    7,246        7,109   

Tranche B-2, 6.000%, 2/28/19

    3,738        3,720   

IMS Health, Inc. Tranche B
4.500%, 8/26/17

    7,987        8,020   

Infor (US), Inc. (Lawson Software, Inc.) Tranche B-2
5.250%, 4/5/18

    13,244        13,389   

Interactive Data Corp. Tranche B,
4.500%, 2/11/18

    5,279        5,315   

Mood Media Corp. First Lien,
7.000%, 5/6/18

    2,742        2,750   

Novell, Inc. (Attachmate Corp.) First Lien,
7.250%, 11/22/17

    9,981        10,091   

NuSil Technology LLC
5.000%, 4/7/17

    1,038        1,041   

RP Crown Parent LLC
0.000%, 12/14/17
(12)

    3,333        3,311   

Scitor Corp.
5.000%, 2/15/17

    742        742   
 

 

15


Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

 

Sophia LP (DataTel, Inc.)
6.250%, 7/19/18

  $ 6,615      $ 6,709   

Spansion LLC
5.250%, 12/13/18

    4,325        4,359   

SRA International, Inc.
6.500%, 7/20/18

    6,905        6,543   

SSI Investments II Ltd. (Skillsoft)
5.000%, 5/26/17

    3,357        3,395   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.) Tranche D
4.500%, 1/31/20

    2,136        2,157   

Wall Street Systems Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
5.750%, 10/25/19

    6,555        6,571   

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.)
5.250%, 7/2/19

    6,881        6,976   
   

 

 

 
      153,625   
   

 

 

 

Materials—0.8%

   

Avantor Performance Materials Holdings, Inc.
5.000%, 6/24/17

    2,322        2,322   

AZ Chem US, Inc.
7.250%, 12/22/17

    5,215        5,291   

CPG International I, Inc.
5.750%, 9/21/19

    2,657        2,677   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.
5.250%, 10/18/17

    7,051        7,124   

General Chemical Corp. Tranche B,
5.000%, 10/6/15

    4,949        4,986   

Harko C.V.(OM Group, Inc.) Tranche B,
5.750%, 8/2/17

    3,762        3,795   

Huntsman International LLC Extended Tranche B,
2.757%, 4/19/17

    8,065        8,089   

Ineos US Finance LLC
6.500%, 5/4/18

    8,947        9,057   

JMC Steel Group, Inc.
4.750%, 4/1/17

    629        635   

Kronos, Inc. First Lien,
5.500%, 10/30/19

    3,150        3,192   

Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.)

   

Tranche C-1B, 4.000%, 5/5/15

    1,268        1,274   

Tranche C-2B, 4.063%, 5/5/15

    542        544   

Novelis, Inc. Tranche B,
4.000%, 3/10/17

    2,801        2,833   

QS0001 Corp. (Tomkins Air) First Lien,
5.000%, 11/9/18

    3,874        3,915   

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A. (Styron S.A.R.L)
8.000%, 8/2/17

    2,139        2,091   
   

 

 

 
      57,825   
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—0.8%

   

Intelsat Jackson Holding S.A. (Intelsat Jackson Holding Ltd.)

   

Tranche B-1, 4.500%, 2/1/14

    2,335        2,338   

3.210%, 4/2/18

    13,465        13,602   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

   

Tranche B 2016, 4.750%, 2/1/16

  $ 1,429      $ 1,450   

Tranche B-II 2019, 4.750%, 8/1/19

    9,850        9,921   

Tranche B 2019, 5.250%, 8/1/19

    6,319        6,394   

nTelos, Inc.
5.750%, 11/9/19

    3,890        3,749   

Presidio, Inc.
5.750%, 3/31/17

    11,251        11,364   

West Corp. Tnrache B-6,
5.750%, 6/30/18

    6,421        6,531   
   

 

 

 
      55,349   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.2%

   

Calpine Corp.
4.500%, 10/9/19

    6,733        6,805   

NRG Energy, Inc.
4.000%, 7/1/18

    4,433        4,488   

Texas Compeptitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC Extended,
7.167%, 10/10/17

    5,925        3,962   
   

 

 

 
      15,255   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $998,452)

      1,006,383   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.2%

   

Financials—0.2%

   

Ally Financial, Inc. 144A 7.000%(4)

    702        689   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. International S.A. Unipersonal 5.919%(3)

    5,835        4,726   

Banco do Brasil S.A. 144A 8.500%(3)(4)

    700        851   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series 1 7.90%(3)

    3,360        3,807   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $9,084)

      10,073   
   

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.0%

   

Financials—0.0%

   

CIT Group, Inc.(2)

    26,344        1,018   
   

 

 

 

Materials—0.0%

   

Catalyst Paper Corp.

    2,284,459        1,691   

Catalyst Paper Corp.(2)

    133,375        133   
   

 

 

 
      1,824   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $4,808)

      2,842   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.0%

(Identified cost $6,719,765)

      6,997,594 (13) 
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.0%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.0%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     70,032,301       $ 70,032   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $ 70,032)

        70,032   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%

(Identified Cost $ 6,789,797)

        7,067,626 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.0%

        2,402   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 7,070,028   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

FHLMC

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”).

FNMA

   Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”).

GNMA

   Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)

PIK

   Payment-in-Kind Security

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

REMIC

   Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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, 2012.

(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, 2012, these securities amounted to a value of $2,074,455 or 29.3% 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)

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.

(7)

No contractual maturity date

(8)

Interest payments may be deferred.

(9)

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.

(10)

Security in default.

(11)

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.

(12)

This loan will settle after Deccember 31, 2012, at which time the lnterest rate will be determined.

(13)

A portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery settlements.

Foreign Currencies:

 

AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
COP Colombian Peso
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
TRY Turkish Lira
ZAR South African Rand
 

 

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Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     72

Canada

     3   

Brazil

     2   

Ireland

     2   

Luxembourg

     2   

Mexico

     2   

Venezuela

     2   

Other

     15   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 975,779       $ —         $ 971,230       $ 4,549   

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     2,491,470         —           2,491,470         —   (c) 

Foreign Government Securities

     720,251         —           720,251         —     

Loan Agreements

     1,006,383         —           1,006,383         —     

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1,691,970         —           1,691,970         —     

Municipal Bonds

     10,884         —           10,884         —     

U.S. Government Securities

     89,633         —           89,633         —     

Equity Securities:

           

Preferred Stock

     10,073         —           10,073         —     

Common Stocks

     1,151         1,018         —           133   

Short-Term Investments

     70,032         70,032         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 7,067,626       $ 71,050       $ 6,991,894       $ 4,682 (c) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2012:

   $ 133      $ 0      $ 21      $ 112   

Accrued discount/(premium)

     4        4        —          —     

Realized gain (loss)

     (941     —          (941     —     

Change in unrealized appreciation /(depreciation)

     875        (66     921        20   

Purchases

     4,612        4,611        —          1   

Sales(b)

     (1     —          (1     —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —          —          —          —     

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2012

   $ 4,682      $ 4,549      $ 0 (c)    $ 133   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2012, 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)

Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0)


Virtus Premium AlphaSectorTM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    SHARES     VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—100.1%

   

Consumer Discretionary—12.7%

   

Abbvie, Inc.(2)

    63,499      $ 2,169   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A

    24,895        1,194   

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

    112,101        28,153   

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A(2)

    31,180        652   

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

    11,586        460   

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

    11,430        4,051   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(2)

    70,693        3,952   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    82,099        973   

Big Lots, Inc.(2)

    17,372        494   

BorgWarner, Inc.(2)

    36,100        2,585   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A

    66,831        998   

CarMax, Inc.(2)

    71,168        2,672   

Carnival Corp.

    137,848        5,069   

CBS Corp. Class B

    182,287        6,936   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

    9,661        2,874   

Coach, Inc.

    88,074        4,889   

Comcast Corp. Class A

    822,082        30,729   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    39,316        1,772   

Delphi Automotive plc

    91,010        3,481   

DIRECTV Class A(2)

    186,738        9,367   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

    73,699        4,678   

Dollar General Corp.(2)

    81,190        3,580   

Dollar Tree, Inc.(2)

    70,020        2,840   

DR Horton, Inc.

    85,436        1,690   

Expedia, Inc.

    28,761        1,767   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

    29,433        1,866   

Ford Motor Co.

    1,178,236        15,258   

Fossil, Inc.(2)

    16,590        1,545   

GameStop Corp. Class A

    37,133        932   

Gannett Co., Inc.

    71,406        1,286   

Gap, Inc. (The)

    92,285        2,864   

Garmin Ltd.

    33,380        1,363   

Genuine Parts Co.

    48,200        3,065   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(2)

    76,369        1,055   

H&R Block, Inc.

    85,073        1,580   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    69,839        3,411   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    20,603        920   

Hasbro, Inc.

    35,282        1,267   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    462,829        28,626   

International Game Technology

    81,002        1,148   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    131,462        1,449   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

     43,261       $ 853   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     211,532         6,494   

Kohl’s Corp.

     65,565         2,818   

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     44,033         1,199   

Lennar Corp. Class A

     50,817         1,965   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     347,845         12,355   

Ltd. Brands, Inc.

     74,488         3,505   

Macy’s, Inc.

     121,755         4,751   

Marriott International, Inc.

     75,554         2,816   

Mattel, Inc.

     106,288         3,892   

McDonald’s Corp.

     310,533         27,392   

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     85,603         4,680   

Netflix, Inc.(2)

     16,994         1,577   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     88,654         1,974   

News Corp. Class A

     624,072         15,939   

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     184,736         9,532   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     47,461         2,539   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

     35,680         3,190   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     81,418         4,068   

PetSmart, Inc.

     33,110         2,263   

priceline.com, Inc.(2)

     15,416         9,576   

PulteGroup, Inc.(2)

     104,664         1,901   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     18,808         2,820   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     68,982         3,735   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A

     26,654         1,544   

Staples, Inc.

     208,517         2,377   

Starbucks Corp.

     230,000         12,333   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     60,812         3,488   

Target Corp.

     201,315         11,912   

Tiffany & Co.

     37,230         2,135   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     93,512         9,088   

Time Warner, Inc.

     292,654         13,998   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     226,104         9,598   

TripAdvisor, Inc.(2)

     34,261         1,438   

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

     33,381         1,314   

VF Corp.

     27,052         4,084   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     142,941         7,539   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     548,628         27,316   

Washington Post Co. (The) Class B

     1,371         501   

Whirlpool Corp.

     24,210         2,463   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     43,397         2,309   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     24,449         2,750   
 

 

1


Virtus Premium AlphaSectorTM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     139,844       $ 9,286   
     

 

 

 
        452,967   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—12.5%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     600,460         18,866   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     235,975         6,463   

Avon Products, Inc.

     177,810         2,553   

Beam, Inc.

     61,310         3,745   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     58,602         3,707   

Campbell Soup Co.

     76,080         2,654   

Clorox Co. (The)

     50,540         3,701   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     1,265,850         45,887   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     107,020         3,396   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     150,665         15,751   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     155,070         4,575   

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A(2)

     75,435         2,670   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     147,890         14,607   

CVS Caremark Corp.

     420,430         20,328   

Dean Foods Co.(2)

     94,155         1,555   

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     81,250         3,590   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

     89,750         5,372   

General Mills, Inc.

     226,365         9,147   

Heinz (H.J.) Co.

     116,010         6,691   

Hershey Co. (The)

     57,115         4,125   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     62,095         1,938   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     42,580         3,672   

Kellogg Co.

     92,640         5,174   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     135,379         11,430   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

     194,357         8,836   

Kroger Co. (The)

     190,644         4,961   

Lorillard, Inc.

     46,850         5,466   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     53,040         3,370   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     73,220         4,824   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     65,265         2,793   

Mondelez International, Inc.

     550,185         14,013   

Monster Beverage Corp.(2)

     56,450         2,985   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     291,240         19,930   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     548,274         45,858   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     897,765         60,949   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     118,415         4,906   

Safeway, Inc.

     109,485         1,981   

SYSCO Corp.

     212,030         6,713   

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     123,660         2,399   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     549,250         37,475   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

     

Walgreen Co.

     301,200       $ 11,147   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     62,575         5,715   
     

 

 

 
        445,918   
     

 

 

 

Energy—12.5%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     181,920         13,518   

Apache Corp.

     140,754         11,049   

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     182,370         7,448   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     141,820         7,054   

Cameron International Corp.(2)

     123,320         6,963   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     216,010         3,590   

Chevron Corp.

     624,060         67,486   

ConocoPhillips

     280,030         16,239   

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

     113,908         3,656   

Denbury Resources, Inc.(2)

     242,880         3,935   

Devon Energy Corp.

     135,680         7,061   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

     35,790         2,432   

Ensco plc Class A

     72,710         4,310   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     102,987         12,440   

EQT Corp.

     46,940         2,769   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     960,990         83,174   

FMC Technologies, Inc.(2)

     132,950         5,694   

Halliburton Co.

     346,790         12,030   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     32,830         1,839   

Hess Corp.

     114,980         6,089   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     197,110         6,964   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     258,590         7,928   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     105,678         6,658   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     78,570         4,679   

Nabors Industries Ltd.(2)

     166,288         2,403   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     169,246         11,568   

Newfield Exploration Co.(2)

     42,200         1,130   

Noble Corp.

     79,520         2,769   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     75,870         7,719   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     220,941         16,926   

Peabody Energy Corp.

     122,430         3,258   

Phillips 66

     194,975         10,353   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     87,060         9,280   

QEP Resources, Inc.

     55,220         1,672   

Range Resources Corp.

     79,989         5,026   

Rowan Cos. plc Class A(2)

     104,500         3,268   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     432,954         29,999   

Southwestern Energy Co.(2)

     140,030         4,678   

Spectra Energy Corp.

     279,510         7,653   
 

 

2


Virtus Premium AlphaSectorTM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    SHARES     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

  

 

Tesoro Corp.

    137,436      $ 6,054   

Valero Energy Corp.

    241,850        8,252   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    296,340        9,702   

WPX Energy, Inc.(2)

    62,770        934   
   

 

 

 
      447,649   
   

 

 

 

Financials—12.5%

  

 

ACE Ltd.

    76,920        6,138   

Aflac, Inc.

    106,140        5,638   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    109,220        4,387   

American Express Co.

    220,310        12,663   

American International Group, Inc.(2)

    333,250        11,764   

American Tower Corp.

    89,310        6,901   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    46,450        2,909   

AON plc

    72,220        4,015   

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

    33,420        904   

Assurant, Inc.

    18,020        625   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    25,930        3,516   

Bank of America Corp.

    2,411,416        27,972   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    263,650        6,776   

BB&T Corp.

    158,320        4,609   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(2)

    408,578        36,649   

BlackRock, Inc.

    28,330        5,856   

Boston Properties, Inc.

    33,920        3,589   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    131,260        7,604   

CBRE Group, Inc.(2)

    68,790        1,369   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    247,773        3,558   

Chubb Corp. (The)

    59,300        4,466   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    33,018        1,293   

Citigroup, Inc.

    663,090        26,232   

CME Group, Inc.

    68,970        3,497   

Comerica, Inc.

    43,440        1,318   

Discover Financial Services

    114,370        4,409   

E*Trade Financial Corp.(2)

    57,030        510   

Equity Residential

    72,951        4,134   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    203,210        3,087   

First Horizon National Corp.

    54,040        536   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    31,060        3,904   

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A(2)

    114,100        857   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    99,730        12,722   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    98,667        2,214   

HCP, Inc.

    102,600        4,635   

Health Care REIT, Inc.(2)

    58,690        3,597   
    SHARES     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

  

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    164,990      $ 2,585   

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

    105,560        858   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    191,700        1,225   

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(2)

    16,490        2,042   

Invesco Ltd.

    100,980        2,635   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    850,434        37,394   

KeyCorp

    213,010        1,794   

Kimco Realty Corp.

    92,200        1,781   

Legg Mason, Inc.

    27,170        699   

Leucadia National Corp.

    45,040        1,072   

Lincoln National Corp.

    62,590        1,621   

Loews Corp.

    70,600        2,877   

M&T Bank Corp.

    27,570        2,715   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    122,620        4,227   

MetLife, Inc.

    247,340        8,147   

Moody’s Corp.

    43,880        2,208   

Morgan Stanley

    313,070        5,986   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)

    26,650        667   

Northern Trust Corp.

    49,269        2,471   

NYSE Euronext, Inc.

    54,970        1,734   

People’s United Financial, Inc.

    77,810        941   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

    36,330        1,612   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    119,710        6,980   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    62,400        1,780   

Progressive Corp. (The)

    124,900        2,635   

Prologis, Inc.

    104,600        3,817   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    104,719        5,585   

Public Storage

    32,560        4,720   

Regions Financial Corp.

    321,490        2,289   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    70,000        11,066   

SLM Corp.

    104,390        1,788   

State Street Corp.

    104,650        4,920   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    122,030        3,460   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    57,290        3,731   

Torchmark Corp.

    21,500        1,111   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    86,340        6,201   

U.S. Bancorp

    425,651        13,595   

Unum Group

    62,570        1,303   

Ventas, Inc.

    66,760        4,321   

Vornado Realty Trust

    38,330        3,069   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1,095,920        37,459   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    121,900        3,391   

XL Group plc

    68,780        1,724   
 

 

3


Virtus Premium AlphaSectorTM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

  

  

Zions Bancorp

     41,980       $ 898   
     

 

 

 
        447,987   
     

 

 

 

Health Care—12.5%

  

  

Abbott Laboratories

     393,930         25,802   

Aetna, Inc.

     100,840         4,669   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     102,106         4,180   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

     57,196         5,366   

Allergan, Inc.

     92,895         8,521   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     71,587         3,091   

Amgen, Inc.

     222,160         19,177   

Bard (C.R.), Inc.

     23,740         2,320   

Baxter International, Inc.

     164,280         10,951   

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     59,690         4,667   

Biogen Idec, Inc.(2)

     71,085         10,426   

Boston Scientific Corp.(2)

     405,635         2,324   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     487,550         15,889   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     101,468         4,179   

CareFusion Corp.(2)

     66,005         1,886   

Celgene Corp.(2)

     124,561         9,805   

Cerner Corp.(2)

     43,075         3,344   

CIGNA Corp.

     87,170         4,660   

Coventry Health Care, Inc.

     39,245         1,759   

Covidien plc

     139,570         8,059   

DaVita, Inc.(2)

     24,660         2,726   

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

     41,615         1,648   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(2)

     33,895         3,056   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     300,650         14,828   

Express Scripts Holding Co.(2)

     253,188         13,672   

Forest Laboratories, Inc.(2)

     69,165         2,443   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(2)

     222,765         16,362   

Hospira, Inc.(2)

     47,965         1,498   

Humana, Inc.

     50,310         3,453   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(2)

     11,661         5,718   

Johnson & Johnson

     805,305         56,452   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(2)

     27,540         2,386   

Life Technologies Corp.(2)

     50,480         2,478   

McKesson Corp.

     71,613         6,944   

Medtronic, Inc.

     298,425         12,241   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     884,120         36,196   

Mylan, Inc.(2)

     119,375         3,280   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

     25,010         856   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     34,210         1,086   

Perrigo Co.

     26,030         2,708   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

  

  

Pfizer, Inc.

     2,135,604       $ 53,561   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     48,145         2,805   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     93,517         3,380   

Stryker Corp.

     86,350         4,734   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(2)

     31,985         1,039   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     105,780         6,747   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     303,330         16,453   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(2)

     32,360         2,273   

Waters Corp.(2)

     25,370         2,210   

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

     39,415         3,390   

WellPoint, Inc.

     91,559         5,578   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

     51,740         3,449   
     

 

 

 
        446,725   
     

 

 

 

Industrials—12.6%

  

  

3M Co.

     220,320         20,457   

ADT Corp. (The)

     78,010         3,627   

Avery Dennison Corp.

     41,540         1,451   

Boeing Co. (The)

     239,370         18,039   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     235,210         21,070   

Cintas Corp.

     43,540         1,781   

CSX Corp.

     420,560         8,298   

Cummins, Inc.

     109,910         11,909   

Danaher Corp.

     220,220         12,310   

Deere & Co.

     147,800         12,773   

Dover Corp.

     73,040         4,799   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     15,240         1,199   

Eaton Corp. plc

     190,720         10,337   

Emerson Electric Co.

     258,710         13,701   

Equifax, Inc.

     54,520         2,951   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     70,340         2,782   

Fastenal Co.

     90,520         4,226   

FedEx Corp.

     105,790         9,703   

Flowserve Corp.

     16,820         2,469   

Fluor Corp.

     81,720         4,800   

General Dynamics Corp.

     122,110         8,459   

General Electric Co.

     2,620,330         55,001   

Grainger (W.W.), Inc.

     26,390         5,340   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     278,530         17,678   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     152,920         9,299   

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     94,090         4,513   

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     56,490         1,754   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(2)

     44,260         1,884   

Joy Global, Inc.

     35,420         2,259   
 

 

4


Virtus Premium AlphaSectorTM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

  

  

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     31,890       $ 2,443   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     95,830         8,844   

Masco Corp.

     134,090         2,234   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     125,200         7,742   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     89,340         6,038   

PACCAR, Inc.

     138,390         6,257   

Pall Corp.

     54,720         3,297   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     63,270         5,382   

PentAir, Inc.

     70,890         3,484   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     75,980         808   

Precision Castparts Corp.

     49,190         9,318   

Quanta Services, Inc.(2)

     71,370         1,948   

Raytheon Co.

     121,420         6,989   

Republic Services, Inc.

     100,140         2,937   

Robert Half International, Inc.

     67,420         2,145   

Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc.

     54,160         3,424   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     60,920         5,117   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     60,990         3,548   

Roper Industries, Inc.

     33,000         3,679   

Ryder System, Inc.

     31,210         1,558   

Snap-On, Inc.

     19,460         1,537   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     272,560         2,791   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     57,150         4,227   

Stericycle, Inc.(2)

     28,880         2,694   

Textron, Inc.

     118,310         2,933   

Tyco International Ltd.

     157,360         4,603   

Union Pacific Corp.

     172,590         21,698   

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     246,050         18,141   

United Technologies Corp.

     295,750         24,254   

Waste Management, Inc.

     160,010         5,399   

Xylem, Inc.

     62,140         1,684   
     

 

 

 
        452,022   
     

 

 

 

Materials—12.3%

  

  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     203,998         17,140   

Airgas, Inc.

     69,228         6,320   

Alcoa, Inc.

     1,040,313         9,030   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     109,291         3,318   

Ball Corp.

     150,728         6,745   

Bemis Co., Inc.

     105,314         3,524   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     60,746         12,341   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

     140,078         5,401   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     1,137,909         36,777   

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

     884,548         39,778   
     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

  

  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     150,489       $ 10,241   

Ecolab, Inc.

     250,479         18,009   

FMC Corp.

     136,481         7,987   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     907,216         31,027   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     81,400         5,416   

International Paper Co.

     424,340         16,906   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

     361,780         20,654   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     173,681         5,535   

Monsanto Co.

     507,102         47,997   

Mosaic Co. (The)

     266,317         15,082   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     369,736         17,171   

Nucor Corp.

     306,880         13,251   

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(2)

     166,992         3,552   

PPG Industries, Inc.

     147,450         19,957   

Praxair, Inc.

     281,568         30,818   

Sealed Air Corp.

     198,228         3,471   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     82,882         12,749   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

     116,780         8,593   

United States Steel Corp.

     148,227         3,538   

Vulcan Materials Co.

     128,903         6,709   
     

 

 

 
        439,037   
     

 

 

 

Utilities—12.5%

  

  

AES Corp. (The)

     637,720         6,824   

AGL Resources, Inc.

     120,370         4,811   

Ameren Corp.

     250,660         7,700   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     500,180         21,348   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     443,430         8,536   

CMS Energy Corp.

     277,330         6,761   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     302,410         16,796   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     589,350         30,528   

DTE Energy Co.

     178,000         10,689   

Duke Energy Corp.

     666,390         42,516   

Edison International

     335,540         15,163   

Entergy Corp.

     182,530         11,636   

Exelon Corp.

     876,030         26,053   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     429,130         17,920   

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

     81,400         4,251   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     433,930         30,024   

NiSource, Inc.

     323,480         8,051   

Northeast Utilities

     321,950         12,582   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     330,310         7,594   

ONEOK, Inc.

     210,300         8,990   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     239,570         4,698   
 

 

5


Virtus Premium AlphaSectorTM Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

     

PG&E Corp.

     443,550       $ 17,822   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     115,290         5,877   

PPL Corp.

     599,280         17,157   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     518,850         15,877   

SCANA Corp.

     134,990         6,161   

Sempra Energy

     231,640         16,433   

Southern Co. (The)

     895,940         38,355   

TECO Energy, Inc.

     212,340         3,559   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     236,040         8,698   

XCEL Energy, Inc.

     505,200         13,494   
     

 

 

 
        446,904   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $3,332,403)

        3,579,209   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—100.1%

(Identified cost $3,332,403)

        3,579,209   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.1%

     

Money Market Mutual Funds—2.1%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

     73,603,477         73,603   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $73,603)

        73,603   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL
INVESTMENTS—102.2%

(Identified Cost $3,406,006)

        3,652,812 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(2.2)%

        (79,426
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 3,573,386   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Non-income producing.

 

 

6


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 3,579,209       $ 3,579,209   

Short-Term Investments

     73,603         73,603   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,652,812       $ 3,652,812   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

    SHARES     VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.7%

   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS—98.7%

   

DIVERSIFIED—3.1%

   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    254,503      $ 17,278   

Vornado Realty Trust

    285,647        22,875   
   

 

 

 
      40,153   
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE—9.8%

   

HCP, Inc.

    525,971        23,763   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

    722,105        44,258   

Ventas, Inc.

    928,481        60,091   
   

 

 

 
      128,112   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE—20.6%

   

Industrial—7.0%

   

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

    3,866,496        25,094   

Prologis, Inc.

    1,799,025        65,646   
   

 

 

 
      90,740   
   

 

 

 

Mixed—0.7%

   

Duke Realty Corp.

    682,391        9,465   
   

 

 

 

Office—12.9%

   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

    1,339,835        25,899   

Boston Properties, Inc.

    584,983        61,897   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    1,077,656        51,048   

SL Green Realty Corp.

    376,791        28,881   
   

 

 

 
      167,725   
   

 

 

 
      267,930   
   

 

 

 

LODGING/RESORTS—5.5%

   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    3,126,752        48,996   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

    902,174        22,906   
   

 

 

 
      71,902   
   

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL—20.9%

   

Apartments—19.1%

   

American Campus Communities, Inc.

    476,216        21,968   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    445,356        60,386   

Camden Property Trust

    559,500        38,163   

Equity Residential

    1,379,148        78,156   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    251,141        36,830   

UDR, Inc.

    603,905        14,361   
   

 

 

 
      249,864   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS—(continued)

  

Manufactured Homes—1.8%

   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

    343,564      $ 23,119   
   

 

 

 
      272,983   
   

 

 

 

RETAIL—29.4%

   

Regional Malls—22.0%

   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

    1,795,475        35,640   

Macerich Co. (The)

    703,275        41,001   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    1,026,291        162,246   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

    610,480        48,057   
   

 

 

 
      286,944   
   

 

 

 

Shopping Centers—7.4%

   

DDR Corp.

    1,484,026        23,240   

Kimco Realty Corp.

    1,118,675        21,613   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

    997,900        34,128   

Weingarten Realty Investors

    629,871        16,862   
   

 

 

 
      95,843   
   

 

 

 
      382,787   
   

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE—9.4%

   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    1,395,445        50,780   

Public Storage

    490,351        71,082   
   

 

 

 
      121,862   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $781,704)

      1,285,729   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.7%

(Identified cost $781,704)

      1,285,729   
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.4%

   

Money Market Mutual Funds—1.4%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

    18,385,857        18,386   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $18,386)

      18,386   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.1%

(Identified Cost $800,090)

      1,304,115 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.1)%

      (815
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 1,303,300   
   

 

 

 
 

 

1


Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Footnote Legend

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

 

2


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 1,285,729       $ 1,285,729   

Short-Term Investments

     18,386         18,386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,304,115       $ 1,304,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—0.2%

  

 

Venezuela—0.2%

   

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela RegS
5.750%, 2/26/16
(5)

  $ 735      $ 704   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $596)

      704   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—0.5%

   

Drug Royalty Corp., Inc 12-1, A2 144A
4.474%, 1/15/25
(4)

    1,000        1,004   

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 05-A, A4W
5.035%, 8/25/35
(3)

    966        905   

Terwin Mortgage Trust 04-15AL, A1 144A
5.797%, 7/25/34
(3)(4)

    586        559   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $2,412)

      2,468   
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—9.9%

   

Consumer Discretionary—1.5%

   

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.625%, 10/15/22

    1,170        1,193   

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

    150        154   

CCO Holdings LLC (CCO Holdings Capital Corp.)
5.250%, 9/30/22

    2,000        2,035   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 12/15/19
(4)

    944        869   

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

    140 CAD      148   

HD Supply, Inc. 144A
8.125%, 4/15/19
(4)

    450        514   

Landry’s, Inc. 144A
9.375%, 5/1/20
(4)

    450        477   

Nara Cable Funding Ltd. 144A
8.875%, 12/1/18
(4)

    525        537   

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

    315        302   

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

    225        208   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A
5.250%, 1/15/21
(4)

    755        757   
   

 

 

 
      7,194   
   

 

 

 

Energy—1.7%

   

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

    450        488   

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

    546        571   

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc.
8.250%, 2/15/18

    1,250        1,294   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

  

 

Halcon Resources Corp. 144A
8.875%, 5/15/21
(4)

  $ 500      $ 533   

Hercules Offshore, Inc.

   

144A 7.125%, 4/1/17(4)

    750        789   

144A 10.500%, 10/15/17(4)

    685        742   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA RegS
8.500%, 11/2/17
(5)

    1,870        1,851   

Plains Exploration & Production Co.
6.500%, 11/15/20

    1,000        1,112   

Venoco, Inc.
8.875%, 2/15/19

    875        825   
   

 

 

 
      8,205   
   

 

 

 

Financials—2.4%

   

Air Lease Corp.
5.625%, 4/1/17

    1,100        1,171   

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

    750        776   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC (Avis Budget Finance, Inc.) 144A
4.875%, 11/15/17
(4)

    955        974   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (Cequel Capital Corp.) 144A
6.375%, 9/15/20
(4)

    1,000        1,046   

CIT Group, Inc.
4.250%, 8/15/17

    750        776   

E*TRADE Financial Corp.
6.375%, 11/15/19

    525        541   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
6.625%, 8/15/17

    205        240   

HDTFS, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 10/15/20
(4)

    345        362   

QGOG Constellation SA 144A
6.250%, 11/9/19
(4)

    715        747   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (Reynolds Group Issuer LLC)

   

9.000%, 4/15/19

    500        523   

144A 5.750%, 10/15/20(4)

    940        973   

SLM Corp.

   

4.625%, 9/25/17

    315        323   

8.450%, 6/15/18

    475        556   

Spansion LLC
7.875%, 11/15/17

    275        283   

United Rentals North America, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 5/15/20
(4)

    1,000        1,102   

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

    605        628   
   

 

 

 
      11,021   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—0.5%

   

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS)
5.125%, 8/15/18

    1,055        1,103   

inVentiv Health, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 1/15/18
(4)

    315        319   
 

 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 144A
4.750%, 6/1/20
(4)

  $ 695      $ 707   
   

 

 

 
      2,129   
   

 

 

 

Industrials—1.7%

   

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

    875        897   

Aircastle Ltd. 144A
6.250%, 12/1/19
(4)

    1,190        1,246   

Atlas Air Pass-Through-Trust 98-1, A
7.380%, 1/2/18

    837        862   

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

    1,099        1,165   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.
6.625%, 4/15/20

    85        87   

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

    575        634   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH 144A
7.750%, 7/15/17
(4)

    670        733   

ServiceMaster Co. 144A
7.000%, 8/15/20
(4)

    900        907   

Spectrum Brands Escrow Corp. 144A
6.375%, 11/15/20
(4)

    715        752   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust 98-1
6.850%, 1/30/18

    714        749   
   

 

 

 
      8,032   
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.3%

  

 

First Data Corp. 144A
6.750%, 11/1/20
(4)

    1,000        1,015   

Igloo Holdings Corp. PIK Interset Capitalization 144A
8.250%, 12/15/17
(4)

    285        283   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 11/1/19
(4)

    200        205   
   

 

 

 
      1,503   
   

 

 

 

Materials—1.2%

   

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc (Ardagh Packaging Holdings, Inc.) 144A
7.375%, 10/15/17
(4)

    1,200        1,309   

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

    433        472   

Cemex SAB de CV 144A
9.500%, 6/15/18
(4)

    1,499        1,683   

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

    750        802   

Sealed Air Corp. 144A
6.500%, 12/1/20
(4)

    225        244   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA) 144A
6.250%, 7/26/16
(4)(6)

    890        956   
   

 

 

 
      5,466   
   

 

 

 
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Telecommunication Services—0.6%

  

 

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

  $ 616      $ 662   

Level 3 Financing, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 6/1/20
(4)

    1,105        1,159   

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 9/15/22
(4)

    1,100        1,141   
   

 

 

 
      2,962   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $44,535)

      46,512   
   

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(3)—91.1%

   

Consumer Discretionary—23.9%

   

99 Cents Only Stores Tranche B-1,
5.250%, 1/11/19

    990        1,004   

Academy Ltd.
4.750%, 8/3/18

    1,584        1,597   

Acosta, Inc. Tranche D,
5.000%, 3/2/18

    1,957        1,979   

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. First Lien,
5.250%, 12/18/17

    253        255   

Second Lien,
9.250%, 6/18/18

    615        620   

Affinity Gaming LLC (Herbst Gaming LLC).
5.500%, 11/9/17

    1,055        1,068   

Allison Transmission, Inc. Tranche B-3
4.250%, 8/23/19

    1,188        1,199   

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. Tranche B,
4.000%, 4/16/18

    985        994   

August Holding Co., Inc. (Schrader) First Lien, US
6.250%, 4/27/18

    434        440   

First Lien, LUX
6.250%, 4/27/18

    564        572   

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. First Lien,
5.750%, 9/26/19

    1,000        1,015   

Second Lien,
9.750%, 3/26/20

    315        324   

Boyd Gaming Corp.
3.712%, 12/17/15

    1,277        1,287   

Bresnan Broadband Holdings LLC Tranche B,
4.500%, 12/14/17

    980        987   

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

   

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

    1,552        1,577   

Tranche B-6, 5.460%, 1/28/18

    3,035        2,717   

Cannery Casino Resorts LLC First Lien
6.000%, 10/2/18

    908        912   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
2.720%, 7/3/14

    876        695   

Cequel Communications LLC
4.000%, 2/14/19

    1,787        1,798   
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC Tranche D,
4.000%, 5/15/19

  $ 3,328      $ 3,362   

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

    2,953        3,019   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

   

Tranche A, 3.612%, 7/30/14

    848        826   

Tranche B, 3.862%, 1/29/16

    3,154        2,614   

Cogeco Cable (Atlantic Broadband Sub)
0.000%, 12/2/19
(7)

    910        920   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.

   

0.000%, 9/16/18(7)

    1,978        1,989   

Second Lien, 7.500%, 9/16/19

    1,000        1,033   

Dave & Buster’s, Inc.
5.500%, 6/1/16

    1,406        1,413   

EB Sports Corp.
11.500%, 12/31/15

    1,000        1,000   

Entercom Radio LLC Tranche B,
5.000%, 11/23/18

    2,502        2,527   

Federal - Mogul Corp.

   

Tranche B, 2.148%, 12/29/14

    1,978        1,827   

Tranche C, 2.148%, 12/28/15

    1,009        932   

Focus Brands, Inc. First Lien,
6.250%, 2/21/18

    1,292        1,301   

Fram Group Holdings, Inc. (Prestone Holdings, Inc.)

   

First Lien, 6.500%, 7/29/17

    973        974   

Second Lien, 10.500%, 1/29/18

    500        475   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B,
6.750%, 5/12/16

    915 CAD      918   

General Nutrition Center
3.750%, 3/2/18

    1,748        1,755   

Getty Images, Inc.
0.000%, 10/18/19
(7)

    1,600        1,604   

Granite Broadcasting Corp.
Tranche B First Lien,
8.500%, 5/23/18

    1,190        1,193   

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. (Central Purchasing LLC)
5.500%, 11/14/17

    1,496        1,516   

HD Supply, Inc.
7.250%, 10/12/17

    2,298        2,366   

Hubbard Radio LLC

   

First Lien, 5.250%, 4/28/17

    827        837   

Second Lien, 8.750%, 4/30/18

    600        612   

Isle of Capri Casinos
4.750%, 3/25/17

    1,474        1,493   

Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority
7.500%, 2/25/17

    915        906   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.
5.000%, 5/19/17

    985        997   

Lamar Media Corp. Tranche B,
4.000%, 12/30/16

    58        58   

Landry’s, Inc. (Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.) Tranche B,
6.500%, 4/24/18

    2,754        2,789   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

 

Las Vegas Sands LLC

   

Non-Extended Tranche B,
1.760%, 5/23/14

  $ 314      $ 315   

Tranche DD-I, 1.760%, 5/23/14

    64        65   

Extended Tranche B, 2.760%, 11/23/16

    1,049        1,052   

Extended Tranche DD-I, 2.760%, 11/23/16

    211        212   

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. Tranche B
4.170%, 10/16/19

    1,975        1,994   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B,
4.500%, 11/7/16

    486        492   

MCC LLC (Mediacom Broadband Group)

   

Tranche F, 4.000%, 10/23/17

    975        980   

Tranche G, 4.500%, 1/20/20

    998        1,002   

MedAssets, Inc. Tranche B
4.000%, 12/13/19

    214        215   

Metaldyne LLC Tl B 1L
6.000%, 12/18/18

    1,000        1,010   

MGM Resorts International (MGM Mirage) Tranche B,
4.250%, 12/31/19

    608        615   

Michaels Stores, Inc. Tranche B-2,
4.813%, 7/31/16

    1,317        1,331   

Midcontinent Communications Tranche B,
4.000%, 12/31/16

    1,128        1,132   

MTL Publishing LLC (EMI Music Publishing Group North America Holdings, Inc.) Tranche B,
5.500%, 6/29/18

    1,622        1,645   

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The)
4.750%, 5/16/18

    2,000        2,006   

Nielsen Finance LLC Tranche A,

   

2.213%, 8/9/13

    93        93   

Tranche B, 3.963%, 5/2/16

    1,568        1,577   

Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC First Lien,
8.250%, 4/8/16

    697        697   

Party City Holdings, Inc.
5.750%, 7/27/19

    998        1,010   

Peninsula Gaming LLC
5.750%, 11/20/17

    1,000        1,014   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. Tranche B,
3.750%, 7/16/18

    2,096        2,106   

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B,
7.250%, 11/9/18

    1,328        1,300   

Pilot Travel Centers LLC Refinancing Tranche B,
3.750%, 3/30/18

    693        698   

First Amendment Tranche B,
4.250%, 8/7/19

    82        82   

Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
8.250%, 3/6/17

    442        442   

PVH Corp.
0.000%, 12/31/19
(7)

    568        572   

Radio One, Inc.
7.500%, 3/31/16

    598        609   

Remy International, Inc. Tranche B,
6.250%, 12/16/16

    478        483   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

Riverbed Technology, Inc.
0.000%, 12/31/19
(7)

  $ 312      $ 315   

San Juan Cable LLC Tranche B (Firs Lien),
6.000%, 6/9/17

    985        993   

Sequa Automotive Group
6.250%, 11/15/18

    1,000        995   

ServiceMaster Co. (The) Tranche B,
4.460%, 1/31/17

    930        934   

Seven Seas Cruises, Inc. Tranche B,
6.250%, 12/21/18

    1,717        1,743   

Sports Authority, Inc. (The) Tranche B,
7.500%, 11/16/17

    1,078        1,087   

SRAM LLC

   

First Lien, 4.750%, 6/7/18

    380        381   

Second Lien, 8.500%, 12/7/18

    571        581   

Station GVR Acquisition LLC (Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC)
5.500%, 9/28/19

    1,240        1,250   

TCW Group
0.000%, 12/20/19
(7)

    779        781   

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC
6.750%, 3/14/18

    1,541        1,556   

Toys “R” Us, Inc.
6.000%, 9/1/16

    1,833        1,779   

Transtar Holding Co.

   

First Lien, 5.500%, 10/9/18

    998        1,007   

Second Lien, 9.750%, 10/9/19

    460        467   

Tribune Co.

   

Tranche B 0.000%, 6/4/14(7)

    494        411   

0.000%, 7/30/19(7)

    1,052        1,051   

UCI International, Inc.
5.500%, 7/26/17

    1,250        1,261   

Vertrue LLC (V2V Holdings LLC) First Lien,
9.250%, 8/16/14

    693        229   

Visant Corp. (Jostens) Tranche B,
5.250%, 12/22/16

    2,648        2,413   

VWR Funding, Inc.
4.462%, 4/3/17

    1,218        1,225   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC (WideOpenWest Capital Corp.)
6.250%, 7/17/18

    2,239        2,268   

WMG Acqusition Corp.
5.250%, 11/1/18

    840        852   

Yankee Cable Acquisition LLC
5.250%, 8/26/16

    963        976   
   

 

 

 
      111,600   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—4.3%

   

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc.

   

First Lien, 5.750%, 7/10/17

    1,090        1,104   

Second Lien, 9.500%, 10/10/17

    780        796   

American Rock Salt Co. LLC
5.500%, 4/25/17

    1,211        1,198   

Del Monte Foods Co.
4.500%, 3/8/18

    2,553        2,562   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Staples—(continued)

  

Dole Food Co. Tranche B-2,
5.170%, 7/8/18

  $ 690      $ 691   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC

   

Tranche E, 4.750%, 10/17/18

    212        214   

Tranche F, 4.750%, 10/17/18

    1,355        1,370   

Revlon Consumer Products Corp. Tranche B,
4.750%, 11/19/17

    1,873        1,890   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
4.750%, 9/28/18

    2,048        2,075   

Rite Aid Corp. Tranche 5,
4.500%, 3/3/18

    1,907        1,907   

Smart & Final, Inc.
5.750%, 11/15/19

    1,500        1,502   

Solvest Ltd. (Dole) Tranche C-2,
5.111%, 7/8/18

    1,234        1,237   

Supervalu, Inc.
8.000%, 8/30/18

    1,662        1,688   

Yankee Candle Co., Inc.
5.250%, 4/2/19

    1,805        1,827   
   

 

 

 
      20,061   
   

 

 

 

Energy—3.6%

   

Buffalo Gulf Coast Terminals
5.250%, 10/31/17

    659        669   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
5.750%, 12/2/17

    3,335        3,345   

CITGO Petroleum Corp. Tranche C,
9.000%, 6/24/17

    201        204   

Energy Transfer Equity LP
3.750%, 3/24/17

    2,000        2,018   

EP Energy LLC (Everest Acquisition LLC)

   

Tranche B-1, 5.000%, 5/24/18

    850        858   

Tranche B-2, 4.500%, 4/30/19

    953        957   

Frac Tech International LLC
8.500%, 5/6/16

    1,921        1,603   

Gibson Energy ULC Tranche B,
4.750%, 6/15/18

    2,871        2,917   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. Extended,
3.711%, 7/1/16

    982        983   

NGPL Pipeco LLC
6.750%, 9/15/17

    1,134        1,163   

Plains Exploration & Production Co.
4.000%, 11/30/19

    621        621   

Samson Investment Co. Second Lien,
6.000%, 9/25/18

    1,262        1,277   
   

 

 

 
      16,615   
   

 

 

 

Financials—6.9%

   

Alitsource Portfolio Solutions S.A.R.L Tranche B,
5.750%, 11/27/19

    1,500        1,513   

Asurion LLC (Asurion Corp.)

   

First Lien, 5.500%, 5/24/18

    1,804        1,825   

Second Lien, 9.000%, 5/24/19

    557        575   

Capital Automotive LP Tranche B,
5.250%, 3/11/17

    2,087        2,112   

Delos Aircraft, Inc.
4.750%, 4/12/16

    728        735   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

iPayment, Inc.
5.750%, 5/8/17

  $ 940      $ 939   

iStar Financial, Inc.

   

Tranche A-2 7.000%, 3/19/17

    500        526   

5.750%, 10/15/17

    1,398        1,413   

Lonestar Intermediate Super Holdings LLC
11.000%, 9/2/19

    300        320   

MIP Delaware, LLC (MIPL (LUX) S.A.R.L)
5.500%, 7/12/18

    605        610   

MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc.
4.250%, 11/17/17

    1,914        1,917   

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

   

First Lien Additional Extended , 5.811%, 5/13/17

    1,880        1,892   

First Lien Extended, 5.811%, 5/13/17

    1,045        1,051   

Second Lien, 8.250%, 2/28/19

    1,792        1,831   

Ocwen Financial Corp.
7.000%, 9/1/16

    400        403   

Re/Max International, Inc.
5.500%, 4/16/16

    1,127        1,129   

Realogy Corp. Extended LOC,
2.230%, 10/10/16

    495        497   

Extended First Lien,
4.461%, 10/10/16

    6,342        6,371   

RPI Finance Trust
4.000%, 11/9/18

    1,338        1,354   

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

    950        947   

TransUnion LLC
5.500%, 2/10/18

    1,511        1,535   

UPC Financing Partnership
4.000%, 1/31/21

    2,000        2,008   

Walter Investment Management Corp. Tranche B,
5.750%, 11/28/17

    990        996   
   

 

 

 
      32,499   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—15.7%

   

Alere, Inc.

   

Tranche B, 4.750%, 6/30/17

    988        993   

Tranche B-1, 4.750%, 6/30/17

    990        996   

AMN Healthcare, Inc. Tranche B,
5.750%, 4/5/18

    1,165        1,178   

Aptalis Pharma, Inc. (Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.) Tranche B-1,
5.500%, 2/10/17

    1,024        1,031   

Ardent Health Services LLC
7.250%, 9/15/15

    1,848        1,857   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

   

0.000%, 11/2/18(7)

    375        383   

0.000%, 11/21/18(7)

    867        877   

Aveta, Inc. (MMM Holdings, Inc.)
9.750%, 10/26/17

    508        509   

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
5.250%, 5/17/19

    1,990        2,010   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

   

Biomet, Inc. Tranche B,
0.000%, 7/25/17
(7)

  $ 2,000      $ 2,015   

BSN Medical GmbH & Co. KG
5.000%, 8/28/19

    1,000        1,007   

Capsugel Holdings U.S., Inc.
4.750%, 8/1/18

    801        811   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. (Cardinal Health 409, Inc.)

   

Tranche 1, 4.209%, 9/15/16

    969        976   

Tranche 2, 5.250%, 9/15/17

    264        268   

Community Health Systems, Inc. Extended,
3.811%, 1/25/17

    3,275        3,298   

ConvaTec, Inc.
5.000%, 12/22/16

    1,508        1,530   

CRC Health Corp. Tranche B-2,
4.712%, 11/16/15

    1,457        1,442   

DaVita, Inc. Tranche B-2
4.000%, 11/1/19

    3,043        3,069   

Drumm Investors LLC (Golden Living)
0.000%, 5/4/18
(7)

    1,723        1,621   

Emdeon, Inc. Tranche B-1,
5.000%, 11/2/18

    743        751   

Generic Drug Holdings, Inc.
6.000%, 10/29/19

    870        878   

Grifols, Inc. Tranche B,
4.500%, 6/1/17

    982        993   

HCA, Inc. Tranche B-3,
3.462%, 5/1/18

    2,326        2,335   

HCR ManoCare, Inc. (HCR Healthcare LLC)
5.000%, 4/6/18

    818        777   

Health Management Associates, Inc. Tranche B,
4.500%, 11/16/18

    2,556        2,580   

Hologic, Inc. Tranche B
4.500%, 8/1/19

    3,367        3,411   

Houghton International, Inc.

   

First Lien 0.000%, 7/30/19(7)

    1,700        1,718   

Second Lien, 10.500%, 12/17/20

    630        624   

Iasis Healthcare LLC Tranche B,
5.000%, 5/3/18

    1,965        1,974   

InVentiv Health, Inc. (Ventive Health, Inc.)
7.500%, 8/4/16

    677        660   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
5.250%, 6/1/18

    1,231        1,206   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Tranche C-1,
5.500%, 5/4/18

    1,035        1,048   

MModal, Inc. Tranche B,
6.750%, 8/16/19

    1,621        1,564   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
9.750%, 10/26/17

    370        370   

MultiPlan, Inc. Tranche B,
4.750%, 8/26/17

    798        805   

National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
6.500%, 2/9/17

    983        983   

National Specialty Hospitals, Inc. Tranche B,
8.250%, 2/3/17

    1,216        1,189   

NBTY, Inc. Tranche B-1,
4.250%, 10/1/17

    831        841   

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.) Tranche B,
5.000%, 9/30/19

    1,380        1,380   
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Health Care—(continued)

  

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (Jaguar Holdings LLC)
6.250%, 12/5/18

  $ 1,980      $ 2,015   

Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.
0.000%, 12/10/17
(7)

    1,285        1,287   

Quintiles Transnational
0.000%, 6/30/18
(7)

    1,485        1,497   

Rural/Metro Operating Co., LLC First Lien,
5.750%, 6/30/18

    821        812   

Select Medical Corp. Tranche B,
5.750%, 6/1/18

    1,010        1,017   

Sheridan Holdings, Inc. First Lien,
6.000%, 6/29/18

    1,318        1,336   

Smile Brands Group, Inc. Tranche B,
7.250%, 12/21/17

    735        695   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.
6.500%, 2/6/17

    1,225        1,219   

Surgical Care Affiliates LLC Tranche A,
5.500%, 6/29/18

    1,478        1,480   

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. First Lien,
6.250%, 7/3/19

    485        492   

United Surgical Partners International, Inc. Tranche B,
6.000%, 4/3/19

    1,313        1,326   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Tranche B,
3.750%, 11/15/16

    847        854   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

   

Series D Tranche B, 4.250%, 2/13/19

    3,425        3,453   

Series C Tranche B, 4.250%, 12/11/19

    800        806   

Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC (Vanguard Health System, Inc.)
5.000%, 1/29/16

    1,437        1,454   

Warner Chilcott Corp.

   

Tranche B-2, 4.250%, 3/15/18

    320        324   

Tranche B-1, 4.250%, 3/15/18

    243        246   

Tranche B-1, 4.250%, 3/15/18

    641        648   

(WC Luxco S.A.R.L.) Tranche B-3,
4.250%, 3/15/18

    441        445   
   

 

 

 
      73,364   
   

 

 

 

Industrials—8.4%

  

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc.
5.250%, 10/9/19

    1,018        1,032   

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC

   

First Lien 5.500%, 12/10/18

    1,010        1,020   

Second Lien, 9.500%, 12/10/19

    134        136   

Altegrity, Inc. (U.S. Investigations Services, Inc.)
2.961%, 2/21/15

    1,138        1,059   

Aluma Systems, Inc. (Brand Energy & Infrastructure) Tranche-1
6.250%, 10/23/18

    135        134   

AWAS Finance Luxemborg S.A.
4.750%, 7/16/18

    1,120        1,130   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

  

Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
4.500%, 7/31/19

  $ 998      $ 1,010   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. (FR Brand Acquisition Corp.) Tranche B-1 First Lien,
6.250%, 10/23/18

    563        559   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Tranche B-1
6.250%, 10/23/19

    465        460   

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B-1,
5.500%, 10/14/16

    1,587        1,613   

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc.

   

First Lien, 6.000%, 3/16/17

    830        834   

Second Lien, 10.000%, 3/16/18

    450        453   

Ceridian Corp. Extended,
5.959%, 5/9/17

    3,203        3,207   

CHG Buyer Corp.

   

First Lien, 5.000%, 11/19/19

    1,197        1,199   

Second Lien, 9.000%, 11/19/20

    345        347   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

5.500%, 4/20/17

    985        996   

Tranche B-1, 5.250%, 10/18/18

    442        447   

Douglas Dynamics LLC
5.750%, 4/18/18

    903        899   

Ducommun, Inc.
5.500%, 6/28/17

    499        503   

Emergency Medical Services
5.250%, 5/25/18

    808        815   

Garda Security Group, Inc. Tranche B
4.500%, 11/13/19

    698        705   

Genpact Ltd.
4.250%, 8/30/19

    499        503   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. (Clarke American Corp.) Tranche B-2
5.462%, 6/30/17

    1,474        1,371   

Husky Injection Molding System (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.)
5.750%, 7/2/18

    1,393        1,414   

McJunkin Red Man Corp.
6.250%, 11/8/19

    1,176        1,185   

Mirror Bidco, Inc.
0.000%, 12/18/19
(7)

    625        627   

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B,
7.000%, 8/17/17

    900        906   

Nortek, Inc.
5.250%, 4/26/17

    399        402   

Protection One, Inc.
5.750%, 3/21/19

    1,948        1,976   

Sequa Corp.
5.250%, 6/19/17

    750        756   

SI Organization, Inc. Tranche B,
4.500%, 11/22/16

    980        978   

Silver II Borrower S.C.A. (Silver US Holdings, LLC)
5.000%, 12/13/19

    1,875        1,896   

Star West Generation LLC Tranche B,
6.000%, 5/17/18

    1,058        1,062   

Swift Transportation Corp. Tranche B-2,
5.000%, 12/21/17

    994        1,006   

TASC, Inc. Tranche B,
4.500%, 12/18/15

    492        492   

Terex Corp.
4.500%, 4/28/17

    1,580        1,604   
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

   

U.S. Airways Group, Inc.
2.712%, 3/21/14

  $ 1,500      $ 1,485   

WCA Waste Corp. (WCA Waste Systems, Inc.)
5.500%, 3/23/18

    944        951   

WireCo Worldgroup, Inc.
6.000%, 2/15/17

    449        459   

Zuffa LLC
7.500%, 6/19/15

    1,450        1,462   
   

 

 

 
      39,093   
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—14.0%

  

Aeroflex, Inc. Tranche B,
5.750%, 5/9/18

    836        844   

Applied Systems, Inc.

   

First Lien, 5.500%, 12/8/16

    945        953   

Second Lien, 9.500%, 6/8/17

    334        336   

Autotrader.com, Inc. Tranche B-1,
4.000%, 12/15/16

    1,176        1,189   

Avaya, Inc.

   

Tranche B-1, 3.062%, 10/24/14

    999        981   

Tranche B-5, 8.000%, 3/31/18

    1,000        986   

AVG Technologies N.V.
7.500%, 3/15/16

    494        495   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
5.750%, 2/15/18

    1,465        1,477   

CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
0.000%, 12/31/19
(7)

    710        715   

CDW LLC (CDW Corp.) Extended,
4.000%, 7/15/17

    2,566        2,561   

Commscope, Inc. Tranche 1,
4.250%, 1/14/18

    1,503        1,515   

CPI International Acquisition, Inc. (Catalyst Holdings, Inc.) Tranche B,
5.000%, 2/13/17

    1,201        1,212   

Deltek, Inc.

   

First Lien, 6.000%, 10/10/18

    1,405        1,418   

Second Lien, 10.000%, 10/10/19

    144        147   

DynCorp International, Inc.
6.250%, 7/7/16

    990        996   

Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Ltd. First Lien,
5.500%, 5/31/16

    832        834   

Epicor Software Corp. (Eagle Parent Inc.) Tranche B,
5.000%, 5/16/18

    2,955        2,975   

First Data Corp.

   

5.211%, 3/24/17

    2,516        2,478   

5.211%, 3/24/17

    1,864        1,836   

4.211%, 3/23/18

    2,500        2,383   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

   

Tranche B-1, 4.460%, 12/1/16

    2,330        2,286   

Tranche B-2, 6.000%, 2/28/19

    277        276   

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC Tranche B-1,
5.500%, 12/17/18

    1,491        1,499   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

IMS Health, Inc. Tranche B
4.500%, 8/26/17

  $ 198      $ 199   

Infor (US), Inc. (Lawson Software, Inc.) Tranche B-2
5.250%, 4/5/18

    4,080        4,124   

Interactive Data Corp. Tranche B,
4.500%, 2/11/18

    2,386        2,402   

IPC Systems, Inc. Tranche C First Lien,
7.750%, 7/31/17

    1,481        1,451   

Ipreo Holdings LLC

   

Tranche B-2 6.500%, 8/7/17

    973        979   

Tranche B-3 6.500%, 8/7/17

    265        267   

Microsemi Corp. Tranche B,
4.000%, 2/2/18

    918        927   

Mirion Technologies, Inc.
0.000%, 3/30/18
(7)

    1,232        1,238   

Mood Media Corp. First Lien,
7.000%, 5/6/18

    1,056        1,059   

Novell, Inc. (Attachmate Corp.) First Lien,
7.250%, 11/22/17

    1,973        1,995   

NuSil Technology LLC
5.750%, 4/7/17

    603        605   

NXP BV (NXP Funding LLC) Tranche A-2
5.500%, 3/3/17

    1,588        1,622   

Oberthur Technologies Finance SAS Tranche B-3,
3.130%, 11/30/18

    1,095        1,086   

RP Crown Parent LLC

   

0.000%, 12/14/17(7)

    625        621   

0.000%, 12/31/18(7)

    533        539   

Scitor Corp.
5.000%, 2/15/17

    882        881   

SCS Holdings I, Inc. (Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc.)
0.000%, 12/7/18
(7)

    643        649   

Smart Modular Technologies (Global), Inc.
8.250%, 8/26/17

    491        413   

Sophia LP (DataTel, Inc.)
6.250%, 7/19/18

    1,163        1,180   

Sorenson Communications, Inc. Tranche C,
6.000%, 8/16/13

    1,414        1,391   

Sourcehov LLC (Corpsource Finance Holdings LLC) Tranche B (First Lien),
6.625%, 4/28/17

    1,231        1,217   

Spansion LLC
5.250%, 12/13/18

    806        812   

SRA International, Inc.
6.500%, 7/20/18

    1,226        1,161   

SSI Investments II Ltd. (Skillsoft)
5.000%, 5/26/17

    1,031        1,042   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.) Tranche D
4.500%, 12/31/19

    529        534   

SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. (Information Resources, Inc.) Tranche 2011,
5.000%, 12/1/17

    493        494   

Verifone, Inc. Tranche B,
4.250%, 12/28/18

    428        430   

Vertafore, Inc. First Lien,
5.250%, 7/29/16

    1,470        1,485   

Veyance Technologies, Inc. Second Lien,
5.964%, 7/31/15

    1,200        1,164   
 

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

Vision Solutions, Inc. First Lien,
6.000%, 7/23/16

  $ 697      $ 696   

Wall Street Systems Holdings, Inc.

   

First Lien, 5.750%, 10/25/19

    700        702   

Second Lien, 9.250%, 10/25/20

    497        498   

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.)
5.250%, 7/2/19

    1,234        1,251   
   

 

 

 
      65,506   
   

 

 

 

Materials—6.9%

   

Avantor Performance Materials Holdings, Inc.
5.000%, 6/24/17

    633        633   

AZ Chem US, Inc.
7.250%, 12/22/17

    1,003        1,017   

Cemex Espana S.A.
0.000%, 2/14/17
(7)

    1,000        953   

Chemtura Corp.
5.500%, 8/29/16

    750        762   

CPG International I, Inc.
5.750%, 9/21/19

    754        760   

Custom Building Products, Inc. Tranche B,
6.000%, 12/14/19

    2,000        2,001   

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (Algoma Steel, Inc.)
8.750%, 9/19/14

    1,945        1,932   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.
5.250%, 10/18/17

    4,045        4,087   

General Chemical Corp. Tranche B,
5.000%, 10/6/15

    1,374        1,384   

Harko C.V.(OM Group, Inc.) Tranche B,
5.750%, 8/2/17

    1,175        1,185   

Ineos US Finance LLC
6.500%, 5/4/18

    2,481        2,512   

JMC Steel Group, Inc.
4.750%, 4/1/17

    829        838   

Kronos, Inc.

   

First Lien, 5.500%, 10/30/19

    394        399   

Second Lien, 9.750%, 4/30/20

    715        717   

Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.)

   

Tranche C-1B, 4.000%, 5/5/15

    2,222        2,232   

Tranche C-2B, 4.063%, 5/5/15

    961        965   

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp. Tranche B,
5.750%, 2/28/19

    1,290        1,301   

Novelis, Inc. Tranche B,
4.000%, 3/10/17

    637        644   

Omnova Solutions, Inc. Extended,
5.500%, 5/31/17

    980        992   

PQ Corp.
5.250%, 4/15/17

    2,000        2,014   

Pro Mach, Inc.
5.000%, 7/6/17

    978        987   

QS0001 Corp. (Tomkins Air) First Lien,
5.000%, 11/9/18

    414        418   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

  

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A. (Styron S.A.R.L)
8.000%, 8/2/17

  $ 1,035      $ 1,012   

United Central Industrial Supply Co. LLC (UCIS Acquisition) Tranche B,
7.500%, 10/12/18

    1,400        1,351   

Univar, Inc. Tranche B,
5.000%, 6/30/17

    1,371        1,369   
   

 

 

 
      32,465   
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—5.6%

  

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.
7.000%, 2/28/17

    998        1,018   

Intelsat Jackson Holding S.A. (Intelsat Jackson Holding Ltd.)

   

Tranche B-1, 3.210%, 2/1/14

    1,000        1,001   

4.500%, 4/2/18

    2,960        2,990   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

   

Tranche B 2016, 4.750%, 2/1/16

    499        506   

Tranche B-II 2019, 4.750%, 8/1/19

    2,150        2,166   

Tranche B 2019, 5.250%, 8/1/19

    1,875        1,897   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. Tranche B-3,
4.000%, 3/17/18

    1,786        1,794   

nTelos, Inc.
5.750%, 11/9/19

    1,097        1,058   

Presidio, Inc.
5.750%, 3/31/17

    1,778        1,796   

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Securus Technologies, Inc.) First Lien,
6.500%, 5/31/17

    1,182        1,188   

Sidera Networks, Inc. (RCN Corp.)
6.000%, 8/26/16

    1,127        1,128   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.
5.000%, 4/23/19

    1,493        1,508   

Telesat Canada, Inc. Tranche B,
4.250%, 3/28/19

    1,791        1,809   

Univision Communications, Inc. First Lien,
4.462%, 3/31/17

    3,770        3,715   

West Corp.

   

Tranche B-4, 5.500%, 7/15/16

    1,958        1,991   

Tranche B-6, 5.750%, 6/30/18

    605        615   
   

 

 

 
      26,180   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—1.8%

   

AES Corp. (The)
4.250%, 6/1/18

    1,536        1,556   

Calpine Corp.

   

4.500%, 4/1/18

    1,965        1,988   

4.500%, 10/9/19

    748        756   

NRG Energy, Inc.
4.000%, 7/1/18

    2,867        2,902   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

   

Texas Compeptitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC Extended,
4.780%, 10/10/17

  $ 1,945      $ 1,301   
   

 

 

 
      8,503   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $422,099)

      425,886   
   

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—0.2%

   
    SHARES     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—0.2%

   

Tribune Co.(2)

    25,978        1,060   
   

 

 

 

Materials—0.0%

   

Catalyst Paper Corp.(2)

    1,000        1   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $1,061)

      1,061   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—101.9%

(Identified cost $470,703)

      476,631 (8) 
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—4.9%

   

Money Market Mutual Funds—4.9%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

    22,894,095        22,894   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $22,894)

      22,894   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—106.8%

(Identified Cost $493,597)

      499,525 (1) 
   

 

 

 

Other assets and liabilities,
net—(6.8)%

      (31,917
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 467,608   
   

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

PIK    Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

 

(1) 

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, 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, 2012.

(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, 2012, these securities amounted to a value of $28,166 or 6.0% 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) 

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.

(7) 

This loan will settle after December 31, 2012, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

(8) 

A portion of the Fund’s assets have been segregated for delayed delivery settlements.

Foreign Currencies:

 

CAD Canadian Dollar
 

 

9


Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     91

Canada

     2   

Australia

     1   

Ireland

     1   

Luxembourg

     1   

Mexico

     1   

Venezuela

     1   

Other

     2   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 2,468       $ —         $ 2,468       $ —     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     46,512         —           46,512         —     

Foreign Government Securities

     704         —           704         —     

Loan Agreements

     425,886         —           425,657         229   

Equity Securities:

           

Common Stocks

     1,061         —           1,060         1   

Short-Term Investments

     22,894         22,894         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 499,525       $ 22,894       $ 476,401       $ 230   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2012:

   $ 292      $ 6      $ 286      $ —     

Accrued discount/(premium)

     —          —          —          —     

Realized gain (loss)

     (244     (248     4        —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     250        242        8        —     

Purchases

     1        —          —          1   

Sales(b)

     (69     —          (69     —     

Transfers into Level 3 (a)

     —          —          —          —     

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2012

   $ 230      $ —        $ 229      $ 1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

“Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of December 31, 2012, 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 Wealth Masters Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    SHARES     VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.1%

   

Consumer Discretionary—36.4%

   

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

    32      $ 8   

AMC Networks, Inc.(2)

    167        8   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    402        8   

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A(2)

    401        9   

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

    214        9   

Buckle, Inc. (The)

    189        9   

Cabela’s, Inc.(2)

    199        8   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A

    564        9   

Carnival Corp.

    225        8   

CBS Corp. Class B

    223        9   

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    247        8   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    155        8   

Comcast Corp. Class A

    224        8   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(2)

    132        9   

DISH Network Corp. Class A(2)

    234        9   

DR Horton, Inc.

    421        8   

DSW, Inc. Class A

    128        9   

Expedia, Inc.

    139        9   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

    132        8   

Fossil, Inc.(2)

    90        9   

Gap, Inc. (The)

    265        8   

Garmin Ltd.

    203        8   

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A(2)

    215        8   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    180        8   

Lennar Corp. Class A

    216        8   

Liberty Global, Inc. Class A(2)

    133        9   

Liberty Media Corp. - Interactive Class A(2)

    427        9   

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Capital(2)

    72        8   

Liberty Ventures(2)

    130        9   

Ltd. Brands, Inc.

    176        8   

Madison Square Garden Co./The(2)

    187        8   

Marriott International, Inc.

    222        8   

MGM Resorts International(2)

    705        8   

Morningstar, Inc.

    131        8   

News Corp. Class A

    334        9   

NIKE, Inc. Class B

    158        8   

Nordstrom, Inc.

    159        9   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    281        9   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    55        8   

Sears Holdings Corp.(2)

    204        9   

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.(2)

    276        9   

Starbucks Corp.

    155        8   
    SHARES     VALUE  

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

 

Tesla Motors, Inc.(2)

    245      $ 8   

TripAdvisor, Inc.(2)

    198        8   

Under Armour, Inc. Class A(2)

    169        8   

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(2)

    211        8   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

    157        8   

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    1,750        8   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    73        8   
   

 

 

 
      410   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—5.9%

   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

    132        8   

Campbell Soup Co.

    235        8   

Dole Food Co., Inc.(2)

    718        8   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

    139        8   

Harbinger Group, Inc.(2)

    1,108        9   

Monster Beverage Corp.(2)

    160        9   

PriceSmart, Inc.

    110        9   

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

    309        8   
   

 

 

 
      67   
   

 

 

 

Energy—5.1%

   

Continental Resources, Inc.(2)

    112        8   

CVR Energy, Inc.

    169        8   

Hess Corp.

    156        8   

Kinder Morgan Management LLC(2)

    111        9   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    107        8   

RPC, Inc.

    669        8   

W&T Offshore, Inc.

    484        8   
   

 

 

 
      57   
   

 

 

 

Financials—19.2%

   

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(2)

    95        8   

Amtrust Financial Services, Inc.

    289        8   

Berkley (W.R.) Corp.

    216        8   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(2)

    93        8   

BOK Financial Corp.

    150        8   

Boston Properties, Inc.

    79        9   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    325        8   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    581        8   

Credit Acceptance Corp.(2)

    84        9   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

    124        9   

Equity Residential

    147        8   

Erie Indemnity Co. Class A

    124        9   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    65        8   

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. Class A(2)

    364        9   
 

 

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Virtus Wealth Masters Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    SHARES     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

Hilltop Holdings Inc(2)

    638      $ 9   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    527        8   

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(2)

    114        8   

Leucadia National Corp.

    349        8   

Loews Corp.

    204        8   

Mercury General Corp.

    205        8   

Ocwen Financial Corp.(2)

    242        9   

Progressive Corp. (The)

    393        8   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    212        8   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    53        9   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

    105        8   

Vornado Realty Trust

    104        8   
   

 

 

 
      216   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—4.4%

   

Bruker Corp.(2)

    546        8   

Cerner Corp.(2)

    106        8   

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(2)

    1,184        8   

Opko Health, Inc.(2)

    1,783        9   

Pharmacyclics, Inc.(2)

    138        8   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    219        8   
   

 

 

 
      49   
   

 

 

 

Industrials—7.4%

   

American Railcar Industries, Inc.

    258        8   

Cintas Corp.

    200        8   

Colfax Corp.(2)

    211        9   

Covanta Holding Corp.

    464        9   

Danaher Corp.

    149        8   

Fastenal Co.

    181        9   

FedEx Corp.

    90        8   

Grainger (W.W.), Inc.

    42        9   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    136        8   

Rollins, Inc.

    377        8   
   

 

 

 
      84   
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—14.7%

  

Amkor Technology, Inc.(2)

    1,945        8   

Anixter International, Inc.

    132        9   

Broadcom Corp. Class A(2)

    251        8   

Dell, Inc.

    797        8   

eBay, Inc.(2)

    162        8   

EchoStar Corp Class A(2)

    243        8   

Google, Inc. Class A(2)

    12        9   

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

    179        9   
    SHARES     VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

Intuit, Inc.

    135      $ 8   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    998        7   

Molex, Inc.

    307        9   

National Instruments Corp.

    325        8   

Oracle Corp.

    246        8   

Paychex, Inc.

    265        8   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    135        8   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(2)

    114        9   

Realpage, Inc.(2)

    386        8   

Salesforce.com, Inc.(2)

    49        8   

Syntel, Inc.(2)

    153        8   

Yahoo!, Inc.(2)

    430        9   
   

 

 

 
      165   
   

 

 

 

Materials—6.0%

   

Airgas, Inc.

    91        8   

Huntsman Corp.

    520        8   

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

    480        9   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

    151        9   

NewMarket Corp.

    32        8   

Novagold Resources, Inc.(2)

    1,861        9   

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A

    190        8   

Titanium Metals Corp.

    8        —   (3) 

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    106        9   
   

 

 

 
      68   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Identified Cost $1,085)

      1,116   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—99.1%

(Identified cost $1,085)

      1,116   
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.4%

   

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.4%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Insitutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.140%)

    4,010        4   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $4)

      4   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.5%

(Identified Cost $1,089)

      1,120 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—0.5%

      6   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 1,126   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Virtus Wealth Masters Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

Footnote Legend:

 

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at December 31, 2012, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2)

Non-income producing.

(3) 

Amounts are less than $500

 

 

3


Virtus Wealth Masters Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     96

Canada

     1   

Cayman Islands

     1   

Israel

     1   

Netherlands

     1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

% of total investments as of December 31, 2012
 

 

4


The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
December 31, 2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
 

Equity Securities:

     

Common Stocks

   $ 1,116       $ 1,116   

Short-Term Investments

     4         4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,120       $ 1,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012 (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 26 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, which include, nightly price variance, as well as back-testing such as bi-weekly unchanged price, monthly secondary source and transaction analysis, have been approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”). All internally fair valued securities are approved by a Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”) appointed by the Board. The valuation committee is comprised of the treasurer, assistant treasurer, secretary and chief compliance officer for the Trust. All internally fair valued securities referred to below are updated daily and reviewed in detail by the Valuation Committee monthly unless changes occur within the period. The Valuation Committee reviews the validity of any model inputs and any changes to the model when applicable. Internal fair valuations are reviewed by the Board at least quarterly.

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 non - U.S. 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 non - U.S. 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 non - U.S. markets. In such cases the Fund fair values non - U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non - U.S. 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 non - U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.

 

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, 2012 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

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 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.

A summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for each Fund. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities may be valued using amortized cost, in accordance with the 1940 Act. Generally, amortized cost reflects the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities valuation are reflected as Level 2.

The Virtus High Yield Fund and the Virtus Bond Fund own the following internally fair valued securities which are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy:

United Artists Theatre Circuit Inc.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of these corporate bonds are based on comparable liquid assets adjusted for accretion/amortization rate, current yield, current swap rates, and discount rates related to differences in capital structure and liquidity. Significant changes in any of these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the observable market assumptions would have direct impacts to the discount rates used related to capital structure and/or liquidity discounts.”

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.

 

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, 2012 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

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 non - U.S. currency contracts in conjunction with the planned purchase or sale of non - U.S. 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 non - U.S. 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. CREDIT RISK

In countries with limited or developing markets, investments may present greater risks than in more developed markets and the prices of such investments may be volatile. The consequences of political, social or economic changes in these markets may have disruptive effects on the market prices of these investments and the income they generate, as well as a Fund’s ability to repatriate such amounts.

High-yield/high-risk securities typically entail greater price volatility and/or principal and interest rate risk. There is a greater chance that an issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments on time. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high-yield securities may be complex, and as a result, it may be more difficult for the Adviser and/or Subadviser to accurately predict risk.

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, 2012, there were no illiquid and restricted securities held by the funds.

The Funds will bear any costs, including those involved in registration under the Securities Act of 1933, in connection with the disposition of such 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, 2012 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 3—FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

($ reported in thousands)

At December 31, 2012, 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

         

AlphaSectorTM Fund

   $ 371,757      $ 12,863       $ (106   $ 12,757   

AlphaSectorTM Rotation Fund

     434,920        41,990         (2,485     39,505   

Alternatives Diversifier Fund

     154,577        32,341         (35,650     (3,309

Bond Fund

     104,069        4,686         (276     4,410   

CA Tax-Exempt Bond

     51,227        5,265         (338     4,927   

Disciplined Equity Style Fund

     1,008        —           (7     (7

Disciplined Select Bond Fund

     995        —           (2     (2

Disciplined Select Country Fund

     1,000        11         —          11   

Dynamic AlphaSectorTM Fund (Long positions)

     482,400        9,424         (472     8,952   

Dynamic AlphaSectorTM Fund (Short positions)

     (21,065     —           (649     (649

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     25,225        1,003         (21     982   

Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

     5,290        605         (43     562   

Foreign Opportunities Fund

     938,446        345,263         (14,696     330,567   

Global Commoditities Stock Fund

     21,430        1,835         (419     1,416   

Global Dividend Fund

     82,074        19,322         (1,234     18,088   

Global Opportunities Fund

     77,709        21,537         (1,480     20,057   

Global Premium AlphaSectorTM Fund

     92,552        3,983         (29     3,954   

Global Real Estate Securities Fund

     21,910        2,883         (12     2,871   

Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund

     7,581        2,651         (205     2,446   

Greater European Opportunities Fund

     9,662        2,060         (3     2,057   

Herzfeld Fund

     1,458        27         (18     9   

High Yield Fund

     104,169        6,022         (593     5,429   

International Equity Fund

     23,504        3,321         (291     3,030   

International Real Estate Securities Fund

     31,984        4,191         (188     4,003   

International Small-Cap Fund

     5,307        314         (51     263   

Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund

     406,016        24,105         (2,683     21,422   

Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund

     6,792,322        295,396         (20,092     275,304   

Premium AlphaSectorTM Fund

     3,492,882        174,852         (14,922     159,930   

Real Estate Securities Fund

     836,037        468,078         —          468,078   

Senior Floating Rate Fund

     493,708        7,976         (2,159     5,817   

Wealth Masters Fund

     1,093        49         (22     27   

 

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, 2012 (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 4—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 requires recognition or disclosure in the financial statements:

Effective January 1, 2013, with the approval of the Board, VP Distributors LLC, the Funds’ former Administrator and Transfer Agent, assigned its rights and obligations under the Administration Agreements and Transfer Agency and Service Agreement to Virtus Fund Services, LLC.

 

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  

02/28/13

 

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  

02/28/13

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*         /s/ W. Patrick Bradley
 

      W. Patrick Bradley, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

      (principal financial officer)

 

Date  

02/28/13

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.