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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
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Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VOT
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate May 18, 2015
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate May 18, 2015
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 28, 2015
VIRTUS SECTOR TREND FUND  
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Virtus Sector Trend Fund
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Virtus Sector Trend Fund,

a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust

 

Supplement dated May 18, 2015 to the Summary and

Statutory Prospectuses dated January 28, 2015, as supplemented

 

Important Notice to Investors

 

Virtus Sector Trend Fund

 

In light of changes to the fund’s principal investment strategies that were effective on May 11, 2015, the fund expects to incur acquired fund fees and expenses at a higher level than previously disclosed. Accordingly, the “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” table in the summary prospectus and in the summary section of the statutory prospectus is hereby replaced with the following:

 

All other disclosure concerning the funds, including fees and expenses, remains unchanged from their prospectuses dated January 28, 2015, as supplemented May 11, 2015.

 

Investors should retain this supplement with the

Prospectuses for future reference.

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The “Example” table in the summary prospectus and in the summary section of the statutory prospectus is hereby replaced with the following. This table reflects the effect of the increase to the fund’s expenses as described above.
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VIRTUS SECTOR TREND FUND | Class I  
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[1] Restated to estimate expenses expected to be incurred based on changes to principal investment strategies that were effective on May 11, 2015.
[2] The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expense to average net assets appearing in the Financial Highlights tables, which tables reflect only the operating expenses of the fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.