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Document Type dei_DocumentType 497
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Sep. 30, 2015
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001005020
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VOT
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Apr. 14, 2016
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Apr. 14, 2016
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 28, 2016
Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading
Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund
Supplement [Text Block] vot_SupplementTextBlock

Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund, Virtus Equity Trend Fund,

Virtus Global Opportunities Fund and Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund,

each a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust

 

Supplement dated April 14, 2016 to the Summary and Statutory Prospectuses dated January 28, 2016

 

 

Important Notice to Investors

 

 

Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund

 

The section “Performance Information” in the fund’s summary prospectus and in the summary section of the fund’s statutory prospectus, the bar chart showing Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A Shares and is hereby amended by restating the 2015 return as -16.78%.

 

Additionally, the table showing Average Annual Total Returns is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

 

 

 

1 Year

Class I

Since 
Inception

(12/17/13)
Class A
Return Before Taxes -21.57% -11.23%
Return After Taxes on Distributions -21.30% -11.53%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-11.30%

-8.11%
Class C
Return Before Taxes -17.30% -9.25%
Class I
Return Before Taxes -16.51% -8.37%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction of fees, expenses or taxes)

 

1.38%

 

9.23%
MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (net) (reflects no deduction of fees, expenses or taxes)

-6.85%

-2.11%

 

 

 

Investors should retain this supplement with the

Prospectuses for future reference.
Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VAESX
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (21.57%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (11.23%)
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 17, 2013
Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VCESX
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (17.30%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (9.25%)
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 17, 2013
Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VIESX
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (16.51%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (8.37%)
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 17, 2013
Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (21.30%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (11.53%)
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 17, 2013
Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (11.30%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (8.11%)
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 17, 2013
Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | S&P 500 Index  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deduction of fees, expenses or taxes
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction of fees, expenses or taxes)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 1.38%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 9.23%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 17, 2013
Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (net)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deduction of fees, expenses or taxes
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (net) (reflects no deduction of fees, expenses or taxes)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (6.85%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (2.11%)
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 17, 2013