0001571049-16-018235.txt : 20160913 0001571049-16-018235.hdr.sgml : 20160913 20160913170227 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001571049-16-018235 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160913 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160913 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20160913 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005020 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-65137 FILM NUMBER: 161883381 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 MUNSON STREET CITY: GREENFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01301 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-243-1574 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 PEARL STREET CITY: HARTFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHOENIX OPPORTUNITIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060127 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHOENIX SENECA FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990122 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SENECA FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951218 0001005020 S000038115 Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund C000117502 Class A VEIAX C000117503 Class C VEICX C000117504 Class I VEIIX 0001005020 S000048539 Virtus Essential Resources Fund C000153053 Class A VERAX C000153054 Class C VERCX C000153055 Class I VERIX 497 1 t1602206_497.htm VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

 

Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

and Virtus Essential Resources Fund,

each a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust

 

Supplement dated September 13, 2016 to the Summary and

Statutory Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”),

each dated January 28, 2016, as supplemented

 

Important Notice to Investors

 

Effective September 1, 2016, the subadviser to the above-named funds changed its name from Kleinwort Benson Investors International, Ltd. to KBI Global Investors (North America) Ltd. Accordingly, all references to the subadviser’s previous name in each fund’s summary prospectus, the statutory prospectus and SAI are hereby changed to reflect the subadviser’s new name, KBI Global Investors (North America) Ltd. and references to the defined term “KBII” are hereby changed to “KBIGI (North America).” Also, KBIGI (North America)’s affiliate, Kleinwort Benson Investors Dublin Ltd., has changed its name to KBI Global Investors Ltd. Accordingly, all references to that entity’s previous name in each fund’s summary prospectus, the statutory prospectus and SAI are hereby changed to reflect its new name, KBI Global Investors Ltd.

 

Investors should retain this supplement with the

Prospectuses and SAI for future reference.

  

 

VOT 8020 KBIINameChange (9/2016)