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Document Type dei_DocumentType 497
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Sep. 30, 2016
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001005020
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Feb. 17, 2017
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Feb. 17, 2017
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 30, 2017
Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund  
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Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund
Supplement [Text Block] vot_SupplementTextBlock

 Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund,

a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust

 

Supplement dated February 17, 2017 to the Summary and

Statutory Prospectuses dated January 30, 2017, as supplemented

 

 

Important Notice to Investors
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This supplement corrects a typographical error in the “Example” table under “Fees and Expenses” in the summary prospectus and in the summary section of the statutory prospectus. The “Example” table is hereby replaced with the following:
Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VGSAX
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 709
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,019
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,350
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,283
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 709
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 1,019
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,350
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,283
Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VGSCX
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 318
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 700
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,208
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,605
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 218
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 700
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,208
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,605
Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VGISX
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 117
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 393
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 690
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,534
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 117
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 393
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 690
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 1,534
Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class R6  
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1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 106
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 359
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 631
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,409
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 106
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 359
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 631
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,409