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VIRTUS Newfleet High Yield Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
Corporate Bonds and Notes—86.0%
Communication Services—11.1%    
Altice France Holding S.A. 144A
6.000%, 2/15/28(1)
$      200   $   191
Altice France S.A. 144A
5.125%, 7/15/29(1)
      200      195
Cars.com, Inc. 144A
6.375%, 11/1/28(1)
      295      314
CCO Holdings LLC      
144A 5.125%, 5/1/27(1)       350      361
144A 4.750%, 3/1/30(1)       325      338
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 4/15/28(1)
        5        5
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.125%, 8/15/27(1)
      100      103
CommScope, Inc.      
144A 7.125%, 7/1/28(1)       200      197
144A 4.750%, 9/1/29(1)       100       99
CSC Holdings LLC 144A
5.750%, 1/15/30(1)
      600      598
Directv Financing LLC 144A
5.875%, 8/15/27(1)
      170      174
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC 144A
6.750%, 5/1/29(1)
      390      406
iHeartCommunications, Inc.
8.375%, 5/1/27
      272      287
Level 3 Financing, Inc. 144A
3.625%, 1/15/29(1)
      465      442
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 10/15/27(1)
      195      200
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.      
144A 5.750%, 8/1/28(1)       310      307
144A 8.000%, 8/1/29(1)       340      337
Millennium Escrow Corp. 144A
6.625%, 8/1/26(1)
      275      276
Northwest Fiber LLC      
144A 4.750%, 4/30/27(1)        60       59
144A 10.750%, 6/1/28(1)       265      289
Radiate Holdco LLC 144A
6.500%, 9/15/28(1)
      235      236
ROBLOX Corp. 144A
3.875%, 5/1/30(1)
       90       91
Telesat Canada 144A
6.500%, 10/15/27(1)
      175      136
TripAdvisor, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 7/15/25(1)
      280      295
Twitter, Inc. 144A
3.875%, 12/15/27(1)
      405      422
       6,358
       
 
Consumer Discretionary—17.1%    
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. 144A
5.500%, 3/1/28(1)
      325      318
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.500%, 4/1/27
      325      338
Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd. 144A
10.500%, 11/30/25(1)
      320      352
At Home Group, Inc.      
144A 4.875%, 7/15/28(1)        75       74
144A 7.125%, 7/15/29(1)       315      309
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.      
144A 6.250%, 7/1/25(1)       135      142
  Par Value   Value
       
Consumer Discretionary—continued    
144A 8.125%, 7/1/27(1) $      105   $   116
144A 4.625%, 10/15/29(1)       180      180
Carnival Corp. 144A
7.625%, 3/1/26(1)
      545      571
Carriage Services, Inc. 144A
4.250%, 5/15/29(1)
      275      274
Carvana Co.      
144A 5.625%, 10/1/25(1)       235      235
144A 5.875%, 10/1/28(1)       120      120
Clarios Global LP 144A
8.500%, 5/15/27(1)
      255      270
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 10/15/29(1)
      190      188
Ford Motor Co.      
3.250%, 2/12/32        76       78
4.750%, 1/15/43       135      149
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
4.125%, 8/17/27
      200      216
Gap, Inc. (The) 144A
3.875%, 10/1/31(1)
      325      321
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A
8.750%, 10/1/25(1)(2)
      260      270
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC 144A
5.000%, 6/1/29(1)
      300      307
Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC 144A
5.000%, 2/1/26(1)
      310      312
M/I Homes, Inc.
4.950%, 2/1/28
      280      291
Mclaren Finance plc 144A
7.500%, 8/1/26(1)
      365      368
Metis Merger Sub LLC 144A
6.500%, 5/15/29(1)
      200      196
Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)      
144A 5.250%, 5/1/28(1)        35       35
144A 7.875%, 5/1/29(1)       100       99
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment 144A
8.000%, 2/1/26(1)
      295      310
NMG Holding Co., Inc. 144A
7.125%, 4/1/26(1)
      405      430
PetSmart, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 2/15/29(1)
      250      272
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC 144A
5.625%, 9/1/29(1)
      365      362
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      
144A 4.250%, 7/1/26(1)       170      165
144A 5.500%, 8/31/26(1)       125      127
144A 5.500%, 4/1/28(1)        30       30
Scientific Games International, Inc.      
144A 8.250%, 3/15/26(1)       120      126
144A 7.000%, 5/15/28(1)       160      170
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 8/15/29(1)
      285      290
Station Casinos LLC 144A
4.500%, 2/15/28(1)
      335      337
Tenneco, Inc.      
5.375%, 12/15/24       150      149
144A 5.125%, 4/15/29(1)       265      259
Vista Outdoor, Inc. 144A
4.500%, 3/15/29(1)
      365      367
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Newfleet High Yield Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Consumer Discretionary—continued    
Weekley Homes LLC 144A
4.875%, 9/15/28(1)
$      310   $   319
       9,842
       
 
Consumer Staples—3.5%    
Albertsons Cos., Inc. 144A
4.625%, 1/15/27(1)
      305      320
Chobani LLC 144A
7.500%, 4/15/25(1)
      315      325
H-Food Holdings LLC 144A
8.500%, 6/1/26(1)
      270      270
HLF Financing S.a.r.l LLC 144A
4.875%, 6/1/29(1)
      270      265
Triton Water Holdings, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 4/1/29(1)
      120      115
Turning Point Brands, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 2/15/26(1)
      425      426
Vector Group Ltd. 144A
5.750%, 2/1/29(1)
      290      282
       2,003
       
 
Energy—15.3%    
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP 144A
7.500%, 5/1/25(1)
      410      416
Antero Midstream Partners LP 144A
5.750%, 1/15/28(1)
      340      356
Antero Resources Corp.      
144A 8.375%, 7/15/26(1)        78       89
144A 7.625%, 2/1/29(1)        87       97
144A 5.375%, 3/1/30(1)       100      107
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC 144A
8.250%, 12/31/28(1)
      310      323
BP Capital Markets plc
4.875% (3)
      285      308
Callon Petroleum Co.      
6.125%, 10/1/24       141      139
144A 8.000%, 8/1/28(1)(2)        70       71
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
4.625%, 10/15/28
      175      186
Chesapeake Energy Corp.      
144A 5.500%, 2/1/26(1)       320      337
144A 5.875%, 2/1/29(1)       115      123
Coronado Finance Pty Ltd. 144A
10.750%, 5/15/26(1)
      278      300
CrownRock LP      
144A 5.625%, 10/15/25(1)       260      266
144A 5.000%, 5/1/29(1)       230      239
CSI Compressco LP 144A
7.500%, 4/1/25(1)
      195      196
DCP Midstream Operating LP
3.250%, 2/15/32
      240      242
DT Midstream, Inc. 144A
4.125%, 6/15/29(1)
      290      297
Energy Transfer LP Series H
6.500% (3)
      295      300
EQM Midstream Partners LP      
144A 6.000%, 7/1/25(1)        75       81
144A 6.500%, 7/1/27(1)        90      101
Hilcorp Energy I LP      
144A 5.750%, 2/1/29(1)       280      289
  Par Value   Value
       
Energy—continued    
144A 6.000%, 2/1/31(1) $      195   $   201
Kosmos Energy Ltd. 144A
7.500%, 3/1/28(1)
      365      343
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC 144A
6.000%, 8/1/26(1)
      235      241
Mesquite Energy, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 2/15/23(1)
      115        4
Nabors Industries Ltd. 144A
7.250%, 1/15/26(1)
      200      185
Nabors Industries, Inc. 144A
7.375%, 5/15/27(1)
       60       62
Northriver Midstream Finance LP 144A
5.625%, 2/15/26(1)
      210      219
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      
5.875%, 9/1/25       130      143
5.500%, 12/1/25        70       78
3.500%, 8/15/29       260      267
6.625%, 9/1/30       265      328
6.125%, 1/1/31       250      304
Parsley Energy LLC 144A
4.125%, 2/15/28(1)
      175      176
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
5.150%, 11/15/29
      300      304
Rockcliff Energy II LLC 144A
5.500%, 10/15/29(1)
       10       10
Southwestern Energy Co.
5.375%, 2/1/29
      300      317
Targa Resources Partners LP
4.875%, 2/1/31
      120      130
Transocean, Inc. 144A
11.500%, 1/30/27(1)
      143      140
USA Compression Partners LP
6.875%, 4/1/26
      170      177
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC      
144A 3.875%, 8/15/29(1)        30       31
144A 4.125%, 8/15/31(1)       250      265
       8,788
       
 
Financials—7.5%    
Acrisure LLC      
144A 7.000%, 11/15/25(1)       240      240
144A 4.250%, 2/15/29(1)       280      272
Ally Financial, Inc. Series B
4.700% (3)
      255      265
BroadStreet Partners, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 4/15/29(1)
      375      368
Burford Capital Global Finance LLC 144A
6.250%, 4/15/28(1)
      295      313
Cobra Acquisition Co. LLC 144A
6.375%, 11/1/29(1)
      280      277
Coinbase Global, Inc. 144A
3.625%, 10/1/31(1)
      300      276
Icahn Enterprises LP      
6.250%, 5/15/26       220      229
5.250%, 5/15/27       280      288
Jane Street Group 144A
4.500%, 11/15/29(1)
      135      136
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP 144A
4.250%, 2/1/27(1)
      350      352
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust 144A
6.500%, 5/1/28(1)
      400      417
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Newfleet High Yield Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Financials—continued    
Navient Corp.      
5.875%, 10/25/24 $      185   $   197
5.500%, 3/15/29        25       25
OneMain Finance Corp.
6.875%, 3/15/25
      185      206
Prospect Capital Corp.
3.706%, 1/22/26
      455      463
       4,324
       
 
Health Care—8.9%    
Akumin, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 11/1/25(1)
      320      305
Avantor Funding, Inc. 144A
3.875%, 11/1/29(1)
       55       56
Bausch Health Americas, Inc.      
144A 9.250%, 4/1/26(1)       135      143
144A 8.500%, 1/31/27(1)       270      284
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH 144A
5.500%, 1/15/28(1)
      585      592
Community Health Systems, Inc.      
144A 6.625%, 2/15/25(1)       280      290
144A 6.875%, 4/15/29(1)        25       25
144A 6.125%, 4/1/30(1)        60       59
144A 4.750%, 2/15/31(1)       160      161
DaVita, Inc. 144A
4.625%, 6/1/30(1)
      285      292
Encompass Health Corp.
4.500%, 2/1/28
      285      293
Endo Dac 144A
9.500%, 7/31/27(1)
       50       51
Lannett Co., Inc. 144A
7.750%, 4/15/26(1)
      105       81
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC      
144A 6.750%, 4/15/25(1)         5        5
144A 4.375%, 2/15/27(1)       290      292
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc.      
144A 3.875%, 4/1/29(1)       155      154
144A 5.250%, 10/1/29(1)        20       20
Option Care Health, Inc. 144A
4.375%, 10/31/29(1)
        5        5
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.      
144A 7.375%, 6/1/25(1)        84       89
144A 7.250%, 2/1/28(1)        81       87
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 4/1/27(1)
      256      262
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 11/1/25(1)
       45       48
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.      
144A 6.750%, 7/1/25(1)       180      181
144A 10.000%, 4/15/27(1)       130      138
Team Health Holdings, Inc. 144A
6.375%, 2/1/25(1)(2)
      310      292
Tenet Healthcare Corp.      
144A 4.875%, 1/1/26(1)       180      185
144A 6.250%, 2/1/27(1)       130      135
144A 5.125%, 11/1/27(1)        60       62
144A 7.500%, 4/1/25(1)        80       84
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V.      
3.150%, 10/1/26       245      230
  Par Value   Value
       
Health Care—continued    
5.125%, 5/9/29 $      200   $   196
       5,097
       
 
Industrials—9.2%    
Allied Universal Holdco LLC 144A
6.625%, 7/15/26(1)
      380      399
American Airlines Group, Inc. 144A
5.000%, 6/1/22(1)
      190      190
American Airlines, Inc. 144A
11.750%, 7/15/25(1)
      530      654
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc. PIK 144A
7.750%, 4/1/27(1)(4)
      305      301
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 11/15/29(1)
      180      179
Boeing Co. (The)
5.930%, 5/1/60
      231      321
Bombardier, Inc.      
144A 7.500%, 12/1/24(1)       155      161
144A 6.000%, 2/15/28(1)       135      135
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. 144A
7.875%, 3/1/23(1)(2)
      300      293
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 12/1/28(1)
      290      289
Deluxe Corp. 144A
8.000%, 6/1/29(1)
      150      157
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC 144A
9.750%, 8/1/27(1)
       40       45
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC 144A
6.500%, 10/1/25(1)
      235      243
Hertz Corp. (The)      
144A 4.625%, 12/1/26(1)        10       10
144A 5.000%, 12/1/29(1)        35       35
LBM Acquisition LLC 144A
6.250%, 1/15/29(1)
      160      158
OT Merger Corp. 144A
7.875%, 10/15/29(1)
      140      138
Seaspan Corp. 144A
5.500%, 8/1/29(1)
       35       35
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A
4.375%, 7/15/30(1)
      305      311
Titan Acquisition Ltd. 144A
7.750%, 4/15/26(1)
      295      299
TransDigm, Inc.      
144A 6.250%, 3/15/26(1)       115      120
5.500%, 11/15/27       205      211
United Airlines, Inc.      
144A 4.375%, 4/15/26(1)        45       47
144A 4.625%, 4/15/29(1)       250      258
Vertiv Group Corp. 144A
4.125%, 11/15/28(1)
      290      293
       5,282
       
 
Information Technology—3.3%    
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.      
144A 6.000%, 10/15/26(1)        60       62
144A 6.500%, 10/15/28(1)        90       94
ION Trading Technologies S.a.r.l 144A
5.750%, 5/15/28(1)
      200      206
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Newfleet High Yield Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Information Technology—continued    
MicroStrategy, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 6/15/28(1)(2)
$      205   $   206
NCR Corp. 144A
5.125%, 4/15/29(1)
      315      326
Plantronics, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 3/1/29(1)(2)
      305      291
Rocket Software, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 2/15/29(1)
      295      288
Science Applications International Corp. 144A
4.875%, 4/1/28(1)
      435      446
       1,919
       
 
Materials—6.6%    
ARD Finance S.A. PIK 144A
6.500%, 6/30/27(1)(4)
      595      613
Chemours Co. (The) 144A
5.750%, 11/15/28(1)
      280      293
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.      
7.000%, 3/15/27       170      176
144A 6.750%, 3/15/26(1)       115      122
Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.250%, 9/1/29(1)
      325      331
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
5.450%, 3/15/43
      235      295
Glatfelter Corp. 144A
4.750%, 11/15/29(1)
      225      232
LSB Industries, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 10/15/28(1)
       35       36
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. 144A
7.250%, 4/15/25(1)
      455      456
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. 144A
9.750%, 7/15/28(1)
      165      177
Taseko Mines Ltd. 144A
7.000%, 2/15/26(1)
      460      478
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.      
144A 9.250%, 8/1/24(1)       150      157
144A 6.625%, 11/1/25(1)       265      266
WR Grace Holdings LLC 144A
5.625%, 8/15/29(1)
      125      128
       3,760
       
 
Real Estate—1.7%    
GLP Capital LP
3.250%, 1/15/32
       57       57
iStar, Inc.
4.250%, 8/1/25
      290      296
MPT Operating Partnership LP
3.500%, 3/15/31
      315      319
Service Properties Trust
7.500%, 9/15/25
      270      293
         965
       
 
Utilities—1.8%    
Ferrellgas LP      
144A 5.375%, 4/1/26(1)        90       87
144A 5.875%, 4/1/29(1)        90       87
PG&E Corp.
5.250%, 7/1/30
      295      309
  Par Value   Value
       
Utilities—continued    
TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A
5.000%, 1/31/28(1)
$      240   $   254
Vistra Corp. 144A
8.000%, 10/15/26(1)
      280      296
       1,033
       
 
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $48,399)
  49,371
       
 
       
 
Leveraged Loans—8.7%
Aerospace—0.6%    
American Airlines, Inc. Tranche B-1 (3 month LIBOR + 4.750%)
5.500%, 4/20/28(5)
       50       52
Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC (3 month LIBOR + 5.250%)
6.250%, 6/21/27(5)
      295      310
         362
       
 
Consumer Durables—0.3%    
Madison Safety & Flow LLC Second Lien (3 month LIBOR + 6.750%)
0.000%, 12/14/29(5)(6)
      145      145
Consumer Non-Durables—0.3%    
Parfums Holding Co., Inc. First Lien (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
4.104%, 6/30/24(5)
      167      167
Energy—0.5%    
Citgo Petroleum Corp. 2019, Tranche B (3 month LIBOR + 6.250%)
7.250%, 3/28/24(5)
       84       84
Traverse Midstream Partners LLC (3 month Term SOFR + 4.250%)
5.250%, 9/27/24(5)
      220      218
         302
       
 
Financial—0.3%    
Asurion LLC Tranche B-3, Second Lien (1 month LIBOR + 5.250%)
5.354%, 1/31/28(5)
      175      175
Forest Prod / Containers—0.4%    
Klockner Pentaplast of America, Inc. Tranche B (6 month LIBOR + 4.750%)
5.250%, 2/12/26(5)
      213      207
Gaming / Leisure—0.6%    
ECL Entertainment LLC Tranche B (1 month LIBOR + 7.500%)
8.250%, 5/1/28(5)
      114      116
Playa Resorts Holding B.V. (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
3.750%, 4/29/24(5)
      240      233
         349
       
 
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Newfleet High Yield Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Health Care—1.6%    
Envision Healthcare Corp. (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
3.854%, 10/10/25(5)
$      132   $   106
LSCS Holdings, Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
0.000%, 11/23/28(5)(6)
      255      255
One Call Corp. Tranche B, First Lien (3 month LIBOR + 5.500%)
6.250%, 4/22/27(5)
      259      258
Viant Medical Holdings, Inc. First Lien (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
3.854%, 7/2/25(5)
      319      301
         920
       
 
Information Technology—0.5%    
BMC Software Second Lien (3 month LIBOR + 5.500%)
6.000%, 2/27/26(5)
      120      121
Infinite Bidco LLC Second Lien (1 month LIBOR + 7.000%)
7.500%, 3/2/29(5)
      175      175
         296
       
 
Manufacturing—0.6%    
Arcline FM Holdings LLC      
First Lien (6 month LIBOR + 4.750%)
5.500%, 6/23/28(5)
      150      149
Second Lien (6 month LIBOR + 8.250%)
9.000%, 6/15/29(5)
      190      190
         339
       
 
Media / Telecom - Cable/Wireless Video—0.3%    
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. Tranche B-5
8.625%, 1/2/24(7)
      186      186
Media / Telecom - Telecommunications—0.4%    
Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc. First Lien (3 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
5.500%, 11/1/24(5)
      203      197
Service—1.4%    
Carlisle Foodservice Products, Inc. First Lien (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.000%, 3/20/25(5)
       78       76
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) Tranche B (1 month LIBOR + 3.250%)
3.352%, 2/6/26(5)
      148      147
Grab Holdings, Inc. (6 month LIBOR + 4.500%)
5.500%, 1/29/26(5)
      382      383
Sweetwater Borrower LLC (1 month LIBOR + 4.750%)
5.500%, 8/7/28(5)
      210      210
         816
       
 
Transportation - Automotive—0.4%    
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. Tranche B-1 (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
2.750%, 11/2/23(5)
      253      237
  Par Value   Value
       
Utility—0.5%    
Lightstone HoldCo LLC      
2018, Tranche B (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
4.750%, 1/30/24(5)
$      293   $   247
2018, Tranche C (3 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
4.750%, 1/30/24(5)
       17       14
         261
       
 
Total Leveraged Loans
(Identified Cost $4,923)
   4,959
       
 
       
 
    
  Shares  
Preferred Stocks—0.8%
Financials—0.8%  
Capital Farm Credit ACA Series 1 144A, 5.000%(1)(3)   250,000(8)    254
Citigroup, Inc. Series T, 6.250%(3)   190,000(8)    214
       468
     
 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $442)
   468
     
 
     
 
Common Stocks—0.5%
Communication Services—0.0%  
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Class A(9)     7,282     24
Consumer Discretionary—0.3%  
MYT Holding LLC Class B(9)(10)    33,144    133
NMG Parent LLC(9)       116     17
       150
     
 
Energy—0.2%  
Frontera Energy Corp.(9)     1,088      9
QuarterNorth Energy Holding, Inc.(9)     1,072    101
       110
     
 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $382)
   284
     
 
     
 
Rights—0.0%
Utilities—0.0%  
Vistra Energy Corp.(9)(10)     8,563     11
Total Rights
(Identified Cost $7)
    11
     
 
     
 
Total Long-Term Investments—96.0%
(Identified Cost $54,153)
55,093
     
 
     
 
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Newfleet High Yield Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
  Shares   Value
       
       
Short-Term Investment—2.9%
Money Market Mutual Fund—2.9%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.030%)(11) 1,665,268   $ 1,665
Total Short-Term Investment
(Identified Cost $1,665)
   1,665
       
 
       
 
Securities Lending Collateral—2.5%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.030%)(11)(12) 1,410,160    1,410
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Identified Cost $1,410)
   1,410
       
 
       
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—101.4%
(Identified Cost $57,228)
  $58,168
Other assets and liabilities, net—(1.4)%     (782)
NET ASSETS—100.0%   $57,386
    
Abbreviations:
ACA American Capital Access Financial Guarantee Corp.
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC Limited Liability Company
LLLP Limited Liability Limited Partnership
LP Limited Partnership
PIK Payment-in-Kind Security
SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate
    
Footnote Legend:
(1) 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, 2021, these securities amounted to a value of $40,225 or 70.1% of net assets.
(2) All or a portion of security is on loan.
(3) No contractual maturity date.
(4) 100% of the income received was in cash.
(5) Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2021. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
(6) This loan will settle after December 31, 2021, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.
(7) Security in default, interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.
(8) Value shown as par value.
(9) Non-income producing.
(10) The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.
(11) Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.
(12) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
    
Country Weightings
United States 87%
Canada 4
Luxembourg 2
United Kingdom 1
Netherlands 1
Germany 1
Panama 1
Other 3
Total 100%
% of total investments as of December 31, 2021.
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Newfleet High Yield Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2021
($ reported in thousands)
The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 1 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
  Total
Value at
December 31, 2021
  Level 1
Quoted Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Assets:              
Debt Securities:              
Corporate Bonds and Notes $49,371   $  $49,371   $
Leveraged Loans 4,959     4,959  
Equity Securities:              
Common Stocks 284   33   118   133
Preferred Stocks 468     468  
Rights 11       11
Money Market Mutual Fund 1,665   1,665    
Assets:              
Debt Securities:              
Equity Securities:              
Securities Lending Collateral 1,410   1,410    
Total Investments $58,168   $3,108   $54,916   $144
Security held by the Fund with an end of period value of $17 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 due to an increase in trading activities at period end.
Some of the Fund’s investments that were categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.
Management has determined that the amount of Level 3 securities compared to total net assets is not material; therefore, the rollforward of Level 3 securities and assumptions are not shown for the period ended December 31, 2021.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Newfleet High Yield Fund NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2021
Note 1. Security Valuation
The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities).
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 Fund’s 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 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 Funds calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) 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 Depository Receipts, financial futures, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), 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.
Debt securities, including convertible bonds, and 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 that considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, activity of the underlying equities, 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 internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Listed derivatives, such as options, 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 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 NAV. Investments in closed-end funds and ETFs are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Each is categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for the Fund. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
For additional information about significant accounting policies, refer to the Fund’s most recent semi or annual report.
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