NPORT-EX 2 VIPH100VIRTUS063022.htm
VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2022
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
Corporate Bonds and Notes—83.8%
Communication Services—11.0%    
Altice France Holding S.A. 144A
6.000%, 2/15/28(1)
$      200   $   142
Altice France S.A. 144A
5.125%, 7/15/29(1)
      200      151
CCO Holdings LLC      
144A 5.125%, 5/1/27(1)       350      330
144A 4.750%, 3/1/30(1)       325      278
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 6/15/27(1)
      305      292
CommScope, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 9/1/29(1)
      100       81
Consolidated Communications, Inc. 144A
6.500%, 10/1/28(1)
      280      238
CSC Holdings LLC 144A
5.750%, 1/15/30(1)
      600      437
DISH DBS Corp.      
5.875%, 11/15/24       135      114
7.750%, 7/1/26       415      323
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC 144A
8.750%, 5/15/30(1)
       40       40
Level 3 Financing, Inc. 144A
3.625%, 1/15/29(1)
      465      359
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
5.625%, 4/1/25
      295      280
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.      
144A 5.750%, 8/1/28(1)       310      265
144A 8.000%, 8/1/29(1)       340      275
Millennium Escrow Corp. 144A
6.625%, 8/1/26(1)
      275      222
Northwest Fiber LLC      
144A 4.750%, 4/30/27(1)        60       49
144A 10.750%, 6/1/28(1)       265      236
Telesat Canada 144A
6.500%, 10/15/27(1)
      175       74
TripAdvisor, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 7/15/25(1)
      280      271
Twitter, Inc. 144A
3.875%, 12/15/27(1)(2)
      405      382
VZ Secured Financing B.V. 144A
5.000%, 1/15/32(1)
      290      241
       5,080
       
 
Consumer Discretionary—12.7%    
At Home Group, Inc.      
144A 4.875%, 7/15/28(1)        75       54
144A 7.125%, 7/15/29(1)       315      179
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.      
144A 6.250%, 7/1/25(1)       135      130
144A 8.125%, 7/1/27(1)       105      101
Carriage Services, Inc. 144A
4.250%, 5/15/29(1)
      275      224
Clarios Global LP 144A
8.500%, 5/15/27(1)
      255      246
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 10/15/29(1)
      310      229
Ford Motor Co.      
3.250%, 2/12/32       266      199
4.750%, 1/15/43       225      160
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
4.125%, 8/17/27
      200      176
  Par Value   Value
       
Consumer Discretionary—continued    
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. 144A
6.750%, 2/15/29(1)
$      280   $   237
Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC 144A
5.000%, 2/1/26(1)
      310      260
M/I Homes, Inc.
4.950%, 2/1/28
      280      238
Mclaren Finance plc 144A
7.500%, 8/1/26(1)
      365      270
Metis Merger Sub LLC 144A
6.500%, 5/15/29(1)
      200      159
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment 144A
8.000%, 2/1/26(1)
      295      251
NMG Holding Co., Inc. 144A
7.125%, 4/1/26(1)
      405      373
PetSmart, Inc. 144A
7.750%, 2/15/29(1)
      250      225
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC 144A
5.625%, 9/1/29(1)
      365      260
Raptor Acquisition Corp. 144A
4.875%, 11/1/26(1)
      315      276
Scientific Games International, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 5/15/28(1)
      315      296
Station Casinos LLC 144A
4.500%, 2/15/28(1)
      335      283
Tenneco, Inc.      
5.375%, 12/15/24       150      145
144A 5.125%, 4/15/29(1)       265      249
Vista Outdoor, Inc. 144A
4.500%, 3/15/29(1)
      365      279
Weekley Homes LLC 144A
4.875%, 9/15/28(1)
      460      363
       5,862
       
 
Consumer Staples—2.4%    
Albertsons Cos., Inc. 144A
4.625%, 1/15/27(1)
      305      272
H-Food Holdings LLC 144A
8.500%, 6/1/26(1)
      270      189
HLF Financing S.a.r.l. LLC 144A
4.875%, 6/1/29(1)
      400      276
Turning Point Brands, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 2/15/26(1)
      425      378
       1,115
       
 
Energy—19.6%    
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP 144A
7.500%, 5/1/25(1)
      410      405
Antero Midstream Partners LP 144A
5.750%, 1/15/28(1)
      340      310
Antero Resources Corp.      
144A 7.625%, 2/1/29(1)        87       89
144A 5.375%, 3/1/30(1)       100       91
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC 144A
8.250%, 12/31/28(1)
      310      295
BP Capital Markets plc
4.875% (3)
      285      248
Callon Petroleum Co.      
6.125%, 10/1/24       142      144
144A 7.500%, 6/15/30(1)       250      230
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2022
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Energy—continued    
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP 144A
8.125%, 1/15/27(1)
$      280   $   237
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
4.625%, 10/15/28
      175      158
Chesapeake Energy Corp.      
144A 5.500%, 2/1/26(1)       320      305
144A 5.875%, 2/1/29(1)       115      108
CITGO Petroleum Corp. 144A
7.000%, 6/15/25(1)
      320      310
Coronado Finance Pty Ltd. 144A
10.750%, 5/15/26(1)
      413      429
CrownRock LP      
144A 5.625%, 10/15/25(1)       260      244
144A 5.000%, 5/1/29(1)       230      206
DCP Midstream Operating LP
3.250%, 2/15/32
      450      353
DT Midstream, Inc. 144A
4.125%, 6/15/29(1)
      290      246
Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC 144A
8.000%, 4/15/27(1)
      385      364
Energy Transfer LP Series H
6.500% (3)
      420      371
EQM Midstream Partners LP      
144A 6.000%, 7/1/25(1)        81       78
144A 7.500%, 6/1/30(1)       145      139
Hilcorp Energy I LP      
144A 5.750%, 2/1/29(1)       280      246
144A 6.000%, 2/1/31(1)       195      168
International Petroleum Corp. RegS, 144A
7.250%, 2/1/27(1)(4)
      300      284
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC 144A
6.000%, 8/1/26(1)
      335      315
Mesquite Energy, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 2/15/23(5)(6)
      115        1
Nabors Industries Ltd. 144A
7.250%, 1/15/26(1)
      200      177
Nabors Industries, Inc. 144A
9.000%, 2/1/25(1)
      135      134
Northriver Midstream Finance LP 144A
5.625%, 2/15/26(1)
      210      190
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      
6.625%, 9/1/30       360      371
6.125%, 1/1/31       345      350
Parsley Energy LLC 144A
4.125%, 2/15/28(1)
      175      159
Southwestern Energy Co.
5.375%, 2/1/29
      300      278
Targa Resources Partners LP
4.875%, 2/1/31
      120      109
Teine Energy Ltd. 144A
6.875%, 4/15/29(1)
      305      284
Transocean, Inc. 144A
11.500%, 1/30/27(1)
      143      134
USA Compression Partners LP
6.875%, 4/1/26
      250      227
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC      
144A 3.875%, 8/15/29(1)        30       26
144A 4.125%, 8/15/31(1)       250      214
       9,027
       
 
  Par Value   Value
       
Financials—7.8%    
Acrisure LLC      
144A 7.000%, 11/15/25(1) $      380   $   342
144A 4.250%, 2/15/29(1)       280      226
Ally Financial, Inc. Series B
4.700% (3)
      255      202
BroadStreet Partners, Inc. 144A
5.875%, 4/15/29(1)
      375      294
Burford Capital Global Finance LLC 144A
6.250%, 4/15/28(1)
      295      258
Cobra Acquisition Co. LLC 144A
6.375%, 11/1/29(1)
      280      210
Icahn Enterprises LP      
6.250%, 5/15/26       220      206
5.250%, 5/15/27       280      248
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP 144A
4.250%, 2/1/27(1)
      485      392
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust 144A
6.500%, 5/1/28(1)
      600      516
Navient Corp.      
5.875%, 10/25/24       185      170
4.875%, 3/15/28       140      109
OneMain Finance Corp.
6.875%, 3/15/25
      185      175
WR Grace Holdings LLC 144A
5.625%, 8/15/29(1)
      360      265
       3,613
       
 
Health Care—8.3%    
Akumin, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 11/1/25(1)
      320      248
Bausch Health Americas, Inc. 144A
9.250%, 4/1/26(1)
      135       96
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A
6.125%, 2/1/27(1)
       45       38
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH 144A
5.500%, 1/15/28(1)
      585      489
Community Health Systems, Inc.      
144A 6.875%, 4/15/29(1)        25       16
144A 6.125%, 4/1/30(1)       235      143
144A 5.250%, 5/15/30(1)       285      217
144A 4.750%, 2/15/31(1)       160      117
DaVita, Inc. 144A
3.750%, 2/15/31(1)
      320      229
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
3.250%, 6/1/30
      295      249
Endo Dac 144A
9.500%, 7/31/27(1)
       50       10
Lannett Co., Inc. 144A
7.750%, 4/15/26(1)
      105       44
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC      
144A 6.750%, 4/15/25(1)         5        5
144A 4.375%, 2/15/27(1)       285      244
Medline Borrower LP 144A
5.250%, 10/1/29(1)
      310      255
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 4/1/27(1)
      256      195
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.      
144A 6.750%, 7/1/25(1)       180      165
144A 10.000%, 4/15/27(1)       130      126
Team Health Holdings, Inc. 144A
6.375%, 2/1/25(1)
      310      216
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2022
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Health Care—continued    
Tenet Healthcare Corp.      
144A 4.875%, 1/1/26(1) $      180   $   166
144A 6.250%, 2/1/27(1)       130      120
144A 5.125%, 11/1/27(1)        60       54
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V.      
3.150%, 10/1/26       245      201
5.125%, 5/9/29       200      165
       3,808
       
 
Industrials—7.0%    
Allied Universal Holdco LLC 144A
6.625%, 7/15/26(1)
      380      349
American Airlines, Inc. 144A
11.750%, 7/15/25(1)
      220      228
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. 144A
6.000%, 11/15/29(1)
      180      140
Boeing Co. (The)
5.930%, 5/1/60
      231      210
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. 144A
7.875%, 3/1/23(1)(2)
      300      279
Deluxe Corp. 144A
8.000%, 6/1/29(1)
      150      122
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC 144A
9.750%, 8/1/27(1)
       40       39
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC 144A
6.500%, 10/1/25(1)
      235      222
Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 144A
7.500%, 4/15/32(1)
      425      326
Oscar AcquisitionCo. LLC 144A
9.500%, 4/15/30(1)
      260      206
OT Merger Corp. 144A
7.875%, 10/15/29(1)
      140       80
Pike Corp. 144A
5.500%, 9/1/28(1)
      300      244
SRS Distribution, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 7/1/29(1)
      195      154
Titan Acquisition Ltd. 144A
7.750%, 4/15/26(1)
      295      271
TransDigm, Inc.      
144A 6.250%, 3/15/26(1)       115      111
5.500%, 11/15/27       310      263
       3,244
       
 
Information Technology—3.9%    
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.      
144A 6.000%, 10/15/26(1)        60       51
144A 6.500%, 10/15/28(1)       230      190
Entegris Escrow Corp.      
144A 4.750%, 4/15/29(1)       320      298
144A 5.950%, 6/15/30(1)       230      219
ION Trading Technologies S.a.r.l. 144A
5.750%, 5/15/28(1)
      200      160
MicroStrategy, Inc. 144A
6.125%, 6/15/28(1)(2)
      290      231
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 12/1/28(1)
      365      238
  Par Value   Value
       
Information Technology—continued    
Science Applications International Corp. 144A
4.875%, 4/1/28(1)
$      435   $   406
       1,793
       
 
Materials—6.4%    
ARD Finance S.A. PIK 144A
6.500%, 6/30/27(1)(7)
      395      293
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.      
7.000%, 3/15/27       170      168
144A 6.750%, 3/15/26(1)       115      114
Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A
6.250%, 9/1/29(1)
      405      326
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. 144A
5.875%, 4/15/30(1)
      265      239
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
5.450%, 3/15/43
      235      217
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. 144A
7.250%, 4/15/25(1)
      455      397
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. 144A
9.750%, 7/15/28(1)
      390      334
Taseko Mines Ltd. 144A
7.000%, 2/15/26(1)
      460      392
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.      
144A 9.250%, 8/1/24(1)       245      224
144A 6.625%, 11/1/25(1)       265      243
       2,947
       
 
Real Estate—3.0%    
GLP Capital LP
3.250%, 1/15/32
      302      242
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A
4.500%, 2/15/31(1)
      345      282
iStar, Inc.
4.250%, 8/1/25
      290      268
MPT Operating Partnership LP
3.500%, 3/15/31
      465      366
Service Properties Trust
4.375%, 2/15/30
      335      224
       1,382
       
 
Utilities—1.7%    
Ferrellgas LP      
144A 5.375%, 4/1/26(1)       150      130
144A 5.875%, 4/1/29(1)        90       73
TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A
5.000%, 1/31/28(1)
      240      217
Vistra Corp. 144A
8.000% (1)(3)
      385      371
         791
       
 
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $44,790)
  38,662
       
 
       
 
Leveraged Loans—5.5%
Consumer Non-Durables—0.3%    
Parfums Holding Co., Inc. First Lien (1 month LIBOR + 4.000%)
5.666%, 6/30/24(6)
      160      150
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2022
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Energy—0.6%    
Citgo Petroleum Corp. 2019, Tranche B (1 month LIBOR + 6.250%)
7.916%, 3/28/24(6)
$       84   $    83
Traverse Midstream Partners LLC (3 month Term SOFR + 4.250%)
5.384%, 9/27/24(6)
      213      203
         286
       
 
Forest Prod / Containers—0.4%    
Klockner Pentaplast of America, Inc. Tranche B (3 month LIBOR + 4.750%)
5.554%, 2/12/26(6)
      212      179
Gaming / Leisure—0.7%    
ECL Entertainment LLC Tranche B (3 month LIBOR + 7.500%)
9.750%, 5/1/28(6)
      114      111
Playa Resorts Holding B.V. (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.420%, 4/29/24(6)
      232      218
         329
       
 
Health Care—0.1%    
Envision Healthcare Corp. (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
5.416%, 10/10/25(6)
      131       43
Information Technology—0.6%    
BMC Software, Inc. Second Lien (1 month LIBOR + 5.500%)
7.166%, 2/27/26(6)
      120      112
Infinite Bidco LLC Second Lien (3 month LIBOR + 7.000%)
9.250%, 3/2/29(6)
      175      165
         277
       
 
Manufacturing—0.7%    
Arcline FM Holdings LLC      
First Lien (1 month LIBOR + 4.750%)
7.627%, 6/23/28(6)
      149      139
Second Lien (1 month LIBOR + 8.250%)
11.127%, 6/25/29(6)
      190      178
         317
       
 
Metals / Minerals—0.5%    
Peabody Energy Corp. Tranche B (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%)
4.374%, 3/31/25(6)
      274      254
Service—0.5%    
Carlisle Foodservice Products, Inc. First Lien (1 month LIBOR + 3.000%)
4.666%, 3/20/25(6)
       78       67
Sweetwater Borrower LLC (1 month LIBOR + 4.250%)
5.938%, 8/7/28(5)(6)
      197      169
         236
       
 
  Par Value   Value
       
Transportation - Automotive—0.5%    
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. Tranche B-1 (1 month LIBOR + 2.000%)
3.666%, 11/2/23(6)
$      252   $   219
Utilities—0.6%    
Lightstone Holdco LLC      
Tranche B (3 month Term SOFR + 5.750%)
7.024%, 2/1/27(6)
      276      247
Tranche C (3 month Term SOFR + 5.750%)
7.024%, 2/1/27(6)
       15       14
         261
       
 
Total Leveraged Loans
(Identified Cost $2,774)
   2,551
       
 
       
 
    
  Shares  
Preferred Stocks—0.9%
Financials—0.9%  
Capital Farm Credit ACA Series 1 144A, 5.000%(1)(3)       250(8)    224
Citigroup, Inc. Series T, 6.250%(3)       190(8)    185
       409
     
 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $442)
   409
     
 
     
 
Common Stocks—0.4%
Consumer Discretionary—0.1%  
MYT Holding LLC Class B(5)(9)    33,144     20
NMG Parent LLC(9)       116     20
        40
     
 
Energy—0.3%  
Frontera Energy Corp.(9)     1,088      9
QuarterNorth Energy Holding, Inc.(9)     1,072    127
       136
     
 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $347)
   176
     
 
     
 
Rights—0.0%
Utilities—0.0%  
Vistra Energy Corp.(5)(9)     8,563     11
Total Rights
(Identified Cost $7)
    11
     
 
     
 
Total Long-Term Investments—90.6%
(Identified Cost $48,360)
41,809
     
 
     
 
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2022
($ reported in thousands)
  Shares   Value
       
       
Short-Term Investment—7.9%
Money Market Mutual Fund—7.9%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.351%)(10) 3,625,626   $ 3,626
Total Short-Term Investment
(Identified Cost $3,626)
   3,626
       
 
       
 
Securities Lending Collateral—1.5%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.351%)(10)(11)   693,174      693
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Identified Cost $693)
     693
       
 
       
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%
(Identified Cost $52,679)
  $46,128
Other assets and liabilities, net—(0.0)%       (5)
NET ASSETS—100.0%   $46,123
    
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 June 30, 2022, these securities amounted to a value of $30,958 or 67.1% of net assets.
(2) All or a portion of security is on loan.
(3) No contractual maturity date.
(4) Regulation S security. Security is offered and sold outside of the United States; therefore, it is exempt from registration with the SEC under Rules 903 and 904 of the Securities Act of 1933.
(5) 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.
(6) Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of June 30, 2022. 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.
(7) 100% of the income received was in cash.
(8) Value shown as par value.
(9) Non-income producing.
(10) Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.
(11) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
    
Country Weightings
United States 88%
Canada 5
Netherlands 2
Australia 2
Luxembourg 1
United Kingdom 1
Germany 1
Total 100%
% of total investments as of June 30, 2022.
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2022
($ reported in thousands)
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2022, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 1 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
  Total
Value at
June 30, 2022
  Level 1
Quoted Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Assets:              
Debt Securities:              
Corporate Bonds and Notes $38,662   $  $38,661   $1
Leveraged Loans 2,551     2,382   169
Equity Securities:              
Common Stocks 176   9   147   20
Preferred Stocks 409     409  
Rights 11       11
Securities Lending Collateral 693   693    
Money Market Mutual Fund 3,626   3,626    
Total Investments $46,128   $4,328   $41,599   $201
Security held by the Fund with an end of period value of $20 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 due to an increase in trading activities at period end.
Security held by the Fund with an end of period value of $170 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 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 June 30, 2022.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS NEWFLEET HIGH YIELD FUND  NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2022
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. Illiquid, restricted equity securities and illiquid private placements are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, and 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 Fundcalculates 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 Depositary 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 at the last posted settlement price from the exchange where they are principally traded 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.
Note 2. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the schedule of investments will be available for issuance, and has determined that the following subsequent events require recognition or disclosure in this Schedule of Investments:
Effective July 1,2022, Seix Investment Advisors, LLC (“Seix”), changed its name to Virtus Fixed Income Advisors, LLC (“VFIA”). The investment professionals previously with Seix, now operate in the Seix Investment Advisors division of VFIA. The subadvisory agreement for the Funds was amended to reflect such name change.
For additional information about significant accounting policies, refer to the Fund’s most recent semi or annual report.
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