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VIRTUS Vontobel Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2023
($ reported in thousands)
  Shares   Value
Common Stocks—99.4%
Communication Services—8.4%    
NetEase, Inc. (China)     611,222   $   11,839
NetEase, Inc. ADR (China)     112,210      10,849
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)  86,650,583      23,181
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)   2,075,764      88,015
        133,884
       
 
Consumer Discretionary—21.6%    
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)(1)   2,358,142      24,548
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (China)(1)     445,420      37,126
Americana Restaurants International plc (United Arab Emirates)  22,397,514      25,794
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp., Ltd. Class A (China)     689,026      10,517
Eicher Motors Ltd. (India)   1,028,767      44,979
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)(1)   1,743,052      11,104
JD.com, Inc. Class A (China)   1,006,463      17,165
Lojas Renner S.A. (Brazil)   4,476,998      18,756
Meituan Class B (China)(1)   1,229,524      19,280
MercadoLibre, Inc. (Uruguay)(1)       7,936       9,401
Midea Group Co., Ltd. Class A (China)   2,674,976      21,744
Sands China Ltd. (China)(1)   7,234,104      24,775
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (China)   1,607,891      15,443
Titan Co., Ltd. (India)     497,657      18,530
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (China)     464,547      26,247
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (China)     326,681      18,508
        343,917
       
 
Consumer Staples—19.4%    
Chacha Food Co., Ltd. Class A (China)   2,985,187      17,111
Clicks Group Ltd. (South Africa)   1,830,500      25,412
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd. Class A (China)     921,378       5,953
Heineken N.V. (Netherlands)     333,361      34,259
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (India)     638,797      20,886
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. Class A (China)   5,512,948      21,512
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. Class A (China)      92,468      21,555
Orion Corp. (South Korea)     257,868      23,517
President Chain Store Corp. (Taiwan)   4,747,148      43,109
Raia Drogasil S.A. (Brazil)   6,808,725      41,991
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de C.V. (Mexico)  13,175,897      52,259
        307,564
       
 
Energy—2.6%    
Reliance Industries Ltd. (India)   1,307,580      40,759
Financials—18.5%    
Banco BTG Pactual S.A. (Brazil)   3,052,641      20,121
Bancolombia S.A. Sponsored ADR (Colombia)     410,601      10,955
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Indonesia)  45,700,986      28,028
Bank Rakyat Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia) 134,044,431      48,938
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong)     943,176      35,736
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (India)   2,305,679      79,547
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (India)   1,134,594      25,589
Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co. (Saudi Arabia)     361,043      18,116
SCB X PCL Foreign Shares (Thailand)   6,065,234      18,262
  Shares   Value
       
Financials—continued    
United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore)     437,425   $    9,077
        294,369
       
 
Health Care—1.3%    
Cipla Ltd. (India)   1,657,363      20,535
Industrials—6.8%    
Airtac International Group (Taiwan)     412,727      13,640
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de C.V. Class B (Mexico)     405,790       7,303
Shanghai M&G Stationery, Inc. Class A (China)   2,983,827      18,362
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd. Class A (China)   1,610,302      14,273
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)   1,746,665      19,101
Voltas Ltd. (India)     833,281       7,731
WEG S.A. (Brazil)   1,194,062       9,431
Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. Class A (China)   3,691,587      18,454
        108,295
       
 
Information Technology—17.4%    
Accton Technology Corp. (Taiwan)   1,251,646      14,079
Infosys Ltd. (India)   1,989,920      32,412
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   1,425,112      78,471
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (South Korea)      29,062      14,840
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   5,115,886      94,507
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)     382,775      15,467
TOTVS S.A. (Brazil)   4,218,914      26,530
        276,306
       
 
Materials—1.2%    
Avia Avian Tbk PT (Indonesia) 423,276,672      18,796
Utilities—2.2%    
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (China)   1,405,825      17,584
Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. (India)   5,384,516      16,786
         34,370
       
 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $1,483,711)
  1,578,795
       
 
       
 
Total Long-Term Investments—99.4%
(Identified Cost $1,483,711)
  1,578,795
       
 
       
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.4%
(Identified Cost $1,483,711)
  $1,578,795
Other assets and liabilities, net—0.6%       9,841
NET ASSETS—100.0%   $1,588,636
    
Abbreviation:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
    
Footnote Legend:
(1) Non-income producing.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Vontobel Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2023
($ reported in thousands)
Country Weightings
China 29%
India 20
Taiwan 10
Indonesia 8
Brazil 7
South Korea 7
Hong Kong 4
Other 15
Total 100%
% of total investments as of June 30, 2023.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2023, 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, 2023
  Level 1
Quoted Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Assets:          
Equity Securities:          
Common Stocks $1,578,795   $374,550   $1,204,245
Total Investments $1,578,795   $374,550   $1,204,245
There were no securities valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at June 30, 2023.
There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 related to securities held at June 30, 2023.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS VONTOBEL EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2023
Note 1. Security Valuation
The Trustees have designated the Investment Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 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 Investment Adviser’s 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 Investment Adviser’s 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 Fund 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 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 instruments, 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 instruments that are internally fair valued by the Investment Adviser’s Valuation Committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Listed derivatives, such as options and futures, 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 (“OTC”) 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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