N-Q 1 d413480dnq.htm VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number     811-22608    

            Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund            

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

100 Pearl Street

                            Hartford, CT 06103-4506                            

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Kevin J. Carr, Esq.

Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Counsel and Secretary for Registrant

100 Pearl Street

                            Hartford, CT 06103-4506                            

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 270-7788

Date of fiscal year end: December 31            

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2012

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedules of Investments are attached herewith.

 


Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

MUNICIPAL BONDS—1.0%

  

 

California—0.6%

   

San Diego Tobacco Settlement Revenue Funding Corp. 7.125%, 6/1/32

  $ 734      $ 598   

State of California Build America Bond Taxable 7.500%, 4/1/34

    570        751   
   

 

 

 
      1,349   
   

 

 

 

Illinois—0.4%

   

State of Illinois Build America Bond Taxable 6.900%, 3/1/35

    700        804   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Identified Cost $2,074)

      2,153   
   

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—15.7%

  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela RegS 5.750%, 2/26/16(4)

    2,250        2,062   

Commonwealth of Australia Series 118, 6.500%, 5/15/13

    3,100 AUD      3,287   

Commonwealth of Canada 1.750%, 3/1/13

    765        781   

Commonwealth of New Zealand Series 413, 6.500%, 4/15/13

    1,750 NZD      1,481   

Federative Republic of Brazil

   

12.500%, 1/5/16

    1,025 BRL      635   

8.500%, 1/5/24

    4,355 BRL      2,513   

Kingdom of Spain 5.850%, 1/31/22

    370 EUR      471   

Kingdom of Sweden Series 1041, 6.750%, 5/5/14

    4,695 SEK      783   

Republic of Argentina PIK Interest Capitalization 8.280%, 12/31/33

    5,740        4,534   

Republic of Croatia 144A 6.375%, 3/24/21(3)

    875        971   

Republic of Iceland 144A 5.875%, 5/11/22(3)

    1,180        1,286   

Republic of Korea Series 1403, 4.750%, 3/10/14

    800,000        740   

Republic of Peru

   

144A 7.840%, 8/12/20(3)

    875 PEN      417   

RegS 6.900%, 8/12/37(4)

    1,700 PEN      788   

Republic of Poland Series 0414, 5.750%, 4/25/14

    9,300 PLZ      2,976   

Republic of Slovak 144A 4.375%, 5/21/22(3)

    1,235        1,299   

Republic of South Africa Series R206 7.500%, 1/15/14

    21,200 ZAR      2,622   

Republic of Turkey 9.000%, 3/5/14

    5,565 TRY      3,157   

United Mexican States Series M, 6.000%, 6/18/15

    35,100 MXN      2,817   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Series M, 6.500%, 6/9/22

    19,000 MXN    $ 1,605   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
(Identified Cost $35,028)

      35,225   
   

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—4.6%

  

Non-Agency—4.6%

   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

   

05-PW10, AM 5.449%, 12/11/40(2)

  $ 1,000        1,065   

07-PW18, AM 6.084%, 6/11/50(2)

    1,400        1,525   

Extended Stay America Trust 10-ESHA, D 144A 5.498%, 11/5/27(3)

    1,390        1,401   

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 05-AR1, 3A1 2.699%, 3/25/35(2)

    1,779        1,618   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 06-CB17, AM 5.464%, 12/12/43

    750        767   

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc. 07-IQ14, A4 5.692%, 4/15/49(2)

    1,940        2,221   

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 06-1, 2APT 5.750%, 4/25/36(2)

    1,016        971   

Washington Mutual Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 06-SL1, A, 144A 5.290%, 11/23/43(2)(3)

    748        736   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Identified Cost $9,999)

      10,304   
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—3.0%

  

CIT Group Home Equity Loan Trust 03-1, A5 4.980%, 7/20/34(2)

    1,450        1,360   

Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC 12-1A, A2 144A 5.216%, 1/25/42(3)

    1,489        1,660   

Drug Royalty Corp., Inc. 12-1, A2 144A 5.800%, 7/15/24(3)

    1,014        1,013   

Franklin Auto Trust 08-A, D 144A 8.180%, 5/20/16(3)

    700        703   

GSAA Home Equity Trust 05-12, AF3W 4.999%, 9/25/35(2)

    1,092        1,096   

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust
12-AA, B 144A 4.870%, 3/10/27
(3)

    908        931   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Identified Cost $6,476)

      6,763   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—95.9%

  

Consumer Discretionary—6.4%

  

 

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. 6.625%, 10/15/22

  $ 785      $ 799   

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. 144A 10.250%, 7/13/16(3)

    1,115 BRL      591   

Boyd Gaming Corp. 9.125%, 12/1/18

    950        1,002   

Caesars Operating Escrow LLC (Caesars Escrow Corp.) 144A 8.500%, 2/15/20(3)

    1,050        1,053   

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler Group, Inc.) 8.250%, 6/15/21

    950        1,017   

Claire’s Stores, Inc. 144A 9.000%, 3/15/19(3)

    805        839   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 9.000%, 3/1/21

    1,250        1,119   

Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA 144A 4.875%, 4/11/22(3)

    620        672   

HOA Restaurant Group LLC (HOA Finance Corp.) 144A 11.250%, 4/1/17(3)

    1,150        1,055   

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. 7.750%, 3/15/19

    1,050        1,134   

MGM Resorts International 144A 6.750%, 10/1/20(3)

    950        952   

Nara Cable Funding Ltd. 144A 8.875%, 12/1/18(3)

    1,425        1,307   

Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC 144A 8.500%, 4/15/16(3)

    1,100        1,028   

QVC, Inc. 144A 5.125%,
7/2/22
(3)

    690        731   

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A 7.875%, 11/1/20(3)

    850        914   
   

 

 

 
      14,213   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.3%

   

Delhaize Group SA 4.125%, 4/10/19

    755        730   
   

 

 

 

Energy—19.1%

   

Afren plc 144A 10.250%,
4/8/19
(3)

    925        1,057   

Barrett (Bill) Corp. 7.000%, 10/15/22

    1,250        1,288   

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP (BreitBurn Finance Corp.) 144A 7.875%, 4/15/22(3)

    1,575        1,638   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 6.775%, 3/15/19

    1,540        1,546   

Dolphin Energy Ltd. 144A 5.500%, 12/15/21(3)

    2,000        2,313   

EP Energy LLC (EP Energy Finance, Inc.) 144A 9.375%, 5/1/20(3)

    1,250        1,364   

Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA 144A 8.500%, 12/15/16(3)

    1,041        1,077   

Forest Oil Corp. 7.250%, 6/15/19

    1,450        1,446   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Energy—(continued)

   

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA) 144A 6.510%, 3/7/22(3)(7)

  $ 2,200      $ 2,586   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. 144A 6.375%, 3/15/22(3)

    1,700        1,768   

Hercules Offshore, Inc. 144A 10.250%, 4/1/19(3)

    1,250        1,300   

KazMunayGas National Co. 144A 6.375%, 4/9/21(3)

    1,200        1,441   

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC 144A 6.700%, 9/15/19(3)

    2,000        2,131   

MIE Holdings Corp. 144A 9.750%, 5/12/16(3)

    800        834   

National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine 9.500%, 9/30/14

    1,350        1,379   

OGX Austria GmbH 144A 8.375%, 4/1/22(3)

    1,600        1,396   

Petrobras International Finance Co. 6.750%, 1/27/41

    2,750        3,417   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

   

Series 2014 4.900%, 10/28/14

    1,720        1,557   

RegS 8.500%, 11/2/17(4)

    5,820        5,282   

Petroleos Mexicanos 6.500%, 6/2/41

    1,850        2,306   

Quicksilver Resources, Inc. 7.125%, 4/1/16

    1,735        1,492   

Teekay Corp. 8.500%, 1/15/20

    1,000        1,055   

TNK-BP Finance S.A. 144A 7.250%, 2/2/20(3)

    1,900        2,299   

Venoco, Inc. 8.875%, 2/15/19

    850        744   
   

 

 

 
      42,716   
   

 

 

 

Financials—39.9%

   

Agile Property Holdings Ltd. 144A 8.875%, 4/28/17(3)

    830        845   

Aircastle Ltd. 7.625%, 4/15/20

    1,500        1,669   

Alfa Bank OJSC (Alfa Bond Issuance plc)

   

144A 7.500%, 9/26/19(3)(7)

    1,100        1,112   

144A 7.750%, 4/28/21(3)(7)

    925        984   

Allstate Corp. 6.125%, 5/15/37(2)

    2,500        2,575   

ALROSA Finance SA 144A 7.750%, 11/3/20(3)

    750        853   

Alta Mesa Holdings LP (Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.) 9.625%, 10/15/18

    1,150        1,156   

American International Group, Inc. 4.875%, 6/1/22

    1,000        1,127   

Banco ABC Brasil SA 144A 7.875%, 4/8/20(3)

    800        859   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer SA 144A 6.500%, 3/10/21(3)

    1,750        1,917   

Banco Bradesco SA 144A 5.750%, 3/1/22(3)(6)

    2,000        2,130   

Banco Continental SA Via Continental Senior Trustees Cayman Ltd. RegS 5.500%, 11/18/20(4)(7)

    2,000        2,150   

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A 5.375%, 9/16/20(3)

  $ 1,250      $ 1,344   

Banco do Brasil S.A.

   

RegS 5.375%, 1/15/21(4)(6)

    525        557   

144A 9.250%(2)(3)(5)(6)

    1,425        1,703   

Banco Santander Chile 144A 3.875%, 9/20/22(3)

    1,000        1,003   

Banco Votorantim SA 144A 7.375%, 1/21/20(3)

    1,900        2,128   

Bancolombia SA 5.125%, 9/11/22

    910        919   

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A 7.750%, 7/5/17(3)

    745        760   

Barclays Bank plc 144A 6.050%, 12/4/17(3)

    2,450        2,637   

Braskem Finance Ltd. 144A 5.750%, 4/15/21(3)

    2,200        2,332   

Chubb Corp. (The) 6.375%, 3/29/67(2)

    2,175        2,316   

Corp Andina de Fomento 8.125%, 6/4/19

    1,000        1,293   

Eurasian Development Bank 144A 4.767%, 9/20/22(3)

    1,000        1,014   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. 7.250%, 12/15/21

    1,400        1,609   

First Tennessee Bank N.A. 5.650%, 4/1/16

    1,100        1,188   

Genworth Financial, Inc. 7.625%, 9/24/21

    1,490        1,521   

Goodman Funding Property Ltd. 144A 6.000%, 3/22/22(3)

    1,000        1,074   

GRD Holdings III Corp. 144A 10.750%, 6/1/19(3)

    610        615   

HSBC Finance Corp. 6.676%, 1/15/21

    1,900        2,204   

Hutchison Whampoa
International Ltd.

   

Series 11, 144A 4.625%, 1/13/22(3)

    450        492   

Series 12 144A 6.000%(3)(5)

    1,075        1,110   

ING Bank NV 144A 5.000%, 6/9/21(3)

    1,000        1,111   

ING U.S., Inc. 144A 5.500%, 7/15/22(3)

    1,210        1,263   

International Lease Finance Corp. 5.875%, 8/15/22

    2,310        2,387   

Kazkommerts Bank International BV 144A 7.875%, 4/7/14(3)

    1,850        1,841   

Legg Mason, Inc. 144A 5.500%, 5/21/19(3)

    225        241   

Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A 7.625%, 8/13/19(3)

    1,000        1,159   

Morgan Stanley 144A 10.090%, 5/3/17(3)

    4,850 BRL      2,577   

Nordea Bank AB 144A 4.250%, 9/21/22(3)

    1,400        1,392   

OAO Lukoil International Finance BV 144A 6.125%, 11/9/20(3)(7)

    2,100        2,371   

PKO Finance AB 144A 4.630%, 9/26/22(3)(7)

    1,235        1,239   

Progressive Corp. (The) 6.700%, 6/15/37(2)

    2,160        2,333   

Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.875%, 9/15/42(2)

    2,500        2,562   

Republic of Argentina Provincia de Neuquen 144A 7.875%, 4/26/21(3)

    800        708   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Financials—(continued)

   

Resona Bank Ltd. 144A
5.850%
(2)(3)(5)(6)

  $ 2,050      $ 2,196   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (Reynolds Group Issuer LLC)

   

9.000%, 4/15/19

    1,050        1,076   

7.875%, 8/15/19

    1,000        1,085   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (The) 6.400%, 10/21/19

    1,400        1,609   

Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U.
144A 3.724%, 1/20/15
(3)

    1,590        1,578   

Unipersonal 144A 3.781%, 10/7/15(3)

    1,300        1,303   

Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank CapItal SA) 144A 6.125%, 2/7/22(3)(7)

    2,050        2,265   

SLM Corp. 8.450%, 6/15/18

    2,150        2,519   

Spansion LLC 7.875%, 11/15/17

    1,200        1,194   

Springleaf Finance Corp. 5.400%, 12/1/15

    1,000        903   

Telecom Italia Capital SA 7.175%, 6/18/19

    1,450        1,599   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A 5.250%, 9/13/22(3)

    1,095        1,103   

UPCB Finance VI Ltd. VI 144A 6.875%, 1/15/22(3)

    725        772   

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc) 144A 6.800%,
11/22/25
(3)(7)

    1,400        1,645   

VTB Bank OJSC (VTB Capital SA) 144A 6.000%, 4/12/17(3)(7)

    725        758   

Zions Bancorp 4.500%, 3/27/17

    1,250        1,291   
   

 

 

 
      89,276   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—1.3%

   

Hologic, Inc. 144A 6.250%, 8/1/20(3)

    95        101   

IASIS Healthcare LLC (IASIS Capital Corp.) 8.375%, 5/15/19

    1,000        960   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. 144A 10.500%, 11/1/18(3)

    850        903   

Symbion, Inc. 8.000%, 6/15/16

    1,000        1,030   
   

 

 

 
      2,994   
   

 

 

 

Industrials—13.8%

   

ADS Tactical, Inc. 144A 11.000%, 4/1/18(3)

    900        902   

America West Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust

   

Series 99-1, G 7.930%, 1/2/19

    1,013        1,066   

Series 00-1, G 8.057%, 7/2/20

    1,287        1,370   

Series 01-1, G 7.100%, 4/2/21

    1,110        1,155   

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd. 144A 7.000%, 10/17/16(3)

    728        775   

Bombardier, Inc. 144A 5.750%, 3/15/22(3)

    615        633   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Industrials—(continued)

   

CDRT Holding Corp. PIK 144A 9.250%, 10/1/17(3)

  $ 725      $ 703   

Cemex Finance LLC 144A 9.500%, 12/14/16(3)

    1,200        1,245   

CHC Helicopter SA 9.250%, 10/15/20

    1,150        1,187   

Delta Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through-Trust

   

09-1, A 7.750%, 12/17/19

    1,232        1,408   

02-1, G-1 6.718%, 1/2/23

    866        953   

DP World Ltd. 144A 6.850%, 7/2/37(3)

    1,000        1,078   

Embraer SA 5.150%, 6/15/22

    1,300        1,395   

FTS International, LLC 144A 7.125%, 11/15/18(3)

    500        535   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. 144A 9.750%, 8/1/18(3)

    330        317   

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
10.000%, 6/1/17

    1,000        1,085   

Masco Corp. 5.950%, 3/15/22

    1,500        1,644   

McJunkin Red Man Corp. 9.500%, 12/15/16

    850        921   

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B, 7.000%, 8/17/17

    100        101   

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 02-1, G2 6.264%, 11/20/21

    1,348        1,423   

Oshkosh Corp. 8.500%, 3/1/20

    1,250        1,406   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA) 144A 6.250%,
7/26/16
(3)(7)

    1,150        1,205   

Transnet SOC Ltd. 144A 4.000%, 7/26/22(3)

    1,000        1,017   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust

   

99-1A 8.360%, 1/20/19

    558        609   

11-1 A 7.125%, 10/22/23

    984        1,073   

UAL Pass-Through-Trust

   

09-2 9.750%, 1/15/17

    2,551        2,921   

07-01A 6.636%, 7/2/22

    967        1,010   

Voto-Votorantim Ltd. 144A 6.750%, 4/5/21(3)

    1,500        1,740   
   

 

 

 
      30,877   
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.8%

  

 

First Data Corp. 12.625%, 1/15/21

    1,100        1,146   

Mirion Technologies, Inc. 6.250%, 3/30/18

    746        750   
   

 

 

 
      1,896   
   

 

 

 

Materials—7.8%

   

ArcelorMittal 6.250%, 2/25/22

    1,100        1,084   

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 144A 7.375%, 10/15/17(3)

    1,100        1,185   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP (Calumet Finance Corp.) 144A 9.625%, 8/1/20(3)

    1,200        1,299   

Cascades, Inc. 7.875%, 1/15/20

    650        684   
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Materials—(continued)

   

Edgen Murray Corp. 12.250%, 1/15/15

  $ 800      $ 858   

FMG Resources Property Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 11/1/19(3)

    1,050        1,024   

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A 7.000%, 1/20/20(3)

    1,150        1,328   

Ineos Finance plc 144A 8.375%, 2/15/19(3)

    1,175        1,241   

JMC Steel Group 144A 8.250%, 3/15/18(3)

    750        769   

Mexichem SAB de CV 144A 4.875%, 9/19/22(3)

    450        457   

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 144A 10.000%, 10/15/20(3)

    1,000        1,012   

Pactiv LLC 8.125%, 6/15/17

    1,500        1,477   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH 144A 6.625%, 4/15/21(3)

    1,500        1,447   

Severstal OAO (Steel Capital SA) 144A 6.700%, 10/25/17(3)(7)

    900        967   

United States Steel Corp. 7.500%, 3/15/22

    840        834   

Vedanta Resources plc 144A 9.500%, 7/18/18(3)

    1,650        1,712   
   

 

 

 
      17,378   
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—4.6%

  

CenturyLink, Inc. Series S, 6.450%, 6/15/21

    1,600        1,809   

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 9/30/20(3)

    930        981   

Frontier Communications Corp. 8.125%, 10/1/18

    835        944   

Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U. 5.462%, 2/16/21

    660        647   

Telemar Norte Leste SA 144A 5.500%, 10/23/20(3)

    1,300        1,365   

Vimpel Communications OJSC (VIP Finance Ireland Ltd.) 144A 7.748%, 2/2/21(3)(7)

    1,000        1,071   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC (WideOpenWest Capital Corp.) 144A 10.250%, 7/15/19(3)

    1,000        1,060   

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.

   

144A 11.750%, 7/15/17(3)

    750        711   

144A 7.250%, 2/15/18(3)

    430        408   

Windstream Corp. 7.750%, 10/15/20

    1,150        1,239   
   

 

 

 
      10,235   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—1.9%

   

AmeriGas Partners LP (AmeriGas Finance Corp.) 6.750%, 5/20/20

    1,200        1,284   

Calpine Corp. 144A 7.875%, 1/15/23(3)

    850        943   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA 144A 6.875%,
7/30/19
(3)

    850        1,013   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Utilities—(continued)

   

NRG Energy, Inc. 7.875%, 5/15/21

  $ 925      $ 1,011   
   

 

 

 
      4,251   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES
(Identified Cost $208,901)

      214,566   
   

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—17.4%

  

 

Consumer Discretionary—6.9%

  

 

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. Second Lien 9.750%, 3/29/19

    217        220   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.) Tranche B- 4, 9.500%, 10/31/16

    943        971   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. 2.470%, 7/3/14

    1,191        1,139   

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler Group Co-Issuer, Inc.) Tranche B, 6.000%, 5/24/17

    893        913   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc. Second Lien, 7.500%, 9/16/19

    900        912   

Fram Group Holdings, Inc. (Prestone Holdings, Inc.) Second Lien, 10.500%, 1/29/18

    1,000        910   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Tranche B, 6.750%, 5/12/16

    1,077 CAD      1,088   

Granite Broadcasting Corp. Tranche B 8.500%, 5/23/18

    584        587   

HD Supply, Inc. Tranche B, 7.250%, 10/12/17

    870        900   

HHI Holdings LLC 7.750%, 3/21/17

    993        993   

Hubbard Radio LLC Second Lien, 8.750%, 4/30/18

    600        612   

InVentiv Health, Inc. (Ventive Health, Inc.) 6.500%, 8/4/16

    716        695   

Landry’s, Inc. (Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.) Tranche B, 6.500%, 4/24/18

    1,194        1,214   

Radio One, Inc. 7.500%, 3/31/16

    1,032        1,041   

Seven Seas Cruises, Inc. Tranche B, 6.250%, 12/21/18

    757        763   

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC 0.000%, 3/14/18

    476        479   

Transtar Holding Co. Second Lien, 10.750%, 12/21/17

    950        970   

Visant Corp. (Jostens) Tranche B, 5.250%, 12/22/16

    1,100        1,062   
   

 

 

 
      15,469   
   

 

 

 
    PAR VALUE     VALUE  

Consumer Staples—0.5%

  

 

SuperValu, Inc. 0.000%, 8/30/18

  $ 1,117      $ 1,126   
   

 

 

 

Energy—1.2%

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 8.500%, 12/2/17

    930        934   

Frac Tech Services LLC 6.250%, 5/6/16

    1,017        982   

NGPL PipeCo LLC 6.750%, 9/15/17

    810        827   
   

 

 

 
      2,743   
   

 

 

 

Financials—2.0%

   

Asurion LLC (Asurion Corp.) Second Lien, 9.000%, 5/24/19

    401        416   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Tranche B-2 5.466%, 6/30/17

    693        626   

Homeward Residential, Inc. 8.250%, 8/8/17

    987        1,002   

iStar Financial, Inc. Tranche A-2, 7.000%, 3/19/17

    1,500        1,529   

Nuveen Investments, Inc. Second Lien, 8.250%, 2/28/19

    333        337   

Ocwen Financial Corp. 7.000%, 9/1/16

    461        464   
   

 

 

 
      4,374   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—1.5%

   

AMN Healthcare, Inc. Tranche B, 6.000%, 4/5/18

    862        876   

Aveta, Inc.

   

(NAMM Holdings, Inc.) 8.500%, 4/4/17

    300        303   

(MMM Holdings, Inc.) 8.500%, 4/4/17

    300        303   

MModal, Inc. Tranche B, 6.750%, 8/16/19

    1,100        1,093   

National Specialty Hospitals, Inc. Tranche B, 8.250%, 2/3/17

    898        884   
   

 

 

 
      3,459   
   

 

 

 

Industrials—1.4%

   

AWAS Finance Luxemborg S.A. 5.750%, 7/16/18

    1,150        1,158   

DynCorp International LLC 6.250%, 7/7/16

    942        947   

Husky Injection Molding System (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.) 5.750%, 7/2/18

    1,073        1,084   
   

 

 

 
      3,189   
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—2.9%

  

 

Avaya, Inc. Tranche B-3, 4.927%, 10/26/17

    1,191        1,090   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. First Lien, 7.500%, 2/15/18

    770        777   

Infor (US), Inc. (Lawson Software, Inc.) Tranche B 6.250%, 4/5/18

    1,496        1,504   

Mood Media Corp. First Lien 7.750%, 5/6/18

    992        992   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

     PAR VALUE      VALUE  

Information Technology—(continued)

  

Novell, Inc. (Attachmate Corp.) First Lien, 7.250%, 11/22/17

   $ 981       $ 992   

Oberthur Technologies, Inc. Tranche B-3, 6.250%, 11/30/18

     560         556   

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.) 7.125%, 7/2/19

     579         585   
     

 

 

 
        6,496   
     

 

 

 

Materials—1.0%

     

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (Algoma Steel, Inc.) 8.750%, 9/20/14

     1,320         1,333   

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. 8.500%, 6/29/17

     825         831   
     

 

 

 
        2,164   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS
(Identified Cost $38,725)

        39,020   
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.9%

     

Financials—0.9%

     

General Electric Capital Corp.(2)(8)

     1,100,000         1,161   

U.S. Bancorp Series G 6.000%(2)

     32,400         907   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Identified Cost $1,925)

        2,068   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—138.5%
(Identified cost $303,128)

        310,099   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.2%

  

  

Money Market Mutual Funds—0.2%

  

  

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund-Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.060%)

     378,111         378   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $378)

        378   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—138.7%
(Identified Cost $3 03,506)

   

     310,477 (1) 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(38.7)%

  

     (86,634
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 223,843   
     

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

PIK Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

(1)

Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at September 30, 2012, see Note 4 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

(2) 

Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2012.

(3) 

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 September 30, 2012, these securities amounted to a value of $122,344 or 54.7% of net assets.

(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) 

No contractual maturity date

(6) 

Interest payments may be deferred.

(7) 

This note was issued for the sole purpose of funding a loan agreement between the issuer and the borrower. As the credit risk for this security lies solely with the borrower, the name represented here is that of the borrower.

(8) 

Non-cummulative.

 

Foreign Currencies:

AUD

  Australian Dollar

BRL

  Brazilian Real

CAD

  Canadian Dollar

EUR

  European Currency Unit

MXN

  Mexican Peso

NZD

  New Zealand Dollar

PEN

  Peruvian Nuevo Sol

PLZ

  Polish Zloty

SEK

  Swedish Krona

TRY

  Turkish Lira

ZAR

  South African Rand
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

      

United States

     51

Brazil

     5   

Cayman Islands

     5   

Luxembourg

     5   

Ireland

     3   

Mexico

     3   

Venezuela

     3   

Other

     25   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

% of total investments as of September 30, 2012

 

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Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund

The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2012 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     Total Value at
September  30,
2012
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant

Observable
Inputs
 

Debt Securities:

        

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 6,763       $ —         $ 6,763   

Corporate Bonds And Notes

     214,566         —           214,566   

Foreign Government Securities

     35,225         —           35,225   

Loan Agreements

     39,020         —           39,020   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     10,304         —           10,304   

Municipal Bonds

     2,153         —           2,153   

Equity Securities:

        

Preferred Stock

     2,068         907         1,161   

Short-Term Investments

     378         378         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 310,477       $ 1,285       $ 309,192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There was 1 security transferred from Level 3 into Level 2 during the period of 3/31/12 to 9/30/12. There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable input) priced securities held at the end of the period.


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1—SIGNIFICICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its Schedule of Investments in conformity with accounting principals generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Schedule of Investments. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

A. SECURITY VALUATION

Security valuation procedures for the Fund, which include, nightly price variance, as well as back-testing such as bi-weekly unchanged price, monthly secondary source and transaction analysis, have been approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”). All internally fair valued securities are approved by a valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”) appointed by the Board. The Valuation Committee is comprised of the treasurer, assistant treasurer, secretary and chief compliance officer for the Fund. All internally fair valued securities, referred to below, are updated daily and reviewed in detail by the valuation committee monthly unless changes occur within the period. The valuation committee reviews the validity of the model inputs and any changes to the model. Fair valuations are ratified by the Board at least quarterly.

The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

   

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 not widely traded, 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 Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) (generally, 4 p.m. Eastern time the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)) 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 the U.S. markets for investments such as ADRS, financial futures, ETFs and certain indexes as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Besause the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certain non-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders

 


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Debt securities, including 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 which considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, 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 not widely traded, are illiquid, or are internally fair valued by the valuation committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Listed derivatives 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 their closing NAV determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities, which primarily include investments of the Fund, 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.

B. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INCOME

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is notified. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts using the effective interest method. Realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis.

NOTE 2—CREDIT RISK AND ASSET CONTENTRATION

In countries with limited or developing markets, investments may present greater risks than in more developed markets and the prices of such investments may be volatile. The consequences of political, social or economic changes in these markets may have disruptive effects on the market prices of these investments and the income they generate, as well as the Fund’s ability to repatriate such amounts.

High-yield/high-risk securities typically entail greater price volatility and/or principal and interest rate risk. There is a greater chance that an issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments on time. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high-yield securities may be complex, and as a result, it may be more difficult for the adviser and/or subadviser to accurately predict risk.

The Fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in specific sectors of the market in its pursuit of a greater investment return. Fluctuations in these sectors of concentration may have a greater impact on the Fund, positive or negative, than if the Fund did not concentrate its investments in such sectors.

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders

 


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2012, the Fund held securities issued by various companies in the financial sector, representing 37% of the total investments of the Fund.

NOTE 3—INDEMNIFICATIONS

Under the Trust’s organizational documents and related agreements, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that provide a variety of indemnifications to other parties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund and that have not occurred. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these arrangements and expects the risk loss to be remote.

NOTE 4—FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

($ reported in thousands)

At September 30, 2012, federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal

Tax Cost

  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$303,506   $ 9,193      $ (2,222   $ 6,971   

NOTE 5—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the Schedule of Investments was available for issuance, and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the Notes to Schedule of Investments.

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders

 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

 

        Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund

 

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/ George R. Aylward
     George R. Aylward, President
     (principal executive officer)

 

Date

  

11/28/12

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/ George R. Aylward
     George R. Aylward, President
     (principal executive officer)

 

Date

  

11/28/12

 

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/ W. Patrick Bradley
     W. Patrick Bradley, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
     (principal financial officer)

 

Date

  

11/28/12

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.