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        <title>Rightmove PLC</title>
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          <ticker value="RMV"/>
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        <balance>40235150.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.80704000"/>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2020-08-20</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Virtus Equity Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Amy Hackett</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Amy Hackett</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Vice President and Asst Treasurer</ncom:title>
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