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VIRTUS SGA New Leaders Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2023
($ reported in thousands)
  Shares   Value
Common Stocks—99.7%
Communication Services—8.9%    
Kakao Corp.(1)   4,317   $  182
NAVER Corp.     918     160
Universal Music Group N.V.  10,304     293
        635
       
 
Consumer Discretionary—9.6%    
H World Group Ltd.  33,685     113
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(1)     319     163
MercadoLibre, Inc.(1)     127     200
Yum! Brands, Inc.   1,643     215
        691
       
 
Consumer Staples—14.0%    
China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.(1)  48,204     130
CP ALL PCL Foreign Shares 141,078     231
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V. Sponsored ADR   2,149     280
Haleon plc ADR  23,280     192
Raia Drogasil S.A.  28,673     173
      1,006
       
 
Financials—16.4%    
Adyen N.V.(1)     113     145
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(1)   1,231     348
MSCI, Inc. Class A     553     313
XP, Inc. Class A  14,234     371
      1,177
       
 
Health Care—20.7%    
Alcon, Inc.   3,139     245
ICON plc ADR(1)     756     214
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1)     367     204
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1)     999     231
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd. Class H 169,878     166
STERIS plc   1,042     229
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A(1)   1,010     194
      1,483
       
 
Industrials—3.1%    
Experian plc   5,493     224
Information Technology—17.7%    
Atlassian Corp. Class A(1)   1,179     281
  Shares   Value
       
Information Technology—continued    
Autodesk, Inc.(1)   1,269   $  309
EPAM Systems, Inc.(1)     731     217
Gartner, Inc.(1)     313     141
Workday, Inc. Class A(1)   1,147     317
      1,265
       
 
Materials—6.4%    
Ball Corp.   4,140     238
Ecolab, Inc.   1,122     223
        461
       
 
Real Estate—2.9%    
Equinix, Inc.     255     206
Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $6,447)
  7,148
       
 
       
 
Total Long-Term Investments—99.7%
(Identified Cost $6,447)
  7,148
       
 
       
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.7%
(Identified Cost $6,447)
  $7,148
Other assets and liabilities, net—0.3%      24
NET ASSETS—100.0%   $7,172
    
Abbreviations:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
MSCI Morgan Stanley Capital International
    
Footnote Legend:
(1) Non-income producing.
    
Country Weightings
United States 51%
Brazil 8
Ireland 6
Netherlands 6
South Korea 5
Mexico 4
China 4
Other 16
Total 100%
% of total investments as of December 31, 2023.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS SGA New Leaders Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2023
($ reported in thousands)
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023, 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, 2023
  Level 1
Quoted Prices
Assets:      
Equity Securities:      
Common Stocks $7,148   $7,148
Total Investments $7,148   $7,148
There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2023.
There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 related to securities held at December 31, 2023.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS SGA New Leaders Growth Fund
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2023
Note 1. Security Valuation
The Fund’s Board of Trustees has 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, 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
The Fund liquidated on January 10, 2024.
For additional information about significant accounting policies, refer to the Fund’s most recent semi or annual report.
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