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page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">103</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">67<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1455352000 103 0.67 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">84</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Computers</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">12</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Software</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">10</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Electric Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">7</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">55</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Preferred Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Short-Term Investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.84 0.12 0.10 0.07 0.55 0.13 0.03 1 Virtus Convertible Fund Class C ANZCX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Convertible Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Convertible Fund<br/>Class C / ANZCX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>88</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.73<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 88 0.0173 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>1,455,352</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">103</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">67<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1455352000 103 0.67 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">84</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Computers</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">12</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Software</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">10</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Electric Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">7</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">55</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Preferred Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Short-Term Investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.84 0.12 0.10 0.07 0.55 0.13 0.03 1 Virtus Convertible Fund Institutional Class ANNPX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Convertible Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Convertible Fund<br/>Institutional Class / ANNPX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>36</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.71<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 36 0.0071 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>1,455,352</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">103</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">67<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1455352000 103 0.67 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">84</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Computers</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">12</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Software</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">10</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Electric Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">7</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">55</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Preferred Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Short-Term Investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.84 0.12 0.10 0.07 0.55 0.13 0.03 1 Virtus Convertible Fund Class R6 VAADX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Convertible Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Convertible Fund<br/>Class R6 / VAADX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>32</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.62<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 32 0.0062 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>1,455,352</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">103</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">67<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1455352000 103 0.67 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">84</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Computers</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">12</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Software</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">10</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Electric Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">7</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">55</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Preferred Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Short-Term Investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.84 0.12 0.10 0.07 0.55 0.13 0.03 1 Virtus Duff & Phelps Water Fund Class A AWTAX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Duff &amp; Phelps Water Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Duff &amp; Phelps Water Fund<br/>Class A / AWTAX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>60</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.22<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 60 0.0122 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>511,802</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">36</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">12<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 511802000 36 0.12 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Water Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">36</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Machinery</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">23</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Commercial Services &amp; Supplies</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Building Products</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">8</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Trading Companies &amp; Distributors</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">5</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Chemicals</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Construction &amp; Engineering</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Multi-Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Electronic Equipment, Instruments &amp; Components</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Life Sciences Tools &amp; Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.36 0.23 0.13 0.08 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 1 Virtus Duff & Phelps Water Fund Class C AWTCX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Duff &amp; Phelps Water Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Duff &amp; Phelps Water Fund<br/>Class C / AWTCX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>97</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.97<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 97 0.0197 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>511,802</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">36</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">12<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 511802000 36 0.12 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Water Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">36</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Machinery</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">23</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Commercial Services &amp; Supplies</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Building Products</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">8</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Trading Companies &amp; Distributors</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">5</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Chemicals</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Construction &amp; Engineering</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Multi-Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Electronic Equipment, Instruments &amp; Components</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Life Sciences Tools &amp; Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.36 0.23 0.13 0.08 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 1 Virtus Duff & Phelps Water Fund Institutional Class AWTIX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Duff &amp; Phelps Water Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Duff &amp; Phelps Water Fund<br/>Institutional Class / AWTIX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>46</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.93<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 46 0.0093 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>511,802</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">36</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">12<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 511802000 36 0.12 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Water Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">36</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Machinery</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">23</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Commercial Services &amp; Supplies</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Building Products</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">8</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Trading Companies &amp; Distributors</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">5</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Chemicals</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Construction &amp; Engineering</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Multi-Utilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Electronic Equipment, Instruments &amp; Components</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Life Sciences Tools &amp; Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.36 0.23 0.13 0.08 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 1 Virtus Global Allocation Fund Class A PALAX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Global Allocation Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Global Allocation Fund<br/>Class A / PALAX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>26</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.52<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 26 0.0052 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>146,646</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">297</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">49<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 146646000 297 0.49 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Affiliated Mutual Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">50</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Affiliated Exchange-Traded Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">25</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Common Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">17</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Banks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Insurance</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Marine Transportation</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Common Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">11</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Equity-Linked Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financial Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Banks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Computers</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Software</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financial Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Preferred Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.50 0.25 0.17 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.11 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 Virtus Global Allocation Fund Institutional Class PALLX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Global Allocation Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Global Allocation Fund<br/>Institutional Class / PALLX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>15</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.29<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 15 0.0029 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>146,646</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">297</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">49<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 146646000 297 0.49 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Affiliated Mutual Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">50</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Affiliated Exchange-Traded Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">25</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Common Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">17</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Banks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Insurance</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Marine Transportation</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Common Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">11</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Equity-Linked Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financial Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Banks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; 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text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Software</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financial Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Preferred Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.50 0.25 0.17 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.11 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 Virtus Global Allocation Fund Class R6 AGASX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Global Allocation Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Global Allocation Fund<br/>Class R6 / AGASX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>11</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.22<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 11 0.0022 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>146,646</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">297</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">49<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 146646000 297 0.49 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Affiliated Mutual Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">50</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Affiliated Exchange-Traded Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">25</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Common Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">17</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Banks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Insurance</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">2</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Marine Transportation</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Common Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">11</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Equity-Linked Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financial Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Banks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Computers</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Software</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financial Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Convertible Preferred Stocks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.50 0.25 0.17 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.11 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 Virtus International Small-Cap Fund Class A AOPAX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus International Small-Cap Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus International Small-Cap Fund<br/>Class A / AOPAX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>67</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.26<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 67 0.0126 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>59,476</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">132</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">27<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 59476000 132 0.27 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Metals &amp; Mining</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">10</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Oil, Gas &amp; Consumable Fuels</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Banks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">8</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Semiconductors &amp; Semiconductor Equipment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">7</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Chemicals</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">6</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Construction &amp; Engineering</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">5</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Insurance</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Trading Companies &amp; Distributors</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Commercial Services &amp; Supplies</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Food Products</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Other (includes short-term investment)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">40</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.40 1 Virtus International Small-Cap Fund Institutional Class ALOIX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus International Small-Cap Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus International Small-Cap Fund<br/>Institutional Class / ALOIX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>55</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.05<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 55 0.0105 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>59,476</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">132</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">27<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 59476000 132 0.27 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Metals &amp; Mining</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">10</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Oil, Gas &amp; Consumable Fuels</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Banks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">8</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Semiconductors &amp; Semiconductor Equipment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">7</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Chemicals</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">6</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Construction &amp; Engineering</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">5</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Insurance</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Trading Companies &amp; Distributors</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Commercial Services &amp; Supplies</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Food Products</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Other (includes short-term investment)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">40</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.40 1 Virtus International Small-Cap Fund Class R6 AIISX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus International Small-Cap Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus International Small-Cap Fund<br/>Class R6 / AIISX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>53</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.01<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 53 0.0101 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>59,476</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">132</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">27<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 59476000 132 0.27 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Metals &amp; Mining</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">10</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Oil, Gas &amp; Consumable Fuels</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Banks</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">8</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Semiconductors &amp; Semiconductor Equipment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">7</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Chemicals</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">6</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Construction &amp; Engineering</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">5</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Insurance</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Trading Companies &amp; Distributors</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Commercial Services &amp; Supplies</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">4</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Food Products</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">3</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Other (includes short-term investment)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">40</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.40 1 Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund Class A ASHAX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund<br/>Class A / ASHAX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>43</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.86<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 43 0.0086 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>684,476</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">210</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">22<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 684476000 210 0.22 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Corporate Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">90</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">25</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Energy</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Communication Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Corporate Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">42</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Leveraged Loans</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Other</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.90 0.25 0.14 0.09 0.42 0.09 0.01 1 Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund Class C ASHCX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund<br/>Class C / ASHCX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>56</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.11<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 56 0.0111 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>684,476</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">210</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">22<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 684476000 210 0.22 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Corporate Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">90</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">25</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Energy</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Communication Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Corporate Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">42</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Leveraged Loans</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Other</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.90 0.25 0.14 0.09 0.42 0.09 0.01 1 Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund Institutional Class ASHIX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund<br/>Institutional Class / ASHIX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>30</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.60<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 30 0.0060 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>684,476</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">210</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">22<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 684476000 210 0.22 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Corporate Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">90</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">25</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Energy</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Communication Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Corporate Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">42</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Leveraged Loans</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Other</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.90 0.25 0.14 0.09 0.42 0.09 0.01 1 Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund Class R6 ASHSX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Income Fund<br/>Class R6 / ASHSX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>28</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 28 0.0055 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>684,476</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">210</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">22<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 684476000 210 0.22 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Corporate Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">90</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Financials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">25</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Energy</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">Communication Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">All other Corporate Bonds and Notes</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">42</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Leveraged Loans</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">9</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Other</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">1</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.90 0.25 0.14 0.09 0.42 0.09 0.01 1 Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund Class A AZMAX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund<br/>Class A / AZMAX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>57</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.14<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 57 0.0114 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>14,668</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">99</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">46<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 14668000 99 0.46 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Information Technology</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">35</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Consumer Discretionary</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">17</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Materials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Financials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">11</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Health Care</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">7</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Industrials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">6</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Communication Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">5</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Other</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">6</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Percentage of total investments as of March 31, 2026.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 0.35 0.17 0.13 0.11 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.06 1 Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund Institutional Class AZMIX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'arial';">https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑243‑1574. https://www.virtus.com/investor-resources/mutual-fund-documents 1‑800‑243‑1574 <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11.5pt; color: inherit;">What were the Fund costs for the last six months?</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150pt; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund<br/>Institutional Class / AZMIX</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>45</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.89<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 45 0.0089 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of March 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 10pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets (‘000s)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>14,668</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Total number of portfolio holdings</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 18pt 3pt 10pt;">99</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">46<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 14668000 99 0.46 <div style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; text-transform: none; margin: 5pt 0px 5pt 0px;"><b>Asset Allocation<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Information Technology</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">35</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span style="display: inline;">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Consumer Discretionary</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">17</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Materials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Financials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">11</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Health Care</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">7</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Industrials</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">6</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Communication Services</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">5</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Other</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">6</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 3pt;">100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: auto; vertical-align: top; font-family: 'Arial'; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 0 3pt 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; width: auto; margin-top: 6pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; font-family: 'arial'; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; width: 13pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top; padding: 0 0 0 3pt;"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">​<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 1px;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; 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