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VIRTUS Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2024
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value(1)   Value
Foreign Government Securities—80.8%
Brazil—12.4%    
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional      
Series F
10.000%, 1/1/25
       2,120BRL   $   426
Series F
10.000%, 1/1/31
       5,030BRL      981
       1,407
       
 
Chile—0.8%    
Bonos Tesoreria Pesos      
5.000%, 3/1/35       50,000CLP       49
144A, RegS
5.000%, 10/1/28(2)(3)
      35,000CLP       36
          85
       
 
China—4.8%    
China Government Bond      
3.130%, 11/21/29        1,210CNY      176
2.890%, 11/18/31        1,550CNY      223
3.720%, 4/12/51          870CNY      147
         546
       
 
Colombia—6.3%    
Bogota Distrio Capital RegS
9.750%, 7/26/28(3)
   1,891,000COP      463
Titulos De Tesoreria      
9.250%, 5/28/42      160,000COP       36
7.250%, 10/26/50    1,200,000COP      216
         715
       
 
Czech Republic—4.7%    
Czech Republic      
0.250%, 2/10/27        1,500CZK       58
2.750%, 7/23/29          720CZK       29
RegS
0.950%, 5/15/30(3)
       7,380CZK      268
RegS
4.200%, 12/4/36(3)
       4,120CZK      181
         536
       
 
Hungary—1.2%    
Hungary Government Bond
4.750%, 11/24/32
      54,800HUF      136
Indonesia—9.7%    
Indonesia Government Bond      
8.375%, 3/15/24    4,200,000IDR      268
9.000%, 3/15/29    1,400,000IDR       98
7.500%, 8/15/32      200,000IDR       13
8.375%, 3/15/34    2,938,000IDR      211
8.250%, 5/15/36    2,880,000IDR      206
7.500%, 5/15/38    3,278,000IDR      221
8.375%, 4/15/39    1,090,000IDR       79
       1,096
       
 
  Par Value(1)   Value
       
Malaysia—9.6%    
Malaysia Government Bond      
4.059%, 9/30/24           67MYR   $    14
3.906%, 7/15/26        1,631MYR      347
2.632%, 4/15/31        1,320MYR      258
3.582%, 7/15/32        1,860MYR      384
4.893%, 6/8/38          220MYR       51
4.696%, 10/15/42          145MYR       33
       1,087
       
 
Mexico—7.8%    
Mex Bonos Desarr      
8.500%, 11/18/38        1,440MXN       80
7.750%, 11/13/42        5,110MXN      258
8.000%, 11/7/47       10,640MXN      545
         883
       
 
Peru—2.0%    
Bonos De Tesoreria      
6.150%, 8/12/32          710PEN      181
5.400%, 8/12/34          104PEN       24
5.350%, 8/12/40           90PEN       20
         225
       
 
Poland—4.3%    
Poland Government Bond      
2.750%, 10/25/29          190PLN       42
1.750%, 4/25/32        2,330PLN      449
         491
       
 
Romania—3.3%    
Romania Government Bond      
8.000%, 4/29/30          760RON      178
4.750%, 10/11/34        1,050RON      197
         375
       
 
South Africa—8.9%    
Republic of South Africa      
8.500%, 1/31/37       11,400ZAR      455
6.500%, 2/28/41        7,380ZAR      228
8.750%, 1/31/44        8,580ZAR      325
       1,008
       
 
Thailand—4.8%    
Thailand Government Bond      
2.875%, 12/17/28          420THB       12
3.775%, 6/25/32        6,330THB      193
1.585%, 12/17/35        6,260THB      155
3.300%, 6/17/38        3,610THB      106
4.675%, 6/29/44        2,180THB       76
         542
       
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value(1)   Value
       
Uruguay—0.2%    
Republica Orient Uruguay
8.250%, 5/21/31
         950UYU   $    23
Total Foreign Government Securities
(Identified Cost $9,242)
   9,155
       
 
       
 
Corporate Bonds and Notes—4.1%
Poland—4.1%    
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
0.625%, 7/25/25
       2,000PLN      466
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $499)
     466
       
 
       
 
Total Long-Term Investments—84.9%
(Identified Cost $9,741)
   9,621
       
 
       
 
Short-Term Investment—0.1%
Foreign Government Security—0.1%      
Kazakhstan—0.1%      
National Bank of Kazakhstan Note
0.000%, 3/6/24(4)
       5,604KZT       12
Total Short-Term Investment
(Identified Cost $12)
      12
       
 
       
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—85.0%
(Identified Cost $9,753)
   $9,633
Other assets and liabilities, net—15.0%    1,706
NET ASSETS—100.0%   $11,339
    
Footnote Legend:
(1) Par Value disclosed in foreign currency is reported in thousands.
(2) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At February 29, 2024, these securities amounted to a value of $36 or 0.3% of net assets.
(3) Regulation S security. Security is offered and sold outside of the United States; therefore, it is exempt from registration with the SEC under Rules 903 and 904 of the Securities Act of 1933.
(4) Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
Counterparties:  
CITI Citigroup Global Markets
GS Goldman Sachs & Co.
JPM JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
    
Foreign Currencies:
BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
CNH Chinese Yuan Offshore
CNY Chinese Yuan
COP Colombian Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
HUF Hungarian Forint
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
INR Indian Rupee
KZT Kazakhstani Tenge
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLN Polish Zloty
RON Romania New Leu
RUB Russian Ruble
THB Thailand Baht
TRY Turkish Lira
USD United States Dollar
UYU Uruguayan Peso
ZAR South African Rand
    
Country Weightings
Brazil 15%
Indonesia 11
South Africa 11
Malaysia 11
Poland 10
Mexico 9
Colombia 7
Other 26
Total 100%
% of total investments as of February 29, 2024.
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 29, 2024 were as follows:
Currency
Purchased
Currency
Amount
Purchased
Currency
Sold
Currency
Amount
Sold
Counterparty Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
BRL 1,210 USD 244 JPM 03/04/24 $— $(1)
CLP 54,000 USD 56 JPM 03/19/24 (1) — 
CNH 3,390 USD 472 JPM 03/28/24 (1)
CZK 3,900 USD 167 JPM 04/09/24 — (1)
HUF 76,200 USD 214 GS 04/09/24 (5)
IDR 895,000 USD 57 JPM 04/03/24 (1) — 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
($ reported in thousands)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 29, 2024 were as follows:
Currency
Purchased
Currency
Amount
Purchased
Currency
Sold
Currency
Amount
Sold
Counterparty Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
INR 9,500 USD 114 JPM 04/12/24 $—(1)   $— 
MXN 11,560 USD 675 JPM 03/15/24 2   — 
THB 19,400 USD 546 GS 04/10/24   (3)
THB 2,050 USD 58 JPM 04/10/24   (1)
TRY 3,700 USD 116 JPM 03/12/24 1   — 
USD 242 BRL 1,210 JPM 03/04/24   (2)
USD 13 RON 60 JPM 03/11/24 (1)   — 
USD 30 RUB 2,700 GS 03/12/24 (1)   — 
USD 14 TRY 450 JPM 03/12/24   — (1)
USD 170 COP 676,000 CITI 03/14/24   (2)
USD 374 MXN 6,430 JPM 03/15/24   (2)
USD 260 ZAR 4,930 JPM 03/18/24 3   — 
USD 25 PLN 100 JPM 03/25/24   — (1)
USD 117 CNH 840 JPM 03/28/24 (1)   — 
USD 67 CZK 1,550 JPM 04/09/24 1   — 
USD 15 THB 540 GS 04/10/24   — (1)
USD 57 THB 2,050 JPM 04/10/24   — (1)
USD 64 BRL 320 JPM 05/03/24 1   — 
ZAR 3,450 USD 179 JPM 03/18/24 1   — 
Total $9   $(17)
    
Footnote Legend:
(1) Amount is less than $500 (not in thousands).
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 1 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
  Total
Value at
February 29, 2024
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Assets:      
Debt Instruments:      
Foreign Government Securities $9,167   $9,167
Corporate Bonds and Notes 466   466
Other Financial Instruments:      
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 9   9
Total Assets 9,642   9,642
Liabilities:      
Other Financial Instruments:      
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (17)   (17)
Total Liabilities (17)   (17)
Total Investments $9,625   $9,625
There were no securities valued using quoted prices (Level 1) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at February 29, 2024.
There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 related to securities held at February 29, 2024.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS STONE HARBOR LOCAL MARKETS FUND NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2024
Note 1. Security Valuation
The Fund’s Board of Trustees has designated the investment adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities).
Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:
Equity securities are valued at the official closing price (typically last sale) on the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded or, if no closing price is available, at the last bid price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Illiquid, restricted equity securities and illiquid private placements are internally fair valued by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee, and are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Certain non-U.S. securities may be fair valued in cases where closing prices are not readily available or are deemed not reflective of readily available market prices. For example, significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that non-U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) that may impact the value of securities traded in these non-U.S. markets. In such cases, the Fund fair values non-U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non-U.S. security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”), and certain indexes, as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Because the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certain non-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.
Debt instruments, including convertible bonds, and restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing that considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, activity of the underlying equities, and current day trade information, as well as dealer supplied prices. These valuations are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Structured debt instruments, such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may also incorporate collateral analysis and utilize cash flow models for valuation and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Pricing services do not provide pricing for all securities and therefore indicative bids from dealers are utilized which are based on pricing models used by market makers in the security and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Debt instruments that are internally fair valued by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Listed derivatives, such as options and futures, that are actively traded are valued at the last posted settlement price from the exchange where they are principally traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts, swaps, swaptions, options and equity linked instruments, are valued based on model prices provided by independent pricing services or from dealer quotes. Depending on the derivative type and the specific terms of the transaction, these models vary and include observable inputs in actively quoted markets including but not limited to: underlying reference entity details, indices, spreads, interest rates, yield curves, dividend and exchange rates. These instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a bilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the last posted settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2 within the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments in closed-end funds and ETFs are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Each is categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for the Fund. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
For additional information about significant accounting policies, refer to the Fund’s most recent semi or annual report.
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