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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
3.70% 8.44% 133.75M 182416.5
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
4.66% 76.00% -- Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund's primary investment objective is to maximize total return, which consists of income and capital appreciation on its investments in emerging markets securities. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in emerging markets securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Emerging Markets Bond
Category Index JPM EMBI Global Diversified TR USD
Global Category Name Emerging Markets Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization Emerging Markets Bond
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg EM USD Aggregate (^BBEMUSDATR)
Prospectus Objective Worldwide Bond
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers Inc
Prospectus Benchmark Index
JPM CEMBI Broad Diversified TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Darin Batchman 13.28 yrs
David Oliver 13.28 yrs
James Craige 13.28 yrs
Kumaran Damodaran 13.28 yrs
Peter Wilby 13.28 yrs
Richard Lange 13.28 yrs
Stuart Sclater-Booth 13.28 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 18, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
24.28%
-18.17%
45.14%
-31.12%
-10.88%
-27.78%
21.77%
22.18%
3.54%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
-3.23%
16.32%
-14.13%
25.43%
-2.82%
-7.04%
-14.13%
14.05%
-2.48%
16.30%
-12.31%
24.37%
0.74%
2.18%
-22.09%
19.11%
2.74%
27.27%
-19.79%
26.36%
-11.09%
-4.86%
-27.90%
20.67%
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12.91%
-12.48%
29.88%
3.00%
0.04%
-31.13%
17.08%
4.82%
As of April 18, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of September 30, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash -26.63% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 9.80% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 116.8% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund's primary investment objective is to maximize total return, which consists of income and capital appreciation on its investments in emerging markets securities. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in emerging markets securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Emerging Markets Bond
Category Index JPM EMBI Global Diversified TR USD
Global Category Name Emerging Markets Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization Emerging Markets Bond
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg EM USD Aggregate (^BBEMUSDATR)
Prospectus Objective Worldwide Bond
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers Inc
Prospectus Benchmark Index
JPM CEMBI Broad Diversified TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Darin Batchman 13.28 yrs
David Oliver 13.28 yrs
James Craige 13.28 yrs
Kumaran Damodaran 13.28 yrs
Peter Wilby 13.28 yrs
Richard Lange 13.28 yrs
Stuart Sclater-Booth 13.28 yrs

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