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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.55% 699.81M -- 59.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
69.07M 4.79% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks a high level of current income. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities issued by public and private companies, which are rated below investment grade while maintaining an average duration of less than three years and in derivatives and other synthetic instruments.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD High Yield
Peer Group Short High Yield Funds
Global Macro Bond High Yield
US Macro High Yield Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Short High Yield Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 64
-90.38M Peer Group Low
36.71M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 34
69.07M
-100.07M Peer Group Low
1.938B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 56
-49.44M Peer Group Low
348.43M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 57
-630.78M Peer Group Low
8.085B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 41
-146.27M Peer Group Low
839.42M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 96
-265.45M Peer Group Low
8.227B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 35
-123.51M Peer Group Low
1.553B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 99
-640.25M Peer Group Low
8.234B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
0.04%
7.48%
6.09%
5.45%
-5.21%
12.64%
7.63%
4.98%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
7.11%
--
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14.10%
5.83%
-5.54%
12.16%
9.47%
7.46%
-4.42%
15.40%
6.96%
8.10%
-12.02%
13.47%
6.69%
7.67%
-3.09%
14.95%
6.07%
4.96%
-12.49%
12.23%
7.23%
7.98%
As of December 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 6.97%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 5.91%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 187
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 6.66%
Effective Duration 1.90
Average Coupon 7.24%
Calculated Average Quality 5.545
Effective Maturity 5.484
Nominal Maturity 5.664
Number of Bond Holdings 184
As of September 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.52%
Stock 0.00%
Bond 96.08%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 3.40%
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Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.36%
Administration Fee 15.69K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 0.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks a high level of current income. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities issued by public and private companies, which are rated below investment grade while maintaining an average duration of less than three years and in derivatives and other synthetic instruments.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD High Yield
Peer Group Short High Yield Funds
Global Macro Bond High Yield
US Macro High Yield Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Short High Yield Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 6.97%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 5.91%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 187
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 6.66%
Effective Duration 1.90
Average Coupon 7.24%
Calculated Average Quality 5.545
Effective Maturity 5.484
Nominal Maturity 5.664
Number of Bond Holdings 184
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 2/1/2017
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/28/2025
Share Classes
ASHAX A
ASHCX C
ASHIX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:ASHSX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:ASHSX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:ASHSX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:ASHSX", "prospectus_objective")
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