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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.66% 4.696B -- 56.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
18.75M 4.74% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide high current income while attempting to limit changes in the Fund's net asset value per share caused by interest rate changes. The Fund invests primarily in higher quality liquid securities across 14 bond market sectors. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD Medium Term
Peer Group Short-Intmdt Investment Grade Debt Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro Short/Intermediate Investment-Grade Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Short-Intmdt Investment Grade Debt 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: 85
-321.95M Peer Group Low
183.96M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 42
18.75M
-1.178B Peer Group Low
4.405B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 76
-214.99M Peer Group Low
787.32M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 85
-4.688B Peer Group Low
4.022B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 39
-715.07M Peer Group Low
4.738B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 88
-4.362B Peer Group Low
6.864B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 36
-771.60M Peer Group Low
4.426B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 99
-4.294B Peer Group Low
33.34B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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5%
0
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
-1.48%
5.28%
3.71%
-0.44%
-6.41%
6.31%
5.18%
4.89%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
7.11%
0.89%
2.35%
-0.29%
0.14%
-1.76%
4.90%
4.71%
3.19%
1.40%
4.31%
2.10%
1.79%
-9.76%
6.60%
7.56%
5.38%
0.90%
3.91%
5.75%
-0.64%
-6.16%
4.18%
3.64%
5.48%
0.07%
6.86%
5.94%
-0.78%
-5.46%
6.19%
4.93%
6.05%
As of December 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 3.75%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 3.60%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 879
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 5.13%
Effective Duration 2.29
Average Coupon 5.07%
Calculated Average Quality 2.952
Effective Maturity 13.07
Nominal Maturity 13.75
Number of Bond Holdings 874
As of September 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.04%
Stock 0.00%
Bond 98.09%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 1.87%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
United States of America USGB 1.625 02/15/2026 FIX USD Government 2.19% 99.61 0.01%
Other Assets less Liabilities
1.87% -- --
United States of America USGB 3.875 05/31/2027 FIX USD Government 1.62% 100.43 -0.05%
United States of America USGB 4.625 06/30/2026 FIX USD Government 1.41% 100.51 -0.01%
United States of America USGB 4.375 08/15/2026 FIX USD Government 1.31% 100.47 -0.02%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 01-JAN-2055 SD8494
1.07% -- --
Federal National Mortgage Association 01-OCT-2053 FA1728
1.00% -- --
01-DEC-2054 SL1127
0.98% -- --
Virtus Newfleet ABS/MBS ETF 0.98% 24.33 -0.14%
FNMA-New 6.0 09/25/2053 FIX USD Agency 0.79% 102.56 -0.03%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 1.00%
Actual Management Fee 0.41%
Administration Fee 31.03K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load 1.00%
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 2500.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 100.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide high current income while attempting to limit changes in the Fund's net asset value per share caused by interest rate changes. The Fund invests primarily in higher quality liquid securities across 14 bond market sectors. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD Medium Term
Peer Group Short-Intmdt Investment Grade Debt Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro Short/Intermediate Investment-Grade Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Short-Intmdt Investment Grade Debt Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 3.75%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 3.60%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 879
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 5.13%
Effective Duration 2.29
Average Coupon 5.07%
Calculated Average Quality 2.952
Effective Maturity 13.07
Nominal Maturity 13.75
Number of Bond Holdings 874
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 6/2/2003
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/28/2025
Share Classes
NARAX A
PIMSX Inst
PSTCX C
VMSSX Retirement
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
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:PMSTX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:PMSTX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:PMSTX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:PMSTX", "prospectus_objective")
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