Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number             811-22608                               

                              Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund                            

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

101 Munson Street

                                                         Greenfield, MA 01301-9683                                                     

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

William Renahan, Esq.

Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary for Registrant

100 Pearl Street

                                                   Hartford, CT 06103-4506                                             

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 270-7788

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2014

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedules of Investments are attached herewith.


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

          PAR VALUE

 

                VALUE      

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS—1.0%

  

California—0.7%

       

San Diego Tobacco Settlement Revenue Funding Corp. Bond Taxable 7.125%, 6/1/32

  $          659           $          647        

State of California Build America Bond Taxable 7.500%, 4/1/34

 

     

 

570     

 

  

 

     

 

813     

 

  

 

       

 

 

 

 

1,460     

 

 

  

 

Illinois—0.3%

       

State of Illinois Build America Bond Taxable 6.900%, 3/1/35

      700               774        
                                 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $2,011)

 

  

  

         

 

 

 

 

        2,234     

 

 

  

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—16.7%

  

Argentine Republic

       

Series X, 7.000%, 4/17/17

      500               449        

8.750%, 5/7/24

      530               481        

Series NY, 8.280%, 12/31/33(14)

      2,320               2,007        

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

       

RegS 8.250%, 10/13/24(4)

      570               366        

7.650%, 4/21/25

      1,845               1,144        

Commonwealth of Australia Series 130, 4.750%, 6/15/16

      1,645AUD          1,492        

Commonwealth of New Zealand

       

Series 415, 6.000%, 4/15/15

      1,400NZD          1,107        

Series 1217, 6.000%, 12/15/17

      705NZD          585        

Dominican Republic 144A 5.875%, 4/18/24(3)

      1,000               1,035        

Federative Republic of Brazil 8.500%, 1/5/24

      3,460BRL          1,279        

Mongolia 144A 4.125%, 1/5/18(3)

      800               760        

New South Wales, Australia Treasury Corp., Series 17 5.500%, 3/1/17

      435AUD          405        

Provincia de Neuquen, Argentina 144A 7.875%, 4/26/21(3)

      656               651        

Republic of Azerbaijan 144A 4.750%, 3/18/24(3)

      800               816        

Republic of Chile 5.500%, 8/5/20

      547,000CLP          965        

Republic of Colombia Treasury Note, Series B, 11.250%, 10/24/18

      998,500COP          589        

Republic of Costa Rica

       

144A 7.000%, 4/4/44(3)

      800               804        

7.000%, 4/4/44

      1,000               1,005        

Republic of Croatia 144A 6.375%, 3/24/21(3)

      1,420               1,548        

Republic of Ecuador 144A 7.950%, 6/20/24(3)

      800               843        
          PAR VALUE

 

                    VALUE      

 

 

Republic of El Salvador 144A 6.375%, 1/18/27(3)

  $          910             $          915       

Republic of Ghana 144A 8.125%, 1/18/26(3)

      400                 402       

Republic of Iceland 144A 5.875%, 5/11/22(3)

      1,180                 1,329       

Republic of Indonesia

         

Series FR30, 10.750%, 5/15/16

      17,941,000IDR            1,543       

Series FR55, 7.375%, 9/15/16

      9,877,000IDR            807       

Series FR63, 5.625%, 5/15/23

      7,482,000IDR            510       

Republic of Iraq RegS 5.800%, 1/15/28(4)

      890                 803       

Republic of Peru

         

GDN 144A 7.840%, 8/12/20(3)

      875PEN            345       

RegS 6.900%, 8/12/37(4)

      1,700PEN            594       

Republic of Slovak 144A 4.375%, 5/21/22(3)

      1,235                 1,316       

Republic of South Africa Series R203, 8.250%, 9/15/17

      8,060ZAR            734       

Republic of Uruguay 4.375%, 12/15/28

      26,551UYU (9)          1,200       

Russian Federation

         

144A 7.850%, 3/10/18(3)

      55,000RUB            1,327       

144A 4.875%, 9/16/23(3)

      2,000                 1,972       

United Mexican States

         

Series M, 6.000%, 6/18/15

      35,100MXN            2,666       

Series M, 6.500%, 6/9/22

            19,000MXN                    1,465       

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $39,108)

 

  

  

   

 

36,259    

 

  

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—3.9%

  

Non-Agency—3.9%

         

Aventura Mall Trust 13-AVM, C 144A 3.867%, 12/5/32(2)(3)

      448                 456       

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 03-2, CB3 5.750%, 4/25/33

      661                 686       

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 07 - C5, A1AM 5.870%, 9/15/40(2)

      490                 502       

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust 13-GC16, A2 3.033%, 11/10/46

      3,000                 3,097       

Hilton USA Trust 13-HLT, EFX 144A 5.609%, 11/5/30(2)(3)

      320                 325       

JPMorgan Chase (Bear Stearns) Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

         

05-PW10, AM 5.449%,
12/11/40(2)

      1,000                 1,042       

07-PW18, AM 6.084%, 6/11/50(2)

      1,400                 1,558       

JPMorgan Chase (Washington Mutual) Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 06-SL1, A 144A 4.465%, 11/23/43(2)(3)

      12                 12       
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

           PAR VALUE                  VALUE        

Non-Agency—(continued)

         

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 07-LDPX, AM 5.464%, 1/15/49(2)

  $           820             $         858       

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

  

    

(Identified Cost $8,502)

            8,536       

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—3.5%

  

    

American Homes 4 Rent 14-SFR2, C 144A 4.705%, 10/17/36(3)

       770                771       

Cheesecake Restaurant Holdings, Inc. 13-1A, A2 144A 4.474%, 3/20/43(3)

       806                814       

CIT Group Home Equity Loan Trust 03-1, A5 4.980%,
7/20/34(2)

       1,450                1,461       

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC 12-1A, A2 144A 5.216%, 1/25/42(3)

       1,449                1,531       

Drug Royalty LP I 12-1, A2 144A 5.800%, 7/15/24(3)

       639                659       

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 12-1A, A2 144A 4.212%,
10/15/42(3)

       455                453       

GSAA Home Equity Trust 05-12, AF3W 4.999%, 9/25/35(2)

       1,049                1,068       

Residential Asset Mortgage Trust 04-RZ1, M1 4.820%, 3/25/34(2)

       772                775       

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

  

    

(Identified Cost $7,273)

            7,532       

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES—92.3%

  

Consumer Discretionary—5.1%

  

    

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.

         

144A 10.250%, 7/13/16(3)

       1,115BRL           433       

144A 6.625%, 9/27/23(3)

       600                596       

Boyd Gaming Corp. 9.000%, 7/1/20

       325                342       

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.

         

144A 6.500%, 12/15/20(3)

       960                1,001       

144A 6.125%, 7/1/22(3)

       215                217       

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. 9.000%, 2/15/20

       750                583       

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC 144A 11.000%, 10/1/21(3)

       525                495       

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC 144A 9.375%, 5/1/22(3)

       540                475       

CCO Holdings LLC 5.250%, 9/30/22

       952                935       
           PAR VALUE                  VALUE        

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

    

Columbus International, Inc. 144A 7.375%, 3/30/21(3)

  $           225             $         235       

Grupo Televisa SAB 7.250%, 5/14/43

       8,000MXN           501       

Guitar Center, Inc. 144A 9.625%, 4/15/20(3)

       175                135       

iHeartCommunications, Inc. 10.000%, 1/15/18

       845                711       

JC Penney Corp., Inc. 8.125%, 10/1/19

       205                201       

MHGE Parent LLC 144A 8.500%, 8/1/19(3)

       620                588       

Numericable Group SA 144A 6.000%, 5/15/22(3)

       670                676       

Penn National Gaming, Inc. 5.875%, 11/1/21

       395                365       

QVC, Inc. 5.125%, 7/2/22

       690                725       

Toll Brothers Finance Corp. 6.750%, 11/1/19

       615                690       

VTR Finance B.V. 144A 6.875%, 1/15/24(3)

       555                576       

Wynn Macau Ltd. 144A 5.250%, 10/15/21(3)

       565                548       
         

 

 

 
         

 

 

 

 

 

11,028    

 

 

  

         

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.3%

         

Cosan Luxembourg SA 144A 5.000%, 3/14/23(3)

       300                288       

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. 7.375%, 3/15/21

       405                362       
         

 

 

 
         

 

 

 

 

650    

 

 

  

 

         

 

 

 

Energy—20.6%

         

Afren plc

         

144A 10.250%, 4/8/19(3)

       651                697       

144A 6.625%, 12/9/20(3)

       750                714       

California Resources Corp. 144A 6.000%, 11/15/24(3)

       630                649       

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP 144A 6.500%, 4/15/21(3)

       1,415                1,351       

CITGO Petroleum Corp. 144A 6.250%, 8/15/22(3)

       470                490       

Denbury Resources, Inc. 5.500%, 5/1/22

       770                765       

Dolphin Energy Ltd. 144A 5.500%, 12/15/21(3)

       2,000                2,235       

Ecopetrol SA 4.125%, 1/16/25

       865                837       

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. 7.500%, 12/15/21

       805                793       

EnQuest plc 144A 7.000%, 4/15/22(3)

       930                879       

Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV 144A 6.375%, 3/30/38(3)

       1,400                1,466       

FTS International, Inc. 144A 6.250%, 5/1/22(3)

       620                612       

Gazprom Neft OAO (GPN Capital SA) 144A 6.000%, 11/27/23(3)(7)

       335                317       

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA) 144A 4.950%, 2/6/28(3)(7)

       1,300                1,157       

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. 6.375%, 3/15/22

       1,700                1,649       

Hercules Offshore, Inc. 144A 10.250%, 4/1/19(3)

       625                595       
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

          PAR VALUE

 

                VALUE      

 

 

Energy—(continued)

       

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC

       

144A 4.400%, 4/30/23(3)

  $          1,275           $          1,226        

144A 5.750%, 4/30/43(3)

      300               281        

Lukoil OAO International Finance BV

       

144A 6.125%, 11/9/20(3)(7)

      1,100               1,105        

144A 4.563%, 4/24/23(3)

      800               718        

MEG Energy Corp. 144A 7.000%, 3/31/24(3)

      500               519        

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC 144A 6.700%, 9/15/19(3)

      2,000               2,270        

New Field Exploration Co.(The) 5.625%, 7/1/24

      1,200               1,287        

NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL Energy Finance Corp.) 144A 5.125%, 7/15/19(3)

      520               512        

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. 144A 6.750%, 10/1/22(3)

      1,459               1,514        

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. 144A 5.375%, 1/26/19(3)

      1,040               1,057        

Parker Drilling Co.(The) 144A 6.750%, 7/15/22(3)

      350               353        

Pertamina Persero PT

       

144A 4.300%, 5/20/23(3)

      1,200               1,143        

144A 6.000%, 5/3/42(3)

      1,200               1,152        

Petrobras Global Finance BV 6.250%, 3/17/24

      770               805        

Petrobras International Finance Co. 6.750%, 1/27/41(13)

      3,275               3,293        

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

       

Series 2015, 5.000%, 10/28/15

      325               279        

RegS 8.500%, 11/2/17(4)

      4,260               3,365        

144A 6.000%, 5/16/24(3)

      2,120               1,100        

Petroleos Mexicanos 144A 6.375%, 1/23/45(3)

      1,500               1,696        

QGOG Constellation SA 144A 6.250%, 11/9/19(3)

      955               957        

Rosetta Resources, Inc. 5.875%, 6/1/24

      945               930        

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.625%, 2/1/21

      675               697        

Transocean, Inc. 3.800%, 10/15/22

      1,005               923        

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA 144A 4.250%, 4/30/28(3)

      1,350               1,279        

Tullow Oil plc 144A 6.000%, 11/1/20(3)

      930               935        
       

 

 

 

 

44,602     

 

 

  

 

Financials—40.2%

       

Aircastle Ltd. 5.125%, 3/15/21

      1,470               1,455        

Akbank TAS 144A 7.500%,
2/5/18(3)

      1,145TRY          447        

Alfa Bank OJSC (Alfa Bond Issuance plc) 144A 7.750%, 4/28/21(3)(7)

      925               927        

Allstate Corp. (The) 5.750%, 8/15/53(2)(6)

      2,460               2,620        
          PAR VALUE

 

                VALUE      

 

 

Financials—(continued)

       

ALROSA Finance S.A. 144A 7.750%, 11/3/20(3)

  $          750           $          775        

Apollo Management Holdings LP 144A 4.000%, 5/30/24(3)

      785               790        

Banco ABC Brasil S.A. 144A 7.875%, 4/8/20(3)

      800               859        

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer S.A. 144A 6.500%, 3/10/21(3)

      1,750               1,908        

Banco Bradesco S.A. 144A 5.750%, 3/1/22(3)(6)

      2,000               2,065        

Banco Continental S.A. RegS 5.500%, 11/18/20(4)(7)

      2,000               2,160        

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A 6.125%, 4/24/27(2)(3)

      1,225               1,308        

Banco de Credito e Inversiones 144A 4.000%, 2/11/23(3)

      1,860               1,836        

Banco do Brasil SA

       

RegS 5.375%, 1/15/21(4)

      525               536        

144A 9.250%, 10/31/49(2)(3)(5)(6)

      1,425               1,468        

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA 144A 6.625%, 3/19/29(2)(3)

      1,260               1,367        

Banco Santander Brasil SA 144A 8.000%, 3/18/16(3)

      600BRL          234        

Banco Santander Chile 144A 3.875%, 9/20/22(3)

      1,750               1,724        

Banco Santander Mexico SA 144A 5.950%, 1/30/24(2)(3)(6)

      1,000               1,058        

Banco Votorantim S.A. 144A 7.375%, 1/21/20(3)

      1,900               2,103        

Bancolombia S.A. 5.125%, 9/11/22

      1,220               1,224        

Bank of China Hong Kong Ltd. 144A 5.550%, 2/11/20(3)

      1,500               1,613        

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A 7.750%, 7/5/17(3)

      745               798        

Braskem Finance Ltd. 144A 5.750%, 4/15/21(3)

      2,200               2,251        

Brazil Loan Trust 1 144A 5.477%, 7/24/23(3)

      1,100               1,144        

Caixa Economica Federal 144A 7.250%, 7/23/24(2)(3)

      920               925        

Carlyle Holdings Finance LLC 144A 3.875%, 2/1/23(3)

      810               832        

China Cinda Finance Ltd. 144A 4.000%, 5/14/19(3)

      1,250               1,255        

Chubb Corp. (The) 6.375%, 3/29/67(2)(13)

      2,175               2,384        

Corp Andina de Fomento 8.125%, 6/4/19

      1,000               1,232        

CorpGroup Banking S.A. 144A 6.750%, 3/15/23(3)

      1,000               1,004        

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd. 144A 7.250%, 4/4/21(3)

      1,000               983        

Credit Bank of Moscow 144A 7.700%, 2/1/18(3)(7)

      220               216        

Development Bank of Kazakhstan OJSC 144A 4.125%,
12/10/22(3)

      845               799        
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

          PAR VALUE

 

                VALUE      

 

 

Financials—(continued)

       

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP 144A 5.000%,
8/1/21(3)

  $          925           $          916        

Eurasian Development Bank 144A 4.767%, 9/20/22(3)

      1,600               1,550        

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. 144A 8.750%, 10/30/18(3)

      635               595        

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. 6.750%, 4/1/21

      465               486        

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. 7.250%, 12/15/21

      1,400               1,615        

Genworth Holdings, Inc. 4.900%, 8/15/23

      1,060               1,093        

GLP Capital LP (GLP Financing II, Inc.)

       

4.375%, 11/1/18

      25               25        

4.875%, 11/1/20

      710               724        

5.375%, 11/1/23

      20               20        

Guanay Finance Ltd. 144A 6.000%, 12/15/20(3)

      950               1,008        

Hospitality Properties Trust 4.500%, 3/15/25

      745               734        

HSBC Finance Corp. 6.676%, 1/15/21

      1,900               2,228        

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12, 144A
6.000% (2)(3)(5)(6)

      1,560               1,675        

International Lease Finance Corp.

       

3.875%, 4/15/18

      195               194        

5.875%, 8/15/22

      2,310               2,414        

Itau Unibanco Holding SA RegS 5.650%, 3/19/22(4)

      900               905        

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. 144A 8.875%, 3/19/18(3)

      1,200               1,221        

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 144A 6.950%, 7/10/42(3)

      800               866        

Macquarie Group Ltd.

       

144A 6.000%, 1/14/20(3)

      1,100               1,235        

144A 6.250%, 1/14/21(3)

      325               368        

Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt. 144A 6.250%, 10/21/20(3)

      400               444        

Morgan Stanley

       

144A 10.090%, 5/3/17(3)

      6,050BRL          2,412        

Series H, 5.450%, 12/29/49(2)

      120               119        

Navient LLC 5.500%, 1/25/23

      1,515               1,456        

Nordea Bank AB 144A 4.250%, 9/21/22(3)

      2,035               2,093        

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd. 144A 4.250%, 6/19/24(3)

      1,500               1,498        

PennantPark Investment Corp. 4.500%, 10/1/19

      650               654        

PKO Finance AB 144A 4.630%, 9/26/22(3)(7)

      1,805               1,875        

Progressive Corp. (The) 6.700%, 6/15/37(2)

      2,160               2,367        
          PAR VALUE

 

                VALUE      

 

 

Financials—(continued)

       

Prudential Financial, Inc.

       

5.875%, 9/15/42(2)

  $          2,500           $          2,650        

5.625%, 6/15/43(2)(6)

      400               417        

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC (RSHB Capital SA)

       

144A 5.298%, 12/27/17(3)

      650               635        

144A 5.100%, 7/25/18(3)(7)

      750               725        

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA 144A 5.900%, 10/17/22(3)(7)

      2,200               2,107        

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America 144A 4.375%, 9/15/54(2)(3)

      640               645        

Telecom Italia Capital SA 7.175%, 6/18/19

      725               819        

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A 5.250%, 9/13/22(3)

      1,095               1,082        

Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance plc RegS 8.375%, 4/27/15(4)(7)

      470               397        

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc) 144A 6.800%, 11/22/25(3)(7)

      1,400               1,365        

VTB Bank OJSC (VTB Capital SA) 144A 6.000%, 4/12/17(3)(7)

      525               524        

Walter Investment Management Corp. 144A 7.875%, 12/15/21(3)

      780               772        
   

 

 

 

 

87,228     

 

 

  

 

Health Care—0.6%

       

Catamaran Corp. 4.750%, 3/15/21

      520               502        

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. 144A 5.750%, 8/1/22(3)

      365               369        

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 144A 5.500%, 3/1/19(3)

      435               438        
   

 

 

 

 

1,309     

 

 

  

 

Industrials—7.0%

       

AAR Corp. 7.250%, 1/15/22

      710               767        

ADT Corp. (The) 6.250%, 10/15/21

      920               955        

Air Canada Pass-Through-Trust, 13-1, B 144A 5.375%,
5/15/21(3)

      360               369        

Alfa SAB de CV 144A 5.250%, 3/25/24(3)

      1,200               1,278        

America West Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

       

99-1, G 7.930%, 1/2/19

      747               831        

01-1, G 7.100%, 4/2/21

      1,507               1,680        

American Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 14-1, B 4.375%, 10/1/22

      1,050               1,066        
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

          PAR VALUE

 

                VALUE      

 

 

Industrials—(continued)

       

Avianca Holdings SA (Avianca Leasing LLC) 144A 8.375%, 5/10/20(3)

  $          900           $          965        

Bombardier, Inc.

       

144A 4.750%, 4/15/19(3)

      455               454        

144A 6.125%, 1/15/23(3)

      900               906        

DP World Ltd. 144A 6.850%, 7/2/37(3)

      1,000               1,121        

ESAL GmbH 144A 6.250%, 2/5/23(3)

      980               955        

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 02-1, G2 6.264%, 11/20/21

      638               690        

Odebrecht Finance Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 4/25/18(3)

      350BRL          129        

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. 144A 5.250%, 3/15/22(3)

      220               221        

Transnet SOC Ltd. 144A 4.000%, 7/26/22(3)

      1,000               941        

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust 11-1, A 7.125%, 10/22/23

      846               982        

UAL Pass-Through-Trust 07-01, A 6.636%, 7/2/22

      837               904        
   

 

 

 

 

15,214     

 

 

  

 

Information Technology—2.1%

  

   

Avaya, Inc. 144A 7.000%, 4/1/19(3)

      1,285               1,257        

First Data Corp. 11.750%, 8/15/21

      850               988        

Sensata Technologies BV 144A 4.875%, 10/15/23(3)

      970               941        

Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. 144A 8.750%, 4/1/22(3)

      570               428        

VeriSign, Inc. 4.625%, 5/1/23

      950               921        
   

 

 

 

 

4,535     

 

 

  

 

Materials—8.7%

       

Alpek SA de C.V. 144A 5.375%, 8/8/23(3)

      1,230               1,273        

Cascades, Inc. 144A 5.500%, 7/15/22(3)

      710               691        

Cemex SAB de CV 144A 9.500%, 6/15/18(3)

      695               777        

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile 144A 3.750%, 11/4/20(3)

      940               966        

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A 6.125%, 12/15/20(3)

      415               414        

EuroChem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC 144A 5.125%,
12/12/17(3)(7)

      425               416        

Evraz Group S.A. 144A 6.500%, 4/22/20(3)

      775               712        

FMG Resources Property Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 11/1/19(3)

      1,050               1,089        

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A 7.000%, 1/20/20(3)

      1,040               1,170        

Gerdau Trade, Inc. 144A 5.750%, 1/30/21(3)

      600               619        

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp. 6.625%, 4/15/20

      720               727        

Inversiones CMPC S.A. 144A 4.375%, 5/15/23(3)

      1,000               971        
          PAR VALUE

 

                VALUE      

 

 

Materials—(continued)

       

Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (OCP) 144A 5.625%, 4/25/24(3)

  $          1,500           $          1,560        

Samarco Mineracao SA 144A 5.375%, 9/26/24(3)

      925               914        

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH 144A 6.625%, 4/15/21(3)

      1,500               1,560        

Tronox Finance LLC 6.375%, 8/15/20

      805               813        

United States Steel Corp. 6.875%, 4/1/21

      965               1,033        

Vale Overseas Ltd. 4.375%, 1/11/22

      1,315               1,325        

Vedanta Resources plc 144A 9.500%, 7/18/18(3)

      1,650               1,897        
   

 

 

 

 

18,927     

 

 

  

 

Telecommunication Services—4.6%

  

 

America Movil SAB de C.V. Series 12 6.450%, 12/5/22

      8,000MXN          576        

Axtel SAB de CV 144A 8.000%, 1/31/20(2)(3)

      360               358        

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV 144A 5.125%, 3/11/23(3)

      1,430               1,511        

Comcel Trust 144A 6.875%,
2/6/24(3)

      570               603        

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 9/30/20(3)

      1,075               1,113        

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. 144A 4.875%, 10/30/24(3)

      415               425        

Koninklijke KPN NV 144A 7.000%, 3/28/73(2)(3)(6)

      955               990        

Millicom International Cellular SA 144A 6.625%, 10/15/21(3)

      250               261        

Sprint Corp. 144A 7.250%,
9/15/21(3)

      710               741        

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

       

6.125%, 1/15/22

      450               454        

6.836%, 4/28/23

      290               299        

6.500%, 1/15/24

      325               330        

Vimpel Communications OJSC 144A 7.748%, 2/2/21(3)(7)

      1,000               1,035        

Windstream Corp. 7.750%, 10/15/20

      1,150               1,216        
   

 

 

 

 

9,912     

 

 

  

 

Utilities—3.1%

       

AmeriGas Partners LP 6.750%, 5/20/20

      1,200               1,254        

Calpine Corp.

       

144A 6.000%, 1/15/22(3)

      50               53        

144A 7.875%, 1/15/23(3)

      678               741        

Electricite de France SA 144A 5.250% (2)(3)(5)(6)

      1,325               1,347        

Enel SpA 144A 8.750%,
9/24/73(2)(3)(6)

      380               442        

Israel Electric Corp Ltd. 144A 6.875%, 6/21/23(3)

      725               826        

Majapahit Holding BV 144A 7.750%, 1/20/20(3)

      540               628        
 

 

5


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

          PAR VALUE

 

                VALUE      

 

 

Utilities—(continued)

       

RJS Power Holdings LLC 144A 5.125%, 7/15/19(3)

  $          525           $          522        

State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd. 144A 4.125%, 5/7/24(3)

      990               1,015        
      6,828        
                                 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

(Identified Cost $200,659)

 

  

  

            200,233        

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—15.2%

  

 

Consumer Discretionary—3.6%

       

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

       

Tranche B-4, 10.500%, 10/31/16

      571               550        

Tranche B-7, 9.750%, 1/28/18

      230               219        

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC Tranche B, First Lien 6.250%, 5/8/21

      314               299        

CBAC Borrower LLC Tranche B, 8.250%, 7/2/20

      675               690        

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc. 4.250%, 12/23/20

      841               828        

Granite Broadcasting Corp. Tranche B, First Lien 6.750%, 5/23/18

      197               197        

Landry’s, Inc. Tranche B, 4.000%, 4/24/18

      1,077               1,070        

Marina District Finance Co., Inc. 6.750%, 8/15/18

      430               431        

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B, 7.250%, 11/9/18

      630               640        

Radio One, Inc. Tranche 2011, 7.500%, 3/31/16

      1,005               1,022        

Scientific Games International, Inc. Tranche B-2, 0.000%, 9/17/21(8)

      535               525        

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority 6.250%, 8/29/19

      472               484        

TWCC Holding Corp. Second Lien, 7.000%, 6/26/20

      881               866        
   

 

 

 

 

7,821     

 

 

  

 

Energy—2.4%

       

Arch Coal, Inc. 0.000%, 5/16/18(8)

      934               857        

Chief Exploration & Development LLC Second Lien 7.500%, 5/16/21

      682               683        

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc. 5.500%, 7/25/21

      479               466        

Fieldwood Energy LLC Closing Date Loan, Second Lien, 8.375%, 9/30/20

      913               918        

Jonah Energy LLC Second Lien, 7.500%, 5/12/21

      456               453        

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC Second Lien, 8.750%, 12/31/18

      825               826        
          PAR VALUE

 

                VALUE      

 

 

Energy—(continued)

       

Templar Energy LLC Second Lien, 8.500%, 11/25/20

  $          915           $          889        
   

 

 

 

 

5,092     

 

 

  

 

Financials—1.3%

       

Altisource Solutions S.A.R.L. Tranche B, 4.500%, 12/9/20

      363               345        

Asurion LLC Second Lien, 0.000%, 3/3/21(8)

      810               821        

Capital Automotive LP Second Lien, 0.000%, 4/30/20(8)

      454               461        

iStar Financial, Inc. Tranche A-2, 7.000%, 3/19/17

      1,220               1,254        
   

 

 

 

 

2,881     

 

 

  

 

Health Care—1.6%

       

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

       

First Lien, 6.750%, 7/2/18

      249               250        

Second Lien, 11.000%, 1/2/19

      161               163        

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. Tranche B, 6.500%, 10/18/19

      757               759        

InVentiv Health, Inc. Tranche B-4 7.750%, 5/15/18

      755               750        

MMM Holdings, Inc. 9.750%, 12/12/17

      224               224        

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc. 9.750%, 12/12/17

      163               163        

Regional Care, Inc. (RCHP, Inc.) First Lien, 6.000%, 4/23/19

      552               553        

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

       

Second Lien, 9.750%, 4/10/20

      342               343        

0.000%, 7/24/20(8)

      64               64        

Second Lien, 0.000%,
7/23/21(8)

      241               238        
   

 

 

 

 

3,507     

 

 

  

 

Industrials—2.3%

       

Brock Holdings Ill, Inc. First Lien, 6.000%, 3/16/17

      613               601        

Commercial Barge Line Co. First Lien, 7.500%, 9/22/19

      793               798        

DynCorp International, Inc. 0.000%, 7/7/16(8)

      625               622        

Filtration Group Corp. Second Lien, 8.250%, 11/22/21

      785               788        

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

       

Tranche B-3, 7.000%, 5/22/18

      517               523        

Tranche B-4, 6.000%, 8/4/19

      148               149        

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.) 4.250%, 6/30/21

      1,026               1,013        

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B, 5.750%, 8/17/17

      507               510        
   

 

 

 

 

5,004     

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

6


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

          PAR VALUE                 VALUE        

Information Technology—3.1%

  

   

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien, 7.500%, 1/24/22

  $          48             $          48       

Attachmate Group, Inc. (The) First Lien, 7.250%, 11/22/17

      480                481       

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

       

4.000%, 5/31/19

      467                459       

Second Lien, 9.500%, 6/26/20

      585                585       

Deltek, Inc. Second Lien, 0.000%, 10/10/19

      1,087               1,104       

Excelitas Technologies Corp. Tranche B, 6.000%, 11/2/20

      572                573       

First Data Corp. 3.655%, 3/23/18

      1,125               1,105       

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien, 9.750%, 4/30/20

      959                991       

Mitchell International, Inc. Second Lien, 8.500%, 10/11/21

      300                301       

RP Crown Parent LLC Second Lien, 11.250%, 12/21/19

      872                833       

Wall Street Systems, Inc. 4.500%, 4/30/21

      251                249       
       

 

 

 
          6,729       
       

 

 

 

Materials—0.8%

       

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (Algoma Steel, Inc.) 12.250%, 11/15/14

      1,297               1,301       

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Resources Property Ltd. 3.750%, 6/30/19

      464                455       
       

 

 

 
          1,756       
       

 

 

 

Utilities—0.1%

       

ExGen Renewables I LLC 5.250%, 2/6/21

      188                190       
       

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $33,147)

 

  

  

           

 

32,980    

 

  

 

         

 

    SHARES    

             

PREFERRED STOCKS—3.3%

  

   

Energy—0.5%

       

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, 144A, 4.875%(2)(3)

      1,100(10)           1,111       
       

 

 

 

Financials—2.8%

       

Citigroup, Inc. Series J, 7.125%

      30,800               823       

General Electric Capital Corp. Series B, 6.250%(2)

      500(10)           539       

General Electric Capital Corp. Series C, 5.250%(2)

      600(10)           601       
            SHARES                     VALUE        

Financials—(continued)

       

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Series L, 5.700%(2)

      210(10)       $          213        

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Q, 5.150%(2)

      960(10)           914        

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) Series R, 4.850%(2)

      890(10)           843        

Wells Fargo & Co. Series K, 7.980%(2)

      840(10)           919        

Zions Bancorp, 6.950%

      47,150               1,256        
       

 

 

 
          6,108        

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Identified Cost $7,238)

 

  

  

           

 

7,219      

 

  

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS—0.1%

  

   

Call Options—0.0%

       

S&P 500® Index Fund expiration 10/3/14 strike price $2,100(11)

      1,012                0        

S&P 500® Index Fund expiration 10/3/14 strike price $2,100(11)

      931                9        
       

 

 

 
          9        
       

 

 

 

Put Options—0.1%

       

S&P 500® Index Fund expiration 10/3/14 strike price $1,825(11)

      931                98        

S&P 500® Index Fund expiration 10/3/14 strike price $1,895(11)

      1,012                76        
       

 

 

 
          174        

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS —0.1%

(Premiums Received $326)

 

  

  

           

 

183     

 

  

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—136.0%

(Identified Cost $298,264)

 

  

  

           

 

295,176(12)  

 

  

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE WRITTEN OPTIONS — 136.0%

(Identified Cost $298,264)

 

  

  

      295,176(1)    

WRITTEN OPTIONS—(0.4)%

  

   

Call Options—0.0%

       

S&P 500® Index Fund expiration 10/10/14 strike price $2,050(11)

      931                (23)        

S&P 500® Index Fund expiration 10/3/14 strike price $2,060(11)

      1,012                (5)        
       

 

 

 
          (28)        
       

 

 

 
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

      SHARES             VALUE        

Put Options—(0.4)%

   

S&P 500® Index Fund expiration 10/10/14 strike price $1,890(11)

    931          $ (391)        

S&P 500® Index Fund expiration 10/3/14 strike price $1,955(11)

    1,012            (537)        
   

 

 

 
      (928)        
   

 

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS—(0.4)%

(Premiums Received $845)

 

      (956)(1)     
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS NET OF WRITTEN OPTIONS — 135.6%

(Identified Cost $297,419)

      294,220(1)      

Other assets and liabilities, net—(36.0)%

      (78,137)        
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

     $                217,039         
   

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

GDN Global Depository Notes
PIK Payment-in-Kind Security

Footnote Legend:

(1)  Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at September 30, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.
(2)  Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2014.
(3)  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 September 30, 2014, these securities amounted to a value of $150,149 or 69.2% of net assets.
(4)  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.
(5)  No contractual maturity date.
(6)  Interest payments may be deferred.
(7)  This Note was issued for the sole purpose of funding a loan agreement between the issuer and the borrower. As the credit risk for this security lies solely with the borrower, the name represented here is that of the borrower.
(8)  This loan will settle after September 30, 2014, at which time the interest rate, based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.
(9)  Principal amount is adjusted according to local inflation Index.
(10)  Value shown as par value.
(11)  Non-income producing.
(12)  All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for the borrowings.
(13)  All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options.
(14)  Security in default.

Foreign Currencies:

AUD   Australian Dollar
BRL   Brazilian Real
CLP   Chilean Peso
COP   Colombian Peso
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
MXN   Mexican Peso
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
PEN   Peruvian Nuevo Sol
RUB   Russian Ruble
TRY   Turkish Lira
UYU   Uruguayan Peso
ZAR South African Rand

 

    

 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †        

United States

     42%   

Brazil

     6      

Mexico

     5      

Cayman Islands

     3      

Chile

     3      

Luxembourg

     3      

Venezuela

     3      

Other

     35      

Total

     100%   

 

 

 

† % of total investments net of written options as of September 30, 2014

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

     

Total Value

at

    September 30,    
2014

    

Level 1

    Quoted    
Prices

    

Level 2

Significant
Observable
Inputs

      

Debt Securities:

           

  Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 7,532       $       $ 7,532      

  Corporate Bonds

     200,233                 200,233      

  Foreign Government Securities

     36,259                 36,259      

  Loan Agreements

     32,980                 32,980      

  Mortgage-Backed Securities

     8,536                 8,536      

  Municipal Bonds

     2,234                 2,234      

Equity Securities:

           

  Preferred Stock

     7,219         2,079         5,140      

  Purchased Options

     183         183              

Total Investments before Written Options

   $             295,176       $             2,262       $             292,914      

  Written Options

   $ (956)       $ (956)       $      

Total Investments Net of Written Options

   $ 294,220       $ 1,306       $ 292,914      

There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period.

The following is a reconciliation of assets of the Fund for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

         Asset-            
     Backed            
    Securities            

Beginning Balance December 31, 2013:

       $         474     

Accrued Discount/(Premium)

     -      (c)

Realized Gain (Loss)

     9     

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     2     

Purchases

     (485)     

(Sales)(b)

     -     

Transfers Into Level 3 (a)

     -     

Transfers from Level 3 (a)

     -     
  

 

 

Ending Balance September 30, 2014

  

 

    $

 

 

-

 

 

  

 

 
  

 

 

(a) “Transfers into and/or from” represent the ending value as of September 30, 2014, for any investment security where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

(b)  Includes paydowns on securities.

(c)  Amount is less than $500.


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1— SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its Schedule of Investments in conformity with accounting principals generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Schedule of Investments. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

A. SECURITY VALUATION

Security valuation procedures for the Fund, which include, nightly price variance, as well as back-testing such as bi-weekly unchanged price, monthly secondary source and transaction analysis, have been approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”). All internally fair valued securities are approved by a valuation committee (the “Valuation Committee”) appointed by the Board. The Valuation Committee is comprised of certain members of management as identified by the Board and convenes independently from portfolio management. All internally fair valued securities are updated daily and reviewed in detail by the Valuation Committee monthly unless changes occur within the period. The Valuation Committee reviews the validity of any model inputs and any changes to the model. Fair valuations are ratified by the Board at least quarterly.

The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.

 

    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 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. Restricted equity securities and private placements that are not widely traded, are illiquid or are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, 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 ADRs, financial futures, ETFs, and certain indexes as well as


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

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 securities, including 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, 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 securities that are not widely traded, are illiquid, or are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Listed derivatives that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts and equity linked instruments, do not require material subjectivity as pricing inputs are observed from actively quoted markets and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments in closed-end mutual funds are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Both are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Short-term notes having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities, which primarily include investments of the Fund, 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.

NOTE 2—ILLIQUID AND RESTRICTED SECURITIES

Investments are generally considered illiquid if they cannot be disposed of within seven days in the ordinary course of business at the approximate amount at which such securities have been valued by the Series. Additionally, the following information is also considered in determining liquidity: the frequency of trades and quotes for the investment, whether the investment is listed for trading on a recognized domestic exchange and/or whether two or more brokers are willing to purchase or sell the security at a comparable price, the extent of market making activity in the investment and the nature of the market for investment. Illiquid securities are noted as such in each Series’ Schedule of Investments, where applicable.

Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended. Generally 144A, securities are excluded from this category, except where defined as illiquid.

At September 30, 2014 the Fund did not hold any illiquid and restricted securities.

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 3— FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

($ reported in thousands)

At September 30, 2014, federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

            Net      
        Federal   Unrealized   Unrealized        Appreciation 

        Tax Cost

 

Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

 (Depreciation)

Investments $298,269        

  $        6,528       $(9,621)           $(3,093)    

Written
Options (845)            

       56          (167)           (111)      

NOTE 4— SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the Schedule of Investments was available for issuance, and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders

 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

 

                               Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

          /s/ George R. Aylward

 
 

        George R. Aylward, President

 
 

        (principal executive officer)

 

Date

 

    November 26, 2014

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

        /s/ George R. Aylward

 
 

        George R. Aylward, President

 
 

        (principal executive officer)

 

Date

 

    November 26, 2014

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

        /s/ W. Patrick Bradley

 
 

        W. Patrick Bradley, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

        and Treasurer

  
 

        (principal financial officer)

  

Date

 

    November 26, 2014

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.