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Form 5500 (Schedule C) Information for Virtus Mutual Funds CAUTION FOR PLAN ADMINISTRATORS THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT IS NOT, AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE, LEGAL ADVICE TO PENSION PLANS SUBJECT TO FORM 5500 SCHEDULE C REPORTING OBLIGATIONS REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH ERISA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND IS ONLY INTENDED TO FURNISH INFORMATION TO SUCH PLANS TO ASSIST THEM IN COMPLYING WITH THE FORM 5500 SCHEDULE C REPORTING OBLIGATIONS. THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES OR PROVIDE ANY DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY SECURITIES LAWS. IT IS INTENDED SOLELY TO ASSIST PLANS IN COMPLYING WITH FORM 5500 SCHEDULE C REPORTING OBLIGATIONS. Reporting entities’ EINs: See below table Fund Information Location in Disclosure Documents Click here for the Mutual Fund Documents page of Virtus.com Fund Name: Front cover page of the Fund’s annual report Share Class: Fund Summary section of the Fund’s annual report Ticker symbol: Fund Summary section of the Fund’s annual report CUSIP: See Reporting EIN and CUSIP Information below Fiscal Year End: Front cover page of Fund’s annual report Total Fund Assets as of Fiscal Year End: Financial Highlights section of the Fund’s annual report Expense Ratio (net of waived fees): Disclosure of Fund Expenses section of the Fund’s annual report Fees and Expenses Location in Disclosure Documents Click here for the Mutual Fund Documents page of Virtus.com Management fees paid by the Fund: Fund Annual Report, in the following sections: Statements of Operations – Expenses – Investment Advisory Fees Shareholder fees (paid directly from the Fund Prospectus, in the following section: shareholder’s investment): Fees and Expenses – Shareholder Fees Annual Fund Operating Expenses (paid by Fund Prospectus, in the following section: a shareholder each year as a percentage of Fees and Expenses – Annual Fund Operating Expenses the investment): Administration and Transfer Agent Fees and Fund Annual Report, in the following sections: Expenses: Statements of Operations – Expenses Gifts and Entertainment Employees of the adviser and distributor of the Virtus Mutual Funds may occasionally give or receive gifts, meals or entertainment of moderate value, subject to internal policy and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The distributor of Virtus Mutual Funds follows FINRA Rule 3220 (The Gifts Rule) as guidance. It has been determined that gifts and entertainment allocable to ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) plans are of insubstantial value and below thresholds for Schedule C reporting of non-monetary compensation. Soft Dollars Research Received by Investment Subadvisers An investment subadviser may become eligible for soft dollar credits by sending trades and paying trade commissions to broker-dealers who both execute the trades and provide the investment subadviser with research services in the following forms: (1) research reports generated by the broker-dealer, (2) conferences with representatives of issuers, and/or (3) soft dollar credits that can be used to obtain research reports or services from others. The portion of any trade commission attributable to the soft dollar research services may not be identifiable. Unless information specifying soft dollar-related indirect compensation is included with these materials, the subadviser(s) managing your Fund(s) has(have) not reported any such compensation with respect to your Fund(s). Virtus Mutual Funds 2020 Soft Dollar and Research Compensation TOTAL SOFT DOLLAR FUND NAME BROKER NAME AND RESEARCH COMPENSATION VIRTUS CEREDEX LARGE-CAP VALUE EQUITY FUND BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC $12,901.26 BARCLAYS $30,660.23 BARCLAYS CAPITAL BBP $9.70 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC $13,500.37 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON $4,284.75 EVERCORE GROUP LLC $18,645.38 FRIEDMAN BILLINGS AND RAMSEY $377.59 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO $1,873.58 ITG INC $32,783.86 JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC $5,090.72 JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC $27,542.91 KEEFE BRUYETTE & WOODS INC $2,201.70 KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS $661.62 LIQUIDNET INC $51,227.74 MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED $11,129.08 MORGAN STANLEY & COMPANY LLC $1,277.23 OPPENHEIMER & CO INC $1,862.55 RAYMOND JAMES ASSOC INC $8,404.08 RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $11,408.48 SANFORD C BERNSTEIN & CO INC $276.87 STIFEL NICHOLAUS & CO INC $22,110.84 U S BANCORP PIPER JAFFRAY INC $468.54 UBS SECURITIES LLC $10,321.18 WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC $6,235.64 TOTAL SOFT DOLLAR FUND NAME BROKER NAME AND RESEARCH COMPENSATION VIRTUS CEREDEX MID-CAP VALUE EQUITY FUND BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC $23,455.89 BARCLAYS $50,345.42 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC $70,302.21 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON $27,807.35 EVERCORE GROUP LLC $3,475.40 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO $12,214.66 ITG INC $94,217.54 JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC $31,690.17 JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC $29,899.67 KEEFE BRUYETTE & WOODS INC $1,141.70 KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS $9,758.47 LIQUIDNET INC $181,717.86 MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED $4,365.53 MORGAN STANLEY & COMPANY LLC $5,460.15 OPPENHEIMER & CO INC $44,380.45 RAYMOND JAMES ASSOC INC $17,477.53 RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $64,476.91 SANFORD C BERNSTEIN & CO INC $8,092.49 STIFEL NICHOLAUS & CO INC $28,484.88 U S BANCORP PIPER JAFFRAY INC $1,580.24 UBS SECURITIES LLC $24,406.13 WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC $19,981.41 VIRTUS CEREDEX SMALL-CAP VALUE EQUITY FUND BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC $541.20 BARCLAYS $3,318.04 ITG INC $7,050.96 JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC $53,650.26 JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC $345.31 LIQUIDNET INC $14,727.24 OPPENHEIMER & CO INC $185.82 RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $9,004.10 STIFEL NICHOLAUS & CO INC $21,502.06 U S BANCORP PIPER JAFFRAY INC $2,128.50 VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS REAL ASSET FUND RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $16,027.68 VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC $54.16 MACQUARIE CAPITAL $81.96 MIZUHO SECURITIES CO $65.40 RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $0.00 SANTANDER INVESTMENT SECURITIES $1,962.08 STRATEGAS SECURITIES LLC $1,978.44 WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC $711.36 W OLFE RESEARCH $103.84 VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC $1,580.00 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC $133.44 JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC $968.00 KEMPEN AND CO $13,008.45 RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $5,782.60 SMBC NIKKO CAP $6,744.10 TOTAL SOFT DOLLAR FUND NAME BROKER NAME AND RESEARCH COMPENSATION VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SEC FUNDCITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC $60.41 KEMPEN AND CO $13,272.90 SMBC NIKKO CAP $3,547.04 VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC $5,822.60 JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC $3,216.00 MORGAN STANLEY & COMPANY LLC $1,572.00 RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $12,542.80 SMBC NIKKO CAP $17,208.24 VIRTUS DUFF & PHELPS SELECT MLP AND ENERGY FUND STRATEGAS SECURITIES LLC $172.00 TD SECURITIES LTD $180.00 TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES $614.40 VIRTUS KAR CAPITAL GROWTH FUND GOLDMAN SACHS & CO $859.20 JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC $496.00 LIQUIDNET INC $2,964.76 MORGAN STANLEY & COMPANY LLC $509.40 NEEDHAM & CO $3,159.60 RAYMOND JAMES ASSOC INC $1,460.80 SANFORD C BERNSTEIN & CO INC $2,224.52 STIFEL NICHOLAUS & CO INC $2,077.92 STRATEGAS SECURITIES LLC $8,256.20 SUNTRUST CAPITAL MARKET $976.24 VIRTUS KAR EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP FUND AUERBACH GRAYSON AND CO INC $14,574.72 BTG PACTUAL $14,885.87 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC $1,160.81 CLSA LTD $19,006.62 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON $3,664.03 DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC $3,903.76 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO $23,441.96 HSBC SECURITIES INC $978.00 INSTINET CORPORATION $684.40 JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC $3,017.52 JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC $34,580.22 KEPLER EQUITIES $311.34 KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES CO $30,774.52 LIQUIDNET INC $9,988.28 MACQUARIE CAPITAL $122,311.86 MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCO $336.74 MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED $7,974.06 MIRAE ASSET SECURITIES $24,710.11 MORGAN STANLEY & COMPANY LLC $35,720.21 NOMURA SECURITIES INTL INC $2,167.92 NUMIS SECURITIES LTD $7,909.49 RAYMOND JAMES ASSOC INC $1,404.00 RENCAP SECURITIES INC $7,936.69 SANFORD C BERNSTEIN & CO INC $50,704.23 WOOD AND COMPANY SECURITIES $582.97 VIRTUS KAR EQUITY INCOME FUND BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC $1,640.72 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC $1,003.12 KEEFE BRUYETTE & WOODS INC $519.96 LIQUIDNET INC $1,782.24 SUNTRUST CAPITAL MARKET $707.44 TOTAL SOFT DOLLAR FUND NAME BROKER NAME AND RESEARCH COMPENSATION VIRTUS KAR GLOBAL QUALITY DIVIDEND FUND AUERBACH GRAYSON AND CO INC $1,262.23 CARNEGIE AB $790.69 DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC $53.38 FORSYTH BARR LTD DUNEDIN $1,317.61 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO $725.71 JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC $2,015.00 LIQUIDNET INC $439.35 MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED $4,123.52 NUMIS SECURITIES LTD $4,561.59 RAYMOND JAMES ASSOC INC $2,362.40 SANFORD C BERNSTEIN & CO INC $1,715.32 STRATEGAS SECURITIES LLC $1,345.72 UBS SECURITIES LLC $2,929.58 VIRTUS KAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL-CAP FUND ABG SECURITIES $39,272.56 AUERBACH GRAYSON AND CO INC $87,119.82 BARCLAYS $613.45 BERENBERG BANK $57,816.09 BTG PACTUAL $14,611.12 CARNEGIE AB $133,315.99 CLSA LTD $57,818.78 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON $21,890.27 DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC $60,409.37 DANSKE BANK AS $10,790.65 DEN NORSKE BANK $27,570.42 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO $350,422.69 HELVEA SA $9,186.37 HSBC SECURITIES INC $13,664.18 ICHIYOSHI SECURITIES $263.88 ITAU UNIBANCO SA $2,584.96 JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC $22,056.88 JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC $73,894.20 KEPLER EQUITIES $73,732.54 KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES CO $49,552.69 LIQUIDNET INC $399,927.62 MACQUARIE CAPITAL $261,751.39 MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED