Investment Strategy |
Sep. 30, 2025 |
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| Virtus KAR Capital Growth Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund invests in a select group of large market capitalization growth companies believed by the fund’s subadviser to be undervalued relative to their future growth potential. The investment strategy emphasizes companies the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk, and to be able to grow over market cycles. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 65% of its assets in equity securities of large market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers large market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the Russell 1000® Growth Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 1000® Growth Index over the past three years was $304 million to $4.53 trillion. The fund may also invest in small and medium capitalization companies. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 50 securities at any given time. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 65% of its assets in equity securities of large market capitalization companies. |
| Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of primarily mature high-quality U.S. companies, or companies with significant economic ties to the U.S., that pay dividends. The fund may invest in issuers of securities that are traded on a non-U.S. exchange if the fund’s subadviser considers the issuer a U.S. company or a company with notable economic ties to the U.S., including through depositary receipts. The investment strategy emphasizes companies the subadviser believes to have a durable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk and to be able to grow over market cycles. The fund typically invests in the securities of medium to large capitalization companies, but it is not limited to investing in the securities of companies of any particular size. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in dividend paying equity securities. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 50 securities at any given time. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in dividend paying equity securities. |
| Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Core Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation in the medium capitalization sector while seeking to provide the risk characteristics of the less volatile large capitalization S&P 500® Index. The fund invests in a select group of medium market capitalization companies believed by the subadviser to be undervalued relative to their future growth potential. The investment strategy emphasizes companies believed by the subadviser to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk and to be able to grow over market cycles. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of medium market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers medium market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the Russell Midcap® Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell Midcap® Index over the past three years was $125 million to $311 billion. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 35 securities at any given time. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of medium market capitalization companies. |
| Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Growth Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund invests in a select group of medium market capitalization growth companies believed by the subadviser to be undervalued relative to their future growth potential. The investment strategy emphasizes companies believed by the subadviser to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk, and to be able to grow over market cycles. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of medium market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers medium market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the Russell Midcap® Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell Midcap® Index over the past three years was $125 million to $311 billion. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 50 securities at any given time. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of medium market capitalization companies. |
| Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation in the small capitalization market while seeking to incur less risk than the small capitalization market. The fund invests in a select group of small market capitalization companies believed by the fund’s subadviser to possess sustainable competitive advantages at prices the subadviser deems attractive. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers small market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Index over the past three years was $43,500 to $58.5 billion. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 20 to 40 securities at any given time. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small market capitalization companies. |
| Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation in the small capitalization market while seeking to incur less risk than the small capitalization growth market. The fund invests in a select group of small market capitalization companies believed by the fund’s subadviser to possess sustainable competitive advantages at prices the subadviser deems attractive. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers small market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Growth Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Growth Index over the past three years was $93,600 to $56.5 billion. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 20 to 40 securities at any given time. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small market capitalization companies. |
| Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation in the small market capitalization sector while seeking to incur less risk than the small capitalization value market. The fund invests in a select group of small market capitalization companies believed by the fund’s subadviser to be undervalued relative to their future growth potential. The investment strategy emphasizes companies the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk and to be able to grow over market cycles. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers small market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Value Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Value Index over the past three years was $43,500 to $22 billion. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 35 securities at any given time. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small market capitalization companies. |
| Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation in the small and medium market capitalization sectors while seeking to incur less risk than the small- and mid-cap markets. The fund invests in a select group of small and mid-market capitalization companies believed by the subadviser to be undervalued relative to their future growth potential. The investment strategy emphasizes companies the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk and to be able to grow over market cycles. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small and medium market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers small and medium market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations within the range of companies included in the Russell 2500TM Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2500TM Index over the past three years was $43,500 to $58.5 billion. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 35 securities at any given time. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small and medium market capitalization companies. |
| Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation in the small and medium market capitalization sectors while seeking to incur less risk than the small- and mid-cap growth markets. The fund invests in a select group of small and mid capitalization companies believed by the subadviser to possess sustainable competitive advantages at prices the subadviser deems attractive. The investment strategy emphasizes companies the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk and to be able to grow over market cycles. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small- and mid-market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers small- and mid-market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the Russell 2500TM Growth Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2500TM Growth Index over the past three years was $93,600 to $56.5 billion. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 20 to 35 securities at any given time. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small- and mid-market capitalization companies. |
| Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Value Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation in the small and medium market capitalization sectors while seeking to incur less risk than the small- and mid-cap value markets. The fund invests in a select group of small and mid-market capitalization companies believed by the subadviser to be undervalued relative to their future growth potential. The investment strategy emphasizes companies the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk and to be able to grow over market cycles. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small and medium market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers small and medium market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations within the range of companies included in the Russell 2500TM Value Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2500TM Value Index over the past three years was $43,500 to $58.5 billion. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 35 securities at any given time. The subadviser’s sell discipline seeks to dispose of holdings that, among other things, are the subject of negative developments individually or as an industry, or as necessary to provide funding for new holdings the subadviser deems more attractive. |
| Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small and medium market capitalization companies. |
| Virtus SGA Global Growth Fund | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The fund will invest in securities of issuers located throughout the world, including the United States (“U.S.”). Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest primarily in equity securities, with at least 40% of the fund’s net assets in issuers organized, headquartered or doing a substantial amount of business outside the U.S. As of the date of this prospectus, the fund’s subadviser, Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP (“SGA”), considers an issuer that has at least 50% of its assets or derives at least 50% of its revenue from business outside the U.S. as doing a substantial amount of business outside the U.S. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in the securities of companies located in countries included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. SGA uses an investment process to identify companies that it believes have a high degree of predictability, strong profitability and above average earnings and cash flow growth. SGA selects investments for the fund’s portfolio that it believes have superior long-term earnings prospects and attractive valuation. To the extent consistent with the fund’s investment objective and strategies, the subadviser will consider as an element of its investment research and decision making processes for the fund any environmental, social and/or governance (“ESG”) factors that the subadviser believes may influence risks and opportunities of companies under consideration. However, the pursuit of ESG-related goals is not the fund’s investment objective, nor one of its investment strategies. Therefore, ESG factors by themselves are not expected to determine investment decisions for the fund. The fund’s equity investments may include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks, and depositary receipts. The fund typically invests in large and medium capitalization companies, but it is permitted to invest in companies of any capitalization. The fund will allocate its assets among various regions and countries (but no fewer than three non-U.S. countries). From time to time, the fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the securities of companies in only a few countries and one or a few regions. Although the fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, the fund may have significant positions in particular sectors. SGA will sell a portfolio holding when it believes the security’s fundamentals deteriorate, its valuation is no longer attractive, or a better investment opportunity arises. |
| VIRTUS TACTICAL ALLOCATION FUND | |
| Prospectus [Line Items] | |
| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | Diversified across equity and fixed income securities, the fund’s tactical allocation approach seeks to generate a combination of capital appreciation and income. For the fund’s U.S. equity allocation, the subadviser invests in a select group of large market capitalization growth companies believed by the fund’s subadviser to be undervalued relative to their future growth potential. The investment strategy emphasizes companies the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk, and to be able to grow over market cycles. For the fund’s non-U.S. equity exposure, the subadviser’s investment strategy emphasizes companies that the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk and to be able to grow over market cycles. For the fixed income allocation, the subadviser employs a time-tested approach of active sector rotation, extensive credit research, and disciplined risk management designed to capitalize on opportunities across the fixed income markets. The fund invests in U.S. equity, non-U.S. equity and fixed income securities using a tactical allocation approach. Generally, the following percentages apply: 25% to 60% invested in U.S. equity securities, 5% to 30% invested in non-U.S. equity securities and 35% to 60% invested in fixed income securities. The equity allocation is invested in common, preferred, and ADR securities. The fixed income allocation may be invested directly or indirectly in all sectors of fixed income investments, including high-yield (“junk bonds”), bank loans (which are generally floating rate and may include both secured loans and “covenant lite” loans which have few or no financial maintenance covenants that would require a borrower to maintain certain financial metrics), mortgage-backed and asset-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations, real estate mortgage investment conduits, and other pass-through securities, government, corporate, and municipal debt obligations. Indirect investment for this purpose means investment in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in one or more sectors of fixed income investments, which may include affiliated funds and ETFs that are also managed by the fund’s subadviser. The fixed income allocation may use derivative instruments to increase or hedge (decrease) investment exposure to various fixed income sectors and instruments, including, but not limited to, swaps, futures contracts and currency forwards. Normally, the fund’s fixed income allocation has a dollar-weighted average duration of between two and eight years. The fund may invest in both U.S. and foreign (non-U.S.) securities, including those of issuers in emerging market countries, and may invest in issuers of any size. Allocation percentages are measured at time of purchase. Generally, the fund’s U.S. equity investments are in large market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers large market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000® Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 1000® Index was $125 million to $4.53 trillion. The fund’s non-U.S. equity investments are principally in small- and mid-capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s equity subadviser considers small- and mid-capitalization companies to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the MSCI All Country World ex USA SMID Cap Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2025, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the MSCI All Country World ex USA SMID Cap Index over the past three years was $0 to $93.2 billion. |