Sep. 30, 2025 |
| Virtus KAR Capital Growth Fund
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Risk Table - Virtus KAR Capital Growth Fund
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal
Risks The fund may not achieve its objective(s), and it is not intended to be a complete
investment program. The value of the fund’s investments that supports your share value may decrease.
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money. Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting
the overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected,
and investments may fail to perform as the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares
may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the
fund and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the
fund are identified below.
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| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money.
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| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk:
The value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial
market, industries in which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style
or in small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
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| Sector Focused Investing Risk |
> Sector
Focused Investing Risk: Events negatively affecting a particular market
sector in which the fund focuses its investments may cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease,
perhaps significantly.
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| Focused Investment Risk (Technology-Related Risk) |
> Focused
Investment Risk (Technology-Related Risk): To the extent the fund focuses
its investments on a limited number of issuers, sectors, industries or geographic regions, it may be
subject to increased risk and volatility. Risks affecting companies in the technology sector include
competition from new and existing companies, limited operating histories and management experience, patent
and other intellectual property considerations and the commercial non-viability or rapid obsolescence
of equipment, products or services.
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| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market
Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down
in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes
may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g.,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential
of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments,
including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets
as intended.
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| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
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| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign
Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities subjects the fund to additional
risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity; less publicly available information
about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic, and market risk.
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| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
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| Growth Stocks Risk |
> Growth Stocks Risk: The
fund’s investments in growth stocks may be more volatile than investments in other types of stocks,
or may perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks.
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| Large Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Large Market Capitalization Companies Risk:
The value of investments in larger companies may not rise as much as smaller companies, or larger companies
may be unable to respond quickly to competitive challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer
tastes.
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| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have a limited number of securities, it may be more susceptible
to factors adversely affecting its securities than a fund with a greater number of securities.
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| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One or more large shareholders
or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining
shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken. The effects
of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares would particularly impact non-redeeming
shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large
shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a fund to sell portfolio
securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV
and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being
allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.
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| Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk:
The fund’s investments in small and medium market capitalization companies may increase the volatility
and risk of loss to the fund, as compared with investments in larger, more established companies.
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| Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund
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Risk Table - Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal Risks The
fund may not achieve its objective(s), and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. The
value of the fund’s investments that supports your share value may decrease. If between the time
you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases,
you will lose money. Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the
overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected,
and investments may fail to perform as the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares
may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the
fund and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the
fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time
you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases,
you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk:
The value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial
market, industries in which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style
or in small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
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| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited
Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have a limited number
of securities, it may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting its securities than a fund with
a greater number of securities.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market
Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down
in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes
may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g.,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential
of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments,
including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets
as intended.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
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| Large Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Large
Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The value of investments in larger companies
may not rise as much as smaller companies, or larger companies may be unable to respond quickly to competitive
challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes.
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| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One or more large shareholders
or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining
shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken. The effects
of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares would particularly impact non-redeeming
shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large
shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a fund to sell portfolio
securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV
and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being
allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.
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| Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk:
The fund’s investments in small and medium market capitalization companies may increase the volatility
and risk of loss to the fund, as compared with investments in larger, more established companies.
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| Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Core Fund
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Risk Table - Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Core Fund
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal
Risks The fund may not achieve its objective(s), and it is not intended to be a complete
investment program. The value of the fund’s investments that supports your share value may decrease.
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money. Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting
the overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected,
and investments may fail to perform as the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares
may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the
fund and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the
fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk:
The value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial
market, industries in which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style
or in small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Sector Focused Investing Risk |
> Sector
Focused Investing Risk: Events negatively affecting a particular market
sector in which the fund focuses its investments may cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease,
perhaps significantly.
|
| Focused Investment Risk (Industrial-Related Risk) |
> Focused
Investment Risk (Industrial-Related Risk): To the extent the fund focuses
its investments in a limited number of issuers, sectors, industries or geographic regions, it may be
subject to increased risk and volatility. Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both
for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general. Government regulation,
world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for
environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies.
|
| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have
a limited number of securities, it may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting its securities
than a fund with a greater number of securities.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market
Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down
in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes
may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g.,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential
of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments,
including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets
as intended.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign
Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities subjects the fund to additional
risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity; less publicly available information
about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic, and market risk.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
|
| Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The fund’s investments in
medium market
capitalization companies
may increase
the volatility
and risk
of loss
to the
fund, as
compared with
investments in
larger, more
established companies.
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| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One or more large shareholders
or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining
shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken. The effects
of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares would particularly impact non-redeeming
shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large
shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a fund to sell portfolio
securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV
and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being
allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.
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| Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Growth Fund
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Risk Table - Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Growth Fund
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal
Risks The fund may not achieve its objective(s), and it is not intended to be a complete
investment program. The value of the fund’s investments that supports your share value may decrease.
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money. Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting
the overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected,
and investments may fail to perform as the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares
may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the
fund and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the
fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk:
The value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial
market, industries in which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style
or in small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Sector Focused Investing Risk |
> Sector
Focused Investing Risk: Events negatively affecting a particular market
sector in which the fund focuses its investments may cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease,
perhaps significantly.
|
| Focused Investment Risk (Technology-Related Risk) |
> Focused
Investment Risk (Technology-Related Risk): To the extent the fund focuses
its investments on a limited number of issuers, sectors, industries or geographic regions, it may be
subject to increased risk and volatility. Risks affecting companies in the technology sector include
competition from new and existing companies, limited operating histories and management experience, patent
and other intellectual property considerations and the commercial non-viability or rapid obsolescence
of equipment, products or services.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market
Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down
in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes
may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g.,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential
of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments,
including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets
as intended.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign
Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities subjects the fund to additional
risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity; less publicly available information
about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic, and market risk.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
|
| Growth Stocks Risk |
> Growth Stocks Risk: The
fund’s investments in growth stocks may be more volatile than investments in other types of stocks,
or may perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks.
|
| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have
a limited number of securities, it may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting its securities
than a fund with a greater number of securities.
|
| Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Medium
Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The fund’s investments in medium
market capitalization companies may
increase the
volatility and
risk of
loss to
the fund,
as compared
with investments in larger, more established companies.
|
| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One or more large shareholders
or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining
shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken. The effects
of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares would particularly impact non-redeeming
shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large
shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a fund to sell portfolio
securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV
and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being
allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.
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| Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund
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Risk Table - Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal Risks The fund may not achieve its objective(s),
and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. The value of the fund’s investments
that supports your share value may decrease. If between the time you purchase shares and the time you
sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money. Investment values
can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the overall economy, specific industries or
companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected, and investments may fail to perform as
the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities
by fund shareholders may impact the management of the fund and its ability to achieve its investment
objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you
sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk: The
value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial market, industries in
which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or in small or medium-sized
companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Sector Focused Investing Risk |
> Sector
Focused Investing Risk: Events negatively affecting a particular market
sector in which the fund focuses its investments may cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease,
perhaps significantly.
|
| Focused Investment Risk (Industrial-Related Risk) |
> Focused
Investment Risk (Industrial-Related Risk): To the extent the fund focuses
its investments in a limited number of issuers, sectors, industries or geographic regions, it may be
subject to increased risk and volatility. Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both
for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general. Government regulation,
world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for
environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies.
|
| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have
a limited number of securities, it may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting its securities
than a fund with a greater number of securities.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market
Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down
in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes
may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g.,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential
of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments,
including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets
as intended.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign
Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities subjects the fund to additional
risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity; less publicly available information
about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic, and market risk.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
|
| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One
or more large shareholders or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting
in an adverse impact on remaining shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would
not otherwise have taken. The effects of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares
would particularly impact non-redeeming shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged
or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may
cause a fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively
impact the fund’s NAV and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s
current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s
expense ratio.
|
| Small Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Small
Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The fund’s investments
in small market capitalization companies may be less liquid and more vulnerable to adverse business or
economic developments, which may increase the volatility and risk of loss to the fund, as compared with
investments in larger, more established companies.
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|
| Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund
|
Risk Table - Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund
|
Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal Risks The fund may not achieve its objective(s),
and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. The value of the fund’s investments
that supports your share value may decrease. If between the time you purchase shares and the time you
sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money. Investment values
can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the overall economy, specific industries or
companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected, and investments may fail to perform as
the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities
by fund shareholders may impact the management of the fund and its ability to achieve its investment
objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you
sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk: The
value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial market, industries in
which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or in small or medium-sized
companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign
Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities subjects the fund to additional
risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity; less publicly available information
about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic, and market risk.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
|
| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have a limited number of securities, it may be more susceptible
to factors adversely affecting its securities than a fund with a greater number of securities.
|
| Sector Focused Investing Risk |
> Sector Focused Investing Risk: Events negatively affecting
a particular market sector in which the fund focuses its investments may cause the value of the fund’s
shares to decrease, perhaps significantly.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market
Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down
in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes
may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g.,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential
of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments,
including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets
as intended.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Growth Stocks Risk |
> Growth
Stocks Risk: The fund’s investments in growth stocks may be more
volatile than investments in other types of stocks, or may perform differently from the market as a whole
and from other types of stocks.
|
| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption
Risk: One or more large shareholders or groups of shareholders may
redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining shareholders in the fund
by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken. The effects of taxable gains resulting
from large redemptions of fund shares would particularly impact non-redeeming shareholders who do not
hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large shareholder redemptions,
which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a fund to sell portfolio securities at times when
it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV and liquidity. In addition,
a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset
base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.
|
| Small Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Small Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The fund’s investments in small market capitalization companies may be less
liquid and more vulnerable to adverse business or economic developments, which may increase the volatility
and risk of loss to the fund, as compared with investments in larger, more established companies.
|
|
| Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund
|
Risk Table - Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal Risks The fund may not achieve its objective(s),
and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. The value of the fund’s investments
that supports your share value may decrease. If between the time you purchase shares and the time you
sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money. Investment values
can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the overall economy, specific industries or
companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected, and investments may fail to perform as
the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities
by fund shareholders may impact the management of the fund and its ability to achieve its investment
objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you
sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk: The
value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial market, industries in
which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or in small or medium-sized
companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Sector Focused Investing Risk |
> Sector
Focused Investing Risk: Events negatively affecting a particular market
sector in which the fund focuses its investments may cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease,
perhaps significantly.
|
| Focused Investment Risk (Industrial-Related Risk) |
> Focused
Investment Risk (Industrial-Related Risk): To the extent the fund focuses
its investments in a limited number of issuers, sectors, industries or geographic regions, it may be
subject to increased risk and volatility. Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both
for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general. Government regulation,
world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for
environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies.
|
| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have
a limited number of securities, it may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting its securities
than a fund with a greater number of securities.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market
Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down
in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes
may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g.,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential
of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments,
including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets
as intended.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign
Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities subjects the fund to additional
risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity; less publicly available information
about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic, and market risk.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
|
| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One
or more large shareholders or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting
in an adverse impact on remaining shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would
not otherwise have taken. The effects of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares
would particularly impact non-redeeming shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged
or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may
cause a fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively
impact the fund’s NAV and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s
current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s
expense ratio.
|
| Small Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Small
Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The fund’s investments
in small market capitalization companies may be less liquid and more vulnerable to adverse business or
economic developments, which may increase the volatility and risk of loss to the fund, as compared with
investments in larger, more established companies.
|
| Value Stocks Risk |
> Value
Stocks Risk: The fund may underperform when value investing is out of
favor or the fund’s investments may not appreciate in value as anticipated.
|
|
| Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund
|
Risk Table - Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund
|
Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal Risks The fund may not achieve its objective(s),
and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. The value of the fund’s investments
that supports your share value may decrease. If between the time you purchase shares and the time you
sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money. Investment values
can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the overall economy, specific industries or
companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected, and investments may fail to perform
as the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares may decrease. Purchase and redemption
activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the fund and its ability to achieve its
investment objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you
sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk: The
value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial market, industries in
which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or in small or medium-sized
companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Sector Focused Investing Risk |
> Sector
Focused Investing Risk: Events negatively affecting a particular market
sector in which the fund focuses its investments may cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease,
perhaps significantly.
|
| Focused Investment Risk (Technology-Related Risk) |
> Focused
Investment Risk (Technology-Related Risk): To the extent the fund focuses
its investments on a limited number of issuers, sectors, industries or geographic regions, it may be
subject to increased risk and volatility. Risks affecting companies in the technology sector include
competition from new and existing companies, limited operating histories and management experience, patent
and other intellectual property considerations and the commercial non-viability or rapid obsolescence
of equipment, products or services.
|
| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have a limited number of securities, it may be more susceptible
to factors adversely affecting its securities than a fund with a greater number of securities.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market Volatility Risk: The value of the securities
in the fund may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic
conditions. Price changes may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or
military conflict (e.g., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the
spread of infectious illness or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions
on trade, or the threat or potential of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant
impact on the fund and its investments, including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio
manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets as intended.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk: Investments in foreign
companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as direct investments in
securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign
Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities subjects the fund to additional
risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity; less publicly available information
about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic, and market risk.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
|
| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One
or more large shareholders or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting
in an adverse impact on remaining shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would
not otherwise have taken. The effects of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares
would particularly impact non-redeeming shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged
or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may
cause a fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively
impact the fund’s NAV and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s
current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s
expense ratio.
|
| Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Small
and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The fund’s investments
in small and medium market capitalization companies may increase the volatility and risk of loss to the
fund, as compared with investments in larger, more established companies.
|
|
| Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund
|
Risk Table - Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund
|
Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal
Risks The fund may not achieve its objective(s), and it is not intended to be a complete
investment program. The value of the fund’s investments that supports your share value may decrease.
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money. Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting
the overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected,
and investments may fail to perform as the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares
may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the
fund and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the
fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk:
The value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial
market, industries in which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style
or in small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited
Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have a limited number
of securities, it may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting its securities than a fund with
a greater number of securities.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market
Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down
in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes
may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g.,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential
of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments,
including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets
as intended.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign
Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities subjects the fund to additional
risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity; less publicly available information
about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic, and market risk.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
|
| Growth Stocks Risk |
> Growth Stocks Risk: The
fund’s investments in growth stocks may be more volatile than investments in other types of stocks,
or may perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks.
|
| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One or more large shareholders
or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining
shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken. The effects
of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares would particularly impact non-redeeming
shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large
shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a fund to sell portfolio
securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV
and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being
allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.
|
| Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk:
The fund’s investments in small and medium market capitalization companies may increase the volatility
and risk of loss to the fund, as compared with investments in larger, more established companies.
|
|
| Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Value Fund
|
Risk Table - Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Value Fund
|
Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal Risks The
fund may not achieve its objective(s), and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. The
value of the fund’s investments that supports your share value may decrease. If between the time
you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases,
you will lose money. Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the
overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected,
and investments may fail to perform as the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares
may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the
fund and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the
fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time
you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases,
you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk:
The value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial
market, industries in which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style
or in small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited
Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have a limited number
of securities, it may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting its securities than a fund with
a greater number of securities.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market
Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down
in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes
may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g.,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential
of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments,
including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets
as intended.
|
| Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies
Risk: The fund’s investments in small and medium market capitalization companies
may increase the volatility and risk of loss to the fund, as compared with investments in larger, more
established companies.
|
| Value Stocks Risk |
> Value
Stocks Risk: The fund may underperform when value investing is out of
favor or the fund’s investments may not appreciate in value as anticipated.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities
subjects the fund to additional risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity;
less publicly available information about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic,
and market risk.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption
Risk: One or more large shareholders or groups of shareholders may
redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining shareholders in the fund
by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken. The effects of taxable gains resulting
from large redemptions of fund shares would particularly impact non-redeeming shareholders who do not
hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large shareholder redemptions,
which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a fund to sell portfolio securities at times when
it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV and liquidity. In addition,
a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset
base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
|
|
| Virtus SGA Global Growth Fund
|
Risk Table - Virtus SGA Global Growth Fund
|
Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal
Risks The fund may not achieve its objective(s), and it is not intended to be a complete
investment program. The value of the fund’s investments that supports your share value may decrease.
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money. Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting
the overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected,
and investments may fail to perform as the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares
may decrease. Purchase and redemption activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the
fund and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the
fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments
decreases, you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk:
The value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial
market, industries in which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style
or in small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign
Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities subjects the fund to additional
risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity; less publicly available information
about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic, and market risk.
|
| Emerging Market Risk |
> Emerging Market Risk: Emerging markets securities
may be more volatile, or more greatly affected by negative conditions, than those of their counterparts
in more established foreign markets. Such securities may also be subject to Sanctions Risk.
|
| Sanctions Risk |
> Sanctions Risk: The imposition of sanctions and other similar
measures could cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by or tied to the sanctioned
country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world.
Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the fund from buying and selling securities
(in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of transactions,
and negatively impact the fund’s liquidity and performance.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market Volatility Risk: The value of the securities
in the fund may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic
conditions. Price changes may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or
military conflict (e.g., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical risk, acts of terrorism, the
spread of infectious illness or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs and other restrictions
on trade, or the threat or potential of one or more such events and developments, could have a significant
impact on the fund and its investments, including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio
manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets as intended.
|
| Limited Number of Investments Risk |
> Limited Number of Investments Risk: Because the fund may have
a limited number of securities, it may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting its securities
than a fund with a greater number of securities.
|
| Sector Focused Investing Risk |
> Sector
Focused Investing Risk: Events negatively affecting a particular market
sector in which the fund focuses its investments may cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease,
perhaps significantly.
|
| Focused Investment Risk (Technology-Related Risk) |
> Focused
Investment Risk (Technology-Related Risk): To the extent the fund focuses
its investments on a limited number of issuers, sectors, industries or geographic regions, it may be
subject to increased risk and volatility. Risks affecting companies in the technology sector include
competition from new and existing companies, limited operating histories and management experience, patent
and other intellectual property considerations and the commercial non-viability or rapid obsolescence
of equipment, products or services.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency
Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar
and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s shares.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk: Investments in foreign
companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as direct investments in
securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Convertible Securities Risk |
> Convertible
Securities Risk: The value of a convertible security may decline as interest
rates rise and/or vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. The security
may be called for redemption at a time and/or price unfavorable to the fund.
|
| ESG Risk |
> ESG Risk: The fund’s consideration of ESG factors
could cause the fund to perform differently from other funds. While the subadviser believes that the
integration of ESG factors into the fund’s investment process has the potential to contribute to
performance, ESG factors may not be considered for every investment decision and there is no guarantee
that the integration of ESG factors will result in better performance.
|
| Geographic Concentration Risk |
> Geographic Concentration Risk: A fund that focuses its
investments in a particular geographic location will be sensitive to financial, economic, political and
other events negatively affecting that location and may cause the value of the fund to decrease, perhaps
significantly.
|
| Growth Stocks Risk |
> Growth Stocks Risk: The fund’s investments
in growth stocks may be more volatile than investments in other types of stocks, or may perform differently
from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks.
|
| Large Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Large
Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The value of investments in larger companies
may not rise as much as smaller companies, or larger companies may be unable to respond quickly to competitive
challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes.
|
| Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Medium
Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The fund’s investments in medium
market capitalization companies may
increase the
volatility and
risk of
loss to
the fund,
as compared
with investments in larger, more established companies.
|
| Preferred Stocks Risk |
> Preferred Stocks Risk: Preferred stocks may decline
in price, fail to pay dividends when expected, or be illiquid.
|
| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One or more large shareholders
or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining
shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken. The effects
of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares would particularly impact non-redeeming
shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large
shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a fund to sell portfolio
securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV
and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being
allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.
|
|
| VIRTUS TACTICAL ALLOCATION FUND
|
Risk Table - VIRTUS TACTICAL ALLOCATION FUND
|
Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
Principal Risks The fund may not achieve its
objective(s), and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. The value of the fund’s
investments that supports your share value may decrease. If between the time you purchase shares and
the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money. Investment
values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the overall economy, specific industries
or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected, and investments may fail to perform
as the subadvisers expect. As a result, the value of your shares may decrease. Purchase and redemption
activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the fund and its ability to achieve its
investment objective(s). The principal risks of investing in the fund are identified below.
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
If between the time you purchase shares and
the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money.
|
| Equity Securities Risk |
> Equity Securities Risk: The
value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial market, industries in
which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or in small or medium-sized
companies may enhance that risk.
|
| Credit Risk |
> Credit
Risk: If the issuer of a debt instrument fails to pay interest or
principal in a timely manner, or negative perceptions exist in the market of the issuer’s ability
to make such payments, the price of the security may decline.
|
| Interest Rate Risk |
> Interest
Rate Risk: The values of debt instruments may rise or fall in response
to changes in interest rates, and this risk may be enhanced for securities with longer maturities.
|
| Foreign Investing Risk |
> Foreign Investing Risk: Investing in foreign securities
subjects the fund to additional risks such as increased volatility; currency fluctuations; less liquidity;
less publicly available information about the foreign investment; and political, regulatory, economic,
and market risk.
|
| Emerging Market Risk |
> Emerging Market Risk: Emerging
markets securities may be more volatile, or more greatly affected by negative conditions, than those
of their counterparts in more established foreign markets. Such securities may also be subject to Sanctions
Risk.
|
| Sanctions Risk |
> Sanctions Risk: The imposition of sanctions and other similar
measures could cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by or tied to the sanctioned
country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world.
Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the fund from buying and selling securities
(in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of transactions,
and negatively impact the fund’s liquidity and performance.
|
| Allocation Risk |
> Allocation Risk: If the fund’s exposure
to equities and fixed income securities, or to other asset classes, deviates from the intended allocation,
or if the fund’s allocation is not optimal for market conditions at a given time, the fund’s
performance may suffer.
|
| High-Yield/High-Risk Fixed Income Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk |
> High-Yield/High-Risk
Fixed Income Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk: There is a greater risk
of issuer default, less liquidity, and increased price volatility related to high-yield/high-risk securities
than investment grade securities, and high-yield/high-risk securities are generally considered to be
speculative.
|
| Market Volatility Risk |
> Market Volatility Risk:
The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual
companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes may be short- or long-term. Local, regional
or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical
risk, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issue, recessions, tariffs
and other restrictions on trade, or the threat or potential of one or more such events and developments,
could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments, including hampering the ability of the
fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets as intended.
|
| Affiliated Fund and ETF Risk |
> Affiliated Fund and ETF Risk: The fund’s subadviser
may select and substitute affiliated and/or unaffiliated mutual funds and/or exchange-traded funds (ETFs),
which may create a conflict of interest because the subadviser or its affiliate(s) may receive fees from
affiliated funds and/or ETFs, some of which pay the subadviser or its affiliate(s) more than others.
|
| Bank Loan Risk |
> Bank Loan Risk: In addition to the risks typically associated
with high-yield/high-risk fixed income securities, bank loans may be unsecured or not fully collateralized,
may be subject to restrictions on resale, may be less liquid and may trade infrequently on the secondary
market. Bank loans settle on a delayed basis; thus, sale proceeds may not be available to meet redemptions
for a substantial period of time after the sale of the loan.
|
| Currency Rate Risk |
> Currency Rate Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the fund’s
shares.
|
| Depositary Receipts Risk |
> Depositary Receipts Risk:
Investments in foreign companies through depositary receipts may expose the fund to the same risks as
direct investments in securities of foreign issuers.
|
| Derivatives Risk |
> Derivatives
Risk: Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred
to in this section as “derivatives”) may include, among other things, futures, options, forwards
and swap agreements and may be used in order to hedge portfolio risks, create leverage or attempt to
increase returns. Investments in derivatives may result in increased volatility and the fund may incur
a loss greater than its principal investment.
|
| Growth Stocks Risk |
> Growth
Stocks Risk: The fund’s investments in growth stocks may be more
volatile than investments in other types of stocks, or may perform differently from the market as a whole
and from other types of stocks.
|
| Large Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Large
Market Capitalization Companies Risk: The value of investments in larger companies
may not rise as much as smaller companies, or larger companies may be unable to respond quickly to competitive
challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes.
|
| Long-Term Maturities/Durations Risk |
> Long-Term Maturities/Durations Risk: Debt instruments with longer
maturities or durations may experience greater price fluctuations than instruments having shorter maturities
or durations.
|
| Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk |
> Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk:
Changes in interest rates may cause both extension and prepayment risks for mortgage-backed
and asset-backed securities. These securities are also subject to risks associated with the non-repayment
of underlying collateral, including losses to the fund.
|
| Municipal Securities Risk |
> Municipal
Securities Risk: Events negatively impacting a municipality, municipal security,
or the municipal bond market in general, may cause the fund to decrease in value, perhaps significantly.
|
| Mutual Fund and ETF Investing Risk |
> Mutual Fund and ETF Investing Risk: The fund will be indirectly
affected by factors, risks and performance specific to any other mutual fund and/or exchange-traded fund
(ETF) (“underlying fund”) in which it invests. Further, the net asset value per share of
each underlying fund will include the effect of any fees and expenses of the underlying fund, so the
fund’s investment in such underlying funds will cause the fund to indirectly bear its proportionate
share of such fees and expenses, which are reflected in the fund’s Fees and Expenses table as “Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses” if they are estimated to amount to at least 0.01% of the fund’s total
net assets.
|
| Preferred Stocks Risk |
> Preferred Stocks Risk: Preferred
stocks may decline in price, fail to pay dividends when expected, or be illiquid.
|
| Redemption Risk |
> Redemption Risk: One or more large shareholders
or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining
shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken. The effects
of taxable gains resulting from large redemptions of fund shares would particularly impact non-redeeming
shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle. Such large
shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a fund to sell portfolio
securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV
and liquidity. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being
allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.
|
| Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk |
> Small and Medium Market Capitalization Companies Risk:
The fund’s investments in small and medium market capitalization companies may increase the volatility
and risk of loss to the fund, as compared with investments in larger, more established companies.
|
| Government Securities Risk |
> U.S. Government Securities Risk: U.S. Government securities
may be subject to price fluctuations. An agency may default on an obligation not backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States. Any guarantee on U.S. government securities does not apply to the value
of the fund’s shares.
|
|