C000005134 Fees and Costs — Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Intermediate Bond Series, Class A

Data updated: 2026-08-28

The net expense ratio is 0.94%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.23% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $6 in broker commissions, and portfolio turnover was 59%.

C000005134 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000005134. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.23%
Gross expense ratio0.98%
Fee waiver−0.04%
Net expense ratio0.94%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000005134 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000005134, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $589 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.99% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.94%)$99$308$535
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$15$54
Total costs$99$323$589
Value after costs$10,401$11,253$12,174
Impact on return, per year0.99%0.99%0.99%

C000005134 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: $6
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $72.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 59%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $6K
  • Net income from securities lending: $157 (0.000% of average net assets)

C000005134 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BTIG, LLC$6100.00%

C000005134 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$11.7M19.96%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$8.3M14.10%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$7.3M12.50%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$7.0M11.91%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$5.2M8.80%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA), INC.$4.7M8.01%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$4.6M7.90%
JEFFERIES LLC$3.4M5.80%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$3.3M5.62%
PERSHING LLC$3.2M5.39%

Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Intermediate Bond Series Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000126194Class I0.69%—
C000005134Class A0.94%—

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.