Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund Class I GAFYX Strategy

The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation consistent with the risk-return characteristics of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds; the secondary goal is to achieve these returns with less volatility than major equity indices. The fund seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative instruments and direct investments. Normally, the adviser typically will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures, forward contracts and swaps on global equity and fixed-income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments.