Virtus GF Multi-Sector Income Fund
Investment Partner
Newfleet Asset Management
Newfleet Asset Management leverages the knowledge and skill of a team of investment professionals with expertise in every sector of the bond market, including evolving, specialized, and out-of-favor sectors. The team employs active sector rotation and disciplined risk management to portfolio construction.
Newfleet Asset Management is a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC ("VFIA"), an SEC registered investment adviser.
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Investment Overview
- The fund seeks to generate high current income and total return by applying extensive credit research and a time-tested approach to capitalize on opportunities across undervalued sectors of the bond market. The portfolio seeks diversification among 14 sectors in order to potentially increase return and manage risk.
A team of investment professionals provides significant research depth across all bond market sectors.
- Investors invest in shares of the Fund. The Fund is suitable for long-term investors seeking high current income and who are prepared to accept a moderate level of volatility.
- The Fund is actively managed. The Fund uses the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index as a comparator benchmark but not to constrain portfolio composition or as a target for performance.
This fund is registered in the following country: the UK
Risk Considerations
Fund Codes
Share Class | ISIN | Currency | Bloomberg |
---|---|---|---|
A Shares Accumulating | IE00BF41FJ72 | USD | VGMSIAA |
A Shares Distributing | IE00BF41FK87 | USD | VGMSIAD |
C Shares Accumulating | IE00BF41FQ40 | USD | VGMSICA |
C Shares Distributing | IE00BF41FR56 | USD | VGMSICD |
I Shares Accumulating | IE00BF41FX17 | USD | VGMSIIA |
I Shares Distributing | IE00BF41FY24 | USD | VGMSIID |
R Shares Accumulating | IE00BF41G388 | USD | VGMSIRA |
R Shares Distributing | IE00BF41G495 | USD | VGMSIRD |
Process
Step 1:
Sector Analysis & Allocation
> Top down, relative value approach
> Relative value analysis looks at:
– yield and spreads
– supply and demand
– investment environment
– sector fundamentals
Step 2:
Issue Selection
> Bottom up, fundamental research driven
> Fundamental analysis includes assessment of:
– credit risk
– company management
– issue structure
– technical market conditions
– focus on valuations
Step 3:
Portfolio Construction, Oversight, and Risk Management
> Duration neutral strategy
> Sector concentration
> Issuer exposure
> Non-U.S. exposure
> Manager review
> Systematic review
Investment Professional

David L. Albrycht, CFA
President and Chief Investment Officer
Industry start date: 1985
Start date as fund Portfolio Manager: 2017