Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number             811-22608                               

                                       Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund                                      

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

101 Munson Street

                                                         Greenfield, MA 01301-9683                                                             

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

William Renahan, Esq.

Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary for Registrant

100 Pearl Street

                                                   Hartford, CT 06103-4506                                                   

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 270-7788

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2014

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedules of Investments are attached herewith.


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE           VALUE        

MUNICIPAL BONDS—1.2%

  

California—0.7%

   

San Diego Tobacco Settlement Revenue Funding Corp. Bond Taxable 7.125%, 6/1/32

  $ 689           $ 664       

State of California Build America Bond Taxable 7.500%, 4/1/34

    570             769       
   

 

 

 
      1,433       
   

 

 

 

Illinois—0.4%

   

State of Illinois Build America Bond Taxable 6.900%, 3/1/35

    700             761       
   

 

 

 

Puerto Rico—0.1%

   

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Taxable Series A, 8.000%, 7/1/35

    315             294       
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Identified Cost $2,328)

 

 

  

  

   

 

2,488    

 

  

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—14.2%

  

Argentine Republic 8.280%, 12/31/33

    2,341             1,865       

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

   

RegS 8.250%, 10/13/24(4)

    570             399       

7.650%, 4/21/25

    125             84       

Commonwealth of Australia Series 125 6.250%, 6/15/14

    1,165AUD        1,089       

Commonwealth of New Zealand Series 415, 6.000%, 4/15/15

    1,400NZD        1,248       

Dominican Republic 144A 5.875%, 4/18/24(3)

    1,000             998       

Federative Republic of Brazil 8.500%, 1/5/24

    3,460BRL        1,430       

Hungary 5.750%, 11/22/23

    352             365       

Kingdom of Morocco 144A 4.250%, 12/11/22(3)

    795             771       

Mongolia 144A 4.125%, 1/5/18(3)

    800             728       

New South Wales, Australia Treasury Corp. Series 17 5.500%, 3/1/17

    435AUD        430       

Provincia de Neuquen, Argentina 144A 7.875%, 4/26/21(3)

    704             700       

Republic of Azerbaijan 144A 4.750%, 3/18/24(3)

    800             803       

Republic of Croatia 144A 6.375%, 3/24/21(3)

    1,420             1,530       

Republic of Iceland 144A 5.875%, 5/11/22(3)

    1,180             1,279       

Republic of Indonesia

   

Series FR30, 10.750%, 5/15/16

    6,120,000IDR        575       

Series FR55, 7.375%, 9/15/16

    4,365,000IDR        384       

Series FR63, 5.625%, 5/15/23

    7,482,000IDR        557       
    PAR VALUE           VALUE        

Republic of Peru

   

GDN 144A 7.840%, 8/12/20(3)

  $ 875PEN          $ 345       

RegS 6.900%, 8/12/37(4)

    1,700PEN            598       

Republic of Poland Series 0414, 5.750%, 4/25/14

    9,300PLN            3,083       

Republic of Slovak 144A 4.375%, 5/21/22(3)

    1,235                 1,309       

Republic of Sri Lanka 144A 6.000%, 1/14/19(3)

    1,085                 1,138       

Republic of Uruguay 4.375%, 12/15/28

    25,813UYU(9)        1,186       

Russian Federation

   

144A 7.850%, 3/10/18(3)

          55,000RUB            1,544       

144A 4.875%, 9/16/23(3)

    2,000                  1,977       

United Mexican States

   

Series M, 6.000%, 6/18/15

    35,100MXN            2,759       

Series M, 6.500%, 6/9/22

    19,000MXN            1,500       

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $32,383)

 

  

  

   

 

30,674    

 

  

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—2.6%

  

Non-Agency—2.6%

   

Aventura Mall Trust 13-AVM, C 144A 3.743%, 12/5/32(2)(3)

    448                 448       

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 03-2, CB3 5.750%, 4/25/33

    727                 789       

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

   

05-PW10, AM 5.449%,
12/11/40(2)

    1,000                 1,063       

07-PW18, AM 6.084%,
6/11/50(2)

    1,400                 1,587       

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
04-CF2, 1M1 144A 5.250%, 1/25/43(2)(3)

    716                 727       

JPMorgan Chase (Washington Mutual) Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 06-SL1, A 144A 4.249%, 11/23/43(2)(3)

    85                 85       

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
07-LDPX, AM 5.464%, 1/15/49(2)

    820                 858       

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $5,484)

 

  

  

   

 

5,557    

 

  

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—3.2%

  

CIT Group Home Equity Loan Trust 03-1, A5 4.980%,
7/20/34(2)

    1,450                 1,458       

Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC 12-1A, A2 144A 5.216%,
1/25/42(3)

    1,455                 1,557       

Drug Royalty LP I 12-1, A2 144A 5.800%, 7/15/24(3)

    746                 776       
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

         PAR VALUE             VALUE          

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC 12-1A, A2 144A 4.212%, 10/15/42(3)

  $      461           $ 464        

GSAA Home Equity Trust 05-12, AF3W 4.999%, 9/25/35(2)

       1,310             1,333        

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust 12-AA, B 144A 4.870%, 3/10/27(3)

       596             608        

Residential Asset Mortgage Trust 04-RZ1, M1 4.320%, 3/25/34(2)

       772             768        

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Identified Cost $6,654)

 

 

  

  

   

 

 

6,964     

 

 

  

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS—98.4%

  

Consumer Discretionary—5.7%

  

 

Arcelik AS 144A 5.000%, 4/3/23(3)

       470             414        

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.

      

144A 10.250%, 7/13/16(3)

       1,115BRL        458        

144A 6.625%, 9/27/23(3)

       600             615        

Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc. (The) 8.000%, 6/15/21

       615             597        

Boyd Gaming Corp. 9.000%, 7/1/20

       325             361        

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.

      

144A 6.500%, 12/15/20(3)

       960             1,027        

144A 6.125%, 7/1/22(3)

       215             223        

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. 9.000%, 2/15/20

       1,000             902        

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC 144A 11.000%, 10/1/21(3)

       775             818        

Columbus International, Inc. 144A 7.375%, 3/30/21(3)

       225             232        

GLP Capital LP (GLP Financing II, Inc.)

      

144A 4.375%, 11/1/18(3)

       25             26        

144A 4.875%, 11/1/20(3)

       710             729        

144A 5.375%, 11/1/23(3)

       20             21        

Grupo Televisa SAB 7.250%, 5/14/43

           8,000MXN        494        

Guitar Center, Inc. 144A 9.625%, 4/15/20(3)

       175             174        

Hot Topic, Inc. 144A 9.250%, 6/15/21(3)

       475             515        

KOC Holding AS 144A 3.500%, 4/24/20(3)

       1,110             1,010        

Penn National Gaming, Inc. 144A 5.875%, 11/1/21(3)

       395             389        

QVC, Inc. 5.125%, 7/2/22

       690             716        

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A 4.250%, 5/15/20(3)

       815             799        

Toll Brothers Finance Corp. 6.750%, 11/1/19

       615             701        

VTR Finance B.V. 144A 6.875%, 1/15/24(3)

       555             579        
           PAR VALUE             VALUE          

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

 

Wynn Macau Ltd. 144A 5.250%, 10/15/21(3)

  $           565           $ 576        
      

 

 

 
         12,376        
      

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—0.3%

      

Cosan Luxembourg SA 144A 5.000%, 3/14/23(3)

       300             282        

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. 7.375%, 3/15/21

       405             437        
      

 

 

 
         719        
      

 

 

 

Energy—19.3%

      

Afren plc

      

144A 10.250%, 4/8/19(3)

       651             741        

144A 6.625%, 12/9/20(3)

       750             765        

BreitBurn Energy Partners (BreitBurn Finance Corp.) 7.875%, 4/15/22

       570             620        

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP 144A 6.500%, 4/15/21(3)

       1,415             1,429        

CHC Helicopter SA 9.250%, 10/15/20

       1,035             1,130        

Dolphin Energy Ltd. 144A 5.500%, 12/15/21(3)

       2,000             2,258        

Ecopetrol S.A. 5.875%, 9/18/23

       640             699        

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. 144A 7.500%, 12/15/21(3)

       805             847        

Exterran Partners LP 144A 6.000%, 10/1/22(3)

       360             354        

Forest Oil Corp. 7.250%, 6/15/19

       1,086             957        

Gazprom Neft OAO (GPN Capital SA) 144A 6.000%, 11/27/23(3)(7)

       335             328        

Gazprom OAO (Gaz Capital SA)

      

144A 6.510%, 3/7/22(3)(7)

       1,100             1,133        

144A 4.950%, 2/6/28(3)(7)

       1,300             1,108        

GeoPark Latin America Ltd. 144A 7.500%, 2/11/20(3)

       1,020             1,061        

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. 6.375%, 3/15/22

       1,700             1,768        

Hercules Offshore, Inc. 144A 10.250%, 4/1/19(3)

       625             703        

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC 144A 5.750%, 4/30/43(3)

       300             270        

Linn Energy LLC (Linn Energy Finance Corp.) 144A 7.250%, 11/1/19(3)

       975             1,021        

Lukoil OAO International Finance BV

      

144A 6.125%, 11/9/20(3)(7)

       1,100             1,139        

144A 4.563%, 4/24/23(3)

       800             732        

MEG Energy Corp. 144A 7.000%, 3/31/24(3)

       500             530        

Memorial Production Partners LP 7.625%, 5/1/21

       700             742        

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC 144A 6.700%, 9/15/19(3)

       2,000             2,040        
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE             VALUE        

Energy—(continued)

  

MIE Holdings Corp. 144A 9.750%, 5/12/16(3)

  $ 800           $ 846       

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. 144A 7.250%, 12/12/21(3)

    965             1,064       

Parker Drilling Co.(The) 144A 6.750%, 7/15/22(3)

    350             362       

Petrobras Global Finance BV 6.250%, 3/17/24

    770             793       

Petrobras International Finance Co. 6.750%, 1/27/41

    3,275             3,174       

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

   

Series 2014 4.900%, 10/28/14

    1,720             1,647       

RegS 8.500%, 11/2/17(4)

            5,245             4,406       

Petroleos Mexicanos 144A 6.375%, 1/23/45(3)

    1,500             1,618       

QGOG Constellation SA 144A 6.250%, 11/9/19(3)

    955             956       

Regency Energy Partners LP 5.875%, 3/1/22

    910             946       

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.625%, 2/1/21

    675             700       

Teekay Corp. 8.500%, 1/15/20

    1,000             1,143       

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA 144A 4.250%, 4/30/28(3)

    800             728       

Tullow Oil plc 144A 6.000%,
11/1/20(3)

    930             949       
   

 

 

 
      41,707       
   

 

 

 

Financials—41.0%

  

Aircastle Ltd. 5.125%, 3/15/21

    1,470             1,472       

Akbank TAS 144A 7.500%, 2/5/18(3)

    1,145TRY        460       

Alfa Bank OJSC (Alfa Bond Issuance plc)

   

144A 7.500%, 9/26/19(3)(7)

    1,100             1,111       

144A 7.750%, 4/28/21(3)(7)

    925             941       

Allstate Corp. (The) 5.750%,
8/15/53(2)(6)

    2,460             2,583       

ALROSA Finance S.A. 144A 7.750%, 11/3/20(3)

    750             799       

Banco ABC Brasil S.A. 144A 7.875%, 4/8/20(3)

    800             841       

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer S.A. 144A 6.500%, 3/10/21(3)

    1,750             1,892       

Banco Bradesco S.A. 144A 5.750%, 3/1/22(3)(6)

    2,000             2,052       

Banco Continental S.A. RegS 5.500%, 11/18/20(4)(7)

    2,000             2,105       

Banco de Credito del Peru 144A 6.125%, 4/24/27(2)(3)

    1,225             1,271       

Banco de Credito e Inversiones 144A 4.000%, 2/11/23(3)

    1,860             1,805       

Banco do Brasil SA

   

RegS 5.375%, 1/15/21(4)

    525             537       

144A 9.250%, 10/31/49(2)(3)(5)(6)

    1,425             1,543       

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA 144A 6.625%, 3/19/29(2)(3)

    1,260             1,266       
    PAR VALUE             VALUE        

Financials—(continued)

  

Banco Santander Brasil SA 144A 8.000%, 3/18/16(3)

  $ 600BRL      $ 244       

Banco Santander Chile 144A 3.875%, 9/20/22(3)

    1,750             1,697       

Banco Santander Mexico SA 144A 5.950%, 1/30/24(2)(3)(6)

    1,000             1,035       

Banco Votorantim S.A. 144A 7.375%, 1/21/20(3)

    1,900             2,026       

Bancolombia S.A. 5.125%, 9/11/22

    1,220             1,189       

Bank of Baroda 144A 4.875%, 7/23/19(3)

    695             714       

Bank of Georgia JSC 144A 7.750%, 7/5/17(3)

    745             779       

Barclays Bank plc 144A 6.050%, 12/4/17(3)

    2,450             2,746       

Braskem Finance Ltd. 144A 5.750%, 4/15/21(3)

            2,200             2,197       

Brazil Loan Trust 1 144A 5.477%, 7/24/23(3)

    1,100             1,116       

Carlyle Holdings Finance LLC 144A 3.875%, 2/1/23(3)

    810             807       

Chubb Corp. (The) 6.375%,
3/29/67(2)

    2,175             2,414       

Corp Andina de Fomento 8.125%, 6/4/19

    1,000             1,245       

CorpGroup Banking S.A. 144A 6.750%, 3/15/23(3)

    1,000             985       

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd. 144A 7.250%, 4/4/21(3)

    1,000             933       

Credit Bank of Moscow 144A 7.700%, 2/1/18(3)(7)

    220             214       

Development Bank of Kazakhstan OJSC 144A 4.125%, 12/10/22(3)

    845             763       

Eurasian Development Bank 144A 4.767%, 9/20/22(3)

    1,600             1,504       

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. 144A 8.750%, 10/30/18(3)

    635             595       

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. 144A 6.750%, 4/1/21(3)

    465             478       

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. 7.250%, 12/15/21

    1,400             1,603       

Genworth Holdings, Inc. 4.900%, 8/15/23

    1,060             1,112       

GRD Holdings III Corp. 144A 10.750%, 6/1/19(3)

    610             674       

Guanay Finance Ltd. 144A 6.000%, 12/15/20(3)

    950             1,002       

HSBC Finance Corp. 6.676%, 1/15/21

    1,900             2,217       

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. Series 12, 144A
6.000% (2)(3)(5)(6)

    1,560             1,681       

ICICI Bank Ltd. 144A 4.800%, 5/22/19(3)

    925             961       

ING (U.S.), Inc. 5.500%, 7/15/22

    1,210             1,357       

ING Bank NV 144A 5.000%,
6/9/21(3)

    1,000             1,102       

International Lease Finance Corp.

   

3.875%, 4/15/18

    195             199       

5.875%, 8/15/22

    2,310             2,443       
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE             VALUE          

Financials—(continued)

   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA RegS 5.650%, 3/19/22(4)

  $ 900           $ 906       

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 144A 6.950%, 7/10/42(3)

    800             816       

Macquarie Group Ltd.

   

144A 7.625%, 8/13/19(3)

    1,000             1,199       

144A 6.250%, 1/14/21(3)

    325             363       

MFB Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt. 144A 6.250%, 10/21/20(3)

    400             424       

Morgan Stanley 144A 10.090%, 5/3/17(3)

            6,050BRL        2,537       

Nomos Bank Via Nomos Capital plc 144A 7.250%, 4/25/18(3)(7)

    1,000             990       

Nordea Bank AB 144A 4.250%, 9/21/22(3)

    2,035             2,053       

PKO Finance AB 144A 4.630%, 9/26/22(3)(7)

    1,805             1,819       

Progressive Corp. (The) 6.700%, 6/15/37(2)

    2,160             2,376       

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

5.875%, 9/15/42(2)

    2,500             2,609       

5.625%, 6/15/43(2)(6)

    400             408       

Resona Bank Ltd. 144A
5.850% (2)(3)(5)(6)

    2,050             2,193       

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (The) 6.400%, 10/21/19

    1,400             1,614       

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC (RSHB Capital SA)

   

144A 5.298%, 12/27/17(3)

    850             842       

144A 5.100%, 7/25/18(3)(7)

    750             731       

Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U. 144A 3.724%, 1/20/15(3)

    145             148       

Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank Capital SA) 144A 5.125%, 10/29/22(3)(7)

    800             746       

SLM Corp. 5.500%, 1/25/23

    1,515             1,487       

Telecom Italia Capital SA 7.175%, 6/18/19

    725             831       

TMK OAO (TMK Capital) SA 144A 6.750%, 4/3/20(3)(7)

    965             847       

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A 5.250%, 9/13/22(3)

    1,095             1,046       

UPCB Finance Ltd. Series VI 144A 6.875%, 1/15/22(3)

    725             794       

Vnesheconombank (VEB Finance plc) 144A 6.800%, 11/22/25(3)(7)

    1,400             1,386       

VTB Bank OJSC (VTB Capital SA) 144A 6.000%, 4/12/17(3)(7)

    725             747       
   

 

 

 
      88,622       
   

 

 

 
    PAR VALUE             VALUE          

Health Care—0.3%

   

Catamaran Corp. 4.750%, 3/15/21

  $ 310           $ 315       

Community Health Systems, Inc. 144A 6.875%, 2/1/22(3)

    185             194       
   

 

 

 
      509       
   

 

 

 

Industrials—9.1%

   

AAR Corp. 7.250%, 1/15/22

    710             772       

ADT Corp. (The) 144A 6.250%, 10/15/21(3)

    920             946       

Air Canada Pass-Through-Trust 13-1, B 144A 5.375%, 5/15/21(3)

    374             380       

America West Airlines Pass-Through-Trust

   

99-1, G 7.930%, 1/2/19

    855             958       

01-1, G 7.100%, 4/2/21

            1,553             1,708       

Automotores Gildemeister S.A.

   

144A 8.250%, 5/24/21(3)

    690             517       

144A 6.750%, 1/15/23(3)

    240             163       

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV 144A 5.125%, 3/11/23(3)

    805             804       

Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A 7.625%, 6/1/21(3)

    800             868       

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. 144A 11.000%, 3/15/21(3)

    35             41       

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through-Trust

   

09-1, A 7.750%, 12/17/19

    995             1,164       

02-1, G-1 6.718%, 1/2/23

    792             919       

DP World Ltd. 144A 6.850%,
7/2/37(3)

    1,000             1,081       

Embraer S.A. 5.150%, 6/15/22

    1,300             1,349       

ESAL GmbH 144A 6.250%,
2/5/23(3)

    980             931       

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through-Trust 02-1, G2 6.264%, 11/20/21

    638             686       

Odebrecht Finance Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 4/25/18(3)

    350BRL        129       

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. 144A 6.750%, 10/1/22(3)

    890             924       

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. 144A 5.250%, 3/15/22(3)

    220             222       

Transnet SOC Ltd. 144A 4.000%, 7/26/22(3)

    1,000             919       

U.S. Airways Pass-Through-Trust 11-1, A 7.125%, 10/22/23

    878             1,021       

UAL Pass-Through-Trust

   

09-2 9.750%, 1/15/17

    1,923             2,212       

07-01, A 6.636%, 7/2/22

    883             975       
   

 

 

 
      19,689       
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—3.7%

   

Avaya, Inc. 144A 7.000%, 4/1/19(3)

    1,285             1,282       
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE             VALUE          

Information Technology—(continued)

  

First Data Corp. 11.750%, 8/15/21

  $       3,790            $ 3,998       

First Data Holdings, Inc. PIK Interest Capitalization, 144A 14.500%, 9/24/19(3)(12)

    817              772       

Sensata Technologies BV 144A 4.875%, 10/15/23(3)

    970              958       

SunGard Availability Services Capital, Inc. 144A 8.750%, 4/1/22(3)

    570              574       

VeriSign, Inc. 4.625%, 5/1/23

    475              458       
   

 

 

 
      8,042       
   

 

 

 

Materials—9.7%

  

Alpek SA de C.V. 144A 5.375%, 8/8/23(3)

    1,230              1,270       

Cascades, Inc. 7.875%, 1/15/20

    650              699       

Cemex SAB de CV 144A 9.500%, 6/15/18(3)

    695              804       

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile 144A 3.750%, 11/4/20(3)

    940              951       

Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A 6.125%, 12/15/20(3)

    415              417       

EuroChem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC 144A 5.125%, 12/12/17(3)(7)

    425              415       

Evraz Group S.A. 144A 6.500%, 4/22/20(3)

    775              647       

FMG Resources Property Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 11/1/19(3)

    1,050              1,159       

Gerdau Holdings, Inc. 144A 7.000%, 1/20/20(3)

    1,600              1,776       

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.

   

8.875%, 2/1/18

    730              763       

6.625%, 4/15/20

    720              749       

Ineos Finance plc 144A 8.375%, 2/15/19(3)

    1,175              1,303       

Inversiones CMPC S.A. 144A 4.375%, 5/15/23(3)

    1,000              967       

Mexichem SAB de C.V. 144A 4.875%, 9/19/22(3)

    450              450       

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH 144A 6.625%, 4/15/21(3)

    1,500              1,564       

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA 144A 5.900%, 10/17/22(3)(7)

    2,200              2,068       

Tronox Finance LLC 6.375%, 8/15/20

    805              831       

United States Steel Corp. 6.875%, 4/1/21

    965              1,033       

Vale Overseas Ltd. 4.375%, 1/11/22

    1,315              1,306       

Vedanta Resources plc 144A 9.500%, 7/18/18(3)

    1,650              1,873       
   

 

 

 
      21,045       
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—6.7%

  

America Movil SAB de C.V. Series 12 6.450%, 12/5/22

    8,000MXN        571       

Axtel SAB de CV 144A 8.000%, 1/31/20(2)(3)

    360              359       
    PAR VALUE             VALUE          

Telecommunication Services—(continued)

  

CenturyLink, Inc.

   

Series V 5.625%, 4/1/20

  $ 965            $ 1,019       

Series S, 6.450%, 6/15/21

    1,600              1,728       

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 8.375%, 10/15/20

    650              715       

Comcel Trust 144A 6.875%, 2/6/24(3)

    570              598       

Digicel Group Ltd. 144A 8.250%, 9/30/20(3)

    1,075              1,153       

ENTEL Chile S.A. 144A 4.875%, 10/30/24(3)

    415              418       

Koninklijke KPN NV 144A 7.000%, 3/28/73(2)(3)(6)

    955              992       

Millicom International Cellular SA 144A 6.625%, 10/15/21(3)

    250              265       

Sprint Corp. 144A 7.250%, 9/15/21(3)

    1,000              1,094       

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

   

6.633%, 4/28/21

    110              119       

6.125%, 1/15/22

    450              473       

6.836%, 4/28/23

    290              312       

6.500%, 1/15/24

    325              341       

Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U. 5.462%, 2/16/21

    660              725       

Vimpel Communications OJSC 144A 7.748%, 2/2/21(3)(7)

            1,000              1,034       

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.

   

144A 11.750%, 7/15/17(3)

    750              791       

144A 7.250%, 2/15/18(3)

    430              455       

Windstream Corp. 7.750%, 10/15/20

    1,150              1,239       
   

 

 

 
      14,401       
   

 

 

 

Utilities—2.6%

   

AmeriGas Partners LP 6.750%, 5/20/20

    1,200              1,305       

Calpine Corp.

   

144A 6.000%, 1/15/22(3)

    50              53       

144A 7.875%, 1/15/23(3)

    678              760       

Electricite de France SA 144A 5.250% (2)(3)(5)(6)

    1,325              1,327       

Enel SpA 144A 8.750%, 9/24/73(2)(3)

    380              427       

Israel Electric Corp Ltd 144A 6.875%, 6/21/23(3)

    725              794       

NRG Energy, Inc. 7.875%, 5/15/21

    925              1,022       
   

 

 

 
      5,688       

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Identified Cost $211,084)

 

  

  

    212,798       

 

LOAN AGREEMENTS(2)—16.2%

  

Consumer Discretionary—3.7%

  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. Tranche B-4, 9.500%, 10/31/16

    928              927       

CBAC Borrower LLC Tranche B, 8.250%, 7/2/20

    675              705       
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE             VALUE          

Consumer Discretionary—(continued)

  

Cengage Learning ACQ, Inc. 0.000%, 3/6/20(8)

  $ 292          $ 296       

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc. 4.250%, 12/23/20

    869            874       

EB Sports Corp. 11.500%, 12/31/15

    500            499       

Granite Broadcasting Corp. Tranche B, First Lien, 6.750%, 5/23/18

    454            458       

Landry’s, Inc. Tranche B, 4.000%, 4/24/18

            1,123            1,131       

Marina District Finance Co., Inc. 6.750%, 8/15/18

    432            439       

Peppermill Casinos, Inc. Tranche B, 7.250%, 11/9/18

    633            650       

Radio One, Inc. Tranche 2011, 7.500%, 3/31/16

    1,016            1,043       

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority 6.250%, 8/29/19

    480            491       

TWCC Holding Corp. Second Lien, 7.000%, 6/26/20

    566            553       
   

 

 

 
      8,066       
   

 

 

 

Energy—1.9%

  

Fieldwood Energy LLC Second Lien, 8.125%, 9/30/20

    608            635       

FTS International, Inc. 8.500%, 5/6/16

    989            1,008       

NGPL Pipeco LLC 6.750%, 9/15/17

    751            734       

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC Second Lien, 8.750%, 12/31/18

    825            838       

Templar Energy LLC Second Lien, 8.000%, 11/25/20

    915            926       
   

 

 

 
      4,141       
   

 

 

 

Financials—1.1%

  

Altisource Solutions S.A.R.L Tranche B, 4.500%, 12/9/20

    364            366       

Asurion LLC Second Lien, 8.500%, 3/3/21

    460            476       

Capital Automotive LP Second Lien, 6.000%, 4/30/20

    73            75       

iStar Financial, Inc. Tranche A-2, 7.000%, 3/19/17

    1,335            1,383       
   

 

 

 
      2,300   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—1.4%

   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc. First Lien, 6.750%, 7/2/18

    270            272       

Second Lien, 11.000%, 1/2/19

    225            227       

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. Tranche B, 6.500%, 10/18/19

    635            629       

InVentiv Health, Inc. 7.500%, 8/4/16

    547            548       

MMM Holdings, Inc. 9.750%, 12/12/17

    237            239       
    PAR VALUE             VALUE          

Health Care—(continued)

  

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc. 9.750%, 12/12/17

  $ 173          $ 174       

Sheridan Holdings, Inc. Second Lien, 8.250%, 12/20/21

    531            547       

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. Second Lien, 9.750%, 4/11/20

    342            340       
   

 

 

 
      2,976       
   

 

 

 

Industrials—3.1%

   

AWAS Finance Luxembourg SA 3.500%, 7/16/18

    1,059            1,063       

Commercial Barge Line Co. First Lien, 7.500%, 9/22/19

    797            800       

DynCorp International, Inc. 6.250%, 7/7/16

    691            697       

Filtration Group Corp. Second Lien, 8.250%, 11/22/21

    785            804       

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. (Clarke American Corp.) Tranche B-3, 7.000%, 5/22/18

    524            532       

Tranche B-4, 6.000%, 8/4/19

    150            151       

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. (Yukon Acquisition, Inc.) 4.250%, 7/2/18

            1,030            1,035       

Mirion Technologies, Inc. 5.750%, 3/30/18

    730            736       

Navistar, Inc. Tranche B, 5.750%, 8/17/17

    507            516       

SESAC Holding Co. II LLC First Lien, 5.000%, 2/7/19

    299            303       
   

 

 

 
      6,637       
   

 

 

 

Information Technology—4.3%

  

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. 4.500%, 1/30/19

    846            852       

Applied Systems, Inc. Second Lien, 7.500%, 1/24/22

    48            49       

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

   

4.000%, 5/31/19

    935            939       

Second Lien, 9.500%, 6/26/20

    585            608       

Deltek, Inc. Second Lien, 10.000%, 10/10/19

    777            794       

Excelitas Technologies Corp. Tranche B, 6.000%, 11/2/20

    575            579       

IPC Systems, Inc. Tranche C, First Lien, 7.750%, 7/31/17

    857            859       

Kronos, Inc. Second Lien, 9.750%, 4/30/20

    959            1,000       

Mitchell International, Inc. Second Lien, 8.500%, 10/11/21

    300            308       

Mood Media Corp. First Lien, 7.000%, 5/6/18

    587            594       
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

($ reported in thousands)

 

    PAR VALUE             VALUE          

Information Technology—(continued)

  

Novell, Inc. (Attachmate Corp.) First Lien, 7.250%, 11/22/17

  $ 480           $ 484       

RP Crown Parent LLC Second Lien, 11.250%, 12/21/19

    872             888       

Sorenson Communications, Inc. 11.500%, 10/31/14

    1,131             1,138       

Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc. Second Lien, 9.250%, 10/25/20

    339             342       
   

 

 

 
      9,434       
   

 

 

 

Materials—0.6%

   

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (Algoma Steel, Inc.) 9.250%, 9/19/14

    1,300             1,305       
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.1%

   

ExGen Renewables I LLC 5.250%, 2/6/21

    190             194       
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

(Identified Cost $34,596)

 

  

  

   

 

35,053

 

  

 

        SHARES                 VALUE          

PREFERRED STOCK—3.1%

  

Financials—3.1%

   

Citigroup, Inc. Series J, 7.125%

    30,800             813       

General Electric Capital Corp. Series B, 6.250%(2)

    500(10)        535       

General Electric Capital Corp. Series C, 5.250%(2)

    600(10)        584       

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Q, 5.150%(2)

    960(10)        905       

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) Series R, 4.850%(2)

    890(10)        834       

U.S. Bancorp Series G, 6.000%

    32,400        889       

Wells Fargo & Co. Series K, 7.980%(2)

    840(10)        955       

Zions Bancorp, 6.950%

    47,150             1,247       

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Identified Cost $6,744)

 

  

  

    6,762       

 

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—138.9%

(Identified cost $299,273)

 

  

  

    300,296       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.4%

  

Money Market Mutual Funds—2.4%

  

Fidelity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares (Seven-day effective yield 0.090%)

    5,252,015             5,252       
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Identified Cost $5,252)

 

  

  

    5,252       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—141.3%

(Identified Cost $304,525)

  

  

    305,548(1)   

Other assets and liabilities, net—(41.3)%

  

    (89,376)     
   

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  $                 216,172       
   

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

PIK

   Payment-in-Kind Security
Footnote Legend:
(1)    Federal Income Tax Information: For tax information at March 31, 2014, see Note 3 Federal Income Tax Information in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.
(2)    Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at March 31, 2014.
(3)    Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2014, these securities amounted to a value of $145,460 or 67.3% of net assets.
(4)    Regulation S security. Security is offered and sold outside of the United States, therefore, it is exempt from registration with the SEC under rules 903 and 904 of the Securities Act of 1933.
(5)    No contractual maturity date.
(6)    Interest payments may be deferred.
(7)    This note was issued for the sole purpose of funding a loan agreement between the issuer and the borrower. As the credit risk for this security lies solely with the borrower, the name represented here is that of the borrower.
(8)    This loan will settle after March 31, 2014, at which time the interest rate, based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.
(9)    Principal amount is adjusted according to local inflation Index.
(10)    Value shown as par value.
(11)    All or a portion of the security is segregrated as collateral for the line of credit.
(12)    100% of the income received was in cash.
Foreign Currencies:
AUD    Australian Dollar
BRL    Brazilian Real
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
MXN    Mexican Peso
NZD    New Zealand Dollar
PEN    Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLN    Polish Zloty
RUB    Russian Ruble
TRY    Turkish Lira
UYU    Uruguayan Peso
 

 

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VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

($ reported in thousands)

 

Country Weightings †

        

 

United States

     45

 

Brazil

     6   

 

Luxembourg

     5   

 

Mexico

     4   

 

Chile

     3   

 

United Kingdom

     3   

 

Venezuela

     3   

 

Other

     31   

 

Total

     100

† % of total investments as of March 31, 2014

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 (See Security Valuation Note 1A in the Notes to Schedules of Investments):

 

      Total              Level 2  
     Value at      Level 1      Significant  
     March 31,      Quoted      Observable  
      2014      Prices      Inputs  

Debt Securities:

        

 Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 6,964       $       $ 6,964   

 Corporate Bonds

     212,798                 212,798   

 Foreign Government Securities

     30,674                 30,674   

 Loan Agreements

     35,053                 35,053   

 Mortgage-Backed Securities

     5,557                 5,557   

 Municipal Bonds

     2,488                 2,488   

Equity Securities:

        

 Preferred Stock

     6,762         2,949         3,813   

 Short-Term Investments

     5,252         5,252           

Total Investments

   $     305,548       $         8,201       $ 297,347   

There are no Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) priced securities

There were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 for the period.


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1— SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its Schedule of Investments in conformity with accounting principals generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Schedule of Investments. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

A. SECURITY VALUATION

Security valuation procedures for the Fund, which include, nightly price variance, as well as back-testing such as bi-weekly unchanged price, monthly secondary source and transaction analysis, have been approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”). All internally fair valued securities are approved by a valuation committee (the “Valuation Committee”) appointed by the Board. The Valuation Committee is comprised of certain members of management as identified by the Board and convenes independently from portfolio management. All internally fair valued securities are updated daily and reviewed in detail by the Valuation Committee monthly unless changes occur within the period. The Valuation Committee reviews the validity of any model inputs and any changes to the model. Fair valuations are ratified by the Board at least quarterly.

The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the valuation committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:

Equity securities are valued at the official closing price (typically last sale) on the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded, or if no closing price is available, at the last bid price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Restricted equity securities and private placements that are not widely traded, are illiquid or are internally fair valued by the valuation committee, are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Certain non–U.S. securities may be fair valued in cases where closing prices are not readily available or are deemed not reflective of readily available market prices. For example, significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that non–U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) (generally, 4 p.m. Eastern time the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)) that may impact the value of securities traded in these non – U.S. markets. In such cases the Fund fair values non – U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non – U.S. security to the intraday trading the U.S. markets for investments such as ADRS, financial futures, ETFs and certain indexes as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Because the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certain non-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.


VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing that considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, and current day trade information, as well as dealer supplied prices. These valuations are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Structured Debt Instruments such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may also incorporate collateral analysis and utilize cash flow models for valuation and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Pricing services do not provide pricing for all securities and therefore indicative bids from dealers are utilized which are based on pricing models used by market makers in the security and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Debt securities that are not widely traded, are illiquid, or are internally fair valued by the valuation committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Listed derivatives that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts and equity linked instruments, do not require material subjectivity as pricing inputs are observed from actively quoted markets and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments in closed-end mutual funds are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE generally 4 pm Eastern time each business day. Both are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Short-term notes having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities, which primarily include investments of the Fund, by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for the Fund. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

NOTE 2 — FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

($ reported in thousands)

At March 31, 2014, federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

            Net
Federal   Unrealized   Unrealized   Appreciation
Tax Cost   Appreciation   (Depreciation)   (Depreciation)

$304,530

  $8,545   $(7,527)                   $1,018

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders


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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 3 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the Schedule of Investments was available for issuance, and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)  

    Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund

 
By (Signature and Title)*  

        /s/ George R. Aylward

 
          George R. Aylward, President  
          (principal executive officer)  
Date  

    5/29/14

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

        /s/ George R. Aylward

 
          George R. Aylward, President  
          (principal executive officer)  
Date  

    5/29/14

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

        /s/ W. Patrick Bradley

 
 

        W. Patrick Bradley, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

        and Treasurer

 
          (principal financial officer)  
Date  

    5/29/14

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.