Investment objective & strategy
As of Nov. 25, 2025 · prospectusObjective. Virtus Seix AAA Private Credit CLO ETF (the Fund ) seeks current income and capital preservation.
Strategy. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in private credit collateralized loan obligations (Private Credit CLOs) that, at the time of acquisition, are either rated AAA by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), such as S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings, Inc. or Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or, if unrated, determined by Seix Investment Advisors ( Seix ), a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC, the Funds sub-adviser, to be of comparable quality. After purchase, a Private Credit CLO may have its rating reduced below the minimum rating required by the Fund for purchase. In such cases, Seix will consider whether the … The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in private credit collateralized loan obligations (Private Credit CLOs) that, at the time of acquisition, are either rated AAA by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), such as S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings, Inc. or Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or, if unrated, determined by Seix Investment Advisors ( Seix ), a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC, the Funds sub-adviser, to be of comparable quality. After purchase, a Private Credit CLO may have its rating reduced below the minimum rating required by the Fund for purchase. In such cases, Seix will consider whether the Fund will continue to hold the Private Credit CLO. The Fund may temporarily deviate from the 80% policy while deploying new capital as the result of cash creation or redemption activity, or during unusual market conditions, or highly unusual markets, such as a downgrade in the rating of one or more securities. A CLO is a type of asset backed security supported by interest and principal payments generated from a pool of loans, which may include, among others, U.S. and non-U.S. senior secured loans (including those issued or offered as covenant lite loans, which have no financial maintenance covenants) and subordinated corporate loans and privately placed loans. Private credit is funding that is lent to private companies through a loan that is not sourced from public markets (such as proceeds raised from the sale of listed equities and publicly traded bonds). A Private Credit CLO is a CLO backed by underlying loans that are primarily private credit where at least 80% of the total loan amounts within the CLO are issued to private companies. The underlying loan may be of any size, including loans to middle market companies, which Seix defines as companies with annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of $10 million to $1 billion at the time of investment. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in senior loans, CLOs holding broadly syndicated loans, variable-and floating-rate debt obligations, exchange traded funds, high yield bonds ( i.e. , junk bonds), investment grade bonds, and cash. The Fund will not invest more than 10% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in any single CLO. The Fund may purchase CLOs both in the primary and secondary markets. The Fund is an actively managed ETF and, thus, does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index of securities. Instead, it uses an active investment strategy that seeks to meet its investment objective. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can. In addition, from time to time the Fund may focus its investments ( i.e. , invest more than 15% of its total assets) in one or more particular sectors. As of the date of July 31, 2025, the Fund focused its investments in the financials sector.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPS Private Credit CLO 2025-3 LLC | HPSPR | $1.01M | 5.77% |
| Whitehorse CCCERA CLO LLC | — | $1.00M | 5.74% |
| WOODMONT 2022-9 TRUST SER 2022-9A CL A1R V/R REGD 144A P/P 5.36802000 | — | $1.00M | 5.74% |
| Owl Rock CLO III Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class AR | — | $1.00M | 5.74% |
| BCRED MML CLO 2022-1 LLC | — | $1.00M | 5.74% |
| BCRED CLO 2025-1 LLC | 05556FAA | $1.00M | 5.72% |
| BCC MIDDLE MARKET CLO 2024-1 LLC SER 2024-1A CL A1 V/R REGD 144A P/P 5.41763000 | — | $903.01K | 5.17% |
| IVY Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XII Ltd., Series 12A, Class A1R2 | — | $851.17K | 4.87% |
| Deerpath Capital CLO 2021-1 Ltd | — | $802.77K | 4.59% |
| MCF CLO IX Ltd. | 55281XAZ | $802.60K | 4.59% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF | 9% | 0.68% |
| Guggenheim Active INvestment Series (GAINS)-Limited Duration Fund · GULDX | 4% | 0.02% |
| Medalist Partners Short Duration Fund · SEMIX, SEMRX | 3% | 0.61% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC | Adviser |
| Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of November 25, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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