As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2014

File No. 033-65137

File No. 811-07455

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-1A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under the SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

  Pre-Effective Amendment No.       ¨
     
  Post-Effective Amendment No.  71 x

 

and/or

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

    Under the INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940   ¨
         
    Amendment No. 72 x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

  

Virtus Opportunities Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)  

 

 

 

Area Code and Telephone Number: (800) 243-1574

 

101 Munson Street

Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Kevin J. Carr, Esq.

Counsel

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

100 Pearl St.

Hartford, Connecticut 06103

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copies of All Correspondence to:

David C. Mahaffey, Esq.

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

1666 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
¨ on ______ pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
¨ on _______ or at such later date as the Commission shall order pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
¨ on _______ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
   
If appropriate, check the following box:
¨ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 

  

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 relates to the following funds:

 

Virtus Allocator Premium AlphaSector ® Fund
Virtus AlphaSector ® Rotation Fund
Virtus Alternatives Diversifier Fund
Virtus Bond Fund
Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Virtus Disciplined Equity Style Fund
Virtus Disciplined Select Bond Fund
Virtus Disciplined Select Country Fund
Virtus Dynamic AlphaSector ® Fund
Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund

Virtus Foreign Opportunities Fund
Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund
Virtus Global Dividend Fund
Virtus Global Opportunities Fund
Virtus Global Premium AlphaSector ® Fund
Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund
Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund
Virtus Greater European Opportunities Fund
Virtus Herzfeld Fund
Virtus High Yield Fund
Virtus International Equity Fund
Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund

Virtus International Small-Cap Fund

Virtus Low Volatility Fund

Virtus Multi-Sector Intermediate Bond Fund
Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund
Virtus Premium AlphaSector ® Fund
Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund
Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund
Virtus Wealth Masters Fund

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the 1940 Act, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness for this registration statement under Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act and has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Hartford and the State of Connecticut on the 19th day of February, 2014.

 

   
VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
   
By: /s/ George R. Aylward
  George R. Aylward
  President

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amendment to the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 19th day of February, 2014.

 

Signature   Title
     
     
/s/ George R. Aylward    
George R. Aylward   Trustee and President (principal executive officer)
     
/s/ W. Patrick Bradley    
W. Patrick Bradley   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
     (principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Leroy Keith, Jr.    
Leroy Keith, Jr.*   Trustee
     
/s/ Philip R. McLoughlin    
Philip R. McLoughlin*   Trustee and Chairman
     
/s/ Geraldine M. McNamara    
Geraldine M. McNamara*   Trustee
     
/s/ James M. Oates    
James M. Oates*   Trustee
     
/s/ Richard E. Segerson    
Richard E. Segerson*   Trustee
     
/s/ Ferdinand L.J. Verdonck    
Ferdinand L.J. Verdonck*   Trustee

 

*By George R. Aylward
  *George R. Aylward, Attorney-in-Fact,
pursuant to a power of attorney

  

 
 

 

Exhibit Index

 

     

Exhibit Number

Description

   
EX-101.INS XBRL Instance Document
   
EX-101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
EX-101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
   
EX-101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
   
EX-101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
   
EX-101.PRE XBRL Taxomony Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

 

 

 

 

Myriad Interactive Media (CE) (USOTC:MYRY)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Myriad Interactive Media (CE) Charts.
Myriad Interactive Media (CE) (USOTC:MYRY)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Myriad Interactive Media (CE) Charts.