Virtus Newfleet Dynamic Credit ETF

David Albrycht is president and chief investment officer of Newfleet Asset Management. Prior to joining Newfleet in 2011, Mr. Albrycht was executive managing director and senior portfolio manager with Goodwin Capital Advisers, a former Virtus investment management subsidiary. He joined the Goodwin multi-sector fixed income team in 1985 as a credit analyst and has managed fixed income portfolios since 1991.

Mr. Albrycht is portfolio manager of Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund since 1993 and Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Intermediate Bond Fund since 1994; and co-manager of Virtus Newfleet Senior Floating Rate Fund since 2008, Virtus Tactical Allocation Fund and Virtus Newfleet High Yield Fund since 2011; Virtus Newfleet Bond Fund, Virtus Strategic Allocation Fund, and Virtus Newfleet Low Duration Income Fund since 2012; and Virtus Newfleet Credit Opportunities Fund since 2015. He also manages several variable investment options and is co-manager of three closed-end funds, Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZF), Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE: VGI), and Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR), and two exchange-traded funds, Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Bond ETF (NFLT) and Virtus Newfleet Dynamic Credit ETF (BLHY).

In Barron’s “Best Fund Families of 2016” annual rankings published in 2017, Virtus Investment Partners was ranked the #2 Taxable Bond Fund Family, and held the #1 position in 2012 and 2010, due in large part to the expert management of the firm’s multi-sector fixed income funds by Mr. Albrycht and the Newfleet team.¹ The Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund, managed by Mr. Albrycht, received the 2017 Lipper Fund Award for best Short-Intermediate Investment-Grade Debt Fund over five years.² Recognized in the industry as a leading multi-sector fixed income strategist, Mr. Albrycht has appeared on CNBC and Bloomberg Television, and been quoted or featured in Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Dow Jones, and InvestmentNews.

While at Goodwin Capital, Mr. Albrycht also served as director of credit research. In addition, he managed the Phoenix MISTIC CDO, a $1 billion multi-sector collateralized debt obligation, where he was responsible for credit analysis and deal structure.

Mr. Albrycht earned a B.A., cum laude, from Central Connecticut State University and an M.B.A., with honors, from the University of Connecticut. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst^® (CFA^®) charterholder. He began his career in the investment industry in 1985.

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¹Barron's Best Mutual Fund Families Annual Rankings: Within the taxable bond category for 2016 (published February 11, 2017), 2012 (published February 11, 2013), and 2010 (published February 7, 2011), Virtus Investment Partners ranked 2 out of 61, 1 out of 62, and 1 out of 57 qualifying fund families for the 1-year period ended 12/31/16, 12/31/12, and 12/31/10, respectively. Barron’s annual fund family rankings are based on asset-weighted returns (excluding 12b-1 fees and sales charges) in five fund categories: U.S. equity, world equity, mixed asset, taxable bond, and tax-exempt bond, as calculated by Lipper. Each fund’s performance is measured against all other funds in its Lipper category, resulting in a percentile ranking which is weighted by asset size relative to the fund family’s other assets in its general classification.

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2Annual Lipper Fund Awards: Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund (I: PIMSX) had the highest “Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return)” value in its Lipper classification, Short-Intermediate Investment-Grade Debt Funds, out of 114 funds, based on total return for the 5-year period as of 11/30/16. Rankings do not include the effect of a fund’s sales load, if applicable. Ranking is for Class I shares only, other classes may have different performance characteristics.

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Strong ratings may not be indicative of positive fund performance. Performance for some funds may be negative.

Virtus Newfleet ETFs: Please consider the Fund’s objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. Contact us at 1-800-243-4361 or visit Newfleet.com for a prospectus, which contains this and other information about the Fund. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Virtus Newfleet ETFs distributed by ETF Distributors LLC, an affiliate of Virtus ETF Advisers LLC.

Frank Ossino is senior managing director, senior portfolio manager, and sector head of the bank loan asset class at Newfleet Asset Management, an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. Mr. Ossino is a portfolio manager of the Newfleet Floating Rate Bank Loan, High Yield, and Flexible Credit Strategies in both separately managed and pooled vehicles, as well as mutual funds, through a number of subadvisory relationships. Additionally, he is responsible for the structuring and management of Newfleet’s CLO platform.

Prior to joining Virtus in 2012, Mr. Ossino was a portfolio manager at Harford Investment Management Company (2004-2011) and Hartford Funds subadviser Wellington Management (2012), where he managed mutual funds focused on bank loans and a commingled bank loan portfolio for institutional investors. Previously, he held a variety of credit analyst and portfolio management positions at CIGNA (2002-2004), HVB Bank (2000-2002), and FleetBoston Financial (1996-2000).

Mr. Ossino earned his M.S. in international economics and finance from Brandeis University and Luigi Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and a B.S. in economics, cum laude, from Brandeis University. He began his career in the investment industry in 1996.

Jonathan Stanley is a managing director, portfolio manager, and sector manager of high yield credit at Newfleet Asset Management, an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. Mr. Stanley is co-manager of the Virtus Newfleet High Yield Fund, a flexible credit/leveraged finance strategy, and three actively-managed ETFs, AdvisorShares Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF (MINC), Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Bond ETF (NFLT), and Virtus Newfleet Dynamic Credit ETF (BLHY). In addition, Mr. Stanley is responsible for credit analysis of the restaurant industry for the Newfleet team. He is also responsible for the structuring and management of Newfleet’s CLO platform.

Prior to joining Newfleet in 2011, Mr. Stanley was on the fixed income team at Goodwin Capital Advisers, a former Virtus investment management subsidiary, over two separate periods. From 1997 to 2001, he served in several capacities, including as an analyst on the emerging markets team. He left the firm to pursue other opportunities for five years, and rejoined in 2006 as a member of the corporate credit group. He assumed responsibilities for the high yield sector in 2008.

Mr. Stanley's additional investment experience includes serving as a research analyst at Hollister Investment Management, and as a portfolio manager at FA Asset Management and Global Financial Private Capital.

Mr. Stanley earned a B.S. in accounting from Fairfield University and an M.B.A. from the University of Florida. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst^® (CFA^®) charterholder. He began his career in the investment industry in 1997.

Virtus Newfleet ETFs: Please consider the Fund’s objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. Contact us at 1-800-243-4361 or visit Newfleet.com for a prospectus, which contains this and other information about the Fund. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Virtus Newfleet ETFs distributed by ETF Distributors LLC, an affiliate of Virtus ETF Advisers LLC.