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Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF

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Ticker
VPC
CUSIP
26923G798
Inception
02/07/2019
Closing Price
$
(as of 03/27/2024)
30-Day Median Bid/Ask Spread
0.22% (as of 03/27/2024)
Premium/Discount
$0.00 (as of 03/27/2024)
4PM Bid/Offer Midpoint
$22.25 (as of 03/27/2024)
Shares Outstanding
1,650,004 (as of 03/27/2024)
Daily Trading Volume
20,200.00 (as of 03/27/2024)
20 Day Average Trading Volume
15,220.00 (as of 03/27/2024)
Net Assets
$36,719,262 (as of 03/27/2024)

Portfolio Overview

Investment Overview

The Fund strives to deliver an alternative source of yield to traditional fixed income by focusing on the private credit market. The Fund seeks to track the Indxx Private Credit Index, which provides passive exposure to listed instruments that emphasize private credit, including business development companies (BDCs) and closed-end funds (CEFs).

Management Team

Investment Partner

Indxx, LLC

Founded in 2005, with offices in New York, Prague, and New Delhi, Indxx endeavors to deliver innovative and custom indexing solutions to the investment management community at large. Indxx has three dozen ETFs worldwide tracking its indexes, and calculates hundreds of indexes for clients around the globe.

Indxx is the index provider to the Fund. The portfolio managers are affiliated with Virtus ETF Advisers, LLC, the Fund's adviser.


Investment Professionals

Seth Kadushin

Seth Kadushin

Portfolio Manager, Virtus ETF Advisers LLC

Industry start date: 1988

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Matthew Brown

Matthew B. Brown

Executive Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, Virtus ETF Solutions
Portfolio Manager, Virtus ETF Advisers LLC

Industry start date: 1999

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Key Features

Targeted Exposure

Provides passive exposure to the private credit market of a growing financing market for small- and mid-sized businesses in the United States

Powerful Diversifier

An attractive and complementary income opportunity

High Yield Potential

Quarterly distributions via a portfolio of exchange-traded BDCs and CEFs with significant exposure to private credit instruments such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), mezzanine loans, and bank loans

Portfolio

Top Holdings (% Fund)

(as of 03/28/2024)
Security
BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP
3.93
 3.93
OXFORD LANE CAPITAL CORP
3.22
 3.22
XAI OCTAGON FLOATING RATE AL
2.31
 2.31
FS KKR CAPITAL CORP
2.16
 2.16
PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP
2.12
 2.12
GOLDMAN SACHS BDC INC
2.10
 2.10
TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH B
2.10
 2.10
WHITEHORSE FINANCE INC
2.07
 2.07
SLR INVESTMENT CORP
2.05
 2.05
BLACKROCK INNOV & GRW TRM TR
2.02
 2.02

Performance

Performance

As of
As of

Performance data quoted represents past results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

The Index shown represents the Fund's performance index, which may differ from the Fund's regulatory index included in the Fund's Prospectus.

Fees & Expenses

Management Fee 0.75
Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses 8.97
Total Expense Ratio 9.72
The Total Expense Ratio represents the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, which includes the management fee and other expenses where applicable, except for certain payments that are paid directly by the Fund, as described in the Prospectus.
The Expense Ratio minus the indirect expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests (acquired fund fees) is 0.75%. Expenses paid by the Fund include 8.97% in Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE), indirect expenses which VPC is required to itemize in its fee table because it primarily holds BDCs and CEFs—themselves funds with management fees. AFFE are implicitly reflected in the prices of the BDCs and CEFs in the portfolio and are not paid directly from the Fund's net assets.

Yields / Distribution Rate1

(as of 02/29/2024)
30-day SEC Yield 10.70
Distribution Rate (as of 03/27/2024) 9.17

Distribution History2

Ex-Date Record Date Payable Date Dividend Income ST Capital Gains LT Capital Gains Distribution Total
06/20/2023 06/21/2023 06/28/2023 0.720000 0.000000 0.000000 0.720000
09/20/2023 09/21/2023 09/28/2023 0.537400 0.000000 0.000000 0.537400
12/20/2023 12/21/2023 12/29/2023 0.764480 0.000000 0.000000 0.764480
03/20/2024 03/21/2024 03/26/2024 0.510000 0.000000 0.000000 0.510000


Period Number of Days Fund has Traded at a:
Discount Premium
Less than -2% -1.51% to -2.00% -1.01% to -1.50% -0.51% to -1.00% -0.01% to -0.50% 0.00% to 0.50% 0.51% to 1.00% 1.01% to 1.50% 1.51% to 2.00% Greater than 2%
2022-Q1: 1/3/2022 through 3/31/2022 0 0 0 0 17 42 3 0 0 0
2022-Q2: 4/1/2022 through 6/30/2022 0 0 0 0 28 32 2 0 0 0
2022-Q3: 7/1/2022 through 9/30/2022 0 0 0 0 39 25 0 0 0 0
2022-Q4: 10/3/2022 through 12/30/2022 0 0 0 0 47 16 0 0 0 0
2023-Q1: 1/3/2023 through 3/31/2023 0 0 0 0 34 24 4 0 0 0
2023-Q2: 4/3/2023 through 6/30/2023 0 0 0 0 27 34 0 0 1 0
2023-Q3: 7/3/2023 through 9/29/2023 0 0 0 0 5 56 1 0 1 0
2023-Q4: 10/2/2023 through 12/29/2023 1 0 0 0 33 26 2 1 0 0

Risk Considerations

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF): The value of an ETF may be more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities it is designed to track. The costs to the portfolio of owning shares of an ETF may exceed the cost of investing directly in the underlying securities.
Private Credit Funds: Private credit funds that invest in closed-end funds and business development companies bear the risks of these underlying assets, including liquidity, industry, currency, valuation and credit risks.
Equity Securities: The market price of equity securities may be adversely affected by financial market, industry, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or on small, medium, or large-sized companies may enhance that risk.
Credit & Interest: Debt instruments are subject to various risks, including credit and interest rate risk. The issuer of a debt security may fail to make interest and/or principal payments. Values of debt instruments may rise or fall in response to changes in interest rates, and this risk may be enhanced with longer-term maturities.
High Yield Fixed Income Securities: There is a greater risk of issuer default, less liquidity, and increased price volatility related to high yield securities than investment grade securities.
Fund of Funds: The risk that the fund's performance will be adversely affected by the assets owned by the other mutual funds and ETFs in which it invests, and that the layering of expenses associated with the fund's investment in such other funds will cost shareholders more than direct investments would have cost.
Passive Strategy/Index Risk: A passive investment strategy seeking to track the performance of the underlying Index may result in the portfolio holding securities regardless of market conditions or their current or projected performance. This could cause the portfolio's returns to be lower than if the portfolio employed an active strategy.
Correlation to Index: The performance of the portfolio and its index may vary due to factors such as flows, transaction costs, whether the portfolio obtains every security in the index, and timing differences associated with additions to and deletions from the index.
Market Price/NAV: At the time of purchase and/or sale, an investor's shares may have a market price that is above or below the fund's NAV, which may increase the investor's risk of loss.
Closed-End Funds: Closed-end funds may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset values, which may affect whether an investor will realize gains or losses. They may also employ leverage, which may increase volatility.
Market Volatility: The value of the securities in the portfolio may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Local, regional, or global events such as war or military conflict, terrorism, pandemic, or recession could impact the portfolio, including hampering the ability of the portfolio's manager(s) to invest its assets as intended.
Prospectus: For additional information on risks, please see the fund's prospectus.

Documents & Resources

Marketing Materials

Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF - Fact Sheet
VPC AFFE Explainer
A View From the Top - Perspectives When Interest Rates Peak
ETF Product Guide
Virtus ETF Ticker Menu
Virtus Alternative Funds Menu

Holdings

Positions VPC
Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF Holdings Fiscal Q1
Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF Holdings Fiscal Q3

Distributions

2024 Distribution Calendar - ETF

Financial Materials

VPC and VRAI Prospectus - February 2024
VPC and VRAI - SAI - February 2024
ETFis Series Trust I Annual Report - October 2023
ETFis Series Trust I Semi-Annual Report - April 2023

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund. Contact us at 1-888-383-0553 or visit www.virtus.com for a copy of the Fund's prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Performance data quoted represents past results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Closing Price:
 The Closing Price is the price of the last reported trade on the fund's primary exchange. If there has been no reported trade for a particular date, the Closing Price represents the 4PM Bid/Offer Midpoint. 

4PM Bid/Offer Midpoint: The midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated (usually 4:00pm Eastern Time).

Premium/Discount: The amount the Fund is trading above or below the reported NAV (based on 4PM Bid/Offer Midpoint).

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The “net asset value” (NAV) of the Fund is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the Fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the Fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV of the Fund is not necessarily the same as its intraday trading value. Fund investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV because shares of ETFs such as the Fund are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Thus, shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

NAV returns are calculated using the Fund’s daily 4:00 p.m. NAV, and include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions (reinvested at the Fund's NAV on distribution ex-date). Market price returns are calculated using the 4:00 pm midpoint between the bid and offer, and include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions (reinvested at the 4:00pm bid/offer midpoint on distribution ex-date). Market price returns do not represent the return you would receive if you traded at other times.

1 Yields/Distributions: 30-day SEC Yield is a standardized yield calculated according to a formula set by the SEC, and is subject to change. 30-day SEC Yield (unsubsidized) is the 30-day SEC Yield without the effect of applicable expense waivers. Distribution Rate is the annual rate that an investor would receive if the most recent distribution remained the same going forward. The rate represents a single distribution from the Fund and does not represent total return of the Fund. The distribution rate is calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution and dividing it by the most recent NAV.

2 Distribution History: Distributions are represented on a cash basis and may be reclassified at year end for tax purposes. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. STCG: Short Term Capital Gain, LTCG: Long Term Capital Gain

Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative total returns.

Not insured by FDIC/NCUSIF or any federal government agency. No bank guarantee. Not a deposit. May lose value.