Virtus Tax-Exempt Bond I  HXBIX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Muni National Interm Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   7.10 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-06-30
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 10.48
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
16.88%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
85
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Virtus Tax-Exempt Bond I
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Muni National Interm
Index: BarCap Municipal TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1996-02-26 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 16.88 16.60 4.52 4.36 6.26 5.46
+/- Category 6.95 5.52 1.10 1.22 1.68 ---
+/- BarCap Municipal TR USD 4.74 4.93 0.27 0.00 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 20.29 20.40 5.87 5.03 6.41 5.71
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 17.05 17.93 4.68 4.26 6.26 5.46
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 17.93 4.53 4.09 6.17 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 13.40 4.61 4.26 6.09 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 234 funds), (5 yrs : out of 209 funds), (10 yrs : out of 130 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
General Obligations 32.69
Advance Refunded ---
State Appropriated Tobacco ---
Non-state Appropriated Tobacco ---
Education 8.50
Health 5.10
Housing 0.02
Industrial ---
Transportation 3.11
Utilities ---
Water/Sewer 2.26
Misc. Revenue 48.31
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 24.5
AA 36.9
A 24.1
BBB 13.4
BB 0.0
B 1.2
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 2.5
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 97.0
Other 0.6
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-06-30 Data through 2009-06-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 111
Total Number of Bond Holdings 60 30 Day SEC Yield % 4.48
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 34.68 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
New York N Y City Mun Wtr Fin Rev 5.75% 2040-06-15 5,590 5,951 7.03
Kendall Cnty Ill Fst Presv Dis Go 5.25% 2023-01-01 4,000 4,247 5.02
Metropolitan Transn Auth 6.25% 2023-11-15 3,000 3,301 3.90
Harris Cnty Tex Health Facs De Hos 7.25% 2035-12-01 2,450 2,613 3.09
Michigan St Strategic Fd Ltd O Rev 5.25% 2023-10-15 2,250 2,398 2.83
Detroit Mich Sew Disp Rev Rev Ref B 7.5% 2033-07-01 2,000 2,326 2.75
Forney Tex Indpt Sch Dist 6% 2037-08-15 2,000 2,165 2.56
Massachusetts St Health & Edl Rev B 5.5% 2036-11-15 2,000 2,147 2.54
Metropolitan St Louis Mo Swr D Rev 5.75% 2038-05-01 2,000 2,123 2.51
PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING COR REV BDS 2044-08-01 2,000 2,070 2.45
Data through 2009-06-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1996-02-26
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
George W. Selby  (1998-01-01)
Selby serves as principal and portfolio manager with Harris Investment Management, his employer since September 1998. Previously, he served as executive director of municipal bond sales for a brokerage firm. Selby is a Certified Public Accountant.
Laura D. Alter  (2006-05-18)
Alter serves as senior partner and portfolio manager with Harris Investment Management, her employer since September 1994. Previously, she was a vice president and portfolio manager with Van Kampen Merritt Investment Advisory Corporation from August 1987 to September 1994. Prior to that, she was a research associate with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.60
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
101 Munson Street

Greenfield,  MA  03301
USA
Telephone:
800-243-4361
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.