David Albrycht, CFA, is president and chief investment officer of Newfleet Asset Management, a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC (“VFIA”). Mr. Albrycht is the senior portfolio manager of several multi-sector fixed income strategies, some dating back to the early 1990s. In his role as CIO, Mr. Albrycht drives top-down strategy for Newfleet’s investment platform, which includes multi-sector and dedicated sector strategies for high yield and bank loans. In addition to managing mutual funds and variable investment options in these strategies, Mr. Albrycht is co-manager of two closed-end funds, Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) and Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE: VGI). He also is co-manager of four exchange traded funds, Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Bond ETF (NYSE: NFLT), Virtus Newfleet Short Duration Core Plus Bond ETF (NYSE: SDCP), Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE: VSHY), and Virtus Newfleet ABS/MBS ETF (NYSE: VABS), and two offshore funds, the Virtus GF Multi-Sector Short Duration Bond Fund and the Virtus GF Multi-Sector Income Fund. Prior to joining Newfleet in 2011, Mr. Albrycht was executive managing director and senior portfolio manager with Goodwin Capital Advisers, a former investment management subsidiary of Newfleet’s parent, Virtus Investment Partners. Prior to that role, Mr. Albrycht was director of credit research at Goodwin’s predecessor, Phoenix Investment Counsel (PIC). In addition, he managed the Phoenix MISTIC CDO, a $1 billion multi-sector collateralized debt obligation, for which he was responsible for credit analysis and deal structure. He joined the PIC multi-sector fixed income team in 1985 as a credit analyst and has managed fixed income portfolios since 1991. 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 CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst®) charterholder. He began his career in the investment industry in 1985.

Stephen H. Hooker, CFA is the Director of Foreign Research, sector manager for emerging markets debt and a member of the corporate credit research group at Newfleet (since 2011). He is responsible for the paper and packaging and chemicals industry sectors, and the Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa sovereign credit sector. From 2005 until 2011, Mr. Hooker was vice president, senior credit analyst at Aladdin Capital Management and Global Plus Investment Management, respectively, both of which specialize in high yield and structured credit products. Prior to 2005, he was at Goodwin for 12 years, serving in various capacities, including as a senior credit analyst and emerging markets sector manager on its fixed income team. Mr. Hooker earned a B.A. in psychology from Trinity College. He has held the Chartered Financial Analyst designation since 1999. He began his career in the investment industry in 1993.

Julie Biel, CFA is Chief Market Strategist, Portfolio Manager, and Senior Research Analyst with primary research responsibilities for the small and mid-capitalization information technology and health-care sectors. As Chief Market Strategist, Ms. Biel is responsible for providing the firm’s perspective and commentary on the economy and capital markets. Ms. Biel began her equity research career in 2004. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 2013, Ms. Biel worked at Imperial Capital as an Equity Research Associate. Prior to business school, Ms. Biel was an Equity Research Associate at Merrill Lynch. Ms. Biel earned a B.A., in Economics and Psychology from New York University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. Ms. Biel is a CFA charterholder.

Craig Stone is Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst and a member of the Executive Management Committee. Mr. Stone’s primary research responsibilities are for the small and mid-capitalization real estate and consumer staples sectors. As Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Stone leads the investment team and oversees the strategic management of the firm’s investment portfolios. Mr. Stone began his equity research career in 1990. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 2000, Mr. Stone was a Portfolio Manager at Doheny Asset Management. He earned a B.S. in International Business from San Francisco State University and an MBA from the University of Southern California.