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.

Benjamin Caron, CFA, is a senior managing director and portfolio manager at Newfleet Asset Management, a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC (“VFIA”). He is a member of the multi-sector portfolio management team. Mr. Caron is co-portfolio manager and assists in the management of several multi-sector fixed income open-end and closed-end mutual funds, ETFs, and off-shore vehicles that the team manages. Prior to joining Newfleet in 2011, Mr. Caron was on the multi-sector portfolio management team at Goodwin Capital Advisers, the former Phoenix Investment Counsel (PIC). He joined PIC in 2002 as a client service associate for the institutional markets group focusing on institutional fixed income clients. Earlier in his career, he was with Fidelity Investments, where he was responsible for client management and sales in the managed account group. Mr. Caron earned a B.A. from Syracuse University and an M.B.A. from Suffolk University. He is a CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst®) charterholder. Mr. Caron began his career in the investment industry in 1997.