Fund Inception | 08/02/2007 |
Name of Issuer | Virtus |
Fund Advisor(s) | Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC |
Sub-Advisor(s) | Seix Investment Advisors |
Fund Managers for SFRCX
George Goudelias
Portfolio Manager since 03/01/2006
George Goudelias is the chief investment officer of the leveraged finance platform at Seix Investment Advisors, an affiliated manager of Virtus Investment Partners. Mr. Goudelias is responsible for strategic oversight of Seix’s high yield bond portfolio management activities and is the senior portfolio manager of all leveraged loan portfolios.
Mr. Goudelias joined Seix in 2001 as head of leveraged finance research, and subsequently launched the Leveraged Loan strategy in 2005. His responsibilities have since expanded to include all leveraged loan portfolios and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). Prior to joining Seix, Mr. Goudelias was a senior high yield research analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities.
Mr. Goudelias earned a B.S. in finance and accounting and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University. He has worked in investment management since 1987.
Vincent Flanagan
Portfolio Manager since 08/01/2011
Vince is an experienced leveraged finance research analyst focused on the media and technology industries and became a portfolio manager on the Leveraged Loan Strategy in October of 2011. Before joining Seix he was the director of research for Assurant, Inc., covering the telecommunications, cable/media, utility and broadcasting industries. Vince began his career at TD Securities advancing to a senior high yield research analyst, where he focused on US and Canadian wireless carriers. Vince received a B.S. degree in Finance from New York University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Eric Guevara
Portfolio Manager since 08/30/2019
Eric is the head of leveraged loan trading on the leveraged finance team and became a portfolio manager on the Leveraged Loan Strategy in August of 2019. Eric joined Seix as a trade flow administrator in 2000 and gained experience as a junior trader in the investment grade group from 2001 to 2006 before moving into his current position in the high yield leveraged loan team. Eric received a B.S. degree in Computer Operations from Seton Hall University.