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Virtus Advisers, LLC

Hartford, CTSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 168955

Filed as VIRTUS ADVISERS, LLC

Virtus Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Hartford, CT, registered since 2013, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 20, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2013
$1,418,626,723
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Virtus Advisers, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Virtus Advisers, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Virtus Advisers, LLC located?

Virtus Advisers, LLC's principal office is in Hartford, CT, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Virtus Advisers, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Virtus Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 168955.

How much does Virtus Advisers, LLC manage?

Virtus Advisers, LLC reports $1,418,626,723 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 20, 2026 (50% discretionary).

How have Virtus Advisers, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Virtus Advisers, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $919,035,477 in the October 2021 data and $1,418,626,723 in the October 2026 data, up 54%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Virtus Advisers, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (6); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (3).

Which custodians does Virtus Advisers, LLC use?

Virtus Advisers, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists South Dakota College Access 529 Plan as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Virtus Advisers, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/168955

What changed in Virtus Advisers, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $567,136,304 to $1,418,626,723 (+150%). Registered or notice-filed in SD.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 20, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,418,626,723

$1,418,626,723 as of October 2026, filing dated March 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $710,274,679.Non-discretionary: $708,352,044.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Investment companies
Clients 6 Assets $495,246,686 (35%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 3 Assets $199,854,572 (14%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $15,173,422 (1%)
Other
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $708,352,043 (50%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2013 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
South Dakota College Access 529 Plan

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
San Diego, CA
States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
CACTSD

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$919M 2021 $1.57B 2022 $1.28B 2023 $1.55B 2024 $567M 2025 $1.42B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,418,626,7238March 20, 2026
October 2025$567,136,3047January 30, 2025
October 2024$1,545,065,86611March 26, 2024
October 2023$1,280,498,33711June 9, 2023
October 2022$1,570,888,0139March 23, 2022
October 2021$919,035,4778March 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $919,035,477 in the October 2021 data and $1,418,626,723 in the October 2026 data, up 54%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $567,136,304 to $1,418,626,723 (+150%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in SD.
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in NY.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
corporate.virtus.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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