Virtus Investment Partners is an independent investment management company that operates as a holding company for a network of specialized investment managers, providing comprehensive investment management and related services to institutional and individual investors worldwide. The company offers investment strategies across multiple asset classes, styles, and geographies through a distinctive multi-manager platform, generating revenue primarily through asset-based management fees charged on average assets across open-end funds, closed-end funds, retail separate accounts, and institutional accounts, supplemented by administration fees and shareholder services fees. Virtus reaches investors through diverse distribution channels including U.S. broker-dealers, banks, financial advisers, and registered investment advisers for retail products, while serving institutional clients such as corporations, pension funds, foundations, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds through direct relationships.