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- Virtus ETF Trust II - US Dividend ETF (VUS) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks current income, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation, through a systematic, bottom-up approach to U.S. dividend-paying equities selected from the Russell 3000 Index. The Fund employs a quantitative process leveraging behavioral finance, artificial intelligence, fundamental valuation, and business insights to identify undervalued opportunities while embedding risk controls to mitigate volatility and downside exposure versus its benchmark. Core offerings include a benchmark-aware portfolio of approximately 80-120 high-conviction securities emphasizing dividend yield strategies, broad U.S. income exposure across market capitalizations, and data-driven stock selection with high active share; top holdings as of late 2025 feature NVIDIA Corp. (5.78%), Apple Inc. (5.13%), Microsoft Corp. (4.48%), Amazon.com Inc. (4.06%), and Broadcom Inc. (2.50%), spanning sectors such as information technology, consumer discretionary, and healthcare. The Fund, subadvised by Virtus Systematic—a division of Virtus Advisers, LLC—maintains a total expense ratio of 0.25%, trades on NYSE Arca under ticker VUS (CUSIP 92790A827), and targets investors seeking income and growth from U.S. equities with reduced market risk. Launched on December 2, 2025, and managed by a team led by Chief Investment Officer Kunal Ghosh alongside Lu Yu, Jie Wei, and Yang Zhang—all commencing as portfolio managers in 2025—the Fund operates under Virtus ETF Trust II, a series trust with principal executive offices at 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019, and is part of the broader Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. ecosystem headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. In recent developments, the Fund's prospectus noted material changes since August 1, 2024, including portfolio sector reallocations with utilities at 46.5%, industrials at 31.1%, and information technology at 17.2% as of July 31, 2025, alongside ongoing efforts by Virtus Investment Partners to expand ETF availability, enhance distribution, and pursue inorganic growth transactions as highlighted in Q2 2025 earnings; additionally, Virtus announced a strategic minority interest investment in Crescent Cove Advisors, LP on December 16, 2025.