# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000034273
**File Stem:** 0000930413-25-002940
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 2961
**Document Hash:** 2d1c8504d054fc49011c2ac35432bcf8
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000930413-25-002940.hdr.sgml**: 20250915

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000930413-25-002940

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250915

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250915

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250915

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** VIRTUS EQUITY TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000034273

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 036066130
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-16590
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251313243

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 101 MUNSON STEET
- **CITY:** GREENFIELD
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 01301
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 800-243-1574

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA
- **STREET 2:** 26TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** HARTFORD
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06103

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PHOENIX EQUITY TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040628

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PHOENIX ABERDEEN WORLDWIDE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19981215

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PHOENIX WORLDWIDE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940505

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Virtus KAR Global Quality Dividend Fund (Series ID: S000001386)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| CLASS A    | PPTAX         | C000003700 |
| CLASS C    | PPTCX         | C000003701 |
| Class I    | PIPTX         | C000067139 |
| Class R6   | VGQRX         | C000215020 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Virtus KAR Global Quality Dividend Fund (Series ID: S000001386)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000003700 | CLASS A      | PPTAX           |
| C000003701 | CLASS C      | PPTCX           |
| C000067139 | Class I      | PIPTX           |
| C000215020 | Class R6     | VGQRX           |

**Virtus KAR Global Quality Dividend Fund,<br> a series of Virtus Equity Trust**

Supplement dated September 15, 2025 to the Summary Prospectus and

the Virtus Equity Trust Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"),

each dated January 28, 2025, as supplemented

**IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS**

Effective as of the close of business on September 12, 2025, Virtus KAR Global Quality Dividend Fund (the "Fund"), formerly a series of Virtus Equity Trust, was merged with and into Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund, a separate series of Virtus Equity Trust. The Fund has ceased to exist and is no longer available for sale. Accordingly, the Fund's Summary Prospectus is no longer valid, nor are references to the Fund in the Virtus Equity Trust Statutory Prospectus and SAI.

**Investors should retain this supplement with the Prospectuses** 

**and SAI for future reference.**

VET 8019/Global Quality Dividend Merged (09/25)

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