# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000034273
**File Stem:** 0000930413-25-003734
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 2760
**Document Hash:** d8e603968cbd49a082548047fe447b7e
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000930413-25-003734.hdr.sgml**: 20251219

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000930413-25-003734

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251219

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251219

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251219

**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:** 251585121

**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 Equity Income Fund (Series ID: S000021177)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class A    | PDIAX         | C000060285 |
| Class C    | PGICX         | C000060287 |
| Class I    | PXIIX         | C000060288 |
| Class R6   | VECRX         | C000199782 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund (Series ID: S000021177)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000060285 | Class A      | PDIAX           |
| C000060287 | Class C      | PGICX           |
| C000060288 | Class I      | PXIIX           |
| C000199782 | Class R6     | VECRX           |

**Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Virtus Equity Trust**

Supplement dated December 19, 2025, to the Virtus Equity Trust Statutory Prospectus,

dated January 28, 2025, as supplemented

**Important Notice to Investors**

Effective January 1, 2026, the Fund will change its dividend distribution frequency to quarterly.

As a result, in the "Tax Status of Distributions" section of the Prospectus, the row for the Fund in the table on page 97 will be replaced with the following:

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Fund** | **Dividend Paid** |
| Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund | Quarterly |

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**Investors should retain this supplement with the Prospectus for future reference.**

VET 8019 KAR Equity Income Distribution Frequency Change (12/2025)

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