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Name

As of 11/20/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund

PKSAX | Fund

$56.88

$2.24 B

0.00%

1.27%

Vitals

YTD Return

18.9%

1 yr return

29.1%

3 Yr Avg Return

11.7%

5 Yr Avg Return

15.5%

Net Assets

$2.24 B

Holdings in Top 10

52.6%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$56.9
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.27%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.50%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 19.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$2,500

IRA

$100

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 11/20/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund

PKSAX | Fund

$56.88

$2.24 B

0.00%

1.27%

PKSAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 18.9%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 11.7%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 15.5%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.46%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency SemiAnnual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Virtus Funds
  • Inception Date
    Nov 12, 2014
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Jon Christensen

Fund Description

The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation in the small capitalization market while seeking to incur less risk than the small capitalization market. The fund invests in a select group of small market capitalization companies believed by the fund’s subadviser to possess sustainable competitive advantages at prices the subadviser deems attractive. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts.

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers small market capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Index on a rolling three-year basis. On this basis, as of September 30, 2023, the total market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Index over the past three years was $43,500 to $25.5 billion. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 20 to 40 securities at any given time.

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PKSAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period PKSAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 18.9% -1.8% 123.7% 41.98%
1 Yr 29.1% 10.3% 124.1% 43.13%
3 Yr 11.7%* -21.3% 57.1% 3.28%
5 Yr 15.5%* -2.2% 103.0% 6.56%
10 Yr 16.1%* 2.2% 25.2% 5.91%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period PKSAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 26.4% -27.7% 68.0% 12.26%
2022 -16.9% -85.6% 52.8% 4.05%
2021 4.8% -74.9% 238.3% 31.35%
2020 12.2% -44.1% 2474.5% 87.91%
2019 34.1% -50.2% 44.0% 15.01%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period PKSAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 18.9% -1.8% 123.7% 41.98%
1 Yr 29.1% 10.3% 124.1% 43.13%
3 Yr 11.7%* -21.3% 57.1% 3.28%
5 Yr 15.5%* -2.2% 103.0% 6.56%
10 Yr 16.1%* 2.2% 25.2% 5.91%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period PKSAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 32.0% -26.1% 68.0% 5.17%
2022 -11.1% -67.0% 56.8% 6.17%
2021 18.6% -23.5% 342.2% 22.82%
2020 21.0% 2.6% 2549.1% 87.50%
2019 39.8% 14.6% 44.8% 10.15%

NAV & Total Return History

PKSAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

PKSAX Category Low Category High PKSAX % Rank
Net Assets 2.24 B 2.73 M 100 B 31.87%
Number of Holdings 29 24 3581 97.33%
Net Assets in Top 10 1.1 B 670 K 11.3 B 25.19%
Weighting of Top 10 52.60% 4.5% 97.8% 9.92%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. EMCOR Group Inc 9.05%
  2. Simpson Manufacturing Co Inc 6.62%
  3. FTI Consulting Inc 6.31%
  4. Primerica Inc 5.62%
  5. Dreyfus Government Cash Management 4.95%
  6. CorVel Corp 4.54%
  7. Acushnet Holdings Corp 4.17%
  8. Toro Co/The 4.01%
  9. Landstar System Inc 3.73%
  10. Kadant Inc 3.62%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High PKSAX % Rank
Stocks 		92.37% 58.72% 103.99% 95.99%
Cash 		7.63% 0.00% 28.07% 3.24%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 5.73% 49.81%
Other 		0.00% -0.04% 14.45% 57.63%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.40% 42.56%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 2.73% 47.71%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High PKSAX % Rank
Industrials 		37.06% 0.00% 38.23% 1.34%
Financial Services 		27.66% 0.00% 43.01% 2.48%
Technology 		16.67% 0.04% 62.17% 88.93%
Communication Services 		5.99% 0.00% 18.33% 13.36%
Consumer Cyclical 		5.85% 0.00% 57.41% 93.89%
Healthcare 		3.24% 0.00% 37.06% 93.89%
Consumer Defense 		1.90% 0.00% 16.40% 56.30%
Energy 		1.63% 0.00% 62.10% 48.85%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 12.94% 57.06%
Real Estate 		0.00% 0.00% 19.28% 89.31%
Basic Materials 		0.00% 0.00% 17.25% 86.64%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High PKSAX % Rank
US 		89.25% 46.79% 103.99% 94.27%
Non US 		3.12% 0.00% 34.12% 14.31%

PKSAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

PKSAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.27% 0.02% 17.54% 33.21%
Management Fee 0.75% 0.00% 1.50% 56.98%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 42.96%
Administrative Fee 0.10% 0.00% 0.40% 56.00%

Sales Fees

PKSAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.50% 3.00% 5.75% 57.14%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

PKSAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

PKSAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 19.00% 0.00% 250.31% 20.72%

PKSAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

PKSAX Category Low Category High PKSAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 33.43% 3.63%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

PKSAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency SemiAnnual Annual Annual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

PKSAX Category Low Category High PKSAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.46% -2.24% 2.75% 37.60%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

PKSAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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PKSAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Jon Christensen

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2008

13.42

13.4%

Jon Christensen, CFA, Portfolio Manager | Mr. Christensen is a Portfolio Manager and a Senior Research Analyst with primary research responsibilities for the small and mid-capitalization health-care sector. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 2001, Mr. Christensen was a Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst for Doheny Asset Management and has approximately 18 years of equity research experience. He earned a B.S. in Mathematics/Applied Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.B.A. from the California State University, Long Beach. Mr. Christensen is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

Todd Beiley

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 25, 2009

13.27

13.3%

Todd Beiley, CFA, Portfolio Manager | Mr. Beiley is a Portfolio Manager and a Senior Research Analyst with primary research responsibilities for the small and mid-capitalization financials and producer-durables sectors. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 2002, he worked as an Associate Analyst in equity research at Prudential Securities and before that was an Equity Research Associate at RNC Capital Management. He has approximately 14 years of equity research experience. Mr. Beiley earned a B.S. in Finance from Northern Arizona University and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. Mr. Beiley is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 36.3 9.4 11.76

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