Virtus SGA Emerging Markets Growth Fund

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VESRX - Snapshot

Vitals

YTD Return 25.4%
3 Yr Annualized Return N/A
5 Yr Annualized Return N/A
Net Assets $5.46 M
Holdings in Top 10 45.6%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$13.57

$8.14

$13.75

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

Expense Ratio 9.38%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

Turnover 6.00%

TRADING FEES

Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable) $2,500,000
IRA N/A

Fund Classification

Primary Theme
Emerging Markets Equity
Fund Type Open End Mutual Fund
Investment Style Diversified Emerging Mkts

Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

About

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Fund

$30.79

+1.08%

$87.37 B

$0.00

9.42%

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

VWO | ETF

$48.76

+0.93%

$87.37 B

2.51%

$1.21

9.65%

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

IEMG | ETF

$60.10

+0.96%

$54.41 B

2.26%

$1.34

11.79%

American Funds New World Fund®

Fund

$83.32

+0.82%

$45.35 B

0.89%

$0.74

18.10%

Invesco Developing Markets Fund

Fund

$51.85

+0.76%

$40.21 B

0.21%

$0.11

11.91%

VESRX - Profile

Distributions

YTD Total Return 25.4%
3 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
Net Income Ratio -0.14%

DIVIDENDS

Dividend Yield 0.0%
Dividend Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually

Fund Details

Legal Name

Virtus SGA Emerging Markets Growth Fund
Fund Family Name

Virtus
Inception Date

Jun 13, 2019
Shares Outstanding

N/A
Share Class

Retirement
Currency

USD
Domiciled Country

United States
Manager

Hrishikesh Gupta

Fund Description

Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of issuers organized or headquartered in, or having significant exposure to, the emerging markets. The subadviser generally considers emerging markets countries to be those included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. SGA uses an investment process to identify companies that the advisor believes have a high degree of predictability, strong profitability and above average earnings and cash flow growth. The fund is non-diversified.

VESRX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period	VESRX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
YTD	25.4%	-25.0%	456.6%	10.95%
1 Yr	17.6%	-32.9%	70.4%	17.12%
3 Yr	N/A*	-14.1%	23.9%	N/A
5 Yr	N/A*	-5.2%	22.1%	N/A
10 Yr	N/A*	-2.4%	9.3%	N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	VESRX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	N/A	-4.8%	42.0%	N/A
2018	N/A	-58.5%	0.0%	N/A
2017	N/A	-33.4%	66.6%	N/A
2016	N/A	-10.1%	241.3%	N/A
2015	N/A	-34.7%	4.9%	N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period	VESRX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
YTD	25.4%	-24.4%	456.6%	10.95%
1 Yr	17.6%	-32.9%	70.4%	15.67%
3 Yr	N/A*	-14.1%	23.9%	N/A
5 Yr	N/A*	-5.2%	22.1%	N/A
10 Yr	N/A*	-2.4%	9.3%	N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	VESRX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	N/A	-4.8%	42.0%	N/A
2018	N/A	-41.9%	0.0%	N/A
2017	N/A	-24.0%	66.6%	N/A
2016	N/A	-10.0%	249.6%	N/A
2015	N/A	-34.7%	4.9%	N/A

NAV & Total Return History

VESRX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

	VESRX	Category Low	Category High	VESRX % Rank
Net Assets	5.46 M	705 K	87.4 B	96.43%
Number of Holdings	33	1	5645	98.08%
Net Assets in Top 10	2.49 M	-81.1 M	24.2 B	93.27%
Weighting of Top 10	45.60%	2.9%	100.0%	21.89%

Top 10 Holdings

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.57%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.57%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.57%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.57%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.57%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.57%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.45%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.45%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.45%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 6.45%

Asset Allocation

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	VESRX % Rank
Stocks	97.53%	40.97%	100.38%	59.83%
Cash	2.48%	-114.84%	13.18%	36.06%
Preferred Stocks	0.00%	0.00%	1.77%	73.32%
Other	0.00%	-5.37%	121.77%	73.68%
Convertible Bonds	0.00%	0.00%	15.83%	68.75%
Bonds	0.00%	-9.89%	58.22%	71.82%

Stock Sector Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	VESRX % Rank
Consumer Cyclical	30.89%	0.00%	43.66%	3.63%
Consumer Defense	26.23%	0.00%	31.60%	0.97%
Financial Services	20.29%	0.00%	48.36%	21.16%
Communication Services	7.07%	0.00%	52.97%	89.24%
Healthcare	4.87%	0.00%	96.36%	34.82%
Technology	4.63%	0.00%	40.65%	98.07%
Basic Materials	3.50%	0.00%	22.31%	70.50%
Industrials	2.52%	0.00%	43.84%	82.95%
Utilities	0.00%	0.00%	39.61%	92.26%
Real Estate	0.00%	0.00%	21.02%	93.71%
Energy	0.00%	0.00%	19.82%	96.61%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	VESRX % Rank
Non US	92.59%	0.00%	101.10%	82.21%
US	4.94%	-1.02%	98.73%	7.81%

VESRX - Expenses

Operational Fees

	VESRX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio	9.38%	0.04%	40.36%	1.38%
Management Fee	1.00%	0.00%	2.00%	70.56%
12b-1 Fee	N/A	0.00%	1.00%	N/A
Administrative Fee	0.10%	0.01%	1.25%	60.42%

Sales Fees

	VESRX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Front Load	N/A	0.40%	5.75%	N/A
Deferred Load	N/A	1.00%	5.00%	N/A

Trading Fees

	VESRX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee	N/A	0.40%	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.

	VESRX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Turnover	6.00%	0.00%	420.00%	3.11%

VESRX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

	VESRX	Category Low	Category High	VESRX % Rank
Dividend Yield	0.00%	0.00%	9.72%	72.53%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

	VESRX	Category Low	Category High	Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency	Semi-Annually	Annually	Semi-Monthly	Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

	VESRX	Category Low	Category High	VESRX % Rank
Net Income Ratio	-0.14%	-1.40%	6.51%	93.66%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

	VESRX	Category Low	Category High	Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency		Annually	Annually	Annually

Dividend Payout History

Date	Amount

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VESRX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Hrishikesh Gupta

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 13, 2019

1.39

1.4%

Mr. Gupta is an Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Principal and a member of the Investment Committee at Sustainable Growth Advisers. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, he was a Senior Analyst at MDR Capital Management and an Investment Banking Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to that, Mr. Gupta spent three years in the industry as a Product and Program Manager at Amazon.com and, as part of their strategic executive division, led the launch of Amazon’s Japanese and German merchant platforms.

Robert Rohn

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 13, 2019

1.39

1.4%

Rob has worked in credit research and corporate finance in JP Morgan, equity analysis in Yeager, Wood & Marshall, and has a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard.

Kishore Rao

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 13, 2019

1.39

1.4%

Kishore Rao a research principal for Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP, subadviser for the John Hancock U.S. Global Leaders Growth Strategy. In addition to providing dedicated research for the strategy, he also serves on Sustainable Growth Advisers’ Investment Committee. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Rao was a member of the investment team at Trident Capital, a venture capital firm managing a portfolio of software, technology, and business service companies. Earlier in his career, he served as an investme

Tenure Analysis

Category Low	Category High	Category Average	Category Mode
0.01	33.7	5.88	0.92

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Virtus SGA Emerging Markets Growth Fund

VESRX - Snapshot

Vitals

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

SALES FEES

BROKERAGE FEES

TRADING FEES

Min Investment

Fund Classification

VESRX - Profile

Distributions

Fund Details

Fund Description

VESRX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Return Ranking - Calendar

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

NAV & Total Return History

VESRX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

Top 10 Holdings

Asset Allocation

Stock Sector Breakdown

Stock Geographic Breakdown

VESRX - Expenses

Operational Fees

Sales Fees

Trading Fees

Related Fees

VESRX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

Dividend Distribution Analysis

Net Income Ratio Analysis

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

Dividend Payout History

VESRX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Hrishikesh Gupta

Robert Rohn

Kishore Rao

Tenure Analysis

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