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Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Exp Ratio

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Virtus KAR Global Quality Dividend Fund

VGQRX | Fund

$14.07

$42.6 M

3.53%

$0.50

0.78%

Vitals

YTD Return

-2.1%

1 yr return

-8.7%

3 Yr Avg Return

4.8%

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$42.6 M

Holdings in Top 10

39.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$14.1
$12.89
$15.56

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.78%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover N/A

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$2,500,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Exp Ratio

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Virtus KAR Global Quality Dividend Fund

VGQRX | Fund

$14.07

$42.6 M

3.53%

$0.50

0.78%

VGQRX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -2.1%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.8%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 3.04%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 3.5%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Virtus KAR Global Quality Dividend Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Virtus
  • Inception Date
    Aug 01, 2019
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Retirement
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Richard Sherry

Fund Description

Principal Investment Strategies
The fund invests in a globally diversified portfolio of primarily high-quality, mature companies with high dividend yields. The investment strategy emphasizes companies the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk and to be able to grow over market cycles. The fund invests in dividend paying equity securities of companies that are tied economically to a number of countries throughout the world, including depositary receipts. The fund typically invests in the securities of medium to large capitalization companies, but it is not limited to investing in the securities of companies of any particular size. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in dividend paying equity securities. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 50 securites at any given time.
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VGQRX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VGQRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -2.1% -35.6% 29.2% 34.90%
1 Yr -8.7% 17.3% 252.4% 93.30%
3 Yr 4.8%* -3.5% 34.6% 90.39%
5 Yr N/A* 0.1% 32.7% 94.50%
10 Yr N/A* -6.9% 18.3% 74.21%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VGQRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2022 -5.5% -24.3% 957.1% 97.16%
2021 5.0% -38.3% 47.1% N/A
2020 -3.0% -54.2% 0.6% N/A
2019 N/A -76.0% 54.1% N/A
2018 N/A -26.1% 47.8% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VGQRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -2.1% -35.6% 29.2% 36.02%
1 Yr -8.7% 11.4% 252.4% 92.27%
3 Yr 4.8%* -3.5% 34.6% 88.69%
5 Yr N/A* 0.1% 32.7% 93.56%
10 Yr N/A* -6.9% 18.3% 73.65%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VGQRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2022 -5.5% -24.3% 957.1% 97.16%
2021 5.0% -33.1% 47.1% N/A
2020 -3.0% -44.4% 1.8% N/A
2019 N/A -6.5% 54.1% N/A
2018 N/A -14.4% 47.8% N/A

NAV & Total Return History

VGQRX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VGQRX Category Low Category High VGQRX % Rank
Net Assets 42.6 M 199 K 133 B 83.11%
Number of Holdings 43 1 9075 80.95%
Net Assets in Top 10 16.9 M -18 M 37.6 B 78.41%
Weighting of Top 10 39.84% 9.1% 100.0% 28.03%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%
  2. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%
  3. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%
  4. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%
  5. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%
  6. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%
  7. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%
  8. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%
  9. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%
  10. Spark New Zealand Ltd 5.60%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VGQRX % Rank
Stocks 		98.11% 61.84% 125.47% 45.48%
Cash 		1.89% -174.70% 23.12% 49.45%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% -0.01% 5.28% 53.85%
Other 		0.00% -13.98% 19.14% 58.04%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 4.46% 48.24%
Bonds 		0.00% -1.50% 161.67% 50.33%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VGQRX % Rank
Financial Services 		23.43% 0.00% 38.42% 34.58%
Communication Services 		18.65% 0.00% 57.66% 13.44%
Utilities 		11.40% 0.00% 29.12% 4.52%
Healthcare 		11.13% 0.00% 35.42% 31.61%
Industrials 		10.50% 0.00% 44.06% 8.70%
Consumer Defense 		8.28% 0.00% 73.28% 40.42%
Consumer Cyclical 		6.16% 0.00% 40.94% 87.44%
Technology 		4.36% 0.00% 49.87% 93.94%
Basic Materials 		2.84% 0.00% 38.60% 51.76%
Energy 		1.99% 0.00% 21.15% 80.73%
Real Estate 		1.27% 0.00% 39.48% 59.36%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VGQRX % Rank
Non US 		50.40% 0.58% 99.46% 50.55%
US 		47.71% 0.13% 103.82% 47.80%

VGQRX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VGQRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.78% 0.01% 44.27% 44.70%
Management Fee 0.75% 0.00% 1.82% 58.10%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee 0.10% 0.01% 0.76% 62.54%

Sales Fees

VGQRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VGQRX 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.

VGQRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover N/A 0.00% 395.00% 67.20%

VGQRX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VGQRX Category Low Category High VGQRX % Rank
Dividend Yield 3.53% 0.00% 3.26% 48.14%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VGQRX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VGQRX Category Low Category High VGQRX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 3.04% -4.27% 12.65% 4.20%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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VGQRX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Richard Sherry

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 01, 2009

12.75

12.8%

Richard Sherry, CFA is a Portfolio Manager and a Senior Research Analyst with primary responsibilities for the large-capitalization energy, financials, and utilities sectors. Mr. Sherry joined Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 1995 as a Marketing Analyst before becoming a Research Analyst. He has approximately 15 years of equity research experience. Before joining our organization, Mr. Sherry worked as Operations/Marketing Supervisor at Pilgrim Asset Management. He earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. Mr. Sherry is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles, Inc.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.01 35.82 6.24 1.25

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