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Virtus KAR Capital Growth Fund

mutual fund
PSTAX
Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$24.01 -0.12 -0.5%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity
share class
I (PLXGX) A (PSTAX) C (SSTFX) R6 (VCGRX)
PSTAX (Mutual Fund)

Virtus KAR Capital Growth Fund

Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$24.01 -0.12 -0.5%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity
share class
I (PLXGX) A (PSTAX) C (SSTFX) R6 (VCGRX)
PSTAX (Mutual Fund)

Virtus KAR Capital Growth Fund

Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$24.01 -0.12 -0.5%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity
share class
I (PLXGX) A (PSTAX) C (SSTFX) R6 (VCGRX)

Name

As of 12/12/2024

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 Capital Growth Fund

PSTAX | Fund

$24.01

$641 M

0.00%

1.22%

Vitals

YTD Return

35.3%

1 yr return

33.8%

3 Yr Avg Return

5.2%

5 Yr Avg Return

13.9%

Net Assets

$641 M

Holdings in Top 10

46.7%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$24.1
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.22%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.50%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover N/A

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$2,500

IRA

$100

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/12/2024

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 Capital Growth Fund

PSTAX | Fund

$24.01

$641 M

0.00%

1.22%

PSTAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 35.3%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 5.2%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 13.9%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.83%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Virtus KAR Capital Growth Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Virtus Funds
  • Inception Date
    Jan 30, 2018
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Douglas Foreman

Fund Description

The fund invests in a select group of large market capitalization growth companies believed by the fund’s subadviser to be undervalued relative to their future growth potential. 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. 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 65% of its assets in equity securities of large market capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the fund’s subadviser considers large 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 1000® Growth 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 1000® Growth Index over the past three years was $86.3 million to $3.09 trillion. The fund may also invest in small and medium capitalization companies. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 50 securities at any given time.

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PSTAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period PSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 35.3% -37.8% 56.1% 36.27%
1 Yr 33.8% -36.3% 134.4% 57.18%
3 Yr 5.2%* -21.2% 35.4% 84.96%
5 Yr 13.9%* -12.8% 32.8% 79.71%
10 Yr 13.8%* -3.9% 21.1% 59.54%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period PSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 24.4% -74.1% 72.4% 76.73%
2022 -48.0% -85.9% 4.7% 93.70%
2021 3.6% -52.4% 60.5% 65.58%
2020 41.7% -34.3% 145.0% 15.71%
2019 39.0% -6.9% 49.4% 1.12%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period PSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 35.3% -37.8% 56.1% 36.27%
1 Yr 33.8% -36.3% 134.4% 57.18%
3 Yr 5.2%* -21.2% 35.4% 84.96%
5 Yr 13.9%* -12.8% 32.8% 79.71%
10 Yr 13.8%* -3.9% 21.1% 59.54%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period PSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 32.0% -4.6% 72.4% 69.34%
2022 -36.0% -61.7% 5.6% 80.44%
2021 11.6% -39.8% 118.1% 86.81%
2020 46.1% 2.8% 149.2% 20.37%
2019 42.8% -5.2% 49.4% 1.43%

NAV & Total Return History

PSTAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

PSTAX Category Low Category High PSTAX % Rank
Net Assets 641 M 296 K 287 B 66.55%
Number of Holdings 40 2 3061 80.58%
Net Assets in Top 10 302 M 126 K 150 B 66.42%
Weighting of Top 10 46.71% 0.7% 205.0% 71.79%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. NVIDIA Corp 7.59%
  2. Amazon.com Inc 5.77%
  3. Meta Platforms Inc 5.74%
  4. Visa Inc 5.49%
  5. Fair Isaac Corp 4.82%
  6. Amphenol Corp 4.52%
  7. Trade Desk Inc/The 3.49%
  8. Progressive Corp/The 3.20%
  9. Eli Lilly Co 3.07%
  10. Uber Technologies Inc 3.03%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High PSTAX % Rank
Stocks 		99.08% 0.00% 123.52% 44.10%
Cash 		0.92% 0.00% 173.52% 53.27%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 8.45% 93.92%
Other 		0.00% -36.56% 50.35% 92.65%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 1.94% 93.73%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 102.71% 93.83%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High PSTAX % Rank
Technology 		43.96% 0.00% 65.70% 12.45%
Consumer Cyclical 		21.68% 0.00% 62.57% 12.45%
Financial Services 		11.50% 0.00% 43.06% 29.91%
Healthcare 		6.60% 0.00% 39.76% 93.91%
Consumer Defense 		5.86% 0.00% 25.50% 18.73%
Communication Services 		3.86% 0.00% 66.40% 93.64%
Industrials 		3.66% 0.00% 30.65% 75.91%
Real Estate 		1.76% 0.00% 16.05% 35.00%
Basic Materials 		1.12% 0.00% 18.91% 52.91%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 16.07% 95.55%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 41.09% 97.09%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High PSTAX % Rank
US 		99.08% 0.00% 123.52% 34.39%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 75.46% 95.19%

PSTAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

PSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.22% 0.01% 28.71% 29.69%
Management Fee 0.70% 0.00% 1.50% 72.39%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 59.61%
Administrative Fee 0.10% 0.01% 1.02% 57.85%

Sales Fees

PSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.50% 2.25% 8.50% 62.75%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

PSTAX 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.

PSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover N/A 0.00% 316.74% 11.39%

PSTAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

PSTAX Category Low Category High PSTAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 27.58% 97.46%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

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

Net Income Ratio Analysis

PSTAX Category Low Category High PSTAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.83% -6.13% 3.48% 82.00%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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PSTAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Douglas Foreman

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 29, 2011

10.51

10.5%

Doug Foreman, CFA , is CIO since 2014, playing a leadership role in Kayne’s equity investment operations. Before joining Kayne in 2011, he was director of equities at HighMark Capital Management (2009 to 2011). Prior to HighMark, Mr. Foreman was retired for two years (2007 to 2008) and was group managing director and chief investment officer of U.S. equities at Trust Company of the West (TCW)(1994 – 2006). He earned a B.S. in marine engineering from The U.S. Naval Academy and an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance from Harvard University. Mr. Foreman is a CFA holder.

Chris Armbruster

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 28, 2020

2.34

2.3%

Mr. Armbruster is a Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst at KAR with primary research responsibilities for the large-capitalization consumer discretionary, health care, and information technology sectors. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 2013, Mr. Armbruster worked at B. Riley & Co. as an associate analyst covering special situations, and at Al Frank Asset Management as a vice president in equity research.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 54.45 8.25 3.08

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