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Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund

mutual fund
VAESX
Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$15.96 +0.06 +0.38%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Equity
VAESX (Mutual Fund)

Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund

Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$15.96 +0.06 +0.38%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Equity
VAESX (Mutual Fund)

Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund

Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$15.96 +0.06 +0.38%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Equity

Name

As of 11/07/2024

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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$15.96

$338 M

0.00%

1.79%

Vitals

YTD Return

8.9%

1 yr return

20.9%

3 Yr Avg Return

-0.9%

5 Yr Avg Return

7.6%

Net Assets

$338 M

Holdings in Top 10

40.1%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$15.9
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.79%

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 11/07/2024

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.

Watchlist

$15.96

$338 M

0.00%

1.79%

VAESX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 8.9%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -0.9%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.6%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.11%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency SemiAnnual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Virtus Funds
  • Inception Date
    Aug 01, 2019
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Craig Thrasher

Fund Description

The fund pursues capital appreciation in emerging markets small-cap equities. The fund invests in a select group of small-cap companies believed by the subadviser to be undervalued relative to their future market growth potential. The investment strategy emphasizes companies that the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk and to be able to grow over market cycles.

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity or equity-linked securities of small capitalization companies located in emerging markets countries. The fund’s subadviser considers small-capitalization companies to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations of less than $8 billion. Emerging markets countries generally include every nation in the world except the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and most nations located in Western Europe. The fund intends to diversify its investments among countries and normally to have represented in the portfolio business activities of a number of different countries. In determining “location” of an issuer, the subadviser primarily relies on the country where the issuer is incorporated. However, the country of risk is ultimately determined based on analysis of the following criteria: actual building address (domicile), primary exchange on which the security is traded and country in which the greatest percentage of company revenue or profit is generated. This evaluation is conducted so as to determine that the issuer’s assets are exposed to the economic fortunes and risks of the designated country. Equity securities in which the fund invests include common stocks, preferred stocks and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The subadviser does not use allocation models to restrict the fund’s investments to certain regions, countries or industries. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 30-60 securities at any given time.

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VAESX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VAESX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 8.9% -12.2% 31.6% 81.95%
1 Yr 20.9% -5.3% 42.4% 42.74%
3 Yr -0.9%* -13.4% 12.0% 34.85%
5 Yr 7.6%* -5.3% 11.5% 10.03%
10 Yr 6.6%* -2.1% 6.6% 2.76%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VAESX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 23.1% -6.5% 35.5% 2.39%
2022 -24.2% -50.1% -2.4% 47.39%
2021 -9.6% -33.1% 22.5% 70.25%
2020 37.1% -22.1% 80.1% 5.77%
2019 15.9% -0.7% 42.0% 65.84%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VAESX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 8.9% -12.2% 31.6% 81.95%
1 Yr 20.9% -5.3% 42.4% 42.74%
3 Yr -0.9%* -13.4% 12.0% 34.85%
5 Yr 7.6%* -5.3% 11.5% 10.03%
10 Yr 6.6%* -2.1% 6.6% 2.76%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VAESX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 23.1% -2.7% 42.0% 4.63%
2022 -24.2% -42.2% 1.9% 63.48%
2021 -1.9% -32.5% 33.1% 54.45%
2020 38.5% -20.0% 81.6% 6.09%
2019 18.1% 2.3% 42.0% 72.31%

NAV & Total Return History


VAESX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VAESX Category Low Category High VAESX % Rank
Net Assets 338 M 682 K 103 B 59.05%
Number of Holdings 42 9 7534 93.41%
Net Assets in Top 10 129 M 290 K 23.8 B 53.16%
Weighting of Top 10 40.07% 2.9% 101.1% 30.06%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Baltic Classifieds Group PLC 7.26%
  2. Grupa Pracuj SA/Poland 5.74%
  3. Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd 4.84%
  4. Allegro.eu SA 3.56%
  5. Heineken Malaysia Bhd 3.37%
  6. Rightmove PLC 3.30%
  7. Computer Age Management Services Ltd 3.18%
  8. Tegma Gestao Logistica SA 3.10%
  9. Anhui Gujing Distillery Co Ltd 2.98%
  10. Union Auction PCL 2.74%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VAESX % Rank
Stocks
93.66% 0.00% 107.82% 81.49%
Cash
6.34% -2.03% 98.08% 4.91%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 13.31% 94.67%
Other
0.00% -1.11% 26.93% 87.38%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 7.40% 88.56%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 88.10% 88.64%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VAESX % Rank
Industrials
29.61% 0.00% 43.53% 0.57%
Technology
19.83% 0.00% 47.50% 69.74%
Consumer Defense
14.01% 0.00% 25.90% 4.97%
Communication Services
11.37% 0.00% 39.29% 18.75%
Financial Services
11.03% 0.00% 48.86% 93.61%
Healthcare
5.06% 0.00% 16.53% 31.82%
Basic Materials
4.02% 0.00% 30.03% 80.97%
Consumer Cyclical
3.59% 0.00% 48.94% 98.72%
Energy
1.49% 0.00% 24.80% 80.97%
Utilities
0.00% 0.00% 39.12% 96.88%
Real Estate
0.00% 0.00% 17.15% 98.01%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VAESX % Rank
Non US
85.87% 0.00% 100.18% 52.73%
US
7.79% 0.00% 100.95% 55.68%

VAESX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VAESX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.79% 0.03% 29.98% 26.02%
Management Fee 1.20% 0.00% 2.00% 94.52%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 54.10%
Administrative Fee 0.10% 0.01% 0.85% 61.01%

Sales Fees

VAESX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.50% 3.50% 5.75% 57.30%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VAESX 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.

VAESX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover N/A 0.00% 189.00% 47.07%

VAESX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VAESX Category Low Category High VAESX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 9.74% 99.58%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VAESX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency SemiAnnual Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VAESX Category Low Category High VAESX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.11% -1.98% 17.62% 79.48%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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VAESX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Craig Thrasher


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 17, 2013

8.46

8.5%

Craig Thrasher, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst at Kayne. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 2008, Mr. Thrasher worked at Kirr, Marbach & Company as an Equity Analyst and at Wedbush Morgan Securities in correspondent credit. He has approximately 14 years of equity research experience. Mr. Thrasher earned a B.S. in Business and Public Administration, concentration in Finance, from the University of Arizona, and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business. Mr. Thrasher is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

Hyung Kim


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 30, 2017

5.09

5.1%

Hyung Kim is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst with approximately 16 years of research experience. Before joining KAR in 2017, Mr. Kim worked as an International Equity Analyst for Advisory Research Inc. for seven years and as a Portfolio Manager on their Global Value strategy. Prior to joining Advisory Research, Mr. Kim worked as a research analyst at Coghill Capital Management and in corporate banking at HSBC and Woori Bank in Seoul, Korea. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is fluent in Korean and German.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.09 33.71 6.66 13.42