Virtus Small-Cap Fund R6 (ASCFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
26.27
+0.05 (0.19%)
At close: Feb 17, 2026
Fund Assets109.46M
Expense Ratio1.04%
Min. Investment$2,500,000
Turnover95.00%
Dividend (ttm)1.21
Dividend Yield4.61%
Dividend Growth-52.87%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 16, 2025
Previous Close26.22
YTD Return6.37%
1-Year Return14.35%
5-Year Returnn/a
52-Week Low18.56
52-Week High26.47
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings230
Inception DateAug 22, 2018

About ASCFX

Virtus Small-Cap Fund R6 is a mutual fund designed to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing in U.S. small-cap companies. The fund stands out by integrating three distinct investment strategies—quantitative core, quantitative growth, and managed volatility—within a single portfolio. This multi-strategy approach offers investors broad, actively managed exposure to rapidly growing small-cap businesses across diverse sectors. Portfolio management is supported by a bottom-up, active selection process and employs a combination of behavioral, fundamental, and valuation insights through a quantitative methodology. The fund aims to provide upside potential while striving to mitigate downside risk and maintain lower volatility relative to its benchmark. By blending different investment styles, Virtus Small-Cap Fund R6 delivers diversified small-cap exposure, making it a notable choice among funds targeting the dynamic small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market.

Fund Family Virtus
Category Small Blend
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ASCFX
Share Class R6
Index Russell 2000 TR

Performance

ASCFX had a total return of 14.35% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 15.25%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
AZBIXInstitutional Class1.09%
AZBAXClass A1.44%
AZBCXClass C2.19%

Top 10 Holdings

15.61% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Primoris Services CorporationPRIM1.79%
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.TSEM1.73%
Nextpower Inc.NXT1.69%
NMI Holdings, Inc.NMIH1.67%
Phibro Animal Health CorporationPAHC1.62%
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.FIX1.55%
Encore Capital Group, Inc.ECPG1.43%
Centerra Gold Inc.CG1.42%
Globe Life Inc.GL1.40%
Veracyte, Inc.VCYT1.33%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 16, 2025$1.20748Dec 16, 2025
Dec 18, 2024$2.56211Dec 18, 2024
Dec 20, 2023$0.57649Dec 20, 2023
Dec 21, 2022$1.01268Dec 21, 2022
Dec 16, 2021$3.48535Dec 16, 2021
Full Dividend History