Virtus Small-Cap R6 (ASCFX)

Fund Assets	148.72M
Expense Ratio	0.746%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	71.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.07
Dividend Yield	0.26%
Dividend Growth	-50.76%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 16, 2025

Previous Close	28.73
YTD Return	17.69%
1-Year Return	17.50%
5-Year Return	44.34%
52-Week Low	24.06
52-Week High	30.46
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	257
Inception Date	Aug 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 17.50% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.92%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FKICX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Stock K6 Fund	0.60%
FSCDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap A	1.20%
FCDTX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector Sm Cp M	1.39%
FSOPX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund	0.77%
FCDIX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector Sm Cp I	0.87%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
AZBIX	Institutional Class	0.82%
AZBAX	Class A	1.17%
AZBCX	Class C	1.92%

Top 10 Holdings

15.12% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Us Dollar	n/a	2.19%
Encore Capital Group, Inc.	ECPG	1.92%
Moog Inc.	MOG.A	1.57%
Globe Life Inc.	GL	1.54%
Alkermes plc	ALKS	1.46%
First BanCorp.	FBP	1.34%
CareDx, Inc.	CDNA	1.33%
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.	INN	1.28%
NMI Holdings, Inc.	NMIH	1.26%
Brinker International, Inc.	EAT	1.23%

Dividend History

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

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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