Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund Class A (PQSAX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
25.17
+0.27 (1.08%)
Mar 7, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
1.70% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 782.55M |
| Expense Ratio | 1.21% |
| Min. Investment | $2,500 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 1.18 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.70% |
| Dividend Growth | 70.53% |
| Payout Frequency | Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 24.90 |
| YTD Return | -0.91% |
| 1-Year Return | 6.03% |
| 5-Year Return | 73.14% |
| 52-Week Low | n/a |
| 52-Week High | n/a |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 32 |
| Inception Date | Jun 28, 2006 |
About PQSAX
The Fund's investment strategy focuses on Small-Cap with 1.23% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Virtus Equity Trust: Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund; Class A Shares is $2,500 on a standard taxable account. Virtus Equity Trust: Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund; Class A Shares seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small-cap companies. PQSAX uses a strategy emphasizing consistently growing, highly profitable, low debt companies in mature industries with rising cash flows which the sub-adviser deems to be of high quality.
Fund Family VirtusFunds Cl A
Category Small Growth
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PQSAX
Share Class Class A
Index Russell 2000 Value TR
Performance
PQSAX had a total return of 6.03% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.66%, including dividends.
Top 10 Holdings
45.07% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | HLI | 6.83% |
| Construction Partners, Inc. | ROAD | 5.87% |
| Watsco, Inc. | WSO | 5.08% |
| Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | AWI | 4.41% |
| Primerica, Inc. | PRI | 4.32% |
| RBC Bearings Incorporated | RBC | 4.20% |
| John Bean Technologies Corp | JBT | 3.77% |
| The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | CAKE | 3.76% |
| Hillman Solutions Corp. | HLMN | 3.64% |
| RLI Corp. | RLI | 3.17% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | $1.18307 | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.69375 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | $0.67079 | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Dec 22, 2021 | $0.48599 | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | $0.15274 | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Dec 20, 2019 | $0.11103 | Dec 20, 2019 |