Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund Class A (VKSAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
20.34
+0.09 (0.44%)
Jul 3, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
8.60%
Fund Assets 2.14B
Expense Ratio 1.25%
Min. Investment $25,000
Turnover 7.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.09
Dividend Yield 0.41%
Dividend Growth n/a
Payout Frequency n/a
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 18, 2024
Previous Close 20.25
YTD Return 1.90%
1-Year Return 9.51%
5-Year Return 54.17%
52-Week Low 17.25
52-Week High 21.75
Beta (5Y) 1.06
Holdings 32
Inception Date Mar 7, 2018

About VKSAX

Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund is a mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equities of U.S. small- and mid-cap companies. Managed by Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, the fund emphasizes businesses with durable competitive advantages, strong management teams, lower financial risk, and robust growth trajectories. Its disciplined investment approach seeks high-quality, market-dominant firms, favoring companies that deliver consistent profitability, high returns on capital, and strong free cash flow, all while maintaining attractive valuations. The fund maintains a focused, high-conviction portfolio of approximately 25 to 35 holdings, aiming for lower volatility through extensive fundamental analysis. Sector exposures are typically concentrated in areas like industrials, technology, and financials, reflecting the team’s quality and growth focus. Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund plays a significant role in the market by offering investors access to well-researched, high-potential small- and mid-cap equities, and is commonly utilized in diversified portfolios seeking growth and quality within the U.S. equity landscape.

Fund Family Virtus
Category Mid-Cap Growth
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VKSAX
Share Class Class A
Index Russell 2500 TR

Performance

VKSAX had a total return of 9.51% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.96%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
VKSRX Class R6 0.90%
VKSIX Class I 0.99%
VKSCX Class C 2.01%

Top 10 Holdings

39.76% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
W. R. Berkley Corporation WRB 4.70%
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. LPLA 4.64%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund DGCXX 4.45%
Watsco, Inc. WSO 4.14%
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. IBKR 3.75%
Universal Display Corporation OLED 3.69%
Rollins, Inc. ROL 3.65%
The Cooper Companies, Inc. COO 3.59%
Allegion plc ALLE 3.58%
Bentley Systems, Incorporated BSY 3.57%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 18, 2024 $0.08815 Dec 18, 2024
Dec 22, 2021 $0.22412 Dec 22, 2021
Dec 17, 2018 $0.12363 Dec 17, 2018
Full Dividend History