Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Series
Data updated: 2026-08-28
C000005133 — Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Series. United States Small Cap Growth Equity · $47.28M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000005133 Fund Overview
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Series is a US mutual fund managed by Virtus Variable Insurance Trust, categorised as United States Small Cap Growth Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Virtus Variable Insurance Trust
- Category: United States Small Cap Growth Equity
- Assets under management: $47.28M
- 1-year return: -18.7%
- SEC CIK: 0000792359
- SEC series ID: S000001949
- Share class ID: C000005133
C000005133 Investment Objective and Strategy
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Series describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Virtus Variable Insurance Trust.
Investment objective
The Series has an investment objective of long-term capital growth.
Principal investment strategy
The Series pursues long-term capital appreciation in the small capitalization market while seeking to incur less risk than the small capitalization growth market. The Series invests in a select group of small-cap companies believed by the subadviser to possess sustainable competitive advantages at prices the subadviser deems attractive. The subadviser defines growth as faster growing companies that typically reinvest their cash flow into their businesses to sustain growth rather than paying the cash out in the form of dividends. Although the Series invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts. Under normal circumstances, the Series invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small capitalization companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the subadviser considers small capitalization companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations generally within the range of companies included in the Russell 2000 Growth Index on a rolling three-year basis.
Because small capitalization companies are defined by reference to an index, the total market capitalization of companies in which the Series invests may vary with market conditions. As of December 31, 2025, the market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2000 Growth Index over the past three years was $93,600 to $56.5 billion. Generally, the Series invests in approximately 20-40 securities at any given time.
C000005133 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Series by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Servisfirst Bancshares, Inc. | 7.18% |
| Aaon, Inc. | 6.62% |
| Triumph Financial, Inc. | 6.36% |
| Alliance Laundry Holdings, Inc. | 6.16% |
| Toro Company | 5.67% |
| Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | 5.11% |
| Goosehead Insurance, Inc. | 5.00% |
| Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 4.95% |
| Dreyfus Government Cash Manage | 4.75% |
| Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. | 4.58% |
C000005133 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Series by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.8% |
C000005133 Performance
Total returns for C000005133 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -2.3% |
| 1 year | -18.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -4.1% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -6.6% |
C000005133 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000005133, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.5%
C000005133 Costs and Fees
C000005133 costs about $114 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.14%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.33%
- Portfolio turnover: 33%
- Brokerage commissions: 6.26 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000005133 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Series had net inflows of $1.01M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$591.21K |
| 2026-05 | −$412.05K |
| 2026-04 | −$262.67K |
| 2026-03 | −$406.36K |
| 2026-02 | −$1.25M |
| 2026-01 | −$551.53K |
C000005133 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Series's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000005133 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Series filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-17
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-21
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-22
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-13
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-17
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.