C000005730 Fees and Costs — Virtus SGA International Growth Series, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.10%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.16% other expenses, less a 0.06% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $61K in broker commissions, 0.0594% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 27%.
C000005730 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000005730. Prospectus, as of January 1, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.16% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.16% |
| Fee waiver | −0.06% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.10% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
C000005730 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000005730, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $723 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.22% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.10%) | $116 | $360 | $623 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $19 | $34 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $66 |
| Total costs | $122 | $398 | $723 |
| Value after costs | $10,378 | $11,178 | $12,040 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.22% | 1.22% | 1.22% |
C000005730 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0594%
- Total broker commissions: $61K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 27%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $70K (0.068% of average net assets)
C000005730 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JONESTRADING | $11K | 20.86% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $8K | 13.96% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $7K | 12.70% |
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | $6K | 10.44% |
| WILLIAM BLAIR | $6K | 10.32% |
| EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C. | $5K | 9.87% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $5K | 8.75% |
| SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC | $3K | 5.72% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $3K | 5.12% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $1K | 2.25% |
Virtus SGA International Growth Series Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000126196 | Class I | 0.85% | — |
| C000005730 | Class A | 1.10% | — |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.