GAFCX — Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
GAFCX — Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund. Merger Arb / Event-Driven · $77.43M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
GAFCX Fund Overview
GAFCX — Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust, categorised as Merger Arb / Event-Driven. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust
- Category: Merger Arb / Event-Driven
- Assets under management: $77.43M
- 1-year return: 13.9%
- Ticker: GAFCX
- SEC CIK: 0001589756
- SEC series ID: S000079777
- Share class ID: C000241131
GAFCX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Dreyfus Govt Cash Mgmt-I | 50.09% |
| Cintas Corp. | 0.43% |
| Veeco Instruments, Inc. | 0.42% |
| Stride, Inc. | 0.42% |
| Axos Financial, Inc. | 0.39% |
| Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | 0.38% |
| Paychex, Inc. | 0.37% |
| Cimpress PLC | 0.37% |
| Conagra Brands, Inc. | 0.36% |
| Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 0.36% |
GAFCX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 50.1% |
| Equity | 33.9% |
GAFCX Performance
Total returns for GAFCX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 7.4% |
| 1 year | 13.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 0.9% |
GAFCX Risk Information
Risk metrics for GAFCX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 7.3%
GAFCX Costs and Fees
GAFCX costs about $229 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 2.29%
- Gross expense ratio: 2.60%
- Portfolio turnover: 514%
- Brokerage commissions: 12.60 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
GAFCX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund had net outflows of $55.50M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$360.65K |
| 2026-05 | $944.65K |
| 2026-04 | −$463.67K |
| 2026-03 | −$388.88K |
| 2026-02 | −$2.59M |
| 2026-01 | −$2.21M |
GAFCX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
GAFCX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-21
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-06-01
- 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.