PKSAX — Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
PKSAX — Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund. United States Mid Cap Growth Industrials Equity · $1.84B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
PKSAX Fund Overview
PKSAX — Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Virtus Equity Trust, categorised as United States Mid Cap Growth Industrials 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 Equity Trust
- Category: United States Mid Cap Growth Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $1.84B
- 1-year return: 9.7%
- Ticker: PKSAX
- SEC CIK: 0000034273
- SEC series ID: S000021172
- Share class ID: C000060269
PKSAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | 7.42% |
| Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 7.20% |
| Acushnet Holdings Corp. | 6.26% |
| Primerica, Inc. | 6.02% |
| Toro Company | 5.87% |
| Rbc Bearings, Inc. | 5.66% |
| Landstar System, Inc. | 5.00% |
| Fti Consulting, Inc. | 4.03% |
| Emcor Group, Inc. | 3.91% |
| First Hawaiian, Inc. | 3.40% |
PKSAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 94.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.7% |
PKSAX Performance
Total returns for PKSAX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 10.4% |
| 1 year | 9.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -20.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -32.3% |
PKSAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for PKSAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.7%
PKSAX Costs and Fees
PKSAX costs about $129 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.29%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.29%
- Portfolio turnover: 13%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.29 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
PKSAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund had net outflows of $216.55M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$47.44M |
| 2026-05 | −$41.95M |
| 2026-04 | −$29.24M |
| 2026-03 | −$30.99M |
| 2026-02 | −$14.89M |
| 2026-01 | −$38.12M |
PKSAX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
PKSAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-01-22
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-01-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-01-23
- 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 2024-12-13
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2023-12-13
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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.