SAMZX Fees and Costs — Virtus Seix Total Return Bond Fund, Class R6
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.31%: a 0.25% management fee plus 0.28% other expenses, less a 0.22% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1K in broker commissions, 0.0010% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 147%.
SAMZX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SAMZX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.28% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.53% |
| Fee waiver | −0.22% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.31% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
SAMZX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in SAMZX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $197 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.33% 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 0.31%) | $33 | $102 | $179 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $5 | $18 |
| Total costs | $33 | $108 | $197 |
| Value after costs | $10,467 | $11,469 | $12,566 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
SAMZX 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): 0.0010%
- Total broker commissions: $1K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $347.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 147%
- Securities on loan, average value: $721K
- Net income from securities lending: $5K (0.004% of average net assets)
SAMZX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1K | 100.00% |
SAMZX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CITADEL SECURITIES LLC | $125.0M | 39.03% |
| NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | $59.5M | 18.57% |
| HSBC SECURITIES (USA), INC. | $48.3M | 15.09% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $31.7M | 9.90% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $15.1M | 4.73% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $11.0M | 3.43% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $10.7M | 3.33% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $9.2M | 2.88% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $5.8M | 1.80% |
| PERSHING LLC | $4.0M | 1.25% |
Virtus Seix Total Return Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMZX | Class R6 | 0.31% | none |
| SAMFX | Class I | 0.46% | none |
| CBPSX | Class A | 0.70% | 3.75% |
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.