VAESX — Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
VAESX — Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund. Emerging Markets Small Cap Industrials Equity · $318.30M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
VAESX Fund Overview
VAESX — Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Virtus Opportunities Trust, categorised as Emerging Markets Small Cap 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 Opportunities Trust
- Category: Emerging Markets Small Cap Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $318.30M
- 1-year return: -1.3%
- Ticker: VAESX
- SEC CIK: 0001005020
- SEC series ID: S000042963
- Share class ID: C000133101
VAESX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Caixa Seguridade Participacoes SA | 7.07% |
| Corporacion Moctezuma Sab De Cv | 5.19% |
| Haw Par Corp. Ltd. | 4.62% |
| Epiroc Ab | 4.36% |
| Tegma Gestao Logistica SA | 3.79% |
| Allegro.eu SA | 3.78% |
| Sporton International, Inc. | 3.77% |
| Bbb Foods, Inc. | 3.50% |
| Qualitas Controladora Sab De Cv | 3.27% |
| Heineken Malaysia Bhd | 3.20% |
VAESX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 97.8% |
VAESX Performance
Total returns for VAESX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.4% |
| 1 year | -1.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -22.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -37.4% |
VAESX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VAESX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 13.5%
VAESX Costs and Fees
VAESX costs about $170 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.70%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.80%
- Portfolio turnover: 34%
- Brokerage commissions: 9.29 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VAESX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund had net inflows of $9.49M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$11.06M |
| 2026-05 | −$9.12M |
| 2026-04 | −$3.72M |
| 2026-03 | $4.44M |
| 2026-02 | $3.03M |
| 2026-01 | −$6.63M |
VAESX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VAESX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-01-23
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-01-23
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2025-02-03
- 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 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.