VAKSX — Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-01
VAKSX — Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Industrials Equity · $5.80M AUM · 1.20% expense ratio · -13.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VAKSX Fund Overview
VAKSX — Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Virtus Equity Trust, categorised as United States 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 Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $5.80M
- 1-year return: -13.3%
- Ticker: VAKSX
- SEC CIK: 0000034273
- SEC series ID: S000070232
- Share class ID: C000223339
VAKSX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Lemaitre Vascular Inc. | 5.91% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated | 4.92% |
| Heico Corp | 4.92% |
| Teledyne Technologies Inc | 4.86% |
| Healthequity Inc | 4.31% |
| UL Solutions Inc. | 3.94% |
| Aaon Inc | 3.93% |
| Simpson Manufacturing Co Inc. | 3.84% |
| Ollies Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. | 3.78% |
| Advanced Drainage System Inc | 3.61% |
VAKSX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 93.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.8% |
VAKSX Performance
Total returns for VAKSX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -9.2% |
| 1 year | -13.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -31.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -40.7% |
VAKSX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VAKSX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 11.8%
VAKSX Costs and Fees
VAKSX costs about $120 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.20%
- Gross expense ratio: 2.12%
- Portfolio turnover: 24%
- Brokerage commissions: 5.65 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VAKSX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund had net outflows of $1.01M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $521.55K |
| 2026-02 | −$225.68K |
| 2026-01 | −$499.18K |
| 2025-12 | −$369.75K |
| 2025-11 | −$24.97K |
| 2025-10 | −$94.23K |
VAKSX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VAKSX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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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.