VCESX — Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-01
VCESX — Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Industrials Equity · $336.98M AUM · 2.45% expense ratio · 9.2% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VCESX Fund Overview
VCESX — Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Virtus Opportunities Trust, categorised as Emerging Markets 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 Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $336.98M
- 1-year return: 9.2%
- Ticker: VCESX
- SEC CIK: 0001005020
- SEC series ID: S000042963
- Share class ID: C000133102
VCESX 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 |
|---|---|
| Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds | 9.10% |
| Caixa Seguridade Participacoes SA | 6.14% |
| HAW Par Corp Ltd | 4.71% |
| Corporacion Moctezuma Sab De Cv | 4.37% |
| GPS Participacoes e Empreendimentos SA | 3.89% |
| Epiroc AB | 3.80% |
| Heineken Malaysia Bhd | 3.58% |
| S1 Corp. (kr) | 3.56% |
| Sporton International Inc | 3.44% |
| Tegma Gestao Logistica SA | 3.43% |
VCESX 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 | 89.5% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 9.1% |
VCESX Performance
Total returns for VCESX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.3% |
| 1 year | 9.2% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 2.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -7.6% |
VCESX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VCESX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 13.7%
VCESX Costs and Fees
VCESX costs about $245 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 2.45%
- Gross expense ratio: 2.48%
- Portfolio turnover: 34%
- Brokerage commissions: 9.29 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VCESX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund had net inflows of $48.73M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $4.44M |
| 2026-02 | $3.03M |
| 2026-01 | −$6.63M |
| 2025-12 | $6.80M |
| 2025-11 | −$271.35K |
| 2025-10 | $1.87M |
VCESX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VCESX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap 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.