VKICX Fees and Costs — Virtus KAR International Small-Mid Cap Fund II, Class C

Data updated: 2021-12-14

The net expense ratio is 2.22% (3.17% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $64K in broker commissions, 0.1748% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 58%.

VKICX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of VKICX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses1.25%
Gross expense ratio3.17%
Fee waiver−0.95%
Net expense ratio2.22%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

VKICX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in VKICX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,457 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.51% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$102$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.22%)$233$717$1,225
Trading costs (broker commissions)$18$56$96
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$39$135
Total costs$354$812$1,457
Value after costs$10,146$10,764$11,306
Impact on return, per year3.54%2.51%2.51%

VKICX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1748%
  • Total broker commissions: $64K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 58%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

VKICX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC$10K21.06%
MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA), INC.$7K14.15%
AUERBACH GRAYSON & COMPANY LLC$6K13.64%
LIQUIDNET, INC.$5K11.50%
CLSA AMERICAS, LLC$4K8.18%
KEPLER CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.$4K8.16%
Carnegie AS$3K7.15%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$3K6.63%
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG$2K4.80%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$2K4.72%

VKICX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
ABG SUNDAL COLLIER, INC.$1.2M56.68%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$533K25.81%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$309K15.00%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$52K2.51%

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.