VKSEX Fees and Costs — Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Value Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-08-28

The net expense ratio is 1.92%: a 0.65% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 1.40% other expenses, less a 1.13% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $771 in broker commissions, 0.0124% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 20%.

VKSEX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of VKSEX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.65%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses1.40%
Gross expense ratio3.05%
Fee waiver−1.13%
Net expense ratio1.92%
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

VKSEX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in VKSEX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,186 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.03% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.92%)$202$623$1,070
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$4$7
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$31$110
Total costs$306$658$1,186
Value after costs$10,194$10,918$11,576
Impact on return, per year3.06%2.03%2.03%

VKSEX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0124%
  • Total broker commissions: $771
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 20%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

VKSEX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
JEFFERIES LLC$28036.27%
Stephens, Inc.$17122.15%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$9712.56%
LIQUIDNET, INC.$719.20%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$648.29%
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC$506.48%
DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC.$222.85%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$111.42%
WILLIAM BLAIR$50.65%
Strategas Securities, LLC$10.13%

Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Value Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
VKSGXClass R60.82%none
VKSFXClass I0.92%none
VKSDXClass A1.17%5.50%
VKSEXClass C1.92%none

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.