Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund Class A
VAESX
NASDAQ
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C- | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C | |||
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| Provider | Virtus | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Craig S. Thrasher (11), Hyung Kim (8) | |||
| Website | http://www.virtus.com | |||
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| Fund Name | Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund Class A | |||
| Category | Diversified Emerging Mkts | |||
| Sub-Category | Global Emerging Markets Equity | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Small Company | |||
| Inception Date | Dec 17, 2013 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 2,500.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 100.00 | |||
| Front End Fee | 0.06 | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 1.20% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 3.73% | |||
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| Cash | 5.62% | |||
| Stock | 94.38% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 94.38% | |||
| Bond | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.00% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 2.25% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 0.47% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -1.93% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 0.17% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 14.33% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 11.85% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 24.39% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 42.51% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 18.04% | |||
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| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
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| Nav | $16.75 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $16.29 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $16.83 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $13.98 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Apr 08, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $17.37 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Sep 17, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 0.56 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 11.04 | |||
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| Total Assets | 343.38M | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.70% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 34.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 3.68% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -14.24% | |||