Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund (DGSCX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in companies with market capitalizations comparable to those of companies included in the MSCI World Small-Cap Index. Under normal market conditions, the Advisor expects to maintain a weighted-average market capitalization between 50% and 200% of the weighted-average market capitalization of the securities in the MSCI World Small-Cap Index.
Fund Info
ISIN | US92837N6830 |
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CUSIP | 018919514 |
Issuer | Allianz Global Investors |
Inception Date | Dec 30, 1996 |
Category | Global Equities |
Min. Investment | $1,000,000 |
Asset Class | Equity |
Asset Class Size | Small-Cap |
Asset Class Style | Growth |
Expense Ratio
DGSCX has a high expense ratio of 1.28%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund had a return of -2.83% year-to-date (YTD) and 13.18% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund had an annualized return of 6.03%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.41%, indicating that Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
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Year-To-Date | -2.83% | 6.17% |
1 month | -2.90% | -2.72% |
6 months | 10.58% | 17.29% |
1 year | 13.18% | 23.80% |
5 years (annualized) | 6.52% | 11.47% |
10 years (annualized) | 6.03% | 10.41% |
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2024 | -2.04% | 2.23% | 1.74% | -6.93% | ||||||||
2023 | -4.61% | 8.83% | 7.33% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of DGSCX is 53, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.
Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund(DGSCX)
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund (DGSCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund granted a 0.86% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.34 per share.
Period | TTM | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Dividend | $0.34 | $0.34 | $0.87 | $13.53 | $2.17 | $2.95 | $8.01 | $4.48 |
Dividend yield | 0.86% | 0.84% | 2.64% | 30.56% | 4.16% | 7.03% | 21.96% | 8.38% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||||||||
2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.34 |
2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.87 |
2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $13.53 |
2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.17 |
2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.95 |
2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $8.01 |
2017 | $4.48 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund was 68.18%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1004 trading sessions.
The current Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund drawdown is 13.92%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-68.18% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1004 | Mar 6, 2013 | 1342 |
-67.89% | Mar 13, 2000 | 644 | Oct 9, 2002 | 1085 | Feb 5, 2007 | 1729 |
-40.29% | Jun 13, 2018 | 444 | Mar 18, 2020 | 116 | Sep 1, 2020 | 560 |
-37.49% | Nov 9, 2021 | 224 | Sep 29, 2022 | — | — | — |
-23.21% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 301 | Apr 24, 2017 | 462 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Virtus Global Small-Cap Fund volatility is 4.03%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.