Virtus Focused Growth Fund (PGWCX)
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by normally investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies with market capitalizations of at least $1 billion. It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in non-U.S. securities (but no more than 10% in any one non-U.S. country or 10% in emerging market securities). The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US92837N8166
018918334
Feb 24, 1984
$2,500
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
PGWCX has a high expense ratio of 1.70%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Virtus Focused Growth Fund (PGWCX) returned -0.96% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.46% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PGWCX returned 0.11% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.69%.
PGWCX
-0.96%
11.78%
-13.20%
4.46%
0.59%
0.11%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.64%
8.97%
-2.62%
11.90%
15.76%
10.69%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PGWCX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.53% | -3.19% | -8.93% | 2.32% | 7.08% | -0.96% | |||||||
| 2024 | 3.48% | 7.95% | 2.68% | -4.89% | 7.68% | 7.93% | -3.36% | 2.35% | 2.48% | 0.90% | 6.11% | -11.96% | 21.13% |
| 2023 | 9.72% | -1.57% | 9.05% | 2.74% | 7.23% | 6.58% | 2.49% | -0.42% | -6.32% | -0.69% | 11.78% | -2.16% | 43.61% |
| 2022 | -9.54% | -5.64% | 4.45% | -12.75% | -3.36% | -9.01% | 12.04% | -6.30% | -9.65% | 4.45% | 4.75% | -20.29% | -43.42% |
| 2021 | -1.47% | 2.24% | 0.38% | 7.55% | -2.13% | 5.48% | 2.75% | 4.08% | -5.82% | 7.09% | -1.23% | -29.26% | -15.38% |
| 2020 | 3.17% | -6.27% | -10.51% | 15.87% | 7.37% | 5.01% | 7.75% | 12.88% | -3.54% | -4.36% | 10.59% | -9.37% | 27.13% |
| 2019 | 9.79% | 3.46% | 2.11% | 4.56% | -6.65% | 7.09% | 1.34% | -0.92% | -2.17% | 2.81% | 6.16% | -17.10% | 7.75% |
| 2018 | 7.20% | -1.72% | -3.38% | 0.45% | 4.68% | 0.08% | 1.70% | 6.21% | 0.21% | -11.74% | 1.30% | -25.56% | -22.83% |
| 2017 | 3.86% | 2.78% | 1.63% | 2.63% | 3.13% | -0.73% | 2.44% | 2.00% | 1.75% | 3.42% | 4.03% | -1.81% | 28.01% |
| 2016 | -6.71% | -1.02% | 5.39% | 1.32% | 1.72% | -1.65% | 5.25% | -0.65% | 0.23% | -2.62% | -0.20% | -3.10% | -2.64% |
| 2015 | -0.85% | 7.08% | -0.89% | -0.03% | 2.10% | -0.44% | 3.84% | -6.84% | -1.80% | 8.28% | 0.37% | -9.31% | 0.10% |
| 2014 | -0.85% | 5.84% | -3.84% | -1.17% | 3.51% | 1.33% | -1.88% | 4.88% | -2.68% | 2.84% | 1.52% | -11.74% | -3.45% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PGWCX is 29, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus Focused Growth Fund (PGWCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Virtus Focused Growth Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Virtus Focused Growth 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 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Virtus Focused Growth 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 Focused Growth Fund was 69.89%, occurring on Mar 11, 2003. Recovery took 3747 trading sessions.
The current Virtus Focused Growth Fund drawdown is 33.66%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -69.89% | Mar 28, 2000 | 740 | Mar 11, 2003 | 3747 | Jan 26, 2018 | 4487 |
| -62.26% | Nov 9, 2021 | 286 | Dec 28, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -46.21% | Oct 2, 2018 | 370 | Mar 23, 2020 | 114 | Sep 2, 2020 | 484 |
| -38.27% | Aug 26, 1987 | 73 | Dec 4, 1987 | 428 | Jul 26, 1989 | 501 |
| -27.9% | Jul 21, 1998 | 58 | Oct 8, 1998 | 130 | Apr 8, 1999 | 188 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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