Virtus Focused Growth Fund (PGWCX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Virtus Focused Growth Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Virtus Focused Growth Fund (PGWCX) has returned -14.13% so far this year and 13.33% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, PGWCX has achieved an annualized return of 16.36%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 24, 1984, PGWCX's average daily return is +0.06%, while the average monthly return is +1.19%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 4.9 years.

Historically, 62% of months were positive and 38% were negative. The best month was Oct 1986 with a return of +22.9%, while the worst month was Oct 1987 at -22.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 18 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, PGWCX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 16, 1986 with a return of +33.8%, while the worst single day was Oct 22, 1987 at -15.4%.

Virtus Focused Growth Fund has an annualized alpha of 4.53%, beta of 1.01, and R² of 0.67 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 27, 1984.

• This fund captured 118.21% of S&P 500 Index gains but only 99.48% of its losses — a favorable profile for investors.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 4.53% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 1.01 and R² of 0.67, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

PGWCX has a high expense ratio of 1.70%, indicating above-average management fees.

PGWCX ranks 22 for risk / return — below 22% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus Focused Growth Fund (PGWCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Virtus Focused Growth Fund provided a 16.16% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.70 per share.

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.

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.

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 67.19%, occurring on Mar 11, 2003. Recovery took 2722 trading sessions.

The current Virtus Focused Growth Fund drawdown is 16.31%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.