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Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund (PXSGX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US92828N5932

CUSIP

92828N593

Issuer

Virtus

Inception Date

Jun 28, 2006

Min. Investment

$100,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

PXSGX has a high expense ratio of 1.07%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund (PXSGX) returned -7.20% year-to-date (YTD) and -6.58% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PXSGX returned 5.68% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.79%.


PXSGX

YTD

-7.20%

1M

7.38%

6M

-20.53%

1Y

-6.58%

5Y*

-4.81%

10Y*

5.68%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.60%

1M

9.64%

6M

-0.54%

1Y

11.47%

5Y*

15.67%

10Y*

10.79%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of PXSGX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025-0.03%-6.29%-3.87%-4.00%7.35%-7.20%
2024-3.46%4.62%2.83%-8.67%1.56%0.16%9.90%-0.26%3.50%-1.02%11.40%-17.47%-0.39%
202315.41%-1.49%-0.03%-4.39%-3.20%7.55%6.96%-1.73%-4.45%-8.05%4.94%4.14%14.17%
2022-12.61%-0.40%-2.94%-10.07%-0.43%-3.33%8.55%-4.85%-9.09%6.78%3.05%-21.11%-40.40%
20211.51%2.37%-5.68%4.50%-4.29%4.25%2.67%1.92%-3.13%3.95%-2.76%-12.97%-8.85%
20201.81%-5.05%-14.42%14.34%13.34%3.74%6.20%5.86%-1.70%3.62%7.26%-4.15%30.94%
20197.54%11.16%2.23%8.32%-3.55%3.47%1.41%-0.30%-3.14%3.16%3.87%-0.34%38.15%
20187.21%-1.28%2.35%2.83%7.22%1.09%-0.12%5.68%-3.22%-9.85%4.86%-8.50%6.67%
20173.31%1.82%0.70%3.36%4.69%1.47%2.76%2.56%4.15%1.47%1.91%3.78%36.99%
2016-6.07%4.31%8.69%1.73%-0.71%-1.27%3.81%2.43%2.53%-1.70%4.08%1.76%20.54%
2015-2.65%3.86%2.91%-2.20%1.33%1.20%-2.42%-9.12%-2.35%9.17%4.71%-4.38%-1.23%
2014-5.88%3.21%-1.50%-3.16%-0.67%0.79%-2.36%2.78%-4.63%8.96%1.16%-2.63%-4.71%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of PXSGX is 10, meaning it’s performing worse than 90% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of PXSGX is 1010
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PXSGX is 88
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PXSGX is 1010
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PXSGX is 1111
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PXSGX is 1212
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PXSGX is 1111
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund (PXSGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 16, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.26
  • 5-Year: -0.19
  • 10-Year: 0.25
  • All Time: 0.27

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.0020172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
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

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 KAR Small-Cap 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 KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund was 56.38%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 49.41%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-56.38%Feb 11, 20211044Apr 8, 2025
-53.72%Oct 11, 2007353Mar 9, 2009523Apr 4, 2011876
-32.47%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202048Jun 1, 202071
-20.81%Aug 30, 201880Dec 24, 201843Feb 27, 2019123
-18.32%Jul 8, 201161Oct 3, 201178Jan 25, 2012139

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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