PQSAX

Active

Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund

Category: US Equity (9,528 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.21%

Annual Cost per $10K

$121.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$22,005

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

-10.82%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

97%

Intl Equity

Fee Comparison

PQSAX

1.21%

US Equity average

1.06%

US Equity cheapest

BKLC

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

14% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025 · Updated quarterly

-71.50%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

PQSAX at 1.21%$270,588

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$110,025

Cost vs index fund−$106,836

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
PQSAX	Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund	1.21%	-10.82%	-34.19%	-39.38%
QCGRFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Growth Account	—	+21.80%	+29.56%	—
JLGMX	JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund	0.94%	+21.66%	+26.69%	+16.47%
TRSAX	T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.	0.91%	+20.06%	+25.87%	+11.73%
TRBCX	T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.	0.69%	+23.11%	+31.29%	+13.59%
MEGRX	MFS Growth Fund	1.08%	+16.81%	+22.09%	+11.21%
HRCAX	Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund	0.92%	+25.13%	+30.14%	+14.63%
OIEFX	JPMorgan Equity Income Fund	0.95%	+9.91%	+10.24%	+12.93%
CIVVX	CAUSEWAY INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND	1.10%	+21.56%	+28.05%	+15.80%
FLMVX	JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund	1.09%	+3.73%	+9.96%	+13.22%
QCEQFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Equity Index Account	—	+17.59%	+20.66%	—
JGACX	JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund	0.99%	+20.21%	+25.78%	+15.42%
EGFSX	Edgewood Growth Fund	1.25%	—	—	—
VMCAX	VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND	—	—	—	—
PARCX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund	0.81%	+8.82%	+11.47%	+7.60%
APGAX	AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	0.82%	+19.87%	+24.41%	+14.96%
PAVLX	T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.	0.94%	+8.37%	+12.78%	+13.62%
PRBLX	Parnassus Core Equity Fund	0.82%	+11.48%	+5.68%	+3.41%
PARDX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund	0.85%	+10.45%	+14.07%	+9.39%
PARKX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund	0.84%	+9.67%	+12.87%	+8.55%
AULGX	Ultra Fund	0.69%	+24.32%	+27.17%	+16.40%
TRGOX	T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Fund	0.70%	+20.76%	+27.76%	+14.98%
PAULX	T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc.	0.96%	+12.45%	+18.68%	+14.97%
JENIX	The Jensen Quality Growth Fund Inc	1.26%	+2.22%	+10.27%	+9.73%
CSXCX	Calvert U.S. Large Cap Core Responsible Index Fund	1.24%	+15.10%	+19.43%	+14.02%
PARLX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund	0.86%	+11.17%	+14.90%	+10.04%
PACOX	T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research Fund	0.83%	+17.11%	+22.28%	+17.13%
PARFX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund	0.88%	+11.37%	+15.18%	+10.20%
PLFMX	LargeCap S&P 500 Index Fund	1.29%	+20.60%	+21.78%	+16.77%
PARJX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund	0.79%	+8.13%	+10.24%	+6.74%
LGRRX	Loomis Sayles Growth Fund	0.91%	+26.71%	+32.95%	+17.45%
PLCGX	LargeCap Growth Fund I	0.94%	+20.55%	+25.37%	+13.12%
AGWUX	Growth Fund	0.69%	+26.08%	+27.96%	+16.74%
PGORX	Putnam Large Cap Growth Fund	0.93%	+25.99%	+29.27%	+16.50%
HAGAX	Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund	1.03%	+10.19%	+3.99%	+3.20%
MLRRX	NYLI Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund	0.79%	+26.67%	+30.37%	+16.61%
PARBX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund	0.77%	+7.95%	+9.61%	+6.15%
ERASX	Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap Fund	0.81%	-6.55%	+8.19%	+10.62%
CGWRX	Columbia Cornerstone Growth Fund	0.97%	+26.14%	+28.98%	+17.13%
PAROX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund	0.89%	+11.41%	+15.20%	+10.22%
JHLGX	Multimanager Lifestyle Growth Portfolio	0.97%	+10.39%	+12.50%	+8.67%
VVIPX	Voya VACS Index Series S Portfolio	—	+18.46%	—	—
ILGRX	Macquarie Large Cap Growth Fund	0.89%	+13.20%	+22.71%	+6.63%
GATEX	Gateway Fund	0.94%	+10.48%	+12.62%	+8.45%
HAIAX	HARTFORD CORE EQUITY FUND	0.69%	+17.95%	+19.80%	+14.82%
JGAQX	JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund	0.99%	+7.25%	+11.24%	+14.88%
SHAPX	ClearBridge Appreciation Fund	0.91%	+17.98%	+19.09%	+15.56%
OALGX	Optimum Large Cap Growth Fund	1.20%	+20.86%	+26.63%	+12.91%
CREFX	Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities Fund	0.75%	-3.40%	+8.19%	+8.29%
PRSCX	T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.	0.79%	+28.97%	+38.21%	+15.63%
RTLAX	Tax-Managed U.S. Large Cap Fund	1.16%	-2.74%	-29.90%	-37.47%
AMLP	Alerian MLP ETF	0.85%	+11.22%	+15.99%	+26.03%
JGAVX	JPMorgan U.S. Value Fund	0.94%	+8.18%	+12.03%	+14.85%
ESPAX	Allspring Special Small Cap Value Fund	1.17%	-2.59%	+6.98%	+6.41%
FFEIX	Nuveen Dividend Value Fund	0.95%	+7.72%	+11.03%	+13.39%
IEOPX	VOYA LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO	0.92%	+21.73%	+25.73%	+14.55%
CAPEX	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0	—	+17.76%	+22.27%	+16.61%
DCZRX	Macquarie Small Cap Core Fund	0.68%	+4.31%	+8.36%	+10.77%
FUNCX	Victory Pioneer Fundamental Growth Fund	1.72%	—	—	—
TRRYX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2060 Fund	0.89%	+11.43%	+15.20%	+10.22%
IAVGX	VOYA GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.12%	+15.94%	+20.31%	+17.56%
IGRFX	Macquarie Mid Cap Growth Fund	0.68%	+1.67%	+8.29%	-2.49%
VVSVX	Venerable US Large Cap Strategic Equity Fund	0.86%	+16.48%	—	—
EABLX	Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund	1.06%	+4.63%	+8.15%	+5.50%
SAMVX	Virtus Ceredex Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund	1.29%	+0.79%	-31.31%	-36.42%
FKUTX	Franklin Utilities Fund	0.71%	+9.40%	+12.65%	+10.57%
CSRIX	Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares$1M min	0.75%	-3.01%	+7.64%	+8.15%
SUWAX	DWS Core Equity Fund	0.83%	+16.05%	+18.97%	+15.86%
AFDIX	Large Cap Equity Fund	0.79%	+14.54%	+18.36%	+14.49%
TIRTX	Nuveen Large Cap Growth Fund	0.74%	+26.70%	+29.59%	+15.10%
CSJFX	Cohen & Steers Realty Shares	0.80%	—	—	—
CIPMX	Champlain MidCap Fund	1.09%	+9.69%	+11.41%	+4.92%
JHDAX	JPMorgan Hedged Equity 2 Fund	0.85%	+7.62%	+12.75%	—
AQEAX	Columbia Disciplined Core Fund	0.94%	+15.95%	+20.16%	+16.86%
ASLGX	Select Fund	0.70%	+25.24%	+25.82%	+16.52%
ATHGX	Heritage Fund	0.80%	+18.01%	+18.55%	+10.27%
INDCX	Victory Pioneer Disciplined Growth Fund	0.98%	—	—	—
VCSTX	Science & Technology Fund	0.91%	+25.42%	+27.53%	+13.07%
DVZRX	Macquarie Small Cap Value Fund	0.70%	+5.56%	+9.27%	+13.73%
DDVAX	Macquarie Value Fund	0.97%	+3.67%	+7.00%	+9.00%
JAIKX	Lifestyle Growth Portfolio	0.86%	+14.93%	+15.22%	+9.84%
JAIZX	Managed Volatility Growth Portfolio	0.77%	+9.56%	+12.25%	+8.08%
FMGGX	Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund	0.84%	+8.94%	+14.56%	+5.38%
HBGIX	HARTFORD DISCIPLINED EQUITY HLS FUND	0.84%	+15.09%	+18.62%	+14.28%
FMUEX	Free Market U.S. Equity Fund$1M min	0.76%	+8.52%	+12.79%	+14.84%
JULAX	Multimanager Lifestyle Aggressive Portfolio	1.02%	+11.26%	+13.89%	+9.93%
GLPSX	Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund	1.08%	+10.86%	+17.80%	+26.52%
PARHX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund	0.75%	+7.77%	+9.25%	+5.77%
SCSCX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund	0.98%	+17.30%	+19.34%	+14.76%
OWACX	Old Westbury All Cap Core Fund	0.96%	+13.16%	+19.23%	+13.25%
MIEAX	MM S&P 500 Index Fund	0.89%	+19.69%	+26.60%	+14.85%
RYOCX	NASDAQ-100 Fund	1.27%	+22.56%	+28.53%	+16.71%
CZMGX	Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund$1M min	0.72%	+23.87%	+29.12%	+16.24%
COAVX	Columbia Overseas Value Fund	0.82%	+26.74%	+20.81%	+13.99%
FGRAX	Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund	0.94%	+14.39%	+23.61%	+10.61%
USAAX	Victory Growth Fund	0.89%	+28.02%	+31.82%	+16.14%
HFMDX	Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund	1.33%	+2.61%	+20.30%	+22.69%
LCGNX	William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund	0.90%	+15.30%	+24.94%	+14.61%
DQIAX	BNY Mellon Equity Income Fund	1.02%	+16.90%	+22.05%	+19.73%
JAIYX	Managed Volatility Balanced Portfolio	0.75%	+8.41%	+10.59%	+6.15%
SDGAX	DWS Capital Growth Fund	1.30%	+16.24%	+24.11%	+13.28%

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