VLPCX

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Virtus Duff & Phelps Select MLP and Energy Fund

Category: US Equity (9,528 funds)

Expense Ratio

2.15%

Annual Cost per $10K

$215.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$34,718

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+2.51%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

84%

Intl Equity

16%

Fee Comparison

VLPCX

2.15%

US Equity average

1.06%

US Equity cheapest

BKLC

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

103% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+13.71%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

VLPCX at 2.15%$207,025

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$173,588

Cost vs index fund−$170,399

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

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
VLPCX	Virtus Duff & Phelps Select MLP and Energy Fund	2.15%	+2.51%	+4.37%	+16.58%
RICAX	Investment Co of America	1.36%	+19.57%	+27.16%	+16.43%
FHCLX	Select Health Care Portfolio	—	—	—	—
CFNEX	American Funds Fundamental Investors	0.86%	+20.69%	+26.54%	+16.17%
JDVFX	Disciplined Value Fund	1.71%	+13.35%	+19.11%	+17.18%
FINHX	Fidelity Equity-Income Fund	—	—	—	—
FKMCX	Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund	1.69%	+10.06%	+11.41%	+14.78%
BGSAX	BlackRock Technology Opportunities Fund	1.92%	+22.69%	+25.02%	+10.80%
ISTNX	Macquarie Science and Technology Fund	1.42%	+33.26%	+36.01%	+10.60%
RRMGX	T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.	1.29%	+2.05%	+12.89%	+6.50%
MEGBX	MFS Growth Fund	1.58%	+16.22%	+21.47%	+10.64%
CGPAX	American Funds Growth Portfolio	0.99%	+22.86%	+23.13%	+13.61%
FACGX	Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund	1.49%	+19.79%	+14.50%	+0.63%
FOCKX	Fidelity OTC Portfolio	1.05%	+32.05%	+32.26%	+18.50%
FGSRX	Franklin Growth Fund	1.04%	+12.24%	+21.90%	+11.66%
FDNRX	Franklin Dynatech Fund	1.07%	+25.32%	+30.64%	+11.49%
MCPRX	MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund	1.02%	+12.23%	+13.48%	+6.85%
FRDRX	Franklin Rising Dividends Fund	1.08%	+8.10%	+15.75%	+11.48%
HDGRX	THE HARTFORD DIVIDEND AND GROWTH FUND	1.34%	+11.18%	+13.05%	+14.48%
PMBJX	MidCap Fund	0.80%	+2.44%	+15.49%	+11.53%
FSIUX	Invesco Dividend Income Fund	1.69%	+10.37%	+10.85%	+12.44%
FDGFX	Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund	1.16%	+22.11%	+22.12%	+19.34%
FNIAX	Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund	0.90%	-8.16%	-25.78%	-37.91%
FFOJX	Select Technology Portfolio	0.91%	—	—	—
PRNHX	T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.	0.79%	+1.86%	+8.68%	+0.51%
BPTUX	Baron Partners Fund	1.99%	+33.22%	+17.02%	+16.75%
DDFIX	Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund	1.07%	+11.24%	+11.94%	+13.20%
TEGAX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund	2.00%	+20.89%	+20.07%	+10.63%
PAFDX	T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund	0.98%	+6.64%	+14.84%	+14.39%
JMGFX	JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund	1.09%	+17.56%	+18.77%	+9.04%
PRHSX	T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.	0.80%	-9.19%	+5.22%	+3.93%
BGRUX	BARON GROWTH FUND	1.09%	-13.95%	+6.02%	+3.75%
MVCJX	MFS Mid Cap Value Fund	0.74%	+2.59%	+14.80%	+14.02%
TRMCX	T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.	0.84%	+4.16%	+17.94%	+15.71%
BPRRX	Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund	1.84%	+8.59%	+11.20%	+13.12%
SOPAX	ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund	1.00%	+11.82%	+18.44%	+13.65%
FTCHX	Invesco Technology Fund	1.76%	+37.30%	+34.09%	+14.24%
ACLCX	Value Fund	1.45%	+8.48%	+14.03%	+13.68%
POLRX	Polen Growth Fund	1.22%	+13.28%	+18.03%	+7.98%
GOGFX	Victory Sycamore Small Company Opportunity Fund	1.23%	+1.06%	+9.47%	+11.40%
UBVAX	Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund	1.24%	+1.83%	+13.36%	+19.31%
NDVAX	MFS New Discovery Value Fund	1.46%	+2.93%	+8.47%	+13.01%
PAWAX	T. Rowe Price All-Cap Opportunities Fund	1.05%	+17.21%	+25.62%	+15.11%
ASPZX	ALGER SPECTRA FUND	1.19%	+49.31%	+26.32%	+15.02%
EPGAX	Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund	0.92%	-20.29%	-32.80%	-39.95%
WFPRX	Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund	0.70%	+1.67%	+13.95%	+8.22%
PASVX	T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.	1.16%	+5.44%	+10.90%	+11.17%
MIRGX	MFS Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund	0.96%	+8.07%	+14.43%	+11.12%
WGROX	Wasatch Core Growth Fund	1.17%	-6.84%	+14.21%	+8.13%
MSRRX	MFS Research Fund	1.02%	+12.47%	+19.86%	+12.70%
KAUAX	Federated Hermes Kaufmann Fund	1.96%	+15.32%	+14.20%	+4.26%
LMPLX	ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund	1.33%	+11.61%	+22.11%	+10.51%
BFOCX	Berkshire Focus Fund	1.96%	+62.15%	+38.01%	+6.31%
RTLCX	Tax-Managed U.S. Large Cap Fund	1.91%	+15.28%	+18.53%	+13.51%
PNOBX	Putnam Sustainable Leaders Fund	0.88%	+40.92%	+8.87%	+14.93%
FCPVX	Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund	1.20%	+5.81%	+10.40%	+15.81%
TRZZX	T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.	0.74%	+9.38%	+14.46%	+10.36%
VVOAX	Invesco Value Opportunities Fund	1.27%	+18.64%	+20.63%	+24.43%
MNDAX	MFS New Discovery Fund	1.21%	+6.22%	+7.64%	+2.70%
APDMX	Artisan Mid Cap Fund	1.05%	+21.25%	+16.68%	+5.59%
FIAQX	Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund	1.08%	—	—	—
FHZTX	Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund	1.02%	—	—	—
ACFLX	Focused Large Cap Value Fund	1.09%	+9.78%	+15.64%	—
SHISX	BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio	1.15%	-8.85%	+5.97%	+4.29%
HFMCX	THE HARTFORD MIDCAP FUND	1.07%	+4.43%	+7.76%	+4.97%
TESRX	Franklin Mutual Shares Fund	1.25%	+4.99%	+15.38%	+11.72%
ITHRX	THE HARTFORD CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND	1.42%	+12.67%	+16.39%	+11.50%
FBTAX	Fidelity Advisor Biotechnology Fund	1.71%	-10.54%	-33.23%	-40.64%
BMSBX	MFS Blended Research Mid Cap Equity Fund	1.59%	+10.08%	+14.65%	+13.05%
PARWX	Parnassus Value Equity Fund	0.88%	+11.27%	+4.85%	+2.93%
JCPRX	JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund	1.64%	+14.31%	+26.58%	+17.25%
LAFPX	LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND INC	0.89%	+11.09%	+13.83%	+13.61%
NLSAX	Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund	1.68%	+9.73%	+9.55%	+6.76%
WAAEX	Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund	1.15%	-1.70%	+10.08%	+1.82%
CCTRX	Columbia Small Cap Value and Inflection Fund	1.46%	+6.22%	+9.64%	+14.34%
JLVMX	JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund	0.93%	+10.94%	+17.48%	+17.88%
NINAX	Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund	1.33%	+10.26%	+8.31%	+11.43%
MITHX	Massachusetts Investors Trust	0.70%	+12.64%	+20.06%	+13.57%
ARKK	ARK Innovation ETF	0.75%	+93.79%	+32.47%	+0.08%
CSMFX	Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund	2.00%	+15.61%	+7.54%	+9.04%
SGRAX	Allspring Growth Fund	1.15%	+24.78%	+26.91%	+15.34%
TAGRX	Fundamental Large Cap Core Fund	1.02%	+14.02%	+20.09%	+14.96%
AASCX	THRIVENT MID CAP STOCK FUND	0.96%	+2.59%	+7.93%	+10.19%
HGORX	THE HARTFORD GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND	1.44%	+26.67%	+31.39%	+12.56%
CCCAX	Center Coast Brookfield Midstream Focus Fund	1.46%	+15.65%	+21.95%	+29.05%
LGLQX	Lord Abbett Growth Leaders Fund	1.25%	+36.60%	+29.89%	+13.18%
SVFCX	Smead Value Fund	1.80%	-2.42%	+9.76%	+13.71%
GABAX	The Gabelli Asset Fund	1.33%	+10.65%	+15.15%	+10.77%
LCSSX	ClearBridge Select Fund	0.98%	+15.74%	+18.42%	+9.49%
FRETX	Franklin Equity Income Fund	1.58%	+13.09%	+14.10%	+13.64%
HIBCX	HARTFORD CAPITAL APPRECIATION HLS FUND	0.92%	+11.47%	+20.66%	+12.00%
BREUX	Baron Real Estate Fund	1.05%	+3.43%	+16.76%	+9.27%
HQITX	THE HARTFORD EQUITY INCOME FUND	0.74%	+8.28%	+10.20%	+13.41%
AAGPX	American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund	0.95%	+8.83%	+13.41%	+15.81%
FKACX	Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund	1.69%	+13.52%	+22.69%	+9.79%
GGHCX	Invesco Health Care Fund	1.30%	+5.61%	+6.88%	+5.94%
ASMMX	Invesco Summit Fund	1.23%	+25.82%	+27.63%	+13.47%
NWJDX	Nationwide NYSE Arca Tech 100 Index Fund	1.39%	+25.42%	+8.96%	—
ABSAX	American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund	1.22%	+0.81%	+7.07%	+13.35%
LMPFX	ClearBridge Growth Fund	1.13%	+18.63%	+14.00%	+8.00%
HDGBX	HARTFORD DIVIDEND AND GROWTH HLS FUND	0.91%	+8.51%	+16.63%	+14.30%

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