VRSGX

Active

Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund

Category: US Equity (9,528 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.00%

Annual Cost per $10K

$100.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$18,688

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

-16.21%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

84%

Intl Equity

16%

Fee Comparison

VRSGX

1.00%

US Equity average

1.06%

US Equity cheapest

BKLC

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

6% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+4.21%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

VRSGX at 1.00%$287,175

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$93,438

Cost vs index fund−$90,250

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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
VRSGX	Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund	1.00%	-16.21%	+1.38%	-2.12%
DOXGX	Dodge & Cox Stock Fund	0.41%	+11.62%	+15.65%	—
TIACX	Investment Co of America	0.63%	+20.95%	+24.94%	+18.10%
FEEFX	American Funds Fundamental Investors	0.34%	+22.26%	+24.11%	+17.45%
CGPAX	American Funds Growth Portfolio	0.99%	+22.86%	+23.13%	+13.61%
PMBJX	MidCap Fund	0.80%	+2.44%	+15.49%	+11.53%
MEIAX	MFS Value Fund	0.79%	+6.16%	+11.44%	+11.43%
FFOJX	Select Technology Portfolio	0.91%	—	—	—
THISX	T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.	0.67%	-6.04%	+2.14%	+3.90%
MCPRX	MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund	1.02%	+12.23%	+13.48%	+6.85%
WFPRX	Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund	0.70%	+4.11%	+10.49%	+8.18%
TRUZX	T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.	0.64%	+0.52%	+6.83%	+0.92%
AAGTX	American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.68%	+18.44%	+18.13%	+12.03%
MVCKX	MFS Mid Cap Value Fund	0.62%	+3.62%	+11.45%	+13.94%
AAHTX	American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.69%	+19.32%	+18.79%	+12.39%
FDGFX	Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund	1.16%	+22.11%	+22.12%	+19.34%
TRZZX	T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.	0.74%	+10.00%	+11.20%	+9.48%
AALTX	American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.69%	+19.54%	+19.11%	+12.43%
SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETF	0.35%	+39.08%	+53.44%	+31.66%
PNOBX	Putnam Sustainable Leaders Fund	0.88%	+40.92%	+8.87%	+14.93%
TRMIX	T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.	0.71%	+4.94%	+14.34%	+15.79%
BGRUX	BARON GROWTH FUND	1.09%	-10.30%	+2.52%	+4.33%
FZANX	Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund	0.53%	+27.28%	+30.87%	+17.96%
PEIYX	Putnam Large Cap Value Fund	0.63%	+13.21%	+17.09%	+15.02%
FOCKX	Fidelity OTC Portfolio	1.05%	+32.05%	+32.26%	+18.50%
DDFIX	Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund	1.07%	+11.24%	+11.94%	+13.20%
FSELX	Select Semiconductors Portfolio	0.62%	+22.66%	+41.82%	+31.05%
VGSTX	VANGUARD STAR FUND	0.30%	+14.24%	+14.63%	+8.34%
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	0.61%	+5.42%	+8.35%	+10.29%
PARWX	Parnassus Value Equity Fund	0.88%	+14.22%	+5.02%	+3.06%
POAGX	PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund	0.66%	+32.05%	+22.35%	+12.25%
ARKK	ARK Innovation ETF	0.75%	+93.79%	+32.47%	+0.08%
FKDNX	Franklin Dynatech Fund	0.82%	+25.20%	+29.11%	+11.86%
AAMTX	American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.70%	+19.98%	+19.47%	+12.48%
FCAKX	Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund	0.66%	+19.00%	+23.80%	+16.27%
ASPZX	ALGER SPECTRA FUND	1.19%	+49.31%	+26.32%	+15.02%
LCBEX	ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund	0.66%	+12.74%	+15.51%	+14.91%
FIFRX	Franklin Growth Fund	0.46%	+13.95%	+19.62%	+12.70%
FRDRX	Franklin Rising Dividends Fund	1.08%	+9.52%	+12.18%	+12.02%
ACCLX	Mid Cap Value Fund	0.62%	+6.54%	+7.74%	+10.84%
ISTNX	Macquarie Science and Technology Fund	1.42%	+36.24%	+34.68%	+10.73%
FSPHX	Select Health Care Portfolio	0.63%	-7.78%	+4.19%	+3.06%
JMGFX	JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund	1.09%	+14.48%	+15.50%	+8.63%
TRZDX	T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.	0.49%	+12.05%	+14.42%	—
POGRX	PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund	0.66%	+31.82%	+22.63%	+16.61%
SOXX	iShares Semiconductor ETF	0.34%	+27.12%	+37.39%	+23.11%
POSKX	PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund	0.67%	+21.63%	+19.53%	+17.10%
BBVLX	Bridge Builder Large Cap Value Fund	0.23%	+9.98%	+13.79%	+15.63%
TRZQX	T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund	0.53%	+11.38%	+12.97%	—
HQIFX	THE HARTFORD EQUITY INCOME FUND	0.64%	+8.42%	+10.32%	+13.52%
APDMX	Artisan Mid Cap Fund	1.05%	+17.84%	+14.38%	+5.25%
TRSSX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund$1M min	0.66%	+9.13%	+10.31%	+8.57%
WAAEX	Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund	1.15%	-4.45%	+6.70%	+0.79%
BREUX	Baron Real Estate Fund	1.05%	+3.16%	+14.19%	+9.80%
FGIDX	Fidelity Growth and Income Portfolio	0.46%	—	—	—
FADTX	Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund	0.55%	+9.19%	-20.09%	-33.76%
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QVG2Q	VIP Growth Portfolio	0.66%	+16.25%	+25.36%	+16.18%
ACAYX	ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION INSTITUTIONAL FUND$1M min	0.86%	+51.79%	+27.50%	+15.68%
FZAFX	Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund	0.55%	+14.23%	+21.96%	+14.29%
FRCSX	Franklin Small Cap Value Fund	0.60%	+5.18%	+9.64%	+12.87%
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JLVMX	JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund	0.93%	+12.44%	+13.65%	+18.22%
FHZTX	Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund	1.02%	—	—	—
MITJX	Massachusetts Investors Trust	0.38%	+14.22%	+17.54%	+14.57%
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MNDAX	MFS New Discovery Fund	1.21%	+6.22%	+7.64%	+2.70%
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BLPAX	American Funds Moderate Growth and Income Portfolio	0.93%	+15.22%	+14.72%	+9.87%
FFDKX	Fidelity Fund	0.42%	+19.09%	+24.15%	+16.34%
FFNVX	Select Energy Portfolio	0.94%	—	—	—
MIGFX	MFS Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund	0.71%	+8.31%	+14.71%	+11.39%
FSFGX	Fidelity Focused Stock Fund	0.69%	-7.93%	—	—
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FDVLX	Fidelity Value Fund	0.68%	+5.77%	+11.81%	+16.66%
CSCQX	Columbia Small Cap Value Discovery Fund	0.85%	+13.66%	—	—
WGROX	Wasatch Core Growth Fund	1.17%	-8.92%	+9.98%	+7.06%
LCSSX	ClearBridge Select Fund	0.98%	+15.74%	+18.42%	+9.49%
GABUX	The Gabelli Utilities Fund	1.07%	+10.63%	+7.47%	+7.55%
ACSHX	Invesco Comstock Fund	0.51%	+12.71%	+14.13%	+19.36%
FVDFX	Fidelity Value Discovery Fund	0.77%	+9.04%	+8.93%	+12.48%
ACAZX	ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND	0.88%	+51.01%	+27.30%	+15.56%
POLRX	Polen Growth Fund	1.22%	+13.28%	+18.03%	+7.98%
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AMAGX	Amana Growth Fund	0.61%	+5.41%	+16.31%	+12.67%
GOGFX	Victory Sycamore Small Company Opportunity Fund	1.23%	+3.01%	+5.50%	+10.36%
FACDX	Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund	0.68%	-17.79%	-39.08%	-43.42%
FEIKX	Fidelity Equity-Income Fund	0.46%	+13.05%	+14.27%	+15.42%
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FKMCX	Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund	1.69%	+10.06%	+11.41%	+14.78%
BIOUX	BARON OPPORTUNITY FUND	1.05%	+30.78%	+32.01%	+14.52%
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FDSVX	Fidelity Growth Discovery Fund	0.62%	+16.70%	+25.53%	+16.34%
TMSIX	THRIVENT MID CAP STOCK FUND	0.74%	+2.81%	+8.15%	+10.43%
HIACX	HARTFORD CAPITAL APPRECIATION HLS FUND	0.67%	+13.11%	+17.70%	+12.83%
LADCX	LORD ABBETT DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND INC	0.94%	+18.91%	+12.68%	+3.03%
MMUKX	MFS Utilities Fund	0.66%	+12.16%	+11.02%	+10.27%

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