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Virtus KAR Health Sciences Fund Inst (HLHIX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '250.00%2.38%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.05% 103.53M 0.86% 8.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 65% of its assets in healthcare sector equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 65% of its assets will be invested in companies located in at least three different countries, including possibly the United States.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Healthcare
Peer Group Health/Biotechnology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Health/Biotechnology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
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YTD
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1 Month
% Rank: 47
-200.62M Peer Group Low
1.257B Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 39
-25.99M
-3.084B Peer Group Low
87.16M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 47
-709.11M Peer Group Low
543.86M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 41
-8.144B Peer Group Low
209.03M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 40
-1.459B Peer Group Low
138.07M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 43
-7.432B Peer Group Low
3.629B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 38
-2.408B Peer Group Low
81.76M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 45
-13.02B Peer Group Low
5.589B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
5.02%
27.08%
14.06%
25.74%
-11.57%
2.84%
-2.01%
4.84%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
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23.79%
18.67%
15.15%
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1.20%
54.78%
-3.35%
-0.82%
7.17%
-0.26%
23.38%
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0.00%
-39.84%
9.25%
-8.87%
11.02%
-5.03%
16.62%
4.02%
17.16%
2.44%
0.03%
0.71%
16.99%
5.55%
21.97%
18.24%
20.50%
-5.50%
2.48%
2.65%
12.36%
As of November 21, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-19-25) 0.67%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 24
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 41.73
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 7.905
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 12.53
Weighted Median ROE 37.13%
Weighted Median ROA 10.17%
ROI (TTM) 15.20%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.20%
Earning Yield 0.0307
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 2.420
Number of Equity Holdings 23
As of June 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 26.14%
EPS Growth (3Y) 12.86%
EPS Growth (5Y) 16.92%
Sales Growth (1Y) 12.36%
Sales Growth (3Y) 9.40%
Sales Growth (5Y) 12.32%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 13.11%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 10.25%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 6.38%
As of June 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of June 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.00%
Stock 98.22%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 1.78%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Eli Lilly & Co. 13.74% 1043.29 -0.60%
AbbVie, Inc. 6.25% 229.45 -1.49%
McKesson Corp. 6.11% 849.46 -0.35%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 5.53% 552.23 -2.20%
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 5.15% 689.35 -1.11%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.89% 422.32 0.31%
DexCom, Inc. 4.16% 58.42 -2.19%
HealthEquity, Inc. 4.07% 100.73 -2.72%
The Cooper Cos., Inc. 3.92% 71.11 -1.44%
Zoetis, Inc. 3.86% 115.89 -1.02%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.73%
Administration Fee 9.07K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1.00M None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 65% of its assets in healthcare sector equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 65% of its assets will be invested in companies located in at least three different countries, including possibly the United States.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Healthcare
Peer Group Health/Biotechnology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Health/Biotechnology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-19-25) 0.67%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 24
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 41.73
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 7.905
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 12.53
Weighted Median ROE 37.13%
Weighted Median ROA 10.17%
ROI (TTM) 15.20%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.20%
Earning Yield 0.0307
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 2.420
Number of Equity Holdings 23
As of June 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 26.14%
EPS Growth (3Y) 12.86%
EPS Growth (5Y) 16.92%
Sales Growth (1Y) 12.36%
Sales Growth (3Y) 9.40%
Sales Growth (5Y) 12.32%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 13.11%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 10.25%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 6.38%
As of June 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/22/2014
Last Annual Report Date 6/30/2025
Last Prospectus Date 10/28/2024
Share Classes
RAGHX A
RCGHX C
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:HLHIX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:HLHIX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:HLHIX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:HLHIX", "prospectus_objective")
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