Virtus Kar Equity Income Fund Class A (PDIAX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Value

Fund Family Virtus

Fund Style Large Value

ISIN US92828N8746

CUSIP 92828N874

Inception Date 1997-09-25

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End September

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $170.36 Million

Share Class Net Assets $134.33 Million

Expense Ratio 1.14%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-01-28

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 10.57%

1-Year Return 17.45%

3-Year Return 13.39%

5-Year Return 6.89%

NAV $23.77

Previous Close Price $23.77

Last Update 2026-03-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund Class A

The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of primarily mature high-quality U.S. companies, or companies with significant economic ties to the U.S., with high dividend yields. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in dividend paying equity securities. Generally, the fund invests in approximately 25 to 50 securities at any given time.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 120832.30%

Giant 18.14%

Large 59.46%

Medium 16.43%

Micro 1.72%

Small 3.44%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 4.97%

Cash-Flow Growth % 5.49%

Dividend Yield % 2.86%

Historical Earnings % 5.59%

Long-Term Earnings % 8.10%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.16%	0.00%
Cash	0.81%	0.81%	0.00%	1.88%	0.00%
Non US Stock	18.38%	18.38%	0.00%	5.60%	0.90%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.26%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.90%	0.00%
US Stock	80.81%	80.81%	0.00%	91.43%	99.10%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
International Business Machines Corp	3.53%	-	-
Zurich Insurance Group AG	5.05%	-	-
Fortis Inc/Canada	5.22%	-	-
AbbVie Inc	4.65%	-	-
Verizon Communications Inc	4.17%	-	-
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The	4.55%	-	-
Amcor PLC	4.00%	-	-
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc	3.76%	-	-
Watsco Inc	3.03%	-	-
BAE Systems PLC	3.38%	-	-
Southern Co/The	3.29%	-	-
Broadcom Inc	4.10%	-	-
Coca-Cola Co/The	3.56%	-	-
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The	3.75%	-	-
Walmart Inc	3.55%	-	-
Lamar Advertising Co	3.43%	-	-

See the full breakdown of PDIAX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	8.59%	52.51%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	8.59%	19.79%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	8.59%	3.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	8.59%	15.29%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	8.59%	0.03%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	8.59%	9.37%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	3.07%	3.47%	0.00%	2.44%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	5.36%	7.19%	0.00%	9.60%
Cyclical	Financial Services	19.23%	19.25%	0.00%	17.23%
Cyclical	Real Estate	5.20%	3.07%	0.00%	2.15%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	8.69%	7.62%	0.00%	7.85%
Defensive	Healthcare	11.41%	13.13%	0.00%	11.63%
Defensive	Utilities	8.59%	4.85%	0.00%	3.75%
Sensitive	Communication Services	1.81%	6.80%	0.00%	8.30%
Sensitive	Energy	2.18%	8.26%	0.00%	6.53%
Sensitive	Industrials	13.26%	11.87%	0.00%	8.93%
Sensitive	Technology	21.20%	14.48%	0.00%	21.58%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.10%	-	0.14%
Americas	North America	95.04%	86.74%	99.10%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.65%	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.28%	-	0.07%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.03%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.13%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.04%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	2.18%	7.28%	0.64%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.00%	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.54%	5.98%	0.05%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-18	$0.584	$0.584	USD	-	-	-	-
2023-12-20	$0.518	$0.518	USD	-	2023-12-19	2023-12-20	SemiAnnual
2022-12-21	$0.468	$0.468	USD	2022-12-21	2022-12-20	2022-12-21	SemiAnnual
2021-12-22	$0.436	$0.436	USD	2021-12-22	2021-12-21	2021-12-22	SemiAnnual
2020-12-30	$0.274	$0.274	USD	2020-12-30	2020-12-29	2020-12-30	SemiAnnual
2019-12-30	$0.210	$0.210	USD	2019-12-30	2019-12-27	2019-12-30	SemiAnnual
2018-12-27	$0.211	$0.211	USD	2018-12-27	2018-12-26	2018-12-27	SemiAnnual
2017-12-28	$0.055	$0.055	USD	2017-12-28	2017-12-27	2017-12-28	Other
2017-06-29	$0.060	$0.060	USD	2017-06-29	2017-06-28	2017-06-29	Other
2016-12-29	$0.060	$0.060	USD	2016-12-29	2016-12-28	2016-12-29	Other
2016-06-29	$0.155	$0.155	USD	2016-06-29	2016-06-28	2016-06-29	SemiAnnual
2015-12-30	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2015-06-29	$0.145	$0.145	USD	2015-06-29	2015-06-26	2015-06-29	Other
2014-12-12	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2014-06-20	$0.080	$0.080	USD	2014-06-20	2014-06-19	2014-06-20	Other
2013-12-20	$0.020	$0.020	USD	2013-12-20	2013-12-19	2013-12-20	Other
2013-06-20	$0.084	$0.084	USD	2013-06-20	2013-06-19	2013-06-20	SemiAnnual
2012-12-20	$0.010	$0.010	USD	2012-12-20	2012-12-19	2012-12-20	SemiAnnual
2012-06-21	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	2012-06-20	2012-06-21	SemiAnnual
2011-12-21	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	2011-12-20	2011-12-21	SemiAnnual
2011-06-22	$0.033	$0.033	USD	-	2011-06-21	2011-06-22	SemiAnnual
2010-12-22	$0.020	$0.020	USD	-	2010-12-21	2010-12-22	SemiAnnual
2010-06-22	$0.085	$0.085	USD	-	2010-06-21	2010-06-22	SemiAnnual
2009-12-22	$0.047	$0.047	USD	-	2009-12-21	2009-12-22	SemiAnnual
2009-06-22	$0.131	$0.131	USD	-	2009-06-19	2009-06-22	SemiAnnual
2008-12-22	$0.077	$0.077	USD	-	2008-12-19	2008-12-22	SemiAnnual
2008-06-20	$0.081	$0.081	USD	-	-	-	-
2007-09-20	$0.044	$0.044	USD	-	-	-	-
2007-06-21	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
2006-12-20	$0.138	$0.138	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-12-21	$0.104	$0.104	USD	-	-	-	-
2004-12-22	$0.098	$0.098	USD	-	-	-	-
2003-12-22	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	-	-	-
1999-12-22	$0.019	$0.019	USD	-	-	-	-
1998-12-21	$0.020	$0.020	USD	-	-	-	-
1997-12-22	$0.030	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-

View the full dividend history for PDIAX.

Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund Class A NMFQS:PDIAX