VIRTUS KAR Small-Cap Value Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2026
($ reported in thousands)
 
 
Shares
Value
Common Stocks—98.3%
Consumer Discretionary—12.4%
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)
395,789
$31,481
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
129,818
14,315
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(1)
124,117
14,200
Thor Industries, Inc.
186,523
14,019
 
74,015
 
 
Consumer Staples—6.2%
National Beverage Corp.(1)
353,833
11,040
WD-40 Co.
108,107
26,339
 
37,379
 
 
Financials—24.9%
Bank of Hawaii Corp.
302,562
24,656
EVERTEC, Inc.
576,827
16,024
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
498,757
17,257
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A
178,550
23,949
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
58,123
8,006
Primerica, Inc.
95,196
27,055
RLI Corp.
227,382
13,432
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.
240,793
18,413
 
148,792
 
 
Health Care—2.9%
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(1)
368,886
17,437
Industrials—45.5%
Alliance Laundry Holdings, Inc.(1)
739,997
19,625
Andersen Group, Inc. Class A(1)
176,291
6,650
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
151,009
24,225
Brady Corp. Class A
203,435
18,628
 
Shares
Value
 
Industrials—continued
Construction Partners, Inc. Class A(1)
291,830
$34,661
CSW Industrials, Inc.
69,710
19,400
Hillman Solutions Corp.(1)
2,355,705
19,882
JBT Marel Corp.
170,826
24,770
Landstar System, Inc.
101,594
21,011
RBC Bearings, Inc.(1)
61,420
39,558
UniFirst Corp.
63,190
16,711
Watsco, Inc.
66,084
27,539
 
272,660
 
 
Materials—3.3%
HB Fuller Co.
335,844
19,576
Real Estate—3.1%
Getty Realty Corp.
552,172
18,421
Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $323,326)
588,280
 
 
 
 
Total Long-Term Investments—98.3%
(Identified Cost $323,326)
588,280
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.3%
(Identified Cost $323,326)
$588,280
Other assets and liabilities, net—1.7%
10,210
NET ASSETS—100.0%
$598,490
 
Footnote Legend:
(1)
Non-income producing.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2026, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 1 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments): 
 
Total
Value at
June 30, 2026
Level 1
Quoted Prices
Assets:
Equity Securities:
Common Stocks
$588,280
$588,280
Total Investments
$588,280
$588,280
There were no securities valued using significant observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at June 30, 2026.
There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 related to securities held at June 30, 2026.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
1
VIRTUS KAR Small-Cap Value Fund
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2026
Note 1. Security Valuation
The Fund’s Board of Trustees has designated the investment adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period.
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities).
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:
Equity securities are valued at the official closing price (typically last sale) on the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded or, if no closing price is available, at the last bid price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Illiquid, restricted equity securities and illiquid private placements are internally fair valued by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee, and are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Certain non-U.S. securities may be fair valued in cases where closing prices are not readily available or are deemed not reflective of readily available market prices. For example, significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that non-U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) that may impact the value of securities traded in these non-U.S. markets. In such cases, the Fund fair value non-U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non-U.S. security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”), and certain indexes, as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Because the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certain non-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.
Debt instruments, including convertible bonds, restricted securities, and leveraged loans are valued based on either evaluated or composite quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing that considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, activity of the underlying equities, and current day trade information, as well as dealer supplied prices. These valuations are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Structured debt instruments, such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may also incorporate collateral analysis and utilize cash flow models for valuation and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Pricing services do not provide pricing for all securities and therefore indicative bids from dealers are utilized which are based on pricing models used by market makers in the security and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Debt instruments that are internally fair valued by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Listed derivatives, such as options, that are actively traded are valued at the last posted settlement price from the exchange where they are principally traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts and equity-linked instruments, do not require material subjectivity as pricing inputs are observed from actively quoted markets and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments in closed-end funds and ETFs are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Each is categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for the
Fund. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
For additional information about significant accounting policies, refer to the Fund’s most recent semi or annual financial statements.
2