VLSAX
Virtus KAR Long/Short Equity Fund
Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust
Expense ratio1
2.28%
Net assets2
$53.55M
Holdings2
26
Category
US Equity
2024 return3
-46.05%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 26, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The fund has an investment objective of seeking long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation by investing in long positions of companies the funds subadviser believes to be of high quality and selling short positions in companies the funds subadviser believes to be of low quality. The fund takes a long position by purchasing the shares of a company that the subadviser believes will increase in value. A short position is an attempt to profit from an expected drop in the price of a companys securities by borrowing shares and selling them, and subsequently repurchasing shares of that company. The long investment strategy aims to purchase the stock of issuers deemed by the subadviser as high quality companies at attractive valuations. Qualities the funds subadviser uses to define high-quality … The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation by investing in long positions of companies the funds subadviser believes to be of high quality and selling short positions in companies the funds subadviser believes to be of low quality. The fund takes a long position by purchasing the shares of a company that the subadviser believes will increase in value. A short position is an attempt to profit from an expected drop in the price of a companys securities by borrowing shares and selling them, and subsequently repurchasing shares of that company. The long investment strategy aims to purchase the stock of issuers deemed by the subadviser as high quality companies at attractive valuations. Qualities the funds subadviser uses to define high-quality companies include a durable competitive advantage, strong management team, and reasonable capital structure. The short investment strategy aims to sell short the stock of low quality companies whose share price the subadviser expects to drop because it does not accurately reflect the poor fundamentals of the business. Qualities the funds subadviser uses to define low-quality companies include an erratic or mediocre financial performance, poor history of capital allocation, a flawed business model and/or an aggressive capital structure. The funds net market exposure (long exposure minus short exposure) may fluctuate based on the number and quality of investments ideas the funds subadviser is able to find as a result of its bottom-up fundamental analysis, but the fund will generally have a net long bias (long exposure will typically exceed short exposure). Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities and equity-related instruments, in long and short positions of U.S.-listed equity securities of any capitalization. The funds investments may include securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, including securities of issuers in emerging market countries and securities denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. Equity securities consist of common and preferred stocks, exchange traded funds (ETFs), S&P Depositary Receipts (SPDRs), American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and other similar instruments. To the extent that selling short a particular stock is impractical, or prohibited, the fund may invest in derivative instruments, such as options or futures, as an alternative method to take a short position consistent with the funds investment strategy described herein. In general, the fund is not constrained by any sector weight limitations, but it is limited to investing a maximum of 25% of its total assets in any one industry.

Top holdings

As of April 30, 2025 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
PRIMERICA INC $3.67M 6.86%
VISA INC-CLASS A $2.81M 5.25%
POOL CORP $2.58M 4.82%
MOODYS CORP $2.50M 4.67%
INTUIT INC $2.48M 4.64%
RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC $2.45M 4.57%
TRANSUNION $2.35M 4.38%
NCINO INC $2.33M 4.35%
LENNOX INTL INC $2.22M 4.14%
TRADE DESK INC-A $2.19M 4.10%
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Allocation by sector

As of April 30, 2025 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jan 31, 2025 → Apr 30, 2025
Opened
5
Exited
2
Increased
3
Decreased
0
Unchanged
31

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of October 31, 2024 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC Sub-adviser
Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 26, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2025, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2024, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2024 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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