- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 220 East Las Colinas Boulevard Irving TX United States of America 75039
- IPO Date
- Oct 10, 2013
- Business
- Virtus SGA Global Growth I Class (SGAPX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers located throughout the world, including the United States, with at least 40% of its net assets in non-U.S. issuers; it focuses on high-conviction, concentrated portfolios of 25-35 global large-cap growth stocks exhibiting strong pricing power, repeatable revenues, long growth runways, and financial and management strength, including top holdings such as Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Visa Inc., NVIDIA Corp., and Intuit Inc.; sector allocations emphasize information technology (approximately 37%), financials (18%), and consumer discretionary (15%), with geographic exposure split between U.S. stocks (66%), non-U.S. stocks (33%), and minimal cash (1%).
The fund employs a benchmark-unconstrained, bottom-up investment process managed by Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP (SGA), a growth equity manager founded in 2003 and affiliated with Virtus Investment Partners; portfolio managers include Hrishikesh Gupta (since 2021), Kishore Rao (since 2022), and Alexandra Lee (since 2025), who apply cash flow-based valuation tools like discounted cash flow models and enterprise yield to select from SGA's Qualified Company List of about 120 businesses.
Launched on October 4, 2013, and domiciled in the United States, the I Class shares feature a net expense ratio of 1.00%, a minimum initial investment of $100,000, and total net assets of approximately $241 million as of the latest reporting, available for sale primarily to U.S. investors.
Recent developments include the addition of Alexandra Lee as portfolio manager effective April 1, 2025, enhancing the team's expertise in growth equity analysis; effective January 21, 2026, Class C shares will no longer be available for purchase by new or existing shareholders, as detailed in the prospectus supplement, reflecting a strategic shift toward streamlining share classes.