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- Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund (VEVCX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation through a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach, with the goal of minimizing the risk of permanent capital loss; it invests primarily in equity securities of mid-cap companies within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index that the investment team believes are undervalued and offer above-average total return potential. The fund employs elements of both deep and relative value strategies to exploit inefficiencies in the mid-cap asset class, targeting companies with above-average financial strength, exploitable valuation disparities relative to estimated fair value, and prospects for improving fundamentals; portfolio characteristics as of September 30, 2025, include a weighted average market capitalization of $24.1 billion, 77 total holdings, sector allocations led by industrials (17.4%), financials (9.8%), and consumer discretionary (8.7%), and top holdings such as Alliant Energy Corp. (2.5%), Performance Food Group Co. (2.0%), and Labcorp Holdings Inc. (1.9%). Managed by Sycamore Capital within Victory Capital Management Inc., headquartered in Brooklyn, Ohio, the fund features multiple share classes including Class C (VEVCX, net expense ratio 1.68%, inception March 1, 2016), Class A (VETAX), Class I (VEVIX, inception March 1, 2010), Class R6 (VEVRX), and Class Y (VEVYX); the investment team, led by Chief Investment Officer Gary H. Miller since July 31, 1998, along with Gregory Conners (since 2002), Jeffrey Graff (since 2007), James Albers and Michael Rodarte (since 2012), maintains a long history in mid-cap value investing with total net assets of approximately $17.1 billion as of September 30, 2025. The fund is domiciled in the United States and available primarily to U.S. investors, with a focus on U.S. stocks (approximately 93-94% allocation) and minor non-U.S. exposure. Effective June 30, 2017, the Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund has been generally closed to new investors, reflecting its strong track record and capacity constraints; recent performance as of September 30, 2025, shows Class A shares (without sales charge) returning 3.59% for Q3, 2.80% YTD, and 10.02% since inception, while maintaining competitive risk-adjusted metrics including an information ratio of 0.1 and active share of 89.2% over five years.