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Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y Overview

Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y (VSOYX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Small Value fund. Victory Capital Management Inc. launched the fund in 2013.

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in the equity securities of smaller companies that the Adviser believes to be undervalued relative to the underlying earnings potential of the company. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small companies. "Small companies" are companies that at the time of purchase have market capitalizations within the range of companies comprising the Russell 2000® Value Index.

About Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y (VSOYX)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 19.95 years: James Albers (2012), Michael Rodarte (2012), Gregory Conners (2002), Gary Miller (1998). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Russell 3000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Russell 2000 Value TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y has 102 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 15.2% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y has 1.7% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 95.2%. There is 1.7% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y has 3.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $27 million in total assets, which is below the $417 million average for the Small Value category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

VSOYX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Small Value category. Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y has an expense ratio of 0.95%, which is 19% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y has a portfolio turnover rate of 50%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 128% for the Small Value category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y returned -1.2%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Small Value category had an average return of -0.4%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y has a trailing yield of 0.73%, which is below the 0.77% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp Y Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 19.4%, 0.7 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 27.0% over the past year (grade of D), 9.5% over the past three years (grade of F) and 7.2% per year over the past five years (grade of D) and 10.4% per year over the past 10 years (grade of B).

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