# Victory Portfolios III - Victory World Equity Fund (USAWX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usawx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Victory Capital · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1992-09-30 The fund's investment objective is capital appreciation. It invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities from both foreign (including emerging markets) and domestic issuers. The fund normally invests in equity securities such as common stocks, depositary receipts, preferred stocks, and securities convertible into common stocks. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $35.99 | | Expense Ratio | 1.03% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $1.63B | | NAV | $35.99 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 9.42% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $3.39 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $30.37 – $36.71 | | Beta | 0.91 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $3.3886 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-12 - Pay date: 2025-12-15 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does USAWX invest in? The fund's investment objective is capital appreciation. It invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities from both foreign (including emerging markets) and domestic issuers. The fund normally invests in equity securities such as common stocks, depositary receipts, preferred stocks, and securities convertible into common stocks. ### What is the expense ratio of USAWX? Victory Portfolios III - Victory World Equity Fund (USAWX) charges an expense ratio of 1.03%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is USAWX? Victory Portfolios III - Victory World Equity Fund (USAWX) is one share class of a fund that manages $1.63B across all of its share classes (USWGX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is USAWX actively managed or an index fund? USAWX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (USAWX's is 1.03%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was USAWX launched? Victory Portfolios III - Victory World Equity Fund (USAWX) launched in September 1992 and is managed by Victory Capital. ### How has USAWX performed? USAWX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does USAWX pay a dividend? Victory Portfolios III - Victory World Equity Fund (USAWX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.42%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does USAWX pay dividends? Victory Portfolios III - Victory World Equity Fund pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is USAWX's dividend yield? USAWX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.42%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is USAWX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for USAWX was 2025-12-12. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will USAWX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.03% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does USAWX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from USAWX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does USAWX cost more than a fund like VOO? USAWX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.03%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether USAWX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to USAWX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as USAWX (1.03%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usawx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usawx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usawx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usawx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usawx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.