Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation through investing large-size companies in the U.S.
The investment process is focused on identifying companies in secular growth trends and are trading at a reasonable price. Research team narrows a list of large-size companies with attractive growth profiles, financial strength and management with a successful track record of allocating capital. Then the team looks for companies with a long ramp of growth and finding stocks that are trading at a discount to their intrinsic values.
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Directors
May 4, 2023- Cynthia E. Frost
- Scott E. Wennerholm
- George J. Gorman
- Alan C. Bowser
- Mark R. Fetting
- Thomas E. Faust Jr.
- Nancy A. Wiser
- Keith Quinton
- Valerie A. Mosley
- Susan J. Sutherland
- Marcus L. Smith
Chief Compliance Officer
- Richard F. Froio
Fund Manager(s)
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Intuit Inc | 2.29 % |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 1.93 % |
| Tradeweb Markets Inc | 1.82 % |
| AMETEK Inc | 1.74 % |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 1.57 % |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.29 % |
| Burlington Stores Inc | 1.24 % |
| Blue Owl Capital Inc | 0.82 % |
| NIKE Inc | 0.44 % |
| State Street Global Advisors | 0.24 % |
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Performance
YTD
12.4%
3 Year
-27.52%
5 Year
9.92%
Best
36.08%
2023
Worst
-51.11%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 14.1% | 13.3% | -13% | 20.3% | -16.1% | 16.7% | 2.6% | 7.8% | -3.6% | 5.6% |
| Q2 | -1.4% | 13.1% | -22.9% | 8.7% | 30.8% | 0.2% | 9.5% | 5.2% | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| Q3 | - | -2.8% | -3.7% | -17.3% | 1% | -4.2% | 7.6% | 2.7% | 6.7% | -7.6% |
| Q4 | - | 8.2% | -24.3% | 6.5% | -0.6% | 6.2% | -16.3% | 6.5% | -1.6% | 8.6% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.2% | 7.7% | 1.7% | -4.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -5.3% | 7.7% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 6.9% | 3.8% | -0.5% | -5.9% | -1.7% | 10.5% | 0.6% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12% | 36% | -51% | -2% | 30% | 21% | -0% | 24% | 3% | 6% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECFGX | 12% | 36% | -51% | -2% | 30% | 21% | -0% | 24% | 3% | 6% |
| Russell 1000 | -8% | 36% | -27% | 27% | 37% | 35% | -3% | 28% | 5% | 4% |
| Alpha | 20% | 0% | -24% | -29% | -7% | -13% | 2% | -4% | -3% | 2% |