Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in small-to mid-size companies in the United States.
The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.
Next, the research team focuses on good businesses that are trading at reasonable valuations.
The team believes good businesses have a superior, defendable market niche or products and services niche th
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Directors
Dec 6, 2023- Patrick J. English
- John S. Brandser
- Robert J. Venable
- Paul S. Shain
- Rebecca W. House
- Lawrence J. Burnett
- Robert C. Arzbaecher
- Jonathan T. Bloom
Chief Compliance Officer
- Ryan J. Ladwig
Fund Manager(s)
- Patrick English
- Robert Helf
- John Brandser
- Daniel Sievers
- Jonathan Bloom
- Matthew Sullivan
- Jordan Teschendorf
- Benjamin Karek
- Dain Tofson
- Julia Ramon
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Plexus Corp | 3.17 % |
| Applied Industrial Technologie | 2.65 % |
| Atkore Inc | 1.58 % |
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Performance
YTD
4.3%
3 Year
24.61%
5 Year
41.02%
Best
45.45%
1982
Worst
-28.45%
1987
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 1.8% | 7.5% | -4.6% | 12.5% | -27.1% | 15.1% | -0.3% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 2.4% |
| Q2 | - | 5.7% | -11.1% | 6.6% | 14.4% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| Q3 | - | -1.9% | -1.2% | -11.1% | 0.8% | -1.7% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 5% | -8.4% |
| Q4 | - | 9.9% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 24.9% | -0.5% | -11.3% | 2.3% | 7.8% | 0.9% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.9% | 5.2% | 4.6% | -4.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 8.6% | 0.9% | -1.9% | -0.4% | -3.3% | 9.7% | 2.4% | -0.6% | -3.5% | -4.3% | 8.6% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4% | 21% | -12% | 16% | 5% | 19% | -9% | 14% | 20% | -7% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMIMX | 4% | 21% | -12% | 16% | 5% | 19% | -9% | 14% | 20% | -7% |
| Russell 2000 Index | - | - | -26% | 14% | 18% | 24% | -12% | 13% | 19% | -6% |
| Alpha | 4% | 21% | 14% | 2% | -13% | -5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | -1% |