Summary
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in small-size companies in the United States.
The investment process starts with a list of companies included in the benchmark. The research team then with the help of quantitative analysis focuses on companies that are trading at discounts to their book values.
Next, the team also valuates the reasons for the stocks to be out of favor with investors including market cycles, management challenges, or financial stress. In addition, the team estimates long-term grow
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Directors
Jan 11, 2024- Jan Hopkins Trachtman
- Edward I. Altman
- Gregory E. Johnson
- Ann Torre Bates
- Gregory H. Williams
- Valerie M. Williams
- Keith E. Mitchell
- Jennifer M. Johnson
- David W. Niemiec
Chief Compliance Officer
- Ted P. Becker
Fund Manager(s)
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| ACI Worldwide, Inc. | 3.36 % |
| QinetiQ Group plc | 3.27 % |
| SouthState Corp. | 3 % |
| Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 2.78 % |
| Veren, Inc. | 2.77 % |
| Mueller Water Products, Inc. | 2.65 % |
| First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. | 2.58 % |
| CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 2.46 % |
| Brinker International, Inc. | 2.46 % |
| WSFS Financial Corp. | 2.43 % |
| More |
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Performance
YTD
0.6%
3 Year
5.8%
5 Year
29.33%
Best
30.22%
2016
Worst
-12.84%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 5% | 2.2% | -2.9% | 20.1% | -33.4% | 11.1% | -1.9% | -0.4% | 5.3% | 0.5% |
| Q2 | -5.9% | 3.3% | -14.7% | 0.6% | 23.1% | -0.4% | 6.4% | 0.5% | 6% | 1% |
| Q3 | - | -4.4% | -3.3% | -10.3% | -1.1% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 6.4% | -11.6% |
| Q4 | - | 8.9% | 8.9% | 5.6% | 27.4% | 1.7% | -14.8% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 3.4% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -3% | 3.3% | 4.8% | -7.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -1.8% | -4.8% | -2.2% | -3.5% | 9.5% | 4.6% | -3.4% | -5.3% | -5.2% | 7.2% | 5.5% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1% | 8% | -13% | 14% | 3% | 19% | -13% | 11% | 30% | -7% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRCSX | 1% | 8% | -13% | 14% | 3% | 19% | -13% | 11% | 30% | -7% |
| Russell 2000 | - | - | -15% | 26% | 2% | 20% | -15% | 6% | 29% | -9% |
| Alpha | 1% | 8% | 2% | -12% | 1% | -1% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 2% |