Summary
The fund seeks primarily capital appreciation and secondarily current income in the long term by investing in large-size companies in the United States.
The investment process is designed to highlight companies that are estimated to be lagging in market valuation to their earnings and capital growth potential.
Next, the research team looks for companies poised for durable market share gains in secular growth industries.
In addition, the team also focuses on companies demonstrating expanding market shares, profit
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Fund Manager(s)
- Howard Ward
- Christopher Ward
Price
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Performance
YTD
13.5%
3 Year
9.38%
5 Year
63.18%
Best
46.28%
1999
Worst
-39.04%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 15% | 15.5% | -12.3% | -2.1% | -11% | 17.1% | 3.3% | 9.2% | -0.5% | 2.9% |
| Q2 | 0.7% | 14.6% | -24.8% | 13.2% | 26.6% | 3.5% | 10% | 4.8% | -0.5% | 0.1% |
| Q3 | - | -3.7% | -5% | -4.6% | 4.5% | 0.1% | 9.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | -8.3% |
| Q4 | - | 10.8% | -2.6% | 10.4% | 10.4% | -2.4% | -17.3% | 8.3% | -0.9% | 11.4% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.2% | 7.1% | 2.1% | -1.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 9% | -2.1% | 8.3% | 1.5% | 6% | 6.5% | 2.5% | -0.2% | -5.8% | -0.8% | 11.5% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14% | 43% | -39% | 17% | 30% | 20% | 2% | 30% | 3% | 0% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GABGX | 14% | 43% | -39% | 17% | 30% | 20% | 2% | 30% | 3% | - |
| Russell 1000 | -8% | 36% | -27% | 27% | 37% | 35% | -3% | 28% | 5% | 4% |
| Alpha | 21% | 7% | -12% | -10% | -7% | -14% | 5% | 1% | -3% | - |