Summary
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in small-cap companies in the United States.
The investment process starts with a list of companies included in its benchmark index or with market capitalization less than $3 billion. The research team then narrows the list to companies that meet hurdles on earnings, cash flow and valuation.
The team then with the help of quantitative research and fundamental analysis identifies companies that are exhibiting high levels of growth, profitability or returns on capit
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Directors
Dec 13, 2023- Richard A. Goglia
- Maureen B. Mitchell
- Cynthia L. Walker
- Edmond J. English
- Kevin P. Charleston
- Erik R. Sirri
- James P. Palermo
- Martin T. Meehan
- Peter J. Smail
- Kirk A. Sykes
- David L. Giunta
Chief Compliance Officer
- Natalie R. Wagner
Fund Manager(s)
- Mark Burns
- John Slavik
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | 3.82 % |
| MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc | 2.24 % |
| Weatherford International PLC | 1.93 % |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | 1.78 % |
| Onto Innovation Inc | 1.72 % |
| Medpace Holdings Inc | 1.62 % |
| Varonis Systems Inc | 1.59 % |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 1.59 % |
| Hamilton Lane Inc | 1.56 % |
| Vertex Inc | 1.49 % |
| More |
Performance
YTD
-0.3%
3 Year
-8.12%
5 Year
9.46%
Best
32.00%
2020
Worst
-25.08%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 6.8% | 4.4% | -13.2% | -14.1% | -24.1% | 15.2% | 4.8% | 8.2% | -4.7% | 6.3% |
| Q2 | -4.4% | 4.6% | -17.9% | 24.8% | 30.4% | 5.1% | 12.3% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 4.2% |
| Q3 | - | -5.2% | 0.4% | -18.6% | 6.7% | -5.5% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 5.6% | -11.7% |
| Q4 | - | 6.6% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 25% | 1.1% | -18.3% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.3% | 7.8% | 1.4% | -6.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -2.2% | -2.6% | -0.2% | -3.2% | 8.2% | 1.8% | -1.5% | -5.5% | -6.9% | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0% | 10% | -25% | -8% | 32% | 17% | 0% | 27% | 6% | 1% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSSNX | -0% | 10% | -25% | -8% | 32% | 17% | 0% | 27% | 6% | 1% |
| Russell 2000 | - | - | -32% | 2% | 34% | 28% | -10% | 21% | 10% | -2% |
| Alpha | -0% | 10% | 7% | -11% | -2% | -11% | 10% | 6% | -5% | 3% |