Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in large-size companies in the United States.
The investment process is designed to identify high-quality companies that appear to be undervalued but exhibiting improving investor interest.
The research team is using fundamental analysis to identify companies with sustainable earnings growth available at reasonable prices.
Next, the team is using tools to rank stocks based on expected returns. The process combines quantitative and qualitative techniques to balance
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Directors
Nov 9, 2021- John A. Lubs
- Ridge A. Braunschweig
- John M. Blaser
- Barbara J. Pope
- Daniela O'Leary-Gill
- Marie-Renee Bakker
- Vincent P. Lyles
- Teresa V. Jankovic
Chief Compliance Officer
- Brett Black
Fund Manager(s)
- Jason Hans
- J.P. Gurnee
- Ernesto Ramos
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Microsoft Corp | 8.63 % |
| Apple Inc | 8.35 % |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.14 % |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.5 % |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.31 % |
| NVIDIA Corp | 3.56 % |
| Adobe Inc | 3.31 % |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.76 % |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.59 % |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 2.19 % |
| More |
Performance
YTD
11.5%
3 Year
-19.04%
5 Year
9.14%
Best
41.57%
2023
Worst
-46.49%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 12.2% | 12.6% | -11.6% | 3.6% | -16.5% | 14.1% | 1.2% | 8.9% | 0.5% | 3.7% |
| Q2 | -0.6% | 11.1% | -18.5% | 11.9% | 24.2% | 1.2% | 7.7% | 4% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| Q3 | - | -2.1% | -5.6% | -0.1% | 2.3% | - | 9.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | -5.1% |
| Q4 | - | 14.7% | -21.3% | -5.6% | 12.7% | 2.7% | -15.6% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 6.3% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.2% | 6.3% | 2.3% | -2.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -2.1% | 6% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 3.8% | -1.1% | -4.6% | -1.3% | 11% | 5.4% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12% | 42% | -47% | 9% | 20% | 22% | -1% | 28% | 9% | 6% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLCIX | 12% | 42% | -47% | 9% | 20% | 22% | -1% | 28% | 9% | 6% |
| Russell 1000 | -8% | 36% | -27% | 27% | 37% | 35% | -3% | 28% | 5% | 4% |
| Alpha | 19% | 6% | -20% | -17% | -18% | -13% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 2% |