Summary
The fund seeks growth in the long term by investing in 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 invests in companies that demonstrate growth potential.
The team looks for established companies with the potential for superior growth in sales and earnings in a diversified group of industries.
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Directors
Dec 13, 2023- Julie M. Van Cleave
- David O. Nicholas
- David P. Pelisek
- John A. Hauser
Chief Compliance Officer
- Jennifer R. Kloehn
Fund Manager(s)
- David Nicholas
- Brian Janowski
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| PTC Inc | 1.99 % |
| TransUnion | 1.84 % |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 1.73 % |
| Bio-Techne Corp | 1.68 % |
| Service Corporation International | 1.64 % |
| Constellation Brands, Inc. | 1.64 % |
| Raymond James Financial Inc. | 1.63 % |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 1.63 % |
| Dominos Pizza Inc. | 1.56 % |
| Ulta Beauty Inc | 1.51 % |
| More |
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Performance
YTD
1.6%
3 Year
-7.4%
5 Year
16.18%
Best
39.59%
1991
Worst
-30.73%
2008
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 8.3% | 5.7% | -7% | 5% | -23.4% | 16.7% | 1.4% | 8.1% | 0.4% | 5.5% |
| Q2 | -4.9% | 5.5% | -15.3% | 7.6% | 24% | 5.6% | 4.7% | 5% | -0.3% | 1.5% |
| Q3 | - | -4.9% | -2.9% | -8.2% | 2.7% | 1% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 3.7% | -8.2% |
| Q4 | - | 12.8% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 14.2% | -4.4% | -12.5% | 6.2% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.1% | 5.7% | 2.4% | -5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 7% | -2.1% | 0.9% | -1.8% | 0.2% | 7.2% | 2.2% | -2.3% | -4.8% | -5.2% | 9.8% | 7.8% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2% | 19% | -21% | 11% | 12% | 21% | -4% | 0% | 5% | 1% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCTWX | 2% | 19% | -21% | 11% | 12% | 21% | -4% | - | 5% | 1% |
| Russell Midcap | 4% | 25% | -27% | 12% | 35% | 34% | -6% | 24% | 6% | -1% |
| Alpha | -3% | -6% | 6% | -2% | -23% | -13% | 1% | - | -1% | 2% |