Summary
The fund seeks tax-efficient capital appreciation in the long term by investing in small-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 exhibiting superior growth potential and that are trading at discounts to their estimated intrinsic value with the presence of a near-term catalyst to unlock va
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Directors
Mar 14, 2024- David Shukis
- F. Randall Smith
- George A. Needham
Chief Compliance Officer
- James M. Abbruzzese
Fund Manager(s)
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Dreyfus Treasury Securities Ca | 9.02 % |
| Aspen Aerogels Inc | 7.08 % |
| Zuora Inc | 4.63 % |
| TTM Technologies Inc | 4.41 % |
| Harmonic Inc | 4.26 % |
| Calix Inc | 3.74 % |
| PDF Solutions Inc | 3.73 % |
| Vicor Corp | 3.7 % |
| nLight Inc | 3.69 % |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc | 3.07 % |
| More |
Performance
YTD
-3.2%
3 Year
-41.76%
5 Year
-1.73%
Best
62.23%
2003
Worst
-33.16%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 3.5% | 5.6% | -11.6% | 7.4% | -15% | 16.4% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Q2 | -6.4% | -2.6% | -26.1% | 37.2% | 34.7% | 9.4% | 6.8% | 5.4% | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| Q3 | - | -10.3% | -2.8% | -21.7% | -6.3% | 1.7% | 7.4% | 5.9% | 12.3% | -18.1% |
| Q4 | - | 15.6% | 5.2% | -4.1% | 11.2% | 6.6% | -15.7% | -3.2% | 7.9% | 7.6% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -8.5% | 10.3% | 2.5% | -6.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -2.3% | -4.2% | -14.7% | 10.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% | -10.9% | -3% | -13.7% | 14% | 16.5% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3% | 6% | -33% | -10% | 47% | 42% | -5% | 12% | 31% | -9% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NESGX | -3% | 6% | -33% | -10% | 47% | 42% | -5% | 12% | 31% | -9% |
| Russell 2000 | - | - | -32% | 2% | 34% | 28% | -10% | 21% | 10% | -2% |
| Alpha | -3% | 6% | -2% | -13% | 13% | 14% | 5% | -9% | 21% | -7% |