Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in small-size companies in the United States.
The fund manages assets with the help of three sub-advisers namely AllianceBernstein L.P., Brown Advisory, LLC, and Emerald Advisers, LLC.
The fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach with the aim of reducing volatility and downside risk.
The sub-advisers’ investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fu
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Directors
Jan 12, 2024- Patrick G. Halter
- Karen McMillan
- Frances P. Grieb
- Fritz S. Hirsch
- Craig Damos
- Kamal Bhatia
- Leroy T. Barnes, Jr
- Ken McCullum
- Mary M. VanDeWeghe
- Padelford L. Lattimer
- Katharin S. Dyer
- Victor L. Hymes
- Elizabeth A. Nickels
Chief Compliance Officer
- Teri R. Root
Fund Manager(s)
- Randy Welch
- James Fennessey
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Waste Connections Inc | 1.22 % |
| AeroVironment Inc | 0.89 % |
| Dynatrace Inc | 0.63 % |
| Vaxcyte Inc | 0.61 % |
| HB Fuller Co | 0.59 % |
| CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc | 0.58 % |
| SPDR S&P Biotech ETF | 0.52 % |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 0.49 % |
| EastGroup Properties Inc | 0.41 % |
| Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp | 0.41 % |
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Performance
YTD
4.4%
3 Year
-27.62%
5 Year
10.18%
Best
47.05%
2003
Worst
-45.34%
2008
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 7.2% | 6.4% | -14.5% | 2.9% | -22.1% | 21.3% | 2.4% | 6.4% | -6.2% | 6.7% |
| Q2 | -1.9% | 6.3% | -19.1% | 23.8% | 33.7% | 5.6% | 11.8% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| Q3 | - | -7.8% | -1.8% | -16.7% | 3% | -6.5% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 8.5% | -12.6% |
| Q4 | - | 12.9% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 5.7% | 1.6% | -20.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 4.5% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.6% | 8% | 1.9% | -2.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -1.2% | -1.5% | -0.9% | -0.8% | 8% | 3% | -4.2% | -6.5% | -7.9% | 10.1% | 9.8% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4% | 16% | -30% | -10% | 34% | 22% | -6% | 26% | 9% | 1% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPNSX | 4% | 16% | -30% | -10% | 34% | 22% | -6% | 26% | 9% | 1% |
| Russell 2000 | - | - | -32% | 2% | 34% | 28% | -10% | 21% | 10% | -2% |
| Alpha | 4% | 16% | 2% | -12% | 0% | -5% | 4% | 5% | -2% | 3% |