Summary
The fund seeks maximum capital appreciation in the long term by investing in small-size companies in the United States.
The sub-adviser’s 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 securities of companies with superior, undervalued streams of durable free cash flow.
As part of the process, the team also visits and interviews
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Directors
Jun 12, 2023- Willard Umphrey
- John M. Bulbrook
- William H. Dunlap
- Clinton S. Marshall
Chief Compliance Officer
- Deborah Kessinger
Fund Manager(s)
- Sumanta Biswas
- Bin Xiao
- Bernard Horn
- Jason Crawshaw
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Barrett Business Services, Inc. | 3.64 % |
| OFG Bancorp | 3.31 % |
| Hercules Capital, Inc. | 3.18 % |
| South Plains Financial, Inc. | 3.01 % |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 2.9 % |
| International Bancshares Corporation | 2.88 % |
| Cabot Corporation | 2.84 % |
| Ingredion Incorporated | 2.72 % |
| MKS Instruments, Inc. | 2.71 % |
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 2.58 % |
| More |
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Performance
YTD
2.1%
3 Year
-0.79%
5 Year
17.94%
Best
43.83%
2003
Worst
-49.18%
2008
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 7.2% | -0.2% | -2% | 18.4% | -36.9% | 11.7% | -2.3% | 1.2% | -0.9% | 3.7% |
| Q2 | -3.9% | 2.1% | -10.4% | 2.1% | 20.7% | 0.3% | 9.9% | 1% | 2.6% | 1.6% |
| Q3 | - | - | -4.7% | -8.7% | -3.6% | -1.1% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 7% | -11.7% |
| Q4 | - | 11% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 29.2% | 2.9% | -17.7% | 2.3% | 11.4% | 6.1% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2% | 3.2% | 5.9% | -4.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -0.5% | -6.4% | -2.4% | -2.5% | 7.3% | 6.3% | -2.1% | -4% | -5.3% | 6.9% | 8.7% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2% | 12% | -12% | 16% | -5% | 16% | -11% | 7% | 21% | -1% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QBNAX | 2% | 12% | -12% | 16% | -5% | 16% | -11% | 7% | 21% | -1% |
| Russell 2000 Index | - | - | -26% | 14% | 18% | 24% | -12% | 13% | 19% | -6% |
| Alpha | 2% | 12% | 14% | 3% | -24% | -8% | 1% | -6% | 2% | 4% |