Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in micro-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 microcap value stocks.
The team also favors companies that are inexpensive on the basis of book value.
Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list
Link
Fund Manager(s)
- Lance James
Price
Documents
Performance
YTD
-3.4%
3 Year
-18.3%
5 Year
3.98%
Best
47.75%
2003
Worst
-22.79%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | -0.1% | -0.8% | -5.1% | 30.5% | -35.4% | 10.7% | -1.2% | -3.4% | -0.9% | 4.5% |
| Q2 | -4.6% | 2.6% | -9.8% | 3.7% | 19.5% | -1.3% | 9.5% | 2.6% | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| Q3 | - | -0.9% | -5.9% | -6.5% | -2.2% | 1.6% | -0.7% | 5.6% | 7.3% | -9.9% |
| Q4 | - | 7.2% | -4% | 8.2% | 17.7% | -0.1% | -16.1% | -0.5% | 14.2% | 3.5% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -3.6% | 0.8% | 2.7% | -6.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 7.5% | - | -7.7% | -3.7% | -2% | 8.7% | 7.8% | -3.6% | -4.6% | -2.9% | 7.2% | 2% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3% | 7% | -23% | 28% | -5% | 12% | 0% | 6% | 26% | -5% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMVIX | -3% | 7% | -23% | 28% | -5% | 12% | - | 6% | 26% | -5% |
| Russell 2000 | - | - | -15% | 26% | 2% | 20% | -15% | 6% | 29% | -9% |
| Alpha | -3% | 7% | -8% | 1% | -7% | -8% | - | -0% | -3% | 4% |