Summary
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in small- and mid-cap companies in the United States.
The investment process starts with a list of companies with market capitalization less than $7.5 billion. The research team narrows the list of companies that meet hurdles on earnings, growth and valuation.
Next the research team using quantitative and qualitative research and fundamental analysis identifies companies with durable business models, sustainable competitive advantages and/or are likely to benefit
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Directors
Mar 11, 2024- Julia W. Poston
- Michael K. Shields
- Christopher D. Clark
- Christopher C. Grisanti
- G. Peter O'Brien
- Patricia W. Chadwick
- Cecile B. Harper
Chief Compliance Officer
- John P. Schwartz
Fund Manager(s)
- James (Chip) Skinner
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | 4.79 % |
| VSE Corp | 3.47 % |
| FTAI Aviation Ltd | 3.07 % |
| JFrog Ltd | 2.96 % |
| Federated Government Obligations Fund | 2.54 % |
| Freshpet Inc | 2.47 % |
| CyberArk Software Ltd | 2.3 % |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | 2.21 % |
| Texas Roadhouse Inc | 2.07 % |
| Agilysys Inc | 2.05 % |
| More |
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Performance
YTD
2.7%
3 Year
-40.83%
5 Year
-2.20%
Best
41.91%
2009
Worst
-40.89%
2008
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 9.3% | 9.5% | -16.6% | -16.9% | -23.6% | 15.9% | 0.5% | 5.2% | -4.3% | 4.8% |
| Q2 | -5.4% | 5.3% | -23.3% | 43.2% | 33.8% | 4.1% | 12.8% | 5.9% | 1% | 4.1% |
| Q3 | - | -11% | 2.2% | -30.1% | -1.4% | -7% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.6% | -11.1% |
| Q4 | - | 15.6% | -0.4% | -5% | 33.7% | 5.3% | -22.4% | 0.7% | 7.6% | 1.1% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.5% | 6.7% | 4% | -6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 11.6% | 1.1% | -3% | -3.7% | 0.7% | 8.6% | 4.1% | -6% | -9% | -8.2% | 12.7% | 10.3% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3% | 17% | -35% | -21% | 35% | 20% | -11% | 18% | 10% | -2% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RVPHX | 3% | 17% | -35% | -21% | 35% | 20% | -11% | 18% | 10% | -2% |
| Russell 2000 | - | - | -32% | 2% | 34% | 28% | -10% | 21% | 10% | -2% |
| Alpha | 3% | 17% | -3% | -23% | 1% | -8% | -1% | -3% | -1% | 0% |