Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in small-size companies in the U.S.
The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and then the research team narrows the investable universe to a list of companies that meet intermediate and long-term growth criteria. The team then delves into finding companies with durable earnings growth, high return on investment and attractive cash flow yields.
The team also reviews in-depth management strategy and looks for companies that have a potentia
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Directors
Dec 8, 2023- Dr. Richard J. Herring
- John W. Ballantine
- Rebecca W. Rimel
- Keith R. Fox, CFA
- Catherine Schrand
- Mary Schmid Daugherty
- William N. Searcy, Jr.
- Dawn-Marie Driscoll
- Chad D. Perry
Chief Compliance Officer
- Scott D. Hogan
Fund Manager(s)
- Peter Barsa
- Michael Sesser
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Super Micro Computer Inc | 1.49 % |
| Kforce Inc | 1.43 % |
| AMN Healthcare Services Inc | 1.37 % |
| Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc | 1.14 % |
| Power Integrations Inc | 0.94 % |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 0.88 % |
| Affiliated Managers Group Inc | 0.86 % |
| Camping World Holdings Inc | 0.86 % |
| Pacira BioSciences Inc | 0.79 % |
| Live Oak Bancshares Inc | 0.7 % |
| More |
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Performance
YTD
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3 Year
25.04%
5 Year
17.38%
Best
27.75%
2020
Worst
-26.07%
2022
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | - | 6.8% | 3.6% | -12.1% | 16.7% | -28.1% | 13.7% | -0.4% | 5.3% | -3.4% |
| Q2 | - | -5.6% | 5.9% | -18.4% | 4.1% | 30.3% | 1.1% | 8.4% | 3.2% | 0.3% |
| Q3 | - | - | -6.2% | -2.9% | -11% | 8.8% | -3.7% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| Q4 | - | - | 12.1% | 6.2% | 4.5% | 13.4% | 8% | -20.6% | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | -1.7% | 4.2% | 4.2% | -3.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 3% | 14% | -26% | 2% | 28% | 21% | -14% | 21% | 9% |
Alpha
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSDZX | - | 3% | 14% | -26% | 2% | 28% | 21% | -14% | 21% | 9% |
| Russell 2000 | - | - | - | -32% | 2% | 34% | 28% | -10% | 21% | 10% |
| Alpha | - | 3% | 14% | 6% | -0% | -6% | -6% | -4% | -0% | -1% |