Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in mega-and large-size companies in the United States.
The investment process starts with a list of high quality companies in the benchmark index and the research team narrows down the list utilizing quantitative research and fundamental analysis.
Next, the research team screens companies with products or services that meet a clear economic need and superior competitive advantage, a track record of profitability, increased cash flow generation capacity and
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Directors
Feb 13, 2024- Walter F. Walker
- Cole W. Smead
- Nancy A. Zevenbergen
- Peter M. Musser
- Gregory A. Demopulos
- William W. Smead
Chief Compliance Officer
- Steven J. Lemire
Fund Manager(s)
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| American Express Company | 6.51 % |
| Lennar Corp. | 6.03 % |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 5.91 % |
| Merck & Co., Inc | 5.89 % |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 5.59 % |
| D.R. Horton, Inc. | 5.24 % |
| Amgen Inc. | 5.06 % |
| Ovintiv Inc | 4.59 % |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4.53 % |
| Bank of America Corp. | 4.48 % |
| More |
Performance
YTD
2.2%
3 Year
14.55%
5 Year
65.45%
Best
37.04%
2021
Worst
-4.5%
2018
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 2.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 20.3% | -32% | 8.2% | -3.9% | 7.2% | -3.2% | 1.9% |
| Q2 | - | 3.3% | -13.3% | 9.1% | 21.9% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 3% | -0.7% | 1.1% |
| Q3 | - | -1% | -1.8% | -3.6% | 7.4% | 0.5% | 7.4% | 4.9% | 3.5% | -5.9% |
| Q4 | - | 14.6% | 11.5% | 8.4% | 12.6% | 3.8% | -10.2% | 7.8% | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.5% | 4% | 7.1% | -3.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -5.5% | -1.5% | 2% | -6.3% | 8% | 5.7% | -2.5% | -3.9% | -3.8% | 7.9% | 8.6% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2% | 15% | -5% | 37% | 0% | 22% | -5% | 25% | 4% | 2% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVFFX | 2% | 15% | -5% | 37% | 0% | 22% | -5% | 25% | 4% | 2% |
| Russell 3000 | - | - | -10% | 23% | 1% | 23% | -11% | 10% | 15% | -6% |
| Alpha | 2% | 15% | 6% | 14% | -0% | -1% | 6% | 15% | -12% | 8% |