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 is designed to highlight companies in the benchmark index demonstrating excellent prospects for growth.
Next, the research team relies on fundamental and quantitative techniques to look for potential investment opportunities.
The fundamental research includes evaluating a company’s growth potential and earnings estimates and quantitative factors such as historical
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Directors
Mar 5, 2024- Paul Craig Roberts
- Mitchell E. Appel
- James E. Hillman
- Joyce E. Heinzerling
Chief Compliance Officer
- Michael J. Wagner
Fund Manager(s)
- Stephen Grant
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Cintas Corp | 7.38 % |
| TransDigm Group Inc | 7.21 % |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 6.66 % |
| Accenture PLC | 4.94 % |
| ServiceNow Inc | 4.31 % |
| Mastercard Inc | 4.31 % |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc | 4.21 % |
| Motorola Solutions Inc | 4.21 % |
| Intuit Inc | 3.92 % |
| Union Pacific Corp | 3.82 % |
| More |
Performance
YTD
5.4%
3 Year
-13.8%
5 Year
-2.90%
Best
61.71%
1999
Worst
-40.16%
2008
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 7.8% | 9.2% | -8.7% | 13.7% | -16.9% | 18.7% | 1.6% | 7% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Q2 | -1.5% | 6.9% | -15.7% | 9.1% | 22.2% | 7.1% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| Q3 | - | -2.1% | -4.5% | -9.8% | -12.6% | 0.2% | 9.5% | 3% | 2.5% | -6.3% |
| Q4 | - | 4.6% | -3.4% | 10.5% | -5.4% | -1.5% | -12.7% | 5.1% | -0.2% | 4.7% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% | -2.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -2.6% | 5.1% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 0.4% | -4.9% | -2% | 11.9% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 19% | -29% | 8% | -4% | 28% | 1% | 22% | 7% | 0% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALSX | 5% | 19% | -29% | 8% | -4% | 28% | 1% | 22% | 7% | - |
| Russell 3000 | - | - | -29% | 25% | 37% | 34% | -3% | 28% | 6% | 4% |
| Alpha | 5% | 19% | -0% | -17% | -41% | -6% | 5% | -6% | 1% | - |