Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in small-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 favors companies in up-and-coming industries or young firms in their early growth stages.
The research team utilizes the company’s proprietary ranking system to rank stocks within
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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 |
| Comfort Systems USA Inc | 3.94 % |
| SPS Commerce Inc | 3.16 % |
| CACI International Inc | 3.11 % |
| RLI Corp | 2.98 % |
| AAON Inc | 2.92 % |
| State Street Global Advisors | 2.87 % |
| Federal Signal Corp | 2.81 % |
| Fabrinet | 2.76 % |
| Woodward Inc | 2.61 % |
| ExlService Holdings Inc | 2.59 % |
| More |
Performance
YTD
2.8%
3 Year
1.36%
5 Year
19.03%
Best
21.30%
2023
Worst
-20.97%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 8.8% | 9.2% | -11.3% | 5.7% | -19.3% | 13.7% | 0.5% | 4% | -0.1% | - |
| Q2 | -1.3% | 5.4% | -12.5% | 2.9% | 20.7% | 5.1% | 6% | 3.2% | 4.2% | - |
| Q3 | - | -5.3% | -5% | -4% | -2.1% | -1.1% | 7.4% | 4.1% | 4.2% | - |
| Q4 | - | 12.2% | 7.3% | 4.3% | 23.1% | -15% | -14.2% | 4.7% | 5.7% | -2% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.8% | 6.8% | 2.7% | -5.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 7.9% | 1.5% | -0.4% | -0.6% | -3% | 9.3% | 0.6% | -0.5% | -5.4% | -4.2% | 8.2% | 7.3% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3% | 21% | -21% | 9% | 17% | 2% | -5% | 18% | 15% | 0% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLEIX | 3% | 21% | -21% | 9% | 17% | 2% | -5% | 18% | 15% | - |
| Russell 2000 | - | - | -32% | 2% | 34% | 28% | -10% | 21% | 10% | -2% |
| Alpha | 3% | 21% | 11% | 6% | -17% | -26% | 5% | -3% | 4% | - |