Summary
The fund seeks to appreciate capital by investing in small-size companies in the United States.
The fund is sub-advised by Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC with a focus on investing in small-size companies.
The investment process starts with a list of companies in the market cap range between $2 billion and $8 billion. Then the list is narrowed using quantitative screens including financial metrics return on capital, revenues and earnings growth and free cash flow rate.
Then the research team lo
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Directors
Dec 13, 2023- Sarah E. Cogan
- Brian T. Zino
- Sidney E. Harris
- R. Keith Walton
- John R. Mallin
- Deborah A. DeCotis
- F. Ford Drummond
- Philip R. McLoughlin
- George R. Aylward
- Connie D. McDaniel
- Geraldine M. McNamara
- Donald C. Burke
Chief Compliance Officer
- Timothy Branigan
Fund Manager(s)
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Thor Industries Inc | 3.91 % |
| Landstar System Inc | 3.77 % |
| National Beverage Corp | 3.36 % |
| Azenta Inc | 3.3 % |
| RLI Corp | 3.05 % |
| SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc | 2.8 % |
| Stock Yards Bancorp Inc | 2.4 % |
| Lakeland Financial Corp | 1.49 % |
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Performance
YTD
-2%
3 Year
-8.62%
5 Year
39.35%
Best
27.10%
2020
Worst
-26.5%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 3.9% | 2.7% | -14.2% | 13.2% | -22.1% | 10.9% | -2.6% | 4.6% | - | - |
| Q2 | -6.3% | 4.1% | -12.6% | 2.1% | 28.5% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 1.9% | - | - |
| Q3 | - | -3% | -5.4% | -3.4% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 4% | 6.8% | - | - |
| Q4 | - | 12.6% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 23.5% | 4.9% | -17.4% | 3.9% | 10.6% | - |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.5% | 4.7% | 1.8% | -7.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -2.1% | -5.2% | -0.7% | -3.7% | 8.8% | 4.2% | -2.2% | -4.8% | -4.9% | 9.4% | 7% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2% | 15% | -27% | 17% | 27% | 24% | 0% | 19% | 0% | 0% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VQSRX | -2% | 15% | -27% | 17% | 27% | 24% | - | 19% | - | - |
| Russell 2000 | - | - | -32% | 2% | 34% | 28% | -10% | 21% | 10% | -2% |
| Alpha | -2% | 15% | 5% | 15% | -7% | -4% | - | -2% | - | - |