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 invests in companies that are estimated to trade below their fair values.
The research process is driven by fundamental analysis of one stock at a time. In selecting securities for the
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Directors
Sep 13, 2023- Robert F. Deutsch
- Marian U. Pardo
- Robert J. Grassi
- Marilyn McCoy
- Raymond Kanner
- Lawrence R. Maffia
- Kathleen M. Gallagher
- Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.
- Nina O. Shenker
- Stephen P. Fisher
- Gary L. French
- Mary E. Martinez
- John F. Finn
- Frankie D. Hughes
- Thomas P. Lemke
- Emily A. Youssouf
Chief Compliance Officer
- Stephen M. Ungerman
Fund Manager(s)
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| CubeSmart | 1.21 % |
| Wintrust Financial Corp. | 1.21 % |
| First Advantage Corp. | 1.2 % |
| Landstar System, Inc. | 1.17 % |
| RLI Corp. | 1.03 % |
| ICU Medical, Inc. | 1.02 % |
| Acushnet Holdings Corp. | 0.95 % |
| Balchem Corp. | 0.79 % |
| nCino, Inc. | 0.74 % |
| Driven Brands Holdings, Inc. | 0.63 % |
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Performance
YTD
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3 Year
-26.33%
5 Year
-0.70%
Best
22.96%
2019
Worst
-25.08%
2022
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 5.5% | 2.6% | -7.4% | 28% | -28% | 13.6% | 0.3% | 3.8% | - | - |
| Q2 | -4.2% | 3.3% | -14% | 3.9% | 24.8% | 4.3% | 8% | 2.9% | 1.1% | - |
| Q3 | - | -5.8% | -4.4% | -17.3% | 2.2% | -0.2% | 4.9% | 4% | 5.4% | - |
| Q4 | - | 9.1% | -1.7% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 2.6% | -17.4% | 3.6% | 7.3% | - |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.3% | 4.8% | 3% | -7.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -1.7% | -5.2% | -0.7% | -3.9% | 8.2% | 3.8% | -3.6% | -5.9% | -6.2% | 9.5% | 5% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 8% | -25% | -3% | 15% | 23% | -9% | 16% | 0% | 0% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSENX | - | 8% | -25% | -3% | 15% | 23% | -9% | 16% | - | - |
| Russell 2000 Index | - | - | -26% | 14% | 18% | 24% | -12% | 13% | 19% | -6% |
| Alpha | - | 8% | 1% | -16% | -3% | -1% | 3% | 3% | - | - |