Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in mid-size companies in the United States.
The sub-adviser’s 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 a significant portion of the fund’s net assets in equity securities.
The research team favors companies that exhibit the potential for superior sales and
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Fund Manager(s)
- Michael Smith
- Christopher Warner
Price
Performance
YTD
6.3%
3 Year
-8.15%
5 Year
16.29%
Best
46.42%
2020
Worst
-46.06%
2008
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 11% | 11.4% | -18.7% | -16.9% | -17.3% | 22.7% | 2.8% | 10% | -5% | 5.9% |
| Q2 | -5.9% | 5.9% | -28.2% | 27.3% | 34.6% | 8.3% | 6% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 0.4% |
| Q3 | - | -8% | -2.2% | -12.8% | 6.9% | -2.3% | 7.7% | 4.4% | 3.1% | -10.6% |
| Q4 | - | 12.5% | 2% | -2.6% | 23% | 0.7% | -17.3% | 5.1% | -0.2% | 3.9% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1% | 8.6% | 2.3% | -6.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -2.6% | 4.7% | -1.2% | 0.3% | 6.9% | 2.6% | -4.6% | -5.9% | -6.1% | 12.7% | 5.9% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6% | 22% | -42% | -10% | 46% | 33% | -6% | 29% | 5% | -1% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFEIX | 6% | 22% | -42% | -10% | 46% | 33% | -6% | 29% | 5% | -1% |
| Russell Midcap | 4% | 25% | -27% | 12% | 35% | 34% | -6% | 24% | 6% | -1% |
| Alpha | 2% | -3% | -14% | -22% | 12% | -1% | -0% | 5% | -2% | 0% |