SMALL CAP EQUITY- CORE

This style is managed to achieve growth through investment in small market capitalization stocks. Fundamental security analysis is used to uncover companies selling at a discount to their intrinsic worth. The managers also quantitatively screen the equities to concentrate on profitable companies with low levels of debt relative to their assets. Special attention is also paid to the business models of the underlying holdings to ensure that barriers to entry are sufficient to provide a sustainable stream of cash flow. Management’s focus is on bottoms-up characteristics rather than top-down considerations.

 

 

Characteristics Composite   Index
Assets (millions) $2.3  
Inception 12/31/1999  
# Equities 19  
P/E TTM 19.5 26.0
Equity Yield 1.8% 1.4%
Avg Market Cap (billions) $1.7 $1.2
Beta 0.60 1.00
Benchmark Russell 2000  
Turnover 21.2%  

 

Sectors Composite Index
Consumer Disc 10.6% 14.3%
Consumer Staple 0.0% 3.1%
Energy 13.6% 6.7%
Financials 1.8% 22.6%
Health Care 17.9% 12.6%
Industrials 30.6% 14.2%
Info Technology 25.5% 14.8%
Materials 0.0% 6.9%
Utilities 0.0% 4.7%
Top 10 Holdings Fund
Sm Energy Co 8.4%
Atrion Corp 7.7%
Mocon Inc 6.5%
Belden Inc 6.2%
United Guardian Inc 5.9%
Rush Enterprises Inc Cl B 5.7%
Supertex Inc 5.7%
Synopsys Inc 5.5%
Big Lots Inc 5.4%
Thor Industries Inc 5.0%