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At a Glance
As of 09/30/24

Small-Cap OpportunityRemove

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Style

Value

Value

Market Cap

Small-Cap

Small-Cap

Volatility

High

Low

Status

Open to new investors
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Open to new investors
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Why invest?
  • Small-cap value fund that uses an opportunistic approach to invest in companies are categorized into themes: Turnarounds, Unrecognized Asset Values, Undervalued Growth, and Interrupted Earnings. Small-cap stocks' market caps are less than the largest stock in the Russell 2000® Index.
  • Identifies a catalyst for future earnings growth in the form of new management, more favorable business cycle, product innovation, and/or margin improvement.
  • Outperformed its benchmark for the 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-year, and since inception (11/19/96) periods ended 9/30/24.
  • Small-cap value fund that looks for conservatively managed companies with transparent accounting that have a viable niche or franchise whose stock can be bought below its economic value. Small-cap stocks' market caps are less than the largest stock in the Russell 2000® Index.
  • Seeks companies with superior balance sheets, sustainable returns on invested capital, and strong levels of free cash flow from operations, among other attributes.
  • Average annual total return of 8.5% since inception (5/1/98) through 9/30/24.

Inception Date
11/19/96
05/01/98

Portfolio Managers

Jim Harvey, Kavitha Venkatraman, Jim Stoeffel, Brendan Hartman

Charlie Dreifus, Steven McBoyle, Tim Hipskind

Portfolio Diagnostics As of 09/30/24

 

Small-Cap Opportunity

Small-Cap Special Equity

Total Net Assets

1.23B

711.1M

Holdings

225

32

Average Market Cap

1.33B

1.44B

Active Share

90%

98%
2023
Portfolio Turnover

35%

14%

Weighted Average P/E,

-

13.6x

Weighted Average P/B,

1.7x

1.7x

Weighted Average P/S

1.0x

-

Composition As of 09/30/24

 

Small-Cap Opportunity

Small-Cap Special Equity

Morningstar Style Map

The Morningstar Style Map is the Morningstar Style Box™ with the center 75% of fund holdings plotted as the Morningstar Ownership Zone™. The Morningstar Style Box is designed to reveal a fund's investment strategy. The Morningstar Ownership Zone provides detail about a portfolio's investment style by showing the range of stock sizes and styles. The Ownership Zone is derived by plotting each stock in the portfolio within the proprietary Morningstar Style Box. The shaded area represents the center 75% of the Fund's assets while the plot point in the middle represents the weighted average of its holdings. Over time, the shape and location of a fund's ownership zone may vary.

Geographic Breakdown

Sector Breakdowns

Small-Cap Opportunity

Small-Cap Special Equity

Industrials

27.5

22.0

Information Technology

19.5

8.0

Consumer Discretionary

12.0

13.8

Health Care

8.3

-

Financials

8.0

5.1

Energy

7.9

0.8

Materials

6.4

9.6

Communication Services

5.1

4.2

Consumer Staples

1.3

8.6

Real Estate

0.4

3.6

Utilities

-

-

Cash and Cash Equivalents

3.6

24.3

Portfolio Overlap

Small-Cap Opportunity

Small-Cap Special Equity

Small-Cap Opportunity

-

6%

Small-Cap Special Equity

6%

-

Greatest Portfolio Overlap - U.S. Equity Funds

 Capital Micro-CapMicro-CapSmall-Cap Small-CapDividend ValueSmall-Cap Total Return

Least Portfolio Overlap - U.S. Equity Funds

 PremierDividend ValueSmall-Cap Special Equity Micro-CapCapital Micro-CapSmaller-Companies Growth

Risk As of 09/30/24

 

Small-Cap Opportunity

Small-Cap Special Equity

Five-Year Up/Down Capture Ratio

↑ 122   ↓ 106

↑ 76   ↓ 66

Beta

N/A

N/A

Standard Deviation

24.31

16.12

Sharpe Ratio

0.11

0.19

Volatility

Performance As of 09/30/24

Cumulative Returns

Cumulative Performance since fund start date of to quarter-end 09/30/24

Average Annual Total Returns (%) , Annual Operating
Expenses (%)
FUND NAME TICKER QTR YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE
INCEPT.		 DATE GROSS NET
Small-Cap Opportunity RYPNX 2.75 6.42 18.30 3.72 13.94 10.04 11.81 11/19/96 1.23 1.23
Russell 2000 Value Index - 10.15 9.22 25.88 3.77 9.29 8.22 - - - -
Russell 2000 Index - 9.27 11.17 26.76 1.84 9.39 8.78 - - - -
Small-Cap Special Equity RYSEX 4.82 3.34 12.57 5.82 9.12 7.07 8.50 05/01/98 1.22 1.22
Russell 2000 Value Index - 10.15 9.22 25.88 3.77 9.29 8.22 - - - -
Russell 2000 Index - 9.27 11.17 26.76 1.84 9.39 8.78 - - - -
Average Annual Total Returns (%) , Annual Operating
Expenses (%)
FUND NAME TICKER OCT YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE
INCEPT.		 DATE GROSS NET
Small-Cap Opportunity RYPNX -3.61 2.58 23.41 1.25 12.66 9.30 11.63 11/19/96 1.23 1.23
Russell 2000 Value Index - -1.56 7.51 31.77 1.95 8.42 7.33 - - - -
Russell 2000 Index - -1.44 9.56 34.07 -0.05 8.50 7.94 - - - -
Small-Cap Special Equity RYSEX -1.82 1.47 13.91 3.67 8.06 6.14 8.40 05/01/98 1.22 1.22
Russell 2000 Value Index - -1.56 7.51 31.77 1.95 8.42 7.33 - - - -
Russell 2000 Index - -1.44 9.56 34.07 -0.05 8.50 7.94 - - - -
Average Annual Total Returns (%) , Annual Operating
Expenses (%)
FUND NAME TICKER NOV QTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE
INCEPT.		 DATE GROSS NET
Small-Cap Opportunity RYPNX 12.45 8.40 28.42 3.41 14.76 10.57 12.07 11/19/96 1.23 1.23
Russell 2000 - N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A - - - -
Russell 2000 Value - N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A - - - -
Small-Cap Special Equity RYSEX 6.53 4.60 16.61 4.04 9.53 6.81 8.63 05/01/98 1.22 1.22
Russell 2000 - N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A - - - -
Russell 2000 Value - N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A - - - -

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