Small Cap Value Fund
The Small Cap Value Fund seeks long-term capital growth
Primary Benchmark:
Russell 2000 Value Index
Portfolio Management
Joe Gatz, CFA
Jeff Schwartz, CFA
Total Fund Assets (as of 12/31/2020):
$574.3 million
Lipper Category:
Small-Cap Core Funds
Morningstar Category:
Small Blend
Strategy Highlights
- We believe that known and recurring inefficiencies are available in the small cap market causing stock prices to deviate from their intrinsic value
- These inefficiencies can be categorized into three areas: misunderstood franchises, underfollowed and special situations
- A repeatable investment process can uncover higher quality businesses that are trading at a discount to intrinsic value utilizing rigorous fundamental research
- Disciplined bottom-up portfolio construction within a risk aware framework
Investment Strategy
- The fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of “small-cap companies,” including preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity
- Investment strategy uses a disciplined bottom-up approach to value investing and emphasizes security selection
- Utilizing fundamental research, the strategy seeks to identify those stocks selling at a significant discount to our assessment of their intrinsic value
- Purchase candidates must possess a margin of safety in addition to a catalyst which has the potential to unlock value
- Broadly diversified portfolio constructed within sector and security guidelines
About Risk
- Equity securities are volatile and can decline significantly in response to broad market and economic conditions.
- Smaller company investments can be more volatile than those of larger companies.
- Value investing carries the risk that a security can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.
- Foreign and emerging market securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit, currency and information risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than US securities due to varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.
Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. There is no initial investment
minimum for Certain Retirement Plans and funds of funds that are distributed by Natixis Distribution, L.P. (the “Distributor”).
1As of the most recent prospectus, the investment advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (with certain exceptions) once the expense limitation of the fund has been exceeded. This arrangement is set to expire on 1/31/21. When an expense limitation has not been exceeded, the fund may have similar expense ratios.
The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index (a broad market index), representing approximately 8% of the Russell 3000 Index total market capitalization. Indexes are unmanaged and do not incur fees. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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Primary Benchmark:
Russell 2000 Value Index
Year-to-Date Performance as of 1/14/2021 | | Class N | Class I | Class R | Class
Admin |
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| | 7.59% | 7.59% | 7.56% | 7.58% |
Month-End Performance as of 12/31/2020 Cumulative
Total Return | Class N | Class I | Class R | Class
Admin |
|---|
| 3 month | 27.52% | 27.47% | 27.43% | 27.30% | | Year-to-date | 2.23% | 2.18% | 1.94% | 1.65% |
Average Annualized
Total Return | Class N | Class I | Class R | Class
Admin |
|---|
| Inception Date | 2/1/2013 | 5/13/1991 | 12/31/1996 | 1/2/1998 | | 1 Year | 2.23% | 2.18% | 1.94% | 1.65% | | 3 Years | 2.25% | 2.18% | 1.92% | 1.66% | | 5 Years | 8.30% | 8.22% | 7.95% | 7.68% | | 10 Years | N/A | 8.93% | 8.66% | 8.39% | | Since Inception | 8.71% | 11.38% | 8.99% | 8.05% |
Quarter-End Performance as of 12/31/2020 Cumulative
Total Return | Class N | Class I | Class R | Class
Admin |
|---|
| 3 month | 27.52% | 27.47% | 27.43% | 27.30% | | Year-to-date | 2.23% | 2.18% | 1.94% | 1.65% |
Average Annualized
Total Return | Class N | Class I | Class R | Class
Admin |
|---|
| Inception Date | 2/1/2013 | 5/13/1991 | 12/31/1996 | 1/2/1998 | | 1 Year | 2.23% | 2.18% | 1.94% | 1.65% | | 3 Years | 2.25% | 2.18% | 1.92% | 1.66% | | 5 Years | 8.30% | 8.22% | 7.95% | 7.68% | | 10 Years | N/A | 8.93% | 8.66% | 8.39% | | Since Inception | 8.71% | 11.38% | 8.99% | 8.05% |
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Lipper Ranking as of 12/31/2020 | | Class N | Class I | Class R | Class
Admin |
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| 1 Year | 683/899 | 686/899 | 703/899 | 713/899 | | 3 Years | 671/846 | 678/846 | 701/846 | 720/846 | | 5 Years | 504/726 | 517/726 | 548/726 | 575/726 | | 10 Years | N/A | 306/504 | 333/504 | 365/504 | | Lipper Category: Small-Cap Core Funds |
Morningstar Ranking as of 12/31/2020 | | Class N | Class I | Class R | Class
Admin |
|---|
| 1 Year | 561/671 | 564/671 | 579/671 | 588/671 | | 3 Years | 555/629 | 560/629 | 572/629 | 576/629 | | 5 Years | 425/517 | 430/517 | 443/517 | 456/517 | | 10 Years | N/A | 274/367 | 293/367 | 314/367 | | Morningstar Category: Small Blend |
Lipper and Morningstar rankings are based on total returns calculated by each ranking entity. Rankings do not take into account sales charges, if applicable, but include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any.
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Monthly as of 11/30/2020
| Characteristics | |
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| Number of Holdings | 125 | | P/E (trailing 12 months) | 17.19 | | P/E (forward 12 months) | 16.66 | | 3-5 Year EPS Growth | 11.79 | | ROE (1 year equal weighted) | 14.94 | | Annual Portfolio Turnover as of 9/30/2019 | 24% |
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| Sector Distribution | |
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| Industrials | 21.4% | | Financials | 19.4% | | Information Technology | 14.2% | | Consumer Discretionary | 11.7% | | Health Care | 6.5% | | Real Estate | 5.3% | | Communication Services | 5.0% | | Utilities | 5.0% | | Consumer Staples | 4.5% | | Materials | 3.5% | | Energy | 1.9% | | Cash | 1.6% | |
Portfolio composition statistics are from the adviser’s internal system and may not match the fund’s regulatory documents.
Due to rounding, market capitalization and sector distribution totals may not equal 100%. This portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in securities referenced. Reference to specific securities or holdings should not be considered recommendations for action by investors.
P/E (trailing) is the sum of a company's price-to-earnings, calculated by dividing current stock price by trailing earnings per share for the past 12 months. P/E (forward) measures price-to-earnings ratio using forecasted earnings for the price-to-earnings calculation; the forward measure is not a forecast of the fund’s performance. 3-5 Year EPS Growth is sourced from FactSet and based on long-term EPS growth rate estimates gathered directly from brokers. The portfolio and benchmark statistic is a weighted average of company level estimates. ROE (1-year equal weighted) is the 1-year ROE of all holdings divided by number of holdings. Median active share indicates the proportion of the portfolio’s holdings (by market value) that is different than the benchmark. A higher active share indicates a larger difference between the benchmark and the portfolio.
Quarterly as of 9/30/2020
| Characteristics | Fund | Index |
|---|
| Number of Holdings | 129 | 1459 | | P/E (trailing 12 months) | 15.89 | 12.94 | | P/E (forward 12 months) | 16.06 | 13.29 | | 3-5 Year EPS Growth | 11.05 | 10.12 | | ROE (1 year equal weighted) | 13.96 | 11.49 | | Median Active Share (since team inception) | 89.64% | | | Annual Portfolio Turnover as of 9/30/2019 | 24% | |
| Market Capitalization | Fund | Index |
|---|
| > $2 Billion | 67.2% | 38.2% | | $1 to 2 Billion | 20.9% | 32.2% | | $0.5 to 1 Billion | 6.7% | 16.7% | | < $0.5 Billion | 4.1% | 12.9% | | Cash & Equivalents | 1.1% | 12.9% | |
| Sector Distribution | Fund | Index |
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| Industrials | 22.4% | 16.8% | | Financials | 18.0% | 26.6% | | Information Technology | 13.2% | 6.0% | | Consumer Discretionary | 11.3% | 13.3% | | Real Estate | 6.5% | 9.9% | | Health Care | 5.9% | 6.9% | | Utilities | 5.8% | 5.0% | | Consumer Staples | 5.6% | 3.7% | | Communication Services | 5.3% | 2.4% | | Materials | 3.4% | 5.6% | | Energy | 1.7% | 3.9% | | Cash | 1.1% | 0.0% | |
Portfolio composition statistics are from the adviser’s internal system and may not match the fund’s regulatory documents.
Due to rounding, market capitalization and sector distribution totals may not equal 100%. This portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in securities referenced. Reference to specific securities or holdings should not be considered recommendations for action by investors.
P/E (trailing) is the sum of a company's price-to-earnings, calculated by dividing current stock price by trailing earnings per share for the past 12 months. P/E (forward) measures price-to-earnings ratio using forecasted earnings for the price-to-earnings calculation; the forward measure is not a forecast of the fund’s performance. 3-5 Year EPS Growth is sourced from FactSet and based on long-term EPS growth rate estimates gathered directly from brokers. The portfolio and benchmark statistic is a weighted average of company level estimates. ROE (1-year equal weighted) is the 1-year ROE of all holdings divided by number of holdings. Median active share indicates the proportion of the portfolio’s holdings (by market value) that is different than the benchmark. A higher active share indicates a larger difference between the benchmark and the portfolio.