On September 13, 2024, the Fund’s Class C shares performed a reverse stock split. The Fund’s Class C reverse stock split reduced the number of outstanding shares and proportionately increased the net asset value (“NAV”) per share with respect to only Class C shares of the Fund. However, the reverse stock split did not impact a shareholder’s total dollar value of an investment in Class C shares of the Fund.
Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Overview
A small-cap growth stock fund that focuses on companies with improving quality and improving fundamentals.
The portfolio managers are supported by the full resources of Wellington.
Performance
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
SI = Since Inception.
Fund Inception: 01/04/1988
Share Class Inception: 2/19/02.
Class A-share performance prior to its inception date reflects the performance and operating expenses of Class L (no longer offered). SI performance is calculated from 1/4/88.
Characteristics
# of Holdings | 153 |
---|---|
% in Equities | 100 |
% in Foreign Equities | 0 |
Beta (3 year) | 0.91 |
R Squared (3 year) | 0.97 |
Standard Deviation | 21.19% |
Turnover | 53% |
Active Share | 74% |
FUND | Russell 2000 Growth Index | |
---|---|---|
Price/Earnings | 33.4x | 35.5x |
Price/Book | 4.6x | 4.8x |
EPS Growth Rate | 15.9% | 15.4% |
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions) | $6.0 | $4.2 |
Return on Equity | 0.9% | 1.8% |
Median Market Cap (billions) | $5.2 | $1.2 |
FTAI Aviation Ltd. | 1.90 |
Ensign Group, Inc. | 1.66 |
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | 1.50 |
Fluor Corp. | 1.49 |
Fabrinet | 1.46 |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 1.41 |
StepStone Group, Inc. | 1.37 |
Verra Mobility Corp. | 1.37 |
Cabot Corp. | 1.37 |
Hamilton Lane, Inc. | 1.33 |
Total Portfolio % | 14.86 |
FUND | Russell 2000 Growth Index | |
---|---|---|
Less than $2 billion | 5 | 22 |
$2 billion - $5 billion | 34 | 45 |
$5 billion - $10 billion | 49 | 29 |
Greater than $10 billion | 10 | 4 |
Not Classified | 1 | 0 |
Alpha (5 Year)
|
-0.18 |
Down Capture (5 Year)
|
94.69 |
Information Ratio (5 Year)
|
-0.12 |
Sharpe Ratio (5 Year)
|
0.35 |
Up Capture (5 Year)
|
94.22 |
FUND |
BENCHMARK | UNDERWEIGHT / OVERWEIGHT | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/30/24 | 10/31/24 | 10/31/24 | -2 0 2 | ||||
Health Care | 26 | 27 | 25 | ||||
Industrials | 21 | 23 | 22 | ||||
Information Technology | 20 | 20 | 19 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary | 12 | 10 | 10 | ||||
Materials | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Consumer Staples | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Real Estate | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Utilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Financials | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Energy | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Communication Services | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Insights
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