Effective 5/1/19, the Fund changed its principal investment strategy and benchmark. Returns prior to 5/1/19 reflect the performance of the Fund's prior strategy. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for additional information.
Objective
Seeks capital appreciation.
Overview
A mid-cap fund that seeks companies with compelling business models, strong management teams, and attractive valuation levels.
The portfolio managers are supported by the full resources of Schroders.
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: 03/31/2006
Share Class Inception: 12/30/14.
Class SDR-shares performance from 12/30/14 through 10/21/16 reflects the performance and fees and expenses of R6 Class of the predecessor fund Schroder U.S. Small and Mid Cap Opportunities Fund (the "Predecessor Fund") and, prior to 10/30/14, the performance and fees and expenses of the Predecessor Fund's Investor Class. If Class SDR fees and expenses were reflected, performance would have differed. SI performance is calculated from 3/31/06.
Characteristics
# of Holdings | 67 |
---|---|
Beta (3 year) | 0.82 |
R Squared (3 year) | 0.96 |
Turnover | 34% |
Active Share | 91% |
% in Equities | 96 |
FUND | Russell MidCap Index | |
---|---|---|
Price/Earnings | 20.8x | 18.2x |
Price/Book | 5.2x | 5.7x |
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions) | $19.9 | $26.3 |
Return on Equity | 15.2% | 13.8% |
Median Market Cap (billions) | $15.8 | $11.0 |
Aramark | 2.59 |
Assurant, Inc. | 2.37 |
AptarGroup, Inc. | 2.25 |
AppLovin Corp. | 2.25 |
Masimo Corp. | 2.17 |
Rentokil Initial PLC | 2.12 |
Match Group, Inc. | 2.10 |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | 2.07 |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | 1.87 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1.85 |
Total Portfolio % | 21.64 |
Less than $2 billion | 0 | |
$2 billion - $5 billion | 2 | |
$5 billion - $10 billion | 24 | |
Greater than $10 billion | 75 | |
Not Classified | 0 |
Alpha (5 Year)
|
0.00 |
Down Capture (5 Year)
|
85.42 |
Information Ratio (5 Year)
|
-0.22 |
Sharpe Ratio (5 Year)
|
0.49 |
Up Capture (5 Year)
|
87.00 |
FUND |
BENCHMARK | UNDERWEIGHT / OVERWEIGHT | |||||
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9/30/24 | 10/31/24 | 10/31/24 | -4 0 4 | ||||
Industrials | 24 | 25 | 21 | ||||
Cash | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Telecommunications | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Technology | 13 | 13 | 12 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Health Care | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||
Financials | 13 | 13 | 15 | ||||
Real Estate | 7 | 6 | 8 | ||||
Utilities | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||
Consumer Staples | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
Basic Materials | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
Energy | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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