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Name
As of 12/03/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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YTD Return
19.2%
1 yr return
25.5%
3 Yr Avg Return
20.1%
5 Yr Avg Return
19.4%
Net Assets
$55.1 M
Holdings in Top 10
32.2%
Expense Ratio 2.07%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
Turnover 150.00%
Redemption Fee 1.00%
Standard (Taxable)
$2,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 12/03/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks traded on major U.S. exchanges, markets and bulletin boards that SBAuer Funds, LLC, the Fund’s adviser (the “Adviser”), believes present the most favorable potential for capital appreciation. In selecting stocks for the Fund’s portfolio, the Adviser reviews public companies’ financial statements to determine those companies that report substantial sales and earnings growth over the prior twelve months, plus a relatively low price to earnings ratio. After identifying these stocks, the Adviser focuses its review on secondary criteria including, but not limited to, earnings per share growth, earnings outlook, competitive position, and the balance sheet of each individual company. The Adviser typically purchases common stocks of companies that have a relatively low price to earnings ratio, as determined by the Adviser.
On an ongoing, daily basis, the Adviser monitors any new publicly available financial statements of the Fund’s portfolio companies and upgrades the portfolio by moving assets into those stocks deemed by the Adviser to have the highest potential for growth at the time of analysis. This upgrading process is designed to invest the Fund’s assets in stocks that demonstrate superior growth characteristics relative to their peers, as determined by the Adviser using its proprietary screening process.
In addition to common stocks, the Fund may invest in other equity securities, including equity real estate investment trusts (REITs), publicly-traded master limited partnerships and royalty trusts. The Fund may invest directly in foreign equity securities traded on U.S. exchanges, markets, and bulletin boards, or through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) traded on U.S. stock exchanges.
The Adviser uses a multi-cap strategy that can invest in issuers of any market capitalization. This multi-cap strategy, coupled with the Fund’s focus on growth opportunities, means that the Fund will at times be heavily weighted towards small- and micro-cap companies. Small-cap companies typically have market capitalizations of less than $2 billion, while micro-cap companies typically have market capitalizations of less than $750 million.
The Fund’s composition is determined by the Adviser’s proprietary quantitative screening process, which seeks the most attractive growth opportunities regardless of market sector. This may cause the Fund to be overweighted in certain market sectors in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, and other more broadly diversified mutual funds. The sectors in which the Fund may be overweighted are expected to vary at different points in the economic cycle. The Fund will invest in securities that meet the Fund’s investment criteria without regard to whether they are considered to be growth or value stocks.
Although the Fund aims to be fully invested, a portion of the Fund’s portfolio may be allocated to cash, money market funds or short-term debt instruments. By keeping some cash or cash equivalents, the Fund may be able to meet shareholder redemptions without selling stocks and realizing gains and losses. However, the Fund may have difficulty meeting its investment objective if holding a significant cash position.
The Adviser engages in active trading of the Fund’s portfolio securities due to its investment strategy and, as a result, the Fund experiences a high portfolio turnover rate.
Period | AUERX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 19.2% | -1.9% | 32.5% | 30.05% |
1 Yr | 25.5% | 5.6% | 42.3% | 65.63% |
3 Yr | 20.1%* | -9.2% | 78.3% | 2.46% |
5 Yr | 19.4%* | -2.4% | 53.6% | 2.86% |
10 Yr | 9.9%* | -2.6% | 28.4% | 13.76% |
* Annualized
Period | AUERX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 15.8% | -6.0% | 33.6% | 23.74% |
2022 | 3.9% | -33.6% | 212.9% | 1.47% |
2021 | 45.1% | -62.0% | 147.6% | 1.27% |
2020 | -1.8% | -24.8% | 31.3% | 74.16% |
2019 | 28.0% | -21.7% | 34.0% | 5.69% |
Period | AUERX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 19.2% | -1.9% | 32.5% | 30.05% |
1 Yr | 25.5% | 5.6% | 42.3% | 65.63% |
3 Yr | 20.1%* | -9.2% | 78.3% | 2.46% |
5 Yr | 19.4%* | -2.4% | 53.6% | 2.86% |
10 Yr | 9.9%* | -2.6% | 28.4% | 13.76% |
* Annualized
Period | AUERX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 21.3% | 1.8% | 35.4% | 14.63% |
2022 | 10.0% | -25.2% | 250.0% | 1.47% |
2021 | 45.1% | -3.0% | 157.9% | 1.77% |
2020 | -1.8% | -13.5% | 33.4% | 82.95% |
2019 | 28.0% | -1.5% | 34.3% | 12.74% |
AUERX | Category Low | Category High | AUERX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 55.1 M | 2.79 M | 54 B | 86.36% |
Number of Holdings | 90 | 10 | 1599 | 61.48% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 21.3 M | 1.04 M | 3.62 B | 80.62% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 32.22% | 5.2% | 92.1% | 17.03% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | AUERX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stocks | 87.97% | 6.25% | 105.88% | 97.13% |
Cash | 12.03% | 0.00% | 37.64% | 6.22% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.05% | 37.32% |
Other | 0.00% | -1.07% | 38.91% | 57.89% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.63% | 34.95% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 90.12% | 36.36% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | AUERX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Energy | 23.84% | 0.00% | 29.42% | 0.74% |
Industrials | 21.28% | 0.65% | 48.61% | 20.34% |
Basic Materials | 19.32% | 0.00% | 67.30% | 0.49% |
Technology | 13.42% | 0.00% | 27.23% | 8.82% |
Consumer Cyclical | 12.84% | 0.35% | 51.62% | 38.24% |
Financial Services | 7.00% | 0.00% | 35.71% | 96.32% |
Real Estate | 1.29% | 0.00% | 44.41% | 87.75% |
Healthcare | 0.54% | 0.00% | 25.76% | 97.55% |
Consumer Defense | 0.48% | 0.00% | 13.22% | 96.32% |
Utilities | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.86% | 87.50% |
Communication Services | 0.00% | 0.00% | 17.58% | 92.65% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | AUERX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 87.97% | 6.25% | 105.88% | 95.69% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 77.52% | 52.39% |
AUERX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 2.07% | 0.05% | 37.04% | 9.57% |
Management Fee | 1.50% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 100.00% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 7.56% |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.35% | 39.55% |
AUERX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 3.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 4.00% | N/A |
AUERX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | 1.00% | 0.50% | 2.00% | 66.67% |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
AUERX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 150.00% | 7.00% | 252.00% | 97.26% |
AUERX | Category Low | Category High | AUERX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 0.64% | 0.00% | 14.14% | 29.90% |
AUERX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | None | Annual | Quarterly | Annual |
AUERX | Category Low | Category High | AUERX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | -0.76% | -1.43% | 4.13% | 96.81% |
AUERX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Dec 13, 2023 | $0.114 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 13, 2023 | $0.391 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 13, 2023 | $0.169 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 14, 2022 | $0.762 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 28, 2007 | $0.004 | OrdinaryDividend |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 28, 2007
14.43
14.4%
Robert C. Auer is the founder of SBAuer Funds, LLC. Prior to founding SBAuer Funds, LLC, Mr. Auer was employed between 1986 and August 2007 at Morgan Stanley, where he served as Vice President of Investments. On three separate occasions during his tenure at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Auer received the National Sales director award, granted to the top 10% of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisers. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Auer was the lead stock market columnist for the Indianapolis Business Journal “Bulls & Bears” weekly column, authoring over 400 columns, which discussed a wide range of investment topics. Mr. Auer received his Bachelor of Science in Business Systems from Taylor University in 1983.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 31, 2013
9.33
9.3%
Mr. McKenzie joined SBAuer Funds, LLC in 2009 as Operations Manager and Analyst. Prior to joining SBAuer Funds, LLC, Mr. McKenzie served as Vice President of Distribution and Client Services for Huntington Bank. Mr. McKenzie began his career as an Investment Consultant with Charles Schwab and later with Bank One.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 31, 2013
9.33
9.3%
Mr. Auer joined SB Auer Funds LLC in 2008. Prior to joining SB Auer Funds LLC, Mr. Auer served as CEO and President of a specialty pharmaceutical company for 20 years, where he also managed the business’ investment portfolios. He has managed personal and family investment portfolios since 1995.
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.08 | 37.45 | 8.23 | 3.58 |
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