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AUER GROWTH FUND

mutual fund
AUERX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$17.66 -0.03 -0.17%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Value Equity
share class
AUERX (Mutual Fund)

AUER GROWTH FUND

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$17.66 -0.03 -0.17%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Value Equity
share class
AUERX (Mutual Fund)

AUER GROWTH FUND

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$17.66 -0.03 -0.17%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Value Equity
share class

Name

As of 12/03/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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AUER GROWTH FUND

AUERX | Fund

$17.66

$55.1 M

0.64%

$0.11

2.07%

Vitals

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%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$17.7
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 2.07%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 150.00%

Redemption Fee 1.00%


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$2,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 12/03/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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AUER GROWTH FUND

AUERX | Fund

$17.66

$55.1 M

0.64%

$0.11

2.07%

AUERX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 19.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 20.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 19.4%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.76%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.6%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency None

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    AUER GROWTH FUND
  • Fund Family Name
    Auer
  • Inception Date
    Dec 28, 2007
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Other
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Robert Auer

Fund Description

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.

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AUERX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

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

Return Ranking - Calendar

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%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

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

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

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%

NAV & Total Return History


AUERX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

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%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio 11.98%
  2. First Solar, Inc. 2.58%
  3. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.45%
  4. Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd 2.43%
  5. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The 2.31%
  6. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.21%
  7. Tidewater, Inc. 2.15%
  8. General Motors Co. 2.11%
  9. RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 2.00%
  10. Costamare, Inc. 2.00%

Asset Allocation

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%

Stock Sector Breakdown

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%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

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 - Expenses

Operational Fees

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%

Sales Fees

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

Trading Fees

AUERX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee 1.00% 0.50% 2.00% 66.67%

Related Fees

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 - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

AUERX Category Low Category High AUERX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.64% 0.00% 14.14% 29.90%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

AUERX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency None Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

AUERX Category Low Category High AUERX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.76% -1.43% 4.13% 96.81%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

AUERX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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AUERX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Robert Auer


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.

Eric McKenzie


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.

Paul Auer


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.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 37.45 8.23 3.58