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Name
As of 10/08/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
YTD Return
10.2%
1 yr return
21.0%
3 Yr Avg Return
5.3%
5 Yr Avg Return
10.7%
Net Assets
$1.41 B
Holdings in Top 10
22.3%
Expense Ratio 1.03%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
Turnover 31.72%
Redemption Fee N/A
Standard (Taxable)
$100,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 10/08/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of domestic equity securities of small cap companies. Equity securities include common stock and any rights to purchase common stock. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes. Shareholders will be given 60 days’ advance notice of any change to this policy. For these purposes, the Adviser defines small cap issuers as those with market capitalizations within the range encompassed by the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. The size of companies in the Russell 2000® Index may change with market conditions. In addition, changes to the composition of the Russell 2000® Index can change the market capitalization range of the companies included in the index. As of December 31, 2023, the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000® Index was between $17 million and $59.1 billion.
ESG Integration: As part of the investment decision making process for the Fund, the Adviser evaluates how financially material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities may affect a company’s revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, and overall risk. The consideration of ESG risks and opportunities in investment decision-making is referred to as “ESG integration”. The Adviser considers “financial materiality” as it is understood in generally accepted accounting principles — information that would influence the judgment of an informed investor. The integration of significant ESG risks and opportunities is often a subjective exercise and may differ depending upon the characteristics of the asset class. For example, the integration process of fixed income securities will generally depend on the type of security; state and municipal securities may be either general obligations or may be for a specific purpose which may have positive or negative environmental impact. In addition, the Adviser utilizes
active ownership strategies to encourage sustainable business policies and practices (e.g., effective climate risk management) and greater ESG transparency (e.g., good disclosure of salient ESG risk and opportunities). Active ownership strategies include communicating directly with company management teams or boards; filing proposals for vote at company annual general meetings; voting on ballot items in company proxy statements; and engaging public policymakers.
ESG Screening: While the Adviser integrates ESG risks and opportunities into its investment decision-making, the Fund is also subject to ESG screening criteria. ESG screening criteria requires the Adviser to exclude companies with significant exposure to specific products or services: alcohol production; coal mining; factory farming operations; gambling; handguns; nuclear power fuel cycle; prison operations; tobacco manufacturing; and weapons systems. The Adviser assesses the company’s revenue dependence on these specific products/services, market share (e.g., if a company is a market leader in the product despite it representing a relatively small share of the company’s total revenue), and magnitude of involvement (e.g., the company produces a minor electronic component for a weapons system). The Adviser also exercises its full discretion in evaluating the overall performance of each company. The Adviser considers: performance over time (relative to peers and established goals); accountability and disclosure; and impacts on stakeholders. The Fund’s screening criteria is measured at one or more points in time and is dependent upon information that may be incomplete, inaccurate, unavailable, or estimated. The information is sourced from a variety of public and private resources believed to be accurate, but the Adviser may not independently verify such data. This screening criteria is subject to change over time at the Adviser’s discretion. For each potential investment, the Adviser seeks to understand the company’s products and services and evaluates overall performance in four broad categories: corporate governance, human capital management, environmental impacts, and community impacts. The Fund may avoid companies it judges to have substandard performance in one or more of these areas.
Period | BOSOX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 10.2% | -18.2% | 29.1% | 38.79% |
1 Yr | 21.0% | -24.0% | 43.0% | 80.23% |
3 Yr | 5.3%* | -12.9% | 43.1% | 22.65% |
5 Yr | 10.7%* | -12.0% | 35.2% | 38.88% |
10 Yr | 10.8%* | -2.6% | 18.6% | 3.46% |
* Annualized
Period | BOSOX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 9.2% | -19.9% | 29.0% | 77.13% |
2022 | -13.4% | -59.3% | 118.2% | 7.60% |
2021 | 17.3% | -31.6% | 39.3% | 20.46% |
2020 | 4.7% | -51.0% | 39.5% | 76.83% |
2019 | 21.8% | -5.6% | 37.8% | 40.70% |
Period | BOSOX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 10.2% | -18.2% | 29.1% | 38.79% |
1 Yr | 21.0% | -24.0% | 43.0% | 80.23% |
3 Yr | 5.3%* | -12.9% | 43.1% | 22.65% |
5 Yr | 10.7%* | -12.0% | 35.2% | 38.88% |
10 Yr | 10.8%* | -2.6% | 18.6% | 3.46% |
* Annualized
Period | BOSOX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 10.1% | -11.7% | 31.8% | 90.93% |
2022 | -9.1% | -45.2% | 123.7% | 6.84% |
2021 | 28.2% | 0.0% | 47.7% | 21.04% |
2020 | 8.2% | -50.5% | 46.9% | 72.48% |
2019 | 29.9% | 2.1% | 40.9% | 8.26% |
BOSOX | Category Low | Category High | BOSOX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 1.41 B | 529 K | 145 B | 24.06% |
Number of Holdings | 70 | 2 | 2445 | 82.14% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 293 M | 120 K | 9.87 B | 18.61% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 22.29% | 3.5% | 100.1% | 32.08% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BOSOX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stocks | 99.33% | 7.51% | 107.74% | 22.74% |
Cash | 0.71% | 0.00% | 42.24% | 71.62% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.06% | 10.53% |
Other | 0.00% | -0.13% | 49.08% | 47.37% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.17% | 9.60% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 87.66% | 17.11% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BOSOX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Industrials | 17.61% | 2.46% | 37.42% | 38.02% |
Healthcare | 17.43% | 0.00% | 26.53% | 6.84% |
Financial Services | 15.32% | 0.00% | 35.52% | 53.04% |
Technology | 14.41% | 0.00% | 43.95% | 44.87% |
Consumer Cyclical | 9.81% | 0.99% | 47.79% | 69.01% |
Consumer Defense | 5.94% | 0.00% | 18.87% | 11.98% |
Real Estate | 4.79% | 0.00% | 29.43% | 77.19% |
Energy | 4.77% | 0.00% | 37.72% | 71.86% |
Utilities | 4.55% | 0.00% | 18.58% | 10.84% |
Communication Services | 2.82% | 0.00% | 14.85% | 48.10% |
Basic Materials | 2.55% | 0.00% | 18.66% | 91.63% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BOSOX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 99.33% | 4.48% | 107.74% | 21.05% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 94.62% | 24.62% |
BOSOX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 1.03% | 0.01% | 38.30% | 52.08% |
Management Fee | 0.75% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 51.32% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | 7.29% |
Administrative Fee | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.45% | 6.55% |
BOSOX 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% | 5.00% | N/A |
BOSOX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
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.
BOSOX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 31.72% | 1.00% | 314.00% | 31.15% |
BOSOX | Category Low | Category High | BOSOX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 0.42% | 0.00% | 42.47% | 81.02% |
BOSOX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual | Annual | SemiAnnual | Annual |
BOSOX | Category Low | Category High | BOSOX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 0.18% | -2.40% | 2.49% | 49.43% |
BOSOX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Dec 12, 2023 | $0.079 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 12, 2023 | $0.021 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 12, 2023 | $0.033 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 13, 2022 | $0.791 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 14, 2021 | $1.604 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 15, 2020 | $0.150 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 30, 2020 | $0.022 | Extra |
Mar 30, 2020 | $0.019 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Mar 30, 2020 | $0.201 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 10, 2019 | $0.067 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 10, 2019 | $0.002 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 10, 2019 | $0.876 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 11, 2018 | $0.136 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 11, 2018 | $1.740 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 11, 2018 | $0.067 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 12, 2017 | $0.072 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 12, 2017 | $1.191 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 12, 2017 | $0.081 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 08, 2016 | $0.313 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 08, 2016 | $0.136 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 10, 2015 | $0.042 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 10, 2015 | $2.167 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 10, 2015 | $0.057 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 11, 2014 | $0.184 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 11, 2014 | $0.871 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 11, 2014 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2013 | $0.387 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 18, 2013 | $0.797 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 18, 2013 | $0.000 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2012 | $0.027 | ExtraDividend |
Dec 11, 2012 | $0.179 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 11, 2012 | $0.244 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 11, 2012 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 08, 2011 | $0.218 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 08, 2011 | $0.735 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 08, 2011 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 16, 2005
16.47
16.5%
https://www.bostontrustwalden.com/people/kenneth-p-scott-cfa/
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 01, 2017
5.08
5.1%
https://www.bostontrustwalden.com/people/richard-q-williams-cfa/
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 04, 2020
2.32
2.3%
https://www.bostontrustwalden.com/people/leanne-moore/
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
---|---|---|---|
0.08 | 49.61 | 7.18 | 2.58 |
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