Vulcan Value Partners Fund

Class No Load (VVPLX)
Scorecard
5 / 5 Stars
Lipper
5 5 5 1 3
Zacks Investment Research
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Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
A+ (Buy)

U.S. News evaluated 485 Large Growth Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.

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Performance

The fund has returned 31.20 percent over the past year, and 18.60 percent over the past three years.

Trailing Returns Updated 05.31.2013
Year to date 14.6%
1 Year 31.2%
3 Years (Annualized) 18.6%
5 Years (Annualized) N/A
10 Years (Annualized) N/A

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Summary

The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in publicly traded mid-cap and large-cap companies the adviser believes to be both undervalued and possessing a sustainable competitive advantage. A core position in the fund is generally approximately 5% of the fund's portfolio, so that theoretically the fund would seek to hold about 20 companies, spread across various industries. The fund may invest up to 30% of assets in publicly traded foreign securities and may hold up to 10% of assets in illiquid securities. It is non-diversified.

Fees

Fees are High compared to funds in the same category.
Vulcan Value Partners Fund has an expense ratio of 1.50 percent.

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Risk

Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.

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