8.2 in Small Value
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| Scorecard | |
|---|---|
| Morningstar | 4 / 5 Stars |
| Lipper | 4 1 5 2 5 |
| Zacks Investment Research | 2 (Buy) |
| Standard & Poor's | 4 / 5 Stars |
| TheStreet.com | A+ (Buy) |
Fund Overview
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of small capitalization companies, defined by the Adviser as those companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase no larger than the stocks in the Russell 2000 (R) Index. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets (plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes, if any) in common stocks of small capitalization companies.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 03.31.2012 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 7.6% |
| 1 Year | 7.9% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 27.4% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 1.7% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 8.6% |
Performance
The fund has returned 7.95 percent over the past year, 27.44 percent over the past three years, 1.73 percent over the past five years, and 8.62 percent over the past decade.
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Updated 03.31.2012
Holdings
Asset Allocation
| % Long | % Net | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Stocks | 95.32 | 95.32 |
| Bonds | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Foreign Bonds | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Foreign Stocks | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| Convertible | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Preferred | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Updated 12.31.2011
Top Holdings
Performance as of 03.31.2012
Portfolio as of 12.31.2011
| Ticker | YTD Return % | % Net Assets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent-A-Center, Inc. | RCII | 3.05 | 5.01 |
| Polaris Industries, Inc. | PII | 32.83 | 4.98 |
| Innophos Holdings, Inc. | IPHS | 5.52 | 4.76 |
| American Financial Group Inc | AFG | 4.84 | 4.73 |
| Triumph Group, Inc. | TGI | 9.53 | 4.45 |
Fees
James Small Cap Fund has an expense ratio of 1.50 percent.
