| Scorecard |
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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
3
3
4
5
4
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Zacks Investment Research
2
(Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
A
(Buy)
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U.S. News evaluated 113 Small Value Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 17.98 percent over the past year, 9.99 percent over the past three years, 2.67 percent over the past five years, and 9.07 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 10.6% |
| 1 Year | 18.0% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 10.0% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 2.7% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 9.1% |
Summary
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by acquiring equity securities, including common stocks and convertible securities, of well-financed small companies at a discount to what the Adviser believes is their intrinsic value. It expects to invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in securities of companies that are considered small. The fund also invests in both domestic and foreign securities. It is non-diversified.
Fees
Fees are Low compared to funds in the same category.
Third Avenue Small Cap Value Fund has an expense ratio of 1.38 percent.
Risk
Risk is Low compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
