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Strategies

Domestic Long-only
Micro-Cap
Small-Cap Core
Small/Mid-Cap Growth
Small-Cap Value

Long/Short
Market Neutral

Mutual Funds (Sub-advised)
Behavioral Growth Fund
Behavioral Value Fund

Small-Cap Value Equity

Investment Strategy Characteristics Performance Disclosure Statement

Investment Strategy

  • Using principles of behavioral finance, this strategy capitalizes on the market's over-reaction to negative information regarding a company's future prospects.
  • The strategy invests in stocks that are showing signs of recovery after a sustained period of disappointing performance.

Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics1 Small-Cap Value Russell 2000 Value
Market Cap $1.3B $859M
P/E (FY1)2 12.7x 13.6x
Est. EPS Growth 10.3% 9.3%
Price/Book2 1.2x 1.1x
Beta 1.1 1.0

Assets in Strategy:4 $185 million*
Inception Date: 01/01/1996

Top 5 Holdings: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Piedmont Natural Gas Inc., MTS System Corp., CEC Entertainment Inc., and MFA Financial Inc.

Performance3

  2Q2010 YTD 1
Year
3
Year
5
Year
10
Year
Since
Inception
Small/Mid-Cap Value (Net) -8.3% 2.6% 30.7% -7.6% 1.4% 7.5% 11.9%
Russell 2000 Value (Gross) -10.6% -1.6% 25.1% -9.9% -0.5% 7.5% 8.4%
Small/Mid-Cap Value (Net) +2.3% +4.3% +5.7% +2.3% +1.9% +0.0% +3.5%

Disclosure Statement