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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.83% 894.01M 1.90% 42.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-809.18M -5.25% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks capital growth and current income. To pursue its investment objective, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, primarily in dividend-paying equity securities, in particular common stocks of companies with a history of increasing dividend rates.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US Income
Peer Group Equity Income Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Equity Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Equity Income Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Sterling Capital
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 89
-1.413B Peer Group Low
917.03M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 87
-809.18M
-10.27B Peer Group Low
9.532B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 88
-4.102B Peer Group Low
2.923B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 86
-20.27B Peer Group Low
17.86B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 88
-5.951B Peer Group Low
5.427B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 75
-21.10B Peer Group Low
39.27B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 87
-8.631B Peer Group Low
9.108B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 75
-25.55B Peer Group Low
46.64B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-0.67%
25.38%
8.60%
28.05%
-3.16%
12.37%
5.01%
1.37%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
25.02%
17.98%
-12.07%
23.43%
-7.54%
22.20%
-11.27%
6.16%
16.57%
11.09%
-7.48%
25.72%
8.53%
26.33%
-6.88%
16.19%
12.92%
16.13%
-5.84%
25.23%
-0.38%
25.50%
-2.73%
4.29%
16.30%
15.37%
-5.10%
23.86%
1.20%
26.50%
-1.36%
5.20%
15.56%
15.08%
As of December 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 1.48%
30-Day SEC Yield (12-31-24) 1.63%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 35
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 26.91
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 4.576
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 7.841
Weighted Median ROE 38.15%
Weighted Median ROA 8.48%
ROI (TTM) 19.02%
Return on Investment (TTM) 19.02%
Earning Yield 0.0451
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.782
Number of Equity Holdings 33
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 8.26%
EPS Growth (3Y) 5.35%
EPS Growth (5Y) 10.80%
Sales Growth (1Y) 3.92%
Sales Growth (3Y) 6.92%
Sales Growth (5Y) 9.15%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 5.31%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 7.73%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 6.54%
As of September 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 1.19%
Stock 97.93%
Bond 0.90%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other -0.02%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Analog Devices, Inc. 5.06% 281.25 1.44%
Microsoft Corp. 4.91% 483.12 0.47%
Linde Plc 4.52% 399.53 -1.04%
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. 4.37% 248.42 -0.44%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 4.26% 261.66 0.87%
The Charles Schwab Corp. 4.17% 93.81 -1.28%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 4.14% 477.01 0.61%
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 3.65% 404.29 0.10%
Everest Group Ltd. 3.63% 309.70 -1.28%
The Home Depot, Inc. 3.56% 354.50 0.95%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.55%
Administration Fee 1.21M%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1.00M None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks capital growth and current income. To pursue its investment objective, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, primarily in dividend-paying equity securities, in particular common stocks of companies with a history of increasing dividend rates.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US Income
Peer Group Equity Income Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Equity Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Equity Income Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Sterling Capital
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 1.48%
30-Day SEC Yield (12-31-24) 1.63%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 35
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 26.91
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 4.576
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 7.841
Weighted Median ROE 38.15%
Weighted Median ROA 8.48%
ROI (TTM) 19.02%
Return on Investment (TTM) 19.02%
Earning Yield 0.0451
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.782
Number of Equity Holdings 33
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 8.26%
EPS Growth (3Y) 5.35%
EPS Growth (5Y) 10.80%
Sales Growth (1Y) 3.92%
Sales Growth (3Y) 6.92%
Sales Growth (5Y) 9.15%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 5.31%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 7.73%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 6.54%
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 6/30/2004
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2024
Last Prospectus Date 2/1/2025
Share Classes
BAEIX A
BCEGX C
STREX Retirement
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:BEGIX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:BEGIX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:BEGIX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:BEGIX", "prospectus_objective")
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