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Dean Small Cap Value Fund (DASCX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '250.00%3.02%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.15% 166.14M 1.91% 114.0%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, dividend income. The Fund primarily invests in equity securities of small cap companies with market capitalization similar to the companies listed on the Russell 2000 Value Index at the time of investment.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US Sm&Mid Cap
Peer Group Small-Cap Value Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Small-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Small-Cap Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Dean
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
 
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 59
-533.29M Peer Group Low
297.55M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 64
-52.51M
-1.917B Peer Group Low
3.906B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 56
-506.88M Peer Group Low
887.76M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 54
-3.719B Peer Group Low
11.39B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 62
-1.586B Peer Group Low
1.671B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 59
-6.159B Peer Group Low
14.86B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 65
-2.182B Peer Group Low
2.821B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 60
-8.630B Peer Group Low
15.19B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-13.09%
20.91%
-1.72%
31.48%
1.75%
2.76%
3.73%
2.41%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
25.02%
17.73%
-5.66%
20.00%
13.62%
23.19%
-9.16%
16.00%
10.76%
11.74%
-13.67%
28.69%
1.42%
29.51%
-13.72%
19.14%
6.48%
-7.10%
-13.06%
14.98%
12.04%
67.74%
-7.74%
15.16%
3.67%
1.39%
-15.57%
19.20%
4.67%
32.77%
-13.87%
12.79%
9.08%
8.03%
As of November 04, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (10-31-25) 1.61%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 65
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 24.87
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 2.144
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 2.232
Weighted Median ROE 8.19%
Weighted Median ROA 4.13%
ROI (TTM) 6.94%
Return on Investment (TTM) 6.94%
Earning Yield 0.0597
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.4973
Number of Equity Holdings 63
As of August 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) -4.13%
EPS Growth (3Y) 2.37%
EPS Growth (5Y) 7.79%
Sales Growth (1Y) -1.39%
Sales Growth (3Y) 4.35%
Sales Growth (5Y) 4.91%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) -0.78%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 5.36%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 11.40%
As of August 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of August 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.87%
Stock 99.10%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.03%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 3.44% 205.61 1.42%
Littelfuse, Inc. 3.30% 249.30 2.46%
ESCO Technologies, Inc. 3.28% 222.10 1.20%
Bel Fuse, Inc. 3.25% 158.57 2.97%
Visteon Corp. 3.05% 106.93 -0.21%
Astec Industries, Inc. 2.99% 46.81 0.60%
Quaker Houghton 2.96% 133.10 -4.17%
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. 2.92% 40.18 -1.35%
Independent Bank Corp. (Massachusetts) 2.71% 67.75 0.68%
YETI Holdings, Inc. 2.55% 33.54 -1.32%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.90%
Administration Fee 174.2K%
Maximum Front Load 0.00%
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1000.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, dividend income. The Fund primarily invests in equity securities of small cap companies with market capitalization similar to the companies listed on the Russell 2000 Value Index at the time of investment.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US Sm&Mid Cap
Peer Group Small-Cap Value Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Small-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Small-Cap Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Dean
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (10-31-25) 1.61%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 65
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 24.87
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 2.144
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 2.232
Weighted Median ROE 8.19%
Weighted Median ROA 4.13%
ROI (TTM) 6.94%
Return on Investment (TTM) 6.94%
Earning Yield 0.0597
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.4973
Number of Equity Holdings 63
As of August 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) -4.13%
EPS Growth (3Y) 2.37%
EPS Growth (5Y) 7.79%
Sales Growth (1Y) -1.39%
Sales Growth (3Y) 4.35%
Sales Growth (5Y) 4.91%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) -0.78%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 5.36%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 11.40%
As of August 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 5/28/1997
Last Annual Report Date 3/31/2025
Last Prospectus Date 7/29/2025
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
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:DASCX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:DASCX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:DASCX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:DASCX", "prospectus_objective")
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