Key Stats

Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio
1.52% 4.802M 0.97% 7.80%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized All Time Total Returns (Daily) Max Drawdown (All)
189493.8 -2.26% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks maximum long-term capital growth. The fund invests in the stocks of large U.S. companies that are undervalued and have great appreciation potential. It invests at least 65% of its net assets (at market value at the time of purchase) in the common stocks of large companies that have market capitalizations greater than $5.0 billion. The fund may emphasize sectors more or less than the S&P 500. It may also invest in stock index options. The fund may also take defensive positions when the manager believes that the overall stock market is highly valued or that market conditions warrant it.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol FVALX
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Long-Short Equity
Category Index MSCI ACWI NR USD
Global Category Name Long/Short Equity
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name Forester
Prospectus Benchmark Index
S&P 500 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Thomas Forester 23.49 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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1M
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6M
YTD
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5Y
10Y
 
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1 Year
% Rank: 32
189493.8
-267.41M Category Low
472.43M Category High
3 Months
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As of February 28, 2023

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 17, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
-4.26%
-2.09%
0.03%
1.47%
0.16%
-0.14%
12.15%
-8.66%
11.96%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
2.41%
11.22%
15.86%
-16.29%
1.28%
-13.77%
31.14%
19.25%
0.78%
4.60%
12.25%
-1.96%
16.89%
9.91%
17.45%
-9.93%
-1.51%
20.26%
12.79%
-11.25%
22.45%
1.45%
26.18%
-3.15%
-4.20%
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11.55%
-4.96%
12.16%
4.45%
23.14%
-2.62%
-5.39%
As of March 17, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-17-23) 0.97%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 17.33
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
Weighted Median ROA Upgrade
Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
Forecasted PE Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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Bond
Current Yield --
Yield to Maturity --
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon --
Average Credit Score --
Average Price --
As of December 31, 2022

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/28/2010
Last Annual Report Date 3/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 7/31/2022
Share Classes
FVALX N
FVILX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

Asset Allocation

As of December 31, 2022.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 22.69% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 67.47% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 9.84% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
United States Treasury Bills 0%
9.84% -- --
United States Treasury Bills 0%
9.84% -- --
United States Treasury Bills 0%
6.57% -- --
General Mills Inc 3.20% 80.47 0.85%
Johnson & Johnson 3.07% 152.95 0.37%
Chevron Corp 2.97% 155.05 1.78%
JM Smucker Co 2.97% 155.11 2.13%
Cardinal Health Inc 2.73% 71.03 2.03%
FirstEnergy Corp 2.65% 40.26 1.21%
CVS Health Corp 2.42% 75.08 0.95%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee Upgrade
Actual Management Fee Upgrade
Administration Fee --
Performance Fee --
Switching Fee --
Transaction Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for Retirement Plan No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Open to Existing Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment Upgrade
Minimum Subsequent Investment Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks maximum long-term capital growth. The fund invests in the stocks of large U.S. companies that are undervalued and have great appreciation potential. It invests at least 65% of its net assets (at market value at the time of purchase) in the common stocks of large companies that have market capitalizations greater than $5.0 billion. The fund may emphasize sectors more or less than the S&P 500. It may also invest in stock index options. The fund may also take defensive positions when the manager believes that the overall stock market is highly valued or that market conditions warrant it.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol FVALX
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Long-Short Equity
Category Index MSCI ACWI NR USD
Global Category Name Long/Short Equity
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name Forester
Prospectus Benchmark Index
S&P 500 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Thomas Forester 23.49 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-17-23) 0.97%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 17.33
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
Weighted Median ROA Upgrade
Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
Forecasted PE Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Bond
Current Yield --
Yield to Maturity --
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon --
Average Credit Score --
Average Price --
As of December 31, 2022

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/28/2010
Last Annual Report Date 3/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 7/31/2022
Share Classes
FVALX N
FVILX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

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