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Forester Value Fund R (FVRLX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jul '24Oct '24Jan '25Apr '250.00%18.15%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.52% 4.724M -- 7.00%
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 growth of capital by investing at least 65% of its net assets in the common stocks of large companies that have market capitalizations greater than $5.0 billion. The Fund invests in the stocks of large U.S. companies that it believes are undervalued and have great appreciation potential.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Global Peer Group Alternative Long/Short Equity US
Peer Group Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds
Global Macro Alternative Equity
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Forester Funds
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 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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60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 33
-67.37M Peer Group Low
516.71M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 37
1.009M
-210.03M Peer Group Low
2.801B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 24
-168.83M Peer Group Low
1.445B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 48
-613.37M Peer Group Low
3.878B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 35
-103.33M Peer Group Low
2.271B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 54
-1.415B Peer Group Low
3.962B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 37
-65.90M Peer Group Low
1.970B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 79
-6.591B Peer Group Low
6.458B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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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%
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12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% 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
0.03%
1.47%
0.16%
-0.14%
12.15%
-14.53%
2.51%
16.11%
-9.41%
26.60%
16.25%
18.54%
-18.36%
22.20%
17.49%
6.22%
-3.12%
24.34%
4.60%
28.60%
-10.92%
24.42%
22.32%
0.95%
-11.25%
22.45%
1.45%
26.18%
-3.15%
10.82%
5.15%
3.13%
-7.80%
29.05%
25.37%
28.40%
-18.95%
28.83%
28.11%
0.35%
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15.62%
23.64%
34.89%
4.77%
As of June 06, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (6-5-25) 2.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 21.94
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.103
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 5.013
Weighted Median ROE 22.90%
Weighted Median ROA 5.62%
ROI (TTM) 9.56%
Return on Investment (TTM) 9.56%
Earning Yield 0.0563
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.464
Bond
Yield to Maturity (3-31-25) 4.30%
Average Coupon --
Calculated Average Quality 5.00
Effective Maturity 0.2366
Nominal Maturity 0.2366
As of March 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 14.40%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.23%
EPS Growth (5Y) 8.27%
Sales Growth (1Y) 7.77%
Sales Growth (3Y) 7.69%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.29%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 7.77%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 7.53%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 6.56%
As of March 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/29/2010
Last Annual Report Date 3/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 7/31/2024
Share Classes
FVALX N
FVILX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Asset Allocation

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As of March 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 8.17%
Stock 68.24%
Bond 19.27%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 4.32%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
United States of America (Government) 0% 26-JUN-2025
19.27% -- --
Cash and Cash Equivalents
8.17% -- --
Alamos Gold Inc 4.57% 26.66 -1.26%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.97% 117.93 -3.38%
SPX May5 5500.0P
3.11% -- --
The Kroger Co 2.74% 66.15 -0.14%
Cardinal Health Inc 2.68% 154.73 0.40%
Aon PLC 2.59% 371.25 0.21%
Verizon Communications Inc 2.41% 43.80 1.15%
Exelon Corp 2.39% 42.61 -0.58%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 0.50%
Actual Management Fee 0.89%
Administration Fee 914.0%
Maximum Front Load --
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 100.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing at least 65% of its net assets in the common stocks of large companies that have market capitalizations greater than $5.0 billion. The Fund invests in the stocks of large U.S. companies that it believes are undervalued and have great appreciation potential.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Global Peer Group Alternative Long/Short Equity US
Peer Group Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds
Global Macro Alternative Equity
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Forester Funds
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (6-5-25) 2.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 21.94
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.103
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 5.013
Weighted Median ROE 22.90%
Weighted Median ROA 5.62%
ROI (TTM) 9.56%
Return on Investment (TTM) 9.56%
Earning Yield 0.0563
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.464
Bond
Yield to Maturity (3-31-25) 4.30%
Average Coupon --
Calculated Average Quality 5.00
Effective Maturity 0.2366
Nominal Maturity 0.2366
As of March 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 14.40%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.23%
EPS Growth (5Y) 8.27%
Sales Growth (1Y) 7.77%
Sales Growth (3Y) 7.69%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.29%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 7.77%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 7.53%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 6.56%
As of March 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/29/2010
Last Annual Report Date 3/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 7/31/2024
Share Classes
FVALX N
FVILX Inst
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:FVRLX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:FVRLX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:FVRLX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:FVRLX", "prospectus_objective")
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