Key Stats

Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio
2.36% 65.98M 0.00% 94.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized All Time Total Returns (Daily) Max Drawdown (All)
-53.27M -53.81% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term growth through capital appreciation; income is a secondary objective. The fund has adopted an investment policy that it will, under normal conditions, invest at least 80% of the value of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks (both common and preferred) of companies principally engaged in banking or financial services, and collective investment vehicles such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that invest in companies that are principally engaged in banking and financial services.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol HSSAX
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Financial
Category Index S&P 1500 Financials TR
Global Category Name Financials Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Financials Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P 1500 Financials (Sector) Total Return (^SP15FINSTR)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Financial
Fund Owner Firm Name Emerald
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 2000 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Kenneth Mertz 26.05 yrs
Steven Russell 10.97 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: 67
-53.27M
-8.898B Category Low
804.86M Category High
3 Months
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3 Years
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5 Years
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YTD
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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
27.29%
11.82%
-20.11%
19.76%
11.21%
38.18%
-56.15%
-12.70%
7.51%
22.40%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
2.39%
28.76%
11.17%
-17.65%
21.88%
-6.44%
55.28%
-19.59%
-16.80%
36.95%
9.74%
-18.15%
26.67%
-10.70%
39.55%
-12.88%
-19.87%
14.29%
18.57%
-19.85%
22.74%
-6.17%
34.29%
-12.17%
-9.34%
2.33%
22.34%
-14.48%
32.36%
9.66%
25.68%
-18.23%
-6.86%
As of March 17, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
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Dividend Yield TTM (3-17-23) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 9.547
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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As of January 31, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of January 31, 2023

Asset Allocation

As of January 31, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 3.62% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 95.44% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.94% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
FinWise Bancorp 4.88% 8.90 -1.11%
Community Heritage Financial Inc 3.05% 19.05 -1.30%
Linkbancorp Inc Ordinary Shares 2.56% 6.59 -5.72%
CNB Financial Corp 2.47% 20.08 2.19%
Axos Financial Inc 2.34% 37.92 0.90%
The Bancorp Inc 2.33% 29.43 -1.60%
Western Alliance Bancorp 2.32% 30.68 -2.04%
Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc 2.31% 25.25 1.98%
Kinsale Capital Group Inc 2.21% 290.52 3.05%
Primis Financial Corp 2.17% 9.67 1.63%

Fees & Availability

Fees
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Administration Fee --
Performance Fee --
Switching Fee --
Transaction Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
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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
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term growth through capital appreciation; income is a secondary objective. The fund has adopted an investment policy that it will, under normal conditions, invest at least 80% of the value of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks (both common and preferred) of companies principally engaged in banking or financial services, and collective investment vehicles such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that invest in companies that are principally engaged in banking and financial services.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol HSSAX
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Financial
Category Index S&P 1500 Financials TR
Global Category Name Financials Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Financials Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P 1500 Financials (Sector) Total Return (^SP15FINSTR)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Financial
Fund Owner Firm Name Emerald
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 2000 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Kenneth Mertz 26.05 yrs
Steven Russell 10.97 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-17-23) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 9.547
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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As of January 31, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of January 31, 2023

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 7/3/2000
Last Annual Report Date 4/30/2022
Last Prospectus Date 8/31/2022
Share Classes
FFBFX Inv
HSSAX A
HSSIX 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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