A Structured Process Striving for Repeatable Results

Removing Emotion From Decision Making

Opportunity Identification

We use a top-down, bottom-up approach to identify investment opportunities. This allows us to filter investments from broad-based macroeconomic views down to asset price levels.

Rigorous Analysis

Once an opportunity has been identified, we rigorously analyze the investment across three variables: valuation, fundamentals, and the geopolitical environment. Our goal is to identify buy factors and warning signals. Post-investment, our rigorous analysis continues.

Nimble Execution

Our portfolio managers are empowered to make buy and sell decisions, eliminating the need for multiple levels of approval. This efficient approach to decision-making translates into nimble execution.

Rigorous Analysis: Buy & Sell Indicators

Valuation

  • Historically attractive valuations relative to the security’s trading history and growth
  • Historically high valuations relative to the security’s trading history and growth
  • 15% or greater price decline

Fundamentals

  • Strong, stable management
  • Good growth momentum
  • Strong product
  • Significant management changes
  • Product/process obsolescence
  • Declining market share

Geopolitical

  • Stable economic environment
  • Strong currency
  • Growing inflation in the area
  • Political/social unrest

Annual Operating Expenses

Per the most recent prospectus, (1) Fund total operating expense ratios are: Class A, 1.90%; Class L, 2.65%; Institutional Class, 1.65% and (2) Fund net annual operating expense ratios are: Class A, 1.54%, Class L, 2.29%, Institutional Class, 1.29%. The net annual expense ratio takes into account contractual management fee waivers that are in effect until May 31, 2024.


Annual Operating Expenses

As of the February 6, 2024 supplement to the prospectus, Fund total operating expense ratios are: Class A, 1.36%; Class L, 2.36%; Institutional Class, 1.36%. In the interest of limiting expenses of the Fund, the Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with the Trust, effective May 31, 2023, so that the Fund’s ratio of total annual operating expenses is limited to 0.99% for Class A Shares, 1.99% for Class L Shares, and 0.99% for Institutional Class Shares until at least May 31, 2024.

Annual Operating Expenses

Per the most recent prospectus, Fund total operating expense ratios are: Class A, 2.68%; Class L, 3.43%; Institutional Class, 2.43%. The Fund does not use fee waivers at this time.

Annual Operating Expenses

Per the most current prospectus, (1) Fund total operating expense ratios are: Class A, 0.92%; Class L, 1.57%; Institutional Class, 0.92% until at least May 31, 2024. (2) In addition, the Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with the Trust so that the Fund’s ratio of total annual operating expenses are limited to 0.84% for Class A shares and Institutional Class shares and 1.49% for Class L Shares until at least May 31, 2024.