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Overview
Fund managers seek to identify companies participating in long-term secular growth trends. Companies considered for purchase typically demonstrate above-average earnings growth potential, are reasonably priced in relation to their fundamental value and possess strong business franchises.
In pursuit of the Fund's objective, managers rely on the application of original fundamental research underpinned by the use of quantitative tools and other risk management techniques. Each stock that makes its way into the Fund has been exposed to our rigorous research process and is evaluated in the context of risk versus reward.
Investors have access to a Fund that emphasizes our managers' highest-confidence growth ideas. A conviction-weighted portfolio of 25-40 common stocks amplifies the impact (positive or negative) of stock selection decisions on performance, yet provides managers the flexibility to maintain broad issuer and industry diversification.
Fund Facts
Asset Class | US Equity |
Morningstar Category | Large Growth |
Share Class Inception Date | 03/07/2011 |
Performance Inception | 03/07/2011 |
Investment Objective | Long-term capital growth |
Net Asset Value ($): as of 08/12/2025 | 29.90 |
Fund Assets ($MM): as of 07/31/2025 | 122.11 |
Share Class Assets ($MM): as of 08/12/2025 | 38.80 |
Distribution Frequency | Annually |
Benchmark | Russell 1000 Growth Index |
Pricing & Performance
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Fees & Expenses
Gross Expense Ratio (%) | 1.08 |
Net Expense Ratio (%) | 1.05 |
Maximum Sales Charge (%) | 5.25 |
Minimum Initial Investment ($) | 1,000 |
Growth of Investment
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Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 06/30/2025
1 Month | 3 Months | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | |
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EAFGX Shares | 6.33 | 16.46 | 6.17 | 13.96 | 26.58 | 15.78 | 14.53 |
EAFGX Shares with Max. 5.25% Sales Charge | 0.74 | 10.33 | 0.60 | 7.99 | 24.33 | 14.54 | 13.91 |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | 6.38 | 17.84 | 6.09 | 17.22 | 25.73 | 18.13 | 17.00 |
Past performance is not indicative of future results. The Portfolio's calendar year returns do not include the deduction of any applicable sales charges.
Historical Shareholder Flows
Daily Net Shareholder Flows
Risk/Return Statistics
As of 07/31/2025
EAFGX | |
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Beta (vs. benchmark) | 1.04 |
Information ratio | 0.14 |
R squared | 0.97 |
Standard deviation (%) | 18.57 |
Sharpe ratio | 0.99 |
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Monthly Yields
(% Average Annualized Monthly Net Yield (SEC 30-day Yield))
Distributions
As of
Ex-Date | Net Investment Income ($ per share) | Long-Term Capital Gains ($ per share) | Short-Term Capital Gains ($ per share) | Total Capital Gains ($ per share) |
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12/10/2024 | -- | 1.530200 | 0.000000 | 1.530200 |
12/12/2023 | -- | 0.607400 | 0.000000 | 0.607400 |
Historical Information
Tax Character of Distributions
Historical Yields (Subsidized)
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Risk & Reward Profile
Morningstar Rankings
As of 07/31/2025
Percentile | Rank/Total in Category | |
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1 Year | 57 | 649/1082 |
3 Year | 24 | 223/1029 |
5 Year | 37 | 293/954 |
10 Year | 46 | 343/757 |
Rankings are based on total returns, are historical and do not guarantee future results. For additional Morningstar information, refer to the disclosures below.
Composition
Composition
As of 06/30/2025
Fund | Index | |
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Information Technology
| 48.21 | 51.24 |
Communication Services
| 14.60 | 11.53 |
Consumer Discretionary
| 11.34 | 13.50 |
Health Care
| 6.73 | 7.02 |
Financials
| 6.63 | 6.59 |
Industrials
| 6.48 | 5.96 |
Fund | Index | |
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Consumer Staples
| 3.79 | 2.68 |
Real Estate
| 0.74 | 0.50 |
Energy
| -- | 0.31 |
Materials
| -- | 0.33 |
Utilities
| -- | 0.33 |
Cash
| 1.49 | -- |
May not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.
Geography
As of
May not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.
Holdings
As of
06/30/2025
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Fund | |
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NVIDIA Corp | 12.95 |
Microsoft Corp | 10.65 |
Amazon.com Inc | 7.90 |
Apple Inc | 6.87 |
Meta Platforms Inc | 5.91 |
Broadcom Inc | 5.55 |
Netflix Inc | 4.41 |
Alphabet Inc - CL C | 4.27 |
TJX Cos Inc | 2.36 |
Eli Lilly & Co | 2.24 |
Portfolio Characteristics
As of 06/30/2025
Fund | |
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Average Market Cap ($B) | 1,668.6 |
Number of Holdings | 37 |
Portfolio turnover is sourced from the fund's current prospectus. View current prospectus for the as of date.
Value/Anti-Value Portfolio Characteristics
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Total Leverage (%)
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DEFINITIONS:
Beta is a measure of the relative volatility of a security or portfolio to the market's upward or downward movements.
Information ratio is the portfolio’s alpha or excess return per unit of risk, as measured by tracking error, versus the portfolio’s benchmark.
Number of holdings provided are a typical range, not a maximum number. The portfolio may exceed this from time to time due to market conditions and outstanding trades.
R squared measures how well an investment’s returns correlate to an index. An R squared of 1.00 means the portfolio performance is 100% correlated to the index’s, whereas a low r-squared means that the portfolio performance is less correlated to the index’s.
Sharpe ratio is a risk-adjusted measure calculated as the ratio of excess return to standard deviation.
Standard deviation measures how widely individual performance returns, within a performance series, are dispersed from the average or mean value.
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