# Heartland Value Plus Fund Insti Class Shs (HNVIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hnvix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2008-05-01 This investment vehicle strives to achieve substantial long-term growth for its capital and generate a moderate stream of current income. It employs a focused investment strategy, primarily allocating capital to a select portfolio of typically 40 to 70 common equities from smaller enterprises, chosen based on their intrinsic value. A significant portion of its holdings generally consists of common shares that pay dividends. Upon initial acquisition, the fund predominantly targets companies with market valuations ranging from $250 million to $4 billion. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $42.47 | | Expense Ratio | 0.99% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $299.1M | | NAV | $42.47 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 0.77% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.33 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $33.97 – $44.98 | | Beta | 0.96 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.3253 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-19 - Pay date: 2025-12-19 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does HNVIX invest in? This investment vehicle strives to achieve substantial long-term growth for its capital and generate a moderate stream of current income. It employs a focused investment strategy, primarily allocating capital to a select portfolio of typically 40 to 70 common equities from smaller enterprises, chosen based on their intrinsic value. A significant portion of its holdings generally consists of common shares that pay dividends. Upon initial acquisition, the fund predominantly targets companies with market valuations ranging from $250 million to $4 billion. ### What is the expense ratio of HNVIX? Heartland Value Plus Fund Insti Class Shs (HNVIX) charges an expense ratio of 0.99%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is HNVIX? Heartland Value Plus Fund Insti Class Shs (HNVIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $299.1M across all of its share classes (HRVIX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is HNVIX actively managed or an index fund? HNVIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (HNVIX's is 0.99%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was HNVIX launched? Heartland Value Plus Fund Insti Class Shs (HNVIX) launched in May 2008 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has HNVIX performed? HNVIX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does HNVIX pay a dividend? Heartland Value Plus Fund Insti Class Shs (HNVIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.77%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does HNVIX pay dividends? Heartland Value Plus Fund Insti Class Shs pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is HNVIX's dividend yield? HNVIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.77%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is HNVIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for HNVIX was 2025-12-19. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will HNVIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.99% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does HNVIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from HNVIX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does HNVIX cost more than a fund like VOO? HNVIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.99%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether HNVIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to HNVIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as HNVIX (0.99%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hnvix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hnvix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hnvix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hnvix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hnvix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.