Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Insti Shs

Frequently Asked Questions About QUSIX

What does QUSIX invest in?

The fund's primary objective is to achieve substantial long-term growth of capital alongside generating income. Typically, under standard market conditions, it commits a minimum of 80% of its net assets (which may include funds acquired through borrowing) to equity securities. These investments specifically target small-capitalization, value-oriented companies located in international markets. The appointed sub-adviser strategically identifies a focused collection of 50 to 100 such foreign small-cap value stocks. These are selected because the sub-adviser believes they are currently undervalued by the market but offer significant potential for their prices to increase, ultimately reflecting their true long-term intrinsic value and/or anticipated future cash flows. It's important to note that this fund employs a non-diversified investment approach.

What is the expense ratio of QUSIX?

Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Insti Shs (QUSIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.05%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

How big is QUSIX?

Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Insti Shs (QUSIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $602.3M across all of its share classes (QUSOX 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 QUSIX actively managed or an index fund?

QUSIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (QUSIX's is 1.05%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.

When was QUSIX launched?

Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Insti Shs (QUSIX) launched in May 2008 and is managed by the fund issuer.

How has QUSIX performed?

QUSIX'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.