# Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Insti Shs (QUSIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qusix 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: 2008-05-02 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 underva... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $19.20 | | Expense Ratio | 1.05% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $602.3M | | NAV | $19.20 (2026-10-30 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 2.78% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.53 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $17.60 – $20.38 | | Beta | 0.98 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.5339 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-17 - Pay date: 2025-12-22 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### 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. ### Does QUSIX pay a dividend? Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Insti Shs (QUSIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 2.78%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does QUSIX pay dividends? Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Insti 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 QUSIX's dividend yield? QUSIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 2.78%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is QUSIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for QUSIX was 2025-12-17. 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 QUSIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.05% 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 QUSIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from QUSIX'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 QUSIX cost more than a fund like VOO? QUSIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.05%). 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 QUSIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to QUSIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as QUSIX (1.05%) 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/qusix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qusix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qusix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qusix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qusix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.