Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Ordinary Shs

Frequently Asked Questions About QUSOX

What does QUSOX invest in?

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80 percent of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities issued by foreign markets, small-cap value issuers. Its sub-adviser seeks to identify 50 to 100 value securities, that is, foreign markets, small-cap securities that the sub-adviser considers as being mispriced by the market but having the best opportunity for price appreciation to reflect their long-term fundamental valuations and/or future cash flows.

What is the expense ratio of QUSOX?

Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Ordinary Shs (QUSOX) charges an expense ratio of 1.42%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

How big is QUSOX?

Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund Ordinary Shs (QUSOX) is one share class of a fund that manages $602.0M across all of its share classes (QUSIX 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 QUSOX actively managed or an index fund?

QUSOX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (QUSOX's is 1.42%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.

When was QUSOX launched?

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

How has QUSOX performed?

QUSOX'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.