# Shelton International Select Equity Fund - Institutional Class (SISEX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sisex 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: 2017-01-03 This fund primarily allocates at least 80% of its net assets, including borrowed capital, to equity investments in international companies. The selection process emphasizes foreign businesses demonstrating strong potential for earnings growth. While focusing its equity holdings on non-U.S. entities predominantly based in developed economies, the fund also retains the flexibility to invest in firms situated in emerging markets. To maintain significant global exposure, a minimum of 30% of its total assets, including any leveraged funds, will be dedicated to non-U.S. company securities. The po... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $33.96 | | Expense Ratio | 0.99% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $45.9M | | NAV | $33.96 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.56% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.53 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $28.56 – $35.69 | | Beta | 0.87 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.5293 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-31 - Pay date: 2025-12-31 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SISEX invest in? This fund primarily allocates at least 80% of its net assets, including borrowed capital, to equity investments in international companies. The selection process emphasizes foreign businesses demonstrating strong potential for earnings growth. While focusing its equity holdings on non-U.S. entities predominantly based in developed economies, the fund also retains the flexibility to invest in firms situated in emerging markets. To maintain significant global exposure, a minimum of 30% of its total assets, including any leveraged funds, will be dedicated to non-U.S. company securities. The portfolio typically comprises investments in the shares of approximately 30 to 50 different issuers. ### What is the expense ratio of SISEX? Shelton International Select Equity Fund - Institutional Class (SISEX) charges an expense ratio of 0.99%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is SISEX? Shelton International Select Equity Fund - Institutional Class (SISEX) is one share class of a fund that manages $45.9M across all of its share classes (SISLX 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 SISEX actively managed or an index fund? SISEX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (SISEX's is 0.99%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was SISEX launched? Shelton International Select Equity Fund - Institutional Class (SISEX) launched in January 2017 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has SISEX performed? SISEX'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 SISEX pay a dividend? Shelton International Select Equity Fund - Institutional Class (SISEX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.56%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does SISEX pay dividends? Shelton International Select Equity Fund - Institutional Class pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is SISEX's dividend yield? SISEX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.56%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is SISEX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SISEX was 2025-12-31. 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 SISEX'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 SISEX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SISEX'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 SISEX cost more than a fund like VOO? SISEX 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 SISEX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SISEX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as SISEX (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/sisex - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sisex/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sisex/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sisex/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sisex/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.