- What does SVFFX invest in?
- In pursuit of its financial objectives, the fund strategically builds a focused portfolio generally comprising 25 to 30 companies. Its investments are concentrated in the equity securities of substantial U.S. enterprises, known as "large-cap" firms. The managers categorize large-cap companies as publicly listed American businesses boasting a market valuation greater than $5 billion. Furthermore, this fund employs a non-diversified investment approach.
- What is the expense ratio of SVFFX?
- Smead Value Fund - Class I1 (SVFFX) charges an expense ratio of 0.96%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is SVFFX?
- Smead Value Fund - Class I1 (SVFFX) is one share class of a fund that manages $4.05B across all of its share classes (SMVLX, SVFAX, SVFDX, SVFKX, SVFYX report 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 SVFFX actively managed or an index fund?
- SVFFX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (SVFFX's is 0.96%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.
- When was SVFFX launched?
- Smead Value Fund - Class I1 (SVFFX) launched in December 2009 and is managed by the fund issuer.
- How has SVFFX performed?
- SVFFX'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.
