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| Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust |
| Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers
Trust is the sub-advisor to three Forward Funds,
and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerald Advisers, Inc.,
which was founded in 1991 by Joseph E. Besecker, portfolio
manager of the Forward Opportunities Fund. |
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| The four principal officers of Emerald Advisers, Inc. combine
more than 70 years of experience in the mutual fund, investment
advisory, pension funds management and securities brokerage
industries. As of March 31, 2008, Emerald Advisers, Inc.
managed approximately $2.2 billion in assets. Emerald is based
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. |
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Portfolio Manager
President & CIO
Kenneth G. Mertz, II, CFA*
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Mertz has 29 years of investment experience
and a 15-year tenure with Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust.
He has led the portfolio management team since inception. |
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Portfolio Manager
Sr. Vice President
Stacey L. Sears |
Sears has 16 years of investment experience and
a 16-year tenure with Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust.
Stacey has an MBA from Villanova University. |
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Portfolio Manager
Director of Emerald Research
Joseph W. Garner |
Garner has 15 years of investment experience and a 14-year tenure with Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust. Joseph has an MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh. |
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*Kenneth G. Mertz, II,
has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. CFA Institute marks are trademarks owned by the CFA Institute. |
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Overview |
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| Category: |
Small Growth |
| Ticker Symbol: |
HSPCX |
| CUSIP: |
29089R202 |
| Benchmark: |
Russell 2000 Growth Index |
| Inception: |
July 1, 2000 |
| Net Assets: |
$4.0 Million |
| Load Fee: |
No Load |
| Dealer Concession: |
1.00%1,2 |
| Trail: |
1.00%3 |
| Gross Expense Ratio: |
2.01% |
| Net Expense Ratio: |
2.01% |
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Minimum Investment |
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| Initial: |
$4,000 |
| Initial–eDelivery: |
$2,000 |
| Initial–Automatic Investment Plan: |
$500 |
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Statistics |
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| Price/Book:* |
2.93 |
| Forward P/E:* |
17.30 |
| Weighted Avg. Market Capitalization:* |
$1.6 Billion |
| Avg. Capitalization:* |
$1.4 Billion |
| Beta: |
0.93 |
| R-Squared: |
0.91 |
| Number of Holdings: |
115 |
| Annualized Turnover: |
114.01% |
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1Maximum concession allowed. See prospectus for more details.
2Maximum deferred sales charge for shares held less than
two years is 1.00%.
3Begins after 24th month.
*Data refers to the Fund’s holdings and not to the Fund itself.
Price/Book Ratio and Price/Earnings represent equity securities
within the Fund’s portfolio, and are not intended to demonstrate
Fund growth, income earned by the Fund, or distributions made
by the Fund.
Beta is a measure of risk which shows the Fund’s volatility
relative to its benchmark index.
R-Squared reflects the percentage of a Fund’s movements that
are explained by movement in its benchmark index.
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