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Forward Small Cap Equity Fund

Institutional Class

Overview
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
 
 
 
  Identify "Baby Blue Chips" - small cap companies which can self-fund their growth
 
small companies with a distinct competitive advantage are the targets
the stock must be trading at a reasonable valuation to be considered for investment
there also must be signs of a catalyst that will drive near-term and long-term growth
purchase decisions follow extensive research into the validity of the company's business model, the strength of their finances, the quality of their management and the sustainability of their competitive advantage
  Class: Institutional
Change to: Investor
Change to: Class A
   
PDF Fund Fact Sheet
Overview
Category: Small Cap Blend
Ticker Symbol: FFHIX
CUSIP: 349913889
Benchmark: Russell 2000 Index
Inception: June 6, 2002
Net Assets: $202.1 Million
Load Fee: No Load
Gross Expense Ratio: 1.37%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.37%
Minimum Investment
Initial: $100,000
Statistics
Price/Book:* 2.65
Forward P/E:* 17.86
EPS Growth Rate:* 26.57%
Long-Term Debt-to-Equity:* 25.83%
Weighted Avg. Market Capitalization:* $2.1 Billion
Average Capitalization:* $1.9 Billion
Beta: 0.93
R-Squared: 0.89
Number of Holdings: 110
Annualized Turnover: 281.75%

*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.

EPS Growth Rate represents the Fund’s annual percentage growth rate of earnings per share over the trailing 3-year period.

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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