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Forward Mini-Cap Fund

Institutional Class

Overview
Updated as of:
June 30, 2008
 
 
 
  Invests in the stocks of the smallest U.S.-based publicly traded companies
 
mini-cap stocks have market capitalizations of $100 million to $1 billion at the time of purchase
seeks mini-cap companies with low levels of institutional ownership that are followed by few stock analysts
the Fund management team looks for mini-cap companies that have one or more catalysts which could make them the small-cap or mid-cap stock of tomorrow
few investment strategies have higher long-term return potential than a mini-cap fund
  Class: Institutional
Change to: Investor
   
PDF Fund Fact Sheet
Overview
Category: Small Cap Blend
Ticker Symbol: FFMIX
CUSIP: 349913848
Benchmark: Russell 2000 Index
Inception: August 15, 2003
Net Assets: $71.4 Million
Load Fee: No Load
Gross Expense Ratio: 1.36%
Net Expense Ratio: 1.25%1
Minimum Investment
Initial: $100,000
Statistics
Price/Book:* 2.31
Forward P/E:* 20.97
EPS Growth Rate:* 27.71%
Long-Term Debt-to-Equity:* 14.63%
Weighted Avg. Market Capitalization:* $745.6 Million
Average Capitalization:* $738.0 Million
Beta: 0.97
R-Squared: 0.86
Number of Holdings: 85
Annualized Turnover: 354.21%

1The Fund’s investment advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees and reimburse other expenses until April 30, 2009, in amounts necessary to limit the Fund’s operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends and extraordinary expenses) for Institutional Class shares to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets) of 1.25%.

*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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