Invests in companies of any size and favors smaller-sized
companies with market capitalizations that are equal to or
less than the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index
seeks companies with perceived leadership
positions and competitive advantages in niche markets
portfolio is diversified across industry sectors
focuses on companies that do not receive
significant coverage from other institutional investors
Investment Process
Ten-step process
Emerald uses a ten-step research process
that culminates with the production of an internal report on
each company
Deep research and analytics
The process includes a brief company description,
its competitive advantage, an assessment of management, specific
growth drivers, risks, valuation metrics (and its comparables)
and why Emerald should buy the stock
Team approach
Emerald portfolio managers and research
analysts are in constant communication and also participate
in twice-weekly structured research meetings
Risk assessment
Emerald seeks to control volatility by
diversifying the fund's portfolio among subgroups within each
industry sector. Emerald also seeks to minimize risk by unequally
weighting the percentage ownership of portfolio companies through
a comprehensive on-going risk assessment process
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.
