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As of 04/07/2022

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Al Frank Fund

VALUX | Fund

$27.67

$77.8 M

0.66%

$0.18

1.49%

Vitals

YTD Return

-4.8%

1 yr return

6.0%

3 Yr Avg Return

14.9%

5 Yr Avg Return

11.6%

Net Assets

$77.8 M

Holdings in Top 10

21.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$27.6
$26.76
$31.05

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.49%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 5.10%

Redemption Fee 2.00%


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 04/07/2022

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Al Frank Fund

VALUX | Fund

$27.67

$77.8 M

0.66%

$0.18

1.49%

VALUX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -4.8%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 14.9%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 11.6%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.56%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.7%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Al Frank Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Al Frank
  • Inception Date
    Jan 02, 1998
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Inv
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    John Buckingham

Fund Description

Under normal market conditions, the Adviser selects equity securities that it believes are out of favor and undervalued. The Adviser then attempts to purchase the securities and hold them until it believes that the securities have reached their fair value.

The Adviser selects equity securities consisting of common stocks and securities having the characteristics of common stocks, such as preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants. The Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers (“foreign securities”), provided that they are publicly traded in the United States, including in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). The Adviser screens a universe of more than 6,000 stocks in order to identify those with low price-to-earnings ratios, price-to-book values, and price-to-revenues ratios relative to its historical norms, its industry peers or the overall market. The Adviser utilizes these and other fundamental valuation metrics as well as its assessments of a company’s long-term growth prospects and risk characteristics, in order to establish a target price for each stock. The target price represents the price at which the Adviser believes the stock is fairly valued. Those stocks with significant appreciation potential relative to these target prices and perceived risk characteristics become available for selection. The Adviser employs a go-anywhere style focused on uncovering undervalued stocks independent of market capitalization. The Fund’s portfolio is expected to hold both dividend and non-dividend paying stocks and seeks broad market diversification via exposure to a significant number of major market sectors and industry groups.

The Adviser may sell positions as they reach or approach their target price, if a lower target price results from a reassessment of earnings or valuation multiples, or if a more attractive stock is identified.

To earn additional income, the Fund, through its agent, may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers amounting to no more than 33-1/3% of the total assets of the Fund (including any collateral posted) or 50% of the total assets of the Fund (excluding any collateral posted). When the Fund loans its portfolio securities, it will receive collateral equal to at least 102% of the value of the loaned securities.

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VALUX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VALUX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -4.8% -22.9% 322.7% 89.90%
1 Yr 6.0% -11.4% 77.8% 97.60%
3 Yr 14.9%* -1.8% 25.1% 24.80%
5 Yr 11.6%* 1.0% 16.5% 30.86%
10 Yr 11.3%* 1.7% 16.4% 46.94%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VALUX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 16.8% -87.2% 57.5% 45.11%
2022 2.8% -26.7% 285.0% 23.94%
2021 16.7% -32.1% 76.3% 67.47%
2020 -16.4% -62.4% 92.3% 54.49%
2019 6.5% -72.0% 48.6% 64.72%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VALUX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -4.8% -22.9% 31.9% 90.87%
1 Yr 6.0% -11.4% 86.0% 94.14%
3 Yr 14.9%* -1.8% 25.1% 20.48%
5 Yr 11.6%* 0.6% 18.6% 29.92%
10 Yr 11.3%* 1.5% 16.4% 44.65%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VALUX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 16.8% -87.2% 57.5% 45.11%
2022 2.8% -26.7% 17709.3% 24.03%
2021 16.7% -32.1% 48.5% 67.64%
2020 -16.4% -37.1% 20.6% 75.75%
2019 6.5% -72.0% 33185.7% 90.26%

NAV & Total Return History


VALUX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VALUX Category Low Category High VALUX % Rank
Net Assets 77.8 M 390 K 151 B 85.45%
Number of Holdings 77 2 1736 43.53%
Net Assets in Top 10 18.1 M 1.44 K 31.3 B 70.41%
Weighting of Top 10 21.94% 5.1% 100.0% 81.57%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Apple Inc 2.79%
  2. Amgen Inc 2.66%
  3. Alphabet Inc Class C 2.62%
  4. JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.39%
  5. Deere & Co 2.28%
  6. Qualcomm Inc 2.21%
  7. Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 2.19%
  8. Corning Inc 2.09%
  9. The Walt Disney Co 2.09%
  10. Goldman Sachs Group Inc 2.08%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VALUX % Rank
Stocks
98.05% 51.79% 140.27% 66.83%
Cash
1.94% -43.80% 26.37% 29.15%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 30.44% 65.20%
Other
0.00% -16.25% 26.80% 62.94%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 9.12% 63.51%
Bonds
0.00% -0.29% 37.44% 64.07%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VALUX % Rank
Technology
23.96% 0.00% 54.02% 5.04%
Financial Services
16.94% 0.00% 51.48% 69.57%
Industrials
12.97% 0.00% 45.08% 35.60%
Healthcare
12.04% 0.00% 37.03% 80.47%
Consumer Cyclical
9.98% 0.00% 26.64% 17.77%
Communication Services
6.34% 0.00% 26.52% 45.05%
Consumer Defense
6.01% 0.00% 33.79% 76.06%
Basic Materials
3.93% 0.00% 26.24% 39.00%
Energy
3.61% 0.00% 34.62% 79.71%
Real Estate
3.34% 0.00% 90.62% 36.80%
Utilities
0.87% 0.00% 34.45% 80.97%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VALUX % Rank
US
94.73% 26.40% 138.81% 49.94%
Non US
3.32% 0.00% 45.02% 51.70%

VALUX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VALUX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.49% 0.01% 4.02% 11.46%
Management Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.69% 97.66%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 43.32%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.50% 50.97%

Sales Fees

VALUX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 0.95% 5.50% N/A

Trading Fees

VALUX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee 2.00% 1.00% 2.00% 36.36%

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

VALUX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 5.10% 0.00% 488.00% 2.59%

VALUX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VALUX Category Low Category High VALUX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.66% 0.00% 2.60% 63.52%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VALUX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually Monthly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VALUX Category Low Category High VALUX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.56% -1.51% 5.38% 87.10%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VALUX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually

Distributions History

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VALUX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

John Buckingham


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 02, 1998

24.26

24.3%

John Buckingham leads a team that scrutinizes more than 300 stocks for money-management clients and newsletter subscribers. He is equally resolute in his management of the Al Frank Fund. Before the acquisition of the firm by Kovitz Investment Group in 2018, John was part of Al Frank Asset Management beginning in 1987, where he served as Director of Research since 1989 and Chief Portfolio Manager since 1990. John graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California in 1987 with a B.S. degree in computer science and a minor in business administration. His opinion is widely sought: John has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, is frequently interviewed by publications and conducts workshops at investment seminars.

Jason Clark


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 31, 2016

6.17

6.2%

Jason Clark, a member of the Investment Committee of Kovitz Investment Group’s AFAM Division, has been a part of the firm’s Research and Portfolio Management Department since 2007. Within research, Jason is primarily focused on fundamental analysis of individual stocks and industries. Within Portfolio Management, Jason is responsible for active account management, providing education about the firm’s investment strategies and portfolio management process and working with the firm’s current and prospective Private Wealth clients. After serving in the United States Navy, Jason graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. degree in finance from the University of West Florida. His background includes experience as a fixed income specialist and corporate bond trader for Edward Jones and equity research associate with A.G. Edwards. Jason is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Orange County.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.06 86.42 7.38 6.55