Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day |
| -0.58% | |||
| 1 week | +1.48% |
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| 4 week | +6.77% |
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| 3 month | +11.05% |
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| YTD | +17.82% |
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| 1 year | +24.03% |
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| 3 years* | +18.16% |
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| 5 years* |
| -0.86% | |||
| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +27.16% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -37.58% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Large Growth
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Below Average | Above Average |
 
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| 5 years | Low | Above Average |
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| 10 years | Low | Above Average |
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| Overall | Low | Above Average |
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| Mid | |||
| Small | |||
| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 10.20M | |
| Front load | 5.75% | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 2.61% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | Sparrow |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 0.10% | |
| Stocks | 97.02% | |
| Bonds | 0.00% | |
| Other | 2.88% |
Purchase information
| Initial | $1,000 | |
| Additional | $50 | |
| IRA Initial | $100 | |
| AIP Initial | $0 | |
| AIP Additional | $25 |
17.03+0.02(0.12%)
May 23, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund typically invests in a broad range of foreign and U.S. common stocks which the fund's adviser believes have above-average prospects for appreciation, based on a proprietary investment model developed by the adviser. It may invest in stocks of all market capitalization ranges based on the adviser's assessment of the relative opportunities and risks of each category. The fund may invest up to 15% of assets in fixed-income securities that are rated investment-grade at the time of purchase.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset manager:
Gerald Sparrow (Started: Oct 1, 1998)
Gerald Sparrow (Started: Oct 1, 1998)
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | -4.16 | -1.12 | -5.80 | -2.16 | |
| Beta* | 0.81 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 1.09 | |
| Mean annual return | 0.74 | 1.06 | 0.15 | 0.60 | |
| R-squared* | 72.86 | 81.95 | 87.22 | 85.17 | |
| Standard deviation | 9.66 | 17.42 | 22.28 | 17.32 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.91 | 0.73 | 0.07 | 0.32 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Nike, Inc. Class B (NKE) | 3.21% | |
| TJX Companies (TJX) | 3.13% | |
| Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA ADR (BUD) | 2.92% | |
| Ecolab, Inc. (ECL) | 2.90% | |
| Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. de C.V. ADR (KOF) | 2.86% | |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM) | 2.78% | |
| Fastenal Company (FAST) | 2.66% | |
| W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) | 2.66% | |
| VF Corporation (VFC) | 2.60% | |
| Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) | 2.55% |