The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of domestic and foreign issuers. It may invest in companies that have recently commenced operations and do not have significant revenues (development stage companies). The fund may invest in U.S. and foreign government and corporate debt obligations and money market instruments. It may also invest in stocks, shares of exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), stock indexes and repurchase agreements.
Fund filings (PDF) »

Asset manager:
Robert Loest (Started: May 1, 2007)

Advisor Company:
Viking Fund Management LLC
Fund family reports on Morningstar »

	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
Alpha*	7.15	1.74	2.64	5.76
Beta*	0.81	0.78	0.95	1.00
Mean annual return	1.41	0.01	0.36	0.51
R-squared*	74.00	79.09	70.57	45.37
Standard deviation	22.25	21.04	17.91	23.91
Sharpe ratio	0.75	-0.11	0.08	0.13
* Against standard index

Risk measurement details »

Security	Net Assets
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA)	5.93%
ESCO Technologies, Inc. (ESE)	5.73%
Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)	5.46%
Shaw Communications, Inc. B (SJR)	5.24%
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL)	5.23%
3M Company (MMM)	5.01%
Teleflex Inc. (TFX)	4.68%
IMS Health, Inc. (RX)	4.46%
Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD)	4.42%
SUPERVALU (SVU)	4.38%

Holdings Performance »