Smead Value Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund will seek long-term capital appreciation through concentrated positions, therefore the fund will maintain approximately 25-30 companies in its portfolio. The Fund will invest in U.S. large capitalization ("large cap") companies through the ownership of common stock.

The Eight Criteria

Required over entire holding period
  • Meets an economic need
  • Strong competitive advantage (wide moats or barriers to entry)
  • Long history of profitability and strong operating metrics
  • Generates high levels of free cash flow
  • Available at a low price in relation to intrinsic value
Favored, but not required
  • Management's history of shareholder friendliness
  • Strong balance sheet
  • Strong insider ownership (Preferably with recent purchases)
 

Key Facts

Fund Inception: 1/2/08
Investment Style: Large-Cap Value
Total Net Assets as of 6/30/10: $34.9 million
 

Tickers, CUSIPs and Minimums

Investor Share Class
Ticker: SMVLX
CUSIP: 89833W774
Minimum Investment: $3,000
Institutional Share Class
Ticker: SMVMX
CUSIP: 89833W568
Minimum Investment: $1,000,000
 

Fund Literature

Fact Sheet
Prospectus
Statement of Additional Information
Annual Report (November 30, 2009)
Semi-Annual Report (May 31, 2009)
Shareholder Letter 2nd Quarter 2010

The Fund’s management combines a multi-discipline approach to investing which blends history, psychology and mathematics. These approaches coalesce with the Fund management’s experience and discipline to navigate through short-term price fluctuations in favor of the long-term goal.

The Fund is a "non-diversified" fund, meaning that a relatively high percentage of its assets may be invested in a limited number of issuers of securities.

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Book value is the net asset value of a company, calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total assets. Cash flow measures the cash generating capability of a company by adding non-cash charges (e.g. depreciation) and interest expense to pretax income. P/E (Price to earnings ratio) is a common tool for comparing the prices of different common stocks and is calculated by dividing the current market price of a stock by the earnings per share.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer holdings than a diversified fund. Therefore, the fund is more exposed to individual stock volatility than a diversified fund.


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