ANCSX
Ancora Microcap Fund
ANCORA TRUST
Expense ratio1
Net assets2
$17.54M
Holdings2
52
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 29, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The investment objective of Ancora MicroCap Fund (the Fund) is to obtain capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the assets of the Fund will be invested in equity securities of companies whose equity securities have a total market value of under $700,000,000. Equity securities consist of common stock, preferred stock and securities convertible into common or preferred stock. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing. In deciding which securities to buy and which to sell, the Advisor will give primary consideration to fundamental factors. For example, securities having relatively low ratios of share price to book value, net asset value, earnings and cash flow will generally be considered attractive investments. Additionally, the Advisor will give secondary consideration to insider transactions and the growth of earnings. As a result of its … Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the assets of the Fund will be invested in equity securities of companies whose equity securities have a total market value of under $700,000,000. Equity securities consist of common stock, preferred stock and securities convertible into common or preferred stock. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing. In deciding which securities to buy and which to sell, the Advisor will give primary consideration to fundamental factors. For example, securities having relatively low ratios of share price to book value, net asset value, earnings and cash flow will generally be considered attractive investments. Additionally, the Advisor will give secondary consideration to insider transactions and the growth of earnings. As a result of its focus on small companies and its intent to take short-term positions in certain equity securities, this Fund may be considered to be more aggressive than other mutual funds having a value style of investing.

Top holdings

As of Dec. 31, 2025 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
MONEY MARKET FUND GOIXX $2.06M 11.72%
AVIAT NETWORKS INC $740.47K 4.22%
CRAWFORD & CO-A $692.58K 3.95%
PASON SYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK PSYTF $642.61K 3.66%
NATURE'S SUNSHNE $637.21K 3.63%
UNITED INSURANCE $540.01K 3.08%
GENCO SHIPPING + TRADING LTD COMMON STOCK USD.01 GNK US $525.02K 2.99%
NEWTEKONE INC $522.92K 2.98%
MASTERBRAND INC $468.91K 2.67%
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMNTL SVCS INC $465.28K 2.65%
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Allocation by sector

As of December 31, 2025 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Sep 30, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025
Opened
2
Exited
4
Increased
6
Decreased
7
Unchanged
37

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Similar funds

Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight
FundOverlapNet exp.
Pinnacle Value Fund · PVFIX 16% 1.32%
Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund · PRCGX 13% 1.73%
North Star Micro Cap Fund · NSMVX, NSMYX 13% 1.39%
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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Ancora Advisors LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of April 29, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of December 31, 2025, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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