Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 2, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy. To pursue its investment objective, the Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The securities may include common stock, preferred stock, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), or debt instruments that are convertible to common stock. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, primarily in domestically traded U.S. common stocks and U.S. traded equity stocks of foreign companies, including ADRs. The Fund uses a multi-style approach, meaning that it not only invests across different capitalization levels but may target both value- and growth-oriented companies. The portfolio manager looks for companies experiencing above-average revenue and profit growth as well as out-of-favor stocks that may be depressed due to … To pursue its investment objective, the Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The securities may include common stock, preferred stock, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), or debt instruments that are convertible to common stock. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, primarily in domestically traded U.S. common stocks and U.S. traded equity stocks of foreign companies, including ADRs. The Fund uses a multi-style approach, meaning that it not only invests across different capitalization levels but may target both value- and growth-oriented companies. The portfolio manager looks for companies experiencing above-average revenue and profit growth as well as out-of-favor stocks that may be depressed due to what the portfolio manager believes to be temporary economic circumstances. In choosing individual stocks, the portfolio manager then performs a fundamental analysis to examine the valuation, growth and momentum characteristics of a particular issuer. The portfolio manager may consider selling a stock owned by the Fund for a variety of reasons including but not limited to: when the factors that induced the portfolio manager to buy the stock have changed, the company faces earnings growth risk or has issued substantial new debt, or to reduce the Funds position in a particular stock if the stock represents a disproportionately large position within the Funds portfolio. In addition, the Fund may engage in writing covered call options on securities to generate income from premiums received in connection with the option. A call option gives the buyer the right to buy, and obligates the option seller to sell a security at a specified price. Generally, a written call option is covered if a fund owns the security or instrument underlying the call or has an absolute right to acquire that security or instrument without additional cash consideration. When the Fund writes a covered call option on a security, the Fund limits its opportunity to profit from an increase in the market price of the security above the exercise price of the option. The Fund will not write a covered call option if, as a result, the aggregate fair value of all portfolio securities covering call options exceeds 50% of the fair value of its net assets.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | — | $21.87M | 7.01% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | — | $17.45M | 5.59% |
| ALPHABET INC CL C | — | $17.27M | 5.54% |
| Federated Hermes Treasury Oligations Fund | — | $13.95M | 4.47% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | — | $13.86M | 4.44% |
| LILLY ELI and CO | — | $13.22M | 4.24% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | — | $13.12M | 4.20% |
| AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC | — | $11.91M | 3.82% |
| ORACLE CORP | — | $11.53M | 3.70% |
| NATERA INC | — | $11.48M | 3.68% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How 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.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund · USGLX, USLCX, USLIX, UGLSX, USLYX | 37% | 0.77% |
| AB CORE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. · ADGAX, ADGCX, ADGIX, ADGYX, ADGZX | 35% | 0.80% |
| Nomura Focused Large Growth ETF · LRGG | 35% | 0.45% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 2, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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