CIMDX
Clarkston Founders Fund
ALPS SERIES TRUST
Expense ratio1
0.95%
Net assets2
$163.92M
Holdings2
29
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
7.36%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Jan. 28, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The Funds investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests primarily in U.S.-traded equity securities of medium-capitalization companies. The Funds investments in equity securities may include common stock, preferred stock and convertible securities. The Fund may also invest in foreign equity securities through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The Adviser considers medium-market capitalization companies to be those companies with market capitalizations within the range of companies included in the Russell Midcap Index at the time of initial purchase. As of December 31, 2025, the Russell Midcap Index included companies with a market capitalization range of between approximately $1.0 billion and $100.8 billion. The Fund will, however, also invest in equity securities of smaller or larger companies. Because medium-market capitalization companies are defined by reference to … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests primarily in U.S.-traded equity securities of medium-capitalization companies. The Funds investments in equity securities may include common stock, preferred stock and convertible securities. The Fund may also invest in foreign equity securities through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The Adviser considers medium-market capitalization companies to be those companies with market capitalizations within the range of companies included in the Russell Midcap Index at the time of initial purchase. As of December 31, 2025, the Russell Midcap Index included companies with a market capitalization range of between approximately $1.0 billion and $100.8 billion. The Fund will, however, also invest in equity securities of smaller or larger companies. Because medium-market capitalization companies are defined by reference to an index, the market capitalization of the companies in which the Fund invests may vary with market conditions. The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation while minimizing volatility and risk. To accomplish this goal, the Fund invests in companies that the Adviser believes to be of high quality and undervalued relative to their expected long-term free cash flows. The Adviser refers to this investment philosophy as Quality Value. The Adviser defines high-quality companies as those that meet certain financial, business and management criteria, which may vary over time. These criteria include favorable profitability metrics, sustainable competitive advantages and capable management teams. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest a significant portion of its assets in a relatively small number of issuers. From time to time, the Fund may focus its investments in companies in one or more economic sectors. Economic sectors include multiple different industries. The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its assets in any one industry.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
Clarivate PLC COM NPV CLVT $20.49M 12.50%
POST HOLDINGS INC $15.32M 9.35%
AFFIL MANAGERS $11.90M 7.26%
AVANTOR INC $9.02M 5.50%
CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS HOLD CL A $9.00M 5.49%
IQVIA HOLDINGS INC $6.14M 3.75%
LKQ CORP $6.02M 3.67%
BECTON DICKINSON and CO $5.97M 3.64%
MIDDLEBY CORP $5.70M 3.48%
FIDELITY NATL INFORM SVCS INC $5.63M 3.43%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
3
Exited
4
Increased
0
Decreased
26
Unchanged
0

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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Advisers

As of September 30, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of January 28, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.

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