Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Catholic Responsible Investments Small-Cap Fund (the Fund) seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, an index representing small capitalization companies.
Strategy. The Fund uses a passive optimization process managed by Rhumbline Advisers, the Funds Sub-Adviser (Sub-Adviser), which is designed to track the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (the Index). The Fund is not managed according to traditional methods of active investment management, which involve the buying and selling of securities based upon economic, financial and market analysis and investment judgment. Instead, the Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the Index. The Index is a well-known stock market index that measures the performance of small-capitalization companies in the United States. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest at least 95% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in … The Fund uses a passive optimization process managed by Rhumbline Advisers, the Funds Sub-Adviser (Sub-Adviser), which is designed to track the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (the Index). The Fund is not managed according to traditional methods of active investment management, which involve the buying and selling of securities based upon economic, financial and market analysis and investment judgment. Instead, the Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the Index. The Index is a well-known stock market index that measures the performance of small-capitalization companies in the United States. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest at least 95% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities listed in the Index. The market value of the Funds investments in derivatives or other synthetic instruments that provide exposure comparable, in the judgment of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, to the foregoing types of investments may be counted toward the Funds goal of investing at least 95% of its net assets in securities listed in the Index. The Fund attempts to replicate the investment performance of the Index and generally intends to invest in all stocks comprising the Index in approximate proportion to their weightings in the Index, except with respect to securities screened by the Advisers Catholic Responsible Investment criteria. The Fund is designed to balance the impact of Catholic Investment screens by overweighting select holdings so that the Funds broad quantitative characteristics match those of the Index as closely as possible. However, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all stocks of the Index in those weightings. When it is not possible or practicable to purchase all stocks of the Index in those weightings, the Fund may purchase a sample of the stocks listed in the Index in proportions expected by the Sub-Adviser to match generally the performance of the Index as a whole. In addition, from time to time stocks are added to or removed from the Index. The Fund may sell securities that are represented in the Index, or purchase securities that are not yet represented in the Index, in anticipation of their removal from or addition to the Index. In addition to common stocks in the Index, the Fund may at times purchase or sell futures contracts on the Index, or options on those futures, in lieu of investing directly in the stocks making up the Index. The Fund might do so, for example, in order to increase its investment exposure pending investment of cash in the stocks comprising the Index. Alternatively, the Fund might use futures or options on futures to reduce its investment exposure in situations where it intends to sell a portion of the stocks in its portfolio but the sale has not yet been completed. The Fund may also enter into other derivatives transactions, including the use of options or swap transactions, to assist in attempting to replicate the performance of the Index. Some of these investments will cause the Fund to be, in part, indirectly exposed to companies that would otherwise be screened out by the Advisers Catholic Responsible Investments screening criteria. Accordingly, the Fund limits such investments to situations where they (a) do not constitute, in the aggregate, more than 5% of the Funds investments at any time, and (b) where the Adviser determines such investments are necessary to achieve the Funds investment objective and when the Adviser believes there are no reasonable alternative investments that exist that are consistent with its Catholic Responsible Investing screening criteria. The Fund may also, to the extent permitted by applicable law, invest in shares of other funds or pooled vehicles, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (including those advised by the Adviser), real estate investment trusts (REITs), and master limited partnerships (MLPs) whose investment objectives and policies are similar to those of the Fund. The Fund is classified as diversified under the 1940 Act; however, the Fund may become non-diversified solely as a result of a changes in the composition of the Index (e.g., changes in weightings of one or more component securities). When the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. The Fund will not concentrate (i.e., invest more than 25% of its assets) its investments in a particular industry except to the extent the Index is so concentrated. The Adviser has engaged Mercer Investments LLC (Mercer), the Funds primary sub-adviser, to provide ongoing research, opinions and recommendations of institutional asset managers and their investment funds for consideration by the Adviser, on behalf of the Fund, with respect to sub-adviser selection and portfolio construction. Mercer also provides certain non-advisory services for the Fund. However, Mercer does not have discretionary authority with respect to the investment of the Funds assets. The Adviser, working closely with Mercer and in consideration of its recommendations, uses both a quantitative screening process and qualitative selection process when selecting investments for the Fund to implement its investment strategy. The Adviser and Mercer conduct research on various investment managers and investment options in order to establish a selection of investments to fulfill the Funds investment objectives. Mercers assistance and recommendations for selection of investment funds are made according to asset allocation, return expectations and other guidelines set by the Adviser with oversight of the Board. No assurance can be given that any or all investment strategies, or the Funds investment program, will be successful. Catholic Responsible Investing The Fund will invest its assets in a manner consistent with the components, details and definitions of Catholic Responsible Investing (CRI) as adopted from time to time by the De La Salle Brothers of the Christian Schools. CRI is an investment strategy designed specifically to help investors seek sound financial returns while remaining faithful to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The components and details of CRI are intended to reflect both the charism (or founding spirit) and the current teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and, as such, the components and details are as adopted from time to time by the De La Salle Brothers of the Christian Schools, currently through the action of its civil entity, the Adviser. CRI blends core Roman Catholic Church teaching with a disciplined, diversified investment process aimed at delivering competitive, risk-adjusted returns over time. Currently, the three components of CRI are Catholic investment screening, active ownership and diversified investment management. For more information about the Funds policy to invest consistent with CRI and these three components, please see the section of the prospectus entitled More Information about the Funds Investment Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks, Fundamental Investment Policy of Catholic Responsible Investing. As part of the Funds Catholic Responsible Investing Process, the Adviser maintains a master list of global securities that are restricted from inclusion in the Funds portfolio. While the Catholic Responsible Investing screening criteria are designed to exclude certain companies from the potential investment universe available to the Fund because these companies operate business deemed inconsistent with Catholic values, the Adviser does not anticipate this reduction to have a material impact on the Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. To illustrate the impact of excluding securities from the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, as of October 31, 2025, 32 small-cap companies were excluded by the Catholic Responsible Investing screening criteria, or approximately 4.34% of the market value of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, weighted by capitalization. The Adviser seeks to balance the impact of the Catholic Responsible Investing screening criteria by overweighting select portfolio holdings so that the Funds overall portfolio composition is adjusted to achieve its investment objective. While this may increase short term tracking error of the Fund, the Fund seeks to match the total return of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, gross of fees and expenses, over three- and five-year periods while attempting to maintain an expected annualized tracking error of no greater than 0.30%, gross of fees and expenses.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| US ULTRA BOND CBT Sep25 | — | $7.22M | 1.23% |
| US ULTRA BOND CBT Sep25 | — | $6.87M | 1.17% |
| STATE STREET INSTITUTIONAL INV TST US GVT INSTL | SAHXX | $4.77M | 0.81% |
| ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC | — | $3.75M | 0.64% |
| SOLSTICE ADV MAT | — | $3.72M | 0.63% |
| ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES COMMON STOCK | — | $3.63M | 0.62% |
| INTERDIGITAL INC | — | $3.21M | 0.55% |
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC | — | $3.19M | 0.54% |
| JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP | — | $3.19M | 0.54% |
| CARETRUST REIT INC | — | $3.16M | 0.54% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 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. |
|---|---|---|
| SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund · PSSMX, PSSPX, PSSIX, PSSJX, PSPIX | 84% | 0.17% |
| VANGUARD S&P SMALL-CAP 600 INDEX FUND · VIOO, VSMSX | 82% | 0.03% |
| BNY Mellon Smallcap Stock Index Fund · DISSX, DISIX | 82% | 0.25% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| RhumbLine Advisers L.P. | Sub-adviser |
| Mercer Investments LLC | Sub-adviser |
| Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- 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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