Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 2, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund (the ?Small-Mid Core Equity Fund? or the ?Fund?) seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of small to medium capitalization companies based in the U.S. (?80% Policy?). The Fund must provide shareholders with 60 days? prior written notice if it changes its 80% Policy. The Fund considers a company to be based in the U.S. if it is publicly traded in the U.S. and it satisfies one or more of the following additional criteria: it is incorporated in the U.S., it is headquartered in the U.S., its reported assets are primarily located in the U.S., or it derives the majority of its revenue from the U.S. The Fund … Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of small to medium capitalization companies based in the U.S. (?80% Policy?). The Fund must provide shareholders with 60 days? prior written notice if it changes its 80% Policy. The Fund considers a company to be based in the U.S. if it is publicly traded in the U.S. and it satisfies one or more of the following additional criteria: it is incorporated in the U.S., it is headquartered in the U.S., its reported assets are primarily located in the U.S., or it derives the majority of its revenue from the U.S. The Fund defines small to medium capitalization companies as companies whose market capitalizations are generally in the bottom 30% of total market capitalization or companies whose market capitalizations are smaller than or equal to the largest company in the Russell 2500 Index, whichever results in the higher market capitalization break. Total market capitalization is based on the market capitalization of U.S. operating companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (?NYSE?), NYSE American LLC, Nasdaq Global Market , Nasdaq Capital Market , or such other securities exchanges deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Under the Adviser?s market capitalization guidelines described above, based on market capitalization data as of September 30, 2025, the market capitalization of a small- or mid-cap company would be $81.04 billion or below. This dollar amount will change due to market conditions. The size of the companies included in the Russell 2500 Index will change as a result of market conditions and reconstitution of the Index. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by building a diversified portfolio of U.S. stocks in a disciplined process that applies the proprietary research of FullerThaler, the Fund?s investment adviser, on the behavioral biases of other investors. FullerThaler?s investment process is based on decades of research into behavioral finance. Behavioral finance is the study of how investors actually behave, as opposed to how they should behave, when making investment decisions. Professional investors are human, and like all humans, they make mistakes. Investors make mistakes because they have emotions, use imperfect rules of thumb, and have priorities beyond risk and return. FullerThaler?s process identifies and exploits those mistakes. The Adviser?s analysis includes making educated predictions of when other investors the ?market? have likely made a behavioral mistake, and in turn, have created a buying opportunity. There are two kinds of mistakes that produce buying opportunities: over-reaction and under-reaction. Investors may over-react to bad news and losses (e.g., panic) that may present opportunities in typically value-oriented stocks, or they may under-react to good news (e.g., not pay attention) that may present opportunities in typically growth-oriented stocks. At the individual stock level, FullerThaler searches for events related to insider buying, earnings announcements, and other news that suggest these types of investor misbehavior (over-reaction or under-reaction) and draws from its more than 30 years of experience in analyzing events that suggest investor misbehavior. If these behaviors are present, FullerThaler then proceeds to its fundamental analysis of the company. In summary, if an investor mistake is likely and the company has solid fundamentals, the portfolio managers buy the stock. The portfolio managers generally sell when they believe investor misbehavior has reversed or the firm?s fundamentals deteriorate. There is no set length of time that the Fund expects to hold a particular security. The Fund seeks to deliver similar risk characteristics to the Russell 2500 Index (?Performance Benchmark?). The Fund does not intend to deliver similar risk characteristics to the Russell 1000 Equal Weight Index which is a benchmark only for regulatory purposes (?Regulatory Benchmark?). The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in real estate investment trusts (?REITs?), Business Development Companies (?BDCs?), and Exchange Traded Funds (?ETFs?) whose investment characteristics are consistent with the Fund?s principal investment strategy. REITs are pooled investment vehicles that generally invest in income-producing real estate or real estate-related loans or interests. The Fund will generally invest in liquid REITs that are included in the Russell 2500 , the Fund?s benchmark index. A BDC is a form of unregistered closed-end investment company that typically invests in small and mid-sized businesses to help such companies grow in the initial stages of their development. An ETF is a marketable security that typically tracks a stock index or other basket of assets. Although similar in many ways, ETFs differ from mutual funds because ETF shares trade like common stock on an exchange, with a fluctuating price throughout the day as shares are bought and sold. The Fund may also lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations that meet capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Fund?s Board. Loans of portfolio securities will be collateralized by liquid securities and cash. The Fund may invest cash collateral received in securities consistent with its principal investment strategy. The Fund may concentrate its investments in a particular sector by investing greater than 25% of the Fund?s total assets in such sector when its Behavioral Strategy indicates that such concentration would be appropriate from an investment perspective. The Fund does not have a pre-conceived intention to invest in any particular sector. The Fund expects to hold individual position sizes typically ranging up to 7% of the Fund?s net assets. The Fund is typically expected to have a portfolio turnover rate of less than 80%.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERADYNE INC | — | $12.16M | 3.99% |
| NEW YORK TIMES CO CL A | — | $8.69M | 2.85% |
| DEVON ENERGY CORP | — | $8.59M | 2.82% |
| MATSON INC | — | $8.19M | 2.69% |
| COTERRA ENERGY INC | — | $8.06M | 2.64% |
| ADV ENERGY INDS | — | $7.75M | 2.54% |
| ALLISON TRANSMISSION HLDGS INC | — | $7.68M | 2.52% |
| COCA COLA CONSOLIDATED INC | — | $7.38M | 2.42% |
| EXELIXIS INC | — | $7.27M | 2.39% |
| GRACO INC | — | $7.27M | 2.39% |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| FULLERTHALER BEHAVIORAL UNCONSTRAINED EQUITY · FTZIX, FTZFX, FTZAX, FTZCX | 29% | 0.89% |
| Pacer S&P MidCap 400 Quality FCF Aristocrats ETF · MCOW | 15% | 0.49% |
| FULLERTHALER BEHAVIORAL SMALL CAP EQUITY · FTHNX, FTHFX, FTHSX, FTYCX, FTHAX | 14% | 0.64% |
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.
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