FVILX
Forester Value Fund
FORESTER FUNDS INC
Expense ratio1
1.01%
Net assets2
$3.61M
Holdings2
40
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
22.25%

Investment objective & strategy

As of July 30, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. THE FORESTER VALUE FUND (the "FUND") seeks maximum long-term capital growth.

Strategy. THE FORESTER VALUE FUND invests in the stocks of large U.S. companies that it believes are undervalued and have great appreciation potential. It may also take defensive positions when the manager believes that the overall stock market is highly valued or that market conditions warrant it. The Fund generally purchases a stock only at a price Forester Capital Management ("Forester Capital"), the Funds investment manager (the manager), deems significantly below the intrinsic value of the company - Forester Capital's estimate of the amount a buyer would pay to own the entire company. Forester Capital performs its own fundamental analysis of the company. The Fund places special focus on companies whose current market prices are low in relation to earnings and … THE FORESTER VALUE FUND invests in the stocks of large U.S. companies that it believes are undervalued and have great appreciation potential. It may also take defensive positions when the manager believes that the overall stock market is highly valued or that market conditions warrant it. The Fund generally purchases a stock only at a price Forester Capital Management ("Forester Capital"), the Funds investment manager (the manager), deems significantly below the intrinsic value of the company - Forester Capital's estimate of the amount a buyer would pay to own the entire company. Forester Capital performs its own fundamental analysis of the company. The Fund places special focus on companies whose current market prices are low in relation to earnings and have great appreciation potential. In addition to stocks with low prices relative to earnings, Forester Capital also considers factors such as the following about the issuer: Book-to-market value Price-to-cash flow ratio Price-to-sales ratio Earnings estimates for the next 12 months Five-year return on equity Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets (at market value at the time of purchase) in the common stocks of large companies that have market capitalizations greater than $5.0 billion. The fund may emphasize sectors more or less than the S&P 500. The Fund may also invest in stock index options. The Fund may sell a stock when Forester Capital thinks the stock is too expensive compared to Forester Capital's estimate of the company's intrinsic value, changing circumstances affect the original reasons for a company's purchase, a company exhibits deteriorating fundamentals or more attractive alternatives exist. MARKET EXPOSURE: In order to try to enhance returns, the manager may vary the Fund's exposure to the overall stock market. The manager may reduce market exposure when the manager believes that the overall stock market is highly valued or that market conditions warrant it. During these defensive periods, the Fund may invest some or all of its assets in stock index options, money market funds, U.S. Treasury, or U.S. Agency fixed income instruments with a maturity of less than five years.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
U.S. Treasury Bills B $698.94K 19.36%
U.S. Treasury Bills $297.46K 8.24%
MSILF Treasury Portfolio, Class Institutional MISXX $239.29K 6.63%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC $111.95K 3.10%
EXXON MOBIL CORP $93.31K 2.58%
JOHNSON&JOHNSON $88.00K 2.44%
ALTRIA GROUP INC $81.17K 2.25%
ALAMOS GOLD INC A $79.97K 2.21%
KROGER CO $79.60K 2.20%
TRAVELERS COS IN $78.75K 2.18%
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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
0
Exited
0
Increased
1
Decreased
9
Unchanged
30

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 March 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Forester Capital Management, Ltd. Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of July 30, 2025, 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. 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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