Investment objective & strategy
As of Jan. 28, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Gotham Absolute Return Fund (the Fund) seeks long-term capital appreciation and to achieve positive returns during most annual periods in an efficient, risk-adjusted manner.
Strategy. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in long and short positions of equity and equity-related securities, primarily companies traded on U.S. markets. The Fund generally takes long positions in securities that the Adviser believes to be undervalued and short positions in securities that the Adviser believes to be overvalued, based on the Advisers analysis of the issuers financial reports and market valuation. The Fund generally holds several hundred long positions and a similar number of short positions. The Adviser seeks to capitalize on pricing inefficiencies in the market by employing a systematic, bottom-up, valuation approach based on the Advisers proprietary analytical framework to identify companies that appear to be undervalued or overvalued on … The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in long and short positions of equity and equity-related securities, primarily companies traded on U.S. markets. The Fund generally takes long positions in securities that the Adviser believes to be undervalued and short positions in securities that the Adviser believes to be overvalued, based on the Advisers analysis of the issuers financial reports and market valuation. The Fund generally holds several hundred long positions and a similar number of short positions. The Adviser seeks to capitalize on pricing inefficiencies in the market by employing a systematic, bottom-up, valuation approach based on the Advisers proprietary analytical framework to identify companies that appear to be undervalued or overvalued on both an absolute and relative basis. This approach consists of: ? Researching and analyzing each company in the Advisers coverage universe according to a methodology that emphasizes fundamentals such as recurring earnings, cash flows, capital efficiency, capital structure, and valuation; ? Identifying and excluding companies that do not conform to the Advisers valuation methodology or companies judged by the Adviser to have questionable financial reporting; ? Updating the analysis for earning releases, annual (Form 10-K) and quarterly (Form 10-Q) reports and other corporate filings; and ? Recording analysis in a centralized database enabling the Adviser to compare companies and identify longs and shorts based on the Advisers assessment of value. Generally, the long portfolio is weighted most heavily towards those stocks that are priced at the largest discount to the Advisers assessment of value. Similarly, the short portfolio is generally weighted most heavily towards those short positions selling at the largest premium to the Advisers measures of value. The portfolio is also subject to the Advisers risk controls, which include liquidity and diversification considerations. The Fund is rebalanced (generally daily) to maintain exposure levels, manage risk and reposition the portfolio to reflect changes resulting from earnings releases and other new information related to particular companies. The Fund may invest some or all of the long portion of the portfolio in one or more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or mutual funds that invest in U.S. securities. Such ETFs and mutual funds may include ETFs or mutual funds advised or sub-advised by the Adviser (each an underlying fund and collectively, the underlying funds). The Adviser seeks to maintain the Funds net exposure, which is the value of the Funds long positions minus its short positions, below 70%, but plans to maintain a positive net exposure in most market environments. The Adviser expects that the Funds gross exposure, which is the value of the Funds long positions plus its short positions, will generally be below 190% under normal circumstances. The Fund invests in companies of any size. The Fund currently obtains its long exposure through direct investments in securities and through one or more swaps and its short exposure through one or more swaps. The Fund may also lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations meeting capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Funds Board of Trustees. 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. Because the Fund generally rebalances its long and short positions daily, the Fund will experience a high portfolio turnover rate.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREY-GVT CSH-I | MISXX | $30.82M | 2.87% |
| META PLATFORMS INC CL A | — | $16.23M | 1.51% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP | — | $14.06M | 1.31% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | — | $13.98M | 1.30% |
| NVIDIA CORP | — | $13.97M | 1.30% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A | — | $13.24M | 1.23% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | — | $10.97M | 1.02% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | — | $10.51M | 0.98% |
| APPLE INC | — | $10.51M | 0.98% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | — | $9.93M | 0.93% |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Gotham Neutral Fund · GONIX | 71% | 1.51% |
| Gotham Enhanced Return Fund · GENIX | 45% | 1.51% |
| Tema S&P 500 Historical Weight ETF Strategy · DSPY | 39% | 0.18% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 6, 2025, 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. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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