Penn Series Index 500 Fund
Penn Series Funds Inc
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$877.84M
Holdings1
503
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 28, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The investment objective of the Index 500 Fund (the Fund) is to seek a total return (capital appreciation and income) which corresponds to that of the S&P 500 Index.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities listed in the S&P 500 Index (the Index). Under normal circumstances, however, the Fund intends to invest substantially all of its assets in securities of companies included in the Index and close substitutes (such as index futures contracts) that are designed to track the Index. The Index is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of approximately 500 companies from all major industries that measures the performance of the large-cap sector of the market. Stocks in the Index are weighted according to their float adjusted capitalizations. The Index is rebalanced quarterly after the close … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities listed in the S&P 500 Index (the Index). Under normal circumstances, however, the Fund intends to invest substantially all of its assets in securities of companies included in the Index and close substitutes (such as index futures contracts) that are designed to track the Index. The Index is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of approximately 500 companies from all major industries that measures the performance of the large-cap sector of the market. Stocks in the Index are weighted according to their float adjusted capitalizations. The Index is rebalanced quarterly after the close of business on the third Friday of March, June, September and December. The Fund will concentrate (invest 25% or more of the value of its assets) in the securities of issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry if the Index is also concentrated in such industry. While the Funds sector and industry exposure is expected to vary over time, as of February 28, 2025, the Fund had significant exposure to the Consumer Discretionary Sector, Financials Sector, Health Care Sector, and Information Technology Sector, as each sector is defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard. The Sub-Adviser does not manage the Fund 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 Sub-Adviser utilizes a passive or indexing investment approach, seeking to replicate the investment performance that, before expenses, corresponds generally to the total return of the Index. The Sub-Adviser seeks to replicate the returns of the Index by investing in the securities of the Index in approximately their Index weight. However, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of those securities in those weightings. In those circumstances, the Fund may purchase a sample of stocks in the Index in proportions expected 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 stocks that are represented in the Index, or purchase stocks that are not yet represented in the Index, in anticipation of their removal from or addition to the Index. The Sub-Adviser may at times purchase or sell futures contracts in lieu of investment directly in the stocks making up the Index. The Sub-Adviser might do so, for example, in order to increase the Funds investment exposure pending investment of cash in the stocks comprising the Index. Alternatively, the Sub-Adviser might use futures to reduce its investment exposure to the Index in situations where it intends to sell a portion of the stocks in the Funds portfolio but the sale has not yet been completed.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
NVIDIA CORP $66.51M 7.58%
APPLE INC $58.44M 6.66%
MICROSOFT CORP $43.23M 4.93%
AMAZON.COM INC $31.98M 3.64%
ALPHABET INC CL A $24.78M 2.82%
BROADCOM INC $22.98M 2.62%
ALPHABET INC CL C $20.17M 2.30%
META PLATFORMS INC CL A $19.96M 2.27%
TESLA INC $16.44M 1.87%
BERKSHIRE HATH-B $13.85M 1.58%
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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
5
Exited
6
Increased
4
Decreased
151
Unchanged
344

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 December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Sub-adviser
Penn Mutual Asset Management, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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