Investment objective & strategy
As of April 29, 2024 · prospectusObjective. The U.S. Focus Real Estate Portfolio (the Fund) seeks to provide current income and long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Funds net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in securities of companies in the U.S. real estate industry, including U.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs), U.S. real estate operating companies (REOCs) and U.S. companies with substantial real estate-related holdings and/or services related to the real estate industry, including, but not limited to, leasing, real estate management, brokers, and building products. This policy may be changed without shareholder approval; however, shareholders would be notified upon 60 days notice in writing of any changes. The Fund ?has a fundamental policy (i.e., one that cannot be changed without shareholder approval) of investing 25% or more of its total assets ?in the … Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Funds net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in securities of companies in the U.S. real estate industry, including U.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs), U.S. real estate operating companies (REOCs) and U.S. companies with substantial real estate-related holdings and/or services related to the real estate industry, including, but not limited to, leasing, real estate management, brokers, and building products. This policy may be changed without shareholder approval; however, shareholders would be notified upon 60 days notice in writing of any changes. The Fund ?has a fundamental policy (i.e., one that cannot be changed without shareholder approval) of investing 25% or more of its total assets ?in the real estate industry. The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and equity-linked securities, rights and warrants to purchase equity securities, depositary receipts including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), shares of investment companies (including those which may be managed by the Adviser or its affiliates) , limited partnership interests and other specialty securities having equity features. A company is considered to be in the U.S. real estate industry if it meets the following tests: (1) a company is considered to be from the United States (i) if its securities are traded on a recognized stock exchange in the United States, (ii) if alone or on a consolidated basis it derives 50% or more of its annual revenues or profits from either goods produced, sales made or services performed in the United States or has at least 50% of its assets in the United States or (iii) if it is organized or has a principal office in the United States; and (2) a company is considered to be in the real estate industry if it (i) derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the ownership, operation, development, construction, management, financing, leasing or sale of residential, commercial or industrial real estate and land; (ii) derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from products or services provided or related to residential, commercial or industrial real estate and land; or (iii) has at least 50% of the fair market value of its assets invested in residential, commercial or industrial real estate and land. The Adviser actively manages the Fund using a disciplined, bottom-up, fundamentally-driven investment methodology. The Fund will invest in those securities for which the Adviser determines to have the best forward total return potential based upon relative valuation. The Adviser will assess real estate specific factors, broader equity factors, as well as environmental, social and governance factors (also referred to as ESG) in its fundamental analysis in order to calculate appropriate valuation metrics. Top-down considerations are incorporated into the portfolio construction process, and the Adviser seeks to achieve exposure across sectors and integrate forecasted fundamental inflections and macroeconomic considerations, among other factors. The Adviser actively selects positions in a limited number of equity securities. The Adviser generally considers selling a portfolio holding based upon the relative valuation ranking of securities in the investment universe. The Fund may invest without limit in all types of REITs, including timber REITs, tower REITs and other REITs. The Fund also may invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). When deemed by the Adviser to be relevant to its evaluation of a companys financial performance and when applicable information is available, the Adviser considers financially material ESG issues which may impact the prospects of an issuer or long-term stock price performance of a company. When considered, one or more ESG issues are taken into account alongside other factors in the investment decision-making process and are not the sole determinant of whether an investment can be made or will remain in the Funds portfolio.
Top holdings
As of Sept. 30, 2024 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN TOWER CORP | — | $484.42K | 9.03% |
| EQUINIX INC | — | $430.50K | 8.02% |
| WELLTOWER INC | — | $424.68K | 7.91% |
| PUBLIC STORAGE | — | $340.95K | 6.35% |
| AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC REIT | — | $309.72K | 5.77% |
| SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP | — | $250.33K | 4.66% |
| AGREE REALTY CORP | — | $219.74K | 4.09% |
| DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC | — | $216.20K | 4.03% |
| PROLOGIS INC REIT | — | $203.44K | 3.79% |
| WEYERHAEUSER CO | — | $195.61K | 3.65% |
Portfolio moves
Jun 30, 2024 → Sep 30, 2024How 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. |
|---|---|---|
| US Real Estate Portfolio | 76% | 0.80% |
| U.S. REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO | 76% | 0.65% |
| Global Focus Real Estate Portfolio | 67% | 0.80% |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of September 30, 2024, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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