Today we are featuring top-performing “Small-Cap” equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of companies that have market capitalizations of less than $2 billion.
Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Small-Cap Equity Funds.
3 Solid Choices
Buffalo Small Cap (BUFSX) seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund targets companies with individual market capitalizations of $2 billion or less at the time of initial purchase.
The fund primarily invests in common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks warrants and rights of domestic small-cap companies. As of March 2009, its portfolio turnover was 15%.
Kent Gasaway has been lead manager at the fund since its inception in April 1998. Previously, Gasaway spent 10 years with Waddell & Reed Mutual Funds Group.
Dean Small Cap Value A (DASCX) seeks long-term capital appreciation and secondarily, dividend income. The fund focuses on high-quality companies that are undervalued for transitory reasons in search of above-average returns.
The fund may invest in equity securities of mid or large-cap companies, preferred stocks, or derivative instruments, such as put and call options and futures contracts, and in fixed-income securities, including corporate bonds.
Unit holders have to make a minimum initial investment of $1,000 to enter this Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong Buy”) fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.50%.
Delaware Pooled Small-Cap Growth Equity (DPSGX) was incepted in September 1998. The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund adopts an intensive, bottom-up analysis to uncover rapidly growing companies that offer new services or technologies or are entering new product cycles. It may invest up to 20% of assets in debt securities of corporate and government issuers.
Sepracor Inc. (SEPR), Medarex Inc. (MEDX) and Charles River Laboratories International Corp. (CRL) are among the fund’s top holdings.
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