Cambiar Aggressive Value Investor
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As of 02/10/2023Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
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YTD Return
N/A
1 yr return
N/A
3 Yr Avg Return
N/A
5 Yr Avg Return
N/A
Net Assets
$46.5 M
Holdings in Top 10
47.6%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 1.22%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 112.00%
Redemption Fee 2.00%
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$2,500
IRA
$500
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
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CAMAX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return N/A
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio 0.13%
- Dividend Yield 0.6%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually
Fund Details
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Legal NameCambiar Aggressive Value Fund
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Fund Family NameCambiar Funds
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Inception DateAug 31, 2007
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Shares Outstanding2025711
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Share ClassInv
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUnited States
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ManagerBrian Barish
Fund Description
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies located throughout the world. For purposes of this policy, equity securities include common stocks and derivative instruments with economic characteristics similar to equity securities. The Fund may also sell securities short. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.
The equity securities in which the Fund invests are primarily common stocks and the Fund is generally unconstrained by any particular country, region, sector or market capitalization. The Fund’s investments may occasionally include derivative instruments and short positions. The derivative instruments in which the Fund invests will typically be call options, put options and swaps. While the Fund is generally unconstrained within its equity universe, the Fund will typically invest in a portfolio of 20-30 issuers that the Adviser believes represent the best opportunities for long-term capital appreciation. Due to the highly focused nature of the Fund’s investment strategy, the Fund is considered to be non-diversified, and may invest a significant portion of its assets in a relatively small number of securities.
The Fund will invest a portion of its assets in the securities of foreign companies. The Fund may consider a company to be a “foreign company” if: (i) 50% of the company’s assets are located outside of the United States; or (ii) 50% of the company’s revenues are generated outside of the United States; or (iii) the company is domiciled or doing a substantial amount of business outside of the United States. The Fund may invest in securities of companies in “emerging market” countries. An “emerging market” country is any country determined by the Adviser to have an emerging market economy, considering factors such as the country’s credit rating, its political and economic stability, and the development of its financial and capital markets. Typically, emerging markets are in countries that are in the process of industrializing, with lower gross national products than more developed countries. The Adviser’s allocation among various foreign countries does not seek to replicate any particular index’s country allocation by global capitalization or regional capitalization. There is no limit on investments in securities of foreign companies, including emerging markets companies.
The Fund may purchase ADRs, rather than foreign shares that are traded on foreign exchanges, because the ADRs have greater liquidity or for other reasons. From time to time, the Fund may also focus its investments in a particular geographic region.
In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser uses a fundamental, relative value investment approach to build a diversified portfolio of companies. Companies entering the portfolio generally need to satisfy Cambiar’s criteria on four levels: quality, valuation, value creation/catalyst, and risk-reward criteria:
Quality – Cambiar’s analysts seek companies that are best-of-breed operators within their industries. Eligible businesses for the portfolio are evaluated based on the following characteristics:
● | Management – Management teams should have a track record of success that has benefitted not just public shareholders such as the Fund, but a wide range of stakeholders, e.g., employees, customers, suppliers. |
● | Consistent margins – Companies with above average and consistent margins suggest a relatively high value-add product or service and defensible market position. |
● | Return on invested capital (ROIC) – Demonstrates a pattern of value creation and capital discipline. |
● | Low leverage – Companies with strong balance sheets do not need to depend on the vagaries of the debt and/or equity markets to sustain their businesses. |
● | Free cash flow (FCF) – We view FCF to be a better measure of economic value creation versus alternative metrics such as EBITDA or EPS. Free cash flow is less subject to manipulation. |
Valuation – Cambiar evaluates broadly accepted and recognized financial measures in gauging valuation. An underlying premise of the Cambiar philosophy is that certain industries tend to follow certain valuation ranges; the market does not randomly value stocks. Our preference is for issuers that appear reasonably valued based on a number of different metrics.
Value Creation/Catalyst – Cambiar’s research process also seeks to identify some form of fundamental positive development(s) that we believe the market is overlooking/underappreciating. Such catalysts may come in varying forms – examples include new product introductions, managerial changes, divestiture of an underperforming division, or simply better financial performance. Valuation, in and of itself, is not a catalyst – there must be some identifiable event that we believe will cause investors to positively reassess the business.
Risk-reward criteria – The final criteria is the investment team’s assessment of the issuer’s upside potential: companies entering the portfolio should possess the potential for a 3:1 return-to-risk requirement over a forward 1- to 2-year timeframe. This return can generally be achieved via a combination of multiple expansion and dividend yield. While Cambiar may not achieve this return target over the desired timeframe – or at all – the return requirement is intended to channel research efforts toward those situations that appear to offer the most compelling risk/return tradeoffs.
The Adviser constructs the Fund’s portfolio on a security-by-security basis, with the goal of building a portfolio that strikes a balance between the Adviser’s conviction in an investment and portfolio diversification. The Adviser seeks to manage the Fund’s risk through its research process as well as limits on individual position sizes and allocations to an economic sector or individual country.
The Adviser will consider liquidating or reducing its investment in a company if: (a) the investment thesis is realized and the stock reaches its price target, (b) the stock price increases disproportionately relative to actual company developments, (c) position size, country or sector limits are reached, or (d) there is a negative
change in fundamentals, or the investment thesis fails to develop as expected. The Adviser will not sell a stock simply because of a decline in price, and may add to the position if the investment thesis remains intact.
To the extent the Fund invests in derivatives, those instruments will primarily be intended to hedge against the risk of unfavorable price movements in the underlying instruments, to increase long exposure to underlying instruments, to provide short exposure, to manage cash flows or currency exposure, or for other purposes.
The Fund may buy and sell securities more frequently than other mutual funds, which could result in the Fund having a higher portfolio turnover rate than other mutual funds.
CAMAX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | CAMAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | N/A | -35.6% | 29.2% | 1.12% |
1 Yr | N/A | 17.3% | 252.4% | 3.98% |
3 Yr | N/A* | -3.5% | 34.6% | 62.77% |
5 Yr | N/A* | 0.1% | 32.7% | 84.70% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -6.9% | 18.3% | 92.76% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | CAMAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | -12.6% | -24.3% | 957.1% | 68.09% |
2022 | 19.1% | -38.3% | 47.1% | 15.30% |
2021 | 7.5% | -54.2% | 0.6% | 86.14% |
2020 | 28.4% | -76.0% | 54.1% | 95.46% |
2019 | -22.5% | -26.1% | 47.8% | 62.68% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | CAMAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | N/A | -35.6% | 29.2% | 1.12% |
1 Yr | N/A | 11.4% | 252.4% | 3.98% |
3 Yr | N/A* | -3.5% | 34.6% | 60.46% |
5 Yr | N/A* | 0.1% | 32.7% | 83.36% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -6.9% | 18.3% | 92.02% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | CAMAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | -12.0% | -24.3% | 957.1% | 68.09% |
2022 | 19.5% | -33.1% | 47.1% | 15.42% |
2021 | 7.9% | -44.4% | 1.8% | 89.91% |
2020 | 30.1% | -6.5% | 54.1% | 97.95% |
2019 | -21.8% | -14.4% | 47.8% | 73.68% |
NAV & Total Return History
CAMAX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
CAMAX | Category Low | Category High | CAMAX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 46.5 M | 199 K | 133 B | 80.15% |
Number of Holdings | 27 | 1 | 9075 | 88.00% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 21.8 M | -18 M | 37.6 B | 79.63% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 47.61% | 9.1% | 100.0% | 10.76% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Deutsche Telekom AG ADR 6.25%
- Recv T-Mobile Swap 5.89%
- Recv T-Mobile Swap 5.89%
- Recv T-Mobile Swap 5.89%
- Recv T-Mobile Swap 5.89%
- Recv T-Mobile Swap 5.89%
- Recv T-Mobile Swap 5.89%
- Recv T-Mobile Swap 5.89%
- Recv T-Mobile Swap 5.89%
- Recv T-Mobile Swap 5.89%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | CAMAX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 99.78% | 61.84% | 125.47% | 44.16% |
Cash | 0.22% | -174.70% | 23.12% | 50.33% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | -0.01% | 5.28% | 17.40% |
Other | 0.00% | -13.98% | 19.14% | 26.65% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.46% | 7.71% |
Bonds | 0.00% | -1.50% | 161.67% | 11.89% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | CAMAX % Rank | |
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Industrials | 28.30% | 0.00% | 44.06% | 6.28% |
Technology | 19.67% | 0.00% | 49.87% | 24.23% |
Financial Services | 11.93% | 0.00% | 38.42% | 80.51% |
Consumer Cyclical | 11.33% | 0.00% | 40.94% | 42.18% |
Basic Materials | 10.51% | 0.00% | 38.60% | 22.03% |
Communication Services | 8.36% | 0.00% | 57.66% | 14.87% |
Energy | 3.90% | 0.00% | 21.15% | 65.64% |
Consumer Defense | 3.18% | 0.00% | 73.28% | 87.11% |
Healthcare | 2.82% | 0.00% | 35.42% | 83.70% |
Utilities | 0.00% | 0.00% | 29.12% | 69.38% |
Real Estate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 39.48% | 16.30% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | CAMAX % Rank | |
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US | 52.48% | 0.13% | 103.82% | 66.19% |
Non US | 47.30% | 0.58% | 99.46% | 28.19% |
CAMAX - Expenses
Operational Fees
CAMAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 1.22% | 0.01% | 44.27% | 43.44% |
Management Fee | 0.90% | 0.00% | 1.82% | 89.50% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.76% | 39.06% |
Sales Fees
CAMAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 2.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
CAMAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | 2.00% | 1.00% | 2.00% | 3.92% |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
CAMAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 112.00% | 0.00% | 395.00% | 96.10% |
CAMAX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
CAMAX | Category Low | Category High | CAMAX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.61% | 0.00% | 3.26% | 5.80% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
CAMAX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
CAMAX | Category Low | Category High | CAMAX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | 0.13% | -4.27% | 12.65% | 46.14% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
CAMAX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Dec 31, 2021 | $0.082 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2020 | $0.098 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2019 | $0.261 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2018 | $0.145 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2017 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2016 | $0.043 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2014 | $0.253 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2007 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
CAMAX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Brian Barish
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Aug 31, 2007
14.76
14.8%
Brian Barish is the President and CIO at Cambiar Investors and is responsible for the oversight of all investment functions at the firm. Prior to joining Cambiar in 1997, Mr. Barish served as Director of Emerging Markets Research for Lazard Freres & Co., a New York-based investment bank. Mr. Barish also worked as a securities analyst with Bear, Stearns & Co. and Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder, a New York-based research firm. Mr. Barish received a BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.01 | 35.82 | 6.24 | 1.25 |