Aperture International Equity Fund
Name
As of 01/16/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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Vitals
YTD Return
N/A
1 yr return
N/A
3 Yr Avg Return
N/A
5 Yr Avg Return
N/A
Net Assets
$288 M
Holdings in Top 10
62.1%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 1.97%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover N/A
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$500
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 01/16/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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AFORX - 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 N/A
- Net Income Ratio 0.50%
- Dividend Yield 0.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency None
Fund Details
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Legal NameAperture International Equity Fund
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Fund Family NameAperture Investors
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Inception DateOct 01, 2020
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Shares Outstanding28837769
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Share ClassInstl
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerWilliam Kornitzer
Fund Description
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.
For purposes of the Fund’s 80% investment policy, equity securities include common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights, convertible securities, participation notes (“P-Notes”), private placements and depositary receipts (including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)), which are certificates typically issued by a bank or trust company that represent ownership interests in securities of non-U.S. companies, and derivatives with economic characteristics similar to such securities. The Fund will invest primarily in securities economically tied to non-U.S. countries, including emerging market countries.
The Fund considers a company to be economically tied to a non-U.S. country if: (1) the company’s principal securities trading market is outside of the United States.; (2) while traded in any market, alone or, with respect to a parent company, on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries, the company derives 50% or more of its annual revenues or annual profits from either goods produced, sales made or services performed outside of the United States.; (3) the company has 50% or more of its assets located outside of the United States; or (4) the company is organized under the laws of, and has a principal office in, a non-U.S. country.
An “emerging market” country is any country determined by the Adviser to have an emerging market economy, taking into account a number of factors. These factors may include whether the country has a low- to middle-income economy according to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (also known as the World Bank), the country’s foreign currency debt rating, its location and neighboring countries, its political and economic stability and the development of its financial and capital markets. The Fund may invest in equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.
The Fund may invest in derivatives, including options, futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps, including total return swaps, to create long or short exposure without investing directly in the underlying assets, increase the return of the Fund and/or hedge (protect) the value of the Fund’s assets. The Fund may also invest in money market instruments for cash management purposes.
The Fund seeks to achieve its objective primarily by taking long and short positions in equity securities. When the Fund takes a long position, the Fund purchases a security outright and will benefit from an increase in the price of the security. Similarly, when the Fund takes a long position through a derivative instrument, it will benefit from an increase in the price of the underlying instrument. When the Fund takes a short position, the Fund borrows the security from a third party and sells it at the then current market price. The Fund is then obligated to buy the security on a later date so that it can return the security to the lender. When the Fund takes a short position, it will benefit from a decrease in the price of the security and will incur a loss if the price of the security increases between the time it is sold and when the Fund replaces the borrowed security. Similarly, when the Fund takes a short position through a derivative instrument, it will benefit from a decrease in the price of the underlying instrument and will incur a loss if the price of the underlying instrument increases. The Fund may reinvest the proceeds of its short sales by taking additional long positions, thus
allowing the Fund to maintain long positions in excess of 100% of its net assets.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the Adviser will use a bottom-up approach in choosing investments, primarily seeking companies expected to experience growth from secular (i.e., long-term) trends. Companies are screened using in-house research to identify those which the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including:
● | attractive valuation |
● | strong management |
● | conservative debt |
● | free cash flow |
● | scalable business models |
● | competitive advantages |
In making portfolio selections, the Adviser will also consider the economic, political and market conditions of the various countries in which the Fund may invest. Analysis is conducted along three primary dimensions, each with a set of defined criteria. If a company is deemed by the Adviser to present compelling attributes along all three dimensions, the company moves to a short list of potential investment opportunities. These three dimensions are:
1. Opportunity Set
The Adviser attempts to identify trends and transformation that it believes underpin secular growth opportunities, including:
● | Substitution of capital for labor (for example, automation or robotics) |
● | Digital, globally connected economy |
● | Energy, environment, climate change |
2. Fundamentals
The Adviser performs fundamental research on what it believes are innovative companies that stand to potentially benefit from growth trends, including those with:
● | Durable business models |
● | Proven management |
● | Secular tailwinds |
● | Improving balance sheets |
● | Consistent free cash flow |
● | High or improving margins |
● | Scalable businesses with sustainable competitive advantages |
3. Valuation
The Adviser attempts to purchase stocks when it believes the long-term prospects of those stocks are under-appreciated or those stocks are negatively impacted by short-term events, using what the Adviser considers to be a:
● | Systematic, objective and disciplined valuation methodology for stock selection |
● | Proprietary valuation process focused on the current price versus the expected value |
The Fund takes short positions in equity securities of companies that the Adviser believes are companies with unattractive valuations that are experiencing deteriorating fundamentals and/or structural challenges. Examples of deteriorating fundamentals may include: slowing revenue growth, contracting margins, declining market share and/or deteriorating returns. Examples of structural challenges may include: inflexible structure, entrenched management, competitive threats and/or weak pricing power.
While the Fund’s primary goal is to generate excess returns, the Adviser seeks to assess the financial risks and opportunities presented by certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors in accordance with the Adviser’s Responsible Investment and ESG Policy (the “ESG Policy”). Factors taken into consideration may include, but are not limited to the amount and direction of greenhouse gas emissions, sustainability of operations, progress toward a more circular economy, the extent to which a company is helping others move toward more sustainable ecosystems, amount and direction in the use of renewable energy and recyclable products, management’s pay and incentive alignment with shareholders, board composition, strategic direction surrounding its ESG efforts, the extent to which a company’s engagement is focused on all of its stakeholders, and various third party ESG scores and rankings. In managing the Fund, the Adviser may consider one or more ESG factors alongside other, non-ESG factors in its investment decisions, but such ESG factors are generally no more significant than other factors in the investment selection process, such that (except with respect to the exclusionary screens described
elsewhere) ESG factors may not be determinative in deciding to include or exclude any particular investment in the Fund’s portfolio. Even when ESG factors are considered, investments presenting significant ESG-related risks may be purchased and retained by the Fund because considerable discretion is given to the investment team in weighing ESG factors along with other factors in making investment decisions. In addition, the Fund employs an exclusionary screen that prohibits investment in certain types of investments, specifically producers of certain types of weapons and munitions (e.g. landmines). If reliable ESG information regarding a particular investment is not readily available to the Adviser from its regular sources and in certain other situations (including, but not limited to, with respect to (a) investments of a de minimis size when compared to the total size of the Fund’s portfolio and (b) investments intended to be held only for a short period of time), the Adviser may not consider ESG factors when making portfolio decisions with respect to such investment.
The Fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which means that it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.
AFORX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | AFORX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | N/A | -6.3% | 25.0% | 97.85% |
1 Yr | N/A | -9.5% | 14.8% | 56.20% |
3 Yr | N/A* | -12.6% | 46.3% | 32.08% |
5 Yr | N/A* | -34.1% | 76.2% | N/A |
10 Yr | N/A* | -0.7% | 15.9% | N/A |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | AFORX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 17.7% | -7.3% | 22.0% | 6.64% |
2022 | -13.6% | -43.6% | 71.3% | 10.56% |
2021 | -8.0% | -28.5% | 18.9% | 94.01% |
2020 | N/A | -90.1% | 992.1% | N/A |
2019 | N/A | -2.2% | 38.8% | N/A |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | AFORX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | N/A | -6.3% | 25.0% | 97.85% |
1 Yr | N/A | -9.5% | 14.8% | 56.20% |
3 Yr | N/A* | -12.6% | 46.3% | 32.08% |
5 Yr | N/A* | -34.1% | 76.2% | N/A |
10 Yr | N/A* | -0.7% | 15.9% | N/A |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | AFORX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 18.9% | 1.7% | 41.4% | 17.17% |
2022 | -11.5% | -43.6% | 144.8% | 12.76% |
2021 | 7.4% | -22.6% | 56.0% | 76.80% |
2020 | N/A | -89.7% | 1010.8% | N/A |
2019 | N/A | 4.3% | 38.8% | N/A |
NAV & Total Return History
AFORX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
AFORX | Category Low | Category High | AFORX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 288 M | 1.97 M | 366 B | 67.19% |
Number of Holdings | 125 | 1 | 10801 | 53.78% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 179 M | 0 | 37 B | 46.79% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 62.08% | 2.5% | 111.6% | 5.90% |
Top 10 Holdings
- TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 11/02/2023 21.45%
- TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 10/05/2023 7.99%
- TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 12/07/2023 7.74%
- TOPIX INDX FUTR DEC23 PHYSICAL INDEX FUTURE. 7.08%
- VANGUARD TOTAL INTL STOCK MUTUAL FUND 4.72%
- MUENCHENER RUECKVER AG-REG COMMON STOCK 3.28%
- ICICI BANK LTD-SPON ADR DEPOSITARY RECEIPT 2.79%
- COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC COMMON STOCK 2.54%
- FRESENIUS SE CO KGAA COMMON STOCK 2.26%
- SAP SE COMMON STOCK 2.22%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | AFORX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 60.75% | 0.00% | 122.60% | 97.86% |
Bonds | 37.18% | -0.24% | 84.21% | 1.85% |
Other | 12.53% | -0.70% | 43.19% | 2.28% |
Cash | 2.32% | -22.43% | 100.00% | 42.65% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.60% | 55.06% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.18% | 19.31% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | AFORX % Rank | |
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Financial Services | 21.15% | 0.00% | 47.75% | 13.43% |
Basic Materials | 15.71% | 0.00% | 23.86% | 3.07% |
Industrials | 14.95% | 5.17% | 99.49% | 47.01% |
Consumer Defense | 13.43% | 0.00% | 32.29% | 10.36% |
Healthcare | 11.92% | 0.00% | 21.01% | 47.88% |
Consumer Cyclical | 10.39% | 0.00% | 36.36% | 45.69% |
Technology | 7.12% | 0.00% | 36.32% | 88.61% |
Communication Services | 4.34% | 0.00% | 21.69% | 79.85% |
Energy | 0.44% | 0.00% | 16.89% | 92.55% |
Real Estate | 0.29% | 0.00% | 14.59% | 73.14% |
Utilities | 0.26% | 0.00% | 13.68% | 82.04% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | AFORX % Rank | |
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Non US | 34.52% | 0.00% | 121.07% | 91.73% |
US | 26.23% | 0.00% | 100.14% | 10.70% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | AFORX % Rank | |
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Government | 22.85% | 0.00% | 44.25% | 2.36% |
Derivative | 12.53% | -2.69% | 35.39% | 1.28% |
Cash & Equivalents | 2.32% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 36.23% |
Securitized | 0.00% | 0.00% | 47.51% | 18.91% |
Corporate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 34.71% |
Municipal | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.17% | 18.91% |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | AFORX % Rank | |
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US | 37.18% | -0.24% | 71.76% | 1.85% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.45% | 21.54% |
AFORX - Expenses
Operational Fees
AFORX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 1.97% | 0.01% | 18.22% | 10.71% |
Management Fee | 1.77% | 0.00% | 1.77% | 99.86% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 1.00% | N/A |
Sales Fees
AFORX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 3.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
AFORX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
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.
AFORX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | N/A | 2.00% | 247.00% | N/A |
AFORX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
AFORX | Category Low | Category High | AFORX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.79% | 24.29% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
AFORX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | None | Annually | Quarterly | Annually |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
AFORX | Category Low | Category High | AFORX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | 0.50% | -0.93% | 6.38% | 89.34% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
AFORX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Semi-Monthly | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Jun 30, 2022 | $0.093 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2022 | $0.012 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2021 | $0.065 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2021 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
AFORX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
William Kornitzer
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 01, 2020
1.66
1.7%
William Kornitzer, CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager. Mr. Kornitzer has been an investment professional since 1992. Mr. Kornitzer worked for Kornitzer Capital Management, as a research analyst from 1997 to 2000 and rejoined the firm in 2004 as a co-portfolio manager of the Large Cap and Growth Funds from 2004 to 2007. Mr. Kornitzer received his M.B.A. from Drexel University and his B.S. in Finance from Virginia Tech.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.08 | 30.35 | 6.22 | 3.25 |