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Name

As of 12/20/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$12.16

$438 M

0.04%

$0.01

1.30%

Vitals

YTD Return

25.7%

1 yr return

25.7%

3 Yr Avg Return

N/A

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$438 M

Holdings in Top 10

37.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$12.0
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.30%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.75%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 31.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

$250


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 12/20/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$12.16

$438 M

0.04%

$0.01

1.30%

FICGX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 25.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.28%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency None

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Cantor Fitzgerald Large Cap Focused Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    First Investors
  • Inception Date
    Jul 26, 2022
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    John Brim

Fund Description

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in large cap equity securities. The Fund’s sub-adviser, Smith Group Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”), considers large cap equity securities to be those of issuers with a capitalization of at least $10 billion. Under the general supervision of the Advisor, the Fund invests in a portfolio of approximately 35-45 common stocks that the Fund’s Sub-Advisor believes offers the best potential for earnings growth with the lowest risk of negative earnings surprises.

The Sub-Advisor employs quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify high quality companies that it believes have the ability to accelerate earnings growth and exceed investor expectations.

Beginning with a universe of the largest approximately 1,000 U.S. based companies by market capitalization, which include large, mid, and small capitalization companies, the Sub-Advisor’s investment team uses screens primarily based on earnings growth potential, valuation, financials, and earnings quality factors to narrow the candidate universe. The Sub-Advisor’s earnings quality screen is intended to assess the sustainability of a company’s growth, which the Sub-Advisor believes will allow for a company to experience an extended period of improving earnings growth. In assessing the sustainability of a company’s growth, the Sub-Advisor includes an analysis of the company’s financial condition including the relationship of operating cash flow to reported net income; balance sheet accruals, which includes an assessment of the individual components of working capital in addition to select operating asset/liability accounts; asset utilization; and returns on capital. Through this analysis, the Sub-Advisor is seeking to invest in companies with improving returns that, over time, will be converted to higher growth rates. The Fund will generally invest primarily in US companies.

Stocks that pass the initial screens are then evaluated using a proprietary methodology and fundamental analysis to produce a list of 80 - 100 eligible companies that the Sub-Advisor

believes have a high probability of earnings growth that exceeds investor expectations. The analysis includes an evaluation of changes in earnings expectations for the company and evaluation of earnings quality. The Sub-Advisor then constructs the Fund’s portfolio based on a traditional fundamental analysis of the companies identified on the list to understand their business prospects, earnings potential, strength of management and competitive positioning.

Stocks may be sold if they exhibit negative investment or performance characteristics, including: a negative earnings forecast or report, valuation concerns, deterioration of financial and earnings quality or announcement of a buyout. Additionally, from time to time, in pursuing its investment strategies, the Fund may hold significant investments (25% or more of its assets) in a specific market sector, including the information technology sector.

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FICGX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FICGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 25.7% -7.9% 55.3% 68.09%
1 Yr 25.7% -7.6% 56.6% 69.18%
3 Yr N/A* -24.0% 23.7% 87.43%
5 Yr N/A* -14.9% 30.0% 88.28%
10 Yr N/A* -5.5% 21.6% 76.58%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FICGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 25.2% -74.1% 72.4% 74.09%
2022 N/A -85.9% 4.7% 74.70%
2021 N/A -52.4% 60.5% 78.58%
2020 N/A -34.3% 145.0% 92.80%
2019 N/A -6.9% 49.4% 39.35%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FICGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 25.7% -7.9% 55.3% 68.09%
1 Yr 25.7% -7.6% 56.6% 69.18%
3 Yr N/A* -24.0% 23.7% 87.55%
5 Yr N/A* -14.9% 30.0% 88.05%
10 Yr N/A* -5.5% 21.6% 69.40%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FICGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 28.7% -4.6% 72.4% 77.65%
2022 N/A -61.7% 5.6% 74.70%
2021 N/A -39.8% 118.1% 78.58%
2020 N/A 2.8% 149.2% 92.90%
2019 N/A -5.2% 49.4% 33.56%

NAV & Total Return History


FICGX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

FICGX Category Low Category High FICGX % Rank
Net Assets 438 M 296 K 317 B 70.90%
Number of Holdings 40 2 3061 79.58%
Net Assets in Top 10 167 M 126 K 150 B 74.05%
Weighting of Top 10 37.25% 0.7% 205.0% 86.62%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Microsoft Corp. 4.80%
  2. Apple, Inc. 4.45%
  3. AppLovin Corp 4.44%
  4. Costco Wholesale Corp. 3.78%
  5. Parker-Hannifin Corp. 3.67%
  6. KLA-Tencor Corp. 3.60%
  7. Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.27%
  8. Arch Capital Group Ltd. 3.26%
  9. Alphabet, Inc. 2.99%
  10. American Express Co. 2.99%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High FICGX % Rank
Stocks
98.58% 0.00% 123.52% 57.99%
Cash
1.51% 0.00% 173.52% 33.67%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 8.45% 73.96%
Other
0.00% -36.56% 42.58% 76.23%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 1.94% 71.73%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 102.71% 72.32%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FICGX % Rank
Technology
31.62% 0.00% 65.70% 65.91%
Healthcare
16.77% 0.00% 39.76% 16.91%
Financial Services
12.58% 0.00% 43.06% 24.73%
Consumer Cyclical
12.24% 0.00% 62.57% 71.73%
Industrials
11.94% 0.00% 30.65% 8.82%
Consumer Defense
6.41% 0.00% 25.50% 14.55%
Communication Services
5.94% 0.00% 66.40% 85.09%
Basic Materials
2.50% 0.00% 18.91% 23.73%
Utilities
0.00% 0.00% 16.07% 79.45%
Real Estate
0.00% 0.00% 16.05% 90.00%
Energy
0.00% 0.00% 41.09% 86.73%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FICGX % Rank
US
98.58% 0.00% 123.52% 46.73%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 75.46% 77.77%

FICGX - Expenses

Operational Fees

FICGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.30% 0.01% 28.71% 26.14%
Management Fee 0.65% 0.00% 1.50% 62.71%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 50.62%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 1.02% N/A

Sales Fees

FICGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.75% 2.25% 8.50% 30.07%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

FICGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
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.

FICGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 31.00% 0.00% 316.74% 48.20%

FICGX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

FICGX Category Low Category High FICGX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.04% 0.00% 27.58% 18.26%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

FICGX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency None Annually Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

FICGX Category Low Category High FICGX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.28% -6.13% 3.48% 47.22%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

FICGX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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FICGX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

John Brim


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 26, 2007

15.11

15.1%

John D. Brim, CFA, Chief Investment Officer,joined Smith Group in March 1998 and is a member of the investment management team.Prior to joining the firm, he was a manager within the institutional investment consulting group of Deloitte & Touche from 1997 to 1998. From 1990 to 1997, Brim held a variety of positions, including senior client manager with NationsBank Asset Management in Dallas. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Texas A&M University. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Dallas-Fort Worth.

Stephen Smith


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 26, 2007

15.11

15.1%

Stephen S. Smith, CFA, is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer and founder of Smith Group. Prior to Smith Group, he held a number of senior investment positions at Bank of America until he departed in 1995 to found Smith Group. Mr. Smith has an engineering degree and an MBA, both from the University of Alabama. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Dallas-Ft. Worth.

Eivind Olsen


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 17, 2009

13.21

13.2%

Mr. Olsen joined Smith Group Asset Management in May 2008 and is a member of the portfolio management team. Prior to joining Smith Group he was a Portfolio Manager with Brazos Capital Management/John McStay Investment Counsel from 1998 to 2008. From 1994 to 1996, he did equity research as an Associate Analyst with Rauscher, Pierce, Refsnes, Inc. He earned a BBA in Accounting and Finance from Texas Christian University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas. Mr. Olsen was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2001. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Dallas-Ft. Worth.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 54.45 8.25 3.08