Fund Overview

Share Class

IS

NAV | as of 12/06/2024

$20.06
+$0.20 (+1.01%)

Morningstar | Style Box

V B G L M S

Morningstar Medalist Rating

as of 07/16/2024
Analyst-Driven:100% | Data Coverage:100%

Growth of $10,000 (Hypothetical)

Since Inception 12/01/2003 to 11/30/2024 = $62,692.47

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The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month-end please call 800.548.4539. From time to time, the advisor has waived fees or reimbursed expenses, which may have resulted in higher returns. The listed returns and yields of the Fund are net of expenses, and the returns and yields of the indices exclude expenses. For time periods where the fund inception date preceded the benchmark, the benchmark data will not be shown.

Objective

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why Consider

  • Jackson Square Partners (JSP) is benchmark agnostic, holding a concentrated, conviction weighted portfolio. The JSP concentrated portfolio approach limits asset capacity in all strategies, resulting in a performance-driven investment culture.
  • JSP emphasizes growth in intrinsic business value as opposed to more traditional definitions of growth that are often restricted to revenue and reported earnings. Cash generation and return on invested capital are more important to JSP than accounting earnings.
  • JSP’s investment team structure is flat, with a stable, veteran team which values high levels of accountability and internal peer scrutiny. While members of the team may have portfolio management responsibilities, everyone on the team is first and foremost an analyst.

Performance

Performance

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Returns

Trailing Returns

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month-end please call 800.548.4539. From time to time, the advisor has waived fees or reimbursed expenses, which may have resulted in higher returns. The listed returns and yields of the Fund are net of expenses, and the returns and yields of the indices exclude expenses. For time periods where the fund inception date preceded the benchmark, the benchmark data will not be shown. Returns for periods shorter than one year are not annualized.

Expense Ratios

  • Gross Expense Ratio: 0.86%
  • Net Expense Ratio: 0.87%
  • Expense Cap Expiration Date: N/A

Distributions & Pricing

Distributions

Calendar Year Distributions

Ex-Date Total Distribution Income Short-term Cap Gains Long-term Cap Gains
Dec 16, 2021 $6.090810 $6.090810
Dec 17, 2020 $1.938770 $0.153700 $1.785070
Dec 18, 2019 $1.042140 $0.022500 $0.027410 $0.992230
Dec 27, 2018 $2.660433 $0.060453 $0.503960 $2.096020
Dec 27, 2017 $0.121170 $0.121170
Dec 28, 2016 $0.092005 $0.023455 $0.068550
Sep 14, 2016 $1.053000 $0.021000 $1.032000
Dec 17, 2015 $1.109000 $0.021000 $0.120000 $0.968000
Dec 18, 2014 $4.968000 $0.078000 $1.392000 $3.498000
Dec 18, 2013 $0.012000 $0.012000
Dec 18, 2012 $0.221000 $0.221000
Dec 16, 2011 $0.011000 $0.011000
Dec 15, 2008 $0.056000 $0.056000
Dec 14, 2007 $0.757000 $0.031000 $0.436000 $0.290000
Dec 15, 2006 $0.475000 $0.013000 $0.140000 $0.322000

Risk & Return Statistics

As of: 11/30/2024

3YR 5YR 10YR
Alpha
Alpha is a measure of performance on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility (price risk) of a security or mutual fund and compares its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark index. The excess return of the security or fund relative to the return of the benchmark index is a fund's alpha.
-12.15 -7.95 -2.65
Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. The more spread apart the data, the higher the deviation. Standard deviation is calculated as the square root of variance.
23.85 26.14 21.13
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure developed by William Sharpe. It is calculated using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. First, the average monthly return of the 90-day Treasury bill (over a 36-month period) is subtracted from the portfolio's average monthly return. The difference in total return represents the portfolio's excess return beyond that of the 90-day Treasury bill, a risk-free investment. An arithmetic annualized excess return is then calculated by multiplying this monthly return by 12. To show a relationship between excess return and risk, this number is then divided by the standard deviation of the portfolio's annualized excess returns. The higher the Sharpe ratio, the better the portfolio's historical risk-adjusted performance.
-0.57 -0.03 0.26
Upside Capture Ratio (%)
Upside Capture Ratio (%) is a measure of a manager's performance in up markets relative to a particular benchmark. An up market is one in which the market's quarterly (or monthly) return is greater than or equal to zero. For example, a ratio of 50% means that the portfolio's value increased half as much as its benchmark index during up markets.
80.04 95.16 89.66
Downside Capture Ratio (%)
Downside Capture Ratio (%) measures a manager's performance in down markets relative to a particular benchmark. A down market is one in which the market's quarterly (or monthly) return is less than zero. For example, a ratio of 50% means that the portfolio's value fell half as much as its benchmark index during down markets.
116.79 111.13 102.42
Beta
Beta measures the relationship between the portfolio's excess return over T-bills (representing a risk-free rate) relative to the excess return of the portfolio's benchmark. A low beta does not imply that the portfolio has a low level of volatility; rather, a low beta means that the portfolio's market-related risk is low. Beta is often referred to as systematic risk.
1.03 1.07 1.00
R-Squared
R-Squared ranges from 0 to 100 and reflects the percentage of a portfolio's movements that are explained by movements in its benchmark index. A portfolio with an R-squared of 100 means that all movement is completely explained by benchmark index movement. Thus, a portfolio that invests only in S&P 500 stocks will have an R-squared very close to 100. Conversely, a low R-squared indicates that very little of the portfolio's movement is explained by benchmark movement. An R-squared measure of 35, for example, means that movements in its benchmark index can explain only 35% of the portfolio's movements. R-squared is used to ascertain the significance of a particular beta or alpha and generally a higher R-squared will indicate more useful alpha and beta figures.
92.86 89.69 87.31
Tracking Error (%)
Tracking Error (%) , which is often referred to as the active risk of the portfolio, measures how closely a manager's returns track the returns of a benchmark index. Specifically, tracking error measures the standard deviation of the excess returns a portfolio generates compared to its benchmark. This gives an indication of the volatility of a portfolio versus its benchmark. If a manager tracks a benchmark closely, then tracking error will be low. If a manager tracks a benchmark perfectly, then tracking error will be zero.
6.42 8.56 7.53
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Portfolio & Holdings

Portfolio & Holdings

Top Holdings (Equity)

As of: 09/30/2024

New York Times Co/The 6.28%
CLEAN HARBORS INC COM 5.20%
Bio-Techne Corp 4.51%
SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc 4.37%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc 4.23%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc 4.11%
Aspen Technology Inc 4.00%
Howmet Aerospace Inc 3.99%
Stevanato Group SpA 3.79%
Graco Inc 3.65%
% in Top 10 Holdings 44.13%
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Sector Allocation (Equity)

As of: 09/30/2024

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About the Affiliate

About Jackson Square Partners

Founded in 2014, Jackson Square is an independent, majority employee-owned investment manager specializing in long-only, growth-oriented equity investing. Their approach has been honed by a team who has worked together for more than two decades, resulting in a unifying investment philosophy of concentrated, long-term investing focused on intrinsic business value growth.

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FOUNDED

2014

AMG AFFILIATE SINCE

2020

HEADQUARTERS

San Francisco

Portfolio Managers

Kenneth Broad

CO-CHAIRMAN, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, ANALYST

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Investment Approach

Investment Approach

Jackson Square SMID-Cap Growth Fund

Jackon Square Partners (JSP) is a growth investor but is not bound by consensus definitions of growth. JSP believes that attractive returns can be realized by maintaining a concentrated portfolio of companies that have superior business models, strong cash flows and the opportunity to generate consistent, long-term growth of intrinsic business value. The SMID-Cap Growth product invests, at the time of purchase, in companies with an equity capitalization of less than $7.5B. Positions generally graduate from the portfolio around $15 billion.

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