The Value Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in small and micro-cap companies, which we believe are undervalued relative to their intrinsic value. Read the Value Fund fact sheet.
The Fund generally invests in companies with a market capitalization of less than $1.5 billion and may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies with market capitalization of less than $300 million. The Fund focuses on the small and micro-cap market because it has historically provided superior long-term returns.
The Value Fund has a broadly diversified portfolio of small and micro-cap stocks. As an actively managed, broadly diversified small and micro-cap fund, you obtain exposure to unique stocks. The addition of unique stocks can produce higher returns with similar risk due to the power of diversification.
Over the long-term, the Value Fund has outperformed the Russell 2000 Value and Russell 2000 Growth Indices. Our performance indicates that over the long-term, an actively managed portfolio can beat an index fund. We invite you to review our Heartland Value Fund Results.
Based on the proprietary Heartland’s 10 Principles of Value Investing,™ the Fund managers focus on finding companies that they consider to be well-managed with sound fundamental value and excellent long-term appreciation potential.
Bill Nasgovitz, Hugh Denison & Brad Evans, CFA
"In today's volatile and uncertain times, I believe value investing is the most intelligent way to build your net worth."
— Bill Nasgovitz
The above individuals are Registered Representatives of ALPS Distributors, Inc.
* Diversification does not eliminate the risk of experiencing investment losses.
The Value Fund invests primarily in small companies selected on a value basis. Such securities generally are more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies and there is risk that the broad market may not recognize the intrinsic value of such securities.
Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. All indices are unmanaged. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values. All indices are unmanaged. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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