Mutual Fund

Polen Emerging Markets Growth Fund — Institutional

  • Active Share

    83.29%

    As of 09-30-2024

  • Downside Capture

    107.68%

    As of 09-30-2024

  • Inception Date

    10-16-2020

Investment Objective

Our Emerging Markets Growth Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital. The advisor identifies a concentrated portfolio of competitively advantaged global businesses with the potential for sustainable, above-average earnings growth.

Performance

Fund Performance – Institutional Shares (%)
Qtr YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Polen Emerging Markets Growth Fund (Net) 7.06 8.00 16.17 -4.62 - - -3.60
MSCI Emerging Markets 8.72 16.86 26.05 0.40 - - 3.62

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-888-678-6024. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance would have been lower without fee waivers in effect. Data shown (%) as of recent calendar quarter end. Periods over one-year are annualized. Gross expense ratios as of the most recent prospectus are 1.25% for Institutional and 2.21% for Investor Shares. Polen Capital Management has contractually agreed to reduce its fees or reimburse the Fund's operating expenses in order to limit the total annual operating expenses. Total returns would be lower had such fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed. This agreement will terminate on 08-31-2025, unless the Board of Trustees approves an earlier termination. Returns are presented net of management fees and include the reinvestment of all income.

Portfolio Statistics*
As of 09-30-2024
Polen Emerging Markets Growth - Institutional MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Sharpe Ratio -0.34 0.11
Alpha -8.10 -
Upside Capture 71.53% 100.00%
Downside Capture 107.68% 100.00%
Information Ratio -0.98 -
Beta 0.98 1.00
Standard Deviation 18.49% 16.99%
*Since inception

Morningstar

Overall Morningstar Rating™ among 711 funds in the Diversified Emerging Mkts category; based on risk adjusted returns; as of 2024-09-30.

Morningstar Sustainability Rating™ out of 1,808 Global Emerging Markets Equity funds as of 2024-08-31. Based on 100.00% of AUM. Data is based on long positions only.

The Overall Morningstar Rating is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Polen Capital compensates Morningstar with a subscription fee that enables Polen Capital to access Morningstar databases; however, Polen Capital does not specifically pay Morningstar to obtain the ratings set forth above. Global Emerging Markets Equity Category: The portfolios invest predominantly in equities of companies based across the Global Emerging region.

Portfolio

Top 10 Holdings (% of Portfolio)
As of 09-30-2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.98
Tencent Music Entertainment Group 5.36
Prosus NV 4.90
HDFC Bank Ltd 4.29
FPT Corp 4.06
PDD Holdings Inc 4.05
E Ink Holdings Inc 3.78
NetEase Inc 3.74
ANTA Sports Products Ltd 3.43
Infosys Ltd 3.40
Total 43.99
Portfolio Characteristics
As of 09-30-2024
Weighted Average Market Cap $37.30B
Polen Long Term EPS Growth Estimate 17.90%
Net Debt/Equity ex lease 1.10%
P/E Forward (12m) 18.20x
Return on Invested Capital 14.80%
Active Share 83.30%
Annual Turnover (Since Inception) 32.90%

For the avoidance of doubt, the portfolio characteristics are based on the underlying company attributes of the portfolio. This information along with all other information on the website is not intended to be construed or understood in any way to equate to the expected or projected future performance/returns of the portfolio or any Polen portfolio.

GICS Sector Exposure (% of Portfolio)
Consumer Discretionary 29.46
Information Technology 21.52
Financials 18.03
Industrials 9.15
Communication Services 9.11
Consumer Staples 5.87
Health Care 2.42
Energy 1.55
Cash 2.90
The Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS") was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. ("MSCI") and Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P") and is licensed for use by Polen Capital Management, LLC. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

Fund Information

Share Class Details
Institutional Investor
Ticker PGEIX PGERX
CUSIP 36087T833 36087T825
Inception Date 10/16/2020 10/16/2020
Minimum Investment $100,000 $3,000
Expense Ratio Net 1.25% 1.50%
Expense Ratio Gross 1.25% 2.21%

Polen Capital Management has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's total operating expenses (excluding taxes, fees and expenses attributable to a distribution or service plan adopted by FundVantage Trust (the "Trust"), interest, extraordinary items, "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.25% (on an annual basis) with respect to the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2025, unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves of its earlier termination.

Learn more about Polen's Emerging Markets Growth Strategies.

Holdings are subject to change. The top holdings, as well as other data, are as of the period indicated and should not be considered a recommendation to purchase, hold, or sell any particular security. There is no assurance that any of the securities noted will remain in a portfolio at the time you view this webpage. It should not be assumed that any of the holdings discussed were or will prove to be profitable or that the investment recommendations or decisions we make in the future will be profitable. A list of all securities held in this portfolio in the prior year is available upon request.

Active Share: Active share is a measure of the percentage of stock holdings in a manager’s portfolio that differ from the benchmark index.

Alpha: is the excess return of an investment relative to the return of the benchmark. 

Annual Turnover: percentage of the portfolio's holdings that have been replaced in a given year. 

Beta: the measure of systemic risk of a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. 

Downside Capture: is a statistical measure of overall performance relative to a benchmark during declining markets. 

GICS Sectors: The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is a system for categorizing every public company by economic sector and industry group.

Information Ratio: a measurement of portfolio returns relative to a given benchmark. 

Net Debt/Equity ex Lease: is a measure of a company's financial leverage calculated by dividing its net liabilities by stockholders' equity, excluding leases.

 P/E Forward: denotes the weighted harmonic average of all the P/E’s of the securities in the fund’s portfolio. 

Polen Long Term EPS Growth Estimate: a Polen Capital estimate of projected long-term earnings growth rates (Earnings Growth is not a measure of future performance).

Upside Capture: is a statistical measure of overall performance relative to a benchmark during rising markets. 

Return on Invested Capital: assesses a company’s efficiency at allocating the capital and is measured by operating profit after taxes divided by investment capital. 

Sharpe Ratio: a ratio of the return on an investment relative to its risk. 

Standard Deviation: measurement of the dispersion or volatility of investment returns relative to its mean or average. 

Weighted Average Market Cap: a weighted average of the price of each security multiplied by the number of shares outstanding all the securities in the portfolio. 

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a market capitalization weighted equity index that measures the performance of the large and mid-cap segments across emerging market countries. The index is maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International. It is impossible to invest directly in an index. The performance of an index does not reflect any transaction costs, management fees, or taxes.

ESG Risk: The Adviser integrates material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into research analysis as part of a comprehensive evaluation of a company’s long-term financial sustainability. The risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the investment adviser, including but not limited to the Adviser’s integration of ESG factors into its research analysis, will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available to the investment adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved.

Mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that a large portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in one or few companies or sectors. The Fund could fluctuate in value more than a diversified fund. The Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a limited number of countries. If the Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund’s investment performance may also be more volatile if it concentrates its investments in certain countries. Foreign securities risks include currency exchange rate fluctuations, less available public information about the issuers of securities, less stringent regulatory standards, lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards. Emerging securities markets may have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Polen Emerging Markets Growth Fund carefully before investing. A prospectus with this and other information about the Fund may be obtained by calling 1-888-678-6024 or visiting the Materials tab. It should be read carefully before investing.

All performance is calculated in US Dollars. The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns are presented net of management fees and include the reinvestment of all income.

The Morningstar Rating™ for the funds, or “star rating”, is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, cost-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended funds are considered a single population for competitive purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product’s monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The Morningstar Rating does not include any adjustment for sales loads. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/ 40% three-year rating got 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10- rating/ 30% five-year rating/ 20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most specified only; ratings for the other share classes will vary. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Morningstar Sustainability Rating calculation is a three-step process. First, each fund with at least 67% of assets covered by a company-level ESG score from Sustainalytics receives a Morningstar Portfolio Sustainability Score. The Morningstar Portfolio Sustainability Score is an asset-weighted average of normalized company-level ESG scores with deductions made for controversial incidents by the issuing companies, such as environmental accidents, fraud, or discriminatory behavior. The Portfolio Sustainability Score ranges between O to 100, with a higher score indicating that a fund has, on average, more of its assets invested in companies that score well after normalization and controversy-level deductions are applied. Second, the Historical Sustainability Score is an exponential weighted moving average of the Portfolio Sustainability Scores over the past 12 months. The process rescales the current Portfolio Sustainability Score to reflect the consistency of the scores. The Historical Sustainability Score ranges between O to 100, with a higher score indicating that a fund has, on average, more of its assets invested in companies that score well after normalization and controversy-level deductions are applied, on a consistent historical basis. Third, the Morningstar Sustainability Rating is then assigned to all scored funds within Morningstar Global Categories in which at least thirty (30) funds receive a Historical Sustainability Score and is determined by each fund’s Morningstar Sustainability Rating Score rank within the following distribution: High (highest 10%); Above Average (next 22.5%); Average (next 35%); Below Average (next 22.5%); and Low (lowest 10%). The Morningstar Sustainability Rating is depicted by global icons where High equals 5 globes and Low equals 1 globe. The Morningstar Sustainability Rating is depicted by globe icons where High equals 5 globes and Low equals 1 globe. Since a Sustainability Rating is assigned to all funds that meet the above criteria, the rating it is not limited to funds with explicit sustainable or responsible investment mandates. Morningstar updates its Sustainability Ratings monthly. Portfolios receive a Morningstar Portfolio Sustainability Score and Sustainability Rating one month and six business days after their reported as-of date based on the most recent portfolio. As part of the evaluation process, Morningstar uses Sustainalytics’ ESG scores from the same month as the portfolio as-of date. Sustainalytics is an independent ESG and corporate governance research, ratings, and analysis firm and is not an affiliated company of Morningstar, Inc. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that a large portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in one or few companies or sectors. The Fund could fluctuate in value more than a diversified fund. The Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a limited number of countries. If the Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund’s investment performance may also be more volatile if it concentrates its investments in certain countries. Foreign securities risks include currency exchange rate fluctuations, less available public information about the issuers of securities, less stringent regulatory standards, lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards. Emerging securities markets may have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Polen Emerging Markets Growth Fund carefully before investing. A prospectus with this and other information about the Fund may be obtained by calling 1-888-678-6024 or visiting the Materials tab. It should be read carefully before investing.

All performance is calculated in US Dollars. The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns are presented net of management fees and include the reinvestment of all income.

Polen Funds are distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC., not affiliated with Polen Capital Management.

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