Overview

Investment Objective

To provide long-term total return of capital, primarily through capital appreciation.

Investment Strategy

The Fund uses a proprietary, statistical approach to invest in a diversified portfolio of stocks of companies in the small value category that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, and Nasdaq®. Value stocks are those that Bridgeway believes are priced cheaply relative to some measures of worth, such as the ratios of price to earnings, price to sales, or price to cash flow. While the Fund is managed for long-term return on capital, Bridgeway seeks to minimize capital gains distributions as part of a tax management strategy.

Team Managed

John Montgomery Founder and CIO of Bridgeway bio image

John Montgomery

Elena Khoziaeva Head of US Equity at Bridgeway bio image

Elena Khoziaeva, CFA

Jacob Pozharny, PhD

Christine Wang Portfolio Manager at Bridgeway bio image

Christine Wang, CFA, CPA

Daily Stats
(as of 12/20/2024)

NAV:
NAV change:
$37.32
$0.13/0.35%

52-Week High $44.29 | 52-Week Low $35.95

Fund Basics

Ticker BRSVX
Category Small Value
Benchmark Russell 2000 Value Index
MorningStar Rating (09/30/2024) Rating StarRating StarRating StarRating StarRating Star
Inception 10/31/2003

As of 09/30/2024, Overall Morningstar Rating among 446 Small Value funds based on Morningstar weighted average of the Fund's three, five, and ten year Risk-Adjusted return.

LSEG Lipper Awards 2024 Winner

Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund
Bridgeway Capital Management LLC
Best Fund over 3 Years Small-Cap Value Funds
Best Fund over 5 Years Small-Cap Value Funds

Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund Best Fund over 3 Years Small-Cap Value Funds for the time period ending 11/30/2023 among 129 Small-Cap Value Funds for risk-adjusted performance. Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund Best Fund over 5 Years Small-Cap Value Funds for the time period ending 11/30/2023 among 122 Small-Cap Value Funds for risk-adjusted performance. The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards, granted annually, highlight funds and fund companies that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers.

The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. The fund with the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in each eligible classification wins the LSEG Lipper Fund Award. For more information, see lipperfundawards.com. Although LSEG Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by LSEG Lipper.

LSEG Lipper Fund Award © 2024 LSEG. All rights reserved. Used under license.


Performance (as of 09/30/2024)

Calendar Year Performance (%)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return % 0.79 -9.43 26.79 7.11 -13.06 14.98 12.04 67.74 -7.74 14.08
Russell 2000 Value Index 4.22 -7.47 31.74 7.84 -12.86 22.39 4.63 28.27 -14.48 14.65

Annualized Returns (%)

QTR 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE INCEPTION 10/31/2003
BRSVX 8.90 19.76 6.00 17.36 10.72 9.08
Russell 2000 Value Index 10.15 25.88 3.77 9.29 8.22 8.16
Morningstar Ranking 379 of 475 223 of 446 12 of 420 12 of 326

RETURNS LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.

PERFORMANCE DATA QUOTED REPRESENTS PAST PERFORMANCE AND IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS. CURRENT PERFORMANCE MAY BE LOWER OR HIGHER THAN THE PERFORMANCE DATA QUOTED. INVESTMENT RETURN AND PRINCIPAL VALUE WILL FLUCTUATE SO THAT AN INVESTOR'S SHARES, WHEN REDEEMED, MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN ORIGINAL COST. FOR THE MOST RECENT MONTH-END PERFORMANCE, PLEASE CLICK HERE OR CALL 800-661-3550.

Growth of $10,000 Investment (09/30/2014 to 09/30/2024)


Characteristics (as of 09/30/2024)

Equity Portfolio Statistics

Category Stock Portfolio Avg.
Price/Earnings 10.7
Price/Book 1.1
Price/Cash Flow 3.9
Price/Sales 0.4
Weighted Avg Market Cap (Mil) $2,355
Total # of Holdings 140
Turnover 51%
Net Assets (Mil) $515

Company Size Breakdown

Company Size % Portfolio
Medium15.4
Small44.6
Micro36.2
Ultra-Small3.9

Top Ten Holdings

Company Market Cap ($Mil) % of Net Assets
Jackson Financial Inc.6,8641.49
GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC5,1351.43
M/I HOMES INC4,6971.37
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC5,9881.35
Boise Cascade Co.5,4871.28
G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD1,3391.27
Community Health Systems Inc.8431.21
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC3,3221.21
VERACYTE INC2,6151.20
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.3,5731.19


Fees and Expenses

Please refer to the table for any fees and expenses associated with the current fund.

Fees and Expenses
Front-end Load None
Deferred Loads None
Management Fee 0.62%
Performance Fee +/- 0.05%
12B-1 Fee None
Gross Expense Ratio 0.86%
Net Expense Ratio

The Fund has a management fee that is comprised of a base fee of 0.61% which is applied to the Fund’s average annual net assets and a performance-based management fee of +/-0.05%. Performance-based management fee adjustments modify the base fee upward or downward depending on the Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index over a rolling five-year performance period, and are calculated based on the Fund’s average daily net assets over the most recent five-year period ending on the last day of the quarter. As a result the management fee may change from year to year and may be higher or lower than the fee stated above.

Distributions

Historical Distribution and Tax Information

Year Ordinary Income ST Cap Gains LT Cap Gains Total Distribution Reinvest Nav Record Date Ex Date Payable Date
Small-Cap Value Fund
2023$0.3568$0.0000$0.6609$1.0177$36.6912/12/202312/13/202312/13/2022
2022$0.3322$0.0000$0.0000$0.3322$34.8012/14/202212/15/202212/15/2022
2021$0.0045$0.6994$0.0000$0.7039$35.2509/21/202109/22/202109/22/2021
2021$0.0998$0.4683$0.4580$1.0261$37.1012/14/202112/15/202112/15/2021
2020$0.2000$0.0000$0.0000$0.2000$23.4012/15/202012/16/202012/16/2020
2019$0.5089$0.0000$0.0000$0.5089$21.3312/16/201912/17/201912/17/2019
2018$0.2374$0.0242$3.8454$4.1070$19.3712/17/201812/18/201812/18/2018
2017$0.2305$0.0000$0.0000$0.2305$25.9212/13/201712/14/201712/14/2017
2016$0.2436$0.0000$0.0000$0.2436$25.1612/14/201612/15/201612/15/2016
2015$0.3926$0.0000$0.0000$0.3926$20.1812/15/201512/16/201512/16/2015
2014$0.1655$0.0000$0.0000$0.1655$21.0112/15/201412/16/201412/16/2014
2013$0.1044$0.0000$0.0000$0.1044$21.4912/16/201312/17/201312/18/2013
2012$0.3565$0.0000$0.0000$0.3565$16.1212/20/201212/21/201212/24/2012
2011$0.1863$0.0000$0.0000$0.1863$13.0612/14/201112/15/201112/16/2011
2010$0.0690$0.0000$0.0000$0.0690$13.4512/13/201012/14/201012/15/2010
2009$0.0659$0.0000$0.0000$0.0659$11.4812/15/200912/15/200912/15/2009
2008$0.0731$0.0000$0.0000$0.0731$9.0412/16/200812/16/200812/16/2008

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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Disclosures

Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; otherwise, returns would have been lower. The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses such that the net expenses of the Fund do not exceed 0.94%. Any material change to this Fund policy would require a vote by shareholders.

The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating," is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative 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 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 for 60–119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year 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 recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund was rated against the following number of US-domiciled small value funds over the following time periods: 446 funds over the last three years, 420 funds over the last five years, and 326 funds over the last 10 years. With respect to these small value funds, Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund received a Morningstar Rating of three stars, five stars, and four stars for the three-, five-, and ten year periods respectively.

Morningstar rankings are based on a fund's average annual total return relative to all funds in the same Morningstar category. Fund performance used within the rankings, reflects certain fee waivers, without which, returns and Morningstar rankings would have been lower.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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Before investing you should carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. This and other information is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by calling 800-661-3550 or visiting the Fund's website at bridgewayfunds.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Total return figures include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Some of the fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; returns would have been lower had this not been the case. Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder who owned this Fund in a taxable account would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. In addition, market turbulence and reduced liquidity in the markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Funds. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies, and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. All indexes assume that all dividends are reinvested. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Holdings and sector weightings are subject to change without notice. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. Price-to-earnings ratios, price-to-book ratios, price-to-cash flow ratios, and price-to-sales ratios all express the value of a stock's most recent closing price as divided by the underlying company's earnings per share, book value per share, cash flow per share, or revenues per share (respectively), all as computed over the previous 12 months. Beta is a quantitative measure of the volatility of the Fund relative to the Russell 2000® Value Index over the past three years. A beta above 1 is more volatile than the overall market, while a beta below 1 is less volatile.

The Fund is distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC, which is not affiliated with Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC ™ or any other affiliate.