Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth.

Small Companies

The Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund uses fundamental, bottom-up analysis to construct a diversified portfolio of small-capitalization companies[1].

A Value Philosophy

Our research process is built on the principles established by Benjamin Graham to identify companies that are trading at a discount to their intrinsic value.

Four Pillar Process

Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis. 1. Balance Sheet 2. Valuation 3. Management 4. Sector and Industry

Fund Facts

Share Class
Ticker Symbol
NAV
Initial Minimum Investment
Fund Assets
Fund Inception
FPA Manager Inception
Net Expense Ratio (as of most recent prospectus)
Dividend Frequency

Fund Facts are as of June 30, 2024 unless otherwise noted, and are for the Investor Class shares.

Fund Inception reflects the inception date of the Fund.

FPA Manager Inception Reflects the date that the Fund was first available for purchase under FPA management. 

*As of the most recent prospectus, the Fund’s Total Annual Operating Expenses are 0.99% (Investor Class), 0.91% (Advisor Class), and 0.80% (Institutional Class). Prior to November 1, 2020, the Fund had a unitized fee structure that limited annual operating expenses to 1.18%.

1The Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund primarily invests in securities of small capitalization companies, defined as those with market capitalization less than the largest company in the Russell 2000 Value Index. Investing in small companies involves special risks including, but not limited to, the following: smaller companies typically have more risk and their company stock prices are more volatile than that of large companies; their securities may be less liquid and may be thinly traded which makes it more difficult to dispose of them at prevailing market prices; these companies may be more adversely affected by poor economic or market conditions; they may have limited product lines, limited access to financial resources, and may be dependent on a limited management group; and small cap stocks may fluctuate independently of large cap stocks. All investment decisions are made at the discretion of the Portfolio Manager, in accordance with the then current Prospectus.

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Portfolio Manager

  • Steven H. Scruggs

    Steve has served as the sole portfolio manager for the fund since its inception in 2002. Steve joined Bragg Financial Advisors (BFA) in 1999 as a research analyst. Prior to his work with BFA, Steve worked as Product Manager for GMAC Insurance and Reliance Insurance Companies. He received his BA from North Carolina State University in 1992 and his MBA from Wake Forest University in 1996. Steve is a member of the CFA Institute and the North Carolina Society of Financial Analysts.