The Tributary Small/Mid Cap Fund is built on our core belief that long-term ownership of quality businesses, trading at a discount to fair value, provides the opportunity to generate consistent excess returns over time.
Using a fundamental, bottom-up research driven approach, we identify small to mid-capitalization companies that we believe possess a blend of good business models and attractive valuation. Our investment universe consists primarily of U.S. listed stocks that have a cap size no larger than the maximum market cap in the Russell 2500 Index and a minimum average daily trading volume of $5 million. We can hold stocks up to $30 billion.
The Tributary Small/Mid Cap Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. We utilize an active management approach in the portfolio due to our belief that small and mid-cap asset classes can be less efficient and offer the potential for good managers to generate excess return for their investors.
| Monthly Performance as of: 06/30/2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Return (%) | Expense (%) | |||||||||||
| YTD | 1 Month | 3 Month | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception | Inception Date | Gross | Net | ||
| Institutional: FSMCX | -6.11 | 4.31 | 1.59 | -1.11 | 6.74 | 12.53 | N/A | 9.25 | 08/02/2019 | 5.72 | 0.94 | |
| Institutional Plus: FSMBX | -6.17 | 4.24 | 1.53 | -1.11 | 6.75 | 12.62 | N/A | 9.38 | 08/01/2019 | 1.62 | 0.90 | |
| Fund Facts | ||||||
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| Class | Morningstar Category | Ticker | Cusip | Inception | Dividend Frequency | Minimum Investment |
| Institutional | Small Blend | FSMCX | 89609H829 | 8/2/2019 | Annually | $1,000 |
| Institutional Plus | Small Blend | FSMBX | 89609H811 | 8/1/2019 | Annually | $5,000,000 |
| Expenses | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Net Management Fee | Other Expenses | Distribution (12b-1) Fees | Sales Charge | Shareholder Servicing Fee | Total Net Expense |
| Institutional | -3.93% | 4.83% | None | None | 0.04% | 0.94% |
| Institutional Plus | 0.13% | 0.77% | None | None | None | 0.90% |
Mark is President of Tributary Capital Management and is a Portfolio Manager for the Small Company and Small/Mid Cap Funds. Mark has nearly 30 years of industry experience and joined Tributary Capital Management’s predecessor, First Investment Group in May 1999. Prior to joining Tributary Capital Management, he worked five years at Westchester Capital Management as a Senior Securities Analyst and two years at Union Pacific Railroad as a Financial Analyst both in Omaha, Nebraska. Mark received his Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1997. He is a member of the CFA Society and the CFA Institute and served on the Board of the CFA Society of Nebraska from 2002 to 2009, holding the Presidency during 2007/2008.
Don serves as portfolio manager for the Small/Mid Cap Fund. Don has over 30 years of industry experience and joined Tributary Capital Management's predecessor, First Investment Group, in 2007. Prior to joining Tributary Capital Management, Don spent over seven years as an equity and fixed income analyst and fund co-manager for WB Capital Management in Des Moines, Iowa. He was also an analyst at Bank of America Capital Management in St. Louis, Missouri, and Piper Jaffray and Craig-Hallum in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and net asset value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Returns greater than one year are annualized.
Investment performance reflects contractual fee waivers. Without these fee waivers, the performance would have been lower. This fee waiver will continue for at least one year from the date of the Prospectus through August 1, 2025, unless the Board of Directors approves a change in or elimination of the waiver.
The performance information shown above for the Institutional Plus Class reflects the Fund’s Institutional Class returns for the periods prior to the inception date of the Institutional Plus Class as noted above. The Institutional Class may incur an additional shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.25%. The gross and net expense ratios are as reflected in the current prospectus.
Important Risks:
Small/mid capitalization funds typically carry additional risks as lesser-known, small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable than larger, more established organizations.
There is no guarantee that any investment strategy will achieve its objectives, generate profits or avoid losses.
Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss.
Definitions:
The Russell 2500 is a market-cap-weighted index that includes approximately 2,500 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index.