VALIC Small Cap Special Values Fund (VSSVX)

Investment Thesis

Small value stocks are an essential piece of the retirement investing pie, providing diversification and huge growth opportunities. VALIC’s Small Cap Special Values is one of the more reasonably priced options in this category.

Statistics

Updated June 6, 2018:

Fund Profile

  • Total Assets: $301.3 million
  • Total Holdings: 106
  • Portfolio Turnover: 46%

Performance

  • Distribution Yield: 1.22%
  • Alpha: 1.52
  • Beta: 0.30
  • Average Annual Return (last 10 years): 9.39%

Fees & Minimums

  • Net Expense Ratio: 0.87%
  • Max Front Load: None
  • Max Back Load: None

Note: Fees may be different in a 401(k)/403(b).

Analysis

Morningstar

  • Overall Rating: 4 Stars
  • Equity Style: Small Value

Portfolio

Equity Allocation

Sectors
  • Industrials: 22.61%
  • Financials: 19.86%
  • Materials: 15.55%
  • Consumer Discretionary: 10.18%
  • Technology: 8.34%
  • Consumer Staples: 6.93%
  • Energy: 5.37%
  • Healthcare: 4.45%
  • Real Estate: 3.69%
  • Utilities: 2.76%
  • Telecommunications: 0.27%
Market Cap
  • Giant: 0.00%
  • Large: 0.00%
  • Mid: 29.28%
  • Small: 65.42%
  • Micro: 5.30%

Top Ten Holdings

  1. Simpson Manufacturing (SSD): 2.77%
  2. First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA): 2.55%
  3. UMB Financial (UMBF): 2.24%
  4. Neenah (NP): 2.23%
  5. Innospec (IOSP): 2.17%
  6. HRG Group (HRG): 2.02%
  7. Denny’s (DENN): 1.99%
  8. Mueller Industries (MLI): 1.91%
  9. Eagle Materials (EXP): 1.87%
  10. Hawaiian Electric (HE): 1.76%