Catalyst Value I (CTVIX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of Catalyst Value I (CTVIX) Fund

Last Trade: $13.83 on 5/22/2013, Change: -0.26 (-1.85%)

 

Fund Manager - David Miller

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 6.8 years
Similar Funds: CTVAX  CTVCX 
Fund Family: Catalyst Mutual Funds
Fund Category: Small Value
Fund Performance: Feb 27, 2013
Fundmojo Fund Grade: D (Score: 0.45)     (What does this score mean?)
David Miller, Senior Portfolio Manager David Miller is a senior portfolio manager and co-founder of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC and has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. Prior to founding Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, Mr. Miller was the CEO of Investment Catalyst, an investment newsletter he founded in 2005. The Investment Catalyst newsletter worked to identify undervalued stocks with a near term catalyst for appreciation. Mr. Miller was a trader with UBS, working on the equity derivatives desk from July 2002 until December 2002. Mr. Miller was the CEO of MovieDaze Media Group, a search engine marketing company that he co-founded in 2003 and sold in 2006. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School where he received a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 2001.  Get more insights on David Miller

 

Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

Catalyst Value I Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. Catalyst Value I Fund invests primarily in common stocks of domestic issuers. It invests in companies with the potential to earn high returns on invested capital while still generating a strong earnings yield. Catalyst Value I Fund currently considers companies of any market capitalization but has a concentration in smaller capitalization stocks. It is non-diversified.

 

 What we like about Catalyst Value I (CTVIX) Fund

Data for Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) as of Feb 27, 2013

• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) management has been with Catalyst Value I Fund for 6.8 years
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 8.00% vs 7.03% Small Value category median performance)
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) has a lower expense ratio than its Small Value average: 1.30% vs 1.41%
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

 What we are cautious about Catalyst Value I (CTVIX) Fund

Data for Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) as of Feb 27, 2013

• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 6.70% vs 13.83% Small Value category median performance)
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return 2.57% vs 13.82% Small Value category median performance)
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) is less safe compared to its Small Value peers
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 61.00% that is higher than the Small Value average of 59.11%. This could mean Catalyst Value I is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -14.86 is worse than category average of -2.67, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.22
• Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 25.29 that is higher than category average of 19.8

See Catalyst Value I Fund (CTVIX) performance details as of Feb 27, 2013

 

Compare with other top Small Value category mutual funds

Aadditional top Small Value mutual funds for your consideration

Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
Catalyst Value I	7.98	6.70	2.57	8.00
Fidelity Small Cap Value F (FSVFX)	10.74	21.96	16.76	10.94	Compare
Aegis Value (AVALX)	11.92	27.25	18.45	11.14	Compare
Robeco Small Cap Value II Instl (BPSIX)	6.13	18.59	13.41	9.40	Compare

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Compare with Small Value category ETFs

Some Small Value ETFs for your consideration

ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
Russell 2000 High Beta ETF (SHBT)	15.74%	35.03%	0
UBS E-TRACS Wells Fargo Bus Dev Comp ETN (BDCS)	6.46%	26.53%	0
Russell 2000 Low Volatility ETF (SLVY)	12.09%	22.88%	0
WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend (DES)	8.13%	19.19%	15.95%
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Sm (PXSV)	7.69%	18.40%	14.74%

 

Catalyst Value I (CTVIX) Fund Net Asset

Track net asset change of Catalyst Value I fund (CTVIX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2013	$40.39M
01/2013	$41.19M
12/2012	$39.41M

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Catalyst Value I (CTVIX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2012	0.65%	98.74%	0%	0.61%
06/2012	2.78%	93.19%	0%	4.03%
03/2012	1.03%	96.04%	0%	2.93%

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Top 10 Holdings in Catalyst Value I (CTVIX) Fund

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Sep 30, 2012 Global Ship Lease, Inc. [10.61%] BofI Holding, Inc. [8.57%] Two Harbors Investment Corp [8.47%] Perion Network Ltd [6.52%] INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Co [5.31%] American Capital Agency Corp. [4.92%] Basic Energy Services, Inc. Com [3.53%] Kronos Worldwide Inc Common Sto [3.34%] Tronox Inc [3.13%]

Jun 30, 2012 Global Ship Lease, Inc. [8.63%] BofI Holding, Inc. [7.09%] Two Harbors Investment Corp [6.66%] Chimera Investment Corporation [5.15%] INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Co [4.2%] American Capital Agency Corp. [4.14%] Prospect Capital Corporation [4.03%] Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. [3.78%] Perion Network Ltd [3.44%] Tronox Inc [3.23%]

Mar 31, 2012 Global Ship Lease, Inc. [7.32%] TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP. [5.33%] CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP. [4.83%] BofI Holding, Inc. [4.75%] Visteon ([Wts/Rts]) [4.55%] GRAVITY Co, Ltd. ADR [4.27%] KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC. [3.74%] Tronox, Inc. Class B Warrants $68.56, 02/14/2018 [3.47%] Prospect Capital Corporation [3.3%] Perion Network Ltd [3.19%]

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