U.S. Small-Cap Growth Fund
Fund Overview
- Stock selection driven by proprietary fundamental research
- Long-only portfolio of 80 – 100 growth stocks
- Benchmarked to the Russell 2000 Growth Index®
Investment Approach
We believe the US small-cap equity market is inefficient. For over two decades, Hood River has employed a process that utilizes rigorous proprietary, fundamental analysis that attempts to identify an information gap between our earnings estimates and Wall Street estimates.
- Find the best businesses from those growing at 15%+ with market caps of $5 billion or less.
- Build and corroborate our estimates by talking to management, customers, suppliers.
- Identify potential research gaps by comparing our estimates to Street expectations.
- Ensure we pay the right price by evaluating historical, peer, and industry valuations.
Overall Morningstar Rating™
Institutional share class out of 585 small cap growth funds in the small growth category as of 5/31/22. Derived from weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-,5- and 10-year Morningstar Rating metrics, based on risk adjusted returns.
Morningstar Small-Cap Growth Peer Ranking
5/31/22 (based on total returns)
5/31/22 (based on total returns)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
HRSMX Percentile Ranking %
41%
1 Year
6%
3 Years
10%
5 Years
4%
10 Years
# of Funds in Peer Group
620
1 Year
585
3 Years
533
5 Years
395
10 Years
Institutional Shares
Investor Shares
Retirement Shares
Ticker Symbol
HRSMX*
Institutional Shares
HRSRX**
Investor Shares
HRSIX***
Retirement Shares
Inception Date
1/02/03
Institutional Shares
7/07/15
Investor Shares
3/03/17
Retirement Shares
Gross Expense Ratio
1.09%
Institutional Shares
1.27%
Investor Shares
1.00%
Retirement Shares
Net Expense Ratio (fiscal YTD)
1.08%
Institutional Shares
1.26%
Investor Shares
0.99%
Retirement Shares
Minimum Purchase
$25,000
Institutional Shares
$1,000
Investor Shares
No minimum
Retirement Shares
Investor Shares are subject to a Rule 12b-1 Fee of up to 0.25%. The current fee rate of 0.17% will remain in place at least through October 31, 2022. The advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating Expense to 0.99% through October 31, 2022 otherwise performance would have been lower. Investors will pay the net expense ratio listed above.
Average Annual Total Returns
Fund Performance — as of 3/31/22

No Data Found
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception (Annualized)*
HRSMX
-1.44%
1 Year
22.61%
3 Years
18.29%
5 Years
16.62%
10 Years
13.69%
Since Inception (Annualized)*
Russell 2000® Growth Index
-14.33%
1 Year
9.88%
3 Years
10.33%
5 Years
11.21%
10 Years
10.72%
Since Inception (Annualized)*
*HRSMX inception date 1/2/03
Performance quoted represents past performance for the Fund's institutional class shares and there is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted above. Please call 800-497-2960 to obtain current and the most recent month-end performance data.
Performance for periods over one year is annualized.
Sector Diversification
HRSMX vs. Russell 2000® Growth Index
As of 3/31/22

No Data Found
HRSMX
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Communication Services
0.0%
HRSMX
2.7%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Consumer Discretionary
21.5%
HRSMX
13.6%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Consumer Staples
2.7%
HRSMX
4.1%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Energy
1.1%
HRSMX
3.4%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Financials
10.4%
HRSMX
5.5%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Healthcare
18.4%
HRSMX
25.1%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Industrials
23.4%
HRSMX
15.7%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Information Technology
17.1%
HRSMX
22.8%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Materials
1.8%
HRSMX
3.5%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Real Estate
1.0%
HRSMX
3.3%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Utilities
0.0%
HRSMX
0.3%
Russell 2000® Growth Index
Cash
2.6%
HRSMX
As a percentage of the portfolio. Subject to change at any time.
Top Ten Holdings
Small-Cap Growth Fund (HRSMX) — as of 3/31/22
Holding
Holding %
Industry
Description
SeaWorld Entertainment
4.14%
Consumer Discretionary
One of the US's largest theme park operators offering learning opportunities, all-ages entertainment, and traditional amusement parks
SiTime Corp
3.75%
Technology
Provides silicon timing systems as well as resonators, clock integrated circuits, and various types of oscillators
Onto Innovation
3.41%
Technology
Provides thin-film metrology and inspection systems, used by makers of precision electronic gear
TFI International
3.40%
Industrials
One of North America's largest trucking companies, providing transportation, logistics, as well as package and courier services across Canada, the US and Mexico
Chart Industries
3.16%
Industrials
Designs equipment for low temperature industrial gas production and storage
Fortress Transportation
2.83%
Industrials
Owns and acquires infrastructure and related equipment for the transportation of goods and people in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America
Mastec
2.80%
Industrials
Provides infrastructure construction to telecom, wireless, cable, energy and utility companies
Celsius Holdings
2.75%
Consumer Staples
Largest casino company in the U.S. with 60 properties in multiple cities
Caesars Entertainment
2.54%
Consumer Discretionary
Largest casino company in the U.S. with 60 properties in multiple cities
Western Alliance Bancorp
2.53%
Financials
Operates nearly 50 branches providing standard consumer and business deposit and loan products
We seek to identify and capitalize on research gaps overlooked by the broader market.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Information provided with respect to the Fund’s Holdings and Weightings are subject to change at any time and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The Fund discloses its quarterly top ten holdings on its website within 45 business days after the quarter-end. The quarter-end portfolio holdings for the Fund will remain posted on the Fund’s website until the following quarter-end portfolio holdings are posted. The benchmark is the Russell 2000® Growth Index, which is defined as an unmanaged, capitalization weighted index of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Index returns include dividends and/or interest income and do not reflect fees or expenses. Unlike the Fund, which periodically maintains a cash position, the Russell 2000® Growth Index is fully invested. Investors cannot directly invest in an index.
Hood River Small Cap Growth Fund (Class I) was rated against the following numbers of U.S.-domiciled small growth funds over the following time periods: 585 funds in the last three years, 533 funds in the last five years, 395 funds in the last 10 years. With respect to these Small Growth Funds, Hood River Small Cap Growth Fund received a Morningstar Rating of 5 stars, 4 stars and 5 stars for the three-, five- and 10-year periods, respectively as of May 31, 2022. 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.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Ratings reflect fee waivers in effect; in their absence, ratings may have been lower. Rankings are the fund’s total return-percentile rank relative to all funds that have the same category for the same time period. The highest (or most favorable) percentile rank is 1, and the lowest (or least favorable) percentile rank is 100. The top-performing fund in a category will always receive a rank of 1.
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The Fund invests in small-cap securities which present a greater risk of loss than large-cap securities, and in growth companies which can be more sensitive to the company’s earnings and more volatile than the stock market in general. The Fund may also invest in foreign securities which are subject to risks including currency fluctuations, economic and political change and differing accounting standards. The Fund may invest in derivatives and initial public offerings (IPOs), which are highly volatile. Additional risk information may be found in the prospectus.
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, please call 800-497-2960. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.
Investments involve risk, principal loss is possible.
The Hood River Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC. Hood River Capital is the advisor to the Funds.