Brandywine Blue Fund  (BLUEX)

Advisors: 800.368.4410
Investors: 800.548.4539

Fund Overview

Fund Overview

Share Class

I

Morningstar | Style Box

V B G L M S

NAV | as of 01/15/2019

$42.39
+$0.73 (+1.75%)

Quarterly Performance (%) |
vs. Benchmark as of 12/31/2018

Fund Inception 01/10/1991

YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR INCEP.
BLUEX -5.04 -5.04 8.73 6.88 8.72 9.46
Russell 1000® Growth Index -1.51 -1.51 11.15 10.40 15.29 9.75
Russell 1000® Index -4.78 -4.78 9.09 8.21 13.28 10.13
S&P 500 Index -4.38 -4.38 9.26 8.49 13.12 9.95
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The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end please call 800.835.3879 or visit our website at amgfunds.com. From time to time, the advisor has waived fees or reimbursed expenses, which may have resulted in higher returns. The listed returns and yields of the Fund are net of expenses, and the returns and yields of the indices exclude expenses.

Expense Ratios

  • Gross Expense Ratio: 1.20%
  • Net Expense Ratio: 1.20%
  • Expense Cap Expiration Date: N/A

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Objective

Seeks capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of primarily medium and large cap U.S. companies.

Why Consider

  • May be appropriate for investors looking to gain exposure to primarily medium and large U.S. companies
  • Fund's portfolio management team relies on intensive, bottom-up fundamental research to isolate companies with strong earnings fundamentals
  • The Fund primarily targets mid-cap or larger companies experiencing rapid earnings growth that sell at reasonable multiples of earnings estimates and show promise to positively surprise Wall Street

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Fund Managers

Scott W. Gates

Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer

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Performance

Performance

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Returns & Distributions

As of 12/31/2018

    • Ex-Date Total Distribution Income Short-term Cap Gains Long-term Cap Gains
      Dec 27, 2018 $5.361200 — — $5.361200
      Dec 28, 2015 $0.083500 $0.083500 — —
      Dec 30, 2009 $0.020200 $0.020200 — —
      Oct 29, 2009 $0.046746 $0.046746 — —
      Dec 28, 2007 $0.489040 — $0.207750 $0.281290
      Oct 30, 2007 $3.380700 — $2.292270 $1.088430
      Dec 28, 2006 $0.066000 — $0.066000 —
      Oct 26, 2006 $1.033950 — $0.240510 $0.793440
      Oct 27, 2005 $1.138780 — $0.861080 $0.277700
      Oct 27, 2000 $10.708000 — $3.349500 $7.358500
      Dec 21, 1999 $1.255130 — — $1.255130
      Oct 27, 1999 $0.923610 — — $0.923610
      Oct 26, 1998 $0.337072 $0.204780 $0.109111 $0.023181
      Oct 27, 1997 $5.085142 — $2.297752 $2.787390
      Oct 26, 1995 $1.105640 — $0.971750 $0.133890
      Oct 25, 1994 $0.107740 — — $0.107740
      Dec 30, 1993 $0.090000 — $0.090000 —
      Oct 25, 1993 $2.243000 — $1.062500 $1.180500
      Dec 30, 1991 $0.005000 $0.005000 — —
      Oct 24, 1991 $0.620000 $0.027000 $0.593000 —

Growth of $10,000 (Hypothetical)

Since Inception 01/10/1991 to 12/31/2018 = $125,575.06

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The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end please call 800.835.3879 or visit our website at amgfunds.com. From time to time, the advisor has waived fees or reimbursed expenses, which may have resulted in higher returns. The listed returns and yields of the Fund are net of expenses, and the returns and yields of the indices exclude expenses. For time periods where the fund inception date preceded the benchmark, the benchmark data will not be shown.

Top Holdings (Equity)

As of: 12/31/2018

Microsoft Corp 6.69%
Salesforce.com Inc 3.67%
CME Group Inc, Class A 3.32%
Alphabet Inc, Class A 3.28%
Amazon.com Inc 3.15%
Visa Inc, Class A 2.98%
Abbott Laboratories 2.94%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.85%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.73%
MasterCard Inc, Class A 2.55%
% in Top 10 Holdings 34.16%
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MPT Stats

As of: 12/31/2018

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Sector Allocation (Equity)

As of: 12/31/2018

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Investment Approach

Investment Approach

Brandywine Blue Fund

The Fund employs Friess Associates' research-driven investment process. This process seeks to capitalize on the relationship between earnings performance and stock prices by isolating companies experiencing rapid earnings growth that sell at reasonable multiples of earnings estimates and show promise to positively surprise Wall Street.

The Fund maintains a mid cap or larger focus by uncovering stocks usually exceeding $6 billion in market cap that meet its earnings growth and valuation criteria.

Friess employs a true bottom-up approach, meaning sector weightings and other characteristics are byproducts of its company-by-company research.


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About

About Friess Associates

Background

Friess Associates is a growth-oriented manager driven by individual company research that seeks to isolate companies with fundamental profiles that position them for share price appreciation.

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Founded

1974

Headquarters

Greenville, DE

AUM

$1.5B

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