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Short-Term View, Long-Term Results

Written by Intrepid Capital | Jun 27, 2024 1:51:31 PM

The June edition of FA Magazine highlights Intrepid Capital’s Income Fund (ICMUX), which has been a standout performer among bond funds. 

 

What’s the secret behind the Fund’s success? Three foot-putts. Indifference to the Fed. Good underwriting 

 

“[We] lean more into what we’re really good at, which is core credit work,” Portfolio Manager Hunter Hayes is quoted as saying in the article. “And we do a really good job with the underwriting—picking solid companies to lend money to.”

 

Mark F. Travis
President & CEO
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager

Hunter K. Hayes, CFA
Vice President
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Read the article to learn more about the unique perspective and approach shared by Hunter and Co-Lead Portfolio Manager Mark Travis, including:

 

  • Why Hunter and Mark consider the short end of the yield curve the “sweet spot”
  • The benefits of investing in small credits and a concentrated portfolio
  • The connection between the Fund’s low duration & high turnover, and how it translates to flexibility

 

Curious to learn more about Intrepid Capital’s underwriting process? In this interview, Hunter Hayes, Matt Parker, and Joe Van Cavage pull back the curtain on their highly engaged approach to identifying and analyzing risk.

 

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.

The Funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company. Please read it carefully before investing. A hard copy of the prospectus can be requested by calling 866-996-FUND (3863).

Intrepid Capital Management Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance current to the most recent month-end may be lower or higher than the performance quoted and can be obtained by calling 866-996-FUND. The Funds impose a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held 30 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee. If it had, returns would be reduced.

Holdings are subject to change.

The position sizes of Valvoline, Inc. (02/15/30 4.250%), Cimpress Plc (06/15/26 7.000%), Equitrans Midstream Corp. (Perp. Pref 9.750%), Turning Point Brands (02/15/26 5.625%) and Abercrombie & Fitch (07/15/25 8.75%) were 3.9%, 3.4%, 3.2%, 3.1% and 2.9% of the Intrepid Income Fund’s total assets, respectively, as of March 31, 2024.

Morningstar classifies funds into categories based on similar investment objective and strategy. Morningstar percentile rankings are based on a fund’s total return compared to its Morningstar Category of exchange-traded and open-end mutual funds. The highest percentile rank is 1 and the lowest percentile rank is 100. For the trailing one-year, five-year, and ten-year time periods through 5/31/2024, the Morningstar ranking was 3rd percentile among 350 Multisector Bond funds, 1st percentile among 263 Multisector Bond funds, and 2nd percentile among 173 Multisector Bond funds, respectively. The fund’s rankings may have been lower if it not for fee waivers in effect during the ranking periods.