Overview

Investment Objective

James Micro Cap Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fund Resources

Investment Strategy

The James Micro Cap Fund invests primarily in equity securities of foreign and domestic companies that the Adviser believes are undervalued. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks and exchange traded funds ("ETFs") that invest primarily in equity securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes, if any) in equity securities of micro capitalization companies. Micro capitalization companies are defined as those companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase no larger than the stocks in the VettaFi US Equity Micro-Cap TR Index, including ETFs that invest primarily in such securities.

Quick Stats

01/31/2026

9.60%

Avg. Annual Return

6.85%

YTD Return

$23.92

Daily Price
02/27/2026

$27M

Net Assets

Previous Month

01/31/2026

High: $24.10

Low: $22.38

Morningstar Rating™

Overall Rating

3 Year Rating

5 Year Rating

10 Year Rating

The Morningstar Star RatingTM for the James Micro Cap Fund (JMCRX) is based on risk-adjusted returns as of 12/31/2025 in the Small Value category out of 462 funds overall and in the last 3 years, 439 funds in the last 5 years, and 362 funds in the last 10 years.

Morningstar Style Map™

The Morning Star Style Map is the Morningstar Style Box™ with the center 75% of fund holdings plotted as the Morningstar Ownership Zone™. The Morningstar Style Box is designed to review a fund's investment strategy. The Morningstar Ownership Zone provides detail about a portfolio's investment style by showing the range of stock sizes and styles. The Ownership Zone is derived by plotting each stock in the portfolio within the proprietary Morningstar Style Box. Over time, the shape and location of a fund's ownership zone may vary.

Daily Prices (NAV)

02/27/2026

Prices are usually updated each business day by 7 pm EST.

Fund Performance

Daily Price & YTD Return
Data as of 02/27/2026
Total % Return
Data as of 01/31/2026
Average Annual
Total % Return as of 01/31/2026
Fund Name Ticker Price / Share $ Change YTD YTD 1 Mo 3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr S.I. *

Micro Cap

Inception Date: 07/01/2010

Total Expense Ratio: (1.50%)

JMCRX 23.92 -0.31 7.80 6.85 6.85 12.04 8.05 12.79 11.58 8.78 9.60

VettaFi US Equity 3000 Index *

1.61 1.61 1.87 15.46 20.18 13.45 15.09 14.76

VettaFi US Equity Micro Cap Index **

3.64 3.64 6.18 23.31 7.54 1.63 9.04 -
Daily Price & YTD Return
Data as of 02/27/2026
Total % Return
Data as of 12/31/2025
Average Annual
Total % Return as of 12/31/2025
Fund Name Ticker Price / Share $ Change YTD YTD 1 Mo 3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr S.I. *

Micro Cap

Inception Date: 07/01/2010

Total Expense Ratio: (1.50%)

JMCRX 23.92 -0.31 7.80 4.37 1.39 1.26 4.37 13.36 10.42 7.41 9.19

VettaFi US Equity 3000 Index *

17.16 -0.04 2.47 17.16 22.22 13.01 14.25 14.73

VettaFi US Equity Micro Cap Index **

19.43 -0.43 4.27 19.43 10.75 3.14 7.41 -

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The average annual total returns assume reinvestment of income, dividends and capital gains distributions and reflect changes in net asset value. You should note that the James Advantage Funds are professionally managed mutual funds while the indices are unmanaged, do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.

Fund Returns

Ticker JMCRX
01/31/2026 6.85%
12/31/2025 1.39%
11/30/2025 3.41%
10/31/2025 -3.43%
09/30/2025 -1.12%
Ticker JMCRX
12/31/2025 1.26%
09/30/2025 6.24%
06/30/2025 7.92%
03/31/2025 -10.10%
12/31/2024 -5.37%
Ticker JMCRX
12/31/2025 4.37%
12/31/2024 5.97%
12/31/2023 31.72%
12/31/2022 -17.30%
12/31/2021 36.24%

Calendar Year Total Returns

Holdings and Details

Top Five Sector Allocations

12/31/2025
Financials 27.80%
Health Care 15.60%
Information Technology 13.80%
Industrials 11.40%
Consumer Discretionary 9.70%

Total as % of Fund 78.30%

Top Five Industry Allocations

12/31/2025
Finance/Rental/Leasing 12.60%
Pharmaceuticals: Major 7.30%
Regional Banks 5.50%
Homebuilding 5.40%
Medical Specialties 5.10%

Total as % of Fund 35.90%

Top Ten Equity Holdings (% of Fund)

12/31/2025
Enova International Inc 6.60%
iShares Micro-Cap 5.10%
Nova Ltd 4.80%
United States Lime & Minerals Inc 3.50%
Piper Sandler Companies 2.90%
Merchants Bancorp Ind Com 2.90%
Donnelly Financial Solutions Inc 2.90%
Ofg Bancorp 2.90%
FAMC 2.90%
Nelnet Inc 2.80%

Total as % of Fund 37.30%

Region Exposure Top Three

12/31/2025
United States 100.00%
Canada 0.00%
China 0.00%

Total as % of Fund 100.00%

Holdings are subject to change without notice.

Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

Fund Characteristics

12/31/2025
Ticker JMCRX
Inception Date 07/01/2010
Cusip 470259813
Total Net Assets as of 12/31/2025 ($mil) $27.20
Price/Earnings Ratio (12m trailing) 15.45
Price/Book Ratio 1.64
Weighted Average Market Capitalization ($mil) $2,687.5
Median Market Capitalization ($ mil) $1,601.9
Total Number of Equity Issues 78
Total Number of Debt Issues -
Portfolio Turnover Rate (annualized as of Fiscal Year-End 11/01/2025) 6.00%

Asset Allocation (%)

12/31/2025

Market Capitalization Equity Holdings (%)

12/31/2025

Fund Operating Expenses

12/31/2025
JMCRX
Management Fee 1.46%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.04%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.50%

Risk Measures (3yr Trailing)

12/31/2025

0.78

Beta

0.77

R-Squared

20.02

Standard Deviation

0.53

Sharpe Ratio

Distributions

EX-Date Payable Date Dividend Type JMCRX Dividend Amount JMCRX Reinvestment Price
12/05/2025 12/08/2025 Long Term Cap Gain $0.2265 $22.00
12/04/2025 12/05/2025 Est. Long Term $0.2222 $22.28
12/05/2024 12/06/2024 Long Term Cap Gain $0.2643 $23.05
12/05/2024 12/06/2024 Short Term Cap Gain $0.0423 $23.05
12/28/2022 12/28/2022 Income $0.0921 $15.42
12/07/2022 12/07/2022 Long Term Cap Gain $1.3419 $16.26
12/29/2021 12/30/2021 Income $0.0099 $20.81
12/08/2021 12/09/2021 Long Term Cap Gain $0.7841 $20.20
12/29/2020 12/30/2020 Income $0.0842 $15.62
12/27/2019 12/30/2019 Income $0.0388 $16.53
12/09/2019 12/10/2019 Long Term Cap Gain $0.5058 $16.44
12/07/2018 12/10/2018 Long Term Cap Gain $0.9068 $14.13
12/28/2017 12/29/2017 Income $0.0561 $17.40
12/05/2017 12/06/2017 Long Term Cap Gain $1.2884 $17.25
12/29/2016 12/30/2016 Income $0.0000 $18.15
12/30/2015 12/31/2015 Income $0.0138 $15.29
12/30/2014 12/31/2014 Income $0.0236 $14.74
12/04/2014 12/05/2014 Long Term Cap Gain $3.4509 $14.31
12/04/2014 12/05/2014 Short Term Cap Gain $0.0000 $14.31
12/30/2013 12/31/2013 Income $0.0147 $17.09
12/28/2012 12/31/2012 Income $0.1368 $11.45
12/29/2011 12/30/2011 Income $0.0000 $10.81
12/01/2011 12/02/2011 Short Term Cap Gain $0.0525 $10.40
12/01/2011 12/02/2011 Long Term Cap Gain $0.0035 $10.40
03/30/2011 03/31/2011 Income $0.0000 $12.24

NAV History (JMCRX)

Previous Year Ending 12/31/2025

High $23.01 12/11/2025
Low $17.36 04/08/2025

Previous Month Ending 02/28/2026

High $24.10 01/22/2026
Low $22.38 01/02/2026

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