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North Star Opportunity Fund

mutual fund
NSOPX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$17.83 +0.11 +0.62%
primary theme
U.S. Growth Allocation
share class
NSOPX (Mutual Fund)

North Star Opportunity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$17.83 +0.11 +0.62%
primary theme
U.S. Growth Allocation
share class
NSOPX (Mutual Fund)

North Star Opportunity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$17.83 +0.11 +0.62%
primary theme
U.S. Growth Allocation
share class

Name

As of 12/11/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$17.83

$138 M

1.00%

$0.18

1.60%

Vitals

YTD Return

13.7%

1 yr return

17.8%

3 Yr Avg Return

-0.1%

5 Yr Avg Return

7.3%

Net Assets

$138 M

Holdings in Top 10

38.0%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$17.7
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.60%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.75%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 30.00%

Redemption Fee 2.00%


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$2,500

IRA

$500


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 12/11/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$17.83

$138 M

1.00%

$0.18

1.60%

NSOPX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 13.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -0.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.3%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.26%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency None

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    North Star Opportunity Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Lifegoal ETFs
  • Inception Date
    Dec 15, 2011
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Sheldon Goodman

Fund Description

The Adviser is responsible for developing, constructing and monitoring the asset allocation and portfolio strategy for the Opportunity Fund. The Adviser intends to use a “best ideas” investment strategy, as described below, coupled with market and industry risk management through limiting position sizes and maintaining low levels of concentration within any particular industry. The Opportunity Fund may invest in long positions in publicly traded or private equities of any market capitalization, primarily common stock and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), as well as preferred stock and certain convertible securities. The universe of investible securities is considered “micro to macro”, from small and micro-cap companies to the largest global corporations. In general, the Opportunity Fund intends to invest within a potentially wide range of net exposures, meaning that normally it expects to invest approximately 80 - 100% of its net assets in net long positions in securities that it deems to be underpriced. Target position sizes will range from 0% to 5% of the Opportunity Fund’s net assets, for individual stocks and up to 25% for macroeconomic themes. The Opportunity Fund’s investment “best ideas” strategy consists, to a significant degree, of seeking companies with a high free cash flow and attractive enterprise value relative to Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”); event driven special opportunities and short term trading opportunities. By “enterprise value,” the Adviser means the market value of a company plus the value of such company’s outstanding debt. The Opportunity Fund’s capital will be dedicated to opportunistic trading situations based on its view of a particular company, market or security, which may result in a high frequency of transactions. In addition, the Opportunity Fund intends to invest in fixed income securities, with a focus on corporate and U.S. government bonds, notes and debentures and convertible debt. The Opportunity Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment grade (i.e., rated at the time of purchase in one of the four highest categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or determined by the portfolio manager to be of comparable quality) as well as those that are below investment grade, which are commonly referred to as “high yield” or “junk” bonds” without limitation. When market conditions or other considerations justify, the Opportunity Fund may also devote a substantial amount of its capital to cash, cash equivalents or short-term obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities.

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NSOPX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period NSOPX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.7% 9.9% 25.9% 100.00%
1 Yr 17.8% 13.5% 35.3% 98.91%
3 Yr -0.1%* -7.5% 7.7% 98.90%
5 Yr 7.3%* 1.7% 15.1% 95.71%
10 Yr 6.6%* 1.8% 13.0% 94.26%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period NSOPX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 10.6% -6.6% 33.6% 85.79%
2022 -26.2% -44.4% -9.8% 58.56%
2021 17.9% -24.1% 18.9% 7.60%
2020 16.8% -10.9% 60.4% 23.93%
2019 24.6% 5.9% 36.4% 8.39%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period NSOPX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.7% 9.9% 25.9% 100.00%
1 Yr 17.8% 13.5% 35.3% 98.91%
3 Yr -0.1%* -7.5% 7.7% 98.90%
5 Yr 7.3%* 1.7% 15.1% 95.71%
10 Yr 6.6%* 1.8% 13.0% 94.26%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period NSOPX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 13.4% 1.4% 34.9% 93.44%
2022 -23.3% -43.2% -3.8% 85.08%
2021 20.5% -24.1% 26.7% 12.28%
2020 17.3% -5.3% 62.8% 53.37%
2019 26.1% 12.4% 52.6% 52.90%

NAV & Total Return History


NSOPX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

NSOPX Category Low Category High NSOPX % Rank
Net Assets 138 M 10.9 M 130 B 85.79%
Number of Holdings 51 5 8145 18.03%
Net Assets in Top 10 51.4 M 7.75 M 26.1 B 91.80%
Weighting of Top 10 37.99% 20.0% 106.4% 89.07%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. APPLE INC 4.73%
  2. BLACKSTONE INC 4.63%
  3. KKR CO INC 4.30%
  4. JPMORGAN CHASE 3.98%
  5. ADV MICRO DEVICE 3.89%
  6. ABBVIE INC 3.62%
  7. QUALCOMM INC 3.37%
  8. ALPHABET INC-A 3.26%
  9. BANK OF AMERICA 3.25%
  10. FIRST AM-TR OB-X 2.96%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High NSOPX % Rank
Stocks
86.81% 0.00% 100.04% 77.05%
Bonds
9.07% 0.00% 170.81% 6.56%
Cash
3.02% 0.00% 15.20% 13.11%
Preferred Stocks
1.10% 0.00% 4.55% 3.83%
Other
0.00% -57.83% 9.83% 85.25%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 3.88% 95.63%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High NSOPX % Rank
Healthcare
18.61% 2.06% 19.02% 6.04%
Financial Services
17.50% 9.56% 42.24% 17.58%
Consumer Cyclical
14.61% 1.15% 24.72% 15.38%
Technology
12.10% 1.75% 32.38% 96.70%
Industrials
11.36% 1.80% 14.87% 34.07%
Consumer Defense
10.52% 0.47% 14.80% 4.40%
Communication Services
9.03% 1.90% 13.69% 20.88%
Real Estate
6.27% 0.00% 28.04% 14.84%
Utilities
0.00% 0.00% 15.29% 100.00%
Energy
0.00% 0.00% 31.98% 100.00%
Basic Materials
0.00% 0.00% 8.62% 100.00%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High NSOPX % Rank
US
86.81% 0.00% 100.04% 75.41%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 32.92% 93.99%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High NSOPX % Rank
Corporate
61.50% 0.00% 94.65% 5.46%
Government
22.19% 0.00% 58.00% 31.15%
Cash & Equivalents
2.96% 0.00% 15.20% 13.11%
Derivative
0.00% -0.40% 4.50% 84.15%
Securitized
0.00% 0.00% 24.35% 96.17%
Municipal
0.00% 0.00% 11.59% 94.54%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High NSOPX % Rank
US
9.07% 0.00% 167.55% 6.56%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 3.26% 93.44%

NSOPX - Expenses

Operational Fees

NSOPX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.60% 0.23% 3.92% 18.03%
Management Fee 0.98% 0.00% 1.30% 93.99%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 55.93%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.28% 65.47%

Sales Fees

NSOPX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.75% 3.00% 5.75% 34.48%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

NSOPX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 100.00%

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

NSOPX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 30.00% 0.18% 300.02% 72.94%

NSOPX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

NSOPX Category Low Category High NSOPX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.00% 0.00% 8.81% 27.87%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

NSOPX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency None Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

NSOPX Category Low Category High NSOPX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.26% -0.65% 5.31% 72.78%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

NSOPX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Monthly Annually

Distributions History

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NSOPX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Sheldon Goodman


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 15, 2011

10.47

10.5%

Sheldon Goodman has been a portfolio manager with North Star Investment Management Corp. since 2003. He began his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Open Market Trading desk over 40 years ago and later founded the high yield trading division at Goldman Sachs. In addition, he was a Partner, Compliance Officer and Sales Manager at Bear, Stearns and was Director of Commodities and Futures at Gruntal & Co. Mr. Goodman oversees the firm’s fixed income operations, including Municipals, Treasuries, Corporate, Agencies and CDs. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Economics from the City University of New York. Currently, he serves as a Trustee for the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan and was a former Director of the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

Peter Gottlieb


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 15, 2011

10.47

10.5%

Peter Gottlieb. Mr. Gottlieb serves as a financial advisor as well as serving on the Board of Directors of a community bank, a publicly traded business development company and a community hospital. Mr. Gottlieb is the Founder and President of North Star Investment Management Corp. since 2003. Mr. Gottlieb earned his BA degree from the University of Michigan, School of Business.

Bradley Cohen


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 15, 2011

10.47

10.5%

Bradley Cohen has been a portfolio manager of North Star Investment Management Corp. since 2006. Mr. Cohen graduated from the University of Maryland and received his J.D. from Marquette Law School. Previously he had thirteen years of security experience as a member, specialist and trader on the Chicago Stock Exchange; most recently as co-owner of LaSalle Capital Partners, an OTC specialist Firm.

Eric Kuby


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 15, 2011

10.47

10.5%

Eric Kuby joined North Star Investment Management Corp. in 2004 and has been Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser since 2005. As Chairman of the Investment Committee, Mr. Kuby is responsible for overseeing the firm’s various investment strategies. Mr. Kuby holds an MBA in Finance as well as a BA in Economics from The University of Chicago.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.19 26.6 6.51 2.41