Artisan Small Cap Fund Institutional Shares (APHSX)

Fund Assets	872.87M
Expense Ratio	1.02%
Min. Investment	$1,000,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 10, 2025

Previous Close	43.30
YTD Return	18.39%
1-Year Return	25.98%
5-Year Return	9.28%
52-Week Low	34.10
52-Week High	45.25
Beta (5Y)	1.07
Holdings	60
Inception Date	May 7, 2012

About APHSX

Artisan Small Cap Fund Institutional Shares is a mutual fund dedicated to pursuing long-term capital growth by investing primarily in stocks of U.S. small-cap companies. The fund focuses on identifying well-managed businesses with sustainable growth prospects that are undervalued, often due to limited investor recognition or temporary setbacks. Employing a fundamental investment process, the fund constructs a diversified portfolio that typically features small-cap growth companies across various sectors of the U.S. economy. Its investment approach targets firms considered to have attractive risk-reward profiles and strong potential for future appreciation. As an institutional share class, this fund is designed for large-scale investors, with a minimum investment requirement of $1,000,000 and an expense ratio that is competitive within its category. Its benchmark is the Russell 2000 Total Return Index, reflecting its focus within the small-cap segment. Artisan Small Cap Fund Institutional Shares plays a significant role for institutional investors seeking diversified exposure to emerging U.S. companies with high growth potential, while aiming to navigate the volatility often present in the small-cap universe.

• Fund Family: Artisan Partners Funds
• Category: Small Growth
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: APHSX
• Share Class: Institutional Shares
• Index: Russell 2000 TR

Performance

APHSX had a total return of 25.98% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.87%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
APDSX	Advisor Shares	1.10%
ARTSX	Investor Shares	1.25%

Top 10 Holdings

38.34% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Twist Bioscience Corporation	TWST	5.56%
Modine Manufacturing Company	MOD	4.97%
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation	LSCC	4.43%
Compass, Inc.	COMP	3.95%
Cognex Corporation	CGNX	3.65%
VSE Corporation	VSEC	3.43%
Ascendis Pharma A/S	ASND	3.26%
SPX Technologies, Inc.	SPXC	3.13%
Marex Group Limited	MRX	3.01%
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	IONS	2.96%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 10, 2025	$2.9119	Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2024	$1.83207	Dec 10, 2024
Nov 22, 2022	$0.14867	Nov 22, 2022
Nov 23, 2021	$5.0721	Nov 23, 2021
Nov 24, 2020	$2.7047	Nov 24, 2020
Nov 21, 2019	$2.646	Nov 21, 2019

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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