Clarkston Partners Founders (CFSMX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

14.12

+0.39 (2.84%)

At close: Oct 15, 2026

Fund Assets	277.92M
Expense Ratio	0.858%
Min. Investment	$100,000,000
Turnover	28.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.06
Dividend Yield	0.44%
Dividend Growth	-14.22%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 16, 2025

Previous Close	13.73
YTD Return	10.92%
1-Year Return	10.26%
5-Year Return	13.75%
52-Week Low	12.02
52-Week High	14.66
Beta (5Y)	0.97
Holdings	26
Inception Date	Sep 15, 2015

About CFSMX

Clarkston Partners Fund Founders Class is an actively managed mutual fund focused on long-term capital appreciation with an emphasis on minimizing volatility and risk. Managed by Clarkston Capital Partners, the fund primarily invests in U.S.-traded equity securities, with a particular focus on small- and medium-market capitalization companies. It follows a 'Quality Value' investment philosophy—prioritizing companies that are considered high quality due to favorable financial metrics, sustainable competitive advantages, and strong management teams, while also being undervalued relative to their expected long-term free cash flows. The fund is non-diversified, allowing it to concentrate its holdings in a relatively small number of select issuers, and may occasionally focus on specific economic sectors. Portfolio management is led by experienced professionals who employ a disciplined, fundamentals-driven research process. This strategy is designed to build a concentrated collection of businesses that demonstrate robust long-term fundamentals, serving investors seeking exposure to the mid-cap value segment of the equity market.

Fund Family Clarkston Funds

Category Mid-Cap Value

Performance Rating Low

Risk Rating Low

Stock Exchange Nasdaq

Ticker Symbol CFSMX

Share Class Founders Class

Index Russell 2500 TR

Performance

CFSMX had a total return of 10.26% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.38%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
CISMX	Institutional Class	1.00%

Top 10 Holdings

59.79% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Post Holdings, Inc.	POST	9.11%
Clarivate Plc	CLVT	8.73%
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.	AMG	8.15%
Avantor, Inc.	AVTR	6.03%
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.	CCC	5.86%
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	WLY	5.42%
The Middleby Corporation	MIDD	4.55%
Energizer Holdings, Inc.	ENR	4.17%
Envista Holdings Corporation	NVST	4.08%
LKQ Corporation	LKQ	3.71%

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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 16, 2025	$0.5921	Dec 17, 2025
Dec 17, 2024	$0.15647	Dec 18, 2024
Dec 18, 2023	$0.52772	Dec 19, 2023
Dec 16, 2022	$2.30819	Dec 19, 2022
Dec 17, 2021	$0.13481	Dec 20, 2021
Dec 18, 2020	$0.5602	Dec 21, 2020

Full Dividend History