Forester Value Fund Class N (FVALX)

Fund Assets	3.36M
Expense Ratio	1.287%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	32.04%
Dividend (ttm)	0.13
Dividend Yield	2.05%
Dividend Growth	-10.16%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 23, 2025

Previous Close	6.15
YTD Return	3.19%
1-Year Return	3.31%
5-Year Return	22.53%
52-Week Low	5.92
52-Week High	6.39
Beta (5Y)	-0.04
Holdings	41
Inception Date	Sep 10, 1999

About FVALX

Forester Value Fund Class N is an open-end mutual fund focused on long-term capital growth through value investing. Its primary strategy involves investing in the common stocks of large U.S. companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion, specifically targeting those the fund’s manager believes are undervalued relative to their intrinsic worth. The fund performs its own in-depth fundamental analysis, considering factors like book-to-market value, price-to-cash flow, price-to-sales ratios, forward earnings estimates, and historical return on equity. It is managed with an emphasis on identifying equities that are trading below their intrinsic value, offering significant appreciation potential while also providing the ability to adopt defensive positions during periods of perceived overvaluation or market instability. Forester Value Fund Class N typically maintains a low turnover rate, reflecting a long-term, buy-and-hold approach. The fund may also invest in preferred stocks, convertible securities, and stock index options to enhance returns or manage risk. Its role in the market is to provide investors with exposure to large-cap U.S. value stocks, aiming to capture opportunities that arise from market inefficiencies and company mispricing, often appealing to those seeking a disciplined approach to value investing.

• Fund Family: Forester
• Category: Large Value
• Performance Rating: Low
• Risk Rating: Low
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: FVALX
• Share Class: Class N
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

FVALX had a total return of 3.31% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.96%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
FVILX	Class I	1.01%
FVRLX	Class R	1.52%

Top 10 Holdings

52.63% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
United States Department Of The Treasury - U.S. Government Treasury Bill, 0.000%, 10/22/2026	B.0 10.22.26	16.89%
Morgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs Instl	MISXX	9.48%
United States Department Of The Treasury - U.S. Government Treasury Bill, 0.000%, 12/24/2026	B.0 12.24.26	8.39%
Verizon Communications Inc.	VZ	2.69%
eBay Inc.	EBAY	2.64%
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	2.60%
The Travelers Companies, Inc.	TRV	2.54%
Altria Group, Inc.	MO	2.52%
U.S. Bancorp	USB	2.48%
The J. M. Smucker Company	SJM	2.40%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 23, 2025	$0.12728	Dec 23, 2025
Dec 27, 2024	$0.14168	Dec 27, 2024
Dec 27, 2023	$0.16238	Dec 27, 2023
Dec 28, 2022	$0.08554	Dec 28, 2022
Dec 29, 2021	$0.06236	Dec 29, 2021
Dec 29, 2020	$4.98522	Dec 29, 2020

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 17, 2026

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