Pear Tree Polaris Small Cap Fund Ordinary Class (USBNX)

Fund Assets	94.63M
Expense Ratio	1.324%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	37.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.22
Dividend Yield	0.73%
Dividend Growth	113.13%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2025

Previous Close	29.64
YTD Return	16.30%
1-Year Return	20.93%
5-Year Return	37.90%
52-Week Low	25.68
52-Week High	31.25
Beta (5Y)	1.39
Holdings	52
Inception Date	Aug 3, 1992

About USBNX

The Pear Tree Polaris Small Cap Fund Ordinary Class is a mutual fund focused on long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in the equities of U.S. small-cap companies. This fund seeks to provide investors with exposure to firms that exhibit high growth potential within the small-cap segment of the domestic equity market. Its investment approach is diversified across multiple sectors, with recent performance driven by allocations to industries such as real estate, consumer staples, energy, and financials, while navigating cyclicality in areas like consumer discretionary and information technology. The fund is actively managed, leveraging fundamental research to identify companies with strong balance sheets and favorable prospects. Since its launch in 1992 and the beginning of its subadvisory relationship with Polaris Capital in 2015, the fund has positioned itself as a vehicle for investors aiming to capitalize on the dynamic opportunities offered by small-cap equities, all while seeking prudent risk management and competitive returns relative to its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index.

• Fund Family: Pear Tree Funds
• Category: Small Value
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: USBNX
• Share Class: Ordinary Shares
• Index: Russell 2000 TR

Performance

USBNX had a total return of 20.93% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.55%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
SWSSX	Schwab	Schwab Small Cap Index Fund	0.04%
FSSNX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund	0.03%
FSCRX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund	0.64%
FSSLX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Small Cap Core	0.01%
FLXSX	Fidelity	Fidelity Flex Small Cap Index Fund	n/a

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
QBNRX	R6 Shares	0.94%
QBNAX	Institutional Shares	0.97%

Top 10 Holdings

25.82% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
CVR Energy, Inc.	CVI	2.80%
Arrow Electronics, Inc.	ARW	2.76%
Avnet, Inc.	AVT	2.75%
ePlus inc.	PLUS	2.63%
Northeast Bank	NBN	2.54%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.	AIT	2.53%
Waystar Holding Corp.	WAY	2.50%
Laureate Education, Inc.	LAUR	2.48%
OFG Bancorp	OFG	2.48%
Limbach Holdings, Inc.	LMB	2.36%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 17, 2025	$3.5506	Dec 22, 2025
Dec 17, 2024	$0.8836	Dec 20, 2024
Dec 15, 2023	$0.2212	Dec 20, 2023
Dec 13, 2022	$2.3087	Dec 16, 2022
Dec 10, 2021	$2.2109	Dec 16, 2021
Dec 8, 2020	$0.1568	Dec 11, 2020

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Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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