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Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained in the Brandywine Funds section of this website.
The funds' investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectuses contain this and other important information about the investment companies, and it may be obtained by calling 1-800-656-3017 for Brandywine and Brandywine Blue Fund or 1-877-636-6460 for Brandywine Advisors Fund, or visiting the Brandywine Funds section of this website. Read it carefully before investing.
References to specific securities and fund holdings and sector weightings are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities. References to the earnings growth rates of the Funds refer solely to the estimated earnings growth rates of the average investment holding of the Funds based on consensus earnings estimates from financial data providers and not to the actual performance of the Funds themselves.
Brandywine Advisors Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
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Earnings per share (EPS):
Earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by taking the total earnings divided by the number of shares outstanding.
Market Cap:
Market Cap is the market price of an entire company, calculated by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the price per share.
Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio:
The Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio is calculated by dividing current price of the stock by the company's estimated earnings per share for the current calendar year.
Baseline Financial Services, Inc. and Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P. provide analytical information and services to the investment community. Morningstar, Inc. is a global investment research firm offering an extensive line of print, software, and Web-based products and services for individual investors, professional financial advisors, and institutions. First Call Corporation, a Thompson Financial Company, provides consensus earnings estimates based on analysts' earnings projections.
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The Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index represents the broadest index for the U.S. equity market, measuring the performance of all U.S. headquartered equity securities with readily available price data.
The NASDAQ Composite Index measures all NASDAQ domestic and international based common type stocks listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market. It is a broad based Index and is calculated under a market capitalization weighted methodology index.
All Russell U.S. Equity Indexes are subsets of the Russell 3000® Index
Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.
Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.
Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represent approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index.
Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Growth or the Russell 2000 Growth indexes.
Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth index.
S&P 500 Index widely regarded as the best single gauge of the U.S. equities market, this index includes a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with over 80% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also an ideal proxy for the total market.
S&P MidCap 400 Index is the most widely used index for mid-sized companies. Today, mid-caps are recognized as an independent asset class, with risk/reward profiles that differ considerably from both large-caps and small-caps. It covers approximately 7% of the U.S. equities market.
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