9 Reasons to Consider Investing in the Buffalo International Fund

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9 Reasons to Consider Investing in the Buffalo International Fund

Here are the top 9 reasons we believe you should consider adding the Buffalo International Fund to your portfolio mix.

#1

Morningstar ranking shows the International Fund beating 92% of the 324 funds in the Foreign Large Growth category over the last 3 years (as of 6/30/17, based on the fund’s total returns)

#2

Overall Morningstar Rating™ of ★★★★ out of 324 Foreign Large Growth funds (as of 6/30/17 derived from a weighted average of the fund’s three-, five-, and ten-year risk adjusted returns measure)

#3

Recently profiled in CityWire magazine as “Ones to Watch

#4

Nicole Kornitzer, co-manager, was ranked as one of the “Top 20 Female PMs in the U.S.” by CityWire

#5

U.S. News named the International Fund as one of the “Best Mutual Funds in 2016

#6

 French connection – Nicole is currently based in Paris, France

#7

 Japanese connection – Justin Weiss, International Fund research analyst, lived and worked in Japan for 11 years

#8

Stability of Ownership – The Buffalo Funds’ management company has been in place since the Funds’ inception in 1994, and was responsible for creating the International Fund in 2007. Investors can benefit from the stability and long-term perspective.

#9

Beating the benchmarks – over the last 3-month, 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year periods, the International Fund has beaten the following indexes:

As of 3/31/243 MOYTD1 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRSince Inception
BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL FUND - Investor5.435.4310.894.109.597.645.79
BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL FUND - Institutional5.485.4811.084.249.767.805.95
  FTSE All World Ex-US Index4.544.5413.992.556.704.953.20
  Lipper International Fund Index5.865.8614.723.087.615.113.34

Performance data quoted represents past performance; 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 of higher than the performance quoted and can be obtained here. Performance is annualized for periods greater than 1 year.


The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or “star rating”, is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product’s monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating™ for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating™ metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. The Buffalo International Fund received 5 stars among 324 for the three-year and 4 stars among 275 Foreign Large Growth funds for the five-year period ended 6/30/17.

The Morningstar percentile ranking is based on the fund’s total-return percentile rank relative to all managed products that have the same category for the same time period. The highest (or most favorable) percentile rank is 1%, and the lowest (or least favorable) percentile rank is 100%. Morningstar total return includes both income and capital gains or losses and is not adjusted for sales charges. The Buffalo International Fund was ranked in the top 17% among 276 Foreign Large Growth funds for the five-year period ended 6/30/17.

The Russell Global (ex US) Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the global equity market based on all investable equity securities, excluding companies assigned to the United States. The Lipper International Fund Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds in the international equity fund objective, as determined by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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9 Reasons to Consider Investing in the Buffalo International Fund

Top 20 Female Portfolio Managers in America

Media Coverage

Top 20 Female Portfolio Managers in America

Overview

CityWire recently completed an analysis of 15,000 portfolio managers around the world and created a ranking of the top 20 female portfolio managers in the United States. Buffalo Funds portfolio manager Nicole Kornitzer was included in the list. We believe this a strong testament to the quality of fund managers we have on staff, and are proud of Nicole’s accomplishments.

Nicole, who was ranked #7, co-manages the Buffalo International Fund.

Click here to read the full CityWire article.

An explanation of ‘manager ratio’ and how manager ratings are assigned can be found here.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; 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 value. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained here. Performance data current to the most recent quarter-end may be obtained here.

Opinions expressed are those of the author or Funds and are subject to change, are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

References to other mutual funds should not to be considered an offer to buy or sell these securities.

HIGHLIGHT

Buffalo Funds portfolio manager Nicole Kornitzer included in the Top 20 list

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U.S. News “Best Mutual Funds in 2016” List Includes Several Buffalo Funds

U.S. News “Best Mutual Funds in 2016” List Includes Several Buffalo Funds

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U.S. News “Best Mutual Funds in 2016” List Includes Several Buffalo Funds

Overview

As of August 31, 2016, U.S. News showed the Buffalo International Fund was ranked #4 of 385 Foreign Large Growth funds, the Buffalo Discovery Fund was ranked #7 of 630 Mid-Cap Growth funds, and the Buffalo Flexible Income Fund was ranked #15 of 380 Allocation–70% to 85% Equity funds. Other Buffalo Funds that ranked within the top 100 in their category include the Buffalo High Yield Fund (#41 of 712 High Yield Bond funds) and the Buffalo Large Cap Fund (#47 of 1,436 Large Growth funds).

For more information and current rankings, visit the U.S. News website here.

The U.S. News Best Mutual Fund Score is determined by the overall equal weightings of ratings from five data sources: Morningstar, Lipper, Zacks, TheStreet.com, and Standard & Poor’s as of 8/31/2016. To learn more about their scoring methodology, click here.

HIGHLIGHT

International Fund #4
Discovery Fund #7
Flexible Income Fund #15

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Click here for current ratings of the Buffalo Funds.

The Overall Morningstar Rating™ for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating™ metrics.

While the U.S. News Mutual Fund Score combines all five equally weighted category scores to achieve its weighting, Lipper intends its measures to be used as individual assessments of a fund’s ability to meet specific goals, rather than as a cumulative measure of fund quality. Lipper rankings are comprised of five unique measures (Total Return, Consistent Return, Preservation, Expense, and Tax Efficiency), each with a 1-to-5 score, ranking each fund against its peers. The highest 20% of funds in each peer group are named Lipper Leaders, the next 20% receive a rating of 4, the middle 20% are rated 3, the next 20% are rated 2, and the lowest 20% are rated 1. The overall calculation is based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for each measure over three-, five-, and ten-year periods (if applicable). Lipper Ratings for Total Return reflect funds’ historical total return performance relative to peers. Lipper Ratings for Consistent Return reflect funds’ historical risk-adjusted returns, relative to peers. Lipper Ratings for Preservation reflect funds’ historical loss avoidance relative to other funds within the same asset class. Lipper Ratings for Tax Efficiency reflect funds’ historical success in postponing taxable distributions relative to peers. Lipper Ratings for Expense reflect funds’ expense minimization relative to peers with similar load structures.

The Zacks Mutual Fund Rank ranks funds on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being a Strong Buy and 5 being a Strong Sell. Each quarter, Zacks updates their Mutual Fund Rank by evaluating the average Zacks Rank for the stocks owned by the fund and blending this with other criteria their studies show is beneficial in finding funds that will outperform in the future. In general, the higher the average Zacks Rank for the stocks in the fund, then the higher the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank.

TheStreet.com Ratings Investment Ratings for Funds condense the available fund performance and risk data into a single composite opinion of each fund’s risk-adjusted performance. “A (Buy) Excellent” rating means the fund has an excellent track record of maximizing performance while minimizing risk, thus delivering the best possible combination of total return on investment and reduced volatility. “B (Buy) Good” rating means the fund has a good track record of balancing performance with risk. “C (Hold) Fair” rating ratings means the fund has a track record which is about average. “D (Sell) Weak” rating means the fund has underperformed the universe of other funds given the level of risk in its underlying investments, resulting in a weak risk-adjusted performance. “E (Sell) Very Weak” rating means the fund has significantly underperformed most other funds given the level of risk in its underlying investments, resulting in a very weak risk-adjusted performance. The plus sign (+) is an indication that the fund is in the top third of its letter grade. The minus sign (-) is an indication that the fund is in the bottom third of its letter grade. “U Unrated” rating means the fund does not have sufficient history to make a reliable assessment of its risk-adjusted performance.

The CFRA Rankings range from five-star (highest) to one-star (lowest) and follow a normalized distribution curve, based upon the fund’s rank in its Category. Top 10% receive five stars, next 20% receive four stars, middle 40% receive three stars, next 20% receive two stars, and the bottom 10% receive one star. Rankings are refreshed on a weekly basis to incorporate the latest inputs from the holdings-based analysis and the latest relative performance review.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; 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 value. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained here. Performance data current to the most recent quarter-end may be obtained here.

Opinions expressed are those of the author or Funds and are subject to change, are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

References to other mutual funds should not to be considered an offer to buy or sell these securities.

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Today’s Top 5 Stock Picks: Fund Beating 98% of Peers

Today’s Top 5 Stock Picks: Fund Beating 98% of Peers

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Today’s Top 5 Stock Picks: Fund Beating 98% of Peers

Overview

Clay Brethour, President of the Buffalo Funds and Portfolio Manager of the Buffalo Discovery Fund, was recently interviewed by Barron’s. Click here to read the full article on Barron’s.

The Buffalo Discovery Fund returned 5.56%, 15.09%, and 9.82% for the 1, 5, and 10 year periods respectively, as of 12/31/2016. The S&P 500 Index returned 11.96%, 14.66%, and 6.95% for the 1, 5, and 10 year periods respectively for the same time period.

Click here for current rankings.

To view the holdings for the Buffalo Discovery Fund click here. To view the holdings for the Buffalo Mid Cap Fund click here.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; 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 value. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained here. Performance data current to the most recent quarter-end may be obtained here.

Opinions expressed are those of the author or Funds and are subject to change, are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

References to other mutual funds should not to be considered an offer to buy or sell these securities.

Definitions can be found here.

HIGHLIGHT

Barrons.com spoke with Clay Brethour to get his take on 5 overlooked companies coming up with creative solutions for their customers, and in some cases, helping them meet regulatory requirements.

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U.S. Fund Managers on Hunt for Companies that won’t be ‘Amazon’ed’ Away

U.S. Fund Managers on Hunt for Companies that won’t be ‘Amazon’ed’ Away

Media Coverage

U.S. Fund Managers on Hunt for Companies that won’t be ‘Amazon’ed’ Away

Overview

Buffalo Funds portfolio manager Scott Moore was recently quoted in an article with Reuters, with the discussion centered around how he has adjusted his fund’s portfolio from traditional department stores into companies such as Home Depot Inc, whose bulky, heavy items are hard to ship profitably.

Click here to access the Reuter’s article.

Fund holdings are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities. Click here to view the holdings for the Buffalo Dividend Focus Fund. Click here to view the holdings for the Buffalo Mid Cap Fund.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; 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 value. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained here. Performance data current to the most recent quarter-end may be obtained here.

Opinions expressed are those of the author or Funds and are subject to change, are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

References to other mutual funds should not to be considered an offer to buy or sell these securities.

HIGHLIGHT

“Retail is a landmine and you just don’t know who is going to be disrupted by Amazon. You are seeing money rotate into names where people feel comfortable with companies that won’t be Amazon’ed away,” said Scott Moore, Portfolio Manager, Buffalo Funds.

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Income Investing Strategies to Preserve Principal

Income Investing Strategies to Preserve Principal

Media Coverage

Income Investing Strategies to Preserve Principal

Overview

The Buffalo High Yield Fund (BUFHX) was included in an article on Seeking Alpha, which analyzed income funds that preserved principal from 2006-2016, making note of the special year-end dividend the Fund pays annually.

“Retirement income investors should always consider whether an investment has proven that it can preserve their precious capital during periods of economic disruption. Achieving that goal requires a solid business strategy executed by competent investment managers. Investors can use price charts that span good times and bad to identify funds that have preserved investment capital.” ~ Thomas Cook, article author

To access the article click here.

Dividend payments are not guaranteed. The chart included in the article illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $1,000 investment made in the Fund on 1/1/2005. It assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The chart does not imply future performance.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; 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 value. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained here. Performance data current to the most recent quarter-end may be obtained here.

Opinions expressed are those of the author or Funds and are subject to change, are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

References to other mutual funds should not to be considered an offer to buy or sell these securities.

Definitions can be viewed by clicking here.

HIGHLIGHT

Using techniques identified in the article, a few income funds are highlighted (including the Buffalo High Yield Fund) that pay regular dividends and preserved investors’ capital during the period before and through the Great Recession.

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