High Yield Fund

BUFHX | BUIHX

EXPERIENCE-DRIVEN HIGH YIELD SELECTION SINCE 1995

The Buffalo High Yield Fund focuses on securities where the yield is higher than justified by the credit metrics as analyzed through our internal research. The companies we select have leading market positions, free cash flow generation, strong management teams, stable industries, and small-to-medium issue sizes. We then choose securities that we believe have the potential to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.

“Our team brings many years of credit research experience to the bond market. We are proud to have provided our shareholders with what we believe is a conservative approach to investing in high yield bonds since 1995.”

— Jeff Sitzmann, CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager

Objective
Current income & long-term growth of capital

Morningstar CategoryHigh Yield Bond

Benchmark IndexICE BofA U.S. High Yield Index

Dividend DistributionMonthly

Overall Morningstar Rating™

BUFHX based on risk-adjusted
returns as of 11/30/2025 among 581 High Yield Bond funds

Ticker BUFHX Investor BUIHX Institutional
Inception 5/19/1995 7/1/2019
Expense Ratio 1.02% 0.87%
Net Assets $118.20 mil $550.80 mil
Cusip 119539104 119530855
*as of 1/5/2026

Daily Prices as of 1/5/2026

Ticker BUFHX
Investor
BUIHX
Institutional
NAV $10.56 $10.53
$Chg $0.01 $0.01
%Chg 0.09% 0.10%
YTD % 0.19% 0.19%
Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

HIGHLIGHTS & COMMENTARIES

Our managers share their insights on the Fund and the markets

Q3 2025 Each quarter, the High Yield Fund Managers answer questions for investors like notable market trends, illustrative holdings, and more.

Q3 2025 Learn more about how the managers positioned the Fund in the current quarter. We discuss top contributors/detractors, performance, and our outlook going forward.

Q3 2025 Learn more about how Buffalo Funds may fit in your portfolio. Investment Ideas highlight distinctive characteristic of each Fund.

Q3 2025 For a more in-depth look at the cornerstones of Buffalo’s approach, the Strategy Profile reviews our investment process and current supporting statistics.

Q3 2025 The High Yield Fund Fact Sheet provides a quick reference of the Fund’s philosophy, key facts, Morningstar Ratings, and performance.

PERFORMANCE

Month-end

TOTAL RETURNS % AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURNS %
As of 12/31/2025 TICKER MO YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 15YR 20YR SI*
HIGH YIELD
Investor Shares BUFHX 0.65 5.11 5.11 8.80 5.13 5.70 5.58 6.06 6.76
Institutional Shares BUIHX 0.58 5.26 5.26 8.96 5.28 5.85 5.73 6.22 6.92
ICE BofA High Yield Index - 0.66 8.59 8.59 10.11 4.55 6.48 5.93 6.64 6.75
Lipper High Yield Bond Funds Index - 0.74 7.94 7.94 9.42 4.47 5.94 5.44 5.72 5.70

*Since inception.

Investor Inception Investor Expense Ratio Institutional Inception Institutional Expense Ratio
HIGH YIELD 5/19/1995 1.02% 7/1/2019 0.87%

QUARTER-END PERFORMANCE

TOTAL RETURNS % AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURNS %
As of 12/31/2025 TICKER QTR YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 15YR 20YR SI*
HIGH YIELD
Investor Shares BUFHX 0.51 5.11 5.11 8.80 5.13 5.70 5.58 6.06 6.76
Institutional Shares BUIHX 0.56 5.26 5.26 8.96 5.28 5.85 5.73 6.22 6.92
ICE BofA High Yield Index - 1.37 8.59 8.59 10.11 4.55 6.48 5.93 6.64 6.75
Lipper High Yield Bond Funds Index - 1.34 7.94 7.94 9.42 4.47 5.94 5.44 5.72 5.70

*Since inception.

CALENDAR YEAR %

TICKER 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
HIGH YIELD
Investor Shares BUFHX 6.65 5.98 -2.26 12.32 9.27 5.53 -5.53 11.68 9.72 5.11
Institutional Shares BUIHX 6.81 6.14 -2.12 12.40 9.43 5.69 -5.39 11.85 9.89 5.26
ICE BofA High Yield Index - 17.49 7.48 -2.26 14.41 6.17 5.36 -11.17 13.54 8.27 8.59
Lipper High Yield Bond Funds Index - -4.86 14.54 7.53 -2.98 14.29 4.81 5.85 -10.28 12.34 8.03

For performance prior to 7/1/19 (Inception Date of Institutional Class), performance of the Investor Class shares is used and includes expenses not applicable and lower than those of Investor Class shares.

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 or higher than the performance quoted and can be obtained above. Performance is annualized for periods greater than 1 year.

HOW WE INVEST

FUNDAMENTAL
APPROACH

We get to know the
companies we invest in
and learn how they run
their businesses.

TOP-DOWN &
BOTTOM-UP

We identify top-down,
broad, secular growth
trends and search for
companies from the
bottom up.

PROPRIETARY
PHILOSOPHY

We construct our
portfolios based on
our own proprietary
investment strategy.

DISCIPLINED
INVESTING

We maintain a
consistent, balanced
approach by sticking
to our disciplined
investment strategy

MORNINGSTAR RATINGS & PERCENTILE RANKINGS

As of 11/30/2025 TICKER CATEGORY OVERALL 3YR 5YR 10YR
HIGH YIELD BUFHX High Yield Bond
_
64% of 581 funds
14% of 543 funds
36% of 437 funds

Ratings & Rankings may vary for other share classes.

PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

3-YEAR RISK METRICS

As of 9/30/2025

BUFHX vs. ICE BofA US High Yield Index
Upside Capture 71.85
Downside Capture 16.58
Alpha 3.65
Beta 0.57
Sharpe Ratio 1.63

CHARACTERISTICS

As of 9/30/2025

Portfolio Value
Number of Holdings 182
Average Duration (yrs) 1.60
Average Maturity (yrs) 4.40
3-Year Annualized Turnover Ratio 28.13%
30-day SEC Yield 7.18%

ASSET ALLOCATION

As of 9/30/2025

Bank Loans
27.60%
Convertible Bonds
1.94%
Corporate Bonds
62.01%
Preferred Stock
1.23%
 Preferred Stock (Conv) 2.29%
Cash
4.93%

Duration

As of 9/30/2025

Years %
10+ Years 0.00
7-10 Years
5-7 Years 0.97
3-5 Years 19.92
1-3 Years 31.23
0-1 Year 16.60

Excludes bank loans and convertibles.

Credit Quality

As of 9/30/2025

 
Baa
1.58%
 
Ba 16.28%
 
B 69.49%
 
Caa
10.16%
 
Unassigned
2.49%

Market Classification percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Source: Moody’s. A credit rating is an assessment provided by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), such as Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s. The firm evaluates the credit worthiness of an issuer with respect to debt obligations, including specific securities, money market instruments, or other bonds. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from Aaa (highest grade) to C (lowest grade); ratings are subject to change without notice. Unassigned rating indicates that the debtor was not rated by an NRSRO and should not be interpreted as indicating low quality.

SECTOR WEIGHTS

As of 9/30/2025

Security weightings are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities. Sector Allocation may not equal 100% due to rounding.

HOLDINGS

As of 09/30/2025

Holding Maturity Date % of Net
Assets
Verde Purchaser LLC 11/17/2030 2.22%
Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC 02/01/2029 2.11%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals T/L B (07/25) 07/23/2032 2.10%
Burford Capital Global Finance LLC 04/15/2030 2.04%
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance 2019 Inc / CSL Capital LLC 02/15/2028 1.87%
GEO Group Inc/The 04/15/2029 1.83%
Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV 11/15/2031 1.82%
Ardonagh Group Finance Ltd 02/15/2032 1.62%
Saturn Oil & Gas Inc 06/15/2029 1.55%
Nexus Buyer (Promontory Interfinancial/IntraFi Network) T/L B (1/25) 07/31/2031 1.50%
TOP 10 HOLDINGS TOTAL   18.67%
Directv Financing LLC 02/01/2030 1.46%
Northern Oil & Gas Inc 03/01/2028 1.44%
California Resources Corp 02/01/2026 1.44%
Endo Finance Holdings T/L B (Endo Pharmaceuticals) 04/23/2031 1.40%
Crescent Energy Finance LLC 02/15/2028 1.34%
Harrow Inc 09/15/2030 1.31%
Townsquare Media T/L B (2/25) 02/06/2030 1.24%
Kronos Acquisition Holdings Inc 06/30/2031 1.23%
Energy Transfer LP 05/15/2174 1.22%
Provident Funding Associates LP / PFG Finance Corp 09/15/2029 1.19%
Victra/LSF9 Atlantis 9/25 TL B 03/31/2029 1.15%
KDC/ONE Development Corporation T/L (08/25) - Target 08/15/2028 1.12%
Protective Industrial Products (Gloves Buyer) T/L (1/25) Cov-Lite 01/17/2032 1.09%
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc 10/15/2026 1.05%
PRA Group Inc 02/01/2028 1.05%
Cerdia Finanz GmbH 10/03/2031 1.04%
Martin Midstream Partners LP / Martin Midstream Finance Corp 02/15/2028 1.04%
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp 04/15/2030 1.04%
PG&E Corp 12/01/2027 1.03%
Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions LLC 03/31/2030 1.02%
RR Donnelley & Sons Co 08/01/2029 1.01%
Chemours Co/The 11/15/2028 0.97%
M2S Group T/L B (07/24) 08/22/2031 0.91%
Viking Baked Goods Acquisition Corp 11/01/2031 0.91%
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc 03/01/2029 0.89%
Boeing Co/The 10/15/2027 0.88%
TransMontaigne Partners LLC 06/15/2030 0.88%
Mativ Holdings Inc 10/01/2029 0.83%
Beach Acquisition Bidco LLC 07/15/2033 0.83%
Summer (BC) Bidco B T/L B (Kantar Extended) 02/05/2029 0.83%
Encore Capital Group Inc 04/01/2029 0.78%
TransDigm Inc 01/15/2029 0.78%
Emerald Expo 8/25 TLB 01/30/2032 0.78%
OneSky Flight LLC 12/15/2029 0.77%
OT Midco Inc 02/15/2030 0.76%
DTI Holdco (Document Technologies/Epiq Systems) T/L B 04/26/2029 0.75%
KeHE Distributors LLC / KeHE Finance Corp / NextWave Distribution Inc 02/15/2029 0.74%
Prime Healthcare Services Inc 09/01/2029 0.73%
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance Inc 01/15/2030 0.73%
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management Inc 03/15/2030 0.72%
PetSmart LLC / PetSmart Finance Corp 09/15/2033 0.71%
Patrick Industries Inc 05/01/2029 0.70%
IIP Operating Partnership LP 05/25/2026 0.70%
Foundation Building Materials Inc 01/31/2031 0.70%
Dotdash Meredith Inc 06/15/2032 0.69%
Embecta Corp 02/28/2029 0.69%
Builders FirstSource Inc 03/01/2030 0.69%
FNZ Group T/L B 10/30/2031 0.68%
Univision Communications Inc 08/01/2032 0.67%
Hightower Holding LLC 01/31/2030 0.67%
Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp 06/01/2028 0.65%
Stride Inc 09/01/2027 0.64%
Deluxe Corp 06/01/2029 0.64%
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 03/01/2028 0.62%
BAUSCH AND LOMB 9/23 INCREMENTAL T/L 09/14/2028 0.62%
CoreCivic Inc 04/15/2029 0.59%
Talos Production Inc 02/01/2029 0.58%
TKC Holdings Inc 05/15/2029 0.58%
Flynn Restaurant T/L (1/25) 01/17/2032 0.56%
Cars.com Inc 11/01/2028 0.56%
Performance Food Group Inc 10/15/2027 0.56%
Acrisure T/L B6 (12/24) 11/06/2030 0.56%
LSCS Holdings (Eversana) T/L ( 2/25) 02/11/2032 0.55%
Moss Creek Resources Holdings Inc 09/01/2031 0.55%
TreeHouse Foods Inc 09/01/2028 0.54%
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp 04/15/2030 0.54%
Vistra Corp 06/15/2174 0.50%
EquipmentShare.com Inc 05/15/2032 0.50%
Blackhawk Network Holdings T/L B (01/25) 03/12/2029 0.49%
Jones DesLauriers Insurance (Navacord) (1/25) T/L B 03/15/2030 0.48%
Gray Media Inc 11/15/2031 0.48%
Service Properties Trust 11/15/2031 0.45%
BellRing Brands Inc 03/15/2030 0.43%
Karman (Spaceco Holdings) T/L B (2/25) 02/27/2032 0.42%
MasTec Inc 08/15/2029 0.42%
Nexus Buyer (Promontory Interfinancial/IntraFi Network) 2nd Lien (7/25) 08/04/2032 0.42%
Pretzel Parent T/L B (TAIT) 08/14/2031 0.42%
Star Parent Inc 09/18/2030 0.42%
BlueLinx Holdings Inc 11/15/2029 0.42%
Paradigm Parent LLC and Paradigm Parent CO-Issuer Inc 04/17/2032 0.41%
Shift4 Payments Inc 05/01/2028 0.40%
Dye & Durham Corp 04/04/2031 0.39%
Enerflex Ltd 10/15/2027 0.39%
NCR Atleos Corp 04/01/2029 0.38%
Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc 05/01/2029 0.37%
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC 10/31/2029 0.37%
Baytex Energy Corp 04/30/2030 0.36%
United Natural Foods Inc 10/15/2028 0.35%
Chart Industries T/L B 03/15/2030 0.34%
Bristow Group Inc 03/01/2028 0.32%
Truist Insurance Holdings LLC 03/08/2032 0.30%
EZCORP Inc 04/01/2032 0.30%
Credit Acceptance Corp 12/15/2028 0.29%
StoneX Group Inc 03/01/2031 0.29%
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance Inc 06/15/2029 0.29%
Dye & Durham Ltd 04/15/2029 0.29%
Park-Ohio Industries Inc 08/01/2030 0.29%
Consolidated Communications Inc 10/01/2028 0.28%
Digicel International Finance T/L B (07/25) 07/30/2032 0.28%
Nexus Buyer (Promontory Interfinancial/IntraFi Network) Incr T/L (7/25) 07/31/2031 0.28%
VM Consolidated Inc 04/15/2029 0.28%
AI Aqua Merger T/L B (Culligan Water) 07/31/2028 0.28%
CPI CG Inc 07/15/2029 0.27%
Primo Water Holdings Inc / Triton Water Holdings Inc 04/30/2029 0.27%
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp 03/15/2030 0.27%
Scripps Escrow II Inc 01/15/2029 0.26%
Dave & Buster's Inc 06/29/2029 0.24%
QXO Inc 05/15/2028 0.23%
Starz Capital Holdings LLC 04/15/2029 0.23%
Sunoco LP 07/01/2033 0.21%
Six Flags Entertainment Corp 04/15/2027 0.21%
Array Technologies Inc 12/01/2028 0.18%
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 06/15/2030 0.18%
Inmar T/L B (06/25) 10/30/2031 0.17%
Neogen Food Safety Corp 07/20/2030 0.16%
McGraw-Hill Education Inc 09/01/2031 0.16%
KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc 10/01/2031 0.15%
Pike Corp 01/31/2031 0.15%
Clue Opco LLC 10/15/2031 0.15%
Trivium Packaging Finance BV 07/15/2030 0.15%
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP / Alliance Resource Finance Corp 06/15/2029 0.15%
JB Poindexter & Co Inc 12/15/2031 0.15%
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings Inc 04/15/2032 0.14%
K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc 04/01/2031 0.14%
Prometric 6/25 T/L B 06/09/2032 0.14%
Match Group Holdings II LLC 12/15/2027 0.14%
Spirit AeroSystems Inc 11/15/2030 0.08%
Jefferson Capital Holdings LLC 05/15/2030 0.07%
Stonex Escrow Issuer LLC 07/15/2032 0.07%
Global Medical Response Inc 10/01/2032 0.07%
VT Topco Inc 08/15/2030 0.07%
Phoenix Aviation Capital Ltd 07/15/2030 0.04%
First Brands Group LLC 03/30/2027 0.00%
Total Cash or Equivalent - 0.02%

 

Holdings for the quarter are not disclosed until 60 days after quarter end. Fund holdings are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities.

DIVIDENDS & DISTRIBUTIONS

Please note, the table will display information for the past rolling 2 years. If you need historical distribution information, please contact us.

There is no guarantee the Funds will pay distributions in the future and distributions, if any, may be less than the current distribution. 

HOW TO INVEST

Buffalo Funds are available at all major brokerages such as Schwab, Fidelity, E*TRADE and more. Or you can invest through your financial advisor or directly with us.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Dlugosch

Paul Dlugosch, CFA®

Portfolio Manager
Industry Experience since 1997
Joined Buffalo 2002
BIO

J Sitzman

Jeff Sitzmann, CFA®

Portfolio Manager
Industry Experience since 1987
Joined Buffalo 2002
BIO

Jeff Deardorff

Jeff Deardorff, CFA®

Portfolio Manager
Industry Experience since 1997
Joined Buffalo 2002
BIO

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