Quick Facts
Investor Institutional
Ticker: BUFSX BUISX
Daily Pricing:  
As of 12/12/2024  
NAV: $15.65 $15.77
$ Change: $-0.18 $-0.18
% Change:
-1.14% -1.13%
YTD:
10.84% 10.90%
Inception Date: 4/14/1998 7/1/2019
Expense Ratio: 0.97% 0.87%
Total Net Assets: $642.66 Million  (9/30/24)
Morningstar Category: Small Cap Growth
Benchmark Index: Russell 2000 Growth
Related Material:
   Fund Fact Sheet Q3 2024
   PM Commentary Q3 2024
   Portfolio Manager Q&A

FINDING PREMIER GROWTH COMPANIES

 

Portfolio Manager Bob Male discusses the foundation for the Buffalo Small Cap Growth Fund investment strategy – finding companies that are rapidly growing and can benefit from long term trends.

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An actively-managed portfolio of smaller-capitalization, rapidly-growing companies that can benefit from positive, long-term trends remains an excellent way to exploit an inefficient market.

Bob Male, Portfolio Manager

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Morningstar Rating

       

Overall Morningstar Rating™ of BUFSX based on risk-adjusted returns among 536 Small Growth funds as of 11/30/24.

Investment Style
Fund Objective & Investment Philosophy

The investment objective of the Buffalo Small Cap Growth Fund is long-term growth of capital. The Small Cap Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants and rights of small capitalization (“small-cap”) companies. The Small Cap Growth Fund defines small-cap companies as those that, at the time of purchase, have market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

The Fund managers seek to identify companies for the Fund’s portfolio that are expected to experience growth based on the identification of long-term, measurable secular trends, and which, as a result, the managers believe may have potential revenue growth in excess of the gross domestic product growth rate. Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those which the managers believe have attractive valuation, strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable business models, and competitive advantages.

Performance (%)

As of 11/30/243 MOYTD1 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR15 YR20 YRSince Inception
BUFFALO SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND - Investor6.2613.0324.01-5.518.249.6810.938.6611.16
BUFFALO SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND - Institutional6.2813.0824.07-5.418.379.8211.098.8211.32
  Russell 2000 Growth Index12.2425.4240.443.259.199.3412.168.976.81
  Lipper Small Cap Growth Fund Index10.6922.8535.752.9310.5510.7612.589.207.86
As of 9/30/243 MOYTD1 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR15 YR20 YRSince Inception
BUFFALO SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND - Investor8.067.2915.65-8.509.319.5410.128.9211.02
BUFFALO SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND - Institutional8.007.3115.69-8.419.449.6810.279.0811.18
  Russell 2000 Growth Index8.4113.2227.66-0.358.828.9511.098.996.44
  Lipper Small Cap Growth Fund Index8.4812.9226.890.0910.2710.4811.799.267.57

Year20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
BUFFALO SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND - Investor44.15-6.55-4.466.2227.07-5.7840.9766.364.85-30.015.45
BUFFALO SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND - Institutional44.36-6.41-4.326.3727.26-5.6441.1766.604.97-29.885.57
  Russell 2000 Growth Index43.305.60-1.3811.3222.17-9.3128.4834.632.83-26.3618.66
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 of higher than the performance quoted and can be obtained here. Performance is annualized for periods greater than 1 year. Each Morningstar category average represents a universe of funds with similar objectives.
3 Year Risk Metrics
BUFSX vs Russell 2000 Growth Index (As of 9/30/24)
Upside Capture76.25
Downside Capture105.94
Alpha-8.04
Beta1.00
Sharpe Ratio-0.52
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund on the Inception Date. Assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. This chart does not imply future performance.

Portfolio

Portfolio Characteristics
(As of 9/30/24) 
 
# of Holdings72
Median Market Cap$3.52 B
Weighted Average Market Cap$4.79 B
3-Yr Annualized Turnover Ratio37.00%
% of Holdings with Free Cash Flow76.39%
Active Share90.90%
Top 10 Holdings
Name of HoldingTickerSector% of Net
Assets
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.HALOHealth Care2.86
ICF International, Inc.ICFIIndustrials2.81
Summit Materials, Inc.SUMMaterials2.74
Hamilton Lane, Inc.HLNEFinancials2.64
Shift4 Payments, Inc.FOURFinancials2.57
Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc.BWINFinancials2.30
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.WMSIndustrials2.14
Palomar Holdings, Inc.PLMRFinancials2.07
Universal Display CorpOLEDInformation Technology2.05
Ollie's Bargain Outlet HoldingOLLIConsumer Discretionary2.03
TOP 10 HOLDINGS TOTAL24.22%
As of 6/30/24. Top 10 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.
Sector Weighting

As of 9/30/24. 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.

Market Capitalization

As of 9/30/24. Market Cap percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Management

Bob Male, CFA
Portfolio Manager

37 Years of Experience

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Craig Richard, CFA
Portfolio Manager

21 Years of Experience

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Commentary

The opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s) and are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security. Earnings growth is not representative of the fund’s future performance.

Literature

Buffalo Small Cap Growth Fund
Documents
Last
Updated
  Fact Sheet9/30/24
  Quarterly Commentary9/30/24
  Full Fund Holdings6/30/24
  Prospectus7/29/24
  Statement of Additional Information7/29/24
  Annual Report3/31/24
  Semi-Annual Report9/30/23
  Tax Guide - 20231/8/24
General Account
Forms
Investor
Class
Institutional
Class
Both
  New Account Application
  New Account Application - Entity
  Change or Add Account Details
  Cost Basis Method Election
  Power of Attorney
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Forms
  IRA Account Application
  IRA Beneficiary Addition / Change
  IRA Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)
  IRA / Qualified Plan Distribution Request
  IRA Transfer
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESA) Forms
  Coverdell ESA Application
  Coverdell ESA Distribution Request
  Coverdell ESA Transfer
Retirement Information
  Retirement Savings Options for Individuals

Fundamental Approach

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

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

Sticking to our disciplined investment strategy ensures we maintain a consistent, balanced approach.

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 Small Cap Growth Fund (BUFSX) received 1 star among 536 for the 3-year, 2 stars among 517 for the 5-year, and 2 stars among 395 Small Growth funds for the 10-year period ending 11/30/24, based on risk-adjusted returns.

Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.

Active investing has higher management fees because of the manager’s increased level of involvement while passive investing has lower management and operating fees. Investing in both actively and passively managed mutual funds involves risk and principal loss is possible. Both actively and passively managed mutual funds generally have daily liquidity. There are no guarantees regarding the performance of actively and passively managed mutual funds. Actively managed mutual funds may have higher portfolio turnover than passively managed funds. Excessive turnover can limit returns and can incur capital gains.