- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- P.O. Box 328 Denver CO United States of America 80201-0328
- IPO Date
- Sep 1, 2015
- Business
- Grandeur Peak Global Stalwarts Fund Investor Class (GGSOX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity securities of foreign and domestic companies with market capitalizations exceeding $1.5 billion at the time of purchase; it allocates a significant portion of its assets to companies economically tied to or domiciled outside the United States, including emerging and frontier markets, with a focus on global small- and mid-cap growth stocks across sectors such as industrials, technology, and financials. The fund offers Investor Class shares (GGSOX) alongside Institutional Class shares (GGSYX), characterized by a net expense ratio of approximately 1.10%-1.27%, portfolio turnover around 55%-79%, and holdings typically numbering 98-156 companies, with top positions including Diploma plc, Silergy Corp, Visional Inc, Littelfuse Inc, and BayCurrent Consulting Inc as of mid-2025. Launched on September 1, 2015, and managed by Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC, the fund operates from the United States with geographic exposure spanning North America (39.5%), Europe (36.9%), Asia ex-Japan (12.3%), Japan (9.5%), and other regions; assets under management stand at roughly $85-130 million.
Recent developments include the extension of the adviser's expense waiver through September 1, 2026, maintaining the net expense ratio at 1.10% for Institutional shares, alongside periodic portfolio rebalancing reflected in updated holdings releases with a 60-day lag, such as new emphases on companies like BayCurrent Consulting Inc and Core & Main Inc as of July 2025. The fund continues to benchmark against the MSCI ACWI Mid Cap Index and MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index, delivering annualized returns of 6.41%-7.30% over five years through October 2025, amid a strategy emphasizing estimated EPS growth of 16.7% and operating margins of 17.6% in its portfolio. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, or structural reorganizations have been reported in the last 1-2 years, with focus remaining on active management by portfolio team members Randy Pearce, Brad Barth, Phil Naylor, and Robert Gardiner.