- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 601 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles CA United States of America 90017-5704
- IPO Date
- Sep 20, 1985
- Business
- Hotchkis & Wiley Small Cap Value Fund Class I (HWSIX) is an open-end mutual fund that employs a concentrated value investment strategy, targeting undervalued small-cap stocks that are out of favor and often underfollowed by Wall Street research; it focuses on smaller companies with strong balance sheets, attractive assets, and sound fundamentals to outperform the Russell 2000 Value Index over a full market cycle. The fund's portfolio consists primarily of U.S. equities (approximately 95.87%), with minor allocations to non-U.S. stocks (2.85%) and cash (1.28%), featuring top holdings such as F5 Inc., Nov Inc., Stagwell Inc., Workiva Inc., and U-Haul Holding Co.; it is managed through a disciplined, bottom-up fundamental research process leveraging the expertise of Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC's seasoned investment team. Launched on September 20, 1985, the fund is domiciled in the United States, available for sale to U.S. investors with a minimum initial investment of $250,000 for Class I shares, and distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, the fund's investment adviser, was founded in 1980 by John Hotchkis and George Wiley and is headquartered at 725 S. Figueroa Street, 39th Floor, Los Angeles, California. The firm, which is independently operated and majority employee-owned with around 72 employees, specializes in value-oriented equity and income strategies for institutional clients including public plans, corporations, non-profits, unions, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as individual investors via mutual funds and sub-advisory relationships. Its small-cap value approach, exemplified by HWSIX, forms part of a broader suite of nine actively managed value equity portfolios and one high-yield portfolio, emphasizing proprietary valuation models and human insights.
In recent developments, Hotchkis & Wiley launched its first actively-managed exchange-traded fund, the Hotchkis & Wiley SMID-Cap Diversified Value ETF (HWSM), on March 31, 2025, extending its value investment methodology to small- and mid-cap equities using quantitative techniques blended with research team expertise; this marks a strategic expansion into ETFs to meet evolving client needs. The firm continues to demonstrate portfolio activity, adding new positions such as Salesforce, Inc. and increasing stakes in holdings like Northeast Bank in Q3 2025, while maintaining a total market value under management of approximately $30.8 billion as of late 2025. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, or reorganizations specific to HWSIX were reported in the last 1-2 years, with the focus remaining on disciplined value investing amid ongoing fee waivers through August 29, 2026.