- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 1776-a South Naperville Road Wheaton IL United States of America 60187-8133
- IPO Date
- May 6, 1986
- Business
- Monetta Fund (MONTX) is a no-load, open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in a concentrated portfolio of 30-50 high-quality, large-cap U.S. growth companies expected to exceed growth expectations over three to five years; it employs a bottom-up, technical investment approach, applying a "buy high and sell higher" motto, with emphasis on strong management teams, balance sheet strength, revenue and earnings growth, technical analysis, and relative strength relative to the broader market and sector peers. The fund maintains at least 65% of its net assets in common stocks across all market capitalizations, with top holdings including Amazon.com Inc. (6.61%), Palantir Technologies Inc. (5.58%), Alphabet Inc. Class C (5.35%), NVIDIA Corp. (5.35%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.52%), Microsoft Corp. (3.96%), Robinhood Markets Inc. (3.69%), Meta Platforms Inc. (3.51%), Apple Inc. (3.16%), and Netflix Inc. (2.29%) as of September 30, 2025, representing 44.02% of net assets; sector allocations feature overweight positions in technology and financials, with total net assets of $104.7 million, a gross expense ratio of 1.36%, and a portfolio turnover of 61.9% trailing 12 months as of December 31, 2024. Managed by Robert S. Bacarella, founder and portfolio manager since inception with over 40 years at Monetta Financial Services, Inc., and Robert J. Bacarella, vice president and portfolio manager with 17 years of tenure, the fund benchmarks against the S&P 500 Index and reported annualized returns of 38.43% (1-year), 29.47% (3-year), 15.23% (5-year), and 14.60% (10-year) as of September 30, 2025. Launched on May 6, 1986, and domiciled in the United States, MONTX operates under Monetta Financial Services, Inc., headquartered at 1776-A S. Naperville Road, Suite 100, Wheaton, Illinois 60189, with fund shares distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC; it targets long-term growth investors via a low minimum investment of $500 or $25 monthly through automatic investment plans, serving individual and institutional clients nationwide with no geographic limitations beyond its U.S.-focused equity strategy. As of late 2025, the fund continues its core strategy without reported major changes such as acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, new product launches, or strategic shifts in the last 1-2 years, maintaining steady operations amid strong performance relative to the S&P 500.