- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Kansas City, MO 64121 Kansas City MO United States of America 64121
- IPO Date
- Jun 30, 1994
- Business
- Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio Institutional (RHJSX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks maximum capital appreciation, consistent with reasonable risk to principal, by investing primarily in equity securities of small market capitalization companies. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in companies whose market capitalizations fall within the range represented by the Russell Microcap Index at its annual reconstitution in June; it focuses on U.S. small-growth stocks through a fundamentally driven, bottom-up research approach targeting micro-cap, small-cap, and SMID-cap equities. Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC, the fund's adviser, offers related strategies including micro-cap equity portfolios and manages assets for institutional investors such as pension funds, foundations, endowments, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals.
The fund, with ticker RHJSX and CUSIP 00758M212, was incepted on July 1, 1994, and is domiciled in the United States with shares available for sale to U.S. investors. It maintains a net expense ratio of 1.25% through a contractual fee waiver by the adviser until February 28, 2026, imposes no front-end or deferred loads, but applies a 2% redemption fee for shares sold within 90 days of purchase; minimum initial investment is $2,500 ($500 for IRAs), with $100 for subsequent investments. As of June 30, 2025, fund assets stood at $17 million, with top holdings including Vital Farms, Inc., Aehr Test Systems, iRadimed Corp., and Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC, founded in 1974 and headquartered at 600 West Broadway, Suite 1000, San Diego, California, with an additional office in Pasadena, California, serves as the SEC-registered investment adviser solely focused on micro-, small-, and SMID-cap investing as an independent, employee-owned firm. The firm distributes its mutual funds, including RHJSX, through SEI Investments Distribution Co., which is not affiliated with the adviser. No subsidiaries or parent company relationships are reported.
In recent developments, Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC has actively adjusted its portfolio holdings, including increasing its stake in Century Casinos, Inc. in Q4 2024 and adding 14 new positions such as Sportradar Group AG and QuidelOrtho Corporation while reducing or exiting others like Digital Turbine, Inc. in the same period. The firm maintained a portfolio of 248 holdings valued at approximately $1.83 billion as of the latest quarterly reporting, reflecting ongoing strategic rebalancing amid market cycles without reported acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, or major operational shifts in the last 1-2 years. Fund performance as of mid-2025 shows year-to-date returns around 7-9%, with 1-year returns near 0.5% and longer-term annualized figures supporting its small-growth focus.