- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 60 East 42nd Street New York NY United States of America 10165
- IPO Date
- Dec 29, 1998
- Business
- TANAKA Growth Fund Class R (TGFRX) is a mutual fund that seeks capital growth through investments primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of small, medium, and large capitalization companies; it allocates up to 45% of its net assets to foreign securities, including multinational and emerging market equities. The fund, managed as a non-diversified multi-cap growth vehicle, emphasizes active stock selection across sectors such as technology, healthcare, financial services, energy, and materials, with top holdings including Corcept Therapeutics Inc., NVIDIA Corp., Apple Inc., NexGen Energy Ltd., and The Carlyle Group Inc. It targets long-term investors seeking exposure to domestic U.S. equities complemented by international opportunities, maintaining a portfolio turnover rate of approximately 15% and net assets around $23 million as of mid-2025.
Tanaka Capital Management, the fund's SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 1986 and headquartered at 777 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 300, Greenwich, Connecticut, provides portfolio management services to the fund as well as to individuals, foundations, pension plans, and endowments. Graham Tanaka serves as co-portfolio manager since the fund's inception on December 30, 1998, with Benjamin Bratt joining as co-portfolio manager on January 31, 2025.
In recent developments, the fund achieved a #2 Lipper ranking out of 302 funds in the Multi-Cap Growth category for the five-year period ending September 30, 2025, delivering a total return of 220% that outperformed its Wilshire 2500 Growth benchmark (127%) and the S&P 500 (114%). Portfolio adjustments in 2025 have focused on new investments in minerals, biotechnology, and electric battery sectors, contributing to a year-to-date gain of 59% as of October 2025, compared to 15% for the benchmark and 14% for the S&P 500. These strategic shifts underscore the firm's commitment to identifying platform growth companies amid a market favoring passive strategies.