North Star Small Cap Value Fund (WSCVX) is a mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of small capitalization U.S. companies with market capitalizations of $2 billion or less at the time of purchase; the fund targets those believed by its adviser to offer potential for capital appreciation, maintaining a portfolio of approximately 48 holdings with a median market cap of $1.7 billion and annual turnover of 29%; it offers Investor Class shares (WSCVX) with a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and Institutional Class shares (WFICX) with a $100,000 minimum, both no-load with net expense ratios of 1.22% and 0.99%, respectively, after waivers, and an annual dividend objective. The fund operates within the small value segment of the U.S. equity market, serving individual and institutional investors seeking exposure to undervalued small-cap opportunities. As of late 2024, assets under management total $31.7 million across share classes. Originally launched as the Walthausen Small Cap Value Fund on February 1, 2008, with a 20-year track record in small-cap value investing, the fund underwent a significant tax-free reorganization on May 12, 2023, merging into the North Star Family of Funds under North Star Investment Management Corporation, a Chicago-based adviser managing approximately $2.4 billion in client assets across equity, fixed income, balanced, and specialty strategies. North Star Investment Management, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, integrated the predecessor fund to complement its existing small and micro-cap offerings, with no reported major acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, or new product launches since the 2023 reorganization. The fund is distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, and investors can access it directly through Ultimus Fund Solutions or brokers.