The RS Investors Fund seeks to increase shareholder capital over the long term by investing in companies that RS Investments believes are undervalued. The Fund intends to hold 20 to 40 securities and invest in value-oriented equities across small-, mid-, and large-market capitalizations.
Investment Objective
Long-term capital appreciation.
Investment Strategy
The Fund invests in securities that RS Investments believes are undervalued.The Fund will typically invest most of its assets in equity securities of small-, mid-, or large-capitalization companies. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers located anywhere in the world, and may invest any portion of its assets outside the United States. The Fund is a non-diversified mutual fund, and the Fund will likely hold a more limited number of securities than many other mutual funds. RS Investments currently expects that the Fund will normally hold between 20 and 40 securities positions.
Investment Process
In evaluating equity investments for the Fund, RS Investments employs a return on capital analysis, combining balance sheet and cash flow analysis.
RS Investments may perform a number of analyses in considering whether to buy or sell a stock, including, for example:
performing fundamental research focusing on business analysis;
observing how management allocates capital;
striving to understand the unit economics of the business of the company;
studying the cash flow rate of return on capital employed;
discerning the sources and uses of cash;
considering how management is compensated;
asking how the stock market is pricing the entire company.
Sell Discipline
Although RS Investments may consider the factors described above in purchasing or selling investments for the Fund, RS Investments may purchase, sell, or continue to hold an investment for the Fund whenever it believes doing so may benefit the Fund, or on the basis of any of the factors described above or any other factors it may in its discretion consider.
Risk Factors
Investing in small- and mid-size companies can involve risks such as having less publicly available information, higher volatility, and less liquidity than in the case of larger companies. Investing in a more limited number of issuers and sectors can be subject to greater market fluctuation. Overweighting investments in certain sectors or industries increases the risk of loss due to general declines in the prices of stocks in those sectors or industries. Foreign securities are subject to political, regulatory, economic, and exchange-rate risks not present in domestic investments. The value of a debt security is affected by changes in interest rates and is subject to any credit risk of the issuer or guarantor of the security. Investments in companies in natural resources industries may involve risks including changes in commodities prices, changes in demand for various natural resources, changes in energy prices, and international political and economic developments.