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The Value Line Select Growth Fund operates on the core thesis of investing in high-quality large- and mid-cap companies with durable competitive advantages and consistent, predictable earnings growth rather than relying on short-term thematic trends. In the first quarter of 2026, the Fund navigated a highly volatile macroeconomic environment triggered by the onset of the U.S./Iran conflict and a shift away from the narrow, mega-cap-driven leadership of the prior year. Amidst widespread sector weakness, the Fund's net return was -7.74%, outperforming the Morningstar Large Growth Category average of -8.44%. Performance was bolstered by key holdings like Motorola Solutions Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp., which both advanced approximately 14%, as well as an overweight position in the Industrials sector, including Trane Technologies PLC and Republic Services Inc. Conversely, performance was dragged down by selective exposure in the Information Technology sector as investor sentiment remained narrowly clustered around mega-cap, AI-driven names. Strategically, the Fund maintains significantly lower exposure to giant-cap companies, opting instead for high-quality, resilient businesses with stable demand, strong execution, and robust risk control.
Investing in high-quality large- and mid-cap businesses with consistent earnings growth, durable competitive advantages, and predictable profiles, while avoiding overvalued giant-cap thematic plays.
The manager intends to maintain a differentiated structure with significantly lower exposure to giant-cap companies and an underweight to Information Technology, preferring instead to focus on consistency, risk control, and high-quality businesses with predictable earnings profiles.
As of Mar 31, 2026
Stephen E. Grant serves as Senior Portfolio Manager and has managed multiple funds since as early as 1991 or 1996, including the Premier Growth Fund since 1996. He works alongside co-manager Mitchell Appel. Grant leads EULAV Asset Management, which manages approximately $4.9 billion in assets exclusively through the Value Line Funds family. The management team has access to unique Value Line research methodology supported by over 60 independent research analysts who generate weekly rankings on approximately 1,700 stocks. The firm is the only mutual fund company authorized to use the Value Line name and research methodology.
The fund utilizes the proprietary Value Line Rating System, which has been refined since 1950, to invest at least 80% of net assets in a diversified portfolio of U.S. equity securities with favorable growth prospects. The portfolio generally consists of 25 to 50 companies, primarily large-cap companies with market capitalization over $30 billion. The investment process combines fundamental factors (growth potential, earnings estimates) and quantitative factors (historical earnings, earnings momentum, price momentum) for security selection. The fund maintains overweight positions in Industrials and underweight positions in Information Technology relative to peers, focusing on companies with predictable earnings profiles rather than short-term thematic trends.
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Moderate Conviction Bullish
Market Conviction
The conviction score is 0.65, reflecting a moderately high conviction in their non-consensus strategy of underweighting popular mega-cap AI stocks. This is balanced by a relatively diversified structure where the top 10 holdings constitute around 54% of total assets.
Growth Outlook
The manager has a cautious market outlook, scored at 0.35, specifically highlighting that giant-cap companies are priced for near-perfect outcomes. They note elevated volatility due to the U.S./Iran conflict and express concern over concentrated investor sentiment in AI-driven mega-cap stocks.
Risk Appetite
The fund exhibits a defensive/cautious risk appetite of 0.45, characterized by its underweight position in Information Technology and its deliberate choice to avoid giant-cap companies. Capital is instead tilted toward stable, predictable industrial and consumer sectors like waste management and HVAC systems.
Capital Deployment
Capital deployment is scored at 0.50 (neutral) because the Q&A text does not disclose cash balance changes or specific recent buying/selling activity.
Forward Guidance
Forward guidance is scored at 0.50 (neutral) because the portfolio manager focuses on explaining the existing differentiated structure rather than outlining concrete future allocation shifts or buying intentions.
Language Signal
The language signal score of 0.40 reflects a slightly bearish bias in terminology. While highlighting consistent performance in core holdings, the narrative is punctuated by warnings of high valuations, geopolitical conflict, market uncertainty, and volatile conditions.
Perceived Risk
The perceived risk is scored at 0.70, reflecting significant concern about geopolitical tensions (U.S./Iran), macro-driven volatility, and the concentration of investor sentiment in a narrow group of potentially overvalued, AI-driven mega-caps.
Opportunity Density
Opportunity density is scored at 0.45, as the manager indicates that many of the market's largest companies are priced for near-perfect outcomes. This suggests a highly selective environment where compelling growth opportunities are harder to find outside specific high-quality mid-to-large-cap names.
Time Horizon
The time horizon is scored at 0.75, which aligns with the manager's explicit long-term investment approach. The focus remains on identifying durable competitive advantages and consistent earnings growth that compound over multiple years, rather than chasing short-term thematic trends.
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