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STARX Astor Sector Allocation Fund Class I

YTD performance

-0.95%

as of 06/16/2025

Asset class

Domestic Balanced

Category

Tactical Allocation

Gross Expense ratio

2.40%

as of 11/29/2024

NAV price

$15.49

as of 06/17/2025

Investment minimum

as of 06/17/2025

Overview

Key facts

Asset class

Domestic Balanced

Category

Tactical Allocation

Inception date

01/06/2014

Fund Number

BC93

Price

Minimum Investment

NAV Price

$15.49

as of 06/17/2025

NAV change

decreased-$0.07 (-0.45%)

as of 06/17/2025

Gross Expense Ratio

2.40%

as of 11/29/2024

Performance

YTD returns

-0.95%

as of 06/16/2025

Product summary
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests predominantly in exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that each invest primarily in (1) equity securities, (2) fixed-income securities, or (3) cash equivalents. It defines equity securities to include ETFs that invest primarily in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. The managers define fixed-income securities to include ETFs that invest primarily in fixed-income securities, such as bonds, notes and debentures. It invests at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes) measured at the time of purchase in ETFs.
Fund management

Manager Name: Novak/Eckstein

Manager Tenure: 14 years

Performance & fees

Total returns
Month-end/Quarterly Pre-Tax Toggle

as of 05/31/2025

Recent returns

Average annual

Month-end3-Month totalYTD1-yr3-yr5-yr10-yr

Since inception

01/06/2014

STARX

2.80%-2.82%-1.71%8.96%6.90%9.28%6.24%6.58%

Benchmark

6.29%-0.37%1.06%13.52%14.41%15.94%12.86%

as of 12/31/2024

Year

Total return by NAV

202416.02%
20239.33%
2022-12.72%
202123.18%
20209.13%
201922.54%
2018-10.59%
201716.44%
20166.85%
2015-5.28%

Gross Expense Ratio

STARX

2.40%

Average expense ratio of similar funds5

1.42%

Historical volatility measures
as of 05/31/2025
R-Squared6Beta6
STARX0.720.65
Fund-specific fees

Purchase fee

None

Fund family redemption fee

See prospectus

Load

Minimums
Initial minimumAdditional investments
General accountNot AvailableNot Available
UGMA/UTMANot AvailableNot Available
IRANot AvailableNot Available

The performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited.

Performance data do not reflect the deduction of the $25 annual account service fee that may be applied to certain accounts. If this fee was included, performance would be lower.

Account Profile
Fund options
Dividend Reinvestment
Dollar Cost Averaging
Trading Cutoffs
Deadline for Purchases
Deadline for Redemptions
Deadline for Exchanges
Settlement Date
Purchases
Redemptions
Note

Price

Closing price

Closing price as of 06/17/2025

NAV

$15.49

NAV change

decreased-$0.07 (-0.45%)

52-week High

$16.94

as of 12/06/2024

52-week Low

$14.06

as of 04/08/2025

52-week Difference

$2.88 (20.48%)

Historical prices
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NameDateNAV
STARX 06/17/2025
$15.49

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Portfolio composition

Allocation to underlying funds

This information is temporarily unavailable.

Characteristics

as of 03/31/2025

FundamentalSTARX
Number of stocks
Median market cap $138.5 B
Earnings growth rate 6.6%
P/E ratio 21.7x
P/B ratio 3.3x
Return on equity 26.2%
Foreign holdings 1.7%
FundamentalSTARX
Number of bonds
Yield to maturity
Average coupon 4.3%
Average maturity 2.6 years
Average duration 1.2 years
FundamentalSTARX
Turnover rate (Fiscal Year-end 07/31/2024) 81.0%
Short-term reserves 6.4%
Fund total net assets as of 05/31/2025 $6.7 M
Asset allocation

as of 03/31/2025

77.71%Stock
Asset class STARXStock 77.71%Bond 15.95%Short term reserves 6.34%
Stylebox

Equity

Market Captialization Large Investment Style Value

Fixed Income

Quality

Trsy/
Agcy
Inv Grd
Corp
Below
Inv
Grade

Duration

Short

Medium

Long

Month end 10 largest holdings

98.19% of total net assets as of 03/31/2025

RankHoldings% of fund
1The Financial Select Sector SPDR® ETF20.79%
2The Health Care Select Sector SPDR® ETF15.15%
3Vanguard Communication Services ETF14.07%
4The Industrial Select Sector SPDR® ETF11.86%
5The Consumer Staples Sel SectSPDR® ETF9.28%
6iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF8.35%
7iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF6.92%
8The Materials Select Sector SPDR® ETF4.61%
9SPDR® Blackstone Senior Loan ETF4.24%
10The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR®2.92%

Dashboard

1

For non-Vanguard funds, yield is defined as a fund's annualized current rate of investment income, calculated with a Securities and Exchange Commission formula that includes the fund's net income (based on the yield to maturity of each bond it holds), the average number of outstanding fund shares during the 30-day period reported by Morningstar, and the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period. The data is provided by Morningstar and is only as current as the information supplied to Morningstar by third parties. The yield for a money market fund more closely reflects the current earnings of the fund than its total return.

2

The acquired fund fees and expenses based on the fees and expenses of the underlying funds.

Overview

3

The acquired fund fees and expenses based on the fees and expenses of the underlying funds.

Performance & fees

4

The acquired fund fees and expenses based on the fees and expenses of the underlying funds.

5

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6

R-squared and beta are calculated from trailing 36-month fund returns relative to the associated benchmark.

Price

7

For non-Vanguard funds, yield is defined as a fund's annualized current rate of investment income, calculated with a Securities and Exchange Commission formula that includes the fund's net income (based on the yield to maturity of each bond it holds), the average number of outstanding fund shares during the 30-day period reported by Morningstar, and the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period. The data is provided by Morningstar and is only as current as the information supplied to Morningstar by third parties. The yield for a money market fund more closely reflects the current earnings of the fund than its total return.

Portfolio composition

8

Alternative minimum tax (AMT) percentage represents the fund's income subject to the AMT as of the date indicated.

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