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Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv Overview

Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv (APWEX) is an actively managed Sector Equity Equity Energy fund. Cavanal Hill funds launched the fund in 2014.

The investment seeks growth and income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a wide range of energy-related financial instruments issued in the U.S. and markets around the world. Investments typically include a combination of common stock, bonds, exchange traded funds ("ETFs") and exchange traded notes ("ETNs") but may also include other asset types that are related to energy industry activities. It will invest at least 40%, but may invest up to 100%, of its net assets in the securities of issuers organized or having their principal place of business outside the U.S. or doing a substantial amount of business outside the U.S.

About Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv (APWEX)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 9.43 years: Thomas Verdel (2014), Matt Stephani (2014), Benjamin Wolthuizen (2025), Michael Maurer (2014). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100% and MSCI World/Energy NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv has 56 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 44.2% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity fund group. Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv has 17.9% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 78.3%. There is 17.7% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 2.2% (2.0% domestic bond, 0.3% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv has 1.8% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $38 million in total assets, which is below the $418 million average for the Equity Energy category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

APWEX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Equity Energy category. Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv has an expense ratio of 1.16%, which is 9% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv has a portfolio turnover rate of 175%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 136% for the Equity Energy category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv returned -2.8%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Equity Energy category had an average return of -5.2%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv has a trailing yield of 0.73%, which is below the 1.40% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Cavanal Hill World Energy & Power Inv Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 24.5%, 1.9 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 32.8% over the past year (grade of C), 22.5% over the past three years (grade of A) and 19.1% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 11.3% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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