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Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A Overview

Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A (ATGAX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Mid-Cap Blend fund. Cantor launched the fund in 1994.

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. In addition to common stocks, exchange traded funds that invest primarily in equity securities, warrants, convertible bonds and preferred stock are considered equity securities for purposes of the fund’s 80% policy.

About Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A (ATGAX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.78 years: John Brim (2024), Eivind Olsen (2024). 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 Morningstar US Mid TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A has 48 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 36.7% 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.

Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A has 3.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 94.6%. There is 3.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A has 2.4% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $43 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Mid-Cap Blend 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.

ATGAX 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 Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Mid-Cap Blend category. Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A has an expense ratio of 1.42%, which is 45% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a F. 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. Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A has a portfolio turnover rate of 17%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 51% for the Mid-Cap Blend category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A returned -0.5%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Mid-Cap Blend category had an average return of -1.8%. 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.

Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A has a trailing yield of 0.02%, which is below the 0.48% category average. The fund normally distributes its income monthly 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.

Cantor Fitzgerald Equity Opp A Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 22.7%, 9.7 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 26.8% over the past year (grade of A), 17.5% over the past three years (grade of A) and 9.6% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 10.3% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

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