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Blue Current Global Dividend Instl Overview

Blue Current Global Dividend Instl (BCGDX) is an actively managed International Equity Global Large-Stock Value fund. Blue Current Funds launched the fund in 2014.

The investment seeks current income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities that either have paid a dividend in the 12 months prior to purchase, or are expected by the Adviser to pay a dividend within 12 months following the fund's purchase of the security. It will invest, under normal market conditions, in at least three different countries, one of which will be the United States. The fund will also invest at least 40% of its assets in foreign securities.

About Blue Current Global Dividend Instl (BCGDX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 11.87 years: Harry Jones (2014), Dennis Sabo (2014). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI World NR USD index with a weighting of 100% and MSCI World High Dividend Yield NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Blue Current Global Dividend Instl has 40 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 34.9% 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.

Blue Current Global Dividend Instl is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Blue Current Global Dividend Instl has 49.5% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 45.7%. There is 49.5% 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). Blue Current Global Dividend Instl has 4.8% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $99 million in total assets, which is below the $503 million average for the Global Large-Stock Value 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.

BCGDX 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 Blue Current Global Dividend Instl expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Global Large-Stock Value category. Blue Current Global Dividend Instl has an expense ratio of 1.01%, which is 4% 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. Blue Current Global Dividend Instl has a portfolio turnover rate of 33%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 48% for the Global Large-Stock Value category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Blue Current Global Dividend Instl returned 3.4%, which earned it a grade of C, as the Global Large-Stock Value category had an average return of 2.9%. 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.

Blue Current Global Dividend Instl has a trailing yield of 1.43%, which is below the 1.78% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly.

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.

Blue Current Global Dividend Instl Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 12.0%, 0.6 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 24.1% over the past year (grade of C), 20.2% over the past three years (grade of A) and 13.0% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 11.6% per year over the past 10 years (grade of B).

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