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Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins Overview

Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins (CRTSX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Large Blend fund. Catholic Responsible Investments Funds launched the fund in 2021.

The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities of predominantly mid to large capitalization companies included in the Russell 1000 Index that are believed to have above-average market appreciation potential. Under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of companies located in the United States.

About Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins (CRTSX)

There are 13 members of the management team with an average tenure of 2.85 years: Jason(Jay) Nogueira (2024), Ann Holcomb (2024), Joshua Honeycutt (2021), Jeffrey Prestine (2021), David Cohen (2024), Jason Polun (2024), Joshua White (2024), Jim Golan (2024), L. David Ricci (2024), Mark Donovan (2024), Thomas Digenan (2024), Brian Massey (2021), Silas Myers (2021). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: Russell 1000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins has 304 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 33.7% 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.

Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins has 5.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 94.3%. There is 5.0% 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). Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins has 0.7% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $684 million in total assets, which is below the $6 billion average for the Large 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.

CRTSX 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 Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Large Blend category. Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins has an expense ratio of 0.67%, which is 18% 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. Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins has a portfolio turnover rate of 41%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 48% for the Large Blend category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins returned -0.3%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Large Blend category had an average return of 0.4%. 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.

Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins has a trailing yield of 0.30%, which is below the 0.56% 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.

Catholic Rsp Invst Mlt-Styl US Eq Ins Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 10.6%, 1.3 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 16.1% over the past year (grade of D) and 16.1% over the past three years (grade of D).

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