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The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity Overview

The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity (DGIQX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Mid-Cap Growth fund. DGI launched the fund in 2026.

The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. The Adviser’s goal is to find stocks that the advisor believes meet its criteria of sustainable competitive advantage relative to industry peers, long-term superior return on capital coupled with the financial ability to meet reasonable growth objectives. It seeks to invest primarily in U.S. companies but may invest in foreign companies from time to time. It is non-diversified.

About The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity (DGIQX)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 0.59 years: Rob Nicoski (2026), Fred Martin (2026), Nick Hansen (2026), Jason Lima (2026). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Bloomberg US 3000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Bloomberg US Mid Growth TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity has securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 0.0% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity has 0.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.0%. There is 0.0% 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). The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity has 0.0% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $187 million in total assets, which is below the $672 million average for the Mid-Cap Growth 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.

DGIQX 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 The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Mid-Cap Growth category. The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity has an expense ratio of 0.85%, which is 22% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. 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. The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity has a portfolio turnover rate of 5%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.2 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 78% for the Mid-Cap Growth category.

Recently, in the month of August 2026, The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity returned 4.4%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Mid-Cap Growth category had an average return of 1.4%. 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.

The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity has a trailing yield of 0.00%, which is below the 0.03% 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.

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