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GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv Overview

GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv (GQHPX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Large Value fund. GQG Partners Inc launched the fund in 2021.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and dividend income. The fund will invest primarily in dividend-paying securities of U.S. companies but may also invest in the securities of foreign companies in developed markets. Although the fund will invest primarily in securities of U.S. issuers, it may also invest in securities of non-U.S. issuers, and is expected to typically do so by purchasing depositary receipts, which are certificates typically issued by a bank or trust company that represent ownership interests in securities of non-U.S. companies. The fund is non-diversified.

About GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv (GQHPX)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 3.86 years: Brian Kersmanc (2022), Sudarshan Murthy (2022), Siddharth Jain (2024), Rajiv Jain (2021). 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 USA Value NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv has 37 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 45.9% 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.

GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv has 9.1% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 88.7%. There is 9.1% 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). GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv has 2.3% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $8 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Large 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.

GQHPX 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 GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Large Value category. GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv has an expense ratio of 0.64%, which is 31% 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. GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv has a portfolio turnover rate of 43%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 62% for the Large Value category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv returned -1.4%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Large Value category had an average return of 1.6%. 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.

GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv has a trailing yield of 2.95%, which is above the 1.25% 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.

GQG Partners US Quality Value Fund Inv Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 8.3%, 2.7 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 9.9% over the past year (grade of F), 11.0% over the past three years (grade of F) and 10.1% per year over the past five years (grade of C).

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