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Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv Overview

Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv (IWIRX) is an actively managed International Equity Global Large-Stock Growth fund. Guinness Atkinson launched the fund in 1998.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in publicly-traded equity securities of companies that the Advisor believes are positioned for growth due to advances in technology, communications, globalism or innovative management. The adviser will consider all companies in the world's developed stock markets, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and other stock markets in the European Union. The adviser also may consider investments in emerging stock markets. At least 40% of the fund's assets will be invested in global securities.

About Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv (IWIRX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 15.76 years: Matthew Page (2010), Ian Mortimer (2011). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI World NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv has 34 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 40.8% 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.

Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv has 22.2% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 77.8%. There is 22.2% 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). Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv has 0.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $154 million in total assets, which is below the $988 million average for the Global Large-Stock 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.

IWIRX 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 Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Global Large-Stock Growth category. Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv has an expense ratio of 1.24%, which is 11% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a D. 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. Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv has a portfolio turnover rate of 15%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 47% for the Global Large-Stock Growth category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv returned -0.9%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Global Large-Stock Growth category had an average return of -2.4%. 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.

Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv has a trailing yield of 0.00%, which is below the 0.27% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually 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.

Guinness Atkinson™ Global Inntrs Inv Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 6.2%, 0.2 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 15.9% over the past year (grade of B), 17.1% over the past three years (grade of B) and 9.2% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 14.9% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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