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Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load Overview

Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load (LSHEX) is an actively managed Sector Equity Miscellaneous Sector fund. Kinetics launched the fund in 2017.

The investment seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital. The fund will pursue its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of spin-off companies, companies subject to other forms of corporate restructuring, parents of any such companies, and publicly traded shareholder activist holding companies which, by way of their shareholder ownership in other companies, have caused such other companies to undergo spin-offs and other forms of corporate restructurings. It may invest in any size company, including small- and medium-sized companies. The fund is non-diversified.

About Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load (LSHEX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 6.58 years: James Davolos (2026), Peter Doyle (2026), Steven Bregman (2007). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100%. Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load has 40 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 92.2% 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.

Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity fund group. Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load has 1.6% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 91.9%. There is 1.6% 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). Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load has 5.9% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $92 million in total assets, which is below the $94 million average for the Miscellaneous Sector 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.

LSHEX 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 Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Miscellaneous Sector category. Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load has an expense ratio of 1.47%, which is 2% higher 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. Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load has a portfolio turnover rate of 4%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.3 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 21% for the Miscellaneous Sector category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load returned -6.7%, which earned it a grade of C, as the Miscellaneous Sector category had an average return of -5.1%. 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.

Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load has a trailing yield of 0.12%, which is below the 0.55% 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.

Kinetics Spin-Off and Corp Rest No Load Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 34.8%, 21.9 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 22.6% over the past year (grade of C), 26.6% over the past three years (grade of A) and 15.0% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 17.7% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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