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Lyrical International Value Equity Inv Overview

Lyrical International Value Equity Inv (LYRNX) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Value fund. Lyrical launched the fund in 2020.

The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital growth. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing principally in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of mid-capitalization and large-capitalization companies with low valuations relative to their long-term normalized earnings. Under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks traded on non-U.S. international developed market securities exchanges.

About Lyrical International Value Equity Inv (LYRNX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 6.50 years: John Mullins (2020), Dan Kaskawits (2020). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI EAFE NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Lyrical International Value Equity Inv has 29 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 44.3% 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.

Lyrical International Value Equity Inv is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Lyrical International Value Equity Inv has 81.7% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 16.7%. There is 81.7% 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). Lyrical International Value Equity Inv has 1.6% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $728 million in total assets, which is below the $992 million average for the Foreign 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.

LYRNX 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 Lyrical International Value Equity Inv expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Foreign Large Value category. Lyrical International Value Equity Inv has an expense ratio of 1.32%, which is 26% 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. Lyrical International Value Equity Inv has a portfolio turnover rate of 109%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 62% for the Foreign Large Value category.

Recently, in the month of August 2026, Lyrical International Value Equity Inv returned 1.0%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Foreign Large Value category had an average return of 1.5%. 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.

Lyrical International Value Equity Inv has a trailing yield of 0.89%, which is below the 2.71% category average. The fund normally distributes its income 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.

Lyrical International Value Equity Inv Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 11.3%, 5.4 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of F. The fund has returned 16.3% over the past year (grade of F), 15.6% over the past three years (grade of F) and 7.4% per year over the past five years (grade of F).

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