The fund purchases stocks that pay lower dividends and are included in the Russell 1000 Index-an index that is made up of the stocks of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. companies. The adviser uses statistical methods to "sample" the index, aiming to minimize taxable dividends while approximating the other characteristics of the index. The expected result is a portfolio that will loosely track the total return performance of the index, but with lower taxable income distributions.
For Mutual Funds, the calculations for the Smart Score, Analyst Consensus, Price Target, Blogger Sentiment, News Sentiment and Insider Transactions are based on the weighted average of the Mutual Fund's holdings and some additional factors. Hedge Fund Trend, Crowd Wisdom and Technicals are based on the actual Mutual Fund ticker.