Paradigm Value Fund

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Paradigm Value (PVFAX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

40
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

D
35.7
percentile

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Group: U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

Ranking: 711 out of 1,105 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
21/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
3/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
16/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Ziff Davis Inc
    0.59% of assets
    $275,112 invested
  • 2. Banner Corp
    0.86% of assets
    $402,180 invested
  • 3. TD Synnex Corp
    3.41% of assets
    $1.6M invested
  • 4. American Eagle Outfitters Inc
    1.86% of assets
    $874,744 invested
  • 5. Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc
    3.24% of assets
    $1.52M invested
  • 6. Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp
    2.58% of assets
    $1.21M invested
  • 7. Extreme Networks Inc
    1.82% of assets
    $855,200 invested
  • 8. Concentrix Corp Ordinary Shares
    0.66% of assets
    $311,284 invested
  • 9. Revvity Inc
    2.4% of assets
    $1.13M invested
  • 10. Ensign Group Inc
    2.19% of assets
    $1.03M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. RadNet Inc
    4.23% of assets
    $1.99M invested
  • 2. First Merchants Corp
    2.83% of assets
    $1.33M invested
  • 3. Renasant Corp
    1.83% of assets
    $860,860 invested
  • 4. GATX Corp
    2.08% of assets
    $976,198 invested
  • 5. Primoris Services Corp
    1.26% of assets
    $592,750 invested
  • 6. Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc
    3.56% of assets
    $1.67M invested
  • 7. Onto Innovation Inc
    0.9% of assets
    $424,000 invested
  • 8. Kadant Inc
    2.2% of assets
    $1.03M invested
  • 9. Qorvo Inc
    2.26% of assets
    $1.06M invested
  • 10. Fabrinet
    2.12% of assets
    $993,870 invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Paradigm Value Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
PVFAX
Paradigm Value Fund
Family
Paradigm Funds
Category
Small Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 8/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
4.46% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
15 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
5 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
6 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
2 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
PVFAX
Paradigm Value Fund
Family
Paradigm Funds
Category
Small Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 8/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
4.46% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
15 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
5 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
6 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
2 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
PVFAX
Paradigm Value Fund
Family
Paradigm Funds
Category
Small Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 8/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
4.46% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
15 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
5 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
6 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
2 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
PVFAX - Paradigm Value Fund
2.08%
11%
12%
10%
40  / 100 points
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
16%
20%
15%
15%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-13.77%
-8.88%
-2.72%
-4.46%
15  / 100 points lower
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