Polaris Global Value Fund

Shareclass

Polaris Global Value (PGVFX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

Manager

Polaris Funds

Gender equality score

/ 100 points

Overall score

Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value

Group ranking

29.5

percentile

Universe: Groups

Group: International Equity Funds

Ranking: 776 out of 1,100 funds

See more funds from this group

All funds

Groups

Environment

Fossil fuels

Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation

Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

Search more funds

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. Sanofi SA
1.2% of assets
$5.03M invested
2. Yara International ASA
0.97% of assets
$4.07M invested
3. Publicis Groupe SA
1.27% of assets
$5.33M invested
4. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
1.21% of assets
$5.07M invested
5. Novartis AG Registered Shares
1.26% of assets
$5.26M invested
6. DNB Bank ASA
1.32% of assets
$5.53M invested
7. JPMorgan Chase & Co
1.55% of assets
$6.5M invested
8. Science Applications International Corp
1.02% of assets
$4.28M invested
9. Deutsche Telekom AG
1.67% of assets
$7.01M invested
10. SpareBank 1 Sor Norge ASA
1.27% of assets
$5.31M invested

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. International Bancshares Corp
1.42% of assets
$5.96M invested
2. Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
1.84% of assets
$7.7M invested
3. The Carlyle Group Inc
1.26% of assets
$5.29M invested
4. NOV Inc
0.74% of assets
$3.12M invested
5. Macnica Holdings Inc
0.19% of assets
$789,918 invested
6. Tyson Foods Inc Class A
1.24% of assets
$5.18M invested
7. Loomis AB Class B
0.97% of assets
$4.05M invested
8. Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc
1.42% of assets
$5.93M invested
9. Daicel Corp
0.73% of assets
$3.07M invested
10. Magna International Inc
0.67% of assets
$2.8M invested

Find sustainably-invested mutual funds and ETFs

Top-scoring funds

Search for funds from your 401(k), retirement plan, or personal portfolio

Financial performance

Performance data provided by

Find more financial data on PGVFX at Morningstar.com

Gender Equality and Returns

Returns chart for Polaris Global Value Fund

Enlarge

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

PGVFX

Polaris Global Value Fund

Family

Polaris Funds

Category

Global Large-Stock Value

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Global Large-Stock Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

2.47% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

2 / 100 points lower

Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score

1 / 40 points lower

Same equal compensation and work life balance score

0 / 30 points

Lower policies promoting gender equality score

1 / 20 points lower

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

PGVFX

Polaris Global Value Fund

Family

Polaris Funds

Category

Global Large-Stock Value

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Global Large-Stock Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

2.47% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

2 / 100 points lower

Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score

1 / 40 points lower

Same equal compensation and work life balance score

0 / 30 points

Lower policies promoting gender equality score

1 / 20 points lower

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

PGVFX

Polaris Global Value Fund

Family

Polaris Funds

Category

Global Large-Stock Value

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Global Large-Stock Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

2.47% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

2 / 100 points lower

Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score

1 / 40 points lower

Same equal compensation and work life balance score

0 / 30 points

Lower policies promoting gender equality score

1 / 20 points lower

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 4/30/25

Morningstar suggested benchmark: MSCI ACWI NR USD

Annualized returns

Gender-lens analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
PGVFX - Polaris Global Value Fund

6.47%

6.95%

12%

6.29%

53 / 100 points

Benchmark

12%

10%

13%

8.76%

55 / 100 points

Fund compared to benchmark

-5.72%

-3.51%

-0.76%

-2.47%

2 / 100 points lower

Find more financial data on PGVFX at Morningstar.com

What's next?

Learn how to make a change and move your money

Get started with our action toolkit

Action toolkit

Ask your employer about gender-lens investing in your retirement plan

Use our toolkit

Find socially responsible funds that invest in gender equality

Find top-scoring funds

Learn more about As You Sow's Invest Your Values program

Invest Your Values

Visit Fossil Free Funds to measure the climate risk of this portfolio

See climate risk

Disclaimer: As You Sow is not an investment adviser

As You Sow is not an investment adviser as that term is defined under federal and state (California) laws and regulations. As You Sow is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering shareholders to change corporations for the good through the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant information to the public, free of charge. As You Sow does not provide financial planning, legal or tax advice. Nothing on this website shall constitute or be construed as an offering of financial instruments, or as investment advice or investment recommendations.
See our full disclaimer