Overview

Wedgewood seeks to make investments in approximately 20 companies, with market capitalizations in excess of $5 billion, which it believes have above-average growth prospects. Wedgewood invests in businesses that it believes are market leaders with long-term sustainable competitive advantage. It patiently waits for opportunities to purchase what it believes are great businesses at attractive prices. While Wedgewood invests in growth it believes that valuation is the key to generating attractive returns over the long-term. Unlike most growth investors, Wedgewood is not a momentum investor but rather a contrarian growth investor. Wedgewood is a firm that believes in investing as opposed to trading and generally experiences portfolio turnover of less than 50% annually.

Wedgewood Partners (Wedgewood), a St. Louis based investment management firm, serves as the Sub-Adviser to the Wedgewood Fund.

For further information on the sub-advisor, please visit www.wedgewoodpartners.com.

 

David A. Rolfe
David A. Rolfe

Our Portfolio Manager

David A. Rolfe

CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Wedgewood Partners

David A. Rolfe joined Wedgewood in 1992 and is the portfolio manager primarily responsible for the investment decisions of the Fund. With over three decades of investment experience, David is the architect of Wedgewood's focused investment strategy.

David holds a BSBA in Finance from the University of Missouri at St. Louis.

Performance

 

Inception date of the Fund was September 30, 2010.

Total returns presented for periods less than one year are cumulative, returns for periods one year and greater are annualized.

The performance quoted herein is net of all fees and expenses and represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. High short-term performance of the Fund is unusual and investors should not expect such performance to be repeated. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost, and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted.

Expense Ratio: Institutional: 1.09% gross and 1.00% net, Retail: 1.32% gross and 1.25% net as of the most recent prospectus, dated January 28, 2025 as modified by the supplement thereto. The Gross Expense Ratio reflects actual expenses and the Net Expense Ratio reflects the impact of waivers or recaptures if any.

The Fund offers two classes of shares. Retail Class shares have a shareholder services fee of up to 0.25% per annum of average daily net assets. Institutional Class shares have no shareholder services fee. For more information, please see the prospectus.

The ten year and inception to date total returns for the Retail Class Shares have been increased by a one-time adjustment as a result of a management change in estimate relating to shareholder servicing and administrative servicing fees. Had this change in estimate not occurred, total return would have been lower.

RiverPark has agreed contractually to waive its fees and to reimburse expenses of the Fund, including expenses associated with the Fund’s shareholder services plan and administrative services plan, to the extent necessary to ensure that operating expenses (including all organization and offering expenses, but excluding interest, brokerage commissions, dividends on short sales and interest expense on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed, on an annual basis, 1.25% for the Retail Class Shares, 1.00% for the Institutional Class Shares and 2.00% for the Class C Shares of the Fund’s average net assets. This agreement is in effect until at least January 31, 2026, and, subject to annual approval by the Board of Trustees of RiverPark Funds Trust, this arrangement will remain in effect unless and until the Board of Trustees approves its modification or termination or the Adviser notifies the Fund at least 30 days prior to the annual approval of its determination not to continue the agreement. This agreement may be terminated with 90 days’ notice by a majority of the independent members of the Board or a majority of the Fund’s outstanding shares. The Fund has agreed to repay the Adviser in the amount of any fees waived and Fund expenses reimbursed, subject to certain limitations that: (1) the repayment is made only for fees waived or expenses reimbursed not more than three years prior to the date of repayment; and (2) the repayment may not be made if it would cause the Fund’s operating expenses to exceed the lesser of: (a) the annual expense limitation in effect at the time of the fee waiver or expense reimbursement or (b) the annual expense limitation in effect at the time of the repayment.

Holdings*

As of TBD
Security Security Identifier % of Total Portfolio

 

Holdings are subject to change.

*The percentage weightings set forth above represent the market value of each position divided by the net asset value of the Fund as of that date.

Commentary

12/31/2024

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12/31/2023

6/30/2023

3/31/2023

12/31/2022

9/30/2022

6/30/2022

3/31/2022

12/31/2021

9/30/2021

6/30/2021

3/31/2021

12/31/2020

9/30/2020

6/30/2020

3/31/2020

12/31/2019

9/30/2019

6/30/2019

3/31/2019

12/31/2018

9/30/2018

6/30/2018

3/31/2018

12/31/2017

9/30/2017

6/30/2017

3/31/2017

12/31/2016

9/30/2016

6/30/2016

3/31/2016

12/31/2015

9/30/2015

6/30/2015

3/31/2015

12/31/14

9/30/14

7/25/14

3/31/2014

2/25/14

10/31/13

07/29/13

04/25/13

02/04/13

11/08/12

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