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Appleseed Institutional (APPIX)

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Appleseed Institutional
The Appleseed Fundc/o Unified Fund Services, Inc. 2960 N. Meridian SIndianapolis, Indiana 46208-4715
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Phone: 800-470-1029
Fund Overview 
Category:Mid-Cap Value
Fund Family:Appleseed Fund
Net Assets:265.92M
Year-to-Date Return:7.95%
Yield:1.63%
Morningstar Rating:4 stars
Fund Inception Date:Jan 30, 2011
Morningstar Style Box 
Mid-Cap Value
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Management Information 
Ronald Strauss
Lead Manager since Dec 7, 2006
Strauss joined Pekin Singer Strauss as a partner in May 2000 and was promoted to President in November 2004. In 1965, Ron began his career as an analyst with Montgomery Ward, and was promoted to Project Manager in 1967. In 1969, Ron joined Mesirow Financial, where he started their research division and became Director of Research in 1974. Ron then joined William Blair & Co., a Chicago investment bank, in 1978 as a securities analyst and became a partner in 1980. In 1996, Ron formed Ardmore Partners, an investment advisory firm, which merged with Pekin Singer Strauss in 2000. Ron was awarded a B.A. in History from the University of Wisconsin in 1961 and an MBA from New York University in 1965. He became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1973.
Investment Information 
Min Initial Investment:100,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Initial Investment, AIP:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:N/A
APPIX can be purchased from 18 brokerages.

Fund Summary 
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a portfolio of equity securities of companies that are undervalued in the opinion of the fund's adviser. It also seeks to invest in companies that balance generating profits with an awareness of their impact on the environment and society in general. The fund may not invest in companies that derive substantial revenues from the tobacco, alcohol, pornography, gambling, or weapons industries. Its adviser actively trades currency futures contracts (long or short) for hedging or investment purposes. The fund is non-diversified.

Fund Operations 
Last Dividend (Dec 23, 2012) : 0.23
Last Cap Gain : 0.00
Annual Holdings Turnover (May 15, 2013) : N/A
Average for Category:57.57%
Fees & Expenses 
ExpenseAPPIXCategory Avg
Annual Report Expense Ratio (net):1.01%1.26%
Prospectus Net Expense Ratio:1.10%N/A
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio:1.36%N/A
Max 12b1 Fee:N/AN/A
Max Front End Sales Load:N/A5.42%
Max Deferred Sales Load: N/A2.20%
3 Yr Expense Projection*:405620
5 Yr Expense Projection*:720957
10 Yr Expense Projection*:1,6121,915
* Per $10,000 invested