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Morningstar rates funds on what they returned. We grade them on where their money sits today: how much of the book overlaps with the converged buys of the top specialist stock pickers.
Fundprints Fund Grade · as of 2026-10-01
Disciplined Value Fund - Investor Class
#384 of 500 graded active funds · value · large segment peer group
The point · specialist footprint
BIGRX sits mid pack for specialist backing among graded funds.
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The middle rungs sat between the extremes, and the pattern was monotonic: every step up in specialist backing came with better subsequent results. Not damning, not compelling. The fee decides whether it is worth it.
10,000+ funds tracked · the graded specialists among them drive every read
You pay 0.65% a year for a D.
3 funds in the same segment carry an A. Members see the names and what they charge. See the alternatives →
The grade scores this fund's specialist share, the slice that overlaps what the top 1% of proven funds are building. We ignore index ballast and names outside our edge on purpose: that slice is small, and it's what decides the outcome.
BIGRX vs the Honor Roll · share card ↗Conviction exposure
24.9%
of the book in specialist-converged names
Late-stage weight
24.4%
of the book in Crowded or Fading names
Active share
84.9%
how far it strays from the index
The best grades have beaten the worst by about +5% a year since we began grading. The gap held in 9 out of 10 months. Measured on filings as they were published, no hindsight.
Inside the book: top names by stage · as of 2026-10-20
We email you the day it crosses 50% crowded, and where you stand every month.
Graded monthly from point-in-time filings. A description of where the money sits, not a recommendation. Evidence, not advice.
The read · what to do with it
BIGRX earns a D grade, ranking 384 out of 500 funds, and specialists back only about a quarter of the portfolio. The 0.65% fee is hard to justify at that rank, especially with five holdings including GOOG, IBM, and PG showing specialists actively leaving. JNJ, MRK, and C carry early conviction signals, but they sit alongside too much fading weight to change the overall picture.
→ Watch the combined fading weight in GOOG, CMI, PG, IBM, and TFC, totaling roughly 7.3% of the fund.
→ Compare this fund's D grade and 0.65% fee against the three higher graded peers available in the same segment.
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Read from today's disclosed book. Evidence, not advice.