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What grade does TSVIX get?
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
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value I
#289 of 500 graded active funds · value · mid segment peer group
The point · specialist footprint
TSVIX puts less of its book behind proven specialists than 85% of graded funds.
● Bottom 20%
Bottom 40%
Middle
Top 40%
Top 20%
That has mattered: over the past 2.7 years, funds with this little specialist backing trailed top-rung funds by about 3.8% per quarter and beat the S&P in only 22% of fund-quarters. If it also charges an active fee, the higher-graded alternatives deserve a look.
10,000+ funds tracked · the graded specialists among them drive every read
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.
TSVIX vs the Honor Roll · share card ↗Conviction exposure
3.8%
of the book in specialist-converged names
Late-stage weight
28.6%
of the book in Crowded or Fading names
Active share
91.5%
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
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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
TSVIX earns a C grade, ranking 289 of 500, with specialist investors holding only 3.8% of the fund. Nearly 29% sits in late-stage or fading positions, including LKQ, CCI, CHTR, and GPK where specialists are actively leaving. The early-stage holdings like IQV and MOH are real, but they are small at 1% each.
→ Watch the combined 5.6% weight in LKQ, CCI, CHTR, and GPK closely, as specialists are exiting all four positions.
→ Compare this fund against the three higher-graded peers in the same segment and higher-graded funds within Transamerica's own family.
Support leaving these positions
Same family, higher grade
Read from today's disclosed book. Evidence, not advice.