Investor’s Business Daily Recognizes Amana Growth and Sextant International on Best Mutual Funds 2022 Awards List
Amana Growth and Sextant International Among Funds Recognized
March 21, 2022 – Financial news and research organization Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) has announced that Amana Growth Fund and Sextant International Fund are among the recipients of their seventh annual Best Mutual Funds 2022 Awards for long-term performance.
Amana Growth Fund placed in three categories: Best Growth Stock Mutual Funds, Best Large-Cap Stock Funds, and Best US Diversified Mutual Funds. Sextant International Fund appeared on the list of Best International Stock Mutual Funds.
IBD’s selection method for their awards starts with identifying the funds in the Morningstar mutual fund universe that have at least 10 years of returns. Within that group, the funds that outperformed their respective benchmark indices for each of the previous one-, three-, five-, and 10-year periods are those that appear on IBD’s list.
“At Saturna Capital, we follow a long-term, value-oriented, and sustainable approach to investing, striving to deliver strong and consistent investment returns to our shareholders despite what the markets might throw at us,” said Jane Carten, president of Saturna Capital. “We are honored to be recognized for our efforts.”
“We are pleased IBD has acknowledged Saturna Capital for providing value to our shareowners,” said Scott Klimo, CFA, Saturna’s chief investment officer and portfolio manager of the Amana Growth Fund. “Inclusion among IBD’s Best Mutual Funds differentiates our firm by demonstrating our long track record of consistent performance, helping our investors achieve their financial goals.”
Meet the Portfolio Managers
Scott Klimo CFA®
Chief Investment Officer
Portfolio Manager, Amana Growth Fund
Christopher E. Paul MBA, CFA®
Portfolio Manager, Sextant International Fund
About Amana Funds
Since 1986, the Amana Funds have served Muslim American investors and have garnered appeal beyond this demographic, growing to over $4.6 billion in assets as the largest fund family of its kind in the US. To ensure the Amana Funds’ investments meet the requirements of the Islamic faith, Saturna Capital engages Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd, a leading consultant specializing in Islamic finance.
About Sextant Funds
Formed in 1995, the Sextant Funds provide basic elements to build a low-expense, balanced investment program emphasizing a value approach to investing. With more than $188 million in assets under management, the Sextant Funds’ investment process focuses on fundamentals at both the issuer and industry level, seeking issuers with sustainable competitive advantages, high-quality operations (including diverse and high-functioning management teams), strong free cash flows, attractive growth rates, increasing dividends, low price volatility, and low debt.
About Investor’s Business Daily’s Best Mutual Funds Awards 2022
For a fund to receive an award, it must outperform a benchmark selected by Investor’s Business Daily over the 10-year period ended December 31, 2021. Amana Growth Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Index for the Best Growth Stock Funds, Best Large-Cap Funds, and Best US Diversified Mutual Funds categories. It was rated among 486 Growth Stock Funds, 697 Large-Cap Funds, and 1,287 US Diversified Mutual Funds. Sextant International Fund outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index and was rated among 613 International Stock Mutual Funds.
Performance Summary
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| Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/2021 | |||||
| 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Expense Ratio | |
| Amana Growth Investor Shares (AMAGX) | 31.53% | 32.48% | 25.17% | 17.76% | 0.95%¹ |
| Amana Growth Institutional Shares (AMIGX) | 31.82% | 32.80% | 25.47% | n/a | 0.70%¹ |
| S&P 500 Index | 28.71% | 26.04% | 18.45% | 16.53% | n/a |
| Sextant International Investor Shares (SSIFX) | 17.51% | 19.71% | 15.64% | 8.88% | 0.93%² |
| Sextant International Z Shares (SIFZX) | 17.64% | 19.94% | n/a | n/a | 0.72%² |
| MSCI EAFE Index | 11.78% | 14.06% | 10.06% | 8.53% | n/a |
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| Average Annual Total Returns as of 03/31/2022 | |||||
| 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Expense Ratio | |
| Amana Growth Investor Shares (AMAGX) | 13.56% | 20.99% | 20.24% | 15.16% | 0.95%¹ |
| Amana Growth Institutional Shares (AMIGX) | 13.87% | 21.29% | 20.54% | n/a | 0.70%¹ |
| S&P 500 Index | 15.65% | 18.87% | 15.98% | 14.62% | n/a |
| Sextant International Investor Shares (SSIFX) | 6.55% | 10.31% | 11.46% | 6.89% | 0.93%² |
| Sextant International Z Shares (SIFZX) | 6.77% | 10.54% | n/a | n/a | 0.72%² |
| MSCI EAFE Index | 1.65% | 8.27% | 7.22% | 6.77% | n/a |
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1 Expense ratios for Amana Growth Fund are as stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus or summary prospectus dated September 24, 2021 and have been restated to reflect a reduction in the Advisory and Administrative Services fee, which became effective on December 1, 2020.
² Expense ratios shown for Sextant International Fund are as stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus or summary prospectus dated March 30, 2022.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of investments in the Fund fluctuate daily and an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost and you may lose money. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance data quoted herein. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling toll-free 1-800-728-8762 or by visiting our Month-end Performance page.
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