VNVTX — Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
VNVTX — Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund. United States Mid Cap Value Equity · $244.90M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
VNVTX Fund Overview
VNVTX — Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Natixis Funds Trust II, categorised as United States Mid Cap Value Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Natixis Funds Trust II
- Category: United States Mid Cap Value Equity
- Assets under management: $244.90M
- Ticker: VNVTX
- SEC CIK: 0000052136
- SEC series ID: S000023783
- Share class ID: C000188566
VNVTX Investment Objective and Strategy
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Natixis Funds Trust II.
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in mid-capitalization companies. For these purposes, mid-capitalization companies are those that, at the time of purchase, have market capitalizations within the capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values within the broader Russell Midcap Index. While the market capitalization range for the Russell Midcap Value Index fluctuates, at December 31, 2025 , it was $ 1.1 billion to $ 88.9 billion. However, the Fund may invest in companies with smaller or larger capitalizations. Equity securities may take the form of stock in corporations, limited partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs) or other trusts and similar securities representing direct or indirect ownership interests in business organizations.
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (Vaughan Nelson) invests in medium-capitalization companies with a focus on those companies meeting Vaughan Nelsons return expectations. Vaughan Nelson uses a bottom-up value oriented investment process in constructing the Funds portfolio. Vaughan Nelson seeks companies with the following characteristics, although not all of the companies selected will have these attributes: Companies earning a positive return on capital with stable-to-improving returns. Companies valued at a discount to their asset value. Companies with an attractive and sustainable dividend level. In selecting investments for the Fund, Vaughan Nelson generally employs the following strategies: Vaughan Nelson employs a value-driven investment philosophy that selects stocks selling at a relatively low value based on business fundamentals, economic margin analysis and discounted cash flow models.
Vaughan Nelson selects companies that it believes are out of favor or misunderstood. Vaughan Nelson uses fundamental analysis to construct a portfolio that, in the opinion of Vaughan Nelson, is made up of quality companies with the potential to provide significant increases in share price over a three year period. Vaughan Nelson will generally sell a security when it reaches Vaughan Nelsons price target or when the issuer shows a change in financial condition, competitive pressures, poor management decisions or internal or external forces reducing future expected returns from those expected at the time of investment. The Fund may also: Invest in foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Invest in other investment companies, to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Invest in REITs. Invest in securities offered in initial public offerings (IPOs), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (Rule 144A securities), and other privately placed investments such as private equity investments.
VNVTX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Marvell Technology Inc | 3.87% |
| Hubbell Inc | 3.60% |
| Sandisk Corp | 3.23% |
| Evergy Inc | 3.19% |
| Alliant Energy Corp | 3.19% |
| WEC Energy Group Inc | 3.03% |
| CMS Energy Corp | 2.99% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp | 2.87% |
| Burlington Stores Inc | 2.75% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd | 2.47% |
VNVTX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.3% |
VNVTX Performance
Total returns for VNVTX (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 24.5% |
| 1 year | 35.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 22.2% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 12.1% |
VNVTX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VNVTX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.5%
VNVTX Costs and Fees
VNVTX costs about $115 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.15%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.26%
- Portfolio turnover: 163%
- Brokerage commissions: 9.04 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VNVTX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund had net inflows of $22.61M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $11.12M |
| 2026-05 | $4.68M |
| 2026-04 | $7.99M |
| 2026-03 | $2.31M |
| 2026-02 | $23.63M |
| 2026-01 | $2.85M |
VNVTX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VNVTX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-26
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2026-05-05
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-16
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.