GKAT primarily holds 25 to 40 stocks of any size with strong long-term appreciation potential and limited downside risk. The strategy seeks securities with low valuations combined with growing earnings, cash flow, and/or book value by utilizing five key principles. These include low valuation, discount to fair value, investment flexibility, focus, and a long-term outlook. Investments include common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, special situations, ADRs, EDRs, and GDRs. At least 40% of the assets are non-US securities. The fund may hold fixed-income securities and ETFs, capped at 30%. It may also fully shift into cash or short-term instruments for liquidity or defensive purposes. Securities are sold when they no longer offer attractive upside or fail to meet valuation and growth criteria. On Aug. 25, 2025, GKAT converted from a mutual fund into an ETF structure, starting with $30.55 million in assets.

Asset class

Equity

Issuer

Scharf

Domicile

US

Inception date

Aug 25, 2025

ISIN

US00770X2128