Managed by Keeley Asset Management Corp. KAMCO
KEELEY Small Cap Value Fund

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CUSIP (A) #487300501, (I) #487300808

Daily - July 3, 2009

Ticker Symbol NAV POP Daily NAV $Change Daily NAV %Change NAV Calendar YTD Total Return POP Calendar YTD Total Return
KSCVX 15.67 16.41 $00.00 0.00% -3.98% -8.30%
KSCIX 15.73 n/a $00.00 0.00% -3.85% n/a
Quarterly Performance - End of March 2009
Ticker Symbol Current
Quarter
1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR Avg. Annual S.I. 10/1/1993
KSCVX no Load** -19.55% -50.11% -18.66% -2.32% 5.77% 8.87%
KSCVX with Load*** -23.17% -52.36% -19.90% -3.22% 5.28% 8.55%
KSCIX no Load -19.50% -50.02% -18.58%* -2.26%* 5.80%* 8.90%*
Russell 2000**** -14.95% -37.50% -16.80% -5.24% 1.93% 4.77%

Performance data represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Performance data does not reflect the deduction of the sales load. If reflected, the sales load would reduce the performance quoted.

* The Institutional share class commenced operations on December 31, 2007. Performance prior to that date is for A shares, that would have substantially similar returns because all classes invest in the same portfolio of securities, differing only to the extent the share classes have different class specific expenses.

** Returns do not reflect deduction of the Fund's 4.50% front-end sales charge.

*** Returns reflect the effect of the Fund's 4.50% front-end sales charge.

**** The Russell 2000 Index is comprised of the smallest 2000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index is comprised of the 3000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization. Russell 2000 returns are calculated with reinvested dividends and assume no transaction costs.

Information Updated Quarterly | Updated 03.31.09

 

Rankings

Morningstar
Category 5 Yrs
Stars / #Funds
10 Yrs
Stars / #Funds
Overall
Stars / #Funds
Small Blend starstarstar/ 442 starstarstar/ 220 starstarstar/ 558

Morningstar proprietary ratings reflect historical risk-adjusted performance. The Overall rating is calculated monthly and reflects weighted average of the Fund's Morningstar Ratings based on the historical risk-adjusted performance for the 3-year, 5-year and 10-year ( where applicable ) time periods. More Information...

Lipper SMALL CAP CORE/EQUITY FUNDS CATEGORY
Category 5 Yrs
Leader / #Funds
10 Yrs
Leader / #Funds
Overall
Leader / #Funds
icon Total Return/
Small Cap Core Funds
Lipper Leader/ 482 Funds
icon Tax Efficiency/
Small Cap Core Funds
Lipper Leader/ 482 Funds Lipper Leader/ 228 Funds Lipper Leader/ 606 Funds

Lipper ratings for Total Return reflect funds' historical total return performance relative to peers. Lipper ratings for Tax Efficiency reflect funds' historical success in postponing taxable distributions relative to peers. The Overall rating is calculated monthly, based upon an equal ranks for each measure over three, five-, and ten-year periods (if applicable). More Information...

 

Investment Objective

Seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in small-capitalization companies that we believe are undervalued, but have a stable or improving earnings record and sound finances. Companies generally have a market capitalization below $3.5 billion at the time of purchase.

Fund Profile

Total Net Asset $3,395,613,694
Number of Holdings 174
Weighted Avg. Market Cap $1,342,749,272
Expense Ratio  
KSCVX 1.36%
KSCIX 1.11%
Asset Allocation %  
Equity 99.8
Cash & Equivalents 0.2

Investment Process

The Fund managers focus on identifying undervalued small-capitalization companies with stable or improving earnings records and sound finances.

Among the characteristics that the Fund managers focus on in evaluating companies are financial productivity, solid management, a sound business model and competitive advantages. Value is analyzed by looking at price relative to the true economic value of the company.

 

Risk

Smaller and medium-sized company stocks are more volatile and less liquid than larger more established company securities.

Top Ten Holdings(1)

Company Name Total % of Portfolio
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 1.58%
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. 1.57%
Greenhill & Co., Inc. 1.55%
ITC Holdings Corp. 1.54%
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. 1.46%
Granite Construction, Inc. 1.33%
Petrohawk Energy Corp. 1.29%
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.26%
South Jersey Industries, Inc. 1.23%
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. 1.20%

Investment Focus(2)

KSCVX Small Cap Value Fund

Sector Diversification %

Banks 6.18%
Capital Goods 28.61%
Cash & Cash Equivalents 0.19%
Commercial & Professional Services 2.23%
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.69%
Consumer Services 4.57%
Diversified Financials 6.49%
Energy 12.36%
Food Beverage & Tobacco 6.94%
Food & Staples Retailing 0.82%
Health Care Equipment & Services 4.58%
Insurance 4.63%
Materials 8.68%
Media 0.09%
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.27%
Real Estate 0.27%
Retailing 1.66%
Software & Services 1.16%
Transportation 2.16%
Utilities 7.42%

Portfolio Characteristics(1)

  KSCVX Russell 2000
Index
Market Cap (billions)
-Weighted Avg.
$1.3 $0.8
Earnings Growth
- Last 5 year
21.9% 15.5%
P/E Ratio*
- Last 12 Months
10.0x 11.4x
Beta** 1.08 1.00

* A price-earnings ratio (P/E) shows the multiple of earnings at which a stock sells.
** Beta is the current measure of a portfolio’s risk in relation to the market or a benchmark. For example, a benchmark or index will have a beta of 1, so any portfolio with a higher beta is more volatile than the benchmark. Any with a lower beta may be less volatile than the market.

Distribution Information

KSCVX
Record Date
Ex-date Pay Date Short Term Long Term Ordinary Income Total Distribution Reinvest NAV
12/26/2008 12/29/2008 12/29/2008 n/a
12/26/2007 12/27/2007 12/27/2007 $0.6753 $0.6753 $27.48
12/26/2006 12/27/2006 12/27/2006 $0.00026 $0.00026 n/a
11/10/2005 11/11/2005 11/11/2005 $0.41 $0.41 $41.48
11/11/2004 11/12/2004 11/12/2004 $1.20 $1.20 $35.25
11/13/2003 11/14/2003 11/14/2003 n/a
11/14/2002 11/15/2002 11/15/2002 $1.31 $1.31 $21.11
11/15/2001 11/16/2001 11/16/2001 $1.16 $1.16 $23.08
11/16/2000 11/17/2000 11/17/2000 $0.51 $0.51 $21.34
11/11/1999 11/12/1999 11/12/1999 $0.25 $0.64 $0.89 $19.71
12/10/1998 12/11/1998 12/11/1998 $0.03 $0.34 $0.37 $19.13
12/11/1997 12/12/1997 12/12/1997 $0.40 $0.61 $1.01 $20.13
12/12/1996 12/13/1996 12/13/1996 $0.56 $0.56 $14.75
12/14/1995 12/15/1995 12/15/1995 $0.03 $0.03 $12.37
KSCIX
Record Date
Ex-date Pay Date Short Term Long Term Ordinary Income Total Distribution Reinvest NAV
12/26/2008 12/29/2008 12/29/2008 n/a

 

Proxy Voting Policy

Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures [pdf]

To view how the KEELEY funds voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period click here to be transferred to the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission to view the Form N-PX.

Morningstar

© 2005 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.Securities indexes assume reinvestment of all distributions and interest payments and do not take in account brokerage fees or taxes.

Morningstar ratings are subject to change monthly and are calculated from the fund’s 3-, 5- and 10 year average annual returns (if applicable) in excess of 90-day T-bill returns with appropriate fee adjustments, and a risk factor that reflects fund performance below 90-day T- bill returns. The top 10% of the funds in a broad-asset class receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. For the 5-year period ending 03.31.09, the KEELEY Small Cap Value Fund received 3 stars. For the 10-year period ending 03.31.09, the KEELEY Small Cap Value Fund received 3 stars. For the Overall period ending 03.31.09, the KEELEY Small Cap Value Fund received 3 stars. For the 5 - year, 10-year, and Overall periods ending 03.31.09 the number of funds in each rating category was as shown in the table.

(2)The Morningstar Style Box™ reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds owned, and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond’s duration (short, intermediate or long). Back to Top...

Lipper Leader

KEELEY Small Cap Value Fund rankings and performance are based on past performance at net asset value.

KEELEY Small Cap Value Fund ratings are subject to change every month and are based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for the Total Return metrics over 3-, 5-, and 10- year periods (if applicable).

The highest 20% of funds in each peer group are named Lipper Leaders for Total Return, the next 20% receive a score of 4, the middle 20% are scored 3, the next 20% are scored 2, and the lowest 20% are scored 1. The KEELEY Small Cap Value Fund, in Lipper’s Small Cap Core Funds category, was designated a Lipper Leader for Total Return for the following time periods: 5-year among 482 funds.

The highest 20% of funds in each peer group are named Lipper Leaders for Tax Efficiency, the next 20% receive a score of 4, the middle 20% are scored 3, the next 20% are scored 2, and the lowest 20% are scored 1. The KEELEY Small Cap Value Fund, in Lipper’s Small Cap Core Funds category, was designated a Lipper Leader for Tax Efficiency for the following time periods: 5-year among 482 funds, 10-year among 228 funds and Overall among 606 funds.

Lipper ratings are not intended to predict future results, and Lipper does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. More information is available at www.lipperleaders.com. Lipper Leader Copyright 2003, Reuters, All Rights Reserved.

The Lipper Small Cap Core category contains funds that invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalization (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 25% of the dollar-weighted median of the smallest 500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Small Cap core funds typically have an average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. Back to Top...

(1) Portfolio holdings will change, and should not be considered purchase recommendations. Top holdings do not reflect cash, money markets or options/ futures contracts holdings.

Securities in the Fund may not match those in the indexes and performance of the Fund will differ. Direct investment in an index is not possible. KEELEY Small Cap Value Fund is distributed by Keeley Investment Corp.