What is BLES?

BLES follows an equal-weighted index of 400 large-cap stocks selected for their alignment with the Issuer's biblical values.

PERFORMANCE [as of 03/21/23] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
BLES -3.09% 1.50% 2.21% -8.92% 24.48% 5.86% --
BLES (NAV) -3.36% 1.72% 2.18% -8.95% 23.69% 5.88% --
MSCI ACWI Large Cap Index -0.64% 3.67% 4.50% -8.37% 18.25% 6.27% 8.01%
All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

BLES Factset Analytics Insight

BLES is a principles-based fund that screens stocks for how closely they line up with “biblical values and positive impact on the world”, measured through a proprietary scoring system. The methodology starts by screening out companies that have any level of participation in any of the following: abortion, gambling, alcohol, pornography, “the LGBT lifestyle”, and more. After that filter, the index looks for companies that provide products and services towards education, fighting disease, helping the poor and marginalized, and Christian-themed products as defined by the Issuer. Other criteria are treatment of employees, community involvement, and environment. BLES plans to compose its portfolio as 50% domestic securities, 40% in developed foreign securities, and 10% in emerging market securities. The index is equally weighted and rebalanced quarterly. Between March 30 and August 19, 2022, the fund's name included a reference to 'ESG'. The name changes did not impact the fund strategy.

BLES Summary Data

02/27/17
0.49%
$146.48M
MSCI ACWI Large Cap Index
Open-Ended Fund

Peers

MSCI ACWI Large Cap Index

Fund Flows

$0.00B 5 Days
+$0.01B 30 Days
+$0.01B 90 Days

BLES Portfolio Data

$31.95B
16.02
2.39
1.61%
N/A
401

BLES Index Data

Equal
Principles-based
MSCI ACWI Large Cap Index

BLES Portfolio Management

0.49%
--
--
--

BLES Tax Exposures

20.00% / 39.60%
--
Qualified dividends
No

BLES Fund Structure

Open-Ended Fund
No
No
-- / --
N/A
N/A
Low
Daily

Factset Analytics Block Liquidity

As of 03/22/23

This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of BLES. BLES is rated a 4 out of 5.

BLES Tradability

26,807
$879.07K
15,123
$498.79K
0.21%
$0.07
0.11%
1.21% / -0.63%
None
66.25%
50,000
0.30
0.26%
0.14%
0
$31.90
4

BLES Sector/Industry Breakdown

BLES Segment
Benchmark
21.38% --
8.42% --
8.00% --
7.58% --
7.41% --
6.97% --
6.33% --
6.04% --
5.10% --
4.52% --

BLES Top 10 Holdings

0.36%
0.34%
0.32%
3.44%

BLES Performance Statistics

0.93
1.03
1.01
0.99
0.36%
MSCI ACWI Large Cap Index

BLES Countries

BLES Segment
Benchmark
52.15% 61.72%
3.97% 3.01%
3.76% 3.12%
3.66% 1.85%
3.55% 2.72%
3.20% 4.91%
2.71% 0.72%
2.34% 3.91%
2.19% 4.15%
2.02% 2.17%

BLES Regions

BLES Segment
Benchmark
56.12% 64.73%
24.88% 16.43%
15.06% 16.78%
2.50% 0.91%
1.21% 1.15%

BLES Economic Development

BLES Segment
Benchmark
91.27% 93.71%
8.50% 6.29%

BLES Benchmark Comparison Holdings

401
1357
212
14.29%

BLES Benchmark Comparison Summary

BLES Segment
Benchmark
401 1357
$31.95B $351.82B
16.02 17.41
2.39 2.86
2.09% 2.00%
Low Low

BLES Benchmark Comparison Market Cap Size

BLES Segment
Benchmark
88.72% 98.17%
10.70% 1.73%
0.32% 0.00%
0.00% 0.00%