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3 Driehaus Mutual Funds for Long-term Returns

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Driehaus Capital Management was established in 1982, manages $20 billion in assets as of Jan. 31, 2025, and is an investment advisor that specializes in growth-oriented equity and alternative investments. Driehaus also provides five investment strategies in U.S. growth, international growth, emerging markets, global and alternative investments with an active research-driven approach. All of these factors make Driehaus a compelling investment choice.  

We have chosen three Driehaus mutual funds — Driehaus Small Cap Growth Investor (DVSMX - Free Report) , Driehaus Global Fund (DMAGX - Free Report) and Driehaus Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund (DRESX - Free Report) — that investors should buy now for the long term. These funds have a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy), positive three-year and five-year annualized returns, minimum initial investments within $5000 and expense ratios considerably lower than the category average. So, these funds have provided a comparatively stronger performance and carry a lower fee.

Driehaus Small Cap Growth Investor fund invests most of its assets in equity securities of U.S. small-capitalization companies. 

Jeffrey James has been the lead manager of DVSMX since Aug. 21, 2017. Most of the fund's holdings were in companies like TransMedics Group, Inc. (2.4%) Vaxcyte, Inc. (2.4%) and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2.4%) as of Sept. 30, 2024.

DVSMX's 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 8% and 15%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 0.89%. DVSMX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1.

To see how this fund performed compared to its category, and other 1 and 2 Ranked Mutual Funds, please click here.

Driehaus Global Fund advisors use a growth strategy to allocate assets to global equity securities, including common and preferred stocks, ADRs, EDRs, GDRs and equity-convertible instruments across developed and emerging markets.

Richard Thies has been the lead manager of DMAGX since April 7, 2017. Most of the fund's holdings were in companies like Apple Inc. (5.2%), NVIDIA Corp (4.2%) and Microsoft Corp (2.8%) as of Sept. 30, 2024.

DMAGX's 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 9.6% and 10.8%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 0.75%. DMAGX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1.

Driehaus Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund invests most of its assets in small-cap companies. DRESX advisors use a growth strategy, investing in common stocks and other equity securities.

Chad Cleaver has been the lead manager of DRESX since Aug. 22, 2011. Most of the fund's holdings were in companies like HD Hyundai Electric Co., Ltd. (4%), FPT Corp (3.8%) and ASPEED Technology Inc. (2.4%) as of Sept. 30, 2024.

DRESX's 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 1% and 8.3%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 1.24%. DRESX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #2.

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