FVALX

Active

Forester Value Fund

Category: Balanced (1,430 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.52%

Annual Cost per $10K

$152.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$26,566

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+14.91%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

51%

Intl Equity

10%

US Bond

28%

Cash

10%

Fee Comparison

FVALX

1.52%

Balanced average

0.85%

Balanced cheapest

FELSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

79% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025 · Updated quarterly

+6.45%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FVALX at 1.52%$247,784

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$132,829

Cost vs index fund−$129,640

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
FVALX	Forester Value Fund	1.52%	+14.91%	+2.11%	+4.38%
CAIBX	Capital Income Builder	0.58%	+15.51%	+14.04%	+11.04%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+16.02%	+15.46%	+10.83%
AADTX	American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.63%	+12.54%	+12.24%	+7.76%
ACEIX	Invesco Equity and Income Fund	0.76%	+9.14%	+10.33%	+10.51%
AACTX	American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+12.05%	+11.50%	+7.31%
AAETX	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.66%	+14.18%	+13.98%	+9.03%
TRAIX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.58%	+11.52%	+14.47%	+11.39%
VWENX	VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND	0.17%	+12.65%	+13.05%	+9.43%
QCSCIX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account	—	+12.62%	+13.37%	+8.38%
AABTX	American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+11.19%	+10.71%	+6.94%
ITCSX	VY(R) T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO	0.65%	+10.98%	+14.06%	+11.01%
DGIBX	DGI BALANCED FUND	1.45%	+10.44%	+9.96%	—
VBIAX	VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND	0.07%	+13.44%	+14.72%	+9.51%
AAATX	American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.59%	+10.80%	+10.21%	+6.55%
FAFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative	1.27%	+10.58%	+9.52%	+5.76%
MSFKX	MFS Total Return Fund	0.40%	+8.99%	+10.63%	+8.56%
OAZBX	Oakmark Equity and Income Fund	0.56%	+11.29%	+12.65%	—
NBGDX	Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio	0.74%	+17.82%	—	—
IRMGX	Voya Retirement Moderately Aggressive Portfolio	0.59%	+13.16%	+13.89%	+8.90%
JBAWX	Balanced Fund	0.62%	+17.64%	+16.24%	+10.38%
POCAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Moderate Fund	1.12%	+11.75%	—	—
IBLLX	Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced	0.64%	+12.57%	+14.48%	+9.35%
RBAIX	T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.	0.47%	+14.42%	+15.72%	+9.60%
PBAPX	SAM Balanced Portfolio	1.02%	+12.98%	+13.98%	+8.63%
CIPAX	American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.88%	+11.79%	+11.52%	+8.53%
IUAAX	VY(R) INVESCO EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.14%	+9.98%	+10.50%	+11.17%
ISPCX	VOYA SOLUTION 2035 PORTFOLIO	1.24%	+14.49%	+15.23%	+9.60%
HADAX	HARTFORD BALANCED HLS FUND	0.66%	+9.56%	+12.36%	+10.03%
CBARX	Calvert Balanced Fund	0.61%	+10.74%	+15.25%	+10.02%
VTTHX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND	0.08%	+16.09%	+15.94%	+10.07%
PGEBX	George Putnam Balanced Fund	0.91%	+21.05%	+3.59%	+8.82%
TCIIX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2035 Fund	0.56%	+9.14%	+12.18%	+7.95%
BLAVX	Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.75%	+11.77%	+8.08%
ABUAX	Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio	0.93%	+15.54%	+14.13%	+7.79%
MMDAX	Madison Moderate Allocation Fund	1.00%	-46.29%	-46.18%	-48.56%
VTHRX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND	0.08%	+14.80%	+14.74%	+8.95%
JABLX	Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio$1M min	0.87%	+14.94%	+17.97%	+9.04%
FTFCX	American Funds College 2030 Fund	0.35%	+10.25%	+10.58%	+6.69%
AABCX	Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund	0.71%	+14.50%	+17.97%	+8.43%
CBFAX	American Funds Global Balanced Fund	0.80%	+13.87%	+13.82%	+7.93%
VMAIX	Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund	0.89%	—	—	—
THPBX	BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.47%	+12.63%	+8.38%
PTDAX	Principal LifeTime 2040 Fund	0.76%	+14.17%	+15.18%	+9.97%
VFORX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND	0.08%	+17.33%	+17.14%	+11.19%
TLYIX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2035 Fund	0.18%	+10.73%	+12.86%	+8.37%
CPPAX	American Funds Preservation Portfolio	0.87%	+5.50%	+4.76%	+1.24%
SWOBX	Schwab Balanced Fund	0.51%	+14.26%	+15.03%	+8.85%
ESIFX	Eaton Vance Balanced Fund	0.68%	+10.79%	+15.40%	+9.93%
FTCFX	American Funds College 2033 Fund	0.39%	+12.98%	+13.82%	+8.49%
MAMAX	MFS Moderate Allocation Fund	0.56%	+8.47%	+9.69%	+6.27%
TCHPX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2030 Fund	0.40%	+8.26%	+10.71%	+6.83%
SBACX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Balanced Fund	0.99%	+12.65%	+14.13%	+8.83%
OSTVX	Osterweis Growth & Income Fund	0.91%	+9.38%	+11.52%	+8.87%
WFAIX	Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund	0.90%	+10.94%	+13.69%	+8.89%
FIQWX	Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.94%	+10.11%	+9.25%
TLPRX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund	0.25%	+11.83%	+14.26%	+9.44%
AAFTX	American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.67%	+15.82%	+15.87%	+10.58%
FTAOX	American Funds College Enrollment Fund	0.35%	+7.14%	+6.43%	+2.04%
SSCKX	State Street Target Retirement 2035 Fund	0.09%	+16.23%	+15.80%	+9.58%
TASHX	Transamerica Multi-Asset Income	0.99%	+15.04%	+12.85%	+10.85%
WCERX	Virtus Westchester Event-Driven Fund	1.85%	-2.95%	-35.53%	-32.44%
TAALX	Transamerica Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth Portfolio	1.00%	+17.93%	+16.26%	—
ISEAX	VOYA INDEX SOLUTION 2035 PORTFOLIO	0.62%	+15.08%	+15.24%	+9.63%
HBLFX	THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND	0.56%	+7.51%	+9.23%	+6.46%
PLTJX	Principal LifeTime 2030 Fund	0.79%	+12.03%	+12.82%	+8.12%
VTTVX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2025 FUND	0.08%	+13.31%	+13.31%	+7.78%
VALIX	VALUE LINE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND INC	1.08%	+24.93%	+23.11%	+10.90%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
LTAOX	Principal LifeTime 2035 Fund	0.56%	+12.56%	+13.48%	+8.64%
DBALX	DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND	0.93%	+7.38%	+8.28%	+7.38%
IASTX	Macquarie Asset Strategy Fund	0.72%	+15.39%	+17.49%	+5.92%
FAVNX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2035 Fund	0.05%	+15.63%	—	—
IRGPX	Voya Retirement Aggressive Portfolio	0.60%	+15.01%	+15.93%	+10.66%
QAI	NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF	0.91%	+8.43%	+9.29%	+4.01%
DOXBX	Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund	0.43%	+12.15%	+13.26%	—
SWBGX	Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio	0.48%	+13.96%	+13.44%	+9.03%
PUDQX	PGIM Real Assets Fund	0.85%	+9.83%	+8.28%	+9.25%
FPUKX	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.47%	+10.50%	+14.48%	+9.65%
LCGSX	Franklin Multi-Asset Conservative Growth Fund	0.70%	—	—	—
TLHIX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2030 Fund	0.25%	+9.89%	+11.56%	+7.37%
EAAFX	Allspring Asset Allocation Fund	0.75%	+14.98%	+14.21%	+7.56%
ISGAX	VOYA SOLUTION BALANCED PORTFOLIO	1.15%	+12.00%	+13.10%	+8.44%
SSIAX	1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund	0.95%	+8.78%	—	—
FFCTX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	0.33%	+8.18%	+8.10%	+4.57%
VSMGX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND	0.13%	+15.80%	+14.79%	+8.58%
MACBX	MFS Conservative Allocation Fund	0.83%	+5.79%	+6.88%	+3.65%
FIWBX	Fidelity Advisor Multi-Asset Income Fund	0.80%	+14.10%	+12.50%	+9.96%
SWDRX	Schwab Target 2030 Fund	0.40%	+14.41%	+14.62%	+8.82%
TAAMX	Transamerica Asset Allocation - Moderate Portfolio	0.95%	+14.62%	+13.19%	—
IDXFX	VOYA INDEX SOLUTION 2030 PORTFOLIO	0.47%	+13.45%	+13.47%	+8.35%
MAPOX	Mairs & Power Balanced Fund	0.71%	+6.38%	+10.09%	—
WMKTX	WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund	1.63%	+11.75%	+9.86%	+7.91%
JAFRX	Capital Appreciation Value Trust	0.88%	+10.95%	+13.99%	+10.92%
VTIVX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2045 FUND	0.08%	+18.60%	+18.32%	+12.30%
FFFEX	Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund	0.61%	+15.35%	+14.88%	+8.92%
CAMRX	Calvert Moderate Allocation Fund	0.67%	+11.26%	+12.57%	—
FAUYX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2030 Fund	0.05%	+14.06%	—	—
PCBKX	Victory Pioneer Balanced Fund	0.63%	—	—	—
FFPCX	Fidelity Freedom 2035 Fund	0.59%	—	—	—
AADBX	American Beacon Balanced Fund	0.85%	+8.57%	+11.56%	+11.03%

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