Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund Class Institutional (HICVX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Value

Fund Family Hennessy

Fund Style Large Value

ISIN US4258884018

CUSIP 425888401

Inception Date 1996-11-01

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End October

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $330.26 Million

Share Class Net Assets $11.78 Million

Expense Ratio 0.99%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-03-02

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 14.21%

1-Year Return 29.08%

3-Year Return 16.96%

5-Year Return 12.33%

NAV $25.48

Previous Close Price $25.32

Last Update 2026-03-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund Class Institutional

The fund invests in larger, dividend-paying common stocks by utilizing a quantitative formula known as the Cornerstone Value Strategy (the "Value Strategy"). It purchases 50 stocks weighted equally by dollar amount, with 2% of the portfolio's assets invested in each. Using the Value Strategy, the universe of stocks is re-screened and the portfolio is rebalanced annually, generally in the winter.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 179754.66%

Giant 33.23%

Large 60.43%

Medium 5.36%

Micro 0.00%

Small 0.00%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 4.91%

Cash-Flow Growth % 1.57%

Dividend Yield % 3.39%

Historical Earnings % 1.76%

Long-Term Earnings % 7.66%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.16%	0.00%
Cash	0.98%	0.98%	0.00%	1.88%	0.00%
Non US Stock	26.92%	26.92%	0.00%	5.60%	0.90%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.26%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.90%	0.00%
US Stock	72.10%	72.10%	0.00%	91.43%	99.10%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
RTX Corp	2.71%	-	-
Cenovus Energy Inc	2.32%	-	-
Unilever PLC	2.30%	-	-
JPMorgan Chase Co	2.28%	-	-
Citigroup Inc	2.28%	-	-
Baker Hughes Co	2.27%	-	-
Manulife Financial Corp	2.27%	-	-
Texas Instruments Inc	2.12%	-	-
Suncor Energy Inc	2.23%	-	-
Bank of America Corp	2.22%	-	-
International Business Machines Corp	2.52%	-	-
Starbucks Corp	2.20%	-	-
Abbott Laboratories	2.19%	-	-
NIKE Inc	2.11%	-	-
CVS Health Corp	2.74%	-	-
AbbVie Inc	2.34%	-	-
Philip Morris International Inc	2.05%	-	-
ATT Inc	2.12%	-	-
Gilead Sciences Inc	2.12%	-	-
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The	2.63%	-	-
GSK PLC	2.05%	-	-
HSBC Holdings PLC	2.55%	-	-
Ford Motor Co	2.38%	-	-
Johnson Johnson	2.37%	-	-
Verizon Communications Inc	2.17%	-	-
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras	2.15%	-	-
T-Mobile US Inc	2.06%	-	-
Colgate-Palmolive Co	2.04%	-	-
Cisco Systems Inc	2.04%	-	-

See the full breakdown of HICVX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	52.51%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	19.79%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	3.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	15.29%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.03%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	9.37%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.00%	3.47%	0.00%	2.44%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	6.53%	7.19%	0.00%	9.60%
Cyclical	Financial Services	14.44%	19.25%	0.00%	17.23%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	3.07%	0.00%	2.15%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	17.20%	7.62%	0.00%	7.85%
Defensive	Healthcare	20.86%	13.13%	0.00%	11.63%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	4.85%	0.00%	3.75%
Sensitive	Communication Services	8.80%	6.80%	0.00%	8.30%
Sensitive	Energy	25.17%	8.26%	0.00%	6.53%
Sensitive	Industrials	0.00%	11.87%	0.00%	8.93%
Sensitive	Technology	6.99%	14.48%	0.00%	21.58%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.10%	2.88%	0.14%
Americas	North America	95.04%	81.54%	99.10%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.65%	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.28%	-	0.07%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.03%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.13%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.04%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	2.18%	3.11%	0.64%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.00%	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.54%	12.47%	0.05%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-27	$0.717	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2024-12-05	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2023-12-27	$0.704	$0.704	USD	-	2023-12-26	2023-12-27	Annual
2022-12-28	$0.546	$0.546	USD	2022-12-28	2022-12-27	2022-12-28	Annual
2022-12-08	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2021-12-29	$0.560	$0.560	USD	2021-12-29	2021-12-28	2021-12-29	Annual
2021-12-07	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2020-12-29	$0.441	$0.441	USD	2020-12-29	2020-12-28	2020-12-29	Annual
2019-12-27	$0.495	$0.495	USD	2019-12-27	2019-12-26	2019-12-27	Annual
2019-12-06	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2018-12-27	$0.450	$0.450	USD	2018-12-27	2018-12-26	2018-12-27	Annual
2018-12-07	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2017-12-27	$0.459	$0.459	USD	2017-12-27	2017-12-26	2017-12-27	Annual
2017-12-07	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2016-12-28	$0.488	$0.488	USD	2016-12-28	2016-12-27	2016-12-28	Annual
2015-12-29	$0.420	$0.420	USD	2015-12-29	2015-12-28	2015-12-29	Annual
2014-12-31	$0.437	$0.437	USD	2014-12-31	2014-12-30	2014-12-31	Annual
2013-12-31	$0.473	$0.473	USD	2013-12-31	2013-12-30	2013-12-31	Annual
2012-12-31	$0.416	$0.416	USD	2012-12-31	2012-12-28	2012-12-31	Annual
2011-12-27	$0.461	$0.461	USD	-	2011-12-23	2011-12-27	Annual
2010-12-30	$0.414	$0.414	USD	-	2010-12-29	2010-12-30	Annual
2009-12-29	$0.226	$0.226	USD	-	2009-12-28	2009-12-29	Annual
2008-12-30	$0.567	$0.567	USD	-	2008-12-29	2008-12-30	Other

View the full dividend history for HICVX.

Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund Class Institutional NMFQS:HICVX