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Buffalo Early Stage Growth Fund (BUFOX) belongs to the Small Cap Growth Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with BUFOX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to BUFOX

BUFOX charges 1.46% annually. There are 144 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.


Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to BUFOX

BUFOX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 19. There are 127 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 90.


Top Performing BUFOX Alternatives (YTD)

BUFOX is at 16.25% YTD. There are 113 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 69.74%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to BUFOX

BUFOX has 23.05% 1-year volatility. There are 116 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 14.66%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to BUFOX

BUFOX has a 1-year max drawdown of -15.52%. There are 127 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -7.08%.


Other Mutual Funds from Buffalo

The 9 most viewed Buffalo mutual funds shown here include BUFHX, BUFSX, BUFBX and span 7 categories.


Often Compared With BUFOX

Investors most often compare BUFOX with VOO, NCLEX, NWKDX. These 19 comparison targets span 2 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
66
10.45%
1.70TSep 2010BUFOX vs VOO
Nicholas Limited Edition FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
1
-0.91%
May 1987BUFOX vs NCLEX
Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
4
5.50%
Jun 2009BUFOX vs NWKDX
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
29
15.67%
Oct 1998BUFOX vs NBMIX
Hood River Small-Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
86
30.43%
Jan 2003BUFOX vs HRSMX
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
20
9.89%
Jun 1993BUFOX vs VLEOX
Kinetics Small Capital Opportunities Advisor Fund ...Small Cap Growth Equities
7
21.89%
Dec 2001BUFOX vs KSOAX
Saratoga Small Capitalization PortfolioSmall Cap Growth Equities
53
23.80%
Sep 1994BUFOX vs SSCPX
Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
75
30.81%
Mar 2011BUFOX vs CTSIX
Kinetics Small Cap Opportunities FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
7
22.04%
Mar 2000BUFOX vs KSCOX
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
4
6.95%
Jun 2006BUFOX vs PXQSX
Putnam Small Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
32
20.77%
Dec 1997BUFOX vs PNSAX
Janus Henderson Triton FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
45
16.87%
Feb 2005BUFOX vs JANIX
Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
52
19.17%
Mar 1998BUFOX vs ALFAX
Janus Henderson Triton Fund Class NSmall Cap Growth Equities
46
16.94%
May 2012BUFOX vs JGMNX
Janus Henderson Triton Fund Class TSmall Cap Growth Equities
44
16.78%
Feb 2005BUFOX vs JATTX
Emerald Growth Fund Institutional ClassSmall Cap Growth Equities
86
30.94%
Oct 2008BUFOX vs FGROX
Emerald Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
86
30.71%
Oct 1992BUFOX vs HSPGX
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Institutional ClassSmall Cap Growth Equities
10
11.93%
Jul 1999BUFOX vs NBGIX

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Diversifiers

Pair BUFOX with funds that move differently

Buffalo Early Stage Growth Fund alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to BUFOX.

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