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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 27. There are 121 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 95.


Top Performing BUFOX Alternatives (YTD)

BUFOX is at 15.88% YTD. There are 106 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 83.93%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to BUFOX

BUFOX has 22.82% 1-year volatility. There are 116 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 14.48%.


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, BUFIX and span 7 categories.


Often Compared With BUFOX

Investors most often compare BUFOX with VOO, NCLEX, NWKDX. These 20 comparison targets span 2 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
59
8.19%
1.70TSep 2010BUFOX vs VOO
Nicholas Limited Edition FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
1
-7.51%
May 1987BUFOX vs NCLEX
Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
4
4.46%
Jun 2009BUFOX vs NWKDX
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
42
23.76%
Oct 1998BUFOX vs NBMIX
Driehaus Micro Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
85
29.20%
Nov 2013BUFOX vs DMCRX
Hood River Small-Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
88
37.89%
Jan 2003BUFOX vs HRSMX
Kinetics Small Capital Opportunities Advisor Fund ...Small Cap Growth Equities
3
13.05%
Dec 2001BUFOX vs KSOAX
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
25
10.51%
Jun 1993BUFOX vs VLEOX
Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
79
37.63%
Mar 2011BUFOX vs CTSIX
Kinetics Small Cap Opportunities FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
3
13.17%
Mar 2000BUFOX vs KSCOX
Putnam Small Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
47
27.82%
Dec 1997BUFOX vs PNSAX
Saratoga Small Capitalization PortfolioSmall Cap Growth Equities
63
27.15%
Sep 1994BUFOX vs SSCPX
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
5
5.78%
Jun 2006BUFOX vs PXQSX
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Small-Cap FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
4
5.60%
Sep 1997BUFOX vs ETMGX
Janus Henderson Triton FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
44
15.05%
Feb 2005BUFOX vs JANIX
Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
65
22.34%
Mar 1998BUFOX vs ALFAX
Janus Henderson Triton Fund Class TSmall Cap Growth Equities
43
15.03%
Feb 2005BUFOX vs JATTX
Janus Henderson Triton Fund Class NSmall Cap Growth Equities
44
15.14%
May 2012BUFOX vs JGMNX
Emerald Growth Fund Institutional ClassSmall Cap Growth Equities
89
35.00%
Oct 2008BUFOX vs FGROX
Emerald Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
88
34.80%
Oct 1992BUFOX vs HSPGX

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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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