"Best Fund Over Three Years" and "Best Fund Over Five Years"
MINOT, ND / ACCESSWIRE / April 1, 2015 / Integrity Viking Funds, a mutual fund and financial services company announced today that its Williston Basin/Mid-North America Stock Fund (ICPAX) has earned the prestigious Lipper Fund Performance Award for Best Fund over the past three-year and five-year time periods, in the category of Natural Resources Funds. A Lipper Fund Award is awarded to one fund in each Lipper classification for achieving the strongest trend of consistent risk-adjusted performance against its classification peers. This is the fourth consecutive year the Fund has been recognized by Lipper. Williston Basin/Mid-North America Stock Fund has the distinction of being the only U.S. Equity Fund recipient to win a Lipper "Best Fund Over Three Years" Award for the last four years in a row.
"We are proud to be acknowledged, once again, by Lipper and pleased with the success we have achieved with the Fund and its special focus. Williston Basin/Mid-North America Stock Fund is a unique opportunity for investors to participate in the North American shale revolution," said Shannon Radke, Senior Portfolio Manager of the Fund. "Newer technologies have allowed companies to 'unlock' more of the resources from shale basins and we are delighted to take advantage of this opportunity."
The Williston Basin/Mid-North America Stock Fund is designed to provide long-term capital appreciation to its shareholders. The Fund invests in companies that are participating in or benefitting from the development of the resources in the Mid-North America Region.
Lipper rankings are based on Consistent Return and do not take sales charges into account. Lipper's Performance Achievement Certificates are awarded to funds with returns that topped their Lipper category over three-year, five-year, and 10-year time periods. Certificates are awarded for all Lipper Classifications and for the overall fund universe. Open-end funds, closed-end funds and variable insurance products are considered for awards. All funds in a category do not necessarily pass all the requirements to be included in the funds' awards process. Of the qualifying funds, Williston Basin/Mid-North America Stock Fund was ranked 1 out of 48 funds for the 3-year and 1 out of 44 funds for the 5-year time periods ended December 31, 2014, 1 out of 48 funds for the 3-year and 1 out of 42 funds for the 5-year time periods ended December 31, 2013, 1 out of 48 funds for the 3-year and 1 out of 47 funds for the 5-year time periods ended December 31, 2012 and 1 out of 51 funds for the 3-year time period ended December 31, 2011.