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Argus Investors' Counsel, Inc. Named to PSN Top Guns List ofBest Performing Strategies for 1Q 2024
Stamford, CT—May 31, 2024— Once again, Argus Investors’ Counsel, Inc. has been named to thecelebrated PSN Top Guns List of best performing separate accounts for its Argus Innovators strategy.
The Argus Innovators strategy earned a PSN Top Guns 2-Star award, meaning the Innovators strategy
had one of the top ten returns for the one-year period ending March 31, 2024, across a peer group of251 Large Cap Core Equity products and 677 US Core products.
The Argus Innovators Portfolio seeks to outperform the S&P 500 Index over a period longer than 12
months by holding a diversified basket of stocks issued by companies with proven records of innovation.
The portfolio focuses on innovative companies that spend aggressively on R&D, receive numerous
patents, generate a high percentage of sales from new products, are first to new markets, and disrupt
industries through cutting-edge products and management processes.
“We think that our unique approach to innovation helps distinguish our Innovators Strategy,” accordingto Argus Research CEO John Eade. “Our approach leads us to a diversified portfolio that also includes anincome component. We also benefit from extensive interaction among our Portfolio Managers and ourteam of award-winning security analysts.”
ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURNS(as of 3/31/2024)

Quarter
To DateYear
To DateLatest 1
Year

Latest 3
Year

Latest 5
Year

Argus Innovators- Net of Fees

14.20%

14.20%

40.54%

10.54%

15.98%

Argus Innovators- Gross of Fees

14.29%

14.29%

40.98%

10.88%

16.34%

S&P 500 w/Div

10.56%

10.56%

29.88%

11.49%

15.05%

Source: Advent. Innovators Composite Inception date is 2/28/2018.

The Argus Innovators, Argus Large Cap Core Equity, U.S. ESG, Dividend Growers, Equity Income, Growth& Income, Growth and Argus Custom Portfolios are available as separately managed accounts.
For more information, please contact: Invest@ArgusInvest.com
Visit our website at www.ArgusInvest.com

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About Argus Investors’ Counsel
Argus Investors' Counsel is an SEC-registered investment advisor based in Stamford, CT, and has beencertified as a WBE through the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) since 2007.
Argus specializes in equity investment management, serving a nationwide array of clients.
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Performance Notes:
Argus Investors’ Counsel, Inc. (AIC) is an SEC-registered investment advisor that provides investment
advisory services to institutional and individual investors. AIC’s SEC registration does not imply a certain
level of skill or training. The information in this document has not been approved or verified by the SEC
or by any state securities authority. The Argus Innovators Composite was created on February 28, 2018.
The Argus Innovators Composite contains fee-paying, fully discretionary accounts that do not containinvestment restrictions. The U.S. dollar is the currency used to express performance. Returns arepresented gross and net of management fees and include the reinvestment of all income. Past results
are not indicative of future returns. AIC claims compliance with the Global Investment PerformanceStandards (GIPS®). AIC has been verified firm-wide by ACA Performance Services from April 1, 2017
through December 31, 2023 and by Ashland Partners & Company, LLP from January 1, 1995 throughMarch 31, 2017. GIPS® is a registered trademark of CFA Institute. CFA Institute does not endorse or
promote this organization, nor does it warrant the accuracy or quality of the content contained herein.

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