You might get lucky on the Past Performance is not a guide to future performance thing.
If the Investment focus is as described above (Boring but Steady companies) and you've got a few years until you cash it in, then I think you'll do as well or better in the long run as most other funds.
In fact in the long run I'd expect you to be near the top of the table.
It's worth keeping an eye on though. If the returns consistantly trail the market year after year then you need to start asking what they are doing to defy the odds, because statistically a few bad years should be followed by a few good ones.
In fact, some studies have found that on average the worst performing funds in a given year are likely to be among the best performing in the subsequent year.
I tend to think of funds like soccer teams, I have this feeling that if the team of investors is good at what they do, then performance should be consistent. But in practice this apparently isn't as much the case as you'd think.
Bottom line, I wouldn't worry...yet. But keep an eye on it.
-Rd