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Where to Invest in 2016 and Beyond
are starting from very low levels, so a couple of interest-rate increases doesn’t mean the Fed is slamming the brakes on the economy. Should the economy trend downward, even the gradual rate-hike plan could be put on hold. Where to Invest Finding attractive investments today is something of a challenge because higher-risk assets have generally gotten cheaper while lower-risk assets have not. But you almost certainly don’t want to sell conservative investments across the board while buying risky ones. This isn’t Las Vegas. So, I’ll start with ideas on the low-risk side and work my way up to more-aggressive, opportunistic ideas. Conservative Ideas The best time to buy insurance is when it doesn’t appear to be needed. With oil prices plummeting, inflation-protected securities are now a pretty good deal by most measures. If you have a large part of your portfolio in fixed income, then some inflation insurance is a good idea. Ideally, you should own your Treasury Inflation- Protected Securities fund in a tax-sheltered account because you have to pay taxes on any uptick in the TIPS ’ values. There are three strong options here. Vanguard Short- Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index VTIPX is my favorite because it doesn’t come with much interest-rate risk. You can also go with Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities VIPSX or Harbor Real Return HARRX . Harbor Real Return is run by PIMCO ’s Mihir Worah using a wide array of inflation- linked bonds outside the U.S. as well as derivatives.
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It was a pretty good year for the economy but a subpar year for investing. Most fund categories were in the red or just slightly in the black in 2015 . Falling oil prices, a rising dollar, and our first interest-rate hike since 2006 made for a volatile mix. On top of that, there’s some worry that a recession is not far around the corner. tripled from its 2009 low point. On the other hand, commodities and emerging markets have been much less rewarding in recent years, and that’s not a coincidence. Slower-than-expected growth in China hurt commodities prices because they’re closely tied to that country’s economy. In addition, Saudi Arabia’s crude production boost, combined with increased fracking in the United States, pushed oil prices to remarkably low levels. So you’ll find that energy and emerging markets played a big role in your 2015 fund returns. Funds that avoided both looked great while those that had meaningful exposure to either of them generally suffered dismal performance. That includes equity funds as well as high-yield bond funds. And now the Federal Reserve is raising rates. But that doesn’t spell doom. Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen has signaled that the plan is to hike very gently. We After a long bull market, it isn’t a shock to see markets back up a bit. After all, the S & P 500 has
Artisan Global Value Dodge & Cox Global Stock T. Rowe Price Blue Chip
Morningstar Research Great Small-Cap Funds
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The Contrarian Buy the Unloved
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Red Flags
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Funds With High Payout Ratios
Market Overview
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Leaders & Laggards
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Manager Changes and News
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Portfolio Matters
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Transitioning From Growth to Retirement Income
Tracking Morningstar
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Analyst Ratings
Income Strategist
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High Yield Faces Challenges but Isn’t in Third Avenue’s Shoes
Changes to the 500
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FundInvestor 500 Spotlight
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Follow Russ on Twitter @RussKinnel
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Where to Invest in 2016 and Beyond Continued From Cover
My Favorites for 2016
Upside Capture Ratio 10 Yr
Downside Capture Ratio 10-Yr
Morningstar Analyst Rating
Expense Ratio %
Manager Tenure, Yrs (Longest)
Top Manager Ownership Level
Name
Ticker
Category
American Century Value
TWVLX
Large Value
0.97
22.3 $100k–$500k
89
90
•
American Funds New World *
NEWFX
Diversified Emerging Mkts
1.03
16.5
>$1M
96
85
Œ
Artisan Global Value
ARTGX
World Stock
1.32
8.0
>$1M
•
Artisan Value
ARTLX
Large Value
0.98
9.8
>$1M
´
Dodge & Cox Global Stock
DODWX
World Stock
0.65
7.6
>$1M
Œ
Fidelity High Income
SPHIX
High-Yield Bond
0.72
15.5
>$1M
116
71
Œ
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock
FLPSX
Mid-Cap Value
0.79
26.0
>$1M
106
102
•
Harbor Real Return
HARRX
Inflation-Protected Bond
0.57
8.0
0
•
Harding Loevner Emerging Markets
HLEMX
Diversified Emerging Mkts
1.45
17.1
$50k–$100k
111
106
•
Matthews Asia Dividend
MAPIX
Diversified Pacific/Asia
1.05
4.8 $100k–$500k
•
Sound Shore
SSHFX
Large Value
0.92
30.6
>$1M
101
105
•
T. Rowe Price High Yield 1
PRHYX
High-Yield Bond
0.74
19.5
0
Œ
Vanguard Capital Value
VCVLX
Mid-Cap Blend
0.47
7.5 $100k–$500k
129
145
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Vanguard High-Yield Corporate
VWEHX
High-Yield Bond
0.23
7.8
$500k–$1M
•
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs
VIPSX
Inflation-Protected Bond
0.20
4.3
0
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Vanguard Shrt-Term Infl-Prot Sec Idx
VTIPX
Inflation-Protected Bond
0.20
3.2
0
*Load fund. Data through 11/30/2015. 1 Mark Vaselkiv has between $500,000 and $1 million invested in T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield TRHYX.
Lower-Risk Investments Value Without Much Energy or Materials Value funds have been hit across the board, but those with meaningful energy and basic-materials stakes have been hit hardest. That’s a little scary as it is tough to call the bottom, especially with growth in China slowing. So, in the less-risky bucket I’ll add value funds that don’t have much in those areas. Artisan Global Value ARTGX This recently reopened fund is one of the better ways to take advantage of bargains in the value sphere. Managers David Samra and Dan O’Keefe look for turn- arounds with healthy balance sheets. They seek companies with high returns on capital that are trading at discounts to their private market value. Today, they have only 3% in energy but a huge 40% financials weighting. That’s a bold move, but they did a great job of avoiding banks in 2008 because they were wary of leverage, among other things. The fund had its first year of underperformance in 2015 , and that led to some outflows, so they reopened the fund in the fall.
Dodge & Cox Global Stock DODWX Dodge & Cox Global Stock is a more conventional take on value investing. Its managers are patient value investors buying stocks when they suffer from bouts of unpopularity and waiting for them to rebound. The fund’s 7% energy weighting and 2% materials weighting are about in line with the category and benchmark, as are most of its sector weightings. It is a little more adventurous in emerging markets where it owns a 14% weighting versus 5% for the peer group. That has held it back lately. On the plus side, it has some of the lowest fees in the category. Sound Shore SSHFX This fund shows that focused portfolios don’t have to be high-risk. Management only owns 40 stocks, but it limits stock weightings to no more than 3 . 5% . It also avoids deep-value stocks, which tend to be higher risk/higher reward. Rather, it favors stocks that have shown some signs of recovery and have strong competitive positions. The end result is a fairly consis- tent portfolio and performance. Its desire for com- panies with competitive positions has led it away from materials and energy and into financials, tech, and
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healthcare. Personnel also has been consistent. Harry Burn III and Gibbs Kane Jr. have been running the fund since 1985 , and comanager John DeGulis was named manager in 2003 but has been with the firm since 1996 . Fidelity Low-Priced Stock FLPSX Joel Tillinghast just keeps on producing great results. It’s a huge wide-ranging fund, but one that has beaten its benchmark over the long haul with less risk than the benchmark. Tillinghast looks for modest valuations at firms with competitive advantages. He invests quite a bit overseas, too. The fund’s 39% foreign equity weighting puts it a hair below our cutoff for world stock. The fund’s energy and materials weightings are below the benchmark and peer group, but Tillinghast’s biggest sector bet is on consumer cyclicals, where he has 28% of equities. American Century Value TWVLX Phil Davidson and team have a 19% energy weighting and a minuscule materials weighting, but I’m including it in the lower-risk bin unlike the other value funds with big energy and materials bets. Davidson looks for companies with defensible franchises whose shares are in the cheapest third of the S & P 500 . His fondness for yield also leads him to some of the oil majors. Exxon Mobil XOM , Chevron CVX , and Occidental Petroleum OXY are among its top holdings. Because those companies operate across the oil-supply chain, they tend to be less vulnerable to declining oil prices. In fact, the fund has held up reasonably well. So, it’s not as contrarian a play as those below but remains an appealing core value fund.
tunately, the cheap have gotten cheaper, as the likes of Apache APA , Goldcorp G, and Devon Energy DVN have been crushed. But that also means they could produce big gains with just a little good news. I would note, though, that we lowered the fund to Bronze from Silver because of Scott Satterwhite’s planned retirement in 2016 . Vanguard Capital Value VCVLX This is one of Vanguard’s boldest funds. Peter Higgins and David Palmer of Wellington manage separate sleeves of the fund. We know from Higgins’ time running this and another fund solo that he is a very aggressive value investor who likes both deep- value names and tech stocks. Palmer was added to moderate Higgins’ side, but it is still a pretty bold fund. Today, it has 9% in materials and 14% in energy. Higgins’ long-term record is strong, though, so it’s not a bad bet if you keep it as a small holding. High Yield High-yield fund managers talk about two markets. There’s the hard-hit energy segment, where defaults are growing and yields are in the 12% – 13% range. Then there’s the rest, where yields are in the 5% – 8% range and the bumps have been few. That’s why a category that only lost 5% in 2015 has generated the drama and teeth-gnashing usually associated with much greater losses. That presents investors with opportunity and danger, as even a modest rebound could be a tremendous boon for high-yield funds. In fact, we are hearing more bond managers are looking at energy issuers now that yields are much higher. At this point, I might dip a toe in, but I wouldn’t buy with both fists because I’m a cautious investor. If you want to be really cautious, there’s Vanguard High-Yield Corporate VWEHX . The fund straddles the line between investment-grade and high-yield. Thus, you get less downside and less upside than most high-yield funds, but low costs ensure you do pretty well in the end.
Higher-Risk Investments Value With Energy or Materials
Feeling really contrarian? How about a good value fund with an overweighting in energy or materials?
Artisan Value ARTLX This slumping fund has 12% in materials and 13% in energy. Needless to say, recent returns are lousy. Still, the team’s longer track record at other funds shows this is a decent bet for a rebound. The team looks for cheap stocks but wants solid business models. Unfor-
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A notch higher in yield but lower in credit quality are Fidelity High Income SPHIX and T. Rowe Price High Yield PRHYX . Both are well-run funds with seasoned portfolio managers. At Fidelity High Income, Fred Hoff has built a strong record since 2000 that covers two major credit melt- downs. He had light exposure to automakers in 2007 and more recently has had limited energy exposure. He has occasionally built cash for defensive purposes, though it was only 3% at the end of October 2015 . Mark Vaselkiv has run T. Rowe Price High Yield since 1996 , and he’s done a fine job of diving into good value plays at the right time. For example, he added financials after the 2008 crisis. He has beaten peers and the benchmark over the trailing 10 years and since he took over in 1996 . Emerging Markets What’s wrong with emerging markets? The short answer is China. China’s growth slowed faster than most expected. That pulled the rug out from under commodity prices. That was bad news for China and many other emerging-markets commodities producers. But Brazil had its own turmoil beyond falling commodity prices, and quite a few emerging markets look fragile today. Emerging markets have been getting cheaper and cheaper, but now it takes a little nerve to get in because so many are under the gun. But it might be worth it. GMO ’s current seven-year forecast is for negative returns in stocks and bonds across the globe except for emerging-markets stocks and bonds, which are forecast to have returns of 4 . 1% and 2 . 2% annualized, respectively. If it is right, then there will also be a big cost to being out of emerging markets. Harding Loevner Emerging Markets HLEMX This fund is a nice steady performer. It has outper- formed in six of the past seven years. Management’s emphasis on high-quality companies with strong margins gives it some defensive characteristics. Comanager Rusty Johnson has been at the helm since the fund was launched in 1998 , and comanager Craig Shaw has been on board for five years.
American Funds New World NEWFX This is a great option for those who want to invest conservatively. American mixes emerging-markets companies with developed-markets companies that derive a big chunk of their business from emerging markets. It makes the fund tamer than its peers, and that’s not a bad thing given how volatile emerging markets are. I also like the skill and depth of the team and the low costs here. Matthews Asia Dividend MAPIX You don’t get all of emerging markets covered here, but Matthews’ expertise in Asia makes it worthwhile. The fund’s dividend focus serves as a nice reality check in an area that sometimes can have more hype than substance. Managers Yu Zhang and Robert Horrocks have solid records here and at other Matthews funds. More Ideas Morningstar senior analyst Laura Lallos shares some great ideas for small-cap funds in Research on Page 8 . In the Contrarian on Page 10 , I have our annual Buy the Unloved ideas for you. We are facing another tricky market environment that seems to offer equal parts peril and opportunity. I hope some of these ideas can help you adjust your portfolio so that you are well-positioned for the coming years. K
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Data through December 31, 2015 FINRA members: For internal or institutional use only. Artisan Global Value Investor
Ticker ARTGX
Yield 0.3%
Total Assets $1,576 mil
Mstar Category World Stock
Benchmark 1: MSCI ACWI NR USD Benchmark 2: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD Morningstar Analyst Rating 01-05-16 „
Investment Style Equity
Historical Profile Return Risk Rating High Below Avg QQQQQ Highest
4 4 4 7 4 7 4 1
10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5
Growth of $10,000
Investment Values of Fund Investment Values of Benchmark 1
Morningstar Pillars Process
∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive § Negative
7.5
Performance
People Parent
5.0
Performance Quartile (within Category)
& * * & * & * (
Price
History
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 12-15
Morningstar Analyst Rating Morningstar evaluates mutual funds based on five key pillars, which its analysts believe lead to funds that are more likely to outperform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. Analyst Rating Spectrum Œ „ ´ ‰ Á
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9.63 6.76 8.81 10.16 10.14 11.97 15.34 15.51 14.24 -29.26 33.37 16.18 1.50 18.98 31.12 4.50 -2.87 12.94 -1.26 3.51 8.84 2.85 8.32 0.34 -0.51 16.27 -8.08 5.02 15.20 2.15 15.83 8.37 2.79 0.55 3.01 0.85 0.00 0.61 0.72 0.51 0.33 -29.81 30.36 15.33 1.50 18.36 30.40 3.99 -3.20 0.05 0.20 0.08 0.00 0.06 0.09 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.03 0.26 0.44 0.80 3.53 1.50 1.96 1.72 1.51 1.37 1.30 1.28 1.39 1.11 0.71 0.56 0.50 0.45 0.59 0.46 6 46 26 9 27 16 29 68
NAV
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Total Return % +/- Bmark 1 +/- Bmark 2 Income Return % Capital Return % Capital Gains $ Expense Ratio % Income Ratio % Turnover Rate % Net Assets $mil Total Rtn % Rank Cat Income $
Pillar Spectrum ∞ Positive
§ Negative
¶ Neutral
Performance 12-31-15 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Total
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2.56 2.98 -13.51 11.12 1.50 9.17 -2.80 7.62 4.18 18.98 8.77 3.46 7.20 8.69 31.12 1.30 4.31 -3.58 2.56 4.50 0.52 0.45 -7.60 4.11 -2.87
42 17
57 31
35 43
32 91
22
31
25
19 .
239 1,064 1,303
Rating and Risk Time Period Load-Adj Return %
Portfolio Analysis 09-30-15 Total Stocks: 47 Share change since 06-30-15 Y Bank of New York Mellon C Y Royal Bank of Scotland Gr Y Arch Capital Group Ltd Y Oracle Corporation
Morningstar Rtn vs Cat
Morningstar Risk vs Cat
Morningstar Risk-Adj Rating
Sector
Country
% Assets
Trailing
Total Return%
+/- Bmark 1
+/- Bmark 2
%Rank Cat
Growth of $10,000
Technology United States Finan Svcs United States
4.83 4.22
1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr
-2.87 10.00
3 Mo 6 Mo
4.11 -0.92 0.86 -3.80 1.10 5.52 -2.87 -0.51 2.79 10.00 2.31 8.50 9.95 3.86 8.89
53 10,411 33 9,620 68 9,713 24 13,309 5 16,071
-Avg QQQQ -Avg QQQQQ
+Avg
Finan Svcs United Kingdom 4.01
9.95
High
1 Yr
Finan Svcs United States Finan Svcs United States Technology United States Hlth Care United States Hlth Care United States Technology South Korea Finan Svcs United States Technology United States Technology United States Cnsmr Def
3.99 3.62 3.49 3.30 3.15 3.09 3.03 3.02 2.96 2.82 2.71 2.61 2.54 2.16 2.12 1.97
10 Yr Incept
— — — —
3 Yr Avg 5 Yr Avg 10 Yr Avg 15 Yr Avg
Y Citigroup Inc Y Microsoft Corp
6.78
— — — — — — — — — —
T Johnson & Johnson
Other Measures
Standard Index
Best Fit Index
Y Medtronic PLC
Alpha
8.4
-4.0 0.96
T Samsung Electronics Co Lt
Beta
0.75
Tax Analysis
Tax Adj Rtn% %Rank Cat Tax-Cost Rat %Rank Cat
T Tesco PLC Y Chubb Corp
United Kingdom 3.09
R-Squared
77
94
3 Yr (estimated) 5 Yr (estimated) 10 Yr (estimated)
8.75 9.09
21
1.14 0.78
45 41
4
Standard Deviation
10.54 10.00
Y Cisco Systems Inc Y Qualcomm Inc
— — — —
Mean
Sharpe Ratio
0.95
Y Marsh & McLennan Companie Finan Svcs United States
Potential Capital Gain Exposure: 6% of assets
T ABB Ltd
Industrl
Switzerland
Morningstar's Take by Greg Carlson 01-05-16 The recently reopened Artisan Global Value finally had an off year, but its substantial virtues remain intact. Thus, it continues to earn a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Silver. The fund finished 2015 in the world stock Morningstar Category’s 68th percentile and 2.9% behind its MSCI ACWI benchmark as picks such as U.S. software maker Oracle ORCL, Royal Bank of Scotland RBS, U.K. grocer Tesco TSCO, and telecom chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM all posted double-digit losses for the year. It’s not surprising that the fund’s returns cooled off; it had never trailed its typical peer in a calendar year since its 2007 inception, a period that encompassed years with strong gains, modest losses, and a more substantial downturn. The managers had trouble finding attractively valued companies in recent years, thus cash had risen to double digits. That changed in 2015’s third-quarter downturn, when they began to find more compelling ideas and cash dipped below 8% of assets. This shift, coupled with modest net redemptions, prompted the managers to reopen the fund in October 2015 to new investors for the first time since 2013. (That move didn’t result in net inflows to the fund in either October or November.) The
T UBS Group AG
Finan Svcs Switzerland
Y ISS A/S
Industrl
Denmark
managers runatotalof$14.5billion inthisstrategy.While their other charge, Artisan International Value ARTKX, remains closed, that strategy has a larger asset base and the portfolio includes fewer large, very liquid stocks than this one. The fund typically shines brightest in tough times and in up-and-down markets due to the managers’ emphasis on firms with steadier revenues and relatively solid balance sheets. However, as economically sensitive fare has latelyunderperformed, it'sbegun tomake itsway into the portfolio. Thus, financial firms such as Citigroup C and Royal Bank of Scotland are now among the fund’s largest holdings. The nature of these recent additions may cause volatility--which has been low relative to peers--to rise a bit in the future. But the fund's virtues remain. Samra and O'Keefe are accomplished, disciplined investors who invest substantially in the fund. It’s an excellent long-term holding.
Y American Express Co
Finan Svcs United States Finan Svcs Netherlands Finan Svcs United States
Y ING Groep N.V. Y Progressive Corp
Current Investment Style
Sector Weightings h Cyclical r BasicMat t CnsmrCyc y FinanSvcs u Real Est j Sensitive i CommSrvs o Energy p Industrl a Technlgy k Defensive s CnsmrDef d Hlthcare f Utilities
% of Stocks
Rel Bmark 1
Market Cap % Giant 58.8 Large 28.9 Mid 11.7 Small 0.7 Micro 0.0 Avg $mil: 44,637
Value Blend Growth
Large Mid Small
43.67 1.14 0.00 0.00 3.21 0.27 40.46 2.15 0.00 0.00 38.89 1.09 2.07 0.42 3.07 0.50 8.39 0.82 25.36 1.78 17.45 0.67 8.79 0.86 8.66 0.68 0.00 0.00
Value Measures
Rel Category
Price/Earnings 14.25
0.80 0.64 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.99 0.83 0.12 -4.64 0.68
Price/Book Price/Sales
1.46 1.36
Price/Cash Flow 7.70 Dividend Yield % 2.33
Growth Measures
% Rel Category
Long-Term Erngs 10.78
Regional Exposure % Stock UK/W. Europe 32 N. America 59 Japan 0 Latn America 2 Asia X Japan 7 Other 0
Book Value
3.22 0.08 -6.60
Sales
Address:
Artisan Funds Inc
Minimum Purchase: Min Auto Inv Plan:
$1000 $1000
Add: — IRA: —
Cash Flow
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Add: $50
Historical Erngs 2.23
800-344-1770
Sales Fees:
No-load, 2.00%R
Country Exposure United States 57 UK 14 Switzerland 8
% Stock
Web Address:
www.artisanfunds.com
Management Fee:
1.00% mx./0.90% mn. Mgt:0.99% Dist:—
Composition - Net Cash
South Korea 5 Denmark 5
Inception:
12-10-07
Actual Fees:
8.0 Bonds
0.0 0.0
Advisor:
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
Expense Projections: Income Distribution:
3Yr:$418 5Yr:$724 10Yr:$1591
Stocks 92.0 Other
Subadvisor:
None
Annually
Foreign (% of Stock)
42.6
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Data through December 31, 2015 FINRA members: For internal or institutional use only. Dodge & Cox Global Stock
Ticker DODWX
Yield 1.7%
Total Assets $5,902 mil
Mstar Category World Stock
Benchmark 1: MSCI ACWI NR USD Benchmark 2: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD Morningstar Analyst Rating 12-07-15 Œ
Investment Style Equity
Historical Profile Return Risk Rating Average Above Avg QQQ Neutral
1 4 4 1 1 4 4 1
10.0 12.0 14.0 8.0
Growth of $10,000
Investment Values of Fund Investment Values of Benchmark 1
Morningstar Pillars Process
∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive
6.0
Performance
People Parent
Performance Quartile (within Category)
& * ( & & & )
Price
History
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 12-15
Morningstar Analyst Rating Morningstar evaluates mutual funds based on five key pillars, which its analysts believe lead to funds that are more likely to outperform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. Analyst Rating Spectrum Œ „ ´ ‰ Á
. . .
5.34 7.91 8.90 7.68 8.99 11.48 11.83 10.46 49.18 13.51 -11.39 21.11 33.17 6.95 -8.05 14.56 0.84 -4.05 4.98 10.37 2.79 -5.68 7.74 2.36 2.31 4.28 17.88 10.82 -2.38 1.05 0.99 1.67 1.90 1.81 1.34 1.57 48.14 12.52 -13.07 19.21 31.36 5.61 -9.62 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.15 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.17 0.32 0.30 0.23 0.87 0.74 0.69 0.66 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.64 1.39 1.09 1.19 1.94 1.93 1.58 1.42 1.98 12 44 73 14 12 14 90
NAV
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Total Return % +/- Bmark 1 +/- Bmark 2 Income Return % Capital Return % Capital Gains $ Expense Ratio % Income Ratio % Turnover Rate % Net Assets $mil Total Rtn % Rank Cat Income $
Pillar Spectrum ∞ Positive
§ Negative
¶ Neutral
. . .
. . . .
Performance 12-31-15 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
. . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Total
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
4.27 -0.43 -20.56 7.44 -11.39 13.80 -6.52 8.69 4.74 21.11 7.45 3.83 8.37 10.14 33.17 3.75 4.79 -0.32 -1.30 6.95 1.44 0.75 -13.07 3.50 -8.05
. .
10
20
14
19
12
24
17
467
914 1,817 1,875 2,695 3,924 5,895
Rating and Risk Time Period Load-Adj Return %
Portfolio Analysis 09-30-15 Total Stocks: 88 Share change since 06-30-15
Morningstar Rtn vs Cat
Morningstar Risk vs Cat
Morningstar Risk-Adj Rating
Sector
Country
% Assets
Trailing
Total Return%
+/- Bmark 1
+/- Bmark 2
%Rank Cat
Growth of $10,000
T Hewlett-Packard Co Y Time Warner Cable Inc
Technology United States Comm Svcs United States Technology United States Technology South Korea Finan Svcs United States Technology South Africa Hlth Care Switzerland Hlth Care United States Cnsmr Cyc United States Technology United States Finan Svcs United States Technology United States Hlth Care France
3.05 2.99 2.67 2.54 2.50 2.50 2.34 2.34 2.20 2.15 2.06 1.84 1.84 1.75 1.74 1.69 1.68 1.63 1.57
1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr
-8.05 9.41 7.04
3 Mo 6 Mo
3.50 -1.53 0.26 -10.02 -5.12 -0.70 -8.05 -5.69 -2.38 9.41 1.72 7.91 7.04 0.95 5.98
68 10,350 92 8,998 90 9,195 35 13,097 45 14,054
+Avg QQQ +Avg QQQ
Avg Avg
T Google
1 Yr
T Samsung Electronics Co Lt Bank of America Corporati
10 Yr Incept
— — — —
3 Yr Avg 5 Yr Avg 10 Yr Avg 15 Yr Avg
3.27
T Sanofi
— — — — — — — — — —
T Naspers Ltd Class N Y Roche Holding AG
Other Measures
Standard Index
Best Fit Index
Alpha
7.7
0.9
T Express Scripts Holding C
Beta
0.94
1.11
Tax Analysis
Tax Adj Rtn% %Rank Cat Tax-Cost Rat %Rank Cat
T Time Warner Inc Y Microsoft Corp
R-Squared
84
93
3 Yr (estimated) 5 Yr (estimated) 10 Yr (estimated)
8.11 5.94
29 39
1.18 1.03
47 56
Standard Deviation
12.59
Y Charles Schwab Corp T Cisco Systems Inc Y Schlumberger Ltd Y UnitedHealth Group Inc
— — — —
Mean
9.41 0.77
Sharpe Ratio
Energy
United States
Potential Capital Gain Exposure: 6% of assets
Hlth Care United States
Morningstar's Take by Gregg Wolper 12-07-15 Dodge & Cox Global Stock’s long-term focus helps explain its disappointing 2015 showing, but it's also why the fund remains a sound choice. This fund’s managers buy companies that are out of favor, but have strong long-range prospects, and then hold on to them. (The fund’s far-below-average turnover rateof17% in2014was typical.)Theydon’tmind ifsector or country weightings are out of sync with those of indexes or peers, but to reduce the risks inherent in a contrarian strategy, they usually limit individual holdings to about 3% of assets. Thatapproachgenerallyhasworkedwell for this fund and its older, similarly run siblings. Since its May 2008 inception, it has beaten the world-stock Morningstar Category average and the MSCI ACWI Index. But that includes a bottom-quartile return this year. The main culprit has been the fund’s outsized exposure to emerging-markets companies, which have suffered as sentiment toward emerging markets has soured. Some individual holdings have specific problems, too. Petrobras PBR has been enmeshed in a nasty corruption scandal, and Standard Chartered STAN (based in Britain but with
T Barclays PLC
Finan Svcs United Kingdom 1.73
EMC Corp
Technology United States
most of its business in emerging markets) has been plagued by doubts about its business model. But Diana Strandberg and Ray Mertens, two of the managers here, continue to believe in the long-term prospects of emergingmarketsandhave faith inthosetwocompanies. They don’t downplay the firms’ issues and don’t expect quick turnarounds, but they believe that at their current prices they will reward the managers' patience eventually. Outside of emerging markets, Hewlett- Packard HPQ, the top holding as of Sept. 30 (before it split into two companies), has also hurt this year, but the controversial name has paid off before. The managers’ willingness to own disliked companies or sectors and stick with them may make the funddifficult toownat times.However, thisapproachhas shown its value over time, and experienced management and low expenses make for an enticing package. The fund retains its Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold.
Honda Motor Co Ltd
Cnsmr Cyc Japan
T Cigna Corp
Hlth Care United States Finan Svcs Switzerland
Credit Suisse Group
Current Investment Style
Sector Weightings h Cyclical r BasicMat t CnsmrCyc y FinanSvcs u Real Est j Sensitive i CommSrvs o Energy p Industrl a Technlgy k Defensive s CnsmrDef d Hlthcare f Utilities
% of Stocks
Rel Bmark 1
Market Cap % Giant 48.6 Large 40.6 Mid 10.8 Small 0.1 Micro 0.0 Avg $mil: 46,107
Value Blend Growth
Large Mid Small
35.74 0.93 2.36 0.50 10.29 0.87 21.41 1.14 1.68 0.55 44.84 1.26 11.47 2.34 6.95 1.13 3.72 0.36 22.70 1.59 19.43 0.75 4.48 0.44 14.95 1.18 0.00 0.00
Value Measures
Rel Category
Price/Earnings 14.44
0.81 0.59 0.71 0.70 1.05 0.85 0.93 1.33 1.07 0.21
Price/Book Price/Sales
1.34 1.09
Price/Cash Flow 6.15 Dividend Yield % 2.80
Growth Measures
% Rel Category
Long-Term Erngs 9.26
Regional Exposure % Stock UK/W. Europe 25 N. America 54 Japan 3 Latn America 3 Asia X Japan 11 Other 5
Book Value
3.58 0.90 1.52
Sales
Address:
Dodge & Cox Funds
Minimum Purchase: Min Auto Inv Plan:
$2500 $2500
Add: $100 IRA: $1000
Cash Flow
San Francisco, CA 94104
Add: $100
Historical Erngs 0.70
800-621-3979
Sales Fees:
No-load
Country Exposure United States 54 Switzerland 8 UK 6
% Stock
Web Address:
www.dodgeandcox.com
Management Fee:
0.60%
Composition - Net Cash
France 4 South Africa 3
Inception:
05-01-08
Actual Fees:
Mgt:0.60% Dist:—
2.6 Bonds
0.0 0.6
Advisor:
Dodge & Cox
Expense Projections: Income Distribution:
3Yr:$208 5Yr:$362 10Yr:$810
Stocks 96.8 Other
Subadvisor:
None
Annually
Foreign (% of Stock)
46.4
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Morningstar FundInvestor
Data through December 31, 2015 FINRA members: For internal or institutional use only. T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth
Ticker TRBCX
Yield 0.0%
Total Assets $31,007 mil
Mstar Category Large Growth
Benchmark 1: Russell 1000 Growth TR USD Benchmark 2: S&P 500 TR USD Morningstar Analyst Rating 12-11-15 „
Investment Style Equity
Historical Profile Return Risk Rating High Above Avg QQQQQ Highest
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20.0 25.0
Growth of $10,000
Investment Values of Fund Investment Values of Benchmark 1
15.0
Morningstar Pillars Process
∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive
10.0
Performance
People Parent
Performance Quartile (within Category)
( & * ( & * & & & ( & 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 12-15 32.68 35.73 40.23 23.01 32.77 38.13 38.65 45.63 64.60 67.27 72.38 5.95 9.73 13.02 -42.62 42.57 16.42 1.50 18.41 41.57 9.28 11.15 0.68 0.65 1.21 -4.19 5.36 -0.29 -1.14 3.16 8.09 -3.77 5.48 1.03 -6.07 7.53 -5.63 16.10 1.35 -0.61 2.41 9.19 -4.41 9.76 0.26 0.40 0.42 0.17 0.15 0.06 0.13 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.69 9.33 12.60 -42.80 42.42 16.36 1.37 18.07 41.57 9.27 11.15 0.08 0.13 0.15 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.05 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.26 2.36 0.85 0.81 0.77 0.80 0.81 0.77 0.77 0.76 0.74 0.72 0.70 0.28 0.36 0.42 0.22 0.15 0.08 0.12 0.32 0.03 -0.02 0.03 53 25 48 69 20 39 17 18 7 60 3
Price
History
Morningstar Analyst Rating Morningstar evaluates mutual funds based on five key pillars, which its analysts believe lead to funds that are more likely to outperform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. Analyst Rating Spectrum Œ „ ´ ‰ Á
NAV
Total Return % +/- Bmark 1 +/- Bmark 2 Income Return % Capital Return % Capital Gains $ Expense Ratio % Income Ratio % Turnover Rate % Net Assets $mil Total Rtn % Rank Cat Income $
Pillar Spectrum ∞ Positive
§ Negative
¶ Neutral
Performance 12-31-15 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Total
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
5.74 0.72 -13.52 10.20 1.50 18.76 -5.45 6.34 -0.83 18.41 8.15 3.69 11.94 12.78 41.57 -1.10 4.16 1.73 4.27 9.28 5.96 0.49 -4.98 9.86 11.15
. .
44
39
32
54
60
47
44
25
35
33
7,998 8,811 11,296 6,727 9,461 10,970 10,597 13,692 20,230 23,276
Rating and Risk Time Period Load-Adj Return %
Portfolio Analysis 09-30-15 Total Stocks: 125 Share change since 06-30-15
Morningstar Rtn vs Cat
Morningstar Risk vs Cat
Morningstar Risk-Adj Rating
Sector
YTD Ret % % Assets
Trailing
Total Return%
+/- Bmark 1
+/- Bmark 2
%Rank Cat
Growth of $10,000
T Amazon.com Inc
Cnsmr Cyc 117.78 6.30
1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr
11.15 19.80 15.63
3 Mo 6 Mo
9.86 2.54 2.82 4.38 2.74 4.23 11.15 5.48 9.76 19.80 2.97 4.68 15.63 2.10 3.06 9.33 0.80 2.03 5.94 1.61 4.33
3 10,986 5 10,438 3 11,115 3 17,195 1 20,666 8 24,408 14 23,770
T Alphabet Inc Class C Capi T Priceline Group Inc T Facebook Inc Class A
Technology Cnsmr Cyc Technology Finan Svcs Finan Svcs Technology Industrl
— 3.77
+Avg QQQQQ +Avg QQQQQ +Avg QQQQQ
High High High
11.82 3.49 34.15 3.29 9.00 3.14 19.07 2.91 13.74 2.71 46.60 2.44 — 2.33 -4.49 2.31 3.09 2.20 7.06 2.05 22.22 2.01 8.72 1.92 -2.80 1.78 47.98 1.74 32.19 1.58 -0.09 1.55 18.23 1.54 38.06 1.29 1.47 0.48 26.02 1.36 10.57 2.02 0.00 0.00 33.62 0.80 3.17 0.62 0.54 1.02 10.66 0.86 19.25 0.81 28.32 0.99 1.96 0.18 26.36 1.48 0.00 0.00 — 1.77 % of Stocks Rel Bmark 1
1 Yr
10 Yr Incept
9.33
3 Yr Avg 5 Yr Avg 10 Yr Avg 15 Yr Avg
T Danaher Corp T Visa Inc Class A
10.41
T MasterCard Inc Class A Y Alphabet Inc Class A
Other Measures
Standard Index
Best Fit Index
Alpha
3.8
1.6
T Allergan PLC Y McKesson Corp
Hlth Care Hlth Care Hlth Care Hlth Care
Beta
1.02
1.02
Tax Analysis
Tax Adj Rtn% %Rank Cat Tax-Cost Rat %Rank Cat
R-Squared
79
92
3 Yr (estimated) 5 Yr (estimated) 10 Yr (estimated)
19.05 15.15
1 1 4
0.63 0.41 0.25
14 13
T Alexion Pharmaceuticals I
Standard Deviation
12.29 19.80
T Celgene Corp T Microsoft Corp
9.06
9
Mean
Technology
Sharpe Ratio
1.54
Y Gilead Sciences Inc
Hlth Care
Potential Capital Gain Exposure: 41% of assets
Y Apple Inc
Technology Hlth Care Cnsmr Cyc Technology Comm Svcs
Morningstar's Take by Katie Rushkewicz Reichart, CFA 12-11-15 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth has excelled during manager Larry Puglia's 22-year tenure, supporting its Morningstar Analyst Rating of Silver.
T Valeant Pharmaceuticals I Y Starbucks Corp T Salesforce.com Inc Y American Tower Corp T UnitedHealth Group Inc
pricing of its drugs, the fund has had a stellar year in 2015 as other stocks in its diversified portfolio produced big gains. In particular, longtime holding and top position Amazon.com AMZN had a banner year, and the position grew to over 6% of assets by September. It also got a boost from Netflix NFLX, Alphabet GOOGL, and Facebook FB. The fund occasionally stumbles in market pullbacks, and it's lostabitmore than theRussell1000Growth Index in down markets during the past decade. Certain positioning, such as its above-average biotech stake relative to the benchmark, could weigh on results if there's an industrywide sell-off. Longer term, there's also the question of capacity across T. Rowe's large-growth funds (this strategy alone is $50 billion in assets). However, on the whole the fund has done a good job of producing strong risk-adjusted results during Puglia's tenure.Reasonablecostsalsohelp thecase for this fund's Silver rating.
Hlth Care
Beyondbenefiting fromanexperiencedmanager, the fund draws on T. Rowe's analyst team for stock ideas, which has proved quite capable at finding successful large-growth names. The fund has consistently produced strong returns relative to its large-growth Morningstar Category peers and the Russell 1000 Growth Index, even in recent years when it's been difficult for many active- equity managers to beat passive index funds. Puglia looks forcompanieswithsustainableearnings, free cash flow growth, and management teams that will drive further growth. While the fund's active share (its differentiation from the benchmark) isn't exceptionally high, the fund makes enough bets to meaningfully distinguish itself fromaperformancestandpoint. In recent years, that's included a significant stake in healthcare stocks, which has boosted results. Despite owning a top-20 position in Valeant Pharmaceuticals VRX as of September 2015, which subsequently stumbled upon concerns about aggressive
Current Investment Style
Sector Weightings h Cyclical r BasicMat t CnsmrCyc y FinanSvcs u Real Est j Sensitive i CommSrvs o Energy p Industrl a Technlgy k Defensive s CnsmrDef d Hlthcare f Utilities
Market Cap % Giant 46.1 Large 46.5 Mid 7.4 Small 0.0 Micro 0.0 Avg $mil: 64,145
Value Blend Growth
Large Mid Small
Value Measures
Rel Category
Price/Earnings 22.88
1.02 1.06 0.82 1.09 0.64 1.17 1.39 1.12 0.98 1.29
Price/Book Price/Sales
4.09 1.91
Price/Cash Flow 14.94 Dividend Yield % 0.80
Growth Measures
% Rel Category
Long-Term Erngs 15.26
Book Value
13.14
Composition - Net
Sales
9.73
Cash 0.3 Stocks 99.7 Bonds 0.0 Other 0.0 Foreign 7.9 (% of Stock)
Address:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc
Minimum Purchase: Min Auto Inv Plan:
$2500 $2500
Add: $100 IRA: $1000
Cash Flow 11.50 Historical Erngs 16.05
Baltimore MD 21202
Add: $100
800-638-5660
Sales Fees:
No-load
Web Address:
www.troweprice.com
Management Fee:
0.30% mx./0.26% mn., 0.15%A
Profitability
%
Inception:
06-30-93
Actual Fees:
Mgt:0.57% Dist:0.00%
Return on Equity Return on Assets
19.85
Advisor:
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Expense Projections: Income Distribution:
3Yr:$230 5Yr:$401 10Yr:$894
8.72
Subadvisor:
None
Annually
Net Margin
13.95
A
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Great Small-Cap Funds Morningstar Research | Laura Lallos
Mairs & Power Small Cap MSCFX This young fund doesn’t have a five-year record yet, but it follows Mairs & Power’s long-established strategy of buying and holding financially sound businesses with sustainable competitive advantages that can deliver consistently above-average returns on equity. The resulting high-quality portfolio has shown moderate volatility so far—and is the same strategy that enabled the firm’s all-cap flagship Mairs & Power Growth MPGFX to outperform most of its category peers in 2008 ’s bear market. This fund’s lead manager, Andrew Adams, has been a significant small-cap resource for the Growth fund and is now comanager there. Like its older sibling, this fund emphasizes businesses headquartered nearby in the upper Midwest, where the managers believe they have a research advantage. The fund is backed by a firm that has been an exemplary steward of shareholder capital and is committed to closing this strategy before it gets too large. Neuberger Berman Genesis NBGNX Veterans Judy Vale and Bob D’Alelio implement a long-term, fundamentally driven strategy. They look for small-cap stocks, preferably not too cyclical, that dominate a competitive niche and feature solid balance sheets, strong cash flows, and reason- able valuations, and often hold on to favorites for many years. While the fund sometimes lags when lower-quality stocks lead, its 15 -year returns rank in the top 2% of the small-growth category as of December 2015 , and it has been one of the least volatile funds. A caveat: With more than $10 billion in assets, this is among the largest funds in the cate- gory, even after suffering $5 billion in net outflows in recent years. The managers argue that the fund’s quality bias and low turnover allow them to handle size and outflows relatively easily. Perkins Small Cap Value JSCVX This recently reopened fund has reliably provided downside protection despite some team turnover. The approach focuses first on how much a stock could potentially lose, and the portfolio routinely sports a lower debt/capital ratio and higher returns on invested capital than the Russell 2000 Value Index. That’s helped the fund hold up relatively well in
With small-cap benchmarks lagging larger-cap counterparts, is now a good time to invest in small- cap funds? There is no easy answer—for example, conventional wisdom says that rising interest rates are hard on smaller companies, but then again, the economic growth that often accompanies such increases could be a tailwind. But for most stock investors, it is always a good time to have some small- cap diversification. Still wary? We compiled a list of small-cap Morningstar Medalists that have had lower downside capture ratios relative to the S & P 500 than the Vanguard Small- Cap Index VSMAX has had. Six of the seven funds below had lower downside captures over not only the past three years but also the five- and 10 -year periods. The exception is Mairs & Power Small Cap MSCFX , which doesn’t have a five-year record yet but is likely to continue to be relatively temperate. Conestoga Small Cap CCASX This fund’s managers take a relatively conservative approach to the small-growth universe. They are patient, seeking investments with the potential to appreciate by at least 100% over three to five years, and they tend to hang on to their picks for about that long. They prefer companies with strong fran- chises and at least a 15% return on equity, as well as a debt/total capitalization ratio of less than 40% . They invest with conviction, holding between 40 and 50 names, have much leeway to deviate from the Russell 2000 Growth Index’s sector weightings, and also try to stay fully invested at all times. The result is one of the strongest 10 -year risk-adjusted records in the small-growth Morningstar Category. Below-average expenses and a small asset base add to the fund’s attraction.
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January 2016
Morningstar FundInvestor
Small-Cap Downside Capture
Morningstar Category
Morningstar Analyst Rating
Total Assets ($ Mil)
3-Yr Downside Capture Ratio*
5-Yr Downside Capture Ratio*
10-Yr Downside Capture Ratio*
Name
Ticker
Conestoga Small Cap
CCASX
Small Growth
637
85.51
93.96
96.52
•
Mairs & Power Small Cap
MSCFX
Small Blend
191
93.34
•
Neuberger Berman Genesis
NBGNX
Small Growth
10,245
97.04
92.56
89.48
´
Perkins Small Cap Value
JSCVX
Small Value
1,434
93.50
105.38
90.58
•
T. Rowe Price Div Sm Cap Growth PRDSX
Small Growth
2,068
81.12
110.97
111.63
•
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value
PRSVX
Small Blend
7,773
104.36
109.83
107.55
´
Wasatch Core Growth
WGROX
Small Growth
1,222
87.76
84.46
110.00
•
Vanguard Small-Cap Index
VSMAX
Small Blend
56,001
106.95
124.31
123.56
Œ
*Ratios calculated vs. S&P 500. Data as of November 2015.
rough patches, including the third quarters of 2014 and 2015 , when strong stock-picking, rather than a large cash stake, drove results. The fund’s strong long-term risk-adjusted record within the small- value category dates back to its 1987 founding under Bob Perkins, who has stepped back but remains involved. The 2013 departure of comanager Todd Perk- ins was unexpected, but comanager Justin Tugman remained onboard and was joined by finan- cials analyst Tom Reynolds. T. Rowe Price Diversified Small Cap Growth PRDSX This fund has racked up an excellent record since Sudhir Nanda took the helm in October 2006 , beating most of its small-growth peers on both a total- return and risk-adjusted basis. The fund has been a consistent performer, too, landing in the category’s top half in each calendar year during Nanda’s tenure. Nanda relies heavily on quantitative stock-picking models but has kept a lid on volatility by relying less on momentum than many quants do, instead focus- ing on valuation and earnings quality. The portfolio holds about 300 stocks, with positions capped at 1% of assets. The fund’s quant models don’t take com- panies’ debt into account, so the portfolio’s debt/ capital ratio is sometimes above the category norm, and the fund could be hurt if interest rates rise. However, Nanda’s disciplined strategy and record of strong stock selection, coupled with the fund’s well below-average fees, bode well. T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value PRSVX This fund has generated good long-term risk-adjusted performance with a portfolio diversified across
more than 300 names—which not only minimizes stock-specific risk but has also kept a large asset base manageable. David Wagner, who had served as associate portfolio manager since 2005 , took over for longtime manager Preston Athey in July 2014 after working alongside him for nine months to ensure a smooth transition. He follows the same risk-conscious strategy, buying stocks trading at low absolute or relative valuations and hanging on as their gains com- pound. This buy-and-hold approach pushes up the fund’s valuation metrics, nudging it into the small- blend category. However, management avoids holding too many stocks that graduate to mid-caps. Wasatch Core Growth WGROX Wasatch is known for building compact portfolios of stocks with defensible economic advantages and consistent economic returns across market cycles, and this fund has delivered competitive results within the small-growth category with generally low Morningstar Risk ratings. Stock-picking drives portfolio construc- tion, so assets can cluster in sectors where managers J.B. Taylor and Paul Lambert find opportunities: The fund has large helpings of industrial and financial stocks relative to its small-growth peers and a sig- nificant underweighting in health care. Its average valuation measures are generally in line with the category average, but its quality metrics—such as re- turn on assets--are usually stronger than peers’, and risk-adjusted performance is its selling point. The fund hasn’t always outperformed in down markets— it was out of step in 2008 —but it was well in the black in 2011 ’s tough market. K Contact Laura Lallos at laura.lallos@morningstar.com
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