Mutual Fund Insights: Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX)

In-depth Analysis of Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX)

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See Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $26.05 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.15 (-0.57%)

  

Fund Manager - Kenneth Charles Feinberg

Fund Manager Tenure: 2.9 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A+ (Score: 0.8)     (What does this score mean?)

Kenneth C. Feinberg ? Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst. Kenneth Feinberg is Portfolio Manager for all large cap equity, concentrated equity and financial portfolios. He joined Davis Advisors in 1994. Previously, he was a Vice President at the Continental Corporation and a capital and business analyst for the General Foods Corporation. Mr. Feinberg received his M.B.A. from Columbia University and his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.  Get more insights on Kenneth Charles Feinberg

  

 What we like about Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX)

Data for Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) as of February 28, 2010

• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 78.63% vs 75.16 % Financial category average)
• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 9.02% vs Financial average of 202.29%. It is good that Davis Financial C management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 26.43, lower than category average of 28.76

  

 What we are cautious about Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX)

Data for Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) as of February 28, 2010

• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) management has been with Davis Financial C Fund for only 2.9 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• Davis Financial C Fund is a focused fund with 63.64% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -10.19% vs -15.02 % Financial category average)
• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return -2.28% vs -5.58 % Financial category average)
• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) has a higher management fee of 1.94% than its Financial average of 1.72%
• Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) carries a 1% load

See Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$649.78M
01/2010	$70.46M
11/2009	$75.45M

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Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	0.55%	99.02%	0%	0.43%
06/2009	1.46%	98.09%	0%	0.44%
03/2009	1.11%	98.57%	0%	0.32%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Davis Financial C Fund (DFFCX)

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30-Sep-09 TRANSATLANTIC HLDS [9.78%] AMER EXPRESS INC [9.78%] LOEWS CP [7.45%] WELLS FARGO & CO NEW [6.19%] State Bank of India [6.19%] Gam Holding Ltd [5.74%] CANADIAN NAT RES [5.37%] Oaktree Cap Grp 144A [4.97%] BANK OF NY MELLON CP [4.35%] GOLDMAN SACHS GRP [4.29%]

30-Jun-09 TRANSATLANTIC HLDS [10.59%] AMER EXPRESS INC [7.94%] LOEWS CP [7.07%] WELLS FARGO & CO NEW [6.32%] State Bank of India (GDR) [5.73%] JULIUS BEAR N ORD [5.29%] CANADIAN NAT RES [4.97%] BANK OF NY MELLON CP [4.92%] Oaktree Cap Grp 144A [4.15%] GOLDMAN SACHS GRP [4.07%]

31-Mar-09 Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. [11.32%] Loews Corp. [7.4%] BANK OF NY MELLON CP [6.16%] American Express Co. [6.04%] Markel Corp (Holding Co) [5.12%] Wells Fargo & Co. (New) [4.81%] Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. [4.74%] Julius Baer Holding Ltd [4.31%] State Bk Of India [4.29%]

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