Mutual Fund Insights: Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX)

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Last Trade: $101.56 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.70 (-0.68%)

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Fund Manager - John A. Gunn

Fund Manager Tenure: 33.2 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: D (Score: 0.47)     (What does this score mean?)

John A. Gunn is president and chief investment officer with Dodge & Cox, his employer since 1972. John A. Gunn is a Chartered Investment Counselor. John A. Gunn is a former member of the board of governors of the Association for Investment Management & Research.  Get more insights on John A. Gunn

  

 What we like about Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX)

Data for Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) as of February 28, 2010

• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) management has been with Dodge & Cox Stock Fund for 33.2 years
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return -0.62% vs -0.22 % Large Value category average)
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 31.00% vs Large Value average of 69.56%. It is good that Dodge & Cox Stock management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) has a lower management fee than its Large Value average: 0.52% vs 1.29%
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX)

Data for Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) as of February 28, 2010

• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund is a focused fund with 33.41% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 42.71% vs 54.22 % Large Value category average)
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -10.53% vs -7.29 % Large Value category average)
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) is less safe compared to its Large Value peers
• Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 23.86 that is higher than category average of 20.8

See Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$39.23B
01/2010	$39.23B
11/2009	$39.49B

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Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	1.39%	97.44%	0%	1.18%
06/2009	1.29%	98.51%	0%	0.2%
03/2009	2.83%	97.17%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX)

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30-Sep-09 HEWLETT PACKARD CO [4.78%] SCHLUMBERGER LTD [3.47%] NOVARTIS AG ADS [3.29%] Comcast Corporation [3.24%] GEN ELECTRIC CO [3.2%] WELLS FARGO & CO NEW [3.17%] MOTOROLA INC [2.99%] CAPITAL ONE FINANCIA [2.86%] MERCK CO INC [2.82%] GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC [2.75%]

30-Jun-09 HEWLETT PACKARD CO [4.8%] SCHLUMBERGER LTD [3.97%] WELLS FARGO & CO NEW [3.26%] Comcast Corporation [3.23%] NOVARTIS AG ADS [3.18%] WELLPOINT INC. [2.98%] GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC [2.94%] Amgen Inc. [2.87%] MERCK CO INC [2.87%] MOTOROLA INC [2.83%]

31-Mar-09 HEWLETT PACKARD CO [5.09%] Comcast Corporation [4.74%] SCHLUMBERGER LTD [3.68%] NOVARTIS AG ADS [3.63%] Amgen Inc. [3.35%] GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC [3.19%] WELLPOINT INC. [3.16%] OCCIDENTAL PET [2.86%] TIME WARNER INC NEW [2.51%] CARDINAL HEALTH INC [2.47%]

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