Mutual Fund Insights: DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX)

In-depth Analysis of DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX)

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See DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $15.00 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.15 (-0.99%)

  

Fund Manager - Ralf Oberbannscheidt

Fund Manager Tenure: 2.0 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.54)     (What does this score mean?)

Obergannscheidt joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1999, where Ralf Oberbannscheidt serves as senior portfolio manager for global equities and global sector head for telecommunication. Obergannscheidt’s previous positions include portfolio management at SEB Enskilda, Luxembourg and various roles at Dresdner Bank AG, Germany.  Get more insights on Ralf Oberbannscheidt

  

 What we like about DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX)

Data for DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) as of February 28, 2010

• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 62.47% vs 47.88 % Communications category average)
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -15.32% vs -10.48 % Communications category average)
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return -2.60% vs -1.52 % Communications category average)
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 118.00% vs Communications average of 320.65%. It is good that DWS Communications Inst management does not trade extensively for its return.
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) has a lower management fee than its Communications average: 1.21% vs 1.55%
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX)

Data for DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) as of February 28, 2010

• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) management has been with DWS Communications Inst Fund for only 2.0 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• DWS Communications Inst Fund is a focused fund with 55.58% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) is less safe compared to its Communications peers
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -6.13 is worse than category average of -2.11, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.45
• DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 30.33 that is higher than category average of 29.36

See DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$118.42M
01/2010	$1.50M
11/2009	$1.63M

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DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	1.75%	98.22%	0%	0.02%
06/2009	2.08%	97.92%	0%	0%
03/2009	1.55%	98.45%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in DWS Communications Inst Fund (FLICX)

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30-Sep-09 Vodafone Group PLC [9.73%] D T E ENERGY CO HLDG [6.82%] TELECOM ITALIA SPA [5.53%] METROPCS COMM INC [5.2%] Telekom Austria AG [5.04%] Tele2 AB [4.97%] VIVO PARTICIPAC NEW [4.82%] QWEST COMM INTL INC [4.6%] Komstar - Obyedinennye TeleSistemy OAO [4.19%] TELEFONICA SA [4.08%]

30-Jun-09 Vodafone Group PLC [9.68%] AT&T INC. [8.24%] TYCO ELECTRONICS [5.55%] Telekom Austria AG [5.03%] Tele2 AB [4.97%] TURKCELL ILET NEW [4.78%] TELEFONICA SA [4.69%] Komstar - Obyedinennye TeleSistemy OAO [4.44%] D T E ENERGY CO HLDG [4.35%] Telstra Corporation Limited [3.94%]

31-Mar-09 SPRINT NXTEL CP [8.27%] Telefonica, S.A. [7.83%] VIMPEL COMMUN [5.39%] Vodafone Group PLC [5.32%] Tele2 AB [5.14%] Leap Wireless International, In [4.24%] Telekom Austria AG [4.04%] Telenor ASA [3.81%] TURKCELL ILET NEW [3.15%] Komstar - Obyedinennye TeleSistemy OAO [3.15%]

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