Mutual Fund Insights: First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX)

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See First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $33.49 on 3/16/2010, Change: +0.25 (0.75%)

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Fund Manager - Harold R. Goldstein

Fund Manager Tenure: 4.5 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.55)     (What does this score mean?)

Goldstein is a portfolio manager with FAF Advisors. He joined the firm in 2002 and has 25 years of financial industry experience, including 11 years in portfolio management. He previously worked at Lutheran Brotherhood as a portfolio manager, at Shearson Lehman Brothers as manager of institutional equities in Chicago, and at Oppenheimer as an institutional sales person.  Get more insights on Harold R. Goldstein

  

 What we like about First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX)

Data for First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) as of January 31, 2010

• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) management has been with First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund for 4.5 years
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 41.03% vs 39.73% Mid-Cap Growth category average)
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 1.65% vs 1.43% Mid-Cap Growth category average)
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 123.00% vs Mid-Cap Growth average of 138.22%. It is good that First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A management does not trade extensively for its return.
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 22.22, lower than category average of 23.72
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) has a lower management fee than its Mid-Cap Growth average: 1.22% vs 1.46%

  

 What we are cautious about First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX)

Data for First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) as of January 31, 2010

• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -5.68% vs -5.54% Mid-Cap Growth category average)
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) is less safe compared to its Mid-Cap Growth peers
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of 2.34 is worse than category average of 3.29, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.24
• First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) carries a 5.5% load

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First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$238.33M
11/2009	$242.86M
10/2009	$231.65M

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First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	0.71%	99.3%	0%	0%
06/2009	2%	98.01%	0%	0%
03/2009	1.49%	98.51%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in First American Mid Cap Growth Opp A Fund (FRSLX)

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30-Sep-09 PRECISION CASTPARTS [2.48%] BMC Software, Inc. [1.99%] priceline.com Incorporated [1.96%] FLOWSERVE CP [1.94%] TD Ameritrade Holding Corporati [1.93%] TERADATA CORP [1.74%] RALPH LAUREN POLO CP [1.71%] CAMERON INTL CP [1.69%] AMER TOWER CP [1.65%] NetApp, Inc. [1.61%]

30-Jun-09 ALLERGAN INC [2.26%] TD Ameritrade Holding Corporati [2.03%] First American Prime Obligation Z [2%] AMER TOWER CP [1.97%] PRECISION CASTPARTS [1.85%] RALPH LAUREN POLO CP [1.82%] GOODRICH CORPORATION [1.76%] priceline.com Incorporated [1.71%] TERADATA CORP [1.68%] B M C SOFTWARE [1.63%]

31-Mar-09 KOHLS CP [2.75%] B M C SOFTWARE [2.38%] AMER TOWER CP [2.25%] Broadcom Corporation [2.17%] ALLERGAN INC [1.93%] TD Ameritrade Holding Corporati [1.9%] MASTERCARD INC [1.84%] CA Inc. [1.82%] AMPHENOL CP [1.81%] ST. JUDE MEDICAL [1.78%]

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