Mutual Fund Insights: Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX)

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See Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $28.32 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.22 (-0.77%)

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Fund Manager - Mario J. Gabelli

Fund Manager Tenure: 18.4 years   [Similar Funds: GCBSX  GCCSX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.7)     (What does this score mean?)

Mario J. Gabelli has served as chairman, chief executive officer, chief investment officer-value products and a director of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GAMI) since November 1976. Mario J. Gabelli is chair and chief investment officer of Gabelli Funds, which Mario J. Gabelli formed in 1977. Gabelli began his investment career in 1967 as an analyst with Loeb, Rhoades & Company. In 1975, Mario J. Gabelli joined William D. Witter, a Wall Street research boutique. Mario J. Gabelli holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Mario J. Gabelli

  

 What we like about Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX)

Data for Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) as of February 28, 2010

• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) management has been with Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund for 18.4 years
• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.31% vs 0.83 % Small Blend category average)
• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 25.00% vs Small Blend average of 97.63%. It is good that Gabelli Small Cap Growth A management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 21.39, lower than category average of 25.44
• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) has a lower management fee than its Small Blend average: 1.48% vs 1.53%

  

 What we are cautious about Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX)

Data for Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) as of February 28, 2010

• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 57.70% vs 67.42 % Small Blend category average)
• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -1.52% vs -6.15 % Small Blend category average)
• Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) carries a 5.75% load

See Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$1.47B
01/2010	$80.23M
11/2009	$69.78M

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Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	17.46%	82.24%	0%	0.29%
06/2009	16.73%	83.21%	0%	0.05%
03/2009	14.83%	85.11%	0%	0.06%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Gabelli Small Cap Growth A Fund (GCASX)

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30-Sep-09 FLOWSERVE CP [1.25%] VIMPEL COMMUN [1.13%] SASOL LTD ADR [1.08%] Kaman Corporation [1.07%] GRAFTECH INTL LTD [1.06%] PNM RES INC (HLDG) [1%] WADDELL&REED FIN INC [0.93%] INTERPUBLIC GROUP [0.93%] CABLEVISION SYSTEM [0.86%]

30-Jun-09 FLOWSERVE CP [1.28%] PNM RES INC (HLDG) [1.2%] WADDELL&REED FIN INC [1.14%] GRAFTECH INTL LTD [1.11%] Kaman Corporation [1.06%] SASOL LTD ADR [1.02%] CLARCOR INC [1.01%] BALDOR ELCT CO [0.93%] CABLEVISION SYSTEM [0.93%]

31-Mar-09 Flowserve Corp. [1.37%] Clarcor Inc. [1.16%] PNM Resources Inc [1.08%] CNA Surety Corp. [1.05%] Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. [1.04%] Kaman Corporation [1.03%] Ametek, Inc. (New) [0.99%] Corn Products International Inc [0.95%] SSL International PLC [0.91%]

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