Mutual Fund Insights: RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX)

In-depth Analysis of RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX)

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Last Trade: $13.30 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.11 (-0.82%)

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Fund Manager - Melissa Scott Chadwick-Dunn

Fund Manager Tenure: 0.9 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: N/A (Score: *manager is new*)     (What does this score mean?)

Melissa Scott Chadwick-Dunn is a co-portfolio manager for RS Investment Management. Before joining the firm in 2001, Melissa Scott Chadwick-Dunn was an equity analyst at Putnam Investments for two years. Prior to that, Melissa Scott Chadwick-Dunn spent four years in investment banking, working on corporate finance and mergers-and-acquisition transactions for Lehman Brothers and McDaniels S.A.  Get more insights on Melissa Scott Chadwick-Dunn

  

 What we like about RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX)

Data for RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) as of February 28, 2010

• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 1.74% vs 0.80 % Small Growth category average)
• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 119.00% vs Small Growth average of 136.50%. It is good that RS Small Cap Equity A management does not trade extensively for its return.
• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 23.44, lower than category average of 24.99
• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) has a lower management fee than its Small Growth average: 1.27% vs 1.60%

  

 What we are cautious about RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX)

Data for RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) as of February 28, 2010

• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) management has been with RS Small Cap Equity A Fund for only 0.9 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 56.91% vs 60.01 % Small Growth category average)
• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -4.35% vs -5.64 % Small Growth category average)
• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) carries a 4.75% load

See RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of RS Small Cap Equity A fund (GPSCX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$92.15M
01/2010	$76.86M
11/2009	$76.43M

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RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of RS Small Cap Equity A fund (GPSCX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	2.63%	97.37%	0%	0%
06/2009	5.77%	94.22%	0%	0%
03/2009	1.41%	98.59%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in RS Small Cap Equity A Fund (GPSCX)

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30-Sep-09 GSI Commerce, Inc. [2.07%] GUESS INC. [2.07%] Digital River, Inc. [2.03%] Omniture, Inc. [1.96%] W M S INDS INC [1.96%] Ctrip.com International, Ltd. [1.81%] Urban Outfitters, Inc. [1.74%] United Therapeutics Corporation [1.71%] Informatica Corporation [1.64%] MedAssets, Inc. [1.63%]

30-Jun-09 REGAL BELOITE CP [2.15%] Digital River, Inc. [1.96%] W M S INDS INC [1.85%] Ctrip.com International, Ltd. [1.85%] VistaPrint Limited [1.77%] Urban Outfitters, Inc. [1.68%] j2 Global Communications Inc [1.59%] MedAssets, Inc. [1.59%] United Therapeutics Corporation [1.56%]

31-Mar-09 iShares Russell 2000 Index [4.4%] Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (New) [3.19%] Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. [2.66%] Waste Connections, Inc. [2.47%] Jack In The Box Inc. [2.47%] WMS Industries Inc. [2.39%] NuVasive, Inc. [2.26%] Neustar Inc [2.12%] Regal-Beloit Corp. [2.07%] TCF Financial Corp. [2.02%]

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