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Mutual Fund Insights: Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX)

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See Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $9.97 on 3/18/2010, Change: +0.03 (0.3%)
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Fund Manager - Neil J. Hennessy

Fund Manager Tenure: 14.0 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: D (Score: 0.4)     (What does this score mean?)
Mr. Hennessy serves as Chief Investment Officer to the Funds, and has been the President and a Director of the Hennessy Advisors, Inc., since its organization in 1989.  Get more insights on Neil J. Hennessy

  

What we like about Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) What we like about Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX)

Data for Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) as of January 31, 2010

  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) management has been with Hennessy Balanced Fund for 14.0 years
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 46.00% vs Moderate Allocation average of 87.10%. It is good that Hennessy Balanced management does not trade extensively for its return.
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 14.3, lower than category average of 14.84

  

What we are cautious about Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) What we are cautious about Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX)

Data for Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) as of January 31, 2010

  • Hennessy Balanced Fund is a focused fund with 42.29% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 25.72% vs 27.80% Moderate Allocation category average)
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -3.65% vs -2.95% Moderate Allocation category average)
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 0.93% vs 1.92% Moderate Allocation category average)
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) is less safe compared to its Moderate Allocation peers
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -4.07 is worse than category average of -3.13, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.33
  • Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) has a higher management fee of 1.56% than its Moderate Allocation average of 1.02%
  • Even though Hennessy Balanced Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.15% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses
See Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) Net Asset

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DateNet Asset
01/2010$12.18M
11/2009$11.99M
10/2009$11.47M
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Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) Portfolio Allocation

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DateCashStockBondOther
09/200944.66%55.34%0%0%
06/200944.98%55.02%0%0%
03/200946.59%53.41%0%0%
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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX)

Discover what Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09
ALCOA INC [7.19%]
CATERPILLAR INC [6.46%]
AMER EXPRESS INC [5.92%]
GEN ELECTRIC CO [5.4%]
JP MORGAN CHASE CO [4.9%]
DU PONT E I DE NEM [4.77%]
VERIZON COMMUN [3.82%]
AT&T INC. [3.74%]
PFIZER INC [3.42%]
Fidelity Instl MM Fds Government I [3.31%]

30-Jun-09
ALCOA INC [6.41%]
JP MORGAN CHASE CO [5.62%]
VERIZON COMMUN [5.26%]
GEN ELECTRIC CO [4.92%]
DU PONT E I DE NEM [4.83%]
CATERPILLAR INC [4.71%]
AT&T INC. [4.66%]
AMER EXPRESS INC [4.59%]
PFIZER INC [4.26%]
MERCK CO INC [3.82%]

31-Mar-09
VERIZON COMMUN [6.57%]
AT&T INC. [5.82%]
JP MORGAN CHASE CO [5.79%]
GEN ELECTRIC CO [5.19%]
PFIZER INC [5.05%]
DU PONT E I DE NEM [4.95%]
ALCOA INC [4.87%]
MERCK CO INC [4.76%]
CATERPILLAR INC [3.82%]
AMER EXPRESS INC [2.88%]
Click here for Stock Holding Change Map in Hennessy Balanced Fund (HBFBX)

  

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