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Last Trade: $19.60 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.43 (-2.15%)

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Fund Manager - Donald W. Hodges

Fund Manager Tenure: 17.5 years   [Similar Funds: HDPIX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: D (Score: 0.42)     (What does this score mean?)

Donald W. Hodges has been a portfolio manager of Hodges Capital Management Inc. since 1992. Prior to that, Donald W. Hodges was a president of First Dallas Securities Inc. since its inception in 1989. Donald W. Hodges was president and a broker with Raucher Pierce Refsnes from 1974 until 1989. Hodges began his investment career in 1960 and has managed discretionary brokerage accounts since 1968. Donald W. Hodges was chosen one of the 20-top brokers by Registered Rep Magazine in 1981.  Get more insights on Donald W. Hodges

  

 What we like about Hodges Fund (HDPMX)

Data for Hodges Fund (HDPMX) as of February 28, 2010

• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) management has been with Hodges Fund for 17.5 years
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 84.49% vs 58.17 % Mid-Cap Growth category average)
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -9.10% vs -4.00 % Mid-Cap Growth category average)
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 80.00% vs Mid-Cap Growth average of 140.76%. It is good that Hodges management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) has a lower management fee than its Mid-Cap Growth average: 1.37% vs 1.47%

  

 What we are cautious about Hodges Fund (HDPMX)

Data for Hodges Fund (HDPMX) as of February 28, 2010

• Hodges Fund is a focused fund with 39.04% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 0.99% vs 2.06 % Mid-Cap Growth category average)
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) is less safe compared to its Mid-Cap Growth peers
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of 1.03 is worse than category average of 3.16, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.22
• Hodges Fund (HDPMX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 30.18 that is higher than category average of 23.95
• Even though Hodges Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.25% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

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Hodges Fund (HDPMX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$382.31M
01/2010	$350.70M
11/2009	$338.75M

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Hodges Fund (HDPMX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	0.18%	99.82%	0%	0%
06/2009	0%	100%	0%	0%
03/2009	2.9%	97.1%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Hodges Fund (HDPMX)

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30-Sep-09 CONTL AIRLINES CL B [6.08%] TRANSOCEAN LTD [4.69%] BELO CORP [4.45%] Crocs, Inc. [4.1%] COMMERCIAL METALS CO [3.92%] BOEING CO [3.71%] TEXAS PACIFIC LAND [3.52%] GAMESTOP CORP [3.3%] BURLINGTN N SANTE FE [3.28%] KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN [3.27%]

30-Jun-09 TRANSOCEAN LTD [6.55%] BURLINGTN N SANTE FE [6.24%] COMMERCIAL METALS CO [5.6%] FLOWSERVE CP [4.76%] TEXAS IND [4.69%] TEXAS PACIFIC LAND [4.48%] SCHLUMBERGER LTD [4.05%] CONTL AIRLINES CL B [3.98%] DEVON ENERGY CP (OK) [3.63%] GAMESTOP CORP [3.33%]

31-Mar-09 TRANSOCEAN LTD [6.39%] BURLINGTN N SANTE FE [6.28%] COMMERCIAL METALS CO [5.68%] CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CP [4.94%] CONTL AIRLINES CL B [4.87%] FLOWSERVE CP [4.71%] TEXAS IND [4.61%] TEXAS PACIFIC LAND [4.26%] SCHLUMBERGER LTD [3.74%] DEVON ENERGY CP (OK) [3.66%]

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