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Mutual Fund Insights: Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX)

In-depth Analysis of Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX)

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See Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $17.37 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.08 (-0.46%)

  

Fund Manager - Edmund Harriss

Fund Manager Tenure: 7.0 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.59)     (What does this score mean?)
Harriss joined Guinness Atkinson in April 2003, prior to which he was employed by Investec from July 1993 to April 2003. Since 1994 Edmund has served as a member of the investment team managing the Guinness Atkinson China & Hong Fund (lead manager since 1998) and has served as lead manager of the Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund since 2003. (Guinness Atkinson Funds were previously Investec Funds.)  Get more insights on Edmund Harriss

  

What we like about Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) What we like about Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX)

Data for Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) management has been with Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund for 7.0 years
  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 9.88% vs 12.21 % Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk category average)
  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 28.89% vs Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk average of 84.26%. It is good that Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus management does not trade extensively for its return.
  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) has a lower management fee than its Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk average: 1.75% vs 2.01%
  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

What we are cautious about Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) What we are cautious about Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX)

Data for Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund is a focused fund with 32.10% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 101.41% vs 85.24 % Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk category average)
  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return 3.13% vs 3.74 % Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk category average)
  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
  • Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 39.26 that is higher than category average of 34.6
See Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus fund (IASMX)

DateNet Asset
02/2010$54.72M
01/2010$107.29M
11/2009$105.53M
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Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus fund (IASMX)

DateCashStockBondOther
09/20090.01%99.14%0%0.85%
06/20095.36%94.62%0%0.01%
03/20090%0%0%0%
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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX)

Discover what Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus Fund (IASMX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09
Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited [4.19%]
Hyundai Mobis [4.03%]
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd [3.61%]
Posco [3.18%]
PT Indo Tambangraya Megah [3%]
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited [2.85%]
Wistron Corporation [2.82%]
HSBC Holdings PLC [2.81%]
CNPC (Hong Kong) Ltd. [2.81%]
iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Index ETF [2.8%]

30-Jun-09
CNPC (Hong Kong) Ltd. [3.65%]
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited [3.4%]
Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited [2.99%]
PT Indo Tambangraya Megah [2.86%]
Wistron Corporation [2.78%]
Angang Steel Companylimited [2.71%]
China Mobile Ltd. [2.69%]
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd [2.65%]
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited [2.59%]
iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 CN Trkr [2.55%]

31-Mar-09
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