Mutual Fund Insights: ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX)

In-depth Analysis of ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX)

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See ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $12.56 on 3/18/2010, Change: -0.06 (-0.48%)

  

Fund Manager - Steven D. Burton

Fund Manager Tenure: 8.3 years   [Similar Funds: IGCAX  IGLAX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.66)     (What does this score mean?)

Burton is a managing director, global strategy portfolio manager of ING. He is the lead manager responsible for global and international real estate strategies including oversight of ING Clarion?s European real estate securities research team. He joined ING Clarion Real Estate Securities in 1995 and has 24 years of investment experience.  Get more insights on Steven D. Burton

  

 What we like about ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX)

Data for ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) as of January 31, 2010

• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) management has been with ING Global Real Estate B Fund for 8.3 years
• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -14.23% vs -15.77% Global Real Estate category average)
• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 1.98% vs 1.00% Global Real Estate category average)
• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 66.00% vs Global Real Estate average of 69.72%. It is good that ING Global Real Estate B management does not trade extensively for its return.
• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 29.65, lower than category average of 29.8

  

 What we are cautious about ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX)

Data for ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) as of January 31, 2010

• ING Global Real Estate B Fund is a focused fund with 33.74% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 43.03% vs 47.97% Global Real Estate category average)
• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) has a higher management fee of 2.16% than its Global Real Estate average of 1.54%
• ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) carries a 5% load

See ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$21.39M
11/2009	$22.67M
10/2009	$22.24M

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ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of ING Global Real Estate B fund (IGBAX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	2.09%	97.25%	0%	0.66%
06/2009	2.53%	95.37%	0%	2.09%
03/2009	0%	0%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in ING Global Real Estate B Fund (IGBAX)

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30-Sep-09 Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. [4.99%] SIMON PPTY GRP INC [4.81%] WESTERN DIGITAL CP [4.35%] Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. [3.84%] Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. [3.28%] UNILEVER PLC AMER [2.93%] VORNADO REALTY TRUST [2.47%] Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. [2.43%] Mitsubishi Estate [2.33%] Stockland [2.31%]

30-Jun-09 Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. [5.21%] SIMON PPTY GRP INC [4.6%] Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. [4.43%] WESTERN DIGITAL CP [4.05%] Mitsubishi Estate [4.05%] Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. [3.98%] Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. [3.55%] UNILEVER PLC AMER [2.76%] ING Institutional Prime Money Market I [2.53%] Stockland [2.03%]

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