Mutual Fund Insights: ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX)

In-depth Analysis of ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX)

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See ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $19.34 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.20 (-1.02%)

  

Fund Manager - Joseph P. Smith

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

Smith is a managing director, portfolio manager of ING. He is the lead manager responsible for the Americas and US real estate strategies and provides oversight of Clarion?s Americas real estate securities research team. He joined ING Clarion Real Estate Securities in 1997 and has 18 years of investment experience.  Get more insights on Joseph P. Smith

  

 What we like about ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX)

Data for ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) as of January 31, 2010

• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 55.62% vs 47.97% Real Estate category average)
• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -16.15% vs -17.09% Real Estate category average)
• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 2.14% vs -0.30% Real Estate category average)
• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 53.00% vs Real Estate average of 119.83%. It is good that ING Clarion Real Estate S2 management does not trade extensively for its return.
• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) has a lower management fee than its Real Estate average: 1.04% vs 1.47%

  

 What we are cautious about ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX)

Data for ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) as of January 31, 2010

• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) management has been with ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund for only 0.9 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund is a focused fund with 46.55% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 39.72 that is higher than category average of 38.72
• Even though ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.50% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

See ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of ING Clarion Real Estate S2 fund (IVRTX)

Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$17.47M
11/2009	$17.90M
10/2009	$16.74M

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ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of ING Clarion Real Estate S2 fund (IVRTX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	1.89%	98.11%	0%	0%
06/2009	5.51%	94.49%	0%	0%
03/2009	3.92%	96.03%	0%	0.05%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX)

Discover what ING Clarion Real Estate S2 Fund (IVRTX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09 SIMON PPTY GRP INC [11.3%] VORNADO REALTY TRUST [6.49%] VENTAS INC [4.02%] HOST HOTELS & RESORT [3.8%] PUBLIC STG [3.72%] BOSTON PPTYS INC [3.66%] PROLOGIS SBI [3.56%] HCP, INC. [3.54%] AVALONBAY CMTYS [3.34%] LIBERTY PROPERTIES [3.12%]

30-Jun-09 SIMON PPTY GRP INC [10.18%] VORNADO REALTY TRUST [5.64%] ING Institutional Prime Money Market I [5.51%] PUBLIC STG [4.68%] HCP, INC. [4.58%] VENTAS INC [3.87%] AVALONBAY CMTYS [3.69%] BOSTON PPTYS INC [3.58%] HOST HOTELS & RESORT [3.55%] FEDERAL RLTY INV TR [3.34%]

31-Mar-09 Simon Property Group, Inc. (New [8.68%] AvalonBay Communities, Inc. [8.61%] Public Storage [6.76%] Equity Residential [6.21%] Boston Properties, Inc. [5.69%] Brookfield Properties Corp. [4.49%] Vornado Realty Trust [4.46%] Starwood Hotels & Resorts World [4.46%] Regency Centers Corp. [4.21%] Federal Realty Investment Trust [3.95%]

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