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Mutual Fund Insights: Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX)

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See Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $20.61 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.05 (-0.24%)

  

Fund Manager - Rajiv Jain

Fund Manager Tenure: 8.1 years   [Similar Funds: JVICX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.54)     (What does this score mean?)
Rajiv Jain is a senior portfolio manager in the International Equity Group and holds the titles of managing director and senior vice president. Rajiv Jain was appointed vice president in January 1998 and first vice president in January 2000. Rajiv Jain joined Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. in November 1994 as an equity analyst and associate portfolio manager of its international equity portfolios.  Get more insights on Rajiv Jain

  

What we like about Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) What we like about Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX)

Data for Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) management has been with Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund for 8.1 years
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.09% vs 3.05 % Foreign Large Growth category average)
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 63.00% vs Foreign Large Growth average of 94.92%. It is good that Virtus Foreign Opportunities A management does not trade extensively for its return.
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 21.27, lower than category average of 25.74
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) has a lower management fee than its Foreign Large Growth average: 1.48% vs 1.53%

  

What we are cautious about Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) What we are cautious about Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX)

Data for Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund is a focused fund with 40.26% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 40.13% vs 57.08 % Foreign Large Growth category average)
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -5.91% vs -6.27 % Foreign Large Growth category average)
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) is less safe compared to its Foreign Large Growth peers
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of 0.45 is worse than category average of 2.7, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.26
  • Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) carries a 5.75% load
See Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Virtus Foreign Opportunities A fund (JVIAX)

DateNet Asset
02/2010$1.16B
01/2010$488.88M
11/2009$493.99M
More historic net asset information on Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX)

  

Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Virtus Foreign Opportunities A fund (JVIAX)

DateCashStockBondOther
09/20094.15%95.83%0%0.02%
06/20092.26%97.7%0%0.04%
03/20092.57%97.4%0%0.02%
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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX)

Discover what Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC [4.96%]
PHILIP MORRIS INTL [4.58%]
MS INSD MUN TR [4.35%]
HDFC Bank, Ltd. [4.19%]
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. [4.15%]
State Street Instl Liquid Reserves Instl [4.08%]
Roche Holding AG [3.92%]
NESTLE N ORD [3.72%]
CORE LABS NV [3.11%]
ENGlobal Corporation [3.07%]

30-Jun-09
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC [5.08%]
PHILIP MORRIS INTL [4.89%]
MS INSD MUN TR [4.18%]
NESTLE N ORD [3.77%]
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. [3.66%]
Roche Holding AG [3.43%]
ENGlobal Corporation [3.42%]
HDFC Bank, Ltd. [3.23%]
Reckitt Benck Grp [3.21%]
CORE LABS NV [3.21%]

31-Mar-09
British American Tobacco PLC [5.33%]
PHILIP MORRIS INTL [5.22%]
Roche Holding AG [4.5%]
Nestle [4.39%]
Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherl [3.88%]
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC [3.71%]
Reckitt Benckiser Grp [3.39%]
Tesco PLC [3.31%]
Total SA [3.31%]
Novo Nordisk A/S [3.28%]
Click here for Stock Holding Change Map in Virtus Foreign Opportunities A Fund (JVIAX)

  

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