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Mutual Fund Insights: Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX)

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See Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $9.57 on 3/16/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Daniel C. Dektar

Fund Manager Tenure: 18.0 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.7)     (What does this score mean?)
Dektar is principal, executive vice president, director of portfolio manager, and director of Smith Breeden Associates. He joined Smith Breeden in 1986 and has 25 years of investment experience. Previously, he worked as a financial analyst in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley and Company and as an associate in the mergers and acquisitions group of Montgomery Securities.  Get more insights on Daniel C. Dektar

  

What we like about Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) What we like about Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX)

Data for Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) as of January 31, 2010

  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) management has been with Managers Short Duration Government Fund for 18.0 years
  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 3.35% vs 1.75% Ultrashort Bond category average)
  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 3.50% vs 2.37% Ultrashort Bond category average)
  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 1.7, lower than category average of 2.92
  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

What we are cautious about Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) What we are cautious about Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX)

Data for Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) as of January 31, 2010

  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 5.59% vs 6.10% Ultrashort Bond category average)
  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 282.00% that is higher than the Ultrashort Bond average of 126.40%. This could mean Managers Short Duration Government is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees
  • Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) has a higher management fee of 0.86% than its Ultrashort Bond average of 0.74%
See Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Managers Short Duration Government fund (MGSDX)

DateNet Asset
01/2010$286.25M
11/2009$307.70M
10/2009$297.75M
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Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Managers Short Duration Government fund (MGSDX)

DateCashStockBondOther
10/200915.13%0%84.64%0.22%
09/200918.13%0%81.87%0%
08/200914.52%0%85.48%0%
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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX)

Discover what Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX) manager is buying

31-Oct-09
FNMA [9.77%]
2 Yr US Treasury Future Dec 2009 [7.24%]
FNMA [5.81%]
FNMA [4.95%]
FHLMC 6% [3.3%]
FHLMC FRN [3.03%]
Swap Future [2.36%]
FHLMC 6% [2.18%]
FNMA [1.95%]
FHLMC CMO [1.89%]

30-Sep-09
2 Yr US Treasury Future Dec 2009 [8.01%]
FHLMC 6% [3.57%]
FHLMC FRN [3.3%]
Swap Future [2.5%]
FHLMC 6% [2.35%]
FHLMC CMO [2.07%]
FHLMC 5.5% [1.92%]
FHLMC 5.5% [1.85%]
Swap Future [1.76%]
FNMA CMO [1.66%]

31-Aug-09
2 Yr US Treasury Future Dec 2009 [8.29%]
Swap Future [4.45%]
FNMA [4.07%]
FHLMC 6% [3.77%]
FHLMC FRN [3.48%]
FHLMC 6% [2.51%]
FHLMC CMO [2.17%]
FHLMC 5.5% [2.03%]
FHLMC 5.5% [1.96%]
Swap Future [1.9%]
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