Mutual Fund Insights: Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX)

In-depth Analysis of Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX)

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See Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $7.99 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.03 (-0.37%)

  

Fund Manager - Chris Baggini

Fund Manager Tenure: 5.7 years   [Similar Funds: MLSAX  MLSBX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.62)     (What does this score mean?)

Baggini is a senior investment manager on the U.S. equity team. He joined Aberdeen in 2007 following the acquisition of Nationwide Financial Services? equity investment management team, where he had served as a senior portfolio manager since 2000. Baggini previously managed institutional portfolios and two mutual funds at Allied Investment Advisors. Prior to that, he managed equity investments with First Metropolitan. Baggini holds the Charted Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Chris Baggini

  

 What we like about Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX)

Data for Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) as of January 31, 2010

• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) management has been with Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund for 5.7 years
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -0.02% vs -2.05% Long-Short category average)
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 2.56% vs 1.81% Long-Short category average)
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 7.01, lower than category average of 10.49

  

 What we are cautious about Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX)

Data for Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) as of January 31, 2010

• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund is a focused fund with 40.77% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 2.80% vs 11.69% Long-Short category average)
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) is less safe compared to its Long-Short peers
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 359.27% that is higher than the Long-Short average of 349.35%. This could mean Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) has a higher management fee of 2.93% than its Long-Short average of 2.07%
• Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) carries a 1% load

See Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C fund (MLSCX)

Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$26.00M
11/2009	$28.09M
10/2009	$27.38M

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Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C fund (MLSCX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	0%	100%	0%	0%
08/2009	0%	100%	0%	0%
07/2009	32.22%	67.78%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX)

Discover what Aberdeen Equity Long-Short C Fund (MLSCX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09 APACHE CP [3.71%] JP MORGAN CHASE CO [2.96%] Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. [2.88%] HALLIBURTON CO [2.8%] GOLDMAN SACHS GRP [2.78%] DANAHER CP [2.5%] 3M COMPANY [2.48%] BAXTER INTL INC [2.47%] ALLIANCE DATA SYS CP [2.38%] AEROPOSTALE INC [2.34%]

31-Aug-09 APACHE CP [3.37%] CON-WAY INC [2.54%] JP MORGAN CHASE CO [2.44%] BAXTER INTL INC [2.42%] 3M COMPANY [2.38%] CVS CAREMARK CP [2.26%] Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. [2.17%] Gilead Sciences, Inc. [2.15%] RAYTHEON CO (NEW) [2.15%] VISA INC. [2.11%]

31-Jul-09 APACHE CP [2.66%] CON-WAY INC [2.05%] CVS CAREMARK CP [1.8%] Gilead Sciences, Inc. [1.72%] BAXTER INTL INC [1.72%] DARDEN RESTAURANTS [1.67%] HESS CP [1.63%] Oracle Corporation [1.55%] HEWLETT PACKARD CO [1.54%] W M S INDS INC [1.51%]

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