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Mutual Fund Insights: MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX)

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See MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $9.26 on 3/19/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Robert Dial

Fund Manager Tenure: 5.9 years   [Similar Funds: MXFBX  MXFCX  MXFIX  MXFNX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.78)     (What does this score mean?)
Robert Dial is the head of the High Yield Group and a senior portfolio manager. Robert Dial joined NYLIM in 2001 and oversees the investment activity related to all non-investment grade assets including bank loans, high yield bonds, and emerging markets. Robert Dial is also the lead portfolio manager on all bank loan mandates including retail mutual funds, institutional separate accounts and CLOs.  Get more insights on Robert Dial

  

What we like about MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) What we like about MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX)

Data for MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) as of February 28, 2010

  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) management has been with MainStay Floating Rate A Fund for 5.9 years
  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 2.14% vs -0.60 % Bank Loan category average)
  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 3.33% vs 1.61 % Bank Loan category average)
  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 17.00% vs Bank Loan average of 48.40%. It is good that MainStay Floating Rate A management does not trade extensively for its return.
  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 11.16, lower than category average of 13.92
  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) has a lower management fee than its Bank Loan average: 1.01% vs 1.35%

  

What we are cautious about MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) What we are cautious about MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX)

Data for MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) as of February 28, 2010

  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 26.68% vs 34.22 % Bank Loan category average)
  • MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) carries a 3% load
See MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of MainStay Floating Rate A fund (MXFAX)

DateNet Asset
02/2010$791.76M
01/2010$363.47M
11/2009$339.00M
More historic net asset information on MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX)

  

MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of MainStay Floating Rate A fund (MXFAX)

DateCashStockBondOther
11/20091.21%0%98.79%0%
09/200958.39%0%41.41%0.2%
06/20091.64%0%98.36%0%
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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in MainStay Floating Rate A Fund (MXFAX)

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30-Nov-09
Community Health Systems, Inc. [1.46%]
Directv Holdings, Llc [1.41%]
Graham Packaging Company, L.P. [1.34%]
Hca, Inc. [1.31%]
Charter Communications Operating, Llc [1.27%]
Intelsat Corporation [1.15%]
Calpine Corporation [1.13%]
Oshkosh Truck Corporation [1.12%]
Ford Motor Company [1.1%]
Wrigley (Wm) Jr. Company [1.08%]

30-Sep-09
Ball 7.125% [3.11%]
Solo Cup Co/Solo Cup Oper 144A 10.5% [3.03%]
Sprint Cap 8.375% [2.76%]
Teck Resources 10.25% [2.59%]
Corrections Corp Amer New 7.75% [2.36%]
Amer Tower 144A 7.25% [2.35%]
Del Monte 144A 7.5% [2.31%]
Silgan Hldgs 144A 7.25% [2.31%]
Qwest FRN [2.14%]
Dole Food 144A 8% [1.91%]

30-Jun-09
Sungard Data Systems, Inc. [1.18%]
Regal Cinemas Corporation [1.15%]
Directv Holdings, Llc [1.12%]
Charter Communications Operating, Llc [1.11%]
Royalty Pharma Finance Trust [1.08%]
Penn National Gaming, Inc. [1.05%]
Graham Packaging Company, L.P. [1.02%]
Wrigley (Wm) Jr. Company [1.02%]
Telesat Canda [0.99%]
Transdigm, Inc. [0.98%]
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