Mutual Fund Insights: Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX)

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See Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $46.25 on 3/12/2010, Change: +0.17 (0.37%)

  

Fund Manager - David A. Kiefer

Fund Manager Tenure: 4.9 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.76)     (What does this score mean?)

Kiefer is a managing director of Jennison, which he joined in September 2000. He joined Prudential's management training program in 1986. From 1988 to 1990, Kiefer worked at Prudential Power Funding Associates, making loans to the energy industry. He then left to attend business school, rejoining Prudential in equity asset management in 1992. Kiefer became a portfolio manager in 1994 at Prudential. Kiefer holds the Charted Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on David A. Kiefer

  

 What we like about Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX)

Data for Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) management has been with Jennison Natural Resources A Fund for 4.9 years
• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 59.85% vs 43.49% Natural Resources category average)
• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 3.11% vs -0.39% Natural Resources category average)
• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 15.18% vs 9.94% Natural Resources category average)
• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 9.00% vs Natural Resources average of 103.65%. It is good that Jennison Natural Resources A management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) has a lower management fee than its Natural Resources average: 1.21% vs 1.49%

  

 What we are cautious about Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX)

Data for Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 36.69 that is higher than category average of 32.48
• Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) carries a 5.5% load

See Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$1.70B
11/2009	$1.70B
10/2009	$1.54B

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Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	3.87%	95.85%	0%	0.28%
08/2009	3.94%	95.77%	0%	0.3%
07/2009	5.1%	94.6%	0%	0.3%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Jennison Natural Resources A Fund (PGNAX)

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30-Sep-09 Dryden Core Invest [3.94%] SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY [2.56%] HALLIBURTON CO [2.27%] OCCIDENTAL PET [2.24%] FREEPORT MCMORAN B [2.05%] PETROLEO BRASILEIRO [1.94%] COMPANIA MIN BUEN [1.88%] First Quantum Minerals Ltd [1.82%] WEATHERFORD INTL LTD [1.75%] CAMERON INTL CP [1.72%]

31-Aug-09 Dryden Core Invest [5.58%] SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY [2.44%] OCCIDENTAL PET [2.34%] HALLIBURTON CO [2.18%] FREEPORT MCMORAN B [2.12%] WEATHERFORD INTL LTD [1.91%] BG Group PLC [1.87%] First Quantum Minerals Ltd [1.86%] PETROLEO BRASILEIRO [1.84%] CAMERON INTL CP [1.82%]

31-Jul-09 Dryden Core Invest [5.1%] SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY [2.82%] OCCIDENTAL PET [2.34%] First Quantum Minerals Ltd [2.31%] HALLIBURTON CO [2.08%] FREEPORT MCMORAN B [2.08%] PETROLEO BRASILEIRO [1.97%] XTO ENERGY INC [1.84%] WEATHERFORD INTL LTD [1.71%] BG Group PLC [1.71%]

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