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Mutual Fund Insights: Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX)
In-depth Analysis of Permanent Portfolio (PRPFX)
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Last Trade: $39.20 on 11/20/2009, Change: -0.07 (-0.18%)
Fund Manager - Michael J. Cuggino
Fund Manager Tenure: 6.6 yearsFundmojo Fund Grade: A+ (Score: 0.82) (What does this score mean?)Michael J. Cuggino has been the President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Portfolio Manager with Pacific Heights Asset Management, LLC, ("PHAM") since its founding in 2002. Michael J. Cuggino has been a director of the Fund since 1998 and has been the Chairman of the Board, and President of the Fund since 2003 and Secretary since 2006. From 1993 through 2007, Michael J. Cuggino also served as Treasurer of the Fund. Michael J. Cuggino began managing the Fund on May 1, 2003.
Category Average: 15.92% , 0.19% , 2.75% | Category Average: 0.86% | Category Average: 75.40% |
What we like about Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX)
Data for Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) as of October 31, 2009
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) management has been with Permanent Portfolio Fund for 6.6 years
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 22.80% vs 15.92% Conservative Allocation category average)
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 6.51% vs 0.19% Conservative Allocation category average)
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 8.20% vs 2.75% Conservative Allocation category average)
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 37.00% vs Conservative Allocation average of 75.40%. It is good that Permanent Portfolio management does not trade extensively for its return.
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) has a lower management fee than its Conservative Allocation average: 0.84% vs 0.86%
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses
What we are cautious about Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX)
Data for Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) as of October 31, 2009
- Permanent Portfolio Fund is a focused fund with 40.78% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
- Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 12.45 that is higher than category average of 10.51
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Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) Net Asset
Track net asset change of Permanent Portfolio fund (PRPFX)
| Date | Net Asset |
| 10/2009 | $4.43B |
| 09/2009 | $4.31B |
| 08/2009 | $4.01B |
Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX) Portfolio Allocation
Track portfolio allocation change of Permanent Portfolio fund (PRPFX)
| Date | Cash | Stock | Bond | Other |
| 09/2009 | 12.86% | 38.54% | 29.92% | 18.69% |
| 08/2009 | 11.71% | 38.99% | 31.57% | 17.73% |
| 07/2009 | 8.92% | 38.69% | 34.47% | 17.92% |
Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX)
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Gold Canadian Maple Leaf [6.78%] GOLD COMEX [6.01%] SILVER COMEX [4.89%] US Treasury Bond 9% [3.39%] US Treasury Bond 7.25% [2.96%] US Treasury Bond 6.25% [2.93%] US Treasury Bond 5.25% [2.71%] US Treasury Bond 4.5% [2.51%] U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt [1.75%] | Gold Canadian Maple Leaf [6.4%] GOLD COMEX [6.09%] SILVER COMEX [4.71%] US Treasury Bond 9% [3.62%] US Treasury Bond 7.25% [3.17%] US Treasury Bond 6.25% [3.11%] US Treasury Bond 5.25% [2.88%] US Treasury Bond 4.5% [2.64%] U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt [1.83%] | Gold Canadian Maple Leaf [6.53%] GOLD COMEX [6.5%] SILVER COMEX [4.69%] US Treasury Bond 9% [3.74%] US Treasury Bond 7.25% [3.27%] US Treasury Bond 6.25% [3.18%] US Treasury Bond 5.25% [2.78%] US Treasury Bond 4.5% [2.55%] U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt [1.88%] |
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- Fund Mojo Score is 0.75 (A+) and above
- Fund Manager has been with the fund for more than 5 years
- Key performances (1-year, 3-year and 5-year performance) beat its category peers
- 5-year return is positive
- Initial investment requirement is less or equal to $10,000
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