Mutual Fund Insights: Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX)

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See Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $16.61 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.17 (-1.01%)

  

Fund Manager - Rick J. Romano

Fund Manager Tenure: 3.2 years   [Similar Funds: PURAX  PURCX  PURRX  PURZX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.67)     (What does this score mean?)

Rick J. Romano is a principal for PREI. Rick J. Romano is responsible for management of the groups public securities investments. Rick J. Romano joined Prudential in 1998 from Rockefeller & Co., At Rockefeller & Co., Rick J. Romano was an Equity Analyst for three investment partnerships totaling over US$4.0 billion in publicly traded securities. Prior to that, Rick J. Romano was a senior investment analyst at the Prudential. Rick J. Romano holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Rick J. Romano

  

 What we like about Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX)

Data for Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) as of February 28, 2010

• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) management has been with Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund for 3.2 years
• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 82.63% vs 76.83 % Global Real Estate category average)
• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 2.13% vs 1.02 % Global Real Estate category average)
• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 67.00% vs Global Real Estate average of 73.87%. It is good that Dryden Global Real Estate B management does not trade extensively for its return.

  

 What we are cautious about Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX)

Data for Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) as of February 28, 2010

• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund is a focused fund with 32.45% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -13.87% vs -15.20 % Global Real Estate category average)
• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 31.22 that is higher than category average of 29.85
• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) has a higher management fee of 2.07% than its Global Real Estate average of 1.58%
• Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) carries a 5% load

See Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Dryden Global Real Estate B fund (PURBX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$333.48M
01/2010	$11.42M
11/2009	$12.16M

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Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Dryden Global Real Estate B fund (PURBX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	0%	98.19%	0%	1.81%
08/2009	0%	95.9%	0%	4.11%
07/2009	6.62%	90.35%	0%	3.03%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX)

Discover what Dryden Global Real Estate B Fund (PURBX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09 WESTERN DIGITAL CP [5%] SIMON PPTY GRP INC [4.81%] Mitsubishi Estate [4.68%] Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. [3.71%] UNILEVER PLC AMER [3.44%] Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. [2.96%] Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. [2.94%] VORNADO REALTY TRUST [2.18%] Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. [2.06%] PUBLIC STG [1.92%]

31-Aug-09 Dryden Core Investment MMkt [4.65%] WESTERN DIGITAL CP [4.48%] SIMON PPTY GRP INC [4.48%] Mitsubishi Estate [4.17%] Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. [3.78%] UNILEVER PLC AMER [3.36%] Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. [2.83%] Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. [2.79%] VORNADO REALTY TRUST [1.89%] Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. [1.86%]

31-Jul-09 Dryden Core Investment MMkt [6.05%] Mitsubishi Estate [4.5%] SIMON PPTY GRP INC [4.27%] Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. [4.16%] WESTERN DIGITAL CP [4.1%] Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. [3.97%] Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. [3.6%] UNILEVER PLC AMER [3.29%] PUBLIC STG [2.18%] VENTAS INC [1.74%]

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