Mutual Fund Insights: RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX)

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See RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $38.89 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.41 (-1.04%)

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Fund Manager - Kenneth L. Settles

Fund Manager Tenure: 1.0 years   [Similar Funds: RCEYX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: N/A (Score: *manager is new*)     (What does this score mean?)

Kenneth L. Settles is a co-portfolio manager and an analyst on the RS Value Team. Ken has been a co-portfolio manager of RS Global Natural Resources Fund since 2007, of RS Large Cap Alpha Fund since March 2009 and of RS Partners Fund, RS Value Fund and RS Investors Fund since May 2009. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Kenneth L. Settles was a senior energy analyst at Neuberger Berman, LLC for seven years where Kenneth L. Settles also comanaged the Neuberger Berman Premier Energy Portfolio.  Get more insights on Kenneth L. Settles

  

 What we like about RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX)

Data for RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) as of February 28, 2010

• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.20% vs 0.31 % Large Blend category average)
• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 54.00% vs Large Blend average of 79.86%. It is good that RS Large Cap Alpha K management does not trade extensively for its return.
• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 17.96, lower than category average of 20.62

  

 What we are cautious about RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX)

Data for RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) as of February 28, 2010

• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) management has been with RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund for only 1.0 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund is a focused fund with 33.50% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 45.15% vs 53.54 % Large Blend category average)
• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -0.31% vs -5.77 % Large Blend category average)
• RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) has a higher management fee of 1.28% than its Large Blend average of 1.11%
• Even though RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.65% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

See RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$776.04M
01/2010	$21.89M
11/2009	$29.84M

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RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of RS Large Cap Alpha K fund (RCEKX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	3.72%	96.28%	0%	0%
06/2009	3.9%	96.1%	0%	0%
03/2009	2.81%	97.19%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in RS Large Cap Alpha K Fund (RCEKX)

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30-Sep-09 FIDELITY NAT INF SVC [3.68%] OCCIDENTAL PET [3.59%] AGILENT TECH INC [3.54%] JP MORGAN CHASE CO [3.44%] eBay Inc. [3.39%] PFIZER INC [3.2%] XTO ENERGY INC [3.09%] COVIDIEN PLC [3.06%] A F L A C INC [2.64%] BHP BILLITON LIMITED [2.62%]

30-Jun-09 OCCIDENTAL PET [3.46%] EXXON MOBIL CP [3.3%] FIDELITY NAT INF SVC [3.23%] COVIDIEN PLC [3.09%] JP MORGAN CHASE CO [3.03%] eBay Inc. [2.76%] PFIZER INC [2.63%] AON CORP [2.58%] SCHLUMBERGER LTD [2.54%] WESTERN UNION COMPAN [2.52%]

31-Mar-09 Aon Corp. [2.98%] Abbott Laboratories [2.85%] PHILIP MORRIS INTL [2.78%] JPMorgan Chase & Co. [2.73%] Enterprise Products Partners L. [2.66%] QUALCOMM Incorporated [2.41%] General Mills, Inc. [2.3%] Schering-Plough Corp. [2.29%] Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [2.26%] Coca-Cola Co (The) [2.19%]

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