Mutual Fund Insights: RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX)

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See RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $6.45 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.06 (-0.92%)

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Fund Manager - Kenneth L. Settles

Fund Manager Tenure: 0.9 years   [Similar Funds: RSINX  RSIYX  RSVKX ]
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 Investors K Fund (RSIKX)

Data for RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) as of February 28, 2010

• RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 68.94% vs 65.14 % Mid-Cap Blend category average)
• RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -9.42% vs -5.22 % Mid-Cap Blend category average)
• RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 65.00% vs Mid-Cap Blend average of 98.84%. It is good that RS Investors K management does not trade extensively for its return.

  

 What we are cautious about RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX)

Data for RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) as of February 28, 2010

• RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) management has been with RS Investors K Fund for only 0.9 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• RS Investors K Fund is a focused fund with 53.30% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of 0.11 is worse than category average of 2.24, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.25
• RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 29.11 that is higher than category average of 24.26
• RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) has a higher management fee of 3.23% than its Mid-Cap Blend average of 1.38%
• Even though RS Investors K Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.65% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

See RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$13.45M
01/2010	$100.00K
11/2009	$90.00K

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RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	2.42%	97.58%	0%	0%
06/2009	15.2%	84.79%	0%	0%
03/2009	6.77%	93.23%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in RS Investors K Fund (RSIKX)

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30-Sep-09 KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. [5.87%] ACI Worldwide, Inc. [5.33%] Career Education Corporation [5.25%] OCCIDENTAL PET [5.18%] Microsoft Corporation [5.15%] Scientific Games Corp [4.95%] COMPASS MINERALS INT [4.77%] Comverse Technology, Inc. [4.71%] AON CORP [4.62%] CALPINE CORP [4.55%]

30-Jun-09 Comverse Technology, Inc. [6.25%] N B T Y INC [6.17%] Career Education Corporation [6.06%] CALPINE CORP [4.98%] AON CORP [4.86%] KKR Private Equity Investors [4.78%] ACI Worldwide, Inc. [4.74%] SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY [4.64%] Scientific Games Corp [4.52%] PEABODY ENERGY CORP [4.41%]

31-Mar-09 Denbury Resources, Inc. (DE) [5.88%] Comverse Technology, Inc. [5.58%] Iconix Brand Group, Inc. [5.47%] NBTY Inc. [5.3%] Career Education Corporation [5.23%] Coinstar, Inc. [5.12%] Scientific Games Corp [5.01%] Aon Corp. [4.9%] XTO Energy, Inc. [4.8%] ACI Worldwide, Inc. [4.74%]

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