Mutual Fund Insights: RS Value A Fund (RSVAX)

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Last Trade: $22.64 on 3/12/2010, Change: -0.03 (-0.13%)

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Fund Manager - Andrew P. Pilara

Fund Manager Tenure: 9.1 years   [Similar Funds: RSVKX  RSVYX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.52)     (What does this score mean?)

Pilara has managed RS Partners Fund, RS Investors Fund, and RS Global Natural Resources Fund since their inceptions. He has been responsible for the management of RS Value Fund since January 2001, and has been a member of that Fund's management team since 1999. Prior to joining the firm in 1993, he was president of Pilara Associates, an investment management firm he established in 1974.  Get more insights on Andrew P. Pilara

  

 What we like about RS Value A Fund (RSVAX)

Data for RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) as of January 31, 2010

• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) management has been with RS Value A Fund for 9.1 years
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 45.39% vs 42.02% Mid-Cap Blend category average)
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 1.80% vs 1.32% Mid-Cap Blend category average)
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 49.00% vs Mid-Cap Blend average of 91.38%. It is good that RS Value A management does not trade extensively for its return.
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) has a lower management fee than its Mid-Cap Blend average: 1.28% vs 1.38%

  

 What we are cautious about RS Value A Fund (RSVAX)

Data for RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) as of January 31, 2010

• RS Value A Fund is a focused fund with 34.26% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -6.92% vs -6.52% Mid-Cap Blend category average)
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) is less safe compared to its Mid-Cap Blend peers
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of 2.29 is worse than category average of 2.72, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.25
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 24.32 that is higher than category average of 24.11
• RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) carries a 4.75% load

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RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$1.60B
11/2009	$1.60B
10/2009	$1.53B

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RS Value A Fund (RSVAX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	4.7%	95.3%	0%	0%
06/2009	7.76%	92.16%	0%	0.08%
03/2009	16.32%	83.58%	0%	0.1%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in RS Value A Fund (RSVAX)

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30-Sep-09 Career Education Corporation [4.06%] AGILENT TECH INC [3.9%] BIOVAIL CORP [3.84%] Comverse Technology, Inc. [3.63%] AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL [3.53%] MARTIN MARIETTA MTRL [3.17%] Scientific Games Corp [3.13%] KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. [3.11%] TALISMAN ENERGY INC [2.99%] COVIDIEN PLC [2.9%]

30-Jun-09 Career Education Corporation [4.49%] Comverse Technology, Inc. [4.08%] BIOVAIL CORP [3.99%] AON CORP [3.79%] Scientific Games Corp [3.2%] AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL [2.96%] COVIDIEN PLC [2.89%] TALISMAN ENERGY INC [2.83%] SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY [2.77%] KKR Private Equity Investors [2.76%]

31-Mar-09 Career Education Corporation [4.84%] Aon Corp. [4.23%] Biovail Corp [3.9%] XTO Energy, Inc. [3.59%] Comverse Technology, Inc. [3.32%] Talisman Energy, Inc. [3.28%] Scientific Games Corp [3.17%] Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. [3.14%] Allegheny Technologies, Inc [3.06%] Advance Auto Parts Inc [2.99%]

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