Mutual Fund Insights: Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX)

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See Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $25.35 on 3/12/2010, Change: +0.02 (0.08%)

  

Fund Manager - Michael P. Byrum

Fund Manager Tenure: 12.0 years   [Similar Funds: RYLAX  RYLCX  RYLIX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: E (Score: 0.39)     (What does this score mean?)

Byrum is president and CIO of Rydex Investments, his employer since its foundation in 1993. He has ultimate responsibility for the management of the funds. He was named the president of Rydex Investments in 2004 and has served as chief investment officer since 2003.Prior to joining Rydex Investments, Mr. Byrum worked for Money Management Associates, the investment adviser for Rushmore Funds, Inc. Byrum holds the Charted Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Michael P. Byrum

  

 What we like about Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX)

Data for Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) as of January 31, 2010

• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) management has been with Rydex Leisure A Fund for 12.0 years
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 53.73% vs 47.88% Consumer Discretionary category average)

  

 What we are cautious about Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX)

Data for Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) as of January 31, 2010

• Rydex Leisure A Fund is a focused fund with 35.48% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -13.49% vs -10.35% Consumer Discretionary category average)
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return -5.00% vs -2.50% Consumer Discretionary category average)
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) is less safe compared to its Consumer Discretionary peers
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -1.43 is worse than category average of -1.18, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.4
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 29.97 that is higher than category average of 25.15
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) has a higher management fee of 1.63% than its Consumer Discretionary average of 1.60%
• Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) carries a 4.75% load

See Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$140.00K
11/2009	$880.00K
10/2009	$720.00K

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Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
11/2009	0.06%	99.94%	0%	0%
10/2009	0%	100%	0%	0%
08/2009	0.23%	99.77%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Rydex Leisure A Fund (RYLSX)

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30-Nov-09 DIRECTV [6.25%] MCDONALDS CP [5.42%] WALT DISNEY-DISNEY C [4.76%] Comcast Corporation [3.94%] TIME WARNER INC NEW [3.77%] News Corporation [3.35%] CARNIVAL CORP [3.24%] Viacom, Inc. B [2.7%] Starbucks Corporation [2.6%] YUM BRANDS INC [2.55%]

31-Oct-09 MCDONALDS CP [5.37%] WALT DISNEY-DISNEY C [4.61%] Comcast Corporation [4.17%] TIME WARNER INC NEW [3.95%] News Corporation [3.6%] The DIRECTV Group, Inc. [3.33%] CARNIVAL CORP [3.14%] Viacom, Inc. B [2.7%] Liberty Media Corporation [2.61%] YUM BRANDS INC [2.54%]

31-Aug-09 MCDONALDS CP [6.85%] WALT DISNEY-DISNEY C [6.24%] TIME WARNER INC NEW [5.16%] News Corporation [4.11%] CARNIVAL CORP [3.9%] Starbucks Corporation [3.74%] YUM BRANDS INC [3.55%] Viacom, Inc. B [3.45%] Activision Blizzard, Inc [3.37%] LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP [3.27%]

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