Mutual Fund Insights: Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX)

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Last Trade: $11.52 on 3/18/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Michael P. Byrum

Fund Manager Tenure: 12.0 years   [Similar Funds: RYRAX  RYRIX  RYRTX  RYLCX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.53)     (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 Retailing C Fund (RYRCX)

Data for Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) as of January 31, 2010

• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) management has been with Rydex Retailing C Fund for 12.0 years
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -9.28% vs -10.35% Consumer Discretionary category average)
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return -2.26% vs -2.50% Consumer Discretionary category average)
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 22.69, lower than category average of 25.15

  

 What we are cautious about Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX)

Data for Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) as of January 31, 2010

• Rydex Retailing C Fund is a focused fund with 36.49% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 44.87% vs 47.88% Consumer Discretionary category average)
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) is less safe compared to its Consumer Discretionary peers
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -2.11 is worse than category average of -1.18, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.4
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) has a higher management fee of 2.38% than its Consumer Discretionary average of 1.60%
• Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) carries a 1% load

See Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$1.05M
11/2009	$1.29M
10/2009	$2.56M

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Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
11/2009	0.23%	99.77%	0%	0%
10/2009	0.72%	99.28%	0%	0%
07/2009	0.31%	99.7%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Rydex Retailing C Fund (RYRCX)

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30-Nov-09 WAL MART STORES [8.56%] Amazon.com, Inc. [5.28%] HOME DEPOT INC [3.91%] WALGREEN CO [3.51%] CVS CAREMARK CP [3.48%] TARGET CP [3.27%] LOWES COMPANIES [3.27%] Costco Wholesale Corporation [2.96%] BEST BUY CO INC [2.49%] Staples, Inc. [2.35%]

31-Oct-09 WAL MART STORES [8.05%] Amazon.com, Inc. [4.77%] CVS CAREMARK CP [4.09%] HOME DEPOT INC [3.71%] WALGREEN CO [3.53%] TARGET CP [3.52%] LOWES COMPANIES [3.03%] Costco Wholesale Corporation [2.9%] KOHLS CP [2.42%] T J X COS INC [2.31%]

31-Jul-09 WAL MART STORES [9.01%] CVS CAREMARK CP [4.5%] HOME DEPOT INC [4.35%] TARGET CP [3.83%] LOWES COMPANIES [3.83%] Amazon.com, Inc. [3.82%] WALGREEN CO [3.61%] Costco Wholesale Corporation [3%] BEST BUY CO INC [2.54%] T J X COS INC [2.5%]

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