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Mutual Fund Insights: State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX)

In-depth Analysis of State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX)

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See State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

Last Trade: $12.52 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.10 (-0.79%)

Fund Manager - Dagmar Nikles

Fund Manager Tenure: 4.7 years [Similar Funds: SAUAX SAUBX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.5) (What does this score mean?)

Dagmar Nikles is an employee of Barclays and BGI and is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the LifePath Funds. Dagmar Nikles has been a member of the asset allocation portfolio management team since July 2003. Prior to joining BGI, Dagmar Nikles received her Financial Risk Manager Certification and prior to that, Dagmar Nikles was an assistant portfolio manager and analyst at Zurich Scudder Investment from 2000 to 2002. Get more insights on Dagmar Nikles

What we like about State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX)

Data for State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) as of February 28, 2010

State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) management has been with State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund for 4.7 years
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -6.41% vs -5.59 % Target Date 2036-2040 category average)
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 6.00% vs Target Date 2036-2040 average of 38.17%. It is good that State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst management does not trade extensively for its return.
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

What we are cautious about State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX)

Data for State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) as of February 28, 2010

State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund is a focused fund with 98.90% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 53.13% vs 53.14 % Target Date 2036-2040 category average)
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 0.73% vs 0.79 % Target Date 2036-2040 category average)
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) is less safe compared to its Target Date 2036-2040 peers
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -6.2 is worse than category average of -5.34, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.3
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 20.68 that is higher than category average of 20.61
State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) has a higher management fee of 0.86% than its Target Date 2036-2040 average of 0.64%

See State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

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State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst fund (SAUIX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$542.65M
01/2010	$95.83M
11/2009	$95.15M

More historic net asset information on State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX)

State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst fund (SAUIX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	2.78%	86.83%	10.05%	0.35%
06/2009	3.56%	86.56%	9.31%	0.57%
03/2009	2.69%	118.66%	9.5%	0.39%

Click here to see more historic asset allocation information on State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX)

Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX)

Discover what State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09

Active Stock Master Portfolio [44.22%]
iShares MSCI EAFE Index [15.13%]
CoreAlpha Bond Master Portfolio [10.42%]
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index [7.11%]
iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Dev RE ex-US [6.04%]
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index [5.12%]
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index [3.48%]
iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors [3.43%]
iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index [1.93%]
iShares MSCI Canada Index [1.71%]

30-Jun-09

Active Stock Master Portfolio [44.52%]
iShares MSCI EAFE Index [15.14%]
CoreAlpha Bond Master Portfolio [10.16%]
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index [7.12%]
iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Dev RE ex-US [6.39%]
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index [5.02%]
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index [3.47%]
iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors [3.16%]
iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index [1.91%]
iShares MSCI Canada Index [1.67%]

31-Mar-09

Active Stock Master Portfolio [44.87%]
iShares MSCI EAFE Index [17.39%]
CoreAlpha Bond Master Portfolio [8.95%]
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index [7.46%]
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index [5.26%]
iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Dvlpd RE ex-US [4.65%]
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index [3.65%]
iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors [2.39%]
iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index [1.94%]
iShares MSCI Canada Index [1.87%]

Click here for Stock Holding Change Map in State Farm LifePath 2040 Inst Fund (SAUIX)

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