Mutual Fund Insights: Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX)

In-depth Analysis of Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX)

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See Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $16.55 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.12 (-0.72%)

  

Fund Manager - Dagmar Nikles

Fund Manager Tenure: 4.8 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.51)     (What does this score mean?)

Nikles is an employee of Barclays and BGI and is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the LifePath Funds. She has been a member of the asset allocation portfolio management team since July 2003. Prior to joining BGI, she received her Financial Risk Manager Certification and prior to that, she 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 Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX)

Data for Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) as of February 28, 2010

• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) management has been with Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund for 4.8 years
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 53.39% vs 53.14 % Target Date 2036-2040 category average)
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -6.23% vs -5.59 % Target Date 2036-2040 category average)
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 0.90% vs 0.79 % Target Date 2036-2040 category average)
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 14.00% vs Target Date 2036-2040 average of 38.17%. It is good that Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX)

Data for Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) as of February 28, 2010

• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund is a focused fund with 98.52% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) is less safe compared to its Target Date 2036-2040 peers
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -6.01 is worse than category average of -5.34, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.29
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 20.67 that is higher than category average of 20.61
• Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) has a higher management fee of 0.69% than its Target Date 2036-2040 average of 0.64%

See Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I fund (STLEX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$620.25M
01/2010	$430.75M
11/2009	$423.36M

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Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I fund (STLEX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
01/2010	2.98%	86.11%	10.72%	0.18%
09/2009	2.77%	86.83%	10.05%	0.35%
08/2009	2.51%	86.97%	10.25%	0.27%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX)

Discover what Barclays Global Investors LP 2040 I Fund (STLEX) manager is buying

31-Jan-10 Active Stock LP [44.17%] iShares MSCI EAFE Index [14.72%] Core Alpha Bond LP [11.26%] iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index [7.27%] iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Dev RE ex-US [5.91%] iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index [5.14%] iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors [3.3%] iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index [3.24%] iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index [1.82%] iShares MSCI Canada Index [1.69%]

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%]

31-Aug-09 Active Stock Master Portfolio [44.35%] iShares MSCI EAFE Index [15.32%] CoreAlpha Bond Master Portfolio [10.3%] iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index [7.02%] iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Dev RE ex-US [6.21%] iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index [4.87%] iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors [3.43%] iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index [3.42%] iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index [1.95%] iShares MSCI Canada Index [1.68%]

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