Mutual Fund Insights: Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX)

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See Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $18.77 on 3/12/2010, Change: -0.07 (-0.37%)

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Fund Manager - Curtis R. Jensen

Fund Manager Tenure: 13.0 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.57)     (What does this score mean?)

Jensen is a co-CIO and portfolio manager for Third Avenue. Previously Jensen held various corporate finance positions with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company and Enright and Company, a private investment banking firm.  Get more insights on Curtis R. Jensen

  

 What we like about Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX)

Data for Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) as of January 31, 2010

• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) management has been with Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund for 13.0 years
• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -7.38% vs -7.80% Small Blend category average)
• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 15.00% vs Small Blend average of 96.31%. It is good that Third Avenue Small-Cap Value management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 24.59, lower than category average of 25.24
• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) has a lower management fee than its Small Blend average: 1.13% vs 1.53%
• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX)

Data for Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) as of January 31, 2010

• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund is a focused fund with 37.04% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 33.28% vs 41.29% Small Blend category average)
• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 0.31% vs 0.36% Small Blend category average)
• Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below

See Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$1.20B
11/2009	$1.23B
10/2009	$1.22B

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Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
10/2009	6.29%	86.97%	6.39%	0.35%
09/2009	6.76%	93.24%	0%	0%
07/2009	5.98%	87.81%	6.03%	0.19%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund (TASCX)

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31-Oct-09 Sapporo Holdings Ltd. [4.47%] LANXESS AG [4.33%] VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD [4.29%] Parco Co Ltd [4.08%] BROOKFIELD ASSET MGT [3.56%] National Western Life Insurance [3.44%] Synopsys, Inc. [3.43%] ALEXANDER BALDWIN [3.32%] ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN [3.13%] VAIL RESORTS INC [2.99%]

30-Sep-09 Tellabs, Inc. [4.86%] CIMAREX ENERGY CO [4.12%] Sycamore Networks, Inc. [3.45%] Wheelock and Co. Ltd. [3.41%] LANXESS AG [3.37%] WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CO [2.99%] ALEXANDER BALDWIN [2.99%] BROOKFIELD ASSET MGT [2.88%] SUPERIOR IND INTL [2.65%] Parco [2.51%]

31-Jul-09 Sapporo Holdings Ltd. [4.91%] LANXESS AG [4.35%] PARCO [3.85%] VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD [3.54%] ALEXANDER BALDWIN [3.49%] BROOKFIELD ASSET MGT [3.41%] CIMAREX ENERGY CO [3.37%] ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN [3.1%] Synopsys, Inc. [2.96%] ST MARY LAND EXPL [2.93%]

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