Mutual Fund Insights: Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX)

In-depth Analysis of Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX)

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See Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $15.29 on 3/19/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Robert J. Stryker

Fund Manager Tenure: 2.2 years   [Similar Funds: VNYAX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.61)     (What does this score mean?)

Robert J. Stryker is a vice president of Van Kampen and has been associated with Van Kampen in an investment management capacity since February 1994. Prior to being appointed manager of the fund, Robert J. Stryker worked as a municipal credit analyst and portfolio manager for the investment advisor.  Get more insights on Robert J. Stryker

  

 What we like about Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX)

Data for Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) as of February 28, 2010

• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) is a new fund and has been performing well against its peers for both three-month and 1-year performance
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 15.93% vs 13.25 % Muni New York Long category average)
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2

  

 What we are cautious about Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX)

Data for Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) as of February 28, 2010

• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) management has been with Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund for only 2.2 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return 1.28% vs 2.93 % Muni New York Long category average)
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 2.39% vs 3.44 % Muni New York Long category average)
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) is less safe compared to its Muni New York Long peers
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 32.00% that is higher than the Muni New York Long average of 26.62%. This could mean Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -3.79 is worse than category average of -1.92, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.02
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 8.59 that is higher than category average of 7.66
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) has a higher management fee of 1.50% than its Muni New York Long average of 1.07%
• Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) carries a 1% load

See Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C fund (VNYCX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$99.41M
01/2010	$18.80M
11/2009	$18.87M

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Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C fund (VNYCX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	0.01%	0%	99.99%	0%
06/2009	0.02%	0%	99.98%	0%
03/2009	0%	0%	100%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Van Kampen NY Tax-Free Income C Fund (VNYCX)

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30-Sep-09 Tsasc Inc N Y Tob Settl 5.125% [2.44%] New York St Dorm Auth 7.5% [2.43%] New York N Y City Indl Dev Agy Rev 5.5% [2.01%] New York St Dorm Auth 5.25% [2.01%] New York St Dorm Auth 5.25% [2.01%] New York N Y City Hsg Dev Corp Mul 5.15% [1.96%] Port Auth 5.75% [1.93%] New York St Dorm Auth 5% [1.84%] Albany N Y Indl Dev Agy Civic Rev Bds 5% [1.83%] New York St Dorm Auth [1.8%]

30-Jun-09 New York St Dorm Auth 7.5% [2.54%] New York St Dorm Auth 5.25% [2.16%] Tsasc Inc N Y Tob Settl 5.125% [2.14%] New York St Dorm Auth 5.25% [2.08%] New York N Y City Indl Dev Agy Rev 5.5% [2.05%] New York N Y City Hsg Dev Corp Mul 5.15% [2.04%] Port Auth 5.75% [1.92%] New York St Dorm Auth 5% [1.84%] Albany N Y Indl Dev Agy Civic Rev Bds 5% [1.77%] New York N Y City Health & Hos Heal 5.5% [1.7%]

31-Mar-09 New York St Dorm Auth 7.5% [2.53%] New York N Y City Mun Wtr Fin Adj Rate [2.41%] New York St Dorm Auth 5.25% [2.17%] New York St Dorm Auth 5.25% [2.03%] Tsasc 5.125% [2.02%] New York St Dorm Auth 5.5% [2.02%] NEW YORK N Y CITY HSG DEV [1.99%] New York N Y City Indl Dev Agy Rev 5.5% [1.96%] Port Auth 5.75% [1.76%] New York N Y City Health & Hos Heal 5.5% [1.72%]

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