Mutual Fund Insights: Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX)

In-depth Analysis of Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX)

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See Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $6.35 on 3/17/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Philip Yarrow

Fund Manager Tenure: 3.0 years   [Similar Funds: VSLAX  VSLBX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.5)     (What does this score mean?)

Yarrow joined Van Kampen Asset Management in 2005.Prior to that, he was a credit analyst and a portfolio manager at Bank One/JPMorgan. Yarrow has over 12 years of investment experience. Yarrow holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Philip Yarrow

  

 What we like about Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX)

Data for Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) as of January 31, 2010

• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) is a new fund and has been performing well against its peers for both three-month and 1-year performance
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 52.38% vs 35.55% Bank Loan category average)
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 33.00% vs Bank Loan average of 41.17%. It is good that Van Kampen Senior Loan C management does not trade extensively for its return.

  

 What we are cautious about Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX)

Data for Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) as of January 31, 2010

• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) management has been with Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund for only 3.0 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -5.30% vs -0.58% Bank Loan category average)
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return -1.32% vs 1.82% Bank Loan category average)
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) is less safe compared to its Bank Loan peers
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -5.64 is worse than category average of -2.19, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.26
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 20.16 that is higher than category average of 14.03
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) has a higher management fee of 2.62% than its Bank Loan average of 1.36%
• Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) carries a 1% load

See Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$215.13M
11/2009	$210.28M
10/2009	$211.56M

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Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Van Kampen Senior Loan C fund (VSLCX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	2.66%	0.18%	90.58%	6.58%
06/2009	3.76%	0.19%	89.35%	6.7%
03/2009	2.92%	0.21%	88.57%	8.3%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Van Kampen Senior Loan C Fund (VSLCX)

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30-Sep-09 Calpine Corporation First Priority Term Loans [1.69%] Community Health Systems Inc Term Loan B [1.65%] Hca Inc Term Loan B [1.62%] Nielsen Finance Llc Term Loan [1.18%] Charter Communications Op Llc Term Loan [1.02%] Ford Motor Company Term Loan B [0.84%] Nelson Education Ltd First Lien Term Loan [0.82%] Univision Communications 09/14 Var Initial Term Lo [0.81%] Inverness Medical Innovation I First Lien Term Loa [0.81%] Wrigley Jr Company Tranche B [0.78%]

30-Jun-09 Calpine Corporation First Priority Term Loans [1.79%] Community Health Systems Inc Term Loan B [1.64%] Hca Inc Term Loan B [1.62%] Nielsen Finance Llc Term Loan [1.28%] Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Term Ln B 993697ab7 [1.16%] Charter Communications Op Llc Term Loan [0.99%] Inverness Medical Innovation I First Lien Term Loa [0.9%] Health Management Associates Term Loan [0.82%] Univision Communications Term Loan B [0.81%] Surgical Care Affiliates Term Loan [0.8%]

31-Mar-09 Neilsen Finance Llc Term Loan B [1.42%] Dole Foods Company Inc Term Loan C [1.28%] Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Term Ln B 99 [1.19%] Community Health Systems Inc Term Loan B [1.02%] Inverness Medical Innovation Ifirst Lien [1%] Health Management Associates Term Loan [0.9%] Yonkers Racing Corporation Term Loan [0.9%] United Surgical Term B [0.87%] Education Management Corp Term Loan B [0.85%] Tribune Company Tranche B [0.85%]

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