Mutual Fund Insights: Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX)

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See Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $32.31 on 3/17/2010, Change: +0.11 (0.34%)

  

Fund Manager - Donald M. Butler

Fund Manager Tenure: 6.1 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.55)     (What does this score mean?)

Donald M. Butler, CFA, Principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1992; has managed investment portfolios since 1997; and has co-managed the Fund since 2009. Education: B.S.B.A., Shippensburg University.  Get more insights on Donald M. Butler

  

 What we like about Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX)

Data for Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) management has been with Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund for 6.1 years
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -3.63% vs -4.27% Utilities category average)
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 10.00% vs Utilities average of 108.07%. It is good that Vanguard Utilities Index Adm management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 17.62, lower than category average of 18.85
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) has a lower management fee than its Utilities average: 0.28% vs 1.40%
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX)

Data for Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund is a focused fund with 44.49% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 7.27% vs 15.37% Utilities category average)
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 4.20% vs 4.68% Utilities category average)
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) is less safe compared to its Utilities peers
• Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of 0.62 is worse than category average of 1.07, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.23

See Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$101.70M
11/2009	$85.34M
10/2009	$79.83M

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Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	0%	100%	0%	0%
07/2009	0%	100%	0%	0%
06/2009	0.75%	99.25%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Vanguard Utilities Index Adm Fund (VUIAX)

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30-Sep-09 EXELON CORPORATION [7.46%] SOUTHERN CO [5.66%] F P L GROUP INC [4.92%] DOMINION RES NEW [4.65%] DUKE ENERGY CP HL CO [4.63%] PUB ENTRPR GP [3.63%] ENTERGY CP [3.58%] PG&E CP [3.41%] AMER ELECTRIC POW CO [3.37%] FIRSTENERGY CP [3.18%]

31-Jul-09 EXELON CORPORATION [7.86%] SOUTHERN CO [5.73%] F P L GROUP INC [5.17%] DOMINION RES NEW [4.63%] DUKE ENERGY CP HL CO [4.62%] PUB ENTRPR GP [3.85%] ENTERGY CP [3.57%] PG&E CP [3.47%] AMER ELECTRIC POW CO [3.39%] PPL CORP [2.97%]

30-Jun-09 EXELON CORPORATION [8.16%] SOUTHERN CO [5.87%] F P L GROUP INC [5.35%] DOMINION RES NEW [4.72%] DUKE ENERGY CP HL CO [4.49%] PUB ENTRPR GP [4%] ENTERGY CP [3.55%] PG&E CP [3.4%] AMER ELECTRIC POW CO [3.26%] PPL CORP [2.99%]

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