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Mutual Fund Insights: Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX)

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See Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $8.65 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.04 (-0.46%)
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Fund Manager - Devin E. Armstrong

Fund Manager Tenure: 2.6 years   [Similar Funds: VVOAX  VVOBX  VVOIX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.57)     (What does this score mean?)
Devin E. Armstrong joined Van Kampen in 2004 and has 8 years of investment industry experience. Devin E. Armstrong has been a portfolio manager for the U.S. Value strategy since 2007 and has specific research responsibility for Materials. Devin E. Armstrong is also a manager for a number of other similar strategies. Prior to joining Van Kampen, Devin E. Armstrong was a research associate at William Blair &Company. Prior to that, Devin E. Armstrong was a senior analyst at Ibbotson Associates. Devin E. Armstrong holds Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Devin E. Armstrong

  

What we like about Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) What we like about Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX)

Data for Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 61.05% vs 54.22 % Large Value category average)
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return -2.70% vs -0.22 % Large Value category average)
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 34.00% vs Large Value average of 69.56%. It is good that Van Kampen Value Opportunities C management does not trade extensively for its return.

  

What we are cautious about Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) What we are cautious about Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX)

Data for Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) management has been with Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund for only 2.6 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund is a focused fund with 36.89% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -10.77% vs -7.29 % Large Value category average)
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) is less safe compared to its Large Value peers
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -4.61 is worse than category average of -1.52, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.46
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 22.7 that is higher than category average of 20.8
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) has a higher management fee of 2.10% than its Large Value average of 1.29%
  • Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) carries a 1% load
See Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Van Kampen Value Opportunities C fund (VVOCX)

DateNet Asset
02/2010$117.28M
01/2010$8.99M
11/2009$9.48M
More historic net asset information on Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX)

  

Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Van Kampen Value Opportunities C fund (VVOCX)

DateCashStockBondOther
09/20095.78%94.22%0%0%
06/20097.38%92.62%0%0%
03/20099.1%90.9%0%0%
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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX)

Discover what Van Kampen Value Opportunities C Fund (VVOCX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09
ASPEN INSURANCE HLDG [5.06%]
HANESBRANDS INC. [4.44%]
FLAGSTONE REINSURANC [4.41%]
Comcast Corporation [4.06%]
CHUBB CP THE [3.97%]
Viacom, Inc. B [3.84%]
eBay Inc. [3.16%]
ALLIED WLD ASSUR CO [3.15%]
INTL PAPER [3.13%]
Schering-Plough Corporation [3.07%]

30-Jun-09
ASPEN INSURANCE HLDG [4.85%]
FLAGSTONE REINSURANC [4.58%]
Comcast Corporation [3.96%]
Viacom, Inc. B [3.63%]
CHUBB CP THE [3.57%]
HANESBRANDS INC. [3.54%]
INTL PAPER [3.53%]
SCHERING PLOUGH CP [3.1%]
ALLIED WLD ASSUR CO [3.05%]
VERIZON COMMUN [2.77%]

31-Mar-09
ASPEN INSURANCE HLDG [5.48%]
HANESBRANDS INC. [5.04%]
Comcast Corporation [4.44%]
CHUBB CP THE [4.26%]
FLAGSTONE REINSURANC [3.89%]
Viacom, Inc. B [3.4%]
SCHERING PLOUGH CP [3.27%]
ALLIED WLD ASSUR CO [3.19%]
VERIZON COMMUN [3.05%]
BANK OF NY MELLON CP [2.81%]
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