AMG Yacktman Service (YACKX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of AMG Yacktman Service (YACKX) Fund

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Fund Manager - Stephen A. Yacktman

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 14.6 years
Fund Family: AMG Funds
Fund Category: Large Blend
Fund Performance: May 30, 2016
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.55)     (What does this score mean?)
Honorable Mentioning: US News (2011),
Yacktman is president of Yacktman Asset Management, a company he formed in March 1992. From 1983 to 1992, he managed Selected American Shares, for which he was named Morningstar's 1991 Portfolio Manager of the Year. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager at Stein Roe & Farnham from 1968 to 1982 and a partner at that firm from 1974 to 1982. He also has spent time at Continental Bank. Yacktman is a member of the Financial Analysts Society of Chicago.  Get more insights on Stephen A. Yacktman

 

AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

AMG Yacktman Service Fund seeks long-term growth of capital; current income is secondary. AMG Yacktman Service Fund invests in both domestic and foreign equity securities and debt securities. It invests up to 20% of assets in foreign equity securities and this 20% limit does not apply to investments in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). AMG Yacktman Service Fund's investments in equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and ADRs. Its investments in debt securities may include U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, investment grade corporate debt securities, convertible debt securities and debt securities below investment grade (high yield or junk bonds).

 

 What we like about AMG Yacktman Service (YACKX) Fund

Data for AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) as of May 30, 2016

• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) management has been with AMG Yacktman Service Fund for 14.6 years
• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 2.25% vs -1.15% Large Blend category median performance)
• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 3.00% vs Large Blend average of 53.12%. It is good that AMG Yacktman Service management does not trade extensively for its return.
• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 9.37, lower than category average of 11.67
• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) has a lower expense ratio than its Large Blend average: 0.72% vs 1.02%
• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

 What we are cautious about AMG Yacktman Service (YACKX) Fund

Data for AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) as of May 30, 2016

• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return 6.74% vs 9.43% Large Blend category median performance)
• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 9.00% vs 10.15% Large Blend category median performance)
• AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) is less safe compared to its Large Blend peers

See AMG Yacktman Service Fund (YACKX) performance details as of May 30, 2016

 

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AMG Yacktman Service (YACKX) Fund Net Asset

Track net asset change of AMG Yacktman Service fund (YACKX)

Date	Net Asset
05/2016	$8.83B
03/2016	$8.88B
02/2016	$8.49B

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AMG Yacktman Service (YACKX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
03/2016	17.01%	81.62%	1.37%	0%
12/2015	16.33%	82.53%	1.14%	0%
09/2015	17.93%	82.07%	0%	0%

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Top 10 Holdings in AMG Yacktman Service (YACKX) Fund

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Mar 30, 2016 Pepsico, Inc. Common Stock [7.62%] Procter & Gamble Company (The) [7.6%] Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. [6.28%] Cisco Systems, Inc. [4.94%] Coca-Cola Company (The) Common [4.91%] Oracle Corporation Common Stock [4.84%] Sysco Corporation Common Stock [4.79%] Microsoft Corporation [4.48%] Johnson & Johnson Common Stock [4.39%] Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. [2.83%]

Dec 30, 2015 Procter & Gamble Company (The) [8.16%] Pepsico, Inc. Common Stock [7.93%] Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. [5.95%] Cisco Systems, Inc. [4.91%] Oracle Corporation Common Stock [4.9%] Sysco Corporation Common Stock [4.9%] Coca-Cola Company (The) Common [4.9%] Microsoft Corporation [4.59%] Johnson & Johnson Common Stock [4.13%] Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. [2.8%]

Sep 29, 2015 Procter & Gamble Company (The) [8.48%] Pepsico, Inc. Common Stock [8.24%] Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. [5.7%] Coca-Cola Company (The) Common [4.93%] Oracle Corporation Common Stock [4.89%] Sysco Corporation Common Stock [4.83%] Cisco Systems, Inc. [4.8%] Microsoft Corporation [4.09%] Johnson & Johnson Common Stock [3.42%] Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. [2.7%]

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