Mutual Fund Insights: Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX)

In-depth Analysis of Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX)

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Last Trade: $24.88 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.23 (-0.92%)

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Fund Manager - Kent Gasaway

Fund Manager Tenure: 11.9 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.7)     (What does this score mean?)

Kent Gasaway is senior vice president and partner with Kornitzer Capital Management, his employer since 1991. Previously, Gasaway spent 10 years with Waddell & Reed Mutual Funds Group. Kent Gasaway holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Kent Gasaway

  

 What we like about Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX)

Data for Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) as of February 28, 2010

• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) management has been with Buffalo Small Cap Fund for 11.9 years
• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 3.56% vs 0.80 % Small Growth category average)
• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 15.00% vs Small Growth average of 136.50%. It is good that Buffalo Small Cap management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 23.48, lower than category average of 24.99
• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) has a lower management fee than its Small Growth average: 1.01% vs 1.60%
• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX)

Data for Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) as of February 28, 2010

• Buffalo Small Cap Fund is a focused fund with 35.08% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 57.09% vs 60.01 % Small Growth category average)
• Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -1.79% vs -5.64 % Small Growth category average)

See Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$2.65B
01/2010	$2.53B
11/2009	$2.37B

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Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	16.41%	83.52%	0%	0.08%
06/2009	14.39%	85.52%	0%	0.09%
03/2009	9.03%	90.86%	0%	0.11%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX)

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30-Sep-09 Fidelity Instl MM Fds Government I [4.82%] W M S INDS INC [4.71%] Corinthian Colleges, Inc. [3.08%] Coldwater Creek, Inc. [2.85%] LIFE TIME FITNESS [2.84%] Align Technology, Inc. [2.84%] WADDELL&REED FIN INC [2.67%] Career Education Corporation [2.58%] PrivateBancorp, Inc. [2.57%] I T T EDUCATION SVCS [2.37%]

30-Jun-09 Fidelity Instl MM Fds Government I [7.88%] W M S INDS INC [4.32%] Corinthian Colleges, Inc. [3.27%] WADDELL&REED FIN INC [3.22%] AIM STIT Treasury Instl [3.09%] PrivateBancorp, Inc. [2.85%] I T T EDUCATION SVCS [2.81%] Align Technology, Inc. [2.75%] Coldwater Creek, Inc. [2.64%]

31-Mar-09 ITT Educational Services, Inc. [6.13%] Corinthian Colleges, Inc. [5.17%] WMS Industries Inc. [4.3%] Panera Bread Company [4.1%] Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. [3.31%] Semtech Corporation [2.98%] Align Technology, Inc. [2.87%] FormFactor, Inc. [2.68%] MKS Instruments, Inc. [2.67%]

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