Mutual Fund Insights: Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX)

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See Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $14.12 on 3/18/2010, Change: +0.01 (0.07%)

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Fund Manager - David C. Decker

Fund Manager Tenure: 10.1 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.66)     (What does this score mean?)

Decker is Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Janus Adviser Contrarian Fund, he joined Janus Capital in 1992 and has managed various other mutual funds and private accounts since that time. Decker holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on David C. Decker

  

 What we like about Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX)

Data for Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) management has been with Janus Contrarian J Fund for 10.1 years
• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 38.96% vs 34.15% Large Blend category average)
• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.18% vs 0.19% Large Blend category average)
• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 80.00% vs Large Blend average of 80.36%. It is good that Janus Contrarian J management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) has a lower management fee than its Large Blend average: 1.01% vs 1.10%
• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX)

Data for Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Janus Contrarian J Fund is a focused fund with 38.26% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -7.68% vs -7.17% Large Blend category average)
• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 27.85 that is higher than category average of 20.52

See Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$4.02B
11/2009	$3.83B
10/2009	$4.00B

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Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	4.7%	93.7%	0.57%	1.03%
06/2009	0%	98.3%	0.64%	1.06%
03/2009	1.78%	95.25%	0.83%	2.14%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Janus Contrarian J Fund (JSVAX)

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30-Sep-09 ST JOE CO (THE) [6.57%] Liberty Media Corporation [6.41%] Inbev [5.78%] KINDER MORGAN MNGMNT [4.65%] OWENS ILLINOIS [4.11%] DENBURY RES INC (HLD [3.66%] CB RICHARD ELLIS GRP [2.87%] PLUM CREEK TIM REIT [2.6%] ASSURED GUARANTY LTD [2.25%] VAIL RESORTS INC [2.22%]

30-Jun-09 ST JOE CO (THE) [6.57%] Liberty Media Corporation [6.41%] Inbev [5.78%] KINDER MORGAN MNGMNT [4.65%] OWENS ILLINOIS [4.11%] DENBURY RES INC (HLD [3.66%] CB RICHARD ELLIS GRP [2.87%] PLUM CREEK TIM REIT [2.6%] ASSURED GUARANTY LTD [2.25%] VAIL RESORTS INC [2.22%]

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