The CEF universe is a strange and wonderful place, and part of the fund's wretched performance so far (it's lost more than twice as much since launch than
the average large cap fund) might be attributed to a stretch of irrational pricing in the CEF market.
Not exact matches
Fidelity research has also shown that picking low - cost
funds is one way to improve
average historical results of
large -
cap stock
funds relative to comparable index
funds.
Therefore it's
average market
cap is
large -
cap, which is why it performs similarly to and S&P 500 index
fund.
For example, over the 10 years ended December 31, 2012, the tax - managed
large cap core stock
funds returned an annual
average of 5.82 percent after taxes.
Now if you go back ten years, a period that includes the bubble, the Group of Fifteen did better,
averaging a positive 8.13 % per year.Even for that ten year period, however, they underperformed the value group, on
average, by more than 5 % per year.6 With a good tailwind, those
large cap funds were not great — underperforming the index by almost 2 % per year — and in stormy weather their boats leaked badly.
The ETF had major equivalent positions in the SPDR ® S&P ® 500 Value ETF (SPYV), SPDR ® Morgan Stanley Technology ETF (MTK), iShares U.S. Broker - Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF (IAI), First Trust
Large Cap Value AlphaDEX ®
Fund (FTA), iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF), and iShares Transportation
Average ETF (IYT).
Large cap funds, on
average and after expenses, have returned 7.1 % over the past 15 years which puts them 70 bps behind the S&P 500 for the same period.
Over the past year, the
average U.S.
large -
cap growth
fund has risen 18.2 %, while the
average U.S.
large -
cap value
fund is up 10.4 %... from 2003 through 2013, the
average gap between the two styles of stock - picking for
large -
cap stocks was 0.75 percentage point... it's a similar story among small - company stocks, where growth - stock
funds -LSB-...] are up 16 % over the past year.
The
fund had top - three equivalent positions in the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV;
average weight of 21.7 %), Guggenheim S&P 500 ® Equal Weight ETF (RSP; 20.1 %) and iShares Morningstar
Large -
Cap ETF (JKD; 15.3 %).
After verifying the analysis total
average mid & small
cap investment % is 57 and Gaint &
Large cap investment % 43 for the
funds selected
An article in InvestmentNews discusses how «
average investors» in some of the top ten
large -
cap mutual
funds failed to beat the market over a recent five - year period due to market timing:
That compares with
average gains of 28.7 % for small -
cap value
funds and 26.3 % for
large -
cap growth
funds.
The
fund had top equivalent equity positions in the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ; average weight of 38.6 %), iShares Japan Large - Cap ETF (ITF; 14.2 %), iShares MSCI Japan Small - Cap ETF (SCJ; 9.7 %), SPDR ® Russell / Nomura Small Cap ™ Japan ETF (JSC; 8.6 %), and WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ; 8.5
fund had top equivalent equity positions in the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ;
average weight of 38.6 %), iShares Japan
Large -
Cap ETF (ITF; 14.2 %), iShares MSCI Japan Small -
Cap ETF (SCJ; 9.7 %), SPDR ® Russell / Nomura Small
Cap ™ Japan ETF (JSC; 8.6 %), and WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend
Fund (DFJ; 8.5
Fund (DFJ; 8.5 %).
The article pointed out that for the past 10 years, the return of diversified US stock
funds, which include small -, mid -, and
large -
cap funds,
averaged at 6.7 % while the S&P index returned 5.9 % a year.
And why, despite the «staggering» costs of
large -
cap index
funds, did the iShares S&P / TSX 60 (XIU) return 8.38 % annually over the last 10 years, compared with an
average of 5.88 % for its actively managed peers?
The fees I pay in Utah include 20 bps for program management along with the underlying investment expense ratio which
averages to 4.5 bps across the three index
funds I own (
large cap, small
cap, and international).
In 2014 the
average U.S.
large -
cap blend
fund gained 11 %, according to Morningstar, while the Vanguard 500 Index Fund VFINX, -0.39 % was up 13.
fund gained 11 %, according to Morningstar, while the Vanguard 500 Index
Fund VFINX, -0.39 % was up 13.
Fund VFINX, -0.39 % was up 13.5 %.
3) My expected YoY returns over 20 yrs on my portfolio: 1) ICICI Prudential value discovery (Mid and Small
Cap)-- 15 % 2) Franklin India Smaller Companies (Mid and Small
Cap)-- 15 % 3) UTI Equity
Fund (
Large Cap)-- 11 % 4) HDFC Balanced
Fund (Balanced)-- 12 % 5) Tata Balanced
Fund (Balanced)-- 12 % So, on an
average I am expecting 12 - 13 % returns YoY on this portfolio after 20 yrs.
Over the last 5 years, an investment of INR 1 lakh in an
average mutual
large -
cap fund would have become a corpus of INR more than 2.02 lakhs with an annualized return of 15.24 percent.
The portfolio allocation for Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip
Fund in terms of equity fund type is such that 55 to 60 percent of the corpus is usually allocated to mid-caps (higher than average ratio for the category) with a 20 - 30 percent allocation in large c
Fund in terms of equity
fund type is such that 55 to 60 percent of the corpus is usually allocated to mid-caps (higher than average ratio for the category) with a 20 - 30 percent allocation in large c
fund type is such that 55 to 60 percent of the corpus is usually allocated to mid-
caps (higher than
average ratio for the category) with a 20 - 30 percent allocation in
large caps.
It is a multi-
cap fund with 70 percent of its corpus parked in
large caps, while the rest is in mid
cap and small
caps, on an
average.
Over the last one year, the growth in
average ULIP
large cap fund was 15.51 percent while it was 18.83 percent in case of
average mutual
large cap funds.
The
fund had major equivalent positions in the Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE;
average weight 18.0 %), Vanguard Value ETF (VTV; 14.8 %), iShares Morningstar Large - Cap ETF (JKD; 12.4 %), SPDR ® Dow Jones ® Industrial Average ETF (DIA; 11.4 %), Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH; 10.3 %), and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT;
average weight 18.0 %), Vanguard Value ETF (VTV; 14.8 %), iShares Morningstar
Large -
Cap ETF (JKD; 12.4 %), SPDR ® Dow Jones ® Industrial
Average ETF (DIA; 11.4 %), Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH; 10.3 %), and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT;
Average ETF (DIA; 11.4 %), Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH; 10.3 %), and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT; 8.6 %).
The
fund had major equivalent positions in the iShares Morningstar
Large -
Cap Growth ETF (JKE;
average weight of 30.7 %), PowerShares QQQ (QQQ; 19.5 %), iShares S&P Mid-
Cap 400 Growth ETF (IJK; 12.4 %), Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR; 11.0 %), iShares Morningstar Mid-
Cap Growth ETF (JKH; 7.1 %), and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO; 5.3 %).
«For the
average investor, on the equity side, 65 % should be in U.S. stocks and the rest should be in international,» said Ed Kohlhepp, CEO of Kohlhepp Investment Advisors, a registered investment advisor (RIA), in Doylestown, Pa. «Of the U.S. stock
funds, 65 % should be in
large cap and the rest split between small - and midcap
funds.
It seems USMV overweights a select few mid-
cap companies and along with different sectors, but as a whole the
fund actually has a
larger average market
cap than SPLV:
Fund vs Category: Compare your fund's performance with that of other funds in the category (Large - cap, Balanced etc.) and see if the fund is an above average performer or
Fund vs Category: Compare your
fund's performance with that of other funds in the category (Large - cap, Balanced etc.) and see if the fund is an above average performer or
fund's performance with that of other
funds in the category (
Large -
cap, Balanced etc.) and see if the
fund is an above average performer or
fund is an above
average performer or not.
Recent industry research by Ken Squire, manager of the 13D Activist mutual
fund (DDDAX), finds an
average outperformance of 16 % over the subsequent 15 months for companies
larger than $ 1 billion in market
cap:
The
fund had top equivalent positions in the Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH;
average weight of 35 %), iShares North American Tech ETF (IGM; 16.4 %), Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT; 13.0 %), iShares Morningstar
Large -
Cap Value ETF (JKF; 8.5 %), iShares Morningstar Small -
Cap Value ETF (JKL; 7.8 %), and Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE; 6.3 %).
This occurs when the
fund manager drifts off course from the
fund's stated investment goals and strategy in such a way that the composition of the
fund's portfolio changes significantly from its original goals; for example, it may shift from being a
fund that invests in
large -
cap stocks that pay above -
average dividends to being a
fund mainly invested in small -
cap stocks that offer little or no dividends at all.
While individual results vary, on
average,
large -
cap active
funds have actually outperformed during the last three bear markets.
The
fund had top equivalent positions in the iShares Morningstar
Large -
Cap Growth ETF (JKE;
average weight of 47.8 %), Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR; 11.3 %), iShares Morningstar Mid-
Cap Growth ETF (JKH; 9.8 %), Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH; 9.1 %), PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC; 6.3 %), and SPDR ® Morgan Stanley Technology ETF (MTK; 5.6 %).
Our research showed that, on
average, actively managed
large -
cap stock
funds lost less during recent bear markets than
large -
cap index
funds.
Take a look at the table illustrating the
average performance of
large -
cap domestic equity
funds over the last three major corrections.
During the last three market downturns, the
average active
large -
cap blend
fund outperformed its prospectus benchmark from 0.83 % during the 2007 - 09 downturn to more than 5 % during the 2000 - 01 correction.
«We think this gives investors a better indication of how
large -
cap active
funds have actually performed, on
average, during bear markets,» said Nielson.
While
large cap funds have an
average market
cap of above Rs. 10000 crore, mid
caps have an
average market
caps between Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 10,000 crore.
As reported in Table 1, the 26 - year annualized return of growth - oriented
large - cap U.S. stock was 8.60 percent (which represents the average of the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the Lipper US Index of Large Growth fu
large -
cap U.S. stock was 8.60 percent (which represents the
average of the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the Lipper US Index of
Large Growth fu
Large Growth
funds).
The two value - oriented
large - cap U.S. stock measures in this study (Russell 1000 Value Index and the Lipper US Index of Large Value funds) had an average return of 9.03 percent over the period 1990 —
large -
cap U.S. stock measures in this study (Russell 1000 Value Index and the Lipper US Index of
Large Value funds) had an average return of 9.03 percent over the period 1990 —
Large Value
funds) had an
average return of 9.03 percent over the period 1990 — 2015.
But its returns in that period are above the 18.7 % annual
average for its peer group,
large -
cap funds.
In the three equity
fund categories — Indian Equity
Large -
Cap, Indian ELSS, and Indian Equity Mid - / Small -
Cap — the asset - weighted
average fund returns were higher than their respective equal - weighted
average fund returns over the 10 - year horizon.
The
fund had top equivalent positions in the iShares Morningstar
Large -
Cap Growth ETF (JKE;
average weight of 28.1 %), iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT; 16.4 %); Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR; 12.1 %), iShares S&P Mid-
Cap 400 Growth ETF (IJK; 11.5 %), Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT; 8.9 %), and Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE; 5.7 %).
The
fund had top equivalent positions in the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY;
average weight of 13.2 %), iShares Morningstar
Large -
Cap Growth ETF (JKE; 12.6 %), Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC; 12.3 %), iShares North American Tech ETF (IGM; 11.1 %), Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT; 10.5 %), and iShares S&P Mid-
Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ; 9.6 %).
The
average target - date
fund (TDF) enjoyed nearly a 4 % return for the second quarter of 2014, buoyed by U.S.
large cap, emerging market and real estate equity holdings.
For example, if you did that in Morningstar for
large -
cap growth using their mutual
fund database, then it would just sum up all of the mutual
funds in that universe together that are flagged with the Morningstar Category of
large -
cap growth, and then calculate, and then display, these
averages.
The
fund had major equivalent positions in the iShares Morningstar Large - Cap Value ETF (JKF; average weight of 19.4 %), iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY; 14.9 %), SPDR ® Dow Jones ® Industrial Average ETF (DIA; 13.5 %), iShares Morningstar Large - Cap ETF (JKD; 11.1 %), First Trust Value Line ® Dividend Index Fund (FVD; 9.7 %), and iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW; 9.4
fund had major equivalent positions in the iShares Morningstar
Large -
Cap Value ETF (JKF;
average weight of 19.4 %), iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY; 14.9 %), SPDR ® Dow Jones ® Industrial Average ETF (DIA; 13.5 %), iShares Morningstar Large - Cap ETF (JKD; 11.1 %), First Trust Value Line ® Dividend Index Fund (FVD; 9.7 %), and iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW;
average weight of 19.4 %), iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY; 14.9 %), SPDR ® Dow Jones ® Industrial
Average ETF (DIA; 13.5 %), iShares Morningstar Large - Cap ETF (JKD; 11.1 %), First Trust Value Line ® Dividend Index Fund (FVD; 9.7 %), and iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW;
Average ETF (DIA; 13.5 %), iShares Morningstar
Large -
Cap ETF (JKD; 11.1 %), First Trust Value Line ® Dividend Index
Fund (FVD; 9.7 %), and iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW; 9.4
Fund (FVD; 9.7 %), and iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW; 9.4 %).
The
fund lost 6.2 % last year, however, trailing the
large -
cap category
average.
For comparison, mutual
funds invest an
average of 13 % of their portfolios in smallcap stocks and 59 % in
large -
cap stocks.
The difference between the
average and the aggregate suggests that the hedge
funds with the
largest assets under management target
large -
cap stocks.
In this summary, we consider the top 10
large cap value mutual
funds, which have much lower investment fees compared to the
average large cap value mutual
fund.