To identify the best funds within a given category, investors need a predictive rating based on analysis of the underlying quality
of stocks in each fund.
The Funds are subject to stock market risk,
meaning stocks in a Fund may fluctuate in response to developments at individual companies or due to general market and economic conditions.
What do you make of the fact that Munger and Buffett recommend against short selling, and why did you decide to
short stocks in your fund?
For the better part of two years, I have advocated the same 50/25/25 portfolio for moderate growth - and - income investors, with a preference for higher quality
stock in funds like iShares Quality Factor (QUAL) and iShares Russell 1000 Value (IWD).
On the flipside, if the British pound rises (as it has in 2014), Canadians will get a boost in the return of the
UK stocks in this fund.
Agreed but I might consider a blended portfolio of large and small cap stocks using low cost mutual funds (I found a fidelity large cap fund FUSVX with a net expense of.035 % that has also delivered 17 % + YTD gains, some are dividend some are
growth stock in the fund) UNLESS you're close to retirement.
Consider these risks before investing: The value
of stocks in the fund's portfolio may fall or fail to rise over extended periods of time for a variety of reasons, including general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific issuer, industry or sector.
What do you make of the fact that Munger and Buffett recommend against short selling, and why did you decide to
short stocks in your fund?
Although the mutual fund might have a tame 10 % return for the year, one of the
underlying stocks in the fund might have doubled and two others lost 50 % of their value during the year.
The Longleaf Partners funds are subject to stock market risk,
meaning stocks in the Fund may fluctuate in response to developments at individual companies or due to general market and economic conditions.
Half
the stocks in the fund have a weighting of 4.7 % or more.
A portfolio's Ownership Zone ™ is derived by plotting
each stock in the fund's portfolio within the proprietary Morningstar Style Box ™.
This means that just because you are invested in an index fund doesn't guarantee you will make money in a given year as the returns of the fund will be related to the performance of
the stocks in the fund.
It would have cost 15 - times as much to buy
the stocks in the fund on another platform.
c) Market - Implied Duration of Growth (Growth Appreciation Period) measures the number of years of future profit growth required to justify the current valuation of
the stocks in the fund.
a) Quality of Earnings measures how reported accounting income compares to the economic earnings of
the stocks in the fund.
b) Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) measures the aggregate cash on cash returns of
all stocks in the fund.
b) Price to Economic Book Value measures the growth expectations embedded in the prices of
the stocks in the fund.
When comparing holdings as of December 30th, 2016, the breadth of securities held range anywhere from 139 to 614
stocks in the fund.
These funds generally seek capital appreciation as the value of
the stocks in the fund increases, and may also seek to generate income from stocks that pay dividends.
I continue to hold
this stock in the fund.
As the investor, you own
the stocks in the fund, and the mutual fund company can't touch those underlying assets, is my understanding.
Therefore, active managers who didn't own
these stocks in their funds, especially those who are value focused, would have underperformed.
And if so, is the Cdn dollar hedged against all world currencies or against the US dollar because that is how
the stocks in the funds are bought?
Optimal portfolio construction minimizes correlation between the ETFs and
stocks in the fund and maximizes return potential and capital preservation.
At the right price, I would like to include any one or more of
these stocks in the Fund.
Price / Book Ratio: The price / book (P / B) ratio of a fund is the weighted average of the price / book ratios of all
the stocks in a fund's portfolio.
These funds generally seek capital appreciation as the value of
the stocks in the fund increases, and may also seek to generate income from stocks that pay dividends.
That will have a greater effect on performance than the overall number of
stocks in each fund.
However, as an investor I would demand full transparency when it comes to revenues: since the unitholders own
the stocks in the funds, they have a right to the majority of the profits.
I stress here that the currency hedging has no relation to
the stocks in the fund.
By owning more than one
stock in a fund, it helps to reduce risk and increase the likelihood of better returns.
An index fund basically buys and holds
the stocks in its fund.
Passive index funds are tax efficient since
the stocks in the funds aren't turning over all the time (that is, being bought and sold).
For example: If Fund A has 40 stocks in its portfolio & Fund B has 54 stocks, with 14 stocks as «common stocks» then you can read it as; 14 common stocks, 26 (40 - 14) stocks as uncommon
stocks in Fund A, 40 (54 - 14) stocks as uncommon stocks in fund B.
Most blue chip ETFs are set up so that
the stocks in the fund are those with the highest market capitalization and also the most widely traded.
Fees are vitally important with dividend ETFs because they reduce the flow of dividend income you get from
the stocks in the fund.
More accurately, her financial analysis indicated that the market was overvalued, leading her to sell about 50 % of
the stocks in her fund while making other hedges against a crash.
The total return reflects both the dividend yield and any appreciation in the price of
the stocks in the fund.
By purchasing the fund, you are buying a portion of
every stock in the fund.
You share all
the stocks in that fund with other investors.