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(GTVLX) Always on the Lookout
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| Although a value manager, Matt Seinsheimer always has his eyes open for an opportunity that will give an extra boost to the $4.5 billion AIM Basic Value Fund. In a recent interview, Seinsheimer told TICKER he thinks the fund is well positioned for an economic recovery. |
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(BRMIX) The Long and Short of It
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| Since inception in 1997, the AXA Rosenberg Value Equity Long/Short Fund sports a three-year average annual return of 8.8%. With a 17% return as of Nov. 30, this fundamentals-based fund employs a balance of long and short positions that is backed by a expert team of researchers. Kathryn Mohan McDonald joined AXA Rosenberg in 1999 as a senior product strategist. |
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(SHEMX) Emerging Quietly
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| Although down roughly 3.5% as of Nov. 30, the Seligman Emerging Markets Fund's manager, Daniel J. Barker, thinks that foreign markets are quietly emerging from a global slump and could outperform the markets in developed countries if that growth perks up. |
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(NBFAX) Paying Less for More
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| After 26 years of experience at Neuberger Berman, Kent Simons has learned a few things about where true value lies in the stock market. The $1.1 billion Focus Fund is off to a promising start, due to overweight positions in financial services and contract manufacturing. |
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(VSCOX) Of Fish Ponds and Oceans
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| Playing it conservative in the volatile small-cap growth fund category has earned the JP Morgan Dynamic Small Cap Fund, managed by veteran analyst Juliet Ellis, the Lipper Leader designation for both consistent performance and total return. |
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(PRMTX) Make the Telecom Trend Your Friend
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| Although media and telecommunications stocks have experienced rough sledding for nearly three years, the T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, managed by Robert Gensler, still scores high on the Lipper rankings over a five-year period. |
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(OSGIX) Credit Goes to the Team
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| Using a team approach has helped keep One Group's Mid Cap Growth Fund in the top 20% of funds in its category for the past five years. Lead manager Dan Kapusta describes the fund's multi-layer approach that is backed up by a team of 11 analysts that have a passion for knowledge. |
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(ANOIX) The Inflection Point
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| In response to customer demand, American Century opened its New Opportunities Fund II in June 2001. As of February 3, the new fund became a load fund and is available to investors only through financial professionals. Ticker spoke with co-manager John D. Seitzer about the fund's unique investment approach. |
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(MFCAX) Growth at the Core
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| Although off more than 25% for the year, the MFS Core Growth A Fund still sports a five-year return of better than 3%. Co-manager Peggy Adams thinks that after two years of cost cutting, large-cap growth companies earnings will improve in 2003. |
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(GTAGX) The Aim Is to Optimize, Not Maximize
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| AIM Mid Cap Core Equity Fund is aiming to provide outperformance of its relative benchmark - the Russell Mid-Cap Index - with lower volatility. Lead manager Ronald S. Sloan told Ticker he is not looking to 'swing for the fences.' The Fund's main focus is on optimization not maximization. That strategy has paid off well with above average three- and five-year annualized returns. |
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