Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day |
| -0.34% | |||
| 1 week | +1.49% |
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| 4 week | +5.47% |
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| 3 month | +7.52% |
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| YTD | +13.14% |
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| 1 year | +18.27% |
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| 3 years* | +15.81% |
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| 5 years* | +1.73% |
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| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +22.82% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -33.82% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Large Growth
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Average | Average |
 
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| 5 years | Low | Below Average |
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| 10 years | Low | Average |
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| Overall | Low | Average |
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Morningstar style Learn more
| Large | |||
| Mid | |||
| Small | |||
| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 298.98M | |
| Front load | 5.75% | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 1.35% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | First Investors |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 0.27% | |
| Stocks | 98.72% | |
| Bonds | 0.00% | |
| Other | 1.01% |
Purchase information
| Initial | US$1,000 | |
| IRA Initial | US$500 | |
| AIP Initial | US$1,000 |
8.96+0.09(1.01%)
May 17, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests in a portfolio of approximately 40-45 common stocks that the fund's subadviser believes offers the best potential for earnings growth with the lowest risk of negative earnings surprises.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset managers:
Stephen Smith (Started: Apr 26, 2007)
John Brim (Started: Apr 26, 2007)
Eivind Olsen (Started: Mar 10, 2009)
Stephen Smith (Started: Apr 26, 2007)
John Brim (Started: Apr 26, 2007)
Eivind Olsen (Started: Mar 10, 2009)
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | -9.16 | -0.41 | -2.80 | -1.44 | |
| Beta* | 1.04 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 0.99 | |
| Mean annual return | 0.65 | 1.15 | 0.31 | 0.60 | |
| R-squared* | 88.89 | 90.74 | 87.63 | 84.57 | |
| Standard deviation | 11.33 | 16.90 | 19.00 | 15.76 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.18 | 0.35 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Apple Inc (AAPL) | 4.20% | |
| Accenture PLC (ACN) | 3.61% | |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) | 3.59% | |
| TJX Companies (TJX) | 3.49% | |
| American Express Co (AXP) | 3.49% | |
| Actavis Inc (ACT) | 3.33% | |
| Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) | 3.26% | |
| Home Depot, Inc. (HD) | 3.25% | |
| SolarWinds, Inc. (SWI) | 3.12% | |
| Cooper Companies (COO) | 3.08% |