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Overall Morningstar
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| As of 2009-10-31 |
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Out of
Japan Stock Funds |
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| As of
2009-07-31 |
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| Day Change |
| $ 0.02 |
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| NAV (2009-11-20) |
| $ 2.58 |
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| YTD Return % (2009-11-20) |
| -6.18% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 4 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
Commonwealth Japan |
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1999-01-01
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Category: |
Japan Stock |
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Index: |
MSCI EAFE NR USD |
| Total Annualized Returns % |
1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20 |
| Inception date: 1989-07-10 |
10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31 |
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YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20 |
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YTD |
1 Year |
3 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Since Inception |
| Fund |
-6.18 |
10.73 |
-10.35 |
-4.22 |
-7.61 |
-5.74 |
| +/- Category |
-10.81 |
-1.24 |
5.02 |
-0.64 |
-3.29 |
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| +/- MSCI EAFE NR USD |
-35.79 |
-41.95 |
-5.60 |
-8.48 |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-09-30) |
2.55 |
-0.70 |
-8.82 |
-2.29 |
-6.93 |
-5.54 |
| Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) |
-2.18 |
8.91 |
-10.73 |
-2.89 |
-7.61 |
-5.74 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-09-30
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| On Distribution |
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8.91 |
-11.45 |
-3.40 |
-7.85 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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5.79 |
-8.92 |
-2.40 |
-6.04 |
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| # of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 30 funds), (5 yrs : out of 20 funds), (10 yrs : out of 16 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is
none,
the maximum deferred sales fee is
none,
and the maximum redemption sales fee is
2.00%.
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| The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein. |
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| Sector Breakdown % |
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Information |
8.06 |
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Software |
1.43 |
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Hardware |
4.36 |
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Media |
0.01 |
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Telecommunications |
2.26 |
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Service |
49.29 |
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Healthcare |
8.55 |
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Consumer Services |
9.00 |
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Business Services |
17.82 |
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Financial Services |
13.92 |
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Manufacturing |
42.65 |
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Consumer Goods |
25.02 |
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Industrial Materials |
8.93 |
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Energy |
0.05 |
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Utilities |
8.65 |
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| Asset Allocation |
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| % of Net Assets |
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Cash |
1.0 |
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Stocks |
95.2 |
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Bonds |
3.8 |
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Other |
0.0 |
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Foreign Stocks |
93.0 |
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(as a % of Assets) |
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| Data through 2009-07-31 |
Data through 2009-07-31 |
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| Holding Status |
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| Total Number of Stock Holdings |
51 |
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Turnover % |
10 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
1 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
2.52 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
32.20 |
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ending as of
2009-09-30 |
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| Top 10 Holdings |
Sector |
Country |
% of Net
Assets |
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iShares MSCI Japan Index |
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United States |
4.89 |
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5/3RD INST GOVT FUND |
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3.81 |
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Nintendo |
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Japan |
3.75 |
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Terumo Corp. |
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Japan |
3.02 |
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SANKYO |
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Japan |
2.95 |
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Tohoku Electric Power |
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Japan |
2.89 |
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TOHO GAS |
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Japan |
2.79 |
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Marubeni Corporation |
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Japan |
2.74 |
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Taiyo Yuden |
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Japan |
2.71 |
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Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. |
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Japan |
2.65 |
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Data through 2009-07-31 |
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| Fund Inception: 1989-07-10 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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Robert W. Scharar (1998-03-02) |
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Scharar is a president and director of FCA Corporation, the firm he established in 1983. He co-founded its predecessor, First Commonwealth Associates in 1975. Previously, Scharar was an accounting professor at Bentley and Nichols Colleges, an officer of the United States Trust Company, and a tax specialist at Coopers & Lybrand. He is a member of the Florida and Massachusetts Bars.
Scharar holds the Certified Public Accountant designation. |
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Wesley Yuhnke (2002-08-31) |
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Yuhnke currently is an assistant portfolio manager and investment operations manager with FCA Corp, which he joined in May 2002. He was appointed assistant portfolio manager in August 2002. |
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Carlos Rubio (2004-06-30) |
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Rubio currently is an assistant portfolio manager and investment associate at FCA Corp, which he joined in June 2004. He joined the Commonwealth International Series Trust in June of 2004. Prior to that, Rubio served as an analyst and senior portfolio manager for the Cougar Fund from August of 2003 until December of 2004. From 1992 to June of 2004, Rubio was employed as an account manager and business office manager at Trinity Instruments. |
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Ronald Manning (2008-02-28) |
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Manning is an assistant portfolio manager with FCA Corp. He joined the companny in Feb 2007. From 2003 to 2006, Manning was employed as educational instructor in the Katy Independent School District. |
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Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-03-01) |
| Front: |
None |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
3.33 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
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| Correspondence Information |
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