Forester Value  FVALX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Large Value Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Large
   Value
  
  
As of 2009-06-30
Day Change
$ 0.02
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 11.59
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
16.37%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
101
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Forester Value
(from 1999-09-10 to 2009-10-31) Category: Large Value
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1999-09-10 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 16.27 41.06 3.64 3.36 5.13 5.10
+/- Category 0.48 31.54 12.00 3.18 3.18 ---
+/- S&P 500 TR -7.25 -7.74 9.54 2.68 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 12.45 1.04 2.76 3.90 5.13 5.11
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 12.75 10.49 2.64 2.93 5.13 5.10
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 7.88 1.47 1.35 3.68 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 6.61 1.55 1.55 3.51 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 1124 funds), (5 yrs : out of 934 funds), (10 yrs : out of 450 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 none.
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.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 14.28
Software 6.40
Hardware 3.28
Media 1.35
Telecommunications 3.25
Service 38.77
Healthcare 20.05
Consumer Services 7.27
Business Services 0.00
Financial Services 11.44
Manufacturing 46.95
Consumer Goods 19.45
Industrial Materials 13.59
Energy 10.29
Utilities 3.62
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 11.4
Stocks 87.2
Bonds 0.0
Other 1.4
Foreign Stocks 0.6
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-06-30 Data through 2009-06-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 47 Turnover % 269
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 28.76 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %
% of Net
Assets
Microsoft Corporation 10.42 55.04 3.06
Johnson & Johnson 13.09 7.37 2.92
3M Company 11.76 36.74 2.87
Altria Group Inc. 10.17 32.54 2.87
Kraft Foods, Inc. 22.03 4.43 2.87
Hewlett-Packard Company 11.16 38.55 2.86
H.J. Heinz Company 13.05 15.65 2.86
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 14.62 9.20 2.85
AT&T, Inc. 13.19 -2.95 2.83
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 9.38 17.88 2.77
Data through 2009-06-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1999-09-10
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Thomas H. Forester  (1999-09-10)
Forester has been the president and chief investment officer of Forester Capital Management since its inception. He has extensive money management experience. He was an officer and portfolio manager from May 1997 to January, 1999 with Dreman Value Advisors, Inc. and an officer and portfolio manager from 1995 to 1997 with Peregrine Capital Management Inc. He was also an officer for Thomas White International from 1992 to 1995. Forester holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-06-07)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.35
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-03-31)
Correspondence Information
612 Paddock Lane

Libertyville,  IL  60048
United States
Telephone:
800-388-0365
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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