FBR Gas Utility Index  GASFX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Utilities 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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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.05
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 15.75
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
15.97%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
202
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: FBR Gas Utility Index
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Utilities
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1989-05-10 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 14.72 32.49 -1.17 6.12 6.07 8.34
+/- Category 7.38 24.94 2.62 0.75 3.06 ---
+/- S&P 500 TR -8.80 -16.31 4.73 5.44 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 12.88 -5.45 0.46 7.19 6.40 8.45
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 11.41 8.18 -1.28 6.25 6.07 8.34
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 6.05 -2.86 4.80 4.01 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 6.15 -1.56 4.82 4.24 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 97 funds), (5 yrs : out of 80 funds), (10 yrs : out of 52 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 1.00%.
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 0.00
Software 0.00
Hardware 0.00
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 0.00
Service 0.00
Healthcare 0.00
Consumer Services 0.00
Business Services 0.00
Financial Services 0.00
Manufacturing 100.00
Consumer Goods 1.95
Industrial Materials 1.00
Energy 20.70
Utilities 76.35
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 2.3
Stocks 97.7
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 21.8
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 63 Turnover % 27
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 46.56 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %
% of Net
Assets
Enbridge, Inc. 11.01 31.28 5.04
TransCanada Corporation 13.30 17.63 5.00
E.ON AG ADR 13.02 1.36 4.97
National Grid PLC ADR 11.68 9.92 4.90
El Paso Corporation --- 24.01 4.88
Sempra Energy 9.62 24.63 4.85
Spectra Energy Corporation 8.70 27.70 4.84
Dominion Resources, Inc. 11.34 5.14 4.45
PG & E Corporation 12.02 12.01 4.10
Public Service Enterprise Group 15.11 9.86 3.53
Data through 2009-09-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1989-05-10
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Winsor Aylesworth  (2001-01-01)
Aylesworth has been employed by FBR Funds since 1998. He also serves as portfolio manager of the FBR Technology Fund and the FBR American Gas Index Fund. He was previously the president of Grandview Advisors.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-02-28)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.70
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information

4922 Fairmont Ave
Bethesda,  MD  20814
United States
Telephone:
888-888-0025
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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