MainStay Floating Rate B  MXFBX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Bank Loan 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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   Avg Duration
   0.30 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   BB
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 8.93
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
30.68%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
726
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: MainStay Floating Rate B
(from 2004-05-03 to 2009-10-31) Category: Bank Loan
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2004-05-03 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 30.68 24.76 0.74 1.97 --- 2.15
+/- Category -7.69 2.18 2.12 0.78 --- ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 23.77 12.27 -5.71 -3.30 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 27.64 3.43 0.43 2.07 --- 2.12
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 28.07 18.41 0.35 2.08 --- 2.15
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 17.16 -1.19 0.56 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 11.86 -0.60 0.88 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 89 funds), (5 yrs : out of 64 funds), (10 yrs : out of 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%.
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 %
US Government 0.00
US Treasuries 0.00
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 0.00
Mortgage 0.00
Mortgage Pass-Thru 0.00
Mortgage CMO 0.00
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 38.90
US Corporate 38.90
Asset-Backed 0.00
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 2.59
Foreign Corp 2.59
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 58.51
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 10.1
AA 0.0
A 0.0
BBB 6.0
BB 49.5
B 24.1
Below B 7.7
Not Rated 2.7
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 58.4
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 41.4
Other 0.2
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 10
Total Number of Bond Holdings 26 30 Day SEC Yield % 2.51
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 24.87 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
Ball 7.125% 2016-09-01 4,000 4,080 3.11
Solo Cup Co/Solo Cup Oper 144A 10.5% 2013-11-01 3,750 3,975 3.03
Sprint Cap 8.375% 2012-03-15 3,500 3,614 2.76
Teck Resources 10.25% 2016-05-15 3,000 3,390 2.59
Corrections Corp Amer New 7.75% 2017-06-01 3,000 3,098 2.36
Amer Tower 144A 7.25% 2019-05-15 3,000 3,083 2.35
Del Monte 144A 7.5% 2019-10-15 3,000 3,030 2.31
Silgan Hldgs 144A 7.25% 2016-08-15 3,000 3,030 2.31
Qwest FRN 2013-06-15 3,000 2,805 2.14
Dole Food 144A 8% 2016-10-01 2,500 2,509 1.91
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2004-05-03
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Robert Dial  (2004-05-03)
Mr. Dial is the Head of the High Yield Group and a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Dial joined NYLIM in 2001 and oversees the investment activity related to all non-investment grade assets including bank loans, high yield bonds, and emerging markets. He is also the lead portfolio manager on all bank loan mandates including retail mutual funds, institutional separate accounts and CLOs. Prior to joining NYLIM, Mr. Dial worked extensively in the leveraged finance markets for Fleet Securities, Credit Lyonnais and Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Dial received a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He has 18 years of investment experience.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-10-30)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.79
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
Nylim Center, 169 Lackawanna Ave.

Parsippany,  NJ  07054
United States
Telephone:
800-624-6782
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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