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Overall Morningstar
Rating™ |
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| As of 2009-10-31 |
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Out of
Technology Funds |
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| 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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Morningstar®
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Growth |
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| As of
2009-09-30 |
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| Day Change |
| $ -0.11 |
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| NAV (2009-11-20) |
| $ 38.11 |
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| YTD Return % (2009-11-20) |
| 51.95% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 3,495 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
Seligman Communications & Information R5 |
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2001-11-30
to 2009-10-31) |
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Category: |
Technology |
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Index: |
S&P 500 TR |
| Total Annualized Returns % |
1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20 |
| Inception date: 2001-11-30 |
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 |
51.95 |
79.93 |
3.87 |
9.47 |
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5.26 |
| +/- Category |
7.80 |
48.04 |
5.68 |
6.84 |
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| +/- S&P 500 TR |
28.43 |
31.13 |
9.77 |
8.79 |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-09-30) |
47.45 |
15.89 |
5.53 |
11.09 |
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5.44 |
| Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) |
46.09 |
39.74 |
3.98 |
9.45 |
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5.26 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-09-30
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| On Distribution |
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39.74 |
3.98 |
9.45 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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25.83 |
3.40 |
8.23 |
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| Morningstar Rating |
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| # of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 203 funds), (5 yrs : out of 190 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
none. |
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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 |
85.73 |
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Software |
46.45 |
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Hardware |
26.73 |
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Media |
0.00 |
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Telecommunications |
12.55 |
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Service |
14.20 |
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Healthcare |
10.94 |
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Consumer Services |
1.83 |
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Business Services |
1.43 |
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Financial Services |
0.00 |
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Manufacturing |
0.06 |
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Consumer Goods |
0.00 |
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Industrial Materials |
0.06 |
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Energy |
0.00 |
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Utilities |
0.00 |
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| Asset Allocation |
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| % of Net Assets |
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Cash |
8.5 |
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Stocks |
91.2 |
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Bonds |
0.0 |
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Other |
0.3 |
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Foreign Stocks |
10.1 |
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(as a % of Assets) |
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| Data through 2009-09-30 |
Data through 2009-09-30 |
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| Holding Status |
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| Total Number of Stock Holdings |
44 |
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Turnover % |
133 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
0 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
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| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
51.10 |
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ending as of
2009-09-30 |
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View Data Definitions |
| Top 10 Holdings |
Sector |
P/E |
YTD
Return % |
% of Net
Assets |
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Synopsys |
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14.35 |
22.19 |
7.46 |
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Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. |
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12.66 |
71.04 |
6.12 |
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Amdocs Ltd. |
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11.11 |
44.51 |
5.72 |
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Symantec Corporation |
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31.07 |
5.12 |
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Apple, Inc. |
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15.85 |
134.24 |
4.95 |
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NetApp, Inc. |
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17.24 |
117.90 |
4.86 |
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Microsoft Corporation |
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10.42 |
55.04 |
4.77 |
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BMC Software, Inc. |
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20.58 |
43.63 |
4.16 |
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Qualcomm, Inc. |
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21.79 |
27.27 |
4.13 |
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Open Text Corporation |
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31.95 |
20.68 |
3.81 |
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Data through 2009-09-30 |
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| YTD Return through 2009-11-20 |
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| Fund Inception: 2001-11-30 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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Paul H. Wick (1990-01-01) |
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Wick is a director and managing director of Seligman and Director of Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.. He has been vice president and portfolio manager of Seligman Communications and Information Fund, Inc. since January 1990 and December 1989, respectively. He joined Seligman in August 1987 as an associate, investment Research, he was named managing director in January 1995 and was elected a director of Seligman in November 1997. |
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Ajay Diwan (2006-05-01) |
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Diwan joined Seligman in February 2001. Previously, he was Vice President, Equity Research for Goldman Sachs from 1994 where he was responsible for the data networking, optical systems and wireless equipment sectors and lead managed the initial public offerings of several companies. |
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Richard Parower (2006-05-01) |
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Parower is vice president and portfolio manager with Seligman, his employer since April 2000. Prior to joining Seligman, from June 1998 to April 2000, Parower was a Senior Analyst with Citibank Global Asset Management cover Global IT Services. From September 1995 to June 1998, he was a Senior Analyst with Montgomery Asset Management and from June 1993 to September 1995, he was a securities analyst for G.T. Capital Management. |
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Reema D Shah (2006-05-01) |
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Shah is a managing director of Seligman. She joined Seligman in November 2000. |
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Sangeeth Peruri (2008-05-01) |
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Peruri is a managing director of Seligman, and joined Seligman in December 2000. |
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Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01) |
| Front: |
None |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
1.04 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
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