Van Kampen International Advantage I  VKIIX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Foreign Large Growth 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
   Growth
  
  
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.08
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 11.23
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
44.72%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
71
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Van Kampen International Advantage I
(from 2005-08-12 to 2009-10-31) Category: Foreign Large Growth
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2005-08-12 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 44.72 78.87 -1.51 --- --- 3.64
+/- Category 15.01 49.86 3.25 --- --- ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 15.11 26.19 3.24 --- --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 41.88 11.88 0.09 --- --- 4.10
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 39.69 39.73 -1.70 --- --- 3.64
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 38.43 -4.14 --- --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 25.55 -2.31 --- --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 202 funds), (5 yrs : out of 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 %
Information 12.03
Software 0.00
Hardware 0.00
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 12.03
Service 66.10
Healthcare 27.55
Consumer Services 7.38
Business Services 14.21
Financial Services 16.96
Manufacturing 21.87
Consumer Goods 19.08
Industrial Materials 0.00
Energy 2.79
Utilities 0.00
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 1.9
Stocks 98.1
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 92.4
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 35 Turnover % 31
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 36.67 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Intertek Group PLC United Kingdom 4.32
Standard Chartered PLC United Kingdom 4.00
SABMiller PLC United Kingdom 3.98
Fresenius Medical Care Corporation Germany 3.92
Banco Santander SA Spain 3.76
Li & Fung Ltd. Hong Kong 3.53
Wirecard AG Germany 3.42
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR Israel 3.38
Sodexho Alliance France 3.21
United Internet --- Germany 3.15
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2005-08-12
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Eddie Ramos  (2005-12-31)
Ramos has been associated with the Investment Adviser in an investment management capacity since June 2005. Prior to June 2005, Ramos was a vice president for Brown Capital Management working as a portfolio manager and research analyst.
Eve Glatt  (2006-11-30)
Glatt joined Morgan Stanley Investment Management in 2006 as a Portfolio Manager on the International Multi-Cap Growth Team. Previously, she worked at GE Asset Management as an Assistant Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst in the U.S. Mid-Cap group. Glatt has nine years of investment experience and prior to joining GE, she was Vice President of Global Equity Research at Merrill Lynch, covering several media-related industries. Previously, she worked at Goldman Sachs in investment research and became a CPA at Ernst and Young.
Carlos Garcia-Tunon  (2007-11-30)
Garcia-Tunon has been associated with an affiliate of Van Kampen Asset Management as an analyst since April 2003 and in an investment management capacity since July 2006.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-08-31)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.40
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-08-31)
Correspondence Information
Van Kampen Investments Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York,  NY  10036
USA
Telephone:
800-847-2424
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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