Fund Research for Aberdeen Equity Long-Short A (MLSAX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Oct 31, 2001
    Category: Long-Short
    Overall Risk: Below Average
    Fund Family: Aberdeen
    Return Since Inception: 4.13%
    YTD Return: 4.58%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 116.35 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of companies that are organized under the laws of the United States, have their principal places of business in the United States, or whose stock is traded primarily in the United States. It may invest include common stock, preferred stock, securities convertible into common stock or securities with prices linked to the value of common stocks. The fund may invest in exchange-traded funds and derivatives.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $14,153 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 28.05%
    Large 33.80%
    Medium 27.47%
    Small 10.68%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/27/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 10/31/2001 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 4.58% 4.38% 1.64% 3.25% 0.94% 4.13%
    +/- Category -4.91% -7.78% 2.65% 1.06% -2.88% —
    +/- ML USD LIBOR 3 Mon CM — — — — 3.58% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) -2.08% -4.04% -0.24% 2.09% 0.34% 3.36%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) -0.79% -5.31% -0.25% 2.61% — 3.56%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 10/31/2001
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 25.18%
    Service 44.51%
    Manufacturing 30.30%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 0.00% 0.00%
    Stocks — 100.00% 100.00%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 0.00% 0.00%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    = APACHE CORP (APA) Energy — 31.93% 3.71%
    + JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (JPM) Financial Services 34.16 37.11% 2.96%
    + MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD (MRVL) Hardware — 109.00% 2.88%
    + HALLIBURTON CO (HAL) Energy 25.74 68.21% 2.80%
    + GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (GS) Financial Services 36.72 104.74% 2.78%
    + DANAHER CORP DEL (DHR) Industrial Materials 21.97 22.01% 2.50%
    = 3M CO (MMM) Industrial Materials 19.24 31.37% 2.48%
    = BAXTER INTL INC (BAX) Healthcare 15.40 2.07% 2.47%
    + ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP (ADS) Financial Services 20.99 23.36% 2.38%
    = AEROPOSTALE (ARO) Consumer Services 11.79 137.58% 2.34%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/27/2009
    All other data as of 09/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 02/28/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 2.14%
    Taken from annual report dated 10/31/2008

  • Fund Management