Fund Research for AIM Technology A (ITYAX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Mar 28, 2002
    Category: Technology
    Overall Risk: Below Average
    Fund Family: Invesco Aim
    Return Since Inception: -3.11%
    YTD Return: 49.56%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 166.95 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    2 of 5

    The investment seeks capital growth.The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of companies engaged primarily in technology-related industries. Companies in these industries include, but are not limited to, those involved in the design, manufacture, distribution, licensing, or provision of various applied technologies, hardware, software, semiconductors, telecommunications equipment and services, medical technology, biotechnology, as well as service-related companies in information technology.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $15,369 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 35.21%
    Large 26.23%
    Medium 21.58%
    Small 16.35%
    Micro 0.63%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/23/2009    		 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 03/31/2002 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 49.56% 69.92% -4.64% 0.61% -7.57% -3.11%
    +/- Category -4.94% -7.43% -3.03% -2.39% -3.21% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 26.04% 21.12% 1.26% -0.07% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 32.11% 19.73% -6.92% -0.89% -8.09% -3.83%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 37.14% 1.89% -5.21% 1.13% — -3.39%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/23/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/23/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 03/28/2002
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 89.02%
    Service 7.36%
    Manufacturing 2.12%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 0.28% 0.28%
    Stocks — 99.72% 99.72%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 14.52% 14.52%
    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
    + APPLE INC (AAPL) Hardware 32.45 121.15% 4.19%
    - MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) Software 19.46 43.62% 3.93%
    = HEWLETT PACKARD CO (HPQ) Hardware 16.92 31.58% 3.84%
    + GOOGLE INC (GOOG) Telecom 37.52 74.64% 3.39%
    - QUALCOMM INC (QCOM) Telecom 48.01 19.23% 3.31%
    - INTEL CORP (INTC) Hardware 46.12 29.06% 3.19%
    = COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO (CTSH) Software 26.49 132.39% 3.01%
    = Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (CHKP) Software — 63.30% 2.90%
    - ADOBE SYS INC (ADBE) Software 28.79 55.05% 2.81%
    - CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) Hardware 24.23 40.55% 2.47%
    + 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 11/24/2009
    All other data as of 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.50%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 07/28/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.55%
    Taken from annual report dated 03/31/2009

  • Fund Management

    Brian T. Nelson
    Start Date: 01/23/2009
    Nelson is a portfolio manager at AIM advisors and has been associated with the advisor and/or its affiliates since 2004. From 2000 to 2004, Nelson was a senior telecommunications analyst for RCM Global investors.
    Warren Tennant
    Start Date: 02/04/2008
    Tennant is the portfolio manager at AIM advisors. He has been associated with the advisor and/or its affiliates since 2000.