Fund Research for Dreman Contrarian Small Cap Value R (DRSVX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Dec 31, 2003
    Category: Small Blend
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: Dreman
    Return Since Inception: 8.58%
    YTD Return: 25.48%
    Yield (TTM): 0.37%
    Net Assets: 72.44 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    5 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of companies that are similar in market capitalization to those listed on the Russell 2000 Value index. It normally invests at least 80% of assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization companies. The fund invests up to 20% of assets in foreign securities, including ADRs.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $1,571 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 0.00%
    Large 0.00%
    Medium 44.59%
    Small 50.11%
    Micro 5.29%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/24/2009    		 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 12/31/2003 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 25.48% 42.42% -2.13% 6.15% — 8.58%
    +/- Category -0.08% 0.75% 5.73% 6.16% — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 0.34% 9.27% 3.37% 5.40% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 20.39% 16.25% -2.06% 6.99% — 8.58%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 23.78% -1.37% 0.64% 7.81% — 9.24%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/24/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/24/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 12/31/2003
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 12.15%
    Service 41.22%
    Manufacturing 40.94%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 5.69% 5.69%
    Stocks — 94.31% 94.31%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 4.00% 4.00%
    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
    + Huntington Money Market Instl — — — 5.69%
    - JABIL CIRCUIT INC (JBL) Hardware — 103.70% 1.48%
    = WHITING PETE CORP NEW (WLL) Energy — 76.51% 1.41%
    = ST MARY LD & EXPL CO (SM) Energy — 66.17% 1.39%
    = OIL STS INTL INC (OIS) Energy 59.08 92.94% 1.26%
    = ARCH COAL INC (ACI) Energy 30.70 36.34% 1.23%
    = EMCOR GROUP INC (EME) Industrial Materials 9.15 7.80% 1.21%
    = ATWOOD OCEANICS INC (ATW) Energy 9.75 141.95% 1.20%
    = HOSPITALITY PPTYS TR (HPT) Financial Services 9.98 37.19% 1.20%
    = ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP (ESL) Industrial Materials 11.19 11.14% 1.19%
    + 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 11/25/2009
    All other data as of 09/30/2009
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  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 11/02/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.50%
    Taken from annual report dated 10/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    David N. Dreman
    Start Date: 12/31/2003
    Dreman is the founder, and chairman of Dreman Value Management, L.L.C. and also the firm’s chief investment officer. As of April 2008, The DWS Dreman High Return Equity Fund managed by him, has been ranked as number one in the Equity-Income group by Lipper Analytical Services since the fund’s inception in March 18, 1988.
    E. Clifton Hoover
    Start Date: 12/21/2006
    Hoover joined Dreman Value Management, LLC in December 2006, and currently serves as Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer. He also serves as a portfolio manager of the Advisor’s large cap value portfolios. Hoover has over 20 years of investment experience managing portfolios for both large and small-sized companies. Prior to joining the Advisor, Hoover was a managing director and portfolio manager of NFJ Investment Group.
    Mark Roach
    Start Date: 12/21/2006
    Roach joined Dreman Value Management in November 2006 as a managing director and portfolio manager of Small and Mid Cap products and has over 15 years of industry experience to the Firm. He is responsible for management of all Small, Mid and Smid Cap products. Prior to joining Dreman, he was a portfolio manager at Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, managing a small cap product from 2002 through 2006.