Fund Research for First American Small Cap Growth Opp R (FMPYX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Dec 11, 2000
    Category: Small Growth
    Overall Risk: Above Average
    Fund Family: First American
    Return Since Inception: 1.73%
    YTD Return: 40.16%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 1.47 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, defined as companies that have market capitalizations at the time of purchase within the range of market capitalizations of companies constituting the Russell 2000 index. It may utilize options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and foreign currency exchange contracts. The fund may also invest up to 25% of assets, collectively, in non-dollar denominated and dollar-denominated equity securities of foreign issuers that are either listed on a U.S. stock exchange or represented by depositary receipts.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $1,096 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 0.00%
    Large 0.00%
    Medium 24.92%
    Small 62.24%
    Micro 12.85%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/25/2009    		 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 12/31/2000 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 40.16% 57.78% -5.51% 0.54% 7.30% 1.73%
    +/- Category 11.59% 14.21% 1.35% 0.49% 5.38% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 15.02% 24.63% -0.0052% -0.21% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 31.38% 21.39% -6.53% 0.41% 7.30% 1.73%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 39.34% -0.13% -2.58% 2.47% — 2.43%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 12/11/2000
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 32.27%
    Service 42.01%
    Manufacturing 22.31%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 3.41% 3.41%
    Stocks — 96.60% 96.60%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 2.41% 2.41%
    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
    + First American Prime Obligation Z — — — 3.41%
    + AVOCENT CORP (AVCT) Hardware — 38.97% 1.87%
    + COMMSCOPE INC (CTV) Telecom — 73.10% 1.81%
    + NATIONAL INSTRS CORP (NATI) Software 65.23 12.60% 1.75%
    + WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC (WWW) Consumer Goods 18.64 24.86% 1.74%
    + TALEO CORP (TLEO) Software — 176.25% 1.73%
    + BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC (BYI) Consumer Services 19.42 73.49% 1.70%
    + QUEST SOFTWARE INC (QSFT) Software 27.46 37.01% 1.69%
    - WARNACO GROUP INC (WRC) Consumer Goods 26.04 118.29% 1.67%
    - PLANTRONICS INC NEW (PLT) Telecom — 88.48% 1.61%
    + 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
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 02/27/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.72%
    Taken from annual report dated 10/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    Robert S. McDougall
    Start Date: 05/01/2004
    McDougall is an Equity Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining FAF Advisors in 2004, he was a senior equity analyst for the Marshall Small Cap Growth Fund. He entered the financial services industry in 1988. McDougall holds a Charted Financial Analyst designation.
    Jon Loth
    Start Date: 02/29/2008
    Loth has co-managed the fund since October 2007. He previously was an equity analyst for FAF Advisors. Prior to joining FAF Advisors in 2004, he was an equity analyst at Sit Investment Associates. Loth also served four years as the manager of Sit Investment's domestic equity trading desk. He entered the financial services industry in 1994. Loth holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.