Fund Research for Flex-funds Strategic Growth (FLFGX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Jan 31, 2006
    Category: Large Blend
    Overall Risk: High
    Fund Family: Flex-funds
    Return Since Inception: -5.68%
    YTD Return: 30.60%
    Yield (TTM): 0.68%
    Net Assets: 30.4 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    2 of 5

    The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund is a fund of funds, primarily invests in open-end or closed-end investment companies (the “underlying funds”). The underlying funds in which the fund invests primarily seek capital growth or appreciation, without regard to current income, by investing in common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock. It may invest up to 100% of assets directly in , or in underlying funds investing in, futures contracts and options on futures contracts.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $8,767 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 22.59%
    Large 29.56%
    Medium 32.98%
    Small 12.14%
    Micro 2.72%
    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 01/31/2006 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 30.60% 55.64% -7.31% — — -5.68%
    +/- Category 4.30% 11.04% -1.62% — — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 7.08% 6.84% -1.41% — -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 24.25% 17.44% -8.23% — — -5.68%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 28.43% -6.13% -6.30% — — -4.96%
    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: 01/31/2006
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 11.20%
    Service 41.00%
    Manufacturing 35.89%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash 0.36% 9.81% 9.45%
    Stocks 0.26% 88.29% 88.04%
    Bonds 0.00% 0.54% 0.54%
    Other 0.00% 0.89% 0.89%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 0.04% 27.16% 27.12%
    Data as of 10/31/2009 Data as of 10/31/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    + Allianz NFJ International Value A (AFJAX) — — — 10.22%
    = Van Eck Global Hard Assets A (GHAAX) — — — 8.60%
    + RS INVT TR (RSENX) — — — 7.14%
    + First American Real Estate Secs Y — — — 6.74%
    - Flex-funds Money Market Institutional — — — 6.65%
    + Oppenheimer Real Estate Y — — — 6.35%
    = Nuveen Tradewinds Value Opportunities A — — — 4.77%
    + Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Y — — — 4.73%
    + RidgeWorth Small Cap Value Equity I — — — 4.40%
    = Fairholme — — — 4.36%
    + 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 09/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 04/30/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.59%
    Taken from annual report dated 12/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    Robert S. Meeder Jr.
    Start Date: 01/31/2006
    Meeder is a vice president and portfolio manager at R. Meeder & Associates, his employer since 1983. He is active in the firm's management, client service, and new-business development. Meeder says that he uses tactical asset allocation in his portfolio management, combined with a defensive-investing technical discipline. Outside of work, Meeder is involved with several organizations, including the Columbus Zoo and Easter Seals. He was born March 11, 1961 in Mansfield, Ohio.
    Dale Smith
    Start Date: 01/31/2006
    Smith has been associated with Meeder Asset Management as chief financialofficer/chief operating officer since March 2005 and chief investment officer since January 2006. He brings 23 years of financial services experience to Meeder Asset Management, with previous positions as senior vice president, financial services at BISYS Fund Services from 1999 to 2004 and senior vice president, Fund Accounting at BISYS Fund Services from 1996 to 1999.
    Robert Techentin
    Start Date: 08/31/2006
    Techentin is a portfolio manager at Meeder Asset Management, Inc. and has been associated with Meeder Asset Management, Inc. since August 2006. He brings 14 years of investment industry experience to Meeder Asset Management, with his previous positions as Portfolio Manager at H&R Block from 1993 to 2001, Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company from 2002 to 2005 and as a Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab & Co. from 2005 to 2006.
    Jeff Liu
    Start Date: 02/29/2008
    Liu is a portfolio manager at Meeder Asset Management, Inc. and has been associated with Meeder Asset Management, Inc. since February 2008. He brings over 11 years of investment industry experience to Meeder Asset Management, with previous positions as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch/Advest from 2002 to 2006 and as an Investment Analyst with The Garlikov Companies from 2006 to 2008. Liu holds the Charted Financil Analyst designation.
    Clinton Brewer
    Start Date: 04/30/2009
    Brewer is a portfolio manager at Meeder Asset Management, Inc. and has been associated with Meeder Asset Management, Inc. since June 2008. He brings over 4 years of investment industry experience to Meeder Asset Management, with previous positions as a market research analyst with FTN Midwest Research Securities Corp. from 2004 to 2006, a research associate at McDonald Investments from 2006 to 2007 and as a research associate with FTN Midwest Securities Corp. from 2007 to 2008.