Fund Research for HighMark Cognitive Value A (HCLAX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Apr 03, 2006
    Category: Small Value
    Overall Risk: Below Average
    Fund Family: HighMark
    Return Since Inception: -7.70%
    YTD Return: 15.35%
    Yield (TTM): 0.19%
    Net Assets: 431,058.00
    Morningstar Rating:
    2 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests primarily in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization value companies similar to those found in the S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Value Index. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated stocks and bonds of foreign companies. It may also invest in Hedging instruments and Exchange-traded funds. The fund is nondiversified.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $594 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 0.00%
    Large 0.00%
    Medium 19.48%
    Small 38.57%
    Micro 41.95%
    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 04/30/2006 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 15.35% 30.40% -9.84% — — -7.70%
    +/- Category -9.97% -13.26% -2.62% — — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR -9.85% -11.44% -4.24% — -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 4.70% -1.99% -11.72% -1.23% — -9.15%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 9.92% -16.42% -8.93% — — -8.09%
    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: 04/03/2006
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 13.27%
    Service 48.68%
    Manufacturing 36.48%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 1.18% 1.18%
    Stocks — 98.82% 98.82%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 1.59% 1.59%
    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
    = Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value — — — 1.52%
    = ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC NEW (AWI) Industrial Materials 42.41 72.80% 1.20%
    * Deutsche Bank Repo — — — 1.18%
    = UNITRIN INC (UTR) Financial Services 20.59 42.60% 1.11%
    = OIL STS INTL INC (OIS) Energy 58.95 92.94% 1.03%
    = DYNCORP INTL INC (DCP) Business Services 10.82 12.00% 1.03%
    = PS BUSINESS PKS INC CALIF (PSB) Financial Services 17.06 10.66% 1.03%
    = HUBBELL INC (HUB.B) Consumer Goods 15.00 36.69% 1.02%
    = SONOCO PRODS CO (SON) Consumer Goods 20.35 21.98% 1.01%
    = CRANE CO (CR) Industrial Materials 21.40 66.47% 1.00%
    + 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 5.50%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 07/31/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.40%
    Taken from annual report dated 07/31/2009

  • Fund Management