Fund Research for Homestead Value (HOVLX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Nov 19, 1990
    Category: Large Value
    Overall Risk: Above Average
    Fund Family: Homestead
    Return Since Inception: 8.96%
    YTD Return: 24.24%
    Yield (TTM): 2.06%
    Net Assets: 467.02 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in common stocks of established companies. Remaining assets may be invested in other types of securities including preferred stocks, debt securities in the three highest credit categories, money market securities and U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $19,234 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 42.08%
    Large 20.97%
    Medium 34.34%
    Small 2.62%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/20/2009    		 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 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 24.24% 50.64% -5.95% 2.21% 3.90% 8.96%
    +/- Category 2.68% 0.74% 1.47% 1.89% 1.96% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 0.35% 11.39% -0.13% 1.46% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 18.74% 10.80% -6.80% 1.95% 3.90% 8.96%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 20.66% -7.42% -5.57% 2.33% 4.23% 9.10%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/20/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/20/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 11/19/1990
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 17.26%
    Service 43.47%
    Manufacturing 36.27%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 3.00% 3.00%
    Stocks — 97.00% 97.00%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 3.42% 3.42%
    Data as of 06/30/2009 Data as of 06/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    = ABBOTT LABS (ABT) Healthcare 14.80 -2.59% 4.62%
    + DELL INC (DELL) Hardware 15.57 42.48% 4.33%
    = BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO (BMY) Healthcare 13.12 -1.98% 4.14%
    = PFIZER INC (PFE) Healthcare 15.57 -1.02% 4.08%
    = HOSPIRA INC (HSP) Healthcare 18.72 68.72% 3.99%
    = INTEL CORP (INTC) Hardware 46.19 29.06% 3.98%
    = JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (JPM) Financial Services 35.77 37.11% 3.71%
    = CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) Hardware 24.39 40.55% 3.61%
    = HEWLETT PACKARD CO (HPQ) Hardware 17.18 31.58% 3.37%
    = PARKER HANNIFIN CORP (PH) Industrial Materials 26.12 31.64% 3.34%
    + 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 11/23/2009
    All other data as of 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 05/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.70%
    Taken from annual report dated 12/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    Stuart E. Teach
    Start Date: 11/19/1990
    Teach is the Director and Vice President of RE Advisers and has been with NRECA since 1985. Teach holds the the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
    Peter R. Morris
    Start Date: 11/19/1990
    Morris is the director and president of RE Advisers and vice president and Chief Investment Officer of NRECA. He has been with NRECA since 1974.
    Mark Ashton
    Start Date: 01/31/1999
    Ashton is an equity portfolio manager for RE Advisers and NRECA. He was a Vice President of Capital Research Company from 1984 to 1998 prior to joining RE Advisers and NRECA in 1999. Ashton holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.