Fund Research for ING Global Real Estate A (IGLAX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Nov 05, 2001
    Category: Global Real Estate
    Overall Risk: Below Average
    Fund Family: ING Funds
    Return Since Inception: 11.19%
    YTD Return: 25.02%
    Yield (TTM): 2.55%
    Net Assets: 890.97 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks high total return consisting of capital appreciation and current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in a portfolio of equity securities of companies that are principally engaged in the real estate industry. It may invest in companies located in countries with emerging securities markets. The fund may also invest in convertible securities, initial public offerings and Rule 144A securities. It also may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1/3% of assets. The fund is nondiversified.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $6,054 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 20.15%
    Large 34.51%
    Medium 35.35%
    Small 9.99%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/04/2009    		 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 11/30/2001 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 25.02% 13.38% -9.40% 4.15% — 11.19%
    +/- Category -5.64% -4.01% 1.65% 2.20% — —
    +/- MSCI EAFE NR USD — — — — 2.04% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 17.66% 10.62% -11.65% 3.48% — 10.37%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 20.65% -14.35% -9.25% 4.79% — 10.84%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/04/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/04/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 11/05/2001
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 0.00%
    Service 94.59%
    Manufacturing 0.00%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 2.53% 2.53%
    Stocks — 95.37% 95.37%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 64.71% 64.71%
    Data as of 06/30/2009 Data as of 06/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector Country Net Assets
    + Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (16) Financial Services HKG 5.21%
    + SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW (SPG) Financial Services USA 4.60%
    + Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (8801) Financial Services JPN 4.43%
    - Westfield Group (WDC) Financial Services AUS 4.05%
    - Mitsubishi Estate (8802) Financial Services JPN 4.05%
    + Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. (1) Financial Services HKG 3.98%
    + Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. (8830) Financial Services JPN 3.55%
    - Unibail-Rodamco Se (UL) Financial Services FRA 2.76%
    - ING Institutional Prime Money Market I — USA 2.53%
    + Stockland (STKAF) Financial Services AUS 2.03%
    + 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.
    Data as of 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 02/27/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.40%
    Taken from annual report dated 10/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    T. Ritson Ferguson
    Start Date: 11/30/2001
    Ferguson is the Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer of ING.He oversees the day-to-day management of Clarion’s portfolios, Clarion’s Investment Committee and is a board member of ING Real Estate. He joined Messrs. Kenneth Campbell and Jarrett Kling in 1991 in forming the predecessor to ING Clarion Real Estate Securities and has 24 years of investment experience.
    Joseph P. Smith
    Start Date: 02/28/2007
    Smith is a managing director, portfolio manager of ING. He is the lead manager responsible for the Americas and US real estate strategies and provides oversight of Clarion’s Americas real estate securities research team. He joined ING Clarion Real Estate Securities in 1997 and has 18 years of investment experience.
    Steven D. Burton
    Start Date: 11/30/2001
    Burton is a managing director, global strategy portfolio manager of ING. He is the lead manager responsible for global and international real estate strategies including oversight of ING Clarion’s European real estate securities research team. He joined ING Clarion Real Estate Securities in 1995 and has 24 years of investment experience.