Fund Research for Ivy Capital Appreciation A (WMEAX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Jun 30, 2000
    Category: Large Growth
    Overall Risk: Above Average
    Fund Family: Ivy Funds
    Return Since Inception: -2.71%
    YTD Return: 37.06%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 273.83 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    2 of 5

    The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of U.S. and, to a lesser extent, foreign companies that are high in quality and attractive in their long-term investment potential. It invests normally at least 80% of assets in equity securities, primarily common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks. While the fund typically invests in the common stocks of large to medium sized U.S. companies, it may invest in companies of any size, any industry or any country.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $35,604 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 57.14%
    Large 29.76%
    Medium 12.90%
    Small 0.20%
    Micro 0.00%
    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 06/30/2000 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 37.06% 45.59% -5.61% 0.94% — -2.71%
    +/- Category 3.86% 3.76% -1.93% -0.44% — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 11.92% 12.44% -0.11% 0.19% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 20.53% 8.58% -8.19% -0.67% — -3.33%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 22.57% -11.74% -7.04% 0.07% — -3.18%
    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: 06/30/2000
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 26.83%
    Service 30.26%
    Manufacturing 33.55%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash 0.00% 9.39% 9.39%
    Stocks 0.00% 90.64% 90.64%
    Bonds 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
    Other 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 0.00% 4.02% 4.02%
    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
    = MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) Software 19.34 43.62% 5.47%
    + GILEAD SCIENCES INC (GILD) Healthcare 18.14 -14.35% 4.85%
    - GOOGLE INC (GOOG) Telecom 37.84 74.64% 4.66%
    - APPLE INC (AAPL) Hardware 32.46 121.15% 4.10%
    - HEWLETT PACKARD CO (HPQ) Hardware 13.00 31.58% 3.56%
    - MONSANTO CO NEW (MON) Industrial Materials 21.39 -2.03% 3.42%
    + COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW (COST) Consumer Services 24.65 11.14% 3.31%
    + VISA INC (V) Business Services 26.38 48.65% 3.16%
    - SCHLUMBERGER LTD (SLB) Energy 22.50 53.79% 2.99%
    + MCDONALDS CORP (MCD) Consumer Services 16.65 -2.33% 2.91%
    + 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 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 07/31/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.31%
    Taken from annual report dated 03/31/2009

  • Fund Management