Fund Research for Meridian Growth (MERDX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Aug 01, 1984
    Category: Mid-Cap Growth
    Overall Risk: Low
    Fund Family: Meridian
    Return Since Inception: 11.94%
    YTD Return: 29.88%
    Yield (TTM): 0.28%
    Net Assets: 1.34 B
    Morningstar Rating:
    5 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of publicly traded common stocks of U.S. companies. It may invest in securities of companies with any capitalization across a broad range of industries. The fund may also invest in debt and equity-related securities, bonds rated A or better by Moody's, and securities of foreign companies (denominated in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies), including emerging-market companies. It may invest up to 25% of total assets in securities of foreign companies.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $3,066 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 0.00%
    Large 13.01%
    Medium 67.92%
    Small 19.07%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/27/2009    		 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 29.88% 36.54% -1.47% 2.75% 8.94% 11.94%
    +/- Category -1.53% 0.65% 3.25% 1.44% 7.29% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 6.29% 10.43% 4.00% 2.27% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 25.09% 20.51% -2.16% 3.07% 8.94% 11.94%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 27.48% 1.68% -0.59% 3.84% 9.38% 12.06%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 08/01/1984
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 29.76%
    Service 45.37%
    Manufacturing 20.65%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 4.21% 4.21%
    Stocks — 95.79% 95.79%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 3.71% 3.71%
    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
    * United States Treas Bills — — — 2.95%
    + REPUBLIC SVCS INC (RSG) Industrial Materials 60.00 7.46% 2.92%
    - BROWN & BROWN INC (BRO) Financial Services 15.66 -11.09% 2.66%
    - WSP GRP. ORD 5P (WSH) Financial Services — 13.50% 2.51%
    = ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP (ZBRA) Hardware — 23.64% 2.48%
    - DIONEX CORP (DNEX) Hardware 23.61 49.39% 2.46%
    - WATSCO INC (WSO) Consumer Services 35.57 38.70% 2.43%
    + MATTEL INC (MAT) Consumer Goods 18.71 19.13% 2.40%
    - ADOBE SYS INC (ADBE) Software 28.06 55.05% 2.37%
    - DIGITAL RLTY TR INC (DLR) Financial Services 74.86 41.16% 2.37%
    + 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 11/30/2009
    All other data as of 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 11/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.86%
    Taken from annual report dated 06/30/2009

  • Fund Management