Fund Research for Nationwide Destination 2020 A (NWAFX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Aug 29, 2007
    Category: Target Date 2016-2020
    Overall Risk: —
    Fund Family: Nationwide
    Return Since Inception: -6.53%
    YTD Return: 18.07%
    Yield (TTM): 1.91%
    Net Assets: 5.03 M
    Morningstar Rating: —
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 10/08/2009
    The investment seeks capital appreciation and income. The fund seeks to achieve objective by investing in a professionally selected mix of different asset classes that is tailored for investors planning to retire in, or close to, the target date designated in 2020. It invests in asset classes which include, but are not limited to, U.S. stocks, international and emerging market stocks, real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), commodity-linked instruments, bonds (U.S., international and emerging markets) and short-term investments.

    Stock Holdings


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    Size
    Average Market Cap $13,982.40 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 37.51%
    Large 26.15%
    Medium 22.94%
    Small 10.59%
    Micro 2.81%

    Bond Holdings


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    Details
    Average Eff Duration 4.96 Yrs
    Average Eff Maturity 10.4 Yrs
    Average Credit Quality AAA
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    Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any) 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 08/31/2007 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 18.07% 13.12% -6.53%
    +/- Category -5.96% -25.96%
    +/- Morningstar Moderate Target Risk 4.76%

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 8.77% 8.19% -9.05%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 10.49% -6.87% -8.71%
  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 10.24%
    Service 25.88%
    Manufacturing 21.52%
    Bond Quality
    AAA 84.33%
    AA 2.38%
    A 7.72%
    BBB 5.13%
    BB 0.08%
    B 0.01%
    Below B 0.00%
    Not Rated 0.35%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash 6.84% 6.84%
    Stocks 60.48% 60.48%
    Bonds 31.70% 31.70%
    Other 0.01% 0.01%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)
    22.11% 22.11%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Stock Holdings Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    The stock holdings of NWAFX are not amongst the fund's top 10 holdings.
    Bond & Other Holdings Maturity Date Total Holdings Value of Holdings Net Assets
    + Nationwide S&P 500 Index Instl 1.8 M 15.95 M 25.91%
    + Nationwide Bond Index Instl 936,085.00 10.46 M 16.98%
    + Nationwide International Index Instl 1.41 M 9.89 M 16.07%
    + iShares Barclays TIPS Bond 60,053.00 6.18 M 10.03%
    - Nationwide Mid Cap Market Index Instl 481,366.00 5.51 M 8.94%
    - Nationwide Small Cap Index Instl 395,046.00 3.66 M 5.94%
    + Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 38,475.00 3.08 M 5.00%
    + Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strat Com 302,885.00 2.53 M 4.11%
    - Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF 48,158.00 1.86 M 3.02%
    - Vanguard REIT Index ETF 29,413.00 1.22 M 1.98%
    + 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 11/24/2009
    All other data as of 09/30/2009

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred
    Taken from prospectus dated 03/02/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.69%
    Taken from annual report dated 10/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    Thomas R. Hickey
    Start Date: 08/29/2007
    Hickey joined NFA in April 2001 and is vice president of Portfolio Analytics and Product Management where he oversees various asset allocation and index mutual fund products.