Fund Research for Nomura Partners The Japan S (SJPNX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Apr 19, 1962
    Category: Japan Stock
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: Nomura Partners Funds
    Return Since Inception: —
    YTD Return: 2.96%
    Yield (TTM): 0.26%
    Net Assets: 183.38 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of assets in securities of Japanese issuers and other investments that are tied economically to Japan. It normally invests assets primarily in common stocks. The fund may also invest in Japanese Real Estate Investment Trusts (“J-REITs”) and Japanese Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”).

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $7,468 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 37.12%
    Large 36.74%
    Medium 20.75%
    Small 5.29%
    Micro 0.10%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/23/2009    		 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 2.96% 16.01% -9.49% -2.34% -2.63% —
    +/- Category 0.89% -2.80% 5.80% 2.73% 1.69% —
    +/- 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) 5.32% 13.54% -9.96% -1.04% -2.63% —
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 9.69% -2.34% -8.28% 0.25% -1.37% —
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/23/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/23/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 04/19/1962
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 10.68%
    Service 35.21%
    Manufacturing 51.43%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 2.51% 2.51%
    Stocks — 97.33% 97.33%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 97.33% 97.33%
    Data as of 06/30/2009 Data as of 06/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector Country Net Assets
    - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (8316) Financial Services JPN 3.10%
    + Currency Japan — — 2.51%
    = Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (8306) Financial Services JPN 2.39%
    + East Japan Railway Co. (9020) Business Services JPN 2.33%
    + Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (9432) Telecom JPN 2.17%
    - Nintendo (7974) Consumer Goods JPN 2.02%
    + Kuraray Co., Ltd. (3405) Industrial Materials JPN 1.99%
    + Panasonic Corp (6752) Consumer Goods JPN 1.92%
    + The Sumitomo Trust & Banking (8403) Financial Services JPN 1.91%
    - Kubota Corporation (6326) Industrial Materials JPN 1.75%
    + 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 —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 07/19/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.63%
    Taken from annual report dated 09/30/2008

  • Fund Management

    Shigeru Hirabayashi
    Start Date: 11/01/2008
    Hirabayashi is the lead portfolio manager with NAM Tokyo. He has been the Chief Fund Manager, Equity Investment Department of NAM Tokyo since 2003.
    Kentaro Takayanagi
    Start Date: 11/01/2008
    Takayanagi has been a Senior Fund Manager, Equity Investment Department at NAM Tokyo since 2004 and was a Portfolio Manager/Fund Manager at NAM Tokyo from 2000 to 2004.
    Tomoyuki Takahashi
    Start Date: 11/01/2008
    Takahashi has been a Senior Fund Manager, Equity Investment Department at NAM Tokyo since 2006 and was a Senior Manager, Equity Investment Department from 2000 to 2006.
    Hitoshi Nagasawa
    Start Date: 11/01/2008
    Nagasawa has been a Senior Fund Manager, Equity Investment Department at NAM Tokyo since 2004 and was a Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Balance Investment Department at NAM Tokyo from 2003 to 2004.