Fund Research for Van Kampen Core Equity B (VCEBX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Aug 27, 2007
    Category: Large Blend
    Overall Risk: —
    Fund Family: Van Kampen
    Return Since Inception: -16.88%
    YTD Return: 23.23%
    Yield (TTM): 0.24%
    Net Assets: 740,473.00
    Morningstar Rating: —

    The investment seeks capital growth and income. The fund invests primarily in a portfolio of common stocks and other equity securities of large-capitalization companies that the investment adviser believes are undervalued and have strong earnings momentum and relative strength. It may invest up to 25% of total assets in securities of foreign issuers. The fund may invest up to 10% of total assets in REITs.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $40,521 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 50.26%
    Large 35.67%
    Medium 14.07%
    Small 0.00%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/30/2009    		 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 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 23.23% 25.81% — — — -16.88%
    +/- Category -1.92% -2.17% — — — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR -0.36% -0.30% — — -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 11.84% 3.88% — — — -18.02%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 14.86% -13.88% — — — -17.68%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/30/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/30/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 08/27/2007
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 21.86%
    Service 37.23%
    Manufacturing 39.33%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 1.57% 1.57%
    Stocks — 98.43% 98.43%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 0.94% 0.94%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    = MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) Software 19.10 43.62% 3.09%
    + CHEVRON CORP NEW (CVX) Energy 12.69 6.37% 2.99%
    = PFIZER INC (PFE) Healthcare 15.27 -1.02% 2.70%
    + INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS (IBM) Hardware 13.03 45.87% 2.68%
    = PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC (PM) Consumer Goods 15.22 13.79% 2.68%
    = AT&T INC (T) Telecom 13.34 -5.26% 2.53%
    + BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (BAC) Financial Services — 5.33% 2.46%
    = GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (GE) Industrial Materials 14.43 -8.46% 2.31%
    + WELLPOINT INC (WLP) Healthcare 11.28 14.95% 2.25%
    + CSX CORP (CSX) Business Services 17.65 43.61% 2.23%
    + 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
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  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred 5.00%
    Taken from prospectus dated 07/31/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.97%
    Taken from annual report dated 03/31/2009

  • Fund Management