Fund Research for Waddell & Reed Dividend Opps A (WDVAX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Jul 01, 2003
    Category: Large Blend
    Overall Risk: Below Average
    Fund Family: Waddell & Reed
    Return Since Inception: 4.48%
    YTD Return: 16.46%
    Yield (TTM): 1.13%
    Net Assets: 564.02 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5

    The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in dividend-paying equity securities of domestic and, to a lesser extent, foreign companies which may include without limitation dividend paying common stocks, preferred stocks or convertible preferred stocks. Although the fund invests primarily in large-cap companies (typically, companies with capitalizations of at least $8 billion), it may invest in companies of any size.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $28,706 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 43.70%
    Large 42.11%
    Medium 11.19%
    Small 1.42%
    Micro 1.58%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/20/2009    		 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 07/31/2003 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 16.46% 36.07% -4.58% 3.07% — 4.48%
    +/- Category -8.19% -15.15% 1.35% 2.48% — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR -7.43% -3.18% 1.24% 2.32% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 4.39% -4.63% -7.33% 1.63% — 3.50%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 6.04% -17.38% -5.97% 2.23% — 3.81%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/20/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/20/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 07/01/2003
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 12.70%
    Service 20.66%
    Manufacturing 56.26%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 9.47% 9.47%
    Stocks — 90.53% 90.53%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 9.34% 9.34%
    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
    = COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL) Consumer Goods 20.63 15.66% 3.77%
    = EXXON MOBIL CORP (XOM) Energy 17.56 -8.58% 3.71%
    = ABBOTT LABS (ABT) Healthcare 14.80 -2.59% 3.25%
    = MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP) Hardware 28.11 28.86% 3.12%
    = PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC (PM) Consumer Goods 15.84 13.79% 3.12%
    = LORILLARD INC (LO) Consumer Goods 13.95 44.33% 3.09%
    = SCHLUMBERGER LTD (SLB) Energy 22.36 53.79% 3.07%
    = FLUOR CORP NEW (FLR) Industrial Materials 11.04 0.61% 2.49%
    = QUALCOMM INC (QCOM) Telecom 47.95 19.23% 2.44%
    = DEERE & CO (DE) Industrial Materials 15.25 25.39% 2.40%
    + 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 11/23/2009
    All other data as of 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 10/30/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.40%
    Taken from annual report dated 06/30/2009

  • Fund Management

    David P. Ginther
    Start Date: 07/01/2003
    Ginther is vice president of Ivy Investment Management Company and Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company, vice president of Ivy Funds, Inc., and portfolio manager for other investment companies. Ginther has been an employee of WRIMCO since 1995. He is the Certified Public Accountant designation.