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: 18.30%
    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 11/25/2009    		 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 18.30% 23.31% -4.39% 3.19% — 4.48%
    +/- Category -8.56% -12.27% 1.08% 2.47% — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR -6.84% -9.84% 1.11% 2.44% -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 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 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 20.60 15.66% 3.77%
    = EXXON MOBIL CORP (XOM) Energy 17.74 -8.58% 3.71%
    = ABBOTT LABS (ABT) Healthcare 15.16 -2.59% 3.25%
    = MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP) Hardware 28.71 28.86% 3.12%
    = PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC (PM) Consumer Goods 15.92 13.79% 3.12%
    = LORILLARD INC (LO) Consumer Goods 13.95 44.33% 3.09%
    = SCHLUMBERGER LTD (SLB) Energy 22.50 53.79% 3.07%
    = FLUOR CORP NEW (FLR) Industrial Materials 11.03 0.61% 2.49%
    = QUALCOMM INC (QCOM) Telecom 47.83 19.23% 2.44%
    = DEERE & CO (DE) Industrial Materials 15.79 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 11/25/2009
    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