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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
5
3
1
2
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Zacks Investment Research
1
(Strong Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
C+
(Hold)
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#2 in Foreign Large Growth
U.S. News evaluated 77 Foreign Large Growth Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 31.33 percent over the past year, 14.20 percent over the past three years, 2.26 percent over the past five years, and 11.59 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 05.31.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 8.1% |
| 1 Year | 31.3% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 14.2% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 2.3% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 11.6% |
Summary
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests a substantial amount of its assets in equity securities of companies outside the United States. It expects to invest in companies across all market capitalization ranges. The fund typically focuses on developed markets, but may invest in companies from emerging markets as well. It may use derivatives, primarily futures contracts, to seek returns on the fund's otherwise uninvested cash assets. The fund may use futures contracts as a substitute for investing directly in an underlying asset or to increase returns. It may buy and sell portfolio securities actively.
Fees
Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
Laudus International MarketMasters Fund has an expense ratio of 1.53 percent.
Risk
Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
