Waddell & Reed Advisor International Growth Fund

Scorecard
3 / 5 Stars
Lipper
3 2 3 1 5
Zacks Investment Research
4 (Sell)
Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
D (Sell)

U.S. News evaluated 78 Foreign Large Growth Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.

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Performance

The fund has returned 10.72 percent over the past year, 8.76 percent over the past three years, 0.18 percent over the past five years, and 7.90 percent over the past decade.

Trailing Returns Updated 04.30.2013
Year to date 5.6%
1 Year 10.7%
3 Years (Annualized) 8.8%
5 Years (Annualized) 0.2%
10 Years (Annualized) 7.9%

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Summary

The investment seeks to provide growth of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies that Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (WRIMCO), the fund's investment manager, believes are competitively well-positioned, gaining market share, have the potential for long-term growth and operate in regions or countries that WRIMCO believes possess attractive growth characteristics. It primarily invests in issuers of developed countries. While the fund primarily invests in securities issued by large capitalization companies, it may invest in securities issued by companies of any size.

Fees

Fees are Low compared to funds in the same category.
Waddell & Reed Advisor International Growth Fund has an expense ratio of 2.96 percent.

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Risk

Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.

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