| Scorecard |
|---|
|
3 / 5 Stars
|
|
Lipper
3
3
3
1
5
|
|
Zacks Investment Research
4
(Sell)
|
|
Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
|
|
TheStreet.com
D+
(Sell)
|
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 22.71 percent over the past year, 12.17 percent over the past three years, -0.01 percent over the past five years, and 7.70 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 05.31.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 4.8% |
| 1 Year | 22.7% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 12.2% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | -0.0% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 7.7% |
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 High compared to funds in the same category.
Waddell & Reed Advisor International Growth Fund has an expense ratio of 2.55 percent.
Risk
Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
