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3 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
3
3
4
4
5
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Zacks Investment Research
1
(Strong Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
4 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
C+
(Hold)
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Note: Profile written for different share class.
Performance
The fund has returned 20.87 percent over the past year, 10.78 percent over the past three years, 4.41 percent over the past five years, and 7.29 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 16.1% |
| 1 Year | 20.9% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 10.8% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 4.4% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 7.3% |
Summary
Davis Opportunity hasn't found many good opportunities lately.
As of May 03, 2013, the fund has assets totaling almost $408.39 million invested in 62 different holdings. Its portfolio consists primarily of shares of large and mid-sized companies.
So far, 2011 has been a rough year for the fund. As of the end of June, its year-to-date returns trailed those of the broader market by 2.6 percentage points. The fund's outsized position in Sino-Forest Corporation has been particularly devastating. The company, which is based in Canada and operates commercial forest plantations in China, was down 86 percent year-to-date as of the end of June after short sellers raised concerns over the true extent of its timber holdings. Like Sino-Forest, a number of this fund's holdings are based outside of the United States. As of the end of the first quarter, foreign companies accounted for a fifth of the fund's assets. The fund's largest sector allocation is to technology companies, although the fund is still underweight to tech companies when compared to its peers in Morningstar's large growth category. Google and Texas Instruments are, as of the end of the first quarter, among its favorite tech names. The fund has returned 20.87 percent over the past year and 10.78 percent over the past three years.
Over the past several years, this fund has rarely experienced breakout performance. Indeed, in any given year, it tends to stay near the middle-and sometimes the bottom-of the pack. For that matter, its trailing five-year returns land it, as of the end of June, in the bottom 6 percent of its Morningstar category. Nonetheless, its relative steadiness has generated very respectable longer-term numbers. Meanwhile, its low turnover ratio has helped with tax efficiency. The fund has returned 4.41 percent over the past five years and 7.29 percent over the past decade.
Investment Strategy
According to the fund's prospectus: "Davis Advisors manages equity funds using the Davis Investment Discipline. Davis Advisors conducts extensive research to try to identify businesses that possess characteristics that Davis Advisors believes foster the creation of long-term value, such as proven management, a durable franchise and business model, and sustainable competitive advantages. Davis Advisors aims to invest in such businesses when they are trading at discounts to their intrinsic worth. Davis Advisors emphasizes individual stock selection and believes that the ability to evaluate management is critical. Davis Advisors routinely visits managers at their places of business in order to gain insight into the relative value of different businesses. Such research, however rigorous, involves predictions and forecasts that are inherently uncertain."
Role in Portfolio
This fund could lend support to a well-balanced portfolio.
Management
A team of five managers runs the fund.
