Villere Balanced Fund

Class No Load (VILLX)
Scorecard
5 / 5 Stars
Lipper
5 5 2 4 5
Zacks Investment Research
2 (Buy)
Standard & Poor's
4 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
A+ (Buy)

#3 in Moderate Allocation

U.S. News evaluated 279 Moderate Allocation 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 16.77 percent over the past year, 17.75 percent over the past three years, 10.89 percent over the past five years, and 10.39 percent over the past decade.

Trailing Returns Updated 04.30.2013
Year to date 7.1%
1 Year 16.8%
3 Years (Annualized) 17.8%
5 Years (Annualized) 10.9%
10 Years (Annualized) 10.4%

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Summary

The investment seeks long-term capital growth, consistent with preservation of capital and balanced by current income. The fund invests in a combination of common stocks of domestic companies with a minimum market capitalization of $150 million, as well as high-quality fixed-income obligations. It invests 60%-70% of assets in equity securities selected primarily for their growth potential, and 30%-40% in equity and fixed-income securities selected primarily for their income potential.

Fees

Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Villere Balanced Fund has an expense ratio of 1.00 percent.

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Risk

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

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