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Lipper
2
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2
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3
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Zacks Investment Research
5
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Standard & Poor's
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TheStreet.com
C-
(Hold)
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U.S. News evaluated 22 Multicurrency 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 0.42 percent over the past year, 0.58 percent over the past three years, and -0.23 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
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| Year to date | -0.6% |
| 1 Year | 0.4% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 0.6% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | -0.2% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks to profit from a rise in Asian currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securities or instruments that provide exposure to Asian currencies. It normally expects to achieve this exposure through investments in high quality, short-term debt instruments denominated in Asian currencies or a combination of U.S. dollar denominated securities and forward currency contracts, including non-deliverable forward contracts, that seek to profit from a rise in Asian currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.
Fees
Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Merk Asian Currency Fund has an expense ratio of 1.30 percent.
Risk
Risk is N/A compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
