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5 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
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Zacks Investment Research
1
(Strong Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
2 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
B+
(Buy)
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U.S. News evaluated 213 Small 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 15.08 percent over the past year, 16.16 percent over the past three years, 9.53 percent over the past five years, and 12.71 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
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| Year to date | 13.2% |
| 1 Year | 15.1% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 16.2% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 9.5% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 12.7% |
Summary
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 50% of its equity assets in small-sized companies. It may also invest in larger companies with strong growth potential or relatively well-known and large companies with potential for capital appreciation. Small-sized companies are defined by the portfolio managers as those companies whose market capitalization falls within the range of companies in the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The fund may also invest in foreign equity and debt securities, which may include investments in emerging markets.
Fees
Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
Janus Venture Fund has an expense ratio of 0.72 percent.
Risk
Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
