| Scorecard |
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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
5
5
4
2
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Zacks Investment Research
3
(Hold)
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Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
B-
(Buy)
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U.S. News evaluated 287 World Stock 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 18.86 percent over the past year, 11.37 percent over the past three years, 4.62 percent over the past five years, and 9.34 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 12.7% |
| 1 Year | 18.9% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 11.4% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 4.6% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 9.3% |
Summary
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in common stocks of companies of any size located throughout the world, including emerging markets. It normally invests in issuers from several different countries, which may include the United States. The fund may, under unusual circumstances, invest in a single country. It may have significant exposure to emerging markets.
Fees
Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Perkins Global Value Fund has an expense ratio of 0.95 percent.
Risk
Risk is Low compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
