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Investing in Funds October 27, 2008
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This Week: Investing in Funds
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What to Look For in Actively Managed Funds Expense Ratio Tax Efficiency Investing Goals and Style Management Incentives and Interests Ownership Fee Structure Historical Returns But be careful because historical returns often aren’t indicative of future returns!
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Examples of Value-Oriented Funds Fairholme (FAIRX) Longleaf Partners (LLPFX) Sequoia Fund (SEQUX) Periods of underperformance when value is out of favor. Relying on the decisions of management.
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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) If the ETF tracks an index, you don’t have to worry about tax efficiency, evaluating a manager, but do pay attention to expenses! “A security that tracks an index, a commodity, or a basket of stocks like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an exchange.” Pay same commission as a regular trade ($7 at Scottrade, remember to use limit orders). Buy and sell anytime markets are open.
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Keeping ETFs Fairly Priced: Arbitrage ETFs have an underlying net asset value (NAV). Depending on supply and demand, the price of an ETF may deviate from its NAV. When trading at a discount, authorized arbitragers can buy ETF shares and exchange those shares for the underlying securities and sell those securities, or vise-versa if the ETF is trading at a premium. This keeps the price of the ETF close to its NAV, and thus fairly valued.
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Examples of ETFs Sector-Specific Country-Specific: EWZ, EWY, FXI Commodities, Dynamic Indexes Index Funds: VTI, VEU, VNQ, VWO, IVV, SPY
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Simple Indexed ETF Portfolio 60% VTI – Vanguard Total Stock Market Index, ER 0.07% 40% VEU – Vanguard FTSE All World Ex-US Index, ER 0.25% Add bonds later Weighted ER of 0.14% Holds Over 5,000 Stocks
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Index Mutual Funds Higher minimums. Better for small, frequent purchases (DCA). Avoid trading costs by buying directly. Only priced and traded at the close of the day. Vanguard (generally $3,000 minimum).
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Morningstar Available via OSU libraries and ccig.osu.edu: http://proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=http://library.morningstar.com
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Morningstar Aggregates Fund Data Expenses Historical Returns After-Tax Returns Holdings Also Rating System and Analyst Reports Portfolio X-Ray Displays data for a portfolio of funds Sometimes more data than you really need…
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Holdings
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Fees and Taxes
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Some Related Reading A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel Common Sense on Mutual Funds by Jack Bogle The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing Morningstar’s Guide to Mutual Funds
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Summary Do some research, read one or two books and you will be set. Weigh the pros and cons of investing in active versus passive funds. CCIG generally is not focused on investing in funds, but we can point you in the right direction. Remember that enterprising investors may still choose ETFs for easy and inexpensive exposure to specific industries, countries, etc.
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Questions?
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Club Portfolio
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Goals Show by realistic example how to choose investments. Provide a sample portfolio of value investments for a college-aged investor. Learn about different stocks and companies and what makes them attractive investment opportunities. Encourage discussion and debate. Maintain records of the portfolio to learn from mistakes and successes.
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Parameters Start with $20,000 cash. Trades cost $7 (Scottrade pricing). Placing a trade requires that a majority of present and voting members approve the transaction. Provide rationale and analysis (as well as continuing discussion) for each investment on the appropriate forum page.
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Analysis Reason for Buying Selling Strategy / Expected Duration Reason for Selling Analysis (what went well, what didn’t)
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Core-Mark (CORE) Vote on the forum! Voting will close Tuesday night (with the votes tallied Wednesday morning).
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Questions? Suggested Meeting Topics? Comments on the First Few Weeks
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