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Effective September 12, 2008, the Fund is closed to new and existing shareholder accounts and scheduled for liquidation on or about November 24, 2008. For more information please refer to the prospectus.
Fund Objective
The Managers Value Fund's objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of equity securities. Income is the Fund's secondary objective.
Fund Strategy
The Managers Value Fund invests primarily in common and preferred stocks of U.S. companies. The Fund generally invests in medium and large companies, that is, companies with capitalizations that are within the range of capitalizations of companies represented in the Russell 1000® Value Index, the Fund's benchmark as of May 1, 2007 (formerly S&P 500 Index).
Investment Overview
The Managers Value Fund currently utilizes two independent subadvisors who each manage a portion of the portfolio: Jeffrey Shaw of Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc., hired in March 2000 and the investment team of Osprey Partners Investment Management, LLC, hired in September 2001.
Fund Facts (as of 9/30/2008)
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| Investment Style |
Large-Cap Value |
| Benchmark |
Russell 1000® Value;
S&P 500
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| Sub Advisor |
Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc.;
Osprey Partners Investment Management LLC
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| Net Assets |
$14,900,000 |
| Ticker |
MGIEX |
| Cusip |
561717307 |
| Inception Date |
10/31/1984 |
Minimum Investment:
Initial / Subsequent
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$2,000 /
$100 |
Minimum IRA Investment:
Initial / Subsequent
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$1,000 /
$0 |
| Expense Ratio (Gross/Net) |
1.19% / 1.19% |
| Sales Charges |
None |
| 12b-1 fees |
None |
Disclosure
Investors should carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or download a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.
The performance shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. From time to time the advisor has waived fees or reimbursed expenses, which may have resulted in higher returns. The listed returns and yields on the Fund are net of expenses and the returns and yields on the indices exclude expenses. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.
The Fund invests in value stocks, which may perform differently from the market as a whole and may be undervalued by the market for a long period of time. Value stocks may underperform growth stocks during given periods.
Annual net expense ratio as of the current prospectus dated 04/01/2008 adjusted for the reduction in custodial fees, which took effect on 07/01/2007. The investment manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2009, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage, acquired fund expenses and extraordinary items) to 1.19% of the Fund's average daily net assets, provided that the amount of management fees waived will not exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. Please see Index Definitions for all our funds' benchmarks.
The Russell 1000® Value Index is a trademark of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments. An investment cannot be made directly into an Index.
The S&P 500 Index is proprietary data of Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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