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FundAlarm Discussion Board
2001 Model Portfolio:
Performance through May 22, 2001


The FundAlarm model portfolio started on January 1, 2001, with a hypothetical value of $100,000, and it's now worth $103,670, for a total YTD return of +3.67%.

Over the same period, the Vanguard Total Stock Market fund, which is the benchmark for the model portfolio, is now worth $100,070, for a total YTD return of +0.07%.

Advantage: FundAlarm Discussion Board portfolio

Thanks again to Board regular "Karl" for reporting the monthly results.

Fund categoryFund name% of
Portfolio
Fund
Return
YTD (%)
Large-cap valueVanguard Windsor II (VWNFX)5%+7.50
Large-cap valueExcelsior Value Equity(-)5%+11.50
Large-cap blendGabelli Growth (GABGX)10%-4.82
Large-cap growthTCW Galileo Select Equity (TGCEX)5%-3.36
Mid-cap valueExcelsior Value & Restruct (UMBIX)5%+5.63
Mid-cap blendLegg Mason Opportunity (LMOPX)5%+26.11
Mid-cap growthInvesco Dynamics (FIDYX)5%-11.57
Mid-cap growthT. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth (RPMGX)5%+4.50
Small-cap valueStrong Small Cap Value (SSMVX)5%+28.71
Small-cap blendBuffalo Small Cap (BUFSX)5%+16.93
Small-cap growthBjurman Micro Cap (BMCFX)5%+15.10
InternationalMasters Select International (MSILX)10%-6.40
TechnologyBlack Oak (-)5%-22.80
EnergyIcon Energy (ICENX)5%+11.95
FinancialT. Rowe Price Financial (PRISX)5%+1.12
Real estateLongleaf Realty (LLREX)5%+12.53
Health careInvesco Health Sciences (FHLSX)5%-12.13
Fixed IncomeFidelity Convertible Securities (FCVSX)5%+5.16
Total100%

Karl's notes on the FundAlarm porfolio:

Results achieved with a P/E ratio of 28.90, which represents 98% of the S&P 500. P/B ratio of 5.28, which represents 81% of the S&P 500. Three-year earnings growth of 21.02%, which compares favorably to the S&P, and is 123% of that index

An important element in the success of the FundAlarm Portfolio, aside from excellent fund selections, is the portfolio's small average market cap of $11 billion, which represents a meager 18% of the S&P 500. Let's face it, in 2001 smaller is better.

Bob Cochran, a financial planner and Discussion Board regular, also submitted a model portfolio. Bob's portfolio is worth $95,386, for a total YTD return of -4.16%:

Bob wishes to note that he does not maintain static investment positions for an entire year with actual clients, and this portfolio is only an attempt to allocate dollars given investment conditions at the beginning of 2001. An actual client portfolio might look very different in three, six, or nine months, depending on many factors that cannot be predicted at this moment. Also, a 100% equity portfolio (as below) might not be appropriate for many investors.
Fund categoryFund namePercentage
of Portfolio
Fund
Return
YTD (%)
Large-cap valueThornburg Value15%+3.74
Large-cap growthWhite Oak Growth (WOGSX)20%-17.5
Mid-cap valueMuhlenkamp (MUHLX)10%+15.35
Mid-cap growthArtisan Mid Cap (ARTMX)15%+6.05
Small-cap valueStrong Small Cap Value (SSMVX)4%+28.71
Small-cap growthRockland Small Cap Growth (RKGRX)6%+10.57
InternationalJulius Baer Intl Equity (BJBIX)18%-10.17
TechnologyVan Wagoner Technology (VWTKX)6%-37.47
HealthDresdner RCM Global Health Care (DGHCX)6%-8.54
Total100%


Questions or comments about these model portfolios?
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