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Fund Research for Permanent Portfolio (PRPFX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Dec 01, 1982
    Category: Conservative Allocation
    Overall Risk: Above Average
    Fund Family: Permanent Portfolio
    Return Since Inception: 6.58%
    YTD Return: 2.51%
    Yield (TTM): 0.72%
    Net Assets: 5.34 B
    Morningstar Rating:
    5 of 5
    Morningstar Rating as of 02/28/2010
    YTD Returns as of 03/19/2010
    The investment seeks to preserve and increase the purchasing power value of its shares over the long term. The fund invests a fixed target percentage of net assets in the following investment categories: gold, silver, Swiss franc assets such as Swiss franc denominated deposits and bonds of the federal government of Switzerland, stocks of U.S. and foreign real estate and natural resource companies, aggressive growth stocks and dollar assets such as U.S. Treasury securities and short-term corporate bonds.

    Stock Holdings


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    Size
    Average Market Cap $10,444.30 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 16.89%
    Large 37.31%
    Medium 32.26%
    Small 11.99%
    Micro 1.55%

    Bond Holdings


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    Details
    Average Eff Duration
    Average Eff Maturity
    Average Credit Quality
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    Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any) Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)
  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1999 to 02/28/2010
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 2.51% 24.77% 7.34% 8.98% 9.80% 6.58%
    +/- Category -0.19% -4.84% 6.11% 5.61% 6.40%
    +/- Morningstar Moderate Target Risk 4.91%

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 02/28/2010) 0.54% 28.57% 6.36% 8.49% 9.80% 6.58%
    Quarter (as of 12/31/2009) 19.08% 19.08% 7.05% 8.49% 9.81% 6.60%
  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 4.32%
    Service 13.05%
    Manufacturing 13.13%
    Bond Quality
    AAA
    AA
    A
    BBB
    BB
    B
    Below B
    Not Rated

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash 17.29% 17.29%
    Stocks 30.50% 30.50%
    Bonds 28.53% 28.53%
    Other 0.05% 0.05%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)
    2.35% 2.35%
    Data as of 02/28/2010 Data as of 02/28/2010 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Stock Holdings Sector P/E Return as of 02/28/2010 Net Assets
    The stock holdings of PRPFX are not amongst the fund's top 10 holdings.
    Bond & Other Holdings Maturity Date Total Holdings Value of Holdings Net Assets
    + Gold/US Golden Eagles 300,000.00 335.7 M 6.67%
    + Gold Canadian Maple Leaf 300,000.00 334.77 M 6.65%
    + Gold Bullion Comex Eligible 298,483.00 323.26 M 6.43%
    + Silver Bullion Comex Eligible 13.52 M 218.83 M 4.35%
    = US Treasury Bond 9% 11/15/2018 100 M 142.33 M 2.83%
    = US Treasury Bond 7.25% 05/15/2016 100 M 125.37 M 2.49%
    = US Treasury Bond 6.25% 08/15/2023 100 M 122.19 M 2.43%
    * US Treasury Bond 6% 02/15/2026 100 M 120.08 M 2.39%
    = US Treasury Bond 5.25% 11/15/2028 100 M 111.19 M 2.21%
    = US Treasury Bond 4.5% 02/15/2036 100 M 100.78 M 2.00%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 03/20/2010
    All other data as of 01/31/2010

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial
    Deferred
    Taken from prospectus dated 07/31/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.84%
    Taken from annual report dated 01/31/2009

  • Fund Management