Products & Performance
Portfolio Characteristics as of 12/31/11*
| |
Stephens Mid Cap Growth Fund |
| Number of Holdings |
109* |
| Median Market Cap ($MM) |
5275 |
| Median Forward 12 Month P/E |
17.2x |
| Median Forward 12 Month EPS Growth |
16.0% |
| Most Recent Quarter EPS Growth YOY |
25% |
| Beta vs. Russell Midcap® Growth Index |
0.88 |
| Beta vs. S&P 500 Index |
0.88 |
| Net Assets |
$38,986,300 |
Sector Weightings*
| |
Stephens Mid Cap Growth Fund |
| Cash |
2.38% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
18.10%
|
| Consumer Staples |
3.60% |
| Energy |
10.84% |
| Financials |
5.90% |
| Health Care |
16.86% |
| Industrials |
13.84% |
| Information Technology |
26.87% |
| Materials |
1.61% |
| Telecommunication Services |
0.00% |
Top Ten Holdings*
| |
Stephens Mid Cap Growth Fund |
| Core Laboratories NV |
1.93% |
| Cerner Corp. |
1.66% |
| Stericycle, Inc. |
1.55% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
1.49% |
| VeriSign, Inc. |
1.45% |
| Airgas, Inc. |
1.41% |
| Whole Foods Market, Inc. |
1.41% |
| Red Hat, Inc. |
1.39% |
| ASML Holding NV |
1.37% |
| Iron Mountain, Inc. |
1.36% |
*Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Excludes money market fund holdings.
Performance Attribution
Stephens Mid Cap Growth Fund vs. Russell Midcap® Growth Index
2/1/2006 to 12/31/2011
U.S. Dollar
Top & Bottom Five Contributors to Performance as of 12/31/11
Complete Fund Holdings as of 12/31/2011
P/E: The Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio reflects the multiple of earnings at which a stock sells.
EPS: Earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by taking the total earnings divided by the number of shares outstanding by the price per share.
Beta: A statistic that measures the volatility of the Fund, as compared to that of the overall market. The market's beta is set at 1.00; a beta higher than 1.00 is considered to be more volatile than the market, while a beta lower than 1.00 is considered to be less volatile.
The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Company.
The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held common stocks representing, among others, industrial, utility and transportation companies listed or traded on national exchanges or over-the-counter markets. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The Fund invests in smaller companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility than large companies. The fund may also invest in foreign securities which involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods.
The Stephens Funds® are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC