Forward International Real Estate Fund Investor Class (FFIRX)
| 16.37 Net Asset Value | +0.37% 1 Day | +4.60% Year-to-Date | Overall Morningstar Rating |
| Global real estate Style or Category | No Load Sales Expenses | 1.75% Expense Ratio | Above Average Morningstar Risk Rating™ |
Investment Objective The investment seeks total return from both capital appreciation and current income.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in non-U.S. securities of real estate and real estate-related companies in at least three different countries. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in U.S. real estate and real estate related companies. The fund may invest in securities of companies having any capitalization and debt securities of any maturity. It is non-diversified.
Performance
| 1 month | +3.94% | 3 years | +8.20% | |
| 3 months | +8.66% | 5 years | -- | |
| 1 year | +5.73% | Since inception | +5.42% |
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Peer Comparisonvs. Global real estate
| FFIRX | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | -- | +15.27% |
| Expense ratio | 1.75% | 1.43% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.78 | 0.93 |
| Net assets | $89.5M | $733.3M |
| Average market cap | $1.3B | $9.3B |
| Average P/E | 3.8 | 16.7 |
| Portfolio turnover | 202% | 202% |
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Fund Management and Purchase Info
| Fund family | Forward Funds |
| Fund manager & tenure | Joel Beam / 8 Years |
| Minimal initial investment | $4,000.00 |
| Minimum IRA investment | $4,000.00 |
Holdings
| International stock | 90.53% |
| Fixed income | 8.58% |
| Cash | 0.89% |
| U.S. stock | 0.00% |
| Other | 0.00% |
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Business service | -- |
| Consumer goods | -- |
| Consumer service | -- |
| Energy | -- |
| Financial service | -- |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| -- CSI Properties Ltd | 8.73% |
| -- Asia Standard Hotel Group Ltd | 4.49% |
| -- Soundwill Holdings Ltd | 4.20% |
| -- Dream Office Real Estate Invt Tr | 4.00% |
| -- Land Securities Group PLC | 3.97% |
| -- Scentre Group | 3.38% |
| -- Derwent London PLC | 3.08% |
| -- Wing Tai Properties Ltd | 2.95% |
| -- Lai Sun Development Co Ltd | 2.89% |
| -- Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust | 2.88% |
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