Weitz Balanced Fund (WBALX)

13.95
Net Asset Value
+0.58%
1 Day
+9.50%
Year-to-Date
Overall Morningstar Rating
Moderate allocation
Style or Category
No Load
Sales Expenses
1.14%
Expense Ratio
Average
Morningstar Risk Rating™
Investment Objective The investment seeks regular current income, capital preservation and long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests 50%-75% of assets in common stocks and a variety of securities convertible into common stock such as rights, warrants and convertible preferred stock. It may invest in the equity securities of issuers of all sizes. The fund generally invests at least 25% of its total assets in investment-grade fixed income securities and may also invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed income securities which are non-investment grade or unrated. It is non-diversified.

Performance

1 month+3.79% 3 years+9.71%
3 months+5.05% 5 years+6.68%
1 year+16.79% Since inception+5.65%
Data through --

Peer Comparisonvs. Moderate allocation

 WBALXCategory
Performance 5-yr return+6.68%+4.79%
Expense ratio1.14%1.34%
Risk 5 year sharpe ratio0.540.37
Net assets$98.7M$2.1B
Average market cap$19.9B$37.4B
Average P/E19.316.1
Portfolio turnover47%47%

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Fund Management and Purchase Info

Fund familyWeitz
Fund manager & tenureBradley Hinton / 9 Years
Minimal initial investment$2,500.00
Minimum IRA investment--

Holdings

Other100.00%
U.S. stock--
International stock--
Fixed income--
Cash--
Top 5 Sectors
Portfolio weighting
Industrial materials 19.97%
Business service 15.59%
Financial service 14.56%
Healthcare 10.32%
Media 8.49%
Top 10 Holdings
Portfolio weighting
-- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc3.22%
BRKB Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B2.88%
CSTR Coinstar, Inc.2.69%
FLIR FLIR Systems, Inc.2.66%
AON Aon plc2.51%
LH Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings2.12%
RWT Redwood Trust, Inc.2.01%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials1.88%
GOOG Google, Inc. Class A1.87%
APA Apache Corporation1.81%

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