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SFPIX - Saratoga Financial Services I

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Saratoga Financial Services I (SFPIX)
Expense Ratio: 3.00%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $72,892.11


The Saratoga Financial Services I fund (SFPIX) is a Financial fund started on 01/6/2003 and has $1.40 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running Saratoga Financial Services I since 11/21/2006. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

MarketRiders Prefers The Following ETF

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF)
Expense Ratio: 0.19%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $6,157.84


The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Financial investment strategy and is an alternative to a Financial mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Saratoga Financial Services I because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Financial Funds Have Lower Fees Than Saratoga Financial Services I (SFPIX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
Davis Financial A RPFGX 12.0% 497 0.91%
Davis Financial B DFIBX 12.0% 497 2.02%
Davis Financial C DFFCX 12.0% 497 1.81%
Davis Financial Y DVFYX 12.0% 497 0.75%
FBR Small Cap Financial I FBRUX 70.0% 182 1.50%
FBR Small Cap Financial Investor FBRSX 70.0% 182 1.68%
Fidelity Advisor Financial Services B FAFBX 260.0% 101 2.01%
Fidelity Advisor Financial Services C FAFCX 260.0% 101 2.01%
Fidelity Advisor Financial Services I FFSIX 260.0% 101 0.96%
Fidelity Advisor Financial Services T FAFSX 260.0% 101 1.52%
JHancock Financial Industries A FIDAX 50.0% 239 1.41%
JHancock Financial Industries B FIDBX 50.0% 239 2.11%
JHancock Financial Industries C FIDCX 50.0% 239 2.11%
JHancock Regional Bank A FRBAX 16.0% 557 1.36%
JHancock Regional Bank B FRBFX 16.0% 557 2.06%
JHancock Regional Bank C FRBCX 16.0% 557 2.06%
Mutual Financial Services A TFSIX 23.6% 320 1.54%
Mutual Financial Services B TBFSX 23.6% 320 2.24%
Mutual Financial Services Z TFE1Z 23.6% 320 1.24%
Prudential Financial Svcs A PFSAX 83.0% 179 1.43%
Prudential Financial Svcs B PUFBX 83.0% 179 2.13%
Prudential Financial Svcs C PUFCX 83.0% 179 2.13%
Prudential Financial Svcs Z PFSZX 83.0% 179 1.13%
T. Rowe Price Financial Services PRISX 40.0% 287 0.98%
Vanguard Financials Index Adm VFAIX 10.0% 775 0.23%



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Turnover
Turnover represents how much of a mutual fund's holdings are changed over the course of a year through buying and selling. Active mutual funds have an average turnover rate of about 85%, meaning that funds are turning over nearly all of their holdings every year. A high turnover means you could make lower returns because: 1) buying and selling stocks costs money through commissions and spreads and 2) the fund will distribute yearly capital gains which increases your taxes. Look for funds with turnover rates below 50%. For comparison, ETF turnover rates average around 10% or lower.

Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.