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FVRTZ - Franklin MicroCap Value Adv

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Franklin MicroCap Value Adv (FVRTZ)
Expense Ratio: 0.93%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $27,895.62


The Franklin MicroCap Value Adv fund (FVRTZ) is a Small Value fund started on 11/1/2005 and has $336.60 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running Franklin MicroCap Value Adv since 01/3/1996. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

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Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF (VBR)
Expense Ratio: 0.10%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $3,271.86


The Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF (VBR) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Small Value investment strategy and is an alternative to a Small Value mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Franklin MicroCap Value Adv because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Small Value Funds Have Lower Fees Than Franklin MicroCap Value Adv (FVRTZ). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
American Beacon Small Cp Val AMR AASVX 59.0% 3,100 0.57%
American Beacon Small Cp Val Inst AVFIX 59.0% 3,100 0.83%
Bridgeway Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund Class N BOTSX 7.0% 117 0.60%
DFA Tax-Managed US Targeted Value DTMVX 21.0% 2,200 0.44%
DFA US Small Cap Value I DFSVX 14.0% 6,600 0.52%
DFA US Targeted Value I DFFVX 23.0% 2,700 0.38%
DFA US Targeted Value R1 DFTVX 23.0% 2,700 0.48%
DFA US Targeted Value R2 DFTPX 23.0% 2,700 0.63%
DWS Dreman Small Cap Value Instl KDSIX 47.0% 2,000 0.89%
Franklin Small Cap Value Adv FVADX 14.2% 1,600 0.92%
Goldman Sachs Structured Sm Cap Val I GSITX 33.0% 129 0.86%
Heartland Value Inst HNTVX 25.0% 1,100 0.91%
Heartland Value Plus Inst HNVIX 11.0% 2,400 0.87%
Target Small Capitalization Value T TASVX 44.0% 1,100 0.71%
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Instl VSIIX 30.0% 6,700 0.19%
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv VISVX 30.0% 6,700 0.35%



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Why Are These Metrics Important?


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.