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1.
In the Morningstar style box, all the small-cap funds are the same size.
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False. The funds vary dramatically in market capitalization; therefore, you should examine the size of each.
2.
Which stock fund is likely the most volatile?
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A fund with a P/E of 35, 25 holdings, and a 200% turnover rate. The last fund is taking on more price risk (its P/E is higher than the other funds' P/E) and per-issue risk than the others (its number of holdings is smaller), and it is trading more aggressively.
3.
A fund's number of holdings tells you how much per-issue risk a fund is taking on.
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True. Funds with fewer holdings are more vulnerable to troubles in one or two stocks than funds with more holdings are. Sector weightings reveal a fund's sector risk, while P/E and P/B ratios relative to a fund's peers reflect price risk.
4.
Sector weightings in a fund tell you what?
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What industries your manager favors. If a fund has 50% of its portfolio in the technology sector, for example, half of its performance will be determined by the strength or weakness of that one sector.
5.
A fund's turnover rate is usually calculated _______.
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Once a year. As a rule, turnover rates are calculated yearly.