Retirement Portfolio – Mid Year Update

Our retirement accounts represent about 30% of our total assets. They are spread out over two Fidelity accounts, one Vanguard account, and one Schwab account. Below is a consolidated spreadsheet of our holding and performance details of the mutual funds held in our 401K and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) as of YTD 07/31/2008:









































































Symbol% of PortfolioFund FeesFund Return 2008 (After Fees)Comments
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX)5.560.52(15.07)A Large cap value fund with a history of outperforming the S&P500 index. Has very low turnover ratio. The fund is very big (~70B) and so outperformance may be harder to come by going forward.
Fidelity Diversified International Fund (FDIVX)21.770.97(13.51)Diversified large-cap international growth fund. This fund is very big at over 58B. Turnover is at 58%. Has a history of outperforming its related index, the MSCI EAFE.
American Beacon Small Cap Value (AVPAX)4.921.06(5.52)A Small-cap value fund with about 1.2B of total assets under management. Turnover at 48%.
Hotchkis & Wiley Mid-cap Value (HWMIX)2.651.02(13.71)A mid-cap value fund with about 2.4B of total assets under management. Turnover at 45%.Top 10 holdings account for 38% of assets.
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund (VINIX)2.800.05(12.65)Attempts to replicate S&P500 index performance.
Fidelity Intermediate Term Bond Fund (FTHRX)12.88 0.45(0.45)None.
Artisan Mid-cap Value (ARTMX)2.791.22(13.09)None.
Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund (FSLCX)4.121.08(9.87)None.
Calomos Growth A (CVGRX)1.371.44(14.48)A 12B large cap growth fund. The top 10 holdings represent about 27% of assets.
Schwab S&P500 Index (SWPIX)1.170.36(12.73)An index fund that tracks the performance of the S&P500 index benchmark.
William Blair International Growth (WBIGX)1.321.67(16.90)A 5B large cap international fund with between 10 and 25% exposure to emerging markets.
Vanguard Index Trust 500 Index (VFINX)6.290.18(12.70)An index fund that tracks the performance of the S&P500 index benchmark.
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index (VPACX)6.520.27(11.01)An index fund that tracks the performance of the MSCI Pacific index benchmark.
Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities (VIPSX)1.970.204.58Invests in inflation indexed bonds (primarily US) with maturities between 7 and 20 years.
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index (VBLTX)1.840.18(1.54)An index fund that tracks the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a long-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
Vanguard Emerging Market ETF (VWO)8.360.25(14.50)None.
Fidelity International Real Estate Stock Fund (FIREX)1.190.96(20.37)None.
Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (FCPGX)4.171.09(15.78)None.
Fidelity Select Technology (FSPTX)1.820.88(19.23)A sector specific fund focused on large cap technology stocks with about 2B in assets under management. Top 10 holdings account for 45% of total assets.
Fidelity Select Health Care (FSPHX)2.240.87(12.07)A sector specific fund focused on large cap healthcare stocks with about 2B in assets under management. Top 10 holdings account for 38% of total assets.
Pension Plan3.2103.70Company Fully Vested Cash Balance Pension Plan.
Cash and Money Market0.0700None.


The total returns YTD as of 07/31/2008 were –10.39%. The performance compare well with the returns of popular domestic indices as many of the indices are down close to 15%. We reduced risk by opting for a 40-40-20 allocations among Domestic, International, and Bonds/Alternatives in the beginning of the year as compared to a 100% domestic stock portfolio and that accounts for the better performance in the down market.

We made a couple of minor reallocations on 08/01/2008 - One of our employer profit sharing plans allocated a few shares to our 401k plan. This along with 7% from our international holding in the Fidelity Diversified International Fund (FDIVX) was reallocated into a new holding in Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund. This mid-cap fund has a long history of index out-performance but we couldn’t invest in the fund previously because it was closed to new investors. Recently, the status of the fund has changed from a ‘semi-hard close’ to a ‘soft-close’. That means investors in 401K plans are allowed to invest on the fund while it is still closed for retail investors.


Related Posts:

1. 401K/IRA Account 2007 Performance Summary - 01/08.
2. 401K/IRA Account – Asset Allocation for 2008 – Part 1.
3. 401K/IRA Account – Asset Allocation for 2008 – Part 2.
4. Retirement Portfolio – Mid Year Update.
5. Asset Allocation Adjustments to Retirement Portfolio in the face of market correction – 10/08.
6. 401K/IRA/Retirement Account 2008 Performance Summary - 01/09.
7. 401K/IRA/Retirement Account 2009 Reallocations - 01/09.
8. 401K & Retirement Accounts Performance - Mid Year 2009 Update - 07/09.

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