
the Most Exposure to Consumer Staples Category Size ($ Mil) Staple % Mstar Rating % Rank Cat 3 Mo Invesco Van Kamp Glb Fr VGFAX World Stock 1,598.7 59.75 89 Dreyfus Worldwide Growth PGROX World Stock 441.4 39.05 61 Virtus Foreign Opportunities
1999. They continue to run their old charge--and this fund--but turned over the reins to Van Kampen Global Franchise VGFAX and Van Kampen Global Value Equity MGEAX in mid-2010 as a result of Van Kampen's acquisition by Invesco. USAMSFAXCoreCoreThis
hands . This fund's prior manager Hassan Elmasry did a fine job here and on this fund's sibling Van Kampen Global Franchise VGFAX . Now that Elmasry's gone , Dennis Lynch and his team from Morgan Stanley have taken over . Lynch has a fine record at other
They'll continue to run their old charge--and this fund--but will turn over the reins to Van Kampen Global Franchise VGFAX and Van Kampen Global Value Equity MGEAX (likely in mid-2010) as a result of Van Kampen's impending acquisition by the
as was comanager Walter Riddell). It's also worth noting that the team just took the helm of Van Kampen Global Franchise VGFAX and Morgan Stanley Institutional Global Franchise MSFAX. They'll run those funds in a similar style, emphasizing steady
as was comanager Walter Riddell). It's also worth noting that the team just took the helm of Van Kampen Global Franchise VGFAX and Morgan Stanley Institutional Global Franchise MSFAX. They'll run those funds in a similar style, emphasizing steady
Vowles, and Michael Allison. Elmasry has managed Morgan Stanley Institutional Global Franchise and Van Kampen Global Franchise VGFAX for five years with excellent results. Both global funds are closed to new investors, making this fund one of the few ways
Polaris Global Value PGVFX and Quantitative Foreign Value QFVOX, and Hassan Elmasry and his team at Van Kampen Global Franchise VGFAX , who were nominees for our manager of the year award in 2006 . But most investors have likely already heard of them due to
hampered by the rapid growth in the fund's asset base in recent years. Hassan Elmasry and Team Van Kampen Global Franchise VGFAX This is an unusual world-stock offering. It owns just a small number of companies that meet strict standards: They must
through Aug. 31, 2006 came in above the 14 (the typical standard deviation for this group). Van Kampen Global Franchise VGFAX , one of our favorite low-risk options, is closed to new investors and was thus the last fund to be cut from the list. We