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Fund Spy: Morningstar Medalist Edition

Buy the Unloved 2016

Picks in three categories for the contrarian investor.

Jan 25, 2016

Mentioned: Jensen Quality Growth J (JENSX) , Oakmark Investor (OAKMX) , T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth (TRBCX) , T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth (PRDGX) , American Century Value Inv (TWVLX) , Sound Shore Investor (SSHFX) , AMG Yacktman I (YACKX) , Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Adm (VTSAX) , Chevron Corp (CVX) , Devon Energy Corp (DVN)

It's time for our annual "Buy the Unloved" report.

This is a strategy that we have tracked for more than 20 years, and it has proved to be surprisingly resilient. It's really a pretty basic contrarian strategy driven by mutual fund flows. The idea is to look at calendar-year mutual fund flows by Morningstar Category and go in the opposite direction.

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Russel Kinnel has a position in the following securities mentioned above: JENSX. Find out about Morningstar’s editorial policies.

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