Yahoo! FinanceFinance Home - My Yahoo - Yahoo! - Help 

Monday, December 21, 2009, 11:58AM ET - U.S. Markets close in 4 hours and 2 minutes. Dow Up 1.06% Nasdaq Up 1.19%
RiverSource Absolute Ret Ccy & Inc A (RARAX)On Dec 18: 9.91  Up 0.02 (0.20%)  
MORE ON RARAX
Quotes
Charts
News & Info
Fund
HereProfile
Analyst


Profile  As of 30-Nov-09Get Profile for:
RiverSource Absolute Ret Ccy & Inc A
70100 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis MN 55474
Map
Phone: 888-791-3380
Free prospectuses for
more than 1,000 funds!
View List of Free Prospectuses
FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Short-Term Bond
Fund Family:RiverSource
Net Assets:105.54M
Year-to-Date Return:-0.81%
Yield:0.00%
Morningstar Rating:2 stars
Fund Inception Date:15-Jun-06
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Short-Term Bond
[View Category Definition]
View Top Short-Term Bond Funds
About the Morningstar Style Box
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Nicholas Pifer
Lead Manager since 15-Jun-06
Pifer is VP and Sector Leader for Global Fixed Income. He joined RiverSource in 2000. Pifer worked for six years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, holding multiple positions including international economist, foreign exchange trader/analyst, and the markets officer responsible for managing the Bank?s foreign exchange staff. He was then employed by Investment Advisers, Inc., where he was a fixed income portfolio manager responsible for international and global fixed income portfolios.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$10,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:NaN
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$10,000
Min Subsequent Investment:$100
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$100
RARAX can be purchased from brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks positive absolute return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in short-duration debt obligations and forward foreign currency contracts. It invests a small portion of assets in U.S. government securities. The fund targets portfolio duration of one to five months but may extend the portfolio duration up to one year. It is nondiversified.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (25-Nov-08): 0.00
Last Cap Gain (17-Dec-08): 0.05
Annual Holdings Turnover YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION
Average for Category: 114.02%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseRARAXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:% 0.91%
Max 12b1 Fee:% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:3.00% 2.62%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.12%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION$406
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION$646
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION$1,332
* Per $10,000 invested


Add to My Portfolio Add to Portfolio    Set Alert Set Alert    Email to a Friend Email to a Friend
Get Profile for Another Symbol: Symbol Lookup
Top Performers by StyleMorningstar Editorials