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

Monday, November 9, 2009, 8:25AM ET - U.S. Markets open in 1 hour and 5 minutes. Dow Up 0.17% Nasdaq  0.00%
Sextant Short-Term Bond (STBFX)On Nov 6: 5.08   0.00 (0.00%)  
MORE ON STBFX
Quotes
Charts
News & Info
Fund
HereProfile
Analyst


Profile  As of 30-Sep-09Get Profile for:
Sextant Short-Term Bond
Saturna Investment Trust 1300 N. State Street Bellingham, WA 98225
Map
Phone: 800-728-8762
Free prospectuses for
more than 1,000 funds!
View List of Free Prospectuses
FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Short-Term Bond
Fund Family:Saturna
Net Assets:3.92M
Year-to-Date Return:6.23%
Yield:3.29%
Morningstar Rating:4 stars
Fund Inception Date:28-Sep-95
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Short-Term Bond
[View Category Definition]
View Top Short-Term Bond Funds
About the Morningstar Style Box
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Phelps S. McIlvaine
Lead Manager since 31-Dec-95
McIlvaine is a vice president of Saturna Capital since 1994. Previously, he served as a commodity-trading advisor with Hickey Financial Services, as a primary dealer in government security arbitrage with First National Bank of Chicago, and as a bond trader in the money-market department at First National Bank of Boston. McIlvaine seeks to recognize value and limit losses in his portfolio management.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$1,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$100
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$1,000
Min Subsequent Investment:$25
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$25
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$25
STBFX can be purchased from 7 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks capital preservation and current income. The fund invests primarily in marketable short-term debt securities. Under normal circumstances, its dollar-weighted average maturity does not exceed three years. It invests at least 65% of assets in bonds rated within the three highest grades (AAA, AA or A) and may not invest in a security rated at time of purchase below the fourth highest grade (BBB).
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (30-Sep-09): 0.01
Last Cap Gain YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION
Annual Holdings Turnover YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION
Average for Category: 107.45%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseSTBFXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:0.75% 0.91%
Max 12b1 Fee:0.25% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:% 2.64%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.11%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 505$405
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 871$645
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 1,900$1,328
* 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