| Last Price | Today's Change | 52-Week Range | Trading Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.30 | 0.01 (+0.07%) | 14.29 - 15.81 | 0.0 |
Market data as of 6:25PM 06/18/13. Quotes are delayed by at least 15 min.
The investment seeks moderate current income and some potential capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in a combination of other Forward Funds ("underlying funds"), including the following types of underlying funds: U.S. equity, frontier and emerging market, international equity, U.S. fixed-income, international fixed-income, and money market. The adviser intends to maintain the fund's asset allocation to at least 40% in equity underlying funds and to at least 25% in fixed-income underlying funds.
| Total Return | 4.69% |
|---|---|
| Yield (Trailing 12 Mo.) | 2.19% |
| Expense Ratio | 2.26% |
| Front Load | None |
| Deferred Load | 1.00% |
| Minimum Investment | $4,000 |
| Management Tenure | 6 Years |
| Fund Inception | 12/30/2002 |
| Timeframe | ABAFX | S&P 500 | Conservative Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | -0.79% | 2.34% | -1.03% |
| 3 Month | 1.70% | 8.22% | 1.52% |
| Year-to-Date | 4.32% | 15.37% | 3.60% |
| 1 Year | 10.59% | 27.28% | 10.56% |
| 3 Year | 6.25% | 16.87% | 8.06% |
| 5 Year | 1.98% | 5.43% | 4.59% |
| 10 Year | 4.19% | 7.58% | 5.48% |
| Since Inception | 4.69% | 10.42% | -- |
| Basic Materials | 6.57% | |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Cyclical | 13.59% | |
| Financial Services | 14.99% | |
| Real Estate | 14.07% | |
| Consumer Defensive | 8.25% | |
| Healthcare | 5.44% | |
| Utilities | 2.15% | |
| Communication Services | 8.32% | |
| Energy | 5.05% | |
| Industrials | 16.02% | |
| Technology | 5.54% |
| By Percent | Short | 0% | Long | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | 0.00 | 2.52 | 2.52 | ||
| Bond | 0.00 | 36.89 | 36.89 | ||
| Other | 0.36 | 7.67 | 7.31 | ||
| Foreign Stock | 0.00 | 31.92 | 31.92 | ||
| Foreign Bond | 1.16 | 15.90 | 14.73 | ||
| Total | 1.52 | 94.90 | 93.37 | ||
| Cash | 0.40 | 6.81 | 6.41 | ||
| Total Net Assets | $35.32M |
|---|---|
| Total Stock Holdings | 0 |
| Total Bond Holdings | 0 |
| Company | YTD Return | % of Assets |
|---|---|---|
| FFIEX | -- | 22.82% |
| Forward Investment Grade Fxd-Inc Z | -- | 20.46% |
| FFXIX | -- | 11.01% |
| Forward Total MarketPlus Z | -- | 8.98% |
| FTEZX | -- | 7.35% |
| FSLIX | -- | 7.35% |
| Forward Strategic Altrntvs Z | -- | 5.29% |
| Forward High Yield Bond Z | -- | 5.26% |
| Forward Fds | -- | 5.16% |
| Forward Frontier Strategy Z | -- | 3.21% |
| Valuation | ABAFX | Category Range |
|---|---|---|
| Price/Earnings | 10.73 | |
| Price/Book | 1.59 | |
| Price/Sales | 1.20 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 7.96 | |
| Dividend Yield | 4.05 | |
| LT Earnings | 10.39 | |
| Historical Earnings | 27.05 | |
| Sales Growth | -0.49 | |
| Cash-Flow Growth | 2.31 | |
| Book-Value Growth | -8.09 |
| Management Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Cap | |||
| Medium Cap | |||
| Small Cap | |||
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| Rating | vs Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall |  | |
| Risk | Above Avg | |
| Return | Below Avg |
| Pretax Return | 6.25% |
|---|---|
| Tax-adjusted Return | 5.06% |
| Tax Cost Ratio | 1.12% |
| Potential Cap Gains | -5.42% |
