Taiwan Greater China Fund (TFC)

Alex1963 (97.34) Submitted: 5/12/2009 10:49:23 AM : Start Price: $4.80 TFC Score: +1.90

Taiwan Greater China Fund (TFC
$4.80 -0.16 (-3.23%)
5/12/2009 9:48 AM
Caps 5*
Morningstar 2*
52 week $2.81- $7.71
- Information 45.52
Software 0.27
Hardware 44.78
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 0.47

- Service 14.13
Healthcare 0.00
Consumer Services 1.31
Business Services 10.72
Financial Services 2.11

- Manufacturing 40.35
Consumer Goods 16.98
Industrial Materials 23.37
Energy 0.00
Utilities 0.00
Top 5 Holdings
Hon Hai Precision Industry Hardware Taiwan 10.00
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Hardware Taiwan 8.29
China Steel Industrial Materials Taiwan 7.36
AU Optronics Hardware Taiwan 5.54
MediaTek Hardware Taiwan 5.05

Sector weighting calculations do not include the fund´s short positions (if any).
Performance 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Fund 9.1 20.5 13.6 -52.5 28.9
+/- Cat -10.0 -14.3 -37.7 -0.8 16.2
+/- MSCI EAFE NDTR_D
-4.4 - 5.9 2.4 -9.1 31.
S&P 500 index data: S&P 500 Copyright © 2009

KittyLitterClump (91.67) Submitted: 3/19/2009 10:59:35 AM : Start Price: $3.66 TFC Score: +22.28

This is a nice regional play. This area has also been hurting from the global meltdown, but when things start to turn this will be a nice mid to long term play.
The price is right to buy and hold.