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Investment Objective: To provide a long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation, but also through some income.
|
Category
|
Current Status |
Last
Update |
| Ticker Symbol |
BRLIX |
Current |
|
CUSIP Number |
108747
50 2 |
Current |
| Net Assets |
$221,593,131 |
4/4/08 |
|
Net Expense Ratio (Gross Expense Ratio)* |
0.15% (0.30%) |
6/30/07 |
| Median Market
Cap |
$112.64
billion |
3/31/08 |
| PE
Ratio** |
16.1 |
3/31/08 |
| Price to Book
Ratio** |
2.5 |
3/31/08 |
| Price
to Cash Flow Ratio** |
9.7 |
3/31/08 |
| Dividend Yield |
2.7 |
3/31/08 |
| Turnover
Rate (last fiscal year)*** |
10.5% |
6/30/07 |
| Number of Companies |
36
active |
3/31/08 |
| Inception
Date |
7/31/97 |
|
*As stated in the current prospectus, the annual gross operating expense ratio is 0.47%, The Fund’s adviser has agreed to contractually waive a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses such that total operating expenses do not exceed 0.15%. Any material change to this policy would require a vote by shareholders.
**Price to earnings ratio is the value of
a company's stock price relative to company earnings. Price to
book ratio is the ratio of a stock's latest closing price divided
by its book value per share. Book value is the total assets of
a company minus total liabilities. Price to cash flow is the ratio
of a stock's latest closing price divided by cash flow per share
for the past 12 months.
*** Turnover. while lower than a majority of actively managed funds,
is higher than it would be otherwise due to the tax management
feature. [Since inception this fund has made no capital gains
distributions.]
Holdings
as of March 31, 2008
Active holdings are roughly equally
weighted over longer periods.
Index composition is typically rebalanced every two to three years.
| Rank |
Description |
Industry |
Status |
| 1 |
Genentech Inc |
Biotechnology |
Active |
| 2 |
International Business Machines Corp |
Computers |
Active |
| 3 |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc |
Retail |
Active |
| 4 |
Applied Materials Inc |
Semiconductors |
Active |
| 5 |
United Parcel Service Inc |
Transportation |
Active |
| 6 |
General Electric Co |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
Active |
| 7 |
Coca-Cola Co |
Beverages |
Active |
| 8 |
Home Depot Inc |
Retail |
Active |
| 9 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co |
Diversified Finan Serv |
Active |
| 10 |
PepsiCo Inc |
Beverages |
Active |
| 11 |
3M Co |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
Active |
| 12 |
Wells Fargo & Co |
Banks |
Active |
| 13 |
Johnson & Johnson |
Healthcare-Products |
Active |
| 14 |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc |
Insurance |
Active |
| 15 |
Pfizer Inc |
Pharmaceuticals |
Active |
| 16 |
Bank of America Corp |
Banks |
Active |
| 17 |
Eli Lilly & Co |
Pharmaceuticals |
Active |
| 18 |
Chevron Corp |
Oil&Gas |
Active |
| 19 |
Procter & Gamble Co |
Cosmetics/Personal Care |
Active |
| 20 |
Cisco Systems Inc |
Telecommunications |
Active |
| 21 |
ConocoPhillips |
Oil & Gas |
Active |
| 22 |
AT&T Inc |
Telecommunications |
Active |
| 23 |
Exxon Mobil Corp |
Oil & Gas |
Active |
| 24 |
Oracle Corp |
Software |
Active |
| 25 |
United Technologies Corp |
Aerospace/Defense |
Active |
| 26 |
Time Warner Inc |
Media |
Active |
| 27 |
Verizon Communications Inc |
Telecommunications |
Active |
| 28 |
Texas Instruments Inc |
Semiconductors |
Active |
| 29 |
Microsoft Corp |
Software |
Active |
| 30 |
Dell Inc |
Computers |
Active |
| 31 |
Intel Corp |
Semiconductors |
Active |
| 32 |
Wachovia Corp |
Banks |
Active |
| 33 |
American International Group Inc |
Insurance |
Active |
| 34 |
Citigroup Inc |
Diversified Financial Services |
Active |
| 35 |
Google Inc |
Internet |
Active |
| 36 |
Merck & Co Inc |
Pharmaceuticals |
Active |
Holdings are subject to change without notice.
*Dormant companies usually represent "spun-off" companies
held for a minimum of six months in the Index. No additional
purchases of dormant companies will be made.
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Sector Breakdown as
of December 31 , 2007
| Security
Type |
% of Stocks |
| Basic Materials |
0.0 |
| Communications |
14.5 |
| Consumer, Cyclical |
5.4 |
| Consumer, Non-cyclical |
22.7 |
| Energy |
8.5 |
| Financial |
18.4 |
| Industrial |
10.7 |
| Technology |
19.8 |
| Utilities |
0.0 |
| Diversified |
0.0 |
Sector weightings are subject to change without
notice.