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| MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund |
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| Fund Performance
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Category: Asset Alloc. |
YTD % |
1 Year % |
3 Year % |
5 Year % |
10 Year % |
Since Incep. % |
| Average Annual Total Returns as of 06/30/2009 |
| NAV: |
| Class A (04/04/2005) |
7.05 |
-21.25 |
-4.71 |
n/a |
n/a |
-0.85 |
| Class INV (02/28/2008) |
7.18 |
-21.22 |
-4.67 |
n/a |
n/a |
-0.82 |
| Class B (04/04/2005) |
6.72 |
-21.92 |
-5.44 |
n/a |
n/a |
-1.59 |
| Class C (04/04/2005) |
6.72 |
-21.91 |
-5.44 |
n/a |
n/a |
-1.59 |
With Sales Charges: |
| Class A (04/04/2005) |
1.16 |
-25.58 |
-6.49 |
n/a |
n/a |
-2.16 |
| Class INV (02/28/2008) |
1.28 |
-25.55 |
-6.45 |
n/a |
n/a |
-2.13 |
| Class B (04/04/2005) |
1.72 |
-25.70 |
-6.30 |
n/a |
n/a |
-2.01 |
| Class C (04/04/2005) |
5.72 |
-22.67 |
-5.44 |
n/a |
n/a |
-1.59 |
| Average Annual Total Returns as of 06/30/2009 |
| NAV: |
| Class A (04/04/2005) |
7.05 |
-21.25 |
-4.71 |
n/a |
n/a |
-0.85 |
| Class INV (02/28/2008) |
7.18 |
-21.22 |
-4.67 |
n/a |
n/a |
-0.82 |
| Class B (04/04/2005) |
6.72 |
-21.92 |
-5.44 |
n/a |
n/a |
-1.59 |
| Class C (04/04/2005) |
6.72 |
-21.91 |
-5.44 |
n/a |
n/a |
-1.59 |
With Sales Charges: |
| Class A (04/04/2005) |
1.16 |
-25.58 |
-6.49 |
n/a |
n/a |
-2.16 |
| Class INV (02/28/2008) |
1.28 |
-25.55 |
-6.45 |
n/a |
n/a |
-2.13 |
| Class B (04/04/2005) |
1.72 |
-25.70 |
-6.30 |
n/a |
n/a |
-2.01 |
| Class C (04/04/2005) |
5.72 |
-22.67 |
-5.44 |
n/a |
n/a |
-1.59 |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Due to market volatility, current performance may be less or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that upon redemption, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.
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Class A & INV: 5.5% maximum initial sales charge. Class B: CDSC up to 5% if redeemed within six years. Class C: 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year. Class I: No initial sales charge or CDSC, generally available to corporate & institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $5 million. Absent the waivers and/or limitations, total annual operating expenses would have been: Class A 1.33%, INV 1.51%, B 2.21%, C 2.20%, I 1.10%. The net annual (fund and underlying fund) operating expenses reflecting contractual waivers and/or expense limitations are: Class A 1.27%, INV 1.29%, B 2.04%, C 2.04%, I 1.09%.
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Holdings in Underlying MainStay Funds
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% of Net Assets |
| Large Cap Growth Fund |
14.7% |
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| Common Stock Fund |
14.2% |
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| MAP Fund |
7.4% |
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| ICAP Select Equity Fund |
6.6% |
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| ICAP Equity Fund |
6.6% |
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| 130/30 Core Fund |
6.4% |
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| Floating Rate Fund |
6.0% |
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| International Equity Fund |
5.9% |
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| ICAP International Fund |
5.2% |
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| Indexed Bond Fund |
5.1% |
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| 130/30 International Fund |
3.6% |
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| 130/30 High Yield Fund |
3.5% |
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| Growth Equity Fund |
3.3% |
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| High Yield Corporate Bond Fund |
2.5% |
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| 130/30 Growth Fund |
2.5% |
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| Value Fund |
2.0% |
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| Intermediate Term Bond Fund |
1.1% |
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| Institutional Bond Fund |
1.1% |
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| All Cap Growth Fund |
0.8% |
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| S&P 500 Index Fund |
0.6% |
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| Mid Cap Core Fund |
0.5% |
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| Mid Cap Growth Fund |
0.4% |
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| Small Cap Opportunity Fund |
0.2% |
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Investment Advisor
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| MainStay is a division of New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM), a world-class financial services organization that with its affiliates has more than $224 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2009. NYLIM is the Investment Advisor for all MainStay Funds and serving as manager, runs the Funds' day-to-day business.
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Investment Subadvisor
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The Investment Advisor has delegated its portfolio management responsibilities for this Fund to its Investment Subadvisor, Madison Square Investors, which is a subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC. The firm offers quantitative investment solutions to a wide range of individual, corporate, public, endowment and foundation, and Taft-Hartley clients. Madsion Square Investors applies a disciplined investment process that brings together the important elements of security analysis, risk management, and superior portfolio construction across all of their investment strategies.
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Portfolio Manager(s)
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Mr. Elavia is a Senior Managing Director at New York Life Investments and is also Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Madison Square Investors. Prior to joining New York Life Investments in 2004, Mr. Elavia spent five years as a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Large Cap Growth team of Putnam Investments in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Elavia holds a PhD and MA in Economics from the University of Houston and a MS and BC from the University of Baroda in Vadodara, India.
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| | Jonathan Swaney
Mr. Swaney is responsible both for managing quantitative equity portfolios and performing research at Madison Square Investors and has been an employee of the firm since 1997. He is also the Portfolio Manager for the MainStay Retirement Funds, Asset Allocation Funds, and Income Manager Fund. Within the firm, Mr. Swaney has previously worked with the Investment Consulting Group and was a Portfolio Manager with the Quantitative Strategies unit. Prior to joining Madison Square Investors, Mr. Swaney performed manager research for fund-of-hedge-funds operator Pine Grove Partners and worked on the fixed income desk at The Vanguard Group. Mr. Swaney earned his B.A. in Political Science from The College of William & Mary.
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Investment Process
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The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital and, secondarily, current income. |
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The Fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in shares of other mutual funds within the MainStay Family of Funds (the underlying Funds). |
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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by normally investing approximately 80% (within a range of 70%-90%) of its assets in Underlying Equity Funds and approximately 20% (within a range of 10%-30%) of its assets in Underlying Fixed Income Funds. |
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The Fund's fixed income component may include a money market component. For cash management purposes, the Fund may hold a portion of its assets in U.S. government securities, cash, or cash equivalents. |
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Fund Statistics
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Class A |
Class INV |
Class B |
Class C |
| Total Net Assets |
105.8M |
63.4M |
67.9M |
16.9M |
| Number of Holdings | 23 | | | | | Purchases | $1,000 minimum initial investment, $50 subsequent | |
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Why MainStay?
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| Here at MainStay Funds, our commitment to you has three essential elements. We believe that all investors benefit from our consistent, long-term approach to investing. We are determined to maintain clear and unambiguous integrity in all of our dealings and operations. Through adherence to these principles, we aspire to deliver competitive, risk-adjusted performance over time.
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About Risk
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The Fund's performance depends on the advisor's skill in determining the asset class allocations and the mix of underlying MainStay Funds, as well as the performance of those underlying Funds. The underlying Funds' performance may be lower than the performance of the asset class which they were selected to represent. The Fund is indirectly subject to the investment risks of each underlying Fund held. Principal risks of the underlying Funds are described below. The Fund may invest more than 25% of its assets in one underlying Fund, which may significantly affect the net asset value of the Fund.
- Stocks and bonds can decline due to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, or economic developments. Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are generally more sensitive to investor perceptions and market moves. During periods of growth stock underperformance, a fund's performance may suffer. The principal risk of investing in value stocks is that the price of the security may not approach its anticipated value or may decline in value. High-yield securities carry higher risks and some of the Fund's investments have speculative characteristics and present a greater risk of loss than higher-quality debt securities. These securities can also be subject to greater price volatility.
- There are additional risks associated with investing in mid-cap and small-cap securities. Stocks of midcap companies may be more volatile and less liquid than the securities of larger companies. Stocks of small companies may be subject to higher price volatility, significantly lower trading volume, and greater spreads between bid and ask prices, than stocks of larger companies. Furthermore, small-cap companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or market developments and may have more limited product lines than large capitalization stocks.
- The underlying Funds may experience a portfolio turnover rate of over 100% and may generate short-term capital gains which are taxable. Liquidity risk is the risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time that the seller would like or at the price that the seller believes the security is currently worth.
- Foreign securities may be subject to greater risks than U.S. investments, including currency fluctuations, less liquid trading markets, greater price volatility, political and economic instability, less publicly available information, and changes in tax or currency laws or monetary policy.
- When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities in the underlying Funds' portfolios will generally fall. Conversely, when interest rates fall, the prices of fixed-income securities in the underlying Funds' portfolios will generally rise.
- Floating rate funds are generally considered to have speculative characteristics that involve the risk of default on principal and interest and the risks associated with collateral impairment, nondiversification, borrower industry concentration, and limited liquidity.
- An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to maintain a value of $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money.
Before making an investment in the Fund, you should consider all the risks associated with it.
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View the Prospectus
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This mutual fund may be offered and sold only to persons in the United States. Please contact your investment professional or call 800-MAINSTAY (624-6782) for a prospectus or download it now. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the investment company. Please read it carefully before you invest.
NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 169 Lackawanna Avenue, Parsippany, NJ 07054.
These products are not federally insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or similar agency.
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| Class A: 04/04/05 |
| Class INV: 02/28/08 |
| Class B: 04/04/05 |
| Class C: 04/04/05 |
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| Class A: MGDAX |
| Class INV: MGDNX |
| Class B: MGDBX |
| Class C: MGDCX |
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| Class A: 278846142 |
| Class INV: 27885C247 |
| Class B: 278846134 |
| Class C: 278846126 |
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| Class A: 1932 |
| Class INV: 2558 |
| Class B: 1933 |
| Class C: 1934 |
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