WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monetta Financial Services, Inc. (“Monetta”), adviser to the Monetta mutual funds, today announced a name change for its Monetta Young Investor Fund to the Monetta Core Growth Fund (MYIFX). The fund’s new name more directly reflects the fund’s “core plus” investment approach and its potential suitability as a core holding for investors of all ages.
The Monetta Core Growth Fund is rated four stars overall by Morningstar, out of 1,265 funds in the Large Growth category as of June 30, 2018 based on total returns.
Only the fund’s name is changing. The fund’s objective, philosophy and strategy remain the same. The fund employs a diversified indexed component together with an actively managed portfolio of large-cap growth stocks.
“While the genesis of the fund’s name related to our desire to encourage young investors and parents to save for college, our goal has always been to offer a core investment holding that may be well-suited for investors of all ages,” said Monetta Founder and Chairman Robert S. Bacarella.
Bacarella said, “We believe the Monetta Core Growth Fund offers an ideal structure for a core portfolio holding because it provides potential benefits from both traditional stock picking and indexed investing.”
Mr. Bacarella is a well-known proponent of financial education and helping parents pay for college. Monetta offers young investors financial education materials and access to the SAGE Tuition Rewards® Scholarship Program.
About Monetta
Monetta Financial Services, Inc. is a boutique Registered Investment Advisor founded in 1984 and headquartered in Wheaton, Ill. The firm launched the Monetta Fund in 1986 and the Monetta Core Growth Fund (formerly Monetta Young Investor Fund) in 2006. Learn more at www.monetta.com.
The fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The summary and statutory prospectuses contains this and other important information about the investment company, and may be obtained by calling 1-866-964-4683, or visiting www.younginvestorfund.com. Read it carefully before investing.
The Fund is actively managed. It invests approximately 50% of its assets in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).
Portfolio holdings and composition are subject to change at any time and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any securities.
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Funds may make short-term investments, without limitation, for defensive purposes, which investments may provide lower returns than other types of investments. The portion of the Monetta Core Growth Fund that invests in underlying ETFs that track the Index will be subject to certain risks which are unique to tracking the Index. By investing in ETFs, you will indirectly bear your share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds, in addition to indirectly bearing the principal risks of the funds. Growth-oriented funds may under-perform when growth stocks are out of favor. Please refer to the prospectus for further details. While the funds are no-load, management and other expenses still apply. Concentrated funds may experience greater price volatility. Diversification does not assure a profit nor protect against loss in a declining market.
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The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or “star rating”, is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product’s monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating™ for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating™ metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. The Monetta Core Growth Fund received 3 stars among 1265 for the three-year, 2 stars among 1141 for the five-year, and 5 stars among 825 Large Growth funds for the ten-year period ending 6/30/18.
FUND DISTRIBUTOR: Quasar Distributors, LLC.
