Van Kampen Global Franchise C
Van Kampen Investments Inc. 522 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10020
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Phone: 800-421-5666
| Category: | World Stock | | Fund Family: | Van Kampen | | Net Assets: | 183.91M | | Year-to-Date Return: | -29.01% | | Yield: | 0.06% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | 25-Sep-98 |
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Hassan Elmasry
Lead Manager since
18-Apr-02 | | | Hassan Elmasry is a member of the Global Franchise team. He contributes 17 years of international equity experience. Mr. Elmasry joined Morgan Stanley in 1995 as a senior international equity portfolio manager, and in 1999, became a member of the London Equity Research Cooperative and a senior manager of the European Growth strategy. Mr. Elmasry earned a bachelors degree in economics and a masters of business administration from the University of Chicago. |
| Min Initial Investment: | $1,000 | | Min Initial Investment, IRA: | $500 | | Min Initial Investment, AIP: | $50 | | Min Subsequent Investment: | $50 | | Min Subsequent Investment, IRA: | $50 | | Min Subsequent Investment, AIP: | $50 |
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| The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund primarily in a nondiversified portfolio of publicly traded equity securities of issuers located in the U.S. and other countries that, in the judgment of the fund's portfolio management team, have resilient business franchises and growth potential. It normally invests up to 65% of total assets in securities of issuers located in at least three countries, including the United States. The fund may invest up to (but not including) 25% of assets in a single industry. It is nondiversified. |
| Last Dividend
(13-Dec-07):
| 0.01 | | Last Cap Gain
(13-Dec-07):
| 2.48 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
| 28.00% | | Average for Category:
| 63.66% |
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| Expense | VGFCX | Category
Avg | | Total Expense Ratio: | 1.90%
| 1.54% | | Max 12b1 Fee: | 1.00%
| N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | 0.00%
| 5.44% | | Max Deferred Sales Load: | 1.00%
| 2.61% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$606 | $685 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$1,042 | $1,077 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$2,254 | $2,132 |
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