Turner Emerging Growth Fund* (Currently closed to new investors)

Currently closed to new investors

The Turner Emerging Growth Fund's principal strategy is to invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations that Turner believes have strong earnings growth potential. Small cap companies are defined for this purpose as companies with market capitalizations in the range of those companies included in the bottom half of the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The number of holdings in the Fund will range between 100 -130 stocks.

TMCGX - Investor Class Shares 
PDF Fund Information as of 9.30.08
(Includes Fund Fact Sheet, Quarterly Attribution & Commentary)



Profile | Top Holdings | Performance | Prospectus


Profile

Investment Objective
Micro Cap GrowthSeeks capital appreciation.


Investment Policy
The Turner Emerging Growth Fund's (formerly the Turner Micro Cap Growth Fund) principal strategy is to invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies with small and very small market capitalizations that Turner believes have strong earnings growth potential. Small cap and very small cap companies are defined for this purpose as companies with market capitalizations in the range of those companies included in the bottom half of the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

Investment Process
The Turner Emerging Growth Fund (formerly the Turner Micro Cap Growth Fund)'s investment process involves the use of three tools to evaluate stocks for investment or continued ownership:

  • a proprietary computer model, used to screen candidates for investment according to numerous earnings-growth and valuation factors. Companies thus screened are ranked from the first percentile (most attractive) to the 100th percentile (least attractive). Those ranked in the top 35% qualify for further consideration.

  • fundamental analysis, used to ascertain if the companies we follow will exceed, meet, or fall short of consensus earnings expectations.

  • technical analysis, used to evaluate trends in trading volume and prices of individual stocks.
Altogether, stocks that rate favorably according to the three tools may be purchased. Conversely, stocks that rank unfavorably in those criteria either aren't purchased or, in the case of holdings, are sold.

Inception Date
2.27.98

Composition


  Asset Type Proportion
  Equities 88.10%
  Cash Equivalents 7.30%
  Mutual Fund 4.60%

Ticker Symbol
TMCGX

Top Holdings

as of November 30, 2008
 Percentage of Portfolio Assets†
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP4.33 %
UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC2.79 %
ANSYS INCORPORATED2.74 %
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS2.06 %
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS1.98 %
TRIUMPH GROUP INC1.95 %
CLEAN HARBORS1.92 %
ARIBA INC1.90 %
NAVIGATORS GROUP INC1.84 %
XENOPORT INC1.82 %

† Based on Market Value

Complete Holdings


These holdings are not recommendations and we may no longer hold these securities.

Performance:


As of 01/07/09

Net Asset Value: $ 31.00
Total Net Assets: $ 342,931,926



Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Account value if you reinvested income and capital gains : $ 96494.11
Account Value if you took income and capital gains in cash : $ 59970.00
Assumes initial investment of $10,000 occurred on the fund's inception date.



As of 12/31/08 Expense Ratio Information
Description 1 Year Annualized
3 Years
Annualized
5 Years
Annualized
Since
Inception
No Load -43.05% -8.49% 0.91% 15.76%


Risk Disclosure

The performance data quoted represents past performance and the principal value and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown here. Please call 800.224.6312 or visit our website www.turnerinvestments.com for performance current to the most recent month end. Returns shown, unless otherwise indicated, are total returns, with dividends and income reinvested. Returns spanning more than one year are annualized. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect performance would have been lower.

Past performance can vary over short periods. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Since it purchases equity securities, including common stocks, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund's securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments, and the prices of these companies' securities may decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund. In addition, common stocks represent a share of ownership in a company, and rank after bonds and preferred stock in their claim on the company's assets in the event of liquidation.

The Fund is also subject to taxable income and realized capital gains. Shareholder redemptions may force the Fund to sell securities at an inappropriate time, also resulting in realized gains.

The Fund may participate in initial public offerings ("IPOs"). Some successful IPOs may have a significant impact on the Fund's performance, especially if the Fund has lower asset levels. There is no guarantee that there will be successful IPOs, or that the Fund will have access to successful IPOs. In addition, as Fund assets grow, the positive impact of successful IPOs on Fund performance tends to decrease.

The Fund may buy and sell securities frequently as part of its investment strategy. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional tax liabilities.

The micro capitalization companies the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, these very small companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Micro cap stocks also tend to be traded only in the over the counter market, and may not be as liquid as larger capitalization stocks. As a result, the prices of the micro cap stocks owned by the Fund will be very volatile, and the price movements of the Fund's shares will reflect that volatility.