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Undiscovered Managers Holding Steady By Laura Lallos With a rock-solid belief in their strategy, the managers of Homestead Value confidently go about their business. The economic crisis hasn’t shaken the foundation of Homestead Value Fund HOVLX. Indeed, the fund’s longtime managers have been calmly conducting business as usual. The fund had no exposure to large-cap value disaster American International Group AIG, for one. Nor did the managers scramble to raise cash or make ill-timed forays into names such as Lehman Brothers, which seemed like an attractive value in early 2008, then collapsed later in the year. Granted, given its value focus, the fund was almost inevitably caught with a few financials duds, which triggered a higher turnover rate than usual, according to Mark Ashton, one of the fund’s three comanagers. Nonetheless, turnover was less than 10% in 2008, compared with a large-cap value category average of nearly 70%. “Although we make sure to maintain an open curiosity [about new investments], sometimes it’s best to let things just percolate along,” says Ashton, who came to Homestead Funds from Capital Research and Management in 1999. Indeed, the team’s picks sometimes require patience. The team’s investment process is “the exact opposite of that used by relative-strength or trend followers,” says Peter Morris, who has run the fund with Stuart Teach since its 1990 inception. “Often, when we buy a stock, its relative strength is negative.” The managers move deliberately, generally building positions slowly and selling gradually. The team also plays confidently. This is a concentrated portfolio, with 45 holdings as of the end of 2008, and almost no cash. The 48 Morningstar Advisor June/July 2009

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Contents
New on MorningstarAdvisor.com
Letter from the Editor
Contributors
Is SRI a Relevant Investment Strategy?
A Head for Numbers
Building a Business on SRI
Investment Briefs
The Liquidity Premium
Navigating the SRI Patchwork
Profit and Progress
How the Fed Contributes to Crises
Holding Steady
Appleseed Adds Value to SRI Formula
Four Picks for the Present
Long-Term Investors Can Find Value among Industrials
Higher Yields, Hold the Risk
Bargains in U.S. Industrials
Mutual Fund Analyst Picks
50 Most Popular Equity ETFs
Undervalued Stocks
Most Popular Variable Annuities
New at Morningstar
Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Morningstar Advisr - June/July 2009
Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Cover2
Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Contents
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - 3
Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - New on MorningstarAdvisor.com
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - 6
Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Letter from the Editor
Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Contributors
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Is SRI a Relevant Investment Strategy?
Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - 11
Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - A Head for Numbers
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Building a Business on SRI
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Investment Briefs
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - The Liquidity Premium
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Navigating the SRI Patchwork
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Profit and Progress
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - How the Fed Contributes to Crises
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Holding Steady
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Appleseed Adds Value to SRI Formula
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Four Picks for the Present
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Long-Term Investors Can Find Value among Industrials
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Higher Yields, Hold the Risk
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Bargains in U.S. Industrials
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Mutual Fund Analyst Picks
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - 50 Most Popular Equity ETFs
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Undervalued Stocks
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Most Popular Variable Annuities
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Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - New at Morningstar
Morningstar Advisor - June/July 2009 - Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution
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