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Commerce Growth Fund
| Fund Statistics: |
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| Inception Date |
12/12/94 |
| Ticker Symbol |
CFGRX |
| Cusip |
200626406 |
| Minimum Initial Investment |
$1,000 |
Commentary as of 3/31/2009
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Stock prices continued their downward spiral in the first quarter of 2009. With the economy slipping into a deep recession, earnings from U. S. corporations have been under severe downward pressure. Growth stocks actually held up fairly well relative to value issues. The Fund outperformed the benchmark returning at -3.78% versus - 4.11% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
Leading the outperformance for growth stocks was technology, posting positive returns for the quarter. The Fund has over 32% invested in technology related stocks and we increased our exposure by 4%, mainly in technology services, with the addition of BMC Software Inc. (0.84%) and SOHU.com. Inc. (0.81%). Fund performance was hurt by large declines in sectors heavily exposed to the international economic slowdown. Our overexposure to commercial services, industrial services and producer manufacturing were a drag on returns. In the producer manufacturing sector Emerson Electric Co. (0.87%) and United Technologies Corp. (2.05%) declined 25% and 22% in the quarter.
Even with gloomy economic reports retailers had a strong rebound after a dismal 2008. Three of the five best performers in the quarter were retailers Big Lots Inc. (0.72%), Amazon.com Inc. (2.43%) and TJX Cos. Inc. (1.09%) up 43%, 35% and 19%, respectfully.
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| Performance Report |
Total Fund Assets as of 3/31/2009
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$95,351,961.42 |
| Net Asset Value1 |
$16.78 |
| Asset Allocation |
| Equities |
97.9% |
| Cash |
2.1% |
| Average Market Capitalization |
$58.1 Billion |
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| Top Ten Equity Holdings2 as of 3/31/2009 |
| International Business Machines |
4.0% |
| Microsoft Corp. |
3.8% |
| Cisco Systems Inc. |
3.1% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
2.9% |
| Oracle Corp. |
2.9% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc. |
2.7% |
| Monsanto Co. |
2.5% |
| Amazon.com. Inc. |
2.4% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
2.4% |
| Johnson & Johnson |
2.3% |
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| Sector Diversification as of 3/31/2009 |
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Fund |
Index* |
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Fund |
Index* |
| Technology Services |
17.04% |
14.25% |
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Industrial Services |
2.70% |
4.07% |
| Health Technology |
15.86% |
11.81% |
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Process Industries |
2.55% |
3.17% |
| Electronic Technology |
15.36% |
17.31% |
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Distribution Services |
2.49% |
1.09% |
| Retail Trade |
7.56% |
7.68% |
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Commercial Services |
1.83% |
1.03% |
| Consumer Non-Durables |
6.80% |
9.99% |
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Other |
1.01% |
0.51% |
| Producer Manufacturing |
6.74% |
5.53% |
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Transportation |
0.64% |
2.68% |
| Energy Minerals |
6.22% |
5.13% |
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Consumer Durables |
0.00% |
0.52% |
| Finance |
4.97% |
4.12% |
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Communications |
0.00% |
0.80% |
| Consumer Services |
4.94% |
5.32% |
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Non-Energy Minerals |
0.00% |
1.11% |
| Health Services |
3.29%
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2.06% |
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Utilities |
0.00% |
1.82% |
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Total |
100% |
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| *Russell 1000 Growth Index |
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Footnotes: 1. The Net Asset Value represents the assets of the fund (ex dividend) by the total number of shares.
2. The composition of the portfolio is subject to change in the future.
3. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Index figures do not reflect any fees or expenses.
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The Fund invests in mid-capitalization securities. The securities of mid-capitalization companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements.
Holdings and allocations shown are unaudited, and may not be representative of current or future investments. Holdings and allocations may not include the Fund's entire investment portfolio, which may change at any time. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities.
COMMERCE GROWTH FUND HOLDINGS
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