Russell Inv LifePoints Balanced Strat S
- RBLSX
- Price as of: Jan 19, 2021
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$11.67
N/A N/A
- Primary Theme
- U.S. Balanced Allocation
- Fund Company
- Russell
- Share Class
RBLSX - Snapshot
Vitals
- YTD Return 2.4%
- 3 Yr Annualized Return 3.8%
- 5 Yr Annualized Return 6.2%
- Net Assets $1.1 B
- Holdings in Top 10 87.6%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING RELATED FEES
- Expense Ratio 0.48%
SALES FEES
- Front Load N/A
- Deferred Load N/A
BROKERAGE FEES
- Turnover 37.00%
TRADING FEES
- Max Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
- Standard (Taxable) $0
- IRA N/A
Fund Classification
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Primary Theme
U.S. Balanced Allocation
- Fund Type Open End Mutual Fund
- Investment Style Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
RBLSX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 2.4%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 3.8%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 6.2%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio 3.11%
- Dividend Yield 0.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Fund Details
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Legal NameRussell Investments LifePoints Balanced Strategy Fund
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Fund Family NameRussell
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Inception DateJan 31, 2000
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassS
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUnited States
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ManagerBrian Meath
Fund Description
The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
RBLSX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | RBLSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 2.4% | -3.1% | 14.3% | 12.70% |
1 Yr | 4.5% | -19.5% | 56.4% | 92.50% |
3 Yr | 3.8%* | -3.2% | 16.3% | 94.22% |
5 Yr | 6.2%* | 0.6% | 18.3% | 93.45% |
10 Yr | 5.4%* | 1.3% | 14.3% | 94.03% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | RBLSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2020 | 2.6% | -39.0% | 56.4% | 83.56% |
2019 | 10.2% | -5.8% | 25.7% | 80.93% |
2018 | -11.6% | -52.1% | 0.0% | 50.64% |
2017 | 4.3% | -9.2% | 32.7% | 84.09% |
2016 | 0.8% | -43.7% | 17.8% | 84.51% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | RBLSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 2.4% | -3.1% | 14.3% | 11.98% |
1 Yr | 4.5% | -19.5% | 56.4% | 88.09% |
3 Yr | 3.8%* | -3.2% | 16.3% | 92.24% |
5 Yr | 6.2%* | 0.6% | 18.3% | 92.04% |
10 Yr | 5.4%* | 1.3% | 14.3% | 93.10% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | RBLSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2020 | 2.6% | -39.0% | 56.4% | 83.56% |
2019 | 10.2% | -5.8% | 25.7% | 81.24% |
2018 | -11.6% | -47.9% | 0.8% | 78.34% |
2017 | 4.3% | -5.1% | 56.2% | 94.42% |
2016 | 0.8% | -43.7% | 22.9% | 94.72% |
NAV & Total Return History
RBLSX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
RBLSX | Category Low | Category High | RBLSX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 1.1 B | 794 K | 183 B | 49.64% |
Number of Holdings | 52 | 2 | 14564 | 53.02% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 962 M | 694 K | 32.5 B | 39.94% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 87.58% | 9.9% | 100.0% | 18.60% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Russell Inv Unconstrained Total Ret Y 16.32%
- E-mini S&P 500 Future Sept 20 14.37%
- E-mini S&P 500 Future Sept 20 14.37%
- E-mini S&P 500 Future Sept 20 14.37%
- E-mini S&P 500 Future Sept 20 14.37%
- E-mini S&P 500 Future Sept 20 14.37%
- E-mini S&P 500 Future Sept 20 14.37%
- E-mini S&P 500 Future Sept 20 14.37%
- E-mini S&P 500 Future Sept 20 14.37%
- E-mini S&P 500 Future Sept 20 14.37%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RBLSX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 52.83% | 0.20% | 142.57% | 85.06% |
Bonds | 29.05% | -1.33% | 106.21% | 69.83% |
Cash | 15.83% | -69.19% | 81.28% | 6.61% |
Convertible Bonds | 1.17% | 0.00% | 26.69% | 11.35% |
Other | 0.93% | -1.63% | 31.11% | 19.97% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.19% | 0.00% | 27.31% | 39.66% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RBLSX % Rank | |
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Financial Services | 17.06% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 16.81% |
Technology | 15.67% | 0.00% | 53.70% | 80.17% |
Consumer Cyclical | 12.41% | 0.00% | 23.83% | 32.76% |
Healthcare | 11.14% | 0.00% | 46.72% | 85.63% |
Industrials | 9.83% | 0.00% | 32.94% | 53.45% |
Communication Services | 8.42% | 0.00% | 32.52% | 64.66% |
Consumer Defense | 6.51% | 0.00% | 21.27% | 72.70% |
Real Estate | 6.40% | 0.00% | 99.68% | 16.38% |
Basic Materials | 5.99% | 0.00% | 28.32% | 7.04% |
Energy | 3.70% | 0.00% | 90.89% | 17.82% |
Utilities | 2.88% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 47.13% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RBLSX % Rank | |
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Non US | 27.74% | 0.00% | 35.96% | 5.03% |
US | 25.09% | 0.19% | 139.26% | 95.69% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RBLSX % Rank | |
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Cash & Equivalents | 30.24% | 0.13% | 100.00% | 9.20% |
Government | 21.86% | 0.00% | 96.89% | 56.90% |
Corporate | 20.70% | 0.00% | 98.62% | 84.77% |
Derivative | 14.88% | 0.00% | 29.27% | 2.30% |
Securitized | 12.33% | 0.00% | 76.91% | 72.56% |
Municipal | 0.00% | 0.00% | 22.44% | 97.56% |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RBLSX % Rank | |
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US | 18.85% | -1.33% | 61.96% | 85.78% |
Non US | 10.20% | -6.29% | 80.10% | 6.75% |
RBLSX - Expenses
Operational Fees
RBLSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 0.48% | 0.01% | 4.93% | 75.76% |
Management Fee | 0.20% | 0.00% | 1.75% | 36.97% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | 14.37% |
Administrative Fee | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.83% | 13.51% |
Sales Fees
RBLSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 2.00% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
RBLSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
RBLSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 37.00% | 0.00% | 484.00% | 45.86% |
RBLSX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
RBLSX | Category Low | Category High | RBLSX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.46% | 91.64% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
RBLSX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | Annually | Monthly | Annually |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
RBLSX | Category Low | Category High | RBLSX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | 3.11% | -1.51% | 11.02% | 3.60% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
RBLSX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
Dividend Payout History
Date | Amount |
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Dec 24, 2018 | $0.550 |
Jul 06, 2018 | $0.057 |
Jul 07, 2017 | $0.007 |
Apr 06, 2017 | $0.031 |
Oct 06, 2016 | $0.025 |
Jul 07, 2016 | $0.044 |
Apr 06, 2016 | $0.017 |
Oct 06, 2015 | $0.014 |
Jul 07, 2015 | $0.034 |
Apr 07, 2015 | $0.030 |
Dec 29, 2014 | $0.268 |
Jul 07, 2014 | $0.022 |
Apr 04, 2014 | $0.030 |
Dec 30, 2013 | $0.172 |
Jul 08, 2013 | $0.032 |
Apr 04, 2013 | $0.024 |
Dec 28, 2012 | $0.179 |
Oct 04, 2012 | $0.023 |
Jul 06, 2012 | $0.040 |
Apr 05, 2012 | $0.036 |
Dec 29, 2011 | $0.143 |
Oct 06, 2011 | $0.028 |
Jul 07, 2011 | $0.037 |
Apr 06, 2011 | $0.012 |
Dec 22, 2010 | $0.237 |
Oct 06, 2010 | $0.034 |
Jul 07, 2010 | $0.044 |
Apr 07, 2010 | $0.044 |
Dec 23, 2009 | $0.121 |
Oct 06, 2009 | $0.042 |
Jul 07, 2009 | $0.052 |
Apr 06, 2009 | $0.071 |
Dec 26, 2008 | $0.095 |
Oct 07, 2008 | $0.083 |
Jul 08, 2008 | $0.066 |
Apr 07, 2008 | $0.076 |
Dec 21, 2007 | $0.356 |
Oct 05, 2007 | $0.068 |
Jul 09, 2007 | $0.071 |
Apr 09, 2007 | $0.065 |
Dec 21, 2006 | $0.250 |
Oct 06, 2006 | $0.062 |
Jul 10, 2006 | $0.061 |
Apr 07, 2006 | $0.070 |
Dec 23, 2005 | $0.097 |
Oct 07, 2005 | $0.046 |
Jul 08, 2005 | $0.046 |
Apr 07, 2005 | $0.042 |
Dec 27, 2004 | $0.117 |
Oct 07, 2004 | $0.028 |
Apr 07, 2004 | $0.058 |
Dec 30, 2003 | $0.145 |
Oct 07, 2003 | $0.040 |
Jul 07, 2003 | $0.024 |
Apr 07, 2003 | $0.036 |
Dec 30, 2002 | $0.103 |
Oct 07, 2002 | $0.045 |
Jul 08, 2002 | $0.048 |
Apr 05, 2002 | $0.040 |
Dec 28, 2001 | $0.084 |
RBLSX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Brian Meath
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 10, 2014
6.98
7.0%
Brian Meath, CFA Chief Investment Officer, Multi-Asset Solutions, Investment Division B.A., International Studies, University of Washington; Master of International Business Studies, University of South Carolina; CFA Charterholder, CFA Institute; Licensed Registered Representative, FINRA Series 7 and 63 (Russell Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA) Brian has primary responsibility for the oversight of all multi-asset and balanced funds managed by Russell Investments globally. Brian is a player coach, and maintains a role in the day-to-day portfolio management responsibility for customized outsourcing solutions for large institutional clients, a series of commingled multi-asset funds, and a platform of retail mutual funds. He also oversees the multi-asset solutions team globally, which is comprised of three distinct groups, including: the Investment Strategy Team, the Global Client Strategy and Research team and the Multi-Asset Portfolio Management team. Brian re-joined Russell Investments in 2010, having previously been with the firm from 1995 to 2000, where he was head of global equity research. As founder and president of OTA Asset Management, Brian built a multi-strategy hedge fund platform and team that included volatility arbitrage, emerging market local currency debt, capital structure arbitrage, long/short technology, long/short small cap, and quantitative global equity. He set the strategy, managed the asset allocation and built the teams that ran the underlying strategies. Most recently, Brian launched Cause Investments & Effect Foundation, a multi-strategy platform designed to invest according to ESG principles and to donate profits to charity. Brian previously held several positions at Lazard Asset Management, including head of strategic planning and senior managing director of the firm’s business in Australia. Brian’s professional experience began at RCM Capital Management in San Francisco, where he developed the firm’s first coordinated effort to interact with the investment consulting community.
Rob Balkema
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 18, 2014
6.04
6.0%
Rob Balkema, CFA Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Solutions Rob Balkema is a portfolio manager working on Russell Investments’ multi-asset funds, based in New York. In this role, Rob manages Russell Investments’ fiduciary solutions mandates which integrate Russell Investments’ equity, fixed income, real asset and alternative capabilities globally. He is tasked with creating strategic asset allocations for the portfolios, selecting active strategies or passive alternatives to populate asset classes and dynamically positioning the total portfolio in order to help clients achieve their objectives. Prior to his current role, Rob was a senior analyst in the investment process and risk group. In this role, Rob focused on improving the measurement, evaluation and enhancement of Russell Investments’ portfolio management practice. From 2006 until 2009, Rob was based in Seattle as a member of the global equity team, serving in multiple capacities. He was responsible for evaluating asset management firms worldwide that offer global, international and emerging market equity mandates and supported portfolio managers in the structuring and monitoring of Russell Investments’ global equity strategies. Rob holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard College and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.01 | 37.03 | 6.05 | 1.0 |