Selected American is trading at 38.42 as of the 24th of July 2025; that is 0.47 percent up since the beginning of the trading day. The fund's open price was 38.24. Selected American has less than a 16 % chance of experiencing some financial distress in the next two years of operation and had a solid performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 25th of April 2025 and ending today, the 24th of July 2025. Click here to learn more.
The fund invests at least 80 percent of its net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in securities issued by American companies. It invests principally in common stocks issued by large companies with market capitalizations of at least 10 billion. More on Selected American Shares
Selected American Shares [SLASX] is traded in USA and was established 24th of July 2025. Selected American is listed under Selected Funds category by Fama And French industry classification. The fund is listed under Large Value category and is part of Selected Funds family. This fund at this time has accumulated 1.59 B in assets with no minimum investment requirementsSelected American Shares is currently producing year-to-date (YTD) return of 11.29% with the current yeild of 0.01%, while the total return for the last 3 years was 20.39%.
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Sector Allocation
Investors will always prefer to have their portfolios divercified against different sectors. The broad sector allocation increases the possibility of making a profit or at least avoiding a loss. However, this may also reduce the expected return on Selected Mutual Fund. Generally, it depends on diversification level and type but usually, the broader the sector allocation, the less risk can be expected from holding Selected Mutual Fund, and the less return is expected.
Institutional investors that are interested in enforcing a sector tilt in their portfolio can use exchange-traded funds, such as Selected American Shares Mutual Fund, as a low-cost alternative to building a custom portfolio. So, using sector ETFs to diversify your portfolio can be a profitable strategy. However, no matter what sectors are desirable at a given time, no single industry should ever make up more than 20 percent of your stock portfolio.
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