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To: Paul Senior who wrote (29562)	1/7/2008 2:27:24 PM
From: Jurgis Bekepuris	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78530

I took a look at Heebner. Amazing result for last year, but his 300% turnover rate is worrying. I am going to skip this. TAVIX reopened late last year, so I am adding it to my TAVFX holdings. Was thinking whether to sell IIF and TDF, but I have pretty small positions, so I decided to hold so far. I don't think China and India are cheap anymore, so I would not hold any significant country-fund positions there, but some minor "stubs" may be worthwhile IMO. I am going to sell OAKLX. Nygren lost a lot on WM while making some money on MCD, YUM, DISCA and INTC. I've got a feeling though that he is mostly playing in the same "highish-ROE-some-moat-some-growth" sandbox as I am, so I don't think holding OAKLX adds much to my portfolio performance or diversification. OTOH, TAVFX is (was?) very different from my investments, so I still hold it.

To: Paul Senior who wrote (29562)	7/15/2008 11:02:00 PM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78530

Here are the recent holdings in the CGM Focus fund (CGMFX) that Ken Heebner manages. You mentioned this fund back in January and its worth a look to see what he continues to hold. quicktake.morningstar.com Here are a few of the foreign holdings that caught my attention: Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SID (NYSE) Gerdau SA GGB (NYSE) Bank Bradesco BBD (NYSE) Unibanco - Union of Brazilian Banks S.A. UBB (NYSE) It looks like he also had a short position with Washington Mutual as one of his top five positions. He did well with his WM short as earlier this week it traded down to $3.03 (a 35% loss on the day!). I wonder if he covered? Do any of his current holdings look like "value" opportunities to you. If so, which ones do you like? EKS