Denver-based Janus Capital Group on Monday provided shareholders with a peek into its best and worst investments during the past year, according to an annual report to shareholders filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Some Janus funds scored big with holdings in Roche, the Swiss drug company; Boeing Co., the airplane manufacturer; and ETrade Financial Group, the online stock brokerage.
Other funds cashed out of positions in companies such as Microsoft, CNET and Comcast.
David Corkins, manager of the Large Cap Growth Fund, liquidated his position in Microsoft because it “lost ground after posting disappointing earnings growth and reduced guidance.”
The filing applied to funds in the so-called Janus Advisor Series, a family of funds sold through intermediaries such as Merrill Lynch.
Janus Investment Fund is the company’s largest and oldest family of funds.
Monday’s report to shareholders is one of two such updates mandated each year by the SEC, spokeswoman Shelley Peterson said.
She said mutual funds sold through intermediaries “are a large and growing” part of Janus’ business.
Janus, with a market capitalization of $4.09 billion, manages about $153.4 billion in assets. Its share price closed Monday up 3.5 percent at $19.79. Its stock has traded in a 52-week range of $14 to $24.20 a share.
Staff writer Will Shanley can be reached at 303-954-1260 or wshanley@denverpost.com.
