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Reynolds Blue Chip Growth Overview

Reynolds Blue Chip Growth (RBCGX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Large Growth fund. Reynolds launched the fund in 1988.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund under normal market conditions invests at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks of "growth" companies that, in the view of the fund's investment adviser, are well-established in their industries and have a minimum market capitalization of at least $1 billion at the time of initial purchase (these companies are commonly referred to as "blue chip" companies).

About Reynolds Blue Chip Growth (RBCGX)

There are 1 members of the management team with an average tenure of 37.91 years: Frederick Reynolds (1988). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100%. Reynolds Blue Chip Growth has 64 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 81.1% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Reynolds Blue Chip Growth is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Reynolds Blue Chip Growth has 0.1% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 54.2%. There is 0.1% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Reynolds Blue Chip Growth has 45.7% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $69 million in total assets, which is below the $2 billion average for the Large Growth category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

RBCGX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Reynolds Blue Chip Growth expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Large Growth category. Reynolds Blue Chip Growth has an expense ratio of 2.01%, which is 109% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a F. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Reynolds Blue Chip Growth has a portfolio turnover rate of 411%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 54% for the Large Growth category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Reynolds Blue Chip Growth returned -4.3%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Large Growth category had an average return of -1.3%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Reynolds Blue Chip Growth has a trailing yield of 0.00%, which is below the 0.06% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Reynolds Blue Chip Growth Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 3.0%, 4.1 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 7.6% over the past year (grade of F), 19.5% over the past three years (grade of D) and 8.6% per year over the past five years (grade of D) and 14.1% per year over the past 10 years (grade of F).

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