This company TRW Automotive had a return of 563% in 2009 and even higher volatility than TXN as the American automobile industry bounced back to life. Yet with an average 5yr return of 98% it only had a 5yr APR = 2.89% because of volatility. The Balanced portfolio invested nothing in the stock and its 2 largest holdings were the stable value fund FMIP2 in the scan and PTTRX. The employee portfolio invested 20.1% of their money in company stock as of 12-31-2009 which reduced their 5yr return and increased their volatility risk compared to the Balanced portfolio. In hindsite it would have been great if employees had bought all that TRW stock in early 2009 as the business began to rebound.
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