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February 2010

VOLUME XXXII, No. 2

American Association of Individual Investors

Special Issue

The Individual Investor’s Guide to

The Top
Mutual
Funds ®

29th Edition
FEBRUARY 2010
Table of Contents Volume XXXII, Number 2

EDITORIAL STAFF
Special Feature Vice President, Editor: Charles Rotblut, CFA
The Individual Investor’s Guide to the Top Mutual Funds 2010...................................... 4 Managing Editor: Jean Henrich
Our annual mutual fund guide provides information and Assistant Editor: Alyna M. Johnson
performance statistics on more than 700 funds. Production Editor: Andrew Lautner

In This Issue: Chairman: James B. Cloonan, Ph.D.


President: John Markese, Ph.D.
How to Use This Guide.................................................................................................4 Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst:
John Bajkowski
Which Funds Were Included.........................................................................................5 Senior Financial Analyst: Wayne A. Thorp, CFA
A Key to Terms and Statistics.......................................................................................5 Associate Financial Analyst: Cara Scatizzi

EDITORIAL POLICY
Performance Tables It is not the policy of the AAII Journal to
promote any specific investments or techniques
Table 1. Performance of Category Averages & Index Benchmarks................6 of analysis. The opinions of authors are their
own and not necessarily those of AAII. It is the
Table 2. Top 50 Performers for 2009....................................................................7 editorial opinion of the Journal that no one area of
Table 3. Bottom 50 Performers for 2009..............................................................8 investment is suitable for all investors and that no
single method of evaluating investment opportuni-
Table 4. Performance of the 50 Most Widely Held Funds...............................9 ties has proven to be successful all of the time.
AAII is not a registered investment adviser or
a broker/dealer. Readers are advised that articles
Fund Listings are provided solely for informational purposes
Domestic Stock Funds............................................................................................10 and should not be construed as an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy securities. The
Neutral/Inverse Funds...........................................................................................18 opinions and analyses included herein are based
on sources believed to be reliable and written in
Sector Stock Funds..................................................................................................18 good faith, but no representation or warranty,
expressed or implied, is made as to their accuracy,
International Stock Funds......................................................................................22 completeness, timeliness, or correctness. Neither
Balanced Stock/Bond Funds.................................................................................24 we nor our information providers shall be liable
for any errors or inaccuracies, regardless of
Target Date Funds...................................................................................................26 cause, or the lack of timeliness of, or any delay or
interruptions in, the transmission thereof to the
Bond Funds..............................................................................................................28 users. All investment information contained herein
should be independently verified.
Past performance is no guarantee of future
Mutual Fund Contact Information.............................................................................38 results. Investment information provided may
not be appropriate for all investors. Investment
information is provided without consideration of
Departments your financial sophistication, financial situation,
investing time horizon, or risk tolerance. Readers
Editor’s Note........................................2 are urged to consult with their own independent
AAII Investor Surveys............................3 financial advisers with respect to any investment.

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Getting Started in Fund Investing
Mutual Funds Online
The Investor Classroom at www.aaii.com/classroom pro- The online version of the 2010 Mutual Funds Guide offers
vides a step-by-step understanding of important investment expanded information and tools to aid in your fund research.
ideas and techniques. It includes two mini-courses that focus Visit www.aaii.com/guides/mfguide.
on mutual funds. The first, “Understanding How Mutual Funds
Work,” covers the basic mechanics of funds for beginners:
Expanded Fund Spreadsheet
• Mutual Funds by Design (What is a mutual fund?)
Download an Excel file that contains all the data presented
• Grappling With Fund Risk
in this issue, plus additional data and funds. Expanded infor-
• Fund Statements: What to Look For
mation includes 10 years of statistics on each fund, portfolio
• Fund Mechanics: Investing & Redeeming
manager and tenure, fund minimums, and additional fund
The second, “Choosing the Best Fund for You,” is for those
portfolio characteristics. Over 1,400 no-load and low-load funds
who want to learn how to narrow the number of fund choices:
are included in the spreadsheet. You can use the spreadsheet
• Nine Essential Fund Facts
to sort the funds and save lists of funds that you would like
• Researching Funds Through the Internet
to investigate further.
• Tips When Looking at Funds
• Getting to Know a Fund’s Manager: Questions to Ask
• Breaking a Tie Between Funds Rankings by Risk-Adjusted Return
Risk-adjusted returns allow you to easily see the impact
that risk has on a fund’s return. Spreadsheet listings of funds
Managing Your Portfolio
ranked by risk-adjusted return are available online. Separate
For guidance on building and managing a portfolio of
rankings are given for domestic stock funds, international stock
funds, go to the Funds/ETFs area at www.aaii.com/mfunds
funds, and bond funds.
for these and other articles:
• How Many Mutual Funds Should You Have?
• Choosing Your Level of Portfolio Complexity Fund Category Descriptions
• The Sell Decision With Mutual Funds The mutual funds in our Guide are grouped by category.
• Checking-Up on Your Mutual Fund Portfolio How are categories defined? Go online to read a concise explana-
tion of each fund group to direct your search toward the funds
with the characteristics that you desire. Also, get definitions for
Trolling for More Data
the growth and value style designations for domestic stock funds.
For more in-depth fund data and screening tools, AAII’s
“Guide to the Top Web Sites” directs you to the best places
on the Internet. Go to www.aaii.com/guides/webguide. Link to Fund Families
Contact information for all of the mutual funds that AAII
tracks is presented online and includes hyperlinks to fund
Sharing Ideas
family Web sites. These links give you direct, quick access to
AAII Funds/ETFs Discussion Board at www.aaii.com/
prospectuses and reports for most funds.
discussions/boards provides an arena where you can talk
about investing in mutual funds with other AAII members.
Share your ideas and ask questions of fellow members to get
real-world advice.

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Editor’s
Note
O ur annual Individual Investor’s Guide to the Top Mutual
Funds has a brand new format this year. The change allows
us to cover 66% more funds and get the information to
you sooner—two big advantages.
Previously, as some of you may remember, we published
our annual guide as a book. Though the old format served
us well, there was room for improvement. The production update on Jones v. Harris Associates. This case, argued be-
process took longer, meaning the book could not be sent fore the U.S. Supreme Court in November 2009, questions
out until March. Comparing multiple funds was difficult. whether mutual funds have the right to charge sharehold-
It was harder to highlight which funds ranked in the top ers varying fees based on the size of their accounts. The
quartile according to specific criteria, such as bear market ruling, when issued, could potentially impact what funds
performance. charge in the future.
By making the guide a special Journal issue, we are When going through the data in this guide, keep in mind
able to create a better product. The guide is in your hands that performance is only one aspect of evaluating a fund.
several weeks earlier than last year. You can compare mul- For example, if you intend to hold the fund in a taxable
tiple funds on a single page. A combination of color and account, the tax-cost ratio should be considered. The risk
bold type helps you identify which funds might be right index should be a consideration for those who seek more
for you, and which may not. Our expanded coverage and conservatively managed funds. Expenses, loads and 12b-1
table format make it easier to analyze the performance of fees can reduce the actual returns realized.
the funds you own and measure how they have performed As always, understand that past performance is no
relative to their peers. guarantee of future returns. There are many good funds
To make analysis easier, average category data is pre- available, but not every good fund is suitable for every
sented at the beginning of each list of related funds. This investor. Consider your own goals and financial situation
allows you to quickly see how a fund compares against the before investing in a mutual fund or security.
category and how the actual category performed. These Many people contributed to the creation of this year’s
comparisons range from three-year, five-year, and 10-year guide. John Bajkowski played a key role in the fund analysis
performance to other useful criteria such as bull and bear format and supervised the data collection and verification.
market returns, average yield, tax efficiency and portfolio Andrew Lautner created the tables and designed the front
turnover. cover. Jean Henrich and Alyna Johnson provided copy edit-
Most importantly, we are including more funds than ever ing and proofing. All assisted with the display of the data.
before. Five new categories have been added: long-short, We will return to our traditional format for the AAII
contra market, miscellaneous sector, convertible bond and Journal in March. Among the articles we are working on
international currency bond. In addition, popular funds that for that issue is a discussion of the top mutual funds over
are closed to new investors, but usually still accept new the past five years.
contributions from existing shareholders, are now covered.
Despite all of these alterations, the primary purpose
of this guide remains unchanged: provide information on Wishing you prosperity,
the funds that are of the most interest to investors. These Charles
are funds with historically superior returns in their classes,
low expenses, and no or low loads that are available directly Charles Rotblut
from the fund family. Editor, AAII Journal
The one thing we could not provide, however, was an twitter.com/charlesrotblut

2 AAII Journal
Investor Surveys

AAII Investor Surveys As of January 21, 2010


Sentiment Survey Historical Averages
The sentiment survey measures the percentage of individual Bullish: 39%
investors who are bullish, bearish and neutral on the stock market short
term; individuals are polled on the AAII Web site; the percentages and
Neutral: 31%
averages are for all members responding. Bearish: 30%

50 Bullish Sentiment

Spread Between Bullish & Bearish Sentiment


40 30%
20%
10%
30 0%
-10%
-20%
20
-30%
-40%
-50%
10
-60%
Dec-08 Feb-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jul-09 Sep-09 Nov-09

0
40.0% 42.1% 27.2% Blue line = historical average.
Most Recent Prior Month Last Year

Asset Allocation Survey Historical Averages


The asset allocation survey measures the percentage holdings of Stocks: 60%
members in five asset categories. Members are polled monthly from
the AAII Web site; the percentages and averages are for all members Bonds: 15%
responding. Cash: 25%

80
70
18%
2% Cash 60
Bonds 29%
Stock Funds 50
40
16%
Bond Funds 30
20
35%
Stocks 10
Dec Feb Apr June Aug Oct Dec
Stocks Bonds Cash

Updated results for both surveys are available by clicking on Investor Surveys under Tools in the left-hand navigation bar at
AAII.com or going to www.aaii.com/membersurveys. The Sentiment Survey is updated every Thursday morning, while the Asset
Allocation survey is updated on the first day of every month.

February 2010 3
Guide to the Top Mutual Funds

If you would like to request a copy 0.25% is considered to be high and When a dash appears in the per-
of a fund prospectus and annual report, excluded the fund from the Guide. formance tables or in a mutual fund
The Individual Investor’s Guide to telephone numbers and Web addresses
of the fund families are provided on
Investors should carefully assess these
plans individually.
listing, it indicates that the number
was not available or does not apply in
pages 38 through 40. Make sure you Funds that imposed a load that that particular instance. For example,
The Top Mutual Funds 2010 read the prospectus carefully before
investing in any mutual fund.
exceeded 3% or increased an existing
load above 3% have been dropped from
the 10-year annual return figure would
not be available for funds that have
the Guide. been operating for less than 10 years.
Which Funds Were Included We do not compile the bull and bear
Expenses ratings for mutual funds not operating
By AAII Staff The funds that appear in the Guide Funds with significantly higher during the entire bull or bear market
were selected from the universe of expense ratios than the average for period. All numbers are truncated
open-ended funds tracked through their category are not included in this rather than rounded when necessary,
NASDAQ. The following are the vari- Guide. We have bolded the expense unless noted otherwise in the follow-
ous screens we used to arrive at the final ratio of funds whose ratios are in the ing descriptions.
selection. lower 25% of their category. In the fund list, return and dif-
ference from category numbers that
Historical Record Performance are in the top 25% of all funds within
Generally, only those funds with Funds that significantly underper- the investment category are shown in
three full years of data are included formed the average performance of boldface. When risk and expense ratios
in the Guide so that there is a per- their category are not included in this are in the lowest 25% for the category,
formance record of significant length Guide. these numbers are also bolded. Fund

Although exchange-traded investing in individual securities, does re-


quire some homework. No one should put
and all performance measures can be
calculated. Index funds with less than
three full years may be included, as well
Interest and Availability
Only those funds that are of general
data in the state-specific municipal
bond category are not bolded because
meaningful comparisons cannot be
funds have stolen the limelight
money into an investment that is not un- as specialty funds of great interest to interest to mutual fund investors and made across various state categories.
of late, mutual funds have not our members. available for investment by individual The following provides an explana-
derstood. This does not require a detailed
lost their relevancy to individual investigation of the fund’s investments, investors directly from the fund, without tion of the terms we have used in the
investors. but it does require an understanding of Size restrictions, are included in this Guide. performance tables and mutual fund
Mutual funds offer a cost-effective the fund’s investment objective, strategy, Funds must appear in the NAS- Unlike previous editions, funds closed listings. The explanations are listed in
way to construct a diversified portfolio risks and performance history. DAQ mutual fund listings and are to new investors are now included. Such the order in which the data and infor-
across a wide range of asset types. Mutual Individuals new to mutual fund generally required to have at least $50 funds are designated by the letter C to mation appear in the listing.
funds are liquid investments managed by investing can find explanatory articles million in assets to qualify for inclu- the left of their name.
professionals. Investors can opt to select in the Mutual Funds area of AAII.com sion in the Guide. A small number of Index Fund: The letter I before a
funds that mirror index funds or actively [see the inside front cover of this issue funds with assets below $50 million are Funds Not Included fund’s name indicates that the fund is
managed funds that require a manager to make specific for more on this]. included in the state-specific municipal AAII members who would like designed to follow a stock index, such
investment decisions. Performance tables appear on pages 6 through 9. Table 1 bond category and some of the new performance figures for no-load and as the S&P 500; the amounts invested
Traditional open-ended mutual funds still have an im- summarizes the average performance and risk of fund cat- categories tracked in this Guide. low-load mutual funds that do not in each stock are proportional to the
portant place in many investors’ portfolios, and the need egories and common index benchmarks. Table 2 lists the appear in this Guide can access this firm’s representation in the index that
for quality information to judge and track these funds is 50 best-performing funds of 2009, and Table 3 lists the Loads information on our Web site at www. the fund tracks. Because index funds
ongoing. Many Web sites now provide current and histori- 50 worst-performing funds of 2009. Table 4 allows you to The decision as to what constitutes aaii.com/guides/mfguide (covers 1,476 are unmanaged, they make no research
cal performance data on funds, but it’s rare to find a source compare the performance of the 50 most widely held funds a significant load is difficult, but we took funds). efforts to select particular stocks or
where you can easily compare similar funds on various (funds with the highest total assets). While past performance this approach in the Guide: bonds, nor do they make timing deci-
criteria. AAII’s annual “Individual Investor’s Guide to the is no indication of future performance, it may attest to the Funds with front-end loads, back- A Key to Terms and Statistics sions. They are always 100% invested.
Top Mutual Funds” does just that in the following pages. quality and consistency of fund management. end loads, or redemption fees of 3% or This passive management approach
The 29th edition of the Guide to the Top Mutual Funds Starting on page 10, funds are grouped by category and less are included if the fund does not Most of the information shown in means that the expenses and the cost
covers over 700 no-load and low-load funds. The funds are listed alphabetically within each category; the ticker symbol also have a 12b-1 charge. Funds with the listing is provided by Morningstar of managing an index fund are ex-
classified into useful categories of similar funds to make is indicated after each fund name. The listings provide redemption fees that disappear after six Inc., but some may come from mutual tremely low.
comparison of fund alternatives more efficient and effective. information on a variety of return and risk data, portfolio months that also have 12b-1 charges fund reports (the prospectus and annual
This will allow you to dedicate more time to evaluating the composition, and fees and expenses. Index funds are indi- appear in this Guide. and quarterly reports) and solicitation Closed: The letter C before the fund’s
better fund opportunities. cated by the letter “I” before the fund name, and funds that Funds with 12b-1 plans and no of information directly from the fund. name indicates that the fund is not ac-
are closed to new investors are indicated by the letter “C.” front- or back-end loads are included Any data source has the potential for cepting purchases from new investors.
How to Use This Guide (A description of the characteristics of each fund category in the Guide; we note, however, if the error, however, and before investing in Some closed funds may also suspend
is included in the online version of this guide at www.aaii. fund has a 12b-1 fee and what the charge any mutual fund, you should read the additional investments from existing
Selecting a mutual fund, while less time-consuming than com/guides/mfguide.) is per year. A 12b-1 fee of greater than prospectus and the annual report. shareholders.
(continued on page 36)

4 AAII Journal Guide to the Top Mutual Funds 2010 5


Guide to the Top Mutual Funds

Table 1. Performance of Category Averages and Index Benchmarks Table 2. Top 50 Performers for 2009

Total Annual Total Exp Total


Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Total Return (%) Yield Risk Ratio Return (%) Annual Total Exp

Closed
Category 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Bull Bear 3-Yr 5-Yr 10-Yr (%) Index (%) Annual Total Return (%) Bull Bear Total Return (%) Risk Ratio
Stk-LC Large-Cap Stock 32.0 (38.6) 8.4 12.9 6.5 57.4 (50.7) (4.7) 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.09 0.98 Category Fund (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Mrkt Mrkt 3-Yr 5-Yr 10-Yr Index (%)
Stk-MC Mid-Cap Stock 36.0 (40.0) 9.9 13.4 10.2 59.7 (51.3) (4.1) 1.8 3.5 0.5 1.19 1.13 IntS-R/C T. Rowe Price Em EurMedi (TREMX) 125.1 (75.9) 27.9 34.7 59.0 167.2 (78.4) (11.4) 8.3 ― 2.26 1.98
Stk-SC Small-Cap Stock 36.1 (38.8) 2.4 14.4 7.1 66.7 (53.3) (5.6) 0.7 5.2 0.2 1.29 1.39 Sec-M Fidelity Sel Automotive (FSAVX) 122.2 (61.3) 0.0 13.3 (1.8) 213.8 (77.4) (4.9) (0.9) 4.6 2.61 1.15
LS Long-Short 3.5 (12.4) 9.1 9.6 4.5 6.9 (14.7) (1.0) 2.4 3.6 0.8 0.56 1.91 IntS-R/C T. Rowe Price Latin Amer (PRLAX) 114.3 (55.8) 48.9 51.2 60.0 133.1 (61.6) 12.2 27.9 18.4 1.92 1.22
Contra Contra Market (34.7) 30.7 (5.6) (8.1) (2.4) (45.2) 72.1 (10.2) (6.3) (2.9) 0.2 1.46 1.72
IntS-R/C T. Rowe Price New Asia (PRASX) 102.7 (61.0) 66.3 36.1 26.4 128.7 (67.5) 9.5 17.7 8.8 1.98 0.96
Sec-E Energy/Resources Sector 52.8 (53.5) 42.9 13.7 41.0 72.8 (57.9) (0.9) 10.3 12.0 0.7 1.81 1.18
Sec-F Financial/Banking Sector 22.8 (45.9) (10.1) 15.1 6.7 67.9 (62.9) (16.7) (7.6) 2.0 1.3 1.45 1.15 IntS-R/C Metzler/Payden EuroEmMkts (MPYMX) 101.3 (66.6) 28.4 46.2 37.9 164.3 (75.0) (4.7) 11.8 — 2.13 1.48
Sec-G Gold Sector 59.1 (37.4) 23.7 33.1 33.3 61.6 (43.6) 6.2 16.1 17.8 1.0 2.38 1.31 IntS-R/C Matthews India (MINDX) 97.2 (62.4) 64.1 36.4 — 140.6 (66.2) 6.8 — — 2.16 1.29
Sec-H Health Sector 28.5 (26.0) 11.3 3.5 14.2 44.0 (35.6) 1.5 4.3 6.6 0.4 1.00 1.00 IntS-R/C Guinness Atkinson Chin&HK (ICHKX) 92.7 (54.5) 65.0 39.6 6.6 121.0 (66.7) 13.1 16.6 9.5 1.91 1.53
Sec-R Real Estate Sector 35.8 (44.2) (13.2) 32.2 12.2 96.8 (66.3) (13.8) (1.2) 10.7 2.8 1.91 1.09 IntS-R/C Fidelity Latin America (FLATX) 91.5 (54.7) 43.7 44.3 55.1 103.8 (59.6) 7.7 22.8 14.9 1.83 1.07
Sec-T Technology Sector 62.4 (46.3) 16.1 9.9 6.0 76.3 (54.4) 0.2 3.2 (6.8) 0.0 1.34 1.44 Sec-T Fidelity Sel Technology (FSPTX) 90.2 (51.1) 19.7 7.5 4.9 103.3 (59.2) 3.6 4.6 (5.4) 1.58 0.90
Sec-TC Telecommunications Sector 44.5 (44.2) 13.4 23.0 6.8 59.7 (53.7) (3.6) 3.0 (1.0) 1.1 1.32 1.18 IntS-E Bernstein Emerging Mkts (SNEMX) 87.4 (56.6) 34.0 28.8 28.7 112.4 (64.7) 2.9 12.6 12.3 1.70 1.51
Sec-U Utilities Sector 15.2 (32.9) 15.6 25.9 12.8 34.6 (43.2) (3.8) 4.7 2.1 4.0 0.95 1.10
Sec-G Tocqueville Gold (TGLDX) 86.5 (35.0) 12.4 39.2 30.0 74.8 (37.6) 10.9 19.8 21.7 2.17 1.44
Sec-M Miscellaneous Sector 40.7 (37.5) 8.6 15.4 5.9 74.9 (52.2) (2.9) 2.2 4.6 0.8 1.38 1.14
IntS-Glb Global Stock 33.9 (40.6) 12.8 20.0 13.1 57.4 (51.8) (4.0) 3.4 3.5 0.8 1.15 1.41 IntS-E T. Rowe Price Emg Mkt St (PRMSX) 85.0 (60.6) 42.9 32.0 38.7 117.0 (68.1) 1.4 13.8 9.3 1.88 1.24
IntS-F Foreign Stock 38.0 (45.9) 12.5 25.9 18.3 67.5 (58.6) (5.9) 4.4 2.4 1.8 1.32 1.18 Sec-T Fidelity Sel Electronics (FSELX) 84.9 (49.9) 4.6 0.3 15.7 98.2 (57.1) (1.0) 2.4 (4.9) 1.53 0.89
IntS-R/C Regional/Country Stock 56.5 (50.0) 26.8 26.7 28.2 89.4 (61.5) (2.4) 7.4 4.9 1.2 1.62 1.35 Sec-T Fidelity Sel Computers (FDCPX) 83.1 (48.6) 22.4 9.4 2.6 94.4 (55.6) 4.9 5.3 (4.9) 1.45 0.92
IntS-E Emerging Stock 80.0 (59.5) 40.3 33.8 34.7 112.5 (67.5) (1.0) 13.4 9.5 0.6 1.86 1.57 C Stk-LC Vanguard Capital Value (VCVLX) 81.4 (48.9) (7.7) 18.9 4.2 118.1 (62.7) (5.0) 1.2 — 1.56 0.52
Bal Balanced: Domestic 22.1 (23.4) 7.0 11.0 5.6 35.0 (32.0) (0.2) 3.0 4.0 2.0 0.68 0.95 Sec-TC Fidelity Sel Comm Equip (FSDCX) 80.6 (48.5) 9.7 2.2 3.5 94.1 (58.4) 0.7 1.5 (6.7) 1.63 0.95
Bal-Glb Balanced: Global 24.6 (27.4) 9.1 11.5 7.0 40.6 (37.0) (0.6) 2.9 2.8 3.4 0.85 1.00 Sec-T T. Rowe Price Glob Tech (PRGTX) 80.2 (44.1) 13.4 10.0 10.9 93.9 (52.9) 4.6 6.9 — 1.40 1.32
TD2000 Target Date: 2000-2014 18.4 (19.3) 6.6 9.3 4.5 28.0 (26.9) 0.9 3.4 3.1 2.7 0.52 0.51
Sec-E Fidelity Sel Materials (FSDPX) 78.6 (47.6) 29.2 19.4 14.3 96.7 (53.7) 6.5 10.5 11.2 1.56 0.90
TD2015 Target Date: 2015-2029 25.7 (29.1) 7.0 12.5 6.4 42.3 (39.6) (1.6) 2.7 0.6 2.0 0.81 0.67
TD2030 Target Date: 2030+ 31.4 (36.0) 7.6 14.8 7.9 53.6 (48.1) (3.3) 2.3 0.8 1.5 1.02 0.67 IntS-R/C Matthews China (MCHFX) 78.3 (49.0) 70.1 64.8 6.9 98.0 (60.0) 15.7 22.2 17.1 1.74 1.23
B-CHY Corp High-Yield Bond 39.6 (20.8) 2.5 9.6 2.2 37.0 (20.4) 4.0 4.6 5.2 6.9 0.68 0.97 IntS-F Janus Overseas J (JAOSX) 78.1 (52.8) 27.7 47.2 32.3 91.5 (58.7) 2.4 15.9 4.9 1.62 0.90
B-Cnvt Convertible Bond 38.0 (29.3) 8.9 13.2 4.9 45.7 (34.1) 1.3 4.3 3.9 3.4 0.85 1.07 Sec-G Vanguard Prec Mtls Mining (VGPMX) 76.4 (56.1) 36.1 34.3 43.7 102.7 (64.0) 1.8 15.3 17.7 2.10 0.39
B-MB Mortgage-Backed Bond 6.8 1.2 5.9 4.2 2.4 6.5 3.4 4.5 4.0 5.1 4.5 0.18 0.70 IntS-E Fidelity Emerging Market (FEMKX) 76.0 (60.9) 45.0 33.3 44.3 103.7 (68.1) 0.0 13.9 7.9 1.81 1.16
B-GvST Gov’t: Short-Term Bond 1.6 4.9 6.3 3.8 1.6 1.8 6.5 4.2 3.5 4.3 2.0 0.10 0.56 IntS-E Vanguard Em Mkt Idx (VEIEX) 75.9 (52.9) 38.9 29.3 32.0 104.0 (62.7) 4.8 14.5 9.8 1.69 0.39
B-GvIT Gov’t: Interm-Term Bond 1.0 9.6 7.8 3.4 2.1 2.6 10.7 6.0 4.7 5.8 3.3 0.24 0.60 IntS-R/C Matthews Pacific Tiger (MAPTX) 75.3 (46.2) 33.6 27.2 22.5 108.3 (58.0) 8.1 14.5 11.5 1.63 1.12
B-GvLT Gov’t: Long-Term Bond (18.0) 30.7 10.4 (0.3) 8.5 (6.6) 20.0 5.5 4.4 7.4 3.2 0.86 0.83
IntS-F Wasatch International Opp (WAIOX) 75.0 (54.8) 15.1 31.5 — 102.8 (65.4) (3.1) — — 1.54 2.25
B-IP Inflation-Protected Bond 11.0 (2.5) 10.7 0.0 2.3 12.1 0.0 6.2 4.2 7.3 1.2 0.45 0.52
B-GenST General Bond: Short 10.2 (5.6) 4.2 4.6 2.0 10.0 (4.7) 2.5 2.7 4.2 4.0 0.21 0.64 IntS-E Northern Mlt-Mgr EmgMktEq (NMMEX) 75.0 — — — — 102.2 — — — — 1.48 1.50
B-GenIT General Bond: Interm 13.4 (2.4) 5.0 4.6 2.1 14.2 (2.0) 5.0 4.3 5.8 4.5 0.27 0.66 IntS-E USAA Emerging Markets (USEMX) 74.8 (51.7) 33.6 29.3 25.5 100.3 (60.3) 4.1 12.9 7.9 1.61 1.79
B-GenLT General Bond: Long 15.5 (2.8) 4.6 4.1 1.5 18.7 (4.7) 5.2 4.2 6.9 5.1 0.44 0.86 IntS-E Northern Emerging Mkts Eq (NOEMX) 72.8 (53.1) 36.5 — — 99.6 (62.8) 3.4 — — 1.66 0.76
B-MNST Muni Nat’l: Short-Term 4.5 1.3 3.6 3.3 1.6 2.9 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.5 2.5 0.10 0.56 B-CHY Fidelity Capital & Inc (FAGIX) 72.1 (31.9) 3.7 13.0 5.0 71.5 (33.2) 6.7 7.6 6.8 0.92 0.75
B-MNIT Muni Nat’l: Interm-Term 11.0 (1.6) 3.2 3.7 1.9 7.3 2.5 4.0 3.5 4.7 3.6 0.25 0.61 IntS-E SSgA Emerg Markets Instl (SSEMX) 70.2 (56.4) 40.9 33.4 37.2 95.9 (65.5) 1.5 13.9 9.4 1.70 1.23
B-MNLT Muni Nat’l: Long-Term 14.9 (5.4) 2.3 4.7 3.4 9.8 (0.5) 3.5 3.7 5.3 4.2 0.33 0.57 IntS-E Driehaus Emerg Mkts Grth (DREGX) 70.0 (54.5) 42.3 41.2 38.9 94.9 (62.3) 3.3 16.7 12.0 1.58 1.77
B-MHY Muni Nat’l: High-Yield 27.4 (20.5) (1.0) 6.9 5.5 18.8 (16.0) 0.0 2.4 4.5 5.3 0.53 0.65
C IntS-E Lazard Emrg Mkt Eq Open (LZOEX) 69.1 (48.1) 32.7 29.9 41.3 97.1 (57.2) 5.2 16.4 11.2 1.57 1.54
IntB-Gen Int’l Bond: General 12.4 (0.4) 7.3 5.5 (3.3) 17.8 (3.9) 6.1 4.0 5.9 4.1 0.42 0.90
IntB-E Int’l Bond: Emerging 32.1 (16.7) 6.0 11.4 12.8 34.6 (19.1) 5.2 7.9 11.7 5.8 0.73 1.05 Sec-TC T. Rowe Price Med & Tele (PRMTX) 68.5 (46.5) 21.8 28.5 18.1 83.8 (53.9) 3.2 10.7 5.0 1.39 0.90
IntB-C Int’l Bond: Currency 1.7 (3.9) 8.4 6.9 — 6.5 (5.8) 1.7 — — 0.1 0.60 1.50 Sec-E US Global Inv Glob Res (PSPFX) 68.2 (62.2) 39.9 22.1 48.9 77.0 (65.2) (3.8) 10.1 16.8 1.87 1.51
Index Benchmarks Sec-T T. Rowe Price SciTech (PRSCX) 67.8 (43.8) 11.8 7.1 2.4 76.9 (51.6) 1.8 2.9 (8.6) 1.36 1.00
IntS-F Oakmark Intl Small Cap I (OAKEX) 67.4 (45.8) (8.4) 34.9 21.2 99.2 (60.0) (5.9) 6.3 10.1 1.48 1.41
DJ Industrial Average 22.7 (31.9) 8.9 19.1 1.7 51.3 (47.1) (3.1) 2.0 1.3 — 0.94 —
S&P 500 26.5 (37.0) 5.5 15.8 4.9 54.5 (50.9) (5.6) 0.4 (1.0) — 1.01 — Stk-MC Aston/Optimum Mid Cap N (CHTTX) 66.1 (42.9) 12.9 20.9 1.3 96.6 (54.4) 2.3 5.6 10.3 1.41 1.16
S&P MidCap 400 37.5 (36.5) 7.7 10.0 12.3 64.2 (49.5) (2.0) 3.1 6.1 — 1.21 — IntS-R/C Fidelity China Region (FHKCX) 65.5 (44.9) 46.2 29.6 14.4 83.9 (57.1) 10.1 14.6 7.2 1.61 1.12
S&P SmallCap 600 25.6 (31.1) (0.3) 15.1 7.7 63.4 (51.3) (4.8) 1.4 6.4 — 1.27 — Sec-M Fidelity Sel Chemicals (FSCHX) 65.3 (43.4) 28.4 16.8 1.1 78.7 (48.6) 6.3 7.2 10.3 1.38 0.91
MSCI EAFE 32.5 (43.1) 11.6 26.9 14.0 63.5 (56.3) (5.6) 4.0 1.6 — 1.22 — Stk-SC Dreyfus Small Co Value (DSCVX) 64.3 (32.0) 4.9 5.0 7.1 87.4 (44.0) 5.4 5.7 8.2 1.36 1.38
MSCI Europe 36.8 (46.1) 14.4 34.4 9.9 71.0 (58.9) (5.5) 4.5 2.4 — 1.31 — B-Cnvt Fidelity Convertible Sec (FCVSX) 64.1 (47.8) 16.2 15.1 5.9 78.9 (54.1) (0.2) 3.9 4.7 1.38 0.78
MSCI Far East 12.8 (32.3) 0.3 8.9 24.2 36.2 (47.0) (8.5) 0.7 (2.6) — 1.01 — Stk-MC Ariel (ARGFX) 63.4 (48.3) (1.7) 10.3 0.9 120.3 (64.3) (6.0) (1.6) 7.2 1.73 1.07
MSCI Pacific 24.3 (36.2) 5.6 12.5 23.0 50.0 (50.6) (5.7) 3.0 (0.3) — 1.09 —
IntS-E Harding Loevner Emrg Mkt (HLEMX) 63.4 (52.4) 35.9 28.7 38.6 90.9 (61.2) 1.9 13.5 11.7 1.59 1.64
ML US Corp Bond 19.8 (6.8) 4.7 4.4 2.0 21.3 (7.2) 5.3 4.5 6.6 — 0.45 —
ML High Yield Bond 56.3 (26.2) 2.2 11.6 2.8 53.6 (26.2) 5.6 6.2 6.8 — 0.86 — Sec-E Guinness Atkinson Glbl Enrgy (GAGEX) 63.2 (48.6) 37.2 9.8 63.9 83.5 (52.9) 4.8 15.7 — 1.74 1.31
BarCap GNMA 5.4 7.9 7.0 4.6 3.2 4.8 10.7 6.7 5.6 6.3 — 0.17 — Stk-MC Ariel Appreciation (CAAPX) 62.9 (40.8) (1.4) 10.9 2.9 100.2 (55.1) (1.7) 1.6 7.1 1.45 1.19
BarCap US Gov’t 1-3 Yr 1.4 6.7 7.1 4.1 1.7 1.6 8.4 5.0 4.2 4.7 — 0.09 — Stk-LC Yacktman Focused (YAFFX) 62.7 (23.5) 3.4 16.1 (1.9) 97.4 (38.3) 8.8 8.0 11.8 1.22 1.25
BarCap US Gov’t Interm (0.3) 10.4 8.5 3.8 1.7 1.1 11.8 6.1 4.7 5.7 — 0.19 — Stk-SC Fidelity Small Cap Stock (FSLCX) 62.6 (43.0) 7.7 12.3 8.0 98.0 (55.9) 0.0 3.9 7.3 1.45 0.96
BarCap US Gov’t Long (12.2) 22.7 9.7 2.1 6.6 (3.2) 16.0 5.7 5.2 7.7 — 0.64 — Sec-G USAA Prec Metals&Min (USAGX) 62.4 (24.6) 27.6 43.1 39.2 63.0 (30.5) 16.0 25.5 24.4 2.40 1.31
BarCap US Bond Market 5.9 5.2 7.0 4.3 2.4 7.2 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 — 0.21 — Stk-LC Fidelity OTC (FOCPX) 62.2 (46.0) 26.1 9.4 8.9 75.4 (53.5) 3.4 5.6 (1.9) 1.32 1.13
BarCap Municipal Bond 12.9 (2.5) 3.4 4.8 3.5 8.3 2.5 4.4 4.3 5.8 — 0.30 —
Stk-SC Royce Opportunity Invt (RYPNX) 62.1 (45.8) (2.0) 18.7 4.7 109.5 (61.8) (4.9) 1.4 9.7 1.68 1.23
Treasury Bills 0.2 1.4 4.4 4.9 3.3 0.1 1.9 2.0 2.8 2.7 — 0.03 —

6 AAII Journal Guide to the Top Mutual Funds 2010 7


Guide to the Top Mutual Funds

Table 3. Bottom 50 Performers for 2009 Table 4. Performance of the 50 Most Widely Held Funds

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Return (%) Annual Total Exp Total Return (%) Annual Total
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Annual Total Return (%) Bull Bear Total Return (%) Risk Ratio Assets Annual Total Return (%) Bull Bear Total Return (%) Risk
Category Fund (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Mrkt Mrkt 3-Yr 5-Yr 10-Yr Index (%) Category Fund (Ticker) ($ Mil) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Mrkt Mrkt 3-Yr 5-Yr 10-Yr Index
Contra ProFunds UltraSh Emkt Inv (UVPIX) (77.2) 13.6 (61.4) — — (79.3) 36.4 (53.6) — — 2.46 1.73 Stk-LC Vanguard Tot Stk (VTSMX) 58,004 28.7 (37.1) 5.4 15.5 5.9 56.6 (50.8) (5.1) 0.9 (0.3) 1.04
Contra ProFunds UltraSh NSDQ-100 Inv (USPIX) (67.0) 80.7 (27.7) (8.0) (1.2) (69.6) 122.6 (24.4) (17.1) (16.9) 2.22 1.67 Stk-LC Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX) 57,153 29.2 (37.2) 19.7 11.5 16.2 47.7 (46.3) (1.0) 4.7 3.1 0.94
Contra ProFunds Short RealEst Inv (SRPIX) (51.9) (5.3) 23.7 (22.0) — (63.9) 44.3 (17.4) — — 2.00 1.68 Stk-LC Vanguard 500 Idx Inv (VFINX) 48,313 26.4 (37.1) 5.3 15.6 4.7 54.5 (50.9) (5.7) 0.3 (1.1) 1.01
Contra Rydex InvS&P500 2xStrgyH (RYTPX) (50.6) 66.1 (4.0) (17.5) (4.6) (64.6) 156.3 (7.6) (9.1) — 1.85 1.73 Stk-LC Dodge & Cox Stock (DODGX) 39,986 31.2 (43.4) 0.1 18.5 9.3 67.8 (57.9) (9.4) (0.7) 5.6 1.21
Contra Grizzly Short (GRZZX) (47.2) 73.6 6.6 (12.2) (3.3) (55.0) 123.8 (0.8) (3.7) — 1.55 3.24 IntS-F Dodge & Cox Intl Stock (DODFX) 36,758 47.4 (46.7) 11.7 28.0 16.7 87.8 (59.9) (4.3) 5.5 — 1.44
Contra ProFunds Shrt NSDQ-100 Iv (SOPIX) (40.6) 45.3 (11.7) (1.3) 1.2 (43.8) 65.2 (8.7) (5.3) — 1.16 1.73 IntS-F Fidelity Diversified Int (FDIVX) 32,049 31.7 (45.3) 16.0 22.5 17.2 60.6 (57.5) (5.8) 3.7 3.9 1.28
Contra ProFunds Short Sm Cp Inv (SHPIX) (33.0) 23.7 5.0 (11.7) (2.6) (45.5) 63.9 (4.5) (5.6) — 1.25 1.73 Bal Vanguard Wellington (VWELX) 28,290 22.2 (22.3) 8.3 14.9 6.8 38.1 (32.5) 0.9 4.7 6.1 0.69
Contra ProFunds Bear Inv (BRPIX) (28.0) 39.7 0.8 (7.2) (1.2) (39.5) 76.1 0.5 (1.4) 0.2 0.96 1.68 C Stk-LC Fidelity Growth Company (FDGRX) 28,159 41.1 (41.0) 19.8 9.5 13.5 58.1 (50.2) 0.0 4.4 (0.9) 1.12
Contra Rydex Inv S&P 500 Str Inv (RYURX) (27.3) 40.9 1.2 (7.0) (0.7) (39.2) 78.5 1.2 (0.9) 0.9 0.97 1.43 IntS-F Vanguard Total Intl Stk Idx (VGTSX) 26,044 36.7 (44.1) 15.5 26.6 15.5 71.7 (58.5) (4.1) 5.2 2.2 1.32
Contra ProFunds Short OilGas Inv (SNPIX) (25.9) 12.1 (23.9) (16.5) — (33.8) 21.9 (14.2) — — 1.10 1.73 Stk-MC Fidelity Low-Priced Stk (FLPSX) 24,672 39.0 (36.2) 3.1 17.7 8.6 63.6 (48.8) (2.9) 3.2 11.0 1.17
B-GvLT Wasatch-Hoisington US Tr (WHOSX) (22.6) 37.7 10.0 (0.2) 10.4 (9.5) 24.2 5.4 5.2 7.8 0.95 0.74 Stk-LC Fidelity Magellan (FMAGX) 22,610 41.1 (49.5) 18.8 7.2 6.4 65.1 (58.2) (5.4) (0.7) (2.3) 1.34
B-GvLT AmCent Target 2025 Inv (BTTRX) (22.3) 26.7 9.7 (1.4) 14.6 (7.8) 12.3 2.6 4.1 8.4 1.02 0.57 Stk-LC Vanguard Windsor II (VWNFX) 22,005 27.0 (36.8) 2.2 18.2 7.0 58.5 (52.8) (6.4) 0.7 4.1 1.05
LS James Market Neutral (JAMNX) (17.8) (5.1) 6.6 (0.5) 7.9 (14.5) (6.6) (6.0) (2.2) 1.8 0.41 2.28 TD2015 Fidelity Freedom 2020 (FFFDX) 20,182 28.8 (32.2) 8.5 11.6 7.7 46.0 (42.3) (1.8) 2.6 1.7 0.85
IntB-C Rydex Str Dollr 2xStrH (RYSBX) (16.3) 7.2 (10.9) (10.5) — (27.2) 24.6 (7.2) — — 1.06 1.69 B-GenIT Vanguard Total Bd Idx (VBMFX) 19,555 5.9 5.0 6.9 4.2 2.4 7.1 6.0 5.9 4.9 6.0 0.21
Contra PIMCO StocksPLUS Sh D (PSSDX) (14.4) 47.7 5.9 — — (28.2) 90.2 10.2 4.6 — 0.88 1.09 B-GenIT Dodge & Cox Income (DODIX) 19,240 16.0 (0.3) 4.6 5.3 1.9 16.9 (0.3) 6.6 5.4 6.8 0.29
B-GvLT Fid Spt L/T Tr Bd Ix Inv (FLBIX) (13.5) 24.1 9.5 1.7 — (3.8) 16.3 5.5 — — 0.66 0.20 C Stk-LC Vanguard PRIMECAP (VPMCX) 19,056 34.4 (32.5) 11.4 12.3 8.4 57.0 (44.3) 0.4 4.3 3.2 1.00
B-GvLT Dreyfus US Try L/T (DRGBX) (13.2) 21.5 10.3 1.2 5.6 (3.8) 14.6 5.2 4.5 6.1 0.65 0.65 Bal Fidelity Balanced (FBALX) 18,108 28.0 (31.4) 8.9 11.6 10.6 42.4 (40.4) (1.4) 3.4 5.2 0.81
B-GvLT Vanguard Long-Tm US Try (VUSTX) (12.1) 22.5 9.2 1.7 6.6 (2.9) 15.5 5.5 5.0 7.4 0.64 0.25 B-MB Vanguard GNMA (VFIIX) 17,777 5.2 7.2 7.0 4.3 3.3 4.8 10.0 6.5 5.4 6.2 0.17
B-GvLT T. Rowe Price US Try L/T (PRULX) (10.9) 23.2 9.9 1.0 5.4 (2.2) 17.2 6.5 5.1 7.0 0.64 0.55 Stk-LC T. Rowe Price Gr Stk (PRGFX) 17,737 43.2 (42.3) 10.3 14.0 6.5 55.2 (49.1) (3.0) 2.1 1.1 1.06
LS Nakoma Absolute Return (NARFX) (9.2) (4.4) 15.1 — — (8.6) (3.2) 0.0 — — 0.33 1.89 Bal Fidelity Puritan (FPURX) 16,792 26.6 (29.2) 6.1 14.7 4.6 40.4 (37.8) (1.6) 2.7 4.1 0.73
B-GvIT Fid Spt Int Tr Bd Ix Inv (FIBIX) (5.1) 16.3 10.0 2.6 — (1.0) 15.8 6.7 — — 0.38 0.20 Stk-LC Fidelity Equity-Inc (FEQIX) 16,556 29.5 (41.7) 1.4 19.8 5.7 65.1 (57.0) (8.5) (0.6) 1.8 1.16
LS Rydex/SGI Mgd Ftrs Str H (RYMFX) (4.3) 8.5 — — — (4.6) 12.6 — — — 0.51 2.17 Bal Oakmark Equity & Inc I (OAKBX) 15,609 19.8 (16.2) 11.9 10.8 8.6 31.6 (24.7) 3.9 6.2 9.8 0.58
LS Caldwell & Orkin Mkt Opp (COAGX) (3.4) (4.7) 33.0 7.4 (0.2) (2.9) (1.0) 7.0 5.6 4.3 0.49 1.21 Bal Dodge & Cox Balanced (DODBX) 15,468 28.3 (33.6) 1.7 13.8 6.5 52.1 (45.7) (4.7) 1.0 6.2 0.94
B-GvIT Vanguard Int-Tm Treas (VFITX) (1.7) 13.3 9.9 3.1 2.3 1.3 14.0 7.0 5.2 6.7 0.32 0.25 Stk-LC T. Rowe Price Eq Inc (PRFDX) 15,231 25.6 (35.8) 3.3 19.1 4.2 62.2 (52.5) (5.9) 0.7 4.1 1.09
B-GvIT AmCent Target 2015 Inv (BTFTX) (1.6) 12.7 10.0 2.0 4.9 2.1 12.9 6.9 5.5 8.6 0.43 0.57 B-GenST Vanguard Sht-Tm Inv-Grade (VFSTX) 14,722 14.0 (4.8) 5.8 4.9 2.2 12.3 (2.1) 4.7 4.2 4.9 0.21
B-GvIT T. Rowe Price US Try Int (PRTIX) (1.4) 14.1 9.9 2.5 1.5 1.0 15.6 7.3 5.1 6.0 0.31 0.52 B-GenIT PIMCO Total Ret D (PTTDX) 14,490 13.5 4.4 8.7 3.6 2.5 13.8 7.0 8.8 6.5 7.3 0.25
IntB-Gen Northern Global Fix Inc (NOIFX) (0.3) 10.9 9.3 4.7 (8.0) 7.5 5.1 6.5 3.1 5.2 0.44 1.15 TD2030 Fidelity Freedom 2030 (FFFEX) 14,111 30.5 (37.0) 9.2 12.9 8.8 52.0 (48.3) (3.5) 2.0 0.8 0.97
B-GvST Fid Spt S/T Tr Bd Ix Inv (FSBIX) (0.2) 8.7 7.8 3.5 — 0.8 10.2 5.4 — — 0.14 0.20 Stk-MC T. Rowe Price Mid Gr (RPMGX) 13,862 45.4 (39.7) 17.6 6.7 14.8 62.1 (48.2) 1.0 4.8 5.6 1.19
B-GvST AmCent Target 2010 Inv (BTTNX) 0.0 6.9 8.3 2.8 1.3 0.6 9.1 5.0 3.8 6.9 0.14 0.57 B-IP Vanguard Infl-Prot Secs (VIPSX) 12,946 10.8 (2.9) 11.5 0.4 2.5 11.5 0.1 6.3 4.3 — 0.45
IntB-C Merk Asian Currency Inv (MEAFX) 0.5 — — — — 2.0 — — — — 0.16 1.30 Bal Vanguard STAR (VGSTX) 12,684 24.8 (25.2) 6.5 11.6 7.4 40.7 (35.6) (0.2) 3.6 5.1 0.73
B-GvIT Fidelity Interm Govt Inc (FSTGX) 0.8 10.0 7.8 3.6 1.4 1.7 11.9 6.2 4.7 5.6 0.18 0.45 Sec-H Vanguard Health Care (VGHCX) 11,755 20.9 (18.5) 4.4 10.8 15.4 41.2 (31.8) 0.9 5.6 9.2 0.87
B-GvST Northern Sh-Int US Govt (NSIUX) 0.9 7.5 5.4 3.9 0.6 1.6 8.8 4.6 3.6 4.3 0.14 0.90 B-GenIT Fidelity Total Bond (FTBFX) 11,443 19.7 (5.6) 4.1 5.1 2.4 18.6 (3.3) 5.6 4.8 — 0.29
B-GvIT Fidelity Government Inc (FGOVX) 1.2 11.0 7.8 3.5 2.4 2.6 12.5 6.6 5.1 6.1 0.22 0.45 B-CHY Fidelity Capital & Inc (FAGIX) 11,342 72.1 (31.9) 3.7 13.0 5.0 71.5 (33.2) 6.7 7.6 6.8 0.92
B-GvST Vanguard Short-Tm Trs (VFISX) 1.4 6.6 7.8 3.7 1.7 1.5 9.1 5.3 4.2 4.9 0.12 0.22 IntS-F Vanguard Intl Gr Inv (VWIGX) 11,309 41.6 (45.0) 15.9 25.9 15.0 71.7 (56.9) (3.3) 5.5 2.4 1.31
B-MS-CA Schwab CATxFr YieldPlus (SWYCX) 1.7 (8.2) 1.2 3.3 1.7 0.8 (7.0) (1.8) (0.1) — 0.17 0.49 TD2000 Fidelity Freedom 2010 (FFFCX) 11,252 24.8 (25.4) 7.4 9.4 5.9 37.7 (34.0) 0.0 3.0 2.7 0.68
B-GenLT Vanguard LongTm Bd Idx (VBLTX) 1.7 8.6 6.5 2.6 5.3 10.4 2.2 5.6 4.9 7.7 0.60 0.22 Stk-LC Fairholme (FAIRX) 11,208 39.0 (29.8) 12.3 16.7 13.7 75.2 (47.8) 3.1 7.8 13.2 1.29
B-GvST AmCent S/T Gov Inv (TWUSX) 2.6 4.7 6.3 3.9 1.6 2.4 6.7 4.5 3.8 4.0 0.09 0.57 Stk-LC Fidelity Blue Chip Grth (FBGRX) 11,107 44.9 (38.6) 11.8 5.5 4.0 66.8 (48.8) (0.2) 1.7 (2.2) 1.10
B-GvST Vanguard ShtTm Fed (VSGBX) 2.7 7.0 7.4 4.3 1.8 2.6 9.5 5.7 4.6 5.1 0.12 0.22 Stk-LC T. Rowe Price Eq Idx 500 (PREIX) 11,082 26.3 (37.1) 5.1 15.4 4.6 54.4 (51.0) (5.8) 0.1 (1.2) 1.01
B-GvST Payden U.S. Government (PYUSX) 2.8 7.5 7.0 4.0 1.0 2.9 9.8 5.8 4.4 5.0 0.12 0.61 TD2015 Vanguard Target Rtmt 2025 (VTTVX) 10,949 24.8 (30.1) 7.5 13.2 5.4 46.0 (42.4) (2.1) 2.3 — 0.85
B-MNST Vanguard Sht-Tm TE (VWSTX) 3.0 3.7 4.1 3.2 1.6 2.1 5.6 3.6 3.1 3.1 0.05 0.20 Stk-LC Fidelity Disciplined Eq (FDEQX) 10,811 21.9 (40.1) 10.8 14.5 10.2 46.3 (51.8) (6.8) 0.4 (0.2) 1.03
B-GvIT AmCent Govt Bd Inv (CPTNX) 3.0 9.5 7.8 3.9 2.4 3.3 12.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 0.20 0.49 TD2015 Vanguard Target Rtmt 2015 (VTXVX) 10,405 21.2 (24.1) 7.5 11.4 4.9 37.9 (34.9) (0.4) 2.9 — 0.71
B-MNST Alpine UltrSh TaxOpt Inc (ATOIX) 3.2 3.5 4.1 4.0 2.1 2.6 5.0 3.6 3.4 — 0.02 0.70 B-GenIT Fidelity U.S. Bond Index (FBIDX) 10,383 6.4 3.7 5.3 4.3 2.2 7.1 4.8 5.1 4.4 6.0 0.19
IntB-C ProFunds Fall US Doll Inv (FDPIX) 3.2 (5.7) 11.5 10.0 — 11.7 (12.4) 2.7 — — 0.51 1.73 B-GenIT T. Rowe Price New Inc (PRCIX) 9,641 12.3 1.4 6.3 4.1 2.8 12.4 3.1 6.5 5.3 6.3 0.22
B-MS-CA Bernstein Short Dur CA Muni (SDCMX) 3.5 3.0 3.5 2.7 1.1 2.5 4.7 3.3 2.8 2.8 0.07 0.69 C Stk-LC Janus Twenty J (JAVLX) 9,358 43.2 (42.0) 35.9 12.3 9.4 56.0 (47.0) 4.1 6.7 (2.5) 1.24
B-GvIT WF Adv Govt Secs Inv (STVSX) 3.5 7.5 6.9 3.5 2.1 4.3 9.0 6.0 4.7 5.9 0.19 0.95 Stk-LC T. Rowe Price BlChpGr (TRBCX) 9,197 42.5 (42.7) 13.0 9.7 5.9 56.5 (50.0) (2.6) 1.4 (0.4) 1.07
B-MS-NY Bernstein Short Dur NY Muni (SDNYX) 3.6 2.8 3.6 2.7 1.5 2.7 4.5 3.3 2.8 2.9 0.06 0.67 TD2015 Fidelity Freedom 2025 (FFTWX) 8,881 30.0 (33.7) 8.6 11.8 8.1 48.6 (44.2) (2.2) 2.5 — 0.89
B-MS-MD T. Rowe Price MD S/T T/F (PRMDX) 3.7 3.3 3.7 2.8 0.8 2.3 5.7 3.6 2.9 3.2 0.09 0.58 Bal T. Rowe Price Cap Apprec (PRWCX) 8,784 33.0 (27.2) 4.5 14.5 6.8 48.1 (36.4) 0.4 4.4 9.2 0.86
B-GenST Vanguard Sh-Tm Bd Idx (VBISX) 4.2 5.4 7.2 4.0 1.3 4.4 7.4 5.6 4.4 5.0 0.13 0.22 IntS-F Fidelity Intl Disc (FIGRX) 8,598 30.0 (44.3) 18.9 24.2 18.5 59.5 (57.0) (4.9) 4.9 3.3 1.23
B-GenIT Schwab Total Bd Mkt (SWLBX) 4.4 (4.5) 4.7 4.5 2.6 6.9 (6.0) 1.5 2.3 4.8 0.24 0.55 TD2015 Fidelity Freedom 2015 (FFVFX) 8,560 25.6 (27.2) 7.8 10.3 7.0 39.2 (36.2) (0.5) 3.1 — 0.72
LS Hussman Strategic Growth (HSGFX) 4.6 (9.1) 4.1 3.5 5.7 2.2 (6.1) (0.3) 1.6 — 0.43 1.09 Stk-LC Janus (JANSX) 8,547 37.2 (39.9) 15.2 10.5 3.9 54.6 (48.5) (1.7) 1.8 (3.7) 1.08

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Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Domestic Stock Funds

Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Style Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) Grth Val 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
Large-Cap Stock Category Average 32.0 (38.6) 8.4 12.9 6.5 57.4 0.0 (50.7) 0.0 (4.7) 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.8 1.00 1.09 2,341 95 1 0 4 7.7 100 204 33.2 0.98 ― ―
Amana Trust Growth (AMAGX) G 32.4 (29.7) 12.2 15.4 20.2 43.4 (14.0) (38.2) 12.5 1.4 6.1 7.7 6.9 2.6 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.75 0.82 1,533 83 0 0 17 20.1 6 82 19.5 1.31 2.00R 0.25
Amana Trust Income (AMANX) V 23.5 (23.5) 14.1 21.2 12.1 40.6 (16.8) (34.6) 16.1 2.5 7.2 7.9 7.1 5.8 5.3 1.1 0.4 0.65 0.71 1,039 84 0 0 16 20.6 6 82 18.4 1.33 2.00R 0.25
AmCent Equity Growth Inv (BEQGX) G V 20.0 (34.8) 3.4 14.1 7.3 47.7 (9.7) (49.3) 1.4 (6.8) (2.1) (0.2) (1.0) (0.8) (1.3) 1.3 0.8 0.89 0.97 1,529 99 0 0 0 1.8 107 255 21.4 0.70 ― ―
AmCent Equity Income Inv (TWEIX) V 12.2 (20.1) 1.7 19.4 2.4 30.4 (27.0) (34.3) 16.4 (3.0) 1.7 2.2 1.4 7.2 6.7 2.7 1.9 0.63 0.69 3,671 73 6 20 1 7.3 296 83 37.6 0.99 ― ―
AmCent Growth Inv (TWCGX) G 35.4 (37.9) 18.9 7.9 4.8 52.2 (5.2) (45.4) 5.3 0.0 4.7 2.5 1.7 (2.3) (2.8) 0.3 0.1 0.91 0.99 3,808 99 0 0 1 1.8 129 98 28.1 1.00 ― ―
AmCent Inc & Growth Inv (BIGRX) V 17.9 (34.7) (0.3) 17.1 4.7 48.3 (9.1) (51.5) (0.8) (8.5) (3.8) (1.2) (2.0) (1.0) (1.5) 1.9 1.4 0.92 1.01 1,415 100 0 0 0 2.4 49 248 23.7 0.70 ― ―
AmCent Select Inv (TWCIX) G 34.7 (39.7) 21.6 (1.8) 0.8 52.4 (5.0) (47.7) 3.0 (0.4) 4.3 (0.4) (1.2) (2.8) (3.3) 0.5 0.6 0.96 1.05 1,708 100 0 0 0 8.1 64 69 27.7 1.00 ― ―
AmCent Ultra Inv (TWCUX) G 35.3 (41.8) 21.8 (3.3) 2.1 54.3 (3.1) (49.6) 1.1 (1.4) 3.3 (1.1) (1.9) (3.6) (4.1) 0.5 1.0 0.94 1.03 5,842 100 0 0 0 8.1 152 85 27.5 0.99 ― ―
American Beacon LgCVl Inv (AAGPX) V 27.1 (39.6) 2.9 18.7 9.6 61.5 4.1 (55.0) (4.3) (7.6) (2.9) 0.5 (0.3) 4.6 4.1 1.5 0.9 1.01 1.11 4,127 96 0 0 4 10.2 28 150 23.0 0.97 ― ―
Aston/Montag Growth N (MCGFX) G 29.8 (32.7) 21.0 8.0 5.3 48.4 (9.0) (42.3) 8.4 1.9 6.6 3.8 3.0 (1.0) (1.5) 0.3 0.7 0.89 0.97 1,451 97 0 0 3 1.9 35 34 43.2 1.08 ― 0.25
Brandywine Blue (BLUEX) G 9.2 (43.9) 23.4 10.8 8.3 24.4 (33.0) (51.4) (0.7) (8.9) (4.2) (1.9) (2.7) 0.0 (0.5) 0.3 1.0 0.94 1.03 2,328 98 0 0 2 7.4 261 43 32.1 1.13 ― ―
CGM Focus (CGMFX) G 10.4 (48.2) 79.9 14.9 25.2 38.1 (19.3) (58.0) (7.3) 0.9 5.6 8.2 7.4 17.8 17.3 0.1 2.0 1.51 1.65 3,642 99 0 0 1 6.3 504 22 68.3 0.97 ― ―
Dodge & Cox Stock (DODGX) V 31.2 (43.4) 0.1 18.5 9.3 67.8 10.4 (57.9) (7.2) (9.4) (4.7) (0.7) (1.5) 5.6 5.1 1.2 1.0 1.11 1.21 39,986 97 0 1 1 15.9 31 88 32.6 0.52 ― ―
Dreyfus Appreciation (DGAGX) G V 21.0 (32.4) 6.5 16.2 4.1 46.0 (11.4) (45.3) 5.4 (4.5) 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.1 (0.4) 1.9 0.6 0.81 0.88 2,323 99 0 0 1 16.3 7 56 43.9 0.97 ― ―
Fairholme (FAIRX) G V 39.0 (29.8) 12.3 16.7 13.7 75.2 17.8 (47.8) 2.9 3.1 7.8 7.8 7.0 13.2 12.7 0.9 0.5 1.19 1.29 11,208 72 4 2 22 3.9 81 50 57.2 1.02 2.00R ―
Fidelity (FFIDX) G V 26.7 (40.4) 16.8 13.6 7.5 51.7 (5.7) (51.6) (0.9) (4.1) 0.6 1.5 0.7 (1.0) (1.5) 1.5 0.6 0.97 1.06 5,068 100 0 0 1 4.0 91 136 21.3 0.64 ― ―
Fidelity Blue Chip Grth (FBGRX) G 44.9 (38.6) 11.8 5.5 4.0 66.8 9.4 (48.8) 1.9 (0.2) 4.5 1.7 0.9 (2.2) (2.7) 0.5 0.7 1.00 1.10 11,107 100 0 0 0 3.0 134 224 30.1 0.76 ― ―
Fidelity Capital Apprec (FDCAX) G 36.3 (40.5) 6.8 13.8 5.8 63.2 5.8 (55.1) (4.4) (4.7) 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.4 (0.1) 0.1 0.9 1.07 1.17 5,139 93 0 0 7 3.5 243 94 31.4 0.79 ― ―
Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX) G 29.2 (37.2) 19.7 11.5 16.2 47.7 (9.7) (46.3) 4.4 (1.0) 3.7 4.7 3.9 3.1 2.6 0.2 0.7 0.86 0.94 57,153 94 0 0 5 18.5 78 433 29.4 0.95 ― ―
Fidelity Disciplined Eq (FDEQX) G V 21.9 (40.1) 10.8 14.5 10.2 46.3 (11.1) (51.8) (1.1) (6.8) (2.1) 0.4 (0.4) (0.2) (0.7) 1.1 0.9 0.94 1.03 10,811 100 0 0 0 9.7 200 98 33.3 0.84 ― ―
Fidelity Dividend Growth (FDGFX) G V 51.0 (43.0) 1.1 14.6 3.5 82.5 25.1 (56.0) (5.3) (4.5) 0.2 0.6 (0.2) 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.19 1.30 7,657 99 0 1 0 12.6 177 502 16.6 0.62 ― ―
Fidelity Equity-Inc (FEQIX) V 29.5 (41.7) 1.4 19.8 5.7 65.1 7.7 (57.0) (6.3) (8.5) (3.8) (0.6) (1.4) 1.8 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.07 1.16 16,556 97 1 2 1 9.5 33 225 26.6 0.71 ― ―
Fidelity Equity-Inc II (FEQTX) V 25.1 (40.4) 4.4 13.7 4.6 61.4 4.0 (56.0) (5.3) (8.0) (3.3) (1.5) (2.3) 1.3 0.8 1.7 1.4 1.03 1.12 5,290 98 0 1 1 9.3 76 201 27.6 0.67 ― ―
Fidelity Exp & Multinatl (FEXPX) G 37.0 (43.4) 15.2 8.4 15.2 57.4 0.0 (53.5) (2.8) (3.7) 1.0 2.2 1.4 3.4 2.9 0.6 0.5 1.05 1.14 2,794 97 0 2 1 17.9 83 60 32.7 0.91 0.75R ―
Fidelity Focused Stock (FTQGX) G 25.2 (33.1) 17.0 5.1 18.2 47.2 (10.2) (45.7) 5.0 (0.7) 4.0 4.0 3.2 (1.6) (2.1) 0.5 0.5 0.92 1.00 128 98 0 0 2 4.9 363 43 46.8 1.09 ― ―
Fidelity Growth & Income (FGRIX) G V 23.0 (50.9) 0.7 10.7 2.7 53.7 (3.7) (63.1) (12.4) (15.3) (10.6) (7.1) (7.9) (4.1) (4.6) 0.7 1.7 1.11 1.21 6,244 100 0 0 0 5.0 122 231 22.2 0.78 ― ―
C Fidelity Growth Company (FDGRX) G 41.1 (41.0) 19.8 9.5 13.5 58.1 0.7 (50.2) 0.5 0.0 4.7 4.4 3.6 (0.9) (1.4) 0.2 0.1 1.03 1.12 28,159 100 0 0 0 5.6 55 284 23.0 0.97 ― ―
Fidelity Growth Discovery (FDSVX) G 29.3 (46.8) 26.8 13.9 2.1 49.8 (7.6) (55.8) (5.1) (4.4) 0.3 0.3 (0.5) (0.7) (1.2) 0.2 0.2 1.04 1.13 721 100 0 0 0 9.1 166 177 29.6 0.90 ― ―
Fidelity Independence (FDFFX) G 39.8 (48.1) 29.5 12.2 10.5 66.4 9.0 (57.8) (7.1) (2.1) 2.6 3.1 2.3 0.0 (0.5) 0.2 0.2 1.31 1.43 3,955 99 0 0 1 11.8 173 124 29.4 0.91 ― ―
Fidelity Large Cap Value (FSLVX) V 15.6 (39.8) 3.7 17.1 11.2 50.9 (6.5) (56.2) (5.5) (10.3) (5.6) (1.2) (2.0) ― ― 1.5 0.9 1.01 1.10 968 100 0 0 0 0.7 243 103 31.1 0.86 ― ―
Fidelity Magellan (FMAGX) G 41.1 (49.5) 18.8 7.2 6.4 65.1 7.7 (58.2) (7.5) (5.4) (0.7) (0.7) (1.5) (2.3) (2.8) 0.6 1.4 1.22 1.34 22,610 100 0 0 0 19.2 67 238 28.4 0.71 ― ―
Fidelity OTC (FOCPX) G 62.2 (46.0) 26.1 9.4 8.9 75.4 18.0 (53.5) (2.8) 3.4 8.1 5.6 4.8 (1.9) (2.4) 0.0 0.0 1.21 1.32 5,482 100 0 0 0 8.1 151 232 33.3 1.13 ― ―
I Fidelity Series 100 Index (FOHIX) G V 22.1 (35.5) ― ― ― 50.4 (7.0) (50.1) 0.6 ― ― ― ― ― ― 2.3 ― 0.91 0.99 5,926 99 0 0 1 1.5 6 105 30.4 0.20 ― ―
I Fidelity Spar 500 Inv (FSMKX) G V 26.5 (37.1) 5.4 15.7 4.8 54.6 (2.8) (50.9) (0.2) (5.7) (1.0) 0.3 (0.5) (1.1) (1.6) 2.0 0.7 0.93 1.01 6,697 100 0 0 0 1.8 6 505 19.9 0.10 ― ―
I Fidelity Spar Tot Mkt Inv (FSTMX) G V 28.3 (37.2) 5.5 15.7 6.4 56.2 (1.2) (50.9) (0.2) (5.3) (0.6) 0.9 0.1 (0.4) (0.9) 1.8 0.6 0.95 1.04 5,389 99 0 0 1 1.3 3 3,129 16.3 0.10 0.50R ―
Fidelity Strat Div&Inc (FSDIX) G V 37.7 (41.2) 3.1 13.9 9.7 67.1 9.7 (54.7) (4.0) (5.9) (1.2) 0.9 0.1 ― ― 2.7 1.2 1.07 1.17 458 77 3 19 1 4.5 114 357 15.1 0.81 ― ―
Fidelity Trend (FTRNX) G 44.4 (44.5) 18.8 13.1 7.4 63.2 5.8 (53.0) (2.3) (1.6) 3.1 2.9 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.06 1.16 817 98 0 0 2 5.7 147 133 27.8 0.83 ― ―
FMI Large Cap (FMIHX) G V 29.6 (27.0) 4.1 16.6 9.1 56.3 (1.1) (41.6) 9.1 (0.5) 4.2 4.6 3.8 ― ― 1.2 0.7 0.84 0.92 2,404 95 0 0 5 15.1 32 28 44.1 1.00 ― ―
Gabelli Equity Income AAA (GABEX) V 29.1 (35.0) 8.9 19.2 6.3 57.1 (0.3) (48.2) 2.5 (3.0) 1.7 3.0 2.2 5.5 5.0 2.0 0.9 0.92 1.00 1,200 96 0 1 3 17.3 17 380 14.6 1.43 2.00R 0.25
Homestead Value (HOVLX) V 26.9 (36.5) 3.2 17.8 10.9 59.7 2.3 (52.3) (1.6) (5.9) (1.2) 1.7 0.9 4.9 4.4 1.5 0.9 1.00 1.10 494 98 0 0 2 3.3 6 46 38.6 0.70 2.00R ―
Janus (JANSX) G 37.2 (39.9) 15.2 10.5 3.9 54.6 (2.8) (48.5) 2.2 (1.7) 3.0 1.8 1.0 (3.7) (4.2) 0.4 0.2 0.99 1.08 8,547 97 0 0 3 20.5 60 76 34.4 0.88 ― ―
Janus Growth & Income J (JAGIX) G 38.6 (42.5) 8.6 7.8 12.4 54.8 (2.6) (52.1) (1.4) (4.7) 0.0 1.0 0.2 (1.4) (1.9) 0.9 0.8 1.02 1.11 3,728 92 2 2 5 30.8 40 83 32.3 0.88 ― ―
Janus Research J (JAMRX) G 43.0 (44.4) 24.5 8.6 6.8 65.8 8.4 (53.5) (2.8) (0.4) 4.3 2.8 2.0 (4.3) (4.8) 0.7 0.1 1.15 1.25 2,997 100 0 0 0 20.3 102 118 17.5 1.06 ― ―
C Janus Twenty J (JAVLX) G 43.2 (42.0) 35.9 12.3 9.4 56.0 (1.4) (47.0) 3.7 4.1 8.8 6.7 5.9 (2.5) (3.0) 0.0 0.1 1.13 1.24 9,358 97 0 0 3 32.5 42 37 59.5 0.86 ― ―
Jensen J (JENSX) G 28.9 (29.0) 7.2 14.0 (1.4) 52.9 (4.5) (41.1) 9.6 (0.6) 4.1 2.0 1.2 3.8 3.3 1.1 0.5 0.81 0.88 1,697 98 0 0 2 0.0 24 30 42.0 0.96 ― 0.25
Longleaf Partners (LLPFX) G V 53.5 (50.6) (0.5) 21.6 3.6 70.3 12.9 (59.8) (9.1) (9.0) (4.3) (1.0) (1.8) 5.3 4.8 0.0 0.7 1.32 1.44 7,870 95 0 0 5 16.2 30 20 69.1 0.90 ― ―
Mairs & Power Grth Inv (MPGFX) G V 22.5 (28.6) 4.9 10.2 4.3 54.0 (3.4) (44.8) 5.9 (2.8) 1.9 1.1 0.3 6.9 6.4 1.4 0.8 0.94 1.03 1,937 98 0 0 2 0.0 2 47 44.8 0.70 ― ―
Manning & Napier Equity (EXEYX) G V 39.5 (36.4) 3.7 20.5 10.5 62.2 4.8 (48.7) 2.0 (2.7) 2.0 4.2 3.4 5.2 4.7 0.1 0.7 1.01 1.11 1,140 96 0 0 4 2.0 50 58 31.3 1.05 ― ―
Marsico 21st Century (MXXIX) G 28.0 (45.3) 19.3 18.6 7.8 60.6 3.2 (58.4) (7.7) (5.8) (1.1) 1.3 0.5 ― ― 0.0 0.3 1.14 1.24 897 96 0 1 4 12.7 135 55 40.7 1.31 2.00R 0.25
Marsico Focus (MFOCX) G 30.4 (40.8) 12.9 8.6 9.6 51.2 (6.2) (51.6) (0.9) (4.5) 0.2 0.7 (0.1) (1.9) (2.4) 0.2 0.4 0.99 1.08 2,069 97 0 0 3 15.3 90 33 47.7 1.22 2.00R 0.25
Marsico Growth (MGRIX) G 29.3 (42.9) 14.2 6.5 6.7 53.1 (4.3) (54.4) (3.7) (5.5) (0.8) (0.8) (1.6) (2.1) (2.6) 0.5 0.2 1.02 1.11 1,123 100 0 1 (1) 13.1 77 44 41.7 1.25 2.00R 0.25
Nicholas (NICSX) G V 34.2 (31.6) 1.6 9.3 5.6 55.7 (1.7) (43.5) 7.2 (2.3) 2.4 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.4 0.96 1.05 1,432 95 0 1 4 5.2 32 58 35.7 0.77 ― ―
I Northern Stock Index (NOSIX) G V 26.2 (37.2) 5.2 15.5 4.6 54.3 (3.1) (51.1) (0.4) (5.9) (1.2) 0.1 (0.7) (1.4) (1.9) 1.7 0.6 0.93 1.01 1,383 99 0 0 0 0.8 4 503 19.6 0.25 ― ―
Oakmark I (OAKMX) G V 44.7 (32.7) (3.7) 18.2 (1.4) 78.2 20.8 (49.4) 1.3 (2.1) 2.6 1.8 1.0 5.6 5.1 0.6 0.8 1.09 1.19 3,393 96 0 0 5 5.9 32 56 23.0 1.10 2.00R ―
Oakmark Select I (OAKLX) G V 52.4 (36.3) (14.1) 13.6 4.8 82.6 25.2 (53.7) (3.0) (5.8) (1.1) (0.1) (0.9) 6.9 6.4 0.3 1.1 1.19 1.29 2,394 94 0 0 6 0.0 26 23 52.9 1.08 2.00R ―
Parnassus Equity Inc Inv (PRBLX) G V 28.7 (23.0) 14.1 14.7 2.6 51.4 (6.0) (35.6) 15.1 4.2 8.9 5.9 5.1 6.6 6.1 1.3 1.1 0.81 0.88 2,360 95 0 0 5 6.5 70 41 42.8 1.01 ― ―
Reynolds Blue Chip Grth (RBCGX) G 41.8 (5.1) 8.2 1.3 (3.4) 42.2 (15.2) (7.7) 43.0 13.4 18.1 7.4 6.6 (4.8) (5.3) 0.0 0.0 0.53 0.57 60 100 0 0 0 17.0 527 562 15.3 2.00 ― 0.07

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Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Domestic Stock Funds

Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Style Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) Grth Val 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
I Rydex NSDQ-100 Inv (RYOCX) G 52.2 (41.9) 18.0 6.2 1.3 65.4 8.0 (50.3) 0.4 1.4 6.1 2.3 1.5 (7.7) (8.2) 0.0 0.0 1.10 1.20 546 94 0 0 6 7.0 55 105 45.5 1.30 ― ―
I Schwab 1000 In Inv (SNXFX) G V 27.6 (37.3) 5.7 15.2 6.0 54.8 (2.6) (50.7) 0.0 (5.4) (0.7) 0.6 (0.2) (0.7) (1.2) 1.8 0.6 0.93 1.02 4,542 100 0 0 0 0.6 4 993 17.6 0.29 2.00R ―
Schwab Core Equity Inv (SWANX) G V 20.0 (33.3) 5.6 15.5 9.4 43.6 (13.8) (46.5) 4.2 (5.4) (0.7) 1.3 0.5 (0.5) (1.0) 1.0 0.4 0.85 0.93 1,877 98 0 0 2 0.2 35 200 29.6 0.75 2.00R ―
Schwab MarketTrack AllEq (SWEGX) G V 28.9 (38.1) 6.1 18.3 6.8 61.5 4.1 (53.3) (2.6) (5.4) (0.7) 1.4 0.6 0.3 (0.2) 1.4 0.8 1.03 1.13 485 99 0 0 1 30.2 10 4 100.0 0.64 2.00R ―
Sequoia (SEQUX) G V 15.3 (27.1) 8.4 8.3 7.7 36.9 (20.5) (40.7) 10.0 (3.0) 1.7 1.2 0.4 5.3 4.8 0.0 1.2 0.86 0.94 2,841 79 0 0 21 10.5 12 27 61.0 1.00 ― ―
Sit Large Cap Growth (SNIGX) G 28.1 (34.1) 14.1 9.5 9.5 44.1 (13.3) (43.2) 7.5 (1.3) 3.4 2.9 2.1 (3.4) (3.9) 0.6 0.2 0.81 0.89 446 98 0 0 2 5.2 28 95 23.0 1.00 2.00R ―
Sound Shore (SSHFX) V 26.6 (35.6) 2.5 16.5 6.8 47.5 (9.9) (47.5) 3.2 (5.8) (1.1) 0.8 0.0 4.7 4.2 0.8 1.1 0.92 1.01 2,117 95 0 0 5 9.0 111 46 29.9 0.92 ― ―
I SSgA S&P 500 Index (SVSPX) G V 26.2 (37.1) 5.4 15.6 4.7 54.2 (3.2) (50.9) (0.2) (5.8) (1.1) 0.2 (0.6) (1.1) (1.6) 1.9 0.6 0.92 1.01 1,337 98 0 0 2 0.0 8 504 20.1 0.18 ― 0.08
Stratton Multi Cap (STRGX) G V 24.8 (38.4) 18.7 0.7 14.4 46.0 (11.4) (47.8) 2.9 (3.0) 1.7 1.0 0.2 6.9 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.03 1.13 73 100 0 0 0 5.0 70 41 36.8 1.07 1.50R ―
T. Rowe Price BlChpGr (TRBCX) G 42.5 (42.7) 13.0 9.7 5.9 56.5 (0.9) (50.0) 0.7 (2.6) 2.1 1.4 0.6 (0.4) (0.9) 0.1 0.1 0.98 1.07 9,197 100 0 0 1 3.0 54 132 30.3 0.80 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Div Growth (PRDGX) G V 26.1 (33.3) 7.0 16.4 3.3 48.2 (9.2) (45.2) 5.5 (3.4) 1.3 1.6 0.8 2.7 2.2 1.5 0.9 0.86 0.93 972 95 1 0 4 7.8 23 117 18.9 0.73 ― ―
I T. Rowe Price Eq Idx 500 (PREIX) G V 26.3 (37.1) 5.1 15.4 4.6 54.4 (3.0) (51.0) (0.3) (5.8) (1.1) 0.1 (0.7) (1.2) (1.7) 1.7 0.6 0.92 1.01 11,082 98 0 0 2 0.2 7 503 19.5 0.35 0.50R ―
T. Rowe Price Eq Inc (PRFDX) V 25.6 (35.8) 3.3 19.1 4.2 62.2 4.8 (52.5) (1.8) (5.9) (1.2) 0.7 (0.1) 4.1 3.6 1.9 1.3 1.00 1.09 15,231 95 1 1 4 5.6 32 123 24.8 0.71 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Gr Stk (PRGFX) G 43.2 (42.3) 10.3 14.0 6.5 55.2 (2.2) (49.1) 1.6 (3.0) 1.7 2.1 1.3 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.97 1.06 17,737 100 0 0 0 6.8 56 95 32.5 0.73 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Grth & Inc (PRGIX) G V 30.5 (36.6) 6.2 14.4 2.6 52.4 (5.0) (47.7) 3.0 (4.2) 0.5 0.6 (0.2) 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.90 0.98 1,024 100 0 0 0 8.9 20 99 19.9 0.73 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Spect Grth (PRSGX) G 40.9 (41.6) 8.6 16.3 9.4 65.5 8.1 (52.7) (2.0) (3.6) 1.1 2.6 1.8 2.6 2.1 1.0 1.0 1.04 1.14 2,839 97 0 1 2 24.6 15 11 97.1 0.82 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Value (TRVLX) V 37.1 (39.8) 0.7 19.7 6.3 68.9 11.5 (54.3) (3.6) (6.0) (1.3) 1.1 0.3 4.5 4.0 1.5 0.8 1.08 1.18 8,227 95 1 2 1 7.2 20 134 17.1 0.90 ― ―
USAA Income Stock (USISX) V 16.5 (35.7) (3.4) 19.0 5.8 47.8 (9.6) (52.4) (1.7) (10.2) (5.5) (1.8) (2.6) 1.0 0.5 1.7 1.6 0.92 1.01 1,348 98 0 0 2 0.1 85 473 26.9 0.89 ― ―
Value Line Larger Co (VALLX) G 17.6 (38.2) 15.5 11.3 10.0 35.7 (21.7) (47.9) 2.8 (5.7) (1.0) 0.6 (0.2) (3.2) (3.7) 0.7 2.7 0.85 0.93 203 97 0 0 3 14.5 157 101 11.5 0.93 ― 0.25
I Vanguard 500 Idx Inv (VFINX) G V 26.4 (37.1) 5.3 15.6 4.7 54.5 (2.9) (50.9) (0.2) (5.7) (1.0) 0.3 (0.5) (1.1) (1.6) 2.1 0.3 0.93 1.01 48,313 100 0 0 0 0.2 6 506 19.6 0.18 ― ―
C Vanguard Cap Opp (VHCOX) G 48.9 (39.1) 10.5 16.7 8.2 65.6 8.2 (49.2) 1.5 0.1 4.8 4.8 4.0 5.8 5.3 0.3 0.8 1.07 1.17 4,184 95 0 0 5 13.2 12 110 34.6 0.52 1.00R ―
C Vanguard Capital Value (VCVLX) G V 81.4 (48.9) (7.7) 18.9 4.2 118.1 60.7 (62.7) (12.0) (5.0) (0.3) 1.2 0.4 ― ― 0.4 1.0 1.43 1.56 817 100 0 0 0 23.5 300 75 32.8 0.52 ― ―
I Vanguard Div Apprec Inv (VDAIX) G V 19.1 (26.6) 5.5 ― ― 44.5 (12.9) (41.0) 9.7 (2.7) 2.0 ― ― ― ― 2.0 ― 0.78 0.85 590 100 0 0 0 0.0 34 187 38.0 0.35 ― ―
Vanguard Divers Eq Inv (VDEQX) G V 33.8 (39.5) 4.3 12.8 ― 58.9 1.5 (52.2) (1.5) (5.5) (0.8) ― ― ― ― 1.1 ― 0.98 1.07 1,305 97 0 0 3 7.7 5 9 100.0 0.37 ― ―
Vanguard Dividend Growth (VDIGX) G V 21.7 (25.6) 7.0 19.5 4.2 42.5 (14.9) (37.9) 12.8 (1.1) 3.6 3.8 3.0 2.4 1.9 2.2 0.3 0.74 0.81 2,761 98 0 0 2 10.8 28 49 26.9 0.38 ― ―
Vanguard Equity-Inc (VEIPX) V 17.1 (31.0) 4.8 20.6 4.3 51.6 (5.8) (48.8) 1.9 (5.4) (0.7) 1.3 0.5 3.5 3.0 3.1 1.0 0.87 0.95 2,519 97 0 0 3 6.6 51 167 30.2 0.37 ― ―
I Vanguard FTSE Soc Idx Inv (VFTSX) G 35.1 (42.4) (2.4) 13.0 4.1 66.5 9.1 (56.5) (5.8) (8.8) (4.1) (2.2) (3.0) ― ― 1.0 0.2 1.11 1.21 326 100 0 0 0 2.0 30 301 30.1 0.29 ― ―
Vanguard Gr & Inc (VQNPX) G V 22.4 (37.8) 2.6 14.0 5.8 50.1 (7.3) (51.9) (1.2) (7.9) (3.2) (1.2) (2.0) (1.5) (2.0) 1.7 0.7 0.95 1.04 3,270 98 0 0 2 0.0 83 141 25.0 0.37 ― ―
I Vanguard Gr Idx (VIGRX) G 36.2 (38.4) 12.5 9.0 5.0 54.1 (3.3) (47.1) 3.6 (1.9) 2.8 1.6 0.8 (2.8) (3.3) 1.0 0.1 0.92 1.00 5,771 100 0 0 0 0.8 27 429 26.0 0.28 ― ―
I Vanguard Lg Cp Idx (VLACX) G V 27.6 (37.1) 6.2 15.4 6.1 54.7 (2.7) (50.5) 0.2 (5.2) (0.5) 0.9 0.1 ― ― 2.0 0.6 0.93 1.01 448 100 0 0 0 0.9 9 758 17.9 0.26 ― ―
Vanguard Morgan Gr (VMRGX) G 36.0 (41.5) 11.2 11.0 9.0 53.3 (4.1) (50.3) 0.4 (4.0) 0.7 1.4 0.6 (0.9) (1.4) 0.7 0.5 0.96 1.05 5,534 97 0 0 3 6.8 87 344 23.2 0.46 ― ―
C Vanguard PRIMECAP (VPMCX) G 34.4 (32.5) 11.4 12.3 8.4 57.0 (0.4) (44.3) 6.4 0.4 5.1 4.3 3.5 3.2 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.92 1.00 19,056 98 0 0 3 11.8 4 114 32.5 0.50 1.00R ―
C Vanguard PRIMECAP Core (VPCCX) G 36.9 (31.4) 7.0 12.3 12.0 57.2 (0.2) (43.0) 7.7 0.2 4.9 4.8 4.0 ― ― 0.8 0.2 0.90 0.98 4,637 93 0 0 7 16.5 5 142 29.9 0.55 1.00R ―
I Vanguard Tot Stk (VTSMX) G V 28.7 (37.1) 5.4 15.5 5.9 56.6 (0.8) (50.8) (0.1) (5.1) (0.4) 0.9 0.1 (0.3) (0.8) 1.9 0.3 0.95 1.04 58,004 99 0 0 1 0.9 5 3,387 15.9 0.18 ― ―
I Vanguard Tx-Mgd Cap App (VMCAX) G V 29.0 (37.7) 6.0 14.4 7.4 55.4 (2.0) (50.7) 0.0 (5.2) (0.5) 0.9 0.1 (1.1) (1.6) 1.5 0.2 0.95 1.04 560 100 0 0 0 0.2 8 615 17.4 0.21 1.00R ―
I Vanguard Tx-Mgd Gr&Inc (VTGIX) G V 26.4 (37.1) 5.3 15.7 4.8 54.5 (2.9) (50.9) (0.2) (5.7) (1.0) 0.3 (0.5) (1.0) (1.5) 2.0 0.3 0.93 1.01 479 100 0 0 0 0.2 8 503 19.7 0.21 1.00R ―
Vanguard U.S. Gr Inv (VWUSX) G 34.9 (37.9) 10.1 1.7 11.1 52.7 (4.7) (47.2) 3.5 (2.6) 2.1 0.9 0.1 (6.9) (7.4) 0.5 0.1 0.89 0.97 3,189 97 1 0 3 8.8 101 87 38.6 0.49 ― ―
Vanguard U.S. Value (VUVLX) V 15.2 (34.8) (0.8) 14.1 6.3 47.8 (9.6) (51.9) (1.2) (9.3) (4.6) (2.0) (2.8) ― ― 2.0 1.2 0.95 1.04 506 96 1 0 4 0.2 74 520 27.3 0.46 ― ―
I Vanguard Val Idx (VIVAX) V 19.5 (36.0) 0.0 22.1 7.0 55.8 (1.6) (53.9) (3.2) (8.5) (3.8) 0.0 (0.8) 1.2 0.7 2.7 0.4 0.98 1.07 3,357 100 0 0 0 1.0 27 443 29.1 0.26 ― ―
Vanguard Windsor (VWNDX) V 34.6 (41.1) (3.3) 19.3 4.9 65.5 8.1 (56.0) (5.3) (8.5) (3.8) (0.8) (1.6) 3.5 3.0 1.8 1.2 1.05 1.15 8,128 97 0 0 2 14.3 61 169 20.8 0.37 ― ―
Vanguard Windsor II (VWNFX) V 27.0 (36.8) 2.2 18.2 7.0 58.5 1.1 (52.8) (2.1) (6.4) (1.7) 0.7 (0.1) 4.1 3.6 2.3 0.9 0.96 1.05 22,005 97 0 0 3 9.6 41 261 27.8 0.39 ― ―
Wasatch-1st Source Inc Eq (FMIEX) V 24.3 (31.2) 12.3 20.0 9.9 46.7 (10.7) (43.3) 7.4 (1.3) 3.4 4.8 4.0 7.5 7.0 1.4 1.2 0.85 0.92 1,524 94 0 0 6 8.7 16 78 16.9 1.16 2.00R ―
Yacktman (YACKX) V 59.3 (26.1) 3.3 15.9 (1.3) 95.4 38.0 (41.0) 9.7 6.7 11.4 6.8 6.0 11.9 11.4 0.7 1.4 1.07 1.17 1,390 82 1 3 14 0.0 33 54 53.1 0.95 2.00R ―
Yacktman Focused (YAFFX) V 62.7 (23.5) 3.4 16.1 (1.9) 97.4 40.0 (38.3) 12.4 8.8 13.5 8.0 7.2 11.8 11.3 0.3 1.4 1.12 1.22 666 84 1 1 14 2.0 67 45 62.8 1.25 2.00R ―

Mid-Cap Stock Category Average 36.0 (40.0) 9.9 13.4 10.2 59.7 0.0 (51.3) 0.0 (4.1) 0.0 1.8 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.00 1.19 1,330 95 0 0 5 6.8 98 219 25.9 1.13 ― ―
AmCent Heritage Inv (TWHIX) G 36.8 (46.2) 45.7 17.0 22.2 54.2 (5.5) (51.8) (0.5) 2.4 6.5 8.9 7.1 3.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.05 1.26 1,492 100 0 0 1 7.4 172 115 17.6 1.01 ― ―
AmCent Mid Cap Value Inv (ACMVX) V 30.2 (24.5) (2.2) 20.4 9.9 58.6 (1.1) (41.6) 9.7 (1.3) 2.8 4.9 3.1 ― ― 1.5 1.9 0.85 1.02 385 98 0 0 2 4.3 173 116 23.5 1.01 ― ―
AmCent Vista Inv (TWCVX) G 21.8 (48.7) 38.7 9.0 8.8 35.3 (24.4) (54.7) (3.4) (4.7) (0.6) 0.5 (1.3) (0.4) (3.9) 0.0 0.4 1.00 1.20 1,842 100 0 0 1 9.2 167 106 21.0 1.00 ― ―
Ariel (ARGFX) G V 63.4 (48.3) (1.7) 10.3 0.9 120.3 60.6 (64.3) (13.0) (6.0) (1.9) (1.6) (3.4) 7.2 3.7 0.0 0.9 1.44 1.73 1,898 99 0 0 1 1.8 45 33 42.1 1.07 ― 0.25
Ariel Appreciation (CAAPX) G V 62.9 (40.8) (1.4) 10.9 2.9 100.2 40.5 (55.1) (3.8) (1.7) 2.4 1.6 (0.2) 7.1 3.6 0.1 1.2 1.21 1.45 1,401 98 0 0 2 4.1 44 38 39.6 1.19 ― 0.25
C Artisan Mid Cap Inv (ARTMX) G 50.2 (44.2) 21.2 9.6 9.1 65.9 6.2 (52.0) (0.7) 0.5 4.6 4.0 2.2 5.5 2.0 0.0 1.1 1.06 1.27 3,678 96 0 0 4 5.8 68 91 28.3 1.24 ― ―
C Artisan Mid Cap Va Inv (ARTQX) V 39.2 (27.6) 1.6 14.2 15.4 64.5 4.8 (41.5) 9.8 0.8 4.9 6.2 4.4 ― ― 0.4 1.2 1.02 1.22 4,922 93 0 0 7 0.0 54 61 24.0 1.21 ― ―
Aston/Optimum Mid Cap N (CHTTX) G V 66.1 (42.9) 12.9 20.9 1.3 96.6 36.9 (54.4) (3.1) 2.3 6.4 5.6 3.8 10.3 6.8 0.2 0.7 1.17 1.41 1,022 98 0 0 2 8.6 23 42 36.1 1.16 ― 0.25
Ave Maria Rising Dividend (AVEDX) G V 25.2 (22.8) (0.6) 17.8 ― 51.5 (8.2) (40.1) 11.2 (1.3) 2.8 ― ― ― ― 1.2 ― 0.81 0.96 103 87 0 0 13 1.5 39 44 36.4 1.16 ― ―
Baron Asset (BARAX) G 31.7 (40.8) 10.1 14.6 12.4 59.5 (0.2) (53.4) (2.1) (5.0) (0.9) 2.0 0.2 2.6 (0.9) 0.0 0.7 0.98 1.18 2,533 95 0 1 4 2.7 15 72 29.0 1.33 ― 0.25
Baron Partners (BPTRX) G 28.2 (46.7) 11.3 21.5 14.3 58.6 (1.1) (60.7) (9.4) (8.7) (4.6) 1.1 (0.7) ― ― 0.0 0.6 1.13 1.36 1,232 110 1 2 (13) 3.7 38 38 56.2 1.35 ― 0.25
Brandywine (BRWIX) G 8.6 (44.5) 21.8 11.0 14.3 21.1 (38.6) (51.4) (0.1) (9.8) (5.7) (1.4) (3.2) (0.8) (4.3) 0.0 0.6 0.90 1.08 2,121 99 0 0 1 6.5 239 92 31.5 1.08 ― ―

12 AAII Journal Guide to the Top Mutual Funds 2010 13


Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Domestic Stock Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Style Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) Grth Val 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
Buffalo Mid Cap (BUFMX) G 48.7 (39.5) 9.9 5.6 13.8 63.8 4.1 (49.3) 2.0 (0.3) 3.8 3.5 1.7 ― ― 0.0 0.4 1.02 1.22 399 90 0 0 10 3.8 17 51 31.9 1.02 2.00R ―
C CRM Mid Cap Value Inv (CRMMX) G V 28.4 (35.2) 10.2 16.9 7.7 44.8 (14.9) (44.3) 7.0 (2.9) 1.2 2.9 1.1 ― ― 0.3 1.1 0.81 0.97 1,579 96 0 0 5 1.6 113 65 26.5 1.09 ― ―
CRM Small/Mid Cap Val Inv (CRMAX) G V 27.0 (31.5) 8.1 19.1 6.4 41.9 (17.8) (41.6) 9.7 (2.0) 2.1 3.6 1.8 ― ― 0.0 0.7 0.83 0.99 43 97 0 0 3 0.0 110 68 23.9 1.18 ― ―
Delafield (DEFIX) V 54.8 (37.6) 4.8 20.3 6.0 92.2 32.5 (52.0) (0.7) 0.4 4.5 5.2 3.4 11.8 8.3 0.3 1.2 1.22 1.46 693 74 5 0 21 5.7 81 74 45.2 1.49 2.00R 0.25
I Dreyfus MidCap Index (PESPX) G V 37.0 (36.5) 7.5 9.8 12.0 63.4 3.7 (49.5) 1.8 (2.2) 1.9 2.8 1.0 5.8 2.3 1.1 1.0 1.01 1.21 1,927 100 0 0 0 0.0 22 403 8.5 0.50 ― ―
DWS Dreman MdCapVal S (MIDTX) V 38.9 (39.8) 5.7 18.2 ― 64.9 5.2 (51.7) (0.4) (4.0) 0.1 ― ― ― ― 1.8 ― 1.00 1.19 101 95 0 0 5 7.9 60 67 20.8 1.00 ― ―
FAM Value Inv (FAMVX) G V 22.1 (28.7) (0.8) 8.7 5.5 47.2 (12.5) (44.1) 7.2 (4.8) (0.7) (0.2) (2.0) 6.5 3.0 0.1 0.7 0.80 0.95 660 91 0 0 9 2.5 13 41 39.4 1.40 ― ―
I Federated Mid-Cap Index (FMDCX) G V 36.9 (36.4) 7.5 9.8 12.0 63.5 3.8 (49.5) 1.8 (2.2) 1.9 2.9 1.1 5.8 2.3 1.0 1.3 1.01 1.21 804 95 0 0 5 0.0 18 404 10.0 0.56 ― ―
Fidelity Growth Str (FDEGX) G 39.6 (49.3) 18.7 8.9 7.2 56.8 (2.9) (58.5) (7.2) (5.6) (1.5) (0.4) (2.2) (10.5) (14.0) 0.0 0.0 1.04 1.25 1,894 100 0 0 1 10.1 268 91 22.9 0.83 1.50R ―
Fidelity Leverage Co Stk (FLVCX) G V 59.5 (54.6) 17.9 17.5 17.4 92.1 32.4 (64.5) (13.2) (5.1) (1.0) 3.3 1.5 ― ― 0.5 0.7 1.45 1.74 4,169 90 5 0 4 4.5 34 233 28.2 0.92 1.50R ―
Fidelity Low-Priced Stk (FLPSX) G V 39.0 (36.2) 3.1 17.7 8.6 63.6 3.9 (48.8) 2.5 (2.9) 1.2 3.2 1.4 11.0 7.5 0.6 1.3 0.97 1.17 24,672 89 0 1 10 29.1 31 884 15.3 0.99 1.50R ―
Fidelity Mid Cap Growth (FSMGX) G 46.4 (49.3) 2.4 7.9 13.5 66.5 6.8 (57.6) (6.3) (8.8) (4.7) (1.4) (3.2) ― ― 0.0 0.4 1.10 1.31 222 100 0 0 0 10.4 220 90 24.5 0.69 0.75R ―
Fidelity Mid Cap Value (FSMVX) V 35.4 (40.6) 2.6 14.5 13.6 71.5 11.8 (55.5) (4.2) (6.2) (2.1) 1.4 (0.4) ― ― 0.9 1.0 1.09 1.31 491 99 0 0 1 0.6 268 116 15.1 0.85 0.75R ―
Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock (FMCSX) G 50.3 (46.0) 8.2 14.7 16.0 72.8 13.1 (56.1) (4.8) (4.2) (0.1) 3.2 1.4 3.5 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.16 1.39 6,452 100 0 0 0 12.4 73 196 17.0 0.73 0.75R ―
Fidelity New Millennium (FMILX) G 40.2 (40.3) 16.4 13.5 10.1 66.5 6.8 (52.1) (0.8) (0.8) 3.3 4.0 2.2 0.7 (2.8) 0.3 1.4 1.00 1.19 1,683 99 0 0 1 15.9 92 249 19.3 1.10 ― ―
I Fidelity Spar Ext Mkt Inv (FSEMX) G V 36.6 (38.5) 5.3 15.3 10.0 64.5 4.8 (51.9) (0.6) (4.0) 0.1 2.3 0.5 1.7 (1.8) 1.2 0.8 1.01 1.21 2,584 99 0 0 1 2.4 16 3,155 10.3 0.10 0.75R ―
Fidelity Value (FDVLX) V 44.0 (46.6) 2.2 15.0 14.2 84.2 24.5 (61.5) (10.2) (7.7) (3.6) 0.7 (1.1) 6.3 2.8 0.8 0.9 1.25 1.49 7,696 99 0 1 0 7.9 51 352 11.7 0.64 ― ―
Fidelity Value Strategies (FSLSX) G V 59.1 (51.2) 5.6 16.0 2.7 99.1 39.4 (64.1) (12.8) (6.4) (2.3) (0.5) (2.3) 5.4 1.9 0.0 2.1 1.35 1.62 255 100 0 0 0 8.0 142 275 8.7 0.89 ― ―
C FMI Common Stock (FMIMX) G V 33.8 (20.5) (2.0) 17.1 9.4 61.9 2.2 (38.3) 13.0 1.4 5.5 6.0 4.2 10.1 6.6 0.2 1.7 0.97 1.16 819 90 0 0 10 0.0 35 48 29.9 1.22 ― ―
Gabelli ABC (GABCX) G V 6.0 (2.7) 7.1 11.9 4.9 8.6 (51.1) (5.3) 46.0 3.4 7.5 5.3 3.5 4.9 1.4 0.0 1.7 0.19 0.23 244 40 0 3 57 3.0 472 172 29.3 0.64 2.00R ―
Gabelli Asset AAA (GABAX) G V 30.5 (37.3) 11.8 21.8 4.4 59.6 (0.1) (50.5) 0.8 (2.9) 1.2 3.1 1.3 4.0 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.92 1.10 2,110 100 0 0 0 19.0 14 462 16.5 1.38 2.00R 0.25
Heartland Select Value (HRSVX) V 38.6 (31.3) 4.0 16.6 13.4 66.7 7.0 (46.5) 4.8 (0.3) 3.8 5.6 3.8 10.5 7.0 0.6 0.8 0.97 1.16 391 97 0 0 3 8.9 65 54 26.0 1.33 2.00R 0.25
Hennessy Focus 30 (HFTFX) G V 24.6 (33.1) 6.6 11.9 32.7 44.8 (14.9) (43.4) 7.9 (3.9) 0.2 5.7 3.9 ― ― 0.0 0.9 1.01 1.21 132 98 0 0 2 0.0 123 31 34.6 1.27 ― ―
Janus Enterprise (JAENX) G 42.9 (43.2) 21.8 13.2 11.4 64.9 5.2 (52.0) (0.7) (0.4) 3.7 4.5 2.7 (4.8) (8.3) 0.0 0.0 1.09 1.30 1,582 96 0 1 4 12.2 41 89 22.3 0.92 ― ―
Janus Orion J (JORNX) G 54.7 (49.8) 32.3 18.6 20.9 75.6 15.9 (57.4) (6.1) 0.9 5.0 8.1 6.3 ― ― 0.2 0.2 1.21 1.45 3,269 92 0 3 6 25.8 144 49 39.8 0.92 ― ―
Lazard US MidCapEq Open (LZMOX) V 38.2 (38.6) (3.2) 14.5 8.5 63.9 4.2 (52.5) (1.2) (6.3) (2.2) 0.4 (1.4) 6.7 3.2 0.5 1.3 0.96 1.15 70 98 0 0 2 3.7 81 69 24.3 1.15 1.00R 0.25
Madison Mosaic Mid-Cap (GTSGX) G 24.5 (36.7) 8.6 16.3 0.5 46.2 (13.5) (47.6) 3.7 (5.0) (0.9) 0.0 (1.8) 6.1 2.6 0.0 1.1 0.86 1.04 141 94 0 0 6 6.3 76 38 32.9 1.25 ― ―
Marshall Mid-Cap Val Inv (MRVEX) V 36.6 (37.2) 0.7 13.8 7.1 64.9 5.2 (50.4) 0.9 (4.8) (0.7) 1.0 (0.8) 7.8 4.3 0.6 1.5 0.99 1.18 126 99 0 0 1 2.2 63 76 19.0 1.24 2.00R ―
Meridian Growth (MERDX) G 36.1 (30.4) 5.4 15.8 0.3 52.8 (6.9) (42.0) 9.3 (0.1) 4.0 3.0 1.2 9.0 5.5 0.4 0.8 0.83 1.00 1,437 96 0 0 4 7.0 35 55 24.6 0.86 2.00R ―
Meridian Value (MVALX) G V 21.3 (32.0) 7.7 18.6 2.9 44.3 (15.4) (44.0) 7.3 (3.8) 0.3 1.6 (0.2) 8.3 4.8 1.0 1.9 0.81 0.96 933 97 0 0 3 4.7 87 59 24.6 1.12 2.00R ―
NB Mid Cp Grw Inv (NMANX) G 29.1 (41.0) 21.5 14.5 13.3 46.0 (13.7) (50.8) 0.5 (2.5) 1.6 3.7 1.9 (2.5) (6.0) 0.0 0.0 0.86 1.03 307 94 0 0 7 2.6 69 115 15.9 1.14 ― ―
Nicholas II I (NCTWX) G 29.0 (30.8) 6.4 8.2 5.9 43.3 (16.4) (40.6) 10.7 (1.7) 2.4 1.7 (0.1) 2.1 (1.4) 0.5 1.1 0.78 0.94 395 94 0 0 6 6.0 33 84 17.7 0.67 ― ―
Northern MultiMgr Mid Cap (NMMCX) G V 39.6 (38.9) 7.0 ― ― 63.4 3.7 (51.2) 0.1 (3.0) 1.1 ― ― ― ― 0.2 ― 0.97 1.16 581 95 0 1 4 6.5 123 334 10.2 1.20 ― ―
Osterweis (OSTFX) G V 31.1 (29.3) 4.6 11.3 9.0 37.7 (22.0) (35.2) 16.1 (1.0) 3.1 3.3 1.5 4.6 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.62 0.75 898 71 2 6 21 11.2 63 54 41.0 1.23 2.00R ―
Perkins Mid Cap Value J (JMCVX) V 30.3 (27.4) 7.4 15.2 10.3 51.9 (7.8) (39.9) 11.4 0.5 4.6 5.3 3.5 11.0 7.5 0.5 1.5 0.80 0.95 7,498 89 0 1 10 7.4 103 154 14.3 1.07 ― ―
PRIMECAP Odyssey Agg Gr (POAGX) G 50.4 (34.6) (0.2) 21.5 7.9 73.3 13.6 (49.3) 2.0 (0.7) 3.4 5.2 3.4 ― ― 0.0 0.1 1.00 1.19 441 90 0 0 10 7.6 24 79 41.0 0.80 2.00R ―
Rainier Mid Cap Equity (RIMMX) G 33.3 (46.6) 27.1 21.4 ― 53.4 (6.3) (55.8) (4.5) (3.3) 0.8 ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 1.07 1.28 426 99 0 0 1 4.4 139 123 19.5 1.22 ― 0.25
C Rainier Sm/Mid Cap (RIMSX) G 29.8 (48.8) 21.4 14.6 17.5 52.6 (7.1) (59.1) (7.8) (6.9) (2.8) 1.7 (0.1) 4.3 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.11 1.34 1,901 100 0 0 0 5.6 127 133 18.2 1.16 ― 0.25
Royce Premier Invt (RYPRX) G V 33.2 (28.3) 12.7 8.8 17.0 60.3 0.6 (42.8) 8.5 2.5 6.6 6.5 4.7 10.7 7.2 0.0 0.8 0.98 1.18 3,910 90 0 1 9 16.2 11 70 22.3 1.16 1.00R ―
I T. Rowe Price Ext MktIdx (PEXMX) G V 36.6 (38.5) 4.0 15.7 9.9 65.7 6.0 (52.4) (1.1) (4.4) (0.3) 2.1 0.3 1.6 (1.9) 0.9 0.6 1.04 1.24 296 95 0 0 5 0.5 20 1,822 8.2 0.41 0.50R ―
T. Rowe Price Mid Gr (RPMGX) G 45.4 (39.7) 17.6 6.7 14.8 62.1 2.4 (48.2) 3.1 1.0 5.1 4.8 3.0 5.6 2.1 0.0 1.0 0.99 1.19 13,862 95 0 0 5 6.3 33 142 18.6 0.83 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Mid Val (TRMCX) V 46.6 (34.6) 0.6 20.2 7.7 73.4 13.7 (47.4) 3.9 (1.2) 2.9 4.5 2.7 10.5 7.0 1.0 1.5 0.95 1.14 6,082 93 0 3 4 5.2 74 140 20.2 0.83 ― ―
TIAA-CREF MdCpVlRet (TCMVX) V 37.2 (40.7) 6.2 19.9 11.5 64.2 4.5 (53.7) (2.4) (4.8) (0.7) 2.9 1.1 ― ― 1.3 1.1 1.00 1.20 147 98 0 0 2 5.4 57 294 12.6 0.90 ― 0.25
Value Line Premier Growth (VALSX) G 32.2 (40.2) 18.3 10.6 11.4 55.0 (4.7) (51.1) 0.2 (2.2) 1.9 2.9 1.1 1.4 (2.1) 0.0 0.7 0.94 1.13 348 93 0 0 7 17.5 18 326 9.1 1.16 ― 0.25
I Vanguard ExtMktIdx (VEXMX) G V 37.4 (38.8) 4.3 14.2 10.2 66.9 7.2 (52.8) (1.5) (4.3) (0.2) 2.0 0.2 1.7 (1.8) 1.0 0.2 1.05 1.25 4,309 100 0 0 0 0.5 13 3,029 4.8 0.30 ― ―
I Vanguard MdCp Gr Idx Inv (VMGIX) G 42.5 (47.1) 17.3 ― ― 61.2 1.5 (54.4) (3.1) (4.0) 0.1 ― ― ― ― 0.5 ― 1.05 1.25 546 100 0 0 0 1.2 54 250 9.9 0.30 ― ―
I Vanguard MdCp Val Idx Inv (VMVIX) V 37.6 (36.7) (4.4) ― ― 72.4 12.7 (53.2) (1.9) (5.9) (1.8) ― ― ― ― 1.8 ― 1.06 1.26 459 100 0 0 0 1.2 45 269 9.1 0.30 ― ―
Vanguard Mid Cap Growth (VMGRX) G 38.4 (39.6) 14.6 12.7 9.1 55.4 (4.3) (49.6) 1.7 (1.4) 2.7 3.3 1.5 1.2 (2.3) 0.1 0.8 0.92 1.10 1,359 96 0 0 4 2.6 85 103 22.0 0.61 ― ―
I Vanguard Mid Cap Idx (VIMSX) G V 40.2 (41.9) 6.0 13.6 13.9 66.7 7.0 (53.5) (2.2) (4.8) (0.7) 2.2 0.4 6.1 2.6 1.1 0.2 1.03 1.23 6,789 100 0 0 0 1.2 24 456 5.0 0.27 ― ―
Vanguard Selected Value (VASVX) V 36.2 (35.5) (0.3) 19.1 10.6 61.0 1.3 (48.0) 3.3 (4.3) (0.2) 2.9 1.1 8.6 5.1 1.5 0.9 0.91 1.09 3,143 87 0 0 12 6.3 23 64 34.7 0.45 1.00R ―
Vanguard Strategic Eq (VSEQX) G V 32.0 (41.6) (1.9) 13.4 9.9 63.4 3.7 (56.1) (4.8) (8.9) (4.8) (1.2) (3.0) 4.9 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.06 1.27 3,362 99 0 0 1 1.3 60 709 10.6 0.32 ― ―
WF Adv Mid Cap Disc Inv (SMCDX) V 31.8 (30.1) (4.9) 18.2 7.9 55.2 (4.5) (44.4) 6.9 (4.3) (0.2) 2.2 0.4 8.8 5.3 0.8 1.7 0.85 1.02 390 97 0 0 3 0.0 158 97 25.9 1.32 ― ―
WF Adv Opportunity Inv (SOPFX) G V 47.1 (40.4) 4.9 11.7 7.2 64.8 5.1 (49.7) 1.6 (2.8) 1.3 1.9 0.1 3.0 (0.5) 0.2 1.7 0.99 1.18 1,109 95 0 0 5 5.7 73 85 18.3 1.37 ― ―

Small-Cap Stock Category Average 36.1 (38.8) 2.4 14.4 7.1 66.7 0.0 (53.3) 0.0 (5.6) 0.0 0.7 0.0 5.2 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.00 1.29 704 94 0 1 5 7.0 111 243 21.4 1.39 ― ―
AmCent New Opp Inv (TWNOX) G 26.3 (42.5) 23.0 10.7 6.8 52.8 (13.9) (55.0) (1.7) (3.7) 1.9 1.1 0.4 (4.3) (9.5) 0.0 0.0 0.95 1.22 137 99 0 0 1 6.8 159 205 13.4 1.51 2.00R ―
C AmCent Small Cap Value Inv (ASVIX) V 38.7 (27.7) (2.8) 15.5 8.4 73.2 6.5 (45.7) 7.6 (0.8) 4.8 4.1 3.4 12.5 7.3 1.6 2.5 0.94 1.21 794 92 0 3 5 2.6 192 383 10.2 1.49 ― ―
American Beacon SmCVl Inv (AVPAX) V 34.9 (32.2) (6.7) 14.3 5.5 73.8 7.1 (51.7) 1.6 (5.1) 0.5 0.6 (0.1) 10.4 5.2 0.3 1.2 1.04 1.35 775 95 0 0 5 0.9 62 481 11.8 1.19 ― ―

14 AAII Journal Guide to the Top Mutual Funds 2010 15


Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Domestic Stock Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Style Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) Grth Val 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
C Artisan Small Cap Val Inv (ARTVX) V 40.2 (23.9) (6.0) 19.1 11.0 74.1 7.4 (42.4) 10.9 0.1 5.7 5.8 5.1 11.6 6.4 0.1 1.9 1.00 1.29 2,198 92 0 0 8 1.5 63 113 14.2 1.20 ― ―
C Aston/TAMRO Small Cap N (ATASX) G V 32.3 (33.2) 0.2 27.8 2.3 52.9 (13.8) (46.0) 7.3 (4.0) 1.6 3.0 2.3 ― ― 0.0 0.3 0.95 1.22 270 97 0 0 3 0.0 90 63 23.7 1.34 ― 0.25
Baron Growth (BGRFX) G 34.2 (39.2) 6.5 15.5 5.7 58.3 (8.4) (51.4) 1.9 (4.6) 1.0 1.2 0.5 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.86 1.12 4,924 92 1 1 7 2.8 27 94 24.3 1.32 ― 0.25
Baron Small Cap (BSCFX) G 35.2 (40.3) 11.6 11.8 8.3 58.2 (8.5) (51.5) 1.8 (3.4) 2.2 1.8 1.1 3.8 (1.4) 0.0 0.7 0.89 1.15 2,699 93 0 1 7 5.7 36 86 23.0 1.32 ― 0.25
Berwyn (BERWX) V 27.7 (27.1) (3.7) 6.7 12.1 67.5 0.8 (47.8) 5.5 (3.6) 2.0 1.4 0.7 9.2 4.0 0.2 1.1 0.99 1.28 138 94 0 0 6 0.0 38 44 34.0 1.33 1.00R ―
I Bridgeway Ul-Sm Co Mkt (BRSIX) G V 25.9 (39.5) (5.4) 11.4 4.0 58.5 (8.2) (55.8) (2.5) (10.4) (4.8) (3.6) (4.3) 8.9 3.7 1.5 0.8 0.93 1.21 351 100 0 0 0 2.5 42 511 10.6 0.76 2.00R ―
C Buffalo Small Cap (BUFSX) G 37.4 (29.9) (0.4) 13.9 3.2 54.4 (12.3) (43.3) 10.0 (1.3) 4.3 2.4 1.7 11.1 5.9 0.1 1.0 0.91 1.18 2,535 84 0 0 16 1.0 15 64 31.4 1.01 2.00R ―
CRM Small Cap Value Inv (CRMSX) G V 29.1 (30.7) (3.4) 14.4 10.3 56.0 (10.7) (45.6) 7.7 (4.7) 0.9 1.8 1.1 8.8 3.6 0.0 1.8 0.87 1.13 154 96 0 0 4 4.2 87 68 23.7 1.11 ― ―
Dreman Cont SmCp Val R (DRSVX) G V 30.9 (27.0) 0.9 30.7 7.5 68.2 1.5 (45.8) 7.5 (1.2) 4.4 6.2 5.5 ― ― 0.8 0.1 0.90 1.16 83 93 0 0 7 4.7 47 98 17.9 1.30 1.00R 0.25
I Dreyfus Sm Cap Stk Indx (DISSX) G V 25.2 (30.8) (0.7) 14.6 7.3 62.6 (4.1) (51.0) 2.3 (4.9) 0.7 1.1 0.4 6.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.97 1.26 882 100 0 0 0 0.0 32 602 6.0 0.50 ― ―
Dreyfus Small Co Value (DSCVX) G V 64.3 (32.0) 4.9 5.0 7.1 87.4 20.7 (44.0) 9.3 5.4 11.0 5.7 5.0 8.2 3.0 0.0 1.9 1.05 1.36 343 99 0 0 1 0.9 194 99 21.1 1.38 ― ―
Fidelity Series SmCp Opp (FSOPX) G V 46.5 (39.3) ― ― ― 80.7 14.0 (54.7) (1.4) ― ― ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 1.07 1.39 1,429 98 0 1 2 5.4 167 198 10.5 0.93 ― ―
Fidelity Small Cap Growth (FCPGX) G 42.9 (45.0) 16.8 13.2 14.2 66.9 0.2 (55.1) (1.8) (2.8) 2.8 3.5 2.8 ― ― 0.0 0.5 0.99 1.28 1,187 94 0 0 6 11.5 150 149 11.3 1.08 1.50R ―
Fidelity Small Cap Indep (FDSCX) G 32.2 (47.0) 7.3 14.5 10.9 63.8 (2.9) (61.0) (7.7) (9.1) (3.5) (0.9) (1.6) 2.8 (2.4) 0.1 1.3 1.07 1.39 1,487 97 0 0 3 15.1 135 180 14.4 0.77 1.50R ―
Fidelity Small Cap Stock (FSLCX) G V 62.6 (43.0) 7.7 12.3 8.0 98.0 31.3 (55.9) (2.6) 0.0 5.6 3.9 3.2 7.3 2.1 0.0 1.1 1.12 1.45 3,635 92 0 0 9 8.3 92 197 22.5 0.96 2.00R ―
Fidelity Small Cap Value (FCPVX) V 36.5 (30.3) 1.1 15.6 17.6 75.5 8.8 (49.9) 3.4 (1.3) 4.3 5.5 4.8 ― ― 0.4 0.7 1.04 1.35 1,588 98 0 2 0 3.1 51 71 28.8 1.20 1.50R ―
FMI Focus (FMIOX) G V 40.1 (30.5) 3.3 12.7 4.9 67.1 0.4 (44.8) 8.5 0.2 5.8 3.5 2.8 6.4 1.2 0.1 1.9 0.93 1.20 371 94 0 0 7 1.7 58 70 27.2 1.29 ― ―
Gabelli Sm Cp Growth AAA (GABSX) G V 29.7 (31.0) 7.2 19.1 5.9 55.6 (11.1) (45.3) 8.0 (1.4) 4.2 3.9 3.2 8.3 3.1 0.0 0.8 0.84 1.08 1,248 82 0 0 18 9.3 25 551 10.7 1.45 2.00R 0.25
Heartland Value (HRTVX) V 44.4 (39.6) (5.6) 28.0 1.9 75.0 8.3 (54.1) (0.8) (6.2) (0.6) 1.5 0.8 8.8 3.6 0.0 1.3 1.02 1.32 1,172 97 0 0 3 23.9 60 162 22.9 1.20 2.00R 0.25
Heartland Value Plus (HRVIX) V 26.3 (17.9) 4.7 13.6 1.3 50.0 (16.7) (34.8) 18.5 2.8 8.4 4.5 3.8 10.2 5.0 0.8 1.3 0.78 1.01 768 98 0 0 2 0.0 53 63 32.6 1.27 2.00R 0.25
HighMark Cognitive Val M (HCLMX) V 20.6 (33.1) (5.0) 22.1 5.7 50.8 (15.9) (51.0) 2.3 (8.5) (2.9) (0.2) (0.9) ― ― 0.9 1.8 0.87 1.13 69 99 0 0 1 2.6 141 212 11.8 1.08 2.00R ―
Janus Triton J (JATTX) G 49.9 (40.6) 20.6 15.8 ― 67.3 0.6 (49.4) 3.9 2.4 8.0 ― ― ― ― 0.2 ― 0.94 1.21 333 90 0 1 9 4.6 88 83 21.5 1.17 ― ―
C Janus Venture J (JAVTX) G 54.5 (51.5) 16.3 23.5 1.5 76.2 9.5 (60.8) (7.5) (4.5) 1.1 1.8 1.1 (3.6) (8.8) 0.0 1.2 1.06 1.37 964 97 0 3 0 9.5 31 113 25.7 0.89 ― ―
Kalmar Gr Val Sm Cp (KGSCX) G 33.5 (40.4) 12.6 6.1 5.2 53.3 (13.4) (51.1) 2.2 (3.6) 2.0 0.0 (0.7) 4.6 (0.6) 0.0 0.8 0.89 1.15 253 97 0 0 3 9.9 34 84 24.7 1.41 2.00R ―
C Longleaf Partners Sm-Cap (LLSCX) V 49.3 (44.0) 2.8 22.3 10.7 79.3 12.6 (57.7) (4.4) (4.9) 0.7 3.1 2.4 8.2 3.0 0.0 1.6 1.05 1.36 2,366 99 0 0 1 17.5 23 21 60.9 0.93 ― ―
NB Small Cp Grw Inv (NBMIX) G 23.0 (42.3) 26.4 7.9 15.2 52.2 (14.5) (55.3) (2.0) (3.6) 2.0 2.2 1.5 (5.2) (10.4) 0.0 0.0 0.93 1.20 202 98 0 0 2 6.5 292 72 21.3 1.32 ― ―
Neuberger Ber Genesis Inv (NBGNX) G V 26.3 (32.9) 21.8 7.3 16.3 48.6 (18.1) (43.7) 9.6 1.1 6.7 5.2 4.5 11.2 6.0 0.0 1.1 0.80 1.03 1,843 96 0 1 3 4.1 12 126 20.3 1.10 ― ―
Nicholas Ltd Edition I (NCLEX) G 27.5 (30.3) 11.2 6.3 7.7 50.5 (16.2) (43.7) 9.6 (0.4) 5.2 2.5 1.8 3.1 (2.1) 0.0 0.7 0.82 1.06 137 97 0 0 3 2.2 36 102 16.1 0.93 ― ―
Northern MultiMgr Sm Cap (NMMSX) G 30.4 (37.8) (1.2) ― ― 61.3 (5.4) (54.1) (0.8) (7.1) (1.5) ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 0.96 1.24 419 95 0 1 5 4.7 185 278 13.3 1.40 ― ―
I Northern Small Cap Index (NSIDX) G V 27.2 (34.1) (2.0) 17.8 4.2 62.8 (3.9) (52.2) 1.1 (6.3) (0.7) 0.2 (0.5) 3.0 (2.2) 0.9 1.4 0.98 1.27 234 98 0 1 1 2.2 30 1,930 3.3 0.35 ― ―
Northern Small Cap Value (NOSGX) V 17.7 (23.5) (8.8) 20.2 8.0 58.4 (8.3) (47.2) 6.1 (6.3) (0.7) 1.3 0.6 7.1 1.9 0.8 1.1 0.95 1.22 1,363 96 0 1 3 4.0 37 580 8.3 1.00 ― ―
Perkins Sm Cap Val Inv (JSCVX) V 36.5 (21.8) 2.9 12.3 8.9 67.1 0.4 (38.8) 14.5 3.2 8.8 6.1 5.4 10.3 5.1 0.2 2.4 0.84 1.08 708 78 0 2 20 0.3 112 110 15.5 1.03 ― ―
Pinnacle Value (PVFIX) V 12.7 (16.9) 15.4 13.2 8.5 23.0 (43.7) (24.7) 28.6 2.6 8.2 5.8 5.1 ― ― 0.0 1.1 0.44 0.57 60 49 0 1 50 6.2 66 48 29.1 1.87 1.00R ―
RBC Enterprise S (TETSX) G V 23.2 (38.1) (3.1) 16.3 3.8 58.7 (8.0) (55.9) (2.6) (9.6) (4.0) (2.2) (2.9) 8.1 2.9 0.0 1.6 0.96 1.24 112 98 0 0 2 2.5 20 76 34.7 1.08 2.00R ―
RBC Microcap Val S (TMVSX) V 28.7 (39.4) (9.2) 21.6 7.3 66.4 (0.3) (57.4) (4.1) (10.9) (5.3) (1.6) (2.3) 7.4 2.2 0.4 1.2 1.00 1.30 154 99 0 0 1 2.4 17 407 6.4 1.08 2.00R ―
Royce Heritage Svc (RGFAX) G V 51.8 (36.3) 1.2 22.6 8.7 85.4 18.7 (51.3) 2.0 (0.7) 4.9 5.5 4.8 9.0 3.8 0.0 1.5 1.07 1.39 183 90 0 5 5 20.2 128 224 10.7 1.52 1.00R 0.25
Royce Low Priced Stk S (RYLPX) G V 53.5 (36.0) 2.3 18.9 9.6 79.6 12.9 (48.8) 4.5 0.2 5.8 5.5 4.8 10.8 5.6 0.1 1.2 1.06 1.37 2,670 94 0 4 2 27.0 39 186 17.1 1.49 1.00R 0.25
Royce Micro-Cap Invt (RYOTX) G V 55.7 (41.0) 7.0 22.3 11.5 80.6 13.9 (52.2) 1.1 (0.5) 5.1 6.0 5.3 11.4 6.2 1.3 1.7 0.96 1.24 844 80 0 7 14 27.0 43 187 11.0 1.69 1.00R ―
Royce Opportunity Invt (RYPNX) V 62.1 (45.8) (2.0) 18.7 4.7 109.5 42.8 (61.8) (8.5) (4.9) 0.7 1.4 0.7 9.7 4.5 0.0 1.5 1.30 1.68 837 91 0 5 5 0.9 52 286 8.1 1.23 1.00R ―
Royce PA Mutual Invt (PENNX) G V 36.2 (34.8) 2.7 14.7 12.5 68.2 1.5 (50.4) 2.9 (3.0) 2.6 3.3 2.6 9.7 4.5 0.1 0.9 0.97 1.25 3,556 91 0 3 6 8.9 36 508 7.9 0.91 1.00R ―
Royce Special Equity Invt (RYSEX) G V 28.3 (19.7) 4.7 14.0 (1.0) 48.4 (18.3) (32.4) 20.9 2.6 8.2 4.0 3.3 12.0 6.8 0.4 1.1 0.71 0.92 841 80 0 1 20 0.0 27 77 24.1 1.15 1.00R ―
Royce Total Return Invt (RYTRX) G V 26.2 (31.2) 2.3 14.5 8.2 55.3 (11.4) (47.1) 6.2 (3.9) 1.7 1.9 1.2 8.5 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.83 1.08 3,079 93 0 4 3 7.6 25 461 9.3 1.19 1.00R ―
Royce Value Plus Svc (RYVPX) G 41.3 (41.1) 3.2 19.3 13.2 63.6 (3.1) (53.4) (0.1) (4.9) 0.7 3.0 2.3 ― ― 0.0 0.6 0.99 1.28 2,518 89 0 5 7 14.4 42 136 14.7 1.48 1.00R 0.25
Royce Value Svc (RYVFX) G V 44.7 (34.3) 3.7 16.7 17.2 65.2 (1.5) (45.9) 7.4 (0.4) 5.2 6.2 5.5 ― ― 0.0 0.6 1.04 1.35 1,178 91 0 1 8 18.9 41 71 26.3 1.46 1.00R 0.25
C Schroder US Opport Inv (SCUIX) G 32.3 (31.3) 10.2 20.8 6.4 58.2 (8.5) (45.2) 8.1 0.0 5.6 5.2 4.5 10.1 4.9 0.0 0.8 0.85 1.11 175 89 0 1 10 3.3 74 134 27.1 1.27 2.00R ―
I Schwab Small Cap Index (SWSSX) G V 35.7 (35.0) 0.5 16.7 4.8 74.9 8.2 (53.0) 0.3 (4.0) 1.6 1.6 0.9 3.8 (1.4) 0.9 1.4 1.04 1.35 1,253 99 0 0 1 0.7 64 999 3.6 0.19 2.00R ―
Scout Small Cap (UMBHX) G 20.9 (40.2) 13.3 12.0 5.6 40.9 (25.8) (50.6) 2.7 (6.5) (0.9) (0.7) (1.4) 7.2 2.0 0.0 0.6 0.87 1.13 504 99 0 0 1 0.0 327 132 18.1 1.09 2.00R ―
Stratton Small-Cap Value (STSCX) G V 17.8 (25.8) (2.2) 13.8 10.8 49.1 (17.6) (46.0) 7.3 (5.1) 0.5 1.5 0.8 9.7 4.5 0.0 0.2 0.84 1.09 856 100 0 0 0 1.7 26 86 19.2 1.22 1.50R ―
T. Rowe Price New Horiz (PRNHX) G 43.8 (38.8) 6.2 7.3 11.9 65.0 (1.7) (49.9) 3.4 (2.2) 3.4 2.3 1.6 3.3 (1.9) 0.1 0.8 0.93 1.20 5,281 96 0 1 3 2.3 26 250 21.6 0.84 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Sm Stk (OTCFX) G V 38.4 (33.4) (1.8) 12.7 8.4 67.4 0.7 (49.2) 4.1 (3.3) 2.3 2.0 1.3 6.4 1.2 0.2 0.9 0.94 1.21 4,581 96 0 1 3 1.7 24 292 11.9 0.93 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Sm Val (PRSVX) G V 26.8 (28.7) (0.2) 16.2 8.7 60.6 (6.1) (47.3) 6.0 (3.3) 2.3 2.7 2.0 10.9 5.7 0.9 1.1 0.90 1.17 4,456 89 1 4 7 2.1 13 347 17.6 0.92 1.00R ―
Third Avenue Sm-Cap Val Instl (TASCX) G V 25.2 (34.6) 1.3 11.4 11.0 57.1 (9.6) (50.6) 2.7 (6.0) (0.4) 0.5 (0.2) 7.6 2.4 0.8 1.0 0.96 1.24 1,263 87 6 0 6 34.9 15 66 37.1 1.13 1.00R ―
TIAA-CREF SmCpEqRet (TCSEX) G V 26.7 (32.9) (6.3) 17.7 3.2 61.3 (5.4) (51.3) 2.0 (7.3) (1.7) (0.6) (1.3) ― ― 0.5 1.2 0.97 1.25 49 100 0 0 0 1.3 91 763 5.7 0.94 2.00R 0.25
Value Line Emerging Opp (VLEOX) G 24.6 (38.3) 12.3 11.9 8.0 48.4 (18.3) (51.2) 2.1 (4.8) 0.8 0.9 0.2 4.3 (0.9) 0.0 0.2 0.86 1.12 500 95 0 0 5 4.0 17 268 10.5 1.18 ― 0.25
Vanguard Explorer (VEXPX) G 36.2 (40.5) 5.0 9.7 9.2 59.4 (7.3) (52.3) 1.0 (5.2) 0.4 0.4 (0.3) 3.3 (1.9) 0.2 1.0 0.92 1.19 6,222 96 0 0 4 4.9 112 1,106 9.8 0.51 ― ―
I Vanguard SmCp Gr Idx (VISGX) G 41.8 (40.0) 9.6 11.9 8.6 70.5 3.8 (53.5) (0.2) (2.3) 3.3 2.5 1.8 4.8 (0.4) 0.3 0.1 1.03 1.34 3,018 100 0 0 0 1.3 38 985 4.8 0.28 ― ―
I Vanguard SmCp Idx (NAESX) G V 36.1 (36.1) 1.1 15.6 7.3 72.2 5.5 (53.2) 0.1 (4.2) 1.4 1.8 1.1 4.3 (0.9) 1.0 0.3 1.02 1.32 5,913 100 0 0 0 1.1 14 1,753 2.9 0.28 ― ―
I Vanguard SmCp Vl Idx (VISVX) V 30.3 (32.1) (7.1) 19.2 6.0 74.1 7.4 (53.2) 0.1 (6.3) (0.7) 0.8 0.1 7.6 2.4 1.9 0.4 1.05 1.37 3,279 100 0 0 0 0.9 30 1,025 5.4 0.28 ― ―

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Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Neutral/Inverse and Sector Stock Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Style Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) Grth Val 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
I Vanguard Tax-Mgd SmCap Iv (VTMSX) G V 25.5 (30.9) 0.5 14.1 7.7 63.0 (3.7) (50.8) 2.5 (4.5) 1.1 1.4 0.7 6.4 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.97 1.26 1,527 100 0 0 0 0.1 32 603 8.6 0.19 1.00R ―
Wasatch Small Cap Growth (WAAEX) G 48.7 (41.7) 8.3 8.4 5.1 68.1 1.4 (51.2) 2.1 (2.1) 3.5 1.3 0.6 6.3 1.1 0.0 0.9 0.92 1.19 912 89 0 1 10 17.3 52 89 25.7 1.21 2.00R ―
C Wells Fargo Adv Sm Cap Val Inv (SSMVX) G V 51.9 (38.4) 10.3 12.9 15.0 77.4 10.7 (50.6) 2.7 1.1 6.7 6.0 5.3 12.8 7.6 0.5 1.1 0.98 1.26 1,771 95 0 0 5 20.7 27 134 34.1 1.38 ― ―
Westcore Sm-Cap Val (WTSVX) V 22.0 (33.6) (3.4) 23.5 4.4 62.5 (4.2) (54.4) (1.1) (7.9) (2.3) 0.2 (0.5) ― ― 1.1 0.5 1.02 1.32 192 98 0 0 2 3.0 45 68 25.9 1.31 2.00R ―

Long-Short Category Average 3.5 (12.4) 9.1 9.6 4.5 6.9 0.0 (14.7) 0.0 (1.0) 0.0 2.4 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.00 0.56 854 41 4 9 47 7.4 450 208 47.3 1.91 ― ―
Arbitrage R (ARBFX) 10.0 (0.7) 7.1 5.8 (0.3) 7.5 0.6 1.3 16.0 5.4 6.4 4.3 1.9 ― ― 0.4 1.2 0.47 0.26 373 69 0 2 29 19.5 709 95 28.9 1.70 2.00R 0.25
Caldwell & Orkin Mkt Opp (COAGX) (3.4) (4.7) 33.0 7.4 (0.2) (2.9) (9.8) (1.0) 13.7 7.0 8.0 5.6 3.2 4.3 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.88 0.49 405 18 5 0 77 10.5 879 63 68.4 1.21 2.00R ―
Hussman Strategic Growth (HSGFX) 4.6 (9.1) 4.1 3.5 5.7 2.2 (4.7) (6.1) 8.6 (0.3) 0.7 1.6 (0.8) ― ― 0.1 1.1 0.76 0.43 5,448 83 0 0 17 (13.3) 69 115 53.2 1.09 1.50R ―
James Market Neutral (JAMNX) (17.8) (5.1) 6.6 (0.5) 7.9 (14.5) (21.4) (6.6) 8.1 (6.0) (5.0) (2.2) (4.6) 1.8 (1.8) 0.0 0.4 0.73 0.41 36 13 0 0 87 (6.9) 65 33 26.3 2.28 ― 0.25
Merger (MERFX) 8.5 (2.3) 2.9 10.9 0.8 8.5 1.6 (6.2) 8.5 2.9 3.9 4.0 1.6 4.6 1.0 0.0 1.3 0.45 0.25 2,262 54 0 (1) 47 12.8 318 86 55.0 1.47 2.00R 0.25
Nakoma Absolute Return (NARFX) (9.2) (4.4) 15.1 ― ― (8.6) (15.5) (3.2) 11.5 0.0 1.0 ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 0.59 0.33 215 10 0 1 89 (3.8) 115 28 79.7 1.89 ― ―
I Rydex/SGI Mgd Ftrs Str H (RYMFX) (4.3) 8.5 ― ― ― (4.6) (11.5) 12.6 27.3 ― ― ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 0.92 0.51 1,469 12 22 0 65 12.9 74 50 31.2 2.17 1.00R 0.25
C TFS Market Neutral (TFSMX) 16.6 (7.3) 11.4 24.1 5.8 18.4 11.5 (6.4) 8.3 6.4 7.4 9.6 7.2 ― ― 0.0 0.5 1.00 0.56 948 25 6 1 69 5.2 204 1,679 5.4 2.71 2.00R ―

Contra Market Category Average (34.7) 30.7 (5.6) (8.1) (2.4) (45.2) 0.0 72.1 0.0 (10.2) 0.0 (6.3) 0.0 (2.9) 0.0 0.2 0.9 1.00 1.46 128 (7) 5 1 101 (0.6) 537 110 10.4 1.72 ― ―
Grizzly Short (GRZZX) (47.2) 73.6 6.6 (12.2) (3.3) (55.0) (9.8) 123.8 51.7 (0.8) 9.4 (3.7) 2.6 ― ― 0.0 1.3 1.06 1.55 104 (91) 0 0 191 (5.9) 0 5 30.4 3.24 ― ―
PIMCO StocksPLUS Sh D (PSSDX) (14.4) 47.7 5.9 ― ― (28.2) 17.0 90.2 18.1 10.2 20.4 4.6 10.9 ― ― 4.9 ― 0.60 0.88 74 (37) 92 20 25 (15.0) 515 397 83.9 1.09 ― 0.25
I ProFunds Bear Inv (BRPIX) (28.0) 39.7 0.8 (7.2) (1.2) (39.5) 5.7 76.1 4.0 0.5 10.7 (1.4) 4.9 0.2 3.1 0.0 1.0 0.66 0.96 82 0 0 1 100 0.0 1,299 7 0.2 1.68 ― ―
I ProFunds Rising Opp Inv (RRPIX) 32.6 (37.7) (4.9) 10.3 (7.6) 8.6 53.8 (28.0) (100.1) (7.7) 2.5 (4.3) 2.0 ― ― 0.0 0.9 0.80 1.17 184 0 0 0 100 0.0 nmf 5 nmf 1.64 ― ―
I ProFunds Short OilGas Inv (SNPIX) (25.9) 12.1 (23.9) (16.5) ― (33.8) 11.4 21.9 (50.2) (14.2) (4.0) ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 0.75 1.10 2 0 0 2 98 0.0 265 6 0.5 1.73 ― ―
I ProFunds Short RealEst Inv (SRPIX) (51.9) (5.3) 23.7 (22.0) ― (63.9) (18.7) 44.3 (27.8) (17.4) (7.2) ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 1.36 2.00 30 0 0 0 100 0.0 nmf 4 nmf 1.68 ― ―
I ProFunds Short Sm Cp Inv (SHPIX) (33.0) 23.7 5.0 (11.7) (2.6) (45.5) (0.3) 63.9 (8.2) (4.5) 5.7 (5.6) 0.7 ― ― 0.0 1.1 0.85 1.25 66 0 0 1 99 0.0 nmf 7 nmf 1.73 ― ―
I ProFunds Shrt NSDQ-100 Iv (SOPIX) (40.6) 45.3 (11.7) (1.3) 1.2 (43.8) 1.4 65.2 (6.9) (8.7) 1.5 (5.3) 1.0 ― ― 0.0 1.2 0.79 1.16 28 0 0 1 99 0.2 nmf 6 0.8 1.73 ― ―
I ProFunds UltraSh Emkt Inv (UVPIX) (77.2) 13.6 (61.4) ― ― (79.3) (34.1) 36.4 (35.7) (53.6) (43.4) ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 1.67 2.46 8 0 0 0 100 0.0 nmf 4 nmf 1.73 ― ―
I ProFunds UltraSh NSDQ-100 Inv (USPIX) (67.0) 80.7 (27.7) (8.0) (1.2) (69.6) (24.4) 122.6 50.5 (24.4) (14.2) (17.1) (10.8) (16.9) (14.0) 0.0 1.0 1.52 2.22 38 0 0 1 99 0.0 1,257 6 0.3 1.67 ― ―
I Rydex Inv GovLgBdStrInv (RYJUX) 19.5 (29.5) (4.4) 8.3 (5.0) 1.6 46.8 (20.9) (93.0) (6.9) 3.3 (3.7) 2.6 (6.0) (3.1) 0.0 0.5 0.71 1.04 321 0 8 0 92 (2.6) 584 11 54.5 1.41 ― ―
I Rydex Inv S&P 500 Str Inv (RYURX) (27.3) 40.9 1.2 (7.0) (0.7) (39.2) 6.0 78.5 6.4 1.2 11.4 (0.9) 5.4 0.9 3.8 0.2 0.7 0.66 0.97 191 (2) 10 0 92 (1.2) nmf 6 12.2 1.43 ― ―
I Rydex InvS&P500 2xStrgyH (RYTPX) (50.6) 66.1 (4.0) (17.5) (4.6) (64.6) (19.4) 156.3 84.2 (7.6) 2.6 (9.1) (2.8) ― ― 0.1 0.7 1.26 1.85 118 (2) 0 0 102 (1.8) 0 4 2.1 1.73 ― 0.25

Energy/Resources Sector Category Average 52.8 (53.5) 42.9 13.7 41.0 72.8 0.0 (57.9) 0.0 (0.9) 0.0 10.3 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.00 1.81 1,099 87 5 1 6 26.4 202 106 45.4 1.18 ― ―
Fidelity Sel Energy (FSENX) 47.0 (54.0) 45.5 14.2 52.0 61.3 (11.5) (56.3) 1.6 (0.6) 0.3 11.3 1.0 11.0 (1.0) 0.2 0.9 0.95 1.73 2,199 100 0 0 1 14.6 148 111 44.0 0.83 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Energy Serv (FSESX) 61.9 (63.2) 55.2 8.6 54.1 71.7 (1.1) (64.5) (6.6) (2.6) (1.7) 9.1 (1.2) 10.2 (1.8) 0.1 0.4 1.12 2.03 1,271 100 0 0 0 15.6 82 78 65.4 0.82 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Materials (FSDPX) 78.6 (47.6) 29.2 19.4 14.3 96.7 23.9 (53.7) 4.2 6.5 7.4 10.5 0.2 11.2 (0.8) 0.8 0.8 0.86 1.56 561 96 0 0 4 10.7 117 59 53.4 0.90 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Natural Gas (FSNGX) 56.3 (56.7) 40.9 5.2 45.8 64.5 (8.3) (58.5) (0.6) (1.6) (0.7) 7.9 (2.4) 12.2 0.2 0.0 1.3 1.02 1.84 1,161 95 0 5 0 13.2 81 91 50.8 0.85 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Natural Res (FNARX) 51.7 (52.4) 50.0 19.1 46.0 65.7 (7.1) (55.2) 2.7 2.7 3.6 13.5 3.2 11.9 (0.1) 0.1 0.6 0.96 1.75 1,543 100 0 0 0 27.5 136 126 40.4 0.85 0.75R ―
Guinness Atkinson Glbl Enrgy (GAGEX) 63.2 (48.6) 37.2 9.8 63.9 83.5 10.7 (52.9) 5.0 4.8 5.7 15.7 5.4 ― ― 0.0 0.9 0.96 1.74 75 99 0 1 1 45.6 75 42 33.4 1.31 2.00R ―
ICON Energy (ICENX) 22.1 (33.4) 38.7 9.6 41.9 45.7 (27.1) (42.4) 15.5 4.1 5.0 11.9 1.6 18.0 6.0 1.2 2.5 0.76 1.37 599 97 0 0 3 29.8 186 51 33.6 1.16 ― ―
PIMCO CommRealRetStrD (PCRDX) 39.3 (43.7) 23.1 (3.5) 19.9 52.5 (20.3) (46.1) 11.8 (1.1) (0.2) 2.2 (8.1) ― ― 5.6 4.4 0.83 1.50 781 0 109 14 (23) 5.5 979 687 90.3 1.24 ― 0.25
I Rydex Basic Materials Iv (RYBIX) 56.8 (45.7) 34.7 22.0 3.7 75.5 2.7 (52.8) 5.1 4.7 5.6 7.8 (2.5) 4.7 (7.3) 0.2 0.3 0.84 1.52 54 99 0 0 1 28.2 288 97 24.5 1.37 ― ―
T. Rowe Price New Era (PRNEX) 49.3 (50.2) 40.6 17.0 29.8 66.2 (6.6) (54.9) 3.0 1.5 2.4 9.7 (0.6) 11.5 (0.5) 1.1 0.9 0.87 1.58 4,927 95 0 0 5 37.9 21 95 30.2 0.66 ― ―
US Global Inv Glob Res (PSPFX) 68.2 (62.2) 39.9 22.1 48.9 77.0 4.2 (65.2) (7.3) (3.8) (2.9) 10.1 (0.2) 16.8 4.8 0.0 3.1 1.03 1.87 728 81 1 8 11 38.3 100 166 24.5 1.51 0.25R 0.25
Vanguard Energy (VGENX) 38.3 (42.9) 37.0 19.6 44.6 55.6 (17.2) (48.4) 9.5 2.6 3.5 13.3 3.0 16.3 4.3 1.6 0.8 0.80 1.45 6,790 94 0 0 6 41.9 21 106 40.5 0.32 1.00R ―

Financial/Banking Sector Category Average 22.8 (45.9) (10.1) 15.1 6.7 67.9 0.0 (62.9) 0.0 (16.7) 0.0 (7.6) 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.00 1.45 216 97 0 0 3 10.7 174 64 46.5 1.15 ― ―
Fidelity Sel Banking (FSRBX) 5.0 (37.5) (21.2) 13.1 (0.2) 71.5 3.6 (66.5) (3.6) (19.8) (3.1) (10.2) (2.6) (0.6) (2.6) 1.4 1.6 1.09 1.59 299 100 0 0 0 0.6 199 39 69.3 0.93 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Broker&InvMgmt (FSLBX) 50.4 (49.4) (0.2) 21.2 29.8 78.9 11.0 (59.9) 3.0 (8.7) 8.0 3.6 11.2 5.9 3.9 0.5 1.4 1.04 1.52 588 100 0 0 0 22.5 351 58 45.6 0.90 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Fincl Svcs (FIDSX) 25.8 (49.9) (13.6) 16.1 7.5 75.6 7.7 (68.0) (5.1) (18.4) (1.7) (7.5) 0.1 0.2 (1.8) 1.1 1.3 1.02 1.49 476 95 0 0 6 16.3 129 77 42.4 0.94 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Insurance (FSPCX) 21.8 (47.0) (4.4) 11.3 13.7 66.5 (1.4) (63.1) (0.2) (14.9) 1.8 (4.8) 2.8 4.4 2.4 0.9 0.8 0.97 1.41 134 99 0 0 1 4.8 426 46 55.9 0.97 0.75R ―
Schwab Financial Svc (SWFFX) 13.8 (44.2) (7.4) 14.7 12.1 63.9 (4.0) (63.7) (0.8) (16.2) 0.5 (5.4) 2.2 ― ― 0.7 0.6 0.98 1.43 61 98 0 0 2 1.7 59 85 41.3 0.94 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Fincl Svcs (PRISX) 28.4 (40.1) (9.4) 15.9 5.1 70.5 2.6 (59.2) 3.7 (11.3) 5.4 (3.2) 4.4 4.5 2.5 0.9 1.9 0.92 1.34 333 86 2 6 7 3.3 123 109 36.1 1.00 ― ―

Gold Sector Category Average 59.1 (37.4) 23.7 33.1 33.3 61.6 0.0 (43.6) 0.0 6.2 0.0 16.1 0.0 17.8 0.0 1.0 1.2 1.00 2.38 993 84 0 3 13 74.3 61 68 47.9 1.31 ― ―
AmCent Global Gold Inv (BGEIX) 43.2 (27.3) 15.1 27.0 29.1 43.3 (18.3) (33.9) 9.7 6.2 0.0 14.5 (1.6) 16.6 (1.2) 0.6 0.5 1.01 2.42 943 100 0 0 0 91.3 20 54 59.5 0.70 1.00R ―
Fidelity Sel Gold (FSAGX) 38.0 (20.5) 24.9 25.4 40.7 42.0 (19.6) (29.4) 14.2 11.0 4.8 19.3 3.2 17.1 (0.7) 0.0 1.7 0.96 2.28 2,999 97 0 0 4 79.9 42 76 65.6 0.87 0.75R ―
GAMCO Gold AAA (GOLDX) 52.1 (28.8) 24.7 32.3 33.6 51.4 (10.2) (35.5) 8.1 10.5 4.3 19.0 2.9 20.2 2.4 1.7 1.0 0.99 2.35 521 100 0 0 0 90.2 10 57 61.0 1.44 2.00R 0.25
Tocqueville Gold (TGLDX) 86.5 (35.0) 12.4 39.2 30.0 74.8 13.2 (37.6) 6.0 10.9 4.7 19.8 3.7 21.7 3.9 0.0 1.1 0.91 2.17 1,128 88 0 12 0 77.1 28 57 54.2 1.44 2.00R 0.25
US Glbl Inv Gold&PrecMtls (USERX) 43.1 (27.1) 16.9 50.1 32.8 45.1 (16.5) (33.2) 10.4 6.8 0.6 19.4 3.3 18.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.88 2.11 257 69 2 9 20 67.4 61 112 31.2 1.54 0.50R 0.25
USAA Prec Metals&Min (USAGX) 62.4 (24.6) 27.6 43.1 39.2 63.0 1.4 (30.5) 13.1 16.0 9.8 25.5 9.4 24.4 6.6 1.6 1.3 1.01 2.40 1,525 93 0 3 5 84.0 28 55 43.7 1.31 ― ―
Vanguard Prec Mtls Mining (VGPMX) 76.4 (56.1) 36.1 34.3 43.7 102.7 41.1 (64.0) (20.4) 1.8 (4.4) 15.3 (0.8) 17.7 (0.1) 1.5 1.7 0.88 2.10 3,952 98 0 0 2 88.1 22 44 59.0 0.39 1.00R ―

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Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Sector Stock Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
Health Sector Category Average 28.5 (26.0) 11.3 3.5 14.2 44.0 0.0 (35.6) 0.0 1.5 0.0 4.3 0.0 6.6 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.00 1.00 1,440 97 0 0 2 11.2 160 79 48.3 1.00 ― ―
Fidelity Sel Biotech (FBIOX) 10.7 (11.4) 2.6 3.6 8.7 19.9 (24.1) (25.4) 10.2 0.2 (1.3) 2.5 (1.8) 0.0 (6.6) 0.0 0.0 1.05 1.05 1,051 100 0 0 0 1.5 55 81 66.4 0.89 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Health Care (FSPHX) 32.1 (32.5) 12.4 5.1 16.8 45.2 1.2 (40.0) (4.4) 0.1 (1.4) 4.2 (0.1) 3.9 (2.7) 0.2 1.3 0.95 0.95 1,623 99 0 0 1 7.5 173 97 44.3 0.86 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Med Equip (FSMEX) 32.6 (23.4) 17.8 4.0 7.4 41.4 (2.6) (27.9) 7.7 6.2 4.7 6.0 1.7 11.4 4.8 0.0 0.9 0.95 0.95 1,255 98 0 0 2 5.0 116 58 56.0 0.87 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Pharma (FPHAX) 25.4 (22.8) 13.4 12.4 9.7 45.3 1.3 (34.7) 0.9 3.2 1.7 6.3 2.0 ― ― 1.4 0.6 0.91 0.91 206 99 0 0 1 11.9 240 147 65.4 1.00 0.75R ―
Janus Global Life Sci J (JAGLX) 26.2 (28.8) 22.5 (2.0) 11.4 40.2 (3.8) (35.9) (0.3) 3.3 1.8 3.7 (0.6) 3.0 (3.6) 0.2 0.0 0.93 0.93 681 97 0 2 1 24.1 81 75 31.0 0.98 2.00R ―
Live Oak Health Sciences (LOGSX) 36.6 (23.7) 10.1 (9.4) 17.3 50.4 6.4 (33.1) 2.5 4.7 3.2 4.0 (0.3) ― ― 0.0 0.1 0.88 0.88 19 97 0 0 3 19.9 25 32 48.1 1.35 ― ―
Rydex Biotechnology Inv (RYOIX) 19.4 (10.6) 5.6 (3.1) 11.7 34.2 (9.8) (26.4) 9.2 4.1 2.6 4.1 (0.2) 0.6 (6.0) 0.0 0.0 1.19 1.19 47 99 0 0 1 0.0 370 27 68.5 1.38 ― ―
Schwab Health Care (SWHFX) 20.1 (25.0) 10.6 2.1 20.0 37.7 (6.3) (36.2) (0.6) (0.1) (1.6) 4.1 (0.2) ― ― 0.9 0.2 0.87 0.87 450 98 0 0 2 10.9 50 116 38.6 0.82 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Health Sci (PRHSX) 32.1 (28.8) 18.7 9.5 13.5 45.5 1.5 (35.6) 0.0 3.7 2.2 6.8 2.5 8.6 2.0 0.0 0.9 1.01 1.01 2,054 99 0 1 0 15.1 47 162 28.8 0.86 ― ―
Vanguard Health Care (VGHCX) 20.9 (18.5) 4.4 10.8 15.4 41.2 (2.8) (31.8) 3.8 0.9 (0.6) 5.6 1.3 9.2 2.6 1.5 1.0 0.87 0.87 11,755 93 0 1 6 25.3 12 80 38.2 0.33 1.00R ―

Real Estate Sector Category Average 35.8 (44.2) (13.2) 32.2 12.2 96.8 0.0 (66.3) 0.0 (13.8) 0.0 (1.2) 0.0 10.7 0.0 2.8 1.9 1.00 1.91 733 91 2 3 3 21.1 113 93 43.2 1.09 ― ―
CGM Realty (CGMRX) 34.3 (46.9) 34.4 29.0 26.9 88.4 (8.4) (64.0) 2.3 (1.4) 12.4 9.4 10.6 18.9 8.2 3.5 2.9 1.06 2.02 1,261 100 0 0 1 5.0 218 23 67.2 0.86 ― ―
Cohen & Steers RealSh (CSRSX) 32.5 (34.5) (19.2) 37.1 14.8 100.3 3.5 (63.5) 2.8 (11.2) 2.6 2.0 3.2 11.2 0.5 3.0 2.2 1.03 1.97 2,095 97 0 0 3 2.3 99 55 49.3 1.00 2.00R ―
Fidelity Intl Rel Est (FIREX) 35.8 (50.6) (8.3) 42.8 14.9 79.3 (17.5) (67.5) (1.2) (14.9) (1.1) 0.2 1.4 ― ― 0.9 2.0 0.74 1.42 357 99 0 0 1 98.7 55 63 51.2 1.19 1.50R ―
Fidelity Real Estate Inc (FRIFX) 46.8 (31.1) (6.5) 11.7 5.0 50.4 (46.4) (34.9) 31.4 (1.8) 12.0 2.1 3.3 ― ― 4.8 2.2 0.42 0.81 698 21 51 20 8 3.5 47 355 15.3 1.00 0.75R ―
Fidelity Real Estate Inv (FRESX) 32.8 (38.3) (21.4) 32.8 14.8 109.1 12.3 (66.8) (0.5) (13.6) 0.2 (0.3) 0.9 10.4 (0.3) 2.1 1.5 1.11 2.11 2,699 99 0 0 1 1.9 74 46 52.7 0.92 0.75R ―
I Northern Global RE Index (NGREX) 36.9 (48.1) (8.5) ― ― 90.0 (6.8) (67.5) (1.2) (13.4) 0.4 ― ― ― ― 2.5 ― 0.85 1.62 463 94 0 3 3 61.1 38 385 24.2 0.65 2.00R ―
Stratton Month Div REIT (STMDX) 33.9 (30.4) (15.4) 28.3 4.1 85.7 (11.1) (55.6) 10.7 (7.6) 6.2 1.0 2.2 10.3 (0.4) 3.4 2.7 0.92 1.75 74 100 0 0 0 0.0 18 36 43.8 1.00 1.50R ―
T. Rowe Price Real Est (TRREX) 31.6 (39.1) (18.8) 36.7 14.5 104.3 7.5 (66.9) (0.6) (13.4) 0.4 0.4 1.6 11.0 0.3 4.0 1.6 1.10 2.11 2,090 91 3 5 2 1.6 15 46 41.6 0.75 1.00R ―
Third Avenue RealEst Val Instl (TAREX) 38.6 (44.7) (8.4) 30.1 14.3 77.4 (19.4) (61.3) 5.0 (11.1) 2.7 0.9 2.1 11.5 0.8 1.3 1.4 0.80 1.53 1,476 81 3 8 9 63.9 24 43 52.6 1.15 1.00R ―
I Vanguard REIT Index (VGSIX) 29.5 (37.1) (16.5) 35.0 11.8 97.9 1.1 (64.5) 1.8 (12.0) 1.8 0.5 1.7 10.4 (0.3) 4.3 1.6 1.06 2.03 3,763 100 0 0 1 0.0 10 100 43.5 0.26 1.00R ―

Technology Sector Category Average 62.4 (46.3) 16.1 9.9 6.0 76.3 0.0 (54.4) 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 (6.8) 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.00 1.34 360 95 0 1 4 16.7 120 70 43.7 1.44 ― ―
Baron iOpportunity (BIOPX) 61.7 (46.1) 21.1 12.1 7.0 77.7 1.4 (54.3) 0.1 1.8 1.6 4.8 1.6 ― ― 0.0 0.0 1.04 1.39 149 94 0 0 6 5.2 68 57 33.7 1.42 1.00R 0.25
Fidelity Sel Computers (FDCPX) 83.1 (48.6) 22.4 9.4 2.6 94.4 18.1 (55.6) (1.2) 4.9 4.7 5.3 2.1 (4.9) 1.9 0.0 0.0 1.08 1.45 522 97 0 2 1 3.2 183 57 75.9 0.92 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Electronics (FSELX) 84.9 (49.9) 4.6 0.3 15.7 98.2 21.9 (57.1) (2.7) (1.0) (1.2) 2.4 (0.8) (4.9) 1.9 0.8 0.2 1.14 1.53 1,202 99 0 0 0 9.0 91 103 58.0 0.89 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Software (FSCSX) 61.5 (42.2) 23.8 24.9 0.0 71.0 (5.3) (47.6) 6.8 5.0 4.8 7.6 4.4 1.8 8.6 0.0 0.0 0.91 1.22 1,016 99 0 0 1 3.3 49 66 70.8 0.87 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Technology (FSPTX) 90.2 (51.1) 19.7 7.5 4.9 103.3 27.0 (59.2) (4.8) 3.6 3.4 4.6 1.4 (5.4) 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.18 1.58 2,096 100 0 0 0 18.1 235 234 46.4 0.90 0.75R ―
Janus Global Technology J (JAGTX) 57.2 (43.3) 21.8 7.9 11.5 73.7 (2.6) (51.2) 3.2 2.8 2.6 5.5 2.3 (7.5) (0.7) 0.0 0.0 1.03 1.38 734 99 0 0 1 18.2 90 69 33.9 1.02 2.00R ―
Kinetics Internet NoLd (WWWFX) 48.6 (42.3) 26.8 16.4 (1.7) 63.2 (13.1) (49.6) 4.8 2.8 2.6 4.5 1.3 (4.3) 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.84 1.13 105 95 0 3 2 26.5 42 106 43.3 1.89 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Glob Tech (PRGTX) 80.2 (44.1) 13.4 10.0 10.9 93.9 17.6 (52.9) 1.5 4.6 4.4 6.9 3.7 ― ― 0.0 0.0 1.04 1.40 228 97 0 1 2 28.8 96 111 36.2 1.32 ― ―
T. Rowe Price SciTech (PRSCX) 67.8 (43.8) 11.8 7.1 2.4 76.9 0.6 (51.6) 2.8 1.8 1.6 2.9 (0.3) (8.6) (1.8) 0.0 0.0 1.02 1.36 2,283 93 0 1 6 7.0 94 70 41.6 1.00 ― ―
Wells Fargo Adv Spclzd Tech Inv (WFTZX) 58.2 (45.0) 28.4 5.8 ― 72.1 (4.2) (51.9) 2.5 3.7 3.5 5.0 1.8 ― ― 0.0 ― 0.92 1.23 71 96 0 0 4 12.3 191 50 53.3 1.87 ― ―

Telecommunications Sector Category Average 44.5 (44.2) 13.4 23.0 6.8 59.7 0.0 (53.7) 0.0 (3.6) 0.0 3.0 0.0 (1.0) 0.0 1.1 0.9 1.00 1.32 339 93 1 0 6 23.0 258 83 51.6 1.18 ― ―
Fidelity Sel Comm Equip (FSDCX) 80.6 (48.5) 9.7 2.2 3.5 94.1 34.4 (58.4) (4.7) 0.7 4.3 1.5 (1.5) (6.7) (5.7) 0.3 0.1 1.24 1.63 347 99 0 0 1 11.6 120 109 55.5 0.95 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Telecommun (FSTCX) 51.5 (47.7) 8.2 26.7 5.1 51.1 (8.6) (52.5) 1.2 (5.0) (1.4) 2.7 (0.3) (6.1) (5.1) 0.8 0.4 1.01 1.33 299 99 0 0 1 18.4 168 78 66.5 0.97 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Wireless (FWRLX) 59.0 (49.7) 27.4 8.7 17.3 53.6 (6.1) (53.3) 0.4 0.7 4.3 5.4 2.4 ― ― 0.9 0.5 1.06 1.40 353 100 0 0 0 35.0 191 64 55.8 0.95 0.75R ―
GAMCO Glob Telecomm AAA (GABTX) 24.5 (40.6) 18.3 28.9 2.8 47.6 (12.1) (52.4) 1.3 (4.4) (0.8) 3.0 0.0 (1.5) (0.5) 1.9 0.5 0.84 1.11 155 100 0 0 0 66.3 3 186 34.9 1.59 2.00R 0.25
T. Rowe Price Med & Tele (PRMTX) 68.5 (46.5) 21.8 28.5 18.1 83.8 24.1 (53.9) (0.2) 3.2 6.8 10.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 1.2 0.7 1.05 1.39 1,462 92 3 2 4 22.6 72 81 36.4 0.90 ― ―

Utilities Sector Category Average 15.2 (32.9) 15.6 25.9 12.8 34.6 0.0 (43.2) 0.0 (3.8) 0.0 4.7 0.0 2.1 0.0 4.0 1.3 1.00 0.95 263 94 0 0 6 9.2 160 73 42.6 1.10 ― ―
AmCent Utilities Inv (BULIX) 14.4 (31.2) 17.8 24.9 14.3 30.8 (3.8) (41.1) 2.1 (2.5) 1.3 5.8 1.1 1.9 (0.2) 3.6 1.0 0.90 0.86 259 100 0 0 0 9.4 14 62 34.7 0.70 ― ―
I FBR Gas Utility Index (GASFX) 23.9 (28.3) 14.0 21.2 13.5 43.3 8.7 (38.5) 4.7 0.4 4.2 6.8 2.1 7.9 5.8 2.5 1.3 0.94 0.89 217 98 0 0 2 21.8 27 64 46.6 0.70 1.00R ―
Fidelity Sel Utlts Port (FSUTX) 14.3 (36.0) 18.1 30.0 9.3 31.8 (2.8) (45.0) (1.8) (4.8) (1.0) 4.2 (0.5) (1.0) (3.1) 2.8 0.7 1.06 1.01 360 98 0 0 2 1.4 167 29 65.7 0.89 0.75R ―
Fidelity Telecom & Util (FIUIX) 11.0 (34.6) 10.8 30.5 9.9 27.4 (7.2) (44.5) (1.3) (7.0) (3.2) 2.9 (1.8) (1.8) (3.9) 3.1 0.8 0.97 0.92 748 100 0 0 0 4.6 110 35 57.4 0.77 ― ―
Gabelli Utilities AAA (GABUX) 15.4 (20.9) 8.5 23.0 8.3 35.5 0.9 (33.4) 9.8 (0.3) 3.5 5.7 1.0 5.1 3.0 13.0 3.7 0.79 0.75 189 93 0 0 7 18.0 19 213 21.0 1.43 2.00R 0.25

Miscellaneous Sector Category Average 40.7 (37.5) 8.6 15.4 5.9 74.9 0.0 (52.2) 0.0 (2.9) 0.0 2.2 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.8 0.9 1.00 1.38 186 96 0 0 4 4.9 196 50 56.3 1.14 ― ―
C AIM Leisure Inv (FLISX) 31.6 (42.8) (0.9) 24.2 (1.3) 55.9 (19.0) (56.3) (4.1) (9.3) (6.4) (1.8) (4.0) 0.9 (3.7) 1.5 1.4 0.87 1.20 286 98 0 0 3 8.4 17 49 36.5 1.37 ― 0.25
Fidelity Sel Automotive (FSAVX) 122.2 (61.3) 0.0 13.3 (1.8) 213.8 138.9 (77.4) (25.2) (4.9) (2.0) (0.9) (3.1) 4.6 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.90 2.61 122 100 0 0 0 4.6 156 30 71.6 1.15 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Chemicals (FSCHX) 65.3 (43.4) 28.4 16.8 1.1 78.7 3.8 (48.6) 3.6 6.3 9.2 7.2 5.0 10.3 5.7 1.4 1.1 1.00 1.38 410 97 0 1 2 2.0 201 42 73.8 0.91 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Consum Staples (FDFAX) 20.9 (22.3) 21.4 20.1 5.8 39.7 (35.2) (32.4) 19.8 4.5 7.4 7.7 5.5 8.7 4.1 1.4 0.9 0.58 0.80 908 97 0 0 3 18.7 70 54 58.2 0.91 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Def & Aerospace (FSDAX) 24.8 (40.2) 17.8 20.6 17.9 57.8 (17.1) (55.2) (3.0) (4.2) (1.3) 4.6 2.4 8.7 4.1 1.6 1.1 0.97 1.34 589 98 0 0 2 2.0 58 46 70.4 0.88 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Industrials (FCYIX) 38.9 (40.2) 17.7 14.7 12.3 80.3 5.4 (55.5) (3.3) (0.8) 2.1 4.7 2.5 6.7 2.1 0.6 1.0 1.03 1.42 241 97 0 0 3 2.0 132 83 36.5 1.00 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel IT Services (FBSOX) 59.0 (33.0) 11.5 14.6 6.1 67.8 (7.1) (38.7) 13.5 5.9 8.8 7.6 5.4 5.1 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.88 1.21 106 96 0 0 5 8.4 140 54 64.1 1.00 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Leisure (FDLSX) 24.2 (29.1) 4.1 16.3 4.0 44.7 (30.2) (44.1) 8.1 (2.8) 0.1 2.1 (0.1) 1.3 (3.3) 0.6 1.0 0.78 1.08 219 99 0 0 1 1.8 120 59 68.5 0.93 0.75R ―
Fidelity Sel Retailing (FSRPX) 57.8 (29.6) (8.0) 15.1 7.1 70.5 (4.4) (40.2) 12.0 0.7 3.6 4.7 2.5 3.0 (1.6) 0.2 1.5 0.90 1.24 139 100 0 0 0 0.0 504 52 63.4 1.07 0.75R ―

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Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
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Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
Rydex Consumer Products Inv (RYCIX) 19.3 (23.1) 11.3 17.2 (0.6) 38.0 (36.9) (33.4) 18.8 0.7 3.6 3.5 1.3 2.9 (1.7) 0.3 0.2 0.55 0.76 170 100 0 0 1 5.1 445 64 39.8 1.38 ― ―

Global Stock Category Average 33.9 (40.6) 12.8 20.0 13.1 57.4 0.0 (51.8) 0.0 (4.0) 0.0 3.4 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.8 1.1 1.00 1.15 1,118 89 3 0 8 53.2 79 207 36.7 1.41 ― ―
Dodge & Cox Global Stk (DODWX) 49.1 ― ― ― ― 93.8 36.4 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 0.7 ― 1.73 1.98 914 97 0 (5) 8 55.1 10 90 24.1 0.87 ― ―
Fidelity Worldwide (FWWFX) 28.5 (40.3) 18.4 17.4 13.5 55.0 (2.4) (53.1) (1.3) (3.1) 0.9 3.9 0.5 2.8 (0.7) 0.6 1.3 0.98 1.12 1,060 98 0 0 1 53.6 224 347 17.7 1.27 1.00R ―
GAMCO Global Growth AAA (GICPX) 42.9 (44.2) 17.6 12.5 13.7 62.9 5.5 (52.6) (0.8) (2.1) 1.9 3.7 0.3 (4.1) (7.6) 0.0 0.1 1.07 1.22 68 100 0 0 1 45.4 67 132 23.5 1.82 2.00R 0.25
Janus Contrarian (JSVAX) 37.0 (48.2) 21.2 24.5 16.0 67.8 10.4 (59.2) (7.4) (4.9) (0.9) 4.4 1.0 ― ― 0.0 0.8 1.23 1.42 3,831 94 1 1 5 32.0 80 68 37.9 1.01 ― ―
Janus Global Opps J (JGVAX) 31.9 (37.9) 12.1 11.1 4.0 56.2 (1.2) (51.8) 0.0 (2.8) 1.2 1.2 (2.2) ― ― 2.5 1.1 0.99 1.13 101 84 0 0 16 44.9 18 42 42.8 1.25 2.00R ―
Janus Global Research J (JARFX) 45.1 (45.5) 26.7 18.4 ― 66.4 9.0 (54.4) (2.6) 0.1 4.1 ― ― ― ― 0.3 ― 1.12 1.28 211 100 0 0 0 45.0 95 123 17.0 1.15 2.00R ―
Janus Worldwide J (JAWWX) 37.6 (45.1) 9.2 17.9 5.8 61.9 4.5 (57.0) (5.2) (6.2) (2.2) 0.6 (2.8) (4.4) (7.9) 1.0 0.4 1.05 1.21 2,290 100 0 0 0 61.1 16 90 29.3 0.83 2.00R ―
Oakmark Global I (OAKGX) 40.1 (38.8) 7.3 24.1 13.2 73.6 16.2 (52.8) (1.0) (2.7) 1.3 5.3 1.9 11.7 8.2 0.7 1.4 1.07 1.23 1,766 97 0 0 3 62.4 41 39 37.7 1.16 2.00R ―
Oakmark Global Select I (OAKWX) 53.5 (32.5) (1.2) ― ― 83.0 25.6 (47.9) 3.9 0.8 4.8 ― ― ― ― 0.4 ― 1.04 1.19 299 96 0 0 4 51.1 62 22 58.7 1.35 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Glob Stock (PRGSX) 44.7 (53.7) 20.3 22.5 22.7 66.1 8.7 (60.9) (9.1) (6.9) (2.9) 3.9 0.5 1.0 (2.5) 0.9 1.0 1.28 1.47 755 96 0 0 4 51.5 90 66 33.4 0.87 2.00R ―
Tweedy, Browne Glbl Val (TBGVX) 37.8 (38.4) 7.5 20.1 15.4 53.6 (3.8) (47.0) 4.8 (3.0) 1.0 4.8 1.4 5.9 2.4 1.6 1.5 0.81 0.93 4,199 92 0 1 7 86.2 16 111 41.4 1.41 2.00R ―
USAA World Growth (USAWX) 31.3 (34.0) 9.3 23.9 7.7 61.5 4.1 (47.9) 3.9 (1.8) 2.2 4.8 1.4 1.6 (1.9) 0.5 1.1 0.89 1.03 460 99 0 0 1 62.5 20 99 23.3 1.42 ― ―
Vanguard Global Equity (VHGEX) 32.9 (46.7) 11.6 23.5 11.7 67.0 9.6 (60.8) (9.0) (7.5) (3.5) 1.8 (1.6) 5.5 2.0 2.3 0.9 1.13 1.29 3,824 93 1 1 5 58.5 71 787 15.4 0.58 ― ―
I Vanguard TtlWldStk Idx (VTWSX) 33.2 ― ― ― ― 64.4 7.0 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 1.4 ― 1.32 1.52 153 100 0 0 0 59.4 18 2,745 7.8 0.50 2.00R ―
Wintergreen (WGRNX) 32.7 (39.1) 21.1 20.1 ― 54.9 (2.5) (49.9) 1.9 (0.7) 3.3 ― ― ― ― 0.2 ― 0.84 0.96 1,032 86 0 1 13 61.2 57 45 50.8 1.87 2.00R 0.20

Foreign Stock Category Average 38.0 (45.9) 12.5 25.9 18.3 67.5 0.0 (58.6) 0.0 (5.9) 0.0 4.4 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.8 1.3 1.00 1.32 2,492 97 0 1 3 95.1 82 277 22.5 1.18 ― ―
AmCent Intl Disc Inv (TWEGX) 34.4 (52.2) 24.4 31.5 31.5 60.3 (7.2) (63.8) (5.2) (7.2) (1.3) 6.7 2.3 3.6 1.2 0.8 3.0 1.14 1.50 894 100 0 0 0 98.7 175 133 19.0 1.53 2.00R ―
AmCent Intl Growth Inv (TWIEX) 34.0 (45.3) 17.2 25.0 13.3 59.1 (8.4) (56.5) 2.1 (4.9) 1.0 4.0 (0.4) (1.2) (3.6) 0.8 0.6 0.93 1.23 1,295 99 0 1 0 99.0 144 151 17.6 1.41 2.00R ―
Artisan International Inv (ARTIX) 39.7 (47.0) 19.7 25.5 16.2 69.4 1.9 (58.5) 0.1 (3.9) 2.0 5.3 0.9 1.8 (0.6) 1.2 1.3 1.02 1.35 7,894 99 0 0 1 94.5 82 85 28.3 1.22 2.00R ―
C Artisan Intl Sm Cap Inv (ARTJX) 58.1 (51.4) 25.3 33.1 25.7 84.8 17.3 (61.0) (2.4) (1.3) 4.6 10.0 5.6 ― ― 0.7 1.9 1.14 1.50 717 97 0 0 3 97.1 58 60 38.5 1.51 2.00R ―
Artisan Intl Val Inv (ARTKX) 33.4 (30.2) (0.7) 34.4 10.0 64.5 (3.0) (46.9) 11.7 (2.6) 3.3 6.5 2.1 ― ― 1.8 1.2 0.79 1.04 1,883 88 2 0 9 75.5 55 44 40.1 1.25 2.00R ―
I Bernstein Tx-Mgd Intl (SNIVX) 27.3 (49.1) 7.3 24.8 14.4 59.9 (7.6) (62.6) (4.0) (11.4) (5.5) (0.1) (4.5) 2.1 (0.3) 1.8 1.5 0.97 1.27 5,281 97 0 0 2 97.3 84 169 17.5 1.12 ― ―
Dodge & Cox Intl Stock (DODFX) 47.4 (46.7) 11.7 28.0 16.7 87.8 20.3 (59.9) (1.3) (4.3) 1.6 5.5 1.1 ― ― 1.4 1.0 1.09 1.44 36,758 98 0 0 2 91.9 35 100 27.3 0.64 ― ―
Fidelity Diversified Int (FDIVX) 31.7 (45.3) 16.0 22.5 17.2 60.6 (6.9) (57.5) 1.1 (5.8) 0.1 3.7 (0.7) 3.9 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.97 1.28 32,049 96 0 0 4 88.9 54 332 15.9 1.01 1.00R ―
Fidelity Intl Disc (FIGRX) 30.0 (44.3) 18.9 24.2 18.5 59.5 (8.0) (57.0) 1.6 (4.9) 1.0 4.9 0.5 3.3 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.93 1.23 8,598 100 0 0 0 98.0 98 230 16.7 1.12 1.00R ―
C Fidelity Intl Sm Cp (FISMX) 45.5 (46.6) 13.2 14.2 29.4 68.0 0.5 (58.4) 0.2 (4.2) 1.7 5.4 1.0 ― ― 0.5 2.0 1.05 1.39 704 97 0 0 3 96.7 81 365 9.9 1.48 2.00R ―
Fidelity Overseas (FOSFX) 25.1 (47.4) 21.8 20.4 19.2 55.0 (12.5) (60.2) (1.6) (7.1) (1.2) 2.9 (1.5) (0.1) (2.5) 1.5 1.2 0.98 1.30 6,721 98 0 0 2 94.5 115 150 20.3 1.02 1.00R ―
I Fidelity Spar Intl Inv (FSIIX) 28.4 (41.5) 10.7 26.1 13.7 64.7 (2.8) (57.1) 1.5 (5.9) 0.0 3.6 (0.8) 1.0 (1.4) 2.2 0.9 0.95 1.26 5,555 96 0 0 4 95.7 4 1,003 13.4 0.10 1.00R ―
Harbor International Inv (HIINX) 38.0 (42.9) 21.3 32.1 20.3 74.4 6.9 (57.0) 1.6 (1.5) 4.4 8.7 4.3 6.8 4.4 1.0 0.8 1.03 1.36 3,208 93 0 3 4 93.4 17 103 24.6 1.19 2.00R 0.25
HighMark Intl Opp M (HIOMX) 30.1 (44.9) 18.7 27.2 20.6 58.7 (8.8) (57.9) 0.7 (5.3) 0.6 5.5 1.1 2.2 (0.2) 2.5 1.3 0.96 1.27 140 98 0 0 2 97.8 134 350 11.3 1.32 2.00R ―
Janus Overseas J (JAOSX) 78.1 (52.8) 27.7 47.2 32.3 91.5 24.0 (58.7) (0.1) 2.4 8.3 15.9 11.5 4.9 2.5 0.9 0.7 1.23 1.62 7,516 99 0 0 1 78.2 50 87 34.5 0.90 2.00R ―
Longleaf Partners Intl (LLINX) 23.1 (39.6) 15.2 17.0 12.8 49.2 (18.3) (52.8) 5.8 (5.0) 0.9 2.5 (1.9) 7.4 5.0 0.0 0.9 0.91 1.20 2,160 98 0 0 2 87.9 44 21 66.6 1.60 ― ―
Masters’ Select Intl Intl (MSILX) 38.5 (45.5) 20.7 23.6 23.7 61.5 (6.0) (57.1) 1.5 (3.1) 2.8 6.8 2.4 3.9 1.5 0.5 2.5 0.95 1.25 1,241 99 0 1 0 93.4 114 79 21.9 1.07 2.00R ―
Northern MultiMgr Intl Eq (NMIEX) 27.7 (40.0) 9.6 ― ― 52.9 (14.6) (52.7) 5.9 (5.7) 0.2 ― ― ― ― 0.6 ― 0.89 1.17 2,742 91 0 1 8 89.7 70 305 19.1 1.47 2.00R ―
Oakmark International I (OAKIX) 56.2 (41.1) (0.6) 30.6 14.1 91.6 24.1 (54.9) 3.7 (2.9) 3.0 6.4 2.0 8.1 5.7 0.7 2.3 0.99 1.30 4,393 96 0 0 4 95.0 41 60 29.4 1.10 2.00R ―
Oakmark Intl Small Cap I (OAKEX) 67.4 (45.8) (8.4) 34.9 21.2 99.2 31.7 (60.0) (1.4) (5.9) 0.0 6.3 1.9 10.1 7.7 1.4 3.2 1.12 1.48 867 95 0 0 5 95.3 50 68 30.7 1.41 2.00R ―
I Schwab Intl Index (SWISX) 29.1 (41.9) 13.3 25.0 12.9 64.4 (3.1) (56.9) 1.7 (5.3) 0.6 3.7 (0.7) 0.4 (2.0) 2.7 1.0 0.95 1.25 1,451 99 0 1 0 99.1 10 349 16.2 0.19 2.00R ―
Scout International (UMBWX) 35.5 (38.1) 17.8 21.5 19.5 61.7 (5.8) (49.7) 8.9 (0.4) 5.5 7.5 3.1 4.5 2.1 1.1 0.7 0.87 1.14 4,952 97 0 0 3 94.0 16 96 16.0 1.02 2.00R ―
SSgA Intl Stock Sel (SSAIX) 22.9 (41.5) 6.9 30.5 17.0 54.6 (12.9) (57.5) 1.1 (8.4) (2.5) 3.2 (1.2) 1.5 (0.9) 3.0 1.0 0.92 1.21 1,340 100 0 0 0 99.6 122 137 21.6 1.00 ― 0.25
T. Rowe Price Intl Disc (PRIDX) 55.6 (50.0) 16.5 27.6 27.8 82.4 14.9 (60.6) (2.0) (3.2) 2.7 8.2 3.8 4.9 2.5 0.6 1.2 1.02 1.35 2,193 93 0 1 6 93.2 65 222 14.8 1.24 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Intl Stk (PRITX) 52.2 (48.1) 13.4 19.2 16.2 81.3 13.8 (58.7) (0.1) (3.6) 2.3 4.4 0.0 (0.2) (2.6) 2.1 1.2 1.05 1.39 5,699 96 0 0 4 91.5 65 119 20.7 0.87 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price IntlGr&I (TRIGX) 34.3 (45.0) 8.7 29.9 15.7 69.1 1.6 (59.0) (0.4) (7.0) (1.1) 3.9 (0.5) 3.7 1.3 2.3 1.2 0.99 1.30 2,643 99 0 0 1 98.9 17 155 19.7 0.90 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Ovrsea Stk (TROSX) 36.7 (45.1) 9.4 ― ― 69.0 1.5 (58.2) 0.4 (6.4) (0.5) ― ― ― ― 2.2 ― 0.98 1.29 2,002 100 0 0 0 99.4 21 175 17.3 0.93 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Spect Intl (PSILX) 44.9 (46.4) 15.7 22.6 19.2 76.7 9.2 (58.3) 0.3 (3.5) 2.4 5.6 1.2 1.8 (0.6) 2.1 1.4 1.03 1.36 485 97 0 1 2 95.3 5 8 100.0 0.98 2.00R ―
Third Avenue Intl Value Instl (TAVIX) 35.4 (37.3) 3.3 17.1 18.0 58.2 (9.3) (51.3) 7.3 (4.3) 1.6 3.9 (0.5) ― ― 1.2 1.5 0.88 1.17 1,441 96 0 0 4 88.8 16 44 43.0 1.40 2.00R ―
Thomas White Intl (TWWDX) 33.5 (43.5) 17.9 31.8 25.5 63.6 (3.9) (56.4) 2.2 (3.8) 2.1 8.0 3.6 4.3 1.9 1.2 1.1 0.96 1.27 391 99 0 0 1 98.1 54 142 17.6 1.47 2.00R ―
Tocqueville Intl Value (TIVFX) 37.2 (34.9) 1.4 16.9 21.0 65.9 (1.6) (49.2) 9.4 (3.2) 2.7 5.1 0.7 5.8 3.4 1.1 1.7 0.84 1.11 137 96 0 4 1 89.9 63 60 29.0 1.56 2.00R 0.25
USAA International (USIFX) 32.4 (35.3) 8.8 27.3 12.6 64.0 (3.5) (50.1) 8.5 (2.3) 3.6 6.0 1.6 3.7 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.86 1.13 1,350 99 0 0 2 98.6 22 74 32.4 1.31 ― ―
I Vanguard Dev Mkts Idx (VDMIX) 28.1 (41.7) 10.9 26.1 13.3 64.1 (3.4) (57.3) 1.3 (6.0) (0.1) 3.5 (0.9) ― ― 1.1 0.6 0.95 1.25 3,124 100 0 0 0 99.7 14 974 13.4 0.29 2.00R ―
I Vanguard FTSE AWldexUS Iv (VFWIX) 38.6 (44.1) ― ― ― 73.8 6.3 (58.4) 0.2 ― ― ― ― ― ― 1.9 ― 1.07 1.41 835 99 0 1 0 99.3 9 2,149 9.3 0.40 2.00R ―
Vanguard Intl Explorer (VINEX) 47.1 (46.7) 5.1 30.3 20.4 74.4 6.9 (59.5) (0.9) (6.2) (0.3) 5.3 0.9 5.7 3.3 1.5 1.2 1.01 1.34 2,046 94 0 1 5 94.2 29 247 15.7 0.42 2.00R ―
Vanguard Intl Gr Inv (VWIGX) 41.6 (45.0) 15.9 25.9 15.0 71.7 4.2 (56.9) 1.7 (3.3) 2.6 5.5 1.1 2.4 0.0 1.7 1.4 0.99 1.31 11,309 95 0 0 5 94.9 51 187 20.1 0.53 2.00R ―
Vanguard Intl Value (VTRIX) 33.7 (41.8) 12.6 27.3 17.9 66.0 (1.5) (55.8) 2.8 (4.3) 1.6 5.7 1.3 4.4 2.0 2.4 1.1 0.95 1.25 6,830 95 0 1 5 95.0 55 244 18.8 0.47 2.00R ―
I Vanguard Tax-Mgd Intl (VTMGX) 28.2 (41.3) 11.1 26.2 13.6 64.3 (3.2) (57.0) 1.6 (5.8) 0.1 3.7 (0.7) 1.2 (1.2) 2.4 0.2 0.95 1.25 1,410 100 0 0 0 99.8 16 942 13.7 0.20 1.00R ―
I Vanguard Total Intl Stk Idx (VGTSX) 36.7 (44.1) 15.5 26.6 15.5 71.7 4.2 (58.5) 0.1 (4.1) 1.8 5.2 0.8 2.2 (0.2) 2.4 0.5 1.00 1.32 26,044 99 0 1 0 99.0 12 1,755 10.5 0.34 ― ―

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Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
International Stock and Balanced Stock/Bond Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
Wasatch International Opp (WAIOX) 75.0 (54.8) 15.1 31.5 ― 102.8 35.3 (65.4) (6.8) (3.1) 2.8 ― ― ― ― 0.9 ― 1.17 1.54 115 86 0 1 13 84.6 69 146 19.6 2.25 2.00R ―

Regional/Country Stock Category Average 56.5 (50.0) 26.8 26.7 28.2 89.4 0.0 (61.5) 0.0 (2.4) 0.0 7.4 0.0 4.9 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.00 1.62 1,117 94 0 1 5 93.6 162 104 33.7 1.35 ― ―
Fidelity Canada (FICDX) 39.6 (42.7) 35.0 15.0 27.8 61.6 (27.8) (54.0) 7.5 2.6 5.0 9.7 2.3 11.2 6.3 1.0 0.5 0.94 1.52 3,453 99 0 0 1 99.4 123 103 39.5 1.17 1.50R ―
Fidelity China Region (FHKCX) 65.5 (44.9) 46.2 29.6 14.4 83.9 (5.5) (57.1) 4.4 10.1 12.5 14.6 7.2 7.2 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.00 1.61 2,403 97 0 0 3 97.3 88 123 31.3 1.12 1.50R ―
Fidelity Europe (FIEUX) 31.6 (44.1) 16.4 25.1 18.1 61.7 (27.7) (56.0) 5.5 (5.0) (2.6) 4.8 (2.6) 3.1 (1.8) 1.8 1.7 0.78 1.26 2,435 99 0 0 1 93.8 135 160 22.2 1.09 1.00R ―
Fidelity Europe Cap Appre (FECAX) 32.0 (46.3) 14.7 35.4 16.2 62.2 (27.2) (58.0) 3.5 (6.7) (4.3) 5.0 (2.4) 3.5 (1.4) 1.8 2.0 0.80 1.29 535 99 0 0 1 94.0 111 161 21.9 1.10 1.00R ―
Fidelity Latin America (FLATX) 91.5 (54.7) 43.7 44.3 55.1 103.8 14.4 (59.6) 1.9 7.7 10.1 22.8 15.4 14.9 10.0 1.3 0.7 1.13 1.83 4,638 100 0 0 0 99.6 52 75 49.6 1.07 1.50R ―
Fidelity Pacific Basin (FPBFX) 59.3 (55.8) 25.2 16.1 32.5 100.3 10.9 (67.7) (6.2) (4.1) (1.7) 6.3 (1.1) 0.2 (4.7) 0.7 1.1 1.04 1.68 633 99 0 0 1 99.1 91 170 23.0 0.90 1.50R ―
Fidelity Southeast Asia (FSEAX) 39.2 (51.9) 55.3 37.1 33.5 60.3 (29.1) (63.8) (2.3) 1.3 3.7 13.7 6.3 6.9 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.92 1.50 1,848 99 0 0 1 99.1 220 194 24.3 1.14 1.50R ―
Guinness Atkinson Chin&HK (ICHKX) 92.7 (54.5) 65.0 39.6 6.6 121.0 31.6 (66.7) (5.2) 13.1 15.5 16.6 9.2 9.5 4.6 0.9 0.8 1.18 1.91 241 100 0 0 0 100.0 27 45 42.5 1.53 2.00R ―
Matthews Asia Pacific (MPACX) 44.8 (37.5) 11.9 17.3 18.8 78.8 (10.6) (53.6) 7.9 0.4 2.8 7.1 (0.3) ― ― 1.7 0.8 0.81 1.30 227 99 0 2 0 97.8 37 61 26.9 1.23 2.00R ―
Matthews Asian Gr & Inc (MACSX) 41.4 (32.1) 21.5 23.3 15.7 53.1 (36.3) (38.1) 23.4 5.3 7.7 10.7 3.3 13.7 8.8 2.8 2.1 0.64 1.03 2,545 67 6 27 0 72.8 25 83 23.6 1.16 2.00R ―
Matthews China (MCHFX) 78.3 (49.0) 70.1 64.8 6.9 98.0 8.6 (60.0) 1.5 15.7 18.1 22.2 14.8 17.1 12.2 0.3 1.2 1.07 1.74 2,561 100 0 0 0 100.0 8 64 27.9 1.23 2.00R ―
Matthews India (MINDX) 97.2 (62.4) 64.1 36.4 ― 140.6 51.2 (66.2) (4.7) 6.8 9.2 ― ― ― ― 0.6 ― 1.33 2.16 700 96 0 4 0 96.1 27 56 30.3 1.29 2.00R ―
Matthews Pacific Tiger (MAPTX) 75.3 (46.2) 33.6 27.2 22.5 108.3 18.9 (58.0) 3.5 8.1 10.5 14.5 7.1 11.5 6.6 0.8 1.6 1.01 1.63 3,560 100 0 0 0 100.0 17 75 23.4 1.12 2.00R ―
Metzler/Payden EuroEmMkts (MPYMX) 101.3 (66.6) 28.4 46.2 37.9 164.3 74.9 (75.0) (13.5) (4.7) (2.3) 11.8 4.4 ― ― 0.2 1.6 1.31 2.13 205 86 0 2 12 85.1 133 82 45.5 1.48 2.00R ―
I ProFunds Europe 30 Inv (UEPIX) 31.4 (44.5) 14.4 17.0 7.6 65.9 (23.5) (58.4) 3.1 (5.8) (3.4) 1.0 (6.4) (7.5) (12.4) 1.1 0.8 0.80 1.29 17 99 0 0 1 91.2 2,221 35 47.7 1.73 ― ―
I ProFunds UltraJapan Inv (UJPIX) 14.1 (72.7) (25.2) 13.9 90.5 82.8 (6.6) (86.4) (24.9) (38.4) (36.0) (12.7) (20.1) ― ― 0.0 2.1 1.57 2.54 19 71 0 0 29 70.9 1,299 5 70.9 1.73 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Em EurMedi (TREMX) 125.1 (75.9) 27.9 34.7 59.0 167.2 77.8 (78.4) (16.9) (11.4) (9.0) 8.3 0.9 ― ― 0.0 1.5 1.40 2.26 663 97 0 0 3 96.6 40 45 47.0 1.98 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Euro Stock (PRESX) 34.4 (43.4) 15.3 31.5 8.9 66.3 (23.1) (56.1) 5.4 (4.3) (1.9) 4.7 (2.7) 1.8 (3.1) 3.4 2.3 0.80 1.30 727 99 0 0 1 99.4 88 71 23.0 1.01 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Latin Amer (PRLAX) 114.3 (55.8) 48.9 51.2 60.0 133.1 43.7 (61.6) (0.1) 12.2 14.6 27.9 20.5 18.4 13.5 0.8 0.6 1.18 1.92 2,925 97 0 0 3 95.7 21 49 59.6 1.22 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price New Asia (PRASX) 102.7 (61.0) 66.3 36.1 26.4 128.7 39.3 (67.5) (6.0) 9.5 11.9 17.7 10.3 8.8 3.9 0.5 1.5 1.22 1.98 3,959 95 0 2 3 95.1 60 103 24.6 0.96 2.00R ―
TRowe Prc Afr&Mddl East (TRAMX) 22.0 (53.4) ― ― ― 58.1 (31.3) (61.0) 0.5 ― ― ― ― ― ― 2.2 ― 1.09 1.76 199 91 7 0 3 97.4 93 41 42.0 1.32 2.00R ―
I Vanguard Eur Stk Idx (VEURX) 31.9 (44.8) 13.8 33.4 9.2 70.9 (18.5) (59.7) 1.8 (6.1) (3.7) 3.8 (3.6) 1.9 (3.0) 3.8 0.7 0.83 1.34 6,424 99 0 0 1 98.6 18 482 19.7 0.29 2.00R ―
I Vanguard Pac Stk Idx (VPACX) 21.1 (34.4) 4.7 11.9 22.5 51.7 (37.7) (51.8) 9.7 (5.9) (3.5) 2.7 (4.7) (0.7) (5.6) 2.6 0.3 0.69 1.12 3,079 99 0 0 0 99.4 8 500 19.1 0.29 2.00R ―

Emerging Stock Category Average 80.0 (59.5) 40.3 33.8 34.7 112.5 0.0 (67.5) 0.0 (1.0) 0.0 13.4 0.0 9.5 0.0 0.6 1.5 1.00 1.86 1,475 93 0 1 7 92.3 148 220 27.6 1.57 ― ―
Bernstein Emerging Mkts (SNEMX) 87.4 (56.6) 34.0 28.8 28.7 112.4 (0.1) (64.7) 2.8 2.9 3.9 12.6 (0.8) 12.3 2.8 0.7 2.6 0.91 1.70 2,064 95 0 4 1 94.7 70 209 22.3 1.51 ― ―
Driehaus Emerg Mkts Grth (DREGX) 70.0 (54.5) 42.3 41.2 38.9 94.9 (17.6) (62.3) 5.2 3.3 4.3 16.7 3.3 12.0 2.5 0.0 2.4 0.85 1.58 575 99 0 0 1 99.3 313 91 22.1 1.77 2.00R ―
Fidelity Emerging Market (FEMKX) 76.0 (60.9) 45.0 33.3 44.3 103.7 (8.8) (68.1) (0.6) 0.0 1.0 13.9 0.5 7.9 (1.6) 0.5 0.5 0.97 1.81 4,166 98 0 0 2 97.4 88 213 21.4 1.16 1.50R ―
Harding Loevner Emrg Mkt (HLEMX) 63.4 (52.4) 35.9 28.7 38.6 90.9 (21.6) (61.2) 6.3 1.9 2.9 13.5 0.1 11.7 2.2 0.3 0.5 0.85 1.59 1,672 98 0 0 2 96.8 46 77 25.7 1.64 2.00R ―
C Lazard Emrg Mkt Eq Open (LZOEX) 69.1 (48.1) 32.7 29.9 41.3 97.1 (15.4) (57.2) 10.3 5.2 6.2 16.4 3.0 11.2 1.7 2.2 2.2 0.84 1.57 3,471 92 0 2 7 91.6 43 86 30.8 1.54 1.00R 0.25
I Northern Emerging Mkts Eq (NOEMX) 72.8 (53.1) 36.5 ― ― 99.6 (12.9) (62.8) 4.7 3.4 4.4 ― ― ― ― 1.1 ― 0.89 1.66 1,146 91 0 5 4 91.2 30 860 16.6 0.76 2.00R ―
Northern Mlt-Mgr EmgMktEq (NMMEX) 75.0 ― ― ― ― 102.2 (10.3) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 0.4 ― 0.79 1.48 1,597 92 0 1 7 91.3 24 327 27.2 1.50 2.00R ―
SSgA Emerg Markets Instl (SSEMX) 70.2 (56.4) 40.9 33.4 37.2 95.9 (16.6) (65.5) 2.0 1.5 2.5 13.9 0.5 9.4 (0.1) 2.0 1.6 0.91 1.70 1,542 92 0 2 6 90.8 61 408 23.7 1.23 ― 0.25
T. Rowe Price Emg Mkt St (PRMSX) 85.0 (60.6) 42.9 32.0 38.7 117.0 4.5 (68.1) (0.6) 1.4 2.4 13.8 0.4 9.3 (0.2) 0.5 1.0 1.01 1.88 4,573 97 0 1 2 97.1 37 125 24.2 1.24 2.00R ―
USAA Emerging Markets (USEMX) 74.8 (51.7) 33.6 29.3 25.5 100.3 (12.2) (60.3) 7.2 4.1 5.1 12.9 (0.5) 7.9 (1.6) 0.6 1.1 0.86 1.61 663 97 0 0 2 97.4 76 339 18.6 1.79 ― ―
I Vanguard Em Mkt Idx (VEIEX) 75.9 (52.9) 38.9 29.3 32.0 104.0 (8.5) (62.7) 4.8 4.8 5.8 14.5 1.1 9.8 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.90 1.69 7,765 98 0 2 0 97.4 12 783 14.5 0.39 0.25R ―

Balanced: Domestic Category Average 22.1 (23.4) 7.0 11.0 5.6 35.0 0.0 (32.0) 0.0 (0.2) 0.0 3.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 1.2 1.00 0.68 2,291 53 33 4 9 12.2 67 469 44.0 0.95 ― ―
AmCent One Choice: Con (AOCIX) 15.8 (16.1) 7.0 10.0 3.7 26.8 (8.2) (24.3) 7.7 1.3 1.5 3.5 0.5 ― ― 2.2 1.2 0.74 0.51 294 44 37 9 10 16.4 40 12 96.4 0.78 ― ―
AmCent One Choice: Vr Con (AONIX) 10.5 (6.7) 5.7 7.5 2.4 17.1 (17.9) (11.9) 20.1 2.9 3.1 3.7 0.7 ― ― 2.3 1.2 0.47 0.32 142 24 41 10 25 11.8 42 11 99.0 0.69 ― ―
Berwyn Income (BERIX) 30.2 (10.2) 6.8 8.6 1.9 33.4 (1.6) (12.0) 20.0 7.7 7.9 6.7 3.7 8.6 4.6 4.5 1.8 0.65 0.45 692 28 48 12 13 2.5 64 89 29.3 0.76 1.00R ―
CGM Mutual (LOMMX) 15.8 (28.3) 38.4 5.5 14.6 29.9 (5.1) (35.5) (3.5) 4.8 5.0 6.8 3.8 3.4 (0.6) 1.8 2.0 1.56 1.07 547 71 28 0 1 6.1 466 22 61.0 1.05 ― ―
Dodge & Cox Balanced (DODBX) 28.3 (33.6) 1.7 13.8 6.5 52.1 17.1 (45.7) (13.7) (4.7) (4.5) 1.0 (2.0) 6.2 2.2 2.4 1.1 1.37 0.94 15,468 72 24 2 2 12.3 27 343 24.3 0.53 ― ―
Fidelity Asset Mgr 20% (FASIX) 19.5 (14.2) 4.7 7.3 6.1 22.4 (12.6) (16.7) 15.3 2.4 2.6 4.1 1.1 4.5 0.5 2.6 1.6 0.55 0.38 2,507 19 53 6 22 10.6 16 2,021 40.4 0.58 ― ―
Fidelity Asset Mgr 50% (FASMX) 30.9 (27.8) 6.3 9.1 4.0 40.9 5.9 (34.8) (2.8) 0.1 0.3 2.6 (0.4) 2.4 (1.6) 2.2 1.7 1.04 0.71 6,134 49 39 6 7 20.5 15 2,021 20.4 0.78 ― ―
Fidelity Asset Mgr 70% (FASGX) 35.6 (35.0) 7.2 10.3 3.7 51.6 16.6 (44.2) (12.2) (1.9) (1.7) 1.6 (1.4) 0.7 (3.3) 1.6 0.8 1.33 0.91 2,270 68 22 6 4 27.0 13 2,021 14.1 0.89 ― ―
Fidelity Balanced (FBALX) 28.0 (31.4) 8.9 11.6 10.6 42.4 7.4 (40.4) (8.4) (1.4) (1.2) 3.4 0.4 5.2 1.2 2.3 1.3 1.18 0.81 18,108 59 31 2 9 10.5 198 1,783 13.9 0.68 ― ―
I Fidelity Four-in-One Idx (FFNOX) 25.0 (32.7) 6.1 15.4 6.4 48.9 13.9 (45.8) (13.8) (3.7) (3.5) 1.9 (1.1) 1.0 (3.0) 2.0 0.8 1.33 0.91 2,094 84 12 0 4 25.4 21 4 100.0 0.20 ― ―
Fidelity Puritan (FPURX) 26.6 (29.2) 6.1 14.7 4.6 40.4 5.4 (37.8) (5.8) (1.6) (1.4) 2.7 (0.3) 4.1 0.1 2.6 1.5 1.06 0.73 16,792 67 26 0 7 5.6 116 1,696 16.2 0.67 ― ―
Fidelity Strategic RealRet (FSRRX) 28.4 (23.4) 3.7 4.8 ― 34.8 (0.2) (27.6) 4.4 0.7 0.9 ― ― ― ― 2.0 ― 1.01 0.70 5,026 13 56 3 27 2.3 38 725 14.1 0.77 0.75R ―
FPA Crescent (FPACX) 28.3 (20.6) 6.8 12.4 10.8 35.4 0.4 (25.4) 6.6 2.9 3.1 6.3 3.3 10.6 6.6 1.2 1.1 0.96 0.65 2,491 31 25 3 41 15.1 32 118 23.1 1.50 2.00R ―
FundX Flex Inc (INCMX) 9.0 (0.3) 4.9 8.5 1.9 10.3 (24.7) (2.2) 29.8 4.5 4.7 4.8 1.8 ― ― 4.4 1.4 0.27 0.19 174 8 82 6 4 18.6 125 20 70.7 1.75 2.00R ―
Greenspring (GRSPX) 15.8 (11.8) 5.3 12.2 6.5 23.6 (11.4) (19.6) 12.4 2.5 2.7 5.2 2.2 8.2 4.2 3.7 1.0 0.90 0.61 528 37 26 26 12 2.0 47 93 29.2 1.18 2.00R ―
Hussman Strategic Tot Ret (HSTRX) 5.8 6.3 12.6 5.6 6.0 8.5 (26.5) 6.0 38.0 8.2 8.4 7.2 4.2 ― ― 0.8 1.6 0.59 0.40 1,396 4 60 0 35 1.6 36 38 73.4 0.79 1.50R ―
Janus Balanced (JABAX) 24.2 (15.3) 10.1 10.5 7.7 31.3 (3.7) (21.4) 10.6 5.0 5.2 6.7 3.7 4.0 0.0 1.3 0.9 0.81 0.55 3,578 58 38 1 3 24.0 158 306 18.2 0.79 ― ―
Janus Smart Port Conserv J (JSPCX) 23.3 (16.1) 10.1 11.0 ― 29.7 (5.3) (20.7) 11.3 4.5 4.7 ― ― ― ― 3.1 ― 0.73 0.50 120 33 54 8 6 11.8 90 13 93.4 0.96 ― ―

24 AAII Journal Guide to the Top Mutual Funds 2010 25


Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Balanced Stock/Bond and Target Date Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
C Leuthold Core Investment (LCORX) 27.4 (27.5) 19.0 12.2 14.5 40.7 5.7 (33.1) (1.1) 3.2 3.4 7.1 4.1 9.0 5.0 0.2 1.5 1.24 0.85 973 74 13 3 10 41.5 117 172 31.1 1.38 2.00R ―
Manning & Napier PB Con S (EXDAX) 10.9 (5.1) 6.4 8.5 4.2 16.9 (18.1) (9.9) 22.1 3.9 4.1 4.8 1.8 6.1 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.44 0.30 375 24 67 1 8 7.0 47 592 25.5 0.90 ― ―
Manning & Napier PB Ext S (MNBAX) 24.3 (25.4) 6.9 17.1 7.5 39.7 4.7 (35.4) (3.4) (0.3) (0.1) 4.5 1.5 6.3 2.3 1.0 1.3 1.10 0.75 562 60 39 0 1 14.6 62 500 21.2 1.10 ― ―
Manning & Napier PB Mod S (EXBAX) 18.9 (18.5) 6.3 13.9 6.4 29.3 (5.7) (26.4) 5.6 1.0 1.2 4.5 1.5 6.0 2.0 1.0 1.2 0.82 0.56 472 44 48 0 8 12.0 58 511 23.8 1.10 ― ―
Oakmark Equity & Inc I (OAKBX) 19.8 (16.2) 11.9 10.8 8.6 31.6 (3.4) (24.7) 7.3 3.9 4.1 6.2 3.2 9.8 5.8 1.2 1.0 0.84 0.58 15,609 62 32 0 6 12.8 65 127 31.9 0.81 ― ―
Pax World Balanced (PAXWX) 21.3 (30.8) 9.4 10.7 5.3 32.2 (2.8) (37.7) (5.7) (2.8) (2.6) 1.4 (1.6) 2.2 (1.8) 1.5 0.9 1.09 0.75 1,838 72 25 1 2 18.2 54 296 18.1 0.95 ― 0.25
Permanent Port (PRPFX) 19.0 (8.4) 12.4 13.8 7.6 27.8 (7.2) (15.1) 16.9 7.0 7.2 8.4 5.4 9.8 5.8 0.7 0.3 0.93 0.64 4,983 31 31 25 13 11.6 37 143 39.3 0.84 ― ―
Schwab MarketTrack Cons (SWCGX) 14.1 (18.4) 4.9 9.5 3.9 26.2 (8.8) (27.6) 4.4 (0.8) (0.6) 2.1 (0.9) 3.0 (1.0) 2.5 1.2 0.76 0.52 186 40 50 0 10 13.4 16 7 99.2 0.86 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Balanced (RPBAX) 28.2 (28.5) 7.1 13.7 5.5 43.6 8.6 (37.7) (5.7) (0.6) (0.4) 3.3 0.3 3.5 (0.5) 2.3 1.4 1.13 0.77 2,625 65 32 1 2 17.8 58 1,241 13.5 0.69 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Cap Apprec (PRWCX) 33.0 (27.2) 4.5 14.5 6.8 48.1 13.1 (36.4) (4.4) 0.4 0.6 4.4 1.4 9.2 5.2 2.2 1.3 1.26 0.86 8,784 61 16 9 14 5.5 94 218 30.9 0.74 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Pers Str Inc (PRSIX) 25.4 (20.4) 7.2 9.6 5.1 34.9 (0.1) (27.2) 4.8 2.3 2.5 4.3 1.3 5.2 1.2 2.4 1.2 0.87 0.59 819 45 40 1 14 22.5 67 1,272 34.4 0.72 ― ―
Value Line Inc & Gr (VALIX) 23.0 (21.6) 7.8 11.0 9.9 33.9 (1.1) (29.4) 2.6 1.3 1.5 4.9 1.9 4.0 0.0 1.3 1.4 0.94 0.64 340 57 14 6 24 9.2 86 523 10.1 1.05 ― 0.25
Vanguard Asset Alloc (VAAPX) 17.9 (36.4) 6.5 16.0 5.0 42.5 7.5 (49.2) (17.2) (7.2) (7.0) (0.6) (3.6) 1.4 (2.6) 1.7 0.4 1.37 0.94 7,966 64 8 2 26 0.1 16 539 35.0 0.39 ― ―
I Vanguard Bal Idx (VBINX) 20.0 (22.3) 6.1 11.0 4.6 35.3 0.3 (32.5) (0.5) (0.3) (0.1) 2.8 (0.2) 2.6 (1.4) 2.7 0.8 0.96 0.65 3,431 59 37 1 3 2.9 50 7,449 11.2 0.25 ― ―
Vanguard LifeSt Cons Gr (VSCGX) 17.0 (19.6) 6.9 10.6 4.4 28.9 (6.1) (27.9) 4.1 0.2 0.4 3.1 0.1 3.6 (0.4) 2.8 1.0 0.81 0.55 5,698 41 46 2 12 8.8 29 6 100.0 0.22 ― ―
Vanguard LifeSt Growth (VASGX) 24.9 (34.4) 7.4 16.1 6.8 49.6 14.6 (47.5) (15.5) (4.2) (4.0) 1.8 (1.2) 1.3 (2.7) 2.1 0.5 1.39 0.95 7,005 81 11 1 7 15.9 12 5 100.0 0.21 ― ―
Vanguard LifeSt Income (VASIX) 12.0 (10.6) 6.7 7.9 3.2 18.6 (16.4) (15.3) 16.7 2.2 2.4 3.5 0.5 4.6 0.6 3.1 1.2 0.53 0.36 1,834 21 64 2 13 4.9 27 5 100.0 0.22 ― ―
Vanguard LifeSt Mod Grth (VSMGX) 20.3 (26.5) 7.3 13.3 5.6 38.4 3.4 (37.8) (5.8) (1.8) (1.6) 2.6 (0.4) 2.7 (1.3) 2.4 0.8 1.08 0.74 7,911 61 29 1 9 11.9 25 5 100.0 0.22 ― ―
Vanguard STAR (VGSTX) 24.8 (25.2) 6.5 11.6 7.4 40.7 5.7 (35.6) (3.6) (0.2) 0.0 3.6 0.6 5.1 1.1 2.5 1.2 1.07 0.73 12,684 60 33 1 7 19.9 21 12 95.7 0.32 ― ―
Vanguard Tax-Mgd Bal (VTMFX) 19.1 (18.4) 5.1 9.0 4.8 27.7 (7.3) (25.1) 6.9 0.7 0.9 3.1 0.1 2.7 (1.3) 2.7 0.5 0.79 0.54 669 49 51 0 1 0.1 19 876 8.7 0.15 1.00R ―
Vanguard Wellesley Inc (VWINX) 16.0 (9.9) 5.6 11.2 3.4 27.9 (7.1) (18.8) 13.2 3.3 3.5 4.9 1.9 6.9 2.9 4.4 1.5 0.67 0.46 8,478 38 59 0 3 17.8 53 517 17.9 0.33 ― ―
Vanguard Wellington (VWELX) 22.2 (22.3) 8.3 14.9 6.8 38.1 3.1 (32.5) (0.5) 0.9 1.1 4.7 1.7 6.1 2.1 3.1 1.2 1.01 0.69 28,290 65 33 0 2 19.1 30 543 16.3 0.35 ― ―

Balanced: Global Category Average 24.6 (27.4) 9.1 11.5 7.0 40.6 0.0 (37.0) 0.0 (0.6) 0.0 2.9 0.0 2.8 0.0 3.4 1.4 1.00 0.85 364 54 38 7 0 26.5 93 314 72.7 1.00 ― ―
AmCent One Choice: Agg (AOGIX) 26.6 (33.9) 13.6 14.4 8.5 44.4 3.8 (43.7) (6.7) (1.7) (1.1) 3.4 0.5 ― ― 1.4 1.0 1.03 0.88 408 77 16 4 3 22.5 27 13 94.7 0.96 ― ―
AmCent One Choice: Mod (AOMIX) 21.7 (26.0) 9.8 12.9 6.5 36.8 (3.8) (35.6) 1.4 (0.4) 0.2 3.5 0.6 ― ― 1.8 1.1 0.83 0.71 620 62 25 6 7 19.9 32 14 91.0 0.87 ― ―
Fidelity Global Balanced (FGBLX) 22.5 (23.3) 13.7 13.7 9.0 39.3 (1.3) (34.6) 2.4 2.2 2.8 5.8 2.9 4.7 1.9 1.1 1.5 0.88 0.75 447 62 31 0 7 61.8 252 881 14.9 1.24 1.00R ―
Janus Smart Port Growth J (JSPGX) 35.7 (35.0) 15.7 18.5 ― 50.7 10.1 (43.1) (6.1) 0.7 1.3 ― ― ― ― 1.7 ― 1.12 0.95 199 59 17 20 4 16.7 55 16 86.7 1.06 ― ―
PIMCO All Asset D (PASDX) 22.4 (16.0) 7.9 4.6 5.8 33.5 (7.1) (23.3) 13.7 3.5 4.1 4.2 1.3 ― ― 7.3 2.1 0.79 0.68 302 0 116 14 (30) 18.4 89 32 77.1 1.26 ― 0.25
PIMCO AllAssetAllAuthor D (PAUDX) 18.9 (7.6) 9.4 2.4 ― 29.4 (11.2) (15.1) 21.9 6.3 6.9 5.5 2.6 ― ― 7.7 ― 0.73 0.62 213 (4) 130 15 (40) 13.6 117 30 93.5 1.39 ― 0.25
USAA Cornerstone Strat (USCRX) 34.6 (34.5) 6.0 13.8 5.5 56.0 15.4 (46.0) (9.0) (2.2) (1.6) 2.3 (0.6) 3.4 0.6 3.0 1.8 1.09 0.93 1,947 62 33 4 1 30.0 162 2,594 10.2 1.46 ― ―
Vanguard MgdPyt Gr&DisInv (VPGDX) 23.5 ― ― ― ― 41.0 0.4 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 5.3 ― 1.20 1.02 178 69 21 0 11 25.8 73 12 98.4 0.29 ― ―

Target Date: 2000-2014 Category Average 18.4 (19.3) 6.6 9.3 4.5 28.0 0.0 (26.9) 0.0 0.9 0.0 3.4 0.0 3.1 0.0 2.7 1.2 1.00 0.52 2,224 37 49 2 12 14.2 36 16 90.3 0.51 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2000 (FFFBX) 16.4 (14.0) 5.3 6.7 4.0 22.0 (6.0) (18.8) 8.1 1.8 0.9 3.2 (0.2) 3.1 0.0 2.5 1.4 0.72 0.38 1,693 24 47 2 27 5.2 33 24 87.8 0.49 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2005 (FFFVX) 23.3 (24.5) 7.2 9.2 5.6 35.1 7.1 (32.7) (5.8) 0.0 (0.9) 2.9 (0.5) ― ― 2.3 1.2 1.21 0.64 1,010 47 37 2 14 13.4 43 25 76.4 0.63 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2010 (FFFCX) 24.8 (25.4) 7.4 9.4 5.9 37.7 9.7 (34.0) (7.1) 0.0 (0.9) 3.0 (0.4) 2.7 (0.4) 2.4 1.3 1.28 0.68 11,252 51 36 3 11 15.3 39 25 73.9 0.64 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom Income (FFFAX) 16.1 (12.2) 4.8 6.3 3.7 20.9 (7.1) (16.2) 10.7 2.2 1.3 3.3 (0.1) 3.6 0.5 2.6 1.4 0.65 0.35 2,685 21 49 2 28 5.0 35 22 88.7 0.48 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2005 (TRRFX) 24.5 (22.3) 6.6 11.5 5.5 36.3 8.3 (30.4) (3.5) 1.0 0.1 3.9 0.5 ― ― 3.1 1.2 1.19 0.63 860 49 42 1 8 20.1 37 15 92.2 0.60 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2010 (TRRAX) 27.9 (26.8) 6.6 12.8 6.2 41.8 13.8 (35.7) (8.8) 0.0 (0.9) 3.7 0.3 ― ― 2.8 1.1 1.39 0.74 3,820 59 34 1 6 21.3 27 17 85.8 0.64 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt Inc (TRRIX) 22.0 (18.4) 6.0 9.9 4.8 31.1 3.1 (25.1) 1.8 1.8 0.9 4.0 0.6 ― ― 2.9 1.3 1.00 0.53 1,370 42 45 1 12 17.8 32 15 93.2 0.58 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2005 (VTOVX) 16.1 (15.9) 8.1 8.2 3.5 26.4 (1.6) (23.4) 3.5 1.8 0.9 3.4 0.0 ― ― 2.5 1.0 0.96 0.51 1,965 38 55 1 6 10.2 44 8 100.0 0.18 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2010 (VTENX) 19.3 (20.7) 7.7 ― ― 33.2 5.2 (30.3) (3.4) 0.6 (0.3) ― ― ― ― 2.4 ― 1.18 0.62 3,440 51 45 1 3 12.8 41 7 100.0 0.19 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt Inc (VTINX) 14.2 (11.0) 8.1 6.3 3.3 21.9 (6.1) (16.4) 10.5 3.2 2.3 3.8 0.4 ― ― 2.6 1.2 0.79 0.42 2,745 30 61 1 9 8.6 14 8 100.0 0.19 ― ―

Target Date: 2015-2029 Category Average 25.7 (29.1) 7.0 12.5 6.4 42.3 0.0 (39.6) 0.0 (1.6) 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.00 0.81 4,827 61 27 6 5 18.4 30 422 79.9 0.67 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2015 (FFVFX) 25.6 (27.2) 7.8 10.3 7.0 39.2 (3.1) (36.2) 3.4 (0.5) 1.1 3.1 0.4 ― ― 2.2 1.2 0.89 0.72 8,560 54 34 2 10 15.8 36 25 74.0 0.67 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2020 (FFFDX) 28.8 (32.2) 8.5 11.6 7.7 46.0 3.7 (42.3) (2.7) (1.8) (0.2) 2.6 (0.1) 1.7 1.1 2.3 1.2 1.05 0.85 20,182 65 28 2 5 18.3 35 25 76.7 0.72 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2025 (FFTWX) 30.0 (33.7) 8.6 11.8 8.1 48.6 6.3 (44.2) (4.6) (2.2) (0.6) 2.5 (0.2) ― ― 2.0 1.1 1.10 0.89 8,881 71 24 2 4 19.4 29 23 78.3 0.74 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2015 (TRRGX) 31.3 (30.3) 6.7 13.7 6.6 47.3 5.0 (39.9) (0.3) (0.8) 0.8 3.4 0.7 ― ― 2.2 1.0 1.03 0.83 4,018 67 27 1 5 22.4 24 17 85.2 0.69 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2020 (TRRBX) 34.2 (33.5) 6.7 14.6 7.1 52.1 9.8 (43.6) (4.0) (1.6) 0.0 3.2 0.5 ― ― 2.0 1.0 1.13 0.91 7,132 74 21 1 4 23.2 18 17 86.0 0.73 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2025 (TRRHX) 36.3 (36.0) 6.8 15.4 7.4 56.1 13.8 (46.5) (6.9) (2.3) (0.7) 2.9 0.2 ― ― 1.7 0.9 1.22 0.98 4,011 81 15 1 3 24.1 17 17 88.1 0.76 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2015 (VTXVX) 21.2 (24.1) 7.5 11.4 4.9 37.9 (4.4) (34.9) 4.7 (0.4) 1.2 2.9 0.2 ― ― 2.4 0.8 0.87 0.71 10,405 61 35 1 3 14.7 37 6 100.0 0.18 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2020 (VTWNX) 23.1 (27.1) 7.5 ― ― 41.9 (0.4) (38.7) 0.9 (1.2) 0.4 ― ― ― ― 2.2 ― 0.96 0.78 6,577 68 29 1 3 15.9 27 6 100.0 0.19 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2025 (VTTVX) 24.8 (30.1) 7.5 13.2 5.4 46.0 3.7 (42.4) (2.8) (2.1) (0.5) 2.3 (0.4) ― ― 2.2 0.6 1.06 0.85 10,949 76 22 1 2 16.9 21 6 100.0 0.18 ― ―

Target Date: 2030+ Category Average 31.4 (36.0) 7.6 14.8 7.9 53.6 0.0 (48.1) 0.0 (3.3) 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.5 0.9 1.00 1.02 2,626 75 11 12 3 19.6 17 288 87.4 0.67 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2030 (FFFEX) 30.5 (37.0) 9.2 12.9 8.8 52.0 (1.6) (48.3) (0.2) (3.5) (0.2) 2.0 (0.3) 0.8 0.0 1.9 1.1 0.95 0.97 14,111 78 18 1 3 21.0 23 23 79.7 0.76 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2035 (FFTHX) 31.2 (37.8) 9.2 12.9 9.0 53.6 0.0 (49.3) (1.2) (3.8) (0.5) 1.9 (0.4) ― ― 1.7 1.0 0.98 1.00 5,734 82 14 1 3 21.7 20 22 80.7 0.78 ― ―

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Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Target Date and Bond Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
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Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
Fidelity Freedom 2040 (FFFFX) 31.6 (38.8) 9.3 13.4 9.0 54.9 1.3 (50.5) (2.4) (4.2) (0.9) 1.7 (0.6) ― ― 1.7 1.1 1.00 1.03 8,254 83 13 1 2 22.2 17 22 81.1 0.79 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2045 (FFFGX) 32.0 (39.2) 9.5 ― ― 55.6 2.0 (51.0) (2.9) (4.2) (0.9) ― ― ― ― 1.7 ― 1.01 1.04 1,845 84 13 1 2 22.4 17 22 82.9 0.80 ― ―
Fidelity Freedom 2050 (FFFHX) 32.4 (40.7) 9.7 ― ― 57.6 4.0 (52.7) (4.6) (4.8) (1.5) ― ― ― ― 1.5 ― 1.05 1.08 1,489 88 9 1 2 25.1 20 22 85.6 0.82 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2030 (TRRCX) 38.0 (37.8) 6.8 16.1 8.1 59.2 5.6 (48.6) (0.5) (2.9) 0.4 2.8 0.5 ― ― 1.5 0.8 1.01 1.04 5,356 86 11 1 2 24.6 12 16 89.8 0.78 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2035 (TRRJX) 39.0 (38.9) 6.8 16.1 8.0 61.4 7.8 (49.9) (1.8) (3.2) 0.1 2.6 0.3 ― ― 1.3 0.8 1.04 1.07 2,494 90 7 1 2 24.8 11 16 90.8 0.79 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2040 (TRRDX) 39.1 (38.9) 6.7 16.2 8.1 61.4 7.8 (49.8) (1.7) (3.2) 0.1 2.6 0.3 ― ― 1.3 0.8 1.04 1.07 3,203 90 7 1 2 24.8 10 16 91.0 0.79 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2045 (TRRKX) 39.0 (38.9) 6.8 16.1 ― 61.3 7.7 (49.8) (1.7) (3.2) 0.1 ― ― ― ― 1.3 ― 1.04 1.07 1,141 90 7 1 2 24.7 12 16 91.0 0.79 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2055 (TRRNX) 39.0 (38.9) 6.8 ― ― 61.4 7.8 (49.9) (1.8) (3.2) 0.1 ― ― ― ― 1.3 ― 1.04 1.07 115 90 7 1 2 25.1 19 16 91.0 0.79 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Rtmt 2050 (TRRMX) 38.9 (38.8) 6.8 ― ― 61.2 7.6 (49.9) (1.8) (3.2) 0.1 ― ― ― ― 1.3 ― 1.04 1.07 381 90 7 1 2 24.8 8 16 91.1 0.79 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2030 (VTHRX) 26.7 (33.0) 7.4 ― ― 50.4 (3.2) (45.9) 2.2 (3.0) 0.3 ― ― ― ― 2.0 ― 0.91 0.93 4,712 83 15 1 2 18.1 13 6 100.0 0.19 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2035 (VTTHX) 28.1 (34.7) 7.4 15.2 6.3 53.7 0.1 (48.0) 0.1 (3.5) (0.2) 1.9 (0.4) ― ― 2.1 0.5 0.96 0.98 7,563 89 9 0 1 19.1 9 6 100.0 0.18 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2040 (VFORX) 28.3 (34.6) 7.4 ― ― 53.8 0.2 (47.9) 0.2 (3.4) (0.1) ― ― ― ― 1.9 ― 0.95 0.97 2,764 89 9 0 1 19.1 9 6 100.0 0.19 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2045 (VTIVX) 28.1 (34.6) 7.4 15.9 6.9 53.6 0.0 (47.9) 0.2 (3.5) (0.2) 2.2 (0.1) ― ― 2.1 0.5 0.96 0.98 3,979 89 9 0 1 19.0 10 6 100.0 0.18 ― ―
Vanguard Target Rtmt 2050 (VFIFX) 28.3 (34.7) 7.4 ― ― 53.7 0.1 (47.9) 0.2 (3.4) (0.1) ― ― ― ― 1.9 ― 0.95 0.97 1,074 89 9 0 1 19.1 8 6 100.0 0.19 ― ―

Corporate High-Yield Bond Category Average 39.6 (20.8) 2.5 9.6 2.2 37.0 0.0 (20.4) 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.6 0.0 5.2 0.0 6.9 2.5 1.00 0.68 1,255 1 82 3 14 8.8 195 242 19.8 0.97 ― ―
Buffalo High-Yield (BUFHX) 44.0 (21.3) 3.7 8.6 (0.9) 39.4 2.4 (19.7) 0.7 5.5 1.5 4.8 0.2 7.0 1.8 6.0 2.2 0.94 0.64 161 0 68 21 11 0.0 7 79 31.5 1.03 2.00R ―
Fidelity Capital & Inc (FAGIX) 72.1 (31.9) 3.7 13.0 5.0 71.5 34.5 (33.2) (12.8) 6.7 2.7 7.6 3.0 6.8 1.6 6.6 2.4 1.35 0.92 11,342 10 82 2 7 14.3 48 546 11.2 0.75 1.00R ―
Fidelity Float Rt Hi Inc (FFRHX) 28.8 (16.5) 2.6 6.4 4.2 20.2 (16.8) (11.0) 9.4 3.3 (0.7) 4.1 (0.5) ― ― 3.0 1.8 0.72 0.49 2,408 0 84 0 15 4.7 25 401 16.9 0.75 1.00R ―
Fidelity Focused Hi Inc (FHIFX) 35.0 (20.5) 3.0 8.5 2.8 28.3 (8.7) (16.5) 3.9 3.4 (0.6) 4.3 (0.3) ― ― 6.5 2.2 0.96 0.65 427 0 94 1 5 11.8 44 251 13.9 0.85 1.00R ―
Fidelity High Income (SPHIX) 51.4 (23.8) 2.3 10.7 3.4 46.4 9.4 (22.0) (1.6) 5.7 1.7 6.2 1.6 4.6 (0.6) 6.7 2.6 1.14 0.78 6,942 0 93 3 4 9.4 27 458 10.1 0.75 1.00R ―
Iron Strategic Income (IFUNX) 35.5 (8.1) 5.4 ― ― 31.4 (5.6) (5.0) 15.4 9.5 5.5 ― ― ― ― 4.2 ― 0.57 0.39 310 0 84 6 10 12.0 286 25 80.4 1.57 1.00R ―
Janus High-Yield J (JAHYX) 40.8 (19.4) 1.3 11.1 2.7 37.3 0.3 (18.7) 1.7 4.8 0.8 5.6 1.0 6.2 1.0 10.8 3.0 0.96 0.65 910 0 91 3 7 8.4 109 247 11.8 0.91 2.00R ―
Northern High Yield F\I (NHFIX) 33.5 (19.4) 1.3 10.0 1.7 28.1 (8.9) (17.7) 2.7 2.9 (1.1) 4.1 (0.5) 5.2 0.0 8.9 2.7 0.92 0.62 2,514 0 98 1 2 15.3 97 152 12.5 0.90 2.00R ―
Nubrgr Brmn HInc Bd Inv (NHINX) 51.5 (19.1) 1.6 8.0 1.6 46.5 9.5 (18.3) 2.1 7.6 3.6 6.4 1.8 7.2 2.0 8.3 2.6 1.05 0.72 444 0 94 0 6 5.7 115 178 20.0 0.93 ― ―
Pax World High Yield (PAXHX) 38.7 (20.7) 5.8 10.1 2.3 28.4 (8.6) (15.1) 5.3 5.2 1.2 5.5 0.9 5.8 0.6 8.2 2.7 0.97 0.66 297 1 96 1 3 25.8 29 104 18.2 1.01 ― 0.25
Payden High Income (PYHRX) 31.7 (20.4) 2.6 8.8 2.3 26.6 (10.4) (18.4) 2.0 2.4 (1.6) 3.7 (0.9) 4.9 (0.3) 7.8 2.7 0.97 0.66 707 0 96 1 3 7.1 50 256 14.9 0.73 2.00R ―
T. Rowe Price Hi-Yld (PRHYX) 49.1 (24.5) 3.1 9.7 3.4 44.3 7.3 (23.1) (2.7) 5.1 1.1 5.7 1.1 6.5 1.3 7.6 2.7 1.07 0.73 5,042 2 87 8 3 10.0 54 523 9.4 0.80 1.00R ―
TIAA-CREF HiYld Rtl (TIYRX) 41.5 (19.6) 3.6 ― ― 38.5 1.5 (18.6) 1.8 5.6 1.6 ― ― ― ― 8.2 ― 1.00 0.68 135 0 95 2 3 9.7 79 239 10.8 0.75 2.00R 0.25
Vanguard Hi-Yld Corp (VWEHX) 39.0 (21.3) 2.0 8.2 2.7 35.4 (1.6) (20.3) 0.1 3.7 (0.3) 4.4 (0.2) 5.0 (0.2) 7.4 2.6 1.10 0.75 5,701 0 95 2 3 11.4 21 329 9.8 0.32 1.00R ―
WF Adv S/T H/Y Bd Inv (STHBX) 15.2 (5.9) 3.2 5.9 2.9 10.5 (26.5) (1.8) 18.6 3.8 (0.2) 4.1 (0.5) 3.8 (1.4) 5.2 1.9 0.45 0.30 153 0 85 3 12 5.7 46 140 12.0 0.86 2.00R ―

Convertible Bond Category Average 38.0 (29.3) 8.9 13.2 4.9 45.7 0.0 (34.1) 0.0 1.3 0.0 4.3 0.0 3.9 0.0 3.4 1.5 1.00 0.85 1,020 15 16 63 7 3.5 77 121 24.7 1.07 ― ―
Fidelity Convertible Sec (FCVSX) 64.1 (47.8) 16.2 15.1 5.9 78.9 33.2 (54.1) (20.0) (0.2) (1.5) 3.9 (0.4) 4.7 0.8 4.3 1.2 1.61 1.38 2,414 11 11 70 8 2.0 39 157 35.2 0.78 ― ―
Northern Income Equity (NOIEX) 32.2 (30.9) 5.4 18.2 5.8 51.6 5.9 (41.7) (7.6) (1.3) (2.6) 3.8 (0.5) 4.8 0.9 2.1 1.6 1.07 0.91 289 56 0 36 7 6.7 21 66 22.4 1.00 ― ―
Osterweis Strategic Inc (OSTIX) 24.8 (5.6) 3.4 9.9 2.6 22.6 (23.1) (3.9) 30.2 6.8 5.5 6.6 2.3 ― ― 6.1 2.1 0.32 0.27 604 0 43 44 13 5.9 89 75 29.7 1.26 2.00R ―
C Vanguard Convertible Sec (VCVSX) 40.8 (29.8) 10.6 12.9 6.6 42.3 (3.4) (33.0) 1.1 3.0 1.7 5.6 1.3 5.4 1.5 3.8 1.9 1.02 0.87 1,768 1 11 85 4 1.8 77 144 21.5 0.72 1.00R ―

Mortgage-Backed Bond Category Average 6.8 1.2 5.9 4.2 2.4 6.5 0.0 3.4 0.0 4.5 0.0 4.0 0.0 5.1 0.0 4.5 1.7 1.00 0.18 1,622 0 95 1 4 0.0 318 1,742 46.6 0.70 ― ―
AmCent Ginnie Mae Inv (BGNMX) 5.6 7.0 6.4 4.0 2.8 4.8 (1.7) 10.2 6.8 6.4 1.9 5.2 1.2 5.7 0.6 4.2 1.6 0.97 0.17 1,402 0 94 0 6 0.0 330 1,748 39.6 0.54 ― ―
Fidelity Ginnie Mae (FGMNX) 6.9 7.1 6.7 4.1 2.6 5.7 (0.8) 10.4 7.0 6.9 2.4 5.5 1.5 6.0 0.9 3.9 1.7 0.91 0.16 7,268 0 79 0 21 0.0 464 179 71.5 0.45 ― ―
Fidelity Mtg Sec (FMSFX) 9.5 1.2 (0.5) 4.8 2.4 9.0 2.5 2.0 (1.4) 3.3 (1.2) 3.5 (0.5) 5.3 0.2 5.2 1.7 0.80 0.14 803 0 88 0 12 1.1 476 334 48.8 0.45 ― ―
Payden GNMA (PYGNX) 6.4 7.6 6.2 4.4 2.9 5.5 (1.0) 10.8 7.4 6.7 2.2 5.5 1.5 6.3 1.2 4.9 1.8 0.94 0.17 612 0 96 0 4 0.0 32 168 39.2 0.51 ― ―
PIMCO GNMA D (PGNDX) 9.3 4.8 7.0 4.6 2.8 7.7 1.2 8.4 5.0 7.0 2.5 5.7 1.7 6.5 1.4 3.4 1.7 0.89 0.16 132 0 112 7 (19) 0.0 1,652 545 93.7 0.90 ― 0.25
Schwab GNMA (SWGSX) 5.7 6.0 7.9 3.8 2.6 4.9 (1.6) 9.6 6.2 6.5 2.0 5.2 1.2 ― ― 3.9 1.6 0.89 0.16 379 0 83 0 17 0.0 614 401 37.1 0.57 ― ―
T. Rowe Price GNMA (PRGMX) 6.3 5.6 6.5 3.8 2.7 5.8 (0.7) 8.2 4.8 6.1 1.6 5.0 1.0 5.8 0.7 4.5 1.7 0.86 0.15 1,539 0 93 2 5 0.0 108 2,347 44.4 0.66 ― ―
TCW Total Return Bond N (TGMNX) 19.5 0.8 6.1 5.0 2.9 18.0 11.5 3.2 (0.2) 8.5 4.0 6.7 2.7 7.4 2.3 9.3 2.0 1.23 0.22 3,610 0 90 0 9 0.0 16 536 14.5 0.73 ― 0.25
USAA GNMA (USGNX) 5.4 7.2 6.2 4.1 2.7 4.7 (1.8) 10.2 6.8 6.3 1.8 5.1 1.1 5.9 0.8 4.0 1.6 0.86 0.15 595 0 92 2 6 0.0 20 126 33.4 0.55 ― ―
Vanguard GNMA (VFIIX) 5.2 7.2 7.0 4.3 3.3 4.8 (1.7) 10.0 6.6 6.5 2.0 5.4 1.4 6.2 1.1 3.9 1.7 0.97 0.17 17,777 0 78 4 18 0.0 63 28,991 21.6 0.23 ― ―

Gov’t Bond: Short-Term Category Average 1.6 4.9 6.3 3.8 1.6 1.8 0.0 6.5 0.0 4.2 0.0 3.5 0.0 4.3 0.0 2.0 1.2 1.00 0.10 575 0 78 0 22 0.3 197 70 50.8 0.56 ― ―
AmCent S/T Gov Inv (TWUSX) 2.6 4.7 6.3 3.9 1.6 2.4 0.6 6.7 0.2 4.5 0.3 3.8 0.3 4.0 (0.3) 1.8 1.2 0.85 0.09 1,079 0 87 0 13 0.0 142 142 46.5 0.57 ― ―
AmCent Target 2010 Inv (BTTNX) 0.0 6.9 8.3 2.8 1.3 0.6 (1.2) 9.1 2.6 5.0 0.8 3.8 0.3 6.9 2.6 3.7 1.6 1.40 0.14 187 0 70 0 31 3.1 30 31 61.1 0.57 ― ―
I Fid Spt S/T Tr Bd Ix Inv (FSBIX) (0.2) 8.7 7.8 3.5 ― 0.8 (1.0) 10.2 3.7 5.4 1.2 ― ― ― ― 1.7 ― 1.40 0.14 196 0 97 0 3 0.0 116 63 37.7 0.20 ― ―
Northern Sh-Int US Govt (NSIUX) 0.9 7.5 5.4 3.9 0.6 1.6 (0.2) 8.8 2.3 4.6 0.4 3.6 0.1 4.3 0.0 1.0 1.2 1.35 0.14 797 0 73 0 27 0.0 1,170 40 57.5 0.90 ― ―
Payden U.S. Government (PYUSX) 2.8 7.5 7.0 4.0 1.0 2.9 1.1 9.8 3.3 5.8 1.6 4.4 0.9 5.0 0.7 2.6 1.3 1.15 0.12 100 0 93 1 5 0.0 104 76 34.7 0.61 ― ―
Vanguard Short-Tm Trs (VFISX) 1.4 6.6 7.8 3.7 1.7 1.5 (0.3) 9.1 2.6 5.3 1.1 4.2 0.7 4.9 0.6 1.6 1.3 1.15 0.12 2,336 0 98 0 3 0.0 156 50 63.6 0.22 ― ―
Vanguard ShtTm Fed (VSGBX) 2.7 7.0 7.4 4.3 1.8 2.6 0.8 9.5 3.0 5.7 1.5 4.6 1.1 5.1 0.8 2.4 1.4 1.15 0.12 2,559 0 87 1 12 0.0 109 161 41.7 0.22 ― ―

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Index Fund
Bond Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
Gov’t Bond: Intermed-Term Category Average 1.0 9.6 7.8 3.4 2.1 2.6 0.0 10.7 0.0 6.0 0.0 4.7 0.0 5.8 0.0 3.3 1.5 1.00 0.24 815 0 95 0 5 0.9 220 306 48.5 0.60 ― ―
AmCent Govt Bd Inv (CPTNX) 3.0 9.5 7.8 3.9 2.4 3.3 0.7 12.3 1.6 6.7 0.7 5.3 0.6 6.0 0.2 3.3 1.5 0.83 0.20 986 0 95 1 5 0.0 335 114 34.0 0.49 ― ―
AmCent Target 2015 Inv (BTFTX) (1.6) 12.7 10.0 2.0 4.9 2.1 (0.5) 12.9 2.2 6.9 0.9 5.5 0.8 8.6 2.8 4.2 1.7 1.75 0.43 276 0 100 0 0 9.0 21 52 59.2 0.57 ― ―
I Fid Spt Int Tr Bd Ix Inv (FIBIX) (5.1) 16.3 10.0 2.6 ― (1.0) (3.6) 15.8 5.1 6.7 0.7 ― ― ― ― 3.1 ― 1.54 0.38 1,178 0 99 0 1 0.0 89 39 46.9 0.20 ― ―
Fidelity Government Inc (FGOVX) 1.2 11.0 7.8 3.5 2.4 2.6 0.0 12.5 1.8 6.6 0.6 5.1 0.4 6.1 0.3 3.1 1.6 0.90 0.22 4,615 0 89 0 11 3.2 380 296 24.4 0.45 ― ―
Fidelity Interm Govt Inc (FSTGX) 0.8 10.0 7.8 3.6 1.4 1.7 (0.9) 11.9 1.2 6.2 0.2 4.7 0.0 5.6 (0.2) 2.2 1.3 0.73 0.18 1,497 0 92 0 8 1.3 305 277 32.0 0.45 ― ―
T. Rowe Price US Try Int (PRTIX) (1.4) 14.1 9.9 2.5 1.5 1.0 (1.6) 15.6 4.9 7.3 1.3 5.1 0.4 6.0 0.2 2.9 1.4 1.29 0.31 551 0 99 0 1 0.0 102 178 74.0 0.52 ― ―
Vanguard Int-Tm Treas (VFITX) (1.7) 13.3 9.9 3.1 2.3 1.3 (1.3) 14.0 3.3 7.0 1.0 5.2 0.5 6.7 0.9 3.1 1.7 1.31 0.32 2,422 0 96 0 4 0.7 88 53 63.8 0.25 ― ―
WF Adv Govt Secs Inv (STVSX) 3.5 7.5 6.9 3.5 2.1 4.3 1.7 9.0 (1.7) 6.0 0.0 4.7 0.0 5.9 0.1 3.8 1.6 0.79 0.19 1,080 0 87 0 13 1.3 368 260 29.4 0.95 ― ―

Gov’t Bond: Long-Term Category Average (18.0) 30.7 10.4 (0.3) 8.5 (6.6) 0.0 20.0 0.0 5.5 0.0 4.4 0.0 7.4 0.0 3.2 1.6 1.00 0.86 233 0 91 0 9 0.8 584 26 77.9 0.83 ― ―
AmCent Target 2025 Inv (BTTRX) (22.3) 26.7 9.7 (1.4) 14.6 (7.8) (1.2) 12.3 (7.7) 2.6 (2.9) 4.1 (0.3) 8.4 1.0 4.4 1.7 1.18 1.02 138 0 100 0 0 0.0 32 33 72.2 0.57 ― ―
Dreyfus US Try L/T (DRGBX) (13.2) 21.5 10.3 1.2 5.6 (3.8) 2.8 14.6 (5.4) 5.2 (0.3) 4.5 0.1 6.1 (1.3) 4.3 1.5 0.76 0.65 68 0 92 0 8 0.0 114 15 97.3 0.65 ― ―
I Fid Spt L/T Tr Bd Ix Inv (FLBIX) (13.5) 24.1 9.5 1.7 ― (3.8) 2.8 16.3 (3.7) 5.5 0.0 ― ― ― ― 4.0 ― 0.77 0.66 168 0 99 0 1 0.0 91 35 48.1 0.20 ― ―
T. Rowe Price US Try L/T (PRULX) (10.9) 23.2 9.9 1.0 5.4 (2.2) 4.4 17.2 (2.8) 6.5 1.0 5.1 0.7 7.0 (0.4) 3.8 1.9 0.75 0.64 284 0 100 0 0 0.0 84 99 88.7 0.55 ― ―
Vanguard Long-Tm US Try (VUSTX) (12.1) 22.5 9.2 1.7 6.6 (2.9) 3.7 15.5 (4.5) 5.5 0.0 5.0 0.6 7.4 0.0 4.2 1.9 0.75 0.64 1,431 0 99 0 1 0.0 80 22 75.1 0.25 ― ―
Wasatch-Hoisington US Tr (WHOSX) (22.6) 37.7 10.0 (0.2) 10.4 (9.5) (2.9) 24.2 4.2 5.4 (0.1) 5.2 0.8 7.8 0.4 3.5 1.3 1.11 0.95 139 0 99 0 1 0.0 62 12 98.5 0.74 2.00R ―

Inflation-Protected Bond Category Average 11.0 (2.5) 10.7 0.0 2.3 12.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.0 4.2 0.0 7.3 0.0 1.2 1.4 1.00 0.45 2,417 0 101 0 (1) 1.4 146 247 57.0 0.52 ― ―
AmCent Inf-Adj Bond Inv (ACITX) 10.5 (1.1) 10.9 0.0 2.4 11.2 (0.9) 2.0 2.0 6.6 0.4 4.4 0.2 7.2 (0.1) 1.5 1.4 0.95 0.43 2,084 0 93 0 7 0.6 18 71 52.0 0.49 ― ―
AmCent Inflation Prot Bd Inv (APOIX) 11.4 (1.3) 10.9 0.0 ― 12.1 0.0 1.8 1.8 6.8 0.6 ― ― ― ― 1.6 ― 0.95 0.43 83 0 96 0 4 1.2 37 120 46.3 0.49 ― ―
Fidelity Inflation-Protec Bd (FINPX) 9.6 (2.4) 9.0 0.2 2.1 11.1 (1.0) (0.5) (0.5) 5.3 (0.9) 3.6 (0.6) ― ― 0.8 1.4 0.99 0.44 2,153 0 100 0 0 0.0 43 40 47.6 0.45 ― ―
PIMCO Real Ret D (PRRDX) 17.0 (6.9) 11.0 (0.2) 2.1 17.1 5.0 (3.4) (3.4) 6.5 0.3 4.3 0.1 7.5 0.2 2.4 1.9 1.18 0.53 1,339 0 121 0 (21) 7.0 915 1,627 71.4 0.85 ― 0.25
Schwab Inflation Prot (SWRSX) 9.2 (2.0) 10.6 ― ― 10.9 (1.2) (0.1) (0.1) 5.8 (0.4) ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 0.99 0.44 291 0 98 0 2 0.0 78 29 67.3 0.50 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Infl Pro Bd (PRIPX) 10.4 (1.9) 11.1 0.0 2.3 11.7 (0.4) 0.6 0.6 6.4 0.2 4.2 0.0 ― ― 1.3 1.2 0.97 0.43 307 0 97 0 3 2.0 34 36 63.7 0.50 ― ―
TIAA-CREF InflLkRtl (TCILX) 9.4 (1.7) 10.9 0.0 2.6 11.3 (0.8) 0.1 0.1 6.1 (0.1) 4.1 (0.1) ― ― 0.7 1.4 1.00 0.45 134 0 100 0 0 0.0 17 29 48.1 0.69 ― 0.25
Vanguard Infl-Prot Secs (VIPSX) 10.8 (2.9) 11.5 0.4 2.5 11.5 (0.6) 0.1 0.1 6.3 0.1 4.3 0.1 ― ― 1.7 1.5 1.01 0.45 12,946 0 99 0 1 0.0 28 26 60.1 0.25 ― ―

General Bond: Short-Term Category Average 10.2 (5.6) 4.2 4.6 2.0 10.0 0.0 (4.7) 0.0 2.5 0.0 2.7 0.0 4.2 0.0 4.0 1.5 1.00 0.21 1,351 0 84 1 14 7.5 115 466 27.9 0.64 ― ―
AmCent Short Duration Inv (ACSNX) 5.0 5.4 6.2 ― ― 4.7 (5.3) 7.7 12.4 5.6 3.1 ― ― ― ― 2.4 ― 0.39 0.08 59 0 92 0 8 6.7 182 200 35.9 0.62 ― ―
Fidelity Sh-Term Bond (FSHBX) 7.3 (3.7) 1.6 4.6 2.1 7.1 (2.9) (3.0) 1.7 1.6 (0.9) 2.3 (0.4) 3.9 (0.3) 2.7 1.4 0.59 0.12 6,982 0 90 0 11 7.4 264 1,087 34.7 0.45 ― ―
Homestead Short-Term Bd (HOSBX) 16.3 (3.6) 4.6 4.3 2.2 14.6 4.6 (1.3) 3.4 5.5 3.0 4.6 1.9 4.6 0.4 6.4 1.6 0.80 0.17 245 0 74 0 26 2.4 56 457 14.2 0.81 ― ―
Janus Short-Term Bond J (JASBX) 8.5 4.6 5.2 4.2 1.5 7.9 (2.1) 6.4 11.1 6.1 3.6 4.8 2.1 4.7 0.5 3.5 1.3 0.39 0.08 1,346 0 87 0 13 11.8 127 258 30.1 0.65 ― ―
Metro West Low Dur M (MWLDX) 15.1 (14.7) 2.5 6.1 2.7 16.8 6.8 (16.0) (11.3) 0.2 (2.3) 1.8 (0.9) 3.2 (1.0) 5.3 1.8 1.49 0.31 983 0 72 0 28 3.4 38 366 12.3 0.60 ― 0.19
Payden Short Bond (PYSBX) 6.7 1.1 5.9 4.2 1.3 6.4 (3.6) 3.0 7.7 4.5 2.0 3.8 1.1 4.6 0.4 3.6 1.4 0.46 0.10 388 0 88 0 12 25.3 107 176 21.3 0.56 ― ―
PIMCO Low Duration D (PLDDX) 13.0 (1.6) 7.5 3.4 1.2 14.2 4.2 (0.6) 4.1 6.1 3.6 4.6 1.9 4.9 0.7 3.2 1.5 1.17 0.24 1,064 0 104 11 (15) 7.2 223 3,197 22.6 0.75 ― 0.25
T. Rowe Price S/T Bond (PRWBX) 9.0 1.2 5.4 4.3 1.7 7.3 (2.7) 3.9 8.6 5.1 2.6 4.3 1.6 4.8 0.6 3.5 1.4 0.59 0.12 3,663 0 81 1 18 9.0 32 586 20.2 0.55 ― ―
Thompson Plumb Bond (THOPX) 24.8 (2.1) 5.6 5.7 (0.1) 22.9 12.9 0.5 5.2 8.9 6.4 6.4 3.7 6.8 2.6 5.2 1.8 2.46 0.51 144 0 75 2 23 3.8 110 283 18.5 0.80 ― ―
USAA Short-Term Bond (USSBX) 14.0 (2.6) 5.7 4.7 2.2 12.3 2.3 0.3 5.0 5.5 3.0 4.7 2.0 4.1 (0.1) 4.6 1.5 0.71 0.15 1,248 0 95 1 5 5.5 31 438 9.3 0.72 ― ―
I Vanguard Sh-Tm Bd Idx (VBISX) 4.2 5.4 7.2 4.0 1.3 4.4 (5.6) 7.4 12.1 5.6 3.1 4.4 1.7 5.0 0.8 2.8 1.3 0.63 0.13 5,283 0 95 0 5 8.5 101 1,161 15.6 0.22 ― ―
Vanguard Sht-Tm Inv-Grade (VFSTX) 14.0 (4.8) 5.8 4.9 2.2 12.3 2.3 (2.1) 2.6 4.7 2.2 4.2 1.5 4.9 0.7 3.9 1.5 1.00 0.21 14,722 0 83 1 17 10.3 49 1,104 15.9 0.26 ― ―
Weitz Short-Interm Inc (WEFIX) 10.8 2.2 6.1 4.0 1.6 9.7 (0.3) 5.4 10.1 6.3 3.8 4.9 2.2 5.5 1.3 3.3 1.3 0.71 0.15 518 2 77 1 20 0.9 25 146 22.2 0.72 ― ―
WF Adv S/T Bond Inv (SSTBX) 9.4 (0.6) 4.4 4.3 1.9 8.0 (2.0) 1.4 6.1 4.3 1.8 3.8 1.1 3.7 (0.5) 3.3 1.5 0.54 0.11 263 0 88 0 12 9.3 50 233 15.5 0.85 ― ―

General Bond: Intermed-Term Category Average 13.4 (2.4) 5.0 4.6 2.1 14.2 0.0 (2.0) 0.0 5.0 0.0 4.3 0.0 5.8 0.0 4.5 1.7 1.00 0.27 3,003 0 90 3 7 8.1 168 1,168 27.5 0.66 ― ―
Bernstein Interm Dur (SNIDX) 17.2 (4.5) 5.4 4.5 2.4 18.6 4.4 (4.1) (2.1) 5.7 0.7 4.8 0.5 5.5 (0.3) 4.6 1.7 1.11 0.31 5,224 0 92 2 6 13.7 82 540 22.7 0.57 ― ―
Dodge & Cox Income (DODIX) 16.0 (0.3) 4.6 5.3 1.9 16.9 2.7 (0.3) 1.7 6.6 1.6 5.4 1.1 6.8 1.0 5.2 1.2 1.05 0.29 19,240 0 91 0 9 2.0 24 505 18.4 0.43 ― ―
I Dreyfus Bond Mkt Idx Bas (DBIRX) 4.7 5.8 7.0 4.1 2.1 6.1 (8.1) 6.6 8.6 5.8 0.8 4.7 0.4 6.0 0.2 4.0 1.6 0.76 0.21 945 0 93 1 6 5.1 25 1,588 8.9 0.15 ― ―
Driehaus Active Income (LCMAX) 22.1 0.4 1.3 4.5 ― 18.7 4.5 3.1 5.1 7.5 2.5 ― ― ― ― 15.3 ― 0.84 0.23 1,087 (7) 27 28 52 4.5 150 128 55.9 1.00 ― ―
Fidelity Interm Bond (FTHRX) 17.1 (5.9) 3.9 4.2 1.7 16.2 2.0 (3.8) (1.8) 4.6 (0.4) 3.9 (0.4) 5.5 (0.3) 4.4 1.6 0.95 0.26 4,353 0 92 1 7 11.1 66 1,432 25.3 0.45 ― ―
Fidelity Invt Grade Bond (FBNDX) 16.0 (7.2) 2.9 4.9 2.8 15.7 1.5 (5.7) (3.7) 3.5 (1.5) 3.6 (0.7) 5.6 (0.2) 4.3 1.7 0.95 0.26 6,228 0 91 2 7 5.7 119 1,493 37.8 0.46 ― ―
Fidelity Strategic Inc (FSICX) 31.7 (11.4) 5.4 8.1 3.1 32.6 18.4 (11.8) (9.8) 7.1 2.1 6.5 2.2 8.0 2.2 4.9 2.1 1.69 0.47 7,186 0 88 1 11 30.3 255 1,245 11.3 0.73 ― ―
I Fidelity Total Bond (FTBFX) 19.7 (5.6) 4.1 5.1 2.4 18.6 4.4 (3.3) (1.3) 5.6 0.6 4.8 0.5 ― ― 4.6 1.8 1.04 0.29 11,443 0 85 5 10 7.4 104 1,759 32.9 0.45 ― ―
I Fidelity U.S. Bond Index (FBIDX) 6.4 3.7 5.3 4.3 2.2 7.1 (7.1) 4.8 6.8 5.1 0.1 4.4 0.1 6.0 0.2 3.7 1.6 0.69 0.19 10,383 0 84 0 16 4.8 231 930 30.7 0.32 ― ―
Janus Flexible Bond (JAFIX) 12.5 5.6 6.8 4.1 1.7 12.4 (1.8) 8.1 10.1 8.3 3.3 6.1 1.8 6.2 0.4 4.2 1.6 0.80 0.22 1,108 0 93 0 7 8.1 185 268 16.3 0.78 ― ―
LKCM Fixed-Income (LKFIX) 10.7 2.9 5.9 3.9 1.7 10.1 (4.1) 5.3 7.3 6.5 1.5 5.0 0.7 5.7 (0.1) 4.0 1.4 0.82 0.23 149 0 96 1 4 4.5 23 133 15.3 0.65 1.00R ―
Loomis Sayles Bond Ret (LSBRX) 36.8 (22.2) 8.2 10.9 4.0 39.3 25.1 (24.3) (22.3) 4.8 (0.2) 5.9 1.6 8.6 2.8 5.6 2.2 2.64 0.74 7,865 1 87 9 4 26.8 39 749 18.5 0.94 ― 0.25
Managers PIMCO Bond (MBDFX) 17.1 (0.2) 8.8 3.4 2.9 18.3 4.1 1.6 3.6 8.3 3.3 6.2 1.9 7.4 1.6 4.3 2.1 1.05 0.29 1,152 2 99 1 (3) 13.9 431 528 44.7 0.59 ― ―
Metro West Total Ret (MWTRX) 17.0 (1.5) 6.2 6.9 3.1 18.3 4.1 (0.3) 1.7 7.0 2.0 6.2 1.9 6.7 0.9 6.0 2.0 0.87 0.24 4,232 0 84 0 16 3.7 220 752 13.7 0.65 ― 0.21

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Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Bond Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
PIMCO Invm Grd Corp D (PBDDX) 18.2 1.4 6.7 3.7 2.1 23.0 8.8 (0.5) 1.5 8.6 3.6 6.3 2.0 ― ― 5.3 1.8 1.45 0.41 263 0 104 9 (12) 17.2 348 1,186 19.2 0.90 ― 0.25
PIMCO Total Ret D (PTTDX) 13.5 4.4 8.7 3.6 2.5 13.8 (0.4) 7.0 9.0 8.8 3.8 6.5 2.2 7.3 1.5 5.2 2.0 0.89 0.25 14,490 0 131 6 (37) 7.4 300 18,271 42.1 0.75 ― 0.25
I Schwab Total Bd Mkt (SWLBX) 4.4 (4.5) 4.7 4.5 2.6 6.9 (7.3) (6.0) (4.0) 1.5 (3.5) 2.3 (2.0) 4.8 (1.0) 3.9 1.6 0.85 0.24 927 0 92 1 7 5.5 472 429 17.6 0.55 ― ―
T. Rowe Price New Inc (PRCIX) 12.3 1.4 6.3 4.1 2.8 12.4 (1.8) 3.1 5.1 6.5 1.5 5.3 1.0 6.3 0.5 4.3 1.7 0.80 0.22 9,641 0 91 2 7 10.7 82 1,586 20.1 0.69 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Spect Inc (RPSIX) 20.2 (9.5) 6.1 8.3 2.0 25.5 11.3 (13.1) (11.1) 4.9 (0.1) 5.0 0.7 6.6 0.8 4.5 1.8 1.42 0.40 5,483 15 76 2 6 21.8 24 9 100.0 0.70 ― ―
I T. Rowe Price US Bnd Idx (PBDIX) 6.6 5.4 6.7 3.8 2.1 7.8 (6.4) 6.4 8.4 6.2 1.2 4.9 0.6 ― ― 4.4 1.6 0.75 0.21 484 0 95 1 4 6.2 26 865 15.6 0.30 0.50R ―
I Vanguard Intm Bd Idx (VBIIX) 6.7 4.9 7.6 3.9 1.7 9.5 (4.7) 4.9 6.9 6.4 1.4 4.9 0.6 6.8 1.0 4.4 1.7 1.24 0.35 3,479 0 99 0 1 11.8 89 1,034 21.5 0.22 ― ―
Vanguard IntTm Inv-Gr (VFICX) 17.7 (6.2) 6.1 4.4 1.9 19.1 4.9 (5.7) (3.7) 5.4 0.4 4.5 0.2 6.3 0.5 5.0 1.8 1.36 0.38 5,332 0 94 0 6 15.2 48 1,146 8.1 0.26 ― ―
I Vanguard Total Bd Idx (VBMFX) 5.9 5.0 6.9 4.2 2.4 7.1 (7.1) 6.0 8.0 5.9 0.9 4.9 0.6 6.0 0.2 4.1 1.6 0.76 0.21 19,555 0 92 2 6 5.7 61 12,799 12.0 0.22 ― ―
Wells Fargo Adv Inc Plus Inv (WIPNX) 11.8 ― ― ― ― 12.2 (2.0) ― ― 6.7 1.7 5.3 1.0 5.9 0.1 4.3 ― 1.02 0.28 186 0 98 0 2 3.8 455 208 37.8 0.94 ― ―
Westcore Plus Bond (WTIBX) 10.4 (1.9) 5.4 5.8 2.0 9.1 (5.1) 0.7 2.7 4.5 (0.5) 4.3 0.0 6.3 0.5 4.2 1.7 0.76 0.21 1,326 0 96 0 4 6.1 54 267 24.2 0.56 2.00R ―

General Bond: Long-Term Category Average 15.5 (2.8) 4.6 4.1 1.5 18.7 0.0 (4.7) 0.0 5.2 0.0 4.2 0.0 6.9 0.0 5.1 1.8 1.00 0.44 1,199 0 95 0 5 12.0 117 381 28.4 0.86 ― ―
ICON Bond I (IOBIX) 15.5 (3.2) 5.9 4.0 (0.2) 14.1 (4.6) (0.2) 4.5 5.8 0.6 4.2 0.0 ― ― 4.0 1.5 0.53 0.23 166 0 94 0 6 3.8 74 198 12.3 1.00 ― 0.25
Managers Bond (MGFIX) 31.1 (16.4) 7.0 7.8 2.2 32.5 13.8 (16.3) (11.6) 5.5 0.3 5.3 1.1 7.2 0.3 5.3 1.8 1.39 0.61 2,198 0 91 3 6 10.3 39 374 18.4 1.00 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Corp Inc (PRPIX) 22.0 (10.0) 3.7 4.9 2.5 23.0 4.3 (10.5) (5.8) 4.4 (0.8) 4.1 (0.1) 6.2 (0.7) 5.3 1.8 1.03 0.46 567 0 97 1 2 24.6 36 370 13.9 0.74 ― ―
TCW Core Fix-Inc N (TGFNX) 15.2 3.6 6.9 3.6 0.3 16.1 (2.6) 5.0 9.7 8.4 3.2 5.8 1.6 6.5 (0.4) 7.4 1.8 0.51 0.22 87 0 96 0 4 2.1 122 421 36.7 0.73 ― 0.25
I Vanguard LongTm Bd Idx (VBLTX) 1.7 8.6 6.5 2.6 5.3 10.4 (8.3) 2.2 6.9 5.6 0.4 4.9 0.7 7.7 0.8 5.3 1.8 1.37 0.60 2,049 0 99 0 1 13.7 67 835 25.8 0.22 ― ―
Vanguard Long-Tm InvGr (VWESX) 8.7 2.2 3.7 2.8 5.1 18.3 (0.4) (4.9) (0.2) 4.9 (0.3) 4.5 0.3 7.1 0.2 5.9 2.0 1.52 0.67 4,035 0 99 0 1 14.2 24 337 11.5 0.28 ― ―

Muni Nat’l: Short-Term Bond Category Average 4.5 1.3 3.6 3.3 1.6 2.9 0.0 3.6 0.0 3.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 3.5 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.00 0.10 1,348 0 91 0 9 0.0 62 413 17.9 0.56 ― ―
Alpine UltrSh TaxOpt Inc (ATOIX) 3.2 3.5 4.1 4.0 2.1 2.6 (0.3) 5.0 1.4 3.6 0.6 3.4 0.6 ― ― 2.7 0.0 0.20 0.02 1,444 0 86 0 14 0.0 129 194 23.9 0.70 0.25R ―
T. Rowe Price T/F Sh-Int (PRFSX) 7.2 3.0 3.8 3.2 0.9 5.0 2.1 6.1 2.5 4.6 1.6 3.6 0.8 4.1 0.6 2.9 0.0 1.40 0.14 1,077 0 86 0 14 0.0 25 274 12.4 0.51 ― ―
USAA Tax Ex Short-Term (USSTX) 6.8 1.3 3.3 3.5 1.7 4.5 1.6 4.2 0.6 3.8 0.8 3.3 0.5 3.7 0.2 3.5 0.0 1.00 0.10 1,659 0 94 0 6 0.0 24 275 13.0 0.56 ― ―
Vanguard LtdTm T/E (VMLTX) 5.5 2.9 4.3 3.3 1.1 3.9 1.0 5.6 2.0 4.2 1.2 3.4 0.6 3.9 0.4 2.7 0.0 1.25 0.13 3,231 0 94 0 6 0.0 23 1,129 6.8 0.20 ― ―
Vanguard Sht-Tm TE (VWSTX) 3.0 3.7 4.1 3.2 1.6 2.1 (0.8) 5.6 2.0 3.6 0.6 3.1 0.3 3.1 (0.4) 2.0 0.0 0.50 0.05 2,967 0 85 0 15 0.0 32 972 8.3 0.20 ― ―
WF Adv S/T Muni Bd Inv (STSMX) 10.4 (1.4) 3.9 3.6 2.6 7.4 4.5 2.0 (1.6) 4.2 1.2 3.7 0.9 4.1 0.6 3.5 0.0 1.25 0.13 1,655 0 97 0 3 0.0 101 544 12.2 0.66 ― ―
WF Adv UltraShrt Muni Inv (SMUAX) 5.5 2.7 3.9 3.3 2.1 3.9 1.0 5.0 1.4 4.0 1.0 3.5 0.7 3.0 (0.5) 2.8 0.0 0.50 0.05 1,662 0 92 0 8 0.0 186 696 12.4 0.73 ― ―

Muni Nat’l: Intermed-Term Bond Category Average 11.0 (1.6) 3.2 3.7 1.9 7.3 0.0 2.5 0.0 4.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 4.7 0.0 3.6 0.0 1.00 0.25 1,862 0 97 0 3 0.0 40 548 13.1 0.61 ― ―
AmCent Tax-Free Bond Inv (TWTIX) 10.4 (0.3) 3.4 4.1 2.4 7.0 (0.3) 3.8 1.3 4.4 0.4 3.9 0.4 5.0 0.3 3.7 0.0 0.98 0.25 1,505 0 98 0 2 0.0 37 522 9.4 0.49 ― ―
Bernstein Diversif Muni (SNDPX) 7.0 2.4 4.0 3.1 1.4 4.9 (2.4) 5.7 3.2 4.5 0.5 3.6 0.1 4.4 (0.3) 3.3 0.0 0.78 0.20 5,151 0 98 0 2 0.0 12 721 11.0 0.57 ― ―
Dreyfus Interm Muni (DITEX) 10.4 (1.5) 2.7 3.7 2.0 6.6 (0.7) 2.7 0.2 3.8 (0.2) 3.4 (0.1) 4.3 (0.4) 3.7 0.0 1.02 0.26 822 0 99 0 1 0.0 23 231 13.6 0.78 ― ―
Fidelity Interm Muni Inc (FLTMX) 8.7 0.9 3.9 4.0 2.5 6.0 (1.3) 4.6 2.1 4.5 0.5 4.0 0.5 5.2 0.5 3.5 0.0 0.78 0.20 3,765 0 94 0 6 0.0 8 1,194 6.5 0.42 0.50R ―
Fidelity Sh-Int Muni Inc (FSTFX) 5.6 3.5 4.4 2.9 1.0 4.0 (3.3) 6.2 3.7 4.5 0.5 3.5 0.0 4.0 (0.7) 2.7 0.0 0.52 0.13 3,141 0 90 0 11 0.0 20 734 9.1 0.49 0.50R ―
Marshall Interm T/F Inv (MITFX) 12.8 0.7 4.2 3.5 0.9 8.6 1.3 5.9 3.4 5.8 1.8 4.3 0.8 5.0 0.3 3.9 0.2 0.94 0.24 202 0 91 0 10 0.0 92 312 19.6 0.56 2.00R ―
Northern Interm Tax-Ex (NOITX) 8.9 0.4 3.4 3.8 2.0 5.8 (1.5) 4.4 1.9 4.2 0.2 3.6 0.1 4.8 0.1 3.2 0.1 1.04 0.26 1,596 0 96 0 4 0.0 136 282 11.9 0.75 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Sum MunInt (PRSMX) 10.7 0.1 3.7 4.1 2.2 7.3 0.0 4.4 1.9 4.8 0.8 4.1 0.6 5.1 0.4 3.6 0.0 0.90 0.23 1,149 0 98 0 2 0.0 9 426 9.1 0.50 ― ―
USAA Tax Ex Interm-Term (USATX) 18.3 (7.4) 1.9 4.5 3.0 11.9 4.6 (1.9) (4.4) 3.7 (0.3) 3.8 0.3 5.1 0.4 4.6 0.0 1.36 0.35 2,794 0 100 0 0 0.0 13 530 9.9 0.45 ― ―
Vanguard IntTm T/E (VWITX) 10.2 (0.2) 3.4 4.4 2.2 6.7 (0.6) 4.3 1.8 4.4 0.4 3.9 0.4 4.9 0.2 3.8 0.0 1.08 0.27 7,737 0 97 0 3 0.0 23 2,484 4.6 0.20 ― ―

Muni Nat’l: Long-Term Bond Category Average 14.9 (5.4) 2.3 4.7 3.4 9.8 0.0 (0.5) 0.0 3.5 0.0 3.7 0.0 5.3 0.0 4.2 0.0 1.00 0.33 1,308 0 99 0 1 0.0 77 386 15.5 0.57 ― ―
Dreyfus Muni Bond (DRTAX) 16.6 (8.5) 1.1 5.1 3.9 11.0 1.2 (3.7) (3.2) 2.5 (1.0) 3.3 (0.4) 4.7 (0.6) 4.5 0.0 1.02 0.34 1,779 0 100 0 0 0.0 23 176 17.2 0.76 ― ―
Fidelity Municipal Income (FHIGX) 13.1 (4.7) 3.1 4.8 3.6 8.5 (1.3) 0.3 0.8 3.6 0.1 3.8 0.1 5.7 0.4 4.2 0.1 0.91 0.30 5,626 0 100 0 0 0.0 15 1,130 7.5 0.47 0.50R ―
Fidelity Tax-Free Bond (FTABX) 13.2 (3.4) 3.1 4.8 3.7 8.7 (1.1) 1.5 2.0 4.1 0.6 4.2 0.5 ― ― 4.1 0.0 0.92 0.30 1,792 0 99 0 1 0.0 20 756 7.3 0.25 0.50R ―
Northern Tax-Exempt (NOTEX) 12.3 (1.8) 2.9 4.2 3.1 8.2 (1.6) 2.8 3.3 4.3 0.8 4.0 0.3 5.6 0.3 3.9 0.1 0.92 0.30 1,101 0 96 0 4 0.0 167 222 14.2 0.75 ― ―
Schwab Tax-Fr (SWNTX) 11.7 0.3 1.6 3.9 2.0 7.9 (1.9) 4.5 5.0 4.4 0.9 3.8 0.1 5.8 0.5 3.1 0.1 0.74 0.24 304 0 99 0 1 0.0 211 205 17.2 0.49 ― ―
T. Rowe Price Sum MunInc (PRINX) 18.6 (8.1) 1.6 5.4 4.2 12.5 2.7 (2.8) (2.3) 3.5 0.0 4.0 0.3 5.7 0.4 4.4 0.0 1.03 0.34 414 0 98 0 2 0.0 25 330 12.4 0.50 ― ―
T. Rowe Price T/F Inc inv (PRTAX) 16.0 (5.9) 2.2 5.1 3.7 10.5 0.7 (0.5) 0.0 3.7 0.2 4.0 0.3 5.5 0.2 4.5 0.0 1.00 0.33 1,665 0 99 0 1 0.0 41 401 8.8 0.53 ― ―
USAA Tax Ex Long-Term (USTEX) 22.0 (12.6) 0.6 4.7 3.8 14.9 5.1 (7.5) (7.0) 2.4 (1.1) 3.1 (0.6) 5.4 0.1 5.2 0.1 1.32 0.44 2,311 0 100 0 0 0.0 13 330 13.5 0.44 ― ―
Vanguard Lg-Tm T/E (VWLTX) 14.0 (4.9) 2.5 5.1 3.0 9.2 (0.6) 0.1 0.6 3.6 0.1 3.8 0.1 5.6 0.3 4.4 0.0 1.03 0.34 1,766 0 98 0 2 0.0 26 806 6.6 0.20 ― ―
WF Adv Muni Bond Inv (SXFIX) 24.3 (11.7) 2.1 5.7 5.0 17.2 7.4 (6.3) (5.8) 3.9 0.4 4.5 0.8 5.3 0.0 4.6 0.1 1.18 0.39 291 0 98 0 2 0.0 152 358 15.2 0.80 ― ―

Muni Nat’l: High-Yield Bond Category Average 27.4 (20.5) (1.0) 6.9 5.5 18.8 0.0 (16.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 4.5 0.0 5.3 (0.0) 1.00 0.53 837 0 99 0 1 0.0 38 349 13.6 0.65 ― ―
AmCent High Yield Mn Inv (ABHYX) 24.1 (22.3) (2.6) 6.6 6.8 17.4 (1.4) (19.7) (3.7) (2.1) (2.1) 1.3 (1.1) 4.2 (0.3) 5.7 0.0 1.04 0.55 108 0 99 1 0 0.0 44 139 19.4 0.62 ― ―
Dreyfus Hi Yld Muni Z (DHMBX) 29.9 (23.0) (1.9) 10.9 ― 20.9 2.1 (18.9) (2.9) (0.6) (0.6) ― ― ― ― 5.7 ― 1.10 0.59 117 0 100 0 0 0.0 29 119 18.4 0.85 2.00R 0.17
Northern High Yield Muni (NHYMX) 23.2 (21.4) (3.6) 6.3 4.8 15.0 (3.8) (18.2) (2.2) (2.3) (2.3) 0.8 (1.6) 3.6 (0.9) 4.5 (0.0) 0.94 0.50 669 0 100 0 0 0.0 34 262 12.9 0.85 ― ―
T. Rowe Price T/F Hi-Yld (PRFHX) 31.4 (21.5) (1.2) 6.8 6.2 22.9 4.1 (17.1) (1.1) 0.6 0.6 2.9 0.5 4.7 0.2 5.4 0.0 1.02 0.54 1,675 0 99 0 1 0.0 29 515 8.6 0.71 ― ―
Vanguard Hi-Yld T/E (VWAHX) 20.1 (10.5) 1.5 5.5 4.3 13.6 (5.2) (5.1) 10.9 3.0 3.0 3.7 1.3 5.3 0.8 4.7 0.0 0.72 0.39 1,887 0 99 0 1 0.0 24 701 7.1 0.20 ― ―

32 AAII Journal Guide to the Top Mutual Funds 2010 33


Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Bond Funds

Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
Muni: State-Specific Bond Category
Fidelity AZ Muni Inc (FSAZX) 13.6 (4.3) 2.5 4.4 2.7 8.4 0.8 0.9 (1.4) 3.7 (0.3) 3.6 0.0 5.2 0.0 3.7 0.1 1.02 0.32 164 0 100 0 0 0.0 19 122 25.4 0.55 0.50R ―
Northern AZ Tax-Exempt (NOAZX) 11.3 (1.5) 3.3 3.7 2.0 6.9 (0.7) 3.7 1.4 4.2 0.2 3.7 0.1 5.1 (0.1) 3.8 0.0 0.98 0.31 103 0 100 0 0 0.0 48 66 31.9 0.75 ― ―
AmCent CA Lng T/F Inv (BCLTX) 13.7 (6.1) 1.5 4.8 3.3 8.1 1.5 (0.8) (0.7) 2.7 0.0 3.3 0.3 5.2 0.4 4.7 0.1 1.21 0.36 411 0 100 0 0 0.0 36 137 20.3 0.49 ― ―
AmCent CA T/F Inv (BCITX) 9.7 (0.6) 2.6 4.0 2.2 6.3 (0.3) 3.2 3.3 3.8 1.1 3.5 0.5 4.6 (0.2) 3.9 0.0 0.81 0.24 670 0 98 0 3 0.0 36 271 11.3 0.49 ― ―
Bernstein CA Municipal (SNCAX) 6.8 1.5 3.9 3.3 1.5 4.7 (1.9) 4.6 4.7 4.0 1.3 3.4 0.4 4.2 (0.6) 3.3 0.0 0.67 0.20 1,185 0 99 0 1 0.0 14 268 20.8 0.62 ― ―
Bernstein Short Dur CA Muni (SDCMX) 3.5 3.0 3.5 2.7 1.1 2.5 (4.1) 4.7 4.8 3.3 0.6 2.8 (0.2) 2.8 (2.0) 2.5 0.0 0.22 0.07 115 0 83 0 18 0.0 52 64 41.9 0.69 ― ―
California Invmt CA Tx-Fr (CFNTX) 8.6 (1.8) 2.7 3.5 1.5 4.7 (1.9) 2.6 2.7 3.1 0.4 2.9 (0.1) 4.4 (0.4) 4.1 0.1 0.95 0.28 107 0 97 0 3 0.0 21 60 32.2 0.74 1.00R ―
Fidelity CA Muni Inc (FCTFX) 11.6 (5.7) 2.8 4.6 3.6 7.0 0.4 (0.9) (0.8) 2.7 0.0 3.3 0.3 5.1 0.3 4.3 0.1 1.10 0.32 1,515 0 98 0 2 0.0 26 523 9.6 0.47 0.50R ―
Managers CA Interm Tax-Fr (MCATX) 7.6 (1.4) 3.5 4.5 2.6 4.5 (2.1) 3.1 3.2 3.2 0.5 3.3 0.3 4.5 (0.3) 2.9 0.1 0.91 0.27 31 0 87 0 13 0.0 33 224 32.4 0.56 ― ―
Northern CA Intrm Tax-Ex (NCITX) 8.5 (1.3) 2.4 3.6 2.1 5.1 (1.5) 2.7 2.8 3.1 0.4 3.0 0.0 4.4 (0.4) 3.3 (0.0) 0.93 0.27 263 0 99 0 1 0.0 31 141 19.0 0.75 ― ―
Northern CA Tax-Exempt (NCATX) 12.3 (3.3) 2.7 3.8 3.8 7.5 0.9 1.7 1.8 3.7 1.0 3.7 0.7 5.5 0.7 4.2 0.0 1.24 0.37 162 0 100 0 0 0.0 54 110 25.2 0.75 ― ―
Schwab CA Tax-Free Bond (SWCAX) 9.3 (1.1) 2.2 4.3 3.3 6.4 (0.2) 2.5 2.6 3.4 0.7 3.6 0.6 5.5 0.7 3.4 0.0 0.74 0.22 391 0 98 0 2 0.0 119 213 17.5 0.49 ― ―
Schwab CATxFr YieldPlus (SWYCX) 1.7 (8.2) 1.2 3.3 1.7 0.8 (5.8) (7.0) (6.9) (1.8) (4.5) (0.1) (3.1) ― ― 1.3 0.0 0.57 0.17 83 0 85 0 15 0.0 41 52 38.9 0.49 ― ―
T. Rowe Price CA T/F Bd (PRXCX) 14.8 (6.2) 2.4 4.8 3.5 9.2 2.6 (0.8) (0.7) 3.3 0.6 3.6 0.6 5.2 0.4 4.5 0.0 1.12 0.33 325 0 99 0 1 0.0 23 180 15.4 0.52 ― ―
USAA CA Bond (USCBX) 18.8 (12.6) 0.5 5.1 3.7 10.8 4.2 (6.4) (6.3) 1.4 (1.3) 2.6 (0.4) 4.8 0.0 5.0 0.1 1.60 0.47 652 0 100 0 0 0.0 9 111 24.5 0.50 ― ―
Vanguard CA IT T/E (VCAIX) 9.6 (2.2) 3.0 4.2 1.8 6.1 (0.5) 2.0 2.1 3.4 0.7 3.2 0.2 4.7 (0.1) 3.8 0.0 0.95 0.28 1,448 0 97 0 3 0.0 25 664 11.6 0.20 ― ―
Vanguard CA Lg T/E Inv (VCITX) 13.2 (6.9) 1.5 5.2 3.7 8.1 1.5 (2.1) (2.0) 2.3 (0.4) 3.1 0.1 5.2 0.4 4.4 0.0 1.21 0.36 695 0 99 0 2 0.0 27 435 12.5 0.20 ― ―
Westcore CO Tax-Exempt (WTCOX) 10.6 (1.4) 2.8 4.0 1.5 6.9 0.0 2.8 0.0 3.9 0.0 3.4 0.0 4.5 0.0 3.6 0.0 1.00 0.24 106 0 93 0 7 0.0 16 164 20.7 0.66 2.00R ―
Fidelity CT Muni Inc (FICNX) 10.9 (1.2) 3.7 4.0 2.2 6.5 0.6 4.2 0.2 4.4 0.3 3.8 0.3 5.3 0.4 3.5 0.1 1.04 0.27 593 0 100 0 0 0.0 15 174 26.9 0.48 0.50R ―
USAA FL Tax-Free Income (UFLTX) 17.6 (8.7) 0.8 4.7 3.4 11.6 1.2 (4.1) (2.1) 2.7 (0.6) 3.2 (0.3) 5.3 (0.2) 4.7 0.0 1.07 0.37 169 0 100 0 0 0.0 7 64 37.2 0.64 ― ―
Vanguard FL Lg T/E (VFLTX) 14.4 (5.1) 3.4 4.5 2.5 9.3 (1.1) 0.1 2.1 3.9 0.6 3.7 0.2 5.6 0.1 4.3 0.0 0.93 0.31 220 0 99 0 1 0.0 35 202 17.1 0.20 ― ―
T. Rowe Price GA Tax-Fr (GTFBX) 14.6 (5.4) 2.0 4.2 3.2 9.5 0.0 (0.5) 0.0 3.4 0.0 3.5 0.0 5.1 0.0 4.1 0.0 1.00 0.32 163 0 100 0 0 0.0 28 134 18.9 0.62 ― ―
Hawaii Municipal (SURFX) 12.1 (5.0) 2.1 3.8 2.2 8.5 0.0 (1.3) 0.0 2.8 0.0 2.9 0.0 4.4 0.0 3.6 0.0 1.00 0.22 166 0 100 0 0 0.0 26 101 36.4 1.02 ― 0.15
Dupree KY Tax-Fr Income (KYTFX) 9.2 0.9 3.6 4.4 2.6 6.0 1.4 5.3 (0.5) 4.5 0.2 4.1 0.5 5.0 0.6 4.0 0.0 1.16 0.29 831 0 100 0 0 0.0 6 222 22.6 0.58 ― ―
Dupree KY Tax-Fr Sh-Med (KYSMX) 5.1 3.1 3.9 2.7 0.4 3.2 (1.4) 6.4 0.6 4.0 (0.3) 3.0 (0.6) 3.8 (0.6) 3.0 0.0 0.86 0.21 64 0 92 0 8 0.0 16 54 37.6 0.72 ― ―
Fidelity MA Muni Inc (FDMMX) 12.6 (3.6) 3.2 4.7 3.6 8.1 0.2 1.5 (1.6) 3.9 (0.4) 4.0 0.0 5.5 0.1 3.8 0.1 0.92 0.29 2,346 0 100 0 0 0.0 14 470 19.4 0.46 0.50R ―
Vanguard MA Tax-Exempt (VMATX) 10.8 (1.3) 2.8 4.9 3.2 7.1 (0.8) 3.4 0.3 4.0 (0.3) 4.0 0.0 5.6 0.2 3.9 0.0 1.00 0.32 954 0 99 0 1 0.0 29 226 15.6 0.17 ― ―
Fidelity MD Muni Inc (SMDMX) 13.7 (4.0) 3.0 4.1 2.5 8.7 0.9 1.2 (0.8) 4.0 0.1 3.7 0.1 5.2 0.5 3.5 0.0 1.16 0.29 170 0 100 0 0 0.0 23 102 27.4 0.55 0.50R ―
T. Rowe Price MD S/T T/F (PRMDX) 3.7 3.3 3.7 2.8 0.8 2.3 (5.5) 5.7 3.7 3.6 (0.3) 2.9 (0.7) 3.2 (1.5) 2.2 0.0 0.35 0.09 262 0 64 0 36 0.0 23 118 24.6 0.58 ― ―
T. Rowe Price MD Tax-Fr (MDXBX) 17.9 (6.7) 1.8 4.5 3.3 11.3 3.5 (1.0) (3.0) 3.9 0.0 3.9 0.3 5.3 0.6 4.5 0.0 1.29 0.32 1,703 0 97 0 3 0.0 22 384 12.5 0.47 ― ―
Fidelity MI Muni Inc (FMHTX) 9.3 (0.1) 3.7 4.4 2.6 6.8 0.0 3.4 0.0 4.2 0.0 3.9 0.0 5.5 0.0 3.9 0.1 1.00 0.26 644 0 98 0 2 0.0 19 265 12.0 0.49 0.50R ―
Fidelity MN Muni Inc (FIMIX) 9.8 (0.3) 3.1 4.1 2.6 5.5 (4.3) 4.6 4.9 4.1 0.4 3.8 0.0 5.2 0.3 3.6 0.1 0.80 0.24 472 0 100 0 0 0.0 9 190 22.3 0.50 0.50R ―
Sit MN Tax-Free Income (SMTFX) 22.0 (10.9) 1.0 4.8 4.4 14.2 4.4 (5.0) (4.7) 3.2 (0.5) 3.7 (0.1) 4.7 (0.2) 4.5 0.0 1.22 0.37 283 0 96 0 5 0.0 16 372 15.9 0.86 ― ―
Dupree NC Tax-Fr Income (NTFIX) 10.4 (1.5) 3.0 4.0 2.6 6.9 0.0 3.0 0.0 3.8 0.0 3.6 0.0 4.9 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.00 0.31 72 0 100 0 0 0.0 8 77 30.0 0.72 ― ―
Fidelity NJ Muni Inc (FNJHX) 11.7 (3.0) 3.6 4.6 3.3 7.0 (0.9) 2.4 1.3 3.9 0.3 3.9 0.1 5.4 0.1 3.8 0.1 0.98 0.29 651 0 100 0 1 0.0 19 181 21.4 0.48 0.50R ―
T. Rowe Price NJ Tax-Fr (NJTFX) 14.3 (5.2) 1.8 4.7 3.2 9.3 1.4 (0.5) (1.6) 3.3 (0.3) 3.6 (0.2) 5.2 (0.1) 4.3 0.0 0.98 0.29 240 0 99 0 1 0.0 13 172 14.5 0.56 ― ―
Vanguard NJ Long-Term T/E (VNJTX) 11.7 (3.1) 2.8 5.2 2.8 7.6 (0.3) 1.5 0.4 3.6 0.0 3.8 0.0 5.4 0.1 4.1 0.0 1.05 0.31 474 0 99 0 1 0.0 37 349 13.8 0.20 ― ―
Bernstein NY Municipal (SNNYX) 8.1 1.3 4.0 3.2 1.7 5.4 (1.5) 4.9 4.0 4.4 1.3 3.6 0.4 4.4 (0.3) 3.2 0.0 0.77 0.21 1,746 0 97 0 3 0.0 19 335 17.9 0.61 ― ―
Bernstein Short Dur NY Muni (SDNYX) 3.6 2.8 3.6 2.7 1.5 2.7 (4.2) 4.5 3.6 3.3 0.2 2.8 (0.4) 2.9 (1.8) 2.2 0.0 0.23 0.06 263 0 90 0 10 0.0 45 90 37.9 0.67 ― ―
Dreyfus NY Tax-Ex Bond (DRNYX) 13.5 (4.2) 2.3 4.5 3.1 8.7 1.8 0.7 (0.2) 3.6 0.5 3.7 0.5 5.0 0.3 3.9 0.0 1.17 0.31 1,399 0 98 0 2 0.0 17 202 18.0 0.76 ― ―
Empire Builder TaxFr Bld (EMBTX) 5.8 0.6 2.2 3.5 1.5 3.4 (3.5) 4.0 3.1 2.9 (0.2) 2.7 (0.5) 4.4 (0.3) 2.4 0.1 0.62 0.17 40 0 75 0 25 0.0 75 56 39.6 1.34 ― ―
Empire Builder TaxFr Pr (EMTPX) 6.1 0.8 2.4 3.6 1.6 3.6 (3.3) 4.2 3.3 3.1 0.0 2.9 (0.3) 4.7 0.0 2.6 0.1 0.62 0.17 46 0 75 0 25 0.0 75 56 39.6 1.18 ― ―
Fidelity NY Muni Inc (FTFMX) 12.1 (2.5) 3.3 4.5 3.0 7.5 0.6 2.7 1.8 4.1 1.0 4.0 0.8 5.7 1.0 3.8 0.1 1.11 0.30 1,728 0 100 0 0 0.0 17 309 15.2 0.47 0.50R ―
C General NY Municipal Bd (GNYMX) 15.3 (6.7) 2.0 4.4 2.4 10.3 3.4 (1.8) (2.7) 3.1 0.0 3.3 0.1 4.8 0.1 4.0 0.1 1.25 0.34 225 0 100 0 0 0.0 23 103 19.8 0.93 ― 0.20
T. Rowe Price NY Tax-Fr (PRNYX) 14.5 (5.6) 2.5 4.7 3.4 9.3 2.4 (0.3) (1.2) 3.5 0.4 3.7 0.5 5.3 0.6 4.2 0.0 1.15 0.31 329 0 100 0 0 0.0 21 186 16.0 0.54 ― ―
USAA NY Bond (USNYX) 16.9 (7.8) 1.1 4.5 3.7 11.0 4.1 (2.9) (3.8) 2.9 (0.2) 3.4 0.2 5.5 0.8 4.4 0.0 1.36 0.37 199 0 100 0 0 0.0 6 116 23.8 0.62 ― ―
Value Line NY Tax-Exempt (VLNYX) 9.0 (9.2) 1.8 4.5 1.6 6.1 (0.8) (6.3) (7.2) 0.2 (2.9) 1.3 (1.9) 3.7 (1.0) 3.5 0.1 1.42 0.38 18 0 94 0 6 0.0 90 33 51.1 0.84 ― 0.25
Vanguard NY Long T/E (VNYTX) 12.5 (3.7) 2.4 4.8 2.8 8.0 1.1 1.0 0.1 3.5 0.4 3.6 0.4 5.5 0.8 4.0 0.0 1.21 0.32 731 0 99 0 1 0.0 38 385 11.6 0.20 ― ―
Fidelity OH Muni Inc (FOHFX) 11.1 (1.7) 3.5 4.4 2.9 7.1 (0.7) 3.3 0.5 4.2 0.0 4.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 3.9 0.1 0.98 0.28 522 0 100 0 0 0.0 11 221 14.0 0.49 0.50R ―
Vanguard OH Long-Tm TxEx (VOHIX) 13.1 (2.8) 3.2 4.8 2.6 8.6 0.8 2.3 (0.5) 4.3 0.1 4.1 0.1 5.7 0.1 4.2 0.0 1.02 0.29 949 0 99 0 1 0.0 23 260 14.4 0.17 ― ―
Fidelity PA Muni Inc (FPXTX) 9.6 (0.8) 3.9 4.0 2.7 6.6 (0.5) 3.2 1.3 4.2 0.4 3.8 0.1 5.3 (0.1) 3.8 0.0 0.88 0.23 428 0 100 0 1 0.0 17 158 18.4 0.50 0.50R ―
Vanguard PA Lg T/E (VPAIX) 11.8 (3.7) 2.7 4.8 2.7 7.6 0.5 0.6 (1.3) 3.4 (0.4) 3.5 (0.2) 5.4 0.0 4.1 0.0 1.10 0.29 664 0 99 0 1 0.0 24 461 11.4 0.20 ― ―
Dupree TN Tax-Fr Income (TNTIX) 10.5 (2.4) 2.7 4.2 2.5 7.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 3.5 0.0 3.4 0.0 4.8 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.00 0.28 92 0 100 0 0 0.0 8 77 30.0 0.70 ― ―
Madison Mosaic VA TaxFr (GTVAX) 7.5 1.6 3.0 3.2 1.7 3.9 (4.0) 6.4 4.9 4.0 0.4 3.4 (0.1) 4.8 (0.3) 3.2 0.1 0.88 0.26 25 0 97 0 3 0.0 18 51 40.5 1.03 ― ―
T. Rowe Price VA Tax-Fr (PRVAX) 14.3 (3.9) 2.2 4.5 3.2 9.4 1.5 1.1 (0.4) 4.0 0.4 3.9 0.4 5.5 0.4 4.2 0.0 1.03 0.30 743 0 99 0 1 0.0 27 241 17.1 0.50 ― ―
USAA VA Bond (USVAX) 15.9 (7.5) 1.0 4.4 2.9 10.6 2.7 (2.8) (4.3) 2.7 (0.9) 3.1 (0.4) 5.2 0.1 4.7 0.0 1.12 0.33 559 0 100 0 0 0.0 1 103 23.9 0.52 ― ―
WF Adv WI Tax-Free Inv (SWFRX) 10.6 (1.8) 3.2 4.5 3.3 6.3 0.0 2.7 0.0 3.9 0.0 3.9 0.0 ― ― 3.2 0.1 1.00 0.23 103 0 98 0 3 0.2 126 181 32.3 0.75 ― ―

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Guide to the Top Mutual Funds
Index Fund
Bond Funds
Tax- % of Portfolio % of
Bull Market Bear Market 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Cost Risk Total Port in Turnover Number Port in Expense Max 12b-1
Closed

Annual Total Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Return (%) Yield Ratio Index Assets Portfolio (%) Foreign Ratio of Top 10 Ratio Load Fee
Fund Name (Ticker) 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- Fund Cat +/- (%) (%) Cat Total ($ Mil) Stock Bond Other Cash Issues (%) Holdings Holdings (%) (%) (%)
WesMark WV Muni Bond (WMKMX) 10.5 (3.1) 2.5 3.2 1.6 5.9 0.0 1.8 0.0 3.2 0.0 2.9 0.0 4.2 0.0 3.1 0.1 1.00 0.25 86 0 93 0 7 0.0 16 98 22.8 1.23 ― ―

International Bond: General Category Average 12.4 (0.4) 7.3 5.5 (3.3) 17.8 0.0 (3.9) 0.0 6.1 0.0 4.0 0.0 5.9 0.0 4.1 1.8 1.00 0.42 672 0 101 1 (2) 69.8 220 314 44.1 0.90 ― ―
AmCent Intl Bond Inv (BEGBX) 6.7 2.4 9.8 8.2 (8.3) 16.0 (1.8) (4.9) (1.0) 6.3 0.2 3.5 (0.5) 6.8 0.9 4.4 1.4 1.33 0.56 1,393 0 95 0 6 91.9 64 62 41.3 0.83 ― ―
Loomis Sayles GlbBd Ret (LSGLX) 22.3 (8.9) 8.0 7.9 (4.6) 28.0 10.2 (12.2) (8.3) 6.4 0.3 4.4 0.4 7.4 1.5 3.1 1.5 1.29 0.54 979 0 93 1 6 59.4 75 296 23.0 1.00 ― 0.25
Managers Global Bond (MGGBX) 24.2 (10.0) 7.4 7.3 (5.0) 30.6 12.8 (13.8) (9.9) 6.3 0.2 4.1 0.1 6.1 0.2 11.8 2.1 1.33 0.56 26 0 93 0 7 57.4 56 112 39.3 1.10 1.00R ―
Northern Global Fix Inc (NOIFX) (0.3) 10.9 9.3 4.7 (8.0) 7.5 (10.3) 5.1 9.0 6.5 0.4 3.1 (0.9) 5.2 (0.7) 1.6 1.2 1.04 0.44 78 0 94 1 5 69.3 96 107 32.7 1.15 ― ―
Payden Global Fixed Inc (PYGFX) 6.5 2.6 4.3 2.0 5.0 6.9 (10.9) 2.9 6.8 4.5 (1.6) 4.1 0.1 5.0 (0.9) 4.7 2.3 0.43 0.18 106 0 96 1 4 59.7 162 204 34.0 0.71 ― ―
Payden Global Short Bd (PYGSX) 8.9 (3.0) 4.2 4.2 2.3 8.5 (9.3) (1.5) 2.4 3.3 (2.8) 3.3 (0.7) 4.4 (1.5) 3.3 1.5 0.29 0.12 62 0 79 0 21 32.4 97 144 25.9 0.71 ― ―
PIMCO For Bd (Unhdgd) D (PFBDX) 20.8 (4.5) 10.0 6.1 (9.5) 29.2 11.4 (8.4) (4.5) 8.3 2.2 4.0 0.0 ― ― 3.2 2.1 1.54 0.65 282 0 128 7 (36) 82.5 653 788 80.8 0.90 ― 0.25
PIMCO For Bd USD-Hdgd D (PFODX) 18.5 (2.9) 3.5 2.4 5.2 17.9 0.1 (1.0) 2.9 6.0 (0.1) 5.1 1.1 6.0 0.1 3.5 2.0 0.66 0.28 159 0 145 0 (45) 93.2 779 932 63.6 0.90 ― 0.25
T. Rowe Price Intl Bd (RPIBX) 8.3 1.7 10.0 7.5 (8.2) 18.1 0.3 (5.8) (1.9) 6.6 0.5 3.6 (0.4) 6.1 0.2 2.7 1.8 1.29 0.54 3,505 0 96 0 4 92.3 69 351 32.2 0.81 2.00R ―

International Bond: Emerging Category Average 32.1 (16.7) 6.0 11.4 12.8 34.6 0.0 (19.1) 0.0 5.2 0.0 7.9 0.0 11.7 0.0 5.8 2.5 1.00 0.73 931 0 90 6 3 77.8 106 255 31.3 1.05 ― ―
Fidelity New Markets Inc (FNMIX) 44.5 (18.3) 5.6 11.9 11.0 44.3 9.7 (18.7) 0.4 7.6 2.4 9.2 1.3 12.1 0.4 7.0 2.6 1.09 0.80 2,918 0 95 0 5 89.4 59 204 24.2 0.92 1.00R ―
Payden Emerging Mkts Bond (PYEMX) 28.8 (10.3) 2.8 10.0 11.7 29.7 (4.9) (12.7) 6.4 5.9 0.7 7.8 (0.1) 10.6 (1.1) 5.3 2.0 0.88 0.64 281 0 92 1 8 87.7 103 102 24.3 0.89 2.00R ―
PIMCO Dev Loc Mkts D (PLMDX) 21.1 (14.9) 12.7 11.4 ― 30.9 (3.7) (21.8) (2.7) 5.1 (0.1) ― ― ― ― 2.0 ― 0.85 0.62 276 0 54 12 35 24.9 95 384 33.6 1.25 ― 0.25
PIMCO Emerg Mkts Bd D (PEMDX) 30.0 (14.4) 5.2 9.3 11.2 32.4 (2.2) (16.1) 3.0 5.4 0.2 7.3 (0.6) 13.0 1.3 5.9 2.6 0.95 0.70 218 0 117 24 (41) 85.0 220 572 32.9 1.25 ― 0.25
T. Rowe Price Emg Mkt Bd (PREMX) 34.9 (17.8) 5.8 11.4 17.2 36.0 1.4 (18.9) 0.2 5.5 0.3 8.9 1.0 11.8 0.1 7.7 2.9 0.98 0.72 1,760 0 91 0 9 87.1 57 188 37.4 0.98 2.00R ―

International Bond: Currency Category Average 1.7 (3.9) 8.4 6.9 ― 6.5 0.0 (5.8) 0.0 1.7 0.0 ― ― ― ― 0.1 ― 1.00 0.60 115 0 3 3 94 3.0 14 13 5.5 1.50 ― ―
Merk Asian Currency Inv (MEAFX) 0.5 ― ― ― ― 2.0 (4.5) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 0.4 ― 0.26 0.16 71 0 0 0 100 0.0 0 18 0.0 1.30 ― 0.25
Merk Hard Currency Inv (MERKX) 13.8 (5.0) 15.1 11.6 ― 20.2 13.7 (10.1) (4.3) 7.6 5.9 ― ― ― ― 0.6 ― 0.96 0.58 462 0 15 13 72 15.0 27 32 27.6 1.30 ― 0.25
I ProFunds Fall US Doll Inv (FDPIX) 3.2 (5.7) 11.5 10.0 ― 11.7 5.2 (12.4) (6.6) 2.7 1.0 ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 0.84 0.51 30 0 0 0 100 0.0 nmf 4 0.0 1.73 ― ―
I Rydex Str Dollr 2xStrH (RYSBX) (16.3) 7.2 (10.9) (10.5) ― (27.2) (33.7) 24.6 30.4 (7.2) (8.9) ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 1.73 1.06 54 0 0 0 100 0.0 nmf 4 0.0 1.69 ― 0.25
I Rydex WeakDol 2xStrH (RYWBX) 7.5 (12.1) 18.0 16.6 ― 25.8 19.3 (25.3) (19.5) 3.7 2.0 ― ― ― ― 0.0 ― 1.70 1.04 46 0 0 0 100 0.0 nmf 5 0.0 1.70 ― 0.25

(continued from page 5) Bull Market Return (%)—Fund and ary 1, 2007, the annual total compound +/-: Assuming an investment on Janu- rate. A tax-cost ratio of 0.0% indicates Total Assets ($ Mil): Aggregate fund
Fund Name: The funds are presented Cat +/-: Reflects the fund’s perfor- return if held through December 31, ary 1, 2000, the annual total compound that the fund did not pay any taxable value in millions of dollars at the end
alphabetically by fund name within each mance in the most recent bull market, 2009; and the difference in fund total return if held through December 31, income or make capital gains distribu- of the calendar year.
category. starting March 1, 2009, and continuing return for the period from the average 2009; and the difference in fund total tions. If a fund had a 3.0% tax-cost
through December 31, 2009; and the return for the period for all funds in return for the period from the average ratio, it means that on average each Portfolio (%)—Stock/Bond/Other/
Ticker: The ticker symbol for each difference in fund total return for the the same category. When the difference return for the period for all funds in the year, investors lost 3.0% of their assets Cash: The portfolio composition col-
fund is given in parentheses for those period from the average return for the from category is negative, the fund same category. Return and difference to taxes. The lower the ratio, the more umns classify investments by type and
investors who may want to access data period for all funds in the same category. underperformed the average fund in from category numbers that are in the tax-efficient the fund. The ratio is cal- give the percentage of the total portfolio
with their computer or touch-tone Return and difference from category its investment category for the period top 25% of all funds within the invest- culated using the last five years of data. invested in each. Some funds are “funds
phone. The ticker is four letters and is numbers that are in the top 25% of all by the percent indicated. Return and ment category are shown in boldface. of funds” and their portfolio holdings
usually followed by an “X,” indicating funds within the investment category difference from category numbers that Risk Index—Category and Total: may be denoted by “100% other.” Due
that it is a mutual fund. For example, are shown in boldface. are in the top 25% of all funds within Yield (%): The per share annual income The Category Risk Index is the standard to rounding of the percentages and the
the large-cap Brandywine Blue fund the investment category are shown in distribution made by the fund divided deviation of a fund’s return divided by practice of leverage (borrowing) to buy
ticker symbol is BLUEX. Bear Market Return (%)—Fund and boldface. by the sum of the year-ending net asset the standard deviation of return for the securities, the portfolio total percentage
Cat +/-: Reflects the fund’s perfor- value plus any capital gains distributions average fund in the category. The Total may not equal 100%.
Style—Growth and Value: Indicates mance in the most recent bear market, 5-Year Return (%)—Fund and Cat made during the year. This ratio is similar Risk Index is the standard deviation of
fund investment style. G = growth from November 1, 2007, through +/-: Assuming an investment on Janu- to a dividend yield and would be higher a fund’s return divided by the average Percent of Port in Foreign Issues:
investing focus, V = value investing February 28, 2009; and the difference ary 1, 2005, the annual total compound for income-oriented funds and lower standard deviation of return for all The percentage of the fund’s assets that
focus. For more on what these classi- in fund total return for the period from return if held through December 31, for growth-oriented funds. The figure funds. Standard deviation is a measure is invested in foreign stocks and bonds.
fications mean, see the online version the average return for the period for all 2009; and the difference in fund total only reflects income; it is not a total of return volatility and is computed
of this Guide at www.aaii.com/guides/ funds in the same category. Return and return for the period from the average return. For some funds, the yield may using monthly returns for the last three Portfolio Turnover Ratio (%): A
mfguide. difference from category numbers that return for the period for all funds in the be distorted if the fund reports short- years. A value of 1.00 denotes average measure of the trading activity of the
are in the top 25% of all funds within same category. Return and difference term capital gains as income. risk. Values above 1.00 indicate greater fund, which is computed by dividing
Annual Total Return (%): Return per- the investment category are shown in from category numbers that are in the risk than average while values below the lesser of purchases or sales for the
centages for each of the last five years. boldface. top 25% of all funds within the invest- Tax-Cost Ratio (%): Measures how 1.00 indicate less risk than average. Risk year by the monthly average value of
Returns that are in the top 25% of all ment category are shown in boldface. much a fund’s annualized return is re- numbers that are in the lowest 25% of the securities owned by the fund during
funds within the investment category 3-Year Return (%)—Fund and Cat duced by the taxes paid on distributions, all funds within the investment category the year. Securities with maturities of
are shown in boldface. +/-: Assuming an investment on Janu- 10-Year Return (%)—Fund and Cat assuming the maximum marginal tax are shown in boldface. less than one year are excluded from
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Guide to the Top Mutual Funds

Mutual Fund Contact Information Mutual Fund Contact Information (cont.)

Fund Family Phone Web Address Fund Family Phone Web Address
AllianceBernstein 800-227-4618 www.alliancebernstein.com Kinetics 800-930-3828 www.kineticsfunds.com
Alpine 888-785-5578 www.alpinefunds.com Lazard 800-986-3455 www.lazardnet.com
Amana 888-732-6262 www.amanafunds.com Leuthold 800-273-6886 www.leutholdfunds.com
American Beacon 800-967-9009 www.americanbeaconfunds.com LKCM 800-688-5526 www.lkcm.com
American Century 800-345-2021 www.americancentury.com Longleaf Partners 800-445-9469 www.longleafpartners.com
Ariel 800-292-7435 www.arielinvestments.com Loomis Sayles 800-633-3330 www.loomissayles.com
Artisan 800-344-1770 www.artisanfunds.com Madison Mosaic 888-670-3600 www.mosaicfunds.com
Aston 800-992-8151 www.astonfunds.com Mairs & Power 800-304-7404 www.mairsandpower.com
Ave Maria 866-283-6274 www.avemariafund.com Managers Funds 800-548-4539 www.managersinvest.com
Baron Capital Group 800-442-3814 www.baronfunds.com Manning & Napier 800-466-3863 www.manningnapieradvisors.com
Berwyn 800-992-6757 www.berwynfunds.com Marshall 800-580-3863 www.marshallfunds.com
Brandywine 800-656-3017 www.brandywinefunds.com Marsico 888-860-8686 www.marsicofunds.com
Bridgeway 800-661-3550 www.bridgeway.com Masters 800-656-8864 www.mastersfunds.com
Buffalo 800-492-8332 www.buffalofunds.com Matthews Asia 800-789-2742 www.matthewsfunds.com
Caldwell & Orkin 800-467-7903 www.caldwellorkin.com Merger 800-343-8959 www.mergerfund.com
California Investment Trust 800-225-8778 www.caltrust.com Meridian 800-446-6662 www.meridianfund.com
CGM 800-598-0778 www.cgmfunds.com Merk Funds 866-637-5386 www.merkfunds.com
Cohen & Steers 800-437-9912 www.cohenandsteers.com Metropolitan West 800-241-4671 www.mwamllc.com
CRM 800-276-2883 www.crmfunds.com Metzler/Payden 800-572-9336 www.metzlerpayden.com
Dodge & Cox 800-621-3979 www.dodgeandcox.com Nakoma 866-662-5662 www.nakomafunds.com
Dreman 800-247-1014 www.dreman.com Neuberger Berman 800-877-9700 www.nb.com
Dreyfus 800-645-6561 www.dreyfus.com Northern Funds 800-595-9111 www.northernfunds.com
Driehaus 877-779-0079 www.driehaus.com Oak Associates 888-462-5386 www.oakfunds.com
Dupree 800-866-0614 www.dupree-funds.com Oakmark 800-625-6275 www.oakmark.com
DWS 800-728-3337 www.dws-investments.com Osterweis 800-700-3316 www.osterweis.com
Empire Builder 800-847-5886 www.glickenhaus.com Parnassus 800-999-3505 www.parnassus.com
Fairholme 866-202-2263 www.fairholmefunds.com Pax World 800-767-1729 www.paxworld.com
FAM 800-932-3271 www.famfunds.com Paydenfunds 800-572-9336 www.payden.com
FBR 888-888-0025 www.fbrfunds.com Permanent Portfolio 800-531-5142 www.permanentportfoliofunds.com
Federated 800-341-7400 www.federatedinvestors.com PIMCO Funds 800-426-0107 www.pimco-funds.com
Fidelity 800-544-8544 www.fidelity.com Pinnacle 877-369-3705 www.pinnaclevaluefund.com
FMI 800-811-5311 www.fmifunds.com PRIMECAP Odyssey 800-729-2307 www.odysseyfunds.com
FPA 800-982-4372 www.fpafunds.com ProFunds 888-776-3637 www.profunds.com
Fund X 866-455-3863 www.upgraderfunds.com Rainier 800-248-6314 www.rainierfunds.com
Gabelli 800-422-3554 www.gabelli.com RBC 800-463-3863 www.rbcam.com
Greenspring 800-576-7498 www.greenspringfund.com Reynolds 800-773-9665 www.reynoldsfunds.com
Guinness Atkinson 800-915-6566 www.gafunds.com Royce 800-221-4268 www.roycefunds.com
Harbor 800-422-1050 www.harborfunds.com Rydex/SGI 800-820-0888 www.rydex-sgi.com
Harding Loevner 877-435-8105 www.hardingloevner.com Schroder 800-464-3108 www.schroderfunds.com
Hawaii Municipal 800-354-9654 www.leehawaii.com Schwab 800-435-4000 www.schwab.com
Heartland 800-432-7856 www.heartlandfunds.com Scout 800-996-2862 www.scoutfunds.com
Hennessy 800-966-4354 www.hennessyfunds.com Sequoia 800-686-6884 www.sequoiafund.com
HighMark 800-433-6884 www.highmarkfunds.com Sit 800-332-5580 www.sitfunds.com
Homestead 800-258-3030 www.homesteadfunds.com Sound Shore 800-754-8758 www.soundshorefund.com
Hussman 800-487-7626 www.hussmanfunds.com State Street Global Advisors 800-647-7327 www.ssgafunds.com
ICON 800-764-0442 www.iconadvisers.com Stratton 800-472-4266 www.strattonmutualfunds.com
Invesco Aim 800-959-4246 www.invescoaim.com T. Rowe Price 800-638-5660 www.troweprice.com
Iron 877-322-0575 www.ironfunds.com TCW 800-386-3829 www.tcw.com
James 800-995-2637 www.jamesfunds.com TFS 888-534-2001 www.tfscapital.com
Janus 800-525-3713 www.janus.com The Arbitrage Fund 800-295-4485 www.thearbfund.com
Kalmar 800-282-2319 www.kalmarinvestments.com Third Avenue 800-443-1021 www.thirdavenuefunds.com

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Mutual Fund Contact Information (cont.)

Fund Family Phone Web Address


Thomas White 800-811-0535 www.thomaswhite.com
Thompson Plumb 800-999-0887 www.thompsonim.com
TIAA-CREF 800-223-1200 www.tiaa-cref.org
Tocqueville 800-697-3863 www.tocquevillefunds.com
Tweedy Browne 800-432-4789 www.tweedy.com
U.S. Global Investors 800-873-8637 www.usfunds.com
USAA 800-531-8722 www.usaa.com
Value Line 800-243-2729 www.vlfunds.com
Vanguard 800-662-7447 www.vanguard.com
Wasatch 800-551-1700 www.wasatchfunds.com
Weitz 800-304-9745 www.weitzfunds.com
Wells Fargo Advantage 800-222-8222 www.wellsfargofunds.com
WesMark 800-864-1013 www.wesmarkfunds.com
Westcore 800-392-2673 www.westcore.com
Wintergreen 888-468-6473 www.wintergreenfund.com
Yacktman 800-525-8258 www.yacktman.com

(continued from page 37) concentrated the fund is in a few com- Some funds are “funds of funds” and
the calculation. The result is expressed panies or issues, and the more the fund their expense ratios will not reflect the
as a percentage, with 100% implying is susceptible to market fluctuations in expenses of all funds held by the fund.
a complete turnover within one year. these few holdings. Used in combination Expense ratios that are in the lowest
with number of holdings, the percent of 25% of all funds within the investment
Number of Holdings: The total num- portfolio in top 10 investments figure category are shown in boldface.
ber of individual securities held by the can indicate how concentrated a fund is.
fund. These can include stocks, bonds, Max Load (%): Percentage maximum
currencies, futures contracts and option Expense Ratio (%): The sum of fee. The letter next to the fee indicates
contracts. This figure is meant to be a administrative fees plus adviser man- the load type: F = a front-end load (a
measure of portfolio risk: The lower agement fees and 12b-1 fees divided sales charge incurred upon purchase),
the number, the more concentrated the by the average net asset value of the and R = a redemption fee that is incurred
fund is in a few issues. fund, stated as a percentage. Broker- at the time of sale. A — = no loads or
age costs incurred by the fund are not charges. Returns are not adjusted for
Percent of Portfolio in Top 10 Hold- included in the expense ratio but are loads, redemption fees or charges.
ings: Investments, expressed as a per- instead reflected directly in net asset
centage of the total portfolio assets, in value. Front-end loads, back-end loads, 12b-1 Fee (%): If a fund has a 12b-1 fee,
the fund’s top 10 portfolio holdings. redemption fees, and account activity the percentage that the fund charges is
The higher the percentage, the more charges are not included in this ratio. given. A — = no 12b-1 fee is charged. 

AAII staff who contributed to this Guide include John Bajkowski, Jean Henrich, Alyna Johnson, Andrew Lautner, and Charles
Rotblut.

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