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Top 10 large-cap-growth funds Fund Net assets ($ in millions) 3-month…
Top 10 large-cap-growth funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio I | $ 27.7 | 8.6% | 38.4% | 3.9% | 1.6% |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Focus Growth Portfolio I | $ 18.6 | 6.3% | 37.9% | 7.7% | 1.0% |
| Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund | $ 1,317.4 | 8.7% | 37.4% | 11.4% | 0.8% |
| Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund Z | $ 781.3 | 8.5% | 36.4% | 10.6% | 1.2% |
| Morgan Stanley Focus Growth Fund B | $ 106.7 | 6.5% | 36.1% | 6.9% | 1.9% |
| Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund Z | $ 2,933.8 | 9.7% | 34.7% | 6.1% | 1.0% |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Capital Growth Portfolio I | $ 720.3 | 8.1% | 32.9% | 6.0% | 0.7% |
| Nuveen Large Cap Growth Opportunities Fund I | $ 481.2 | 9.5% | 32.2% | 6.7% | 1.0% |
| JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund Select | $ 598.7 | 8.9% | 32.1% | 6.0% | 1.0% |
| Nationwide Growth Fund D | $ 138.7 | 13.2% | 32.0% | 6.7% | 1.1% |
Bottom 5 large-cap-growth funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lacerte Guardian Fund I | $ 11.9 | 5.0% | 4.2% | -0.9% | 2.7% |
| Janus Forty Fund S | $ 3,156.4 | 9.3% | 10.0% | -2.5% | 1.2% |
| Barrett Growth Fund | $ 15.4 | 9.0% | 12.1% | -2.5% | 1.3% |
| Midas Special Fund | $ 12.4 | 12.3% | 12.4% | -3.3% | 4.5% |
| Dunham Large Cap Growth Fund C | $ 4.7 | 9.2% | 13.3% | -7.5% | 2.6% |
| Category average / S&P 500 Growth Total Return Index | 10.4% / 10.2% | 22.8% /22.8% | 2.9% / 4.5% | 1.4% |
Top 10 large-cap-value funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ING Corporate Leaders Trust Fund | $ 458.9 | 15.8% | 32.6% | 4.3% | N/D |
| Columbia Select Large-Cap Value Fund A | $ 281.6 | 18.2% | 27.2% | 3.5% | 1.4% |
| TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund N | $ 72.2 | 18.3% | 26.1% | 2.5% | 1.2% |
| BlackRock Focus Value Fund Institutional | $ 70.8 | 17.0% | 25.8% | 4.6% | 1.0% |
| PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio | $ 994.6 | 14.5% | 24.9% | 5.3% | 0.4% |
| Elements ETN Benjamin Graham Total Market Value Index-Total Return | N/D | 11.2% | 24.6% | N/A | N/D |
| Delaware Large-Cap Value Equity Portfolio | $ 7.1 | 13.9% | 24.2% | 2.4% | 0.7% |
| Delaware Large Cap Value Fund A | $ 647.5 | 13.7% | 23.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Invesco Value II Fund Y | $ 69.4 | 14.4% | 23.7% | 5.3% | 0.8% |
| Delaware Value Fund A | $ 312.8 | 13.4% | 23.6% | 2.0% | 1.1% |
Bottom 5 large-cap-value funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forester Value Fund N | $ 136.3 | 5.4% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 1.3% |
| Dean Large Cap Value Fund No-Load | $ 9.9 | 13.1% | 12.4% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| Stralem Equity Fund Institutional | $ 210.7 | 8.7% | 14.0% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund A | $ 25.2 | 14.6% | 14.9% | -4.3% | 1.2% |
| UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund Y | $ 1.7 | 11.6% | 15.0% | -1.7% | 1.0% |
| Category average / S&P 500 Value Total Return Index | 13.9% / 15.8% | 19.6% / 22.4% | 0.1% / -0.3% | 1.3% |
Top 10 mid-cap-growth funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth | $ 14.9 | 26.1% | 67.4% | -0.5% | 1.0% |
| AllianceBernstein Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund A | $ 460.1 | 15.9% | 52.2% | 8.2% | 1.3% |
| RidgeWorth Emerging Growth Stock Fund A | $ 1.2 | 13.8% | 49.6% | 12.8% | 1.5% |
| Delaware Focus Smid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio | $ 5.4 | 16.7% | 49.1% | 19.2% | 0.9% |
| Delaware Smid Cap Growth Fund A | $ 660.9 | 17.1% | 49.0% | 12.5% | 1.4% |
| Natixis Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund Y | $ 44.5 | 12.9% | 47.4% | 4.5% | 1.0% |
| Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery Fund Investor | $ 349.9 | 13.8% | 43.8% | 9.4% | 1.4% |
| Frost LKCM Small Mid-Cap Equity Fund Institutional | $ 32.3 | 14.8% | 43.3% | N/A | 1.4% |
| GMO US Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund III | $ 12.3 | 13.9% | 42.6% | 5.7% | 0.5% |
| Needham Aggressive Growth Fund | $ 141.6 | 11.4% | 42.3% | 16.1% | 2.0% |
Bottom 5 mid-cap-growth funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Select Opportunities Fund Investor | $ 6.3 | 3.4% | 2.5% | -8.9% | 2.0% |
| Empiric Core Equity Fund A | $ 45.9 | 11.0% | 2.6% | -3.4% | 1.8% |
| Kinetics Small Cap Opportunities Fund No Load | $ 112.0 | 3.9% | 15.1% | -3.6% | 1.7% |
| PowerShares Morningstar StockInvestor Core Portfolio | $ 18.8 | 13.8% | 16.8% | -6.1% | 0.5% |
| Auer Growth Fund | $ 212.7 | 19.0% | 20.8% | -7.9% | 1.8% |
| Category average / S&P MC 400 Growth Total Return Index | 12.1% / 12.4% | 33.1% / 37.2% | 5.4% / 9.9% | 1.4% |
Top 10 mid-cap-value funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value | $ 8.5 | 28.7% | 57.5% | -2.7% | 1.0% |
| Pacific Advisors Mid Cap Value Fund A | $ 3.7 | 18.8% | 43.0% | 1.6% | 3.7% |
| Select Fund | $ 60.2 | 11.4% | 37.1% | N/A | 1.3% |
| Invesco US Mid Cap Value Fund Y | $ 162.5 | 14.2% | 33.1% | 8.1% | 1.0% |
| Managed Account Series Mid Cap Value Opportunities Portfolio | $ 136.3 | 15.5% | 33.1% | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund A | $ 1.6 | 14.1% | 32.8% | N/A | 1.3% |
| Neuberger Berman Regency Fund Investor | $ 61.9 | 15.6% | 32.1% | 4.1% | 1.3% |
| BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund Institutional | $ 83.6 | 15.1% | 31.7% | 8.1% | 1.1% |
| Hotchkis & Wiley Mid-Cap Value Fund I | $ 1,027.5 | 17.0% | 31.5% | 11.6% | 1.1% |
| MFS Mid Cap Value Fund A | $ 158.9 | 14.0% | 31.4% | 5.9% | 1.3% |
Bottom 5 mid-cap-value funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleseed Fund Investor | $ 138.3 | 8.2% | 8.7% | 13.5% | 1.3% |
| Legg Mason Capital Management Opportunity Trust C | $ 1,301.2 | 5.1% | 9.4% | -6.3% | 2.6% |
| PowerShares Dynamic Mid Cap Value Portfolio | $ 40.3 | 9.7% | 19.2% | 1.2% | 0.6% |
| Olstein All Cap Value Fund C | $ 563.7 | 10.7% | 19.5% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
| Old Mutual TS&W Mid Cap Value Fund A | $ 4.4 | 11.5% | 21.8% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| Category average / S&P 400 Value Total Return Index | 13.4% / 15.1% | 27.2% / 28.5% | 5.5% / 7.6% | 1.4% |
Top 10 small-cap-growth funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlphaMark Small Cap Growth Fund | $ 15.4 | 16.4% | 53.6% | N/A | 1.5% |
| Managers Cadence Emerging Companies Fund Institutional | $ 61.9 | 15.2% | 49.5% | 7.6% | 1.4% |
| Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund A | $ 824.6 | 13.7% | 49.1% | 12.1% | 1.1% |
| UBS US Small Cap Growth Fund Y | $ 114.5 | 14.3% | 47.9% | 7.4% | 1.2% |
| Adams Harkness Small Cap Growth Fund | $ 13.1 | 14.0% | 47.1% | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth Portfolio A | $ 197.6 | 14.3% | 46.5% | 11.2% | 1.6% |
| Allianz AGIC Micro Cap Fund Institutional | $ 59.3 | 15.5% | 45.3% | 9.7% | 1.6% |
| Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Growth Fund Admn | $ 0.1 | 15.2% | 45.1% | 7.4% | 1.2% |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional | $ 89.1 | 16.1% | 45.1% | 9.5% | 1.0% |
| MFS New Discovery Fund A | $ 604.9 | 16.7% | 45.0% | 16.6% | 1.4% |
Bottom 5 small-cap-growth funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaker Small-Cap Growth Tactical Allocation Fund A | $ 12.4 | 4.5% | 0.8% | N/A | 1.9% |
| Apex Mid Cap Growth Fund | $ 0.3 | 14.0% | 17.0% | 12.7% | 6.4% |
| Virtus Small-Cap Sustainable Growth Fund A | $ 53.1 | 10.9% | 17.3% | 4.0% | 1.7% |
| William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund N | $ 377.3 | 10.0% | 19.9% | 7.2% | 1.5% |
| BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Institutional | $ 14.6 | 14.8% | 24.7% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Category average / S&P SC 600 Growth Total Return Index | 13.4% / 11.7% | 35.6% / 35.0% | 7.4% / 8.0% | 1.6% |
Top 10 small-cap value-funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotchkis & Wiley Small Cap Value Fund I | $ 229.4 | 18.5% | 44.6% | 14.1% | 1.1% |
| Perritt Emerging Opportunities Fund | $ 105.7 | 15.1% | 44.1% | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund Institutional | $ 9.1 | 18.7% | 42.5% | 16.2% | 2.0% |
| Nuveen NWQ Small/Mid-Cap Value Fund A | $ 4.6 | 18.1% | 42.0% | 6.3% | 1.3% |
| Ancora MicroCap Fund C | $ 1.2 | 14.8% | 38.0% | N/A | 3.6% |
| Royce Opportunity Fund Investment | $ 1,178.4 | 16.8% | 37.2% | 11.3% | 1.2% |
| Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund Inst | $ 66.0 | 15.1% | 36.9% | N/A | 1.5% |
| Nuveen NWQ Small-Cap Value Fund A | $ 7.4 | 14.1% | 36.9% | 4.0% | 1.4% |
| HighMark Cognitive Value Fund M | $ 87.4 | 13.4% | 36.2% | 6.1% | 1.1% |
| CornerCap Small Cap Value Fund | $ 21.0 | 14.5% | 36.0% | 9.7% | 1.5% |
Bottom 5 small-cap value-funds
| Fund | Net assets ($ in millions) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Net prospectus expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wegener Adaptive Growth Fund | $ 4.5 | 1.1% | -2.1% | 5.2% | 2.0% |
| Wade Core Destination Fund Investor | $ 45.4 | 4.0% | 10.1% | N/A | 2.1% |
| Bertolet Pinnacle Value Fund | $ 67.4 | 3.7% | 10.2% | 3.6% | 1.9% |
| Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value Fund C | $ 3.2 | 12.7% | 14.2% | 4.2% | 2.3% |
| Ancora Special Opportunity Fund C | $ 6.0 | 9.4% | 16.0% | 8.4% | 3.2% |
| Category average / S&P SC 600 Value Total Return Index | 13.7% / 13.4% | 29.4% / 27.4% | 7.7% / 6.5% | 1.6% |
Distinct classes only. Funds closed to new investors are excluded. Assets as of Jan. 31; all other data except for expense ratio are as of Feb. 28. Three-year return are annualized. N/A=not available-fund has been in operation for less than three years. N/D=not disclosed
Source: Lipper
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