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Large-cap growth Top 10 Portfolio net assets ($M) 1-year return…
Large-cap growth
| Top 10 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund | $2,109.6 | 15.6% | 16.5% | 6.3% | 0.8% |
| Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund Z | $3,321.0 | 15.0% | 15.6% | 5.6% | 1.4% |
| Saratoga Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio I | $21.9 | 12.1% | 15.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| GMO US Growth Fund III | $2.6 | 17.0% | 15.0% | 5.5% | 0.5% |
| MassMutual Select Growth Opportunities Fund S | $534.6 | 15.2% | 14.8% | 4.5% | 1.0% |
| Shelton Nasdaq-100 Index Fund Direct | $46.1 | 13.2% | 14.3% | 5.6% | 0.5% |
| USAA Nasdaq-100 Index Fund | $321.8 | 12.3% | 13.7% | 5.0% | 0.7% |
| Delaware Pooled Large-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio | $220.8 | 15.3% | 13.5% | 3.0% | 0.6% |
| Burnham Fund A | $160.1 | 11.9% | 13.2% | 3.4% | 1.4% |
| Rydex Nasdaq-100 Fund Investor | $727.7 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| Bottom 5 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Growth Fund | $13.6 | 5.0% | 3.4% | -3.7% | 1.3% |
| Leeb Focus Fund | $7.5 | 4.9% | 4.0% | -2.5% | 1.5% |
| Quaker Strategic Growth Fund A | $172.1 | 5.2% | 4.1% | -6.4% | 2.2% |
| Chesapeake Core Growth Fund | $29.8 | 9.4% | 4.2% | -4.7% | 1.6% |
| Putnam Voyager Fund A | $3,646.2 | 4.5% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1.2% |
| S&P 500 Growth Total Return Index | 13.4% | 11.2% | 3.3% |
Large-cap value
| Top 10 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ING Corporate Leaders Trust Fund | $930.0 | 16.0% | 13.8% | 3.8% | N/A |
| Delaware Large-Cap Value Equity Portfolio | $8.5 | 15.9% | 13.2% | 2.3% | 0.7% |
| Delaware Value Fund A | $1,800.8 | 14.9% | 12.1% | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| Commerce Value Fund | $98.5 | 15.4% | 12.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Hennessy Total Return Fund Investor | $78.4 | 10.6% | 11.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| Columbia Large Value Quantitative Fund A | $258.3 | 14.8% | 10.8% | N/A | 1.1% |
| Edgar Lomax Value Fund | $36.1 | 9.1% | 10.0% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Cullen High Dividend Equity Fund Retail | $2,203.0 | 12.6% | 10.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund I | $3,021.2 | 18.6% | 9.9% | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| American Funds Mutual Fund A | $22,623.0 | 13.6% | 9.8% | 2.5% | 0.6% |
| Bottom 5 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matrix Advisors Value Fund | $57.9 | 5.6% | 2.4% | -2.9% | 1.0% |
| Valley Forge Fund | $17.0 | 1.2% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| Nuveen NWQ Large-Cap Value Fund I | $1,142.6 | 5.2% | 4.3% | -2.1% | 1.0% |
| Cambiar Opportunity Fund Investor | $1,041.2 | 2.1% | 4.6% | -1.3% | 1.2% |
| Frost Dividend Value Equity Fund Institutional | $284.2 | 5.8% | 4.6% | N/A | 1.0% |
| S&P 500 Value Total Return Index | 16.5% | 9.6% | -1.0% |
Midcap growth
| Top 10 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Focus Smid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio | $17.5 | 6.6% | 19.2% | 9.5% | 0.9% |
| AllianceBernstein Discovery Growth Fund A | $968.2 | 10.4% | 18.8% | 3.0% | 1.2% |
| Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery Fund Investor | $1,527.4 | 10.6% | 16.4% | 3.5% | 1.3% |
| RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund A | $64.5 | 12.6% | 15.8% | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| Baird MidCap Fund Institutional | $179.1 | 14.3% | 15.1% | 5.4% | 0.9% |
| Timothy Plan Aggressive Growth Fund A | $16.6 | 9.0% | 14.9% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Rydex S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Fund H | $270.5 | 8.3% | 14.5% | 7.6% | 1.5% |
| Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund N | $32.5 | 5.8% | 14.5% | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Growth Fund Investor | $56.3 | 9.5% | 14.2% | 2.1% | 1.4% |
| Value Line Emerging Opportunities Fund | $281.8 | 14.9% | 14.2% | 2.2% | 1.3% |
| Bottom 5 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Mid Cap Growth Fund | $0.2 | -15.2% | -14.6% | -8.7% | 7.7% |
| Westcore Select Fund Retail | $308.5 | -15.5% | 0.8% | -2.1% | 1.0% |
| Columbia Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Fund A | $687.2 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| John Hancock Mid Cap Equity Fund A | $26.9 | 3.4% | 5.9% | -1.4% | 1.5% |
| TCW Growth Equities Fund I | $91.1 | -1.0% | 6.7% | -1.3% | 1.2% |
| S&P MidCap 400 Growth Total Return Index | 11.6% | 14.4% | 5.1% |
Midcap value
| Top 10 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotchkis & Wiley Mid-Cap Value Fund I | $1,330.5 | 25.8% | 15.4% | 5.3% | 1.1% |
| Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund Investor | $193.5 | 14.6% | 14.4% | 4.5% | 1.4% |
| MFS Mid Cap Value Fund A | $1,032.1 | 14.3% | 13.4% | 2.6% | 1.2% |
| Managed Account Series Mid Cap Value Opportunities Portfolio | $137.3 | 9.5% | 13.2% | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value A | $685.7 | 12.4% | 13.2% | 3.4% | 1.4% |
| Invesco American Value Fund A | $1,205.9 | 17.6% | 12.5% | 2.6% | 1.3% |
| Invesco Endeavor Fund A | $271.5 | 16.5% | 12.3% | 4.9% | 1.4% |
| Wells Fargo Advantage C&B Mid Cap Value Fund Investor | $144.2 | 16.1% | 12.2% | 2.4% | 1.3% |
| MassMutual Select Mid Cap Value Fund S | $157.2 | 13.0% | 12.0% | 2.6% | 0.8% |
| Fidelity Mid Cap Value Fund Mid Cap Value | $591.1 | 15.9% | 11.9% | 1.8% | 0.9% |
| Bottom 5 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilson Focus Fund | $10.5 | -6.6% | -1.0% | -4.2% | 1.7% |
| Legg Mason Capital Management Opportunity Trust C | $931.9 | 22.5% | 1.0% | -10.1% | 2.8% |
| PNC Mid Cap Value Fund I | $34.8 | 5.4% | 5.8% | -1.4% | 1.2% |
| Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Value Fund A | $1,454.9 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -3.3% | 1.2% |
| Nuveen Mid Cap Value Fund A | $171.1 | 7.5% | 6.4% | -0.9% | 1.3% |
| S&P 400 Value Total Return Index | 15.5% | 12.1% | 2.9% |
Small-cap growth
| Top 10 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodges Small Cap Fund Retail | $250.7 | 15.7% | 19.6% | N/A | 1.4% |
| Buffalo Micro Cap Fund | $58.3 | 29.0% | 19.1% | 3.1% | 1.5% |
| AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth Portfolio A | $874.0 | 12.0% | 18.4% | 4.0% | 1.4% |
| T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund | $9,998.3 | 13.3% | 18.3% | 6.9% | 0.8% |
| RS Select Growth Fund A | $243.8 | 12.1% | 17.6% | 4.1% | 1.4% |
| UBS US Small Cap Growth Fund Y | $150.6 | 14.7% | 17.4% | 2.9% | 1.2% |
| Principal SmallCap Growth Fund I Institutional | $1,444.3 | 11.1% | 16.5% | 3.0% | 1.1% |
| PNC Small Cap Fund I | $157.2 | 20.7% | 16.4% | 3.2% | 1.2% |
| HighMark Geneva Small Cap Growth Fund Fiduciary | $49.0 | 13.4% | 16.2% | N/A | 1.4% |
| Oppenheimer Discovery Fund A | $1,556.7 | 13.2% | 16.1% | 3.2% | 1.3% |
| Bottom 5 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaker Small-Cap Growth Tactical Allocation Fund A | $6.0 | 2.5% | 2.1% | N/A | 2.0% |
| Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund C | $162.7 | -4.5% | 2.4% | -3.7% | 2.0% |
| Forward Small Cap Equity Fund Investor | $38.7 | 6.8% | 3.5% | -4.6% | 1.4% |
| SunAmerica Focused Small-Cap Growth Portfolio A | $144.8 | 0.0% | 3.7% | -3.2% | 1.5% |
| TCW Small Cap Growth Fund I | $1,112.8 | -4.4% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| S&P Small Cap 600 Growth Total Return | 11.9% | 15.0% | 4.1% |
Small-cap value
| Top 10 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund Investor | $40.0 | 22.4% | 17.9% | 8.1% | 1.9% |
| Hotchkis & Wiley Small Cap Value Fund I | $364.6 | 18.0% | 15.6% | 5.8% | 1.1% |
| Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund Institutional | $54.8 | 19.1% | 15.5% | 5.3% | 1.4% |
| Small Cap Value Fund Inc. | N/A | 14.1% | 14.8% | 3.3% | 1.0% |
| Aegis Value Fund | $151.8 | 13.7% | 13.8% | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| HighMark Cognitive Value Fund M | $86.5 | 13.0% | 13.6% | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| DFA Tax-Managed U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio Institutional | $2,393.4 | 15.8% | 13.2% | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund A | $33.6 | 19.1% | 13.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% |
| JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund Select | $616.0 | 16.3% | 12.8% | 3.1% | 1.0% |
| Nuveen Small Cap Value Fund I | $80.4 | 12.0% | 12.8% | 2.3% | 1.3% |
| Bottom 5 | Portfolio net assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | 5-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst Value Fund A | $50.0 | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| Ancora Special Opportunity Fund C | $8.1 | 11.9% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 3.0% |
| Artisan Small Cap Value Fund Investor | $2,655.5 | -0.2% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1.2% |
| Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value Fund H | $15.3 | 12.1% | 6.0% | -0.2% | 1.5% |
| Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund | $16.3 | 2.8% | 6.7% | N/A | 1.3% |
| S&P Small Cap 600 Value Total Return | 16.4% | 12.9% | 2.9% |
Assets as of September 30, 2012; returns as of November 9, 2012. Distinct classes only. Funds closed to new investors have been omitted. Rankings are based on unrounded figures. Three-year and five-year returns are annualized. In case of multiple share classes, the oldest share class is listed. N/A = not available (fund has been in operation for less than five years). *Net prospectus
Source: Lipper
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