Top 100 mutual funds
Size and performance
Returns of the 100 largest actively managed and distinct share-class U.S. equity funds, through Oct. 28 2008
| Name | Ticker | Morningstar category | Portfolio net assets | YTD return (%) | +/- S&P 500 | 1yr return (%) | +/- S&P 500 | 3yr return (%) | +/- S&P 500 | 5yr return (%) | +/- S&P 500 | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Funds- Growth Fund of America | AGTHX | Large growth | 157,128,218,453 | -0.3769 | -2.87 | -0.402 | -2.81 | -0.061 | -0.17 | 0.007 | 0.95 | American Funds |
| American Funds- Investment Company of America | AIVSX | Large value | 68,069,396,630 | -33.36 | 1.47 | -35.98 | 1.42 | -4.97 | 0.95 | 0.71 | 0.96 | American Funds |
| American Funds- Washington Mutual Investors Fund | AWSHX | Large value | 64,305,054,033 | -31.59 | 3.24 | -34.86 | 2.54 | -4.47 | 1.46 | 0.62 | 0.87 | American Funds |
| Fidelity Contrafund | FCNTX | Large growth | 62,762,835,385 | -36.76 | -1.94 | -37.41 | -0.01 | -3.35 | 2.58 | 3.46 | 3.71 | Fidelity Investments |
| Dodge & Cox Stock Fund | DODGX | Large value | 45,387,595,425 | -41.03 | -6.2 | -43.8 | -6.4 | -9.46 | -3.53 | -0.24 | 0.02 | Dodge & Cox |
| American Funds- Fundamental Investors | ANCFX | Large blend | 44,442,372,002 | -39.04 | -4.22 | -40.76 | -3.36 | -4.09 | 1.83 | 2.91 | 3.16 | American Funds |
| Davis New York Venture Fund | NYVTX | Large blend | 38,905,448,235 | -38.09 | -3.27 | -40.17 | -2.77 | -7.76 | -1.83 | 0.16 | 0.41 | Davis Funds |
| Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund | VPMCX | Large growth | 28,884,546,427 | -30.34 | 4.48 | -31.95 | 5.45 | -2.21 | 3.72 | 3.18 | 3.43 | Vanguard |
| Fidelity Magellan Fund | FMAGX | Large growth | 28,560,852,240 | -49.6 | -14.78 | -50.52 | -13.12 | -11.95 | -6.02 | -4.91 | -4.66 | Fidelity Investments |
| American Funds- AMCAP Fund | AMCPX | Large growth | 20,590,565,847 | -35.97 | -1.15 | -38.43 | -1.03 | -7.48 | -1.55 | -1.67 | -1.42 | American Funds |
| T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund | PRGFX | Large growth | 19,835,337,550 | -40.82 | -6 | -42.79 | -5.39 | -7.62 | -1.69 | -1.4 | -1.15 | T. Rowe Price |
| T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund | PRFDX | Large value | 18,603,707,496 | -33.65 | 1.17 | -36.4 | 1 | -5.22 | 0.71 | 1.19 | 1.44 | T. Rowe Price |
| Franklin Mutual Shares Fund | MUTHX | Large value | 18,597,729,755 | -36.65 | -1.82 | -38.62 | -1.22 | -6.41 | -0.48 | 1.1 | 1.35 | Franklin Templeton Investments |
| Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund | ITHAX | Large blend | 17,668,210,964 | -45.86 | -11.04 | -47.46 | -10.06 | -7.49 | -1.56 | 1.69 | 1.94 | Hartford Mutual Funds |
| American Funds-American Mutual Fund | AMRMX | Large value | 16,283,931,626 | -29.19 | 5.64 | -32.2 | 5.19 | -4.09 | 1.83 | 1.09 | 1.34 | American Funds |
| Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund Inc. | LAFFX | Large value | 13,857,385,024 | -35.03 | -0.21 | -37.88 | -0.48 | -6.05 | -0.12 | -0.05 | 0.21 | Lord Abbett |
| John Hancock Funds Trust- Lifestyle Growth Trust Series | JELGX | Large blend | 11,781,373,855 | -36.95 | -2.13 | -39.36 | -1.96 | -6.77 | -0.85 | 0.4 | 0.65 | John Hancock |
| Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund | FDEQX | Large blend | 11,445,682,241 | -38.92 | -4.1 | -40.68 | -3.29 | -6.41 | -0.48 | 0.16 | 0.41 | Fidelity Investments |
| Calamos Growth Fund | CVGRX | Large growth | 10,392,624,985 | -48.78 | -13.96 | -50.83 | -13.44 | -10.97 | -5.05 | -3.62 | -3.37 | Calamos |
| Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio | FGRIX | Large blend | 10,194,549,386 | -48.81 | -13.99 | -51.59 | -14.19 | -16.1 | -10.17 | -7.44 | -7.18 | Fidelity Investments |
| T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund | TRBCX | Large growth | 10,075,305,788 | -40.52 | -5.7 | -42.56 | -5.16 | -7.92 | -1.99 | -2.01 | -1.75 | T. Rowe Price |
| Selected American Shares Inc. | SLASX | Large blend | 10,041,511,634 | -37.61 | -2.79 | -39.59 | -2.2 | -7.58 | -1.66 | 0.02 | 0.27 | Selected Funds |
| Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund | FNIAX | Large growth | 9,965,113,785 | -37.13 | -2.31 | -37.94 | -0.55 | -3.47 | 2.46 | 4.35 | 4.6 | Fidelity Investments |
| GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund-III | GQETX | Large blend | 9,552,267,000 | -23.38 | 11.45 | -23.93 | 13.46 | -1.78 | 4.15 | NA | NA | GMO |
| Fairholme Fund | FAIRX | Large blend | 9,266,360,007 | -26.96 | 7.86 | -30.52 | 6.88 | 0.52 | 6.45 | 7.9 | 8.15 | Fairholme |
| Longleaf Partners Fund | LLPFX | Large blend | 9,005,000,000 | -49.03 | -14.21 | -53.32 | -15.92 | -14.06 | -8.13 | -6.17 | -5.92 | Longleaf Partners |
| Columbia Value & Restructuring Fund | UMBIX | Large value | 8,266,351,104 | -47.2 | -12.37 | -49.59 | -12.19 | -10.79 | -4.87 | -0.5 | -0.25 | Columbia |
| Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund | FDGFX | Large blend | 8,087,800,152 | -43.49 | -8.67 | -46.86 | -9.46 | -11.83 | -5.9 | -5.25 | -5 | Fidelity Investments |
| Legg Mason Value Trust Inc. | LMVTX | Large blend | 7,643,012,472 | -50.56 | -15.74 | -55.29 | -17.9 | -19.03 | -13.1 | -9.29 | -9.04 | Legg Mason |
| T. Rowe Price Value Fund | TRVLX | Large value | 7,441,587,378 | -36.64 | -1.82 | -40.44 | -3.04 | -6.94 | -1.01 | 0.37 | 0.63 | T. Rowe Price |
| Oppenheimer Main Street Fund | MSIGX | Large blend | 7,345,827,567 | -38.51 | -3.68 | -41.81 | -4.41 | -8.3 | -2.37 | -2.06 | -1.81 | OppenheimerFunds |
| CGM Focus Fund | CGMFX | Large blend | 7,342,506,563 | -44.07 | -9.24 | -41.96 | -4.56 | 5.42 | 11.35 | 12.22 | 12.47 | CGM |
| Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund | OPTFX | Large growth | 7,086,667,325 | -43.83 | -9.01 | -46.18 | -8.78 | -10.21 | -4.28 | -4.12 | -3.87 | OppenheimerFunds |
| American Funds- The New Economy Fund | ANEFX | Large growth | 7,058,560,034 | -42.04 | -7.22 | -45.31 | -7.91 | -6.53 | -0.61 | -0.4 | -0.15 | American Funds |
| Fidelity Fund | FFIDX | Large blend | 6,056,860,044 | -38.68 | -3.86 | -39.79 | -2.4 | -4.69 | 1.23 | 0.22 | 0.48 | Fidelity Investments |
| Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund | FDCAX | Large growth | 6,048,140,849 | -40.99 | -6.17 | -46.45 | -9.05 | -8.59 | -2.66 | -2.53 | -2.28 | Fidelity Investments |
| Vanguard Growth & Income Fund | VQNPX | Large blend | 5,826,372,063 | -35.47 | -0.65 | -38.51 | -1.12 | -7.34 | -1.42 | -1.12 | -0.87 | Vanguard |
| Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund | FLVCX | Mid-cap blend | 5,822,801,221 | -52.74 | -17.92 | -55.21 | -17.81 | -10.64 | -4.71 | 1.7 | 1.95 | Fidelity Investments |
| T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund | PRNHX | Small growth | 5,740,683,659 | -41.79 | -6.97 | -44.74 | -7.35 | -10.44 | -4.51 | -1.47 | -1.22 | T. Rowe Price |
| Hartford Dividend & Growth HLS Fund | HIADX | Large value | 5,646,417,173 | -33.3 | 1.52 | -34.88 | 2.52 | -3.29 | 2.64 | 2.51 | 2.76 | Hartford Mutual Funds |
| Franklin Mutual Beacon Fund | BEGRX | Large value | 5,617,222,817 | -39.71 | -4.89 | -41.89 | -4.49 | -7.46 | -1.54 | 0.51 | 0.76 | Franklin Templeton Investments |
| Janus Contrarian Fund | JSVAX | Large blend | 5,291,174,570 | -47.84 | -13.02 | -48.42 | -11.02 | -4.68 | 1.25 | 4.07 | 4.32 | Janus |
| Columbia Marsico Growth Fund | NMGIX | Large growth | 5,247,775,941 | -39.85 | -5.03 | -42.43 | -5.04 | -7.95 | -2.02 | -1.73 | -1.48 | Columbia |
| T. Rowe Price New Era Fund | PRNEX | Specialty-natural resources | 5,240,976,933 | -50.85 | -16.03 | -50.31 | -12.91 | -4.16 | 1.77 | 9.49 | 9.74 | T. Rowe Price |
| Fidelity Independence Fund | FDFFX | Large growth | 5,192,980,277 | -48.76 | -13.94 | -49.72 | -12.33 | -6.75 | -0.82 | -0.85 | -0.59 | Fidelity Investments |
| BlackRock Basic Value Fund | MABAX | Large value | 5,136,878,622 | -35.98 | -1.15 | -39.22 | -1.83 | -5.72 | 0.2 | 0.22 | 0.47 | BlackRock |
| AIM Charter Fund | CHTRX | Large blend | 5,041,818,552 | -25.96 | 8.86 | -27.68 | 9.72 | -0.62 | 5.31 | 2.75 | 3 | Invesco Aim |
| DWS Dreman High Return Equity Fund | KDHAX | Large value | 4,897,307,512 | -44.58 | -9.76 | -47.86 | -10.46 | -12.35 | -6.43 | -3.23 | -2.98 | DWS Investments |
| Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio | FRESX | Specialty-real estate | 4,701,421,863 | -36.46 | -1.63 | -45.12 | -7.73 | -10.87 | -4.94 | 2.06 | 2.31 | Fidelity Investments |
| Legg Mason Partners Appreciation Fund | SHAPX | Large blend | 4,698,037,915 | -28.22 | 6.6 | -29.72 | 7.67 | -2.85 | 3.08 | 1.52 | 1.77 | Legg Mason Partners |
| Vanguard Equity Income Fund | VEIPX | Large value | 4,337,773,920 | -28.77 | 6.05 | -31.3 | 6.1 | -2.38 | 3.55 | 3.21 | 3.46 | Vanguard |
| AIM Constellation Fund | CSTGX | Large growth | 4,308,103,839 | -42.93 | -8.11 | -45.18 | -7.78 | -10.44 | -4.51 | -4.01 | -3.76 | Invesco Aim |
| Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund | FRSGX | Mid-cap growth | 4,307,302,032 | -42.67 | -7.85 | -46.8 | -9.4 | -9.7 | -3.77 | -1.91 | -1.66 | Franklin Templeton Investments |
| Fidelity Advisor Leveraged Company Stock Fund | FLSAX | Mid-cap blend | 4,299,081,654 | -51.85 | -17.03 | -53.88 | -16.48 | -10.16 | -4.23 | 1.87 | 2.12 | Fidelity Investments |
| Janus Growth & Income Fund | JAGIX | Large growth | 4,192,566,088 | -42.99 | -8.17 | -46.47 | -9.07 | -10.51 | -4.58 | -2.14 | -1.89 | Janus |
| Fidelity Advisor Capital Development Fund | FDETX | Large growth | 4,169,254,817 | -40.45 | -5.63 | -42.05 | -4.66 | -6.45 | -0.53 | -0.93 | -0.68 | Fidelity Investments |
| Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund | NFEAX | Large growth | 4,018,913,055 | -37.95 | -3.13 | -40.67 | -3.28 | -6.56 | -0.63 | -1.12 | -0.87 | Columbia |
| Victory Diversified Stock Fund | SRVEX | Large blend | 4,015,254,394 | -33.63 | 1.19 | -35.96 | 1.44 | -3.75 | 2.17 | 2.01 | 2.26 | Victory |
| Hartford Dividend & Growth Fund | IHGIX | Large value | 3,972,039,320 | -32.76 | 2.06 | -34.34 | 3.06 | -3.41 | 2.52 | 2.21 | 2.46 | Hartford Mutual Funds |
| Thornburg Value Fund | TVAFX | Large blend | 3,851,054,998 | -41.66 | -6.84 | -45.62 | -8.22 | -7.35 | -1.42 | -1.37 | -1.12 | Thornburg |
| Baron Asset Fund | BARAX | Mid-cap growth | 3,741,200,000 | -40.02 | -5.2 | -42.32 | -4.93 | -7 | -1.07 | 2.47 | 2.72 | Baron Asset |
| BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund | MBDVX | Large value | 3,726,112,693 | -31.86 | 2.97 | -33.73 | 3.66 | -1.6 | 4.33 | 4.82 | 5.07 | BlackRock |
| Pioneer Cullen Value Fund | CVFCX | Large value | 3,669,893,955 | -30.88 | 3.94 | -32.54 | 4.86 | -3.51 | 2.42 | 4.23 | 4.48 | Pioneer Investments |
| Oakmark Fund-Class | OAKMX | Large blend | 3,621,693,000 | -30.81 | 4.01 | -35.52 | 1.88 | -6.47 | -0.54 | -1.54 | -1.29 | Oakmark |
| BlackRock Fundamental Growth Fund Inc. | MDFGX | Large growth | 3,578,792,102 | -36.36 | -1.54 | -36.74 | 0.65 | -6.18 | -0.25 | -0.83 | -0.58 | BlackRock |
| Jennison Utility Fund | PRUTX | Specialty-utilities | 3,555,183,927 | -47.63 | -12.81 | -48.69 | -11.29 | -5.81 | 0.12 | 8.03 | 8.28 | JennisonDryden |
| Marsico Focus Fund | MFOCX | Large growth | 3,437,437,152 | -38.37 | -3.55 | -41.04 | -3.64 | -6.76 | -0.83 | -1.02 | -0.77 | Marsico Investment Fund |
| Brandywine Fund Inc. | BRWIX | Mid-cap growth | 3,425,720,261 | -44.31 | -9.49 | -44.4 | -7 | -7.27 | -1.34 | 0.22 | 0.47 | Brandywine |
| Fidelity Export & Multinational Fund | FEXPX | Large growth | 3,379,818,195 | -41.92 | -7.1 | -44.08 | -6.68 | -8.13 | -2.2 | 0.52 | 0.77 | Fidelity Investments |
| Dreyfus Appreciation Fund Inc. | DGAGX | Large blend | 3,336,494,778 | -31.09 | 3.73 | -32.52 | 4.87 | -4.37 | 1.55 | -0.08 | 0.17 | Dreyfus |
| MFS Massachusetts Investors Trust | MITTX | Large blend | 3,320,860,544 | -31.54 | 3.28 | -32.76 | 4.63 | -3.58 | 2.35 | 1.7 | 1.96 | MFS |
| JP Morgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund | JLCAX | Large blend | 3,289,028,546 | -33.32 | 1.5 | -35.82 | 1.58 | NA | NA | NA | NA | JP Morgan |
| Brandywine Blue Fund | BLUEX | Large growth | 3,251,352,870 | -43.7 | -8.87 | -43.87 | -6.48 | -6.85 | -0.92 | 0.6 | 0.85 | Brandywine |
| Legg Mason Opportunity Trust | LMOPX | Mid-cap growth | 3,185,823,540 | -60.01 | -25.19 | -64.35 | -26.95 | -21.14 | -15.21 | -10.56 | -10.31 | Legg Mason |
| Waddell & Reed Advisors Core Investment Fund | UNCMX | Large growth | 3,167,911,516 | -31.97 | 2.85 | -33.34 | 4.06 | -1.52 | 4.4 | 3.31 | 3.56 | Waddell & Reed |
| State Farm Growth Fund | STFGX | Large blend | 3,157,271,972 | -29.82 | 5.01 | -30.36 | 7.04 | -1.13 | 4.79 | 2.58 | 2.83 | State Farm |
| Sequoia Fund | SEQUX | Large blend | 3,113,310,181 | -28.03 | 6.8 | -29.33 | 8.07 | -3.82 | 2.11 | 0.08 | 0.33 | Sequoia |
| Seligman Communications & Information Fund Inc. | SLMCX | Specialty-technology | 3,005,691,083 | -35.71 | -0.88 | -37.87 | -0.47 | -1.56 | 4.36 | 2.11 | 2.37 | Seligman |
| John Hancock Funds II- Lifestyle Aggressive Fund | JALAX | Large blend | 2,977,776,212 | -43.04 | -8.21 | -45.81 | -8.41 | -9.05 | -3.13 | NA | NA | John Hancock |
| Oppenheimer Value Fund | CGRWX | Large value | 2,971,437,490 | -41.1 | -6.28 | -44.2 | -6.8 | -8.99 | -3.06 | -0.3 | -0.05 | OppenheimerFunds |
| Hartford Stock HLS Fund | HSTAX | Large blend | 2,955,046,628 | -42.74 | -7.91 | -45.8 | -8.41 | -9.72 | -3.79 | -3.18 | -2.93 | Hartford Mutual Funds |
| T. Rowe Price Spectrum Growth Fund | PRSGX | Large blend | 2,948,410,622 | -41.24 | -6.41 | -43.69 | -6.29 | -7.43 | -1.51 | 0.17 | 0.42 | T. Rowe Price |
| GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund-III | GMUEX | Large blend | 2,885,295,450 | -30.35 | 4.48 | -32.47 | 4.93 | -6.75 | -0.82 | -1.35 | -1.1 | GMO |
| Principal Equity Income Fund | PQIAX | Large value | 2,726,872,244 | -34.15 | 0.67 | -36.64 | 0.76 | -5.52 | 0.41 | 2.61 | 2.86 | Principal Funds |
| MFS Utilities Fund | MMUFX | Specialty-utilities | 2,659,646,470 | -40.96 | -6.13 | -40.87 | -3.47 | 1.18 | 7.11 | 10.49 | 10.74 | MFS |
| RiverSource Disciplined Equity Fund | AQEAX | Large blend | 2,655,354,897 | -36.61 | -1.79 | -38.96 | -1.56 | -6.87 | -0.94 | -0.62 | -0.37 | RiverSource |
| American Century Income & Growth Fund | BIGRX | Large value | 2,640,063,581 | -33.88 | 0.94 | -37.63 | -0.23 | -6.86 | -0.93 | -0.29 | -0.04 | American Century Investments |
| JHT Blue Chip Growth Trust Series I | N/A | Large growth | 2,600,398,963 | -40.4 | -5.57 | -42.45 | -5.05 | -8 | -2.08 | -2.15 | -1.9 | John Hancock |
| Principal Disciplined LargeCap Blend Fund | PILBX | Large blend | 2,587,285,886 | -36.18 | -1.36 | -38.04 | -0.64 | -6.61 | -0.68 | -0.02 | 0.24 | Principal Funds |
| Oakmark Select Fund | OAKLX | Large blend | 2,575,819,451 | -36.61 | -1.78 | -44.21 | -6.81 | -12.92 | -6.99 | -5.58 | -5.33 | Oakmark |
| ING VP Growth and Income Fund-I | N/A | Large blend | 2,555,600,733 | -35.06 | -0.23 | -37.04 | 0.36 | -5.67 | 0.25 | -0.2 | 0.05 | ING Retirement Funds |
| Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund | FKCGX | Large growth | 2,539,011,137 | -35.26 | -0.44 | -37.83 | -0.43 | -5.19 | 0.74 | 0.06 | 0.31 | Franklin Templeton Investments |
| American Century Equity Growth Fund | BEQGX | Large blend | 2,518,343,393 | -32.62 | 2.2 | -34.84 | 2.55 | -5.59 | 0.34 | 0.73 | 0.99 | American Century Investments |
| John Hancock Large Cap Equity Fund | TAGRX | Large growth | 2,493,823,641 | -40.42 | -5.6 | -40.23 | -2.84 | 0.82 | 6.75 | 3.9 | 4.15 | John Hancock |
| Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund | FGRWX | Large growth | 2,491,522,049 | -46.15 | -11.33 | -47.03 | -9.63 | -5.57 | 0.35 | 1.82 | 2.07 | Hartford Mutual Funds |
| Kinetics Paradigm Fund | WWNPX | Large growth | 2,448,974,148 | -52.63 | -17.81 | -55.1 | -17.7 | -8.44 | -2.51 | 2.65 | 2.91 | Kinetics |
| Gabelli Asset Fund | GABAX | Mid-cap blend | 2,383,515,500 | -39.53 | -4.71 | -41.27 | -3.87 | -4.87 | 1.05 | 1.71 | 1.96 | Gabelli |
| Franklin Growth Fund | FKGRX | Large growth | 2,344,704,798 | -33.42 | 1.41 | -37.23 | 0.16 | -4.49 | 1.44 | 1.18 | 1.43 | Franklin Templeton Investments |
| Franklin Utilities Fund | FKUTX | Specialty-utilities | 2,299,843,421 | -27.2 | 7.62 | -25.5 | 11.89 | 2.21 | 8.14 | 8.77 | 9.02 | Franklin Templeton Investments |
| Sound Shore Fund | SSHFX | Large value | 2,259,684,034 | -32.85 | 1.97 | -35.38 | 2.02 | -6.04 | -0.11 | 1.61 | 1.86 | Sound Shore |
| S&P 500 Index | -34.82 | -37.4 | -5.93 | -0.25 | ||||||||
| Number of funds beating S&P 500 for time period | 29 | 30 | 40 | 61 | ||||||||
| Number of funds lagging S&P 500 for time period | 71 | 70 | 59 | 36 | ||||||||
| Total assets in actively managed U.S. equity funds with S&P 500 as primary benchmark | 1,377,914,483,483 | |||||||||||
| Total assets in top 100 actively managed U.S. equity funds with S&P 500 as primary benchmark | 1,072,035,529,559 | |||||||||||
Source: Morningstar Inc.
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