Best- and worst-performing equity mutual funds

Best- and worst-performing equity mutual funds
See rankings of funds by returns in categories from large-cap growth to real estate and equity income.
MAY 14, 2017
LARGE CAP GROWTH
Top 10 Portfolio net assets ($M) 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return Expense ratio*
USAA Nasdaq-100 Index Fund (USNQX) $1,253.60 23.95% 16.07% 16.65% 0.57%
Morgan Stanley Inst Portfolio I (MSEQX) $3,362.30 23.14% 12.71% 15.90% 0.61%
Rydex NASDAQ-100 Fund Investor (RYOCX) $929.50 23.03% 15.33% 15.94% 1.25%
Shelton NASDAQ-100 Index Fund Direct (NASDX) $392.70 22.86% 15.96% 16.92% 0.49%
ProFunds NASDAQ-100 ProFund Investor (OTPIX) $82.40 22.20% 14.34% 14.90% 1.54%
Edgewood Growth Fund Institutional (EGFIX) $8,090.90 22.17% 14.59% 16.77% 1.00%
T Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund (TRLGX) $13,025.00 22.15% 12.19% 15.50% 0.56%
Transamerica Capital Growth A (IALAX) $685.30 22.05% 11.92% 15.34% 1.21%
Homestead Growth Fund (HNASX) $130.90 21.79% 11.73% 15.08% 0.95%
Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund Retail (BFTHX) $151.70 20.95% 10.26% 13.31% 1.10%
Bottom 5
Sirius S&P Strategic Large-Cap Allocation Fund (SSPLX) $23.30 0.96% N/A N/A 2.01%
Destra Focused Equity Fund A (DFOAX) $42.10 1.57% 5.47% 8.35% 1.60%
AMG Managers Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund N (MCGFX) $1,035.90 6.43% 6.42% 9.63% 1.12%
HedgeRow Income and Opportunity Fund A (HROAX) $4.60 6.81% N/A N/A 2.20%
Manning & Napier Quality Equity Series I (MNQIX) $2.00 7.74% N/A N/A 0.71%
Classification total/average $737,071.60 14.89% 9.96% 12.61% 1.11%
S&P 500 Growth Total Return Index 16.20% 11.87% 14.55%
LARGE-CAP VALUE
Top 10 Portfolio net assets ($M) 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return Expense ratio*
DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE I (DSEEX) $3,178.10 25.17% 15.60% N/A 0.64%
MassMutual Select Focused Value Fund R5 (MFVSX) $749.80 23.58% 9.36% 13.94% 0.83%
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) $65,211.20 23.34% 9.56% 15.88% 0.52%
Columbia Select Large-Cap Value Fund A (SLVAX) $764.20 22.15% 8.39% 13.86% 1.15%
John Hancock Classic Value Fund A (PZFVX) $1,996.30 20.46% 7.86% 13.16% 1.19%
Invesco Growth & Income Fund A (ACGIX) $8,131.70 19.62% 8.61% 13.00% 0.83%
DFA US Large Cap Value Portfolio II Institutional (DFCVX) $175.10 19.17% 8.75% 15.64% 0.15%
Neuberger Berman Value Fund Inst (NLRLX) $19.30 19.16% 7.37% 12.69% 0.76%
DFA US Large Cap Value Portfolio III Institutional (DFUVX) $3,390.10 19.15% 8.77% 15.67% 0.13%
DFA US Large Cap Value Portfolio Institutional (DFLVX) $20,700.60 19.00% 8.61% 15.51% 0.27%
Bottom 5
Sims Total Return Fund Inc (SIMFX) $8.40 3.07% -0.35% 4.61% 2.89%
Hennessy Total Return Fund Investor (HDOGX) $86.10 7.41% 6.20% 8.34% 1.45%
EIC Value Fund Inst (EICIX) $291.40 9.99% 5.35% 9.07% 1.03%
Eaton Vance Focused Value Opportunities Fund I (EIFVX) $58.20 10.36% 6.43% 11.88% 0.80%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Value Fund A (EATVX) $560.80 10.55% 6.03% 11.30% 1.21%
Classification total/average $387,403.20 15.00% 7.22% 12.15% 1.07%
S&P 500 Value Total Return Index 15.24% 8.59% 13.27%
SMALL-CAP GROWTH
Top 10 Portfolio net assets ($M) 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return Expense ratio*
Baron Discovery Fund Inst (BDFIX) $119.40 37.96% 9.00% N/A 1.10%
Oberweis Micro-Cap Fund (OBMCX) $77.00 31.88% 9.72% 17.02% 1.72%
Cortina Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional (CRSGX) $24.50 31.34% 5.02% 9.13% 1.10%
William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund I (WBSIX) $415.50 28.19% 8.91% 15.80% 1.25%
Federated MDT Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional (QISGX) $124.80 27.38% 12.25% 15.50% 0.89%
TCM Small Cap Growth Fund (TCMSX) $292.90 27.37% 9.09% 14.85% 0.96%
ICON Opportunities Fund (ICONX) $17.60 27.12% 7.93% N/A 1.51%
Alpine Small Cap Fund Institutional (ADINX) $14.30 26.22% 6.93% 9.13% 1.25%
American Beacon Bahl & Gaynor Small Cp Gro Fd Inst (GBSIX) $27.50 25.93% N/A N/A 0.99%
Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund (DMCRX) $386.00 25.93% 8.60% 16.20% 1.53%
Bottom 5
Nysa Fund (NYSAX) $1.80 -11.45% -18.47% -9.02% 5.09%
Delaware Smid Cap Growth Fund A (DFCIX) $946.40 0.26% 7.02% 9.24% 1.19%
Jacob Micro Cap Growth Fund Institutional (JMIGX) $7.60 1.43% -4.66% 1.18% 2.61%
Touchstone Small Cap Growth Fund Y (MXAIX) $429.20 5.01% 2.74% 9.20% 1.20%
Villere Equity Fund (VLEQX) $38.40 8.73% -0.41% N/A 1.26%
Classification total/average $146,136.60 19.52% 6.69% 11.57% 1.32%
S&P SC 600 Growth Total Return 23.26% 11.27% 15.50%
SMALL-CAP VALUE
Top 10 Portfolio net assets ($M) 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return Expense ratio*
Schneider Small Cap Value Fund (SCMVX) $49.00 52.12% 4.88% 11.98% 1.15%
Towle Deep Value Fund (TDVFX) $168.90 38.23% 9.87% 19.14% 1.20%
Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund (PVIVX) $41.40 32.17% 8.94% 13.08% 1.25%
Royce Opportunity Fund Investment (RYPNX) $1,487.30 29.14% 4.82% 13.03% 1.17%
Putnam Small Cap Value Fund A (PSLAX) $494.30 28.92% 8.30% 13.67% 1.44%
North Star Micro Cap I (NSMVX) $79.10 27.69% 5.61% N/A 1.47%
Nuveen Small Cap Value Fund I (FSCCX) $1,349.30 27.31% 11.80% 16.06% 1.00%
Small Cap Value Fund Inc (SCAPX) N/A 27.31% -1.10% 11.56% 0.95%
Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund Z (TASVX) $1,616.30 27.30% 9.49% 13.90% 0.73%
Royce Special Equity Fund Investment (RYSEX) $1,626.20 27.00% 7.10% 10.44% 1.15%
Bottom 5
Intrepid Endurance Fund Investor (ICMAX) $227.80 3.66% 0.07% 4.01% 1.40%
Triad Small Cap Value Fund (TSCVX) $0.80 6.48% N/A N/A 1.50%
Snow Capital Small Cap Value Fund A (SNWAX) $53.40 7.14% -1.09% 8.66% 1.72%
Queens Road Small Cap Value (QRSVX) $141.70 9.52% 6.61% 10.31% 1.26%
Royce Small-Cap Value Fund Service (RYVFX) $421.20 10.02% 1.80% 7.00% 1.48%
Classification total/average $90,227.30 20.55% 5.58% 11.63% 1.34%
S&P SC 600 Pure Value Total Return 13.21% 3.99% 13.14%
REAL ESTATE
Top 10 Portfolio net assets ($M) 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return Expense ratio*
Altegris/AACA Opportunistic Real Estate Fund I (RAAIX) $151.30 25.04% 13.92% N/A 2.98%
CGM Realty Fund (CGMRX) $882.90 16.23% 7.27% 6.76% 0.92%
Salient Select Income Fund A (KIFAX) $1,065.60 13.11% 7.16% 8.92% 2.11%
Baron Real Estate Fund Inst (BREIX) $925.50 12.74% 5.14% 13.75% 1.06%
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund Inst (GURIX) $111.50 11.59% 12.00% N/A 1.50%
Salient Tactical Real Estate Fund A (KSRAX) $70.90 11.14% 7.91% 9.09% 2.37%
Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund (FRIFX) $4,955.50 11.11% 7.23% 8.68% 0.82%
Rydex Real Estate Fund H (RYHRX) $9.70 10.70% 7.08% 7.78% 1.62%
Manning & Napier Real Estate Series S (MNREX) $309.90 10.01% 11.27% 10.83% 1.09%
Fidelity Series Real Estate Income Fund F (FSRWX) $883.00 9.60% 6.63% 8.32% 0.61%
Bottom 5
Principal Real Estate Allocation Fund A (PAEDX) $1.40 3.08% N/A N/A 1.27%
PF Real Estate Fund P $39.00 3.38% 7.95% 8.23% 1.05%
John Hancock Real Estate Equity Fund NAV $221.90 3.50% 8.55% 8.77% 0.93%
Morgan Stanley Inst US Real Estate Portfolio I (MSUSX) $730.20 3.57% 8.34% 8.76% 0.98%
Voya Real Estate Fund Institutional (CRARX) $1,104.00 3.75% 8.20% 8.51% 0.90%
Classification total/average $100,249.30 6.51% 8.63% 8.89% 1.32%
Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Total Return 5.60% 9.57% 9.56%
EQUITY INCOME
Top 10 Portfolio net assets ($M) 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return Expense ratio*
WP Large Cap Income Plus Fund Institutional (WPLCX) $28.90 27.64% 6.68% N/A 3.05%
Principal Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund Inst (PMDIX) $3,077.10 26.32% 11.26% 14.87% 1.15%
HCM Dividend Sector Plus Fund A (HCMNX) $200.70 25.97% N/A N/A 2.25%
Crawford Dividend Opportunity Fund (CDOFX) $147.90 24.20% 11.30% N/A 1.05%
North Star Dividend I (NSDVX) $72.70 21.55% 8.97% N/A 1.49%
Westcore Small-Cap Value Dividend Fund Retail (WTSVX) $207.50 21.18% 8.10% 12.13% 1.30%
KEELEY Mid Cap Dividend Value Fund I (KMDIX) $110.20 20.73% 10.40% 14.97% 1.05%
FAM Equity-Income Fund Investor (FAMEX) $210.70 19.57% 10.73% 13.36% 1.26%
Matisse Discounted Closed-End Fund Strategy Inst (MDCEX) $109.30 18.80% 6.84% N/A 3.03%
Salient US Dividend Signal Fund A (FDYAX) $5.40 18.53% 9.08% N/A 1.49%
Bottom 5
Hussman Strategic Value Fund (HSVLX) $6.90 -4.06% -2.87% -0.09% 1.29%
Dunham Dynamic Macro Fund N (DNAVX) $34.80 1.46% 0.76% 0.73% 2.26%
Hanlon Tactical Dividend and Momentum Fund I (HTDIX) $233.80 1.59% N/A N/A 1.25%
Westcore Mid-Cap Value Dividend II Retail (WTMGX) $35.30 2.28% -1.67% 6.11% 1.04%
Day Hagan Tactical Dividend Fund I (DHQIX) $161.40 3.32% N/A N/A 1.37%
Classification total/average $348,461.00 13.31% 6.95% 10.93% 1.20%
Russell 1000 Value Total Return Index 15.91% 8.44% 13.67%
Assets and returns as of March 31. Distinct classes and funds with $100 million portfolio minimum only. Excludes leveraged and inverse funds. Funds closed to new investors have been omitted for the top-10 grouping. Rankings are based on unrounded figures. Three- 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 the year indicated). *Net prospectus.
Source: Lipper

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