The top 10 performing U.S. stock funds in 2010

Rankings and data through Mar. 15, 2010, according to <a href=http://www.Morningstar.com>Morningstar.com</a>
MAR 16, 2010
By  mlanche

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Rank Fund name Total return, YTD Full profile
1 Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value C 18.58 RYYCX
2 Fidelity Select Air Transportation 18.52 FSAIX
3 Fidelity Select Transportation 18.51 FSRFX
4 ProFunds Banks UltraSector Inv 16.47 BKPIX
5 Tilson Focus 16.21 TILFX
6 Hotchkis and Wiley Small Cap Value I 15.78 HWSIX
7 Fidelity Select Banking 15.74 FSRBX
8 Rydex Russell 2000 2x Strategy A 15.64 RYRUX
9 ProFunds UltraSmall Cap Inv 15.62 UAPIX
10 Direxion Mthly Small Cap Bull 2X 15.48 DXRLX

Group average YTD total return of 9,851 funds: 4.61



Data through Mar. 15, 2010 | Source: Morningstar



Total Return. Total return measures the increase in an investment in this fund as a percentage of that initial investment. Total return includes both income (in the form of dividends or interest payments) and capital gains or losses (the increase or decrease in the value of a security). Morningstar calculates total return by taking the change in a fund's NAV, assuming the reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions (on the actual reinvestment date used by the fund) during the period, and then dividing by the initial NAV.



Total returns for periods of longer than one year are annualized. Total return data is updated daily, except 10-year trailing return, which is updated monthly.



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