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Best Mutual Funds - July 2003

    Best Stock Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

Return (%)

 Sharp

Alpha

Fund Name

Ticker

Return

Risk

YTD

3 Year

5 Year

 Ratio

(%)

Oakmark I

OAKMX

1.5

2.7

13.36

9.36

1.64

0.43

19.78

Fidelity Equity-Income II

FEQTX

1.8

2.9

17.17

0.41

0.82

(0.16)

11.14

Vanguard U.S. Value

VUVLX

1.5

2.6

12.55

2.43

-

0.04

12.91

Large Cap Value

 

 

 

11.02

(2.84)

(0.71)

(0.30)

 

ABN AMRO Mid Cap N

CHTTX

1.5

3.3

21.86

6.56

9.19

0.15

25.10

Yacktman

YACKX

1.5

2.2

13.87

21.33

6.56

0.94

30.29

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock

FMCSX

1.5

2.7

15.81

(8.98)

5.73

(0.58)

2.43

Fidelity Value

FDVLX

1.8

2.5

18.17

9.19

7.11

0.36

17.98

Vanguard Strategic Equity

VSEQX

1.5

2.0

22.37

3.90

6.04

0.07

14.05

Mid Cap

 

 

 

17.28

(3.82)

2.66

(0.21)

 

Royce Low-Priced Stock

RYLPX

1.0

3.3

19.18

8.95

12.55

0.24

25.50

Royce Micro-Cap Inv

RYOTX

1.5

2.5

25.49

9.92

10.18

0.27

22.68

RS Partners

RSPFX

1.5

2.2

33.00

23.45

9.59

0.81

32.04

Fidelity Low-Priced Stock

FLPSX

1.0

1.2

17.60

15.34

9.81

0.70

23.65

Small Cap Core

 

 

 

17.69

2.24

4.00

0.02

 

Wasatch Small Cap Growth

WAAEX

1.0

3.1

18.39

5.70

13.20

0.39

24.65

Vanguard Explorer

VEXPX

1.8

3.0

21.37

(5.62)

6.35

(0.35)

10.35

Small Cap Growth

 

 

 

20.29

(14.37)

0.68

(0.65)

 

Babson Enterprise

BABEX

2.3

2.2

21.11

12.99

6.27

0.50

19.34

Royce Special Equity

RYSEX

1.0

1.2

10.81

21.60

10.28

1.16

25.42

Small Cap Value

 

 

 

17.58

9.65

6.32

0.64

 

Julius Baer International Equity

BJBIX

1.0

2.6

8.71

(8.60)

5.12

(0.88)

(2.98)

Oakmark International I

OAKIX

1.0

3.9

11.64

0.85

6.37

(0.12)

12.32

William Blair Intl Growth

WBIGX

1.0

3.4

14.93

(9.41)

7.15

(0.86)

(1.80)

Fidelity Diversified International

FDIVX

1.0

2.4

13.87

(5.63)

2.77

(0.60)

1.37

Vanguard International Explorer

VINEX

1.3

3.1

22.59

(10.32)

6.70

(0.80)

(1.61)

Vanguard International Value

VTRIX

1.5

2.9

18.80

(5.46)

1.82

(0.52)

2.44

International Funds

 

 

 

9.51

(14.40)

(4.10)

(1.14)

 

 

Best Bond and Real Estate Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

Return (%)

 Sharp

Yield

Fund Name

Ticker

Return

Risk

YTD

3 Year

5 Year

 Ratio

(%)

PIMCO Low Duration D

PLDDX

1.8

2.5

2.14

7.07

6.13

2.17

2.95

Fidelity Short-Term Bond

FSHBX

1.8

2.2

2.38

7.15

6.13

2.60

3.73

Vanguard Short-Term Corp

VFSTX

1.3

2.5

3.01

7.12

6.17

2.32

4.66

Short-Term Bond

 

 

 

6.47

5.55

5.55

1.89

3.48

PIMCO Total Return Mortgage D

PTMDX

1.0

2.0

1.71

9.27

7.31

2.74

2.33

Fidelity Mortgage Securities

FMSFX

1.3

1.5

1.53

8.39

6.69

2.57

3.48

Vanguard GNMA

VFIIX

1.3

2.5

1.09

8.39

6.75

2.34

5.10

Intermediate Govt Bonds

 

 

7.45

6.12

6.12

1.61

3.76

Westcore Flexible Income

WTLTX

1.0

2.0

13.78

6.87

4.94

0.59

7.85

Taxable Bond Funds

 

 

 

5.86

3.49

0.00

1.29

7.21

Third Avenue Real Estate Value

TAREX

1.0

1.2

15.60

15.79

-

1.28

0.94

Fidelity Real Estate Investment

FRESX

2.3

2.2

14.83

13.26

8.17

0.80

3.47

Vanguard REIT Index

VGSIX

2.3

2.2

17.20

13.44

7.48

0.78

5.86

Real Estate

 

 

 

5.86

3.49

7.07

0.75

3.75

** Ratings: Return 1-High to 5-Low, Risk 1-Low to 5-High. 1 is Best in both cases.
 Ratings are relative to other funds in the same category.

 

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