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Best Mutual Funds - October 2003

    Best Stock Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

Return (%)

Sharp

Alpha

Fund Name

Ticker

Return

Risk

Qtr

YTD

3 Yr

5 Yr

Ratio

(%)

Selected American

SLASX

1.6

2.6

2.32

14.19

(5.20)

6.22

(0.63)

2.53

Vanguard Growth & Income

VQNPX

2.1

3.7

3.90

18.38

(9.16)

2.90

(0.79)

(0.23)

Large Blend

 

 

 

2.57

13.77

(10.26)

1.13

(0.80)

 

ABN AMRO Growth N

CHTIX

1.7

2.9

4.20

9.74

(9.98)

3.66

(0.75)

1.36

Large Growth

 

 

 

3.41

16.73

(18.16)

(0.72)

(1.13)

 

Northern Large Cap Value

NOLVX

1.2

3.0

3.76

13.76

3.31

--

0.03

12.48

Oakmark I

OAKMX

2.2

2.9

0.33

12.53

8.73

5.11

0.36

18.40

Fidelity Equity-Income II

FEQTX

1.7

2.9

3.56

17.74

(1.54)

4.56

(0.17)

11.12

Vanguard U.S. Value

VUVLX

2.0

3.4

2.08

13.18

1.02

--

(0.09)

10.22

Large Value

 

 

 

2.22

13.15

(3.01)

2.84

(0.36)

 

ABN AMRO Mid Cap N

CHTTX

1.7

3.5

4.75

26.05

8.54

13.57

0.19

27.08

Vanguard Strategic Equity

VSEQX

1.4

2.2

8.03

27.33

5.33

12.65

0.11

14.51

Mid-Cap Blend

 

 

 

5.21

20.23

(1.10)

9.26

(0.19)

 

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock

FMCSX

2.3

2.9

8.13

23.76

(7.38)

12.95

(0.61)

0.65

Mid-Cap Growth

 

 

 

5.53

22.32

(16.82)

5.11

(0.88)

 

Yacktman

YACKX

2.0

2.2

2.58

16.06

20.09

11.08

0.91

29.48

Fidelity Value

FDVLX

2.1

2.7

4.94

17.65

10.34

10.05

0.38

19.76

Mid-Cap Value

 

 

 

4.53

16.94

5.15

9.02

0.13

 

Royce Low-Priced Stock

RYLPX

1.8

3.5

8.51

25.54

8.92

19.06

0.25

25.98

Royce Micro-Cap Inv

RYOTX

1.4

2.7

12.70

33.66

11.40

16.71

0.34

25.56

RS Partners

RSPFX

1.4

1.7

10.55

41.69

19.46

17.24

0.81

31.53

Fidelity Low-Priced Stock

FLPSX

1.5

1.2

8.50

23.68

15.84

15.49

0.77

25.33

Small Blend

 

 

 

8.14

24.66

4.21

10.65

0.09

 

William Blair Small Cap Growth

WBSNX

1.5

3.6

11.64

40.52

6.23

--

0.12

24.36

Vanguard Explorer

VEXPX

2.1

3.0

7.83

26.84

(2.80)

11.97

(0.28)

12.09

Small Growth

 

0.0

0.0

9.01

27.90

(10.58)

8.05

(0.54)

 

Babson Enterprise

BABEX

1.8

2.2

9.57

27.43

15.60

12.30

0.60

22.12

Royce Special Equity

RYSEX

2.6

1.0

4.70

12.71

22.80

13.64

1.21

26.87

Small Value

 

 

 

7.40

23.00

10.65

12.00

0.40

 

Julius Baer International Equity

BJBIX

1.5

2.8

7.91

16.06

(3.71)

11.86

(0.64)

0.49

Oakmark International

OAKIX

1.4

3.9

7.70

19.25

3.61

13.22

(0.02)

15.35

William Blair Intl Growth

WBIGX

1.0

3.6

11.79

24.22

(5.15)

13.84

(0.66)

1.32

Fidelity Diversified International

FDIVX

1.0

2.9

9.56

23.60

(1.61)

9.03

(0.45)

3.78

Vanguard International Value

VTRIX

1.4

2.9

10.40

20.66

(2.80)

4.09

(0.42)

5.92

International

 

 

 

8.02

18.68

(9.63)

1.61

(0.87)

 

 

Best Bond and Real Estate Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

Return (%)

 Sharp

Yield

Fund Name

Ticker

Return

Risk

Qtr

YTD

3 Yr

5 Yr

 Ratio

(%)

PIMCO Low Duration D

PLDDX

2.0

2.5

(0.07)

2.49

6.52

5.67

1.54

2.76

Fidelity Short-Term Bond

FSHBX

1.8

2.2

0.27

3.12

6.64

5.80

2.06

3.53

Vanguard Short-Term Corp

VFSTX

1.3

2.2

0.41

3.74

6.56

5.78

1.85

4.47

Short-Term Bond

 

 

 

0.09

2.25

5.86

5.13

1.51

3.24

PIMCO Total Return Mortgage D

PTMDX

1.0

2.0

0.56

2.73

8.54

7.00

1.80

2.32

Fidelity Mortgage Securities

FMSFX

1.3

1.5

0.77

2.81

7.82

6.52

1.87

3.10

Vanguard GNMA

VFIIX

1.7

2.5

(0.38)

1.71

7.59

6.27

1.50

5.12

Intermediate Govt Bonds

 

 

(0.32)

1.92

7.45

5.50

1.21

3.59

Westcore Flexible Income

WTLTX

2.0

2.0

3.49

19.35

9.05

5.06

0.58

7.62

Fidelity Capital & Income

FAGIX

2.1

3.2

3.23

31.32

4.29

6.48

0.09

6.09

High Yield Bonds

 

 

 

2.65

17.41

3.53

2.80

0.16

7.56

Fidelity Spartan Short-Int Muni

FSTFX

1.4

2.5

0.76

2.81

5.73

4.60

1.29

2.55

Vanguard Ltd-Term Tax-Exempt

VMLTX

1.8

2.2

0.61

2.62

5.58

4.66

1.05

3.32

Short Term Muni Bonds

 

 

 

0.43

2.17

4.85

3.98

1.01

2.49

Third Avenue Real Estate Value

TAREX

1.8

1.2

6.04

22.06

15.79

17.37

1.24

0.91

Fidelity Real Estate Investment

FRESX

2.8

1.7

9.85

22.56

14.21

12.61

0.91

3.28

Vanguard REIT Index

VGSIX

2.9

2.2

9.47

24.14

14.49

11.44

0.91

5.54

Real Estate

 

 

 

9.08

24.54

13.55

11.62

0.85

3.30

* 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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