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Lipper Peer Group Rankings
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Lipper Peer Group Rankings - Class N (For the Period ending 09/30/2008)
Fund's Ranking / # of Funds in Peer Group |
| Domestic Equity Funds | Peer Group | 1 Yr. | 3 Yrs. | 5 Yrs. | 10 Yrs. |
| Growth Fund |
Multi-Cap Growth Funds |
43/509 |
34/382 |
95/325 |
78/144 |
| Percentile Ranking |
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8 |
9 |
29 |
54 |
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| Tax-Managed Growth Fund |
Multi-Cap Growth Funds |
127/509 |
146/382 |
163/325 |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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25 |
38 |
50 |
-- |
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| Large Cap Growth Fund |
Large-Cap Growth Funds |
160/769 |
220/652 |
364/538 |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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21 |
34 |
68 |
-- |
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| Small Cap Growth Fund |
Small-Cap Growth Funds |
518/597 |
442/494 |
211/399 |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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87 |
89 |
83 |
-- |
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| Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Mid-Cap Growth Funds |
87/611 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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14 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Mid-Cap Growth Funds |
159/611 |
153/525 |
-- |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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26 |
29 |
-- |
-- |
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| Value Discovery Fund |
Small-Cap Value Funds |
20/304 |
6/251 |
113/200 |
52/100 |
| Percentile Ranking |
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7 |
2 |
57 |
52 |
| International Equity Funds | Peer Group | 1 Yr. | 3 Yrs. | 5 Yrs. | 10 Yrs. |
| International Growth Fund |
International Multi-Cap Growth |
175/208 |
106/152 |
77/118 |
3/46 |
| Percentile Ranking |
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84 |
70 |
65 |
7 |
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| International Equity Fund |
International Multi-Cap Growth |
162/208 |
123/152 |
-- |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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78 |
81 |
-- |
-- |
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| International Small Cap Growth Fund |
International Small/Mid-Cap Growth |
26/92 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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28 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| Emerging Markets Growth Fund |
Emerging Markets Funds |
257/293 |
138/204 |
-- |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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88 |
68 |
-- |
-- |
| Global Funds | Peer Group | 1 Yr. | 3 Yrs. | 5 Yrs. | 10 Yrs. |
| Global Growth Fund |
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-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Fixed Income Funds | Peer Group | 1 Yr. | 3 Yrs. | 5 Yrs. | 10 Yrs. |
| Bond Fund |
Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds |
170/565 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Percentile Ranking |
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30 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| Income Fund |
Short-Intmdt Investment Grade Debt Funds |
114/145 |
112/133 |
106/124 |
55/69 |
| Percentile Ranking |
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79 |
84 |
85 |
80 |
| Money Market Funds | Peer Group | 1 Yr. | 3 Yrs. | 5 Yrs. | 10 Yrs. |
| Ready Reserves Fund |
Money Market Funds |
105/336 |
105/309 |
92/293 |
75/196 |
| Percentile Ranking |
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31 |
34 |
31 |
38 |
Performance cited represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the data quoted. Returns shown are average annual total returns, which assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Investment returns and principal will fluctuate with market and economic conditions and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
International investing involves special risk considerations, including currency fluctuations, lower liquidity, economic and political risk. Investing in emerging markets can increase these risks.
Investments in initial public offerings (IPOs) during favorable market conditions have significantly contributed to the Emerging Markets Growth Fund's performance since its inception. As the Fund grows in size or as market conditions for IPOs become less favorable, the impact of IPOs is likely to diminish.
Investing in smaller companies involves special risks, including higher volatility and lower liquidity.
Class N Shares are available to the general public without a sales load. Class I Shares are available to certain institutional investors.
Lipper is a well-regarded firm that monitors mutual fund performance. Lipper rankings are based on a fund's average annual total return and the percentile ranking refers to the fund’s rank relative to all funds in the same Lipper peer group. For example, a 25 would indicate that the Fund is ranked in the 25th percentile—or top one-quarter of funds—in its peer group. Definitions of each Lipper peer group follow.
Lipper Emerging Markets Funds—Funds with the primary objective to invest in Equities of Emerging countries of the following regions, including single country funds of the relevant regions (if the specific country classification is not available): Emerging countries of the European continent (including Turkey); Emerging countries of the Far East, Globally diversified Emerging markets; Emerging Markets Latin American Continent.
Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds— Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index.
Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds— Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges, without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time.
Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds—Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) of greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index.
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds—Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) of less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index.
Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds —Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) of less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index.
Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds —Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-cap funds typically have 25% to 75% of their assets invested in companies strictly outside of the U.S. with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) above 400% of the 75th market capitalization percentile of the S&P/Citigroup World ex-U.S. Broad Market Index.
Lipper Short-Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds —Funds that invest at least 65% of their assets in investment grade debt issues (rated in top four grades) with dollar-weighted average maturities of one to five years.
Lipper Money Market Instrument Funds -- Funds that invest in high quality financial instruments rated in the top two grades with dollar-weighted average maturites of less than 90 days.
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