Mutual Funds: Top five funds in the third quarter (2003)

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Funds in the third quarter

EMERGING MARKETS

	Fund	Quarterly return	1-year return	3-year return	Morningstar category rating*	Phone
1	American Century Emerging Markets Inv.	17.62	44.07	-4.66	5	800-345-2021
2	Legg Mason Emerging Markets Trust	15.80	50.44	0.75	5	800-577-8589
3	Bernstein Emerging Markets Value	15.29	53.28	8.55	5	800-251-0539
4	Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index	14.74	46.39	1.73	5	800-662-7447
5	SSgA Emerging Markets	14.63	41.05	2.57	5	800-647-7327

HEALTHCARE

	Fund	Quarterly return	1-year return	3-year return	Morningstar category rating*	Phone
1	Fidelity Select Medical Delivery	8.18	-12.59	4.98	5	800-343-3548
2	PIMCO RCM Biotechnology D	5.93	47.54	-20.03	5	800-426-0107
3	Fidelity Select Biotechnology	5.03	38.74	-20.64	5	800-343-3548
4	Janus Global Life Sciences	3.70	11.97	-14.42	4	800-525-8983
5	Fidelity Select Medical Equip. and Systems	3.42	29.72	6.59	3	800-343-3548

INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND

	Fund	Quarterly return	1-year return	3-year return	Morningstar category rating*	Phone
1	Metropolitan West Total Return Bond	1.77	15.18	6.89	5	800-241-4671
2	Dreyfus Basic U.S. Mortgage Securities	1.38	4.32	7.95	5	800-373-9387
3	Summit Bond Fund	1.31	9.22	7.73	5	888-259-7565
4	Dodge & Cox Income	0.54	7.41	10.09	5	800-621-3979
5	USAA Intermediate-Term Bond	0.22	8.28	8.22	5	800-382-8722

LARGE GROWTH

	Fund	Quarterly return	1-year return	3-year return	Morningstar category rating*	Phone
1	Reynolds Opportunity	16.66	62.63	-24.47	5	800-773-9665
2	Fidelity Capital Appreciation	10.11	49.18	-4.67	5	800-343-3548
3	Fidelity OTC	9.72	34.14	-20.04	5	800-343-3548
4	Fidelity Asset Manager: Aggressive	9.72	37.74	-13.00	5	800-343-3548
5	Marsico 21st Century	9.39	33.64	-6.98	5	888-860-8686

LARGE VALUE

	Fund	Quarterly return	1-year return	3-year return	Morningstar category rating*	Phone
1	Flex-funds Muirfield	6.88	11.10	-4.63	5	800-325-3539
2	Dodge & Cox Stock	5.24	25.58	8.27	5	800-621-3979
3	Vanguard Windsor	4.77	33.44	2.21	5	800-662-7447
4	PBHG Clipper Focus	4.22	22.15	10.45	5	800-433-0051
5	Strong Dow 30 Value	3.86	21.84	-4.44	5	800-368-1030

SMALL GROWTH

	Fund	Quarterly return	1-year return	3-year return	Morningstar category rating*	Phone
1	Henlopen	23.80	65.10	-3.47	5	866-880-0032
2	Oberweis Emerging Growth	19.51	80.09	-3.89	5	800-323-6166
3	PBHG Emerging Growth	16.01	60.19	-30.60	5	800-433-0051
4	Strong U.S. Emerging Growth	14.61	35.40	-16.34	5	800-368-1030
5	Needham Growth	14.22	55.89	-3.60	5	800-625-7071

SMALL VALUE

Fund Quarterly return 1-year return 3-year return Morningstar category rating* Phone

1 Royce Opportunity 16.43 60.01 9.77 5 800-221-4268

2 Heartland Value 12.67 54.52 18.51 5 800-432-7856

3 Turner Small Cap Value 11.22 26.66 9.06 5 800-224-6312

4 Third Avenue Small-Cap Value 10.37 36.13 9.97 5 800-443-1021

5 Eclipse Small Cap Value 10.12 25.95 9.26 5 866-932-5477

TECHNOLOGY

Fund Quarterly return 1-year return 3-year return Morningstar category rating* Phone

1 Firsthand Technology Value 21.85 95.60 -36.15 5 888-884-2675

2 RS Internet Age 18.33 138.66 -19.33 5 800-766-3863

3 Fidelity Select Electronics 16.99 68.99 -24.38 5 800-343-3548

4 Firsthand Technology Innovators 16.88 88.39 -36.28 5 888-884-2675

5 RS Information Age 16.76 131.84 -22.75 5 800-766-3863

WORLD STOCK

	Fund	Quarterly return	1-year return	3-year return	Morningstar category rating*	Phone
1	Vanguard Global Equity	9.58	36.25	5.42	5	800-662-7447
2	Fidelity Worldwide	7.35	28.63	-3.99	5	800-343-3548
3	American Century Global Growth Inv.	7.33	19.52	-13.03	5	800-345-2021
4	T. Rowe Price Global Stock	3.82	24.33	-10.36	5	800-638-5660
5	USAA World Growth	3.26	19.29	-10.43	5	800-382-8722

S&P 500 INDEX

	Quarterly return	1-year return	3-year return
S&P 500 INDEX	2.65%	14.71%	-10.13%

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*Measures long-term performance against its peers, with 5 being the best.