Data through 7/3/2008. Returns are simple averages. Our favorite funds by category.
Fund Category Performance: Total Returns ( % )
Category Name 1 Month YTD 3 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
Domestic Stock Funds
Specialty-Natural Res -1.17 12.24 11.19 28.59 26.71 29.88
Bear Market 10.93 12.21 5.95 15.53 -1.40 -7.53
Long-Short -2.29 -3.22 -1.22 -4.24 3.96 4.66
Specialty-Utilities -3.38 -6.01 1.64 -0.84 13.32 16.72
Specialty-Health -2.25 -8.84 0.07 -6.75 4.06 6.41
Specialty-Real Estate -11.98 -9.83 -14.32 -20.71 2.96 12.36
Mid-Cap Blend -9.84 -10.87 -5.09 -17.27 4.11 9.74
Mid-Cap Value -10.25 -11.36 -6.59 -20.38 2.79 9.89
Small Value -10.75 -11.43 -8.09 -23.58 0.40 8.69
Small Blend -9.95 -12.21 -6.08 -21.27 2.27 9.45
Mid-Cap Growth -8.94 -12.36 -3.58 -11.60 6.28 9.85
Large Growth -7.80 -12.38 -4.08 -9.47 5.00 7.02
Large Blend -8.21 -12.73 -6.44 -15.00 3.84 7.07
Large Value -9.15 -14.38 -8.88 -20.30 2.42 7.23
Small Growth -8.70 -14.63 -3.74 -18.14 2.84 8.12
Specialty-Technology -9.90 -15.51 -3.14 -12.57 5.49 7.11
Specialty-Communications -11.79 -19.97 -5.13 -23.69 5.30 10.14
Specialty-Financial -14.71 -25.18 -18.92 -35.45 -6.65 0.97
Balanced Funds
Conservative Allocation -3.83 -4.70 -2.70 -3.82 3.28 4.35
Target-Date 2000-2014 -4.51 -5.69 -3.32 -5.03 3.67 5.03
Convertibles -5.15 -6.52 -2.38 -6.97 5.52 7.04
World Allocation -5.68 -7.13 -3.97 -4.47 9.25 11.62
Moderate Allocation -5.82 -8.23 -4.24 -8.65 4.03 6.26
Target-Date 2015-2029 -6.55 -9.26 -4.84 -10.28 4.39 6.47
Target-Date 2030+ -8.21 -11.70 -6.07 -13.66 4.79 7.65
International Stock Funds
Specialty-Precious Metals 1.23 5.07 -1.71 25.61 32.96 25.55
Latin America Stock -12.94 -0.57 -2.08 11.95 41.37 42.35
Japan Stock -10.25 -9.82 -4.22 -19.91 4.02 8.80
Foreign Large Blend -9.64 -13.18 -7.21 -12.98 12.41 14.82
World Stock -9.27 -13.28 -6.73 -13.62 8.61 12.03
Foreign Small/Mid Value -10.70 -13.41 -8.15 -20.83 9.99 16.74
Europe Stock -9.71 -13.55 -7.10 -13.15 14.13 18.46
Foreign Large Value -9.78 -13.68 -8.35 -16.31 10.34 14.63
Foreign Large Growth -10.05 -13.70 -7.41 -11.08 13.27 14.73
Foreign Small/Mid Growth -10.82 -14.52 -7.35 -17.83 14.41 20.72
Diversified Pacific/Asia -10.69 -15.36 -7.39 -12.99 14.93 17.56
Diversified Emerging Mkts -12.05 -15.64 -7.95 -5.05 23.72 26.43
Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk -14.36 -28.93 -13.80 -15.13 20.54 22.20
Fixed-Income Funds
Inflation-Protected Bond 1.73 5.05 1.30 14.05 5.04 5.41
World Bond -0.67 1.82 -2.07 7.79 4.36 5.19
Short Government -0.21 1.48 -0.21 5.73 3.84 2.66
Long Government 0.61 0.92 -1.71 13.53 2.86 4.52
Intermediate Government -0.84 0.57 -0.88 6.11 3.44 2.99
Short-Term Bond -0.62 -0.45 -0.18 2.17 2.80 2.26
Emerging Markets Bond -2.38 -0.53 -1.12 2.08 7.31 9.61
Intermediate-Term Bond -1.35 -0.94 -0.84 3.11 2.58 2.90
Long-Term Bond -1.55 -1.21 -1.02 2.54 2.05 3.57
Multisector Bond -2.10 -1.23 -0.69 1.04 4.06 5.64
Bank Loan -0.33 -1.92 3.81 -4.42 2.49 3.75
Ultrashort Bond -0.51 -2.03 -0.01 -1.83 2.12 1.98
High Yield Bond -2.91 -2.71 0.14 -4.10 3.49 5.85
Municipal Bond Funds
Muni National Short -0.31 1.12 0.38 3.41 2.65 2.10
Muni Single State Short -0.52 0.76 0.32 3.64 2.50 1.89
Muni Minnesota -0.77 0.76 1.18 2.07 2.43 3.07
Muni New York Interm/Short -0.58 0.73 0.72 3.37 2.42 2.54
Muni National Interm -0.75 0.58 0.69 3.39 2.42 2.60
Muni Single State Interm -0.75 0.49 0.82 3.16 2.40 2.56
Muni California Interm/Short -0.63 0.42 0.65 2.57 2.36 2.59
Muni Massachusetts -0.93 0.06 1.14 2.06 2.42 2.87
Muni New York Long -0.82 -0.02 1.47 1.55 2.26 3.06
Muni Ohio -0.84 -0.08 0.93 2.33 2.32 2.65
Muni New Jersey -0.92 -0.17 1.20 1.25 2.25 3.02
Muni Pennsylvania -0.91 -0.18 1.20 1.49 2.22 2.83
Muni National Long -0.98 -0.18 1.37 1.21 2.11 2.92
Muni Single State Long -1.01 -0.35 1.53 1.05 2.26 2.94
Muni Florida -1.01 -0.37 1.57 0.43 2.07 2.93
Muni California Long -0.99 -0.45 1.51 0.35 1.95 2.99
High Yield Muni -1.26 -2.19 1.03 -5.84 1.10 3.51
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