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Best- and Worst-Performing Industries
3-Month Performance: Total Return
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Best-Performing Industries 4th Qtr Return 1-Year (%) 3-Year (%) 5-Year (%)
Savings & Loans 17.08 -16.99 -25.12 -18.51
Agriculture 11.56 -39.24 2.46 10.24
Publishing 9.48 -32.24 -8.82 -3.28
Waste Management 8.26 0.48 9.61 7.90
Education 7.28 -17.39 4.21 -2.16
Insurance (Title) 3.72 -1.24 -13.66 -9.23
Telecommunication Services 2.16 -37.14 0.30 2.17
Diagnostics 2.09 -5.58 7.36 9.41
Gold & Silver 0.87 -19.71 3.59 4.06
Air Transport -0.57 -43.80 -16.20 -5.93
Worst-Performing Industries
Radio -64.95 -96.04 -70.66 -53.99
Assisted Living -60.82 -70.42 -35.46 -10.97
Coal -57.16 -66.89 -23.59 0.30
Paper -50.31 -65.71 -27.16 -19.48
Rubber Products -50.25 -69.80 -25.22 -9.94
Department Stores -49.45 -63.88 -32.68 -12.32
Hospitals -48.99 -49.49 -28.68 -20.78
Plastics -46.96 -63.20 -28.70 -14.50
Entertainment/Education Media -46.84 -66.06 -26.64 -13.28
Optical Equipment -46.72 -61.53 -25.92 -20.10

Three- and five-year returns are annualized.

Posted 12/31/2008
Before the end of the quarter, Morningstar shows preliminary data using trailing 13-week returns to approximate total returns for the quarter. This information is updated to reflect quarterly returns as soon as our quarterly total-return data is finalized.

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