The following are the leaders, based on one-year returns as of Aug. 5, for U.S. government funds. These funds invest at least 65 percent of assets in U.S. government and agency issues.

			1 Yr	5 Yrs
			09-10-2001	08-05-1999
		Latest	08-05-2004	08-05-2004
Fund	NASDAQ	Total Net	Cumulative	Cumulative
Name	Symbol	Assets (Mil. $)	Tot Return	Tot Return
BlackRock:Govt Inc;IA	CCGAX	115.9	20.25	48.01
BlackRock:Govt Inc;IB	PNGBX	45.2	17.67	42.61
BlackRock:Govt Inc;IC	BGICX	25.1	17.70	42.39
Federated US Govt Bond	FEDBX	98.8	18.73	45.59
Loomis Sayles:US Gv;Inst	LSGSX	7.7	19.03	45.93
One Group:Govt Bond;I	HLGAX	758.4	17.48	40.86
Oppenheimer US Govt;Y	OUSYX	2.2	17.43	38.48
PIMCO:Lng-Tm Govt;A	PFGAX	125.3	23.29	53.88
PIMCO:Lng-Tm Govt;Admn	PLGBX	123.8	23.78	54.98
PIMCO:Lng-Tm Govt;B	PFGBX	69.8	20.65	48.27
PIMCO:Lng-Tm Govt;C	PFGCX	42.3	20.62	48.27
PIMCO:Lng-Tm Govt;Inst	PGOVX	287.3	24.72	56.94
Rydex:US Govt Bond;Inv	RYGBX	58.5	18.18	37.19
Sentinel:Govt Secs;A	SEGSX	101.1	18.57	40.52
Strong Government;Instl	SGVIX	79.5	18.23	N/A

The following are the leaders, based on one-year returns as of Aug. 5, for GNMA funds. These funds invest at least 65 percent of their assets in Government National Mortgage Association issues.

			1 Yr	5 Yrs
			09-10-2001	08-05-1999
		Latest	08-05-2004	08-05-2004
Fund	NASDAQ	Total Net	Cumulative	Cumulative
Name	Symbol	Assets (Mil. $)	Tot Return	Tot Return
BlackRock:GNMA;IA	BGPAX	18.7	15.03	39.61
BlackRock:GNMA;Inst	BGNIX	158.7	16.66	42.44
BlackRock:GNMA;Svc	BGPSX	2.0	15.55	40.21
Dreyfus Basic US Mtg Sec	DIGFX	245.6	16.00	40.86
Fidelity Inc:GNMA	FGMNX	3967.1	14.60	37.69
ING GNMA Inc;A	LEXNX	547.5	14.91	37.66
ING GNMA Inc;Q		0.1	15.23	N/A
PaydenFunds:GNMA	PYGNX	105.1	16.11	N/A
PIMCO:GNMA;A	PAGNX	75.5	15.37	N/A
PIMCO:GNMA;D	PGNDX	8.9	15.41	N/A
PIMCO:GNMA;Inst	PDMIX	169.5	16.85	44.47
SunAmerica:GNMA;A	GNMAX	332.0	15.48	40.98
T Rowe Price GNMA	PRGMX	1302.9	14.22	37.85
Vanguard GNMA;Adm	VFIJX	4996.3	15.46	N/A
Vanguard GNMA;Inv	VFIIX	18346.7	15.25	40.27

Source: Lipper