Saturday, August 28, 2004
Best-performing mutual funds
The Enquirer
The following are the leaders, based on one-year returns as of Aug. 26, for equity income funds.
These funds seek relatively high current income and growth of income through investing 50 percent or more of the portfolio in equities.
| | | 1 YR | 5 YRS | | | | 8-28-2003 | 8-26-1999 | | | Latest | 8-26-2004 | 8-26-2004 | | Fund | NASDAQ | Total Net | Cumulative | Cumulative | | Name | Symbol | Assets (Mil. $) | Tot Return | Tot Return | | Amana:Income Fund | AMANX | 26.2 | 20.15 | 3.87 | | Enterprise:Eqty Inc;A | ENGIX | 84.3 | 22.13 | 1.94 | | Enterprise:Eqty Inc;B | ENIBX | 39.6 | 21.41 | -0.83 | | Enterprise:Eqty Inc;C | ENECX | 11.1 | 21.45 | -0.76 | | Enterprise:Eqty Inc;Y | ENEYX | 0.4 | 22.70 | 4.33 | | H&W:Large Cap Value;A | HWLAX | 364.5 | 23.34 | N/A | | H&W:Large Cap Value;B | HWLBX | 6.5 | 22.45 | N/A | | H&W:Large Cap Value;C | HWLCX | 86.0 | 22.43 | N/A | | H&W:Large Cap Value;I | HWLIX | 217.4 | 23.69 | 50.92 | | H&W:Large Cap Value;R | HWLRX | 1.8 | 23.68 | N/A | | JP Morgan:Equity Inc;A | VEIAX | 14.4 | 19.79 | -12.31 | | JP Morgan:Equity Inc;C | VEICX | 3.1 | 19.15 | N/A | | JP Morgan:Equity Inc;Sel | VEIIX | 31.8 | 20.17 | -10.89 | | TCW Galileo:Div Foc;N | TGIGX | 108.7 | 20.47 | 63.32 | | WM:Eqty Inc;A | CMPBX | 378.8 | 19.53 | 46.01 | The following are the leaders, based on one-year returns as of Aug. 26, for general municipal debt funds. These funds invest at least 65 percent of assets in municipal debt issues with the top four credit ratings.
| | | 1 YR | 5 YRS | | | | 8-28-2003 | 8-26-1999 | | | Latest | 8-26-2004 | 8-26-2004 | | Fund | NASDAQ | Total Net | Cumulative | Cumulative | | Name | Symbol | Assets (Mil. $) | Tot Return | Tot Return | | AllianBer Muni Natl;A | ALTHX | 338.5 | 8.72 | 26.36 | | Eaton Vance Muni Bd;I | EVMBX | 71.8 | 7.88 | 39.69 | | Eaton Vance Nat Muni;A | EANAX | 1718.8 | 9.94 | 38.57 | | Eaton Vance Nat Muni;B | EVHMX | 19.4 | 9.46 | 35.48 | | Eaton Vance Nat Muni;C | ECHMX | 211.8 | 9.17 | 33.36 | | Eaton Vance Nat Muni;Ins | EIHMX | 5.0 | 10.19 | 40.89 | | Fidelity Sprt TxFr Bd | FTABX | 216.4 | 7.88 | N/A | | Nuveen A-Amer Muni;A | FLAAX | 216.8 | 8.67 | 31.71 | | Nuveen A-Amer Muni;C | FAACX | 69.4 | 8.06 | 28.04 | | Nuveen Amer Muni;R | FAARX | 5.5 | 8.82 | 32.90 | | Oppenheimer AMT-Free;A | OPTAX | 568.1 | 11.36 | 29.93 | | Oppenheimer AMT-Free;B | OTFBX | 47.0 | 10.44 | 25.02 | | Oppenheimer AMT-Free;C | OMFCX | 27.8 | 10.54 | 24.99 | | Pioneer Tax-Free Inc;A | MOMTX | 301.6 | 8.13 | 31.42 | | Strong Municipal Bd;Inv | SXFIX | 176.3 | 9.15 | 23.07 | Source: Lipper.
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