Hot Fund List

These funds have beaten 85% of all mutual funds for the past 36 months and also are showing outstanding 2001 returns.

Year to Date % Gain as of December 31, 2001

LOAD FUNDS% Gain NO LOAD FUNDS% Gain
Pilgrim Russia78Matthews Korea63
Franklin Templeton Micro Cap Vlue39Wasatch Micro Cap49
FPA Capital38CGM Focus47
Merrill Lynch Small Cap Value31JHancock Small Cap Value39
Spirit of America30UAM FPA Crescent36
Fidelity Low Price Stock27Mercury HW Small Cap Value34
TCW Value Opportunity34
Wasatch Small Cap34
Delafield32
DLB Small Co Opp31
Buffalo Small Cap31
American Century Small Cap30
Babson Enterprise29
Dreyfus Small Co Value29
Johnson Small Cap Value29
Heartland Value29
Turner Small Cap Value28

S&P 500 for the same period was -12%. The average of 12,770 funds was -7.10 %

Inclusion on this list is not a recommendation for purchase. Investors should consider other characteristics including long term returns, volatility, fund expenses and fund style. Use the list as starting point. This data was collected from reliable sources but is not guaranteed.

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Revised 1/1/2002