MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, July 12.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Health/biotechnology (9) +3.16% +19.4% +38.9% Natural resources (17) +2.87 +2.0 +14.7 Growth (262) +2.50 +7.0 +12.7 Capital appreciation (146) +2.30 +5.8 +10.3 Science and technology (23) +2.22 +16.3 +23.0 Growth and income (196) +2.00 +3.9 +9.3 Small company (83) +1.82 +7.8 +10.8 Global: +1.59 +4.6 +15.0 U.S. and foreign stocks (39) International: +1.42 +4.8 +17.3 foreign stocks only (54) Equity income (64) +1.30 +0.3 +4.6 Balanced: stock and bond (61) +1.25 +3.0 +7.8 Utilities (15) +0.36 -3.6 +5.6 Fixed income (534) -0.10 +1.8 +3.7 Gold (35) -0.11 -15.9 -2.2 S&P; 500 index, +2.74 +3.4 +10.8 excluding dividends General stock fund average +2.15 +5.5 +10.4

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.