Quarterly Funds Review: The Winners and the Losers

Third-Quarter Fund Winners
Fund	Category	Third-Quarter Return	YTD Return
(RYVNX Quote)Rydex Venture 100 H	Large Growth	121.72%	98.66%
(USPIX Quote)ProFunds Ultra Short OTC Inv	Large Blend	121.50	96.80
(RYAIX Quote)Rydex Arktos Inv	Domestic Hybrid	52.89	63.17
(URPIX Quote)Pro Funds UltraBear Inv	Large Blend	52.42	70.89
(RYTPX Quote)Rydex Tempest 500 H	Large Growth	51.49	68.80
(POTSX Quote) Potomac OTC/Short Inv	Large Growth	48.33	51.98
(BEARX Quote)Prudent Bear	Domestic Hybrid	46.64	42.79
(GRZZX Quote)Leuthold Grizzly Short	Domestic Hybrid	39.20	54.91
(DRCVX Quote)Comstock Capital Value A	Domestic Hybrid	34.74	48.67
(RYURX Quote)Rydex Ursa Fund Inv	Large Blend	24.72	36.12
Source: Lipper. Data through Sept. 20.

Third-Quarter Fund Losers
Fund	Category	Third-Quarter Return	YTD Return
(INPIX Quote)Profunds Internet Inv.	Technology	-67.57%	-86.84%
(RYVYX Quote)Rydex Velocity 100 H	Large Growth	-62.10	-82.14
(UOPIX Quote)Profunds UltraOTC Inv.	Large Growth	-61.74	-81.86
(BOGSX Quote)Black Oak Emerging Technology	Technology	-55.61	-72.70
(BFOCX Quote)Berkshire Focus	Technology	-55.12	-79.70
(BTECX Quote)Berkshire Technology	Technology	-54.79	-79.50
(ATCHX Quote)Amerindo Technology D	Technology	-54.22	-70.12
(PNETX Quote)Potomac Internet Plus Inv.	Technology	-53.73	-69.31
(VWMDX Quote)streetTRACKS Morgan Stanley Internet	Technology	-52.87	-68.08
(IINTX Quote)Investec Internet.com Index	Technology	-52.07	-68.20
Source: Lipper. Data through Sept. 20.

Biggest Mutual Funds
Fund	Category	Third-Quarter Return	YTD Return
(FMAGX Quote)Fidelity Magellan	Large-Cap Core	-20.25%	-25.13%
(VFINX Quote)Vanguard 500 Index	S&P 500	-19.37	-24.83
(AIVSX Quote)American Funds Investment Co Am A	Large-Cap Value	-13.97	-15.19
(AWSHX Quote) Washington Mutual	Large-Cap Value	-11.50	-9.22
(FGRIX Quote)Fidelity Growth & Income	Large Blend	-14.29	-19.22
(AGTHX Quote)Growth Fund of America A	Large Growth	-23.63	-28.14
(PTTRX Quote)PIMCO Total Return Instl	N/A	5.77	8.50
(FCNTX Quote)Fidelity Contrafund	Multi-Cap Core	-13.58	-22.37
(ANWPX Quote)American Funds New Perspective A	World Stock	-18.43	-20.92
American Funds EuroPacific Growth A	Foreign Stock	-16.48	-22.07
Source: Lipper. Data through Sept. 20.

Sector Fund Scorecard
Fund Category	Third-Quarter Return	YTD Return
Health/Biotechnology	-16.00%	-25.43%
Natural Resources	-18.69	-21.85
Science & Technology	-38.05	-53.01
Telecommunication	-27.35	-44.90
Utility	-11.65	-19.97
Financial Services	-18.60	-17.59
Real Estate	-7.56	-0.49
Specialty/Misc.	-9.37	-10.75
Source: Lipper. Data through Sept. 20.