Funds That Hold Top 5 Mid-Caps

Each business day, TheStreet.com Ratings compiles a list of the top five stocks in five categories -- fast-growth, all-around value, large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap -- and publishes these lists in the Ratings section of our Web site.

For investors who prefer the diversification offered by mutual funds to owning individual stocks, here are some of the biggest holders of the companies that were on our list as of Thursday, Jan. 17.

DeVry(DV Quote):

(WPSRX Quote)Westport Select Cap Fund allocated about 5.2% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

(NSKAX Quote)SunAmerica Focused Small-Cap Growth allocated about 3.2% of its total portfolio as of Dec. 31, according to the company's web site.

Heico(HEI Quote):

(RSDGX Quote)RS Select Growth Fund allocated about 2.1% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

(NBMIX Quote)Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth allocated about 1.7% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to the company's web site.

Bucyrus International(BUCY Quote):

(NBFSX Quote)Neuberger Berman Fasciano allocated about 3.3% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

(FSCGX Quote)Fidelity Select Industrial Equipment allocated about 2.2% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

Ametek(AME Quote):

(STRGX Quote) Stratton Multi-Cap Fund allocated about 5.2% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

(NMCGX Quote)Nationwide Mid Cap Growth Leaders allocated about 4.2% of its total portfolio as of Dec. 31, according to the company's web site.

Woodward Governor(WGOV Quote):

(GSVIX Quote)GE Institutional Small-Cap Equity allocated about 2.8% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to the company's web site.

(RYPRX Quote) Royce Premier Fund allocated about 2.91% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

For a description of the top five mid-cap stocks and an explanation of their ratings, click here.

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