Funds That Hold Top Five Small-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 Friday, Jan. 18.

CAM Commerce Solutions(CADA Quote):

(BPLSX Quote)Robeco Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund allocated about 1.79% of its total portfolio as of Oct. 31, according to Thomson Financial.

Multi-Color Corp.(LABL Quote):

(BMCFX Quote)Bjurman, Barry Micro-Cap Growth allocated about 1.44% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

(TAMCX Quote)Touchstone Micro Cap Growth allocated about 1.53% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

Axsys Technologies(AXYS Quote):

(RYDFX Quote)Royce Discovery Fund allocated about 1.64% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

(AMVIX Quote)American Century Veedot Fund allocated about 1.22% of its total portfolio as of Oct. 31, according to Thomson Financial.

Pericom Semiconductor(PSEM Quote):

(BJMIX Quote)Brazos Micro Cap Portfolio allocated about 1.90% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

(WMCVX Quote)Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund allocated about 1.73% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

Neogen(NEOG Quote):

(ICPAX Quote)Integrity Small Cap Growth Fund allocated about 4.42% of its total portfolio as of Oct. 31, according to Thomson Financial.

(CCASX Quote)Conestoga Small Cap Fund allocated about 1.59% of its total portfolio as of Sept. 30, according to Thomson Financial.

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