Fidelity Value Portfolio Leads Large Funds

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- The Fidelity Value Fund(FDVLX Quote) was the best-performing portfolio in the third quarter among funds with more than $5 billion in assets.

The $8 billion fund, run by Boston-based Fidelity Investments, returned 27.4%, beating the 24% advance of the Russell Midcap Value Index. The $6.3 billion DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio (DFSVX Quote) ranked No. 2, rising 26.8%. Our list excludes index and sector funds.

Shares of medium-sized companies outperformed large-cap stocks during the third quarter. The S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average each gained 16%.

Top Actively Managed Funds in Third Quarter Fund (Ticker) Rating Assets Return Fidelity Value Fund (FDVLX) C- 8.03 27.41% DFA US Small Cap Value Portfolio (DFSVX) C- 6.31 26.83% Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund (FMCSX) C 6.59 25.99% Templeton Foreign Fund (TEMFX) B- 6.07 25.90% Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund (DODFX) B 27.90 24.39% DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio (DISVX) B 7.09 24.38% T Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund (TRMCX) B+ 6.38 22.36% Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund (FDGFX) C+ 7.14 22.21% DFA US Large Cap Value Portfolio (DFLVX) D+ 6.20 21.95% Harbor International Fund (HAINX) B 22.93 21.91% Source: TheStreet.com Ratings & Bloomberg Note: Excludes index and sector funds

The Fidelity Value Fund, managed by Richard Fentin, was upgraded to C-minus, or "hold," based on its performance through Aug. 31 after spending 11 months at "sell."

Fentin targets companies that are likely to increase earnings and assets whose shares are trading at prices he considers cheap. Most of the portfolio's holdings are based in the U.S. More than 11% of the fund is invested in banks, followed by 6.1% in oil and gas stocks and 5.8% in electronics companies. No individual holding accounts for more than 1.5% of assets.

Seven of the fund's holdings more than doubled during the third quarter, including Brunswick(BC Quote), ACCO Brands(ABD Quote), Avis Budget Group(CAR Quote), Macquarie Infrastructure(MIC Quote), Oshkosh(OSK Quote), Solutia(SOA Quote) and OfficeMax(OMX Quote).

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-- Reported by Kevin Baker in Jupiter, Fla.

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