The Big Screen: Value Funds Galore This Week

Value funds are looking like the fund world's shiniest apples these days, so we've picked the ripest for you from a tree with more than 600.

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The collapse of tech and growth stocks has put value funds back in vogue. That's because bargain-hunting value managers' typically modest appetite for pricey tech shares has helped them weather the mercurial sector's tumble far better than their tech-heavy growth peers. The average large-cap value fund, for instance, is down only 1%, compared with a 38% free fall for the average big-cap growth fund. Large-, mid- and small-cap value funds raked in almost $7 billion last month, while growth funds suffered net redemptions, according to Boston fund consultancy Financial Research Corp.

Because the value aisle is now teeming with shoppers, we've screened the large-, mid- and small-cap categories to single out a manageable list of funds you should consider. There's the large-cap value (DODGX Quote - Cramer on DODGX - Stock Picks)Dodge & Cox Stock fund, for instance, which turned up in our screens and was inducted into our Ima Winner Fund Club this week. It trounces its peers over the past one, three, five and 10 years, has suffered just two down years since 1980 and has low expenses to boot.

But that's just one gem. Check out the rest:

The Big Screen: Large-Cap Value Funds

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