10 Questions With Transamerica Premier Equity's Jeff Van Harte

Jeff Van Harte knows what he's doing.

The Transamerica stock picker and Legg Mason's Bill Miller are the only two managers in the country to top the S&P 500 in each of the past nine years. Few know about Van Harte's accomplishment because he has quietly done it with a fund offered through variable annuities, rather than a more traditional mutual fund.

Jeff Van Harte
Fund:(TEQUX Quote)Transamerica Premier Equity
Managing Fund Since: May 1998. Co-managed with Gary Rolle since Jan. 1, 1999.
Assets: $300 million
Load/Expenses: None/ 1.3%
Top Holdings: EMC(EMC Quote)Charles Schwab(SCH Quote)Palm(PALM Quote)
Source: Transamerica. Performance though Oct. 26. Holdings as of Oct. 23.

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