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Lipper Peer Group Rankings

Lipper Peer Group Rankings - Class N    (For the Period ending 06/30/2010)
Fund's Ranking / # of Funds in Peer Group
Domestic Equity FundsPeer Group1 Yr.3 Yrs.5 Yrs.10 Yrs.
Growth Fund Multi-Cap Growth Funds 414/449 106/387 79/305 62/196
 Percentile Ranking   92 27 26 32
Large Cap Growth Fund Large-Cap Growth Funds 627/845 407/730 448/615 262/334
 Percentile Ranking   74 56 73 78
Small Cap Growth Fund Small-Cap Growth Funds 348/534 208/469 191/394 7/218
 Percentile Ranking   65 44 48 3
Mid Cap Growth Fund Mid-Cap Growth Funds 332/412 71/365 -- --
 Percentile Ranking   80 19 -- --
Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund Mid-Cap Growth Funds 321/412 88/365 66/313 --
 Percentile Ranking   78 24 21 --
Value Discovery Fund Small-Cap Core Funds 89/760 139/666 119/551 95/280
 Percentile Ranking   12 21 21 34
Mid Cap Value Fund -- -- -- --
 Percentile Ranking   -- -- -- --
International Equity FundsPeer Group1 Yr.3 Yrs.5 Yrs.10 Yrs.
International Growth Fund International Multi-Cap Growth 34/145 51/102 35/68 7/32
 Percentile Ranking   23 50 51 22
International Equity Fund International Large-Cap Growth 95/196 124/161 101/119 --
 Percentile Ranking   49 77 85 --
International Small Cap Growth Fund International Small/Mid-Cap Growth 7/82 27/77 -- --
 Percentile Ranking   8 35 -- --
Emerging Markets Growth Fund Emerging Markets Funds 97/386 221/259 80/190 --
 Percentile Ranking   25 85 42 --
Emerging Leaders Growth Fund -- -- -- --
 Percentile Ranking   -- -- -- --
Global FundsPeer Group1 Yr.3 Yrs.5 Yrs.10 Yrs.
Global Growth Fund Global Multi-Cap Growth 40/92 -- -- --
 Percentile Ranking   43 -- -- --
Fixed Income FundsPeer Group1 Yr.3 Yrs.5 Yrs.10 Yrs.
Bond Fund Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds 363/559 164/474 -- --
 Percentile Ranking   65 34 -- --
Income Fund Short-Intmdt Investment Grade Debt Funds 82/150 120/140 108/130 58/72
 Percentile Ranking   55 86 83 80
Low Duration Fund -- -- -- --
 Percentile Ranking   -- -- -- --
Money Market FundsPeer Group1 Yr.3 Yrs.5 Yrs.10 Yrs.
Ready Reserves Fund Money Market Funds 173/292 134/278 112/256 78/205
 Percentile Ranking   59 48 44 38


Performance cited represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the data quoted. Returns shown are average annual total returns, which assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Investment returns and principal will fluctuate with market and economic conditions and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

International investing involves special risk considerations, including currency fluctuations, lower liquidity, economic and political risk. Investing in emerging markets can increase these risks.

Investments in initial public offerings (IPOs) during favorable market conditions have significantly contributed to the Emerging Markets Growth Fund's performance since its inception.  As the Fund grows in size or as market conditions for IPOs become less favorable, the impact of IPOs is likely to diminish.


Investing in smaller companies involves special risks, including higher volatility and lower liquidity.

Class N Shares are available to the general public without a sales load. Class I Shares are available to certain institutional investors.

Lipper is a well-regarded firm that monitors mutual fund performance. Lipper rankings are based on a fund's average annual total return and the percentile ranking refers to the fund’s rank relative to all funds in the same Lipper peer group. For example, a 25 would indicate that the Fund is ranked in the 25th percentile—or top one-quarter of funds—in its peer group. Definitions of each Lipper peer group follow.

Lipper Emerging Markets Funds—Funds with the primary objective to invest in Equities of Emerging countries of the following regions, including single country funds of the relevant regions (if the specific country classification is not available): Emerging countries of the European continent (including Turkey); Emerging countries of the Far East, Globally diversified Emerging markets; Emerging Markets Latin American Continent.

Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds— Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index.

Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds— Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges, without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time.

Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds—Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) of greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index.

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds—Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) of less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index.

Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds —Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) of less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index.

Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds —Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-cap funds typically have 25% to 75% of their assets invested in companies strictly outside of the U.S. with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) above 400% of the 75th market capitalization percentile of the S&P/Citigroup World ex-U.S. Broad Market Index.

Lipper Short-Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds —Funds that invest at least 65% of their assets in investment grade debt issues (rated in top four grades) with dollar-weighted average maturities of one to five years.

Lipper Money Market Instrument Funds -- Funds that invest in high quality financial instruments rated in the top two grades with dollar-weighted average maturites of less than 90 days.