Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs - April 2007

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All data as of 3/31/2007. Next update before 5/15/2007

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Hot Large Cap ETFs & Mutual Funds
Name	Category	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	Init Invest	Rating	Net Assets	Inception	Std Dev	Sharpe Ratio
Materials Select Sector SPDR	Large Value		9.45	9.45	20.56	15.88				1.28B		13.16	0.91
iShares Dow Jones US Basic Materials	Large Value		9.05	9.05	17.09	15.11				556.66M		14.23	0.82
Vanguard Value ETF	Large Value				16.9	14.31				1.89B		6.62	1.53
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index	Large Value		1.8	1.8	17.75	12.49				8.40B		6.4	1.32
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index	Large Value		1.08	1.08	16.27	14.13				9.52B		6.81	1.48
Mutual Beacon Z	Large Value	2.51	7.03	2.51	21.13	15.61	12.39	$1000	5	3.93B	29-Jun-62	6.48	1.79
Mutual Qualified Z	Large Value	2.65	6.94	2.65	19.62	16.33	12.7	$1000	5	4.20B	26-Sep-80	6.84	1.78
Janus Contrarian	Large Blend	1.99	6.77	6.77	20.38	21.94	16.08	$2500	5	4.51B	29-Feb-00	12.08	1.42
Mutual Shares Z	Large Value	2.22	6.57	2.22	18.04	14.7	11.62	$1000	5	11.60B	01-Jul-49	5.98	1.8
Allianz NFJ Dividend Value D	Large Value	1.34	1.75	1.75	18.32	15.99	12.24	$5000	5	453.72M	31-Oct-01	6.73	1.73
Allianz NFJ Dividend Value R	Large Value	1.34	1.7	1.7	17.97	15.7		$2500	5	74.84M	31-Dec-02	6.73	1.69
Amana Trust Income	Large Value	2.09	3.79	3.79	15.1	19.14	12.49	$250	4	53.70M	23-Jun-86	9.85	1.47
Dodge & Cox Stock	Large Value	2.01	5.59	2.01	16.28	14.88	13.33	$2500	5	64.84B	04-Jan-65	7.3	1.5
Fidelity Select Consumer Staples	Large Blend	3.17	4.73	4.73	19.97	13.46	8.99	$2500	5	326.95M	29-Jul-85	7.02	1.35
Old Mutual Analytic U.S. Long/Short Z	Large Blend	2.23	4.8	4.8	21.74	13.66	7.04	$2500	4	29.77M	01-Jul-93	8.0	1.21
Hot Mid Cap ETFs & Mutual Funds
Name	Category	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	Init Invest	Rating	Net Assets	Inception	Std Dev	Sharpe Ratio
iShares Russell Midcap Value Index	Mid-Cap Value		5.11	5.11	17.15	18.42				3.41B		8.73	1.58
Kinetics Small Cap Opportunities	Mid-Cap Blend	2.67	7.06	7.06	19.76	22.24	15.84	$2500	4	264.86M	20-Mar-00	10.99	1.58
Kinetics Paradigm	Mid-Cap Blend	1.84	2.95	2.95	16.41	22.0	20.22	$2500	5	1.32B	31-Dec-99	10.0	1.7
TIAA-CREF Instl Mid-Cap Value Retail	Mid-Cap Value	1.4	5.79	4.2	18.68	18.02		$2500	5	145.53M	01-Oct-02	9.6	1.48
Dreyfus Founders Mid-Cap Growth F	Mid-Cap Growth	4.9	10.11	4.9	19.65	19.16	12.8	$1000	4	147.32M	08-Sep-61	11.8	1.28
Columbia Mid Cap Value Z	Mid-Cap Value	1.26	4.83	4.32	15.91	17.68	15.05	$2500	4	1.60B	20-Nov-01	8.8	1.59
Baron Partners	Mid-Cap Growth	-2.24	4.23	3.58	18.69	22.65	18.29	$2000	4	2.30B	31-Jan-92	13.4	1.34
Fidelity Mid Cap Value	Mid-Cap Value	2.44	6.74	6.74	15.88	17.13	13.11	$2500	4	633.58M	15-Nov-01	9.22	1.38
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value	Mid-Cap Value	1.77	7.11	1.77	17.78	15.8	14.99	$2500	5	6.52B	28-Jun-96	8.55	1.38
CRM Mid Cap Value Inv	Mid-Cap Blend	2.41	6.31	2.41	17.01	16.04	13.99	$2500	5	686.90M	19-Sep-00	8.78	1.37
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Adv	Mid-Cap Value	1.78	7.07	1.78	17.57	15.53		$2500	4	538.32M	30-Sep-02	8.52	1.36
Hot Small Cap ETFs & Mutual Funds
Name	Category	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	Init Invest	Rating	Net Assets	Inception	Std Dev	Sharpe Ratio
Janus Venture	Small Growth	2.95	9.51	2.95	16.36	13.97	12.4	$2500	4	1.47B	30-Apr-85	15.89	0.7
Aston/TAMRO Small Cap N	Small Blend	-0.7	2.5	1.53	15.59	12.24	15.8	$2500	4	211.44M	30-Nov-00	14.05	0.65
Hot Specialty ETFs & Mutual Funds
Name	Category	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	Init Invest	Rating	Net Assets	Inception	Std Dev	Sharpe Ratio
Utilities Select Sector SPDR	Specialty-Utilities		8.67	8.67	32.81	21.61				3.26B		9.25	1.82
Utilities HOLDRs	Specialty-Utilities		6.93	6.93	27.74	21.28				450.48M
iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors	Specialty-Real Estate		3.6	3.6	24.13	25.21				3.02B		18.1	1.15
DJ Wilshire REIT ETF	Specialty-Real Estate		3.61	3.61	21.13	23.55				1.40B		17.34	1.11
iShares Dow Jones US Telecom	Specialty-Communications		5.68	5.68	22.89	16.04				1.02B		8.78	1.36
MFS Utilities R	Specialty-Utilities	4.71	8.91	8.91	38.39	27.25		$1000	4	11.09M	31-Dec-02	8.33	2.54
MFS Utilities R3	Specialty-Utilities	4.7	8.95	8.95	38.31	27.0		$1000	4	18.41M	31-Oct-03	8.31	2.52
Alpine International Real Estate	Specialty-Real Estate	1.99	10.22	4.54	30.56	30.01	29.52	$1000	4	958.02M	01-Feb-89	11.71	2.05
AIM Real Estate Inv	Specialty-Real Estate	8.15	12.38	8.15	38.33	30.31		$1000	4	52.48M	30-Sep-03	15.64	1.58
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecom	Specialty-Communications	1.42	3.89	3.89	23.31	23.3	20.1	$2500	5	1.46B	13-Oct-93	12.52	1.47
GAMCO Global Telecommunications AAA	Specialty-Communications	2.35	4.67	4.67	28.2	17.68	14.57	$1000	4	214.18M	01-Nov-93	9.27	1.44
ICON Telecommunications & Utilities	Specialty-Communications	4.77	7.74	7.74	24.65	16.76	12.43	$1000	4	108.64M	10-Jul-97	10.6	1.2
T. Rowe Price Real Estate	Specialty-Real Estate	-2.63	2.94	2.94	21.21	25.31	23.65	$2500	4	2.33B	31-Oct-97	16.43	1.25
Fidelity Advisor Real Estate I	Specialty-Real Estate	-3.15	3.02	3.02	22.42	25.14		$2500	4	10.88M	12-Sep-02	16.78	1.22
American Century Real Estate Inv	Specialty-Real Estate	-2.15	3.39	3.39	22.02	23.41	23.42	$2500	4	1.43B	21-Sep-95	16.0	1.18
Hot Foreign ETFs & Mutual Funds
Name	Category	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	Init Invest	Rating	Net Assets	Inception	Std Dev	Sharpe Ratio
iShares MSCI Mexico Index	Latin America Stock		6.07	6.07	43.09	39.38				1.04B		18.99	1.71
iShares MSCI Malaysia Index	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk		19.01	19.01	48.15	17.39				883.11M		13.58	1.03
iShares MSCI Singapore Index	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk		10.45	10.45	44.89	29.06				1.55B		11.84	1.96
iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index	Latin America Stock		4.96	4.96	29.71	44.1				1.49B		22.1	1.63
iShares MSCI Brazil Index	Latin America Stock		5.06	5.06	25.76	45.94				2.77B		29.01	1.35
T. Rowe Price Latin America	Latin America Stock	6.04	5.14	5.14	35.98	48.46	32.64	$2500	4	2.22B	29-Dec-93	23.03	1.7
Oakmark International Small Cap I	Foreign Small/Mid Value	1.88	11.26	1.88	29.77	26.97	25.76	$1000	4	1.40B	01-Nov-95	9.76	2.19
Dreyfus Premier Greater China R	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	5.5	24.26	8.41	67.46	25.17	25.74	$1000	4	39.48M	12-May-98	19.94	1.2
Mutual European Z	Europe Stock	3.21	9.49	3.21	27.16	23.08	17.74	$1000	4	1.03B	03-Jul-96	7.73	2.33
AIM European Growth Inv	Europe Stock	1.94	11.56	1.94	31.46	27.1		$1000	4	298.42M	30-Sep-03	11.11	1.94
Dreyfus Premier International Sm-Cp R	Foreign Small/Mid Value	0.87	9.21	0.87	22.12	29.15		$1000	5	14.20M	03-Feb-03	11.87	1.96
Metzler/Payden European Emerging Markets	Europe Stock	5.7	3.58	3.58	31.72	38.26		$5000	5	257.47M	30-Dec-02	20.75	1.51
Mutual Discovery Z	World Stock	2.82	8.55	2.82	22.71	20.08	15.89	$1000	5	4.02B	31-Dec-92	7.35	2.1
Artisan International Small Cap	Foreign Small/Mid Growth	2.34	13.11	2.34	24.59	27.79	29.41	$1000	4	1.04B	21-Dec-01	13.61	1.65
BlackRock International Opp Svc	Foreign Small/Mid Growth	1.3	10.06	1.3	23.31	28.62	25.19	$5000	4	139.88M	26-Sep-97	13.1	1.76