THE BEST PERFORMERS
MIDCAP U.S. STOCK
Thanks to their bigger-than-average stakes in energy, basic materials, and industrial stocks—which led the market in 2016—funds that focus on midsize companies had a banner year. 2016 RANK FUND NAME (TICKER)
1
Hodges (HDPMX)
2
CM Advisors (CMAFX)
FIVE YEARS RETURN
EXP. RATIO
39.6% 1.32% 38.4
1.42
RANK FUND NAME (TICKER)
1
Hodges (HDPMX)
2
Aquila Three Peaks Opportunity Growth (ATGAX)
10 YEARS RETURN
EXP. RATIO
19.2% 1.32% 16.8
1.55
RANK FUND NAME (TICKER)
RETURN
EXP. RATIO
1
Scout Mid Cap (UMBMX)
2
AMG Managers Fairpointe Mid Cap (CHTTX)
9.8
1.11
Needham Aggressive Growth (NEAGX)
9.6
2.43
(IIVAX)
9.5
1.31
10.6% 1.04%
3
Clark Fork: Tarkio (TARKX)
27.3
1.00
3
Eventide Gilead (ETGLX)
16.8
1.38
3
4
TCW Relative Value Mid Cap (TGVOX)
24.6
0.96
4
Vanguard Strategic Equity (VSEQX)
16.6
0.21
4
5
AMG Managers Fairpointe Mid Cap (CHTTX)
21.8
1.11
5
Ariel (ARGFX)
16.4
1.02
5
Janus Enterprise (JAENX)
9.3
0.92
6
Artisan Mid Cap Value (ARTQX)
21.5
1.19
6
Clark Fork: Tarkio (TARKX)
15.5
1.00
6
Eagle Mid Cap Growth (HAGAX)
9.2
1.14
7
BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities (MDRFX)
21.2
1.20
7
AMG Managers Fairpointe Mid Cap (CHTTX)
15.3
1.11
7
Hartford Schroders U.S. Small/ Mid Cap Opportunities (SMDIX)
9.0
1.05
8
Needham Aggressive Growth (NEAGX)
21.1
2.43
8
Meeder Quantex (FLCGX)
15.3
1.50
8
Lord Abbett Value Opportunities (LVOAX)
8.9
1.17
American Century Heritage (TWHIX)
8.8
1.00
8.7
0.20
9
Meeder Quantex (FLCGX)
10 GoodHaven (GOODX)
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap
20.9
1.50
9
Hartford MidCap (HFMCX)
15.2
1.14
9
20.7
1.10
10
Fidelity Mid Cap Enhanced Index (FMEIX)
15.0
0.60
10 Columbia Mid Cap Index (NMPAX)
SMALL-CAP U.S. STOCK
Funds that invest in small-company stocks thrived over the past decade thanks to big gains in fast-growing tech and biotech names. Last year, though, it was energy shares that gave these funds their lift. 2016 RANK FUND NAME (TICKER)
FIVE YEARS RETURN
EXP. RATIO
1
CM Advisors Small Cap Value (CMOVX)
2
Needham Small Cap Growth (NESGX)
32.2
2.07
3
Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value (RYAZX)
27.9
1.50
4 5
Highland Small-Cap Equity
(HSZAX) Rydex S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value (RYAVX)
48.1% 1.29%
RANK FUND NAME (TICKER)
1
Victory Integrity Discovery
(MMEAX)
RETURN
17.7% 1.73%
RANK FUND NAME (TICKER)
1
2
Aberdeen U.S. Small Cap Equity (GSXAX)
17.5
1.48
2
3
PNC Multi-Factor Small Cap Core (PLOAX)
17.4
1.15
3
TFS Small Cap (TFSSX) Champlain Small Company
RETURN
EXP. RATIO
10.6% 1.50% 10.2
1.31
T. Rowe Price QM U.S. SmallCap Growth Equity Fund (PRDSX)
10.1
0.82
9.8
1.30
(CIPSX)
27.4
1.21
4
Oberweis Micro-Cap (OBMCX)
16.7
1.72
4
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity (VSEAX)
27.3
1.51
5
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth (HFCGX)
16.6
1.15
5
Hancock Horizon Burkenroad Small Cap (HHBUX)
9.6
1.35
CornerCap Small Cap Value (CSCVX)
9.4
0.87
6
Ivy Small Cap Value (IYSAX)
27.1
1.56
6
7
Columbia Small Cap (CSMIX)
27.0
1.35
7
Schwab Small-Cap Equity
(SWSCX)
8
Royce Opportunity (RYPNX)
26.8
1.17
8
Vanguard Tax-Managed Small-Cap (VTMSX)
9
Delaware Small Cap Value (DEVLX)
26.7
1.21
9
Zacks Small-Cap Core (ZSCCX)
1.25
Shelton S&P SmallCap 10 Index (SMCIX)
10 AB Small Cap Value (SCAVX)
10 YEARS EXP. RATIO
26.5
16.6
1.30
6
Homestead Small-Company Stock (HSCSX)
16.1
1.09
7
Conestoga Small Cap (CCASX)
9.3
1.10
9.3
1.41
9.1
1.14
9.1
1.18
16.0
0.11
8
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites (WEMMX)
16.0
1.39
9
Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth (BIASX)
16.0
0.74
10
Tributary Small Company
(FOSCX)
NOTES: Return figures are as of Nov. 30, 2016; five- and 10-year returns are annualized. Institutional share classes and funds with assets below $15 million excluded. Funds in Lipper’s multi-cap and S&P 500 index categories are not shown. N.A.: not applicable. SOURCE: Lipper, 877-955-4773