Best- and worst-performing equity funds

Best- and worst-performing equity funds
By category, ranked by one-year total returns.
OCT 20, 2018
By  mlanche
LARGE CAP GROWTH
Top 101-year return3-year return5-year returnExpense ratio*Portfolio net assets ($M)**
Berkshire Focus Fund (BFOCX)51.15%29.68%19.55%2.02%$187.60
Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth;N (DNFGX)37.92%18.99%14.11%1.16%$67.10
Transamerica Capital Growth;A (IALAX)36.82%24.89%18.76%1.23%$402.70
Touchstone Sands Capital Sands Grwth Fund (CISGX)33.93%20.06%13.59%0.80%$2,068.10
Fidelity Focused Stock Fund (FTQGX)33.58%20.78%14.24%0.57%$2,366.80
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund;I (SEEGX)33.29%21.45%16.96%0.69%$4,679.40
Cognios Large Cap Growth Fund;Inst (COGEX)33.14%N/AN/A0.90%$34.80
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund;Z (PTSGX)33.09%19.50%13.09%1.22%$624.80
GAMCO Growth Fund;AAA (GABGX)32.95%21.15%15.88%1.41%$642.70
William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund;I (LCGFX)32.53%19.55%17.33%0.80%$159.20
Bottom 5
FinTrust Income and Opportunity Fund;Inst (HIOIX)3.04%N/AN/A2.03%$6.40
Sirius S&P Strategic Large-Cap Allocation Fund (SSPLX)9.06%0.96%N/A2.21%$22.70
AQR Large Cap Relaxed Constraint Equity Fund;I (QLRIX)11.95%N/AN/A1.43%$16.50
Franklin Select U.S. Equity Fund;A (FCEQX)15.02%9.97%10.41%1.25%$71.30
Pioneer Disciplined Growth Fund;A (PINDX)15.52%15.16%13.20%1.10%$1,233.70
Classification total/average24.95%18.54%14.93%1.06%$971,722.00
S&P 500 Growth Total Return Index25.21%19.86%16.56%

LARGE-CAP VALUE
Top 101-year return3-year return5-year returnExpense ratio*Portfolio net assets ($M)**
Eaton Vance Focused Value Opportunities Fund;I (EIFVX)20.05%15.31%11.74%0.80%$75.00
DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE;I (DSEEX)19.94%21.75%N/A0.56%$4,784.10
AMG Yacktman Fcsd Fund - Security Selection Only;I (YFSIX)19.49%N/AN/A1.08%$1.60
Cognios Large Cap Value Fund;Inst (COGVX)17.50%N/AN/A0.85%$21.30
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Value Fund;A (EATVX)16.76%13.77%10.88%1.19%$330.20
Voya Corporate Leaders Trust Fund (LEXCX)16.49%16.05%10.14%N/A$840.00
Union Street Partners Value Fund;A (USPVX)16.36%14.07%10.17%1.60%$5.00
American Century Income & Growth Fund;Investor (BIGRX)16.22%16.36%11.94%0.67%$1,846.20
iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor Index Fund;K (BKVFX)16.15%N/AN/A0.15%$12.20
PIMCO RAE PLUS Fund;A (PIXAX)16.06%17.36%11.88%1.25%$715.00
Bottom 5
Sims Total Return Fund Inc (SIMFX)4.24%7.59%2.93%2.80%$7.20
John Hancock Fundamental Large Cap Value Fund;A (JFVAX)4.91%10.15%8.50%1.11%$20.20
Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund;AAA (GABBX)5.43%10.53%7.12%2.00%$16.20
Snow Capital Focused Value Fund;I (SFOIX)5.98%9.56%7.01%0.96%$2.40
Pioneer Disciplined Value Fund;A (CVFCX)6.20%13.67%9.76%1.15%$297.70
Classification total/average10.55%13.35%10.05%1.02%$444,379.80
S&P 500 Value Total Return Index10.06%14.12%10.87%

SMALL-CAP GROWTH
Top 101-year return3-year return5-year returnExpense ratio*Portfolio net assets ($M)**
Nysa Fund (NYSAX)59.38%20.15%-0.49%5.27%$3.00
Delaware Small Cap Growth Fund;Institutional (DSGGX)58.71%N/AN/A1.05%$6.90
Alger Small Cap Focus Fund;I (AOFIX)51.42%27.89%17.23%1.20%$367.80
PF Developing Growth Fund;P 49.45%19.99%11.19%0.75%$10.10
Driehaus Small Cap Growth Fund;Institutional (DNSMX)46.20%N/AN/A0.95%$150.00
Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund;Investor (JSCGX)45.21%21.54%8.82%2.25%$6.40
Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund;Investor (WAMCX)41.97%27.66%17.32%1.35%$262.70
Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund;Instl (FTSGX)41.03%20.03%13.57%1.10%$79.80
Osterweis Emerging Opportunity Fund (OSTGX)40.62%N/AN/A1.29%$119.50
ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund;A (SASMX)39.59%23.18%13.06%1.23%$1,060.50
Bottom 5
AQR Small Cap Relaxed Constraint Equity Fund;I (QSRIX)2.86%N/AN/A1.44%$1.40
River Oak Discovery Fund (RIVSX)6.26%10.11%7.27%1.35%$14.50
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund;I (PXQSX)7.62%17.18%11.34%1.05%$474.80
AllianzGI Micro Cap Fund;Institutional (AMCIX)11.04%13.73%10.68%1.34%$26.10
PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund;B (CHNDX)11.65%13.17%9.35%2.04%$5.70
Classification total/average27.46%18.75%11.91%1.27%$184,122.10
S&P SmallCap 600 Growth TR24.05%20.20%14.48%

SMALL-CAP VALUE
Top 101-year return3-year return5-year returnExpense ratio*Portfolio net assets ($M)**
Pacific Advisors Small Cap Value Fund;A (PASMX)21.51%14.88%0.37%4.08%$20.10
Aegis Value Fund;I (AVALX)20.79%20.44%3.11%1.50%$124.80
CM Advisors Small Cap Value Fund (CMOVX)17.46%18.22%3.85%1.26%$101.80
Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund (BRSVX)16.04%14.99%9.08%0.94%$71.10
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund (SBHVX)15.30%14.54%10.34%0.99%$117.10
PIMCO RAE PLUS Small Fund;Inst (PCFIX)14.28%19.44%11.80%0.89%$93.80
Snow Capital Small Cap Value Fund;A (SNWAX)14.03%10.24%4.80%1.52%$15.00
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market Fund (BRSIX)13.56%16.31%10.13%0.87%$389.40
MFS New Discovery Value Fund;I (NDVIX)13.21%16.96%11.32%1.08%$559.00
PIMCO RAE US Small Fund;Institutional (PMJIX)13.16%15.83%N/A0.50%$152.80
Bottom 5
Intrepid Endurance Fund;Investor (ICMAX)-0.49%2.43%1.40%1.40%$76.90
Ariel Discovery Fund;Investor (ARDFX)-0.47%8.07%-0.43%1.29%$7.70
Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund (PREOX)1.72%13.27%8.57%1.71%$66.30
Towle Deep Value Fund (TDVFX)2.10%21.40%10.54%1.06%$141.70
Dean Small Cap Value Fund (DASCX)3.12%11.76%7.97%1.18%$371.50
Classification total/average8.43%13.72%8.00%1.30%$106,038.60
S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value TR11.66%14.13%8.03%

EQUITY INCOME
Top 101-year return3-year return5-year returnExpense ratio*Portfolio net assets ($M)**
Meridian Equity Income Fund;Legacy (MEIFX)34.13%21.56%14.35%1.35%$59.30
Stock Dividend Fund (SDIVX)28.10%25.66%12.01%0.85%N/A
Copeland Risk Managed Dividend Growth Fund;A (CDGRX)21.99%8.73%7.21%1.45%$59.10
Westfield Capital Dividend Growth Fund;Inst (WDIVX)20.96%15.68%11.55%0.95%$124.20
WP Smaller Companies Income Plus Fund;Inst (WPSMX)18.92%N/AN/A3.25%$8.50
Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund;I (ORDNX)18.19%15.81%12.36%1.01%$12.40
Johnson Equity Income Fund (JEQIX)17.84%16.28%11.19%1.00%$285.00
Pax ESG Beta Dividend Fund;Institutional (PXDIX)17.36%N/AN/A0.65%$140.80
Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund;A (HRCVX)16.66%16.42%10.96%0.98%$154.30
Segall Bryant & Hamill Large Cap Div;Rtl (WTEIX)16.65%10.63%9.49%0.89%$9.10
Bottom 5
Rational Iron Horse Fund;A (IRHAX)-1.68%3.53%3.17%1.97%$2.40
Hussman Strategic Value Fund (HSVLX)0.11%-2.00%-1.79%1.38%$6.60
Eventide Global Dividend Opportunities Fund;N (ETNDX)0.63%N/AN/A1.17%$5.40
Dunham Alternative Dividend Fund;N (DNDHX)0.80%N/AN/A1.39%$62.60
Federated Strategic Value Dividend Fund;Inst (SVAIX)0.89%9.54%8.97%0.81%$7,558.10
Classification total/average10.57%12.91%9.63%1.15%$355,541.20
Russell 1000 Value TR9.45%13.54%10.71%

Real Estate
Top 101-year return3-year return5-year returnExpense ratio*Portfolio net assets ($M)**
BlackRock Real Estate Securities;Inst (BIREX)6.98%8.27%10.24%1.05%$9.40
Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund;Inst (STMDX)6.42%8.94%9.78%0.81%$93.90
Davis Real Estate Fund;A (RPFRX)5.95%9.60%9.50%0.97%$138.90
Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares (CSRIX)5.93%8.06%9.89%0.75%$2,932.50
Principal Real Estate Securities Fund;R-5 (PREPX)5.92%7.96%10.06%1.07%$165.20
Cole Real Estate Income Strategy (Daily NAV) Inc. 5.90%5.58%7.39%N/A$332.30
TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund;Inst (TIREX)5.89%8.56%10.06%0.51%$1,453.10
Cohen & Steers Realty Shares (CSRSX)5.73%7.78%9.65%0.97%$4,339.00
AMG Managers CenterSquare Real Estate Fund;N (MRESX)5.67%7.29%9.61%1.09%$197.80
PGIM US Real Estate Fund;Z (PJEZX)5.58%7.17%8.74%1.00%$17.50
Bottom 5
Anchor Tactical Real Estate Fund;Inst (ARESX)-3.73%N/AN/A2.33%$32.00
REMS Real Estate Value-Opportunity Fund;Inst (HLRRX)-2.29%4.36%5.27%1.38%$91.30
CGM Realty Fund (CGMRX)-1.15%7.50%8.53%0.97%$798.50
Salient Select Income Fund;A (KIFAX)-0.88%5.49%5.95%1.91%$163.20
REMS Real Estate Income 50/50 Fund;Inst (RREIX)0.18%6.20%7.30%0.71%$64.60
Classification total/average3.24%6.61%8.30%1.22%$103,418.00
Dow Jones US Select REIT TR4.59%6.87%9.13%

As of Sept. 30. Excludes leveraged and inverse funds. Funds closed to new investors have been omitted for the top-10 grouping. Rankings are based on unrounded figures. Three- and five-year returns are annualized. 
In case of multiple share classes, the oldest share class is listed. N/A = not available (fund has been in operation for less than the period indicated). *Net prospectus. **As of Aug. 31.
Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company

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