WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, August 30.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Health/biotechnology (9) +7.91% +6.6% +14.7% Science and technology (23) +6.56 -6.6 -6.2 Small company (82) +4.99 -10.5 -12.7 International: foreign stocks only (56) +4.69 -5.0 +3.1 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (40) +4.56 -5.7 0.6 Growth (260) +4.38 -7.5 -8.3 Capital appreciation (146) +4.17 -8.7 -10.4 Growth and income (200) +3.41 -7.1 -7.5 Equity income (66) +2.60 -8.8 -8.7 Balanced: stock and bond (61) +2.36 -4.1 -3.0 Utilities (15) +1.32 -9.1 -2.1 Fixed income (532) +0.38 +1.0 +2.8 Natural resources (19) -0.25 -0.6 +5.6 Gold (34) -6.93 -12.3 +0.3 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends +3.79 -9.8 -9.3 General stock fund average +3.99 -8.0 -9.0

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.