WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, Sept. 20.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Gold (34) +0.32% -15.5% -3.5% Natural resources (19) +0.01 +1.9 +9.4 Fixed income (535) -0.44 +1.1 +3.0 Utilities (15) -0.46 -8.9 -2.2 Balanced: stock and bond (60) -1.30 -5.2 -3.5 Equity income (66) -1.71 -10.0 -9.1 Growth and income (200) -2.08 -9.0 -8.2 Health/biotechnology (9) -2.46 +6.0 +13.7 Capital appreciation (145) -2.52 -11.0 -11.6 Growth (261) -2.72 -10.1 -9.9 Small company (82) -3.03 -13.5 -15.0 Science and technology (23) -3.41 -10.6 -9.8 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (41) -3.79 -10.4 -5.9 International: foreign stocks only (55) -4.74 -11.0 -4.3 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends -2.25 -11.9 -9.9 General stock fund average -2.45 -10.3 -10.3

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.