MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, Sept. 27.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Gold (34) +2.83% -13.1% -2.3% Fixed income (537) -0.58 +0.6 +2.7 Utilities (15) -0.91 -9.7 -3.3 Balanced: stock and bond (60) -2.02 -7.0 -5.8 Equity income (66) -2.86 -12.5 -12.0 Growth and income (200) -3.20 -11.8 -11.6 Natural resources (19) -3.56 -2.0 +5.0 Growth (200) -3.76 -13.5 -14.2 Capital appreciation (145) -3.94 -14.5 -15.8 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (43) -4.18 -14.5 -12.1 International: foreign stocks only (55) -4.21 -14.9 -10.8 Health/biotechnology (9) -4.52 +1.2 +5.9 Science and technology (23) -5.51 -15.6 -16.2 Small company (83) -5.67 -18.3 -20.7 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends -3.37 -14.8 -13.7 General stock fund average -3.78 -13.7 -14.4

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.