MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, Oct. 11.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months International: foreign +0.65% -11.1% -5.1% stocks only (56) Utilities (15) -1.14 -8.2 -3.1 Global: U.S. and foreign -1.23 -12.5 -9.5 stocks (42) Fixed income (535) -1.25 +0.2 +1.4 Balanced: stock and bond (60) -3.12 -7.8 -7.8 Equity income (66) -3.80 -13.7 -14.1 Natural resources (19) -4.36 -6.6 -1.2 Health/biotechnology (9) -4.46 +1.0 +3.2 Growth and income (200) -4.59 -13.5 -14.5 Capital appreciation (144) -4.76 -16.9 -19.6 Growth (260) -5.15 -15.4 -17.6 Gold (34) -5.29 -21.0 -8.7 Small company (83) -5.93 -21.6 -25.5 Science and technology (23) -6.35 -19.6 -22.4 S&P; 500 index, excluding -5.51 -16.4 -16.9 dividends General stock -4.89 -15.7 -17.8 fund average

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.