MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, April 4.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months International: foreign +3.59% +10.80% +3.46% stocks only (63) Health/biotechnology (9) +3.26 +34.47 +62.89 Global: U.S. and +3.25 +13.20 +6.76 foreign stocks (45) Science and technology (22) +3.02 +29.61 +22.27 Gold (36) +2.38 -4.50 -19.43 Small company (88) +2.38 +28.64 +17.48 Growth (265) +1.97 +20.00 +15.61 Capital appreciation (140) +1.96 +20.62 +13.84 Growth and income (214) +1.38 +15.81 +13.18 Balanced: stock and bond (60) +1.08 +11.05 +12.90 Equity income (69) +0.97 +13.01 +9.19 Utilities (20) +0.56 +5.70 +10.71 Fixed income (548) +0.38 +4.81 +10.17 Natural resources (19) +0.00 +4.96 -2.33 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends +1.21 +15.01 +11.46 General stock fund average +1.77 +19.33 +14.27

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.