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Dogs that are still waiting for their day


Each large-cap, 3-ALARM fund below has underperformed its benchmark,
the Vanguard 500 Index fund, for each of the past five calendar years. The funds are listed in alphabetical order.

The list contains both index and actively-managed funds. Index funds appear on this list mainly because of high expenses,
and typically not because of managerial incompetence. Actively-managed funds may have high expenses, too,
but you can safely assume that the manager is ultimately at fault.
3-ALARM FundUnderperformance (%) vs. Vanguard 500 Idx
for calendar year:
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
AXP Blue Chip Advantage A (IBLUX) -7.02 -5.78 -0.64 -2.46 -5.01
AXP Blue Chip Advantage B (IDBCX) -8.02 -6.42 -1.6 -3.09 -5.66
AXP Blue Chip Advantage Y (IBCYX) -6.91 -5.59 -0.51 -2.28 -4.96
Barclays Global Inv S&P 500 (WFSPX) -0.12 -0.21 -0.57 -0.28 -0.09
BlackRock Select Equity Inst (PNEIX) -1.73 -4.01 -0.3 -5.77 -9.33
BlackRock Select Equity Inv A (CEIAX) -2.35 -4.57 -0.78 -6.21 -9.7
BlackRock Select Equity Svc (PCESX) -2.08 -4.35 -0.7 -6.01 -9.54
Deutsche Equity 500 Index Inv (BTIEX) -0.17 -0.04 -0.48 -0.3 -0.15
Dreyfus Basic S&P 500 Stock (DSPIX) -0.18 -0.29 -0.45 -0.2 -0.07
Dreyfus Disc Stock (DDSTX) -1.25 -2 -2.86 -0.17 -1.29
Dreyfus Founders Growth and Income (FRMUX) -13.75 -10.84 -6.1 -10.51 -5.52
Dreyfus S&P 500 Index (PEOPX) -0.56 -0.54 -0.82 -0.51 -0.34
Eclipse Indexed Equity Sv (MAQSX) -0.59 -0.38 -0.49 -0.28 -0.28
Evergreen A (EVRAX) -3.09 -21.83 -5.35 -4.81 -6.7
Evergreen B (EVRBX) -4.19 -22.43 -6.19 -5.41 -7.31
Evergreen I (EVGRX) -2.85 -21.39 -5.02 -4.55 -6.53
Federated Max-Cap Index Instl (FISPX) -0.5 -0.35 -0.66 -0.54 -0.2
Federated Max-Cap Index Instl Svc (FMXSX) -0.87 -0.77 -1.01 -0.83 -0.48
Fidelity Adv Growth Oppty A (FAGAX) -4.46 -4.41 -16.98 -9.04 -3
Fidelity Adv Growth Oppty Inst (FAGCX) -3.99 -3.99 -16.67 -8.76 -2.67
Fidelity Adv Growth Oppty T (FAGOX) -4.63 -4.64 -17.19 -9.19 -3.12
Fidelity Destiny I (FDESX) -2.27 -2.99 -16.11 -11.01 -5.27
Fidelity Spartan 500 Index (FSMKX) -0.16 -0.14 -0.42 -0.07 -0.03
Fidelity Spartan U.S. Eq Index (FUSEX) -0.15 -0.13 -0.41 -0.12 -0.03
Fifth Third Equity Index Instl (KNIEX) -0.64 -0.36 -0.51 -0.23 -0.2
Fifth Third Large Cap Value Instl (KNVEX) -9.05 -0.55 -2.28 -2.19 -0.8
Fifth Third Large Cap Value Inv (KNVIX) -9.3 -0.93 -2.54 -2.41 -1.05
First American Equity Index B (FAEQX) -1.7 -1.34 -1.86 -1.42 -0.98
First American Equity Index Y (FEIIX) -0.35 -0.06 -0.66 -0.52 -0.15
Galaxy II Large Co Index Ret (ILCIX) -0.38 -0.56 -0.58 -0.02 -0.2
Gartmore Growth D (MUIGX) -6.96 -4.87 -4.43 -21.21 -15.76
Hancock Large Cap Growth A (JHNGX) -16.49 -2.2 -0.55 -21.68 -18.87
Hancock Large Cap Growth B (JHGBX) -17.22 -3.09 -1.34 -22.15 -19.37
ING Growth & Income A (AAGIX) -2.62 -14.04 -3.45 -2.59 -6.79
ING Growth & Income I (AEGIX) -1.68 -13.74 -3.2 -2.33 -6.64
Lindner Large-Cap Growth Inv (LDNRX) -24.5 -44.42 -9.75 -6.06 -12.33
Lutheran Brotherhood A (LUBRX) -5.29 -5.32 -0.57 -0.62 -5.38
MainStay Equity Index A (MCSEX) -0.89 -0.95 -1.06 -0.77 -0.63
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Inc Inv (MASTX) -6.95 -2.44 -3 -0.19 -1.07
Montgomery Growth R (MNGFX) -9.03 -26.52 -0.51 -1.51 -7.72
Munder Index 500 A (MUXAX) -0.49 -0.6 -0.71 -0.51 -0.39
Munder Index 500 B (MUXBX) -0.93 -1.02 -1.1 -0.84 -0.67
Nations Large Cap Index Prim A (NINDX) -0.48 -0.23 -0.42 -0.31 -0.1
Northern Instl Equity Index A (BEIAX) -0.47 -0.34 -0.46 -0.12 -0.03
Northern Stock Index (NOSIX) -0.43 -0.78 -0.75 -0.41 -0.33
One Group Equity Index A (OGEAX) -0.51 -0.69 -0.81 -0.47 -0.37
One Group Equity Index B (OGEIX) -1.48 -1.67 -1.71 -1.14 -1.03
Principal Blue Chip A (PBLCX) -6.94 -12.07 -9.11 -1.83 -6.11
Principal Blue Chip B (PBLBX) -7.87 -12.93 -9.94 -2.49 -6.7
Principal Growth A (PRGWX) -4.78 -8.25 -4.94 -1.58 -14.08
Principal Growth B (PRGBX) -5.43 -8.85 -5.74 -2.16 -14.63
Reserve Large-Cap Growth R (RLVAX) -0.48 -3.46 -7.81 -13.25 -3.95
Schwab S&P 500 e.Sh (SWPEX) -0.47 -0.53 -0.39 -0.17 -0.13
Schwab S&P 500 Inv (SWPIX) -0.72 -0.57 -0.47 -0.27 -0.13
Security Equity B (SEQBX) -4.84 -3.56 -11.17 -4.01 -0.75
SEI Index S&P 500 Index A (SSPIX) -0.38 -0.44 -0.51 -0.44 -0.28
SEI Index S&P 500 Index E (TRQIX) -0.12 -0.28 -0.25 -0.29 -0.16
Smith Barney Growth & Inc B (GRIBX) -9.95 -10.51 -5.01 -1.2 -0.61
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 (PREIX) -0.32 -0.31 -0.43 -0.24 -0.15
Van Kampen Pace A (ACPAX) -2.97 -6.64 -7.22 -3.4 -4.15
Victory Stock Index (SSTIX) -0.79 -0.92 -0.84 -0.57 -0.72
Wachovia Equity Index A (BTEIX) -0.87 -0.8 -1.17 -0.47 -0.5
Wells Fargo Equity Index A (SFCSX) -1.3 -0.95 -0.95 -0.65 -0.36
Wells Fargo Growth B (SBGWX) -14.88 -0.33 -0.8 -5.41 -7.53