Small Growth

Small-growth portfolios focus on faster-growing companies whose shares are at the lower end of the market-capitalization range. These portfolios tend to favor companies in up-and-coming industries or young firms in their early growth stages. Because these businesses are fast-growing and often richly valued, their stocks tend to be volatile. Stocks in the bottom 10% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as small-cap. Growth is defined based on fast growth (high growth rates for earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow) and high valuations (high price ratios and low dividend yields). Morningstar®

9.3 T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund (PRNHX)

Performance (1-yr.): 12.18% Expenses: 0.81%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.98% Total Assets: $9.13B

9.2 LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund (LKSCX)

Performance (1-yr.): 5.33% Expenses: 0.97%
Performance (1-mo.): 1.80% Total Assets: $976.26M

9.0 Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund (WAAEX)

Performance (1-yr.): 7.14% Expenses: 1.24%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.20% Total Assets: $1.7B

8.8 T. Rowe Price Diversified Small Cap Growth Fund (PRDSX)

Performance (1-yr.): 3.92% Expenses: 1.25%
Performance (1-mo.): 1.38% Total Assets: $214.26M

8.7 Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Growth Fund (WFGTX)

Performance (1-yr.): 6.31% Expenses: 1.44%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.55% Total Assets: $975.11M

8.6 RS Select Growth Fund (RSDGX)

Performance (1-yr.): 9.38% Expenses: 1.35%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.00% Total Assets: $179.41M

8.5 Virtus Small-Cap Core Fund (PKSAX)

Performance (1-yr.): 10.17% Expenses: 1.41%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.24% Total Assets: $234.58M

8.5 Nicholas Limited Edition Fund (NCLEX)

Performance (1-yr.): 4.77% Expenses: 0.91%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.49% Total Assets: $262.64M

8.3 Artisan Small Cap Fund (ARTSX)

Performance (1-yr.): 11.00% Expenses: 1.66%
Performance (1-mo.): 0.78% Total Assets: $540.7M

8.3 AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth Portfolio (QUASX)

Performance (1-yr.): 7.63% Expenses: 1.43%
Performance (1-mo.): 3.08% Total Assets: $715.41M
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Top Performing Small Growth Funds as of 04.04.2012

Bridgeway Ultra Small Company Fund (BRUSX)

Total Return: 7.71%

Ivy Micro Cap Growth Fund (IGWAX)

Total Return: 6.41%

Buffalo Micro Cap Fund (BUFOX)

Total Return: 6.26%

Virtus Small-Cap Sustainable Growth Fund (PSGAX)

Total Return: 17.83%

Buffalo Micro Cap Fund (BUFOX)

Total Return: 14.36%

T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund (PRNHX)

Total Return: 12.18%

Buffalo Micro Cap Fund (BUFOX)

Total Return: 38.58%

Artio U.S. Microcap Fund (JMCAX)

Total Return: 36.86%

T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund (PRNHX)

Total Return: 35.62%

* annualized