| Scorecard |
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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
4
3
2
2
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Zacks Investment Research
1
(Strong Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
4 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
A
(Buy)
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U.S. News evaluated 218 Small Blend Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 17.51 percent over the past year, 11.69 percent over the past three years, and 9.07 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 10.6% |
| 1 Year | 17.5% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 11.7% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 9.1% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a diversified mix of common stocks of small cap U.S. companies that are believed to be undervalued by various measures and offer sound prospects for capital appreciation. For purposes of this fund, "small cap companies" are those with market capitalizations that are within the range of capitalizations of companies represented in either the S&P SmallCap 600 Index or the Russell 2000® Index. The fund will maintain at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in small cap securities.
Fees
Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Madison Small Cap Fund has an expense ratio of 1.25 percent.
Risk
Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
