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Lipper
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Zacks Investment Research
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Standard & Poor's
2 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
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U.S. News evaluated 213 Small Growth 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 17.71 percent over the past year.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
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| Year to date | 11.6% |
| 1 Year | 17.7% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation; current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-cap companies. It employs a "growth" style of investing. In other words, the fund subadviser seeks companies whose earnings are expected to grow consistently faster than those of other companies. In pursuing this approach, the subadviser seeks to build a portfolio of exceptional small companies, purchased early in their corporate life cycle, that have the wherewithal to become exceptional large companies.
Fees
Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund has an expense ratio of 0.94 percent.
Risk
Risk is N/A compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
