Strongly Rated Funds According to Morningstar®
The following 27 funds (Class A) received a 4- or 5-star overall rating from Morningstar®.
Morningstar Ratings measure risk-adjusted returns. The Overall Morningstar Rating™ for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) rating metrics. Some of the funds listed below may have experienced negative returns over the past year. For standardized and most recent month-end performance, click the fund name below. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
International Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)
| Fund | Morningstar Rating ™ 1 | Morningstar Rating ™ Category |
Number of Funds in Category |
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| Overall | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | ||
| Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund - Class A |
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5 | 5 | – | Foreign Small/Mid Growth | 113 | 88 | – |
| Mutual European Fund - Class A |
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5 | 5 | 4 | Europe Stock | 104 | 94 | 64 |
| Templeton China World Fund - Class A |
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4 | 4 | 4 | Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk | 114 | 80 | 61 |
Global Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)
| Fund | Morningstar Rating ™ 1 | Morningstar Rating ™ Category |
Number of Funds in Category |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | ||
| Mutual Global Discovery Fund - Class A |
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5 | 5 | 5 | World Stock | 593 | 470 | 256 |
| Templeton World Fund - Class A |
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3 | 3 | 4 | World Stock | 593 | 470 | 256 |
Growth Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)
| Fund | Morningstar Rating ™ 1 | Morningstar Rating ™ Category |
Number of Funds in Category |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | ||
| Franklin DynaTech Fund - Class A |
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4 | 4 | 4 | Large Growth | 1511 | 1283 | 742 |
| Franklin Growth Fund - Class A |
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3 | 4 | 4 | Large Growth | 1511 | 1283 | 742 |
Value Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)
| Fund | Morningstar Rating ™ 1 | Morningstar Rating ™ Category |
Number of Funds in Category |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | ||
| Franklin MicroCap Value Fund - Class A |
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3 | 4 | 5 | Small Value | 310 | 246 | 126 |
| Mutual Quest Fund - Class A |
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4 | 5 | 5 | World Stock | 593 | 470 | 256 |
Blend Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)
| Fund | Morningstar Rating ™ 1 | Morningstar Rating ™ Category |
Number of Funds in Category |
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| Overall | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | ||
| Franklin Rising Dividends Fund - Class A |
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4 | 4 | 5 | Large Blend | 1792 | 1471 | 760 |
Sector Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)
| Fund | Morningstar Rating ™ 1 | Morningstar Rating ™ Category |
Number of Funds in Category |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | ||
| Franklin Utilities Fund - Class A |
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4 | 3 | 5 | Utilities | 91 | 84 | 57 |
| Mutual Financial Services Fund - Class A |
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3 | 3 | 4 | Financial | 108 | 99 | 65 |
Asset Allocation Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)
| Fund | Morningstar Rating ™ 1 | Morningstar Rating ™ Category |
Number of Funds in Category |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | ||
| Franklin Templeton Moderate Allocation Fund - Class A |
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4 | 5 | 3 | Moderate Allocation | 958 | 800 | 433 |
Fixed Income Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)
| Fund | Morningstar Rating ™ 1 | Morningstar Rating ™ Category |
Number of Funds in Category |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs | ||
| Templeton Global Bond Fund - Class A |
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5 | 5 | 5 | World Bond | 182 | 153 | 105 |
Tax Free Income Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)
Important Legal Information
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Footnote
- Source: Morningstar. For each fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a risk-adjusted return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of all sales charges), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receives a Morningstar Rating™ of 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund and rated separately.) A fund's overall rating is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5- and 10- year (if applicable ) rating metrics. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Morningstar Rating™ is for Class A shares only; other classes may have different performance characteristics. ©2006 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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