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Net Asset Value: 
41.90
1-Day Return: 
-0.10 (-0.24%)
YTD Return
as of 3/18/10: 
Up 8.66%
ARGFX 
(Ariel:Fund)
Classification: Mid-Cap Core     Objective: Small-Cap
Open to New Investors: Yes
Lipper Rating
Total Return
Consistent Return
Preservation
Tax Efficiency
Expense
The Lipper Leader system ranks a fund in the following categories: Total Return; Consistent Return; Preservation; Tax Efficiency; and Expenses. Funds are rated in ascending order on a numeric scale of 1 to 5, with '1' representing funds with the lowest rating, and '5' representing the highest rated funds and funds that are Lipper Leaders. Click here for more detail.
NAV Chart | Growth of $10,000
Fund Chart
Annual Returns (%) (As of 2/28/10)
  YTD2009200820072006200520042003200220012000
ARGFX 8.66 63.42 -48.25 -1.70 10.35 0.92 21.97 28.04 -5.18 14.21 28.77
Index (S&P 500) 5.00 26.46 -37.00 5.49 15.79 4.91 10.88 28.68 -22.10 -11.89 -9.10
Cumulative Returns (%) (As of 3/18/10)
  1 Day 1 Week 1 Month YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Total Return % -0.24 1.63 8.94 8.66 120.91 -3.70 0.03 9.14
+/- Index (S&P 500) - 0.21+ 0.23+ 3.44+ 3.66+ 70.91- 0.20- 1.67+ 9.64
+/- Classification Avg. + 0.19+ 0.54+ 2.16+ 0.79+ 56.13- 1.24- 3.23+ 5.86
% Rank in Classification 166236266926
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Top 10 Growth Funds by Returns
Name (Ticker) 3 Yr
Return		 Total
Return*		 Consistent
Return*		 Preservation* Tax
Consistency*		 Expense*
* Lipper Leader
1. Scout Mid Cap (UMBMX) 6.42% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
2. Eaton Vance AC SMID-Cp;I (EISMX) 6.01% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
3. Eaton Vance AC SMID-Cp;A (EAASX) 5.74% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
4. ING:Value Choice;I (PAVIX) 5.68% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
5. ING:Value Choice;A (PAVAX) 5.41% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
6. Aston:Optimum Mid Cap;I (ABMIX) 4.92% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
7. Aston:Optimum Mid Cap;N (CHTTX) 4.66% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
8. ING:Value Choice;C (PAVCX) 4.60% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
9. ING:Value Choice;B (PAVBX) 4.59% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
10. FBR:Pegasus MC;Inv (FBRMX) 4.39% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
222. Ariel:Fund (ARGFX) -3.70% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
Dividends/Capital Gains
 AmountDate
Dividend 0.0112/29/2009
Capital GainsNANA
Dividend FrequencyAnnuallyNA
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