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Net Asset Value: 
35.29
1-Day Return: 
0.03 (0.09%)
YTD Return
as of 11/6/09: 
Up 49.53%
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 10/31/09)
  YTD2008200720062005200420032002200120001999
ARGFX 49.53 -48.00 -1.00 10.00 0.00 21.00 28.00 -5.00 14.00 28.00 -5.00
Index (S&P 500) 20.90 -37.00 5.00 15.00 4.00 10.00 28.00 -22.00 -11.00 -9.00 21.00
Cumulative Returns (%) (As of 11/6/09)
  1 Day 1 Week 1 Month YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Total Return % 0.09 2.11 -2.94 49.53 47.49 -7.31 -2.53 6.26
+/- Index (S&P 500) - 0.17+ 1.71- 3.44+ 28.63+ 26.19- 1.21- 2.83+ 6.96
+/- Classification Avg. + 0.06+ 1.54- 1.03+ 20.83+ 17.03- 2.08- 4.26+ 1.71
% Rank in Classification 3317878759726
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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. ING:Value Choice;I (PAVIX) 3.80% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
2. ING:Value Choice;A (PAVAX) 3.52% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
3. Scout Mid Cap (UMBMX) 3.21% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
4. ING:Value Choice;B (PAVBX) 2.74% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
5. ING:Value Choice;C (PAVCX) 2.74% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
6. BlackRock:US Opp;I (BMCIX) 1.19% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
7. Aston:Optimum Mid Cap;I (ABMIX) 0.76% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
8. BlackRock:US Opp;Svc (BMCSX) 0.75% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
9. BlackRock:US Opp;A (BMEAX) 0.69% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
10. Aston:Optimum Mid Cap;N (CHTTX) 0.50% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
220. Ariel:Fund (ARGFX) -7.31% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
Dividends/Capital Gains
 AmountDate
Dividend 0.3812/29/2008
Capital GainsNANA
Dividend FrequencyAnnuallyNA
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