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Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:19 PM ET
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Net Asset Value: 
119.85
1-Day Return: 
1.24 (1.05%)
YTD Return
as of 11/23/09: 
Up 18.21%
VGHCX 
(Vanguard Health Care;Inv)
Classification: GL Health/Biotechnology     Objective: GL Health/Biotech
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
VGHCX 18.21 -18.00 4.00 10.00 15.00 9.00 26.00 -11.00 -6.00 60.00 7.00
Index (S&P 500) 25.20 -37.00 5.00 15.00 4.00 10.00 28.00 -22.00 -11.00 -9.00 21.00
Cumulative Returns (%) (As of 11/23/09)
  1 Day 1 Week 1 Month YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Total Return % 1.05 2.10 3.28 18.21 38.66 0.76 6.39 8.68
+/- Index (S&P 500) - 0.32+ 0.30+ 1.88- 6.99- 3.14+ 6.36+ 5.59+ 9.28
+/- Classification Avg. - 0.09+ 0.10+ 0.34- 0.23+ 1.99+ 2.08+ 2.68+ 3.58
% Rank in Classification 69414161312897
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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. Kinetics:Medical;NL (MEDRX) 3.83% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
2. Kinetics:Medical;A (KRXAX) 3.60% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
3. BlackRock:Healthcare;I (MAHCX) 2.26% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
4. BlackRock:Healthcare;A (MDHCX) 1.95% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
5. BlackRock:Healthcare;R (MRHCX) 1.40% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
6. Janus Global Life Sci;J (JAGLX) 1.23% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
7. BlackRock:Healthcare;C (MCHCX) 1.11% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
8. BlackRock:Healthcare;B (MBHCX) 1.05% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
9. Vanguard Health Care;Adm (VGHAX) 0.83% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
10. Vanguard Health Care;Inv (VGHCX) 0.76% Total Return Consistent Return Preservation Tax Efficiency Expense
Dividends/Capital Gains
 AmountDate
Dividend 0.0503/20/2009
Capital Gains 8.1712/16/2008
Dividend FrequencyAnnuallyNA
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