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The Top Performers
These equity mutual funds have earned three upward-pointing arrows in the
BUSINESS WEEK Offshore Fund Scoreboard. To get this rating, they needed to
deliver superior risk-adjusted total returns for the past five years.
FUND SECTOR ASSETS RETURNS*
(MILLIONS) 1 YEAR 5 YEAR
PUTNAM EMERG. INFO. SCIENCES U.S. $71 13.75 37.84
PACTUAL ETERNITY Brazil 109 46.46 36.68
FIDELITY NORDIC Scandinavia 251 38.65 36.46
HSBC GIF HONG KONG H.K. 177 70.84 34.19
THORNTON NEW TIGER HONG KONG H.K. 53 41.89 30.36
JF EASTERN SM. COS. Far East/Pacific 76 20.08 30.20
SCHRODER INT'L. SEL. U.S. SM. COS. U.S. 212 34.56 28.99
HSBC GIF CHINESE China 179 92.38 28.95
FLEMING FLAGSHIP AMERICAN U.S. 933 43.74 27.92
MFS MERIDIAN U.S. EMERG. GROWTH U.S. 617 30.92 26.81
JF AMERICAN GROWTH U.S. 72 45.03 26.68
SCHRODER ASIA HONG KONG H.K. 81 51.57 26.03
FIDELITY HONG KONG & CHINA H.K. 351 28.39 26.00
SCHRODER LATIN AMERICAN Latin America 1,279 47.10 25.42
PACTUAL INFINITY FUND Brazil 132 39.60 25.33
PRICOA WWIP US GROWTH U.S. 39 34.08 25.16
BARING IUF HONG KONG H.K. 80 56.30 25.01
F & C PF AMERICAN SM. COS. N. America 86 29.74 25.01
GUINNESS FLIGHT HONG KONG H.K. 41 27.92 24.43
MERCURY ST N. AMERICAN N. America 228 38.44 24.06
FLEMING FLAGSHIP U.S. DISCOVERY U.S. 240 32.63 23.92
GAM WORLDWIDE Global 59 23.50 23.89
GAM GAMCO N. America 40 54.78 23.42
*Through Sept. 30, including appreciation, reinvestment of dividends, and
capital gains.
DATA: MICROPAL LTD.
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Updated Oct. 30, 1997 by bwwebmaster
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