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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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