BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JANUARY 29, 2001 ISSUE
SPECIAL REPORT

The Largest Funds


Here's how BusinessWeek rates the largest equity funds

                                                            AVERAGE
                                                            ANNUAL
                                     ASSETS     OVERALL      TOTAL
FUND                               (BILLIONS)   RATING      RETURN (%)*

FIDELITY MAGELLAN                    $92.58       C           16.3
VANGUARD 500 INDEX                    89.39       B+          18.3
INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA A       54.35       B+          18.2
WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS A         45.41       B           16.1
JANUS                                 40.08       B+          20.6
FIDELITY GROWTH & INCOME              39.76       B+          16.8
FIDELITY CONTRAFUND                   39.24       B           18.1
GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA A              36.10       A           24.6
JANUS WORLDWIDE                       33.95       B+          21.2
AMERICAN CENTURY ULTRA INV.           33.73       C-          16.4
EUROPACIFIC GROWTH                    31.24       C           14.1
NEW PERSPECTIVE A                     30.62       B+          17.6
FIDELITY GROWTH COMPANY               29.14       B+          24.3
FIDELITY BLUE CHIP GROWTH             26.72       B           17.0
JANUS TWENTY                          26.19       B+          26.2
VANGUARD WINDSOR II                   23.49       B           16.1
VANGUARD WELLINGTON                   22.52       B+          13.1
FIDELITY EQUITY-INCOME                21.43       B           15.5
PUTNAM VOYAGER A                      21.32       C-          18.0
VANGUARD PRIMECAP A                   21.00       A-          24.6


                                     INVESTMENT
FUND                                 CATEGORY             CATEGORY RATING

FIDELITY MAGELLAN                    Large-cap Growth        C
VANGUARD 500 INDEX                   Large-cap Blend         B
INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA A      Large-cap Value         B+
WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS A        Large-cap Value         B
JANUS                                Large-cap Growth        B+
FIDELITY GROWTH & INCOME             Large-cap Blend         B+
FIDELITY CONTRAFUND                  Large-cap Growth        B
GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA A             Large-cap Growth        A
JANUS WORLDWIDE                      World                   A
AMERICAN CENTURY ULTRA INV.          Large-cap Growth        D
EUROPACIFIC GROWTH                   Foreign                 B+
NEW PERSPECTIVE A                    World                   B+
FIDELITY GROWTH COMPANY              Large-cap Growth        B+
FIDELITY BLUE CHIP GROWTH            Large-cap Growth        C
JANUS TWENTY                         Large-cap Growth        B+
VANGUARD WINDSOR II                  Large-cap Value         B
VANGUARD WELLINGTON                  Domestic Hybrid         B+
FIDELITY EQUITY-INCOME               Large-cap Value         B
PUTNAM VOYAGER A                     Large-cap Growth        C-
VANGUARD PRIMECAP A                  Mid-cap Growth          A


* 1996-2000, appreciation plus reinvestment of dividends and capital gains before taxes Data: Standard & Poor's


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