Mid Cap Fund Standouts

Mid Cap Value-based funds: The data-base of Morningstar.com has 114
funds in this particular category. These have $840 million in assets on
average. Their returns averaged 11.2% the past 10 years, and 15.6% in
2004. The top position among them is certainly taken by Muhlenkamp
Fund (MUHLX) with an 18% average annual return in last 10 years.

Mid Cap Blend-type funds: There are 174 funds of this type with an
average $590 million in assets. Their 10-year returns averaged 11.6%,
along with a return of 14% in 2004. This group is led by the Meridian
Value Fund (MVALX) which has averaged a whopping 19.3% annually for
the past 10 years.

Mid Cap Growth funds: This group in Morningstar's list returned averaged
8.3% in the 10 years, and 10.5% in 2004. The honor for best permoance
in last decade goes to Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock (FMCSX) , with 12.5%
average annual returns.