Best Mutual Funds Awards: Best U.S. Diversified Mutual Funds

If you're evaluating mutual funds for your investment portfolio or retirement account, this list highlights the best U.S. diversified mutual funds to consider now, based on each fund outperforming the S&P 500 over the last one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods. Shaded cells indicate the best-of-the-best funds based on 10-year performance. Of 1,286 U.S. diversified stock funds at least 10 years old, 318 of them, or 25%, won awards.

All returns as of Dec. 31, 2020.

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Best U.S. Diversified Mutual Funds

Mutual fund	Symbol	1-year total % return (%)	3-year average annual return (%)	5-year average annual return (%)	10-year average annual return (%)	Morningstar category	Closed to new inv
Benchmark: S&P 500		18.40	14.18	15.22	13.88
Baron Partners Retail	BPTRX	148.52	52.28	37.04	23.71	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Morgan Stanley Insight I	CPODX	116.57	48.11	35.94	23.51	Large Growth	No
Morgan Stanley Inst Growth I	MSEQX	115.57	41.92	32.17	23.12	Large Growth	No
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth I	PXSGX	43.28	29.91	30.13	22.11	Small Growth	Yes
Virtus Zevenbergen Innovative Gr Stk A	SAGAX	119.10	49.17	34.15	21.92	Large Growth	No
Transamerica Capital Growth A	IALAX	111.61	40.01	30.80	21.88	Large Growth	No
Fidelity Advisor Growth Opps M	FAGOX	68.19	38.89	29.12	21.29	Large Growth	No
T. Rowe Price New Horizons	PRNHX	57.72	31.23	26.21	20.70	Mid-Cap Growth	Yes
Fidelity Growth Company	FDGRX	67.51	30.33	26.27	20.59	Large Growth	Yes
Morgan Stanley Inst Advantage I	MPAIX	74.79	31.92	25.53	20.28	Large Growth	No
Lord Abbett Micro Cap Growth I	LMIYX	79.62	35.46	28.55	20.20	Small Growth	No
Delaware Smid Cap Growth A	DFCIX	93.92	37.99	27.71	20.16	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Morgan Stanley Inst Discovery I	MPEGX	142.56	56.09	35.63	19.97	Mid-Cap Growth	No
American Century Focused Dynamic Gr I	ACFSX	73.63	34.93	28.53	19.50	Large Growth	No
Fidelity OTC	FOCPX	46.79	25.53	23.10	19.48	Large Growth	No
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth	FBGRX	62.23	29.82	24.77	19.43	Large Growth	No
Morgan Stanley Inst Inception I	MSSGX	150.57	51.04	33.14	19.42	Small Growth	No
PGIM Jennison Focused Growth Z	SPFZX	67.36	31.63	24.56	19.40	Large Growth	No
Edgewood Growth Instl	EGFIX	42.21	24.98	22.21	19.29	Large Growth	No
Wasatch Ultra Growth	WAMCX	71.38	37.79	30.04	19.03	Small Growth	Yes
Franklin DynaTech A	FKDNX	57.68	30.27	25.54	19.01	Large Growth	No
Eventide Gilead N	ETGLX	55.11	26.47	22.08	18.94	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Transamerica Large Growth R4	TGWFX	72.99	32.23	25.28	18.86	Large Growth	No
BNY Mellon Sm/Md Cp Gr I	SDSCX	68.49	32.15	26.46	18.82	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Baron Opportunity Retail	BIOPX	88.75	41.97	30.78	18.77	Large Growth	No
Artisan Small Cap Investor	ARTSX	61.00	32.14	25.29	18.66	Small Growth	No
Baron Focused Growth Retail	BFGFX	122.21	44.19	30.70	18.53	Mid-Cap Growth	No
JPMorgan Growth Advantage A	VHIAX	53.25	26.98	22.84	18.52	Large Growth	No
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Z	PTSGX	69.22	33.12	23.56	18.51	Large Growth	No
Vanguard US Growth Investor	VWUSX	58.57	28.63	22.69	18.44	Large Growth	No
JHFunds2 Capital Appreciation NAV	JHCPX	56.35	27.27	22.69	18.43	Large Growth	No
Hartford Growth Opportunities Y	HGOYX	61.95	28.36	22.37	18.40	Large Growth	No
Harbor Capital Appreciation Instl	HACAX	54.43	26.76	22.45	18.33	Large Growth	No
Sparrow Growth A	SGFFX	97.82	38.94	27.47	18.32	Mid-Cap Growth	No
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth I	SEEGX	56.04	29.60	24.09	18.31	Large Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Lrg Cp Gr I	TRLGX	39.56	23.22	21.54	18.18	Large Growth	No
Wasatch Micro Cap	WMICX	64.71	33.94	28.65	18.12	Small Growth	No
PGIM Jennison Growth A	PJFAX	55.71	26.84	22.35	18.10	Large Growth	No
Jackson Square SMID-Cap Growth IS	DCGTX	65.04	29.97	23.34	18.06	Mid-Cap Growth	No
MassMutual Select Growth Opps R5	MGRSX	57.67	28.07	20.91	17.84	Large Growth	No
American Century Ultra Inv	TWCUX	49.78	26.60	22.81	17.83	Large Growth	No
Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Retail	BFTHX	50.42	26.77	22.92	17.79	Large Growth	No
BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Instl	CMGIX	46.13	26.98	23.22	17.74	Mid-Cap Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Instl Large Cap Core Gr	TPLGX	34.69	21.44	19.84	17.73	Large Growth	No
Homestead Growth	HNASX	38.65	22.76	21.17	17.73	Large Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth	TRBCX	34.73	21.33	19.76	17.67	Large Growth	No
TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Growth Inst	TILGX	44.24	23.56	20.26	17.64	Large Growth	No
Brown Capital Mgmt Small Co Inv	BCSIX	45.26	23.08	21.09	17.62	Small Growth	Yes
Wells Fargo Growth Inst	SGRNX	49.49	27.43	22.70	17.61	Large Growth	No
Akre Focus Instl	AKRIX	20.70	19.92	19.63	17.56	Large Growth	No
BNY Mellon Small Cap Gr I	SSETX	71.25	30.85	25.81	17.55	Small Growth	No
VALIC Company II Small Cap Growth	VASMX	59.82	28.02	26.20	17.53	Small Growth	No
JHancock Blue Chip Growth NAV	JHBCX	34.35	21.12	19.57	17.51	Large Growth	No
Columbia Small Cap Growth I Inst	CMSCX	70.18	32.94	27.81	17.49	Small Growth	No
VALIC Company I Blue Chip Growth	VCBCX	34.37	21.17	19.57	17.49	Large Growth	No
T. Rowe Price New America Growth	PRWAX	44.71	25.55	21.98	17.48	Large Growth	No
AB Small Cap Growth A	QUASX	53.59	27.37	24.24	17.45	Small Growth	No
MassMutual Select Blue Chip Growth R5	MBCSX	33.54	20.57	19.33	17.41	Large Growth	No
AB Large Cap Growth A	APGAX	34.03	22.26	19.80	17.37	Large Growth	No
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth A	PGSGX	59.21	27.60	25.88	17.32	Small Growth	No
Fidelity Trend	FTRNX	47.00	24.69	21.27	17.32	Large Growth	No
William Blair Large Cap Growth I	LCGFX	36.59	25.14	21.34	17.31	Large Growth	No
The Investment House Growth	TIHGX	39.61	21.00	20.14	17.26	Large Growth	No
Buffalo Early Stage Growth Fd	BUFOX	47.69	23.88	21.84	17.22	Small Growth	No
Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Growth A	PHSKX	65.23	36.24	28.04	17.18	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth I	EQPGX	43.84	24.37	21.20	17.15	Large Growth	No
Fidelity Growth Discovery	FDSVX	43.50	24.18	21.03	17.15	Large Growth	No
Polen Growth Institutional	POLIX	33.24	25.37	20.19	17.12	Large Growth	No
Lord Abbett Developing Growth A	LAGWX	72.57	33.74	24.77	17.11	Small Growth	No
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap A	FKASX	43.41	27.10	24.53	17.11	Small Growth	No
Janus Henderson VIT Forty Instl	JACAX	39.40	24.93	21.03	17.02	Large Growth	No
Wells Fargo Discovery Admin	WFDDX	61.98	28.01	23.78	17.02	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Alger Capital Appreciation Ptfl I-2	ALVOX	41.75	23.67	20.04	16.98	Large Growth	No
Laudus US Large Cap Growth	LGILX	38.33	23.19	20.33	16.98	Large Growth	No
Principal LargeCap Growth I Instl	PLGIX	36.06	23.89	20.75	16.96	Large Growth	No
Putnam Growth Opportunities A	POGAX	38.41	24.52	21.87	16.96	Large Growth	No
Alger Focus Equity I	ALGRX	45.75	25.54	21.74	16.95	Large Growth	No
Harbor Mid Cap Growth Instl	HAMGX	61.54	30.22	24.07	16.93	Mid-Cap Growth	No
JHFunds2 Mid Cap Stock NAV	JHMSX	64.79	30.18	23.33	16.92	Mid-Cap Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock	PRGFX	36.93	21.03	19.16	16.86	Large Growth	No
State Street Instl Premier Growth Eq Inv	SSPGX	34.45	22.00	19.21	16.83	Large Growth	No
VY T. Rowe Price Growth Equity I	ITGIX	36.68	20.94	19.12	16.82	Large Growth	No
Alger Spectra A	SPECX	43.59	23.44	19.73	16.78	Large Growth	No
Alger Small Cap Focus I	AOFIX	53.29	29.51	24.84	16.77	Small Growth	Yes
Loomis Sayles Growth Y	LSGRX	31.77	19.17	18.90	16.76	Large Growth	Yes
AB Growth A	AGRFX	35.93	22.72	20.20	16.76	Large Growth	No
Hood River Small-Cap Growth Instl	HRSMX	60.68	22.94	20.55	16.68	Small Growth	No
RiverPark Large Growth Institutional	RPXIX	55.32	25.25	22.20	16.66	Large Growth	No
Alger Capital Appreciation Instl I	ALARX	41.34	23.09	19.68	16.63	Large Growth	No
Alger Capital Appreciation A	ACAAX	41.63	23.13	19.70	16.61	Large Growth	No
Alger Large Cap Growth I-2	AAGOX	67.03	29.57	22.62	16.56	Large Growth	No
ClearBridge Large Cap Growth A	SBLGX	30.83	19.75	18.07	16.50	Large Growth	No
Invesco Discovery A	OPOCX	50.06	25.53	21.63	16.50	Small Growth	Yes
Janus Henderson Forty S	JARTX	38.60	24.05	20.22	16.49	Large Growth	No
Alger Weatherbie Specialized Gr Prt I-2	AAMOX	58.82	28.60	24.76	16.48	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Instl	GSTIX	41.59	23.77	20.34	16.47	Large Growth	No
Tocqueville Opportunity	TOPPX	52.86	27.28	20.99	16.45	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Value Line Larger Companies Focused Inv	VALLX	45.98	22.95	20.04	16.44	Large Growth	No
Goldman Sachs Large Cap Gr Insghts Instl	GCGIX	32.16	17.82	18.00	16.41	Large Growth	No
UBS US Small Cap Growth P	BISCX	60.51	25.84	20.49	16.40	Small Growth	No
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth I	HLGEX	48.26	25.23	20.57	16.29	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Victory RS Small Cap Equity A	GPSCX	37.99	20.52	19.50	16.27	Small Growth	Yes
AllianzGI Focused Growth C	PGWCX	47.37	22.35	19.20	16.26	Large Growth	No
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Inst	UMLGX	47.76	24.58	19.09	16.26	Large Growth	No
Invesco Summit P	SMMIX	42.13	24.19	20.56	16.24	Large Growth	Yes
BlackRock Large Cap Focus Growth Instl	MAFOX	46.84	25.89	21.14	16.23	Large Growth	No
Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Instl	GSMYX	53.04	25.94	20.73	16.19	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG I	NVLIX	37.89	23.97	19.90	16.16	Large Growth	No
Wasatch Small Cap Growth Investor	WAAEX	54.48	30.86	23.38	16.16	Small Growth	No
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core I	PKSFX	21.35	18.61	21.46	16.12	Mid-Cap Growth	Yes
Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Idx	FLGEX	35.98	19.81	18.80	16.11	Large Growth	No
Thrivent Large Cap Growth S	THLCX	42.91	24.34	19.30	16.05	Large Growth	No
Fidelity Small Cap Growth	FCPGX	36.41	21.06	20.50	16.05	Small Growth	No
TCW Select Equities I	TGCEX	39.33	24.66	18.79	16.04	Large Growth	No
AB Discovery Growth A	CHCLX	52.51	23.86	21.41	16.03	Mid-Cap Growth	No
GuideStone Funds Growth Equity Instl	GGEYX	35.75	22.81	19.42	16.02	Large Growth	No
Voya Large-Cap Growth W	IGOWX	30.93	19.59	18.11	15.99	Large Growth	No
DWS Capital Growth S	SCGSX	38.57	23.01	19.55	15.98	Large Growth	No
Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth A	ALMAX	56.80	27.88	24.45	15.97	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Buffalo Small Cap	BUFSX	66.36	30.25	24.43	15.94	Small Growth	No
Optimum Large Cap Growth Instl	OILGX	33.98	20.35	18.43	15.94	Large Growth	No
Victory RS Small Cap Growth A	RSEGX	37.84	20.06	19.03	15.90	Small Growth	No
Wells Fargo Endeavor Select A	STAEX	37.01	24.91	21.16	15.90	Large Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity	PREFX	35.32	22.36	19.37	15.89	Large Growth	No
Virtus KAR Capital Growth A	PSTAX	49.47	24.41	20.78	15.88	Large Growth	No
Jackson Square Large-Cap Growth IS	DPLGX	44.07	21.14	16.74	15.87	Large Growth	No
Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Admin	WFGDX	58.35	26.00	22.00	15.87	Small Growth	No
Artisan Mid Cap Investor	ARTMX	58.75	28.15	20.24	15.87	Mid-Cap Growth	No
MainStay Winslow Large Cap Growth A	MLAAX	36.97	23.64	19.46	15.87	Large Growth	No
Gabelli Growth AAA	GABGX	39.12	23.88	20.41	15.86	Large Growth	No
USAA Growth	USAAX	37.02	18.70	17.97	15.82	Large Growth	No
Wasatch Core Growth	WGROX	36.56	20.61	19.24	15.80	Small Growth	Yes
Wells Fargo Enterprise A	SENAX	58.32	27.91	22.88	15.79	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Large Cap IS	KLCIX	28.55	21.14	18.11	15.79	Large Growth	No
Saratoga Large Capitalization Growth I	SLCGX	28.70	17.44	16.12	15.78	Large Growth	No
Wells Fargo Omega Growth A	EKOAX	42.79	24.96	21.29	15.76	Large Growth	No
MassMutual Select Fundamental Growth R5	MOTCX	33.62	21.38	18.79	15.75	Mid-Cap Growth	No
JHancock US Global Leaders Growth A	USGLX	35.37	23.10	18.68	15.75	Large Growth	No
American Century Select Inv	TWCIX	33.97	20.73	19.07	15.75	Large Growth	No
Voya Large Cap Growth Port S	IEOSX	30.59	19.33	17.92	15.74	Large Growth	No
Ivy Large Cap Growth A	WLGAX	30.76	22.11	18.91	15.73	Large Growth	No
DWS Large Cap Focus Growth S	SCQGX	40.75	23.76	19.54	15.73	Large Growth	No
MassMutual Premier Disciplined Gr Svc	DEIGX	31.08	18.77	18.16	15.71	Large Growth	No
American Beacon Bridgeway Lg Cp Gr R5	BRLGX	34.48	18.06	17.19	15.71	Large Growth	No
BNY Mellon Research Growth Z	DREQX	46.32	24.04	19.26	15.70	Large Growth	Yes
Fidelity Focused Stock	FTQGX	33.28	22.63	20.10	15.68	Large Growth	No
Invesco Discv Mid Cap Gr Y	OEGYX	40.52	22.44	19.21	15.67	Mid-Cap Growth	No
DF Dent Premier Growth Investor	DFDPX	28.33	23.15	20.33	15.65	Large Growth	No
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Inv	NBMIX	42.81	26.57	22.49	15.64	Small Growth	Yes
Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth IS	QILGX	38.32	22.93	19.94	15.62	Large Growth	No
Lisanti Small Cap Growth	ASCGX	52.85	23.50	20.90	15.61	Small Growth	No
Marsico Growth	MGRIX	57.11	27.52	20.88	15.61	Large Growth	No
Wells Fargo Premier Large Co Gr A	EKJAX	39.36	23.27	19.32	15.61	Large Growth	No
Invesco Small Cap Growth A	GTSAX	57.00	21.09	19.81	15.61	Small Growth	Yes
Dunham Small Cap Growth N	DNDGX	68.51	26.57	22.86	15.61	Small Growth	No
Congress Large Cap Growth Institutional	CMLIX	31.70	21.19	18.04	15.60	Large Growth	No
Alger Small Cap Growth I-2	AASOX	67.15	29.92	24.57	15.59	Small Growth	No
Glenmede Quant US Large Cap Gr Eq	GTLLX	18.58	14.97	15.79	15.58	Large Growth	No
Touchstone Large Company Growth Instl	DSMLX	29.21	18.74	17.72	15.58	Large Growth	No
PGIM Jennison Diversified Growth A	TBDAX	42.39	22.30	19.28	15.56	Large Growth	No
Wells Fargo Fundamental Sm Cap Gr Gr A	EGWAX	65.63	29.81	23.52	15.55	Small Growth	No
VALIC Company I Growth	VCULX	41.80	22.05	19.93	15.54	Large Growth	No
BMO Large-Cap Growth Y	MASTX	29.12	17.59	17.70	15.54	Large Growth	No
Great-West Large Cap Growth Inv	MXLGX	41.45	24.46	20.42	15.54	Large Growth	No
VALIC Company I Small Cap Agrsv Gr	VSAGX	37.77	20.51	19.69	15.54	Small Growth	No
American Century Small Cap Growth Inv	ANOIX	50.88	25.20	22.29	15.53	Small Growth	No
William Blair Small-Mid Cap Gr I	WSMDX	32.35	19.24	18.45	15.51	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Commerce Growth	CFGRX	28.93	20.11	19.15	15.50	Large Growth	No
Marsico Focus	MFOCX	50.09	25.88	20.01	15.50	Large Growth	No
VY Baron Growth I	IBGIX	33.55	22.20	19.88	15.48	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Inst	STNFX	32.58	21.22	18.37	15.48	Large Growth	No
ClearBridge Small Cap Growth A	SASMX	43.45	23.23	19.85	15.47	Small Growth	Yes
Columbia Large Cap Growth V	GAEGX	34.04	20.40	17.56	15.47	Large Growth	Yes
MFS Growth B	MEGBX	30.31	21.74	18.86	15.46	Large Growth	No
Frost Growth Equity Inst	FICEX	32.68	22.18	19.17	15.45	Large Growth	No
Delaware US Growth A	DUGAX	44.17	20.84	16.38	15.43	Large Growth	No
Pioneer Fundamental Growth A	PIGFX	27.03	19.11	16.51	15.43	Large Growth	No
Franklin Growth Opportunities Adv	FRAAX	45.73	24.71	19.48	15.42	Large Growth	No
Principal SmallCap Growth I Instl	PGRTX	42.06	21.53	19.89	15.42	Small Growth	No
PACE Large Co Growth Equity P	PCLCX	39.44	21.22	18.49	15.41	Large Growth	No
Fidelity Contrafund	FCNTX	32.58	19.04	18.18	15.40	Large Growth	No
Hartford Small Company HLS IA	HIASX	55.52	26.83	21.35	15.35	Small Growth	Yes
MFS Mid Cap Growth A	OTCAX	35.33	23.32	19.78	15.34	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Elfun Trusts	ELFNX	25.07	17.88	16.89	15.33	Large Growth	No
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth I	JPGSX	27.78	16.76	17.28	15.33	Large Growth	No
Baron Asset Retail	BARAX	32.98	22.26	19.61	15.33	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional I	ALSRX	64.87	28.87	24.11	15.32	Small Growth	No
Columbia Large Cap Growth Opp Inst	NFEPX	40.84	22.54	19.03	15.31	Large Growth	No
AIG Focused Growth A	FOCAX	51.78	20.77	19.49	15.30	Large Growth	No
Invesco American Franchise Y	VAFIX	42.56	23.46	19.66	15.29	Large Growth	No
Putnam Small Cap Growth A	PNSAX	47.65	25.58	20.89	15.29	Small Growth	No
Brown Advisory Growth Equity Inv	BIAGX	32.37	24.99	19.82	15.29	Large Growth	No
Vanguard Capital Opportunity Inv	VHCOX	22.79	14.55	16.50	15.28	Large Growth	Yes
American Century Growth Inv	TWCGX	35.21	21.66	19.53	15.28	Large Growth	No
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A	AGTHX	37.81	19.69	18.59	15.28	Large Growth	No
Columbia Disciplined Growth A	RDLAX	28.56	16.53	16.51	15.27	Large Growth	No
Principal MidCap Growth R5	PHPPX	60.90	24.22	20.54	15.27	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Buffalo Discovery	BUFTX	33.81	18.08	16.87	15.27	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Conestoga Small Cap Investors	CCASX	30.34	17.97	19.19	15.26	Small Growth	Yes
Janus Henderson VIT Enterprise Instl	JAAGX	19.47	17.25	18.21	15.25	Mid-Cap Growth	No
BlackRock Capital Appreciation K	BFGBX	40.57	23.85	20.41	15.25	Large Growth	No
ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth I	LBGIX	45.09	21.40	17.61	15.24	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Emerald Growth A	HSPGX	38.42	16.11	17.18	15.21	Small Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Instl Mid-Cap Equity Gr	PMEGX	23.87	17.25	16.78	15.21	Mid-Cap Growth	Yes
Victory RS Growth A	RSGRX	35.64	17.96	17.11	15.17	Large Growth	No
Putnam Sustainable Leaders A	PNOPX	28.51	20.04	19.17	15.15	Large Growth	No
Hartford Small Company Y	HSCYX	54.39	26.63	21.16	15.15	Small Growth	No
Franklin Small Cap Growth Adv	FSSAX	41.50	22.52	19.37	15.14	Small Growth	No
Janus Henderson Research D	JNRFX	32.79	20.46	17.50	15.11	Large Growth	Yes
AllianzGI Mid-Cap Institutional	DRMCX	55.06	25.13	21.31	15.09	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Guinness Atkinson Global Inntrs Inv	IWIRX	36.17	15.78	18.02	15.07	Large Growth	No
Ivy Mid Cap Growth A	WMGAX	48.43	26.95	22.47	15.07	Mid-Cap Growth	No
AB Concentrated Growth Advisor	WPSGX	21.25	19.78	17.37	15.06	Large Growth	No
Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional I	ALMRX	64.10	25.23	20.88	15.06	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Gr Instl Svc	NWKDX	32.69	19.05	17.96	15.05	Small Growth	Yes
Champlain Mid Cap Adv	CIPMX	29.00	19.03	18.94	15.05	Mid-Cap Growth	Yes
Eaton Vance Growth A	EALCX	37.15	21.49	18.14	15.04	Large Growth	No
American Century Disciplined Growth I	ADCIX	33.37	17.99	17.66	15.03	Large Growth	No
MFS Massachusetts Inv Gr Stk A	MIGFX	22.43	19.96	18.72	15.02	Large Growth	No
Meridian Enhanced Equity Legacy	MEIFX	26.22	22.05	20.92	15.01	Large Growth	Yes
VY T. Rowe Price Divers Mid Cap Gr I	IAXIX	31.84	20.52	18.60	15.00	Mid-Cap Growth	No
VALIC Company I Small-Mid Growth	VSSGX	52.14	25.72	20.54	14.98	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Virtus Silvant Large-Cap Growth Stk A	STCIX	35.90	21.76	17.18	14.96	Large Growth	No
Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Instl	GCRIX	34.93	22.16	18.47	14.95	Large Growth	No
PIMCO StocksPLUS Absolute Return Instl	PSPTX	18.82	14.24	16.22	14.95	Large Blend	No
Pioneer Disciplined Growth A	PINDX	34.29	19.75	17.61	14.95	Large Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Gr	PRDMX	31.80	20.76	18.75	14.95	Mid-Cap Growth	Yes
American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Gr Inv	STMGX	39.80	23.21	20.56	14.94	Mid-Cap Growth	No
SEI Large Cap Growth F (SIMT)	SELCX	33.99	20.93	17.67	14.92	Large Growth	No
Alger Mid Cap Growth I-2	AMGOX	64.63	25.67	21.07	14.88	Mid-Cap Growth	No
GMO Quality IV	GQEFX	18.51	16.22	17.34	14.86	Large Blend	No
William Blair Growth N	WBGSX	35.97	23.55	18.35	14.85	Large Growth	No
Janus Henderson Enterprise D	JANEX	20.27	17.22	17.93	14.85	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Focused Gr I	EILGX	27.18	24.20	20.34	14.83	Large Growth	No
Janus Henderson Venture D	JANVX	31.65	17.16	16.46	14.83	Small Growth	Yes
Janus Henderson Triton D	JANIX	28.47	16.09	17.04	14.82	Small Growth	Yes
Value Line Mid Cap Focused	VLIFX	19.96	19.34	17.71	14.81	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Baird MidCap Inst	BMDIX	34.81	21.82	19.31	14.81	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Franklin Growth A	FKGRX	30.64	18.60	18.06	14.80	Large Growth	No
Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Core I	VIMCX	26.10	16.53	17.08	14.80	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Carillon ClariVest Capital Apprec A	HRCPX	28.91	16.30	16.60	14.79	Large Growth	No
Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth A	HAGAX	39.78	20.73	19.52	14.78	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Baron Growth Retail	BGRFX	32.72	21.77	19.45	14.76	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Wasatch Micro Cap Value	WAMVX	40.84	18.66	18.88	14.75	Small Growth	No
MassMutual Select Small Cap Gr Eq R5	MSGSX	40.46	21.96	19.54	14.73	Small Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth	RPMGX	24.17	16.96	16.25	14.71	Mid-Cap Growth	Yes
Needham Small Cap Growth Retail	NESGX	71.35	35.92	29.82	14.70	Small Growth	No
Buffalo Large Cap	BUFEX	28.08	18.41	17.25	14.68	Large Growth	No
USAA Aggressive Growth	USAUX	41.82	20.12	17.82	14.68	Large Growth	No
Janus Henderson VIT Research Instl	JAGRX	32.95	20.63	17.67	14.67	Large Growth	No
Natixis US Equity Opportunities A	NEFSX	22.09	14.37	16.14	14.66	Large Growth	No
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Instl	LSSIX	34.11	19.45	17.98	14.66	Small Growth	No
William Blair Small Cap Growth I	WBSIX	38.68	18.57	20.34	14.63	Small Growth	No
Hartford Small Cap Growth HLS IA	HISCX	33.20	16.90	16.60	14.62	Small Growth	Yes
Pioneer Select Mid Cap Growth A	PGOFX	38.94	20.02	18.35	14.59	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Sit Large Cap Growth	SNIGX	33.93	19.90	18.12	14.59	Large Growth	No
AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Z	TMDIX	33.36	20.55	18.23	14.58	Mid-Cap Growth	No
MassMutual Select Mid Cap Growth R5	MGRFX	26.12	17.25	16.32	14.56	Mid-Cap Growth	Yes
Touchstone Growth Opportunities A	TGVFX	33.08	21.75	18.40	14.55	Large Growth	No
Calvert Equity A	CSIEX	24.27	21.23	18.06	14.55	Large Growth	No
Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Growth A	THCGX	41.64	21.17	16.57	14.54	Large Growth	No
MFS New Discovery I	MNDIX	45.03	26.37	22.66	14.52	Small Growth	No
Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Inv	BIAFX	19.85	16.16	16.30	14.51	Large Growth	No
CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Instl	AWEIX	19.28	16.30	15.84	14.47	Large Blend	No
Fidelity Capital Appreciation	FDCAX	33.80	18.26	16.16	14.46	Large Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Instl Small-Cap Stock	TRSSX	25.00	17.52	17.40	14.44	Small Growth	Yes
Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Instl	GGOIX	44.74	22.84	19.06	14.44	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cp Gr Inv	MXMGX	24.11	16.75	16.03	14.43	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Hartford Small Cap Growth Y	HSLYX	32.32	16.51	16.33	14.42	Small Growth	No
Wilshire Large Company Growth Invmt	DTLGX	38.82	20.54	18.10	14.41	Large Growth	No
T. Rowe Price QM US Small-Cap Gr Eq	PRDSX	23.84	15.26	15.79	14.40	Small Growth	Yes
Federated Hermes Kaufmann R	KAUFX	28.48	21.01	18.45	14.38	Mid-Cap Growth	No
JPMorgan Tax Aware Equity I	JPDEX	25.38	15.90	16.15	14.38	Large Growth	No
Delaware Growth Equity A	FICGX	28.26	15.21	15.95	14.37	Large Growth	No
Putnam Sustainable Future A	PMVAX	52.74	22.64	18.19	14.37	Large Growth	No
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth A	FRSGX	55.96	25.17	19.98	14.36	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Amana Growth Investor	AMAGX	32.86	21.89	20.25	14.36	Large Growth	No
Johnson Enhanced Return	JENHX	19.38	14.49	15.51	14.36	Large Blend	No
TCM Small Cap Growth	TCMSX	27.92	17.13	18.38	14.36	Small Growth	No
JPMorgan US Equity L	JMUEX	26.54	16.29	16.20	14.35	Large Blend	Yes
Carillon Scout Small Cap I	UMBHX	35.69	15.89	18.22	14.32	Small Growth	No
Jacob Discovery Fd Instl	JMIGX	74.35	40.16	26.04	14.31	Small Growth	No
Harbor Small Cap Growth Instl	HASGX	38.39	20.70	18.40	14.30	Small Growth	No
AMG Managers Special Equity N	MGSEX	38.74	18.84	17.95	14.29	Small Growth	No
AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth Z	MRLIX	23.90	16.08	15.95	14.28	Large Growth	No
VALIC Company II Capital Appreciation	VCCAX	28.77	18.43	15.97	14.27	Large Growth	No
Optimum Small-Mid Cap Growth Instl	OISGX	57.33	24.11	20.20	14.25	Small Growth	No
Goldman Sachs Capital Growth A	GSCGX	22.79	16.44	16.22	14.22	Large Blend	No
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Inv	NMANX	39.44	20.53	18.10	14.20	Mid-Cap Growth	Yes
Schwab Large-Cap Growth	SWLSX	29.02	15.98	16.08	14.18	Large Growth	No
Baron Small Cap Retail	BSCFX	40.33	20.46	19.56	14.18	Small Growth	No
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Inv	VLEOX	26.60	14.71	15.22	14.18	Small Growth	No
Ivy Accumulative A	IATAX	44.46	22.45	16.86	14.18	Large Growth	No
Delaware Select Growth A	DVEAX	46.04	21.88	16.77	14.16	Large Growth	No
Vanguard Diversified Equity Inv	VDEQX	28.98	17.06	16.38	14.16	Large Growth	No
Pear Tree Quality Ordinary	USBOX	18.65	15.24	16.22	14.15	Large Blend	No
Vanguard Explorer Inv	VEXPX	31.33	18.90	18.34	14.15	Small Growth	No
Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App I	VTCIX	21.08	14.82	15.74	14.14	Large Blend	No
TIAA-CREF Mid-Cap Growth Instl	TRPWX	45.33	21.19	18.03	14.13	Mid-Cap Growth	No
PGIM Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Z	PEGZX	42.71	21.67	18.13	14.12	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Hartford MidCap HLS IA	HIMCX	25.10	15.44	16.48	14.07	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Opps I	FISGX	46.33	21.25	17.68	14.06	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Value Line Select Growth Fund	VALSX	23.12	19.47	17.42	14.05	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Nationwide Mellon Dyn US Core R6	MUIGX	19.20	17.39	16.25	14.05	Large Blend	No
Hartford MidCap Y	HMDYX	25.05	15.42	16.43	14.03	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Voya MidCap Opportunities Port I	IIMOX	41.14	19.09	17.78	14.03	Mid-Cap Growth	No
T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research	PRCOX	19.81	14.81	15.60	14.03	Large Blend	No
Marsico 21st Century	MXXIX	45.33	24.33	19.66	14.03	Mid-Cap Growth	No
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Gr A	EACPX	33.55	20.78	17.66	14.02	Large Growth	No
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock	OTCFX	25.05	17.37	17.19	14.01	Small Growth	Yes
Evercore Equity	EWMCX	24.17	17.79	16.62	14.01	Large Growth	No
Buffalo Growth	BUFGX	28.29	19.37	16.98	14.00	Large Growth	No
Neuberger Berman Guardian Inv	NGUAX	34.58	19.61	18.53	13.99	Large Growth	Yes
Invesco Capital Apprec A	OPTFX	36.29	20.36	16.59	13.98	Large Growth	No
Parnassus Core Equity Investor	PRBLX	21.19	16.49	15.27	13.96	Large Blend	No
AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Z	TSCIX	35.34	18.45	16.90	13.93	Small Growth	No
Plumb Equity Investor	PLBEX	32.34	19.85	20.09	13.93	Large Growth	No
JPMorgan Small Cap Blend A	VSCOX	24.72	16.07	18.99	13.90	Small Growth	No

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