fund managed to stay in the black with a 3.58% total return for 2002, as of Oct. 31. Longer-term, the fund’s record holds up very well, with a 7.25% average annual total return over the three-year period ending on Oct. 31, 2002, and a 9.0% figure for the five-year stretch ending the same date.
Top Foreign Stock Mutual Funds
|
Fund Name (Ticker) |
1-Year Ann. |
3-Year Ann. |
5-Year Ann. |
Toll-Free |
Minimum |
| Black Rock Intl Sm-Cap Inv (BREAX) |
0.07% |
5.87% |
13.86% |
800-441-7762 |
$500 |
| MFS International New Discovery (MIDAX) |
-3.59 |
4.50 |
11.63 |
800-225-2606 |
1,000 |
| First Eagle SoGen Overseas (SGOVX) |
11.06 |
7.25 |
9.00 |
800-334-2143 |
1,000 |
| ING Intl Sm Cap Growth (NIGRX) |
-16.06 |
-11.03 |
7.49 |
800-334-3444 |
1,000 |
| Tweedy, Browne Glob Val (TBGVX) |
-9.73 |
-1.84 |
5.57 |
800-432-4789 |
2,500 |
| Putnam Intl Voyager (PNVAX) |
-4.50 |
-9.03 |
5.54 |
800-225-1581 |
500 |
| American Century Intl Disc Inv (TWEGX) |
-5.94 |
-5.42 |
5.04 |
800-345-2021 |
10,000 |
| *AS OF OCT. 31, 2002 SOURCE: MORNINGSTAR INC |
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