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The Zacks Mutual Fund Rank [TM] in this article is as of 7/31/14 and is subject to change Zacks assigns Zacks Mutual Fund Ranks [TM} of 1,2,3,4 or 5 to approximately 4500 US based Mutual Funds where 1 is the best and 5 is the worst For funds owning US stocks the Zacks Rank for the Fund is determined using a proprietary algorithm that considers the Zacks Stock Rank aggregated for the stocks held by the fund and the performance of the Fund over various time periods during over the last 10 years For funds that do not own US stocks the Zacks Rank for the Fund is determined by a proprietary algorithm that considers the performance of the fund over various time periods during the last 10 years. All classes of a fund receive the same Zacks Rank. Sales charges, loads and redemption fees are not considered when determining the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank [ TM ] As of 8/13/14, 901 funds had a Zacks Rank of 1, 881 a Zacks Rank of 2, 910 a Zacks Rank of 3, 919 a Zacks Rank of 4 and 910 a Zacks Rank of 5.Past Performance is not a guarantee of future results. Zacks Investment Research is not responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information This information is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely.