MUTUAL FUND PERFORMANCE

Data includes both equity and income funds. Data printed in Saturday’s editions included only equity funds, as data for income funds was unavailable at press time. Figures include appreciation plus reinvested income and capital gains.

QUARTER ENDED SEPT. 30, 1987 Top Performers Keystone Precious Metals +26.49% GT Japan Growth +25.39 IDS Precious Metals +24.56 USAA Gold +23.79 Shearson Lehman Prec Metals +23.62 Franklin Gold Fund +23.58 Van Eck Gold/Resources +23.30 Midas Gold Shares & Bullion +22.93 United Gold & Government +22.53 Fidelity Select-American Gold +22.35 S&P; 500 (dividends reinvested +6.60 All Funds Average +3.12 Worst Performers Benham Target 2015 -22.89% Benham Target 2010 -20.57 44 Wall Street -19.95 First Inv US Govt Plus-I -18.10 Benham Target 2005 -15.62 Sherman, Dean Fund -14.14 Industrial-Government -13.59 Benham Target 2000 -11.99 Scudder Zero Target 2000 -10.89 Westergaard Fund -8.72 YEAR ENDED SEPT. 30, 1987 Top Performers Van Eck Gold/Resources +121.99% IDS Precious Metals +116.34 DFA United Kingdom Small Co +110.51 USAA Gold +108.78 New England Zenith Cap Growth +107.15 Keystone Precious Metals +101.48 US New Prospector +97.38 Franklin Gold Fund +96.50 United Gold & Government +96.18 Colonial Advanced Strat Gold +94.96 S&P; 500 (dividends reinvested +43.42 All Funds Average +23.76 Worst Performers Benham Target 2015 -30.75% Benham Target 2010 -23.93 Benham Target 2005 -17.07 Strategic Capital Gains -14.88 First Inv US Govt Plus-I -14.86 Industrial-Government -14.34 ISI Income Fund -12.22 Benham Target 2000 -10.91 Scudder Zero Target 2000 +10.57 National Federal Sec Tr -8.38 FIVE YEARS ENDED SEPT. 30, 1987 Top Performers Merrill Lynch Pacific +582.69% Vanguard World-Intl Growth +451.76 Japan Fund +423.15 BBK International +397.33 Putnam Intl Equities +378.17 Scudder International +358.75 T. Rowe Price Intl Fund +347.51 Fidelity Magellan Fund +339.97 Alliance International +328.97 Transatlantic Growth Fund +309.27 S&P; 500 (dividends reinvested) +227.35 All Funds Average +150.54 Worst Performers 44 Wall Street -62.01% American Heritage Fund -24.29 Steadman Amer Industry +9.53 Strategic Capital Gains +12.05 First Inv Natural Resources +12.78 Industry Fund of America +13.43 Interstate Cap Growth +14.38 Steadman Oceanographic +14.61 ISI Income Fund +21.85 Sherman, Dean Fund +27.46