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Lipper Classification Averages

The Lipper Average is the average performance at Market of all funds within a Lipper fund classification for any time period specified. Classifications with new funds within the last 6 months are marked with a †.

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Lipper Classification Summary
Statistic	Value
Total Number of Funds	694
Total Net Assets (mil)*	$243,709.4

*The amount of assets in a fund at the end of a day or a designated period after deductions of all operating costs.

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Lipper Classification Average for 1 Year as of 5/12/2008
Classification	Class Code	Lipper Average (Market)	Number of Funds	Total Net Assets (mil)*
CA Ins Muni Debt Funds	CAI	-0.34%	13	$2,487.4
CA Muni Debt Funds	CAG	-1.37%	24	$4,947.1
Convertible Sec Funds	CV	-2.63%	12	$5,453.8
Core Funds	CE	-7.56%	27	$12,088.1
Corp Debt BBB Rated Fds	BBB	-0.41%	15	$5,203.7
Emerging Markets Funds	EM	19.27%	9	$5,586.9
Emerging Mkts Debt Funds	EMD	2.13%	12	$4,983.5
FL Muni Debt Funds	FL	-0.58%	15	$2,124.7
Flexible Income Funds	FLX	2.92%	6	$3,518.2
Gen & Ins Unleveraged	GIM	0.23%	8	$3,042.3
General Bond Funds	GB	2.26%	13	$3,225.5
General Muni Leveraged	GML	-2.73%	54	$21,287.6
General US Govt Funds	GUS	9.16%	6	$3,910.0
Global Funds	GL	1.78%	21	$11,033.8
Global Income Funds †	GLI	4.07%	16	$5,171.0
Growth Funds	GE	0.82%	7	$704.1
Hi Yld Muni Debt Funds †	HM	-5.50%	15	$3,444.2
High Yield Fds Leveraged	HYL	-16.57%	41	$10,964.6
High Yield Funds	HY	-12.68%	5	$1,096.0
Income & Pref Stock Fds	PS	-14.24%	32	$15,214.8
Insured Muni Leveraged	MIL	-0.75%	23	$8,944.8
Intmdt Muni Debt Funds	IMD	1.05%	7	$1,310.1
Latin American Funds	LT	17.04%	6	$1,786.7
Loan Participation Funds †	LP	-7.57%	45	$19,201.1
MI Muni Debt Funds	MI	-0.21%	7	$794.9
Misc Country/Region Fds	SF	-3.14%	7	$1,022.3
NJ Muni Debt Funds	NJ	-1.74%	13	$1,627.7
NY Ins Muni Debt Funds	NYI	0.51%	12	$2,706.5
NY Muni Debt Funds	NY	-0.69%	17	$1,817.5
Opt Arbitrage/Opt Strat	OS	0.08%	37	$30,234.8
Other States Muni Debt	OTH	-0.37%	46	$2,686.9
PA Muni Debt Funds	PA	-1.72%	9	$1,156.6
Pacific Ex Japan Funds	XJ	15.45%	15	$3,885.2
Pacific Region Funds	PC	3.72%	5	$2,549.8
Real Estate Funds †	RE	-21.01%	29	$11,400.3
Sector Equity Funds	SE	6.26%	36	$14,154.6
US Mortgage Funds	USM	4.96%	11	$1,670.0
Value Funds	VE	-9.36%	13	$9,904.4
Western European Funds	WE	-2.55%	5	$1,367.9

† New Fund(s) within last six months, based on inception date of fund.

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GENERAL EQUITY
...Convertible Securities Funds
...Core Funds
...Growth Funds
...Income & Preferred Stock Funds
...Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds
...Real Estate Funds †
...Sector Equity Funds
...Value Funds
GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
...Emerging Markets Funds
...Global Funds
...Latin American Funds
...Misc Country/Region Funds
...Pacific Ex Japan Funds
...Pacific Region Funds
...Western European Funds
FIXED INCOME - TAXABLE
...Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated
...Emerging Markets Debt Funds
...Flexible Income Funds
...General Bond Funds
...General U.S. Government Fds
...Global Income Funds †
...High Current Yield Funds
...High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged)
...Loan Participation Funds †
...U.S. Mortgage Funds
FIXED INCOME - TAX-EXEMPT
...California Insured Municipal Debt Funds
...California Municipal Debt Funds
...Florida Municipal Debt Funds
...General & Insured Muni Fds (Unleveraged)
...General Muni Debt Funds (Leveraged)
...High Yield Municipal Debt Funds †
...Insured Muni Debt Funds (Leveraged)
...Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds
...Michigan Municipal Debt Funds
...New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds
...New York Insured Municipal Debt Funds
...New York Municipal Debt Funds
...Other States Municipal Debt Funds
...Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds