Top Aggressive Growth Equity Funds

Today we are featuring top-performing “Aggressive Growth" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in higher-risk equity securities of companies in search of maximum growth.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Aggressive Growth Equity Funds.

3 Outstanding Samples

Hartford Capital Appreciation A (ITHAX) seeks growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in common stocks of companies with market capitalization less than $2 billion.

The fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers and non-dollar securities, including emerging market securities. It has topped total returns of its benchmark index in the last 3- and 5-year periods.

Shareholders have to make minimum initial investment of $1,000 to enter this Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong Buy”) fund. It offers dividends and capital gains annually.

Pin Oak Aggressive Stock (POGSX) seeks long-term growth by concentrating investments primarily in small and medium-size companies within growth-oriented industries.

The fund generally does not base stock selections on a company’s size, but rather on assessment of a company’s fundamental prospects for growth. As of April 2009, its portfolio turnover was 38%.

Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW - Analyst Report), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN - Analyst Report) and Expedia Inc. (EXPD - Analyst Report) are among the fund’s top holdings.

Wasatch Ultra Growth (WAMCX) was incepted in August 1992. The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, with income as a secondary objective.

The fund invests primarily in the equity securities of rapidly growing small- and medium-size companies with market capitalizations of less than $5 billion. It may invest up to 30% of total assets in securities issued by foreign companies in developed or emerging markets.

Ajay Krishnan has managed the fund since 1999. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.75%.

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By applying the Zacks Rank to mutual funds, investors can find funds that not only outpaced the market in the past but are also expected to outperform going forward.

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