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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	665
Total Net Assets (mil)*	$197,837.9

*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 3/9/2010
Classification	Class Code	Lipper Average (Market)	Number of Funds	Total Net Assets (mil)*
CA Muni Debt Funds	CAG	21.97%	23	$4,641.6
Convertible Sec Funds	CV	80.39%	11	$4,197.9
Core Funds	CE	76.60%	31	$10,248.1
Corp Debt BBB Rated Fds †	BBB	41.19%	24	$10,364.1
Developed Market Funds	DM	75.13%	15	$2,615.6
Emerging Markets Funds	EM	119.17%	19	$5,919.9
Emerging Mkts Debt Funds	EMD	48.84%	8	$3,695.0
FL Muni Debt Funds	FL	21.92%	1	$80.1
Flexible Income Funds	FLX	45.29%	6	$3,294.9
Gen & Ins Unleveraged	GIM	11.87%	7	$1,170.2
General Bond Funds	GB	55.46%	11	$2,398.2
General Muni Leveraged †	GML	26.65%	62	$24,334.0
Global Funds †	GL	59.43%	21	$7,210.2
Global Income Funds †	GLI	52.54%	16	$7,714.9
Growth Funds	GE	75.01%	5	$434.1
Hi Yld Muni Debt Funds	HM	34.89%	15	$3,232.1
High Yield Fds Leveraged †	HYL	83.16%	37	$8,765.8
High Yield Funds	HY	53.35%	7	$1,065.5
Income & Pref Stock Fds	PS	129.09%	29	$13,566.4
Insured Muni Leveraged	MIL	19.11%	23	$8,956.1
Intmdt Muni Debt Funds	IMD	18.66%	7	$1,268.2
Loan Participation Funds	LP	57.94%	46	$13,409.7
MI Muni Debt Funds	MI	18.73%	4	$337.5
NJ Muni Debt Funds	NJ	24.71%	11	$1,180.8
NY Muni Debt Funds	NY	22.57%	18	$1,733.4
Opt Arbitrage/Opt Strat †	OS	64.11%	34	$21,592.5
Other States Muni Debt	OTH	20.88%	43	$2,637.8
PA Muni Debt Funds	PA	23.30%	8	$969.5
Pacific Ex Japan Funds	XJ	89.91%	14	$2,931.2
Real Estate Funds †	RE	183.91%	20	$2,896.8
Sector Equity Funds	SE	79.61%	37	$12,886.5
Single State Insured Muni-Debt	SSIM	18.88%	33	$6,007.1
US Mortgage Funds †	USM	52.72%	12	$1,705.8
Value Funds	VE	119.32%	7	$4,376.4

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

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GENERAL EQUITY
...Convertible Securities Funds
...Core Funds
...Developed Market 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 †
...Pacific Ex Japan Funds
FIXED INCOME - TAXABLE
...Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated †
...Emerging Markets Debt Funds
...Flexible Income Funds
...General Bond Funds
...Global Income Funds †
...High Current Yield Funds
...High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) †
...Loan Participation Funds
...U.S. Mortgage Funds †
FIXED INCOME - TAX-EXEMPT
...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 Municipal Debt Funds
...Other States Municipal Debt Funds
...Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds
...Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Fds