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SIMPLIFY YOUR INVESTING WITH SMI’S PERSONAL PORTFOLIO TRACKER While this Fund Performance Rankings report contains everything needed to manually track and Upgrade funds within a retirement plan, we understand that it can be a labor intensive process to do this, especially if your plan offers a wide selection of fund choices. To simplify the investing lives of those with 401(k)s and other company retirement plans, we created the online Personal Portfolio Tracker. This tool, available to all SMI members, vastly simplifies Upgrading within a retirement plan by generating a personal report customized to include only the funds available through your specific retirement plan. Every month, a single click provides a report showing all of the funds available to you—sorted by risk category and ranked by momentum within their peer group. No more wading through the FPR pages looking for your funds. Instead, you can see instantly if any upgrades are required within your plan each month, and if so, which available funds are the most attractive Upgrading candidates. The Tracker allows multiple portfolios to be tracked in a single account, so households with multiple retirement plans can track them all from a single web membership account (for example, a husband and wife with separate 401(k)s). The combination of receiving new Upgrading rankings on your retirement plan funds every month plus having the information presented in a fast, easy-to-utilize format makes the Tracker a phenomenal tool for those households managing company retirement plan investments. The Personal Portfolio Tracker can also be used for regular accounts and IRAs as well. If you haven’t used it yet, take it for a test drive at www.soundmindinvesting.com/tracker . USING THE FUND DIRECTORY The fund directory at the end of this Fund Performance Rankings report lists in bold type all of the funds currently ranked in the top quartile of the five stock-risk categories used in our Stock Upgrading strategy. If you are Upgrading, you can find your funds quickly in the directory and immediately see if they need to be replaced. If a fund you currently own is listed in bold there, that means it was still in the top quartile as of the date of this report and there’s no need to replace it. If it’s no longer in bold, it’s time to investigate possible replacement options in that particular risk category. Using the fund directory first can be a major time saver. INVESTING WITH SMALLER AMOUNTS Starting an investing program doesn’t have to be difficult. By making a few basic decisions and taking a few easy steps, you can begin a successful investing program. Search for “How to Start Investing With SMI If Your Portfolio Is Small” on our website (May 2019 issue). HOW FUNDS ARE SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN THESE PERFORMANCE RANKINGS Obviously, only a fraction of the 23,000+ mutual funds listed in Morningstar (our source for the performance data) can be included in these Fund Performance Rankings. Because one of SMI’s goals is to help investors keep their costs down, we do not include funds with front- or deferred loads (which primarily go to pay commissions to the professional who sells the fund). In the FPR, we include only no-load funds and ETFs. (ETFs are purchased like stocks—usually for free but some brokers add a small commission charge. For more on buying ETFs, see the “How to Buy or Sell” section below.) A WORD ABOUT FUND NAMES. Often there is a slight difference in the formal name of a fund and the way that fund is listed in the FPR. Usually this is due to Morningstar using an abbreviation for space reasons. Examples: “Opp” is often substituted for “Opportunity,” “Intl” for “International,” “Gro” for “Growth,” “Val” for “Value,” and so on. You can often verify if a fund listed is the one you’re looking for by comparing their ticker symbols (although different share classes for the same fund will have different tickers). A WORD ABOUT “INDEX” FUNDS. As indexing has increased in popularity, so has the number of index funds. We found more than 50 listed in Morningstar based on the S&P 500 index alone. Since all of these funds have the same goal—to replicate the total return of the S&P 500 index—you wouldn’t expect to find much difference in their per- formance results. What differences there are stem primarily from the fact that some charge higher management fees than others. Because they’re all similar, there’s no reason to include all of them in the FPR. If yours isn’t listed and you want to know roughly how it’s doing, use the Vanguard 500 fund as a proxy. HOW TO BUY OR SELL AN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND The good news: using ETFs isn’t hard. The bad news: there is a slight adjustment to be made if you haven’t used them before, as is often the case with something unfamiliar. To help ease that process, here’s a short explanation. In essence, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) represent a subclass of mutual funds—they are similar to mutual funds in many ways, but also different in some key ways. One main difference is how they trade. Whereas mutual funds are priced at the end of each day, ETFs are priced throughout the day, therefore trading like stocks. The other key difference is how ETFs are bought and sold. Here are the key steps. Fund Performance Rankings FUND PERFORMANCE DATA FOR PERIODS ENDING 07/31/2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS SMI Risk Categories 3 Column Heading Definitions 4 Bond Fund Rankings 5 Hybrid Fund Rankings 10 Stock Fund Rankings 14 Fund Directory 36 Page 1 Fund Performance Rankings | SoundMindInvesting.com

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  • SIMPLIFY YOUR INVESTING WITH SMI’SPERSONAL PORTFOLIO TRACKER

    While this Fund Performance Rankings report containseverything needed to manually track and Upgrade funds withina retirement plan, we understand that it can be a labor intensiveprocess to do this, especially if your plan offers a wide selectionof fund choices. To simplify the investing lives of those with401(k)s and other company retirement plans, we created theonline Personal Portfolio Tracker.

    This tool, available to all SMI members, vastly simplifiesUpgrading within a retirement plan by generating a personalreport customized to include only the funds available throughyour specific retirement plan. Every month, a single clickprovides a report showing all of the funds available toyou—sorted by risk category and ranked by momentum withintheir peer group. No more wading through the FPR pageslooking for your funds. Instead, you can see instantly if anyupgrades are required within your plan each month, and if so,which available funds are the most attractive Upgradingcandidates.

    The Tracker allows multiple portfolios to be tracked in asingle account, so households with multiple retirement planscan track them all from a single web membership account (forexample, a husband and wife with separate 401(k)s). Thecombination of receiving new Upgrading rankings on yourretirement plan funds every month plus having the informationpresented in a fast, easy-to-utilize format makes the Tracker aphenomenal tool for those households managing companyretirement plan investments. The Personal Portfolio Tracker canalso be used for regular accounts and IRAs as well. If you haven’tused it yet, take it for a test drive atwww.soundmindinvesting.com/tracker.

    USING THE FUND DIRECTORYThe fund directory at the end of this Fund Performance

    Rankings report lists in bold type all of the funds currentlyranked in the top quartile of the five stock-risk categories usedin our Stock Upgrading strategy. If you are Upgrading, you canfind your funds quickly in the directory andimmediately see if they need to be replaced.If a fund you currently own is listed in boldthere, that means it was still in the top quartileas of the date of this report and there’s no needto replace it. If it’s no longer in bold, it’stime to investigate possible replacement optionsin that particular risk category. Using the funddirectory first can be a major time saver.

    INVESTING WITH SMALLER AMOUNTSStarting an investing program doesn’t have

    to be difficult. By making a few basic decisionsand taking a few easy steps, you can begin asuccessful investing program. Search for “Howto Start Investing With SMI If Your Portfolio IsSmall” on our website (May 2019 issue).

    HOW FUNDS ARE SELECTED FOR INCLUSIONIN THESE PERFORMANCE RANKINGS

    Obviously, only a fraction of the 23,000+ mutual fundslisted in Morningstar (our source for the performance data)can be included in these Fund Performance Rankings. Becauseone of SMI’s goals is to help investors keep their costs down,we do not include funds with front- or deferred loads (whichprimarily go to pay commissions to the professional whosells the fund). In the FPR, we include only no-load funds andETFs. (ETFs are purchased like stocks—usually for free butsome brokers add a small commission charge. For more onbuying ETFs, see the “How to Buy or Sell” section below.)

    A WORD ABOUT FUND NAMES.Often there is a slight difference in the formal name of a

    fund and the way that fund is listed in the FPR. Usually this isdue to Morningstar using an abbreviation for space reasons.Examples: “Opp” is often substituted for “Opportunity,” “Intl”for “International,” “Gro” for “Growth,” “Val” for “Value,” andso on. You can often verify if a fund listed is the one you’relooking for by comparing their ticker symbols (althoughdifferent share classes for the same fund will have differenttickers).

    A WORD ABOUT “INDEX” FUNDS.As indexing has increased in popularity, so has the

    number of index funds. We found more than 50 listed inMorningstar based on the S&P 500 index alone. Since all ofthese funds have the same goal—to replicate the total returnof the S&P 500 index—you wouldn’t expect to find muchdifference in their per- formance results. What differencesthere are stem primarily from the fact that some chargehigher management fees than others. Because they’re allsimilar, there’s no reason to include all of them in the FPR. Ifyours isn’t listed and you want to know roughly how it’sdoing, use the Vanguard 500 fund as a proxy.

    HOW TO BUY OR SELL AN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDThe good news: using ETFs isn’t hard.

    The bad news: there is a slight adjustmentto be made if you haven’t used thembefore, as is often the case with somethingunfamiliar. To help ease that process, here’sa short explanation.

    In essence, Exchange-Traded Funds(ETFs) represent a subclass of mutualfunds—they are similar to mutual funds inmany ways, but also different in some keyways. One main difference is how theytrade. Whereas mutual funds are priced atthe end of each day, ETFs are pricedthroughout the day, therefore trading likestocks. The other key difference is howETFs are bought and sold. Here are the keysteps.

    Fund Performance RankingsFUND PERFORMANCE DATA FOR PERIODS ENDING 07/31/2020

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    SMI Risk Categories 3

    Column Heading Definitions 4

    Bond Fund Rankings 5

    Hybrid Fund Rankings 10

    Stock Fund Rankings 14

    Fund Directory 36

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  • • Go to your broker’s Web site. Open the stock and ETFtrading page, rather than the usual mutual funds tradingpage.

    • Get a price quote. Each broker’s process is different, butthere’s likely a “Quote” or “Symbol” box availablesomewhere on the screen. Entering the ticker symbol shouldproduce a quote that shows the price at which the last tradetook place.

    • Determine how many shares to buy. Let’s say I have $5,000to invest in an ETF and the quoted “Ask” price is $60.46. Iwould divide $5,000 by $60.46. This results in an answer of82.7 shares, so I’ll round down to 82 shares. I enter that inthe “number of shares” field. (Brokerage websites typicallyhave dollars-to-shares calculators on their order pages.)

    • Choose the type of order. Choices are normally “Market”(the trade will be filled right away at the next available price),“Limit” (the trade will be made at a specified price, or better,within a specified time frame), or some variation of “Stop”(the trade will be made when the security’s price surpasses acertain point).

    In most cases, a market order is fine, but at times when themarket is particularly volatile, a limit order may serve you better.For more, search for “Recent Market Correction Exposes ETFVulnerabilities” on the SMI website.

    The major brokerage firms have done away with chargingcommissions to buy and sell exchange-traded funds, so ETFstoday are less expensive than investing in a comparabletransaction-fee traditional mutual fund.

    HOW THE FUNDS ARE ARRANGEDThe funds are separated into three major sections: bond

    funds, hybrid funds (that invest in both stocks and bonds), andstock funds. Within each section, there are multiple riskcategories, defined by the portfolio strategies of the funds inthat category. Each risk-category grouping has a heading at thetop that describes the nature of the funds in that category.

    A key factor in how the funds are broken down into thevarious risk groups is the “Morningstar Category.” Each of the23,000+ funds tracked by Morningstar is assigned to one ofMorningstar’s 100+ categories based on the fund’s portfolioholdings over the past three years. (Over time, Morningstar maymove a fund to a different category as its holdings change.) Weuse the Morningstar Category label as our starting point, buthave combined some categories to better fit with SMI’sterminology.

    UNDERSTANDING SMI’S USE OF PERFORMANCEMOMENTUM

    When assessing an investment’s track record, the firstquestion to be answered is “Which period of time are weevaluating?” Last month? Last year? The last full market cycle?The answer to this question has more influence on the outcome of afund’s ranking than any other single factor.

    Most financial magazines use quite lengthy time frames whenmeasuring performance and compiling their ratings. Forbes,Bloomberg Businessweek, and Consumer Reports all use periods ofat least five years. This is much longer than is either necessary orbeneficial. SMI typically looks only at the past 12 months, givinggreater weight to the more recent months.

    Look at it this way. As the baseball season hits the midwaymark, who do you think is more likely to win the leaguepennant—the team that has done the best over the past fiveyears, the team that won last year, or the team that has been themost dominant this year and is currently leading the league? Insports, the teams that have been strongest of late are the morelikely winners in the coming months. The same is true in theworld of stock mutual funds, and the momentum calculation isone good way to identify the contenders for the performancetitle.

    SMI’s momentum score itself is easy to calculate—simply addup a fund’s most recent 3-month, 6-month, and

    12-month performance. Notice that the most recent threemonth’s performance is reflected in all three of these statistics.The past three-months represent 100% of the first number, 50%of the second number, and 25% of the final number. In this way, afund’s more-recent performance is given greater weight. Statedanother way, momentum counts each fund’s most recent three-month performance three times more than it does the 12thmonth back. This formula takes into account both assumptionsmentioned earlier: that results older than 12 months aren’t veryrelevant, and that more recent months should be weighted moreheavily than distant months.

    Applying the momentum rankings within each SMI riskcategory, and thereby rating a fund only against other funds ofthe same type, is an important part of the process. Doing soassures that we stay reasonably diversified, and don’t end upowning a portfolio of funds all invested in similar types of stocks.

    IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT BOND FUNDSSMI’s Bond Upgrading strategy uses a different momentum

    formula than what is described above. We do this because we’reselecting from among different bond peer groups. This isdifferent from our approach to stock funds, where themomentum comparisons are made within each fund’s peergroup. While the bond funds in this FPR are ranked using thesame 3+6+12 month performance score as the stock funds, wehave less confidence that an upgrading approach within bondcategories is going to be worthwhile. In many cases, there isn’tenough performance variation within these bond peer groups tomake trading among the various funds worthwhile.

    DISCLAIMERMorningstar is the industry leader in providing statistics and

    analysis of the mutual fund industry. All the data in this reporthas been provided to SMI by Morningstar, and is not warrantedto be accurate, complete or timely. SMI is not responsible forany errors and/or omissions. You are encouraged to review afund’s prospectus for additional important information.

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  • The funds ranked in this Fund Performance Rankings report are divided into three main sections and more than 70 risk categories. Theserisk categories are groupings of funds which have similar investments, styles, and risk profiles. This allows you to “compare apples toapples” when evaluating a fund’s attractiveness in relation to its peers.

    Below is a listing of the risk categories. The number preceding each is a code that SMI uses internally to sort and rank the funds. In this FPRreport, the performance rankings of categories are listed in the order shown below, beginning with the Short-Term Government Bond Fundrankings first and concluding with Foreign Emerging Markets Stock ETFs last.

    Bond Section

    101 Short-Term Government Bond Funds102 Short-Term Government Bond ETFs105 Short-Term Corporate Bond Funds106 Short-Term Corporate Bond ETFs109 GNMA Mortgage-Backed Bond Funds110 GNMA Mortgage-Backed Bond ETFs113 Intermediate-Term Government Funds114 Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETFs117 Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Funds118 Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETFs121 Long-Term Government Bond Funds122 Long-Term Government Bond ETFs125 Long-Term Corporate Bond Funds126 Long-Term Corporate Bond ETFs129 Inflation-Protected Bond Funds130 Inflation-Protected Bond ETFs133 High-Yield Bond Funds134 High-Yield Bond ETFs137 Nontraditional Bond Funds141 World Bond Funds142 World Bond ETFs145 Emerging Markets Bond Funds146 Emerging Markets Bond ETFs

    Hybrid Section

    160 Retirement Income Funds161 Conservative Allocation Funds162 Moderate Allocation Funds163 Aggressive Allocation Funds164 Tactical Allocation Funds165 World Allocation Funds166 Convertible Bond Funds170 Target-Date 2000-2010 Funds171 Target-Date 2011-2015 Funds172 Target-Date 2016-2020 Funds173 Target-Date 2021-2025 Funds174 Target-Date 2026-2030 Funds175 Target-Date 2031-2035 Funds176 Target-Date 2036-2040 Funds177 Target-Date 2041-2045 Funds178 Target-Date 2046-2050 Funds

    Stock Section

    201 SMI Stock Risk Category 1: Large/Value Funds202 SMI Stock Risk Category 1: Large/Value ETFs203 SMI Stock Risk Category 2: Large/Growth Funds204 SMI Stock Risk Category 2: Large/Growth ETFs205 SMI Stock Risk Category 3: Small/Value Funds206 SMI Stock Risk Category 3: Small/Value ETFs207 SMI Stock Risk Category 4: Small/Growth Funds208 SMI Stock Risk Category 4: Small/Growth ETFs209 SMI Stock Risk Category 5: Foreign Funds210 SMI Stock Risk Category 5: Foreign ETFs

    221 Precious Metals Sector Funds222 Precious Metals Sector ETFs225 Real Estate Sector Funds226 Real Estate Sector ETFs229 Energy & Natural Resources Sector Funds230 Energy & Natural Resources Sector ETFs233 Technology Sector Funds234 Technology Sector ETFs237 Communications & Utilities Sector Funds238 Communications & Utilities Sector ETFs241 Consumer Sector Funds242 Consumer Sector ETFs245 Health & Biotech Sector Funds246 Health & Biotech Sector ETFs249 Financial Sector Funds250 Financial Sector ETFs253 Industrials Sector Funds254 Industrials Sector ETFs

    277 Market Neutral Funds278 Bear-Market Funds

    280 World Stock Funds that Invest Globally281 World Stock ETFs that Invest Globally285 Foreign Regional Stock Funds286 Foreign Regional Stock ETFs291 Foreign Emerging Markets Stock Funds292 Foreign Emerging Markets Stock ETFs

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  • MOM: Momentum is a measure of a fund’s performanceconsistency over the past year. It is the sum of a fund’s mostrecent 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month returns, and is SMI’spreferred stat for assessing the current attractiveness of a fundrelative to its peers.

    PERFORMANCE: These columns show the total return for therecent periods shown. This is after all fund expenses have beendeducted, and takes both the gains/losses in share price as wellas the yield (see below) into account.

    REL RISK: A “relative-risk” score of 1.0 means a stock fund hasexhibited the same degree of volatility as the S&P 500 over thepast three years. Scores higher than 1.0 indicate greatervolatility. (Ex: a fund with a relative-risk score of 1.4 means thefund was 1.4 times, or 40%, more volatile than the market.) Pricevolatility, while not the same as risk, is often used as a riskindicator. Scores for bond funds are based on their relationshipto a bond index rather than the S&P 500, and hybrid funds arecompared to a balanced-fund index.

    CURRENT YIELD: This reflects the dividend or interest incomereceived over the past 12 months as a percentage of the fund’scurrent price. (Ex: if you receive $1 per share per year from afund priced at $20 per share, the current yield is 5%.) This doesnot reflect any gains or losses you may have due to the fund’sshare price rising or falling.

    P/E RATIO: The price-to-earnings ratio is the average p/e of allthe securities in a stock fund portfolio. This plays a part indetermining whether the fund is classified as “value” (lower p/e)or “growth” (higher p/e).

    MEDIAN MARKET CAPITALIZATION: This is a measure of theaverage market value of the companies in a stock fund portfolio,and helps determines whether a fund is placed in the “small-company” (aka “small-cap”) or “large-company” (aka “large-cap”)categories. The data is shown in millions of dollars of theaverage market value (Ex: 64,320 million or 64.32 billion).

    NUMBER OF HOLDINGS: This is the number of differentsecurities in a portfolio. It can be a measure of portfoliorisk—the lower the figure, the more concentrated the fund is in afew companies or issues, and the more the fund may besusceptible to market fluctuations in these few holdings.However, some funds invest in ETFs and other funds, where asingle holding can represent hundreds of securities, not just one.Accordingly, the number of holdings should be used inconjunction with Rel Risk to more accurately gauge the likelyvolatility.

    NET ASSETS: This is the value of all the holdings in the portfolio,expressed in millions of dollars.

    EXPENSE RATIO: Operating expenses are charged by all mutualfunds, whether load or no-load. An expense ratio of 1.42%means that you’re paying $14.20 annually for every $1,000 ofaccount value. This amount is pro-rated daily against the fund’snet asset value. The fund performance numbers in this reporthave already taken these expenses into account.

    TICKER SYMBOL: This is the code assigned to each fund by thebrokerage industry. Use this code when buying/selling to assurethat you are not misunderstood.

    AVERAGE DURATION: This appears only on the bond-fundspages. Duration is a measure of the portfolio’s expected reactionto a change in interest rates. The longer you have to wait until abond reaches maturity, the longer you’re vulnerable to interest-rate risk. To shorten the wait (and reduce the risk), a fund cansimply buy bonds that were issued many years ago and are nowonly a few years from their maturity. The shorter the maturity,the less volatile a bond’s price will be. Likewise, the shorter theaverage maturity of all the individual bonds held by a bond fund,the less volatile that fund’s price will be. The duration of a bondfund can tell you roughly how much its value is likely to changein response to a change in interest rates. For every percentagepoint (1%) change in interest rates, the value of the fund’s bondportfolio will move in the opposite direction by a percentageroughly equal to the fund’s duration. For more, search for“Duration: A Simple Way To Gauge Bond Risk” on the SMIwebsite.

    PERCENT INVESTING: This appears only on the hybrid-fundspages. Because hybrid funds own both stocks and bonds, aportfolio breakdown of how much of the portfolio is invested ineach can be helpful in determining risk. Generally speaking, thehigher the percentage invested in stocks, the higher the risk.

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  • 101 Short-Term Government Bond FundsLower-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of the Highest Quality and Short-Term Average Maturities

    Fidelity® Limited Term Government 8.8 4.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3.2% 5.2% 2.9% 0.54 1.4% 2.7 220 495 0.45 FFXSXNorthern Short-Intermediate US Govt 8.7 4.0% 0.1% 0.4% 3.2% 5.2% 2.8% 0.51 0.9% 2.8 33 77 0.43 NSIUXVanguard Short-Term Federal Inv 8.7 3.6% 0.1% 1.0% 2.9% 4.9% 2.9% 0.40 1.8% 2.2 668 6,901 0.20 VSGBXVanguard Short-Term Treasury Inv 8.3 3.6% 0.2% 0.7% 3.0% 4.7% 2.7% 0.40 1.3% 2.2 140 9,360 0.20 VFISXSit US Government Securities 8.2 3.9% 0.3% 0.5% 2.8% 4.9% 3.2% 0.44 1.8% 2.9 422 457 0.80 SNGVXAmerican Century Short-Term Govt Inv 7.1 3.3% 0.2% 0.4% 2.6% 4.0% 2.3% 0.33 1.1% 2.0 132 377 0.55 TWUSXVanguard Short-Term Treasury Idx Admiral 6.9 3.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2.5% 4.2% 2.6% 0.36 1.7% 1.9 94 12,885 0.07 VSBSXAmerican Century Zero Coupon 2020 Inv 2.5 1.0% 0.0% -0.1% 0.8% 1.7% 1.2% 0.30 3.8% 0.3 17 119 0.55 BTTTXThrift Savings Plan G Fund 2.1 0.8% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 1.4% 2.3% na na na na na 0.03 THRIFTG

    102 Short-Term Government Bond ETFsLower-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of the Highest Quality and Short-Term Average Maturities

    iShares Agency Bond ETF 13.4 6.2% 0.6% 1.2% 4.5% 7.8% 4.4% 0.73 1.8% 4.1 92 813 0.20 AGZSchwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF™ 7.0 3.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2.5% 4.3% 2.6% 0.38 1.9% 1.9 95 7,240 0.05 SCHOVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF 6.9 3.0% 0.1% 0.2% 2.5% 4.3% 2.6% 0.36 1.8% 1.9 94 12,885 0.05 VGSHiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF 6.6 3.0% 0.1% 0.0% 2.5% 4.1% 2.5% 0.38 1.6% 1.9 73 21,796 0.15 SHYFranklin Liberty Short Dur US Govt ETF 6.3 2.6% 0.1% 0.7% 2.1% 3.5% 2.3% 0.18 2.1% 1.3 376 403 0.25 FTSD

    105 Short-Term Corporate Bond FundsLower-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of Generally Good Quality and Short-Term Average Maturities

    New Covenant Income 13.1 5.0% 0.9% 2.8% 3.7% 6.6% 4.1% 0.84 2.2% na 997 353 0.95 NCICXVanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Inv 11.7 4.0% 0.7% 3.1% 3.1% 5.5% 3.6% 0.82 2.5% 2.5 2196 63,979 0.20 VFSTXHomestead Short-Term Bond 11.5 4.6% 0.5% 2.1% 3.7% 5.7% 3.5% 0.39 1.2% na 229 545 0.79 HOSBXWilliam Blair Income N 11.2 4.1% 0.9% 2.6% 3.2% 5.4% 3.1% 0.68 3.2% 3.4 92 54 0.85 WBRRXMadison High Quality Bond Y 10.5 4.6% 0.4% 1.1% 3.5% 5.9% 3.2% 0.53 1.5% 3.0 62 183 0.49 MIIBXVanguard Short-Term Bond Index Inv 10.4 4.4% 0.3% 1.3% 3.4% 5.7% 3.4% 0.45 2.0% 2.8 2618 56,077 0.15 VBISXJanus Henderson Short-Term Bond T 10.2 3.3% 0.8% 3.5% 2.4% 4.3% 2.7% 0.76 2.2% 2.2 223 1,137 0.69 JASBXT. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond 9.6 3.2% 0.4% 2.6% 2.5% 4.5% 3.0% 0.69 2.2% 1.9 972 5,491 0.44 PRWBXUSAA Short-Term Bond 8.9 2.2% 0.9% 3.5% 1.6% 3.8% 2.9% 0.98 2.8% 2.0 642 2,847 0.53 USSBXFidelity® Short-Term Bond 8.8 3.1% 0.4% 1.8% 2.5% 4.5% 2.9% 0.49 2.0% 2.1 529 5,384 0.45 FSHBXCavanal Hill Moderate Duration Investor 8.5 3.3% 0.7% 2.2% 1.9% 4.4% 3.1% 0.69 1.8% na 177 31 0.74 APFBXCavanal Hill Limited Duration Investor 8.3 3.5% 0.4% 1.3% 2.4% 4.7% 2.9% 0.41 1.9% na 222 97 0.75 APSTXPayden Low Duration Fund 7.9 2.3% 0.4% 2.8% 1.6% 3.5% 2.5% 0.73 2.0% 1.9 336 1,463 0.43 PYSBXAmerican Century Short Duration Inv 7.5 2.5% 0.5% 2.0% 1.9% 3.6% 2.6% 0.57 1.9% 2.5 288 438 0.59 ACSNXInvesco Short Term Bond C 7.4 1.7% 0.6% 3.4% 1.1% 3.0% 2.2% 1.01 2.2% 2.0 969 2,940 1.00 STBCXMetropolitan West Low Duration Bd M 7.4 2.4% 0.4% 1.8% 1.8% 3.7% 2.7% 0.53 1.9% 1.1 461 2,124 0.62 MWLDXFirst Western Short Duration Bond 7.0 2.2% 0.6% 2.1% 1.7% 3.2% 2.7% 0.53 2.6% na 209 125 0.60 FWSBXAzzad Wise Capital 6.7 1.4% 0.9% 2.7% 1.2% 2.8% 2.5% 0.80 1.5% na 124 154 1.29 WISEXBrown Advisory Strategic Bond Inv 6.6 -0.5% 1.7% 6.3% -1.3% 1.7% 2.5% 2.05 3.2% 2.1 164 148 0.66 BATBXFPA New Income 5.5 1.5% 0.3% 1.8% 1.0% 2.7% 2.9% 0.53 2.5% 1.4 426 8,041 0.50 FPNIX

    106 Short-Term Corporate Bond ETFsLower-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of Generally Good Quality and Short-Term Average Maturities

    Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 12.0 3.9% 0.7% 3.1% 2.9% 6.0% 3.9% 1.00 2.7% 2.8 2306 36,590 0.05 VCSHiShares 0-5 Year Invmt Grade Corp Bd ETF 11.1 3.8% 0.5% 2.5% 3.0% 5.7% 3.7% 0.79 2.7% 2.2 1779 1,893 0.06 SLQDVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 10.5 4.4% 0.4% 1.2% 3.5% 5.9% 3.5% 0.45 2.1% 2.8 2618 56,077 0.05 BSViShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF 10.3 3.8% 0.6% 2.0% 2.9% 5.3% 3.5% 0.51 2.5% 2.6 4709 4,273 0.06 ISTBPIMCO Enhanced Low Duration Active ETF 10.3 3.5% 0.3% 2.7% 2.8% 4.8% 3.3% 0.68 2.9% 2.0 675 578 0.79 LDUR

    Bond Fund RankingsDATA FOR PERIODS ENDING 07/31/2020

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    Performance numbers reflect periods ending 07/31/2020. Funds shown in bold are the recommendations in the August 2020 issue for SMI’s two Basic strategies.Although gathered from reliable sources, data accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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  • 109 GNMA Mortgage-Backed Bond FundsAverage-Risk Portfolios that Invest in Home Mortgages Backed by the U.S. Government

    Fidelity® GNMA 8.0 3.3% 0.1% 0.5% 2.8% 4.7% 3.3% 0.59 2.1% 0.1 238 4,298 0.45 FGMNXT. Rowe Price GNMA 7.9 3.7% -0.1% 0.0% 2.9% 4.9% 3.2% 0.55 2.0% 1.6 885 1,250 0.59 PRGMXVanguard GNMA Inv 7.5 3.3% -0.2% -0.2% 2.8% 4.9% 3.4% 0.64 2.2% 1.0 15554 26,912 0.21 VFIIXAmerican Century Ginnie Mae Inv 7.5 3.4% -0.1% 0.0% 2.8% 4.7% 3.4% 0.67 2.4% 3.0 384 1,041 0.55 BGNMX

    110 GNMA Mortgage-Backed Bond ETFsAverage-Risk Portfolios that Invest in Home Mortgages Backed by the U.S. Government

    iShares MBS ETF 8.8 3.8% 0.3% 0.3% 3.1% 5.4% 3.8% 0.66 2.4% 1.4 5253 21,804 0.06 MBBVanguard Mortgage-Backed Secs ETF 8.2 3.5% 0.2% 0.1% 2.8% 5.3% 3.7% 0.65 2.4% 3.2 3206 12,624 0.05 VMBSiShares GNMA Bond ETF 6.6 3.1% -0.2% -0.5% 2.8% 4.3% 3.4% 0.68 2.2% 1.1 97 412 0.15 GNMA

    113 Intermediate-Term Government FundsAverage-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of the Highest Quality and Medium-Term Average Maturities

    American Century Zero Coupon 2025 Inv 18.3 9.0% 0.6% 1.9% 6.4% 10.1% 5.3% 1.27 3.2% 5.4 17 142 0.55 BTTRXT. Rowe Price US Treasury Interm 17.6 8.9% 0.6% 1.0% 6.4% 10.2% 5.2% 1.17 1.4% 5.7 110 1,186 0.36 PRTIXVanguard Interm-Term Treasury Inv 17.2 8.5% 0.5% 1.2% 6.2% 9.8% 5.1% 1.05 1.6% 5.2 158 7,395 0.20 VFITXFidelity® Government Income 16.8 8.4% 0.9% 0.8% 6.0% 10.0% 5.1% 1.07 1.5% 5.4 557 4,543 0.45 FGOVXAmerican Century Government Bond Inv 14.8 7.3% 0.8% 0.9% 5.3% 8.7% 4.7% 0.94 2.0% 4.9 245 1,040 0.47 CPTNXShelton US Government Securities Direct 12.9 6.5% 0.5% 0.4% 5.0% 7.6% 3.8% 0.90 1.2% 4.6 23 24 0.76 CAUSXFidelity® Intermediate Government Income 12.2 6.1% 0.4% 0.5% 4.5% 7.2% 3.9% 0.77 1.5% 3.8 518 553 0.45 FSTGXUSAA Government Securities 10.8 5.1% 0.3% 1.0% 3.6% 6.3% 3.8% 0.71 2.3% 3.3 258 986 0.46 USGNXBrown Advisory Mortgage Securities Inv 10.6 4.6% 0.3% 1.4% 3.0% 6.2% 4.2% 0.75 1.4% 2.5 347 257 0.52 BIAZXCentre Active US Treasury Investor -9.7 -3.7% -0.1% -2.3% -4.1% -3.3% 0.2% 0.69 1.2% na 12 23 1.10 DHTRX

    114 Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETFsAverage-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of the Highest Quality and Medium-Term Average Maturities

    iShares US Treasury Bond ETF 19.9 9.9% 1.1% 1.1% 7.2% 11.6% 5.8% 1.27 1.6% 6.9 193 14,362 0.15 GOVTSchwab Intermediate-Term US Trs ETF™ 16.9 8.5% 0.5% 0.9% 6.1% 9.9% 5.1% 1.07 2.1% 5.3 110 3,419 0.05 SCHRVanguard Intmdt-Term Trs ETF 16.8 8.4% 0.5% 1.0% 6.1% 9.8% 5.1% 1.06 1.9% 5.3 118 10,830 0.05 VGITiShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF 15.0 7.4% 0.4% 0.8% 5.4% 8.7% 4.6% 0.94 1.6% 4.5 64 11,549 0.15 IEI

    117 Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond FundsAverage-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of Generally Good Quality and Medium-Term Average Maturities

    Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Y 34.6 14.5% 1.8% 5.5% 12.4% 16.7% 7.7% 1.30 1.8% 4.9 138 1,018 0.80 SCPYXJanus Henderson Flexible Bond T 24.6 9.2% 2.2% 5.5% 7.1% 12.0% 5.9% 1.25 2.5% 6.4 596 3,939 0.70 JAFIXFidelity® Investment Grade Bond 24.1 9.4% 1.8% 4.8% 7.3% 12.0% 6.5% 1.07 2.2% 5.7 1416 8,711 0.45 FBNDXAberdeen Total Return Bond A 23.6 9.4% 1.9% 4.8% 7.2% 11.6% 6.0% 1.22 2.4% 6.5 194 194 0.69 BJBGXVanguard Interm-Term Invmt-Grade Inv 23.3 8.7% 1.8% 5.6% 6.5% 11.2% 6.2% 1.33 2.6% 5.4 1998 35,004 0.20 VFICXDomini Impact Bond Investor 22.3 8.9% 1.9% 4.2% 7.0% 11.1% 5.9% 1.03 1.8% na 393 190 0.87 DSBFXVanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Inv 22.2 9.4% 1.5% 3.9% 6.7% 11.7% 6.4% 1.20 2.3% 6.5 2081 38,436 0.15 VBIIXFidelity® Total Bond Fund 21.1 7.7% 2.2% 5.3% 5.7% 10.2% 5.8% 1.18 2.6% 5.5 2959 30,389 0.45 FTBFXDodge & Cox Income 20.8 7.4% 2.1% 5.1% 5.8% 10.0% 5.8% 1.06 2.7% 5.0 1154 66,294 0.42 DODIXMetropolitan West Total Return Bd M 20.0 8.2% 1.8% 3.4% 6.1% 10.5% 5.8% 1.04 1.9% 5.4 2062 88,569 0.68 MWTRXSegall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Ret 19.9 7.8% 2.2% 4.4% 5.7% 9.8% 5.8% 1.20 2.8% 6.0 225 1,084 0.55 WTIBXT. Rowe Price US Bond Enhanced Index 19.5 8.1% 1.6% 3.4% 5.7% 10.3% 5.7% 1.09 2.5% 6.1 1112 1,578 0.30 PBDIXParnassus Fixed-Income 19.2 8.4% 1.7% 2.8% 6.1% 10.3% 5.6% 1.06 1.8% 6.7 115 342 0.68 PRFIXElfun Income 19.2 7.1% 1.9% 4.0% 5.5% 9.6% 5.4% 1.07 2.7% na 1298 247 0.29 EINFXUSAA Intermediate-Term Bond 19.2 6.1% 2.2% 6.3% 3.9% 8.9% 5.7% 1.67 3.2% 5.6 758 3,831 0.59 USIBXVanguard Total Bond Market Index Adm 19.0 8.0% 1.6% 2.8% 5.8% 10.4% 5.8% 1.00 2.4% 6.5 18149 287,564 0.05 VBTLXNorthern Fixed Income 18.8 6.6% 2.2% 5.0% 4.8% 9.1% 5.4% 1.29 2.5% 6.1 377 896 0.46 NOFIXVanguard Total Bond Market Index Inv 18.8 8.0% 1.6% 2.8% 5.7% 10.3% 5.6% 1.00 2.3% 6.5 18149 287,564 0.15 VBMFXThrift Savings Plan F Fund 18.3 7.6% 1.5% 2.6% 5.7% 10.0% 5.7% na na na na na 0.03 THRIFTFVanguard Total Bond Market II Idx Inv 18.2 7.6% 1.6% 2.8% 5.4% 10.0% 5.6% 1.02 2.4% 6.4 14476 198,436 0.09 VTBIXBNY Mellon Bond Market Index I 18.2 7.8% 1.5% 2.6% 5.7% 10.0% 5.6% 0.98 2.5% 6.0 2639 1,213 0.15 DBIRXUSAA Income 17.9 5.7% 2.2% 5.8% 3.5% 8.6% 5.5% 1.69 2.9% 6.0 1060 8,392 0.52 USAIXNorthern Bond Index 17.8 7.6% 1.4% 2.5% 5.5% 9.9% 5.5% 0.98 2.5% 6.0 3400 3,384 0.15 NOBOX

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    Performance numbers reflect periods ending 07/31/2020. Funds shown in bold are the recommendations in the August 2020 issue for SMI’s two Basic strategies.Although gathered from reliable sources, data accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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  • American Century Core Plus Inv 16.5 6.1% 2.0% 4.4% 4.0% 8.1% 4.8% 1.22 2.0% 6.1 659 158 0.56 ACCNXCommerce Bond 16.4 6.0% 1.9% 4.7% 3.8% 8.0% 5.1% 1.36 2.8% 5.8 476 1,281 0.62 CFBNXFidelity® Intermediate Bond 15.9 6.2% 1.1% 3.5% 4.4% 8.0% 4.6% 0.92 2.3% 4.0 729 2,922 0.45 FTHRXValue Line Core Bond 15.4 6.1% 1.6% 3.2% 4.1% 8.1% 4.6% 1.12 2.0% 5.8 262 56 0.90 VAGIXFirst Western Fixed Income 15.1 5.9% 1.3% 3.2% 4.2% 7.6% 4.9% 0.88 2.4% na 181 97 0.60 FWFIXT. Rowe Price New Income 14.7 4.6% 2.0% 4.9% 2.7% 7.0% 4.7% 1.46 2.6% 5.9 1526 22,856 0.50 PRCIXBrown Advisory Intermediate Income Adv 12.6 4.5% 0.8% 3.6% 2.8% 6.2% 3.8% 1.19 1.9% 3.6 135 156 0.82 BAIAX

    118 Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETFsAverage-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of Generally Good Quality and Medium-Term Average Maturities

    iShares iBoxx $ Invmt Grade Corp Bd ETF 29.8 9.8% 3.1% 7.9% 7.1% 14.8% 8.1% 2.16 2.9% 9.0 2302 57,808 0.14 LQDFidelity® Corporate Bond ETF 28.2 9.4% 3.1% 8.4% 6.7% 13.2% 7.3% 2.19 2.7% 8.1 402 210 0.36 FCORVanguard Interm-Term Corp Bd ETF 23.2 7.6% 2.0% 6.7% 5.3% 11.2% 6.7% 1.92 3.0% 6.4 1986 40,125 0.05 VCITVanguard Interm-Term Bond ETF 22.5 9.4% 1.3% 3.8% 6.7% 12.0% 6.5% 1.20 2.5% 6.5 2081 38,436 0.05 BIViShares Government/Credit Bond ETF 22.4 9.4% 2.0% 3.6% 6.8% 12.1% 6.3% 1.16 2.2% 7.0 1684 261 0.20 GBFFidelity® Total Bond ETF 22.3 8.2% 2.5% 5.0% 6.4% 11.0% 6.1% 1.12 2.5% 5.7 1381 1,357 0.36 FBNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF 19.3 8.0% 1.5% 2.8% 5.9% 10.6% 5.8% 1.00 2.4% 6.5 18149 287,564 0.04 BNDiShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF 18.9 7.2% 1.6% 4.0% 5.2% 9.7% 5.5% 1.00 2.7% 5.4 9978 5,429 0.06 IUSBSchwab US Aggregate Bond ETF™ 18.7 7.9% 1.4% 2.6% 5.8% 10.3% 5.6% 0.98 2.6% 6.0 8037 8,233 0.04 SCHZiShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF 18.4 7.7% 1.3% 2.7% 5.6% 10.2% 5.6% 0.99 2.4% 5.5 8161 80,016 0.04 AGGPIMCO Active Bond ETF 16.6 6.5% 1.6% 3.9% 4.4% 8.3% 5.4% 1.12 3.0% 5.7 973 3,600 0.73 BONDiShares Intermediate Govt/Crdt Bd ETF 14.4 6.1% 0.7% 2.0% 4.5% 7.9% 4.4% 0.70 2.1% 3.9 3339 2,203 0.20 GVI

    121 Long-Term Government Bond FundsAbove-Average-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of the Highest Quality and Long-Term Average Maturities

    Wasatch-Hoisington US Treasury 59.8 30.9% 5.2% 2.6% 21.2% 36.1% 15.7% 4.51 1.3% 21.7 9 558 0.69 WHOSXT. Rowe Price US Treasury Long-Term 51.7 26.9% 4.2% 2.6% 18.3% 30.8% 13.7% 3.60 1.7% 19.3 71 2,909 0.30 PRULXVanguard Long-Term Treasury Inv 51.1 26.5% 4.2% 2.8% 17.9% 30.3% 13.6% 3.57 1.9% 18.4 121 4,904 0.20 VUSTX

    122 Long-Term Government Bond ETFsAbove-Average-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of the Highest Quality and Long-Term Average Maturities

    PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Trs ETF 75.0 39.2% 6.8% 3.5% 25.2% 46.3% 20.0% 5.67 1.7% 27.3 21 443 0.15 ZROZVanguard Extended Duration Trs ETF 69.1 36.4% 6.3% 3.3% 23.7% 42.1% 18.4% 5.10 1.9% 24.5 81 3,662 0.07 EDViShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 52.3 27.3% 4.4% 2.9% 18.2% 31.1% 14.0% 3.71 1.6% 18.9 46 20,238 0.15 TLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF 50.6 26.3% 4.2% 2.7% 17.7% 30.2% 13.7% 3.57 1.9% 18.7 56 5,336 0.05 VGLTiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF 38.8 20.6% 2.8% 2.5% 14.0% 22.2% 10.3% 2.48 1.7% 13.0 15 1,299 0.15 TLHInvesco 1-30 Laddered Treasury ETF 33.9 17.6% 2.4% 1.6% 12.4% 19.9% 9.3% 2.30 1.3% 11.8 28 211 0.25 PLWiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF 23.2 12.2% 0.9% 1.2% 8.4% 13.6% 6.9% 1.60 1.5% 7.6 17 20,349 0.15 IEF

    125 Long-Term Corporate Bond FundsAbove-Average-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of Generally Good Quality and Long-Term Average Maturities

    Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Inv 43.0 17.2% 6.0% 9.1% 11.4% 22.5% 11.5% 2.77 3.0% 14.2 1077 21,453 0.22 VWESX

    126 Long-Term Corporate Bond ETFsAbove-Average-Risk Portfolios with Bonds of Generally Good Quality and Long-Term Average Maturities

    Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF 45.2 18.8% 5.1% 7.5% 12.8% 24.8% 12.1% 2.76 2.9% 16.3 2540 12,785 0.05 BLViShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF 43.7 17.8% 5.6% 8.6% 12.0% 23.1% 11.7% 2.67 2.9% 15.4 2766 465 0.06 ILTBVanguard Long-Term Corporate Bd ETF 38.5 12.6% 5.7% 10.6% 8.4% 19.5% 10.6% 3.15 3.4% 14.8 2277 5,674 0.05 VCLT

    129 Inflation-Protected Bond FundsAverage-Risk Portfolios that Invest in Bonds that Increase Coupon and/or Principal Payments at the Rate of Inflation

    T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bd 21.4 8.6% 2.4% 4.2% 6.4% 10.8% 5.8% 1.10 0.5% 4.6 152 457 0.41 PRIPXVanguard Inflation-Protected Secs Inv 20.3 8.4% 2.3% 3.9% 6.2% 10.2% 5.4% 1.07 1.7% 7.8 42 31,029 0.20 VIPSXSchwab® Treasury Infl Protected Secs Idx 20.1 8.4% 2.3% 3.7% 6.1% 10.2% 5.6% 1.12 1.4% 7.7 43 1,341 0.05 SWRSXAmerican Century Inflation Adjs Bond Inv 18.8 7.6% 2.4% 4.5% 5.3% 9.1% 4.8% 1.22 2.6% 7.7 183 2,573 0.47 ACITXBNY Mellon Inflation Adjusted Sec Inv 13.2 5.2% 1.4% 3.0% 3.9% 6.3% 3.5% 0.76 0.2% 4.9 17 66 0.80 DIAVXVanguard Shrt-Term Infl-Prot Sec Idx Inv 8.4 2.6% 0.8% 2.3% 2.1% 4.0% 2.7% 0.49 1.5% 2.6 19 36,204 0.14 VTIPX

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    Performance numbers reflect periods ending 07/31/2020. Funds shown in bold are the recommendations in the August 2020 issue for SMI’s two Basic strategies.Although gathered from reliable sources, data accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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  • 130 Inflation-Protected Bond ETFsAverage-Risk Portfolios that Invest in Bonds that Increase Coupon and/or Principal Payments at the Rate of Inflation

    PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS ETF 52.0 24.1% 6.7% 7.2% 15.9% 28.9% 13.2% 3.18 1.7% 21.6 11 537 0.20 LTPZiShares TIPS Bond ETF 20.7 8.5% 2.3% 4.0% 6.2% 10.5% 5.6% 1.14 1.1% 7.9 45 22,568 0.19 TIPSchwab US TIPS ETF™ 20.4 8.4% 2.3% 3.9% 6.1% 10.4% 5.6% 1.13 1.1% 7.7 43 11,482 0.05 SCHPiShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF 9.0 2.9% 0.7% 2.2% 2.4% 4.4% 2.9% 0.50 1.3% 2.7 16 2,537 0.06 STIPVanguard Short-Term Infl-Prot Secs ETF 8.6 2.6% 0.8% 2.3% 2.2% 4.1% 2.8% 0.49 1.6% 2.6 19 36,204 0.05 VTIP

    133 High-Yield Bond FundsAbove-Average Risk Portfolios with Bonds of Generally Lower Quality and Medium-Term Average Maturities

    Metropolitan West High Yield Bond M 22.1 6.3% 3.8% 7.6% 5.9% 8.6% 6.1% 1.74 3.7% 3.2 268 650 0.86 MWHYXPax High Yield Bond Individual Investor 19.5 3.1% 4.8% 9.7% 3.0% 6.8% 4.8% 2.24 4.9% 3.1 304 378 0.96 PAXHXSegall Bryant & Hamill Qua Hi Yld Retail 16.8 3.0% 4.2% 7.8% 2.8% 6.1% 4.6% 2.18 4.0% 3.8 77 67 0.85 WTLTXNeuberger Berman High Income Bond Inv 14.8 0.1% 5.2% 10.7% 0.5% 3.7% 3.7% 2.75 5.1% 4.4 349 1,995 0.86 NHINXArtisan High Income Investor 14.5 0.2% 3.6% 11.0% -0.7% 4.1% 4.6% 2.96 6.3% 2.9 165 4,277 0.99 ARTFXVanguard High-Yield Corporate Inv 14.4 0.9% 4.5% 8.7% 0.8% 4.9% 4.6% 2.44 5.0% 4.0 517 26,865 0.23 VWEHXNorthern High Yield Fixed Income 13.7 -1.5% 4.9% 12.6% -1.4% 2.4% 3.9% 3.27 6.1% 4.2 327 3,587 0.78 NHFIXFidelity® Focused High Income 13.4 1.2% 4.2% 7.4% 1.2% 4.8% 4.8% 2.15 4.0% na 241 454 0.78 FHIFXFidelity® Global High Income 12.7 -1.0% 4.2% 11.7% -0.9% 2.0% 3.2% 3.12 4.7% na 649 104 1.00 FGHNXAmerican Century High-Yield Inv 12.7 0.6% 4.5% 8.4% 0.9% 3.4% 3.6% 2.25 4.5% 3.9 295 134 0.78 ABHIXFidelity® Capital & Income 12.6 -1.6% 4.2% 11.5% -1.3% 2.4% 4.3% 3.63 4.0% na 640 11,155 0.67 FAGIXBuffalo High-Yield 12.0 -0.5% 3.4% 9.7% -0.7% 3.1% 3.4% 2.52 4.2% 3.4 138 234 1.03 BUFHXOsterweis Strategic Income 11.9 2.0% 2.4% 8.3% 1.6% 2.1% 2.8% 1.61 4.4% 1.8 159 4,443 0.87 OSTIXT. Rowe Price High Yield 11.6 -0.6% 4.4% 9.3% -0.6% 2.9% 3.8% 2.72 5.4% 3.2 522 8,709 0.71 PRHYXJanus Henderson High-Yield T 9.9 -1.9% 4.5% 9.9% -1.9% 1.9% 3.6% 2.91 5.3% 3.7 220 1,134 0.89 JAHYXFidelity® Short Duration High Income 9.1 0.7% 2.7% 5.9% 0.8% 2.4% 3.3% 1.88 3.7% na 163 94 0.80 FSAHXNorthern Multi-Manager Hi Yld Opp 8.4 -2.2% 4.3% 11.0% -2.5% 0.0% 2.2% 2.86 7.2% 3.7 1066 195 0.86 NMHYXFidelity® High Income 8.0 -2.2% 4.3% 8.6% -1.7% 1.1% 3.6% 2.68 5.2% na 377 6,125 0.69 SPHIXUSAA High Income 7.7 -3.1% 4.9% 11.3% -3.4% -0.3% 2.4% 3.23 5.9% 4.4 470 1,848 0.84 USHYXNortheast Investors Trust -5.9 -5.4% 1.6% 3.9% -3.7% -6.0% -3.2% 2.34 6.1% na 58 215 1.56 NTHEX

    134 High-Yield Bond ETFsAbove-Average Risk Portfolios with Bonds of Generally Lower Quality and Medium-Term Average Maturities

    VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel HiYld Bd ETF 29.7 5.4% 7.3% 14.2% 5.4% 10.1% 6.4% 3.21 5.0% 6.1 330 2,697 0.35 ANGLiShares International High Yield Bd ETF 19.6 0.8% 6.4% 12.6% 2.1% 4.9% 1.3% 3.41 1.2% 4.3 342 47 0.40 HYXUVanEck Vectors Intl Hi Yld Bd ETF 18.3 0.2% 3.7% 13.5% 0.0% 4.7% 3.4% 3.10 5.1% 3.8 674 99 0.40 IHYiShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bd ETF 16.9 0.3% 6.0% 11.5% 0.8% 4.6% 3.4% 2.71 4.4% 4.1 1443 175 0.40 GHYGInvesco Fundamental Hi Yld® Corp Bd ETF 14.0 0.7% 4.9% 8.8% 1.0% 4.2% 4.0% 2.48 4.1% 3.9 218 745 0.50 PHBSPDR® Blmbg Barclays High Yield Bd ETF 12.2 -0.3% 5.4% 8.8% 0.1% 3.3% 3.8% 2.67 5.5% 3.8 1069 13,485 0.40 JNKiShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp Bd ETF 11.0 -0.3% 5.1% 7.5% 0.2% 3.3% 3.9% 2.48 5.0% 4.0 1214 31,259 0.49 HYGSPDR® Blmbg BarclaysST HY Bd ETF 9.2 -0.4% 3.9% 7.6% -0.1% 1.6% 3.2% 2.36 5.8% 2.2 815 3,485 0.40 SJNKiShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corp Bd ETF 5.7 -1.7% 4.0% 6.7% -1.6% 0.6% 2.9% 2.21 5.4% 2.6 734 4,786 0.30 SHYGPIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corp Bd ETF 3.7 -3.1% 3.7% 7.3% -2.7% -0.9% 2.3% 2.45 5.1% 1.9 316 1,154 0.56 HYS

    137 Nontraditional Bond FundsAverage Risk Portfolios that Have the Option of Investing in Bonds of Varying Quality and Maturities, Wherever the Manager Believes Is Best

    Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Y 21.7 7.4% 1.6% 5.4% 6.7% 9.6% 4.5% 1.12 2.2% 0.5 126 923 0.80 SUBYXWSTCM Credit Select Risk Managed Inv 21.2 6.0% 4.2% 7.5% 6.2% 7.6% 3.6% 1.06 3.6% 3.9 18 49 1.75 WAMBXManning & Napier Unconstrained Bond S 15.0 3.6% 2.4% 6.1% 3.4% 5.4% 3.2% 1.07 2.8% 3.2 278 649 0.76 EXCPXMetropolitan West Strategic Income M 7.8 1.0% 1.2% 5.2% 0.2% 2.4% 3.0% 1.59 4.7% 1.9 387 36 2.36 MWSTXToews Unconstrained Income 7.5 1.5% 3.2% 4.6% 0.5% 2.4% 1.5% 1.10 1.8% 5.3 11 61 1.48 TUIFX

    141 World Bond FundsAverage Risk Portfolios that Invest 40% or More In Foreign Bonds, Primarily Favoring High-Quality Bonds from Developed Markets

    AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity N 25.6 8.3% 3.9% 8.3% 7.0% 10.3% 4.1% 1.64 0.3% 6.8 147 9 0.89 MGGBXDodge & Cox Global Bond 22.5 6.0% 3.1% 8.7% 4.9% 8.9% 5.9% 2.12 3.2% 3.4 224 657 0.45 DODLXT. Rowe Price International Bond 20.0 5.3% 4.9% 8.4% 4.6% 7.0% 3.4% 2.00 1.6% 8.2 301 1,042 0.70 RPIBXFidelity® Global Credit 18.6 5.5% 2.6% 6.6% 2.8% 9.1% 6.1% 2.24 2.4% 7.6 192 100 0.75 FGBFX

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  • T. Rowe Price Global Multi-Sector Bd Inv 16.2 3.0% 2.6% 8.5% 2.1% 5.6% 5.1% 2.07 3.3% 5.2 563 1,176 0.69 PRSNXAmerican Century International Bond Inv 13.2 3.1% 4.7% 7.0% 2.3% 4.0% 1.6% 1.96 0.0% 8.2 339 643 0.81 BEGBXPayden Global Fixed Income 11.6 4.0% 1.8% 4.7% 2.0% 4.9% 4.6% 1.44 2.8% 7.1 421 160 0.71 PYGFXGuideStone Funds Global Bond Investor 11.0 1.1% 3.1% 7.2% 0.5% 3.3% 2.6% 2.00 2.0% 6.2 964 609 0.83 GGBFXPayden Global Low Duration 7.0 1.7% 0.6% 3.0% 1.1% 3.0% 2.4% 0.89 2.3% 1.9 299 97 0.53 PYGSX

    142 World Bond ETFsAverage Risk Portfolios that Invest 40% or More In Foreign Bonds, Primarily Favoring High-Quality Bonds from Developed Markets

    Invesco International Corporate Bond ETF 23.1 5.2% 5.8% 9.7% 4.0% 9.4% 2.9% 2.83 1.2% 7.1 547 123 0.50 PICBSPDR® Blmbg Barclays Intl Corp Bd ETF 22.6 5.0% 6.5% 9.9% 5.9% 6.8% 1.7% 2.53 0.6% 5.9 679 164 0.50 IBNDiShares International Treasury Bond ETF 18.8 6.3% 4.8% 7.1% 5.3% 6.5% 2.8% 1.75 0.2% 9.3 773 938 0.35 IGOVVanguard Total International Bond ETF 7.2 3.4% 1.0% 1.9% 1.5% 3.8% 5.3% 0.92 3.3% 8.4 6279 154,253 0.08 BNDX

    145 Emerging Markets Bond FundsAbove-Average Risk Portfolios that Invest 65% or More In Foreign Bonds, Primarily from Developing Countries in Latin America, Europe, And Asia

    Vanguard Emerging Mkts Govt Bd Idx Adm 16.5 1.3% 3.9% 13.2% -0.4% 3.7% 4.7% 2.94 4.5% 7.9 705 2,092 0.25 VGAVXT. Rowe Price Emerging Mkts Corp Bd 12.3 0.3% 2.6% 10.2% -0.9% 3.1% 4.5% 2.96 4.4% 5.6 178 351 0.97 TRECXFidelity® New Markets Income 9.2 -1.4% 2.7% 12.7% -2.8% -0.8% 1.1% 3.38 4.6% na 282 7,467 0.82 FNMIXT. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond 8.3 -2.3% 3.9% 14.6% -4.0% -2.2% 1.0% 3.75 5.0% 7.5 460 5,250 0.90 PREMXMatthews Asia Total Return Bond Investor 7.2 -1.9% 1.9% 7.7% -2.0% 1.6% 3.0% 2.78 4.3% na 70 107 1.07 MAINXDoubleLine Low Dur Emerg Mkts Fxd Inc N 7.2 1.1% 1.0% 4.4% 0.5% 2.3% 2.9% 1.13 2.7% 2.0 141 225 0.84 DELNX

    146 Emerging Markets Bond ETFsAbove-Average Risk Portfolios that Invest 65% or More In Foreign Bonds, Primarily from Developing Countries in Latin America, Europe, And Asia

    WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corp Bd ETF 18.2 2.6% 3.0% 10.9% 1.5% 5.8% 5.2% 2.66 4.1% 4.7 111 30 0.60 EMCBVanguard Emerging Mkts Govt Bd ETF 16.5 1.1% 3.8% 12.9% -0.3% 4.0% 4.7% 2.94 4.6% 7.9 705 2,092 0.25 VWOBiShares JP Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF 15.8 2.5% 2.9% 9.2% 0.9% 5.7% 4.9% 2.53 4.1% 5.1 682 186 0.50 CEMBVanEck Vectors EM High Yield Bond ETF 14.9 -0.2% 3.5% 14.2% -1.6% 2.3% 3.7% 3.43 6.1% 3.6 708 397 0.40 HYEMInvesco Emerging Markets Sov Debt ETF 10.5 -3.0% 4.2% 15.0% -4.3% -0.1% 3.1% 3.58 5.0% 10.0 103 2,987 0.50 PCYiShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yld Bd ETF 6.6 -4.0% 3.0% 13.9% -4.9% -2.3% 1.6% 3.95 5.9% na 514 311 0.50 EMHY

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    Performance numbers reflect periods ending 07/31/2020. Funds shown in bold are the recommendations in the August 2020 issue for SMI’s two Basic strategies.Although gathered from reliable sources, data accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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  • 160 Retirement Income FundsLower-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Provide a Mix of Stocks, Bonds, and Cash to Provide Investors with Steady Income Throughout Retirement

    Manning & Napier Target Income K 17.8 4.7% 2.3% 5.6% 3.9% 8.3% 5.6% 0.54 1.7% 24% 69% na 73 0.90 MTDKXVanguard Target Retirement Income Inv 16.8 3.9% 2.4% 5.9% 3.1% 7.8% 5.9% 0.52 2.2% 17% 66% 0% 17,332 0.12 VTINXAmerican Century One Choice In Ret Inv 16.4 2.3% 3.0% 7.6% 2.1% 6.7% 5.6% 0.78 1.6% 31% 43% 0% 1,275 0.77 ARTOXFidelity Freedom® Index Income Investor 16.4 5.0% 1.9% 4.1% 4.0% 8.3% 5.7% 0.34 1.6% 11% 64% 0% 685 0.12 FIKFXFidelity Freedom® Income 16.1 3.7% 2.3% 5.6% 3.3% 7.2% 5.0% 0.42 1.7% 6% 57% -0% 3,282 0.47 FFFAXThrift Savings Plan L Income 7.5 1.6% 1.1% 3.1% 0.9% 3.5% 3.8% na na na na na na 0.03 LINCOME

    161 Conservative Allocation FundsLower-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Typically Have 20%-50% of Assets in Equities and 80%-50% of Assets in Fixed Income and Cash

    Permanent Portfolio Permanent I 36.7 8.9% 5.9% 14.2% 8.4% 14.2% 7.6% 1.03 0.9% 32% 30% 30% 1,878 0.85 PRPFXManning & Napier Pro-Blend Mod Term S 24.6 6.9% 3.0% 7.1% 5.7% 11.8% 6.9% 0.68 1.0% 32% 56% na 399 1.09 EXBAXSMI 50/40/10 24.1 4.1% 5.9% 11.6% 4.7% 7.8% 5.3% 1.11 0.4% 41% 32% 11% 60 1.71 SMILXFidelity Asset Manager® 50% 22.8 3.7% 3.3% 9.7% 3.3% 9.8% 6.7% 0.92 1.5% 32% 41% 1% 9,574 0.66 FASMXTCW Conservative Allocation I 22.4 5.9% 3.3% 8.8% 4.5% 9.1% 6.7% 0.74 5.8% 31% 56% 0% 32 1.06 TGPCXVanguard Tax-Managed Balanced Adm 21.3 3.9% 3.7% 9.6% 2.9% 8.8% 8.2% 0.82 1.9% 47% 51% na 6,022 0.09 VTMFXFidelity Asset Manager® 40% 21.2 4.0% 2.9% 8.5% 3.4% 9.3% 6.3% 0.77 1.7% 25% 46% 1% 1,998 0.54 FFANXAmerican Century Strat Allc: Cnsrv Inv 20.0 3.4% 3.3% 8.9% 3.2% 7.9% 5.9% 0.82 1.1% 38% 50% 0% 390 0.88 TWSCXAmerican Century One Choice Cnsrv Inv 19.9 3.6% 3.4% 8.7% 3.2% 8.0% 5.9% 0.81 1.5% 33% 44% 0% 1,260 0.81 AOCIXNew Covenant Balanced Income 19.5 4.7% 2.5% 6.4% 4.0% 9.1% 6.7% 0.64 1.7% 34% 60% na 82 0.97 NCBIXFidelity Asset Manager® 30% 19.0 4.0% 2.5% 7.2% 3.3% 8.5% 5.7% 0.62 1.7% 19% 51% 1% 1,978 0.55 FTANXManning & Napier Pro-Blend Cnsrv Term S 18.8 5.1% 2.4% 5.7% 4.4% 8.8% 5.9% 0.52 1.4% 25% 69% na 853 0.87 EXDAXTIAA-CREF Lifestyle Conservative Retail 18.7 3.2% 3.1% 8.4% 2.8% 7.5% 5.6% 0.79 1.4% 27% 55% -0% 313 0.73 TSCLXVanguard LifeStrategy Cnsrv Gr Inv 18.6 3.8% 2.9% 7.0% 3.1% 8.6% 6.6% 0.66 2.3% 23% 57% 0% 10,873 0.12 VSCGXUSAA Growth and Tax Strategy 18.6 2.1% 3.9% 10.0% 1.2% 7.4% 7.7% 0.81 2.1% 47% 52% na 626 0.61 USBLXT. Rowe Price Spectrum Cnsrv Allc 18.4 2.7% 3.5% 9.1% 2.5% 6.8% 5.9% 0.79 1.7% 25% 43% 5% 2,308 0.62 PRSIXT. Rowe Price Retirement Balanced 17.7 2.4% 3.0% 8.2% 2.3% 7.2% 5.7% 0.77 1.7% 26% 54% 0% 2,098 0.50 TRRIXVanguard LifeStrategy Income Inv 16.9 5.1% 2.1% 4.7% 3.7% 8.5% 6.1% 0.41 2.5% 11% 76% 0% 5,552 0.11 VASIXUSAA Cornerstone Conservative 16.5 3.8% 2.4% 6.6% 2.7% 7.3% 4.8% 0.57 3.0% 13% 74% 0% 217 0.63 USCCXGuideStone Funds Balanced Allc Inv 16.2 1.2% 3.3% 8.6% 1.4% 6.2% 5.5% 0.87 2.0% 28% 49% 0% 1,576 1.03 GGIZXUSAA Cornerstone Moderately Cnsrv 15.8 1.8% 3.2% 7.8% 1.9% 6.0% 4.2% 0.70 1.8% 20% 55% 2% 226 0.99 UCMCXFidelity Asset Manager® 20% 15.7 3.8% 2.0% 5.5% 2.9% 7.3% 4.9% 0.47 1.8% 13% 50% 1% 5,479 0.53 FASIXVanguard Wellesley® Income Inv 15.5 3.2% 2.8% 5.5% 1.9% 8.1% 7.0% 0.64 2.8% 34% 57% na 60,332 0.23 VWINXAmerican Century One Choice VryCnsrv Inv 15.3 3.6% 2.6% 6.0% 2.7% 6.6% 5.0% 0.54 1.6% 24% 63% 0% 465 0.71 AONIXTIAA-CREF Lifestyle Income Retail 14.8 3.6% 2.0% 5.7% 2.7% 6.4% 4.6% 0.49 1.9% 14% 74% -1% 84 0.70 TSILXSchwab MarketTrack Conservative 14.2 1.8% 2.4% 5.9% 1.7% 6.5% 5.3% 0.68 1.9% 30% 52% 0% 312 0.51 SWCGXUSAA Cornerstone Moderate 14.0 0.1% 3.3% 8.5% 0.5% 5.0% 4.1% 0.85 1.8% 26% 47% 2% 1,183 1.10 USBSXWeitz Balanced Fund - Investor 12.3 1.6% 2.5% 5.4% 1.1% 5.8% 6.5% 0.70 0.9% 38% 49% na 182 0.85 WBALXAve Maria Bond 11.3 2.1% 1.9% 4.2% 2.4% 4.7% 4.2% 0.39 1.8% 17% 75% na 398 0.49 AVEFXGuideStone Funds Conservative Allc Inv 11.3 1.4% 1.9% 5.5% 1.2% 4.6% 4.0% 0.53 2.0% 15% 80% 0% 514 0.92 GFIZXAmerican Century Multi-Asset Rl Ret Inv 10.5 0.1% 4.0% 8.0% -0.7% 3.2% 5.0% 0.86 2.8% 40% 43% 1% 9 0.93 ASIOXMeeder Conservative Allocation Retail 9.4 0.6% 2.7% 5.8% 0.1% 3.6% 3.1% 0.52 2.0% 25% 67% -0% 138 1.60 FLRUXFidelity® Strategic Real Return 4.5 -3.6% 3.6% 8.3% -2.7% -1.1% 1.6% 0.82 2.9% 11% 34% 47% 241 0.75 FSRRXChartwell Income Fund 4.1 -2.9% 2.7% 7.4% -3.3% 0.0% 2.1% 0.81 3.3% 24% 74% na 641 0.64 BERIXJames Balanced: Golden Rainbow R 0.7 -3.2% 2.2% 3.2% -3.1% 0.6% 0.3% 0.73 1.1% 38% 56% 1% 701 1.08 GLRBX

    162 Moderate Allocation FundsAverage-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Typically Have 50%-70% of Assets in Equities and 50%-30% of Assets in Fixed Income and Cash

    Fidelity® Puritan® 35.7 8.8% 4.8% 12.4% 7.7% 15.6% 10.6% 1.11 1.3% 58% 30% 1% 28,369 0.53 FPURXFidelity® Balanced 33.0 6.9% 4.8% 12.4% 5.9% 14.8% 10.4% 1.21 1.6% 63% 29% 0% 36,013 0.53 FBALXSit Balanced 32.9 8.9% 4.1% 11.0% 6.9% 15.1% 10.8% 1.04 0.9% 58% 30% 1% 51 1.03 SIBAX

    Hybrid Fund RankingsDATA FOR PERIODS ENDING 07/31/2020

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    Performance numbers reflect periods ending 07/31/2020. Funds shown in bold are the recommendations in the August 2020 issue for SMI’s two Basic strategies.Although gathered from reliable sources, data accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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  • Vanguard STAR Inv 31.2 6.0% 4.4% 12.0% 5.8% 13.4% 9.2% 1.09 1.8% 40% 36% 0% 23,320 0.31 VGSTXAMG GW&K Global Allocation Fund Class N 25.9 3.5% 6.1% 13.9% 3.5% 8.5% 7.8% 1.08 1.2% 36% 30% na 144 1.06 MBEAXFidelity Asset Manager® 70% 25.9 2.8% 4.3% 12.4% 3.1% 10.5% 7.4% 1.23 1.4% 45% 25% 1% 5,514 0.72 FASGXPax Sustainable Allocation Indiv Inv 25.2 4.5% 3.7% 9.4% 4.2% 11.7% 8.4% 0.93 1.3% 50% 33% 0% 1,923 0.92 PAXWXVanguard Balanced Index Inv 24.9 5.0% 4.0% 9.4% 4.1% 11.4% 9.4% 1.00 1.9% 58% 38% na 46,084 0.18 VBINXFidelity Asset Manager® 60% 24.7 3.5% 3.9% 11.2% 3.3% 10.3% 7.1% 1.08 1.5% 38% 36% 1% 3,234 0.73 FSANXSchwab Balanced 24.3 5.2% 3.8% 9.4% 4.5% 10.4% 8.6% 1.03 1.3% 56% 34% na 577 0.51 SWOBXValue Line Asset Allocation Investor 23.9 6.7% 3.7% 9.6% 3.6% 10.7% 12.7% 1.04 0.4% 54% 35% na 1,692 1.08 VLAAXAmerican Century One Choice Mod Inv 23.7 3.2% 4.4% 11.5% 3.4% 8.9% 6.9% 1.09 1.5% 43% 29% 0% 1,863 0.90 AOMIXAmerican Century Balanced Inv 23.4 5.1% 3.6% 8.8% 4.6% 10.0% 8.6% 0.95 1.2% 59% 38% na 974 0.91 TWBIXT. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation 23.2 5.3% 5.1% 9.0% 3.2% 11.0% 11.5% 1.08 1.4% 60% 21% 0% 40,244 0.70 PRWCXNew Covenant Balanced Growth 23.2 4.1% 3.6% 9.1% 3.8% 10.3% 8.5% 1.02 1.7% 59% 37% na 310 0.95 NCBGXJanus Henderson Balanced T 22.8 3.6% 3.8% 9.5% 2.5% 10.8% 11.0% 0.95 1.5% 57% 40% na 21,427 0.83 JABAXOsterweis Strategic Investment 22.8 4.0% 5.6% 11.8% 2.2% 8.9% 7.2% 1.16 1.1% 63% 24% 1% 132 1.21 OSTVXAmerican Century Strat Allc: Mod Inv 22.8 2.6% 4.3% 11.5% 2.9% 8.4% 6.9% 1.12 1.2% 49% 31% 0% 865 0.88 TWSMXTIAA-CREF Lifestyle Moderate Retail 22.3 2.7% 4.0% 11.1% 2.7% 8.5% 6.6% 1.10 1.6% 40% 36% 1% 531 0.77 TSMLXTIAA-CREF Managed Allc Retail 22.1 2.6% 4.0% 11.1% 2.6% 8.4% 6.6% 1.09 1.8% 41% 36% 1% 895 0.65 TIMRXT. Rowe Price Balanced 22.1 2.5% 4.2% 10.7% 2.4% 9.0% 7.4% 1.07 1.7% 42% 31% 0% 4,523 0.58 RPBAXGreen Century Balanced 21.9 3.6% 3.9% 9.8% 3.9% 8.2% 8.5% 0.99 0.4% 59% 32% 0% 316 1.48 GCBLXT. Rowe Price Spectrum Moderate Allc 21.0 2.2% 4.3% 11.2% 2.3% 7.6% 7.0% 1.04 1.4% 38% 30% 5% 2,445 0.73 TRPBXVanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Gr Inv 19.7 2.2% 3.6% 9.3% 2.1% 8.3% 6.9% 0.96 2.2% 35% 38% 0% 17,789 0.13 VSMGXElfun Diversified 19.1 1.5% 3.7% 9.2% 2.0% 7.9% 6.6% 1.00 2.1% 34% 38% 0% 196 0.30 ELDFXVanguard Wellington™ Inv 17.5 1.0% 4.6% 8.5% 0.6% 8.4% 8.5% 1.01 2.4% 54% 34% na 107,461 0.25 VWELXUSAA Cornerstone Moderately Agrsv 14.1 -0.8% 3.7% 9.4% 0.1% 4.5% 3.9% 0.97 1.5% 32% 37% 2% 2,803 1.08 USCRXSchwab MarketTrack Balanced 12.5 -0.9% 3.0% 7.8% -0.2% 4.9% 5.4% 0.99 2.1% 45% 33% 0% 536 0.50 SWBGXMairs & Power Balanced Inv 9.5 -2.1% 3.0% 7.2% -1.3% 3.6% 6.6% 1.05 2.1% 61% 35% na 846 0.71 MAPOXFPA Crescent 2.5 -6.1% 2.7% 10.3% -5.6% -2.2% 2.6% 1.38 2.2% 47% 8% 3% 9,865 1.05 FPACXOakmark Equity And Income Investor 0.9 -7.7% 3.2% 9.4% -5.4% -3.0% 2.4% 1.37 1.8% 59% 29% na 8,108 0.81 OAKBXDodge & Cox Balanced 0.9 -6.7% 2.2% 6.8% -5.2% -0.7% 3.9% 1.32 2.3% 64% 28% na 13,246 0.53 DODBXIntrepid Capital Investor -1.6 -7.2% 3.4% 9.1% -4.8% -5.8% -4.0% 1.14 5.4% 55% 34% na 71 1.41 ICMBXGreenspring -12.8 -13.8% 3.6% 8.6% -10.6% -10.7% -0.5% 1.50 1.7% 70% 22% na 138 1.05 GRSPXHennessy Total Return Investor -14.2 -10.5% 1.0% 0.5% -6.5% -8.2% 2.4% 1.02 2.2% 49% na na 57 2.32 HDOGX

    163 Aggressive Allocation FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Typically Have 70%-90% of Assets in Equities and 30%-10% of Assets in Fixed Income and Cash

    Value Line Capital Appreciation Investor 49.6 14.1% 3.5% 16.2% 13.9% 19.4% 13.6% 1.80 0.0% 78% 11% na 536 1.09 VALIXManning & Napier Pro-Blend Max Term S 33.1 6.2% 4.6% 13.5% 5.8% 13.8% 10.5% 1.35 0.1% 69% 9% na 390 1.10 EXHAXFidelity Asset Manager® 85% 27.8 2.3% 4.9% 14.1% 2.8% 10.9% 8.0% 1.44 1.3% 55% 8% 1% 2,759 0.74 FAMRXAmerican Century One Choice Agrsv Inv 25.8 2.3% 5.2% 13.7% 3.0% 9.1% 7.5% 1.33 1.4% 53% 18% 0% 901 0.97 AOGIXAmerican Century Strat Allc: Agrsv Inv 25.0 1.9% 4.9% 13.6% 2.6% 8.8% 7.6% 1.36 1.6% 59% 17% 0% 729 0.88 TWSAXTIAA-CREF Lifestyle Growth Retail 23.2 1.3% 4.7% 13.0% 2.0% 8.2% 6.8% 1.37 1.4% 54% 18% 0% 267 0.82 TSGLXT. Rowe Price Spectrum Mod Gr Allc 22.5 1.2% 5.0% 13.0% 1.7% 7.8% 7.7% 1.31 1.3% 51% 13% 4% 3,088 0.79 TRSGXMeeder Dynamic Allocation Retail 22.3 0.1% 4.7% 12.6% 1.9% 7.8% 7.3% 1.49 0.6% 80% 5% 0% 181 1.47 FLDGXVanguard LifeStrategy Growth Inv 20.5 0.4% 4.3% 11.5% 1.1% 7.9% 7.1% 1.26 2.1% 48% 18% 0% 16,313 0.14 VASGXFidelity® Four-in-One Index 20.3 0.3% 4.1% 11.6% 0.7% 8.0% 7.9% 1.33 2.2% 60% 14% 0% 6,534 0.11 FFNOXGuideStone Funds Growth Allocation Inv 16.8 -1.1% 4.0% 11.2% 0.2% 5.5% 5.9% 1.24 1.5% 42% 22% 0% 1,221 1.14 GCOZXUSAA Cornerstone Aggressive 13.4 -3.1% 4.2% 11.3% -1.3% 3.4% 3.8% 1.25 1.2% 47% 18% 2% 359 1.21 UCAGXFidelity® Strategic Dividend & Income® 13.3 -1.3% 5.0% 9.1% -0.8% 5.0% 6.7% 1.17 2.1% 60% 9% na 4,438 0.71 FSDIXSchwab MarketTrack Growth 10.1 -4.0% 3.6% 9.6% -2.4% 2.9% 5.2% 1.33 2.0% 59% 15% 0% 784 0.51 SWHGXCAN SLIM Select Growth 2.4 -4.9% 3.0% 8.1% -4.6% -1.0% 3.0% 1.43 0.4% 62% 16% na 35 1.43 CANGXBuffalo Flexible Income -7.1 -9.6% 2.1% 5.4% -8.1% -4.4% 2.8% 1.60 2.1% 88% 2% na 448 1.02 BUFBX

    164 Tactical Allocation FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Actively Shift Allocations between Asset Classes (Mainly Stocks and Bonds) on a Frequent Basis

    Issachar N 71.4 24.0% 6.1% 18.6% 23.6% 29.3% 8.3% 0.77 0.3% 40% 18% na 46 1.98 LIONXSMI Dynamic Allocation 36.0 10.8% 6.8% 10.4% 11.3% 14.3% 6.1% 0.73 1.1% 31% 37% 17% 125 1.45 SMIDXHussman Strategic Total Return 32.6 12.2% 2.3% 4.7% 11.2% 16.7% 8.1% 0.54 0.8% 13% 70% 3% 324 0.78 HSTRXUSAA Managed Allocation 16.9 1.0% 2.8% 8.3% 1.9% 6.8% 2.6% 1.03 2.7% 25% 50% na 675 0.76 UMAFXFundX Conservative Upgrader 13.6 0.3% 4.3% 9.1% -0.4% 4.9% 6.6% 1.03 1.1% 45% 42% 3% 83 1.94 RELAXHorizon Active Asset Allocation Investor 11.0 -3.8% 4.7% 10.8% -2.0% 2.2% 4.6% 1.64 0.7% 66% na 0% 515 1.45 AAANX

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  • Meeder Balanced Retail 2.2 -4.8% 3.4% 6.3% -4.2% 0.1% 3.1% 0.86 0.7% 57% 29% 0% 383 1.57 FLDFXGabelli Global Rising Income and Div AAA -0.2 -9.7% 5.3% 11.6% -6.6% -5.2% -2.2% 1.46 0.4% 32% 3% na 48 0.91 GAGCXMeeder Muirfield Retail -3.1 -8.7% 3.8% 6.8% -7.3% -2.6% 2.7% 1.16 0.5% 81% na 0% 558 1.31 FLMFXHancock Horizon Diversified Income Instl -7.9 -9.3% 3.2% 5.8% -8.5% -5.3% -0.2% 1.13 4.3% 45% 43% 2% 34 0.93 HHIIX

    165 World Allocation FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Invest at Least 40% of Assets Outside the U.S., Primarily in Canada, Japan, and Europe

    T. Rowe Price Global Allocation 20.2 1.3% 4.1% 11.6% 1.6% 7.0% 5.7% 1.08 1.3% 27% 30% 8% 829 0.95 RPGAXT. Rowe Price Real Assets 10.3 -6.0% 6.2% 12.8% -2.6% 0.1% 1.8% 1.64 2.8% 50% 0% na 3,347 0.81 PRAFXMeeder Global Allocation Retail -5.4 -10.6% 3.3% 7.1% -8.5% -4.0% 0.6% 1.14 0.1% 50% 9% 0% 42 1.78 FLFGXAppleseed Investor -9.8 -17.8% 2.6% 9.6% -14.2% -5.1% -0.9% 1.83 3.3% 37% 1% 12% 94 1.25 APPLX

    166 Convertible Bond FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Invest in Convertible Bonds and Convertible Preferred Stocks

    Fidelity® Convertible Securities 51.6 13.9% 7.4% 17.1% 12.8% 21.7% 14.1% 1.22 1.6% 14% 0% na 1,688 0.51 FCVSXHarbor Convertible Securities Instl 43.5 12.1% 4.9% 17.3% 10.8% 15.4% 10.4% 1.18 0.7% na 1% na 158 0.77 HACSX

    170 Target-Date 2000-2010 FundsAverage-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Adjust Return and Risk Levels Suitable for Investors Who Plan to Retire in the Years 2000-2010

    Schwab Target 2010 18.9 4.2% 2.6% 6.6% 3.7% 8.6% 6.0% 0.62 2.4% 25% 58% 0% 58 0.32 SWBRXT. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 18.5 2.6% 3.2% 8.7% 2.4% 7.4% 6.0% 0.81 2.2% 27% 52% 0% 3,753 0.52 TRRAXFidelity Freedom® 2010 18.2 2.9% 2.8% 7.5% 3.0% 7.8% 5.7% 0.64 1.8% 14% 48% -0% 5,414 0.51 FFFCXT. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 17.8 2.7% 3.0% 8.2% 2.4% 7.2% 5.7% 0.74 2.3% 24% 57% 0% 1,296 0.52 TRRFXTIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2010 Retirement 17.4 2.8% 2.9% 7.9% 2.4% 7.2% 5.8% 0.74 1.9% 24% 56% 3% 1,205 0.62 TCLEXFidelity Freedom® 2005 16.8 3.4% 2.5% 6.4% 3.0% 7.4% 5.3% 0.51 1.8% 9% 53% -0% 1,036 0.47 FFFVX

    171 Target-Date 2011-2015 FundsAverage-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Adjust Return and Risk Levels Suitable for Investors Who Plan to Retire in the Years 2011-2015

    Fidelity Freedom® 2015 19.4 2.5% 3.2% 8.6% 2.8% 8.0% 6.0% 0.78 1.8% 19% 42% -0% 7,975 0.55 FFVFXSchwab Target 2015 19.1 4.1% 2.8% 6.9% 3.6% 8.7% 6.1% 0.67 2.5% 26% 56% 0% 79 0.34 SWGRXT. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 19.1 2.3% 3.5% 9.3% 2.3% 7.5% 6.3% 0.89 2.1% 32% 46% 0% 5,694 0.55 TRRGXTIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2015 Retirement 17.9 2.6% 3.1% 8.4% 2.3% 7.2% 5.9% 0.82 1.8% 27% 51% 3% 1,759 0.63 TCLIXVanguard Target Retirement 2015 Inv 16.8 3.4% 2.6% 6.4% 2.7% 7.8% 6.2% 0.63 2.4% 21% 61% 0% 15,225 0.13 VTXVX

    172 Target-Date 2016-2020 FundsAverage-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Adjust Return and Risk Levels Suitable for Investors Who Plan to Retire in the Years 2016-2020

    Fidelity Freedom® 2020 20.3 2.0% 3.6% 9.6% 2.6% 8.2% 6.2% 0.89 1.7% 24% 37% 0% 24,951 0.60 FFFDXT. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 19.7 1.9% 3.7% 10.1% 2.0% 7.6% 6.6% 1.01 2.1% 37% 38% 0% 16,006 0.58 TRRBXSchwab Target 2020 19.1 3.7% 2.8% 7.1% 3.4% 8.6% 6.3% 0.73 2.4% 27% 54% 0% 536 0.38 SWCRXVanguard Target Retirement 2020 Inv 18.5 2.6% 3.2% 8.1% 2.3% 8.1% 6.7% 0.83 2.3% 29% 48% 0% 31,828 0.13 VTWNXTIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2020 Retirement 18.4 2.3% 3.3% 9.0% 2.1% 7.3% 6.2% 0.90 1.6% 31% 46% 3% 3,765 0.64 TCLTXAmerican Century One Choice 2020 Inv 16.6 2.4% 3.0% 7.7% 2.2% 6.8% 5.7% 0.79 1.5% 31% 43% 0% 1,310 0.77 ARBVXThrift Savings Plan L 2020 3.3 1.0% 1.3% 0.3% -0.6% 3.7% 4.1% na na na na na na 0.03 L2020

    173 Target-Date 2021-2025 FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Adjust Return and Risk Levels Suitable for Investors Who Plan to Retire in the Years 2021-2025

    T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 21.2 1.8% 4.1% 11.3% 2.0% 8.0% 7.0% 1.13 1.9% 43% 29% 0% 16,173 0.62 TRRHXFidelity Freedom® 2025 21.2 1.6% 3.8% 10.4% 2.4% 8.4% 6.4% 0.98 1.6% 27% 33% 0% 27,840 0.65 FFTWXVanguard Target Retirement 2025 Inv 19.6 2.1% 3.6% 9.3% 2.1% 8.2% 7.0% 0.97 2.3% 35% 38% 0% 45,908 0.13 VTTVXTIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2025 Retirement 19.4 1.9% 3.7% 10.0% 2.0% 7.4% 6.4% 1.02 1.5% 37% 38% 4% 4,847 0.66 TCLFXSchwab Target 2025 19.3 2.3% 3.4% 8.9% 2.4% 8.0% 6.3% 0.96 2.3% 36% 42% 0% 582 0.48 SWHRXAmerican Century One Choice 2025 Inv 17.6 2.2% 3.3% 8.5% 2.1% 7.0% 5.9% 0.87 1.4% 34% 41% 0% 2,278 0.79 ARWIX

    174 Target-Date 2026-2030 FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Adjust Return and Risk Levels Suitable for Investors Who Plan to Retire in the Years 2026-2030

    Fidelity Freedom® 2030 22.0 0.9% 4.1% 11.5% 2.0% 8.5% 6.8% 1.14 1.6% 32% 28% 0% 33,428 0.68 FFFEXT. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 21.8 1.4% 4.5% 12.1% 1.8% 7.9% 7.2% 1.24 1.8% 49% 21% 0% 20,748 0.65 TRRCXTIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement 20.3 1.4% 4.0% 11.0% 1.8% 7.5% 6.7% 1.15 1.3% 43% 30% 4% 4,974 0.67 TCLNX

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  • Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Inv 20.0 1.4% 3.9% 10.1% 1.7% 8.1% 7.1% 1.09 2.4% 40% 30% 0% 41,543 0.14 VTHRXSchwab Target 2030 19.7 1.4% 3.8% 10.3% 1.8% 7.6% 6.3% 1.12 2.3% 42% 33% 0% 991 0.55 SWDRXAmerican Century One Choice 2030 Inv 19.2 2.4% 3.7% 9.4% 2.3% 7.5% 6.3% 0.95 1.5% 37% 38% 0% 1,999 0.81 ARCVXThrift Savings Plan L 2030 14.1 1.8% 2.8% 8.1% 0.4% 5.6% 6.1% na na na na na na 0.03 L2030

    175 Target-Date 2031-2035 FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Adjust Return and Risk Levels Suitable for Investors Who Plan to Retire in the Years 2031-2035

    T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 22.5 1.2% 4.7% 12.8% 1.6% 8.0% 7.4% 1.32 1.7% 53% 15% 0% 13,092 0.68 TRRJXFidelity Freedom® 2035 22.4 -0.4% 4.5% 13.0% 1.2% 8.2% 6.8% 1.34 1.5% 39% 13% 0% 23,709 0.72 FFTHXTIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2035 Retirement 21.0 0.8% 4.3% 11.9% 1.5% 7.5% 6.8% 1.28 1.3% 49% 22% 4% 5,050 0.68 TCLRXAmerican Century One Choice 2035 Inv 20.8 2.3% 4.0% 10.4% 2.5% 7.9% 6.7% 1.05 1.4% 41% 32% 0% 2,208 0.84 ARYIXVanguard Target Retirement 2035 Inv 20.2 0.8% 4.1% 11.0% 1.3% 8.0% 7.2% 1.20 2.3% 44% 23% 0% 39,774 0.14 VTTHXSchwab Target 2035 19.8 0.6% 4.2% 11.3% 1.3% 7.3% 6.2% 1.25 2.2% 46% 25% 0% 490 0.60 SWIRX

    176 Target-Date 2036-2040 FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Adjust Return and Risk Levels Suitable for Investors Who Plan to Retire in the Years 2036-2040

    T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 23.1 1.0% 4.9% 13.5% 1.6% 8.0% 7.5% 1.39 1.6% 56% 10% 0% 14,763 0.70 TRRDXFidelity Freedom® 2040 22.6 -1.1% 4.7% 13.9% 0.8% 7.9% 6.6% 1.43 1.5% 43% 6% 0% 23,650 0.75 FFFFXAmerican Century One Choice 2040 Inv 22.1 2.2% 4.3% 11.3% 2.6% 8.2% 7.0% 1.14 1.4% 44% 26% 0% 1,545 0.86 ARDVXTIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2040 Retirement 21.6 0.3% 4.7% 12.8% 1.3% 7.5% 7.0% 1.41 1.1% 55% 13% 4% 5,949 0.69 TCLOXVanguard Target Retirement 2040 Inv 20.5 0.1% 4.4% 11.8% 0.9% 7.8% 7.3% 1.31 2.3% 49% 16% 0% 31,613 0.14 VFORXSchwab Target 2040 19.9 -0.1% 4.5% 12.2% 0.9% 6.9% 6.1% 1.36 2.1% 50% 19% 0% 1,016 0.65 SWERXThrift Savings Plan L 2040 16.0 1.7% 3.4% 9.7% 0.2% 6.2% 6.7% na na na na na na 0.03 L2040

    177 Target-Date 2041-2045 FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Adjust Return and Risk Levels Suitable for Investors Who Plan to Retire in the Years 2041-2045

    American Century One Choice 2045 Inv 23.5 2.2% 4.7% 12.3% 2.6% 8.6% 7.4% 1.24 1.3% 49% 22% 0% 1,598 0.89 AROIXT. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 23.2 0.7% 5.1% 13.9% 1.4% 7.9% 7.5% 1.45 1.5% 59% 6% 0% 8,749 0.71 TRRKXFidelity Freedom® 2045 22.5 -1.1% 4.8% 13.8% 0.8% 7.8% 6.6% 1.44 1.5% 43% 6% 0% 15,307 0.75 FFFGXTIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2045 Institutional 22.5 0.0% 5.0% 13.6% 1.2% 7.7% 7.3% 1.51 1.6% 60% 5% 4% 3,653 0.45 TTFIXVanguard Target Retirement 2045 Inv 20.8 -0.5% 4.6% 12.7% 0.5% 7.6% 7.2% 1.41 2.2% 53% 9% 0% 29,378 0.15 VTIVXSchwab Target 2045 20.1 -0.7% 4.7% 13.1% 0.4% 6.6% 6.0% 1.45 2.0% 53% 12% 0% 181 0.69 SWMRX

    178 Target-Date 2046-2050 FundsAbove-Average-Risk Hybrid Portfolios that Adjust Return and Risk Levels Suitable for Investors Who Plan to Retire in the Years 2046-2050

    American Century One Choice 2050 Inv 24.8 2.1% 5.1% 13.2% 2.7% 8.9% 7.6% 1.33 1.3% 53% 18% 0% 1,072 0.91 ARFVXT. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 23.4 0.7% 5.1% 14.0% 1.4% 8.0% 7.5% 1.44 1.5% 59% 6% 0% 7,659 0.71 TRRMXTIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2050 Institutional 22.7 -0.1% 5.0% 13.8% 1.2% 7.7% 7.3% 1.52 1.6% 61% 4% 4% 2,582 0.45 TFTIXFidelity Freedom® 2050 22.6 -1.1% 4.8% 13.9% 0.9% 7.8% 6.7% 1.43 1.5% 43% 6% 0% 13,448 0.75 FFFHXVanguard Target Retirement 2050 Inv 20.8 -0.5% 4.7% 12.6% 0.6% 7.6% 7.2% 1.41 2.2% 53% 9% 0% 22,234 0.15 VFIFXSchwab Target 2050 20.0 -1.0% 4.9% 13.5% 0.2% 6.3% 5.9% 1.50 1.9% 55% 9% 0% 180 0.71 SWNRXThrift Savings Plan L 2050 17.6 1.7% 3.8% 11.0% 0.0% 6.6% 7.2% na na na na na na 0.03 L2050

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    Performance numbers reflect periods ending 07/31/2020. Funds shown in bold are the recommendations in the August 2020 issue for SMI’s two Basic strategies.Although gathered from reliable sources, data accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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  • 201 SMI Stock Risk Category 1: Large/Value FundsBelow-Average-Risk Stock Funds that Invest Primarily In Larger-Sized U.S. Companies Using a Value-Oriented Strategy

    Centre American Select Equity Inv 46.2 15.1% 5.0% 12.3% 14.4% 19.5% 12.0% 0.84 0.1% 22.37 121,017 46 153 1.45 DHAMXJPMorgan US Large Cap Core Plus A 40.7 8.2% 6.9% 16.1% 7.0% 17.7% 12.1% 1.05 0.1% 21.55 113,493 291 3,294 1.92 JLCAXMeehan Focus 36.1 2.7% 5.8% 16.9% 3.7% 15.6% 11.9% 1.12 0.7% 15.77 220,706 30 76 1.01 MEFOXPayson Total Return 34.2 5.6% 4.5% 12.9% 4.9% 16.3% 14.3% 1.00 0.7% 19.05 167,871 43 139 0.86 PBFDXColumbia Contrarian Core Inst 31.0 4.4% 6.0% 12.8% 4.3% 13.9% 10.7% 1.02 1.0% 21.32 163,233 82 10,101 0.78 SMGIXParnassus Core Equity Investor 30.4 4.6% 6.8% 14.3% 4.5% 11.6% 13.6% 0.88 0.7% 27.25 121,078 40 19,689 0.86 PRBLXWhite Oak Select Growth 30.3 5.1% 6.2% 11.8% 6.7% 11.8% 12.6% 1.06 0.9% 23.20 136,983 27 360 0.95 WOGSXT. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research 28.7 2.7% 6.2% 13.8% 2.6% 12.4% 12.2% 1.02 0.5% 22.52 137,253 240 4,252 0.50 PRCOXColumbia Select Large Cap Equity Inst 27.7 4.5% 5.0% 12.2% 3.4% 12.1% 11.6% 1.00 1.7% 22.37 132,763 67 841 0.55 NSEPXVanguard 500 Index Admiral 27.2 2.4% 5.6% 12.9% 2.4% 11.9% 12.0% 1.00 1.8% 22.73 138,670 516 563,254 0.04 VFIAXNew Covenant Growth 27.2 2.1% 5.4% 13.4% 2.5% 11.3% 10.9% 1.05 1.0% 17.04 68,820 1736 486 0.97 NCGFXThrift Savings Plan C Fund 27.1 5.4% 5.6% 12.9% 2.4% 11.9% 12.0% na na na na na na 0.03 THRIFTCVanguard Growth & Income Inv 26.9 2.1% 5.6% 13.4% 2.4% 11.1% 11.4% 1.02 1.5% 16.37 95,365 1809 11,709 0.33 VQNPXAmerican Century Equity Growth Inv 25.1 2.5% 5.0% 12.8% 3.0% 9.4% 10.6% 0.99 0.9% 19.76 89,436 174 2,437 0.67 BEQGXUSAA Growth & Income 24.6 2.2% 5.9% 15.0% 1.9% 7.8% 7.3% 1.06 0.9% 23.20 83,974 236 1,812 0.89 USGRXAmana Income Investor 23.9 0.5% 3.4% 10.0% 2.7% 11.2% 10.0% 0.92 1.2% 24.57 86,497 36 1,326 1.06 AMANXDana Large Cap Equity Investor 23.5 -0.7% 5.4% 13.4% 0.1% 10.0% 10.2% 1.03 0.9% 21.19 100,174 70 129 0.98 DLCEXT. Rowe Price Spectrum Growth 23.0 0.2% 5.7% 14.4% 0.9% 7.7% 7.8% 1.00 1.2% 20.62 57,787 15 3,583 0.76 PRSGXAmerican Funds Invmt Co of Amer F1 21.4 0.4% 4.1% 10.8% 1.6% 8.9% 8.2% 0.92 1.8% 24.10 146,870 202 100,116 0.65 AICFXState Farm Growth 21.2 -0.7% 5.2% 11.1% 1.2% 9.0% 9.5% 0.88 2.4% 18.66 125,185 69 5,571 0.12 STFGXT. Rowe Price Growth & Income 20.7 0.6% 6.4% 12.5% -0.1% 8.4% 10.6% 0.95 1.1% 23.04 148,650 71 2,476 0.64 PRGIXT. Rowe Price US Large-Cap Core 20.7 0.6% 6.4% 12.5% -0.1% 8.3% 10.5% 0.95 1.1% 23.04 148,943 71 1,708 0.74 TRULXPear Tree Quality Ordinary 20.6 1.1% 4.6% 9.0% 1.4% 10.1% 12.7% 0.86 0.7% 18.80 218,691 43 157 1.27 USBOXSchwab Core Equity 20.2 -0.1% 5.1% 12.0% 0.4% 7.8% 8.8% 1.04 0.9% 18.98 128,333 114 2,092 0.73 SWANXPax ESG Beta Quality Individual Investor 20.2 -0.4% 5.1% 11.8% 0.5% 7.9% 10.1% 0.96 1.2% 18.12 87,494 153 232 0.90 PXWGXCambiar Opportunity Inv 20.0 -2.3% 4.5% 12.8% -0.3% 7.5% 6.7% 1.04 1.4% 17.48 66,033 40 232 0.75 CAMOXAmerican Funds Fundamental Invs F1 19.6 -1.4% 4.5% 11.5% -0.3% 8.4% 8.6% 0.98 1.4% 23.47 95,752 305 104,336 0.65 AFIFXVulcan Value Partners 19.5 -5.9% 5.4% 16.2% -4.3% 7.7% 9.1% 1.28 1.9% 24.57 64,264 24 1,353 1.08 VVPLXParnassus Endeavor Investor 19.2 -3.2% 4.9% 15.8% -1.9% 5.4% 6.4% 1.33 0.8% 16.64 46,147 27 2,856 0.95 PARWXHaverford Quality Growth Stock 18.8 -1.9% 4.7% 10.8% -0.7% 8.7% 10.0% 1.01 1.1% 19.76 156,420 30 241 0.81 HAVGXQuartileCGM Realty 18.7 -5.4% 16.3% 29.5% -5.0% -5.7% -3.2% 1.45 2.0% 9.67 4,909 25 487 0.94 CGMRXMatthew 25 18.7 -6.3% 8.5% 22.2% -6.0% 2.5% 7.1% 1.43 0.4% 10.55 46,050 30 316 1.08 MXXVXT. Rowe Price Dividend Growth 18.5 -0.4% 5.6% 11.8% -0.6% 7.4% 11.6% 0.87 1.2% 23.42 103,154 106 16,008 0.62 PRDGXScharf Institutional 17.6 -0.4% 4.3% 9.2% -0.3% 8.7% 7.4% 0.81 0.5% 16.50 89,169 30 352 0.90 LOGIXCoho Relative Value Equity Advisor 17.2 -2.8% 3.3% 7.3% 1.4% 8.5% 7.8% 0.88 1.7% 18.32 60,810 31 758 0.79 COHOXMairs & Power Growth Inv 16.4 -1.2% 3.7% 9.3% 0.2% 6.9% 9.3% 0.97 1.2% 23.87 52,632 54 4,431 0.65 MPGFXAmerican Century Income and Growth Inv 16.2 -1.7% 5.2% 11.4% -0.2% 5.1% 7.9% 0.99 2.0% 19.57 114,233 175 2,174 0.67 BIGRXTocqueville 15.7 -3.3% 5.9% 12.1% -1.8% 5.4% 8.2% 1.00 1.0% 21.23 137,371 53 258 1.25 TOCQXMarathon Value Portfolio 15.0 -2.3% 5.4% 11.4% -1.1% 4.7% 8.4% 1.00 0.5% 19.31 53,035 57 56 1.10 MVPFXPin Oak Equity 13.1 -3.2% 3.4% 9.6% -0.6% 4.0% 7.9% 1.04 1.2% 20.88 64,766 30 177 0.96 POGSXMatrix Advisors Value 12.5 -6.1% 4.8% 13.4% -3.0% 2.1% 5.5% 1.23 1.0% 15.36 99,641 32 50 0.99 MAVFXVanguard Windsor™ II Inv 11.5 -5.2% 5.3% 11.5% -3.7% 3.7% 6.5% 1.09 1.7% 13.85 87,294 182 42,652 0.34 VWNFXHennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Inv 10.5 -8.0% 5.6% 14.0% -4.3% 0.9% 5.5% 1.23 1.4% 14.33 35,845 51 121 1.31 HFLGXBrown Advisory Equity Income Inv 10.1 -4.7% 3.9% 10.4% -3.5% 3.2% 8.1% 0.92 1.4% 20.45 126,873 44 82 0.96 BIADXFidelity® Mega Cap Stock 9.9 -6.6% 3.2% 10.2% -4.5% 4.2% 7.2% 1.00 1.9% 18.35 178,084 74 1,126 0.65 FGRTXVanguard Dividend Growth Inv 9.8 -2.3% 4.4% 8.5% -2.5% 3.8% 11.2% 0.83 1.8% 20.12 104,269 49 41,675 0.27 VDIGXAve Maria Rising Dividend 8.8 -6.4% 5.1% 13.7% -3.6% -1.2% 7.8% 1.12 1.3% 23.58 48,049 39 826 0.93 AVEDXShelton Core Value Direct 8.7 -4.0% 2.6% 7.3% -1.5% 3.0% 5.2% 0.80 7.7% 19.92 73,061 138 148 0.82 EQTIXJanus Henderson Growth And Income T 8.1 -5.8% 3.9% 10.5% -4.5% 2.0% 9.7% 0.97 1.6% 22.62 136,326 65 5,782 0.87 JAGIX

    Stock Fund RankingsDATA FOR PERIODS ENDING 07/31/2020

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    MOMYTD

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    Performance numbers reflect periods ending 07/31/2020. Funds shown in bold are the recommendations in the August 2020 issue for SMI’s two Basic strategies.Although gathered from reliable sources, data accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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  • Index Funds S&P 500® Equal Weight NoLoad 7.4 -6.3% 4.8% 11.4% -4.6% 0.6% 6.5% 1.15 1.7% 14.64 23,647 506 48 0.25 INDEXVanguard PRIMECAP Core Inv 7.1 -7.2% 3.3% 10.2% -4.8% 1.8% 7.8% 1.06 1.4% 13.76 59,616 147 9,582 0.46 VPCCXAmerican Funds American Mutual F1 7.0 -4.3% 3.6% 7.3% -3.3% 3.0% 7.2% 0.77 2.1% 19.57 92,064 174 63,192 0.65 AMFFXCopley 6.8 -5.3% 4.4% 9.0% -6.8% 4.5% 12.3% 0.92 0.0% 21.23 69,418 41 94 2.14 COPLXThompson LargeCap 6.7 -9.1% 4.2% 12.0% -5.5% 0.1% 5.2% 1.31 0.9% 15.82 59,733 79 123 0.99 THPGXFMI Large Cap Investor 6.1 -6.7% 5.5% 11.3% -3.7% -1.6% 6.1% 0.92 0.9% 14.53 49,796 31 3,552 0.80 FMIHXNicholas Equity Income I 6.0 -5.9% 3.6% 8.1% -3.9% 1.8% 7.5% 0.93 1.5% 16.81 63,653 59 329 0.73 NSEIXMuhlenkamp 5.6 -6.8% 3.9% 12.2% -4.3% -2.4% -0.2% 1.07 0.4% 11.17 38,819 36 165 1.16 MUHLXAmerican Funds Washington Mutual F1 5.5 -5.6% 3.3% 7.7% -4.4% 2.2% 8.0% 0.92 1.9% 19.88 107,219 175 124,440 0.64 WSHFXGabelli Asset AAA 5.2 -6.9% 5.3% 11.2% -4.9% -1.2% 4.2% 1.03 0.4% 14.68 18,311 433 1,924 1.36 GABAXMedian -6.7% 4.2% 10.0% -4.9% 0.1% 5.9%Cutler Equity 5.2 -5.2% 3.4% 6.4% -3.9% 2.8% 7.4% 0.92 1.6% 20.16 126,520 35 155 1.15 CALEXAMG Yacktman Focused N 5.0 -5.8% 2.8% 9.1% -4.7% 0.5% 7.4% 0.81 1.3% 17.48 28,091 58 3,122 1.29 YAFFXSelected American Shares D 4.0 -7.7% 4.2% 9.6% -6.4% 0.8% 4.8% 1.22 0.9% 10.93 111,296 48 1,646 0.66 SLADXFidelity® Growth & Income 3.7 -8.6% 3.0% 8.7% -6.3% 1.3% 5.6% 1.02 2.2% 17.27 90,736 175 6,474 0.61 FGRIXInvesco Exchange 3.5 -4.6% 3.0% 5.8% -3.2% 0.9% 8.1% 1.02 2.2% 19.80 58,951 33 56 0.54 ACEHXFairholme 3.2 -4.0% 4.9% 10.2% -4.9% -2.0% -0.4% 0.95 0.9% 29.07 1,854 43 1,022 1.00 FAIRXAMG Yacktman I 2.5 -6.6% 2.8% 9.0% -5.2% -1.2% 6.6% 0.80 1.8% 17.64 37,427 58 6,665 0.75 YACKXAuxier Focus Inv 2.0 -6.9% 3.9% 6.9% -4.5% -0.4% 4.4% 0.90 1.3% 14.95 87,600 107 216 0.94 AUXFXArtisan Value Investor 1.9 -10.7% 4.9% 11.8% -7.1% -2.8% 2.2% 1.22 0.9% 15.17 57,970 44 320 1.07 ARTLXBarrett Opportunity 1.6 -8.9% 3.0% 10.2% -5.2% -3.5% 1.7% 0.99 1.3% 16.89 77,222 28 52 1.23 SAOPXClipper 1.6 -7.6% 5.0% 8.9% -7.4% 0.1% 4.1% 1.21 1.0% 10.78 111,517 30 989 0.71 CFIMXFidelity® Large Cap Stock 1.3 -9.9% 2.4% 8.7% -7.5% 0.1% 5.4% 1.09 2.1% 16.03 90,392 166 2,285 0.47 FLCSXLazard US Equity Concentrated Open 1.3 -4.7% 3.1% 8.0% -6.4% -0.3% 7.7% 1.00 0.6% 29.85 58,416 25 1,794 1.05 LEVOXFidelity® Equity-Income 1.3 -8.5% 4.4% 7.7% -6.6% 0.2% 4.5% 0.93 1.9% 19.19 90,528 130 5,379 0.60 FEQIXPRIMECAP Odyssey Stock 1.3 -10.1% 3.7% 10.4% -7.2% -1.9% 5.9% 1.10 1.4% 17.86 56,236 125 6,917 0.66 POSKXAl Frank Inv 0.8 -10.5% 5.2% 10.0% -7.0% -2.2% 4.4% 1.16 1.3% 11.01 39,747 77 63 1.49 VALUXT. Rowe Price Value 0.4 -8.9% 5.6% 11.1% -7.5% -3.2% 4.0% 0.99 1.9% 17.30 68,515 121 26,228 0.78 TRVLXCastle Focus Investor -0.6 -7.3% 4.5% 6.2% -4.9% -1.9% 2.2% 0.73 1.0% 14.86 41,234 30 82 1.40 MOATXHomestead Value -1.4 -9.2% 2.6% 6.7% -7.3% -0.8% 7.3% 1.06 1.3% 14.16 78,850 46 840 0.66 HOVLXGreen Owl Intrinsic Value -1.8 -10.2% 5.0% 12.8% -8.5% -6.1% 3.5% 1.24 1.0% 20.45 50,037 40 79 1.11 GOWLXSmead Value Investor -2.1 -12.7% 5.4% 11.1% -8.4% -4.8% 5.1% 1.21 0.8% 15.08 60,196 30 1,059 1.26 SMVLXFidelity® Value Discovery -2.7 -10.9% 2.9% 7.8% -6.8% -3.6% 1.7% 1.00 1.9% 15.27 40,220 120 1,792 0.60 FVDFXFort Pitt Capital Total Return -3.0 -10.0% 2.1% 8.3% -7.5% -3.8% 6.4% 1.07 1.1% 19.08 59,210 29 70 1.25 FPCGXHuber Capital Equity Income Investor -3.6 -8.9% 1.6% 6.0% -8.3% -1.2% 5.6% 1.02 0.8% 19.31 93,850 30 51 1.39 HULIXUSAA Income Stock -4.2 -10.3% 4.5% 8.3% -8.6% -3.8% 4.3% 0.95 1.9% 17.73 51,872 200 2,565 0.75 USISXOakmark Investor -4.3 -11.6% 3.3% 9.6% -9.0% -4.9% 2.3% 1.35 0.9% 13.66 53,096 59 11,839 0.88 OAKMXAmerican Century Equity Income Inv -4.6 -8.9% 3.4% 6.1% -7.5% -3.2% 4.6% 0.83 2.2% 18.42 64,341 105 11,412 0.92 TWEIXCGM Focus -5.1 -21.4% 8.6% 23.3% -10.5% -17.9% -17.9% 1.53 1.1% 11.14 32,265 28 310 1.66 CGMFXVoya Corporate Leaders Trust B -5.2 -10.4% 4.7% 9.4% -7.3% -7.3% 5.1% 1.11 2.2% 23.98 115,263 20 654 0.59 LEXCXGuideStone Funds Value Equity Investor -5.3 -11.9% 4.0% 8.9% -9.0% -5.1% 2.4% 1.09 1.5% 17.83 62,275 219 1,122 0.90 GVEZXVanguard Equity-Income Inv -5.3 -10.3% 3.5% 5.9% -8.5% -2.7% 5.0% 0.93 3.0% 13.76 79,281 191 34,747 0.27 VEIPXVanguard Windsor™ Inv -5.4 -13.2% 2.6% 8.2% -10.0% -3.5% 2.1% 1.15 2.1% 11.14 32,337 132 17,555 0.30 VWNDXBecker Value Equity Retail -6.3 -11.2% 3.8% 7.3% -8.5% -5.1% 0.4% 1.04 2.5% 13.19 75,607 55 122 0.79 BVEFXCommerce Value -6.7 -11.3% 4.0% 6.3% -8.6% -4.4% 5.2% 0.94 2.9% 15.46 67,477 47 260 0.71 CFVLXSound Shore Investor -6.8 -12.2% 5.4% 10.3% -9.6% -7.5% 0.1% 1.18 1.0% 12.77 65,964 38 1,096 0.91 SSHFXTETON Westwood Equity AAA -6.8 -10.2% 3.8% 6.3% -9.9% -3.3% 5.3% 0.98 0.9% 15.97 72,036 48 50 1.64 WESWXFidelity® Equity Dividend Income -7.1 -12.7% 2.1% 6.3% -9.4% -4.0% 2.5% 1.05 2.7% 15.27 42,815 117 4,514 0.60 FEQTXAriel Focus Investor -7.4 -13.2% 4.7% 11.1% -10.9% -7.6% 0.2% 1.39 1.2% 13.12 14,075 33 47 1.00 ARFFXDodge & Cox Stock -7.8 -12.8% 2.6% 7.9% -9.9% -5.8% 3.2% 1.19 1.9% 13.12 53,026 74 60,847 0.52 DODGXAMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value N -9.5 -14.8% 4.4% 10.0% -11.0% -8.5% 0.5% 1.09 2.8% 18.05 44,301 51 495 1.12 ARDEXTCW Relative Value Large Cap N -9.6 -14.2% 4.2% 11.0% -11.1% -9.4% -1.4% 1.27 2.5% 15.58 41,154 51 112 0.90 TGDVXJPMorgan Large Cap Value A -9.8 -15.0% 2.9% 9.1% -11.9% -7.0% 0.1% 1.32 1.3% 12.24 24,274 84 1,324 0.93 OLVAXOakmark Select Investor -10.3 -13.9% 3.6% 10.6% -12.9% -8.0% -4.0% 1.48 0.8% 13.51 59,342 29 3,743 1.00 OAKLXFidelity® Dividend Growth -10.8 -14.8% 2.7% 7.2% -11.8% -6.2% 3.9% 1.15 1.8% 12.59 48,186 84 5,916 0.50 FDGFXTCW Relative Value Dividend Apprec N -11.6 -14.3% 3.8% 9.6% -11.4% -9.8% -0.5% 1.15 2.3% 15.55 53,057 45 223 0.90 TGIGXFidelity® Stk Selec Lg Cp Val -13.0 -13.7% 3.5% 6.2% -11.9% -7.3% 1.3% 1.11 2.4% 17.48 48,770 129 395 0.64 FSLVXNorthern Large Cap Value -14.1 -15.1% 4.1% 6.3% -12.5% -7.9% 1.8% 1.14 2.4% 14.25 36,614 170 53 0.55 NOLVXCullen High Dividend Equity Retail -14.3 -15.0% 2.3% 6.0% -11.8% -8.5% 1.1% 0.92 2.6% 17.18 97,057 41 1,099 1.01 CHDEXT. Rowe Price Equity Income -14.4 -15.6% 3.9% 7.5% -13.0% -8.9% 1.6% 1.07 2.7% 13.85 47,468 109 15,504 0.64 PRFDXUSAA Value -15.0 -15.7% 3.9% 7.2% -12.8% -9.4% -0.2% 1.16 1.2% 15.36 43,794 186 953 0.97 UVALX

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    MOMYTD

    Return1 Mo

    Return3 Mo

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    Performance numbers reflect periods ending 07/31/2020. Funds shown in bold are the recommendations in the August 2020 issue for SMI’s two Basic strategies.Although gathered from reliable sources, data accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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  • Longleaf Partners -15.7 -13.7% 2.8% 6.2% -11.2% -10.6% -5.3% 1.27 2.3% 10.93 13,990 17 1,428 0.79 LLPFXFidelity® Export and Multinational -17.1 -17.7% 3.4% 6.8% -14.5% -9.4% 2.7% 1.17 1.8% 12.00 37,337 84 1,268 0.74 FEXPXHeartland Select Value Investor -17.3 -16.7% 3.0% 6.4% -11.8% -12.0% 1.0% 1.06 1.0% 17.30 21,702 52 145 1.25 HRSVXSchwab Dividend Equity -20.3 -16.5% 3.0% 5.4% -14.3% -11.3% -0.5% 1.08 2.0% 13.50 44,322 202 627 0.89 SWDSXHennessy Cornerstone Value Investor -20.4 -18.3% 1.6% 4.4% -13.7% -11.1% -0.6% 1.03 3.2% 13.72 78,469 51 212 1.23 HFCVXVanguard US Value Inv -20.5 -17.4% 3.9% 6.7% -14.8% -12.3% -1.0% 1.16 2.8% 10.81 29,662 232 1,079 0.22 VUVLXWilshire Large Company Value Invmt -20.6 -18.3% 2.9% 6.9% -15.2% -12.4% -1.0% 1.15 1.9% 13.18 38,842 314 170 1.26 DTLVXFidelity® Blue Chip Value -20.9 -18.9% 0.9% 5.3% -14.2% -12.0% -1.7% 1.04 1.8% 12.95 41,272 48 376 0.65 FBCVXEdgar Lomax Value -22.7 -17.4% 1.6% 2.1% -14.9% -9.8% 3.0% 0.98 2.6% 12.64 88,466 53 96 0.71 LOMAXTorray -23.5 -16.6% 1.9% 4.9% -14.5% -13.9% -1.4% 1.00 3.1% 16.45 91,318 28 334 1.06 TORYX

    202 SMI Stock Risk Category 1: Large/Value ETFsBelow-Average-Risk Stock Funds that Invest Primarily In Larger-Sized U.S. Companies Using a Value-Oriented Strategy

    Invesco S&P 500® Top 50 ETF 42.6 9.3% 6.3% 14.3% 7.9% 20.4% 15.2% 0.97 1.4% 27.55 461,803 53 1,560 0.20 XLGVanguard Mega Cap ETF 31.9 4.5% 5.7% 13.2% 4.1% 14.6% 13.2% 0.98 1.7% 23.26 195,794 263 3,007 0.07 MGCVanguard Large-Cap ETF 29.9 3.5% 6.0% 13.8% 3.2% 12.9% 12.4% 1.01 1.7% 22.68 131,337 587 28,693 0.04 VVSchwab US Large-Cap ETF™ 29.3 3.1% 5.9% 13.8% 3.0% 12.5% 12.2% 1.02 1.8% 25.06 126,513 762 22,179 0.03 SCHXiShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF 29.1 3.9% 4.9% 12.9% 3.4% 12.8% 12.4% 0.99 1.4% 25.00 118,470 406 2,124 0.25 DSIiShares Russell 1000 ETF 28.6 2.9% 5.9% 13.9% 2.7% 11.9% 11.9% 1.03 1.6% 24.81 113,977 1007 23,724 0.15 IWBVanguard Russell 1000 ETF 28.3 2.9% 5.9% 13.8% 2.6% 12.0% 11.9% 1.03 1.7% 22.37 104,886 1012 3,964 0.08 VONEiShares Core S&P 500 ETF 27.5 2.5% 5.9% 13.1% 2.5% 12.0% 12.0% 1.00 1.9% 25.13 150,600 510 211,289 0.03 IVVSPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust 27.5 2.5% 5.9% 12.9% 2.6% 12.0% 11.9% 1.00 1.8% 25.13 150,647 507 297,212 0.09 SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF 27.4 2.4% 5.9% 12.9% 2.5% 12.0% 12.0% 1.00 1.8% 22.73 138,670 516 563,254 0.03 VOOVanguard Total Stock Market ETF 27.0 2.1% 5.7% 14.0% 2.2% 10.9% 11.4% 1.04 1.8% 22.08 81,405 3534 922,120 0.03 VTIiShares Core S&P Total US Stock Mkt ETF 27.0 1.9% 5.8% 13.9% 2.1% 11.0% 11.3% 1.04 1.8% 24.39 89,563 3565 26,937 0.03 ITOTSchwab US Broad Market ETF™ 26.9 2.1% 5.7% 13.9% 2.1% 10.9% 11.3% 1.04 1.9% 24.45 91,630 2413 15,779 0.03 SCHBiShares Russell 3000 ETF 26.7 1.9% 5.8% 14.0% 2.0% 10.7% 11.2% 1.04 1.6% 24.33 89,447 2801 9,736 0.20 IWVVanguard Russell 3000 ETF 26.5 1.9% 5.7% 13.9% 2.0% 10.6% 11.2% 1.04 1.7% 22.03 82,348 2966 1,597 0.10 VTHRiShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 22.8 0.6% 5.0% 11.1% 1.3% 10.5% 12.2% 0.99 1.6% 23.81 109,777 129 19,344 0.15 QUALVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF 14.4 -0.4% 5.0% 8.9% -0.9% 6.5% 11.8% 0.89 1.8% 25.00 101,601 218 55,265 0.06 VIGProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats 12.8 -5.2% 5.1% 12.0% -2.7% 3.5% 9.0% 0.97 2.2% 23.09 39,548 66 6,168 0.35 NOBLSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF™ 10.8 -4.1% 5.3% 8.5% -2.4% 4.7% 9.3% 1.00 3.4% 16.78 46,250 104 12,289 0.06 SCHDInvesco Dividend Achievers™ ETF 9.0 -3.0% 4.2% 8.4% -2.8% 3.4% 8.7% 0.89 2.3% 23.53 100,967 289 387 0.54 PFMInvesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF 7.6 -6.3% 5.0% 11.6% -4.5% 0.6% 6.4% 1.16 2.0% 20.04 26,272 508 12,780 0.20 RSPiShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF 6.6 -2.3% 4.6% 7.9% -4.5% 3.2% 10.5% 0.81 2.0% 25.13 61,891 199 34,860 0.15 USMVSPDR® Dow Jones Industrial Avrg ETF Tr 4.8 -6.1% 2.6% 9.3% -5.3% 0.7% 8.9% 1.00 2.3% 21.28 239,368 31 22,691 0.16 DIAFirst Trust Rising Dividend Achiev ETF 4.6 -10.3% 3.3% 10.0% -6.5% 1.0% 6.8% 1.24 1.9% 13.85 41,205 51 1,264 0.50 RDVYSchwab Fundamental US Large Company ETF 2.6 -8.9% 4.1% 9.7% -6.7% -0.4% 6.2% 1.09 2.6% 19.46 75,678 714 4,575 0.25 FNDXSPDR® SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatil ETF 2.6 -5.1% 5.0% 9.5% -7.0% 0.1% 9.9% 0.88 2.1% 27.10 34,873 133 657 0.12 LGLVWisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend ETF 2.5 -7.6% 3.8% 7.6% -6.0% 0.9% 7.1% 0.97 2.9% 20.37 124,721 280 2,324 0.28 DLNSchwab Fundamental US Broad Market ETF 1.1 -9.4% 3.9% 9.8% -7.1% -1.5% 5.6% 1.11 2.5% 19.19 58,043 1647 235 0.25 FNDBInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF -0.4 -9.6% 4.1% 9.0% -7.6% -1.8% 4.7% 1.10 2.5% 18.52 62,783 1004 3,978 0.39 PRFInvesco S&P 500® Low Volatility ETF -4.2 -7.2% 7.4% 7.4% -9.9% -1.7% 8.0% 0.83 2.5% 25.25 47,624 102 9,173 0.25 SPLViShares S&P 500 Value ETF -6.9 -12.4% 3.7% 6.0% -10.0% -2.8% 4.4% 1.06 2.6% 19.05 74,831 395 15,994 0.18 IVEVanguard S&P 500 Value ETF -6.9 -12.5% 3.7% 5.9% -10.1% -2.8% 4.4% 1.06 2.6% 17.06 71,813 394 1,310 0.10 VOOVSPDR® S&P Dividend ETF -7.0 -11.6% 2.6% 7.2% -8.9% -5.3% 5.0% 0.96 3.0% 20.04 18,022 118 15,816 0.35 SDYSchwab US Large-Cap Value ETF™ -9.1 -12.3% 3.5% 6.3% -10.1% -5.3% 3.7% 1.03 3.5% 18.62 66,871 416 6,754 0.04 SCHVVanguard Mega Cap Value ETF -9.4 -12.0% 3.2% 4.5% -9.6% -4.2% 5.2% 0.97 2.9% 16.81 111,768 152 3,001 0.07 MGVVanguard Value ETF -9.4 -12.4% 3.7% 5.6% -10.1% -4.9% 4.6% 1.01 3.0% 16.39 79,585 354 81,081 0.04 VTVTimothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETF -9.9 -14.2% 4.4% 9.2% -12.1% -6.9% na na 2.7% 17.54 15,530 103 111 0.52 TPHDiShares Russell 1000 Value ETF -10.3 -12.9% 4.0% 6.9% -11.0% -6.1% 2.6% 1.06 3.0% 19.19 55,041 843 36,151 0.19 IWDVanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF -10.5 -13.0% 3.9% 6.8% -11.1% -6.1% 2.6% 1.06 2.8% 17.04 52,854 843 3,729 0.08 VONViShares Core High Dividend ETF -14.5 -13.1% 2.6% 2.9% -9.3% -8.0% 3.2% 1.02 4.1% 19.53 112,883 79 5,701 0.08 HDVInvesco Dynamic Large Cap Value ETF -15.7 -15.9% 1.9% 3.7% -13.2% -6.2% 0.2% 1.02 2.8% 15.15 77,965 52 682 0.55 PWVWisdomTree US High Dividend ETF -19.3 -15.5% 2.5% 3.5% -13.1% -9.7% 0.9% 0.97 4.3% 17.51 60,975 298 736 0.38 DHSiShares Select Dividend ETF -27.7 -19.5% 2.9% 4.0% -18.1% -13.7% -0.1% 1.05 4.3% 14.33 23,769 104 13,134 0.39 DVYInvesco S&P 500® High Div Low Vol ETF -30.4 -21.2% 2.5% 3.3% -17.9% -15.8% -1.8% 1.09 5.5% 14.16 23,293 52 2,515 0.30 SPHDInvesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF -42.2 -28.4% 0.6% 4.5% -24.0% -22.7% -2.9% 1.46 4.9% 10.80 18,939 62 619 0.39 RDIV

    203 SMI Stock Risk Category 2: Large/Growth Funds

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    Performance numbers reflect periods ending 07/31/2020. Funds shown in bold are the recommendations in the August 2020 issue for SMI’s two Basic strategies.Although gathered from reliable sources, data accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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  • Average-Risk Stock Funds that Invest Primarily In Larger-Sized U.S. Companies Using a Growth-Oriented Strategy

    Morgan Stanley Insight A 171.3 71.2% 12.2% 47.2% 61.0% 63.1% 42.2% 1.45 0.0% na 19,933 44 5,337 1.17 CPOAXBaron Opportunity Retail 111.8 39.4% 7.1% 30.3% 31.2% 50.3% 31.2% 1.19 0.0% 42.37 62,203 70 958 1.34 BIOPXFidelity® Growth Company 107.9 34.0% 8.1% 28.4% 30.4% 49.1% 25.1% 1.25 0.0% 32.47 104,269 432 53,611 0.83 FDGRXBaron Fifth Avenue Growth Retail 100.0 35.0% 8.3% 30.1% 29.6% 40.3% 25.6% 1.14 0.0% 44.25 101,707 31 474 1.00 BFTHXTouchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Z 98.9 34.7% 8.3% 29.3% 29.8% 39.8% 25.4% 1.24 0.0% 44.64 102,763 31 2,182 1.19 PTSGXFidelity® Blue Chip Growth 90.6 28.2% 7.8% 26.9% 24.3% 39.4% 24.0% 1.17 0.0% 19.65 141,711 427 37,637 0.80 FBGRXVanguard US Growth Investor 89.8 29.9% 8.8% 26.1% 24.4% 39.4% 24.1% 1.14 0.2% 27.47 104,775 263 35,840 0.39 VWUSXMarsico Focus 89.6 29.2% 8.7% 25.4% 24.7% 39.6% 22.2% 1.12 0.0% 38.17 224,814 27 778 1.04 MFOCXMarsico Growth 88.9 29.4% 8.7% 25.6% 24.4% 38.9% 22.6% 1.10 0.0% 41.84 183,200 35 391 1.37 MGRIXHarbor Capital Appreciation Inv 88.2 27.8% 8.1% 26.1% 22.5% 39.6% 22.7% 1.15 0.0% 38.76 209,514 56 38,118 1.04 HCAIXRiverPark Large Growth Retail 78.2 26.7% 7.4% 24.4% 21.5% 32.3% 20.4% 1.19 0.0% 40.49 95,751 39 62 1.23 RPXFXFidelity® OTC 77.2 22.1% 7.8% 22.3% 19.1% 35.8% 21.6% 1.15 0.0% 27.40 184,671 220 23,897 0.89 FOCPXColumbia Select Large Cap Growth Inst 73.7 20.4% 8.0% 23.7% 19.9% 30.1% 18.3% 1.29 0.0% 33.22 97,512 36 2,118 0.85 UMLGXFidelity® Growth Discovery 73.7 21.7% 7.0% 22.4% 18.7% 32.6% 20.7% 1.06 0.0% 32.89 152,502 151 2,589 0.77 FDSVXPutnam Sustainable Future A 73.3 22.2% 8.9% 26.5% 20.6% 26.1% 15.6% 1.12 0.0% 23.42 18,741 81 479 1.09 PMVAXT. Rowe Price New America Growth 73.2 22.0% 8.3% 22.2% 18.3% 32.6% 22.1% 1.09 0.3% 28.90 119,709 86 6,881 0.78 PRWAXValue Line Larger Companies Focused Inv 72.2 23.6% 5.0% 21.7%