S&P Mid-Cap Index

S&P MIDCAP Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. ManTech (L, US)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
1. ManTech (L, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services	100		7		100		96
2. Commercial Metals (XL, US)  Steel
2. Commercial Metals (XL, US)   Steel	98		82		79		100
3. Cabot (XL, US)  Commodity Chemicals
3. Cabot (XL, US)   Commodity Chemicals	95		76		46		92
4. Hollyfrontier (XXL, US)  Oil & Gas Refining
4. Hollyfrontier (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining	93		95		35		92
5. Olin (XL, US)  Diversified Chemicals
5. Olin (XL, US)   Diversified Chemicals	91		44		78		91
6. Patterson-UTI (XL, US)  Oil & Gas Drilling
6. Patterson-UTI (XL, US)   Oil & Gas Drilling	88		68		87		96
7. Meredith (XL, US)  Publishing
7. Meredith (XL, US)   Publishing	88		54		68		91
8. J. C. Penney (XXL, US)  Department Stores
8. J. C. Penney (XXL, US)   Department Stores	88		31		71		92
9. Sonoco (XL, US) ☀  Paper Packaging
9. Sonoco (XL, US) ☀   Paper Packaging	86		69		78		92
10. Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (XL, US)  Aerospace & Defense
10. Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense	86		1		19		25

January 1, 2013. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Free Stock Update)

S&P MIDCAP Top 10: Growth Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Growth	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. United Natural Foods (XXL, US)   Food Distributors
1. United Natural Foods (XXL, US)   Food Distributors	31		100		100		60
2. Alleghany (XL, US)   Reinsurance
2. Alleghany (XL, US)   Reinsurance	28		100		80		66
3. CommVault (M, US)   Systems Software
3. CommVault (M, US)   Systems Software	1		100		100		64
4. Louisiana-Pacific (L, US)   Forest Products
4. Louisiana-Pacific (L, US)   Forest Products	18		100		61		48
5. VeriFone Systems (L, US)   Electronic Equipment
5. VeriFone Systems (L, US)   Electronic Equipment	23		100		50		1
6. Under Armour (XL, US)   Apparel, Accessories, Luxury
6. Under Armour (XL, US)   Apparel, Accessories, Luxury	7		100		50		15
7. Corelogic (L, US)   Data Processing & Outsourcing
7. Corelogic (L, US)   Data Processing & Outsourcing	14		100		28		32
8. United Rentals (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution
8. United Rentals (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution	15		100		6		6
9. Royal Gold (M, US)   Gold Production
9. Royal Gold (M, US)   Gold Production	12		100		7		9
10. A. O. Smith (XL, US)   Building Products
10. A. O. Smith (XL, US)   Building Products	35		98		37		51

January 1, 2013. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Free Stock Update)

S&P MIDCAP Top 10: Safety Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Safety	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. United Natural Foods (XXL, US)   Food Distributors
1. United Natural Foods (XXL, US)   Food Distributors	31		100		100		60
2. Cooper (L, US)   Health Care Supplies
2. Cooper (L, US)   Health Care Supplies	39		76		100		73
3. ManTech (L, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services
3. ManTech (L, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services	100		7		100		96
4. Mentor Graphics (L, US)   Application Software
4. Mentor Graphics (L, US)   Application Software	53		50		100		75
5. Bob Evans (M, US)   Restaurants
5. Bob Evans (M, US)   Restaurants	55		48		100		82
6. RenaissanceRe (L, BM)   Reinsurance
6. RenaissanceRe (L, BM)   Reinsurance	23		78		100		71
7. CommVault (M, US)   Systems Software
7. CommVault (M, US)   Systems Software	1		100		100		64
8. Werner Enterprises (L, US)   Trucking
8. Werner Enterprises (L, US)   Trucking	42		14		100		60
9. Valmont Industries (L, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
9. Valmont Industries (L, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	47		93		98		87
10. Big Lots (XL, US)   General Merchandise Stores
10. Big Lots (XL, US)   General Merchandise Stores	55		35		98		74

January 1, 2013. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Free Stock Update)

S&P MIDCAP Top 10: Combined Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Combined	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. Commercial Metals (XL, US)   Steel
1. Commercial Metals (XL, US)   Steel	98		82		79		100
2. Watsco (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution
2. Watsco (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution	73		88		93		100
3. Kennametal (L, US)   Industrial Machinery
3. Kennametal (L, US)   Industrial Machinery	78		82		93		100
4. Universal (L, US)   Tobacco
4. Universal (L, US)   Tobacco	80		43		79		100
5. Bio-Techne (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
5. Bio-Techne (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	55		1		30		100
6. Reliance Steel & Aluminum (XL, US)   Steel
6. Reliance Steel & Aluminum (XL, US)   Steel	76		88		94		97
7. URSUS (XS, US)   Construction & Engineering
7. URSUS (XS, US)   Construction & Engineering	81		86		81		96
8. Patterson-UTI (XL, US)   Oil & Gas Drilling
8. Patterson-UTI (XL, US)   Oil & Gas Drilling	88		68		87		96
9. ManTech (L, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services
9. ManTech (L, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services	100		7		100		96
10. Regal Beloit (XL, US)   Electr. Components & Equipment
10. Regal Beloit (XL, US)   Electr. Components & Equipment	77		89		95		95

January 1, 2013. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Free Stock Update)

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Top 10 Stocks from the purely finance fact-based Obermatt Method for the investment strategies Value, Growth and Safety in the stock index S&P Mid-Cap Index from January 1, 2013.