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	96		1		50		100
2. Ingredion (XL, US)  Agricultural Products
2. Ingredion (XL, US)   Agricultural Products	94		31		78		89
3. Hollyfrontier (XXL, US)  Oil & Gas Refining
3. Hollyfrontier (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining	92		14		46		77
4. Cabot (XL, US)  Commodity Chemicals
4. Cabot (XL, US)   Commodity Chemicals	91		75		38		33
5. Superior Energy (L, US)  Oil & Gas Equipment
5. Superior Energy (L, US)   Oil & Gas Equipment	90		85		81		100
6. Olin (XL, US)  Diversified Chemicals
6. Olin (XL, US)   Diversified Chemicals	86		57		83		100
7. Regal Beloit (XL, US)  Electr. Components & Equipment
7. Regal Beloit (XL, US)   Electr. Components & Equipment	84		100		75		75
8. Tech Data (XXL, US)  Technology Distributors
8. Tech Data (XXL, US)   Technology Distributors	83		1		85		67
9. SPX (L, US)  Industrial Machinery
9. SPX (L, US)   Industrial Machinery	97		48		45		91
10. Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (XL, US)  Aerospace & Defense
10. Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense	82		27		50		50

January 1, 2014. 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. Regal Beloit (XL, US)   Electr. Components & Equipment
1. Regal Beloit (XL, US)   Electr. Components & Equipment	84		100		75		75
2. United Natural Foods (XXL, US)   Food Distributors
2. United Natural Foods (XXL, US)   Food Distributors	37		100		100		60
3. Carpenter (L, US)   Steel
3. Carpenter (L, US)   Steel	62		41		84		75
4. Lincoln Electric (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery
4. Lincoln Electric (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery	68		61		52		100
5. East West Bancorp (L, US)   Regional Banks
5. East West Bancorp (L, US)   Regional Banks	30		67		89		73
6. Omnicare (XL, US)   Health Care Services
6. Omnicare (XL, US)   Health Care Services	48		100		64		75
7. Lennox (XL, US)   Building Products
7. Lennox (XL, US)   Building Products	53		79		58		50
8. DST Systems (L, US)   Data Processing & Outsourcing
8. DST Systems (L, US)   Data Processing & Outsourcing	55		56		70		60
9. Silgan (XL, US)   Metal & Glass Containers
9. Silgan (XL, US)   Metal & Glass Containers	50		67		1		21
10. Louisiana-Pacific (L, US)   Forest Products
10. Louisiana-Pacific (L, US)   Forest Products	33		100		84		54

January 1, 2014. 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. Valmont Industries (L, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
1. Valmont Industries (L, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	53		93		100		87
2. United Natural Foods (XXL, US)   Food Distributors
2. United Natural Foods (XXL, US)   Food Distributors	37		100		100		60
3. Hubbell (XL, US)   Electr. Components & Equipment
3. Hubbell (XL, US)   Electr. Components & Equipment	72		43		24		80
4. Ciena (XL, US)   Communications Equipment
4. Ciena (XL, US)   Communications Equipment	39		82		100		71
5. Old Dominion (XL, US)   Trucking
5. Old Dominion (XL, US)   Trucking	14		90		98		57
6. CommVault (M, US)   Systems Software
6. CommVault (M, US)   Systems Software	1		64		81		33
7. ManTech (L, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services
7. ManTech (L, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services	96		1		50		100
8. Nordson (L, US)   Industrial Machinery
8. Nordson (L, US)   Industrial Machinery	43		50		100		1
9. World Fuel Services (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining
9. World Fuel Services (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining	58		23		88		72
10. Tractor Supply (XL, US) ☀   Specialty Stores
10. Tractor Supply (XL, US) ☀   Specialty Stores	13		92		31		36

January 1, 2014. 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. Superior Energy (L, US)   Oil & Gas Equipment
1. Superior Energy (L, US)   Oil & Gas Equipment	90		85		81		100
2. Olin (XL, US)   Diversified Chemicals
2. Olin (XL, US)   Diversified Chemicals	86		57		83		100
3. Lincoln Electric (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery
3. Lincoln Electric (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery	68		61		52		100
4. ManTech (L, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services
4. ManTech (L, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services	96		1		50		100
5. Mettler-Toledo (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
5. Mettler-Toledo (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	34		50		92		100
6. Cubist Pharmaceuticals (L, US)   Biotechnology
6. Cubist Pharmaceuticals (L, US)   Biotechnology	35		1		100		100
7. Bio-Techne (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
7. Bio-Techne (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	58		1		1		100
8. URSUS (XS, US)   Construction & Engineering
8. URSUS (XS, US)   Construction & Engineering	81		86		81		96
9. Universal (L, US)   Tobacco
9. Universal (L, US)   Tobacco	73		43		63		92
10. Ingredion (XL, US)   Agricultural Products
10. Ingredion (XL, US)   Agricultural Products	94		31		78		89

January 1, 2014. 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, 2014.