S&P Mid-Cap Index

S&P MIDCAP Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. AGCO (XL, US)  Agricultural Machinery
1. AGCO (XL, US)   Agricultural Machinery	100		75		80		100
2. Lincoln Electric (XL, US)  Industrial Machinery
2. Lincoln Electric (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery	100		50		50		100
3. Charles River Laboratories (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
3. Charles River Laboratories (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	100		38		100		50
4. First Niagara (L, US)  Regional Banks
4. First Niagara (L, US)   Regional Banks	100		52		30		97
5. Rent-A-Center (L, US)  Electronics Retail
5. Rent-A-Center (L, US)   Electronics Retail	100		29		50		86
6. American Eagle Outfitters (XL, US)  Apparel Retail
6. American Eagle Outfitters (XL, US)   Apparel Retail	100		1		67		83
7. GUESS? (L, US)  Apparel Retail
7. GUESS? (L, US)   Apparel Retail	100		1		62		83
8. Universal (L, US)  Tobacco
8. Universal (L, US)   Tobacco	94		14		17		86
9. Greif (XL, US)  Metal & Glass Containers
9. Greif (XL, US)   Metal & Glass Containers	92		55		27		90
10. Domtar (XL, US)  Paper Products
10. Domtar (XL, US)   Paper Products	90		68		78		100

September 5, 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. Hospitality Trust (L, US)   REITs: Hotels & Resorts
2. Hospitality Trust (L, US)   REITs: Hotels & Resorts	50		100		78		88
3. Omnicare (XL, US)   Health Care Services
3. Omnicare (XL, US)   Health Care Services	48		100		64		75
4. Eagle Materials (L, US)   Construction Materials
4. Eagle Materials (L, US)   Construction Materials	26		100		93		52
5. Mathews (L, US)   Diversified Support Services
5. Mathews (L, US)   Diversified Support Services	42		100		50		67
6. VCA (L, US)   Health Care Facilities
6. VCA (L, US)   Health Care Facilities	16		100		72		44
7. Polaris (XL, US)   Leisure Products
7. Polaris (XL, US)   Leisure Products	1		100		75		57
8. Reliance Steel & Aluminum (XL, US)   Steel
8. Reliance Steel & Aluminum (XL, US)   Steel	33		100		50		43
9. Huntington Ingalls (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense
9. Huntington Ingalls (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense	33		100		46		40
10. Trinity (L, US) ☀   Heavy Machinery
10. Trinity (L, US) ☀   Heavy Machinery	30		100		30		57

September 5, 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. MEDNAX (XL, US)   Health Care Services
1. MEDNAX (XL, US)   Health Care Services	65		78		100		100
2. Valmont Industries (L, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
2. Valmont Industries (L, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	53		93		100		87
3. Watsco (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution
3. Watsco (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution	40		75		100		75
4. AMC Networks (XL, US)   Cable & Satellite
4. AMC Networks (XL, US)   Cable & Satellite	44		73		100		73
5. Charles River Laboratories (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
5. Charles River Laboratories (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	100		38		100		50
6. Exelis (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense
6. Exelis (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense	77		11		100		88
7. Ascena Retail (XL, US) ☀   Apparel Retail
7. Ascena Retail (XL, US) ☀   Apparel Retail	67		14		100		86
8. MSC Industrial Direct (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution
8. MSC Industrial Direct (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution	1		92		100		58
9. Timken (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery
9. Timken (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery	50		50		100		50
10. Donaldson (L, US)   Industrial Machinery
10. Donaldson (L, US)   Industrial Machinery	33		33		100		67

September 5, 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. AGCO (XL, US)   Agricultural Machinery
1. AGCO (XL, US)   Agricultural Machinery	100		75		80		100
2. MEDNAX (XL, US)   Health Care Services
2. MEDNAX (XL, US)   Health Care Services	65		78		100		100
3. Domtar (XL, US)   Paper Products
3. Domtar (XL, US)   Paper Products	90		68		78		100
4. Hanover Insurance (XL, US) ☀   Property & Casualty Insurance
4. Hanover Insurance (XL, US) ☀   Property & Casualty Insurance	82		73		74		100
5. Mercury General (XL, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance
5. Mercury General (XL, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance	75		36		95		100
6. Owens & Minor (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors
6. Owens & Minor (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors	87		18		95		100
7. Cabot (XL, US)   Commodity Chemicals
7. Cabot (XL, US)   Commodity Chemicals	71		67		63		100
8. Lincoln Electric (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery
8. Lincoln Electric (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery	100		50		50		100
9. Bio-Techne (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
9. Bio-Techne (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	38		1		33		100
10. First Niagara (L, US)   Regional Banks
10. First Niagara (L, US)   Regional Banks	100		52		30		97

September 5, 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 September 5, 2014.