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		80		55		100
2. Timken (XL, US) ☀  Industrial Machinery
2. Timken (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	100		25		100		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. Lincoln Electric (XL, US) ☀  Industrial Machinery
4. Lincoln Electric (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	100		33		50		100
5. ADTRAN (M, US)  Communications Equipment
5. ADTRAN (M, US)   Communications Equipment	100		45		33		100
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. leidos (XL, US) ☀  IT Consulting & oth. Services
8. leidos (XL, US) ☀   IT Consulting & oth. Services	100		1		1		43
9. First Niagara (L, US)  Regional Banks
9. First Niagara (L, US)   Regional Banks	98		52		30		93
10. Universal (L, US)  Tobacco
10. Universal (L, US)   Tobacco	94		10		36		86

December 12, 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. Omnicare (XL, US)   Health Care Services
2. Omnicare (XL, US)   Health Care Services	48		100		64		75
3. Eagle Materials (L, US)   Construction Materials
3. Eagle Materials (L, US)   Construction Materials	26		100		80		52
4. PacWest (L, US)   Regional Banks
4. PacWest (L, US)   Regional Banks	9		100		94		55
5. Trinity (L, US) ☀   Heavy Machinery
5. Trinity (L, US) ☀   Heavy Machinery	50		100		37		43
6. Align (L, US)   Health Care Supplies
6. Align (L, US)   Health Care Supplies	14		100		63		44
7. Polaris (XL, US) ☀   Leisure Products
7. Polaris (XL, US) ☀   Leisure Products	1		100		80		43
8. Huntington Ingalls (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense
8. Huntington Ingalls (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense	33		100		46		40
9. Extra Space Storage (L, US) ☀   REITs: Specialized
9. Extra Space Storage (L, US) ☀   REITs: Specialized	1		100		60		17
10. Deckers Outdoor (L, US)   Footwear
10. Deckers Outdoor (L, US)   Footwear	1		100		75		1

December 12, 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. Timken (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
3. Timken (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	100		25		100		100
4. Exelis (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense
4. Exelis (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense	85		27		100		88
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. Ascena Retail (XL, US) ☀   Apparel Retail
6. Ascena Retail (XL, US) ☀   Apparel Retail	67		14		100		86
7. MSC Industrial Direct (XL, US) ☀   Trading & Distribution
7. MSC Industrial Direct (XL, US) ☀   Trading & Distribution	1		92		100		58
8. NVR (XL, US)   Homebuilding
8. NVR (XL, US)   Homebuilding	1		91		100		40
9. Fortune Brands (XL, US) ☀   Building Products
9. Fortune Brands (XL, US) ☀   Building Products	20		58		100		50
10. Werner Enterprises (L, US)   Trucking
10. Werner Enterprises (L, US)   Trucking	42		1		100		80

December 12, 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. MEDNAX (XL, US)   Health Care Services
1. MEDNAX (XL, US)   Health Care Services	65		78		100		100
2. AGCO (XL, US) ☀   Agricultural Machinery
2. AGCO (XL, US) ☀   Agricultural Machinery	100		80		55		100
3. Cabot (XL, US) ☀   Commodity Chemicals
3. Cabot (XL, US) ☀   Commodity Chemicals	88		71		67		100
4. Timken (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
4. Timken (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	100		25		100		100
5. Olin (XL, US) ☀   Diversified Chemicals
5. Olin (XL, US) ☀   Diversified Chemicals	88		57		67		100
6. Owens & Minor (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors
6. Owens & Minor (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors	87		28		96		100
7. Lincoln Electric (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
7. Lincoln Electric (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	100		33		50		100
8. ADTRAN (M, US)   Communications Equipment
8. ADTRAN (M, US)   Communications Equipment	100		45		33		100
9. Bio-Techne (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
9. Bio-Techne (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	46		1		33		100
10. Superior Energy (L, US)   Oil & Gas Equipment
10. Superior Energy (L, US)   Oil & Gas Equipment	87		85		81		96

December 12, 2014. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Free Stock Update)

☀ This company has a special achievement which is documented on its stock research page.

Top 10 lists may contain fewer than 10 stocks due to Obermatt’s top 10 quality standards.

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 December 12, 2014.