Performance of Top 50 Equity Funds Managed by Banks and Thrifts

Equity mutual funds, with assets of $25 million or more, ranked by the total return in first quarter

(dollar amounts in millions)

part 1 of 3

Rank Fund Name Bank

1 Northern Technology Northern Trust Corp.

2 Firstar Micro Cap Inst Firstar Corp.

3 Robertson Stephens Emerging GrBankAmerica Corp.

4 WM Growth Fd A Washington Mutual Inc.

5 WM Growth Fd B Washington Mutual Inc.

6 Nations Sm Company Growth Pr ANationsBank Corp.

7 Parkstone Large Cap Inst (1) First of America Bank Corp.

8 Chase Vista Small Cap Opports Chase Manhattan Corp.

9 Chase Vista Small Cap Opports Chase Manhattan Corp.

10 BlackRock-Lrg Cap Gr Inst PNC Bank Corp.

11 BlackRock-Lrg Cap Gr Svc PNC Bank Corp.

12 BlackRock-Lrg Cap Gr Inv A PNC Bank Corp.

13 One Group-Large Co Growth Fid Banc One Corp.

14 One Group-Large Co Growth Inv Banc One Corp.

15 Pegasus Growth A First Chicago NBD Corp.

16 Pegasus Growth I (1) First Chicago NBD Corp.

17 First Priority Growth Fund Regions Financial Corp.

18 One Group-Large Co Growth B Banc One Corp.

19 Nations Capital Growth Pr A NationsBank Corp.

20 Nations Capital Growth Inv A NationsBank Corp.

21 Firstar Growth Inst Firstar Corp.

22 Firstar Growth Ret Firstar Corp.

23 Robertson Stephens Divers GrowBankAmerica Corp.

24 Wilshire Targ-Large Co Growth Northern Trust Corp.

25 Wilshire Targ-Large Co Growth Northern Trust Corp.

26 Nations Capital Growth Inv B NationsBank Corp.

27 OVB Emerging Growth A (1) One Valley Bancorp

28 Dreyfus Appreciation Fund Mellon Bank Corp.

29 Republic Equity Y Republic New York Corp.

30 SwissKey U.S. Equity Swiss Bank Corp.

31 Highmark Growth Fund Fid UnionBanCal Corp.

32 Commerce Mid Cap Fd Commerce Bancshares Inc.

33 Robertson Stephens Microcap GrBankAmerica Corp.

34 Ark Fds-Capital Growth Inst (1First Maryland Bancorp

35 Rembrandt Growth Tr ABN Amro

36 Chase Vista Small Cap Equity IChase Manhattan Corp.

37 Pillar Equity Growth I Summit Bancorp

38 Rembrandt Small Cap Equity Tr ABN Amro

39 Chase Vista Small Cap Equity AChase Manhattan Corp.

40 J.P. Morgan US Sm Comp Oppts (J.P. Morgan & Co.

41 Pacific Horizon Aggressive Gr BankAmerica Corp.

42 Rimco Monument Small Cap Riggs National Corp.

43 Pillar Equity Growth A Summit Bancorp

44 Galaxy Equity Value Inst Fleet Financial Group

45 Republic Small Cap Equity Republic New York Corp.

46 Firstar Emerging Growth Inst Firstar Corp.

48 Galaxy Equity Value Ret Fleet Financial Group

49 J.P. Morgan Instl-Disciplined J.P. Morgan & Co.

50 Chase Vista Small Cap Equity BChase Manhattan Corp.

Average for top 50 funds with $25 million or more in assets

Average for all 511 funds with $25 million or more in assets

Average for all 846 bank proprietary equity funds

Non-Bank Stock Fund Average

S & P 500

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Fund Ass First Latest

Rank Investment Objective 12/31/97 Qtr. 1 Year

1 Sector - Tech/Communicatio$80.90 19.23 52.63

2 Small Cap 97.9 18.64 54.62

3 Aggressive Growth 249.2 18.28 63.04

4 Growth - Domestic 106.3 18.18 38.56

5 Growth - Domestic 29.3 17.96 37.5

6 Small Cap 163.9 17.94 49.41

7 Growth - Domestic 316 17.89 53.38

8 Small Cap 46.5 17.28

9 Small Cap 41.7 17.04

10 Growth - Domestic 457.7 16.84 51

11 Growth - Domestic 259.5 16.76 50.61

12 Growth - Domestic 25.7 16.67 50.24

13 Growth & Income 1,253.70 16.61 51.45

14 Growth & Income 152.6 16.53 50.82

15 Growth - Domestic 62.6 16.52 49.59

16 Growth - Domestic 578.5 16.51 49.91

17 Growth - Domestic 264.4 16.29 46.85

18 Growth & Income 184.4 16.29 49.86

19 Growth - Domestic 876.6 16.26 53.89

20 Growth - Domestic 38.3 16.21 53.83

21 Mid Cap 187.7 16.15 47.5

22 Mid Cap 27.3 16.11 47.17

23 Mid Cap 80.3 16.1 57.25

24 Growth - Domestic 74.6 16.1 50.09

25 Growth - Domestic 47 16.09 50.17

26 Growth - Domestic 51.9 16 52.52

27 Small Cap 32.6 15.85 43.4

28 Growth - Domestic 1,978.80 15.69 42.88

29 Growth - Domestic 150.7 15.63 48.39

30 Growth & Income 44.1 15.57 42.53

31 Growth - Domestic 318.5 15.52 50.59

32 Mid Cap 118.8 15.51 54.88

33 Small Cap 104.7 15.47 62.45

34 Growth - Domestic 40.3 15.44 51.95

35 Growth - Domestic 132.6 15.35 41.23

36 Small Cap 308.9 15.3 46.39

37 Growth - Domestic 177.9 15.26 41.01

38 Small Cap 42.2 15.25 49.26

39 Small Cap 173.9 15.23 45.92

40 Small Cap 112.2 15.2

41 Small Cap 205.4 15.17 45.34

42 Small Cap 42.1 15.15 70.36

43 Growth - Domestic 408.9 15.14 40.62

44 Growth - Domestic 240.9 15.13 48.01

45 Small Cap 128.3 15.13 49.8

46 Small Cap 52.8 15.08

48 Growth - Domestic 193.6 15.05 47.51

49 Growth & Income 186.3 15.02 49.82

50 Small Cap 100.1 14.97 44.77

$224.70 16.15 49.42

267.7 11.7 42.23

164.9 11.39 41.57

607.6 11.36 39.03

14 48 32.80

part 3 of 3

Performance of Top 50 Equity Funds Managed by Banks and Thrifts

Equity mutual funds, with assets of $25 million or more, ranked by the total return in first quarter

(dollar amounts in millions)

Latest Latest Latest

Rank Investment Objective 3 Years*5 Years*10 Years*

1 Sector - Tech/Communications

2 Small Cap

3 Aggressive Growth 24.58 22.06 19.65

4 Growth - Domestic 24.78

5 Growth - Domestic 23.85

6 Small Cap

7 Growth - Domestic

8 Small Cap

9 Small Cap

10 Growth - Domestic 30.56 19.51

11 Growth - Domestic 30.19 19.23

12 Growth - Domestic 29.97 19.04

13 Growth & Income 28.7 21.84

14 Growth & Income 28.2

15 Growth - Domestic 29.38

16 Growth - Domestic 29.17

17 Growth - Domestic 28.76 18.46

18 Growth & Income 27.45

19 Growth - Domestic 29.63 19.35

20 Growth - Domestic 29.41 19.11

21 Mid Cap 26.5 17.94

22 Mid Cap 26.21 17.76

23 Mid Cap

24 Growth - Domestic 34.11 22.09

25 Growth - Domestic

26 Growth - Domestic 28.39

27 Small Cap 17.62

28 Growth - Domestic 33.21 22.62 17.78

29 Growth - Domestic

30 Growth & Income

31 Growth - Domestic 31.38

32 Mid Cap 24.71

33 Small Cap

34 Growth - Domestic 27.4

35 Growth - Domestic 28.36 17.66

36 Small Cap

37 Growth - Domestic

38 Small Cap 26.84 15.57

39 Small Cap 34.48

40 Small Cap

41 Small Cap 25.63 16.34 17.5

42 Small Cap 33.3

43 Growth - Domestic

44 Growth - Domestic 29.12 20.97

45 Small Cap

46 Small Cap

48 Growth - Domestic 28.58 20.63

49 Growth & Income

50 Small Cap 33.49

28.51 19.42 18.31

27.08 18.66 15.69

26.56 18.38 15.52

24.95 17.61 15.71

22.4 18.9 ===

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