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 for in the first quarter (dollar amounts in millions)

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Rank Fund Name Bank

1 AmSouth-Equity Fund AmSouth Bank N.A

2 Dreyfus Gr & Value-Aggressive ValMellon Bank, N.A.

3 Westcore Blue Chip Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

4 First American-Special Equity C First Bank, N.A.

5 Pacific Horizon Capital Income Bank of America

6 One Group-Income Equity Fid Banc One Corporation

7 Magna Growth & Income Magna Bank

8 One Group-Income Equity Inv Banc One Corporation

9 One Group-Income Equity B (1) Banc One Corporation

10 Dreyfus Appreciation Fund Mellon Bank, N.A.

11 Dreyfus Premier Growth A Mellon Bank, N.A.

12 AVESTA Tr-Equity Growth Fund Texas Commerce Bank

13 Dreyfus Premier Growth B Mellon Bank, N.A.

14 Biltmore Special Values Fund Y Wachovia

15 Armada Equity Income Inst National City Bank

16 First Fds-Growth & Income I (1) First Tennessee Bank

17 Norwest Advantage-Income Eq I Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A.

18 Norwest Advantage-Income Eq A Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A.

19 Armada Equity Growth Inst National City Bank

20 MarketWatch Equity Fund Central Fidelity Bank

21 STI Classic Value Income Tr SunTrust Banks, Inc.

22 Munder Growth & Income K Comerica Bank

23 First Fds-Growth & Income III (1)First Tennessee Bank

24 Qualivest Optimized Stock Y U.S. Bancorp

25 Biltmore Quantitative Equity Y Wachovia

26 STI Classic Value Income Inv SunTrust Banks, Inc.

27 Nations Managed Index Pr A NationsBank Corporation

28 Norwest Advantage-Index Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A.

29 DG Investor Series-Equity Deposit Guaranty Bank

30 SouthTrust Vulcan Stock Fund SouthTrust Bank of Alabama

31 AVESTA Tr-Equity Income Fund Texas Commerce Bank

32 Portico Fds-Growth & Income Inst Firstar Trust Company

33 Amcore Vintage Equity Fund AMCORE Bank, NA

34 Portico Fds-Growth & Income Ret Firstar Trust Company

35 Compass Capital-Select Eq Inst PNC Bank Corp

36 Sierra Tr Growth & Income A Great Western Financial

37 STI Classic Value Income Flex SunTrust Banks, Inc.

38 First American-Equity Index C First Bank, N.A.

39 Masterworks S&P 500 Stock Inst Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

40 JPM Instl-Selected US Equity (1) J. P. Morgan & Co. Inc.

41 CoreFund Equity Index Fund Y (1) CoreStates Bank

42 Dreyfus Stock Index Fund (1) Mellon Bank, N.A.

43 Kent Fds-Index Equity Inst (1) Old Kent Bank & Trust

44 Griffin Growth & Income A Home Savings of America

45 Seafirst Ret-Blue Chip Fund Bank of America

46 Pegasus Equity Index Fund I (1) First Chicago NBD

47 Pegasus Equity Index Fund A First Chicago NBD

48 Compass Capital-Index Eq Inst PNC Bank Corp

49 Harris Insight Equity Income InstHarris Trust & Savings Bank

50 Dreyfus Inst S&P 500 Stock Idx R Mellon Bank, N.A.

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

Average for all 399 funds with 25 million or more in assets

Average for all 715 bank proprietary equity funds

Non-Bank Stock Fund Averages

S+P 500

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Latest Latest Latest

Rank FunInvestment Objective 3 Years*5 Years*10 Years*

1 AmSLong-Term Growth 16.96 15.01

2 DreMaximum Capital Gain

3 WesGrowth and Current Income 21.71 15.79

4 FirLong-Term Growth 20.48

5 PacFlexible Income 14.19 16.11

6 OneEquity Income 20.04 14.5

7 MagGrowth and Current Income

8 OneEquity Income 19.68 14.19

9 OneEquity Income 18.92

10 DreLong-Term Growth 25.18 15.27 12.93

11 DreLong-Term Growth 19.78

12 AVELong-Term Growth 17.11 11.64

13 DreLong-Term Growth 18.9

14 BilSmall Company Growth

15 ArmEquity Income

16 FirGrowth and Current Income 21.34

17 NorEquity Income

18 NorEquity Income

19 ArmLong-Term Growth 18.16 12.17

20 MarGrowth and Current Income 21.35

21 STIEquity Income 21.7

22 MunEquity Income

23 FirGrowth and Current Income 19.94

24 QuaGrowth and Current Income

25 BilGrowth and Current Income

26 STIEquity Income 21.24

27 NatGrowth and Current Income

28 NorGrowth and Current Income

29 DG Long-Term Growth 19.82

30 SouLong-Term Growth 21.38

31 AVEEquity Income 17.6 13.89

32 PorGrowth and Current Income 21.56 14.69

33 AmcLong-Term Growth 21.2

34 PorGrowth and Current Income 21.34 14.57

35 ComGrowth and Current Income 20.21

36 SieGrowth and Current Income 18.88 13.79

37 STIEquity Income

38 FirGrowth and Current Income 21.89

39 MasGrowth and Current Income 21.78

40 JPMGrowth and Current Income 17.94

41 CorGrowth and Current Income 21.78 15.47 12.6

42 DreGrowth and Current Income 21.75 15.85

43 KenGrowth and Current Income 21.43

44 GriGrowth and Current Income 22.01

45 SeaLong-Term Growth 21.86 15.7

46 PegLong-Term Growth 22.01

47 PegLong-Term Growth 21.98

48 ComGrowth and Current Income 21.84

49 HarEquity Income

50 DreGrowth and Current Income 21.78

Average for top 50 funds wit 20.45 14.58 12.76

Average for all 399 funds wi 16.34 13.17 10.51

Average for all 715 bank pro 15.82 12.85 10.3

Non-Bank Stock Fund Averages 14.98 13.26 10.93

S+P 500 22.2 16.35 13.32 ===

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