RS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio



Strategy Attributes

  • Focused on mid-cap growth companies that possess solid growth, high margins and strong Return on Invested Capital that we can purchase at a discount to our own earnings estimates.
  • Leverages detailed fundamental research in seeking to invest in quality companies that should outperform the index over the long-term.
  • Our deep and experienced research team consists of eight investment professionals who average more than 13 years of investment experience. Over the years, we have developed and honed a focus on growth investing. We believe the experience of our investment team can exploit inefficiencies in these securities over time.


    • Historical
    • Long Term
    • As of Latest:
    • Month-End
    • Quarter-End
    Month-End Performance as of 6/30/09
      1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception 7/12/95
    RS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Gross of Fees Net of Fees -37.16%
    -37.92%
    -12.47%
    -13.53%
    -3.20%
    -4.38%
    0.70%
    -0.56%
    7.31%
    5.92%
    Russell Midcap® Growth Index1 -30.33% -7.93% -0.44% 0.02% 5.38%
    Quarter-End Performance as of 6/30/09
      1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception 7/12/95
    RS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Gross of Fees Net of Fees -37.16%
    -37.92%
    -12.47%
    -13.53%
    -3.20%
    -4.38%
    0.70%
    -0.56%
    7.31%
    5.92%
    Russell Midcap® Growth Index1 -30.33% -7.93% -0.44% 0.02% 5.38%
    Historical Performance (Results Net of Fees)
    *Since Inception: 7/12/95

      Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Calendar Year
    1995     7.60%* 4.46% 12.40%*
    1996 8.54% 9.34% 0.33% 4.89% 24.88%
    1997 -2.98% 12.40% 17.47% -3.81% 23.21%
    1998 11.62% -2.91% -13.98% 19.20% 11.12%
    1999 6.59% 15.28% -5.07% 35.40% 57.95%
    2000 17.54% -13.54% 0.33% -8.82% -7.03%
    2001 -8.58% 6.94% -26.73% 20.65% -13.57%
    2002 -3.91% -14.53% -15.32% 6.28% -26.08%
    2003 0.95% 19.09% 7.97% 13.69% 47.57%
    2004 3.84% 1.07% -2.92% 10.71% 12.80%
    2005 -3.07% 2.64% 7.99% 2.06% 9.65%
    2006 9.81% -4.43% -0.75% 5.13% 9.50%
    2007 4.54% 9.39% 4.66% -1.74% 17.60%
    2008 -15.79% 0.80% -21.08%  -28.49%  -52.09%
    2009 -0.85%  10.93%      

    Performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.

    Communications

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    RS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2008 Q4 2008
             
    Statistical Summary
    Portfolio Holdings
             
     
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    Portfolio Facts

    Inception 7/12/95
    AUM (as of 6/30/09) $161,335,878
1 The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is an unmanaged market-capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of those companies in the Russell Midcap® Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. (The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index, which consists of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.). Index results assume the reinvestment of dividends paid on the stocks constituting the index. You may not invest in the index, and, unlike the Fund, the index does not incur fees and expenses.

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