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Average Annual Total Returns
Month-End Performance as of 4/30/12
  YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception 5/1/97
RS Emerging Markets Fund, Class AWithout Sales LoadWith Maximum Sales Load 15.66%
10.19%		 -9.92%
-14.19%		 20.32%
18.40%		 4.61%
3.60%		 14.64%
14.09%		 9.54%
9.19%
MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index1 12.79% -12.34% 18.67% 3.77% 14.26% 7.39%
Average Annual Total Returns
Quarter-End Performance as of 3/31/12
  YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception 5/1/97
RS Emerging Markets Fund, Class AWithout Sales LoadWith Maximum Sales Load 17.37%
11.81%		 -6.77%
-11.21%		 28.73%
26.66%		 5.93%
4.90%		 14.64%
14.08%		 9.70%
9.35%
MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index1 14.14% -8.52% 25.42% 4.97% 14.47% 7.51%
Historical Performance
(Performance shown at Net Asset Value (NAV) and does not include the effects of any sales charge that may apply)
*Since Inception: 5/1/97

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Calendar Year
1997 8.90%* 0.09% -15.57% -7.97%*
1998 0.32% -20.80% -22.15% 14.83% -28.97%
1999 5.11% 18.86% -4.57% 42.52% 69.91%
2000 12.67% -11.48% -11.46% -13.80% -23.88%
2001 -5.42% 10.43% -23.85% 27.84% 1.68%
2002 18.11% -9.52% -16.06% 6.46% -4.50%
2003 -6.82% 22.47% 12.16% 19.94% 53.53%
2004 10.25% -10.84% 10.12% 14.11% 23.53%
2005 2.32% 5.69% 19.20% 8.49% 39.83%
2006 11.93% -1.26% 6.08% 15.83% 35.79%
2007 0.91% 16.93% 15.90% 5.09% 43.72%
2008 -10.04% -2.69% -28.32%  -29.41%  -55.70%
2009 -0.91%  44.06%  24.81%   8.30%   92.96%
2010 1.12%   -7.78%   19.16%    6.33%  18.15% 
2011 -0.52%  -2.86%  -24.26%   7.97%   -20.98%
2012 17.37%        
Investment Team
Performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The Fund is the successor to The Guardian Emerging Markets Fund; performance shown includes performance of the predecessor fund for periods prior to October 9, 2006. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please keep in mind that any high double-digit returns are highly unusual and cannot be sustained. As of the most current prospectus, the Fund's total gross annual operating expense ratio for the Class A shares is 1.49%. Class A performance quoted "with maximum sales load" reflects the current maximum sales charge of 4.75%. Please read the prospectus carefully for more information on sales charges as they do not apply in all cases and if applied are reduced for larger purchases. Any sales charges are in addition to the Fund's fees and expenses as detailed in the Fund's most current prospectus. The performance quoted at NAV or "without sales load" does not reflect any sales charge. If a sales charge were included, the performance stated above would be lower. Current and month-end performance information, which may be lower or higher than that cited, is available by contacting RS Investments at 800-766-3863 and is frequently updated on our web site.

Fees and expenses are factored into the net asset value of your shares and any performance numbers we release. Total return figures reflect an expense limitation in effect during the periods shown; without such limitation, the performance shown would have been lower. Performance results assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The return figures shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

1 The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets Free (EMF) Index is generally considered to be representative of the stock market activity of emerging markets. Index results assume the reinvestment of dividends paid on the stocks constituting the index. Unlike the Fund, the index does not incur fees or expenses.

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RS is an independent subsidiary of Guardian Investor Services LLC. Guardian Investor Services LLC (GIS), is a registered broker-dealer, registered investment advisor, and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

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