Brazos Mid Cap
Fund: Characteristics
  
The securities held in the
portfolio reflect the following growth characteristics as of September 30, 2008.
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Portfolio Characteristics
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As of September 30, 2008 |
| Category |
Brazos
Mid Cap Funds |
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Month
End |
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NAV |
$8.50 |
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Total Assets |
$37.8 mil |
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Percent Cash |
10.5% |
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SIZE** |
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Average Annual Revenues |
$4.0 bil |
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Market Cap: |
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Current Mean |
$6.6 bil |
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Mean At Cost |
$6.8 bil |
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Median |
$5.0 bil |
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GROWTH** |
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Revenues: |
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Last Quarter |
18% |
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Current Year |
19% |
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Last 5 Years |
21% |
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Earnings: |
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Last Quarter |
27% |
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Current Year |
13% |
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Last 5 Years |
30% |
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Next 3-5 Years* |
17% |
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Earnings Surprise: |
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Last Quarter |
5% |
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Prior Quarter |
3% |
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Two Quarters Ago |
5% |
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QUALITY** |
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Return on Equity |
30% |
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Debt to Capitalization |
23% |
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Earnings Stability
(R2) |
0.72 |
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Negative Quarter
Earnings |
5% |
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VALUATION** |
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PE |
16x |
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PE to Growth Ratio |
0.95 |
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Yield |
0.8 |
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*Projected |
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**Represents averages
for the fund's holdings. For a description of each
Portfolio Characteristic category, download the Definition
in PDF format. |
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Fund Holdings
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Top
Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2008
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| Ecolab Inc. |
4.45% |
| St Jude Medical Inc. |
4.14%
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| Cephalon Inc. |
3.87% |
| Urban Outfitters Inc. |
3.31%
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| Edwards Lifesciences Corp. |
3.21% |
| Strayer Education Inc. |
3.18%
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| FLIR Systems |
3.06% |
| ITT Educational Services
Inc. |
3.04%
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| Panera Bread Co. |
2.75% |
| Varian Medical Systems
Inc. |
2.69%
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For
a list of the Top 20 securities as of November 30, 2008,
download the portfolio
in PDF format.
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Sector
Information
The
fund is diversified across the following industry sectors as of
September 30, 2008.

*Fund holdings and
sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not
to be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security in
that sector.
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view additional disclosures.
Past performances does
not guarantee future results.
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