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Mutual Fund News Roundup: March 13

Shauna O'Brien Mar 13, 2015

Staying on top of mutual fund news is important for investors. Below, we look at the most important mutual fund news from the past week.

Best Mutual Funds For Retirement

Kiplinger recently published an article of BrightScope’s rankings of the 101 most popular funds in 401(k) accounts. Below, we list the top ten from the rankings.

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Rank	Fund Name	Ticker Symbol	Fund Type
1	Vanguard Institutional Index	VINIX	Large Blend
2	PIMCO Total Return	PTTRX	Total Bond Market
3	Fidelity Contrafund	FCNTX	Large-Growth U.S. Equities
4	American Funds EuroPacific Growth	AEPGX	EAFE
5	Fidelity Spartan 500 Index	FUSEX	Large Blend
6	Vanguard Total Bond Market Index	VBMFX	Total Bond Market
7	Fidelity Growth Company	FDGRX	Large-Growth U.S. Equities
8	Vanguard Wellington	VWELX	Moderate Allocation
9	Dodge & Cox Stock	DODGX	Large-Value U.S. Equities
10	Vanguard 500 Index	VFINX	Large Blend

Janus Funds That Generate High Alpha

Investopedia recently published an article highlighting five Janus mutual funds with high alpha. The funds on the list included the following:

Janus Global Life Sciences Fund (JNGLX)
Janus Triton Fund (JANIX)
Janus Contrarian Fund (JACNX)
Janus Enterprise Fund (JANEX)
Janus Venture Fund (JANVX)

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Top Large Cap Value Mutual Funds

Zacks.com recently published an article naming the top large-cap value mutual funds. These are funds that hold securities which are considered to be undervalued and have prices lower than their fundamentals would suggest. The funds listed in the article include: