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First Investors Blue Chip B (FBCBX)On Dec 2: 18.22  Down 0.03 (0.16%)  
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Performance  As of 31-Oct-09Get Performance for:
PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW 
Morningstar Return Rating:Below average
Year to Date Return:12.34%
5-Year Average Return:-0.68%
Number of Years Up:4
Number of Years Down:1
Best 1-Yr Total Return (2006):13.03%
Worst 1-Yr Total Return (2008):-32.99%
Best 3-Yr Total Return (2004-6):7.15%
Worst 3-Yr Total Return (2006-8):-7.94%
LOAD ADJUSTED RETURNS 
1-Year:-12.61%
3-Year:-6.95%
5-Year:-0.58%
10-Year:-2.40%
TRAILING RETURNS (%) VS. BENCHMARKS 
ReturnFBCBXCategoryDiffIndex*Diff
Year To Date12.3418.65-6.3117.05-4.71
1-Month-0.99-2.181.19-1.860.87
3-Month5.135.080.055.48-0.35
1-Year6.1411.86-5.729.80-3.66
3-Year-7.14-6.78-0.36-7.02-0.12
5-Year-0.680.49-1.170.33-1.01
Last Bull Market ( 28-Feb-09 to 30-Sep-09)37.9645.26-7.345.76-7.8
Last Bear Market ( 31-Aug-08 to 31-Aug-09)-17.75-15.99-1.76-18.250.5
* Index means [ S&P 500 TR ]
ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (%) HISTORY  
YearFBCBXCategoryDiff
2009N/AN/AN/A
2008
 
-32.99-37.794.80
2007
 
3.016.16-3.15
2006
 
13.0314.17-1.14
2005
 
2.915.88-2.97
2004
 
5.7410.02-4.28
2003
 
24.3027.05-2.75
2002
 
-26.71-22.25-4.46
2001
 
-19.90-13.50-6.40
2000
 
-6.70-6.31-0.39
1999
 
23.8420.163.68
PAST QUARTERLY RETURNS (%) FOR FBCBX 
Q1Q2Q3Q4
2009-11.2412.9813.13N/A
2008-8.92-3.92-4.53-19.79
2007-0.776.451.83-4.24
20063.67-2.165.126.02
2005-1.880.432.631.76
20040.83-0.60-2.988.75
2003-4.3214.132.2011.38
2002-2.92-13.37-16.814.74
2001-13.424.89-18.287.93
20007.64-5.12-1.27-7.47
1999N/AN/AN/A19.60
RANK IN CATEGORY (BY TOTAL RETURN) 
PeriodRankFunds in Category% Rank
Year To Date1751201386.98
1-Month232211011.00
3-Month982209046.99
6-Month1557204975.99
1-Year1421199971.09
3-Year780169446.04
5-Year835135261.76

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