Here's how they have done since. Brazos Small Cap Growth. The team-managed fund returned a phenomenal 54.5 percent in 1997, and its 13.6 percent return in 1998 placed it among the top fifth of small growth funds. Janus Special Situations. Manager David Decker has done so well here that it was easy to recommend his new Strategic Value fund this time around.
Decker buys growth stocks but insists on low prices relative to strong free cash flows.
The fund's 34.7 percent three-year return through July 14 is in the top half of midcap growth funds, even as its Morningstar risk scores are among the lowest in that category. Masters' Select Equity. Value maestro Bill Miller recently joined the crew. PBHG Mid Cap Value. Manager Gary Haubold bought value-priced stocks with strong growth prospects and doubled initial shareholders' money during the fund's first two years.