Mutual Fund Research

The Morningstar Rating™ for funds is calculated for management investment company products registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are analyzed as a single product category for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star.

Funds selected for the All-Star List are selected from the no-load mutual funds offered through E*TRADE Securities. For more information on the All-Star List, please see the list criteria on etrade.com/allstar.

Expense ratios are provided by Morningstar and are based on information obtained from the mutual fund's last audited financial statement. Current expense ratios for the funds may be different.

To discourage short-term trading, E*TRADE Securities will charge an Early Redemption Fee of $49.99 on redemptions or exchanges of no-load, no transaction fee funds that are held less than 90 days. Direxion (other than the commodity Trends Strategy Fund DXCTX), ProFunds, Rydex mutual funds and all money market funds will not be subject to the Early Redemption Fee. All fees and expenses as described in the fund's prospectus still apply. Please read the fund's prospectus carefully before investing.

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