Midas MIDSX

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At-a-Glance

Performance

Risk & Tax Analysis

Portfolio

Fund Facts & Fees

Tax Cost Ratio

As of 07/31/2010

	1 yr	5 yr	10 yr
MIDSX	0.0	0.45	0.23
Category Average	0.57	1.22	1.02

Tax Cost Ratio represents the percentage-point reduction in returns that results from Federal income taxes (before shares in the fund are sold, and assuming the highest Federal tax bracket).

Example: if a fund has a 10% pre-tax return, and taxes reduce that return to 9%, then the tax cost ratio is 1.00.

Return¹

Quarterly data as of 06/30/2010

	1 yr	3 yr	5 yr	10 yr	Since Incept.
Pre-Tax	41.29	-6.15	15.0	15.29	3.71
After-Tax²	41.29	-6.82	14.48	15.03	3.2

Numbers are adjusted for possible sales charges, and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains over each time period.

Pre-liquidation (before sale of shares): includes taxes on fund's distributions of dividends and capital gains. Figures based on highest Federal income tax bracket. State and local taxes are not included.

Risk and Volatility

As of 07/31/2010

Mean	-7.03	Represents the total annualized return for a fund over a 3-year time period.
Standard Deviation (%)	50.69	Measures fund's variation around its mean performance over time. Higher figures indicate greater volatility.
Sharpe Ratio (%)	0.11	Indicates reward versus risk. The higher the figure, the better the fund's historical risk-adjusted performance.
Beta (vs. benchmark index)	-2.39	Beta is a statistical measure that shows a fund's volatility relative to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index for equity funds and relative to the Lehman Brothers Aggregate index for bond funds.
Alpha	8.45	Alpha is a measure of fund performance on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha compares the risk-adjusted performance of a fund to a benchmark index (such as the S&P 500). The excess return of the fund relative to the return of the benchmark index is a fund's alpha. A positive alpha means the fund has outperformed the index on a risk-adjusted basis.

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax. Actual returns depend on an investor's situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns may not be relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements. The after-tax performance figures provided above may vary from the after-tax performance figures provided by other sources if those figures include certain additional tax credits. If the sale of shares results in a capital loss that offsets capital gains or other income, post-liquidation after-tax returns may exceed pre-liquidation after-tax returns.

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