Date updated:08-09-2008
The top-ranked mutual-fund managers in our latest Barron's/Value Line survey say it's a great time to load up on shares of fast-growing companies selling at hefty markdowns.

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SCHW
The Charles Schwa - $17.50
- -1.24%
- $17.88
The manager of No.3-ranked John Hancock Large Cap Equity is taking his own advice, having recently snapped up shares of Bovespa Holding (ticker: BOVH3.Brazil), parent of the Brazilian Stock Exchange, and discount broker Charles Schwab (SCHW).

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MDR
Mcdermott Int Pan - $22.21
- +0.91%
- $22.51
Manu Daftary of Quaker Strategic Growth (No. 9) is the leader in Aggressive Growth this year. Nowadays, Daftary thinks engineering concerns McDermott International (MDR) and ABB (ABB) are attractive.

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ABB
Abb Ltd - $17.97
- +3.87%
- $17.89
Manu Daftary of Quaker Strategic Growth (No. 9) is the leader in Aggressive Growth this year. Nowadays, Daftary thinks engineering concerns McDermott International (MDR) and ABB (ABB) are attractive.

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SPSN
Spsn - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Another notable absentee is Scott Barbee, last year's winner, whose Aegis Value Fund (AVALX) celebrated its 10-year anniversary in May. It has returned more than 12% a year in the decade, but is down 12% over the past year, hurt by selloffs in small-caps and Spansion (SPSN), a maker of flash-memory chips whose shares have fallen 76% in the past 12 months

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MOS
Mosaic Company (t - $56.91
- +4.35%
- $55.54
While the fund world ponders Bill Miller's fall from grace, some in the media now dub Ken Heebner the nation's best fund manager. CGM Focus Fund's 35% five-year return trails only ING Russia's in our survey. Heebner, No. 3 last year, has been a fan of fertilizer companies such as Mosaic (MOS) and Potash (POT), which have sprouted huge gains. Steel-producers United States Steel (X) and Nucor (NUE) recently were the fund's two biggest holdings.

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POT
Potash Cp Saskatc - $105.61
- +4.04%
- $103.50
While the fund world ponders Bill Miller's fall from grace, some in the media now dub Ken Heebner the nation's best fund manager. CGM Focus Fund's 35% five-year return trails only ING Russia's in our survey. Heebner, No. 3 last year, has been a fan of fertilizer companies such as Mosaic (MOS) and Potash (POT), which have sprouted huge gains. Steel-producers United States Steel (X) and Nucor (NUE) recently were the fund's two biggest holdings.

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X
United States Ste - $46.01
- +4.35%
- $45.45
While the fund world ponders Bill Miller's fall from grace, some in the media now dub Ken Heebner the nation's best fund manager. CGM Focus Fund's 35% five-year return trails only ING Russia's in our survey. Heebner, No. 3 last year, has been a fan of fertilizer companies such as Mosaic (MOS) and Potash (POT), which have sprouted huge gains. Steel-producers United States Steel (X) and Nucor (NUE) recently were the fund's two biggest holdings.

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NUE
Nucor Cp - $40.46
- +2.25%
- $40.38
While the fund world ponders Bill Miller's fall from grace, some in the media now dub Ken Heebner the nation's best fund manager. CGM Focus Fund's 35% five-year return trails only ING Russia's in our survey. Heebner, No. 3 last year, has been a fan of fertilizer companies such as Mosaic (MOS) and Potash (POT), which have sprouted huge gains. Steel-producers United States Steel (X) and Nucor (NUE) recently were the fund's two biggest holdings.
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