Exhibit VI

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1951's Twenty-Five Largest Funds: Then and Now

    1951   2002   1951to 2002
  Fund Assets (million) Expense Ratio   Revenue (million)   Assets (million) Expense Ratio   Revenue (million)   Increase in Expense Ratio   Increase in Fund size   Increase in Fund Costs  
1 Mass. Investors Trust $438 0.29 % $1.27   $6,611 1.19 % $78.9   312 % 15 x 62 x
2 AXP Mutual 323 0.58   1.88   1,608 0.91   14.6   57   5   8  
3 Wellington Fund 194 0.55   1.07   22,390 0.35   78.3   (36)   115   73  
4 Lord Abbet Affiliated* 170 0.66   1.12   10,944 0.90   98.3   36   65   88  
5 American Fundamental* 115 0.73   0.84   16,287 0.70   113.2   (5)   141   134  
6 Putnam Investors* 112 0.55   0.62   5,549 1.16   64.4   111   50   105  
7 State Street Investment 107 0.59   0.63   1,400 1.20   16.8   104   13   27  
8 Alliance Growth & Income* 102 0.76   0.77   6,552 1.45   94.7   90   64   122  
9 Eaton & Howard Balanced 78 0.59   0.46   n/a         -   -   -  
10 Eaton Vance Balanced* 75 0.64   0.48   165 1.37   2.3   114   2   5  
11 Fidelity Fund 64 0.63   0.40   8,696 0.53   46.1   (16)   135   114  
12 Waddell & Reed Adv Core* 53 0.80   0.43   4,589 1.06   48.6   33   86   114  
13 George Putnam Fund 52 0.66   0.34   5,911 1.11   65.6   68   114   192  
14 Alliance Mid Cap Growth* 51 0.63   0.32   462 1.30   6.0   106   9   19  
15 Commonwealth Investment 42 0.64   0.27   n/a         -   -   -  
16 Scudder Income* 36 0.69   0.25   566 0.95   5.4   38   16   21  
17 American Business Shares 36 0.83   0.30   n/a         -   -   -  
18 Mass. Investors Growth* 34 0.54   0.18   9,468 1.17   110.8   117   278   602  
19 Keystone S2 34 0.71   0.24   n/a                    
20 Phoenix-Oakhurst G&I* 32 0.86   0.28   421 1.33   5.6   55   13   20  
21 AMEX Stock* 32 0.61   0.19   2,277 0.91   20.7   49   72   108  
22 Century Shares Trust 29 0.42   0.12   273 1.05   2.9   150   9   23  
23 Seligman Growth* 27 0.50   0.14   459 1.35   6.2   170   17   46  
24 Diversified Investment Fund 25 0.96   0.24   n/a         -   -   -  
25 Seligman Common Stock* 24 0.48   0.12   298 1.28   3.8   167   12   33  
  Average $91 0.64 % $0.52   $5,246 1.06 % $44.16   67 % 57 x 85 x

* Fund name has changed.

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