TABLE 1. Performance of Stock Screens on AAII's Web Site
Strategy Total Gain (%) Monthly Variability (%) Monthly Holdings
2003* 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 Total Std Dev High Low Avg % Holdover
Value
Cash Rich Firms 24.2 -9.4 20.1 40.5 37.1 -3.8 150.5 7.7 17.6 -20.7 34 74.6
David Dreman 15.5 8.3 26.4 38.0 -3.0 -1.5 108.5 5.2 12.6 -15.4 21 68.0
David Dreman With Est Revisions 40.0 16.6 -29.9 38.7 6.7 10.7 87.4 7.3 11.4 -25.8 8 20.2
Dividend Screen—DRPs 11.8 -1.2 38.9 27.7 -1.1 -4.1 85.9 5.4 15.6 -14.2 29 73.8
Dividend Screen—Non-DRPs 15.8 28.6 54.7 16.5 -3.6 0.6 160.2 4.3 10.5 -13.6 30 72.6
High Relative Dividend Yield 8.4 0.4 24.1 23.3 -2.1 6.3 73.4 5.0 12.5 -12.0 38 78.8
Dogs of the Dow 4.1 -9.8 -1.2 4.1 5.7 9.8 12.0 6.2 16.1 -15.5 10 92.1
Dogs of the Dow—Low Priced 5 4.5 -6.5 7.2 3.2 -2.0 24.6 32.0 7.4 19.4 -15.8 5 83.3
Low Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 18.2 13.6 63.8 17.8 10.0 2.6 192.4 6.6 25.1 -14.4 30 75.3
Fundamental Rule of Thumb 55.2 3.2 42.3 28.7 11.7 -9.4 196.8 8.6 33.8 -19.2 51 76.0
Graham—Defensive Investor (Non-Utility) 7.3 3.1 61.5 12.0 3.6 9.6 127.0 6.5 15.7 -14.6 20 78.6
Graham—Enterprising Investor 10.3 43.5 55.3 24.2 -5.0 -7.3 168.9 7.3 23.4 -18.7 6 69.9
Josef Lakonishok 15.5 -5.2 -3.5 36.7 14.8 7.3 78.0 6.4 16.6 -13.7 19 9.0
John Neff 31.3 15.0 65.2 37.3 17.4 9.3 339.5 8.0 26.8 -20.2 18 62.9
O'Shaughnessy—Value 24.2 -12.9 10.6 22.3 -3.9 7.2 50.8 6.5 16.5 -14.0 48 78.5
Joseph Piotroski 17.2 -15.9 100.2 -0.9 27.1 17.9 193.0 8.7 25.7 -17.2 7 80.0
Low Price to Book 48.1 -6.6 50.2 -22.7 31.1 -9.8 90.0 10.2 50.2 -18.4 nmf 0.0
P/E Relative 26.1 11.1 16.1 20.3 -6.0 26.5 132.8 5.2 14.9 -12.4 28 19.6
Weiss Blue Chip Div. Yield 15.7 -14.1 25.6 18.8 3.9 3.3 59.3 6.9 14.3 -14.8 10 70.9
Growth & Value
Buffett—Hagstrom 10.6 -8.7 13.9 11.4 31.4 27.5 114.7 6.0 13.2 -15.5 30 77.4
Buffettology—EPS Growth 11.2 -10.9 25.7 5.9 17.7 4.0 61.7 6.5 15.0 -20.4 41 87.7
Buffettology—Sustainable Growth 13.6 -11.9 29.7 3.3 14.6 7.4 65.0 7.1 16.5 -18.0 28 84.7
Philip Fisher 35.8 -10.7 70.7 -16.7 5.4 2.6 86.6 10.8 25.6 -26.7 35 69.1
Peter Lynch 29.0 -7.2 39.3 3.2 8.9 1.3 89.7 5.3 18.9 -17.4 26 77.5
Muhlenkamp 15.9 5.9 43.5 22.2 12.8 -6.6 126.5 6.0 15.1 -17.6 23 74.6
Oberweis Octagon 17.8 -17.5 20.2 18.4 33.4 15.6 113.4 9.5 23.3 -23.2 18 57.6
O'Shaughnessy—Growth 33.6 9.8 19.2 11.5 19.5 19.4 178.0 6.9 15.5 -17.9 47 60.9
Low Price-to-Sales 22.5 1.3 43.3 23.3 21.1 13.2 200.4 6.4 14.8 -17.8 48 58.4
Stock Market Winners 15.6 32.1 41.6 27.6 21.7 -12.0 195.6 6.0 17.5 -16.7 22 38.4
T. Rowe Price 17.1 -15.1 8.4 35.2 -4.5 1.8 41.8 7.2 17.0 -18.0 16 66.7
John Templeton 14.2 -32.6 22 20.3 8.1 16.2 42.0 6.8 14.3 -18.2 28 73.7
Value on the Move—PEG With Est Growth 38.1 7.9 34.8 22.9 11.0 2.1 179.9 6.6 15.7 -23.1 54 52.4
Value on the Move—PEG With Hist Growth 25.4 12.1 22.4 19.4 18.0 1.5 146.0 4.9 12.7 -19.1 113 63.0
Ralph Wanger 16.1 -13.1 21.1 -2.8 3.2 -2.4 19.7 7.7 22.8 -19.8 27 71.6
Martin Zweig 37.9 16.9 57.9 46.2 17.1 54.5 572.5 9.1 32.7 -24.2 13 54.6
Growth
Richard Driehaus 47.2 -42.6 -27.4 -8.3 107.4 nmf 16.6 14.0 51.3 -25.7 11 33.0
Foolish Small Cap 8 65.1 -19.4 -8.6 24.2 80.9 17.7 221.5 10.6 38.8 -22.5 28 65.7
Inve$tWare Quality Growth 9.6 -25.0 8 18.5 -3.0 14.5 16.9 6.3 18.2 -22.0 30 88.6
William O'Neil's CANSLIM 34.1 20.5 54.4 38.0 36.6 28.2 503.0 7.4 23.6 -23.1 12 48.4
O'Neil's CAN SLIM Revised 3rd Edition 35.5 -10.3 33.4 96.3 59.0 7.8 445.5 10.6 52.7 -26.7 9 37.0
Return on Equity 17.0 -3.8 18.1 31.4 1.0 18.8 109.5 6.4 13.0 -22.2 34 80.6
Sector/Specialty
ADRs 28.4 -4.4 -5.3 9.9 4.0 2.3 35.9 7.2 31.1 -17.7 16 57.5
Dual Cash Flow 33.3 -13.9 24.6 5.7 114.3 0.9 226.8 8.3 34.7 -16.2 50 68.6
Est Rev Down 19.7 -43.8 26.7 -7.1 21.9 -15.0 -17.9 8.7 17.6 -23.3 211 21.9
Est Rev Down 5% 28.1 -61.5 28.3 -4.2 27.8 -3.9 -25.5 10.7 23.6 -23.2 73 10.8
Est Rev Up 25.1 0.8 -3.5 2.2 38.2 29.9 123.0 6.9 12.2 -18.6 151 17.8
Est Rev Up 5% 29.1 12.9 -8.1 3.6 107.1 43.3 311.6 10.8 30.8 -21.7 37 6.8
Graham—Defensive Investor (Utility) 9.8 -15.9 5.2 51.4 -8.4 14.6 54.3 5.3 12.0 -11.0 19 84.1
Insider Net Purchases 43.3 -19.2 21.8 -38.3 7.5 nmf -6.4 10.2 26.7 -19.0 29 68.3
Michael Murphy Technology 28.0 -79.6 26.7 -52.1 139.7 29.7 -50.8 15.8 44.7 -29.2 14 75.5
Short % Outstanding 30.5 -35.6 8.3 -31.7 -26.9 nmf -54.5 13.1 33.3 -26.2 25 82.5
Short Interest Change 42.9 -34.9 11.6 -51.8 111.1 nmf 5.5 12.9 34.1 -27.4 25 22.2
Short Ratio 14.7 -30.7 18.3 -40.9 2.2 nmf -43.2 10.9 37.8 -24.5 25 52.3
Shadow Stocks 18.9 1.8 29.2 -10.5 16.8 -4.3 56.4 6.2 22.2 -17.4 nmf nmf
Shadow Stocks—Value Screen 46.1 11.3 57.9 17.0 3.6 13.4 252.7 7.1 21.0 -11.3 7 83.5
Indexes
S&P 500 10.8 -23.4 -13.0 -10.1 19.5 26.7 0.4 5.3 9.7 -14.6    
S&P/Barra 500 Growth (incl dividends) 11.2 -23.6 -12.7 -22.1 28.3 42.1 5.4 6.0 9.2 -13.0    
S&P/Barra 500 Value (incl dividends) 12.3 -20.9 -11.7 6.1 12.7 14.7 7.6 5.4 10.4 -16.1    
S&P MidCap 400 11.7 -15.4 -1.6 16.2 13.3 17.7 44.0 6.2 12.0 -18.7    
S&P SmallCap 600 12.4 -15.3 5.7 11.0 11.5 -2.1 22.0 6.5 13.3 -19.4    
Unless otherwise stated, figures do not include dividends or transactions costs.

*Through 6/30/2003.