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Precious metals and foreign stock funds realized the highest returns last year; plus, mutual funds moved closer to launching ETF share classes.

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The fund has returned 22.89 percent over the past year, 13.27 percent over the past three years, 7.90 percent over the past five years, and 5.83 percent over the past decade.

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