PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Shervin Hanachi TI - Can the Average U.S. Equity Fund Outperform the Benchmarks? AID - 10.3905/joi.2000.319417 DP - 2000 May 31 TA - The Journal of Investing PG - 45--52 VI - 9 IP - 2 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/9/2/45.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/9/2/45.full AB - This article compares the performance of mutual funds to appropriate benchmarks on a monthly basis over a five and a half year period. A number of interesting tendencies seem to hold regardless of capitalization or style. Small-, mid-, or large-cap funds have tended to outperform their relevant benchmark when their dominant capitalization sector has underperformed. Large-cap funds have had the highest returns but the worst performance relative to benchmarks. Just the opposite has been true for small-caps. Value outperformed growth funds relative to their benchmarks has been noticeably superior to that of value funds across all capitalization levels.