Today we are featuring top-performing “Small-Cap" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of companies that have market capitalizations of less than $2 billion.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Small-Cap Equity Funds.

2 Solid Picks

Dean Small Cap Value A (DASCX) seeks long-term capital appreciation and secondarily, dividend income. The fund focuses on high-quality companies that are undervalued for transitory reasons in search of above-average returns.

The fund may invest in equity securities of mid or large-cap companies, preferred stocks, or derivative instruments, such as put and call options and futures contracts, and in fixed-income securities, including corporate bonds.

Unit holders have to make a minimum initial investment of $1,000 to enter this Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong Buy") fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.50%.

Delaware Pooled Small-Cap Growth Equity (DPSGX) was incepted

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Today we are featuring top-performing “Small-Cap" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of companies that have market capitalizations of less than $2 billion.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Small-Cap Equity Funds.

3 Solid Choices

Buffalo Small Cap (BUFSX) seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund targets companies with individual market capitalizations of $2 billion or less at the time of initial purchase.

The fund primarily invests in common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks warrants and rights of domestic small-cap companies. As of March 2009, its portfolio turnover was 15%.

Kent Gasaway has been lead manager at the fund since its inception in April 1998. Previously, Gasaway spent 10 years with Waddell & Reed Mutual Funds Group.

Dean Small Cap Value A (DASCX) seeks long-term capital appreciation and secondarily, dividend income. The

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

AudioCodes Ltd (AUDC) Autoliv Inc (ALV) Brigham Exploration Co (BEXP) Broadpoint Gleacher Securities Group Inc (BPSG) Chordiant Software Inc (CHRD) Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) Cott Corp (COT) DRI Corp (TBUS) Expedia Inc (EXPE) Gamco Investors Inc (GBL) Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GOL) Hospira Inc (HSP) Impax Laboratories Inc (IPXL) J&J Snack Foods Corp (JJSF) Littelfuse Inc (LFUS) NuVasive Inc (NUVA) Palomar Medical Technologies Inc (PMTI) ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

American Italian Pasta Co (AIPC) AudioCodes Ltd (AUDC) Broadpoint Gleacher Securities Group Inc (BPSG) Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) Corinthian Colleges Inc (COCO) The Corporate Executive Board Co (EXBD) DRI Corp (TBUS) El Paso Corp (EP) EnerSys (ENS) Fairchild Semiconductor International (FCS) Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (FDP) Fuel Systems Solutions Inc (FSYS) Genoptix Inc (GXDX) HF Financial Corp (HFFC) HLTH Corp (HLTH) Impax Laboratories Inc (IPXL) Jones ...

Today morning, Japanese pharmaceutical company Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. confirmed that it signed a definitive agreement to buy U.S. pharmaceutical company Sepracor Inc. (SEPR). The deal has been valued at $23 per share or $2.6 billion.

The market was abuzz with rumors yesterday regarding the potential takeover. The rumors led to a 26.46% increase in Sepracor’s stock price. Trading was halted in the afternoon with Sepracor shares closing at $22.80.

This acquisition is the latest in a series of deals conducted by Japanese companies that are looking to tap the U.S. pharmaceutical market – the biggest in the world. Last year, we saw four such deals take place including Eisai’s acquisition of MGI Pharma, Takeda’s acquisition of Millennium Pharma and Shionogi’s acquisition of Sciele. Finally, Daiichi-Sankyo acquired a stake in India’s Ranbaxy Labs.

Following the completion of the acquisition, Sepracor will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America

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Stock-PR Thursday September 3, 2009 Watch List!

 

Aquentium Inc. (AQNM.OB) Aquentium (OTCBB: AQNM) is a diversified publicly traded company with headquarters in the United States of America. The company and its subsidiaries have an emphasis on green technologies. The company currently has interests in alternative energy, waste-to-energy, non-chemical sanitation equipment, water treatment, food safety, mining, SIP building panels, low cost affordable housing, re-deployable housing structures, and recycling. Web Site: http://www.aquentium.com

 

Sepracor, Inc. (SEPR) Sepracor Inc., a research-based pharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products Web Site: http://www.sepracor.com

 

 

Yamana Gold, Inc. (AUY) Yamana Gold, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold properties. Web Site: http://www.yamana.com

 

 

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Delaware Trend A (DELTX) seeks long-term capital appreciation by primarily investing in small, growth-oriented or emerging companies.

The fund uses a bottom-up approach to create a portfolio and normally maintains its position in a stock until it fully achieves its growth potential. It analyzes price-to-earnings ratios, estimated growth rates, market capitalization and cash flows to determine the attractiveness of a company.

Medarex Inc. (MEDX), Sepracor Inc. (SEPR) and Abraxis BioScience Inc. (ABII) are among the fund’s key holdings.

Delaware International Value Equity A (DEGIX) was incepted in October 1991. The investment seeks long-term growth without undue risk to principal.

The fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers from foreign countries but may invest more than 25% of assets in the securities of issuers located in the same country. As of May 31, its portfolio turnover was 44%.

Shareholders have to make

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – August 27, 2009 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value.

The four highlighted picks are: Sepracor Inc (SEPR), Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA), Lubrizol Corp. (LZ) and Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. (HGR).      Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607

Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled -37.6% – but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%.

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Today we are featuring top-performing "Small-Cap" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of companies that have market capitalizations of less than $2 billion.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Small-Cap Equity Funds.

3 Solid Choices

Buffalo Small Cap (BUFSX) seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund targets companies with individual market capitalizations of $2 billion or less at the time of initial purchase.

The fund primarily invests in common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks warrants and rights of domestic small-cap companies. As of March 2009, its portfolio turnover was 15%.

Kent Gasaway has been lead manager at the fund since its inception in April 1998. Previously, Gasaway spent 10 years with Waddell & Reed Mutual Funds Group.

Dean Small Cap Value A (DASCX) seeks long-term capital appreciation and secondarily, dividend income. The fund

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Rainmaker Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMKR), a leading provider of sales and marketing solutions offering hosted application software and execution services, is pleased to announce ViewCentral 6.0, the latest release of its SaaS, on-demand Learning Management Solution (LMS) for customer education sales. This release further cements ViewCentral’s position as a leader in SaaS on-demand training platforms for companies who want to generate revenue from their customers through education sales, with globalization, open standards and improved ease-of-use.

Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI), a provider of postsecondary education services, today announced that its academic institutions — Ashford University and University of the Rockies

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