But these funds still suffered a loss of 10.4 percent for all of 1998.
If too many people rush in or out, the smaller funds, in particular, could suffer.
In fact, many such funds have suffered early this year.
The fund has suffered as a result of losses in the fixed-income market this spring.
The fund also suffered from large positions in thinly traded stocks.
The fund suffered from its loyalty to that stock and other big consumer names in 1993.
At least two funds suffered big losses last summer.
Similar funds have suffered from some of the same - though less severe - problems.
Since then, the fund has suffered net withdrawals of $11.3 billion.
But the shift took place during a period when the market favored larger stocks and the fund has suffered accordingly.
