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So here they are, with the two Seligman share classes first, and then the other five funds, sorted by three-year average annual returns. All returns are net of expenses and include reinvested dividends but exclude any sales charges. Below the funds are the benchmark index and two exchange-traded funds. The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF XLK tracks the S&P 500 information technology sector and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY tracks the full S&P 500. The returns are through the end of November.

   Mutual fund, index or ETF                                 3-year avg. return  5-year avg. return  10-year avg. return  Expense ratio 
   Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund - I                  32.7%               21.6%                22.6%         0.910% 
   Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund - A                  32.4%               21.3%                22.3%         1.160% 
   DWS Science and Technology Fund - A                                    36.1%               17.2%                19.9%         0.880% 
   Nationwide Bailard Technology & Science Fund - M                       31.0%               13.9%                18.5%         0.880% 
   Nomura Science and Technology Fund - C                                 30.6%               13.9%                16.2%         1.920% 
   Invesco Technology Fund - Investor                                     29.5%               11.1%                15.4%         0.910% 
   Victory RS Science and Technology Fund - A                             25.6%                3.6%                14.7%         1.480% 
   S&P North American Technology Sector Index                             37.3%               19.1%                22.4%            N/A 
   State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF                         29.1%               19.3%                22.0%         0.080% 
   SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust                                                 20.4%               15.2%                14.5%         0.095% 

The two listed share classes of the Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund have outperformed the listed competitors for the five-year and 10-year periods. For three years, the DWS Science and Technology Fund's Class A shares KTCAX have been the best performer on the list.

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