U.S. Stock Categories

U.S. Stock portfolios are placed in a category based on the style and size of the stocks they typically own. The style and size parameters are based on the divisions used in the investment style box: Value, Blend, or Growth style and Small, Mid-cap, or Large average market capitalization.

By reviewing investment style over the past three years, we place U.S. Stock portfolios in one of the following nine categories (see the Morningstar Style Box definition for details):

Large Growth

Large Blend

Large Value

Mid-Cap Growth

Mid-Cap Blend

Mid-Cap Value

Small Growth

Small Blend

Small Value

 

Morningstar also includes several other, specialized categories, including:

Bear Market

Conservative Allocation

Convertibles

Moderate Allocation

Specialty Communications

Specialty Financials

Specialty Health

Specialty Natural Resources

Specialty Real Estate

Specialty Technology

Specialty Utilities