4 Top-Rated Mid-Cap Growth Mutual Funds For Your Portfolio

Mid-cap growth mutual funds provide excellent choices for investors who emphasize investing in securities that will provide them growth with lesser risk. While large companies are normally known for stability and smaller ones for growth, mid caps offer the best of both the worlds, allowing growth and stability simultaneously.

Companies with market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion with solid growth prospects are generally considered while constructing portfolios of mid-cap growth mutual funds. Also, focusing on growth securities allows these funds to provide more returns as growth stocks refer to high quality stocks with the potential for revenue and earnings growth at a rate faster than the industry average.

Below we share with you 4 top-rated, mid-cap growth mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and we expect the fund to outperform its peers in the future. To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all mid-cap growth mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of mid-cap growth funds .

Janus Enterprise S (JGRTX – MF report) invests a minimum of half of its assets in securities of companies having market capitalization similar to those included in the Russell Midcap Growth Index. JGRTX primarily focuses on acquiring common stocks of companies having an impressive growth prospect. JGRTX may also invest in securities issued by foreign companies including those from emerging economies. The Janus Enterprise S fund has returned 11.4% over the past one-year period.

Brian Demain is the fund manager of JGRTX since 2007.

Commerce MidCap Growth (CFAGX – MF report) seeks growth of capital. CFAGX invests the lion’s share of its assets in securities of mid-cap growth companies, which are considered as those with market capitalization within the range of the Russell Midcap Growth Index. CFAGX generally invests in securities of companies having a history of below-average price volatility. The Commerce MidCap Growth fund has returned 8.8% over the past one-year period.