The MarketGrader Core Indexes, which include MG 40, MG 100 and MG 200 had a solid showing during the year’s first quarter, which ended yesterday. The leader was MG 100, which gained 8.84%, compared to the S&P 500 index’s 4.87%. MG 100 is now up 63.75% in the last 52 weeks, besting the S&P 500’s 46.57%. Please see below for the performance of all three indexes compared to four market benchmarks. You may find more information on our Core indexes by clicking here.

2010 Q1 Returns:

MG 40       6.08%

MG 100     8.84%

MG 200     6.61%

S&P 500    4.87%

DJIA          4.11%

Nasdaq      5.68%

S&P 1500   5.30%