The Fund may invest in derivatives, which may increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value and may result in a loss to the Fund.
1. POP (Public Offering Price) is the NAV (Net Asset Value) plus a sales charge. All POPs are subject to revision and include the maximum sales charge.
2. S&P 500® is a trademark of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and has been licensed for use. Standard & Poor's does not sponsor, endorse, sell, or promote the Fund or represent the advisability of investing in the Fund. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index and is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance. An investment cannot be made directly into an index.
Fund statistics shown are for Class A only, other share classes may vary. The P/E Ratio (price-to-earnings) denotes the weighted average of all the P/Es of the securities in the fund's portfolio. The P/B Ratio (price-to-book) is the weighted average of all the P/Bs of the securities in the fund's portfolio. Return on Equity (ROE) is the weighted average of all the ROEs of the securities in the fund's portfolio. ROE is calculated by dividing net income by book value. Standard deviation measures how widely dispersed a fund's returns have been over a specified period of time. A high standard deviation indicates that the range is wide, implying greater potential for volatility. Beta is a measure of historical volatility relative to an appropriate index (benchmark) based on its investment objective. A beta greater than 1.00 indicates volatility greater than the benchmark's. Alpha measures a fund's risk-adjusted performance and is expressed as an annualized percentage. R-Squared measures the percentage of a fund's movements that result from movements in the index. The Sharpe Ratio shown is calculated for the past 36-month period by dividing annualized excess returns by annualized standard deviation. The Annual Turnover Rate is as of the most recent annual shareholder report. Upside/Downside Market Capture measures a manager's performance in up/down markets relative to the fund's benchmark.
Effective 1/1/02, MainStay Equity Index Fund closed to new investors and new share purchases.
Average annual total returns include the change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.
This mutual fund may be offered and sold only to persons in the United States. Please contact your investment professional or call 800-MAINSTAY (624-6782) for a prospectus or download it now. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the investment company. Please read it carefully before you invest.
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