Mosaic Taps Stocks With A Difference; Fund Staying Focused; Mid-cap managers look for firms with distinct competitive advantages.(MUTUAL FUNDS)(MUTUAL FUND PROFILE)

Publication: Investor's Business Daily

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Byline: MURRAY COLEMAN

Richard Eisinger doesn't like to live on the edge.

That's why he picks stocks with a clear advantage over its competition. As manager of Mosaic Mid-Cap Fund, he seeks firms determined to sustain their market leadership.

"It's very difficult to go out tomorrow and start a competing operation against the companies we own," said Eisinger, 39, who manages Mosaic Mid-Cap with Jay Sekelsky.

The pair have ridden their well-positioned picks to the top of the mid-cap field.

In the past five years heading into Monday, the fund returned an average annual 12.98% vs. 10.73% for its mid-cap blend peers tracked by Morningstar and -1.77% for the S&P 500. It topped...

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