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Average Annual Total Returns
Month-End Performance as of 6/30/10
  YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception 11/15/95
RS Global Natural Resources Fund, Class AWithout Sales LoadWith Maximum Sales Load -4.58%
-9.10%
20.96%
15.20%
-5.49%
-7.02%
6.90%
5.87%
14.46%
13.91%
10.21%
9.84%
S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index1 -9.32% 13.43% -6.89% 5.70% 7.65% N/A
S&P 500® Index2 -6.65% 14.43% -9.81% -0.79% -1.59% 5.70%
Average Annual Total Returns
Quarter-End Performance as of 6/30/10
  YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception 11/15/95
RS Global Natural Resources Fund, Class AWithout Sales LoadWith Maximum Sales Load -4.58%
-9.10%
20.96%
15.20%
-5.49%
-7.02%
6.90%
5.87%
14.46%
13.91%
10.21%
9.84%
S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index1 -9.32% 13.43% -6.89% 5.70% 7.65% N/A
S&P 500® Index2 -6.65% 14.43% -9.81 -0.79% -1.59% 5.70%
Historical Performance
(Performance shown at Net Asset Value (NAV) and does not include the effects of any sales charge that may apply)
*Since Inception: 11/15/95

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Calendar Year
1995       1.20%* 1.20%*
1996 17.19% 3.96% 6.57% 8.75% 41.21%
1997 -6.65% 2.85% 7.65% -19.84% -17.14%
1998 5.23% -10.83% -22.47% -9.90% -34.45%
1999 4.69% 28.04% 1.20% -9.78% 22.39%
2000 3.61% 9.09% 7.95% 3.14% 25.85%
2001 1.48% 6.60% -15.21% 9.68% 0.61%
2002 14.36% 5.22% -6.25% 3.76% 17.04%
2003 -0.07% 14.87% 1.48% 22.02% 42.13%
2004 5.98% 0.83% 14.94% 9.44% 34.43%
2005 8.01% 2.17% 28.74% 0.11% 42.23%
2006 8.24% 2.12% -8.59% 6.99% 8.11%
2007 7.17% 10.77% 4.92% 6.04% 32.07%
2008 -1.22% 16.12% -34.23%  -29.44%  -46.77%
2009 -3.04% 21.50% 17.32%  8.05%  49.33%
2010 2.14% -6.57%    
Performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please keep in mind that any high double-digit returns are highly unusual and cannot be sustained. As of the most current prospectus, the Fund's total gross annual operating expense ratio for the Class A shares is 1.50%. Class A performance quoted "with maximum sales load" reflects the current maximum sales charge of 4.75%. Please read the prospectus carefully for more information on sales charges as they do not apply in all cases and if applied are reduced for larger purchases. Any sales charges are in addition to the Fund's fees and expenses as detailed in the Fund's most current prospectus. The performance quoted at NAV or "without sales load" does not reflect any sales charge. If a sales charge were included, the performance stated above would be lower. Current and month-end performance information, which may be lower or higher than that cited, is available by contacting RS Investments at 800-766-3863 and is frequently updated on our
web site.

Fees and expenses are factored into the net asset value of your shares and any performance numbers we release. Total return figures reflect an expense limitation in effect during the periods shown; without such limitation, the performance shown would have been lower. Performance results assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The return figures shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

1 The S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index is a modified cap-weighted index designed as a benchmark for U.S.-traded securities in the natural resources sector. The index includes companies involved in the following categories: extractive industries, energy companies, owners and operators of timber tracts, forestry services, producers of pulp and paper, and owners of plantations. Index results assume the reinvestment of dividends paid on the stocks constituting the index. Unlike the Fund, the index does not incur fees or expenses.

2 The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Index results assume the reinvestment of dividends paid on the stocks constituting the index. You may not invest in the index, and, unlike the Fund, the index does not incur fees and expenses.

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