Morningstar Inc., the Chicago financial publisher, tracks five market-neutral funds, none of them more than two years old.

Total assets were just $37.5 million as of June 30, according to Morningstar Inc., the Chicago financial publisher.

The average such fund has lost 19.5 percent through Sept. 4, according to Morningstar Inc., the Chicago financial publisher.

Barra has talked to Morningstar Inc., the Chicago financial publisher, about including market impact data in its fund ratings.

In retirement, he worked with a Chicago publisher on employment benefits plans.

Consider Morningstar, the Chicago financial publisher that provides the most widely used fund rating system.

But new figures crunched by Morningstar Inc., the Chicago financial publisher, show just how strong the trend has become.

The average large-capitalization value fund lost 17.4 percent over that period, according to Morningstar Inc., the Chicago financial publisher.

He was a native of Illinois who had been a Chicago publisher before settling in Southern California.

Their expenses are relatively low, according to Morningstar Inc., the Chicago financial publisher.