Five Stocks the Best-Performing Pros Own

The easiest way to beat the market is to follow the lead of someone who consistently does just that.... like Patrick Cunningham, the managing director at Manning & Napier. His fund - the Manning & Napier Pro-Blend Max Term (EXHAX) - has outperformed the broad market for the last eleven years. How? By owning the right stocks.

Here are the current top five holdings in the Pro-Blend Max Term fund:

1. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS)
2. Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO)
3. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
4. Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV)
5. Hess (NYSE: HES)

Note that Southwest Airlines, Hess, Walt Disney, Cisco, and Google are all large caps, and most could be considered growth stocks.... proof that growth can actually mean growth, and that risks associated with smaller companies isn't required for good returns.