WEEKLY STATISTICS

FOR OUR NO-LOAD MUTUAL FUND AND ETF INVESTMENT PLANS

As of Thursday, May 31, 2007

By Ulli G. Niemann

 

 

 

 

IN THIS ISSUE:

 

1a. General Domestic Equity Mutual Funds — BUYBUY

1b. Domestic Vanguard Mutual Funds — BUY

1c. Domestic Fidelity Mutual Funds — BUY

1d. Domestic T. Rowe Price Mutual Funds — BUY

1e. Domestic, Rydex and ProFunds Funds — BUY

1f. Domestic American Century Funds — BUY

2. Exchange Traded Funds Master List

2a. Domestic Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) —  BUY

3. International Equity Mutual Funds/ETFs —  BUY

4a. A Global Perspective —  SELECTIVE BUY

4b. Tax-Free Investing  — BUY

4c. Sector Fund Investing (ETFs)  —  SELECTIVE BUY

4d. Fidelity Select Sector Funds —  SELECTIVE BUY

4e. T. Rowe Price, Rydex, VanguardNEW & American Century Sector Funds —  SELECTIVE BUY

4f. New Venture Opportunity ETFs —  SELECTIVE BUY

5. On the Horizon: Bear Market Funds — SELL

6. 401(k) Funds (domestic) —  BUY

7. New Subscriber Info

 

 

Weekly Market Comment:

 

Despite the sell off in the Chinese market, the major averages advanced and the S&P 500 was finally able to talk out its old high made in March 2000.

 

Our incremental buying procedure has us now in an almost 100% invested position.

 

TIP: To export the momentum tables to your spreadsheet, here is an easy way to use Excel's functions to import the weekly StatSheet data:

 

Open a new Excel worksheet. Go to Data -> Import External Data and select "New Web Query."

 

In the address window, paste or type in the link below. Enlarge the window so that you can see it better. By now you should see my StatSheet tables. Click "Import" on the lower right hand side. Select the A1 cell and click OK and all of the data is neatly imported in columns.

 

You can now format the spreadsheet and save it. Next week, simply change the address and you can import the current data.

 

http://www.successful-investment.com/StatSheet/SSTables053107.htm

 

 

 

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED:

 

1. 4Wk, 8Wk, 12Wk and YTD refer to how these funds have performed or “appreciated” during these various time periods.

 

2. %M/A (39-week Simple Moving Average) shows how far above or below its long-term trend line a fund/ETF is currently positioned.

 

3. “Since 9/6/06” shows a fund’s performance since that date. This date will be re-set once a new domestic Buy Cycle starts.

 

4. DD% (DrawDown percentage) measures the drop from a fund’s high to its current price during this Buy cycle

(since 9/6/06). A fund that shows 0.00% has just made a new high. That’s good news because it confirms that it

is moving up given current given economic conditions—which were favorable at the time. It is therefore in tune

with market momentum.

 

Conversely, a fund with a large negative DD% number is a lagging performer and should not be purchased at this time.

 

5. MaxDD% (Maximum DrawDown percentage) is not shown in these tables, but you will find me mention it quite frequently.

 

If you were to go back to the beginning of the previous Buy cycle (10/5/04) and measure DD% for a given fund every

trading day, and then select the worst (largest) DrawDown number, you would have the information that I call

MaxDD% (Maximum DrawDown Percentage).

 

This allows me to look back at anytime and see which funds have held up best and never hit our 7% sell stop.

Those are the ones with a low MaxDD% (or low volatility) number and will be among my primary selections

for the next Buy cycle.

 

 

 

1a. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS: BUY — since 9/6/2006

                                                                                         

 

 

 

 

 

Our average portfolio (over $50k) has returned +24.81%, after management fees, for the Buy Cycle (from 4/29/03 to 5/18/04).

Our average portfolio (over $50k) has returned +8.10%, after management fees, for the Buy Cycle (from 10/5/04 to 5/17/06).

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

 

Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) moved higher this week (green line in above chart) and now remains above its long term trend line (red) by +5.62%.

 

My sell rules are as follows: I will liquidate any of my holdings if they drop by more than 7% from their highs since I bought them, or if the TTI breaks below its long-term tend line — whichever occurs first.

 

 

The first table below shows the top 25 funds (out of 674) and is sorted by 4Wk performance. Prices in all tables are updated through 5/31/2007, unless otherwise noted.

 

Please note, that I only track no-load, no transaction fee or ‘load waived’ funds, which are available to me through my custodian Charles Schwab & Co. Since all brokers and custodians have different policies you need to check with yours first, before placing any trades, as to no load availability and any charges or fees involved. 

 

I have identified those funds, which are available to me as “load waived” funds or “advisor only” funds, with an asterisk before their names. While this may not apply to all brokerage firms, it should allow you to quickly locate those which are truly no load.

 

 

                       

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

LMOFX

Legg Mason Opportunity F. I.

Mid-Cap Blend

6.10%

10.91%

13.50%

17.73%

17.24%

41.49%

0.00%

SPVAX

*John Hancock Small Cap Equity A

Small Growth

5.66%

6.91%

10.99%

9.49%

9.82%

21.52%

0.00%

ICBMX

ICON Materials

Mid-Cap Value

5.51%

9.79%

13.75%

21.02%

13.15%

17.18%

0.00%

TWCVX

American Century Vista Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

5.49%

9.20%

15.77%

19.00%

16.76%

28.96%

0.00%

MGOAX

*Munder MidCap Select A

Mid-Cap Growth

5.33%

9.00%

13.98%

16.41%

14.26%

25.76%

0.00%

TWHIX

American Century Heritage Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

5.31%

9.45%

16.37%

21.74%

19.75%

37.40%

0.00%

BWAFX

Brandywine Advisors

Mid-Cap Growth

5.12%

8.21%

11.92%

12.79%

11.83%

20.35%

0.00%

TGVFX

*Touchstone Growth Opportunities A

Large Growth

5.00%

8.08%

13.49%

11.18%

11.59%

20.87%

0.00%

SENTX

Strong Enterprise Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

4.85%

6.07%

11.91%

13.49%

12.31%

23.87%

0.00%

QUAGX

*Quaker Strategic Growth A

Large Blend

4.72%

8.52%

13.30%

12.56%

11.59%

17.19%

0.00%

RIMSX

Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity

Mid-Cap Growth

4.63%

8.43%

13.84%

17.13%

14.83%

27.87%

0.00%

STDIX

Strong Discovery

Mid-Cap Growth

4.43%

5.04%

9.09%

11.48%

10.14%

19.46%

0.00%

WFMCX

*Wells Fargo Montgomery Mid Cap Growth A

Mid-Cap Growth

4.39%

6.61%

9.82%

13.35%

11.78%

23.35%

0.00%

TMGFX

Turner Midcap Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

4.38%

8.06%

12.46%

14.31%

12.36%

24.64%

0.00%

ANOAX

*American Century New Oppor II A

Small Growth

4.28%

8.57%

13.37%

16.56%

14.48%

26.67%

0.00%

VASCX

*Van Kampen Small Cap Growth A

Small Growth

4.12%

6.41%

11.62%

11.84%

10.79%

22.19%

0.00%

LSLTX

Leuthold Select Industries

Mid-Cap Growth

4.11%

7.82%

12.50%

13.44%

12.66%

25.97%

0.00%

DPOAX

*Dreyfus Premier S&P Stars Opp A

Mid-Cap Growth

4.09%

8.22%

12.55%

15.27%

13.31%

26.95%

0.00%

TGSNX

TCW Galileo Small Cap Growth N

Mid-Cap Growth

3.96%

5.22%

9.12%

10.85%

9.37%

21.48%

0.00%

ETMGX

*Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Sm-Cap Gr 1.1 A

Small Growth

3.95%

8.37%

13.70%

19.30%

15.93%

32.21%

0.00%

RSMOX

RS MidCap Opportunities

Mid-Cap Growth

3.92%

7.04%

12.52%

14.52%

12.06%

23.67%

0.00%

MATIX

MainStay All Cap Growth I

Large Growth

3.85%

7.68%

11.72%

13.45%

11.62%

23.12%

0.00%

TTOPX

Turner Concentrated Growth Instl

Large Growth

3.83%

7.19%

12.02%

12.16%

11.19%

25.53%

0.00%

MUHLX

Muhlenkamp

Mid-Cap Value

3.81%

9.77%

11.61%

7.53%

9.73%

17.48%

-0.04%

AMGFX

*Armada Mid Cap Growth A

Mid-Cap Growth

3.81%

8.56%

12.36%

16.13%

13.23%

24.65%

0.00%

 

 

The following list shows the top 25 funds out of the 674 we track, but the sorting order is by 12wk performance:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

TWHIX

American Century Heritage Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

5.31%

9.45%

16.37%

21.74%

19.75%

37.40%

0.00%

TWCVX

American Century Vista Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

5.49%

9.20%

15.77%

19.00%

16.76%

28.96%

0.00%

MGOAX

*Munder MidCap Select A

Mid-Cap Growth

5.33%

9.00%

13.98%

16.41%

14.26%

25.76%

0.00%

RIMSX

Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity

Mid-Cap Growth

4.63%

8.43%

13.84%

17.13%

14.83%

27.87%

0.00%

ICBMX

ICON Materials

Mid-Cap Value

5.51%

9.79%

13.75%

21.02%

13.15%

17.18%

0.00%

ETMGX

*Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Sm-Cap Gr 1.1 A

Small Growth

3.95%

8.37%

13.70%

19.30%

15.93%

32.21%

0.00%

PDOWX

Potomac Dow 30 Plus Inv

Large Value

3.64%

10.50%

13.67%

11.20%

12.19%

23.92%

-0.07%

LMOFX

Legg Mason Opportunity F. I.

Mid-Cap Blend

6.10%

10.91%

13.50%

17.73%

17.24%

41.49%

0.00%

TGVFX

*Touchstone Growth Opportunities A

Large Growth

5.00%

8.08%

13.49%

11.18%

11.59%

20.87%

0.00%

HGOAX

*Hartford Growth Opportunities A

Mid-Cap Growth

3.74%

8.23%

13.45%

13.17%

12.97%

25.29%

0.00%

ANOAX

*American Century New Oppor II A

Small Growth

4.28%

8.57%

13.37%

16.56%

14.48%

26.67%

0.00%

SGRIX

Strong Growth & Income Inv

Large Blend

1.28%

7.92%

13.36%

10.85%

11.71%

27.69%

0.00%

QUAGX

*Quaker Strategic Growth A

Large Blend

4.72%

8.52%

13.30%

12.56%

11.59%

17.19%

0.00%

UMBIX

Excelsior Value & Restructuring

Large Value

3.27%

8.63%

13.06%

14.31%

13.48%

25.47%

0.00%

FGSAX

*Federated Mid Cap Growth Strategies A

Mid-Cap Growth

3.51%

8.36%

13.02%

16.95%

14.26%

28.52%

0.00%

LMGFX

Legg Mason Growth Trust F. I. Shares

Large Growth

3.45%

10.58%

12.86%

12.57%

12.69%

26.48%

-0.03%

POGSX

Pin Oak Aggressive Stock

Mid-Cap Growth

1.22%

6.86%

12.82%

14.06%

12.55%

29.34%

-0.24%

JORNX

Janus Orion

Mid-Cap Growth

3.64%

7.35%

12.66%

14.59%

13.50%

28.85%

0.00%

CMEIX

Capital Management Mid-Cap Instl

Mid-Cap Value

2.83%

6.79%

12.66%

12.39%

11.52%

18.66%

0.00%

DPOAX

*Dreyfus Premier S&P Stars Opp A

Mid-Cap Growth

4.09%

8.22%

12.55%

15.27%

13.31%

26.95%

0.00%

RSMOX

RS MidCap Opportunities

Mid-Cap Growth

3.92%

7.04%

12.52%

14.52%

12.06%

23.67%

0.00%

LSLTX

Leuthold Select Industries

Mid-Cap Growth

4.11%

7.82%

12.50%

13.44%

12.66%

25.97%

0.00%

TMGFX

Turner Midcap Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

4.38%

8.06%

12.46%

14.31%

12.36%

24.64%

0.00%

RYNVX

Rydex Nova Inv

Large Blend

2.58%

7.96%

12.41%

10.88%

11.60%

25.92%

0.00%

AMGFX

*Armada Mid Cap Growth A

Mid-Cap Growth

3.81%

8.56%

12.36%

16.13%

13.23%

24.65%

0.00%

 

 

 

In the following table, the data has been filtered as follows:

 

It only shows the top 25 funds with positive numbers in all momentum columns and a DrawDown feature of less than -5% (DD%). The sorting order is by 4 weeks.

 

The result is that only those funds with consistent performance in all areas are displayed, which to me represent the top choices for fund selections. Out of a possible 674, 610 funds qualified and the top 25 are listed this week:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

LMOFX

Legg Mason Opportunity F. I.

Mid-Cap Blend

6.10%

10.91%

13.50%

17.73%

17.24%

41.49%

0.00%

SPVAX

*John Hancock Small Cap Equity A

Small Growth

5.66%

6.91%

10.99%

9.49%

9.82%

21.52%

0.00%

RYCVX

Rydex Dybamic Dow (200%)

Large Value

5.66%

16.97%

22.22%

17.38%

19.06%

38.49%

-0.11%

ICBMX

ICON Materials

Mid-Cap Value

5.51%

9.79%

13.75%

21.02%

13.15%

17.18%

0.00%

TWCVX

American Century Vista Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

5.49%

9.20%

15.77%

19.00%

16.76%

28.96%

0.00%

MGOAX

*Munder MidCap Select A

Mid-Cap Growth

5.33%

9.00%

13.98%

16.41%

14.26%

25.76%

0.00%

TWHIX

American Century Heritage Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

5.31%

9.45%

16.37%

21.74%

19.75%

37.40%

0.00%

BWAFX

Brandywine Advisors

Mid-Cap Growth

5.12%

8.21%

11.92%

12.79%

11.83%

20.35%

0.00%

TGVFX

*Touchstone Growth Opportunities A

Large Growth

5.00%

8.08%

13.49%

11.18%

11.59%

20.87%

0.00%

IYM

Dow Jones US Basic Mat's

Large Value

4.92%

7.98%

12.97%

19.82%

16.35%

29.99%

0.00%

SENTX

Strong Enterprise Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

4.85%

6.07%

11.91%

13.49%

12.31%

23.87%

0.00%

QUAGX

*Quaker Strategic Growth A

Large Blend

4.72%

8.52%

13.30%

12.56%

11.59%

17.19%

0.00%

RIMSX

Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity

Mid-Cap Growth

4.63%

8.43%

13.84%

17.13%

14.83%

27.87%

0.00%

STDIX

Strong Discovery

Mid-Cap Growth

4.43%

5.04%

9.09%

11.48%

10.14%

19.46%

0.00%

RYMDX

Rydex Medius (150%)

Mid-Cap Blend

4.42%

9.05%

14.57%

18.75%

15.79%

32.54%

0.00%

WFMCX

*Wells Fargo Montgomery Mid Cap Growth A

Mid-Cap Growth

4.39%

6.61%

9.82%

13.35%

11.78%

23.35%

0.00%

TMGFX

Turner Midcap Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

4.38%

8.06%

12.46%

14.31%

12.36%

24.64%

0.00%

ANOAX

*American Century New Oppor II A

Small Growth

4.28%

8.57%

13.37%

16.56%

14.48%

26.67%

0.00%

XLB

Materials Select Sector

Large Blend

4.26%

6.21%

10.14%

17.35%

14.34%

27.74%

0.00%

PRDSX

T. Rowe Price Diversified Sm. Gr.

Small Growth

4.17%

7.13%

11.63%

12.02%

10.74%

20.59%

0.00%

RKGRX

Rockland Small Cap Growth

Small Growth

4.13%

7.44%

10.97%

10.90%

10.64%

19.90%

0.00%

VASCX

*Van Kampen Small Cap Growth A

Small Growth

4.12%

6.41%

11.62%

11.84%

10.79%

22.19%

0.00%

LSLTX

Leuthold Select Industries

Mid-Cap Growth

4.11%

7.82%

12.50%

13.44%

12.66%

25.97%

0.00%

DPOAX

*Dreyfus Premier S&P Stars Opp A

Mid-Cap Growth

4.09%

8.22%

12.55%

15.27%

13.31%

26.95%

0.00%

TGSNX

TCW Galileo Small Cap Growth N

Mid-Cap Growth

3.96%

5.22%

9.12%

10.85%

9.37%

21.48%

0.00%

 

 

 

 

TIP: Don’t forget to check the 401k funds in section 6 as well, since many of them are available for all types of investment accounts at different brokerage houses.

 

 

1b. DOMESTIC VANGUARD MUTUAL FUNDS: BUY

 

If you prefer using the Vanguard family, here are the most commonly held funds. The sorting order is by 4wk momentum:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

VMGRX

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Mid-Cap Growth

3.75%

7.31%

10.03%

13.00%

11.02%

23.25%

0.00%

VISGX

Small-Cap Growth Index Fund

Small Growth

3.38%

6.67%

12.00%

14.12%

12.46%

26.20%

0.00%

VEXMX

Vanguard Extended Mkt

Mid-Cap Blend

2.79%

5.24%

9.38%

11.29%

10.33%

22.76%

0.00%

VCVLX

Vanguard Capital Value

Large Value

2.76%

5.95%

8.27%

11.36%

11.24%

27.10%

0.00%

VEXPX

Vanguard Explorer

Small Growth

2.67%

5.36%

8.97%

10.40%

8.99%

19.52%

0.00%

VMRGX

Vanguard Morgan Growth

Large Growth

2.63%

5.92%

9.86%

9.31%

9.44%

20.53%

0.00%

VGEQX

Vanguard Growth Equity

Large Growth

2.63%

5.49%

8.81%

9.30%

8.48%

18.73%

0.00%

NAESX

Vanguard Small Cap Index

Small Blend

2.60%

5.27%

9.51%

10.51%

9.87%

21.73%

0.00%

VTMSX

Tax-Managed Small-Cap

Small Blend

2.51%

5.30%

10.06%

10.35%

9.81%

20.89%

0.00%

VIMSX

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index

Mid-Cap Blend

2.48%

6.11%

9.58%

12.57%

11.06%

23.45%

0.00%

VDEQX

Diversified Equity

Large Blend

2.35%

5.81%

9.16%

9.65%

9.50%

20.87%

0.00%

VSEQX

Vanguard Strategic Equity

Mid-Cap Blend

2.31%

5.19%

8.64%

10.94%

9.58%

20.74%

0.00%

VWNDX

Vanguard Windsor Fd

Large Value

2.21%

5.48%

7.85%

7.52%

8.62%

20.61%

0.00%

VMCAX

Tax-Managed Cap Apprec.

Large Blend

2.19%

6.27%

9.59%

9.53%

9.46%

19.87%

0.00%

VWNFX

Vanguard Windsor II

Large Value

2.08%

6.42%

9.63%

9.42%

9.65%

18.77%

0.00%

VTSMX

Vanguard Total Stock Fund

Large Blend

2.07%

5.69%

8.99%

8.69%

8.78%

18.74%

0.00%

VLACX

Vanguard Large-Cap Index

Large Blend

2.02%

5.86%

9.05%

8.57%

8.75%

18.55%

0.00%

VDIGX

Vanguard Dividend Growth

Large Value

2.01%

6.30%

8.93%

7.74%

8.58%

17.51%

0.00%

VIGRX

Growth Index Trust Fund

Large Growth

1.99%

5.60%

8.70%

8.87%

8.35%

18.63%

0.00%

VTGIX

Tax-Managed Gr. & Inc.

Large Blend

1.98%

6.00%

9.14%

8.29%

8.65%

18.32%

0.00%

VIVAX

Vanguard Value Index

Large Value

1.98%

5.96%

9.16%

8.14%

8.97%

18.22%

-0.10%

VWUSX

Vanguard U.S. Growth Fd

Large Growth

1.96%

4.21%

7.03%

7.73%

7.05%

15.80%

0.00%

VFINX

Vanguard 500 Index

Large Blend

1.93%

5.88%

8.96%

8.14%

8.49%

17.97%

0.00%

VISVX

Vanguard Small-Cap Value

Small Value

1.89%

4.03%

7.32%

7.26%

7.55%

17.90%

0.00%

VUVLX

U.S. Value Fund

Large Value

1.74%

5.28%

7.78%

6.95%

7.29%

15.24%

-0.17%

VAAPX

Vanguard Asset Allocation

Moderate Allocation

1.66%

5.26%

7.98%

7.38%

7.80%

17.09%

0.00%

VPCCX

PRIMECAP Core Fd

Large Blend

1.51%

6.17%

9.13%

9.55%

8.39%

17.19%

0.00%

VEIPX

Vanguard Equity Income

Large Value

1.49%

4.83%

7.55%

7.06%

5.88%

10.56%

-0.03%

VCVSX

Convertible Securities

Convertibles

1.31%

3.19%

5.01%

6.33%

5.73%

11.73%

0.00%

VQNPX

Vanguard G & I

Large Blend

1.29%

4.41%

7.70%

7.84%

7.83%

17.76%

-0.24%

VGSTX

Vanguard STAR

Moderate Allocation

1.11%

3.44%

5.25%

6.02%

6.04%

13.18%

0.00%

VWELX

Vanguard Wellington

Moderate Allocation

1.09%

3.72%

5.64%

5.61%

5.90%

12.10%

-0.02%

VBINX

Vanguard Balanced Index

Moderate Allocation

0.97%

3.19%

4.93%

5.42%

5.43%

11.97%

0.00%

VWINX

Vanguard Wellesley Inc.

Conservative Allocation

0.11%

1.40%

2.32%

3.29%

3.28%

7.49%

-0.32%

 

 

 

 

1c. DOMESTIC FIDELITY MUTUAL FUNDS: BUY

 

Most likely you have a reason to follow and track Fidelity funds, be it for your 401k, IRA or brokerage account. The table below lists the most commonly held ones, sorted by the 4wk momentum column:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

FCPGX

Fidelity Small Cap Growth

Small Growth

5.46%

8.18%

13.02%

16.78%

14.75%

28.48%

0.00%

FDFFX

Fidelity Independence Fd

Large Growth

4.06%

7.81%

13.47%

13.01%

12.34%

22.13%

0.00%

FLVCX

Fidelity Leveraged Stock Fd

Mid-Cap Blend

3.99%

9.64%

14.39%

19.25%

16.55%

28.28%

0.00%

FDSVX

Fidelity Discovery Fd

Large Blend

3.86%

7.47%

11.77%

9.99%

10.17%

18.23%

0.00%

FDSCX

Fidelity Small Cap Independence

Small Growth

3.69%

6.83%

9.67%

12.39%

12.25%

24.91%

0.00%

FCPVX

Fidelity Small Cap Value

Small Value

3.47%

6.71%

10.09%

11.04%

10.68%

22.88%

0.00%

FSCRX

Fidelity Small Cap Retirement

Small Blend

3.36%

7.95%

11.11%

11.46%

10.22%

18.81%

0.00%

FSMGX

Fidelity Mid Cap Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

3.33%

4.35%

8.28%

8.65%

8.77%

21.77%

0.00%

FDCAX

Fidelity Cap. Apprec.

Large Growth

3.02%

5.09%

8.43%

8.93%

8.63%

18.41%

0.00%

FDGRX

Fidelity Growth

Large Growth

2.94%

6.59%

11.11%

9.21%

9.70%

21.60%

0.00%

FSLCX

Fidelity Small Cap Stock

Small Blend

2.66%

4.80%

8.63%

10.19%

9.27%

18.39%

0.00%

FDEQX

Fidelity Disciplined Equity

Large Blend

2.60%

6.15%

10.12%

10.95%

10.45%

21.07%

0.00%

FOCPX

Fidelity OTC

Large Growth

2.55%

5.58%

10.25%

9.70%

9.53%

24.68%

0.00%

FSEVX

Fid. Extended Mkt Index-Advant.

Mid-Cap Blend

2.55%

4.93%

8.83%

10.61%

9.96%

22.32%

0.00%

FSEMX

Fid. Extended Mkt Index-Invest.

Mid-Cap Blend

2.53%

4.92%

8.78%

10.55%

9.91%

22.20%

0.00%

FLCSX

Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fd

Large Growth

2.49%

7.67%

10.44%

10.99%

10.70%

21.63%

0.00%

FCNTX

Fidelity Contrafund

Large Blend

2.40%

5.22%

8.34%

8.18%

8.12%

16.55%

0.00%

FSLGX

Fidelity Large Cap Growth

Large Growth

2.38%

3.87%

7.60%

6.18%

7.19%

18.47%

0.00%

FEXPX

Fidelity Export/Multinational

Large Blend

2.36%

5.75%

8.55%

9.76%

8.77%

17.01%

0.00%

FVDFX

Fidelity Value Discovery

Mid-Cap Blend

2.31%

6.72%

10.06%

11.77%

10.68%

19.83%

0.00%

FDSSX

Fidelity Stock Selector

Large Blend

2.31%

5.87%

9.46%

9.31%

9.00%

18.32%

0.00%

FFIDX

Fidelity Fund

Large Blend

2.28%

6.29%

9.40%

9.96%

9.48%

19.11%

0.00%

FTRNX

Fidelity Trend Fund

Large Blend

2.28%

5.29%

8.43%

7.29%

7.68%

16.00%

0.00%

FGRTX

Fidelity Gr. & Income II

Large Blend

2.23%

5.68%

9.10%

8.91%

8.67%

17.60%

0.00%

FBCVX

Fidelity Blue Chip

Large Value

2.21%

6.43%

9.69%

10.45%

10.35%

20.63%

0.00%

 

 

FSLSX

Fidelity Value Strategy

Small Blend

2.19%

5.32%

8.59%

12.35%

10.86%

22.39%

0.00%

FSTVX

Fid. Total Mkt Index-Advant.

Large Blend

2.13%

5.90%

9.30%

9.06%

9.19%

19.72%

0.00%

FSTMX

Fid. Total Mkt. Index-Invest.

Large Blend

2.10%

5.83%

9.19%

8.95%

9.08%

19.49%

0.00%

FTQGX

Fidelity Focused Stock Fd

Large Growth

2.09%

6.16%

10.38%

12.40%

10.39%

18.23%

-0.07%

FLPSX

Fidelity Low Price Stock

Small Value

2.04%

4.75%

8.35%

8.27%

8.85%

18.67%

0.00%

FSMAX

Fidelity Spartan 500 Index-Advant.

Large Blend

2.02%

6.16%

9.37%

8.53%

8.89%

18.88%

0.00%

FUSVX

Fid. U.S. Equity Index-Advant.

Large Blend

2.02%

6.14%

9.36%

8.53%

8.88%

18.87%

0.00%

FMILX

Fidelity New Millennium Fd

Mid-Cap Growth

2.02%

4.29%

6.80%

7.33%

7.68%

19.05%

0.00%

FMCSX

Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fd

Mid-Cap Growth

1.99%

6.02%

10.05%

14.80%

11.84%

23.27%

0.00%

FSMKX

Fidelity Spartan 500 Index-Invest.

Large Blend

1.98%

6.05%

9.21%

8.39%

8.74%

18.56%

0.00%

FUSEX

Fidelity Spartan Index

Large Blend

1.95%

5.94%

9.06%

8.23%

8.58%

18.16%

0.00%

FEQIX

Fidelity Equity Income

Large Value

1.95%

5.84%

8.38%

8.12%

8.57%

17.79%

0.00%

FDGFX

Fidelity Div. Growth

Large Blend

1.94%

5.59%

8.22%

7.62%

7.94%

16.68%

0.00%

FDVLX

Fidelity Value

Mid-Cap Value

1.90%

5.31%

7.90%

11.04%

9.88%

20.59%

0.00%

FMAGX

Fidelity Magellan

Large Blend

1.82%

4.98%

7.79%

8.25%

7.44%

14.36%

0.00%

FDEGX

Fidelity Aggr. Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

1.74%

6.85%

11.17%

11.86%

11.13%

26.40%

0.00%

FFTYX

Fidelity Fifty

Large Blend

1.63%

3.93%

9.20%

10.76%

9.91%

20.74%

0.00%

FEQTX

Fidelity Equity Income II

Large Value

1.63%

5.37%

7.81%

7.96%

8.08%

17.26%

-0.03%

FFNOX

Fidelity Four-in-One Index

Large Blend

1.60%

4.60%

7.57%

7.81%

7.98%

17.03%

0.00%

FNCMX

Fidelity Nasdaq Comp. Index

Large Growth

1.52%

5.33%

8.97%

7.93%

7.83%

20.19%

0.00%

FBGRX

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth

Large Growth

1.49%

5.75%

8.62%

7.15%

6.94%

14.33%

0.00%

FSMVX

Fidelity Mid Cap Value

Mid-Cap Value

1.42%

4.75%

8.99%

12.66%

10.66%

21.37%

0.00%

FSLVX

Fidelity Large Cap Value Fd

Large Value

1.40%

4.76%

8.83%

9.25%

9.02%

18.08%

-0.29%

FGRIX

Fidelity Growth & Income

Large Cap

1.28%

4.36%

5.39%

5.18%

5.63%

12.49%

0.00%

 

 

 

 

1d. DOMESTIC T. ROWE PRICE MUTUAL FUNDS: BUY

 

This new addition to our StatSheet allows you to track T. Rowe Price’s funds separately, in case you prefer having your account with them. Below are their most commonly held funds:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

PRDSX

T. Rowe Price Diversified Sm. Gr.

Small Growth

4.17%

7.13%

11.63%

12.02%

10.74%

20.59%

0.00%

PRDMX

T. Rowe Price Div. Mid-Cap Gr.

Mid-Cap Growth

2.76%

6.87%

9.95%

12.46%

10.96%

23.68%

0.00%

PEXMX

T. Rowe Price Ext. Equ. Mkt. Ind.

Mid-Cap Blend

2.63%

5.11%

9.10%

10.45%

10.09%

22.85%

0.00%

PRNHX

T. Rowe Price New Horizons

Small Growth

2.61%

4.39%

7.88%

9.54%

8.54%

19.00%

0.00%

PRCOX

T. Rowe Price Cap. Opp.

Large Blend

2.32%

6.51%

9.62%

8.95%

9.29%

19.73%

0.00%

TRBCX

T. Rowe Blue Chip Growth

Large Growth

2.15%

7.23%

10.74%

9.92%

9.89%

20.51%

0.00%

POMIX

T. Rowe Price Tot. Equity Index

Large Blend

2.13%

5.89%

9.24%

8.96%

9.07%

19.61%

0.00%

PREFX

T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi

Mid-Cap Growth

2.12%

5.72%

8.70%

10.11%

9.33%

21.08%

0.00%

PRWAX

T. Rowe Price New America

Large Growth

2.03%

5.89%

9.18%

9.27%

8.70%

18.85%

0.00%

PREIX

T. Rowe Price Equ. Index 500

Large Blend

1.95%

5.97%

9.10%

8.22%

8.58%

18.23%

0.00%

PRSGX

T. Rowe Price Spectrum

Large Blend

1.89%

6.00%

9.48%

9.53%

9.87%

21.31%

0.00%

PRGFX

T. Rowe Price Growth

Large Growth

1.77%

6.52%

9.81%

9.37%

9.60%

21.00%

0.00%

TRMCX

T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value

Mid-Cap Value

1.77%

5.34%

7.38%

9.17%

9.25%

20.64%

0.00%

PRGIX

T. Rowe Price G&I

Large Blend

1.38%

4.67%

6.94%

6.36%

6.78%

14.74%

0.00%

PRWCX

T. Rowe Price Cap. Apprec.

Moderate Allocation

1.26%

4.19%

6.17%

6.79%

7.01%

15.09%

0.00%

TRVLX

T. Rowe Price Value

Large Value

1.21%

6.48%

9.30%

9.26%

9.56%

20.69%

-0.16%

PTEGX

T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Gr.

Large Growth

0.96%

5.28%

7.33%

7.53%

7.27%

17.46%

0.00%

 

 

 

1e. DOMESTIC RYDEX AND PROFUNDS: BUY

 

These aggressive fund families are supporting the investing public by having the most generous trading policies in the industry. If you don’t have an account directly with them, check with your custodian about any fees that might affect you.

 

Here are the most commonly held funds:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

RYCVX

Rydex Dybamic Dow (200%)

Large Value

5.66%

16.97%

22.22%

17.38%

19.06%

38.49%

-0.11%

RYMDX

Rydex Medius (150%)

Mid-Cap Blend

4.42%

9.05%

14.57%

18.75%

15.79%

32.54%

0.00%

RYSRX

Rydex Sector Rotation H

Mid-Cap Blend

3.90%

7.60%

11.42%

12.12%

12.15%

23.46%

0.00%

MGPIX

ProFunds Mid Cap Growth Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

3.78%

7.00%

11.62%

14.95%

12.13%

23.41%

0.00%

RYBHX

Rydex Mid Cap Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

3.68%

6.66%

10.95%

13.02%

11.50%

25.13%

0.00%

RYTNX

Rydex Titan 500 H (200%)

Large Blend

3.50%

11.46%

17.55%

14.05%

15.09%

33.75%

0.00%

RYMKX

Rydex Mekros (150%)

Small Blend

3.08%

5.85%

12.33%

10.68%

10.96%

27.23%

0.00%

MDPIX

ProFunds Mid Cap Inv

Mid-Cap Blend

3.03%

6.20%

10.16%

13.51%

11.20%

22.32%

0.00%

RYVYX

Rydex Velocity 100 H (200%)

Large Growth

2.87%

11.54%

19.40%

16.37%

14.91%

40.76%

0.00%

RYWAX

Rydex Small Cap Growth

Small Growth

2.73%

4.04%

9.42%

8.65%

8.64%

20.88%

0.00%

SGPIX

ProFunds Small Cap Growth Inv

Small Growth

2.56%

5.14%

10.65%

11.45%

10.21%

21.23%

0.00%

RYNAX

Rydex Nova

Large Blend

2.53%

7.84%

12.22%

10.62%

11.35%

25.41%

0.00%

SLPIX

ProFunds Small Cap Inv

Small Blend

2.38%

4.38%

8.60%

7.39%

7.59%

17.82%

0.00%

MLPSX

ProFunds Mid Cap Value

Mid-Cap Value

2.34%

5.20%

8.59%

11.74%

9.98%

20.34%

0.00%

SVPIX

ProFunds Small Cap Value Inv

Small Value

2.28%

5.17%

8.95%

8.45%

8.50%

19.11%

0.00%

LVPIX

ProFunds Large Cap Value Inv

Large Value

2.11%

6.25%

9.35%

8.69%

9.29%

19.78%

-0.08%

BLPIX

ProFunds Bull Inv

Large Blend

1.96%

6.03%

9.16%

8.01%

8.45%

18.04%

0.00%

RYQMX

Rydex Core Equity H

Mid-Cap Blend

1.89%

4.36%

7.92%

7.54%

7.82%

17.77%

0.00%

RYAOX

Rydex OTC

Large Growth

1.83%

6.15%

10.35%

9.37%

8.79%

22.11%

0.00%

OTPIX

ProFunds OTC Inv

Large Growth

1.72%

6.21%

10.09%

9.26%

8.53%

21.67%

0.00%

RYAVX

Rydex Mid Cap Value

Mid-Cap Value

1.69%

4.10%

7.30%

10.82%

9.68%

22.63%

0.00%

LGPIX

ProFunds Large Cap Growth Inv

Large Growth

1.58%

5.37%

8.46%

6.79%

7.15%

15.40%

0.00%

RYAWX

Rydex Large Cap Growth

Large Growth

1.47%

4.76%

7.86%

8.63%

7.62%

16.69%

0.00%

RYZAX

Rydex Large Cap Value

Large Value

1.00%

4.77%

8.01%

9.61%

9.17%

19.94%

-0.58%

RYAZX

Rydex Small Cap Value

Small Value

0.83%

3.37%

6.05%

6.44%

7.15%

18.70%

0.00%

 

 

 

1f. DOMESTIC AMERICAN CENTURY FUNDS: BUY

 

Here’s another addition to my StatSheet featuring the most widely held funds of the American Century family:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

BIGRX

American Century Income

Large Value

1.54%

6.72%

8.31%

7.23%

8.54%

18.64%

-0.87%

ACTIX

American Century Capital Val

Large Value

1.41%

6.11%

7.94%

6.23%

7.82%

16.52%

-1.05%

AAGPX

American AAdvantage Lg Cap Val.

Large Value

1.28%

5.94%

7.42%

7.20%

8.13%

17.33%

-1.03%

TWHIX

American Century Heritage Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

1.22%

8.00%

12.92%

17.19%

16.16%

32.27%

-1.88%

ACMVX

American Century Mid Cap Val.

Mid-Cap Value

1.12%

5.23%

6.18%

8.52%

8.76%

20.01%

-1.09%

AAFPX

American AAdvantage S&P 500

Large Blend

0.97%

5.54%

7.01%

6.14%

6.99%

15.86%

-1.14%

TWCVX

American Century Vista Inv

Mid-Cap Growth

0.77%

7.68%

12.06%

14.46%

12.98%

24.04%

-1.88%

BEQGX

American Century Equity Gr.

Large Blend

0.69%

5.51%

7.98%

6.59%

7.40%

16.73%

-1.22%

AABPX

American AAdvantage Bal.

Moderate Allocation

0.60%

3.56%

4.27%

4.51%

5.22%

11.78%

-0.70%

TWEIX

American Century Equity Inc.

Mid-Cap Value

0.51%

3.06%

4.34%

4.06%

4.81%

10.81%

-0.76%

TWBIX

American Century Balanced Inv

Moderate Allocation

0.20%

2.81%

4.11%

3.95%

4.29%

9.86%

-0.77%

 

 

 

2. EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS MASTER LIST

 

As per request, I have added this ETF Master list so that you can quickly compare various ETFs without having to reference other tables. The ETFs listed in the table (160) consist of the following orientations: Domestic, International, Country, Sector and Specialty. Momentum figures for all ETFs are not adjusted for dividends.

 

The sorting order is by 4wk momentum.

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

DD%

EWW

iShares Mexico Index

Latin America Stock

9.08%

11.72%

23.96%

22.68%

24.14%

0.00%

EWZ

iShares Brazil Index

Latin America Stock

8.91%

16.03%

29.45%

26.55%

28.05%

0.00%

CH

Chile Fund

Chile Stock

8.72%

14.16%

19.37%

25.30%

19.73%

-4.50%

ILF

iShares S&P 40 Latin America

Latin America Stock

7.70%

13.55%

26.14%

23.93%

24.89%

0.00%

IIH

Internet Infrastructure HOLDRs

Specialty-Technology

7.51%

3.23%

6.88%

-0.37%

1.41%

-6.21%

PXJ

Dynamic Oil & Gas Services

Oil & Gas

7.17%

16.14%

24.91%

25.60%

23.21%

-0.52%

EWC

iShares Canada Index

Foreign Large Value

6.71%

12.26%

18.88%

18.97%

17.00%

-0.03%

PGJ

PowerShares Gldn Dragon

China

6.68%

10.66%

17.94%

11.87%

19.74%

-1.68%

IYZ

Down Jones US Telecom

Specialty-Commun.

5.89%

9.24%

14.41%

16.46%

15.60%

0.00%

VOX

Vanguard Telecom Serv's

Specialty-Commun.

5.81%

8.40%

12.97%

14.68%

14.08%

0.00%

EWY

iShares S. Korea Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

5.75%

10.81%

17.11%

17.61%

17.02%

0.00%

IGE

Goldman Sachs Natural Res.

Specialty-Natural Res.

5.73%

11.11%

19.03%

17.52%

17.35%

-0.10%

PXE

PowerShares Dyn. Energy Explor.

Energy

5.68%

11.24%

22.40%

22.33%

19.55%

-0.13%

EWP

iShares Spain Index

Europe Stock

5.39%

2.73%

11.92%

11.59%

12.31%

0.00%

IXP

S&P Global Telecommunications

Specialty-Commun.

5.36%

7.48%

15.00%

14.20%

14.26%

-0.15%

PHO

Water Resources

Water Resources

5.20%

8.33%

11.58%

10.92%

11.22%

0.00%

VDE

Vanguard Energy VIPERS

Specialty-Natural Res.

5.12%

10.73%

19.37%

17.39%

17.19%

-0.49%

XLE

Energy Select Sector

Specialty-Natural Res.

5.06%

10.41%

18.30%

16.20%

16.51%

-0.76%

IYM

Dow Jones US Basic Mat's

Large Value

4.92%

7.98%

12.97%

19.82%

16.35%

0.00%

IYE

Dow Jones US Energy

Specialty-Natural Res.

4.69%

10.26%

18.61%

15.94%

16.58%

-0.69%

IXC

S&P Global Energy

Specialty-Natural Res.

4.35%

10.09%

18.49%

11.90%

13.82%

-0.56%

XLB

Materials Select Sector

Large Blend

4.26%

6.21%

10.14%

17.35%

14.34%

0.00%

VAW

Vanguard Materials VIPERS

Specialty-Natural Res.

4.24%

7.17%

11.97%

20.20%

16.34%

0.00%

EWG

iShares Germany Index

Europe Stock

3.97%

9.61%

19.57%

21.57%

20.16%

0.00%

IJK

S&P MidCap 400/BARRA

Mid-Cap Growth

3.83%

7.19%

10.95%

14.82%

12.03%

0.00%

PPA

Aerospace & Defense

Aerospace/Defense

3.65%

8.44%

11.27%

14.81%

13.90%

0.00%

IYJ

Dow Jones US Industrial

Large Blend

3.56%

9.43%

11.95%

13.39%

12.36%

0.00%

VBK

Vanguard SmallCap Growth

Small Growth

3.44%

6.70%

12.11%

14.24%

12.36%

0.00%

JKK

Morningstar SmallGrowth

Small Growth

3.41%

5.79%

11.56%

12.07%

10.61%

0.00%

MDY

MidCap SPDRS

Mid-Cap Blend

3.39%

6.57%

10.08%

13.99%

11.45%

0.00%

IJH

S&P MidCap 400

Mid-Cap Blend

3.26%

6.56%

9.99%

13.95%

11.39%

0.00%

XLI

Industrial Select Sector

Large Value

3.14%

9.45%

10.97%

11.80%

10.71%

0.00%

XLK

Technology Select

Specialty-Technology

3.10%

7.46%

11.92%

10.23%

9.85%

0.00%

IGV

Goldman Sachs Software

Specialty-Technology

3.08%

5.65%

11.44%

9.00%

8.18%

0.00%

IFN

India Fund

India

3.07%

9.87%

10.12%

-5.69%

-0.29%

-13.59%

JKG

Morningstar MidCore

Mid-Cap Blend

3.02%

6.74%

9.75%

12.52%

11.11%

0.00%

DIA

DIA Diamond EFT

Large Value

2.94%

8.53%

11.06%

9.52%

10.06%

-0.01%

IWO

Russell 2000 Growth

Small Growth

2.93%

5.38%

9.95%

9.98%

9.49%

0.00%

IGN

Goldman Sachs Networking

Specialty-Technology

2.91%

5.64%

8.14%

7.80%

8.08%

0.00%

IYT

Dow Jones Transportation

Mid-Cap Blend

2.85%

7.72%

9.41%

16.04%

10.36%

0.00%

VXF

Extended Mkts VIPERs

Mid-Cap Blend

2.83%

5.44%

9.45%

11.71%

10.02%

0.00%

 

 

DSG

DJ US SmallCap Growth

Small Growth

2.82%

5.89%

10.90%

12.82%

11.42%

0.00%

PWB

PowerShares Dyn. Large Cap Gr.

Large Growth

2.78%

5.96%

9.41%

8.49%

8.70%

0.00%

JKJ

Morningstar SmallCore

Small Blend

2.75%

5.64%

10.00%

9.51%

9.40%

0.00%

IGM

Goldman Sachs Tech. Index

Specialty-Technology

2.74%

6.95%

11.18%

9.30%

9.53%

0.00%

FXI

iShares China 25 Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

2.74%

5.04%

13.74%

0.93%

14.33%

-3.43%

VB

Vanguard SmallCap

Small Blend

2.66%

5.50%

9.82%

11.06%

9.69%

0.00%

VO

Vanguard Mid-Cap

Mid-Cap Blend

2.65%

6.33%

9.90%

12.91%

10.88%

0.00%

NYC

NYSE Composite

Moderate Allocation

2.64%

6.44%

10.18%

9.47%

10.09%

0.00%

EWS

iShares Singapore Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

2.62%

6.28%

16.09%

22.41%

20.59%

-0.29%

IJT

S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA

Small Growth

2.60%

5.37%

10.69%

11.81%

10.52%

0.00%

IJJ

S&P MidCap 400/BARRA

Mid-Cap Value

2.56%

5.73%

8.76%

12.68%

10.55%

0.00%

PBS

Dynamic Media

Media

2.56%

6.02%

7.34%

6.68%

8.76%

-0.46%

JKH

Morningstar MidGrowth

Mid-Cap Growth

2.55%

6.72%

11.05%

14.89%

12.18%

0.00%

NY

NYSE 100 Index

Moderate Allocation

2.55%

6.72%

9.33%

7.47%

8.29%

-0.05%

EWT

iShares Taiwan Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

2.53%

2.74%

6.34%

0.62%

4.84%

-1.82%

FEZ

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50

Europe Stock

2.51%

7.49%

15.70%

13.61%

14.27%

0.00%

IYW

Dow Jones US Technology

Specialty-Technology

2.49%

6.95%

10.60%

8.28%

8.43%

0.00%

IWP

Russell MidCap Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

2.46%

6.44%

9.80%

12.69%

10.81%

0.00%

EZU

European Monetary Union Index

Europe Stock

2.39%

6.68%

15.03%

14.90%

14.62%

0.00%

JKF

Morningstar Large Value

Large Value

2.39%

6.46%

9.65%

7.80%

8.85%

-0.29%

IWM

Russell 2000

Small Blend

2.38%

4.41%

8.27%

7.78%

7.94%

0.00%

IJR

S&P Sm.Cap 600

Small Blend

2.36%

5.25%

9.73%

9.91%

9.29%

0.00%

VGT

Vanguard Info Technology

Specialty-Technolgy

2.34%

6.69%

10.86%

9.06%

8.92%

0.00%

IVE

S&P 500/BARRA Value

Large Value

2.33%

6.67%

9.44%

9.01%

9.32%

0.00%

IWZ

Russell 3000 Growth

Large Growth

2.31%

6.29%

9.61%

9.44%

8.91%

0.00%

IIF

Morgan Stanley India Fund

India

2.29%

7.80%

4.65%

-7.85%

-1.41%

-11.31%

IWF

Russell 1000 Growth

Large Growth

2.29%

6.40%

9.51%

9.59%

8.90%

0.00%

IXN

S&P Global Technology

Specialty-Technolgy

2.27%

5.87%

10.10%

6.40%

7.64%

0.00%

DSV

DJ US SmallCap Value

Small Value

2.25%

5.05%

8.33%

9.08%

8.72%

0.00%

EWQ

iShares France Index

Europe Stock

2.23%

7.48%

14.54%

13.70%

13.94%

0.00%

VTI

Total Market VIPERs

Large Blend

2.22%

6.11%

9.16%

8.80%

8.78%

0.00%

IYY

Dow Jones US Tot. Market

Large Blend

2.20%

6.21%

9.29%

9.06%

8.92%

0.00%

JKE

Morningstar Large Growth

Large Growth

2.19%

5.66%

9.03%

9.27%

8.54%

0.00%

VUG

Vanguard Growth

Large Growth

2.19%

5.87%

8.89%

9.07%

8.40%

0.00%

IJS

S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA

Small Value

2.17%

5.16%

8.60%

8.49%

8.34%

0.00%

ISI

S&P 1500

Large Blend

2.16%

6.29%

9.21%

8.83%

8.77%

0.00%

IWR

Russell MidCap Index Fs

Mid-Cap Blend

2.15%

5.81%

9.10%

12.06%

10.41%

0.00%

VV

Vanguard LargeCap

Large Blend

2.15%

6.24%

9.29%

8.79%

8.73%

0.00%

TMW

Wilshire 5000 Ttl Mkt

Large Blend

2.13%

5.97%

9.10%

8.63%

8.66%

0.00%

ELV

DJ US LargeCap Value

Large Value

2.13%

6.56%

9.11%

8.07%

8.73%

-0.07%

VTV

Vanguard Value

Large Value

2.13%

6.55%

9.51%

8.18%

8.90%

-0.14%

 

 

IWB

Russell 1000 Index

Large Blend

2.13%

6.17%

9.15%

8.81%

8.78%

0.00%

SPY

SPDRS

Large Blend

2.12%

6.35%

9.15%

8.36%

8.53%

0.00%

IWV

Russell 3000 Index

Large Blend

2.12%

5.94%

9.04%

8.60%

8.64%

0.00%

IWD

Russell 1000 Value

Large Value

2.12%

5.97%

8.85%

8.15%

8.68%

-0.25%

OEF

S&P 100 Index

Large Growth

2.11%

6.75%

9.33%

6.78%

7.83%

-0.07%

IWW

Russell 3000 Value

Large Value

2.05%

5.67%

8.64%

7.84%

8.47%

-0.19%

ELG

DJ US LargeCap Growth

Large Growth

2.05%

5.72%

8.76%

8.90%

8.46%

0.00%

IVV

S&P 500

Large Blend

2.05%

6.27%

9.08%

8.17%

8.42%

0.00%

MTK

Morgan Stanley Technology

Specialty-Technology

2.03%

7.90%

10.73%

8.32%

9.23%

-0.07%

PSJ

Dynamic Software

Software

1.99%

2.94%

8.75%

9.26%

7.74%

0.00%

VBR

Vanguard SmallCap Value

Small Value

1.96%

4.25%

7.59%

7.66%

7.06%

0.00%

JKD

Morningstar Large Core

Large Blend

1.90%

6.54%

8.76%

6.93%

7.55%

0.00%

IEV

S&P Europe 350 Index

Europe Stock

1.87%

5.83%

12.97%

12.01%

11.85%

0.00%

JKI

Morningstar MidValue

Mid-Cap Value

1.85%

5.07%

8.02%

10.46%

9.55%

0.00%

PEJ

PowerShares Dyn. Leisure & Ent.

Leisure & Entertainment

1.82%

2.92%

5.90%

5.84%

6.69%

-0.26%

RSP

Rydex S&P Equal Weight

Large Blend

1.81%

5.89%

9.02%

10.54%

9.64%

0.00%

IVW

S&P 500/BARRA Growth

Large Growth

1.79%

5.82%

8.84%

7.49%

7.55%

0.00%

IWN

Russell 2000 Value

Small Value

1.77%

3.25%

6.88%

5.74%

6.40%

0.00%

EEM

iShares Emerging Mkts Index

Div. Emerging Mkts

1.76%

5.38%

13.46%

11.18%

13.96%

-0.27%

QQQQ

Nasdaq 100 Trust Shares

Large Growth

1.76%

6.35%

10.33%

9.85%

8.96%

0.00%

JKL

Morningstar Small Value

Small Value

1.75%

4.31%

6.90%

6.67%

6.99%

0.00%

IWS

Russell MidCap Value

Mid-Cap Value

1.75%

5.05%

8.20%

11.32%

9.99%

0.00%

XLY

Consumer Discretionary Sec.

Large Blend

1.75%

3.17%

4.82%

4.35%

5.68%

-0.40%

IYK

Dow Jones US Cons. Non-Cycl.

Large Blend

1.74%

3.82%

6.68%

6.99%

6.71%

-0.05%

IOO

S&P Global 100

World Stock

1.71%

6.18%

10.78%

8.42%

8.51%

0.00%

IYC

Dow Jones US Consumer

Large Blend

1.64%

2.33%

5.35%

6.02%

6.16%

0.00%

PZI

Zacks Micro Cap

Micro Cap

1.61%

2.83%

6.24%

5.82%

6.85%

-0.05%

EWO

iShares Austria Index

Europe Stock

1.60%

3.52%

12.33%

12.09%

14.55%

-0.46%

EWJ

iShares Japan Index

Japan Stock

1.60%

-0.41%

-0.68%

2.89%

3.55%

-3.43%

VDC

Vanguard Consumer Staples

Large Blend

1.51%

2.95%

7.18%

7.61%

6.37%

0.00%

XLP

Consumer Staples Select

Large Blend

1.50%

2.55%

6.16%

6.24%

5.54%

0.00%

ONEQ

Fidelity Commonwealth

Large Growth

1.50%

5.46%

9.00%

7.61%

7.67%

0.00%

EFA

MSCI EAFE iShares Index Fd

Foreign Large Blend

1.49%

4.06%

9.45%

10.58%

10.15%

0.00%

PWO

Powershares Dynamic OTC

Mid-Cap Growth

1.43%

4.54%

9.16%

8.49%

7.80%

-0.25%

EWA

iShares Australia Index

Foreign Large Blend

1.34%

4.29%

15.16%

18.33%

15.50%

-0.96%

PWC

Powershares Dynamic Mkt

Large Blend

1.32%

4.70%

8.31%

8.46%

8.39%

0.00%

DGT

DJ Global Titans

Large Blend

1.28%

5.43%

7.89%

4.93%

6.40%

-0.01%

IXG

S&P Global Financial Sector

Specialty-Financial

1.18%

4.90%

7.91%

5.11%

6.96%

0.00%

EFV

MSCI EAFE iShares Value Index

Foreign Large Blend

1.14%

4.03%

8.35%

8.96%

9.69%

0.00%

IYG

Dow Jones US Financial Serv's

Specialty-Financial

1.09%

5.87%

5.55%

1.79%

4.03%

-0.99%

PBW

WilderHill Clean Energy

Clean Energy

1.08%

2.07%

8.66%

13.74%

8.92%

-2.28%

 

 

VFH

Vanguard Financials

Specialty-Financial

1.01%

5.15%

5.53%

2.60%

4.63%

-0.59%

IYF

Dow Jones US Financial Sector

Specialty-Financial

0.99%

5.23%

5.24%

2.78%

4.49%

-0.75%

EPP

iShares Pacific ex. Japan

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

0.91%

3.68%

13.86%

15.17%

13.92%

-1.01%

EWU

iShares United Kingdom Index

Europe Stock

0.83%

4.32%

9.68%

8.42%

8.00%

-0.43%

XLF

Financial Select Sector

Specialty-Financial

0.75%

5.67%

5.61%

2.99%

4.79%

-0.42%

DVY

DJ Select Dividend Index

Mid-Cap Value

0.62%

3.57%

6.27%

5.87%

6.14%

-0.91%

PXN

Lux Nanotech

Nanotechnology

0.57%

1.83%

4.71%

3.25%

1.74%

-3.79%

VHT

Vanguard Health Care

Specialty-Health

0.56%

5.10%

9.26%

9.64%

7.22%

-0.24%

IYH

Dow Jones US Healthcare

Specialty-Health

0.53%

5.38%

8.98%

9.05%

7.13%

-0.40%

EWL

iShares Switzerland Index

Europe Stock

0.48%

3.90%

7.56%

9.08%

8.98%

-1.13%

XLV

Health Care Select SPDR

Specialty-Health

0.41%

5.84%

8.99%

9.38%

7.47%

-0.41%

DBC

DB Commodity Index

Specialty-Natural Resources

0.20%

0.67%

1.88%

3.74%

3.61%

-1.35%

PJP

Dynamic Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals

0.15%

6.84%

11.15%

9.08%

7.85%

-0.45%

RWR

Wilshire REIT Fund

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.11%

-1.17%

-0.01%

3.04%

1.84%

-9.35%

VNQ

Vanguard REIT Index

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.19%

-1.19%

0.03%

2.74%

1.57%

-9.22%

EWI

iShares Italy Index

Europe Stock

-0.22%

3.53%

10.22%

7.80%

8.24%

-1.54%

IXJ

S&P Global Healthcare

Specialty-Health

-0.26%

3.93%

6.59%

7.24%

5.29%

-1.19%

EWD

iShares Sweden Index

Europe Stock

-0.35%

5.02%

15.05%

13.41%

15.82%

-2.09%

UTH

Utilities HOLDRs

Specialty-Utilities

-0.36%

0.00%

11.16%

13.04%

11.70%

-2.14%

IDU

Dow Jones US Utilities

Specialty-Utilities

-0.38%

3.12%

9.95%

13.50%

11.45%

-2.25%

VPU

Vanguard Utilities VIPERS

Specialty-Utilities

-0.49%

2.94%

9.91%

13.92%

11.59%

-2.32%

FXE

CurrencyShares Euro Trust

World Bond

-0.52%

0.36%

2.58%

1.96%

2.99%

-1.47%

EWK

iShares Belgium Index

Europe Stock

-0.53%

2.90%

9.65%

9.61%

9.56%

-1.47%

EWM

iShares Malaysia Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

-0.59%

5.23%

17.86%

30.55%

22.79%

-3.18%

IYR

Dow Jones US Real Estate

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.60%

-0.66%

0.06%

2.92%

2.12%

-9.46%

XLU

Utilities Select Sector

Specialty-Utilities

-0.81%

2.80%

9.56%

13.86%

11.53%

-2.24%

IGW

Goldman Sachs Semiconductor

Specialty-Technology

-0.85%

4.64%

5.14%

5.70%

4.11%

-2.89%

EWN

iShares Netherlands Index

Europe Stock

-0.91%

5.04%

16.92%

16.34%

14.08%

-1.54%

ICF

Cohen & Steers Realty

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.96%

-1.97%

-1.57%

1.93%

1.25%

-11.44%

PBE

Dyn. Biotechnology/Genome

Biotech & Genome

-1.13%

5.00%

11.35%

9.15%

6.02%

-2.13%

EWH

iShares Hong Kong Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

-1.18%

0.78%

7.77%

4.87%

6.42%

-2.78%

SH

Short S&P 500 ProShares ETF

Bear Market

-1.46%

-4.60%

-7.68%

-5.49%

-6.73%

-13.54%

IBB

Nasdaq Biotechnology

Specialty-Health

-1.90%

2.98%

9.07%

4.51%

3.67%

-2.75%

TKF

Turkish Investment Fund

Turkey

-2.09%

-2.09%

5.01%

4.95%

2.10%

-13.63%

IAU

iShares Comex Gold

Specialty-Natural Res.

-2.96%

-2.00%

1.53%

3.62%

3.54%

-4.39%

BBH

Merrill Lynch Biotech

Specialty-Health

-3.26%

1.22%

3.43%

-0.64%

-1.20%

-7.29%

TF

Thai Capital Fund

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

-3.61%

7.01%

7.99%

4.91%

5.86%

-10.77%

 

 

 

2a. DOMESTIC EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETFs): BUY

 

ETFs are an excellent alternative to No Load Mutual Funds. They are a valid choice to high mutual fund management fees, restrictive trading and redemption charges, which have been a problem for years.

 

If you’re not sure how to use ETFs please read my FREE article about their pros and cons, which you may view anytime at:

 

http://www.successful-investment.com/articles24.htm

 

 

All the same Buy and Sell rules apply for domestic ETFs as they do for domestic equity mutual funds in section 1.

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

IYM

Dow Jones US Basic Mat's

Large Value

4.92%

7.98%

12.97%

19.82%

16.35%

29.99%

0.00%

XLB

Materials Select Sector

Large Blend

4.26%

6.21%

10.14%

17.35%

14.34%

27.74%

0.00%

IJK

S&P MidCap 400/BARRA

Mid-Cap Growth

3.83%

7.19%

10.95%

14.82%

12.03%

23.84%

0.00%

IYJ

Dow Jones US Industrial

Large Blend

3.56%

9.43%

11.95%

13.39%

12.36%

24.04%

0.00%

VBK

Vanguard SmallCap Growth

Small Growth

3.44%

6.70%

12.11%

14.24%

12.36%

25.98%

0.00%

JKK

Morningstar SmallGrowth

Small Growth

3.41%

5.79%

11.56%

12.07%

10.61%

22.33%

0.00%

MDY

MidCap SPDRS

Mid-Cap Blend

3.39%

6.57%

10.08%

13.99%

11.45%

22.60%

0.00%

IJH

S&P MidCap 400

Mid-Cap Blend

3.26%

6.56%

9.99%

13.95%

11.39%

22.57%

0.00%

XLI

Industrial Select Sector

Large Value

3.14%

9.45%

10.97%

11.80%

10.71%

21.52%

0.00%

JKG

Morningstar MidCore

Mid-Cap Blend

3.02%

6.74%

9.75%

12.52%

11.11%

23.85%

0.00%

DIA

DIA Diamond EFT

Large Value

2.94%

8.53%

11.06%

9.52%

10.06%

19.37%

-0.01%

IWO

Russell 2000 Growth

Small Growth

2.93%

5.38%

9.95%

9.98%

9.49%

21.49%

0.00%

IYT

Dow Jones Transportation

Mid-Cap Blend

2.85%

7.72%

9.41%

16.04%

10.36%

25.16%

0.00%

VXF

Extended Mkts VIPERs

Mid-Cap Blend

2.83%

5.44%

9.45%

11.71%

10.02%

21.91%

0.00%

DSG

DJ US SmallCap Growth

Small Growth

2.82%

5.89%

10.90%

12.82%

11.42%

24.62%

0.00%

PWB

PowerShares Dyn. Large Cap Gr.

Large Growth

2.78%

5.96%

9.41%

8.49%

8.70%

18.80%

0.00%

JKJ

Morningstar SmallCore

Small Blend

2.75%

5.64%

10.00%

9.51%

9.40%

20.55%

0.00%

VB

Vanguard SmallCap

Small Blend

2.66%

5.50%

9.82%

11.06%

9.69%

21.14%

0.00%

VO

Vanguard Mid-Cap

Mid-Cap Blend

2.65%

6.33%

9.90%

12.91%

10.88%

22.70%

0.00%

NYC

NYSE Composite

Moderate Allocation

2.64%

6.44%

10.18%

9.47%

10.09%

19.63%

0.00%

IJT

S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA

Small Growth

2.60%

5.37%

10.69%

11.81%

10.52%

21.69%

0.00%

IJJ

S&P MidCap 400/BARRA

Mid-Cap Value

2.56%

5.73%

8.76%

12.68%

10.55%

21.62%

0.00%

JKH

Morningstar MidGrowth

Mid-Cap Growth

2.55%

6.72%

11.05%

14.89%

12.18%

25.36%

0.00%

NY

NYSE 100 Index

Moderate Allocation

2.55%

6.72%

9.33%

7.47%

8.29%

16.17%

-0.05%

IWP

Russell MidCap Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

2.46%

6.44%

9.80%

12.69%

10.81%

23.67%

0.00%

JKF

Morningstar Large Value

Large Value

2.39%

6.46%

9.65%

7.80%

8.85%

16.40%

-0.29%

IWM

Russell 2000

Small Blend

2.38%

4.41%

8.27%

7.78%

7.94%

18.71%

0.00%

IJR

S&P Sm.Cap 600

Small Blend

2.36%

5.25%

9.73%

9.91%

9.29%

20.12%

0.00%

IVE

S&P 500/BARRA Value

Large Value

2.33%

6.67%

9.44%

9.01%

9.32%

19.28%

0.00%

IWZ

Russell 3000 Growth

Large Growth

2.31%

6.29%

9.61%

9.44%

8.91%

19.11%

0.00%

IWF

Russell 1000 Growth

Large Growth

2.29%

6.40%

9.51%

9.59%

8.90%

18.89%

0.00%

DSV

DJ US SmallCap Value

Small Value

2.25%

5.05%

8.33%

9.08%

8.72%

18.25%

0.00%

 

 

VTI

Total Market VIPERs

Large Blend

2.22%

6.11%

9.16%

8.80%

8.78%

18.55%

0.00%

IYY

Dow Jones US Tot. Market

Large Blend

2.20%

6.21%

9.29%

9.06%

8.92%

18.66%

0.00%

JKE

Morningstar Large Growth

Large Growth

2.19%

5.66%

9.03%

9.27%

8.54%

18.43%

0.00%

VUG

Vanguard Growth

Large Growth

2.19%

5.87%

8.89%

9.07%

8.40%

18.65%

0.00%

IJS

S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA

Small Value

2.17%

5.16%

8.60%

8.49%

8.34%

19.03%

0.00%

ISI

S&P 1500

Large Blend

2.16%

6.29%

9.21%

8.83%

8.77%

18.09%

0.00%

IWR

Russell MidCap Index Fs

Mid-Cap Blend

2.15%

5.81%

9.10%

12.06%

10.41%

22.54%

0.00%

VV

Vanguard LargeCap

Large Blend

2.15%

6.24%

9.29%

8.79%

8.73%

18.34%

0.00%

TMW

Wilshire 5000 Ttl Mkt

Large Blend

2.13%

5.97%

9.10%

8.63%

8.66%

18.28%

0.00%

ELV

DJ US LargeCap Value

Large Value

2.13%

6.56%

9.11%

8.07%

8.73%

17.84%

-0.07%

VTV

Vanguard Value

Large Value

2.13%

6.55%

9.51%

8.18%

8.90%

17.72%

-0.14%

IWB

Russell 1000 Index

Large Blend

2.13%

6.17%

9.15%

8.81%

8.78%

18.43%

0.00%

SPY

SPDRS

Large Blend

2.12%

6.35%

9.15%

8.36%

8.53%

17.58%

0.00%

IWV

Russell 3000 Index

Large Blend

2.12%

5.94%

9.04%

8.60%

8.64%

18.35%

0.00%

IWD

Russell 1000 Value

Large Value

2.12%

5.97%

8.85%

8.15%

8.68%

17.60%

-0.25%

OEF

S&P 100 Index

Large Growth

2.11%

6.75%

9.33%

6.78%

7.83%

16.94%

-0.07%

IWW

Russell 3000 Value

Large Value

2.05%

5.67%

8.64%

7.84%

8.47%

17.76%

-0.19%

ELG

DJ US LargeCap Growth

Large Growth

2.05%

5.72%

8.76%

8.90%

8.46%

18.41%

0.00%

IVV

S&P 500

Large Blend

2.05%

6.27%

9.08%

8.17%

8.42%

17.47%

0.00%

VBR

Vanguard SmallCap Value

Small Value

1.96%

4.25%

7.59%

7.66%

7.06%

16.67%

0.00%

JKD

Morningstar Large Core

Large Blend

1.90%

6.54%

8.76%

6.93%

7.55%

16.99%

0.00%

JKI

Morningstar MidValue

Mid-Cap Value

1.85%

5.07%

8.02%

10.46%

9.55%

21.01%

0.00%

RSP

Rydex S&P Equal Weight

Large Blend

1.81%

5.89%

9.02%

10.54%

9.64%

21.02%

0.00%

IVW

S&P 500/BARRA Growth

Large Growth

1.79%

5.82%

8.84%

7.49%

7.55%

15.91%

0.00%

IWN

Russell 2000 Value

Small Value

1.77%

3.25%

6.88%

5.74%

6.40%

16.21%

0.00%

QQQQ

Nasdaq 100 Trust Shares

Large Growth

1.76%

6.35%

10.33%

9.85%

8.96%

22.60%

0.00%

JKL

Morningstar Small Value

Small Value

1.75%

4.31%

6.90%

6.67%

6.99%

16.68%

0.00%

IWS

Russell MidCap Value

Mid-Cap Value

1.75%

5.05%

8.20%

11.32%

9.99%

21.38%

0.00%

XLY

Consumer Discretionary Sec.

Large Blend

1.75%

3.17%

4.82%

4.35%

5.68%

21.75%

-0.40%

IYK

Dow Jones US Cons. Non-Cycl.

Large Blend

1.74%

3.82%

6.68%

6.99%

6.71%

13.75%

-0.05%

IYC

Dow Jones US Consumer

Large Blend

1.64%

2.33%

5.35%

6.02%

6.16%

19.53%

0.00%

VDC

Vanguard Consumer Staples

Large Blend

1.51%

2.95%

7.18%

7.61%

6.37%

10.88%

0.00%

XLP

Consumer Staples Select

Large Blend

1.50%

2.55%

6.16%

6.24%

5.54%

8.82%

0.00%

ONEQ

Fidelity Commonwealth

Large Growth

1.50%

5.46%

9.00%

7.61%

7.67%

20.00%

0.00%

PWO

Powershares Dynamic OTC

Mid-Cap Growth

1.43%

4.54%

9.16%

8.49%

7.80%

18.81%

-0.25%

PWC

Powershares Dynamic Mkt

Large Blend

1.32%

4.70%

8.31%

8.46%

8.39%

18.63%

0.00%

DGT

DJ Global Titans

Large Blend

1.28%

5.43%

7.89%

4.93%

6.40%

12.83%

-0.01%

 

 

 

 

3. INTERNATIONAL EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS: BUY — since 8/17/2006

                                                                                                                                                

 

 

 

The International Index (green) recovered after the Sell signal on 6/13/06, broke above its trend line (red), back below it and has currently moved above it by 10.03%.  A Buy signal for broadly based international funds/ETFs (not Country funds) was triggered effective 8/17/06, and I originally committed an average of about 15% of portfolio value to this arena and, after a gain of 5%, I added another 15%.

 

I will use a 7% trailing sell stop on all of my positions.

 

The listings below represent some of my choices out of the 95 international funds I track. Please note that I have added Vanguard, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, Rydex/ProFunds and American Century funds. They are sorted by 4wk performance:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 8/17/06

DD%

ODMAX

*Oppenheimer Devel. Mkts (2%/30)

Diversified Emerging Mkts

3.78%

7.65%

14.62%

12.00%

14.70%

33.75%

0.00%

UEPIX

ProFunds Europe 30 Inv

Europe Stock

3.24%

7.48%

13.18%

10.52%

11.01%

22.12%

0.00%

VEIEX

Vanguard Emerging Mkts Index

Div. Emerging Markets

3.09%

7.06%

14.97%

12.37%

15.09%

33.74%

0.00%

PRGSX

T. Rowe Price Global

World Stock

2.64%

6.80%

9.63%

11.36%

11.88%

31.07%

0.00%

VHGEX

Vanguard Global Equity

World Stock

2.52%

5.99%

10.50%

11.98%

11.80%

25.82%

0.00%

FWWFX

Fidelity Worldwide Fund

Broadly Diversified

2.51%

5.27%

9.21%

10.03%

10.34%

23.49%

0.00%

FEZ

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50

Europe Stock

2.51%

7.49%

15.70%

13.61%

14.27%

30.92%

0.00%

FIGRX

Fidelity Intern. Discovery

Broadly Diversified

2.45%

5.72%

10.91%

10.67%

11.78%

25.28%

0.00%

EZU

European Monetary Union Index

Europe Stock

2.39%

6.68%

15.03%

14.90%

14.62%

33.90%

0.00%

FSCOX

Fidelity Intern. Sm. Cap Opp.

Broadly Diversified

2.35%

4.08%

9.58%

13.05%

14.14%

36.26%

0.00%

PRIDX

T. Rowe Price International Disc.

Foreign Small/Mid Growth

2.34%

5.15%

10.86%

11.90%

12.70%

31.26%

0.00%

FOSFX

Fidelity Overseas Fund

Broadly Diversified

2.31%

5.87%

11.79%

11.33%

12.07%

24.63%

0.00%

PHITX

*Phoenix-Aberdeen International A

Foreign Large Blend

2.20%

5.25%

9.72%

10.17%

10.37%

22.46%

0.00%

PSILX

T. Rowe Price Spectrum Intern.

Foreign Large Blend

2.09%

4.75%

9.44%

9.44%

11.02%

27.05%

0.00%

FISMX

Fidelity Intern. Small Cap

Broadly Diversified

2.08%

4.60%

8.92%

10.72%

10.68%

18.69%

0.00%

VTRIX

Vanguard Intern. Value Fd.

Foreign Large Blend

2.06%

4.57%

9.13%

9.70%

10.36%

23.68%

0.00%

PRITX

T. Rowe Price International

Foreign Large Growth

1.95%

4.30%

8.75%

8.46%

9.95%

23.94%

0.00%

BTEQX

Scudder International Equity Invm

Foreign Large Blend

1.92%

5.17%

11.01%

10.67%

11.51%

26.00%

0.00%

IEV

S&P Europe 350 Index

Europe Stock

1.87%

5.83%

12.97%

12.01%

11.85%

26.99%

0.00%

FIVFX

Fidelity Aggress. International

Broadly Diversified

1.86%

3.75%

6.62%

8.75%

9.32%

20.27%

0.00%

FDIVX

Fidelity Diversified Int.

Foreign Stock

1.86%

5.39%

10.26%

10.21%

10.86%

23.64%

0.00%

VGTSX

Vanguard Intern. Stock Index

Forein Large Blend

1.73%

4.36%

10.00%

10.71%

11.32%

26.04%

0.00%

IOO

S&P Global 100

World Stock

1.71%

6.18%

10.78%

8.42%

8.51%

19.55%

0.00%

VWIGX

Vanguard International Growth

Foreign Large Blend

1.63%

4.75%

9.45%

9.73%

10.43%

23.57%

0.00%

RYEUX

Rydex Large Cap Europe H

Europe Stock

1.60%

6.51%

13.36%

11.80%

11.80%

26.00%

0.00%

VEURX

Vanguard Europe Stock Index

Europe Stock

1.54%

5.20%

11.96%

12.11%

12.30%

29.01%

0.00%

FSIVX

Fidelity Spartan Intern. Index-Adv.

Broadly Diversified

1.51%

4.12%

9.14%

10.29%

10.81%

25.15%

0.00%

GTIIX

Glenmede Institutional International

Foreign Large Value

1.51%

4.07%

7.57%

7.19%

8.32%

19.33%

0.00%

FSIIX

Fidelity Spartan Intern. Index-Inv.

Broadly Diversified

1.49%

4.06%

9.02%

10.12%

10.64%

24.71%

0.00%

EFA

MSCI EAFE iShares Index Fd

Foreign Large Blend

1.49%

4.06%

9.45%

10.58%

10.15%

23.30%

0.00%

VDMIX

Vanguard Developed Mkts Index

Foreign Large Blend

1.45%

3.82%

9.08%

10.39%

10.58%

24.55%

0.00%

VINEX

Vanguard Intern. Explorer

Foreign Small/Mid Growth

1.43%

3.34%

8.18%

11.05%

11.31%

29.21%

0.00%

PRESX

T. Rowe Price European

Europe Stock

1.42%

4.00%

8.60%

9.55%

10.53%

27.15%

0.00%

VTMGX

Vanguard Tax-Managed Intern.

Forein Large Blend

1.41%

3.84%

9.05%

10.44%

10.61%

24.72%

0.00%

EFV

MSCI EAFE iShares Value Index

Foreign Large Blend

1.14%

4.03%

8.35%

8.96%

9.69%

23.69%

0.00%

CIBFX

American Fds Capital

World Allocation

1.11%

3.42%

7.75%

7.23%

7.88%

18.46%

0.00%

AWPAX

*AllianceBernstein Worldwide Privat A

Foreign Large Blend

1.05%

4.08%

8.93%

10.77%

11.57%

27.72%

0.00%

KGDAX

*Scudder Global Discovery A

World Stock

0.91%

3.54%

7.85%

10.29%

10.29%

29.70%

-0.04%

FGBLX

Fidelity Global Balanced

Broadly Diversified

0.78%

2.14%

4.38%

5.72%

5.91%

14.68%

0.00%

 

 

Be advised that many international funds may not be available to you since they carry a load. However, while I am able to purchase these for my managed account clients as ‘load waived’ funds, this doesn’t help you much, if you do your own investing. This is why I have included some appropriate ETFs in the above list.

 

 

4a. A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: SELECTIVE BUY

 

While I believe that the United States is the greatest country in the world to live in, it is not necessarily always the best, or only one, to invest in.

 

This addition to my newsletter will allow us to also invest selectively in countries with better performing stock markets. With the proliferation of ETFs over the past years, we are now able to invest in a variety of countries using low cost index ETFs.

 

The chart shows the Austria Index as an example:

 

 

 

 

Below is a list of 37 countries/regions, which I am tracking weekly.

 

Please note that the data in this table do not include adjustments due to distributions.

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

DD%

EWW

iShares Mexico Index

Latin America Stock

9.08%

11.72%

23.96%

22.68%

24.14%

0.00%

EWZ

iShares Brazil Index

Latin America Stock

8.91%

16.03%

29.45%

26.55%

28.05%

0.00%

CH

Chile Fund

Chile Stock

8.72%

14.16%

19.37%

25.30%

19.73%

-4.50%

ILF

iShares S&P 40 Latin America

Latin America Stock

7.70%

13.55%

26.14%

23.93%

24.89%

0.00%

EWC

iShares Canada Index

Foreign Large Value

6.71%

12.26%

18.88%

18.97%

17.00%

-0.03%

PGJ

PowerShares Gldn Dragon

China

6.68%

10.66%

17.94%

11.87%

19.74%

-1.68%

EWY

iShares S. Korea Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

5.75%

10.81%

17.11%

17.61%

17.02%

0.00%

EWP

iShares Spain Index

Europe Stock

5.39%

2.73%

11.92%

11.59%

12.31%

0.00%

EWG

iShares Germany Index

Europe Stock

3.97%

9.61%

19.57%

21.57%

20.16%

0.00%

IFN

India Fund

India

3.07%

9.87%

10.12%

-5.69%

-0.29%

-13.59%

FXI

iShares China 25 Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

2.74%

5.04%

13.74%

0.93%

14.33%

-3.43%

EWS

iShares Singapore Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

2.62%

6.28%

16.09%

22.41%

20.59%

-0.29%

EWT

iShares Taiwan Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

2.53%

2.74%

6.34%

0.62%

4.84%

-1.82%

FEZ

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50

Europe Stock

2.51%

7.49%

15.70%

13.61%

14.27%

0.00%

EZU

European Monetary Union Index

Europe Stock

2.39%

6.68%

15.03%

14.90%

14.62%

0.00%

IIF

Morgan Stanley India Fund

India

2.29%

7.80%

4.65%

-7.85%

-1.41%

-11.31%

EWQ

iShares France Index

Europe Stock

2.23%

7.48%

14.54%

13.70%

13.94%

0.00%

IEV

S&P Europe 350 Index

Europe Stock

1.87%

5.83%

12.97%

12.01%

11.85%

0.00%

EEM

iShares Emerging Mkts Index

Div. Emerging Mkts

1.76%

5.38%

13.46%

11.18%

13.96%

-0.27%

IOO

S&P Global 100

World Stock

1.71%

6.18%

10.78%

8.42%

8.51%

0.00%

EWO

iShares Austria Index

Europe Stock

1.60%

3.52%

12.33%

12.09%

14.55%

-0.46%

EWJ

iShares Japan Index

Japan Stock

1.60%

-0.41%

-0.68%

2.89%

3.55%

-3.43%

EFA

MSCI EAFE iShares Index Fd

Foreign Large Blend

1.49%

4.06%

9.45%

10.58%

10.15%

0.00%

EWA

iShares Australia Index

Foreign Large Blend

1.34%

4.29%

15.16%

18.33%

15.50%

-0.96%

EFV

MSCI EAFE iShares Value Index

Foreign Large Blend

1.14%

4.03%

8.35%

8.96%

9.69%

0.00%

EPP

iShares Pacific ex. Japan

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

0.91%

3.68%

13.86%

15.17%

13.92%

-1.01%

EWU

iShares United Kingdom Index

Europe Stock

0.83%

4.32%

9.68%

8.42%

8.00%

-0.43%

EWL

iShares Switzerland Index

Europe Stock

0.48%

3.90%

7.56%

9.08%

8.98%

-1.13%

EWI

iShares Italy Index

Europe Stock

-0.22%

3.53%

10.22%

7.80%

8.24%

-1.54%

EWD

iShares Sweden Index

Europe Stock

-0.35%

5.02%

15.05%

13.41%

15.82%

-2.09%

EWK

iShares Belgium Index

Europe Stock

-0.53%

2.90%

9.65%

9.61%

9.56%

-1.47%

EWM

iShares Malaysia Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

-0.59%

5.23%

17.86%

30.55%

22.79%

-3.18%

EWN

iShares Netherlands Index

Europe Stock

-0.91%

5.04%

16.92%

16.34%

14.08%

-1.54%

EWH

iShares Hong Kong Index

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

-1.18%

0.78%

7.77%

4.87%

6.42%

-2.78%

TKF

Turkish Investment Fund

Turkey

-2.09%

-2.09%

5.01%

4.95%

2.10%

-13.63%

TF

Thai Capital Fund

Pacific Asia/excl. Japan

-3.61%

7.01%

7.99%

4.91%

5.86%

-10.77%

EZA

iShares South Africa Index

N/A

-4.63%

1.40%

13.91%

11.62%

14.02%

-5.60%

 

 

 

As you just witnessed during May and June 2006, country funds can be volatile and the use of a trailing stop loss (I use 10%) is imperative to protect your portfolio from severe downside moves.

 

 

4b. TAX-FREE INVESTING

 

This section shows some of the Closed End Exchange Traded Bond Funds (CEETBFs) as discussed in my free e-Book “How to Earn 5% - 6.5% Tax-Free Income,” which can be downloaded from my site.

 

This new addition to the StatSheet is a managed account service I offer. Choosing the right CEETBF out of over 500 takes a lot of work, and special knowledge is required to customize a selection of funds specifically suited to your needs.

 

To identify the general trend of these funds, I have created the TFI-Index, as illustrated in the chart below. If the Index (green line) is above its long-term trend line (red), we are in an environment of lower interest rates. If it breaks below it, we are seeing interest rates rising.

 

 

 

 

 

The table below is a small sampling of what is available. Be advised that the columns “Discount,” “Current Dividend Yield,” and “YTD” are updated weekly so that you can see and track the impact changes in interest rates are having. The data is as of 5/30/2007:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

1 Yr Ret.

Since Incept.

10 Yr ann. Ret.

Discount

Aver. Cred. Rtg.

MS

C. Div. Yield

YTD

BKN

BR Inv. Muni

28.80%

8.08%

10.76%

8.91%

AAA-44%

* * * *

6.09%

-13.51%

CXH

Col Inv. Grade

9.40%

5.91%

7.03%

-1.69%

n/a

* *

5.10%

0.55%

EVM

EV Ins CA Muni

4.80%

2.56%

n/a

1.90%

AAA-87.8%

NR

4.79%

1.38%

IIC

MS CA Ins. Muni

10.17%

5.28%

7.85%

-0.27%

AAA-100.0%

* * *

4.59%

2.18%

MEN

Muni Enh. Fd

9.49%

7.28%

7.49%

-5.50%

AAA-89.6%

* *

4.77%

-0.55%

MUC

ML MuniHldgs Insured Fd

17.20%

7.56%

n/a

-3.60%

AAA-93.6%

* * * *

4.90%

-1.39%

MVF

Mun. Vest Fd

9.17%

7.51%

8.07%

1.24%

AAA-29.6%

* * * *

5.21%

-0.30%

MYD

Mun. Yield Fd

16.91%

8.11%

8.28%

5.64%

AAA-38.9%

* * * *

5.25%

-0.39%

MYI

Mun. Ins. Fd

15.51%

7.49%

7.02%

-6.32%

AAA-83.8%

* * * *

4.77%

-0.42%

NCL

NV. Ins. CA Muni II

-1.43%

5.52%

7.37%

-1.22%

AAA-100.0%

* * * *

4.61%

1.75%

NKX

Nuveen Ins. CA Fd

0.50%

2.98%

n/a

0.42%

AAA-82.1%

NR

4.75%

0.93%

NUV

NV Muni Val. Fd

11.46%

6.86%

6.16%

-0.29%

AAA-52.6%

* *

4.59%

-2.87%

NXP

NV Sel. TF Fd

11.66%

5.83%

5.42%

0.41%

AAA-53.8%

* *

4.67%

-0.68%

PMG

PM Muni Fd

3.10%

5.58%

5.65%

-7.64%

AAA-46.7%

* * *

4.85%

0.48%

PML

PO Muni Inc. Fd II

17.38%

8.44%

n/a

2.45%

AAA-56.0%

NR

5.05%

-3.13%

PMO

PM Muni Tr

-0.58%

4.95%

5.47%

-7.52%

AAA-53.0%

* * * *

4.77%

0.00%

 

 

 

Please note that many of these funds have been around for a long time and therefore 10-yr annualized returns are available for most of them. All of them are exempt from Federal taxation and, depending on what state you live in, maybe exempt from State taxation as well.

 

Here’s the glossary of terms used:

 

1. 1 Yr Return*: The return over the last 12 months consisting of appreciation and reinvested dividends.

2. Since Inception*: The annualized return since the fund started operating.

3. 10 Yr Annualized Return*: The annualized return over the past 10 years.

4. Discount from NAV: The discount or premium from Net Asset Value (NAV) this fund can be currently purchased for.

5. Average Credit Rating: A key number which shows the quality of the fund with AAA being the highest. The percentage shows how much of the funds holdings, as a percentage, are in AAA rated bonds.

6. Morningstar (MS): The current Morningstar rating. NR means that it is not yet rated.

7. Current Div. Yield: That’s the income being generated and it is paid out on a monthly basis, if you wish. This represents spendable income.

8. YTD: Shows the Year-To-Date performance (without dividends) to demonstrate the effect of changes in interest rates. Some funds are showing capital gains, other capital losses. This is a very short-term view. These types of investments should only be made with at least a 5-year time horizon.

 

There are many other factors, which come into play, when evaluating CEETBFs. This section is only designed as an introduction. If you do your own investing in this area, be sure to read my new article titled “The 10 Rules of Successful Tax-Free Income Investing,” which is posted at:

 

http://www.successful-investment.com/articles31.htm

 

If you have a need to generate reliable monthly income, please call me, or go the following link and submit your request:

 

http://www.successful-investment.com/TFI

 

*As of 12/31/2005

 

 

4c. SECTOR FUND INVESTING (ETFs): SELECTIVE BUY

 

To diversify our portfolios, we always need to look for different opportunities to invest our money. The below table of sector fund listings (ETFs) covers a broad spectrum of possibilities. The sorting order is by 4Wk performance:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

DD%

IIH

Internet Infrastructure HOLDRs

Specialty-Technology

7.51%

3.23%

6.88%

-0.37%

1.41%

-6.21%

IYZ

Down Jones US Telecom

Specialty-Commun.

5.89%

9.24%

14.41%

16.46%

15.60%

0.00%

VOX

Vanguard Telecom Serv's

Specialty-Commun.

5.81%

8.40%

12.97%

14.68%

14.08%

0.00%

IGE

Goldman Sachs Natural Res.

Specialty-Natural Res.

5.73%

11.11%

19.03%

17.52%

17.35%

-0.10%

IXP

S&P Global Telecommunications

Specialty-Commun.

5.36%

7.48%

15.00%

14.20%

14.26%

-0.15%

VDE

Vanguard Energy VIPERS

Specialty-Natural Res.

5.12%

10.73%

19.37%

17.39%

17.19%

-0.49%

XLE

Energy Select Sector

Specialty-Natural Res.

5.06%

10.41%

18.30%

16.20%

16.51%

-0.76%

IYE

Dow Jones US Energy

Specialty-Natural Res.

4.69%

10.26%

18.61%

15.94%

16.58%

-0.69%

IXC

S&P Global Energy

Specialty-Natural Res.

4.35%

10.09%

18.49%

11.90%

13.82%

-0.56%

VAW

Vanguard Materials VIPERS

Specialty-Natural Res.

4.24%

7.17%

11.97%

20.20%

16.34%

0.00%

XLK

Technology Select

Specialty-Technology

3.10%

7.46%

11.92%

10.23%

9.85%

0.00%

IGV

Goldman Sachs Software

Specialty-Technology

3.08%

5.65%

11.44%

9.00%

8.18%

0.00%

IGN

Goldman Sachs Networking

Specialty-Technology

2.91%

5.64%

8.14%

7.80%

8.08%

0.00%

IGM

Goldman Sachs Tech. Index

Specialty-Technology

2.74%

6.95%

11.18%

9.30%

9.53%

0.00%

IYW

Dow Jones US Technology

Specialty-Technology

2.49%

6.95%

10.60%

8.28%

8.43%

0.00%

VGT

Vanguard Info Technology

Specialty-Technolgy

2.34%

6.69%

10.86%

9.06%

8.92%

0.00%

IXN

S&P Global Technology

Specialty-Technolgy

2.27%

5.87%

10.10%

6.40%

7.64%

0.00%

MTK

Morgan Stanley Technology

Specialty-Technology

2.03%

7.90%

10.73%

8.32%

9.23%

-0.07%

IXG

S&P Global Financial Sector

Specialty-Financial

1.18%

4.90%

7.91%

5.11%

6.96%

0.00%

IYG

Dow Jones US Financial Serv's

Specialty-Financial

1.09%

5.87%

5.55%

1.79%

4.03%

-0.99%

VFH

Vanguard Financials

Specialty-Financial

1.01%

5.15%

5.53%

2.60%

4.63%

-0.59%

IYF

Dow Jones US Financial Sector

Specialty-Financial

0.99%

5.23%

5.24%

2.78%

4.49%

-0.75%

XLF

Financial Select Sector

Specialty-Financial

0.75%

5.67%

5.61%

2.99%

4.79%

-0.42%

VHT

Vanguard Health Care

Specialty-Health

0.56%

5.10%

9.26%

9.64%

7.22%

-0.24%

IYH

Dow Jones US Healthcare

Specialty-Health

0.53%

5.38%

8.98%

9.05%

7.13%

-0.40%

XLV

Health Care Select SPDR

Specialty-Health

0.41%

5.84%

8.99%

9.38%

7.47%

-0.41%

DBC

DB Commodity Index

Specialty-Natural Resources

0.20%

0.67%

1.88%

3.74%

3.61%

-1.35%

RWR

Wilshire REIT Fund

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.11%

-1.17%

-0.01%

3.04%

1.84%

-9.35%

VNQ

Vanguard REIT Index

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.19%

-1.19%

0.03%

2.74%

1.57%

-9.22%

IXJ

S&P Global Healthcare

Specialty-Health

-0.26%

3.93%

6.59%

7.24%

5.29%

-1.19%

UTH

Utilities HOLDRs

Specialty-Utilities

-0.36%

0.00%

11.16%

13.04%

11.70%

-2.14%

IDU

Dow Jones US Utilities

Specialty-Utilities

-0.38%

3.12%

9.95%

13.50%

11.45%

-2.25%

VPU

Vanguard Utilities VIPERS

Specialty-Utilities

-0.49%

2.94%

9.91%

13.92%

11.59%

-2.32%

IYR

Dow Jones US Real Estate

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.60%

-0.66%

0.06%

2.92%

2.12%

-9.46%

XLU

Utilities Select Sector

Specialty-Utilities

-0.81%

2.80%

9.56%

13.86%

11.53%

-2.24%

IGW

Goldman Sachs Semiconductor

Specialty-Technology

-0.85%

4.64%

5.14%

5.70%

4.11%

-2.89%

ICF

Cohen & Steers Realty

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.96%

-1.97%

-1.57%

1.93%

1.25%

-11.44%

IBB

Nasdaq Biotechnology

Specialty-Health

-1.90%

2.98%

9.07%

4.51%

3.67%

-2.75%

IAU

iShares Comex Gold

Specialty-Natural Res.

-2.96%

-2.00%

1.53%

3.62%

3.54%

-4.39%

BBH

Merrill Lynch Biotech

Specialty-Health

-3.26%

1.22%

3.43%

-0.64%

-1.20%

-7.29%

 

 

I personally invest no more than 5% of portfolio value in any one sector and use a 10% trailing stop loss to minimize the risk. I have taken a new position and will add more if market momentum keeps improving.

 

 

 

4d. FIDELITY SELECT SECTOR FUNDS: SELECTIVE BUY

 

If you prefer using Fidelity’s wide variety of excellent sector funds, you will like this new addition. Here as well, sectors can be volatile, and I advise the use of a sell stop just as we do with ETFs.

 

The sorting order is by 4Wk performance:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

DD%

FWRLX

Fid. Sel. Wireless

Utilities

8.41%

12.24%

17.52%

17.86%

16.67%

0.00%

FSTCX

Fid. Sel. Telecommunications

Utilities

6.85%

9.65%

14.61%

17.87%

16.32%

0.00%

FDCPX

Fid. Sel. Computers

Technology

6.06%

7.48%

9.72%

9.47%

10.15%

0.00%

FSESX

Fid. Sel. Energy Service

Natural Resources

4.97%

12.21%

21.07%

23.17%

21.15%

-0.82%

FNARX

Fid. Sel. Natural Resources

Natural Resources

4.57%

9.90%

17.80%

22.01%

19.73%

-0.19%

FSENX

Fid. Sel. Energy

Natural Resources

3.97%

9.95%

17.79%

18.71%

17.44%

-0.52%

FSPFX

Fid. Sel. Paper/Forest Products

Natural Resources

3.94%

5.66%

7.50%

12.20%

11.70%

0.00%

FBSOX

Fid. Sel. Business/Outsourcing

Technology

3.72%

6.24%

13.44%

13.15%

13.52%

0.00%

FSHOX

Fid. Sel. Construction/Housing

Cyclicals

3.57%

5.81%

4.66%

7.13%

8.57%

-0.14%

FSHCX

Fid. Sel. Medical Delivery

Health Care

3.51%

6.83%

11.36%

15.65%

12.97%

0.00%

FSCGX

Fid. Sel. Industrial Equipment

Cyclicals

3.37%

9.10%

10.77%

12.32%

11.87%

0.00%

FSDPX

Fid. Sel. Industrial Materials

Cyclicals

3.31%

6.00%

9.73%

16.43%

14.23%

0.00%

FSNGX

Fid. Sel. Natural Gas

Natural Resources

3.27%

8.74%

16.85%

21.47%

17.38%

-0.25%

FSAIX

Fid. Sel. Air Transportation

Cyclicals

3.12%

1.87%

3.59%

7.77%

7.22%

-2.00%

FCYIX

Fid. Sel. Cyclical Industries

Cyclicals

3.08%

8.29%

10.02%

10.42%

10.07%

0.00%

FSRFX

Fid. Sel. Transportation

Cyclicals

3.03%

6.89%

8.67%

13.96%

10.37%

0.00%

FSDAX

Fid. Sel. Defense/Aerospace

Cyclicals

2.98%

5.23%

7.29%

10.63%

10.34%

0.00%

FIUIX

Fid. Sel. Utilities

Utilities

2.93%

6.08%

12.99%

16.27%

14.76%

-0.04%

FSDCX

Fid. Sel. Devel. Communications

Technology

2.49%

5.16%

10.94%

10.56%

9.14%

-0.09%

FSCHX

Fid. Sel. Chemicals

Cyclicals

2.30%

4.59%

6.90%

11.39%

10.34%

-0.12%

FSAVX

Fid. Sel. Automotive

Cyclicals

2.17%

5.81%

7.63%

12.82%

11.18%

-1.38%

FSPTX

Fid. Sel. Technology

Technology

2.03%

3.59%

6.88%

9.54%

8.36%

0.00%

FBMPX

Fid. Sel. Multimedia

Consumer

2.02%

2.81%

5.38%

4.40%

6.14%

-0.15%

FSCSX

Fid. Sel. Software/Computer Serv's

Technology

1.91%

4.33%

8.69%

8.40%

8.32%

0.00%

FSCPX

Fid. Sel. Consure Industries

Consumer

1.70%

1.60%

4.69%

7.03%

5.47%

0.00%

FSRPX

Fid. Sel. Retailing

Consumer

1.67%

1.40%

4.47%

8.59%

6.34%

0.00%

FDLSX

Fid. Sel. Leisure

Consumer

1.58%

2.82%

5.64%

5.47%

6.73%

-0.26%

FSLBX

Fid. Sel. Brokerage/Inv. Mgmnt

Financials

1.58%

5.70%

8.39%

7.21%

7.84%

0.00%

FSVLX

Fid. Sel. Home Finance

Financials

1.57%

5.47%

4.01%

0.90%

2.81%

-1.25%

FSPCX

Fid. Sel. Insurance

Financials

1.35%

6.21%

7.02%

5.13%

6.83%

-0.04%

FSPHX

Fid. Sel. Health Care

Health Care

1.26%

4.55%

7.78%

8.16%

6.77%

0.00%

FPHAX

Fid. Sel. Pharmaceuticals

Health Care

1.21%

8.36%

12.43%

12.74%

9.91%

-0.48%

FDFAX

Fid. Sel. Food & Agriculture

Consumer

1.17%

3.30%

7.65%

9.01%

8.23%

0.00%

FNINX

Fid. Sel. Networking/Infrastruct.

Technology

0.78%

3.20%

6.17%

4.45%

5.05%

-0.39%

FIDSX

Fid. Sel. Financial Services

Financials

0.73%

4.53%

5.25%

3.90%

4.92%

-0.13%

FSLEX

Fid. Sel. Environmental

Cyclicals

0.67%

4.13%

6.64%

5.09%

5.33%

0.00%

FSMEX

Fid. Sel. Medical Equipment

Health Care

0.43%

1.88%

6.15%

7.24%

5.60%

-0.14%

FSRBX

Fid. Sel. Banking

Financials

0.35%

2.75%

2.14%

0.44%

1.81%

-1.25%

FSUTX

Fid. Sel. Utilities Growth

Utilities

0.17%

3.82%

10.97%

15.75%

13.51%

-1.94%

FSELX

Fid. Sel. Electronics

Technology

-1.34%

4.39%

5.38%

9.42%

6.94%

-3.25%

FBIOX

Fid. Sel. Biotechnology

Health Care

-1.50%

4.58%

9.01%

3.39%

3.53%

-2.18%

FSAGX

Fid. Sel. Gold

Natural Resources

-1.74%

-3.35%

2.39%

-0.92%

1.69%

-5.34%

 

 

 

 

 

4f. T. ROWE PRICE, RYDEX, VANGUARDNEW & AMERICAN CENTURY SECTOR FUNDS: SELECTIVE BUY

 

This is my latest addition to the StatSheet, which features sector funds from these four fund families:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

DD%

PRMTX

T. Rowe Price Media/Telecom

Specialty-Communications

6.22%

11.59%

15.54%

17.92%

17.36%

0.00%

RYMIX

Rydex Telecommunications Inv

Specialty-Communications

5.14%

9.10%

13.61%

14.15%

13.51%

0.00%

RYVIX

Rydex Energy Services Inv

Specialty-Natural Resources

4.80%

12.17%

21.27%

23.75%

21.06%

-0.42%

PRNEX

T. Rowe Price New Era

Specialty-Natural Resources

4.78%

10.23%

17.32%

18.42%

17.66%

0.00%

RYBIX

Rydex Basic Materials

Specialty-Natural Resources

4.70%

7.70%

12.77%

21.59%

18.20%

0.00%

RYEIX

Rydex Energy

Specialty Natural Resources

4.69%

10.47%

18.72%

17.89%

16.81%

-0.41%

VGENX

Vanguard Energy

Specialty-Natural Resources

4.35%

10.01%

16.39%

13.62%

13.50%

-0.42%

ATCIX

American Century Technology Inv

Specialty-Technology

4.30%

5.84%

13.09%

12.98%

12.38%

0.00%

VMIAX

Vanguard Materials Index

Specialty-Natural Resources

4.18%

7.11%

11.81%

19.94%

16.31%

0.00%

PRDTX

T. Rowe Price Develop. Techn.

Specialty-Technology

4.15%

6.68%

10.02%

11.65%

11.13%

0.00%

RYIIX

Rydex Internet

Specialty-Technology

4.04%

6.97%

10.72%

9.99%

10.03%

0.00%

VGPMX

Vanguard Prec. Metals & Mining

Specialty-Prec. Metals

3.33%

6.37%

17.29%

18.47%

16.52%

0.00%

RYPIX

Rydex Transportation

Mid-Cap Blend

2.95%

5.34%

7.36%

12.64%

8.52%

0.00%

RYTIX

Rydex Technology Inv

Specialty-Technology

2.71%

6.47%

10.53%

10.44%

9.37%

0.00%

RYRIX

Rydex Retailing

Large Growth

2.37%

2.44%

6.49%

8.17%

6.62%

0.00%

VITAX

Vanguard Information Techn.

Specialty-Technology

2.30%

6.62%

10.69%

9.04%

8.88%

0.00%

BULIX

American Century Utilities Inv

Specialty-Utilities

1.46%

4.73%

11.57%

15.00%

13.36%

-0.93%

RYLIX

Rydex Leisure

Mid-Cap Growth

1.43%

2.54%

5.72%

5.07%

6.93%

0.00%

PRHSX

T. Rowe Price Health

Specialty-Health

1.38%

4.50%

10.00%

10.85%

9.41%

0.00%

PRISX

T. Rowe Price Financial Serv's

Specialty-Financial

1.08%

4.84%

5.37%

5.84%

6.55%

0.00%

ALSIX

American Century Life Sciences Inv

Specialty-Health

1.04%

4.11%

8.58%

10.65%

7.50%

0.00%

RYFIX

Rydex Financial Services Inv

Specialty-Financial

0.99%

4.42%

5.07%

3.58%

4.95%

-1.03%

RYCIX

Rydex Consumer Products

Large Blend

0.98%

3.16%

7.40%

7.46%

7.09%

-0.05%

VFAIX

Vanguard Financials Index

Specialty-Financial

0.90%

5.12%

5.39%

2.78%

4.62%

-0.62%

RYHIX

Rydex Health Care Inv

Specialty-Health

0.86%

4.53%

8.61%

9.77%

7.74%

0.00%

RYKIX

Rydex Banking

Specialty-Financial

0.08%

3.32%

1.63%

-1.75%

0.53%

-3.59%

VGHCX

Vanguard Health Care

Specialty-Health

0.03%

3.57%

6.59%

7.93%

6.09%

-0.56%

TRREX

T. Rowe Price Real Estate

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.07%

-0.72%

0.56%

3.02%

2.85%

-7.23%

RYHRX

Rydex Real Estate

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.09%

-0.21%

1.79%

2.96%

3.15%

-7.34%

REACX

American Century Real Estate Inv

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.11%

-0.57%

1.04%

2.80%

2.74%

-5.29%

VGSIX

Vanguard REIT Index

Specialty-Real Estate

-0.30%

-1.35%

-0.11%

2.66%

1.62%

-9.23%

RYUIX

Rydex Utilities

Specialty-Utilties

-0.47%

2.61%

9.67%

12.63%

11.04%

-2.34%

RYSIX

Rydex Electronics Inv

Specialty-Technology

-0.53%

3.92%

5.15%

6.59%

5.06%

-2.00%

RYPMX

Rydex Precious Metals Inv

Specialty-Precious Metals

-1.42%

-2.13%

6.31%

1.90%

5.01%

-6.22%

RYOIX

Rydex Biotechnology Inv

Specialty-Health

-2.03%

3.42%

10.24%

4.22%

2.40%

-2.99%

 

 

 

 

4f. NEW VENTURE OPPORTUNITY ETFs: SELECTIVE BUY

 

If you prefer having an aggressive ingredient in part of your assets, the New Venture Opportunity ETFs, which focus on future oriented sectors such as biotech, water, clean energy and nanotech, for example, can help boost a portfolio’s return.

 

To work profitably for you, these more volatile investments have to be managed with discipline through the use of a clearly defined exit point just like sector funds. I personally use a 10% trailing stop loss and will not commit more than 5% of portfolio value to any one position.

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

DD%

PXJ

Dynamic Oil & Gas Services

Oil & Gas

7.17%

16.14%

24.91%

25.60%

23.21%

-0.52%

PXE

PowerShares Dyn. Energy Explor.

Energy

5.68%

11.24%

22.40%

22.33%

19.55%

-0.13%

PHO

Water Resources

Water Resources

5.20%

8.33%

11.58%

10.92%

11.22%

0.00%

PPA

Aerospace & Defense

Aerospace/Defense

3.65%

8.44%

11.27%

14.81%

13.90%

0.00%

PBS

Dynamic Media

Media

2.56%

6.02%

7.34%

6.68%

8.76%

-0.46%

PSJ

Dynamic Software

Software

1.99%

2.94%

8.75%

9.26%

7.74%

0.00%

PEJ

PowerShares Dyn. Leisure & Ent.

Leisure & Entertainment

1.82%

2.92%

5.90%

5.84%

6.69%

-0.26%

PZI

Zacks Micro Cap

Micro Cap

1.61%

2.83%

6.24%

5.82%

6.85%

-0.05%

PBW

WilderHill Clean Energy

Clean Energy

1.08%

2.07%

8.66%

13.74%

8.92%

-2.28%

PXN

Lux Nanotech

Nanotechnology

0.57%

1.83%

4.71%

3.25%

1.74%

-3.79%

PJP

Dynamic Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals

0.15%

6.84%

11.15%

9.08%

7.85%

-0.45%

PBE

Dyn. Biotechnology/Genome

Biotech & Genome

-1.13%

5.00%

11.35%

9.15%

6.02%

-2.13%

 

 

All of them are PowerShares ETFs, and I am certain that this list will be expanded as more become available. I will wait for stronger momentum figures before making any new purchases.

 

 

 

5. ON THE HORIZON: Bear Market Funds: SELL

   

 

 

 

 

The above indicator represents our Short Fund Composite (SFC) to be used as a trend indicator for Bear Market Funds.

 

After having stayed above its long-term trend line during the correction of May/June 06, the SFC has now broken below it by 10.07%. I will not take any positions until our TTI (section 1) breaks ‘below’ its trend line and the SFC breaks ‘above’ its trend line, which would confirm bearish tendencies, before I consider committing to this market.

 

Below are the most commonly available bear market funds and their momentum figures:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8Wk

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

DRCVX

*Comstock Capital Value A

Bear Market

-0.74%

-4.30%

-4.98%

-4.30%

-4.53%

BEARX

Prudent Bear

Bear Market

-1.11%

-3.26%

-3.11%

-0.64%

-0.85%

SOPIX

ProFunds Short OTC Inv

Bear Market

-1.12%

-4.61%

-7.38%

-5.94%

-5.67%

BRPIX

ProFunds Bear Inv

Bear Market

-1.32%

-4.40%

-6.65%

-4.77%

-5.40%

PSPSX

Potomac U.S./Short

Bear Market

-1.40%

-4.72%

-6.98%

-5.14%

-5.80%

SH

Short S&P 500 ProShares ETF

Bear Market

-1.46%

-4.60%

-7.68%

-5.49%

-6.73%

SHPIX

ProFunds Short Small Cap Inv

Bear Market

-1.65%

-2.86%

-5.99%

-4.69%

-5.31%

CPFAX

*Comstock Strategy A

Bear Market

-1.83%

-3.25%

-4.96%

-5.63%

-5.24%

GRZZX

Grizzly Short Fund

Bear Market

-1.88%

-5.44%

-7.95%

-8.11%

-8.23%

USPIX

ProFunds UltraShort OTC (200%)

Bear Market

-2.58%

-9.72%

-15.42%

-13.54%

-13.02%

RYVNX

Rydex Venture 100 (200%)

Bear Market

-2.66%

-10.02%

-15.71%

-13.96%

-13.38%

RYTPX

Rydex Tempest 500 H (200%)

Bear Market

-2.92%

-9.36%

-13.82%

-10.94%

-12.13%

URPIX

ProFunds UltraBear Inv (200%)

Bear Market

-2.93%

-9.17%

-13.66%

-10.94%

-12.02%

UCPIX

ProFunds UltraShort Small-Cap (200%)

Bear Market

-3.83%

-6.77%

-13.46%

-11.63%

-12.84%

UWPIX

ProFunds UltraShort Dow30(200%)

Bear Market

-4.81%

-13.30%

-16.81%

-13.25%

-14.90%

RYCWX

Rydex Inverse  Dow 30 (200%)

Bear Market

-5.04%

-13.86%

-17.38%

-13.88%

-15.47%

UIPIX

ProFunds UltraShort (200%)

Bear Market

-5.09%

-9.75%

-15.37%

-19.51%

-17.13%

 

 

 

Please note that some of the above funds try to outperform the index they are tied to by the percentage stated. While this can enhance your returns it can certainly accelerate your losses as well. Personally, I prefer the conservative route and, therefore, I will not use the leverage available.

 

 

6. 401(k) Funds (domestic): BUY

 

Below is a list of commonly held 401(k) domestic equity mutual funds showing their latest momentum figures to go along with the Buy and Sell signals of the TTI in section 1. The same stop loss rules apply here as well.

 

Since fund choices are limited in any 401k plan, be sure to roll your assets into an IRA if you leave your job. Let me know if you need help with that.

 

In the meantime, however, you can benefit greatly by at least not buying the worst fund at the wrong time. If you follow our plan, you will never again buy one of those highly volatile sector funds, when you really should be out of the market altogether.

 

Since this list has grown quite a bit, I have sorted it now by Ticker Symbol in alphabetical order. This should make it easier for you to locate those funds you are tracking:

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Orientation

4Wk

8WK

12Wk

YTD

%M/A

Since 9/6/06

DD%

AAGFX

AIM Aggressive Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

ABALX

American Balanced

Domestic Hybrid

1.50%

3.89%

5.37%

5.46%

5.68%

11.99%

0.00%

ACVIX

American Century Small Cap

Small Value

1.62%

3.44%

6.26%

6.49%

6.67%

15.07%

0.00%

AGTHX

American Growth

Large Growth

2.22%

5.61%

9.09%

8.87%

8.75%

17.02%

0.00%

AIVSX

American ICA

Large Value

1.79%

4.72%

7.22%

7.06%

7.13%

13.91%

0.00%

ALARX

*Alger Capital Appreciation Instl I

Large Growth

3.10%

6.34%

11.76%

16.20%

14.07%

29.99%

0.00%

ALMRX

*Alger MidCap Growth Institutional I

Mid-Cap Growth

3.19%

6.36%

10.81%

13.80%

12.88%

26.90%

0.00%

ARGFX

Ariel

Small Value

3.22%

6.24%

8.33%

10.93%

10.01%

20.21%

0.00%

ARTMX

Artisan Mid Cap

Mid-Cap Growth

3.09%

8.40%

12.83%

13.28%

12.30%

24.61%

0.00%

ASQAX

American Century Sm. Cap

Small Blend

2.52%

4.57%

8.58%

9.58%

8.98%

19.30%

0.00%

AVFIX

American Small Cap Value

Small Value

2.61%

5.57%

8.90%

9.75%

9.44%

20.36%

0.00%

AWSHX

Washington Mutual Investors

Large Value

2.18%

6.17%

8.86%

8.38%

8.65%

17.51%

0.00%

BERIX

Berwyn Income

Conservative Allocation

-0.28%

0.84%

1.77%

3.52%

3.04%

7.62%

-0.48%

BGRFX

Baron Growth

Small Growth

1.47%

3.80%

6.67%

7.44%

7.91%

21.57%

0.00%

BIASX

Brown Small Cap Growth

Small Growth

4.35%

6.99%

11.72%

13.26%

12.44%

29.13%

0.00%

BSCFX

Baron Small Cap

Small Growth

2.11%

3.37%

7.20%

8.51%

8.44%

23.20%

0.00%

BUFBX

Buffalo Balanced

Moderate Allocation

2.01%

4.98%

7.37%

6.54%

6.90%

12.31%

-0.07%

BUFSX

Buffalo Small Cap

Small Growth

2.01%

4.11%

7.34%

8.95%

7.96%

20.77%

0.00%

CAAPX

Ariel Appreciation

Mid-Cap Blend

2.69%

7.00%

9.16%

10.13%

9.88%

22.42%

0.00%

CGMFX

CGM Focus

Small Blend

3.28%

3.47%

8.56%

13.37%

11.29%

15.83%

0.00%

CSTGX

AIM Constellation

Large Growth

3.55%

7.29%

11.90%

11.17%

10.55%

20.16%

0.00%

CVGRX

*Calamos Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

3.67%

6.25%

10.88%

10.76%

9.84%

19.36%

0.00%

DGTIX

Delaware Trend Institutional

Mid-Cap Growth

2.20%

4.53%

9.10%

8.88%

8.26%

20.89%

0.00%

DMCVX

Dreyfus Mid Cap Value

Mid-Cap Blend

1.87%

5.00%

9.02%

12.08%

10.71%

23.86%

0.00%

DODGX

Dodge & Cox Stock

Large Value

1.84%

4.60%

7.39%

7.72%

7.92%

17.49%

-0.01%

DRLCX

Pimco Large Cap Growth

Large Growth

1.87%

5.21%

8.20%

8.20%

7.97%

16.68%

0.00%

EMTGX

Eaton Vance Growth

Large Blend

1.76%

5.59%

7.89%

6.94%

7.27%

15.52%

0.00%

FKREX

Franklin Capital Growth (A)

Large Growth

2.79%

7.02%

10.22%

9.58%

9.20%

18.27%

0.00%

FRBSX

Franklin Balance Sheet

Small Value

2.04%

5.28%

7.83%

10.96%

9.82%

20.44%

0.00%

GMRAX

Gartmore Small Cap

Small Blend

1.92%

3.63%

7.31%

6.71%

3.74%

8.74%

-1.72%

GRISX

Gartmore S&P 500

Large Blend

1.92%

5.84%

8.94%

8.00%

8.41%

17.89%

0.00%

GSSIX

Goldman Sachs Small Cap

Small Value

1.61%

3.37%

6.22%

6.17%

6.30%

14.81%

0.00%

GTSAX

AIM Small Cap Growth

Small Growth

3.20%

6.13%

10.12%

11.98%

11.10%

23.64%

0.00%

GTSGX

Mosaic Mid-Cap

Mid-Cap Blend

2.59%

5.63%

8.73%

9.69%

9.07%

20.03%

0.00%

GTVLX

AIM Basic Value

Large Value

1.90%

5.48%

9.05%

8.32%

9.17%

20.10%

0.00%

HFMCX

*Hartford Midcap A

Mid-Cap Growth

3.66%

8.23%

11.28%

14.39%

12.67%

23.99%

0.00%

HRVIX

Heartland Value Plus

Small Value

0.70%

3.20%

7.03%

11.40%

9.95%

24.63%

-0.28%

HWLIX

Hotchkis and Wiley Large Cap

Large Value

0.64%

5.21%

7.87%

8.45%

8.60%

20.23%

-0.27%

ICAEX

ICAP Equity

Large Value

1.79%

4.94%

7.46%

6.95%

7.56%

15.57%

-0.09%

ITHAX

*Hartford Capital Appreciation A

Large Blend

3.15%

5.93%

9.50%

8.06%

9.14%

18.70%

0.00%

JAENX

Janus Enterprise

Mid-Cap Growth

2.10%

6.17%

10.30%

13.48%

11.65%

26.73%

0.00%

JAMRX

Janus Mercury

Large Growth

2.67%

6.94%

12.19%

16.99%

13.86%

28.43%

0.00%

JMCVX

Janus Mid Cap Value Investor

Mid-Cap Value

2.23%

4.92%

8.02%

10.03%

9.24%

19.59%

0.00%

JPDVX

JP Morgan Diversified

Large Blend

0.90%

3.17%

5.42%

6.29%

6.16%

13.43%

0.00%

JRMSX

Janus Risk Managed stock

Large Blend

1.14%

2.92%

6.13%

6.63%

6.27%

14.08%

0.00%

JSVAX

Janus Contrarian Fund

Mid-Cap Blend

2.25%

8.11%

11.97%

16.66%

15.40%

33.91%

0.00%

KDHAX

*Scudder Dreman High Return Eq A

Large Value

2.16%

5.46%

8.29%

6.13%

7.53%

13.82%

-0.07%

KDHBX

Scudder Equity

Large Value

2.17%

5.53%

8.39%

6.00%

7.48%

13.65%

-0.09%

KDSBX

Scudder Small Value

Small Value

2.92%

4.65%

9.38%

9.00%

9.45%

18.58%

0.00%

LAVLX

Lord Abbett Mid Cap Value

Mid-Cap Value

1.22%

4.37%

7.43%

9.66%

9.00%

19.98%

0.00%

LLPFX

Longleaf Partners

Large Blend

2.11%

4.85%

7.71%

8.45%

8.14%

20.34%

0.00%

LMNVX

Legg Mason Value Institutional

Large Blend

2.68%

7.52%

9.96%

8.42%

9.91%

22.82%

-0.23%

LOMCX

CGM Capital

Mid-Cap Blend

1.45%

5.27%

10.30%

16.18%

11.57%

19.20%

0.00%

MCGIX

ABN Amro/Montag

Large Growth

3.00%

5.76%

8.75%

7.97%

8.27%

16.78%

0.00%

MEIAX

MFS Value Fund-A

Large Value

1.93%

5.75%

8.78%

9.20%

9.33%

20.26%

-0.10%

MGSEX

Managers Special Equity

Small Growth

2.24%

4.46%

7.58%

8.95%

8.35%

18.80%

0.00%

MINVX

Mosaic Investors

Large Blend

1.00%

4.16%

5.29%

2.66%

4.09%

11.64%

0.00%

MMELX

MM Mid Cap Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

3.64%

8.78%

11.84%

14.08%

9.27%

15.85%

0.00%

MMFVX

MM Focused Value

Mid-Cap Blend

1.84%

5.95%

8.43%

8.56%

8.97%

21.51%

0.00%

MMYLX

MM Small Company Value

Small Blend

1.56%

4.95%

8.00%

8.13%

5.47%

11.03%

0.00%

MSFRX

MFS Total Return

Moderate Allocation

0.87%

3.19%

4.78%

5.80%

5.73%

12.63%

-0.10%

NAESX

Vanguard Small Cap Index

Small Blend

2.60%

5.27%

9.51%

10.51%

9.87%

21.73%

0.00%

NBGEX

Neuberger Berman Genesis Tr

Small Blend

2.62%

5.54%

9.81%

11.55%

10.38%

16.44%

0.00%

NBGIX

Neuberger Berman Genesis

Small Blend

2.58%

5.42%

9.61%

11.35%

10.20%

16.20%

0.00%

NBSRX

Neuberger Berman Socially Resp Inv

Large Blend

2.02%

6.19%

8.32%

8.80%

9.34%

19.98%

0.00%

NBSSX

Neuberger Berman Focus Inv

Large Blend

2.40%

5.57%

7.47%

6.65%

6.61%

13.50%

0.00%

 

 

NYVTX

*Davis NY Venture A

Large Blend

2.23%

5.92%

8.73%

8.56%

9.20%

18.83%

0.00%

OAKBX

Oakmark Equity Inc.

Moderate Allocation

0.79%

3.52%

5.49%

7.26%

6.64%

11.70%

-0.06%

OAKLX

Oakmark Select I

Mid-Cap Value

2.16%

7.05%

8.94%

6.54%

7.79%

19.83%

0.00%

OTCFX

T. Rowe Price Small Cap

Small Blend

2.18%

3.76%

6.71%

7.25%

6.88%

15.51%

0.00%

PABAX

Putnam Asset Allocation

Moderate Allocation

1.18%

3.30%

5.20%

5.68%

5.71%

12.14%

0.00%

PABGX

T. Rowe Price Blue Chip

Large Growth

2.13%

7.23%

10.76%

9.87%

9.85%

20.42%

0.00%

PAFDX

T. Rowe Price Equ. Inc.

Large Value

1.19%

5.43%

8.02%

7.81%

8.15%

17.15%

0.00%

PAMCX

T. Rowe Price Mid

Mid-Cap Growth

3.74%

8.77%

11.62%

13.52%

11.87%

21.87%

0.00%

PASVX

T. Rowe Price Sm. Cap

Small Value

1.70%

4.08%

7.04%

8.41%

7.98%

17.22%

0.00%

PGRWX

Putnam G&I

Large Value

2.61%

6.91%

8.91%

8.40%

4.66%

6.46%

-2.11%

PMCGX

Pimco Mid-Cap Fund

Mid-Cap Growth

1.57%

5.59%

9.67%

13.35%

10.66%

20.77%

0.00%

PNOPX

Putnam New Opportunities

Large Growth

2.42%

5.62%

9.00%

9.39%

9.04%

20.70%

0.00%

POGBX

Putnam Growth

Large Growth

1.88%

5.42%

7.43%

6.26%

7.09%

18.31%

0.00%

PRGIX

T. Rowe Price G&I

Large Blend

1.38%

4.67%

6.94%

6.36%

6.78%

14.74%

0.00%

PRNHX

T. Rowe Price New Horizons

Small Growth

2.61%

4.39%

7.88%

9.54%

8.54%

19.00%

0.00%

PRSVX

T.Rowe Price Small Cap Value

Small Value

1.67%

4.04%

6.98%

8.34%

7.92%

17.08%

0.00%

PVOYX

Putnam Voyager

Large Growth

1.64%

5.14%

7.00%

6.12%

6.52%

17.17%

0.00%

PWSPX

UBS S&P Index

Large Blend

2.00%

5.99%

9.16%

8.04%

8.44%

17.88%

0.00%

RHJSX

Rice Hall James Micro

Small Growth

1.83%

3.60%

6.21%

4.68%

6.08%

15.34%

0.00%

RIMSX

Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity

Mid-Cap Growth

4.63%

8.43%

13.84%

17.13%

14.83%

27.87%

0.00%

RPBAX

T. Rowe Price Balanced

Moderate Allocation

0.83%

3.17%

5.00%

5.58%

5.79%

12.53%

0.00%

RPMGX

T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

Mid-Cap Growth

3.71%

8.68%

11.50%

13.42%

11.78%

21.70%

0.00%

RSEGX

RS Emerging Growth

Small Growth

3.94%

7.38%

11.40%

10.96%

10.90%

22.81%

0.00%

RYTRX

Royce Total Return Fd

Small Value

2.21%

4.58%

7.80%

8.62%

8.24%

17.41%

0.00%

SBLYX

Smith Barney Large Cap Growth

Large Growth

0.81%

6.92%

9.18%

5.88%

6.71%

16.03%

0.00%

SCSUX

Scudder Small Co Value

Small Value

1.06%

3.06%

4.64%

3.60%

4.89%

13.93%

-0.21%

SEQUX

Sequoia Fund

Large Value

1.52%

4.19%

4.53%

5.75%

5.21%

12.59%

0.00%

SPVAX

*John Hancock Small Cap Equity A

Small Growth

5.66%

6.91%

10.99%

9.49%

9.82%

21.52%

0.00%

TAVFX

Third Avenue Val.(1%-60)

Mid-Cap Blend

0.97%

3.61%

6.79%

7.99%

7.42%

15.02%

-0.49%

TGCNX

TCW Galileo Select Equities N

Large Growth

1.24%

7.38%

9.63%

8.40%

7.77%

16.52%

-1.45%

TGSNX

TCW Galileo Small Cap Growth N

Mid-Cap Growth

3.96%

5.22%

9.12%

10.85%

9.37%

21.48%

0.00%

THPGX

Thompson Plumb Growth

Large Blend

1.15%

6.12%

8.51%

4.84%

6.56%

15.43%

-0.05%

TRBCX

T. Rowe Blue Chip Growth

Large Growth

2.15%

7.23%

10.74%

9.92%

9.89%

20.51%

0.00%

TRQIX

SEI Index S&P 500

Large Blend

1.83%

5.59%

8.47%

7.70%

8.03%

16.99%

0.00%

TWCGX

American Century Growth Inv

Large Growth

2.39%

6.87%

10.05%

9.56%

8.69%

19.24%

0.00%

TWVAX

American Century Vista

Mid-Cap Growth

5.79%

9.69%

16.63%

20.01%

17.64%

30.61%

0.00%

UMBIX

Excelsior Value & Restructuring

Large Value

3.27%

8.63%

13.06%

14.31%

13.48%

25.47%

0.00%

USAUX

USAA Aggressive Growth

Large Growth

2.45%

4.97%

6.90%

7.48%

7.60%

18.54%

0.00%

USISX

USAA Income

Large Value

1.74%

4.62%

7.03%

5.89%

6.57%

13.79%

-0.13%

USRLX

UM Managers Funds Sm. Growth

Small Growth

4.88%

6.44%

9.88%

7.77%

8.79%

19.78%

0.00%

USSPX

USAA S&P 500

Large Blend

1.92%

5.88%

8.95%

8.13%

8.43%

17.86%

0.00%

UVALX

USAA Value Fund

Large Value

2.03%

5.23%

8.39%

8.94%

8.89%

18.45%

0.00%

VPEIX

Vantage Point Equity

Large Value

1.72%

6.16%

9.53%

9.73%

9.88%

20.96%

0.00%

VUVLX

U.S. Value Fund

Large Value

1.74%

5.28%

7.78%

6.95%

7.29%

15.24%

-0.17%

WVALX

Weitz Value

Large Value

1.27%

3.38%

4.65%

4.04%

5.60%

15.12%

-0.07%

 

 

 

 

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Special Notes:

 

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2. Be aware that, because of the mutual fund scandals, some fund families have added early redemption fees. While some are reasonable (30 days), others are ridiculous by trying to tie up the individual investor for 180 days, or you’re being charged a 2% fee to opt out early. Be sure to check first before placing any order.

 

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Ulli…

 

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