At the beginning of the third quarter of 2017, only the Consumer Staples sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating. Our sector ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector
These 30 stocks are the best of the best of dividend growers. They offer high-quality current dividend yields and strong free cash flow to support past and future consistent dividend growth.
The best performing stocks in the portfolio were large cap stock Las Vegas Sands (LVS), which was up 12%, and small cap stock, Waddell & Reed (WDR), which was up 14%. Get a look at one of the new stocks on June’s Model Portfolio.
Our Most Attractive Stocks (+1.5%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+2.0%) last month and our Most Dangerous Stocks (-0.1%) outperformed the S&P 500 as a short portfolio last month. See two of the additions to this month’s model portfolio.
The best performing stocks in the portfolio last month were large cap stock PPL Corporation (PPL), which was up 4%, and small cap stock, National Research Corp (NRCIB), which was up 6%. Get a look at one of the new stocks on May's Model Portfolio.
The best performing stock in the portfolio last month was Lear Corp (LEA), which was up 11%. Get a look at one of the new stocks on May’s Model Portfolio.
Our Most Attractive Stocks (+4.0%) outperformed the S&P 500 (+1.5%) last month and our Most Dangerous Stocks (+2.5%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+1.5%) last month. See two of the additions to this month’s model portfolio.
At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each style from best to worst with our Style Ratings Report. The following is our analysis of each style for the second quarter of 2017.
The Small Cap Value style ranks last out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in our 2Q17 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.
The Small Cap Growth style ranks eleventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in our 2Q17 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.