Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Sector
1Q Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds—by Sector—Recap
Each quarter, we provide the most comprehensive review of equity ETFs and mutual funds available. We review the Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds by sector and style.
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Utilities Sector
The Utilities sector ranks last out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report.
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Telecom Services Sector
The Telecom Services sector ranks fourth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report.
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Materials Sector
The Materials sector ranks seventh out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 11 ETFs and 15 mutual funds in the Materials sector as of January 22nd, 2014.
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Information Technology Sector
The Information Technology sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 27 ETFs and 130 mutual funds in the Information Technology sector as of January 20, 2013.
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Industrials Sector
The Industrials sector ranks fifth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 17 ETFs and 18 mutual funds in the Industrials sector as of January 16, 2014.
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Health Care Sector
The Health Care sector ranks sixth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 22 ETFs and 72 mutual funds in the Health Care sector as of January 15th, 2014.
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Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Financials Sector
The Financials sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based
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Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Energy Sector
The Energy sector ranks eighth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based
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Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds January 2014: Consumer Staples Sector
Check out my sector overview on Reuters Insider here.
The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds
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Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Consumer Discretionary Sector
Check out my sector overview on Reuters Insider here.
The Consumer Discretionary sector ranks third out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds
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Rating Breakdown: Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Sector
This report focuses on my top picks and pans for all sector funds. I will follow this summary with a detailed report on each sector.
My top ETFs and mutual funds
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Sector Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds: January 2014
For the first quarter of 2014, only three sectors manage to even earn a Neutral rating. My sector ratings are based on the aggregation of my fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector.
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The Naughty and Nice List for Retail ETFs
The holiday season is upon us, which means all eyes are going to be on the retail sector for the next few weeks. One-fifth of all retail spending in the U.S. happens during the holidays. For some retailers the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas can account for 40% of their yearly revenue. ETFs can be a good, low cost way to get exposure to the retail sector.
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How To Avoid the Worst Sector Mutual Funds
Picking from the multitude of sector mutual funds is a daunting task. In any given sector there are up to 227 different mutual funds. There are at least 577 mutual funds across all sectors.
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How To Find the Best Sector Mutual Funds
There are at least 227 different Financials mutual funds and at least 559 mutual funds across all sectors. Do investors need that many choices? How different can the mutual funds be?
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How To Avoid the Worst Sector ETFs: November 2013
Picking from the multitude of sector ETFs is a daunting task. In any given sector there may be as many as 44 different ETFs, and there are at least 183 ETFs across all sectors.
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How To Find the Best Sector ETFs: November 2013
Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from. November 2013 Update.
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4Q13 Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds—by Sector—Recap
This article provides quick access to all our 4Q reports on sector funds.
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