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Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Style

Individual style reports (ie. “Style 4Q17: Best and Worst”) available to Pro members and above. All other reports free. Get access here.

February 14, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: Mid-cap Value Style

The mid-cap value style ranks tenth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 12 ETFs and 196 mutual funds in the mid-cap value style as of February 12th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 14, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: Mid-cap Blend Style

The mid-cap blend style ranks ninth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 17 ETFs and 332 mutual funds in the mid-cap blend style as of February 8th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 13, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: Small-cap Growth Style

The small-cap growth style ranks eighth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 11 ETFs and 477 mutual funds in the small-cap growth style as of February 8th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 13, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: All-cap Value Style

The all-cap value style ranks seventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of two ETFs and 270 mutual funds in the all-cap value style as of February 7th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 13, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: Mid-cap Growth Style

The mid-cap growth style ranks sixth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 10 ETFs and 368 mutual funds in the mid-cap growth style as of February 7th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 12, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: All-cap Growth Style

The all-cap growth style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of two ETFs and 440 mutual funds in the all-cap growth style as of February 6th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 12, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: Large-cap Growth Style

The large-cap growth style ranks fourth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 23 ETFs and 694 mutual funds in the large-cap growth style as of February 6th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 7, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Blend Style (February 2013)

The all-cap blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 36 ETFs and 612 mutual funds in the all-cap blend style as of February 6th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 7, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: Large-cap Value Style

The large-cap value style ranks second out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 39 ETFs and 728 mutual funds in the large-cap value style as of February 5th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 7, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: Large-cap Blend Style

The large-cap blend style ranks first out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 33 ETFs and 944 mutual funds in the large-cap blend style as of February 1st, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 2, 20130Comments

Rating Breakdown: Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Style (January 2013)

This report identifies the “best” ETFs and mutual funds in January 2013 based on the quality of their holdings and their costs. As detailed in “Low-Cost Funds Dupe Investors”, there are few funds that have both good holdings and low costs. While there are lots of cheap funds, there are very few with high-quality holdings.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 2, 20130Comments

1Q13 Investment Style Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds

None of the fund styles earn a rating better than Neutral. My style ratings are based on the aggregation of my fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each style.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
January 23, 20132Comments

1Q13 Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds—by Style—Preview

After the 1Q13 Best & Worst Sector series, we will publish our Investment Style Rankings Report (4Q12 report here), which details the best styles for finding quality ETFs and mutual funds.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
January 15, 20130Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs: January 2013

Picking from the multitude of style ETFs is a daunting task. There are as many as 40 in any given style and at least 217 ETFs across all styles.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
December 31, 20121Comments

Danger Zone 12/31/2012: iShares S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index Fund (IJK)

Check out my latest Danger Zone interview with Chuck Jaffe of MarketWatch.com. iShares S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index Fund (IJK) is in the Danger Zone this week.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
December 13, 20122Comments

How To Find the Best Style ETFs: December 2012

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many ETFs to choose from.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
October 22, 20122Comments

4Q Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds – by Style – Recap

This article provides quick access to all our 4Q reports on Style funds. I also provide a link to all of our 4Q sector reports.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
October 22, 20120Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds October 2012: Small-cap Value Style

The small-cap value style ranks last out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style rankings for ETFs and mutual funds. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 13 ETFs and 263 mutual funds in the small-cap value style as of October 22, 2012.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
October 22, 20120Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds October 2012: Small-cap Blend Style

The small-cap blend style ranks 11th out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style rankings for ETFs and mutual funds. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 21 ETFs and 657 mutual funds in the small-cap blend style as of October 22, 2012.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
October 22, 20120Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds October 2012: Mid-cap Value Style

The mid-cap value style ranks tenth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style rankings for ETFs and mutual funds. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 12 ETFs and 176 mutual funds in the mid-cap value style as of October 22, 2012.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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