At the beginning of the third quarter of 2016, only the Large Cap Blend style earns an Attractive-or-better rating. Our style ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each style.
At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each sector from best to worst with our Sector Ratings Report. These rankings are forward looking and are indicative of how each sector should perform going forward. The following is a recap of our analysis of each sector for the third quarter of 2016.
The Utilities sector ranks last out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Very Dangerous rating.
The Telecom Services sector ranks eighth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.
The Materials sector ranks fifth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
The Information Technology sector ranks fourth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
The Industrials sector ranks third out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
The Health Care sector ranks sixth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
The Financials sector ranks seventh out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
The Energy sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.
The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
The Consumer Discretionary sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
At the beginning of the third quarter of 2016, no sectors earn 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.
Why are there so many ETFs? ETF providers tend to make lots of money on each ETF so they create more products to sell. The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving your best interests. Here are three red flags you can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
Why are there so many ETFs? ETF providers tend to make lots of money on each ETF so they create more products to sell. The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving your best interests. Below are three red flags you can use to avoid the worst ETFs:
Finding the best sector ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from. How can you pick with so many choices available?
Fund holdings affect fund performance more than fees or past performance. A cheap fund is not necessarily a good fund. A fund that has done well in the past is not likely to do well in the future. 2Q16.