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Style Rankings

October 20, 20140Comments

Style Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2014, only the Large Cap Value and Large Cap Blend styles earn an Attractive rating.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 11, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: Small Cap Blend Investors

All of the small cap styles earn our Dangerous rating, but Small Cap Blend Investors land in the Danger Zone due to the disproportionately large allocation to the worst funds in the style.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
April 29, 20140Comments

2Q Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds — By Style — Recap

This article provides quick access to all our 4Q reports on Style funds.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 23, 20131Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Small Cap Value Style

The Small Cap Value style ranks twelfth 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 14 ETFs and 262 mutual funds in the Small Cap Value style as of July 19, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 23, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Small Cap Blend Style

The Small Cap Blend style ranks eleventh 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 23 ETFs and 639 mutual funds in the Small Cap Blend style as of July 18, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 18, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All Cap Value Style

he All Cap Value 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 two ETFs and 249 mutual funds in the All Cap Value style as of July 17, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
May 16, 20130Comments

2Q13 Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds – by Style – Recap

2Q13 comprehensive review of equity ETFs and mutual funds by style.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 16, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: Small-cap Value Style

The Small-cap Value style ranks twelfth 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 14 ETFs and 276 mutual funds in the Small-cap Value style as of May 3, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 16, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: Small-cap Blend Style

The Small-cap Blend style ranks eleventh 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 22 ETFs and 643 mutual funds in the Small-cap Blend style as of May 3, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 14, 20130Comments

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

The Mid-cap Value 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 12 ETFs and 189 mutual funds in the Mid-cap Value style as of May 3, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
April 5, 20130Comments

How to Find the Best Style Mutual Funds

Finding the best mutual funds is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many mutual funds. Investors cannot trust mutual fund labels or names. They do not tell you enough about what you are getting when you buy a mutual fund.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
March 14, 20130Comments

How To Find the Best Style ETFs: March 2013

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from. Only a careful analysis of an ETF's holdings can allow investors to find the best ETFs for each style.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
February 22, 20130Comments

1Q13 Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds – by Style – Recap

1Q13 comprehensive review of equity ETFs and mutual funds by style.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 19, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds February 2013: 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 report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 13 ETFs and 269 mutual funds in the small-cap value style as of February 13th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 14, 20130Comments

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

The small-cap blend style ranks eleventh 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 21 ETFs and 648 mutual funds in the small-cap blend style as of February 13th, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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 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
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