Worst Performer Closed End Funds 2012 for Past 5 Years

Some of worst performer closed end funds for the past 5 years are RENN Global Entrepreneurs, Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Strategy, Helios Strategic Income, etc. You can find the fund review below.

Worst Performer CEFs

These worst performers are selected based on its market price performance for the past 5 years (up to August 5th, 2012). They may also have high expense ratio and worst management. These closed end funds (CEFs) can be categorized into domestic stock funds, high yield bond funds, international stock funds, world stock funds, etc.

The 10 worst performer closed end funds of 2012 for the past 5 years are:

Closed End Funds

1. RENN Global Entrepreneurs (RCG)
2. Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Strategy (GGE)
3. Helios Strategic Income (HSA)
4. Helios Multi-Sector High Income (HMH)
5. Equus Total Return (EQS)
6. Helios High Income (HIH)
7. Helios Advantage Income (HAV)
8. New Ireland Fund (IRL)
9. Templeton Russia & East European (TRF)
10. Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend (AOD)

Updated on 8/8/2012

YTD Worst Performer Bond Mutual Funds in 2012

This post is about worst performer bond mutual funds including taxable and municipal bond funds. The worst performers are YieldQuest Total Return Bond, Federated Municipal Ultrashort, etc. You can find the fund review below.

These worst performer bond funds are sorted based on its year to date performance up to June 24, 2012. You can find the worst performer for taxable bond fund and municipal bond fund. You will also get the fund details such as top holdings, fund manager, sales load, yield, expense ratio, etc.

Taxable Bond Mutual Funds

These taxable bond mutual funds can invest in corporate bond, U.S. treasury, emerging market bond, international bond, and government bond. They can be categorized as intermediate term bond, high yield bond, world bond, emerging market bond, government bond, etc.

The YTD worst performer taxable bond mutual funds of 2012 are:

1. YieldQuest Total Return Bond Inv (YTRIX)
2. Capstone Church Capital (XCBFX)
3. Guggenheim Long Short Interest Rate Strategy A (RYBSX)
4. American Independence Absolute Return Bull/Bear Bond A (AABBX)
5. Federated Prudent DollarBear A (PSAFX)
6. Steel Path MLP and Infrastructure Debt A (MLPUX)
7. American Independence Active Interest Rate Management A (AATMX)
8. Brown Advisory Tactical Bond Advisor (BATBX)
9. Northern Global Fixed Income (NOIFX)
10. BlackRock International Bond Inv A (BIIAX)

YTD Worst Performer Stock Mutual Funds of 2012

This article provides the YTD worst performer stock mutual funds including domestic stock fund and international stock fund. The worst performers are Westcore Select, The USX China A, etc. The following is the fund review details.

These worst performer funds are sorted based on its year to date performance up to June 24, 2012. You can find the worst performer for U.S. domestic stock fund and international stock fund. You will also get the fund details such as fund performance, fund manager, yield, expense ratio, etc.

Domestic Stock Mutual Funds

Domestic stock mutual funds invest mainly in U.S. companies’ stocks. There are various domestic stock funds. They are large blend, large growth, large value, mid cap value, mid cap blend, mid cap growth, small blend, small value, small growth, technology, sector funds, etc.

The YTD worst performer domestic stock mutual funds of 2012 are:

1. Integrity Williston Basin/Mid-North America Stock A (ICPAX)
2. Nysa (NYSAX)
3. Westcore Select (WTSLX)
4. ING Value Choice A (PAVAX)
5. Pacific Advisors Mid Cap Value A (PAMVX)
6. Nuveen Tradewinds Value Opportunities A (NVOAX)
7. Cambiar Aggressive Value Investor (CAMAX)
8. Huntington Technical Opportunities A (HTOAX)
9. WesMark Small Company Growth (WMKSX)
10. Allianz AGIC Focused Opportunity A (AFOAX)

1. Integrity Williston Basin/Mid-North America Stock A (ICPAX)

The Integrity Williston Basin/Mid-North America Stock is rated with 2 star rating. The fund objective is to provide long term capital growth. It invests in foreign and domestic companies stocks. It has an expense ratio of 1.42%. The total assets are $451 million. The sales load is 5%.

This fund has a year to date return of -16.79%. The annualized 5 year return is 3.02%. You can buy this mid-cap growth stock fund with $1,000 initial investment. The top 2 holdings are National Oilwell Varco Inc, and Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.

Worst Performing Closed End Funds in Week 19, 2012

The following post will look into the worst performer closed end funds in week 19. Some of them are RENN Global Entrepreneurs fund, BlackRock EcoSolutions fund, Greater China Fund, etc. More review can be found below.

Worst Performing CEFs

Closed-end funds are traded like stocks and exchange trade funds (ETFs). There are top performer and worst performer funds. The following are the worst performer CEFs in week 19, 2012. Most of these funds are stock CEFs. Among the worst performer classes are sector equity, international stock, and emerging market stocks.

The Worst Performing Closed End Funds in Week 19, 2012 are:

1. RENN Global Entrepreneurs (RCG)
2. GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income (GGN)
3. BlackRock EcoSolutions (BQR)
4. Greater China Fund (GCH)
5. Morgan Stanley China A (CAF)
6. Templeton Russia & East Europe (TRF)
7. Central Fund of Canada (CEF)
8. Aberdeen Chile (CH)
9. ASA Gold & Precious Metal Ltd (ASA)
10. Central GoldTrust (GTU)

Note: Week 19 = May 7th, 2012 – May 13th, 2012

Daily Worst Performer Closed End Funds CEF on Oct 17 2011

Looking into the worst performer funds may provide additional insight for investor. The worst performer closed end funds for October 17th, 2011 are Turkish Investment Fund, Dreyfus Strategy Municipal Bond, Royce Micro-Cap Trust, and more. These funds are rated based on its performance on October 17th, 2011 (Monday).

About Closed End Funds

Closed End Funds are the opposite of mutual funds or open end funds. Closed End Funds are traded like stocks or ETFs on stock exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq, AMEX). They can be traded during market day at any time. Their market price can be traded either premium or discount to their NAV. Some of these funds may use leverage to enhance the fund’s performance or return.

Worst Performers

The 11 Worst Performer CEFs on October 17, 2011 are:

Daily Worst Performer CEFs

1. Turkish Investment Fund (TKF)
2. Dreyfus Strategy Municipal Bond (DSM)
3. Dreyfus Municipal Income (DMF)
4. J Hancock Bank & Thrift (BTO)
5. Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT)
6. Source Capital (SOR)
7. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunities (HYI)
8. Aberdeen Latin America (LAQ)
9. Latin American Discovery (LDF)
10. Morgan Stanley Eastern Europe (RNE)
11. Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty (RFI)

updated on 10/18/2011