Fidelity Select Multimedia Portfolio Fund (FBMPX)

Fidelity Select Multimedia Portfolio (MUTF: FBMPX)

The Fidelity Select Multimedia Portfolio fund objective is to provide capital appreciation. The fund usually invests most of assets (>80%) in securities of companies principally engaged in the development, production, sale, and distribution of goods or services used in the broadcast and media industries. This Fidelity stock fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers. The fund uses fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions to select investments. It is considered as non-diversified mutual fund.

FBMPX Fund Details

Fidelity Select Multimedia Portfolio

• Fund Inception Date: June 30, 1986
• Ticker Symbol: FBMPX
• CUSIP: 316390681
• Beta (3yr): 1.25
• Rank in category (YTD): 1
• Category: Communications
• Distribution: 0.25%
• Capital Gains: N/A
• Number of Years Up: 18 years
• Number of Years Down: 6 years
• Total Net Assets: $219.94 million

Updated on August 13th, 2011

Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund (FRIFX)

One of the highest paying dividend sector mutual funds is Real Estate sector funds. This Real Estate fund is also known as REIT mutual fund. Fidelity Real Estate Income is one of the best sector equity fund. You can use this fund to diversify your asset allocation. Details about the fund's review is below.

Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund (MUTF: FRIFX)

The Fidelity Real Estate Income fund objective is to provide higher than average income. This Fidelity fund generally invests its assets primarily in REIT preferred and common stocks; real estate entities debt obligations or bonds; and commercial and other mortgage-backed securities, with an emphasis on lower-quality debt securities. It invests >80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments. The fund may invest in foreign issuers and domestic issuers.

FRIFX Fund Details

Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund

• Fund Inception Date: February 4, 2003
• Ticker Symbol: FRIFX
• CUSIP: 316389865
• Beta (3yr): 0.59
• Rank in category (YTD): 95
• Category: Real Estate
• Distribution: 4.72%
• Capital Gains: N/A
• Number of Years Up: 5 years
• Number of Years Down: 2 years
• Total Net Assets: $1.77 billion

Updated on August 12, 2011

Baird Core Plus Bond Investor (BCOSX) Fund

Bond fund or fixed income fund is essential for short- and long-term investor. Bond fund provides a regular income for investor to withstand volatile market. One of the best bond funds is Baird Core Plus Bond. You can use this bond fund to diversify your portfolio. The fund's review is described below.

Baird Core Plus Bond Investor (MUTF: BCOSX)

The Baird Core Plus Bond fund objective is to seek an annual rate of total return greater than the annual rate of total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Bond Index. The fund typically invests >80% of assets in the following types of U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities such as: U.S. government, U.S. government agencies, asset-backed & mortgage-backed obligations of U.S. issuers, and corporate debt of U.S. & foreign issuers. It invests mainly in investment-grade debt securities, but can invest <20% of net assets in non-investment grade securities. Average quality for the fund is generally at least the third highest category of S&P or Moody's.

BCOSX Fund Details

Baird Core Plus Bond Investor

• Fund Inception Date: September 29, 2000
• Ticker Symbol: BCOSX
• CUSIP: 057071888 
• Beta (3yr): 0.96
• Rank in category (YTD): 17
• Category: Intermediate-Term Bond
• Distribution: 4.62%
• Capital Gains: N/A
• Number of Years Up: 9 years
• Number of Years Down: 1 year
• Net Assets: $578.01 million
• Average Duration: 5.14 years
• Average Maturity: 7.29 years

Updated on August 12th, 2011

Fidelity Select Natural Resources Fund (FNARX)

Fidelity Investment provides variety of sector equity mutual fund. One of the best sector funds is Fidelity Select Natural Resources. The following article will provide fund's review of this Fidelity sector fund including yield, rank in category, fund's manager, etc.

Fidelity Select Natural Resources (MUTF: FNARX)

The Fidelity Select Natural Resources fund objective is to seek capital appreciation. The fund generally invests >80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in owning or developing natural resources, or supplying goods and services to such companies, and in precious metals. Natural resources include precious metals, ferrous and nonferrous metals, strategic metals, hydrocarbons, chemicals, paper and forest products, real estate, food, textile and tobacco products, and other basic commodities. It may invest in securities of foreign issuers. The fund is a non-diversified fund.

FNARX Fund Details

Fidelity Select Natural Resources

• Fund Inception Date: March 3, 1997
• Ticker Symbol: FNARX
• CUSIP: 316390491
• Beta (3yr): 1.32
• Rank in category (YTD): 1
• Category: Natural Resources
• Distribution: 0.33%                        
• Capital Gains: N/A  
• Number of Years Up: 9 years       
• Number of Years Down: 4 years
• Total Net Assets: $1.82 billion

updated on 8/11/2011

Nuveen Tradewinds Global All-Cap A (NWGAX) Fund

As part of international stock fund, Nuveen Tradewinds Global All-Cap A has performed better than its peers. It is considered as one of the best world stock funds. Details about the fund's review can be found below. Investor may use this equity fund as part of portfolio diversification.

Nuveen Tradewinds Global All-Cap A (MUTF: NWGAX)

    

The Nuveen Tradewinds Global All-Cap fund objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund usually invests majority of net assets (>80%) in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. It invests between 40% and 75% of net assets in non-U.S. equity securities. This Nuveen fund also invests some of net assets (<25%) in equity securities of companies located in emerging markets. It invests in companies’ stocks located in at least 3 countries, including the United States. The fund invests <35% of net assets in equity securities of companies located in a single non-U.S. country. This fund doesn’t track any specific index benchmark.

NWGAX Fund Details

Nuveen Tradewinds Global All Cap

• Fund Inception Date: March 28, 2006
• Ticker Symbol: NWGAX
• CUSIP: 67065W795                        
• Beta (3yr): 0.85                
• Rank in category (YTD): 89
• Category: World Stock                  
• Distribution: 1.72%                        
• Capital Gains: N/A    
• Number of Years Up: 3 years       
• Number of Years Down: 1 year
• Net Assets: $2.26 billion

updated on 8/9/2011

YTD Top Performer Closed End Funds CEF August 2011

Closed end funds, or CEFs in short, can be one of the attractive fund for investor to invest. The following is the top performers are sorted based on its year-to-date performance of the fund market price. These top performing funds can be any of the following categories: bond funds (fixed income funds), stock funds (equity funds), commodity funds, multi sector funds, and alternative funds. Check the funds details below for the fund category.

Note: some of these fund may be traded either premium or discount from their net asset value (NAV).

The Top Performer Closed End Funds August 2011 (up to august 5th, 2011) are:

Top Performer CEFs

1. Cornerstone Total Return Fund
2. Cornerstone Strategic Value
3. PIMCO Corporate Opportunity
4. Central Gold-Trust
5. Pacholder High Yield
6. PIMCO Corporate Income
7. BlackRock PA Strategic Municipal
8. Aberdeen Global Income Fund
9. First Trust Strategic High Income
10. Central Fund of Canada

Top Performer Foreign Large Blend Stock Mutual Funds 2011

Introduction

Mutual funds can be divided into two main classes: bond funds and stock funds. The stock funds can be classified into variety of categories such as US domestic equity fund, International stock fund, and emerging market stock fund. One of the divisions in international stock fund or global stock fund is foreign large blend funds. These funds are suitable for investment portfolio diversification. This article will focus on this category.

Foreign large-blend funds invest in a variation of large international stocks. Most of these mutual funds divide their assets in more than 10 developed markets, including Japan, Britain (United Kingdom), France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Netherland. They also may invest the rest in emerging markets such as Hong Kong, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand. These funds typically will have only a little assets invested in U.S. stocks (less than 20%).

Top Performers

The following top performers are sorted based on their Year to Date performance (up till July 27th, 2011). The 10 Top Performer Foreign Large Blend Stock funds July 2011 are:

Top Performer Foreign Large Blend Funds

1. Artisan International Inv (ARTIX)
2. Virtus International Equity A (VIEAX)
3. American Century Intl Core Equity Inv (ACIMX)
4. GMO International Growth Equity III (GMIGX)
5. Vantagepoint International (VPINX)
6. Lazard International Equity Open (LZIOX)
7. JHancock3 International Growth A (GOIGX)
8. Lazard International Equity Sel Open (LZESX)
9. MainStay 130/30 International Inv (MYINX)
10. Cambiar International Equity Inv (CAMIX)

Updated on July 27th, 2011