Best Large Growth ETFs in 2014

Find top large growth ETFs in 2014 review. These large growth ETFs are investing in big U.S. companies with high growth potential.

Large Growth Funds

Large growth funds are popular among investors. These funds invest in large U.S. companies that tend to grow faster than other large cap stocks. These funds are focusing on companies in rapidly expanding industries in term of earning, sales, book value, and cash flow. These companies also provide little to no dividend yield and have high price ratios.

Investing in large growth exchange traded funds can diversify your portfolio. Whether it is for your brokerage or retirement account, you can fit these ETFs in your core investment portfolio.

Top Funds

These best large growth ETFs in 2014 are sorted based on its year to date performance in 2014. You can find the fund details and review below. Some of these ETFs can be bought for free from variety of brokerages such as Fidelity, Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Vanguard.

Best large growth ETFs in 2014 are:

1. PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Grow
2. Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Growth
3. AdvisorShares Madrona Domestic ETF
4. Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF™
5. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index ETF
6. First Trust Large Cap Gr Opp AlphaDEX

Top Stocks Week 18, 2014: Wireless Communication

Find best performing sector stocks of week 18 of 2014. Top stock industries are consumer services, wireless communication, oil & gas drilling exploration, etc.

Top Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, sector, and market capitalization. Major market indices have turned positive in 2014. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.24%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 1.19%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 18, 2014 (April 28, 2014 – May 4, 2014) are:

1. Toy & Hobby Stores – 11.57%
2. Consumer Services – 6.93%
3. Building Materials Wholesale – 6.69%
4. Telecom Services - Foreign
5. Wireless Communications
6. Resorts & Casinos
7. Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration
8. Surety & Title Insurance
9. Auto Dealerships
10. Electronics Stores
11. CATV Systems
12. Lodging
13. Semiconductor- Memory Chips
14. Home Furnishings & Fixtures
15. Toys & Games
16. Broadcasting - TV
17. Electronic Equipment
18. Diversified Communication Services

Best China Region Mutual Funds 2014

Find best China region mutual funds 2014 review. Top China stock mutual funds are JHancock China Emerging Leaders, Aberdeen China Opportunities fund, etc.

China Stock Funds

Investing in this Chinese region can be done through stocks, investment funds, or bonds. Using investment funds such as mutual funds can provide diversification for investors. Some of these funds can be invested in your brokerage account or retirement account. As part of emerging markets, China has been growing for the past 2 decades.

The china region mutual funds invest mainly in companies located in China region such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, etc. These top China region mutual funds 2014 are sorted based on its year to date performance in 2014. You can find the fund review below.

Top Stock Mutual Funds

Best China region mutual funds 2014 are:

1. GMO Taiwan III  (GMOTX)
2. JHancock China Emerging Leaders A (JCHLX)
3. Aberdeen China Opportunities A (GOPAX)
4. Shelton Greater China (SGCFX)
5. BlackRock Emerging Markets Div Investor A (BACHX)
6. Templeton China World A (TCWAX)
7. JHancock Greater China Opportunities A (JCOAX)
8. Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity A (NCEAX)
9. JPMorgan China Region A (JCHAX)
10. Goldman Sachs China Equity A (GNIAX)
11. EP China A (EPHCX)
12. Fidelity China Region (FHKCX)

Top World Stock ETFs in 2014

Find top world stock ETFs in 2014. Best ETFs are iShares MSCI Kokusai Fund, SPDR Global Dow ETF, etc. This world stock ETFs invest in companies around the globe.

World Stock Funds

If you are global investors, you may need to consider world stock funds. There are 3 main investment funds which offer world stocks. The investment funds are mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and closed end funds (CEFs). You can buy these funds for your brokerage or retirement account (IRA).

This World-stock portfolio invests in companies around the globe. It is common for these portfolios to invest the majority of their assets in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and smaller markets (emerging markets or developing countries). These portfolios typically have 20%-60% of assets in U.S. stocks.

Top Performing Mutual Funds

The top performing list is sorted based on its YTD performance in 2014. Investors can find the review and other fund information such as expense ratio, fund manager, yield, turnover rate, sales load, top holdings, top sectors, etc.

Top world stock ETFs in 2014 are:

1. iShares MSCI Kokusai (TOK)
2. SPDR Global Dow ETF (DGT)
3. SPDR MSCI ACWI IMI (ACIM)
4. First Trust DJ Global Select Dividend (FGD)
5. iShares Global 100 (IOO)
6. iShares MSCI World (URTH)
7. Russell Equity ETF (ONEF)
8. Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF (VT)
9. iShares MSCI ACWI Index (ACWI)
10. Global X SuperDividend™ ETF (SDIV)

Top Utilities Closed End Funds 2014

Find top utilities closed end funds 2014. This best utilities stock closed end funds 2014 are Reaves Utility Income, Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund, etc.

Utilities Sector Funds

Utilities sector funds have taken a beating in 2013. In 2014, utilities stocks have been outperforming the other sectors. These utilities funds provide opportunity for investors to earn high yield income through dividend. Investing in closed end funds also provides value opportunity for you. Some of the closed end funds are undervalued hence its net asset value/price can be higher than its market price.

This utilities closed end funds are sorted based on its year to date performance in 2014. You can find the fund review below. Other fund information such as fund assets, yield, expense ratio, top holdings, return, and fund manager can be found below. You can buy these funds for your brokerage or retirement account including traditional IRA or Roth IRA.

Top Closed End Funds 2014

Top utilities closed end funds 2014 are:

1. Reaves Utility Income
2. Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund
3. Wells Fargo Advantage Utilities & High Income
4. Cohen & Steers Infrastructure
5. BlackRock Utility & Infrastructure Trust
6. Gabelli Utility Trust
7. Duff&Phelps Global Utility Income
8. Mac/First Global Infrastructure
9. Gabelli Global Utility & Income

Top Stocks Week 17, 2014: Hospitals, Drug Delivery

Find best performing sector stocks of week 17 of 2014. Top stock industries are hospitals, drug delivery, electronic equipment, etc.

Top Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, sector, and market capitalization. Major market indices have recovered some of their losses in 2014. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -0.06%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.49%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 17, 2014 (April 21, 2014 – April 27, 2014) are:

1. Hospitals – 9.49%
2. Drug Delivery – 8.22%
3. Electronic Equipment – 7.24%
4. Semiconductor- Memory Chips – 4.77%
5. Basic Materials Wholesale – 4.26%
6. Drugs - Generic
7. Drug Manufacturers - Other
8. Gold
9. Long-Term Care Facilities
10. Lumber, Wood Production
11. Drug Related Products
12. Silver
13. Research Services
14. Recreational Vehicles
15. Publishing - Books
16. Machine Tools & Accessories
17. Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
18. Health Care Plans
19. Copper
20. Home Improvement Stores

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart	Perf Half	Perf Year	Perf YTD
1	Hospitals	9.49%	6.97%	7.17%	9.22%	30.40%	8.30%
2	Drug Delivery	8.22%	3.28%	-0.50%	18.11%	73.06%	12.65%
3	Electronic Equipment	7.24%	4.84%	4.56%	8.62%	41.06%	1.82%
4	Semiconductor- Memory Chips	4.77%	10.43%	11.52%	50.67%	151.00%	17.17%
5	Basic Materials Wholesale	4.26%	12.69%	4.35%	18.38%	18.19%	14.48%
6	Drugs - Generic	4.21%	0.53%	5.74%	21.61%	51.44%	10.42%
7	Drug Manufacturers - Other	3.98%	3.99%	16.49%	34.37%	42.52%	22.69%
8	Gold	3.49%	3.00%	2.01%	-1.67%	-15.45%	14.19%
9	Long-Term Care Facilities	3.48%	0.41%	9.85%	20.19%	31.79%	6.73%
10	Lumber, Wood Production	3.41%	2.03%	0.74%	-7.47%	-9.82%	-3.58%
11	Drug Related Products	3.27%	-4.87%	-1.59%	14.62%	26.50%	-2.37%
12	Silver	3.18%	1.16%	-0.01%	-2.14%	-8.97%	10.05%
13	Research Services	2.85%	6.74%	4.15%	11.31%	9.41%	8.51%
14	Recreational Vehicles	2.64%	2.14%	7.65%	5.83%	41.00%	-0.78%
15	Publishing - Books	2.02%	7.54%	-0.06%	-7.54%	14.87%	-11.98%
16	Machine Tools & Accessories	2.02%	4.71%	5.42%	3.59%	17.31%	0.93%
17	Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	1.95%	7.83%	17.43%	11.76%	36.77%	13.03%
18	Health Care Plans	1.75%	-4.80%	3.04%	11.65%	27.58%	1.16%
19	Copper	1.74%	8.77%	5.87%	-1.70%	7.40%	-3.01%
20	Home Improvement Stores	1.74%	-0.98%	-0.48%	2.07%	13.81%	-4.14%
21	Wholesale, Other	1.70%	-7.43%	-3.08%	1.50%	23.76%	-8.74%
22	Education & Training Services	1.67%	-3.23%	-8.42%	2.76%	45.78%	-3.70%

Hospitals and Drug Delivery Stocks

Looking into top hospitals & drug delivery stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad performance. Growth stocks have been dud for 2014, value stocks have been holding up better. Some great sectors in 2014 are real estate, semiconductors, oil & gas equipment, etc.

Top hospitals stocks of week 17 are:

1. Tenet Healthcare Corp. – 16.11%
2. Community Health Systems, Inc. – 11.88%
3. Universal Health Services Inc. – 11.08%
4. Lifepoint Hospitals Inc.
5. HCA Holdings, Inc.
6. Select Medical Holdings Corporation
7. SunLink Health Systems Inc.
8. USMD Holdings, Inc.
9. Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited
10. AmSurg Corp.

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart	Perf YTD	Price
1	Tenet Healthcare Corp.	THC	16.11%	12.68%	2.60%	9.50%	46.12
2	Community Health Systems, Inc.	CYH	11.88%	8.60%	-0.45%	1.66%	39.92
3	Universal Health Services Inc.	UHS	11.08%	6.08%	3.30%	2.11%	82.92
4	Lifepoint Hospitals Inc.	LPNT	11.07%	7.50%	5.61%	7.63%	56.87
5	HCA Holdings, Inc.	HCA	9.04%	6.14%	10.41%	12.01%	53.44
6	Select Medical Holdings Corporation	SEM	1.68%	17.03%	26.82%	21.20%	13.95
7	SunLink Health Systems Inc.	SSY	-0.68%	-11.52%	2.82%	65.91%	1.46
8	USMD Holdings, Inc.	USMD	-1.05%	-0.68%	-24.08%	-34.31%	13.21
9	Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited	CCM	-3.65%	-7.89%	36.92%	71.57%	7.12
10	AmSurg Corp.	AMSG	-5.68%	-5.64%	1.70%	-4.92%	43.66

Top drug delivery Stocks of week 17 are:

1. IntelliPharmaCeutics International Inc. – 12.99%
2. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. – 9.57%
3. Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. – 6.15%
4. Columbia Laboratories Inc.
5. Flamel Technologies SA
6. pSivida Corp.
7. Alkermes plc
8. Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
9. PetMed Express Inc.
10. Delcath Systems, Inc.
11. Bio-Path Holdings, Inc.

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart	Perf YTD	Price
1	IntelliPharmaCeutics International Inc.	IPCI	12.99%	-7.19%	8.70%	7.82%	4
2	Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.	VRX	9.57%	3.61%	1.22%	13.91%	133.73
3	Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc.	ACUR	6.15%	-9.80%	-18.82%	-17.37%	1.38
4	Columbia Laboratories Inc.	CBRX	4.58%	-5.26%	-0.44%	3.63%	6.85
5	Flamel Technologies SA	FLML	4.00%	-2.42%	18.40%	45.47%	11.71
6	pSivida Corp.	PSDV	2.03%	-16.78%	-23.97%	-11.34%	3.52
7	Alkermes plc	ALKS	1.20%	3.21%	-8.88%	9.81%	44.65
8	Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	ADMP	-1.42%	-12.76%	-17.07%	-13.30%	5.54
9	PetMed Express Inc.	PETS	-1.90%	-1.83%	0.16%	-21.44%	12.9
10	Delcath Systems, Inc.	DCTH	-2.41%	-26.41%	-32.90%	-12.26%	3.65
11	Bio-Path Holdings, Inc.	BPTH	-12.18%	-9.51%	-41.23%	-40.50%	2.38

Top Sector Stocks

Looking into the top sectors, you can find only utilities sector have positive return for this week. Is the sector rotation still happening or is the bull market losing its steam now? Does this mean investors are rotating out from momentum stocks to value stocks?

Top sector stocks of week 17 are:

1. Healthcare – 1.29%
2. Utilities – 0.83%
3. Consumer Goods – 0.58%
4. Basic Materials
5. Industrial Goods
6. Services
7. Financial
8. Conglomerates
9. Technology

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart	Perf Half	Perf Year	Perf YTD
1	Healthcare	1.29%	-0.82%	3.00%	10.53%	22.96%	4.64%
2	Utilities	0.83%	5.12%	11.86%	10.55%	10.89%	10.16%
3	Consumer Goods	0.58%	2.47%	4.45%	3.32%	12.94%	0.15%
4	Basic Materials	-0.26%	5.27%	10.45%	6.76%	14.52%	4.99%
5	Industrial Goods	-0.46%	1.99%	4.88%	8.48%	27.19%	0.26%
6	Services	-0.49%	-0.80%	1.64%	4.39%	20.05%	-2.60%
7	Financial	-0.56%	0.02%	3.02%	3.24%	15.08%	-0.57%
8	Conglomerates	-0.82%	0.77%	-0.94%	0.85%	12.12%	-2.00%
9	Technology	-2.35%	-2.24%	-0.30%	3.37%	16.79%	-2.57%

Best Performing Financial Sector ETFs 2014

Find best performing financial sector stocks ETFs 2014. Top exchange traded funds (ETFs) are iShares US Broker-Dealers, First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank, etc.

Top Financial ETF Funds

Investing in sector stock exchange traded funds can be rewarding for investors. During certain period of market cycle some sectors may outperformed other sectors. In 2014, value stocks have been thriving. There are several sector funds such as consumer discretionary, industrials, healthcare, financials, energy, consumer staples, technology, utilities, real estate, and materials.

As a value sector, financial stock funds may provide higher return for the next years. This financial sector invests in bank, financial company, brokerage firms, insurance, consumer credit providers, etc. Some of the big financial companies include Wells Fargo Co, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Prudential, TD Ameritrade, etc.

These top financial funds are selected based on its 1 year performance return. You can find the expense ratio fee, turnover rate, management, fund performance information below. Also, you will see the fund review and fund performance or return below.

Best performing financial sector ETFs 2014 are:

1. iShares US Broker-Dealers ETF
2. iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF
3. First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank ETF
4. SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
5. PowerShares KBW Regional Banking
6. iShares US Regional Banks
7. PowerShares KBW Bank
8. SPDR S&P Bank ETF
9. PowerShares KBW Insurance
10. iShares US Financial Services