Top Stocks Week 20, 2014: Home Health Care & Networking

Find best performing sector stocks of week 20 of 2014. Top stock industries are Home Health Care, Internet Service Providers, Networking & Communication Devices, etc.

Top Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, sector, and market capitalization. Major market indices have turned negative or flat in 2014. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.03%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 0.46%. The Russell 2000 has a negative return of -0.34%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 20, 2014 (May 12, 2014 – May 18, 2014) are:

1. Home Health Care – 8.54%
2. Internet Service Providers – 7.93%
3. Music & Video Stores – 5.54%
4. Networking & Communication Devices – 5.16%
5. Dairy Products
6. Photographic Equipment & Supplies
7. Copper
8. Beverages - Wineries & Distillers
9. Drugs Wholesale
10. Long-Term Care Facilities
11. Drugs - Generic
12. Data Storage Devices
13. Synthetics
14. Security Software & Services
15. Apparel Stores
16. Foreign Utilities
17. Steel & Iron

Best Short Term Bond ETFs 2014

Find best short term bond ETFs 2014 list. These short term bond exchange traded funds provide low risk and income for investors.

Short Term Bond ETFs

Exchange Traded Funds or ETFs are popular among active investors. With their low cost and liquidity, you can use ETFs to build your investment core assets. You can invest in bond, stock, or money market. There is variety of ETFs offered by ETF providers such as Vanguard, iShares, SPDR, etc.

Short term bond ETFs are investing mainly in high grade corporate and government with short duration (1 to 3.5 years). These debt ETFs typically great for conservative investors or retiree, hence they are less sensitive to interest rates hikes. The funds do provide yield for income.

Top Bond ETFs

These top performer ETFs are sorted based on its 1 year to date performance in 2014 (up to May 2014). You can find the fund review from this article. Other fund information can be found below such as expense ratio, Morningstar rating, fund’s NAV, managers, fund’s holdings, yield, etc.

Best short term bond ETFs 2014 are:

1. AdvisorShares Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF
2. iSharesBond Mar 2016 Corp ex-Fincls Term
3. Vanguard Short-Term Corp Bd Idx ETF
4. iShares 0-5 Year Invmt Grd Corp Bd
5. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
6. SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term Corp Bd
7. iShares Short Maturity Bond
8. iShares Core Short-Term US Bond
9. iSharesBond Mar 2016 Corporate Term
10. iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond

Top Covered Call Closed End Funds 2014

Find top covered call closed end funds 2014 review. Best option strategies CEFs are: Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, ING Risk Management Natural Resources, etc.

Covered Call CEFs

Covered call portfolios invest in stocks and also sell call options on stock indices or individual stocks. The indices include U.S. markets (NASDAQ, NYSE, S&P, and Dow) or international markets (FTSE, Nikkei). Some funds may also purchase put options to try to shield the portfolio from extreme decreases in the stock market. Potential return from these funds comes from stock dividends, premiums received from selling call options, and stock appreciation/depreciation.

Covered call portfolio may be suitable for income seeker investors. Some of the fund’s yields are higher than your typical mutual funds, ETF, or stocks.

Best Closed End Funds

The top performing list is sorted based on its year to date performance in 2014. You can find the fund review, performance, expense ratio, dividend yield, fund’s NAV, management, leverage, fund’s sponsor, premium/discount info, etc.

Top covered call closed end funds 2014 are:

1. Columbia Seligman Premium Tech
2. ING Risk Mgt Natural Resources
3. Cohen & Steers Glb Income Builder
4. EV Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income
5. JH Hedged Equity & Income Fund
6. GAMCO Nat Res Gold & Income
7. ING Glb Eqty Div & Prem Opps
8. Madison Strategic Sector Premium

Best Moderate Allocation Mutual Funds 2014

Find best moderate allocation mutual funds 2014 review. Top moderate allocation funds are Dodge & Cox Balanced fund, Federated MDT Balanced fund, etc.

Moderate Allocation Funds

Moderate allocation mutual funds invest in stocks and bonds. These investment funds typically has higher portion of their assets invested in stocks (60-70%) and the rest of assets invested in bonds or money market (30-40%). You can buy these funds with as little as $1,000 initial investment for your brokerage or retirement accounts.

These best performing moderate allocation mutual funds are sorted based on its past 1 year performance in 2013-2014. You can find other fund information such as objective, share price, expense ratio, sales load, Morningstar rating, top holding, maturity, etc.

Top Funds

Best moderate allocation mutual funds 2014 are:

1. SCS Tactical Allocation (SCSGX)
2. Dodge & Cox Balanced (DODBX)
3. Scharf Balanced Opportunity Inv (LOGOX)
4. Disciplined Growth Investors (DGIFX)
5. CornerCap Balanced (CBLFX)
6. BlackRock Growth Prepared Investor A (BAGPX)
7. Federated MDT Balanced A (QABGX)
8. Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Income A (HWIAX)
9. Osterweis Strategic Investment (OSTVX)
10. Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Balanced A (WFGBX)

Top Stocks Week 19, 2014: Multimedia & Graphics Software

Find best performing sector stocks of week 19 of 2014. Top stock industries are long distance carriers, confectioners, multimedia & graphics software, 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 -0.05%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -1.26%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 19, 2014 (May 5, 2014 – May 11, 2014) are:

1. Long Distance Carriers – 5.66%
2. Confectioners – 4.84%
3. Multimedia & Graphics Software – 3.85%
4. Toy & Hobby Stores – 3.68%
5. Health Care Plans – 3.45%
6. Processed & Packaged Goods
7. Beverages - Brewers
8. Music & Video Stores
9. Telecom Services - Domestic
10. Publishing - Books
11. Conglomerates
12. Basic Materials Wholesale
13. Drugs Wholesale
14. Home Health Care
15. Credit Services
16. REIT - Residential

Top High Yield Bond ETFs 2014

Find top high yield bond ETFs 2014 review. These high yield bond funds invest in low rated corporate bonds.

High Yield Bond ETF

If you are looking for yield, high yield bond funds may provide an attractive choice for you. As discussed, these funds invest in low quality corporate debts. It provides high yield income for investors. You can buy ETF funds from your brokerage just like stock or CEF funds. As part of taxable bond fund, it may have shorter duration than high quality bonds.

These top performing high yield exchange traded funds are sorted based on its year to date return in 2014. You can find other fund review information below. I have listed the expense ratio fee, yield or distribution rate, leverage, share price, NAV, holdings, top sectors, and more.

Top high yield bond ETFs 2014 are:

1. Market Vectors Fallen Angel HY Bond ETF (ANGL)
2. Guggenheim BulletShares 2014 HY C Bond ETF (BSJE)
3. Guggenheim BulletShares 2015 HY C Bond ETF (BSJF)
4. Guggenheim BulletShares 2016 HY C Bond ETF (BSJG)
5. Guggenheim BulletShares 2017 HY C Bond ETF (BSJH)
6. Guggenheim BulletShares 2018 HY C Bond ETF (BSJI)
7. iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond (HYG)
8. AdvisorShares Peritus High Yield ETF (HYLD)
9. PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corp Bond Index ETF (HYS)
10. SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond (JNK)

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