Top Stocks Week 24, 2014: Silver & Gold

Find best performing sector stocks of week 24 of 2014. Top stock industries are silver, gold, Semiconductor - Memory Chips, etc.

Top Equities

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 -0.47%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 0.03%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 24, 2014 (June 9, 2014 – June 15, 2014) are:

1. Silver – 8.51%
2. Gold – 6.85%
3. Semiconductor - Memory Chips – 5.59%
4. Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration – 5.42%
5. Tobacco Products, Other – 4.51%
6. Diversified Computer Systems
7. Semiconductor - Broad Line
8. Independent Oil & Gas
9. Multimedia & Graphics Software
10. Internet Service Providers
11. Internet Software & Services
12. Gaming Activities
13. Major Integrated Oil & Gas

10 Best India ETFs 2014

Find best India stock ETFs. These top India exchange traded funds are iShares MSCI India Small-Cap, Market Vectors India Small-Cap ETF, etc.

India Funds

Investing in India ETF has been great in 2014. The year to date return is more than double digits. Compare to S&P 500 or Dow Jones Industrials Index, India equity has managed to return more. India stock ETFs are mainly investing in stock of Indian companies. Most of these ETFs are index ETFs. Depending on its objective, some may track one index; while the others may track different index.

Investing in single country index may include higher risk. Please check with your brokerage for details about how to buy and sell these ETFs. These ETFs are mainly traded like stocks in market exchange such as NYSE, or NASDAQ.

Top ETFs

These top performing ETFs are sorted based on its 1 year return (up to June 1, 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 India stock exchange traded funds are:

1. iShares MSCI India Small-Cap
2. Market Vectors India Small-Cap ETF
3. EGShares India Small Cap
4. EGShares India Infrastructure
5. WisdomTree India Earnings
6. PowerShares India
7. iShares India 50
8. iPath MSCI India Index ETN
9. iShares MSCI India
10. EGShares India Consumer ETF

Updated on 6/1/2014

Top Value Stock Closed End Funds 2014

Find top value stock closed end funds. Best value funds are Nuveen Tax-Advantage TR Strategy, Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust, etc.

Value Funds

Value funds are stock fund that mainly holds stocks that are deemed to be undervalued in price and that are likely to pay dividends. Value funds are one of three main investment fund types; the other two are growth and blend (a mix of value and growth stocks) funds.

Using closed end fund, investor can invest in value stock with opportunity. Some of the closed end funds provides high dividend yield. They also have market price that is lower than net asset value (NAV). These value funds invest in variety of stocks and sectors. Top sectors include utilities, preferred stocks, financial stocks, energy, and telecommunication service.

Best Value Stock Funds

These best performing value stock closed end funds are sorted based on its 1 year total return up to May, 31 2014. You may find other fund review information: expense ratio, fund’s NAV, management, objective, yield, top holdings, etc.

Top value stock closed end funds 2014 are:

1. Nuveen Tax-Advantage TR Strategy (JTA)
2. Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (GDV)
3. First Trust Dividend & Income (FAV)
4. Boulder Growth & Income (BIF)
5. Eaton Vance Tax Dividend Income (EVT)
6. J Hancock Tax-Advantage Dividend Income (HTD)

Updated on 5/31/2014

Best Stocks Week 23, 2014: Major Airlines

Find best performing sector stocks of week 23 of 2014. Top stock industries are major airlines, internet service providers, hospitals, etc.

Best 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 1.10%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 1.14%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 23, 2014 (June 2, 2014 – June 8, 2014) are:

1. Toy & Hobby Stores – 8.53%
2. Major Airlines – 6.92%
3. Internet Service Providers – 6.33%
4. Hospitals – 5.42%
5. Metal Fabrication – 5.17%
6. Catalog & Mail Order Houses
7. Regional - Pacific Banks
8. Auto Parts Wholesale
9. Aluminum
10. Paper & Paper Products
11. Gaming Activities
12. Regional - Southwest Banks
13. Life Insurance
14. Farm & Construction Machinery
15. Printed Circuit Boards
16. Publishing - Newspapers
17. General Building Materials
18. Asset Management
19. Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks

Best Small Growth Mutual Funds 2014

Find best small growth mutual funds 2014. Top small cap stock funds are Franklin Small Cap Growth fund, Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund, Satuit Capital US Smid Cap fund, etc.

Small Cap Funds

Small cap investment funds provide opportunity for investors to grow their capital faster. This higher reward usually also involves higher risk for investors. These small cap stock funds typically invest in small size U.S. companies. There are 3 types of small cap funds such as small growth, small value, and small blend. The small growth funds invest in companies with high growth potential in term of metrics such as high book value, revenue, sales, etc.

Mutual funds as part of investment funds are popular among many investors including retiree, long term investors, and short term investors.

Top Mutual Funds

From this best performing funds list, you may find each individual fund review. You can find the fund performance, expense ratio, and yield or dividend from the table below. The list is sorted based on its 1 year total return up to May 25, 2014.

Best small growth mutual funds 2014 are:

1. Satuit Capital US Smid Cap (SATDX)
2. Oberweis Micro-Cap (OBMCX)
3. Satuit Capital US Small Cap (SATSX)
4. AMG Managers Essex Sm/Micro Cap Grade Investor (MBRSX)
5. Wasatch Small Cap Value (WMCVX)
6. 1492 Small Cap Growth (FNTGX)
7. TCM Small Cap Growth (TCMSX)
8. Franklin Small Cap Growth A (FSGRX)
9. Oberweis Small-Cap Opportunities (OBSOX)
10. AllianzGI Micro Cap A (GMCAX)
11. Wells Fargo Advantage Small Co Growth A (WFSAX)
12. Lord Abbett Developing Growth A (LAGWX)

Top California Municipal Bond Closed End Funds 2014

If you look for tax free income, you need to consider top California municipal bond closed end funds 2014. These CA muni bond funds provide high yield income for investors.

California Municipal Bond Funds

Municipal bond funds are popular among investors who pay high income tax. As one of the highest tax income state in U.S, California residents can reduce their income tax by investing in CA municipal bond funds. These CA municipal bond funds invest mainly in California municipal debts. The income from these bond funds is generally free from federal taxes and California state taxes.

For California residents, these investment funds are very attractive. Typically, the bonds have long average duration of more than 7 years. Investing in closed end funds can enhance your income as well due to its higher yield and leverage usage.

Best Closed End Funds

These top closed end funds list is selected based on its year to date return in 2014. For details about the closed end fund screener, you can find the below table. Some of these top highest yield CEFs are among the best closed end funds.

Top California municipal bond closed end funds 2014 are:

1. PIMCO CA Municipal Income III (PZC)
2. EV CA Muni Bond II (EIA)
3. Nuveen CA Div Adv Muni 2 (NVX)
4. Nuveen CA AMT-Tax Free Muni Income (NKX)
5. PIMCO CA Municipal Income (PCQ)
6. Nuveen CA Div Adv Muni 3 (NZH)
7. EV CA Municipal Bond (EVM)
8. Neuberger Berman CA Inter Muni (NBW)
9. EV CA Municipal Income (CEV)
10. BlackRock MuniYield CA (MYC)
11. Nuveen CA Municipal Value 2 (NCB)
12. Nuveen CA Div Adv Muni (NAC)

Best Performing Emerging Markets ETFs 2014

Emerging market stock funds have been among the best performing ETFs in 2014. These best performing emerging markets stock ETFs 2014 are First Trust BICK Index, etc.

Emerging Markets ETFs

Emerging markets ETFs invest in the often rapidly-growing emerging economies in Eastern Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. Exchange Traded Funds in this category may invest in a broad basket of countries or a single country, or focus on specific types of equities, industries or investment styles. Emerging markets sector may include Brazil, Russia, China, India, Indonesia, Turkey, etc.

Year 2014 has been great investment for emerging markets sector. With developed countries economy is slowing, emerging markets may provide opportunity for capital growth. Of course, the emerging markets are not without risks. It is recommended investing in the emerging markets through diversified pools in the form of exchange-traded funds and open and closed-end mutual funds.

Top Performing ETFs

These top performing ETFs are sorted based on its 1 year return (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 performing emerging markets stock ETFs 2014 are:

1. First Trust BICK Index
2. iShares MSCI Emerging Mkts Cnsmr Discret
3. PowerShares S&P Emerging MktsHigh Beta
4. Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Eq Wt
5. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets EMEA
6. SPDR S&P BRIC 40
7. SPDR S&P Emerging Markets
8. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
9. SPDR MSCI EM 50 ETF
10. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Market

Updated on 5/27/2014