Best Vanguard ETFs 2014

Find best Vanguard ETFs 2014. Top Vanguard funds are Vanguard Industrials ETF, Vanguard European Stock Index ETF, etc.

Vanguard Funds

If you are value investors, you should always consider Vanguard funds for your first choice in investment funds. Vanguard Group Inc provides index funds such as index mutual funds or index ETFs (exchange traded funds). Even Warren Buffet, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has recommend index funds such as Vanguard funds for long term investment.

Vanguard ETFs, which are traded like stocks, are cheaper than other ETFs. Some of these Vanguard ETFs have very low expense ratio fee. With Vanguard ETFs, you can build core investment which involves U.S. stocks, bonds, foreign stocks, etc.

Top ETFs

These best ETFs are sorted based on its performance for the past 1 year. You can find various Vanguard funds to invest in such as bond mutual fund, and stock mutual fund.  Please check the fund prospectus for investment risk, fund details, etc.

Best Vanguard ETFs 2014 are:

1. Vanguard Industrials ETF
2. Vanguard Information Technology ETF
3. Vanguard Health Care ETF
4. Vanguard European Stock Index ETF
5. Vanguard Materials ETF
6. Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF
7. Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF
8. Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index ETF
9. Vanguard Growth ETF
10. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Idx ETF
11. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF
12. Vanguard Extended Market Index ETF
13. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index ETF
14. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index ETF

Investing in Top Inflation Protected Bond Mutual Funds 2014

Investing in top inflation protected bond mutual funds 2014 can be done through your brokerage. These best bond funds are Franklin Real Return Fund, Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund, etc.

Inflation Protected Bond Funds

Investing in inflation protected bond mutual funds is suitable for core investment. This mutual fund can provide real return for investors. Typically, the investment funds invest in U.S. Treasury whose principal is adjusted quarterly based on inflation. This U.S. treasury is known as United States Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS).

Some of the mutual funds may invest in other sectors such as international bond, real estate (REITs), high yield bond, etc. Please check your fund objective for details. The investment risks include market risk, interest rate, etc.

Best Mutual Funds

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

Top inflation protected bond mutual funds 2014 are:

1. Franklin Real Return Fund Class A
2. Eaton Vance Short Duration Real Return Fund Class A
3. JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond Fund Class A Shares
4. Federated Real Return Bond Fund Class A Shares
5. Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund Class A
6. Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund Class A
7. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Investor Shares
8. SEI Institutional Managed Trust Real Return Fund Class A
9. AllianceBernstein Bond Inflation Strategy Class A
10. Nationwide Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Class A

Updated on 6/16/2014

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)