Best Performing Stocks Week 29, 2014: Hospitals, Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration

Find best performing sector stocks of week 28 of 2014. Top stock industries are hospital, oil & gas drilling & exploration, drug related products, semiconductor, etc.

Best Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, sector, and market capitalization. Major market indices have slightly recovered from previous week. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.56%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 0.38%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 0.97%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a negative return of 0.71%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 29, 2014 (July 14, 2014 – July 20, 2014) are:

1. Hospitals – 8.26%
2. Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration – 5.42%
3. Drug Related Products – 4.77%
4. Semiconductor - Broad Line – 4.27%
5. Business Software & Services – 4.12%
6. Aluminum
7. Technical Services
8. Diversified Investments
9. Research Services
10. Catalog & Mail Order Houses

Best Performing Multicurrency ETFs 2014

Best performing multicurrency ETFs 2014 are PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish, PIMCO Foreign Currency Strategy ETF, PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest, etc.

ETFs

ETFs or Exchange Traded Funds has become popular investment vehicle for investors. You can buy and sell ETFs through your brokerage. You can invest this investment fund in your retirement account and possibly your 401k.

Multicurrency Funds

One of the popular ETF categories is currency ETF. These Currency ETFs track a single foreign currency or basket of currencies by using foreign cash deposits or futures contracts. For the ETFs that use futures, excess cash is usually invested in high quality bonds, typically US Treasury bonds. The management fee is deducted from the interest earned on the bonds.

Multicurrency ETFs can provide attractive choice for investors. These ETFs or ETNs invest in multiple currencies depending upon its objective. Some funds may invest in emerging markets currencies, world currencies, etc.

These top performer ETFs are sorted based on its 1 year return (up to July 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 multicurrency ETFs 2014 are:

1. PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish (UDN)
2. PIMCO Foreign Currency Strategy ETF (FORX)
3. PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest (DBV)
4. WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy (CEW)
5. iPath GEMS Asia 8 ETN (AYT)
6. iPath Optimized Currency Carry ETN (ICI)

Best Energy/ Resources Closed End Funds 2014

Best energy/ resources closed end funds 2014 are GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income, Tortoise Pipeline & Energy, ASA Gold and Precious Metals, etc.

Energy / Resources Funds

Investing in energy / resources stocks can be done through individual stocks, and investment funds (mutual funds, closed end funds, & exchange traded funds). Energy or resources stocks are essential in core investment. These stocks may provide income and growth opportunity.

Using investment funds such as closed end funds (CEFs), investors can enhance their return. Closed end funds are typically traded at discount from their NAV (Net Asset Value). These funds may invest in energy sector or natural resource sectors. Some of the popular companies include Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Newmont, etc.

Closed End Funds

Investing in closed end funds can be done through your brokerage. You can buy and sell these funds through your online stocks broker hence they are traded on stock exchanges such as NYSE or NASDAQ.

The list is sorted based on the funds’ YTD performance in 2014. You can find fund review and information in this article. Other information such as expense ratio, management, top holdings, top sector, and shares price can be found as well.

Best energy/ resources closed end funds 2014 are:

1. GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income
2. Tortoise Pipeline & Energy 
3. ASA Gold and Precious Metals
4. Cushing Renaissance Fund
5. First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund
6. BlackRock Energy & Resources
7. Petroleum & Resources
8. BlackRock Real Asset Equity

Top iShares ETFs 2014

Top iShares ETFs 2014 are iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF, iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Fund, iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Growth ETF.

iShares Exchange Traded Funds

iShares provide a diverse selection of exchange traded funds for investors. As part of BlackRock, there are 5 main ETF sectors such as U.S. stocks, global / international stocks, U.S. bonds, global / international bonds, and commodity & specialty ETF. iShares provide low costs, access to hundreds of companies and trading flexibility. ETFs can be a powerful addition to your investment portfolio.

You can buy these ETFs for your brokerage account or retirement accounts (Roth IRA or traditional IRA). Top 3 popular iShares ETFs (based on total assets) are iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM).

Best ETFs

These top iShares ETFs are sorted based on its 1 year return (up to July 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 holdings, yield, etc.

Top iShares ETFs 2014 are:

1. iShares MSCI India Small-Cap
2. iShares MSCI Spain Capped
3. iShares MSCI Denmark Capped
4. iShares MSCI Italy Capped
5. iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology
6. iShares MSCI Finland Capped
7. iShares Global Clean Energy
8. iShares US Pharmaceuticals
9. iShares PHLX Semiconductor
10. iShares India 50

Best Performing Stocks Week 28, 2014: Aluminum, Gold

Find best performing sector stocks of week 28 of 2014. Top stock industries are aluminum, gold, foreign utilities, basic materials wholesale, meat products, silver, 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 -0.85%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -1.57%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -0.68%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 28, 2014 (July 6, 2014 – July 13, 2014) are:

1. Aluminum – 4.37%
2. Gold – 3.62%
3. Foreign Utilities – 2.82%
4. Basic Materials Wholesale – 2.54%
5. Meat Products – 2.47%
6. Silver – 2.37%
7. Farm Products
8. Major Airlines
9. Wholesale, Other
10. REIT - Retail

Top Performing Small Value Mutual Funds 2014

Top performing small value mutual funds 2014 are Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund, Invesco Small Cap Value Fund, LSV Small Cap Value Fund, etc.

Small Value Funds

Small value funds use their assets to purchase stocks of small U.S. companies with valuations and growth rates below other small-cap peers. Value stocks means the stocks have low valuations (low price ratios and high dividend yields) and slow growth (low earning growth, low book value, etc). These small value funds may provide high yield for investors through dividends. They may be great for income.

Using mutual funds, investors can diversify their assets & minimize risks. Looking into the best performing funds also may provide instant idea how some funds are performing for the past performance. These equity funds can be invested for your brokerage account or retirement account (IRA or 401k plan).

Best Mutual Funds

The list is compiled based on the fund performance for the past 1 year. The top performing fund means it managed to rank in top in this small value category. You can find other fund information such as review, expense ratio, management, risk, top holdings, fund sector, etc.

Top performing small value mutual funds 2014 are:

1. Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund
2. Catalyst Small Cap Insider Buying Fund Class A
3. Hotchkis And Wiley Small Cap Value Fund Class A
4. Invesco Small Cap Value Fund Class A
5. LSV Small Cap Value Fund
6. Adirondack Small Cap Fund
7. Towle Deep Value Fund
8. Heartland Value Fund
9. Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund Class A
10. CornerCap Small Cap Value Fund

Best Senior Loan Closed End Funds 2014

Top performing senior loan closed end funds 2014 are NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund, Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation, etc.

Senior Loan Funds

A senior loan closed end fund is one of the taxable bond fund categories. This senior loan fund utilizes its assets to purchase a floating-rate bank loans instead of bonds. This bond fund provides high interest income for investors. It does have a higher investment risk than typical short term bond fund.
The investment risks for this senior loan or bank loan funds are interest rate risk, market risk, issuer’s risk, etc. You can buy these funds for your retirement account or brokerage account.

Top Closed End Funds

The list is sorted based on the funds’ YTD performance in 2014. You can find fund review and information in this article. Other information such as expense ratio, management, top holdings, top sector, and shares price can be found as well.

Top performing senior loan closed end funds 2014 are:

1. NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund
2. Oxford Lane Capital Corp
3. Avenue Income Credit Strategy
4. Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation
5. Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunities
6. Invesco VK Dynamic Credit Opportunities
7. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
8. THL Credit Senior Loan Fund
9. Blackstone/GSO LS Credit Income
10. Apollo Senior Floating Rate