Apparel Stores Stocks

Apparel stores stocks are part of services stock sector. Apparel store companies are retailers that involve in the design, marketing, and sale of footwear and clothing. These companies must rely the strength of their brand for their business. These companies are usually structured as corporations, and offer average dividend yields in comparison to the wider market.

Apparel Stores Companies List

Apparel retailers need to play a tightrope game of making sure they have abundant of the hot-selling items in stock to cover demand. There will be a balance between overstock their store and selling merchandises for customers. Some may get forced into huge discounts simply to move merchandise.

Apparel stores companies are:

• Luxottica Group SpA (LUX)
• L Brands, Inc. (LB)
• Ross Stores Inc. (ROST)
• The Gap, Inc. (GPS)
• Nordstrom Inc. (JWN)
• Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN)
• American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO)
• DSW Inc. (DSW)
• Chico's FAS Inc. (CHS)
• The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (MW)
• Ascena Retail Group Inc. (ASNA)
• The Buckle, Inc. (BKE)
• ANN INC. (ANN)
• Genesco Inc. (GCO)
• Guess' Inc. (GES)
• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF)

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH)

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH) is an index exchange traded fund. This popular ETF invests mainly in mid-sized U.S. companies. It provides low cost opportunity for access to US equity market. The fund objective is to provide long term capital growth.

IJH Fund Details

• Fund Inception Date: 05/22/2000
• Ticker Symbol: IJH
• CUSIP: 464287507
• Rank in category (YTD): 27%
• Category: Mid Cap Blend
• Yield: 1.53%
• Capital Gains: -
• Expense Ratio: 0.07%
• Total Assets: $ 39.70 billion

Advertising Agencies Stocks

Advertising agencies stocks are part of services stock sector. The advertising agencies companies develop advertisements, marketing strategies, and communication strategies. They serve businesses on local, national, and international levels.

Advertising agencies are generally structured as corporations.  The stock offers dividend yields that are above average when compared to the wider market such as S&P 500 index.

Advertising Agencies Companies List

In its simplest form an advertisement is mass media content intended to convince consumers to take action on a product or service. Advertisements is used by any business to convey what a product or service does and how it can help a consumer. Top 3 large companies include WPP plc, Omnicom Group Inc, and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

Advertising agencies companies are:

• WPP plc (WPPGY)
• Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)
• The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (IPG)
• Rocket Fuel Inc (FUEL)
• Sizmek Inc (SZMK)
• YuMe Inc (YUME)
• ReachLocal Inc (RLOC)
• VisionChina Media Inc (VISN)
• Tiger Media Inc (IDI)

Good Jobs Number for Stocks

Will good jobs number be good for stocks in long run? Top stock market industries are auto parts wholesale, multimedia & graphics software, etc.

Top Auto Parts Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.44%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.04%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 1.07%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.58%.

Top performing stock industries in week 19, 2015 (May 04, 2015 to May 10, 2015) are:

1. Auto Parts Wholesale (10.77%)
2. Building Materials Wholesale (5.25%)
3. Multimedia & Graphics Software (4.92%)
4. Electronics Stores (4.17%)
5. Specialty Retail, Other (3.86%)
6. Cement (3.67%)
7. Surety & Title Insurance (3.46%)
8. Drug Related Products (3.38%)
9. Appliances (3.33%)
10. Machine Tools & Accessories (3.16%)
11. General Entertainment (3.07%)
12. Home Improvement Stores (2.99%)
13. Credit Services (2.92%)
14. Foreign Utilities (2.85%)
15. Agricultural Chemicals (2.69%)

Best Janus Mutual Funds 2015 & 2016

Find Janus mutual funds 2015 & 2016. Top Janus funds are Janus Triton Fund, Janus High-Yield Fund, Janus Global Research Fund, etc.

Janus Capital Group is a public investment firm. The company provides investment strategy such as growth, core, international, value, mathematical, alternative, and fixed-income. Recently, Bill Gross joined the firm and managed one of its funds. Janus funds are also popular during 1998-2001, technology bubbles.

Top Performing Janus Mutual Funds

We review rankings from Morningstar, Lipper, Zacks, TheStreet.com, U.S. News, and Standard & Poor’s. You can learn from our methodology from variety of our previous articles.

You can find these best Janus funds for different sectors such as U.S. stock fund, international stock fund, balanced fund, taxable bond fund. Depend on your risk tolerance; you may pick and choose from this top funds list. Typically, these Janus funds have no sales load.

Best Janus mutual funds 2015 & 2016 are:

• Janus Triton Fund (JANIX)
• Janus Fund (JANDX)
• Janus Global Allocation Fund - Growth (JNSGX)
• Janus Twenty Fund (JNTFX)
• Janus Global Allocation Fund - Conservative  (JMSCX)
• Janus Enterprise Fund (JANEX)
• Janus Research Fund (JNRFX)
• Janus Global Allocation Fund - Moderate (JNSMX)
• Janus Venture Fund (JANVX)
• Janus Global Life Sciences Fund (JNGLX)
• Janus Global Technology Fund (JNGTX)

Worst Performing Stock Market Industries in 2015

Find year-to-date worst performing stock market industries in 2015. Worst equity industries are retail, internet service providers, computer peripherals, etc.

As we are nearing the half point of 2015, investors need to find which sectors are the laggards. Avoiding or investing in these industries may provide interesting value. We might be late to catch that wave, but companies that have been given up for dead sometimes turn into major money makers. A great example is Best Buy Co (BBY) whose shares more than tripled during 2013 after sliding 47% the year before.

Worst Stock Sector Performance

The stock market industries performance is sorted based on its year to date return in 2015 (up to May 4, 2015). YTD worst performing stock industries in 2015 are:

1. Internet Service Providers -23.45%
2. Photographic Equipment & Supplies -20.70%
3. Computer Peripherals -14.75%
4. Semiconductor- Memory Chips -14.69%
5. Diversified Computer Systems -13.93%
6. Specialty Retail, Other -12.36%
7. Data Storage Devices -10.91%
8. Dairy Products -10.49%
9. Consumer Services -9.24%
10. Trucking -8.18%
11. REIT - Hotel/Motel -8.17%
12. Computers Wholesale -8.04%
13. Jewelry Stores -7.62%
14. Recreational Vehicles -7.51%
15. Appliances -7.10%
16. Heavy Construction -6.87%
17. Resorts & Casinos -6.70%
18. Communication Equipment -6.50%

Top Performing Japan Stock ETFs 2015

See top performing Japan stock ETFs 2015. Best exchange traded funds are iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, etc.

Best Japan Stock ETFs in 2015

Japanese stock ETFs are investing mainly in stocks of Japanese companies. Some of these investment funds may invest in certain sector such as health, financial. These ETFs also can invest in small, medium, and large companies.

These top Japanese stock ETFs are selected based on its year to date return in 2015. You can find expense ratio fee, portfolio turnover rate, management or index approach, performance, etc. You can find the fund review and comparison below.

Top performing Japan stock ETFs 2015 are:

1. WisdomTree Japan Hedged Health Care ETF (DXJH)
2. WisdomTree Japan Hedged Financials ETF (DXJF)
3. WisdomTree Jpn Hdgd Tech,Media&Telec ETF (DXJT)
4. iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility (JPMV)
5. WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DXJ)
6. SPDR Russell/Nomura PRIME Japan ETF (JPP)