Top 10 Equity Precious Metals Mutual Funds in 2015

Find best equity precious metals mutual funds in 2015. The top funds are U.S. Global Investors Gold and Precious Metals Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund.

Gold & Silver Funds

Precious metals sector has been performing poorly for the past 4 years. In 2015, this sector has been lagging other sectors. Whether it is a bear market again, investors need to observe this sector more closely. As one of the precious metals, gold is among the top investment for most investors. The other precious metals include silver, palladium, and platinum.

The following top performing gold mutual funds are sorted based on its year to date performance in 2015. You can buy these funds for your investment brokerage account or retirement account (traditional IRA or Roth IRA). You may also invest in 401k plan if this gold fund is available for investing.

Top 10 equity precious metals mutual funds in 2015 are:

1. U.S. Global Investors Gold and Precious Metals Fund (USERX)
2. U.S. Global Investors World Precious Minerals Fund (UNWPX)
3. First Eagle Gold Fund Class A (SGGDX)
4. Fidelity Select Gold Portfolio Fund (FSAGX)
5. Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class A (FKRCX)
6. Vanguard Precious Metals And Mining Fund (VGPMX)
7. Gabelli Gold Fund Class AAA (GOLDX)
8. Gabelli Gold Fund Class A (GLDAX)

Agricultural Chemicals Stocks

Agricultural chemicals stocks are part of basic materials stock sector. Agricultural chemical companies develop and sell agricultural fertilizers, nutrients, and pesticides. They also sell others industrial products. Agricultural chemical companies are usually structured as big corporation.

These agricultural chemical companies may provide dividend yields. The yield may vary widely and can be volatile due to changing commodity prices. The sector offers slightly above-average dividend yields.

Agricultural Chemicals Companies List

An agricultural chemical is any chemical or supplement that is applied to agricultural land to enhance crop yields. Farmers can maximize their production by enhancing soil with fertilizers or preventing disease using fungicides. Some companies have taken this development so far as to genetically alter seeds to prevent disease and resist insects.

Agricultural chemicals companies are:

1. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD)
2. Monsanto Company (MON)
3. Syngenta AG (SYT)
4. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (POT)
5. The Mosaic Company (MOS)
6. Agrium Inc. (AGU)
7. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF)
8. Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL)
9. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)
10. Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (TNH)

Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)

Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is a popular stock exchange trade fund. This equity ETF invests in large-capitalization growth stocks. This fund is tracking the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index.

This Vanguard fund has a low expense fee of 0.09%. With assets of $18.96 billion, it has a dividend yield of 1.21%. This investment fund also has a low annual holdings turnover rate of 9%. This index fund is passively managed by Vanguard Equity Investment Group.

VUG Fund Profile

• Fund Inception Date: 01/26/2004
• Ticker Symbol: VUG
• CUSIP: 922908736
• Rank in category (YTD): 70%
• Category: Large Growth
• Yield: 1.21%
• Capital Gains: -
• Expense Ratio: 0.09%
• Total Assets: $ 18.96 Billion
• Average Volume: 682k

Top 6 High Yield Municipal Bond Closed End Funds 2015

Find top 6 high yield municipal bond closed end funds 2015. These best muni bond funds are Nuveen Muni High Income Opportunity Fund, MFS High Yield Municipal Trust.

Best High Yield Muni Funds

High yield municipal bond funds invest mainly in low quality municipal debts. These bond funds may provide high yield income for you. The yield may be tax free from federal income tax and possibly state income tax.

Whether you should invest in these top performing municipal bond closed end funds, you need to do details research. You can buy these CEF funds using your brokerage for your investment account, retirement account, etc.

These investment funds are managed actively by the fund manager(s). Find the fund review below. The funds are sorted based on its performance in 2015 (up to August 7, 2015).

Top 6 high yield municipal bond closed end funds 2015 are:

1. Nuveen Muni High Income Opportunity Fund (NMZ)
2. MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU)
3. MFS Municipal Income Fund (MFM)
4. MFS High Income Municipal Fund (CXE)
5. Pioneer Municipal High Income Fund (MHI)

Oil is down, what stocks are up during week 32, 2015?

Oil is still going down. What stocks are moving up then during week 32, 2015? Top stock market industries are home health care, multimedia & graphics software, etc.

Top Stock Industries

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -1.18%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -1.65%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -1.65%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of -2.54%.

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Top 25 stock industries in week 32, 2015 (August 3, 2015 to August 9, 2015) are:

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart
1	Home Health Care	7.73%	17.46%	33.66%
2	Building Materials Wholesale	7.05%	-1.43%	-6.91%
3	Multimedia & Graphics Software	4.88%	5.83%	10.04%
4	Rubber & Plastics	3.07%	3.96%	2.76%
5	Major Airlines	3.06%	7.19%	-3.13%
6	Internet Software & Services	2.39%	4.20%	5.62%
7	Diversified Investments	2.32%	2.78%	0.28%
8	Housewares & Accessories	2.24%	7.25%	8.04%
9	Regional Airlines	1.98%	8.68%	-2.71%
10	Specialized Health Services	1.97%	3.33%	4.99%
11	Beverages - Soft Drinks	1.71%	5.33%	4.21%
12	Steel & Iron	1.66%	-1.90%	-19.77%
13	Photographic Equipment & Supplies	1.46%	20.86%	25.25%
14	Diversified Communication Services	1.43%	6.43%	5.55%
15	Staffing & Outsourcing Services	1.35%	0.02%	1.10%
16	Resorts & Casinos	1.32%	6.87%	9.51%
17	Confectioners	1.19%	9.23%	13.02%
18	Personal Services	1.17%	7.50%	9.88%
19	Beverages - Wineries & Distillers	1.15%	2.35%	7.25%
20	Diagnostic Substances	1.11%	12.98%	17.42%
21	Personal Products	1.09%	2.88%	0.63%
22	Food Wholesale	0.89%	-0.64%	0.45%
23	Business Equipment	0.87%	1.26%	-7.26%
24	Electronics Wholesale	0.84%	5.88%	-2.67%
25	Auto Parts Stores	0.82%	5.65%	9.48%

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Top 10 Inflation Protected Bond ETFs in 2015

Find top 10 inflation protected bond ETFs in 2015. These best exchange traded funds are FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund, SPDR Barclays 1-10 Year TIPS ETF.

Best Debt Funds

These inflation protected bond ETFs own Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. Treasury bonds and notes typically involve principal and coupon payments step up with the cost of living. Depending on the funds, some ETFs are index ETFs.

These top inflation protected bond funds are selected based on its YTD performance in 2015. Unlike mutual fund, these exchange traded funds don’t have a sales load or a transaction fee. You can find the fund review and other fund information below such as the yield, expense ratio, fund manager, top holdings, top sectors, etc.

Top 10 inflation protected bond ETFs in 2015 are:

1. FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (TDTF)
2. SPDR Barclays 1-10 Year TIPS ETF (TIPX)
3. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (VTIP)
4. FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (TDTT)
5. iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (STIP)
6. PIMCO 1-5 Year US TIPS ETF (STPZ)
7. SPDR Barclays 0-5 Year TIPS ETF (SIPE)
8. iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP)

PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (PDI)

PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (PDI) is a popular multisector bond closed end fund. This debt fund provide high yield of income.

The fund objective is to provide income with capital growth. It invests mainly in a global portfolio of debt obligations and other income-producing securities of any type and credit quality, with varying maturities and related derivative instruments. The fund managers are Joshua Anderson, Daniel J Ivascyn, and Alfred T. Murata.

This bond fund has a high yield of 8.67%. It has $2.58 billion of assets. This PIMCO fund has a high expense fee of 3.11%. The current market price is trading at 6.62% discount to its NAV. The effective leverage is 45.22%

PDI Fund Profile

• Fund Inception Date: 05/25/2012
• Ticker Symbol: PDI
• CUSIP: 72201Y101
• Rank in category (YTD): 12%
• Category: Multisector Bond
• Yield: 8.67%
• Effective Leverage: 45.22%
• Capital Gains: -
• Premium/ Discount: -6.62%
• Base Expense Ratio: 2.12%
• Net Assets: $ 2.58 billion