Best- and worst-performing sector equity funds

MAY 06, 2012
By  mlanche
  

Commodities

Top 10 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Annual expense ratio
ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity $8.8 -3.4% 28.9% -26.7% 1.0%
UBS E-Tracs S&P 500 Gold Hedged Index $19.0 19.6% 25.4% N/A N/A
Deutsche Bank Gold Double Long Exchange Traded Notes N/A 11.6% 23.0% 38.7% N/A
ProShares Ultra Gold $386.3 15.7% 22.5% 38.4% 1.0%
Deutsche Bank Powershares Base Metals Double Short ETN N/A -17.5% 18.8% -39.9% N/A
iShares Gold Trust $9,662.5 8.5% 15.2% 21.3% 0.3%
ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares $1,827.0 5.5% 15.1% N/A 0.4%
ETFS Physical Asian Gold Shares $74.5 5.5% 15.1% N/A N/A
SPDR Gold Shares $68,743.2 5.5% 15.1% 21.5% 0.4%
UBS E-Tracs Bloomberg CMCI Gold Total Return $8.4 6.3% 15.0% 20.5% N/A
Bottom 5 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Annual expense ratio
iPath Exchange Traded Notes Dow Jones - UBS Nat Gas TR Sub-Idx A $32.4 -44.4% -72.2% -51.8% N/A
United States Natural Gas Fund LP $756.8 -38.2% -65.2% -49.2% 0.9%
iPath Exchange Traded Notes Global Carbon A $1.2 -3.9% -63.0% -19.6% N/A
ProShares UltraShort Silver $191.3 -31.6% -54.6% -71.6% 1.0%
Teucrium Natural Gas Fund $1.7 -20.2% -54.2% N/A N/A
Dow Jones Commodity Total Return   0.9% -16.3% 9.1%  
 

Financial services

Top 10 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
Fidelity Select Consumer Finance Portfolio $197.1 21.4% 13.6% 17.8% 1.0%
PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Financial Portfolio $74.0 12.7% 9.5% N/A 1.3%
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF $1,180.5 16.9% 8.9% 15.6% 0.4%
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Financials Portfolio $76.2 11.0% 8.7% N/A 0.3%
PowerShares KBW Property & Casualty Insurance Portfolio $5.5 7.5% 7.4% N/A 0.4%
PowerShares Dynamic Banking Portfolio $13.5 15.0% 6.0% 6.4% 0.7%
Legg Mason Investment Counsel Financial Services Fund A $29.1 14.0% 4.3% 15.6% 1.5%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks Index Fund $131.3 17.5% 3.5% 18.4% 0.5%
Fidelity Select Banking Portfolio $494.5 19.2% 3.0% 25.5% 0.9%
First Trust Nasdaq ABA Community Bank Index Fund $7.8 12.6% 2.9% N/A 0.6%
Bottom 5 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
FBR Small Cap Financial Fund Investor $164.8 11.8% -6.8% 13.8% 1.7%
SPDR S&P Mortgage Finance ETF $3.8 13.7% -7.0% N/A 0.4%
Alpine Financial Services Fund Institutional $7.7 20.4% -9.6% 22.4% 1.5%
SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF $37.4 21.9% -11.4% 11.3% 0.4%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealers Index Fund $73.5 21.7% -14.0% 9.2% 0.5%
Dow Jones U.S. Financials Total Return   19.8% 1.1% 23.2%  
 

Natural resources

Top 10 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
Famco MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund $26.0 0.7% 9.3% N/A 1.0%
Famco MLP & Energy Income Fund I $89.5 0.5% 8.9% N/A 1.3%
JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index Exchange Traded Notes $4,061.1 1.7% 8.6% N/A 0.9%
UBS E-Tracs Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index $244.0 2.6% 8.5% N/A 0.9%
Alps Alerian MLP ETF $2,878.6 1.7% 8.3% N/A 0.9%
MainGate MLP Fund A $9.7 3.3% 8.3% N/A 2.1%
Center Coast MLP Focus Fund A $280.4 0.6% 7.6% N/A 1.5%
UBS E-Tracs Wells Fargo MLP Index $19.5 2.7% 5.4% N/A 0.9%
SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund A $147.5 1.9% 4.9% N/A 1.5%
SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund A $183.8 1.4% 3.8% N/A 1.1%
Bottom 5 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio $197.7 9.6% -47.0% -9.5% 0.7%
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund $19.9 11.5% -36.3% 0.5% 0.6%
First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund $359.4 -2.7% -23.8% 21.6% 0.6%
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio $154.5 3.5% -20.9% 26.9% 0.6%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Index Fund $482.0 3.3% -20.7% 29.2% 0.5%
S&P NA Natural Resources Sector Total Return   4.2% -14.4% 21.0%  
 

Precious metals

Top 10 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
RBS Gold Trendpilot Exchange Traded Notes $25.6 N/A 11.2% N/A 1.0%
First Eagle Gold Fund A $1,471.2 -2.9% -13.8% 13.9% 1.2%
Gabelli Gold Fund AAA $378.0 -2.3% -15.6% 13.8% 1.4%
OCM Gold Fund Investor $136.6 -2.7% -15.8% 15.8% 1.9%
Wells Fargo Advantage Precious Metals Fund A $699.5 -2.7% -16.0% 14.6% 1.1%
BlackRock World Gold Fund Investor A $3.0 -1.1% -16.2% N/A 1.5%
Tocqueville Gold Fund $2,277.1 -0.8% -17.2% 26.1% 1.3%
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF $8,243.3 -3.8% -17.4% 10.7% 0.5%
USAA Precious Metals & Minerals Fund Retail $1,788.5 -2.3% -17.6% 16.5% 1.2%
Fidelity Select Gold Portfolio $3,437.7 -3.5% -17.7% 11.8% 0.9%
Bottom 5 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
Global X Gold Explorers ETF $26.2 -7.2% -44.2% N/A 0.7%
First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund $10.7 7.5% -39.8% N/A 0.7%
Midas Fund $65.5 -5.9% -34.4% 12.3% 2.3%
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF $2,075.0 -0.4% -33.7% N/A 0.5%
U.S. Global Investors World Precious Minerals Fund $421.5 0.6% -29.7% 17.1% 1.9%
NYSE Amex Gold Miners Total Return   -4.0% -17.8% 10.5%  
 

Real estate

Top 10 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
Pimco RealEstateRealReturn Strategy Fund Institutional $2,020.5 11.6% 29.6% 63.0% 0.7%
iShares FTSE Nareit Retail Capped Index Fund $11.4 14.8% 18.1% 48.6% 0.5%
Lazard U.S. Realty Equity Portfolio Open $20.2 11.7% 15.9% 47.8% 1.5%
American Century Real Estate Fund Investor $687.3 10.5% 15.6% 44.2% 1.2%
EII Realty Securities Fund Institutional $23.9 10.9% 15.4% 42.5% 1.4%
Delaware Real Estate Investment Trust Portfolio II $3.5 10.5% 14.6% 39.6% 1.0%
SSgA Tuckerman Active REIT Fund $60.6 10.9% 14.6% 40.0% 1.0%
iShares FTSE Nareit Residential Plus Capped Index Fund $176.3 6.0% 14.5% 41.7% 0.5%
Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund A $183.1 10.4% 14.3% 40.6% 1.4%
Delaware Real Estate Investment Trust Portfolio A $81.9 10.6% 14.3% 39.7% 1.5%
Bottom 5 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
iShares FTSE Nareit Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund $297.5 10.2% 0.4% 13.9% 0.5%
iShares FTSE Nareit Industrial/Office Capped Index Fund $9.9 14.5% 3.2% 36.0% 0.5%
PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio $7.7 12.9% 3.9% N/A 0.4%
Guggenheim Real Estate Fund C $2.2 10.9% 4.6% 33.9% 2.4%
Lazard U.S. Realty Income Portfolio Open $12.9 10.1% 5.3% 42.0% 1.5%
Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Total Return   10.8% 13.5% 44.5%  
 

Science and technology

Top 10 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector Index Fund $1,769.4 21.9% 17.8% 28.7% 0.5%
Select Sector Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund $9,815.2 18.8% 17.6% 26.3% 0.2%
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF $2,471.0 20.9% 16.5% 28.9% 0.2%
Fidelity Select Software & Computer Services Portfolio $1,809.9 20.4% 16.5% 31.9% 0.8%
Icon Information Technology Fund S $79.3 20.3% 16.4% 27.1% 1.3%
FocusShares Morningstar Technology Index ETF $7.3 21.6% 16.3% N/A 0.2%
Red Oak Technology Select Fund $83.8 17.3% 13.7% 32.7% 1.3%
Fidelity Select Computers Portfolio $850.1 25.3% 13.5% 36.0% 0.9%
MFS Technology Fund A $147.3 18.4% 13.4% 31.7% 1.5%
iShares S&P North American Technology Sector Index Fund $435.6 19.4% 13.2% 27.1% 0.5%
Bottom 5 Net assets ($M) 3-month return 1-year return 3-year return Net prospectus expense ratio
PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio $22.9 8.0% -31.1% -2.1% 0.7%
Fidelity Advisor Communications Equipment Fund A $5.1 15.2% -13.5% 26.7% 1.4%
Fidelity Select Communications Equipment Portfolio $319.0 15.1% -11.6% 27.7% 0.9%
SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF $55.1 18.5% -9.9% 25.2% 0.4%
Guggenheim Electronics Fund Investor $5.8 16.9% -9.1% 18.9% 1.4%
S&P NA Technology Sector Total Return   19.6% 13.7% 27.7%  
As of March 31. Ranking is based on unrounded figures. Distinct classes only. Three-year returns are annualized. N/A = not available (fund has been in operation for less than three years). Source: Lipper

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