The best- and worst-performing funds: Sector equity
Ranked by one-year total returns
Commodities
| Top 10 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProShares Ultra Gold | $374.0 | 12.3% | 43.1% | N/A | 1.0% |
| Deutsche Bank Gold Double Long Exchange Traded Notes | N/D | 12.0% | 42.8% | 38.1% | N/D |
| ETFS Physical Silver Shares | $586.9 | -13.1% | 37.6% | N/A | N/D |
| iShares Silver Trust | $9,779.7 | -13.2% | 37.3% | 32.3% | 0.5% |
| UBS E-TRACS Bloomberg CMCI Silver Total Return | $6.2 | -13.9% | 36.8% | 33.2% | N/D |
| PowerShares DB Silver Fund | $157.2 | -14.0% | 35.9% | 33.1% | 0.8% |
| United States Gasoline Fund LP | $96.5 | -8.3% | 34.4% | -2.5% | 0.9% |
| iPath Exchange Traded Notes Dow Jones UBS Sugar Total Return Sub Index | $68.4 | 0.5% | 30.3% | 23.5% | N/D |
| ProShares Ultra Silver | $706.2 | -34.9% | 27.9% | N/A | 1.0% |
| iPath Exchange Traded Notes Dow Jones UBS PrMtls Total Sub Index | $112.4 | 2.1% | 27.7% | 25.0% | N/D |
| Bottom 5 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProShares UltraShort Silver | $533.3 | -12.6% | -81.4% | N/A | 1.0% |
| Deutsche Bank Gold Double Short Exchange Traded Notes | N/D | -22.9% | -44.1% | -43.5% | N/D |
| ProShares UltraShort Gold | $178.1 | -19.5% | -43.0% | N/A | 1.0% |
| iPath Exchange Traded Notes Global Carbon | $2.0 | -21.9% | -33.6% | -23.2% | N/D |
| ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil | $380.9 | -36.0% | -32.7% | N/A | 1.0% |
| Dow Jones Commodity Total Return | -11.3% | 0.02% | -5.67% |
Financial services
| Top 10 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Select Consumer Finance Portfolio | $124.5 | -14.7% | -2.4% | -6.9% | 1.0% |
| PowerShares S&P SmallCap Financials Portfolio | $52.6 | -16.4% | -3.5% | N/A | 0.3% |
| Forward Banking & Finance Fund | $19.2 | -18.2% | -6.8% | -11.8% | 1.9% |
| Legg Mason Investment Counsel Financial Services Fund | $24.5 | -15.0% | -7.4% | -3.6% | 1.5% |
| Davis Financial Fund A | $373.1 | -16.2% | -8.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund | $5.9 | -23.3% | -9.6% | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| PowerShares Dynamic Financial Sector Portfolio | $16.2 | -21.1% | -9.7% | -9.6% | 0.7% |
| Fidelity Select Insurance Portfolio | $200.9 | -17.6% | -9.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| First Trust Financial Alphadex Fund | $71.7 | -19.8% | -10.5% | -0.1% | 0.7% |
| Burnham Financial Services Fund | $33.5 | -15.5% | -11.2% | -3.0% | 1.8% |
| Bottom 5 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDR S&P Mortgage Finance ETF | $2.8 | -26.8% | -30.1% | N/A | 0.4% |
| Rydex Banking Fund Advisor | $0.2 | -26.1% | -23.5% | -17.3% | 1.9% |
| SPDR S&P Bank ETF | $1,022.0 | -26.5% | -22.6% | -18.0% | 0.4% |
| RevenueShares Financials Sector Fund | $8.9 | -25.2% | -20.6% | N/A | 0.5% |
| Fidelity Advisor Financial Services Fund | $53.8 | -23.0% | -20.4% | -12.0% | 1.3% |
| Dow Jones UBS Commodity Total Return | -21.3% | -13.7% | -11.9% |
Natural resources
| Top 10 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerShares S&P SmallCap Energy Portfolio | $56.7 | -30.2% | 11.7% | N/A | 0.3% |
| Integrity Williston Basin/Mid-North America Stock Fund | $322.1 | -28.3% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 1.5% |
| iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector Index Fund | $780.5 | -21.1% | 6.2% | -2.0% | 0.5% |
| Select Sector Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | $6,265.1 | -22.0% | 6.1% | -1.1% | 0.2% |
| UBS E-Tracs Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index | $13.6 | -9.1% | 5.7% | N/A | N/D |
| Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF | $1,522.4 | -22.0% | 5.6% | -1.3% | 0.2% |
| Alps Alerian MLP ETF | $1,357.1 | -3.2% | 5.2% | N/A | 0.9% |
| PowerShares Dynamic Energy Sector Portfolio | $118.2 | -25.5% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio | $58.1 | -25.1% | 3.8% | -2.2% | 0.6% |
| SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund | $93.1 | -4.6% | 3.8% | N/A | 1.1% |
| Bottom 5 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio | $246.3 | -38.7% | -44.0% | -27.9% | 0.7% |
| First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund | $22.5 | -34.6% | -34.5% | -19.2% | 0.6% |
| PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio | $41.9 | -28.7% | -16.9% | -2.7% | 0.7% |
| Santa Barbara PFW Water Fund | $2.5 | -19.8% | -13.8% | -6.9% | 2.3% |
| Saratoga Energy & Basic Materials Portfolio | $1.4 | -29.9% | -8.8% | -4.4% | 3.1% |
| S&P N.A. Natural Resources Sector Total Return | -2.3% | -1.6% | -0.7% |
Precious metals
| Top 10 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS E-Tracs S&P 500 Gold Hedged Index | $14.6 | -6.5% | 24.6% | N/A | N/D |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF | $336.4 | -11.4% | 13.8% | N/A | 0.7% |
| First Eagle Gold Fund A | $1,722.9 | -0.9% | 3.5% | 21.0% | 1.2% |
| OCM Gold Fund Investor | $155.2 | -0.6% | -0.02% | 24.2% | 1.9% |
| Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF | $8,952.2 | 0.9% | -1.0% | 17.3% | 0.5% |
| Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund Investor | $224.6 | -7.4% | -2.0% | 19.3% | 1.3% |
| USAA Precious Metals & Minerals Fund Retail | $2,061.9 | -2.4% | -2.2% | 24.5% | 1.2% |
| Tocqueville Gold Fund | $2,408.0 | -8.5% | -2.6% | 32.2% | 1.4% |
| American Century Global Gold Fund Investor | $1,034.6 | -2.3% | -2.6% | 20.5% | 0.7% |
| Fidelity Select Gold Portfolio | $3,875.0 | -2.7% | -2.9% | 19.2% | 0.9% |
| Bottom 5 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund | $7.7 | -32.9% | -34.6% | N/A | 0.7% |
| US Global Investors World Precious Minerals Fund | $496.9 | -14.0% | -17.5% | 15.6% | 1.9% |
| Midas Fund | $80.3 | -14.0% | -15.9% | 11.0% | 2.3% |
| Franklin Gold & Precious Metals Fund | $2,145.9 | -10.7% | -11.4% | 22.3% | 1.0% |
| Dynamic Gold & Precious Metals | $42.8 | -16.7% | -9.9% | N/A | 1.3% |
| NYSE Amex Gold Miners Total Return | 0.80% | -1.2% | 18.0% |
Real estate
| Top 10 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pimco Real Estate Real Return Strategy Fund Institutional | $1,375.4 | -9.6% | 11.7% | 7.0% | 0.7% |
| iShares FTSE Nareit Residential Plus Capped Index Fund | $139.6 | -8.9% | 7.3% | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| American Century Real Estate Fund Investor | $528.9 | -13.7% | 4.8% | -4.1% | 1.2% |
| PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund | $22.0 | -13.5% | 3.3% | N/A | 0.8% |
| GMO Real Estate Fund III | $13.8 | -13.3% | 3.2% | -0.5% | 0.5% |
| Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund | $1,487.5 | -5.9% | 3.2% | 9.8% | 0.9% |
| iShares FTSE Nareit Retail Capped Index Fund | $7.5 | -14.6% | 2.9% | -4.9% | 0.5% |
| EII Realty Securities Fund Institutional | $16.1 | -13.8% | 2.6% | -1.0% | 1.4% |
| Forward Select Income Fund A | $549.9 | -6.4% | 2.4% | 19.1% | 1.8% |
| SEI Institutional Managed Real Estate Fund A | $138.2 | -14.7% | 2.4% | -2.4% | 1.3% |
| Bottom 5 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares FTSE Nareit Industrial/Office Capped Index Fund | $10.1 | -21.1% | -6.5% | -10.2% | 0.5% |
| iShares FTSE Nareit Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund | $227.1 | -12.9% | -5.5% | -1.8% | 0.5% |
| Lazard US Realty Income Portfolio Open | $4.1 | -13.8% | -5.0% | 14.6% | 1.5% |
| Rydex Real Estate Fund C | $1.6 | -17.4% | -4.3% | -6.0% | 2.4% |
| Forward Real Estate Fund Investor | $21.1 | -17.8% | -4.1% | -5.4% | 1.9% |
| Dow Jones Select REIT Total Return | -14.5% | 1.9% | -2.2% |
Science and technology
| Top 10 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2B Internet Holdrs Trust | N/D | -19.5% | 39.2% | 23.3% | N/D |
| Internet Holdrs Trust | N/D | -4.1% | 21.1% | 20.3% | N/D |
| Internet Architecture Holdrs Trust | N/D | -5.5% | 5.6% | 8.2% | N/D |
| Invesco Technology Fund Investor | $344.0 | -15.1% | 5.4% | 8.8% | 1.5% |
| Red Oak Technology Select Fund | $61.5 | -12.9% | 5.2% | 11.4% | 1.4% |
| MFS Technology Fund | $99.4 | -8.3% | 5.1% | 10.1% | 1.6% |
| Fidelity Select Software & Computer Services Portfolio | $1,081.3 | -12.9% | 4.9% | 12.2% | 0.8% |
| Fidelity Select Electronics Portfolio | $956.5 | -16.9% | 4.7% | 11.2% | 0.9% |
| Software Holdrs Trust | N/D | -14.1% | 4.3% | 3.2% | N/D |
| Select Sector Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | $6,565.1 | -7.9% | 4.0% | 7.6% | 0.2% |
| Bottom 5 | Net assets ($M) | 3-month return | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio | $21.9 | -32.0% | -35.9% | -22.0% | 0.7% |
| Internet Infrastructure Holdrs Trust | N/D | -20.7% | -25.9% | 2.5% | N/D |
| Fidelity Advisor Communications Equipment Fund | $5.2 | -25.8% | -15.1% | 7.3% | 1.4% |
| Fidelity Select Communications Equipment Portfolio | $304.7 | -25.1% | -13.8% | 7.6% | 0.9% |
| Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund A | $223.7 | -20.3% | -10.5% | 6.7% | 1.5% |
| S&P N.A. Technology Sector Total Return | -10.6% | 2.3% | 7.7% |
All data as of Sept. 30. Distinct classes only. Three-year returns are annualized. N/A = not available (fund has been in operation for less than three years). N/D = not disclosed. 1Annual. 2Net prospectus. Source: Lipper
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