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ETF Investing Portfolios - July 2009

The ETF’s in our ETF Investing Portfolios are chosen from our Top 100 List of Exchange Traded Funds.

ETF Investing Portfolio

 

 

4/1/2009

% Return

7/1/2009

Fund Name

Symbol

Type

Allocation

3 Mo

YTD

Allocation

iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

SHY

STB

20%

(0.20)

(0.28)

16%

iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond

IEI

ITB

6%

(2.97)

(3.15)

6%

iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury

IEF

ITB

 

(5.28)

(6.63)

4%

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond

TIP

IPB

6%

0.38

3.93

8%

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond

AGG

ITB

10%

1.67

(0.30)

8%

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond

JNK

HYB

6%

24.29

16.09

3%

PowerShares Emerging Mkts Sovereign Debt

PCY

EB

 

12.56

21.32

3%

Rydex S&P Equal Weight

RSP

LCC

2%

24.85

11.98

2%

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite

PBP

LCC

2%

9.26

6.19

2%

PowerShares QQQ

QQQQ

LCG

2%

20.13

22.67

2%

MidCap SPDRs

MDY

MCC

2%

18.69

8.68

3%

PowerShares Dynamic Mid Cap Growth

PWJ

MCG

2%

8.51

4.35

3%

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index

IJJ

MCV

2%

18.91

4.96

 

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index

IJR

SCC

2%

22.41

1.65

2%

iShares Russell Microcap Index

IWC

SCC

2%

24.88

3.52

2%

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth

IJT

SCG

2%

22.28

4.24

2%

PowerShares Dynamic Small Cap Value

PWY

SCV

2%

17.75

(2.62)

 

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index

ACWX

Intl

4%

27.15

9.89

4%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index

EEM

EE

4%

30.90

30.06

6%

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

IYR

RE

4%

29.17

(9.68)

4%

ELEMENTS S&P CTI ETN

LSC

MF

10%

(5.26)

(11.51)

10%

Money Market Fund

 

MM

10%

0.17

0.48

10%

Portfolio Return

 

 

100%

8.16

2.35

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined ETF & Mutual Fund Portfolio

 

4/1/2009

% Return

7/1/2009

Fund Name

Symbol

Type

Allocation

3 Mo

YTD

Allocation

Wasatch-1st Source Income

FMEQX

STB

10%

2.04

2.84

10%

Fidelity Intermediate Government

FSTGX

IGB

6%

(1.09)

(0.60)

6%

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond

TIP

IPB

6%

0.38

3.93

8%

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond

AGG

ITB

6%

1.67

(0.30)

8%

Well Fargo Short Term High Yield

STHBX

HYB

6%

3.44

8.34

 

Metropolitan West High Yield Bond

MWHYX

GB

 

21.58

30.77

4%

Northern Global Fixed Income

NOIFX

GB

4%

1.42

(3.55)

4%

PIMCO Developing Local Markets D

PLMDX

EB

3%

15.76

10.85

 

Payden Emerging Markets Bond

PYEMX

EB

 

9.85

12.39

3%

FMI Large Cap

FMIHX

LCC

2%

12.95

5.89

2%

Aston/Montag & Caldwell Growth N

MCGFX

LCG

2%

14.92

8.76

2%

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite

PBP

LCV

2%

9.26

6.19

2%

Westport R

WPFRX

MCC

2%

14.88

7.91

2%

MidCap SPDRs

MDY

MCC

2%

18.69

8.68

2%

Artisan Mid Cap Value

ARTQX

MCV

2%

20.59

11.19

2%

iShares Russell 2000 Index

IWM

SCC

2%

21.47

4.09

2%

Buffalo Small Cap

BUFSX

SCG

2%

20.60

19.43

2%

Allianz NFJ Small Cap Value D

PNVDX

SCV

2%

17.14

0.92

2%

UMB Scout International

UMBWX

Intl

3%

20.49

8.05

3%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index

EEM

EE

3%

30.90

30.06

4%

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

IYR

RE

3%

29.17

(9.68)

4%

Hussman Strategic Growth

HSGFX

Hdg

6%

(0.76)

6.21

6%

Wasatch-1st Source Long/Short

FMLSX

L/S

6%

13.97

14.86

4%

Rydex Managed Futures Strategy H

RYMFX

MF

10%

(0.07)

(3.07)

10%

Money Market Fund

 

MM

10%

0.17

0.48

8%

Portfolio Return

 

 

100%

7.23

4.47

100%

 

The performance results of our model ETF portfolio is tracked on our portfolios page.

Basic Model ETF Portfolio

 

 

4/1/2009

% Return

7/1/2009

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)

Symbol

Type

Allocation

3 Mo

YTD

Allocation

iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

SHY

STB

18%

(0.20)

(0.28)

16%

iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury

IEF

IGB

6%

(5.28)

(6.63)

4%

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond

TIP

IPB

6%

0.38

3.93

8%

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond

AGG

ITB

18%

1.67

(0.30)

16%

SPDRs S&P 500 Index

SPY

LC

3%

16.21

3.20

3%

PowerShares Nasdaq 100 QQQQ

QQQQ

LCG

4%

20.13

22.67

4%

DIAMONDS DJIA

DIA

LCV

3%

12.48

(1.62)

3%

MidCap SPDRs

MDY

MC

3%

18.69

8.68

3%

iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index

IWP

MCG

4%

21.10

16.86

4%

iShares Russell Midcap Value Index

IWS

MCV

3%

21.00

2.70

3%

iShares Russell 2000 Index

IWM

SC

3%

21.47

4.09

3%

iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index

IWO

SCG

4%

23.29

11.58

4%

iShares Russell 2000 Value Index

IWN

SCV

2%

17.92

(4.83)

3%

iShares Russell Microcap Index

IWC

SC

2%

24.88

3.52

3%

iShares MSCI EAFE Index

EFA

Intl

3%

24.36

4.21

 

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index

ACWX

Intl

 

27.15

9.89

4%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index

EEM

EE

4%

30.90

30.06

5%

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

IYR

RE

4%

29.17

(9.68)

4%

ELEMENTS S&P CTI ETN

LSC

MF

10%

(5.26)

(11.51)

10%

Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Performance

 

 

100%

8.71

2.05

100%

Average Performance

 

 

 

15.79

4.55

 

60% Stocks / 40% Bonds

 

 

 

12.26

3.11

 

* Funds Closed to New Investors in Green, New Funds This Quarter in Blue, Funds Replaced This Quarter in Red

 

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