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ETF Investing Portfolios - January 2010

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

ETF Investing Portfolio

 

 

10/1/2009

% Return

1/1/2010

Fund Name

Symbol

Type

Allocation

3 Mth

YTD

Allocation

iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

SHY

STB

16%

(0.32)

0.25

16%

iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond

IEI

ITB

6%

(1.12)

(1.69)

6%

iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury

IEF

ITB

4%

(3.33)

(6.57)

4%

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond

TIP

IPB

8%

1.52

8.95

8%

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond

AGG

ITB

8%

(0.62)

3.01

8%

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond

JNK

HYB

3%

6.20

36.38

3%

PowerShares Emerging Mkts Sovereign Debt

PCY

EB

3%

(0.88)

35.70

3%

Rydex S&P Equal Weight

RSP

LCC

2%

9.82

44.59

2%

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite

PBP

LCC

2%

10.28

24.01

2%

PowerShares QQQ

QQQQ

LCG

2%

11.77

54.66

2%

MidCap SPDRs

MDY

MCC

3%

8.67

37.52

3%

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index

IJJ

MCV

3%

8.94

34.33

3%

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index

IJR

SCC

2%

8.02

25.88

2%

iShares Russell Microcap Index

IWC

SCC

2%

2.65

23.72

2%

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth

IJT

SCG

2%

8.61

28.78

2%

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index

ACWX

Intl

4%

6.60

36.30

6%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index

EEM

EE

6%

10.52

68.81

6%

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

IYR

RE

4%

13.59

30.46

6%

ELEMENTS S&P CTI ETN

LSC

MF

10%

(1.93)

(12.84)

10%

Money Market Fund

 

MM

10%

0.01

0.61

6%

Portfolio Return

 

 

100%

2.78

14.56

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined ETF & Mutual Fund Portfolio

10/1/2009

% Return

1/1/2010

Fund Name

Symbol

Type

Allocation

3 Mth

YTD

Allocation

Wasatch-1st Source Income

FMEQX

STB

10%

0.45

5.97

10%

Fidelity Intermediate Government Inc

FSTGX

IGB

6%

(0.25)

0.87

6%

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond

TIP

IPB

8%

1.52

8.95

8%

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond

AGG

ITB

8%

(0.62)

3.01

8%

Metropolitan West High Yield Bond

MWHYX

GB

4%

5.72

54.69

4%

PIMCO Foreign Bond (USD-Hedged) D

PFODX

GB

4%

1.76

18.54

4%

Payden Emerging Markets Bond

PYEMX

EB

3%

1.88

28.89

4%

FMI Large Cap

FMIHX

LCC

2%

7.89

29.68

2%

Aston/Montag & Caldwell Growth N

MCGFX

LCG

2%

6.91

29.83

2%

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite

PBP

LCV

2%

10.28

24.01

2%

Westport R

WPFRX

MCC

2%

3.58

32.17

2%

MidCap SPDRs

MDY

MCC

2%

8.67

37.52

2%

Artisan Mid Cap Value Investor

ARTQX

MCV

2%

7.10

39.25

2%

iShares Russell 2000 Index

IWM

SCC

2%

7.27

28.53

2%

Buffalo Small Cap

BUFSX

SCG

2%

(0.06)

37.49

2%

Allianz NFJ Small Cap Value D

PNVDX

SCV

2%

5.87

23.94

2%

Scout International

UMBWX

Intl

3%

3.99

35.54

4%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index

EEM

EE

4%

10.52

68.81

4%

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

IYR

RE

4%

13.59

30.46

4%

Hussman Strategic Growth

HSGFX

Hdg

6%

(1.34)

4.63

6%

Wasatch-1st Source Long/Short

FMLSX

L/S

4%

3.77

30.07

4%

Rydex Managed Futures Strategy H

RYMFX

MF

10%

(1.87)

(4.25)

10%

Money Market Fund

 

MM

8%

0.01

0.61

6%

Portfolio Return

 

 

100%

2.58

17.19

100%

 

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

Basic Model ETF Portfolio

 

 

10/1/2009

% Return

1/1/2010

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)

Symbol

Type

Allocation

3 Mth

YTD

Allocation

iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

SHY

STB

16%

(0.32)

0.25

12%

iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury

IEF

IGB

4%

(3.33)

(6.57)

4%

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond

TIP

IPB

8%

1.52

8.95

8%

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond

AGG

ITB

16%

(0.62)

3.01

10%

SPDRs S&P 500 Index

SPY

LC

3%

8.76

26.31

3%

PowerShares QQQ

QQQQ

LCG

4%

11.77

54.66

4%

DIAMONDS DJIA

DIA

LCV

3%

10.28

22.72

3%

MidCap SPDRs

MDY

MC

3%

8.67

37.52

3%

iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index

IWP

MCG

4%

10.20

46.47

4%

iShares Russell Midcap Value Index

IWS

MCV

3%

8.70

33.31

3%

iShares Russell 2000 Index

IWM

SC

3%

7.27

28.53

3%

iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index

IWO

SCG

4%

7.62

34.61

3%

iShares Russell 2000 Value Index

IWN

SCV

3%

6.98

20.59

3%

iShares Russell Microcap Index

IWC

SC

3%

2.65

23.72

3%

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index

ACWX

Intl

4%

6.60

36.30

6%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index

EEM

EE

5%

10.52

68.81

6%

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

IYR

RE

4%

13.59

30.46

6%

ELEMENTS S&P CTI ETN

LSC

MF

10%

(1.93)

(12.84)

10%

Money Market Fund

 

MM

 

0.01

0.61

6%

Portfolio Performance

 

 

100%

3.76

17.01

100%

Average Performance

 

 

 

5.73

24.07

 

60% Stocks / 40% Bonds

 

 

 

4.63

19.33

 

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

 

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