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Best ETF Investment Portfolios August 2011
Every quarter we update our Model ETF Investing Portfolios. Besides possible changes in Asset Allocation, we let you know of any funds to buy or sell in your portfolio. The ETF’s in our ETF Investing Portfolios are chosen from our 100 Best ETFs List of Exchange Traded Funds as of August 2011. The performance results of our model ETF portfolios are tracked on our portfolios page.
| ETF Investment Portfolio | 7/1/2011 | % Return | 8/1/2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | Ticker | Category | Allocation | 1 Mo | 1 Yr | Allocation |
| Money Market Fund | MM | 2% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2% | |
| iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasuries | SHY | STB | 0.3 | 1.3 | ||
| iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond | CSJ | ITB | 8% | 0.2 | 2.2 | 8% |
| iShares Barclays Interm Govt/Credit | GVI | ITB | 6% | 1.2 | 3.5 | 6% |
| iShares Barclays TIPS Bond | TIP | IPB | 8% | 3.9 | 11.8 | 8% |
| iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond | AGG | ITB | 6% | 1.7 | 4.0 | 6% |
| SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond | JNK | HYB | 3% | 0.7 | 12.5 | 3% |
| SPDR Barclays Capital Intl Corp Bond | IBND | GB | 4% | 0.4 | 11.6 | 4% |
| PowerShares Emerging Markets Debt | PCY | EB | 3% | 2.1 | 7.7 | 3% |
| Rydex S&P Equal Weight | RSP | LCC | 2% | (3.6) | 22.0 | 2% |
| PowerShares QQQ | QQQ | LCG | 2% | 1.7 | 27.6 | 2% |
| SPDR S&P Dividend | SDY | LCV | 2% | (3.5) | 11.2 | 2% |
| SPDR S&P MidCap 400 | MDY | MCC | 2% | (3.5) | 25.4 | 2% |
| iShares S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index | IJK | MCG | 2% | (3.1) | 31.8 | 2% |
| iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index | IJJ | MCV | 2% | (4.0) | 19.7 | 2% |
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index | IJR | SCC | 2% | (3.2) | 24.6 | 2% |
| iShares Russell Microcap Index | IWC | SCC | 2% | (2.7) | 21.6 | 2% |
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth | IJT | SCG | 2% | (3.5) | 29.7 | 2% |
| Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF | VEU | Intl | 4% | (2.4) | 16.9 | 4% |
| Vanguard FTSE World ex-US Small Cap | VSS | Intl | 4% | (1.4) | 25.4 | 4% |
| iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index | EEM | EE | 8% | (1.0) | 15.9 | 8% |
| iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate | IYR | RE | 6% | 0.2 | 21.4 | 6% |
| Credit Suisse Long/Short Index ETN | CSLS | L/S | 8% | (0.4) | 15.8 | 8% |
| iShares Diversified Alternatives Trust | ALT | L/S | 4% | (0.3) | 4.4 | 4% |
| WisdomTree Managed Futures | WDTI | MF | 8% | (2.5) | 0.0 | 8% |
| Portfolio Return | 100% | (0.4) | 12.6 | 100% | ||
| ETF and Mutual Fund Portfolio | 7/1/2011 | % Return | 8/1/2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Name | Ticker | Category | Allocation | 1 Mo | 1 Yr | Allocation |
| Money Market Fund | MM | 0.0 | 0.1 | |||
| Weitz Short-Intermediate Income | WEFIX | STB | 4% | 0.5 | 3.1 | 4% |
| Fidelity Intermediate Government | FSTGX | IGB | 4% | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4% |
| iShares Barclays TIPS Bond | TIP | IPB | 6% | 3.9 | 11.8 | 6% |
| iShares Barclays Interm Govt/Credit | GVI | ITB | 4% | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4% |
| PIMCO Total Return D | PTTDX | ITB | 4% | 1.3 | 5.8 | 4% |
| Metropolitan West High Yield Bond | MWHYX | HYB | 4% | 0.7 | 11.0 | 4% |
| Dreyfus International Bond | DIBRX | GB | 4% | 3.2 | 12.2 | 4% |
| Fidelity Floating Rate High Income | FFRHX | FRB | 6% | 0.2 | 6.4 | 6% |
| Fidelity New Markets Income | FNMIX | EB | 4% | 2.0 | 9.4 | 4% |
| FMI Large Cap | FMIHX | LCC | 2% | (1.8) | 16.2 | 2% |
| PowerShares Nasdaq 100 | QQQ | LCG | 2% | 1.7 | 27.6 | 2% |
| Yacktman | YACKX | LCV | 2% | (2.0) | 16.8 | 2% |
| SPDR S&P MidCap 400 | MDY | MCC | 2% | (3.5) | 25.4 | 2% |
| Westcore Select | WTSLX | MCG | 2% | (3.1) | 26.9 | 2% |
| Heartland Select Value | HRSVX | MCV | 2% | (2.6) | 18.2 | 2% |
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index | IJR | SCC | 2% | (3.2) | 24.6 | 2% |
| Brown Capital Small Company | BCSIX | SCG | 2% | (4.1) | 33.5 | 2% |
| Intrepid Small Cap | ICMAX | SCV | 2% | (1.6) | 13.5 | 2% |
| Royce Micro-Cap | RYOTX | MIC | 2% | 0.1 | 28.1 | 2% |
| Scout International | UMBWX | Intl | 4% | (0.9) | 17.6 | 4% |
| Westcore International Small Cap | WTIFX | Intl | 4% | 1.6 | 33.5 | 4% |
| iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index | EEM | EE | 4% | (1.0) | 15.9 | 4% |
| Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap | WAEMX | EE | 2% | 4.7 | 28.9 | 2% |
| iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate | IYR | RE | 6% | 0.2 | 21.4 | 6% |
| Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation | ABRYX | Hdg | 4% | (1.1) | 12.3 | 4% |
| Marketfield Fund | MFLDX | L/S | 4% | (1.3) | 14.7 | 4% |
| Wasatch Long/Short | FMLSX | L/S | 4% | (2.4) | 21.8 | 4% |
| Rydex|SGI L/S Commodities Strategy | RYLFX | MF | 4% | (3.4) | 21.8 | 4% |
| AQR Managed Futures Strategy | AQMNX | MF | 4% | (2.9) | 3.2 | 4% |
| Portfolio Return | 100% | (0.1) | 15.1 | 100% | ||
| Easy ETF Portfolio | 7/1/2011 | % Return | 8/1/2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) | Ticker | Category | Allocation | 1 Mo | 1 Yr | Allocation |
| Money Market Fund | MM | 6% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6% | |
| iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond | CSJ | STB | 12% | 0.2 | 2.2 | 12% |
| iShares Barclays TIPS Bond | TIP | IPB | 10% | 3.9 | 11.8 | 10% |
| iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond | AGG | ITB | 8% | 1.7 | 4.0 | 8% |
| Rydex S&P Equal Weight | RSP | LC | 6% | (3.6) | 22.0 | 6% |
| PowerShares QQQ | QQQ | LC | 6% | 1.7 | 27.6 | 6% |
| SPDR S&P MidCap 400 | MDY | MC | 10% | (3.5) | 25.4 | 10% |
| iShares Russell 2000 Index | IWM | SC | 10% | (3.4) | 24.1 | 10% |
| Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF | VEU | Intl | 10% | (2.4) | 16.9 | 10% |
| iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index | EEM | EE | 10% | (1.0) | 15.9 | 10% |
| iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate | IYR | RE | 6% | 0.2 | 21.4 | 6% |
| WisdomTree Managed Futures | WDTI | MF | 6% | (2.5) | 0.0 | 6% |
| Portfolio Return | 100% | (0.7) | 14.2 | 100% | ||
| 60% Stocks / 40% Bonds | (0.5) | 14.8 | ||||
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