Here are our favorite Mutual Funds Investment Portfolios for April 2015.
| Fund Name | Allocation | % Return | Allocation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Load Mutual Fund Portfolio | Ticker | Class | 1/1/2015 | 3 Mo | 1 Yr | 4/1/2015 |
| Money Market Fund | MM | 2% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2% | |
| Baird Short-Term Bond | BSBSX | STB | 4% | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4% |
| American Century Short Dur Infl Prot Bond | APOIX | IPB | 4% | 0.7 | (1.1) | 4% |
| Metropolitan West Total Return Bond | MWTRX | ITB | 4% | 1.3 | 5.4 | 4% |
| Wells Fargo Short Term High Yield Bond | STHBX | HYB | 4% | 1.9 | 1.7 | 4% |
| SEIX Floating Rate High Income ** | SAMBX | FRB | 4% | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4% |
| Dreyfus International Bond | DIBAX | GB | 6% | (0.1) | 0.7 | 6% |
| Payden Emerging Markets Bond Adviser | PYEWX | EB | 4% | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4% |
| Metropolitan West Unconstrained Bond | MWCRX | UB | 4% | 0.6 | 2.5 | 4% |
| BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit | BGCAX | L/S B | 4% | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4% |
| Parnassus Core Equity Investor | PRBLX | LCC | 3% | (0.8) | 12.7 | 3% |
| RidgeWorth Large Cap Value Equity | STVTX | LCV | 3% | (1.9) | 7.3 | 3% |
| Scout Mid Cap | UMBMX | MCC | 3% | 6.0 | 6.9 | 3% |
| Congress Mid Cap Growth Retail | CMIDX | MCG | 3% | 4.3 | 14.4 | 3% |
| Hodges Small Cap | HDPSX | SCG | 3% | 4.6 | 8.8 | 3% |
| Aston/Silvercrest Small Cap | ASCTX | SCV | 3% | 4.3 | 8.2 | 3% |
| Westcore Micro Cap Opportunity | WTMIX | MIC | 2% | 1.5 | 3.9 | 2% |
| FMI International | FMIJX | Intl | 4% | 7.9 | 10.9 | 4% |
| Wasatch International Opportunities | WAIOX | ISC | 4% | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4% |
| Harding Loevner Emerging Markets | HLEMX | EE | 2% | 1.4 | (1.0) | 2% |
| Driehaus Emerging Markets Small Cap | DRESX | EE | 2% | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2% |
| Harding Loevner Frontier Emerg Mkts | HLMOX | EE | 2% | (3.0) | (4.6) | 2% |
| AMG Managers Real Estate Securities | MRESX | RE | 4% | 6.7 | 10.8 | 4% |
| Third Avenue Real Estate Value Investor | TVRVX | RE | 2% | 3.0 | 10.0 | 2% |
| Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation** | ABRZX | Hdg | 4% | 3.3 | 7.5 | 4% |
| Merger Fund | MERFX | Hdg | 4% | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4% |
| Diamond Hill Long-Short ** | DIAMX | L/S E | 4% | (0.2) | 5.2 | 4% |
| Hancock Horizon Quant Long/Short ** | HHQAX | L/S E | 4% | 2.4 | 9.7 | 4% |
| AQR Managed Futures Strategy | AQMNX | MF | 4% | 8.5 | 26.4 | 4% |
| Portfolio Return / Value | 100% | 2.5 | 5.8 | 100% | ||
| Fidelity Investments Portfolio | Ticker | Class | 1/1/2015 | 3 Mo | 1 Yr | 4/1/2015 |
| Cash Reserves | FDRXX | MM | 2% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2% |
| Limited Term Bond | FJRLX | STB | 6% | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6% |
| Intermediate Government | FSTGX | IGB | 6% | 1.2 | 3.1 | 6% |
| Strategic Real Return | FSRRX | IPB | 6% | 0.1 | (2.9) | 6% |
| Total Bond | FTBFX | ITB | 6% | 1.9 | 5.3 | 6% |
| High Income | SPHIX | HYB | 6% | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6% |
| Floating Rate High Income | FFRHX | FRB | 6% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6% |
| New Markets Income | FNMIX | EMB | 6% | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6% |
| Mega Cap Stock | FTQGX | LCG | 12% | 4.8 | 7.8 | 12% |
| Low Priced Stock | FLPSX | MCC | 10% | 1.8 | 7.4 | 10% |
| Small Cap Discovery* | FSCRX | SCC | 8% | 1.9 | 8.5 | 8% |
| International Growth | FIGFX | Intl | 8% | 6.5 | 4.4 | 8% |
| International Small Cap | FISMX | ISC | 6% | 5.5 | (0.2) | 6% |
| Real Estate Income | FRIFX | RE | 8% | 2.6 | 9.6 | 8% |
| Real Estate Investment | FRESX | RE | 4% | 4.5 | 24.2 | 4% |
| Portfolio Return / Value | 100% | 2.7 | 5.1 | 100% | ||
| Easy Mutual Fund Portfolio | Ticker | Class | 1/1/2015 | 3 Mo | 1 Yr | 4/1/2015 |
| Money Market Fund | MM | 2% | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2% | |
| Baird Short-Term Bond | BSBSX | STB | 10% | 0.7 | 1.4 | 10% |
| American Century Short Dur Infl Prot Bond | APOIX | IPB | 6% | 0.7 | (1.1) | 6% |
| Metropolitan West Total Return Bond | MWTRX | ITB | 12% | 1.3 | 5.4 | 12% |
| Dreyfus International Bond | DIBAX | GB | 10% | (0.1) | 0.7 | 10% |
| Parnassus Core Equity Investor | PRBLX | LC | 12% | (0.8) | 12.7 | 12% |
| Congress Mid Cap Growth Retail | CMIDX | MC | 12% | 4.3 | 14.4 | 12% |
| Aston/Silvercrest Small Cap | ASCTX | SC | 10% | 4.3 | 8.2 | 10% |
| FMI International | FMIJX | Intl | 12% | 7.9 | 10.9 | 12% |
| Harding Loevner Emerging Markets | HLEMX | EE | 6% | 1.4 | (1.0) | 6% |
| AMG Managers Real Estate Securities | MRESX | RE | 8% | 6.7 | 10.8 | 8% |
| Portfolio Return / Value | 100% | 2.7 | 7.0 | 100% | ||
| Fidelity NTF Mutual Fund Portfolio | Ticker | Class | 1/1/2015 | 3 Mo | 1 Yr | 4/1/2015 |
| Money Market Fund (Cash Reserves) | FDRXX | MM | 2% | 0.0 | 4,796 | 2% |
| Baird Short-Term Bond | BSBSX | STB | 4% | 0.7 | 9,662 | 4% |
| Fidelity Intermediate Government Inc | FSTGX | IGB | 4% | 1.2 | 9,711 | 4% |
| Fidelity Strategic Real Return | FSRRX | IPB | 4% | 0.1 | 9,603 | 4% |
| Metropolitan West Total Return Bond | MWTRX | ITB | 4% | 1.3 | 14,581 | 6% |
| Fidelity High Income | SPHIX | HYB | 4% | 2.3 | 9,809 | 4% |
| Eaton Vance Floating Rate | EVBLX | FRB | 4% | 1.8 | 9,764 | 4% |
| Dreyfus International Bond | DIBAX | GB | 6% | (0.1) | 9,586 | 4% |
| Fidelity New Markets Income | FNMIX | EB | 4% | 0.8 | 9,664 | 4% |
| BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit | BGCAX | L/S B | 4% | 1.6 | 9,749 | 4% |
| Parnassus Core Equity Investor | PRBLX | LCC | 2% | (0.8) | 4,759 | 2% |
| Fidelity Focused Stock | FTQGX | LCG | 2% | 4.8 | 5,026 | 2% |
| RidgeWorth Large Cap Value Equity | STVTX | LCV | 2% | (1.9) | 4,705 | 2% |
| Scout Mid Cap | UMBMX | MCC | 2% | 6.0 | 5,082 | 2% |
| Baird MidCap Inv | BMDSX | MCG | 2% | 4.3 | 5,004 | 2% |
| Fidelity Low-Priced Stock | FLPSX | MCV | 2% | 1.8 | 4,881 | 2% |
| Fidelity Small Cap Discovery * | FSCRX | SCC | 2% | 1.9 | 4,889 | 2% |
| Rice Hall James Small Cap | RHJMX | SCG | 2% | 6.5 | 5,106 | 2% |
| Aston/Silvercrest Small Cap | ASCTX | SCV | 2% | 4.3 | 5,003 | 2% |
| Westcore Micro Cap Opportunity | WTMIX | MIC | 2% | 1.5 | 4,868 | 2% |
| Fidelity International Growth | FIGFX | Intl | 6% | 6.5 | 15,320 | 6% |
| Wasatch International Opportunities | WAIOX | Intl | 4% | 5.2 | 10,093 | 4% |
| Harding Loevner Emerging Markets | HLEMX | EE | 2% | 1.4 | 4,864 | 2% |
| Driehaus Emerging Markets Small Cap | DRESX | EE | 4.2 | 4,999 | 2% | |
| Harding Loevner Frontier Emerg Mkts | HLMOX | EE | 2% | (3.0) | 4,650 | 2% |
| Fidelity Real Estate Income | FRIFX | RE | 3% | 2.6 | 9,840 | 4% |
| Third Avenue Real Estate Value Investor | TVRVX | RE | 3% | 3.0 | 9,877 | 4% |
| Merger Fund | MERFX | Hdg | 4% | 1.4 | 9,727 | 4% |
| Wasatch Long/Short | FMLSX | L/S E | 12% | (1.7) | 14,146 | 6% |
| AQR Managed Futures Strategy | AQMNX | MF | 4% | 8.5 | 15,617 | 6% |
| Portfolio Return / Value | 100% | 1.9 | 245,382 | 100% | ||
** Loaded funds that are available from some brokers, usually Schwab and sometimes Fidelity, without a load fee.