Welcome to Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs



Hot Mutual Funds (HMF) publishes highly ranked Mutual funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

The idea is simple; invest in Mutual Funds/ETFs with the top most returns in their Category till they are no longer a top performer in their Category. This is a safe and long term strategy that is guaranteed to beat the market year over year no matter the returns of the market.

Which Funds are considered for Hot Mutual Funds recommendations?
1. No Load Funds
2. Initial Investment less than $5,000
3. Morningstar rating of 4 or more, which includes the risk vs. return analysis. For more information look at the Links section below.

Additionaly, Mutual Funds go through proprietary analysis to recommend the top 10 Hot Mutual Funds within each category.

How do I follow Hot Mutual Funds recommendations?
1. Pick the Mutual fund/ETF Categories based on your risk level and to establish a well rounded portfolio. The Morning Star Category Returns will help you pick the categories based on returns.

2. Look at the Hot Mutual Funds recommendation for those categories. Remember Diversification = Reduced Risk, so you should invest in different funds in several categories.

3. If a fund that you own is no longer recommended by Hot Mutual Funds then you should monitor it every month. If the fund consistently underperformes the benchmark then you should sell the fund. You can research the Fund’s performance vs. benchmark on the Yahoo Finance’s Performance link.

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Jun 16, 2008

Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs - June 2008


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Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs Recommendations

All data as of 5/31/2008. Next update before 7/15/2008
ETFs listed in Green
Mutual Funds listed in Yellow

Hot Large Cap ETFs & Mutual Funds
NameCategory1
Month
3
Month
YTD1
Year
3
Year
5
Year
Init
Invest
RatingNet
Assets
InceptionStd
Dev
Sharpe
Ratio
CGM FocusLarge Blend6.6413.8510.6969.1238.4334.91$250053.54B03-Sep-9721.931.41
Janus TwentyLarge Growth4.213.927.3530.1222.920.37$2500510.44B30-Apr-8512.621.37
Janus Adviser Forty SLarge Growth3.7912.345.8129.7120.9118.97$250052.67B01-May-9712.641.24
CGM MutualLarge Blend4.5811.057.2134.9519.4319.96$25004552.31M06-Nov-2914.591.0

Hot Mid Cap ETFs & Mutual Funds
NameCategory1
Month
3
Month
YTD1
Year
3
Year
5
Year
Init
Invest
RatingNet
Assets
InceptionStd
Dev
Sharpe
Ratio
Fidelity Select ChemicalsMid-Cap Value6.3412.1310.2124.4220.5822.95$25004188.50M29-Jul-8511.041.38

Hot Specialty ETFs & Mutual Funds
NameCategory1
Month
3
Month
YTD1
Year
3
Year
5
Year
Init
Invest
RatingNet
Assets
InceptionStd
Dev
Sharpe
Ratio
iShares COMEX Gold TrustSpecialty-Precious Metals 9.979.9737.7328.35   1.89B 16.381.35
streetTRACKS Gold SharesSpecialty-Precious Metals 9.649.6437.5328.29   19.26B 15.921.43
United States OilSpecialty-Natural Res 7.397.3952.5    650.62M 
Market Vectors Steel ETFSpecialty-Natural Res 2.072.0755.76    252.06M 
PowerShares DB Commodity Idx Trking FundSpecialty-Natural Res 13.3413.3444.47    2.24B 
Nationwide Global Natural Resources BSpecialty-Natural Res7.8916.8114.9329.4638.95 $200052.45M29-Jun-0419.831.56
Fidelity Select Natural ResourcesSpecialty-Natural Res8.5214.0811.0934.4138.4233.56$250041.60B03-Mar-9721.831.42
Excelsior Energy & Nat ResourcesSpecialty-Natural Res9.2317.2621.033.9935.4233.96$5004656.70M31-Dec-9222.331.29
T. Rowe Price New EraSpecialty-Natural Res7.1216.6113.6533.0532.5731.36$250045.77B20-Jan-6918.121.42
Guinness Atkinson Global EnergySpecialty-Natural Res8.7120.517.1435.6934.68 $5000457.65M30-Jun-0424.051.19
U.S. Global Investors Global ResSpecialty-Natural Res11.4311.2412.5734.3737.0845.09$500041.42B03-Aug-8323.741.28
CGM RealtySpecialty-Real Estate2.813.288.8126.5232.5434.62$250051.66B13-May-9417.271.49
Fidelity Select EnergySpecialty-Natural Res7.6715.2411.4533.1534.5132.84$250042.64B14-Jul-8121.91.28
USAA Precious Metals and MineralsSpecialty-Precious Metals7.54-7.679.2334.2446.3433.39$30004763.27M15-Aug-8428.331.35
ICON EnergySpecialty-Natural Res6.7516.676.7221.9528.6230.98$10004762.91M05-Nov-9723.841.0

Hot Foreign ETFs & Mutual Funds
NameCategory1
Month
3
Month
YTD1
Year
3
Year
5
Year
Init
Invest
RatingNet
Assets
InceptionStd
Dev
Sharpe
Ratio
iShares MSCI Brazil IndexLatin America Stock -4.55-4.5558.8552.76   6.98B 29.371.46
iShares S&P Latin America 40 IndexLatin America Stock 1.441.4443.547.9   3.35B 21.831.73
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 IndexPacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk -20.72-20.7233.4937.28   5.54B 30.431.07
BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR IndexDiversified Emerging Mkts -11.43-11.4325.7234.49   930.33M 21.051.5
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETFDiversified Emerging Mkts -9.85-9.8521.4528.11   6.11B 19.641.16
Legg Mason Emerging Markets PrimDiversified Emerging Mkts3.155.89-0.6426.0738.0737.54$10004421.83M28-May-9620.191.51
Acadian Emerging MarketsDiversified Emerging Mkts2.718.140.6426.036.8939.67$250041.00B18-Jun-9321.81.37
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets IDiversified Emerging Mkts3.735.66-2.3822.6437.37 $2500526.33M29-Mar-0421.231.42
U.S. Global Accolade Eastern EuropeEurope Stock10.411.45-1.425.8835.9438.33$500041.45B31-Mar-9724.131.23
T. Rowe Price Em Eur & MediterraneanDiversified Emerging Mkts8.915.660.4823.3933.9437.98$250051.56B01-Sep-0020.271.35
SSgA Emerging MarketsDiversified Emerging Mkts2.224.81-2.2321.2134.6634.64$100042.58B01-Mar-9421.291.32
Matthews ChinaPacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk-1.531.49-14.323.6537.3232.0$250041.72B19-Feb-9823.81.3
Columbia Greater China ZPacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk-5.94-1.17-15.2923.0135.9233.4$2500552.97M16-May-9727.491.12