Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs - February 2008

Welcome to the February edition of Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs.
The Markets are still very volatile as seen from the YTD returns of Dow Jones -5.63%, Nasdaq -12.41% and S&P -7.26%. I'm recommending my subscribers to take a more longer term investment view and look at areas that will rebound in the future. The Category returns should help you do that. But the short term you need to very closely watch your portfolio.

Happy Investing!!
Mutual Fund Guru (http://hotmutualfunds.blogspot.com)

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Category Returns

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Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs Recommendations

All data as of 1/31/2008. Next update before 3/15/2008

ETFs listed in Green

Mutual Funds listed in Yellow

Hot Large Cap ETFs & Mutual Funds
Name	Category	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	Init Invest	Rating	Net Assets	Inception	Std Dev	Sharpe Ratio
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense	Large Growth			22.28	22.28					282.81M
Ultra QQQ ProShares	Large Blend			28.71	28.71					1.09B
CGM Focus	Large Blend	-8.1	-6.87	-8.1	58.98	32.96	35.75	$2500	5	3.54B	03-Sep-97	22.14	1.21
Janus Twenty	Large Growth	-7.46	-8.02	-7.46	23.71	18.52	19.46	$2500	5	10.44B	30-Apr-85	11.98	1.13
CGM Mutual	Large Blend	-5.41	-4.74	-5.41	28.46	16.22	19.41	$2500	4	552.31M	06-Nov-29	14.23	0.83
Janus Adviser Forty S	Large Growth	-8.54	-10.2	-8.54	20.87	17.75	17.31	$2500	5	2.67B	01-May-97	12.32	1.05
Hot Mid Cap ETFs & Mutual Funds
Name	Category	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	Init Invest	Rating	Net Assets	Inception	Std Dev	Sharpe Ratio
PowerShares Dynamic Mid Cap Growth	Mid-Cap Growth		2.07	27.56	27.56					384.99M
ETF Center > ETF Browser	Mid-Cap Blend			54.75	54.75	47.55				296.76M
ETF Center > ETF Browser	Mid-Cap Blend			54.75	54.75	47.55				439.56M
American Century Heritage Inv	Mid-Cap Growth	-12.13	-11.41	-12.13	21.18	22.65	19.77	$2500	4	1.97B	10-Nov-87	15.73	1.11
Hot Specialty ETFs & Mutual Funds
Name	Category	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	Init Invest	Rating	Net Assets	Inception	Std Dev	Sharpe Ratio
Market Vectors Steel ETF	Specialty-Natural Res		7.05	84.35	84.35					194.82M
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy	Specialty-Natural Res		20.97	58.5	58.5					1.42B
Energy Select Sector SPDR	Specialty-Natural Res		6.35	36.88	36.88	31.34				5.19B		21.48	0.94
iShares Dow Jones US Energy	Specialty-Natural Res		5.2	35.75	35.75	29.99				1.10B		20.94	0.92
United States Oil	Specialty-Natural Res		21.12	46.82	46.82					545.91M
USAA Precious Metals and Minerals	Specialty-Precious Metals	8.83	0.6	8.83	37.8	43.11	32.78	$3000	4	763.27M	15-Aug-84	28.11	1.27
DWS Gold & Precious Metals S	Specialty-Precious Metals	8.66	0.08	8.66	38.89	31.72	29.64	$2500	4	292.98M	02-Sep-88	29.9	0.93
Fidelity Select Natural Resources	Specialty-Natural Res	-10.46	-8.11	-10.46	32.2	31.95	30.92	$2500	4	1.60B	03-Mar-97	22.34	1.17
U.S. Global Investors Global Res	Specialty-Natural Res	-7.2	-10.52	-7.2	32.01	32.92	42.22	$5000	4	1.42B	03-Aug-83	25.14	1.09
Nationwide Global Natural Resources B	Specialty-Natural Res	-9.19	-8.69	-9.19	23.62	33.45		$2000	5	2.45M	29-Jun-04	21.14	1.28
Fidelity Select Energy	Specialty-Natural Res	-10.89	-7.3	-10.89	29.36	29.35	30.34	$2500	4	2.64B	14-Jul-81	22.36	1.08
Guinness Atkinson Global Energy	Specialty-Natural Res	-9.67	-7.14	-9.67	24.13	29.68		$5000	4	57.65M	30-Jun-04	23.8	1.04
T. Rowe Price New Era	Specialty-Natural Res	-9.58	-8.95	-9.58	27.4	24.4	28.23	$2500	4	5.77B	20-Jan-69	18.27	1.06
Excelsior Energy & Nat Resources	Specialty-Natural Res	-7.98	-7.63	-7.98	23.94	26.09	30.21	$500	4	656.70M	31-Dec-92	22.12	0.97
ICON Energy	Specialty-Natural Res	-14.0	-11.31	-14.0	21.18	22.0	29.22	$1000	4	762.91M	05-Nov-97	24.33	0.76
Hot Foreign ETFs & Mutual Funds
Name	Category	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	Init Invest	Rating	Net Assets	Inception	Std Dev	Sharpe Ratio
iShares MSCI Brazil Index	Latin America Stock		11.37	74.83	74.83	56.39				7.01B		30.23	1.46
iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index	Latin America Stock		4.48	48.48	48.48	47.94				2.79B		23.15	1.62
PowerShares Gldn Dragon Halter USX China	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk		2.76	63.27	63.27	34.64				569.69M		25.8	0.96
iShares MSCI Malaysia Index	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk		10.66	44.59	44.59	25.16				1.27B		15.04	1.3
Claymore/BNY BRIC	Diversified Emerging Mkts		10.58	67.29	67.29					940.54M
Janus Overseas	Foreign Large Growth	-5.29	-11.1	-5.29	20.05	33.42	32.28	$2500	5	9.05B	02-May-94	16.74	1.57
Legg Mason Emerging Markets Prim	Diversified Emerging Mkts	-11.27	-16.32	-11.27	30.0	33.57	37.67	$1000	4	421.83M	28-May-96	20.88	1.3
T. Rowe Price New Asia	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	-16.54	-21.58	-16.54	38.66	33.6	33.58	$2500	4	4.22B	28-Sep-90	22.1	1.24
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets I	Diversified Emerging Mkts	-12.58	-17.78	-12.58	27.64	33.32		$2500	5	26.33M	29-Mar-04	21.64	1.25
Matthews China	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	-17.24	-28.02	-17.24	37.34	35.7	32.13	$2500	4	1.72B	19-Feb-98	22.59	1.29
Acadian Emerging Markets	Diversified Emerging Mkts	-12.88	-20.2	-12.88	29.4	32.3	39.25	$2500	4	1.00B	18-Jun-93	22.68	1.17
Fidelity Canada	Foreign Large Blend	-6.86	-13.64	-6.86	24.67	23.55	27.82	$2500	5	4.01B	17-Nov-87	16.08	1.14
American Century Emerging Markets A	Diversified Emerging Mkts	-14.03	-19.4	-14.03	22.46	33.25	35.05	$2500	4	22.79M	12-May-99	20.94	1.29
American Century Emerging Markets Inv	Diversified Emerging Mkts	-14.05	-19.35	-14.05	22.95	33.64	35.38	$2500	4	873.34M	30-Sep-97	22.45	1.23
SSgA Emerging Markets	Diversified Emerging Mkts	-12.16	-20.23	-12.16	25.04	30.93	34.34	$1000	4	2.58B	01-Mar-94	21.65	1.17