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Global sector ETF performance update for the beginning of August is below. Note that all ETFs are above the 200 day moving average. The top three at the end of July are IXG (financials), MXI (materials), and IXN (technology).  I have previously discussed some possible strategies using this data on my blog.

The momentum strategy that an investor could implement would be to purchase the best returning Global sector ETF(s) over the trailing 3, 6, and 12 months. This strategy has been written about extensively by Mebane Faber, author of The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear Markets .

Ticker	Company	Performance (Quarter)	Performance (Half Year)	Performance (Year)	Sum
EXI	iShares S&P Global Industrials	15.15%	27.62%	-26.30%	16.47%
IXC	iShares S&P Global Energy	10.30%	16.21%	-25.54%	0.97%
IXG	iShares S&P Global Financials	28.59%	53.76%	-29.90%	52.45%
IXJ	iShares S&P Global Healthcare	18.10%	9.02%	-12.57%	14.55%
IXN	iShares S&P Global Technology	14.65%	39.89%	-11.97%	42.57%
IXP	iShares S&P Global Telecommunications	14.93%	18.36%	-13.33%	19.96%
JXI	iShares S&P Global Utilities	12.98%	6.06%	-25.40%	-6.36%
KXI	iShares S&P Global Consumer Staples	18.21%	17.55%	-7.28%	28.48%
MXI	iShares S&P Global Materials	22.79%	50.39%	-28.22%	44.96%
RXI	iShares S&P Global Cons Discretionary	13.50%	36.46%	-10.67%	39.29%