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  • US Sector ETF October Portfolio 0 comments
    Oct 1, 2009 09:10 PM | about stocks: XLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY

    Please see the right hand side of Scott's Investments for the October update to the US Sector ETFs. A summary of the data is listed below, including the percent each ETF is above the 200 day moving average.

    Of note:

    1. All of the US sector ETFs are above their 200 day moving average,
    2. The top three based on 3-6-12 month returns are XLK, XLY,and XLF. XLK narrowly beat XLB at the end of September.

    Potential strategies an investor could employ would be the following:

    1. Buy the top 3-6-12 or 6 month performers and hold for one month
    2. Buy the top performers only if they are also above the 200 day moving avg
    3. Buy any ETF which is above the 200 day moving average, sell if it drops below the 200 day average. Update once per month
    For some additional background on the strategy please click here and/or check out Mebane Faber's The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear Markets.

    No disclosures

    Ticker Company Free Trend Analysis Performan-ce (Quarter) Half Year Year Sum 200-Day SMA Price
    XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Here 20.16% 37.82% -5.93% 52.05% 23.63% 30.94
    XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Here 12.61% 25.54% -13.56% 24.59% 13.30% 53.92
    XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR Here 26.18% 66.18% -22.35% 70.01% 32.25% 14.94
    XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR Here 20.11% 41.46% -12.61% 48.96% 20.96% 26.34
    XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Here 14.54% 31.01% 6.53% 52.08% 22.09% 20.87
    XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Here 9.69% 20.38% -5.84% 24.23% 12.43% 25.46
    XLU Utilities Select Sector SPDR Here 4.90% 16.85% -7.65% 14.10% 8.64% 29.33
    XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR Here 9.18% 19.61% -3.11% 25.68% 11.17% 28.67
    XLY Consumer Discret Select Sector SPDR Here 18.66% 38.32% -0.25% 56.73% 23.18% 27.47
    Stocks: XLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY
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