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Mutual Funds Weekly Roundup: January 11

MutualFunds.com provides weekly information about any material impact on the mutual funds industry due to major economic and corporate events around the world. In addition, performance statistics on the top funds and fund categories are also provided.
  • U.S. equities were down for the last week of 2017.
  • The best-performing fund for 2018 on a year-to-date basis is the Leland Thomson Reuters Venture Capital Index Fund (LDVAX).
  • Latin American Equities is the best-performing mutual funds subcategory based on the rolling-month returns.

Make sure to check out the previous edition of the Weekly Roundup to keep track of changing trends in the mutual funds space.

Market Wrap-Up

U.S. Equities – U.S. equity markets all showed gains in the first week of 2018, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average increasing 1.85%, to close at 25,296. The S&P 500 also had an increase of 2.07% for the week to close at 2,674. The NASDAQ Composite was also up 2.68% and closed at 7,137.

The materials sector was this week’s top-performing sector, up 3.76%. This sector consists of companies like DowDuPont Inc. (NYSE:DWDP), which was up 5.53%% for the week.

International Equities – International markets were also up this week, with the MSCI Developed Market Index gaining 2.45%, to close at 2,101. The MSCI Emerging Index had an increase of 3.69%, to close at 1,201. Japan’s Nikkei 225 also gained this week by 4.08% and closed at 23,715.

Commodities – The commodity sector was up with the exception of copper. Crude oil increased by $1.60 per barrel to close at $61.44. The price of gold increased $26 per troy ounce to close at $1,320. Copper, however, declined and fell $0.08 to close at $3.23.

Be sure to read important tips on how to invest in the right commodity-based mutual fund.

Taxable Bonds – Treasury yields all gained this week except for the 30-year Treasury. The 2-year Treasury gained 4 bps to yield 1.96%. The 10-year Treasury yield increased 1 bps, while the 30-year Treasury yield remained unchanged at 2.81%.

Municipal Bonds – Municipal yields all saw increases with the 2-year AAA-rated bonds, which had gained 1 bps and now yields 1.57%. The 10-year AAA-rated bonds saw an increase of 2 bps, while the 30-year AAA-rated bonds grew 3 bps to yield 2.65%. Municipal bond funds saw a decline of $243 million in assets under management. The largest credit spread for the five-year securities increased to 57 bps for the week.

Explore our Mutual Funds Education section to learn more about important mutual funds concepts.

Performance Snapshot: Top Fund Category

The following table provides a list of the top-performing mutual fund subcategories for the previous week within the broader categories of the industry. In each of these subcategories, we have listed the top mutual funds based on the 1-month return generated as of January 5, 2018.

Performance Snapshot: Top Fund

Top-performing fund: Leland Thomson Reuters Vntr Cptl Idx A (LDVAX)

The fund’s largest holding is in MasterCard (NYSE:MA), which is up over 5% for 2018.

Top Five Performers

The following table provides the top-performing mutual funds on a YTD basis as of January 5, 2018. Only those funds that are rated five stars by Morningstar and that generated YTD returns greater than or equal to that achieved by the S&P 500 are included.

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Mutual Funds Weekly Roundup: January 11

MutualFunds.com provides weekly information about any material impact on the mutual funds industry due to major economic and corporate events around the world. In addition, performance statistics on the top funds and fund categories are also provided.
  • U.S. equities were down for the last week of 2017.
  • The best-performing fund for 2018 on a year-to-date basis is the Leland Thomson Reuters Venture Capital Index Fund (LDVAX).
  • Latin American Equities is the best-performing mutual funds subcategory based on the rolling-month returns.

Make sure to check out the previous edition of the Weekly Roundup to keep track of changing trends in the mutual funds space.

Market Wrap-Up

U.S. Equities – U.S. equity markets all showed gains in the first week of 2018, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average increasing 1.85%, to close at 25,296. The S&P 500 also had an increase of 2.07% for the week to close at 2,674. The NASDAQ Composite was also up 2.68% and closed at 7,137.

The materials sector was this week’s top-performing sector, up 3.76%. This sector consists of companies like DowDuPont Inc. (NYSE:DWDP), which was up 5.53%% for the week.

International Equities – International markets were also up this week, with the MSCI Developed Market Index gaining 2.45%, to close at 2,101. The MSCI Emerging Index had an increase of 3.69%, to close at 1,201. Japan’s Nikkei 225 also gained this week by 4.08% and closed at 23,715.

Commodities – The commodity sector was up with the exception of copper. Crude oil increased by $1.60 per barrel to close at $61.44. The price of gold increased $26 per troy ounce to close at $1,320. Copper, however, declined and fell $0.08 to close at $3.23.

Be sure to read important tips on how to invest in the right commodity-based mutual fund.

Taxable Bonds – Treasury yields all gained this week except for the 30-year Treasury. The 2-year Treasury gained 4 bps to yield 1.96%. The 10-year Treasury yield increased 1 bps, while the 30-year Treasury yield remained unchanged at 2.81%.

Municipal Bonds – Municipal yields all saw increases with the 2-year AAA-rated bonds, which had gained 1 bps and now yields 1.57%. The 10-year AAA-rated bonds saw an increase of 2 bps, while the 30-year AAA-rated bonds grew 3 bps to yield 2.65%. Municipal bond funds saw a decline of $243 million in assets under management. The largest credit spread for the five-year securities increased to 57 bps for the week.

Explore our Mutual Funds Education section to learn more about important mutual funds concepts.

Performance Snapshot: Top Fund Category

The following table provides a list of the top-performing mutual fund subcategories for the previous week within the broader categories of the industry. In each of these subcategories, we have listed the top mutual funds based on the 1-month return generated as of January 5, 2018.

Performance Snapshot: Top Fund

Top-performing fund: Leland Thomson Reuters Vntr Cptl Idx A (LDVAX)

The fund’s largest holding is in MasterCard (NYSE:MA), which is up over 5% for 2018.

Top Five Performers

The following table provides the top-performing mutual funds on a YTD basis as of January 5, 2018. Only those funds that are rated five stars by Morningstar and that generated YTD returns greater than or equal to that achieved by the S&P 500 are included.

We provide this report on a weekly basis. To stay up to date with mutual fund market events, return to our News section.

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