At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each sector from best to worst with our Sector Ratings Report. These rankings are forward looking and are indicative of how each sector should perform going forward.
We also highlight the top ETFs or mutual funds, along with the worst, or ones to avoid. This analysis is available to our Platinum and higher members. This information allows you to make better decisions when allocating your portfolio by identifying which funds to avoid and which funds to buy. More reliable & proprietary fundamental data, proven in The Journal of Financial Economics, drives our research. Our Robo-Analyst technology[1] empowers our unique ETF and mutual fund rating methodology, which leverages our rigorous analysis of each fund’s holdings.[2]
Some of the best include SLX, ITB, XLP, and TDIV. Some of the worst include XME, BUYZ, FSAVX, and ARKK.
Last quarter’s Sector Ratings can be found here. Last quarter’s Sector Recap is available here.
The following is our analysis of each sector for the third quarter of 2021.
- Basic Materials
- Consumer Cyclicals
- Consumer Non-cyclicals
- Energy
- Financials
- Healthcare
- Industrials
- Real Estate
- Technology
- Telecom Services
- Utilities
This article originally published on July 14, 2021.
Disclosure: David Trainer, Kyle Guske II, Alex Sword, and Matt Shuler receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector, style, or theme.
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[1] Harvard Business School features the powerful impact of our research automation technology in the case New Constructs: Disrupting Fundamental Analysis with Robo-Analysts.
[2] See how our models and financial ratios are superior to Bloomberg and Capital IQ’s (SPGI) analytics in the detailed appendix of this paper.