TheStreet.com Ratings: Top 200 Closed-End Funds, ETFs

Each month, TheStreet.com Ratings generates a Top 200 list from the universe of approximately 800 closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds we rate, based on their risk-adjusted performance. Our ratings as of Oct. 31 show that the iShares ETFs, products of Barclays Global Fund Advisors, clearly dominate the field with 48 funds, or nearly 24%, of the top 200.

There are three main categories in which iShares excels: growth, income and foreign.

The best ETFs in each of these categories are listed in the tables below. Investors can use these tables in many ways, including:

• To gauge the best-returning ETFs over various time periods.
To compare these funds to those they already own or are thinking of purchasing.
• To construct a diversified portfolio of funds according to their own risk tolerances and style preferences, and do so by using only the best funds.
• Compare expense ratios and turnover rates. Lower turnover rates imply a buy-and-hold approach -- ETFs in general have lower expense and turnover ratios than their mutual fund counterparts. For example a turnover rate of 50 implies the fund changes its entire portfolio every two years, which can be considered a buy-and- hold approach. A turnover rate of 100 or higher indicates that a fund changes its entire portfolio once a year, a more active trading strategy. The lower the turnover rate, the more long-term focus the fund has, as is the case with all the funds listed below.
• Within each table we identify the investment styles, asset class or geographical focuses that are performing well. For example, for foreign funds, investors can identify the best-performing countries or regions -- right now it's China or Europe. Among income funds, value and index funds are prominent, and among growth funds, small- and mid-cap funds are the best performers.

Foreign
Name	Ticker	Street.com Rating	3 Month Return	6 Month Return	YTD	3 Year Return	Expense Ratio	Turnover
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25	FXI	A+	6.43	7.44	37.05	N/A	0.74	45
iShares MSCI Austria	EWO	A+	8.11	1.28	20.84	43.5	0.56	15
iShares MSCI Spain	EWP	A+	15.11	17.45	38.79	30.45	0.57	4
iShares MSCI Belgium	EWK	A+	10.31	8.58	26.44	30.37	0.57	9
iShares MSCI Sweden	EWD	A+	14.24	5.69	26.87	28.75	0.57	5
iShares MSCI EAFE Value	EFV	A+	7.53	5.62	21.73	N/A	0.4	31
iShares MSCI EMU	EZU	A+	8.61	6.55	24.93	23.54	0.56	2
iShares MSCI France	EWQ	A+	7.13	6.83	24.6	23.06	0.56	5
iShares MSCI Germany	EWG	A+	9.15	3.68	23.39	22.89	0.56	7
iShares MSCI Netherlands	EWN	A+	8.69	6.75	23.67	21.45	0.57	2
iShares MSCI Switzerland	EWL	A+	8.25	6.7	22.94	22.52	0.56	5
iShares S&P Europe 350	IEV	A+	7.49	7.29	24.17	22.29	0.6	7
iShares MSCI UK	EWU	A+	5.84	6.43	22.87	19.56	0.56	3
iShares MSCI Singapore	EWS	A	16.21	9.74	29.75	23.54	0.56	3
iShares MSCI Australia	EWA	A	7.43	3.46	20.68	25.52	0.56	2
iShares MSCI Italy	EWI	A	6.22	6.4	22.25	22.82	0.57	11
iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan	EPP	A	7.97	3.81	19.67	22.84	0.51	3
iShares MSCI Mexico	EWW	A-	13.22	13.78	29.04	44.1	0.56	8
iShares MSCI Canada	EWC	A-	4.17	-0.48	12.97	24.57	0.56	3
iShares S&P Latin American 40	ILF	B+	8.61	1.31	25.11	44.96	0.5	12
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth	EFG	B+	5	1.18	15.44	N/A	0.4	35
iShares MSCI Brazil	EWZ	B-	5.47	-5.42	25.41	46.75	0.73	6
iShares MSCI South Korea	EWY	B-	2.52	-5.75	4.47	25.34	0.73	7

Growth
Name	Ticker	Street.com Rating	3 Month Return	6 Month Return	YTD	3 Year Return	Expense Ratio	Turnover
iShares Russell Mid Cap Value	IWS	A	7.6	5.6	14.9	19.6	0.3	11.0
iShares Morningstar Small Core	JKJ	A-	9.8	1.8	17.5	N/A	0.3	45.0
iShares Morningstar Small Value	JKL	A-	8.8	4.1	15.0	N/A	0.3	17.0
iShares Morningstar Large Core	JKD	B+	9.7	7.4	12.5	N/A	0.2	15.0
iShares Morningstar Mid Core	JKG	B	9.8	2.4	9.9	N/A	0.3	19.0
iShares Morningstar Mid Value	JKI	B	6.6	4.6	13.0	N/A	0.3	18.0
iShares KLD Select Social SM	KLD	B	9.1	6.0	10.6	N/A	0.5	46.0
iShares Russell Mid Cap	IWR	B	8.4	2.5	11.2	16.6	0.2	9.0
iShares S&P Global 100	IOO	B	7.0	6.3	15.2	12.6	0.4	6.0

Income
Name	Ticker	Street.com Rating	3 Month Return	6 Month Return	YTD	3 Year Return	Expense Ratio	Turnover
iShares Morningstar Large Value	JKF	A+	6.04	10.14	20.06	N/A	0.25	17
iShares NYSE Composite	NYC	A	6.64	4.57	14.96	N/A	0.25	4
iShares Dow Jones US Telecom	IYZ	B+	11.31	15.07	29.3	16.18	0.6	25
iShares Dow Jones Transportation	IYT	B+	7.47	2.1	13.32	18.37	0.6	10
iShares Russell 3000 Value	IWW	B+	7.04	7.36	16.87	16.01	0.25	7
iShares S&P 500 Value	IVE	B+	7.61	6.31	16	14.79	0.18	7
iShares DJ Select Dividend	DVY	B	6.06	9.25	15.17	N/A	0.4	14
iShares NYSE 100	NY	B	6.78	6.95	12.87	N/A	0.2	6
iShares Russell 1000 Value	IWD	B	7.15	7.79	17.4	16.03	0.2	7
iShares S&P 1500	ISI	B	8.22	5.15	11.71	N/A	0.2	6
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