ETF Update

Best-Rated ETFs Buy Gold, Currencies

Stock quotes in this article:GLD, IAU, DGL 

Three top-rated funds bought the currencies of two of the largest developing nations, India and Brazil. India's rupee and Brazil's real gained in value in May, but have since lost ground.

The WisdomTree Dreyfus Indian Rupee Fund (ICN), WisdomTree Dreyfus Brazilian Real Fund (BZF) and the Market Vectors-Rupee/USD ETN (INR) earned A-plus grades.

Best-Rated Exchange Traded Funds
Fund (Ticker) Rating Total Return
3 Mo
Total Return
1 Mo
Claymore/Sabrient Insider ETF (NFO) A+ 70.97% 0.19%
iShares COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) A+ 1.56% 4.13%
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) A+ 1.54% 4.15%
WisdomTree Indian Rupee Fund (ICN) A+ 12.49% 4.86%
PowerShares DB Gold Fund (DGL) A+ 0.91% 4.04%
WisdomTree BrazilianFund (BZF) A+ 26.94% 5.96%
PowerShares Fund (DBP) A+ 3.54% 4.74%
Market Vectors-Rupee/USD ETN (INR) A+ 14.15% 5.51%
Claymore/Zacks Index ETF (CVY) A+ 80.57% 3.34%
MSCI ChileMarket Index Fund (ECH) A 41.12% 10.24%
Source: TheStreet.com Ratings.
Data as of most recent month-end.
Omits fixed income funds.

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Kevin Baker became the senior financial analyst for TSC Ratings upon the August 2006 acquisition of Weiss Ratings by TheStreet.com, covering mutual funds. He joined the Weiss Group in 1997 as a banking and brokerage analyst. In 1999, he created the Weiss Group's first ratings to gauge the level of risk in U.S. equities. Baker received a B.S. degree in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. with a finance specialization from Nova Southeastern University.

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