Best Mutual Funds
The U.S. News Mutual Fund Score offers a broad look at what some of the brightest minds conducting investment analysis have to say about more than 4,500 mutual funds using ratings from Morningstar, Lipper, Zacks, TheStreet.com, and Standard & Poor's. To learn more about our score, see the methodology.
Sector Mutual Fund Rankings
| Communications | Industrials | Real Estate |
| Equity Energy | Miscellaneous Sector | Technology |
| Financial | Natural Resources | Utilities |
| Health |
Communications
| 9.0 |
Fidelity Select Multimedia Portfolio (FBMPX) Performance (1-YR): 7.16% Expense Ratio: 0.94% |
| 8.0 |
T. Rowe Price Media And Telecommunications Fund (PRMTX) Performance (1-YR): 9.50% Expense Ratio: 0.84% |
| 7.2 |
Fidelity Select Wireless Fund (FWRLX) Performance (1-YR): 0.09% Expense Ratio: 0.92% |
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Equity Energy
| 7.9 |
Vanguard Energy Fund (VGENX) Performance (1-YR): 11.00% Expense Ratio: 0.34% |
| 6.7 |
Fidelity Select Energy Service Portfolio (FSESX) Performance (1-YR): 22.75% Expense Ratio: 0.85% |
| 6.5 |
BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio (SSGRX) Performance (1-YR): 24.06% Expense Ratio: 1.29% |
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Financial
| 7.3 |
Davis Financial Fund (RPFGX) Performance (1-YR): 0.17% Expense Ratio: 0.95% |
| 7.3 |
Fidelity Select Insurance Portfolio (FSPCX) Performance (1-YR): 0.36% Expense Ratio: 0.93% |
| 7.2 |
Royce Financial Services Fund (RYFSX) Performance (1-YR): 2.99% Expense Ratio: 1.67% |
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Health
| 9.7 |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) Performance (1-YR): 16.43% Expense Ratio: 0.84% |
| 9.0 |
Fidelity Select Medical Delivery Portfolio (FSHCX) Performance (1-YR): 10.94% Expense Ratio: 0.89% |
| 8.6 |
Prudential Jennison Health Sciences (PHLAX) Performance (1-YR): 22.33% Expense Ratio: 1.25% |
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Industrials
| 9.2 |
Fidelity Select Defense and Aerospace Portfolio (FSDAX) Performance (1-YR): 9.02% Expense Ratio: 0.88% |
| 8.5 |
Fidelity Select Industrials Fund (FCYIX) Performance (1-YR): 0.82% Expense Ratio: 0.90% |
| 8.0 |
Fidelity Select Transportation Portfolio (FSRFX) Performance (1-YR): 0.62% Expense Ratio: 0.90% |
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Miscellaneous Sector
| 9.1 |
Fidelity Select IT Services Fund (FBSOX) Performance (1-YR): 12.17% Expense Ratio: 0.94% |
| 8.3 |
Fidelity Select Chemicals Portfolio (FSCHX) Performance (1-YR): 8.65% Expense Ratio: 0.90% |
| 7.0 |
Fidelity Select Construction and Housing Portfolio (FSHOX) Performance (1-YR): 14.41% Expense Ratio: 0.98% |
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Natural Resources
| 7.6 |
RS Global Natural Resources Fund (RSNRX) Performance (1-YR): 11.89% Expense Ratio: 1.45% |
| 7.5 |
Fidelity Select Natural Resources Portfolio (FNARX) Performance (1-YR): 16.03% Expense Ratio: 0.88% |
| 7.5 |
Thrivent Natural Resources Fund (TREFX) Performance (1-YR): 3.03% Expense Ratio: 1.30% |
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Real Estate
| 7.7 |
Forward Select Income Fund (KIFAX) Performance (1-YR): 7.41% Expense Ratio: 1.45% |
| 7.6 |
Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund (PHRAX) Performance (1-YR): 13.74% Expense Ratio: 1.46% |
| 7.4 |
PIMCO Real Estate Real Return Strategy Fund (PETAX) Performance (1-YR): 28.92% Expense Ratio: 1.14% |
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Technology
| 9.6 |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) Performance (1-YR): 11.50% Expense Ratio: 1.04% |
| 9.3 |
Fidelity Select Computers Portfolio (FDCPX) Performance (1-YR): 13.46% Expense Ratio: 0.89% |
| 9.2 |
HighMark NYSE ArcaTech 100 Index Fund (PPTIX) Performance (1-YR): 12.99% Expense Ratio: 1.08% |
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Utilities
| 9.0 |
FBR Gas Utility Index Fund (GASFX) Performance (1-YR): 14.39% Expense Ratio: 0.71% |
| 7.4 |
MFS Utilities Fund (MMUFX) Performance (1-YR): 4.78% Expense Ratio: 1.04% |
| 6.9 |
Franklin Utilities Fund (FKUTX) Performance (1-YR): 15.47% Expense Ratio: 0.76% |
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Updated 04.04.2012