Week Ending 12/7/12 S&P 500, Asset Class & Sector Performance

It was a relatively quiet week for the markets.  Domestic growth stocks clearly lagged, especially when compared to domestic value stocks.  Real estate got off to a good start for the month which is right in line with its historical trend for the month of December.  The miners continue to struggle and have almost reached a point where I would consider buying the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX).  It was a trade I entered at the end of July that paid off big by the end of September.

S&P 500 Index	0.20%
Asset Classes		Sectors
Domestic Large Cap Value	0.71%	Technology	-0.46%
Domestic Mid Cap Value	0.60%	Consumer Discretionary	-0.72%
Domestic Small Cap Value	0.17%	Financials	0.95%
Foreign Large Cap Value	0.85%	Telecom	0.33%
Foreign Small/Mid Value	0.97%	Industrials	0.75%
Domestic Large Cap Growth	-0.45%	Utilities	0.42%
Domestic Mid Cap Growth	-0.10%	Natural Resources	-0.02%
Domestic Small Cap Growth	-0.52%	Real Estate	1.39%
Foreign Large Cap Growth	0.62%	Health Care	0.13%
Diversified Emerg Markets	1.62%	Energy	0.15%
Gold & Precious Metals Equities	-3.61%	Consumer Staples	0.17%
Real Estate	1.39%
Broad-Basket Commodities	-1.19%
Regions
Europe Stock	0.76%
China Region	1.31%
Japan Stock	0.79%
Latin America Stock	2.84%

Jon R. Orcutt is the founder of Allocation For Life, Author of The Allocation For Life Investment Newsletter, Author of "Master The Markets With Mutual Funds: A Common Sense Guide To Investing Success" and manager/creator of the AFL Models available to Allocation For Life subscribers at Folio Investing.

 

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