Mid-Caps. Mid-cap stocks and companies have done well as the broader market has recovered: in the last six months, they’re up about 45%. Only small-caps have been performing better – small-caps historically outperform the markets after a recovery.
- Rydex S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value (NYSEArca: RFV): up 39% in the third quarter
Insurance Industry. Fed by optimism about the prospect of improving conditions at the insurer, some insurance companies can bounce back higher from prior-year losses while others may see true growth. Property and causality insurers have been spared by a calm hurricane season so far, and most insurers benefited from a recovering financial market.
- SPDR KBW Insurance (NYSEArca: KIE): up 36.7% in the third quarter
Read the disclaimer, as Tom Lydon is a board member of Rydex Funds.
Max Chen contributed to this article.