Low unemployment and a strong economy are boosting consumer confidence. Not surprising that the market anticipates that consumers will be spending even more on discretionary items, such as entertainment, travel and online shopping.
In our view, the best investment funds to play this trend will continue to be the ones that already perform well. We utilized the sector screen (provided by FidelitySectorReport.com) to identify the best candidates.
Top 3 Fidelity consumer discretionary funds:
The Fidelity Select Consumer Discretionary Fund (FSCPX) provides a diversified investment in the broad sector. We like FSCPX at this point because it is outperforming the S&P 500 index again and the chart also shows a positive technical setup.
The retailing sub-sector is the strongest within the cyclicals sector. The Fidelity Select Retailing Fund (FSRPX) is already at an all-time record level, but we think that it can go higher. Top holdings of FSRPX include leading companies, such as Amazon, Home Depot, Booking, and Netflix.
In our view, a newly emerging investment opportunity is the Fidelity Select Automotive Fund (FSAVX). After five months of consolidation, we think that the technical picture is improving and FSAVX can catch up to the other sub-sectors in the cyclicals sector.
View fund rankings at FidelitySectorReport.com
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