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Biggest Funds |
Total Net Assets | 1 day % Change |
|---|---|---|
| PTTRX PIMCO Total Return Instl | $149.1B | +1.76% |
| VTSMX Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx I... | $65.1B | +6.52% |
| VINIX Vanguard Institutional Index I... | $62.4B | +5.70% |
| FCNTX Fidelity Contrafund | $56.7B | +7.12% |
| CAIBX American Funds Capital Inc Bld... | $55.0B | +3.39% |
| VFIAX Vanguard 500 Index Admiral | $54.1B | +5.69% |
| AGTHX American Funds Growth Fund of ... | $53.2B | +8.24% |
| AMECX American Funds Inc Fund of Ame... | $52.5B | +2.97% |
| VTSAX Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx A... | $52.2B | +6.52% |
| CWGIX American Funds Capital World G... | $44.5B | +7.90% |
Gainers & Losers |
Price | 1 day % Change |
|---|---|---|
| UGPIX ProFunds UltraChina Inv | 9.38 | +27.45% |
| UGPSX ProFunds UltraChina Service | 9.03 | +27.36% |
| DXELX Direxion Mthly Emerg Mkts Bull 2X | 57.46 | +27.04% |
| UBPIX ProFunds UltraLatin America Inv | 11.99 | +25.16% |
| UBPSX ProFunds UltraLatin America Svc | 11.88 | +25.05% |
| DXESX Direxion Mthly Emerg Mkts Bear 2X | 6.25 | -26.38% |
| HPCCX The USX China C | 1.75 | -24.24% |
| HPCHX The USX China A | 1.83 | -23.75% |
| UHPIX ProFunds UltraShort China Inv | 4.45 | -23.28% |
| UHPSX ProFunds UltraShort China Service | 4.30 | -23.21% |
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