FYI: A little over a week into the second half of the year and markets are perking up. The phrase “all-time high” is being heard again as U.S. small caps, midcaps and tech stocks race ever higher. Even the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), bruised and battered in February and March due to a cocktail of concerns, has recovered to return 5.4% so far this year.
That’s a nice gain for six months, but not nearly enough to be among our list of the top-performing exchange-traded funds of the year. For that, an ETF would need a return of 25% or more, a threshold that’s been eclipsed by about three dozen funds.
As we usually do when putting together this article, we’ve come up with two lists―one that includes leveraged, inverse and volatility products ―and one that does not.
Regards,
Ted
http://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-news/top-performing-etfs-year-1
