September’s ETF Studs: Five Funds That Thrived During A Wild Month

By: ETFdb
September was one of the worst months in years for global equity markets. Volatility swept throughout every corner of the financial markets as escalating Euro zone debt woes worried investors of an impending crisis. Investor confidence has been slowly eroding given the concerning global economic outlook, prompting many to pull out of the markets all together. Fear took charge in September as volatile range-bound trading spooked investors, leading to violent sell-offs across all asset classes, especially emerging market stocks. Broad equity indexes were humbled this past month, with SPY down 7.4%, while emerging markets, as tracked by EEM, were down 17.9%. Even safe havens struggled amidst the market turmoil; GLD was down just over 10% on the month [see ETF Insider: Can Earnings Trump Euro Drama?]. While the vast majority of ETFs lost ground in September, a handful of products–beyond inverse and leveraged funds–managed to turn in some impressive gains. [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: December ETF Roundup: $1 Trillion And Counting Ten Commandments Of ETF Investing August ETF Stats: Keeping The Winning Streak Alive (Just Barely) January ETF Flows: Hot Start To 2011 Free ETF Trading: Comparing All The Options
September was one of the worst months in years for global equity markets. Volatility swept throughout every corner of the financial markets as escalating Euro zone debt woes worried investors of an impending crisis. Investor confidence has been slowly eroding given the concerning global economic outlook, prompting many to pull out of the markets all together. Fear took charge in September as volatile range-bound trading spooked investors, leading to violent sell-offs across all asset classes, especially emerging market stocks. Broad equity indexes were humbled this past month, with SPY down 7.4%, while emerging markets, as tracked by EEM, were down 17.9%. Even safe havens struggled amidst the market turmoil; GLD was down just over 10% on the month [see ETF Insider: Can Earnings Trump Euro Drama?]. While the vast majority of ETFs lost ground in September, a handful of products–beyond inverse and leveraged funds–managed to turn in some impressive gains. [...]

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