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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are instruments for investors to track popular indices or leverage experienced manager choices in an attempt to beat the market. The best ones serve as low-cost building blocks for a portfolio, and unlike open-end mutual funds, all ETFs are traded throughout the day on an exchange.In February 2024, the top-performing stock ETFs included equity technology fund VanEck Crypto & Blockchain Innovators UCITS ETF (DAPP) and iShares Blockchain Technology UCITS ETF (BLKC). The month’s worst performers included Sprott Uranium Miners UCITS ETF Accumulating (URNM) and AuAg ESG Gold Mining UCITS ETF (ESGO).Screening for the Best- and Worst-Performing ETFsTo find the month's best- and worst-performing ETFs, we screened those in Morningstar's Equity, Allocation, or Fixed-Income categories that are available for sale the UK. We excluded funds with less than $25 million in total assets.Returns for the best- and worst-performing ETFs ranged from 29.6% to -10.2%, a gap of 39.7 percentage points.The 10 Best-Performing ETFs:1. VanEck Crypto & Blockchain Innovators UCITS ETF (DAPP) 2. iShares Blockchain Technology UCITS ETF (BLKC) 3. Invesco CoinShares Global Blockchain UCITS ETF (BCHN) 4. Amundi MSCI Semiconductors ESG Screened UCITS ETF (CHIP) 5. VanEck Defense ETF (DFNS) 6. Amundi MSCI China Tech ESG Screened UCITS ETF (CC1) 7. Invesco STOXX Europe 600 Optimised Automobiles & Parts UCITS ETF (SC0P) 8. Lyxor Index ETF - Lyxor STOXX Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts UCITS ETF (AUT) 9. iShares STOXX Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts UCITS ETF (DE) (EXV5) 10. VanEck Semiconductor UCITS ETF (SMH)The 10 Worst-Performing ETFs:1. Sprott Uranium Miners UCITS ETF Accumulating (URNM) 2. AuAg ESG Gold Mining UCITS ETF (ESGO) 3. BNP Paribas Easy FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Eurozone Capped (EEE) 4. Global X Uranium UCITS ETF (URNU) 5. iShares European Property Yield UCITS ETF (IPRP) 6. SPDR FTSE EPRA Europe ex UK Real Estate UCITS ETF (ZPRP) 7. iShares STOXX Europe 600 Real Estate UCITS ETF (DE) (EXI5) 8. Xtrackers FTSE Developed Europe Real Estate UCITS ETF (D5BK) 9. Amundi Index Solutions - Amundi FTSE EPRA Europe Real Estate (EPRE) 10. Invesco STOXX Europe 600 Optimised Basic Resources UCITS ETF (SC0W)Metrics for the Best-Performing Stock
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