ETF Performance: February's Best And Worst

 | Mar 01, 2022 08:38

2022 has been a turbulent year for a variety of assets and the broader exchanges—and, by extension, for the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track them. Throughout the first two months of the year, investors faced several challenges, including high inflation, the Fed’s tightening of asset purchases, and the probability of rising interest rates. 

However, Russia’s military attack on Ukraine last week and accelerating crude oil have prices added a new set of jitters for Wall Street to digest in February.

Below, we note those ETFs that were either clear winners or obvious losers in February. Our list offers just a glimpse of monthly performances by some of the many exchange-traded funds listed in the US and excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs.

These funds could inspire readers to put together long-term diversified portfolios within their risk/return parameters. We’ve covered a large number of these funds previously, and plan to discuss others in the future.

h2 3 ETFs Tracking 3 Major US Indices/h2

Before we move on to best- and worst-performing ETFs, let’s look at funds that provide exposure to three bellwether U.S. indices—the Dow Jones, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ. 

SPDR® Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE:DIA) tracks the Dow Jones: it was down 3.34% for the month of February.