ETFs: Who’s on first, who’s on second?

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4 July 2016
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Market Vector's Australian emerging resources exchange traded fund (ETF) ranked as the fifth best performer among Australia's managed funds, according to Money Management's Investment Centre (MMIC), with the next best ETF holding 15th position (BetaShares S&P ASX 200 Resources Sector ETF).

When it came to ETFs as a sector, Vanguard's Australian Property Securities Index ETF proved to be the best performing ETF year-on-year with 15.52 per cent, while the second best ETF (with 14.92 per cent) was SPDR S&P ASX 200 Listed Property Fund, according to the MMIC.

The third best was Market Vectors Australian property ETF, which provided 9.67 per cent.

The MMIC pooled data from UK ratings agency, Financial Express, and found that over the last three months, the best performing ETF was a gold fund.

ANZ's physical gold ETF took out the gong with 10.81 per cent, and also won the best performer over the last six months, with 21.59 per cent.

In the Australian equity ETF space, BlackRock's iShares S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries fund shone as the best performer over the last 12 month and produced 6.46 per cent.

The Australian equity ETFs were led by Market Vectors with their Australian Emerging Resources ETF that produced 16.84 per cent (three month return). It was followed surprisingly by an Australian bank ETF (Market Vector Australian Banks ETF (14.92 per year)).

The best performing global ETF was Market Vectors, with their MSCI world (ex-Australia) ETF that produced 5.97 per cent over the last 12 months. Tt was followed by Vanguard's MSCI Index International Share ETF (1.78 per cent).

In the commodity and energy sector, Perth Mint Gold produced the best return over the last 12 months, with 9.65 per cent, followed by BetaShares Agricultural ETF (AUD hedged) (5.62 per cent).

When it came to where the most red was, that award went to Australian Equity and commodity and energy ETFs.

BetaShare's Cruel Oil Index ETF (AUD hedged) shed 42 per cent over the 12 last month months, followed by SPDR S&P ASX 200 Resources fund that shed 21.80 per cent.

For more information: http://investmentcentre.moneymanagement.com.au/investments/managed-investments/fund-price-performance

 

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