By Carl Delfeld of the Chartwell ETF Advisor
Broad U.S. equity exchange-traded funds gained about 4-5% during a rocky September while many international and sector ETFs did much better. ETF Trends well organized performance report gives you a comprehensive look at how many ETFs fared.
The World Ex-US (VEU) was up 7.9% for the month and here is a sample of how some other country ETFs performed during september, Canada (EWC) up 9.9% on the back of a strong currency, Germany (EWG) up 8.9%. China (FXI), up 21.3%, Australia (EWA), up 14.4% and Brazil (EWZ), up 24.4%.
Top performing sectors for September included steel and gold miner ETFs, each up 22%. The homebuilding sector continued to its downward trend, losing 12%.
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