ETF Scorecard – January 16th Edition

Since the start of 2015, volatility has been the key theme on Wall Street, and the back-and-forth trading has yet to show signs of setting down. The laundry list of uncertainties that is eating away at investors’ confidence continues to revolve around the seemingly never-ending slide in oil prices and worries over a potential stimulus announcement from the European Central Bank; adding to that list this week were lackluster retail sales and Beige Book data releases on the home front.

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“Risk Off” sentiment prevailed over the past week as evidenced by negative returns across the board, led lower by High Beta stocks:

Developed markets held up the best over the past week thanks to encouraging developments surrounding the potential stimulus announcement from the European Central Bank:

The Utilities sector was the only one to post a positive return for the week and remains the best performer over the past month as well:

Trailing five-day country ETF returns were all over the place amid volatile trading on Wall Street while China remains the best performer on a monthly basis for a second week in a row now:

Precious metals and silver prices saw the best returns over the past week, with oil prices yet again falling to the bottom of the barrel:

The Japanese yen posted the best returns on the week although the U.S. dollar remains by far the strongest currency from a monthly perspective:

Please note that trailing weekly returns are as of January 8th, 2015 and all other data is updated as of market close January 15th.

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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.