ETF Scorecard - January 15 Edition

• U.S. markets are down for the week with small-cap stocks falling the most.

• Most major foreign markets, including developed and emerging markets, are down for the week.

• Friday’s strong jobs report showed that U.S. non-farm payrolls jumped 292,000 in December, which was 92,000 above consensus estimates.

• Mortgage applications came in higher than expected, thanks to a strong jobs market and low rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly report. Purchase applications increased 18% for the January 8 week as refinancing applications grew 24%.

• The Baker Hughes Rig Count released Friday showed U.S. rigs down by another 34, a sign of continued contraction in the oil and gas industry.

• China’s consumer price index rose by 1.6% in December, missing forecasts of a 1.7% increase. Fears of deflationary pressure in China are contributing to its stock market decline.

• Released Friday, German monthly industrial production declined 0.3%. The figure widely missed consensus estimates of a 0.4% increase.

• The overall market as measured by the S&P 500 ETF (SPY A-) was slightly down by 1.67% for the week.

• The high-beta ETF (SPHB B) was the worst performer in the group with a 5.72% loss for the week.

• The low-volatility ETF (SPLV A+) is down the least with a decline of 1.20% for the week.

• All major indexes were down for the week and rolling month.

• The Russell 2000 ETF (IWM A-) is the worst performer for the week and the rolling month with a 3.87% and 9.03% loss, respectively.

• The iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA A) was the best performer for the week with a 1.2% loss.

• The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY A-) was the best performer for the rolling month with a 5.02% loss.

• All major foreign tracking ETFs are down for the week.

• The only ETF that is in the green for the rolling month is the WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI C+) with a gain of 0.64%.

• The iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (FXI A) is the worst performer for the week with a 3.1% loss.

• The Brazil ETF (EWZ A-) was the worst performer for the rolling month with a loss of 14.73%.

• All commodities are down for the week.

• The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG B-) is the worst performer for the week with a 10.86% loss, but it is the best performer for the rolling month, up 7.71%.

• The United States Oil Fund (USO B) is the worst performer for the rolling month, down 15.86%.

• The U.S. dollar (UUP A) is up slightly for the week and is the best performer with a gain of 0.47%.

• The Japanese yen (FXY C) is the best performer for the rolling month with a gain of 2.29%.

• The worst performer for the rolling month is the British pound (FXB B), which is down 4.87%. It was also the worst performer for the rolling week, down 1.11%.

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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.