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  1. ETF Scorecard: January 5 Edition
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ETF Scorecard: January 5 Edition

Iuri StrutaJan 05, 2018
2018-01-05

To help investors keep up with the markets, we present our ETF Scorecard. The Scorecard takes a step back and looks at how various asset classes across the globe are performing. The weekly performance is from last Friday’s open to this week’s Thursday close.

  • The first week of 2018 was slow in developments, but there was plenty of economic data to watch.
  • The U.S. Federal Reserve released its Federal Open Market Committee minutes for its last meeting during which the central bank decided to raise interest rates. As it happens, the tax cuts delivered by U.S. Republicans prompted the Federal Reserve to raise its economic forecast, which, in turn, may lead to an accelerated pace of interest rate hikes, particularly as more hawkish voices are expected to join the Fed.
  • Across the Atlantic, U.K. manufacturing PMI dropped from 58.2 to 56.3 in December, although it was still in expansion territory. Brexit fears were largely overshadowed by strong global economic growth.
  • U.K. construction PMI of 52.2 disappointed analysts, who had expected a figure of 52.8.
  • U.K. services PMI was largely unchanged compared to the previous month and broadly in line with estimates at 54.2. Overall, the sentiment in the U.K. economy is positive, thanks to tailwinds from a robust global economy, although Brexit has had a negative impact.
  • U.S. manufacturing PMI, meanwhile, surged to 59.7 from 58.1 in the previous month, hovering near record highs.
  • U.S. ADP nonfarm employment change pointed to a strong labor market again, with the U.S. economy adding 250,000 jobs in December, compared to 185,000 in the previous month. Analysts had expected 191,000 jobs.
  • U.S. unemployment claims rose by 3,000 to 250,000 in the week ended December 30, above consensus estimates of 240,000.

Risk Appetite Review

  • The markets started the new year on an optimistic note.
  • The S&P 500 (SPY A) advanced by 1.15% in the past five days, but High Beta (SPHB B-) was the best performer, with a rise of 1.75%.
  • Low Volatility (SPLV A) was the worst performer and the single faller, down 0.38%

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Major Index Review

  • Global markets were all up.
  • Emerging markets (EEM A-) sprang the most in the first week of the new year, posting solid gains of around 3%. Russia, China and Brazil all contributed to the impressive performance. (EEM A-) is also the best performer for the rolling month, up nearly 6%.
  • Russell 2000 (IWM B+) disappointed in the new year, edging up by 0.21%. As a result of the poor weekly performance, (IWM B+) is also the worst monthly performer with a gain of 2.35%.

To see how these indices performed a week before last, check out ETF Scorecard: December 22 Edition .

Sectors Review

  • The picture in the sectors is contrasting.
  • The energy industry (XLE A) posted the best performance this week, rising 3.22% thanks to gains in oil prices. With a rise of 7.7% over the past 30 days, (XLE A) is by far the best performer for the rolling month.
  • Utilities (XLU A) disappointed this week, as investors shunned safe assets. (XLU A) declined 2.76% this week, extending monthly losses to a staggering 8.6%.

Foreign Equity Review

  • Foreign equities all posted impressive performances.
  • Helped by consistent gains in oil,Russia (RSX B+) surged 6.5% this week, taking first spot in terms of performance.
  • The U.K. stock market (EWU A-), meanwhile, was the worst performer with a rise of just 0.67%, as investors closely watched Brexit developments.
  • For the rolling month, India (EPI B+) is the best performer, rising as much as 6.8%, while Germany (EWG B+) is the worst with gains of just 3.13%.

To find out more about ETFs exposed to particular countries, check out our “ETF Country Exposure tool”. Select a particular country from a world map and get a list of all ETFs tracking your pick.

Commodities Review

  • Commodities posted rather mixed performance.
  • Oil (USO A) surged nearly 3% this week, extending monthly gains to as much as 7.85%. Although U.S. shale production increased as a result of higher prices, oil found support in political tension in Iran, which has the potential to disrupt supplies.
  • For the rolling month, however, copper (JJC A) is the best performer, up 10.58%, largely thanks to rising demand in China and an improving global economy.
  • Despite record-low temperatures across a swath of U.S. states, natural gas (UNG B-) continued its decline this week, falling 3.90%. Natural gas’ monthly performance is a little better – down 1.90%, thanks to a rally the previous week, although it is still the worst performer from the pack.

Use our “Head-to-Head Comparison tool” to compare two ETFs such as (USO A) and (UNG B-) on a variety of criteria such as performance, AUM, trading volume and expenses.

Currency Review

  • Emerging market currencies (CEW A) are the best performers for the week, helped by rising commodity prices and good economic data across the board.
  • The Australian dollar (FXA A-) is the best monthly performer, gaining 3.32%.
  • The U.S. dollar (UUP A) was pummeled this week, dropping 0.42%. The greenback is also the worst performer for the rolling month with a decline of 1.50%.

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