These were the best-performing ETFs for the week ending Sept. 30, 2022. NOTE: We’ve excluded funds which use leverage or make inverse bets on their underlying assets.
In the past week’s top performers, one theme stood out among the rest: precious metals miners. Gold and silver miner ETFs surged last week, with silver miners seeing particularly strong performance. The ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ ) saw the strongest upswing, rising 9.62% on the week, but the Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL ) and iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF (SLVP ) also rose 8.51% and 8.37%, respectively.
Gold miners also performed capably, with the VanEck Junior Global Miners ETF (GDXJ ) rising the most (9.07%). Other top performers included the Sprott Gold Miners ETF (SGDM ), which increased 8.11%; the US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU ), which rose 8.09%; and the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX ), which rose 7.49%.
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Other top performers included two Simplify ETFs, the Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF (PFIX ), which rose 9.02%; and the Simplify Tail Risk Strategy ETF (CYA ), which rose 8.59%.
The iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF (IBRN ) saw a 7.95% pop, as well.
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Top Performing Unleveraged ETFs, 9/26/22 to 9/30/22
| Ticker | Name | 1 Week Return |
|---|---|---|
| (SILJ ) | ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF | 9.62% |
| (GDXJ ) | VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF | 9.07% |
| (PFIX ) | Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF | 9.02% |
| (CYA ) | Simplify Tail Risk Strategy ETF | 8.59% |
| (SIL ) | Global X Silver Miners ETF | 8.51% |
| (SLVP ) | iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF | 8.37% |
| (SGDM ) | Sprott Gold Miners ETF | 8.11% |
| (GOAU ) | US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF | 8.09% |
| (IBRN ) | iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF | 7.95% |
| (GDX ) | VanEck Gold Miners ETF | 7.49% |
