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Ten Worst ETF Performers Of 2011

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Odds are that 2011 is a year many investors will be eager to forget. Ongoing uncertainty over Europe, combined with a frustrating employment situation stateside and even weakness among emerging markets has put many core asset classes in the red for the year. Most equity ETFs have struggled on the year, with major benchmarks having given back any gains that were generated in the early parts of the year. Any declines in value is always tough to swallow, but the pain obviously increases with the magnitude of the loss. Unfortunately for some, a rather large chunk of the ETF universe has experienced big declines in 2011; through December 19, more than 350 non-leveraged ETPs had lost 10% of more year-to-date [see Looking Back At Our ETF Ideas For 2011]. Some of the biggest losers on the list are likely long-term dogs, focusing on asset classes that could see further declines [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Contrarian ETF Ideas: Investing In The ETF Dogs Of 2011 Seven Best ETF Performers Of Q1 (And Five Of The Worst) Ten Unexpected Observations On YTD ETF Returns Three ETFs Down Over 30% In 2011 Earth Day Special: Definitive Guide To Clean Energy ETFs
Odds are that 2011 is a year many investors will be eager to forget. Ongoing uncertainty over Europe, combined with a frustrating employment situation stateside and even weakness among emerging markets has put many core asset classes in the red for the year. Most equity ETFs have struggled on the year, with major benchmarks having given back any gains that were generated in the early parts of the year. Any declines in value is always tough to swallow, but the pain obviously increases with the magnitude of the loss. Unfortunately for some, a rather large chunk of the ETF universe has experienced big declines in 2011; through December 19, more than 350 non-leveraged ETPs had lost 10% of more year-to-date [see Looking Back At Our ETF Ideas For 2011]. Some of the biggest losers on the list are likely long-term dogs, focusing on asset classes that could see further declines [...]

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