ETF Performance: March's Best And Worst

 | Apr 04, 2022 05:51

March has been another volatile month for the broader exchanges and, naturally, the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track them.

Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions, the Fed’s tightening to curb red-hot inflation, a flattening yield curve which inverted last week, and resurging COVID-19 cases worldwide, broader markets have bounced back quite impressively, especially in the second half of the month.

Yet, the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Dow Jones indices all posted heavy losses over the first quarter of the year.

Below, we list those ETFs that were either clear winners or obvious losers in March based on data by Finscreener . Our list offers just a glimpse of some of the many exchange-traded funds’ monthly performances—listed in the US—excluding leveraged and inverse ETFs.

Several of these funds could inspire readers to put together long-term diversified portfolios within their risk/return parameters. We've covered a large number of these funds previously, and we plan to discuss others in the future.

h2 3 ETFs Following The 3 Major US Indices/h2

Before we move on to the best- and worst-performing ETFs for March, let’s look at funds that provide exposure to three bellwether Wall Street indices—the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and the NASDAQ.

SPDR® Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE:DIA) tracks the Dow Jones. It was up 4.1% for the month of March.