September's Volatility Produced More ETFs Losers Than Winners

 | Oct 01, 2021 04:36

Historically, September has been a volatile and difficult period for equity markets. This year was no different. Today, we review exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that were clear winners and losers so far in 2021.

We provide fund returns over the past nine months, as well as their most recent returns for the month of September. Understandably, our list is not exhaustive and does not include leveraged and inverse ETFs.

A number 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 U.S. Indices/h2

Before we move on to best performers, let's take a look at funds that give exposure to the three most-followed US indices—the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite.

Although the prices of these three ETFs have declined this month, their year-to-date returns are still robust:

SPDR® Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE:DIA), which tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average, dipped 3.2% in September, but is up 12.6% year-to-date.