Countries In Review: April 2021

February was a mixed month for country ETFs. The top performer was the iShares MSCI Peru ETF (EPU), up 8.02%; followed by the Global X MSCI Greece ETF (GREK), up 7.2%; and the iShares MSCI Ireland ETF (EIRL), up 5.92%. The worst performers included the iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (ENZL), down 7.64%, and the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) and Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF (NGE), down 6.7% and 6.4%, respectively. Flows were a bit more dramatic, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) leading the way, pulling in $6.9 billion during the month. Runners-up were the iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC), which gained $179.1 million, and the iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT), which pulled in $111.7 million. The iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) claimed the top spot for outflows, losing $291 million, while the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) lost $229.5 million and the iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (EWW) trimmed $192.4 million.

Note: This list intends to capture the returns of most liquid ETFs tracking individual countries around the world. It does not capture every country in the MSCI All Country World Index.