ICOL and other Colombia-focused ETFs shined in the week ending Thursday, July 18.
A trio of ETFs focused on Colombian equities outperformed most if not all their peers in the week ending Thursday, July 18, with the iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF (NYSEArca: ICOL) spiking 10.04 percent, the best performance for a single fund.
During that same five-day period ended Thursday, July 18, the S&P 500 climbed 5.91 points, or 0.85 percent, closing Thursday at 1689.37.
In addition to Colombia-centric funds' performance, solar ETFs, including the Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) and the Market Vectors' Solar Energy ETF (NYSEArca: KWT), gained 8.02 percent and 7.92 percent, respectively.
As markets ended the week on a high note, it's unsurprising that volatility-focused funds—funds designed to jump when markets slump, and retreat when markets rally—lagged behind their peers. The C-tracks Citi Volatility ETN (NYSEArca: CVOL) fell 5.23 percent, with three other volatility strategies landing among the top 10 worst performers.
The biggest performance stumble belonged to the PowerShares DB Base Metal Long ETN (NYSEArca: BDG), which rolled back 11.52 percent.
The Teucrium Corn (NYSEArca: CORN) and Teucrium Wheat (NYSEArca: WEAT) funds also slid, as seasonal cycles for the commodities hit a downswing.
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| ICOL | iShares MSCI Colombia Capped | 10.04% | 4,300 | 12.86 |
| QQQC | Global X NASDAQ China Technology | 9.02% | 12,674 | 3.42 |
| OGEM | EGShares Energy GEMS | 8.42% | 8,910 | 7.59 |
| TAN | Guggenheim Solar | 8.02% | 1,716,435 | 163.49 |
| KWT | Market Vectors Solar Energy | 7.92% | 26,269 | 16.22 |
| COLX | Market Vectors Colombia | 7.37% | 4,731 | 2.67 |
| INCO | EGShares India Consumer | 7.33% | 5,917 | 4.58 |
| GXG | Global X FTSE Colombia 20 | 7.28% | 1,305,932 | 147.44 |
| TUR | iShares MSCI Turkey | 6.94% | 1,162,501 | 694.16 |
| GGGG | Global X PURE Gold Miners | 6.06% | 9,204 | 3.20 |
Bottom 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| BDG | PowerShares DB Base Metals Long ETN | -11.52% | 1,364 | 0.94 |
| CVOL | C-Tracks Citi Volatility ETN | -5.23% | 155,244 | 1.85 |
| CORN | Teucrium Corn | -4.72% | 205,451 | 39.02 |
| TDD | db X-trackers 2010 Target Date | -4.43% | 1,827 | 9.88 |
| SIVR | ETFS Physical Silver | -3.96% | 470,209 | 346.68 |
| SLV | iShares Silver Trust | -3.95% | 39,821,620 | 6,441.82 |
| WEAT | Teucrium Wheat | -3.83% | 28,744 | 6.85 |
| VXX | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | -3.78% | 174,953,440 | 1,253.28 |
| VIXY | ProShares VIX Short-Term | -3.72% | 2,598,849 | 168.70 |
| VIIX | VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN | -3.66% | 4,583,628 | 23.12 |
Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. Data is believed to be accurate; however, transient market data is often subject to subsequent revision and correction by the exchanges.
