Geopolitical tensions in Ukraine hurt many European-focused ETFs last week, while a spike in volatility helped VIX-linked strategies in a week when the S&P 500 fell 21 points, or 1.1 percent.
Geopolitical tensions in Ukraine hurt many European-focused ETFs last week, while a spike in volatility helped VIX-linked strategies in a week when the S&P 500 fell 21 points, or 1.1 percent.
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| CVOL | C-Tracks Citi Volatility ETN | 23.50% | 522,741 | 7.04 |
| VXX | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | 9.77% | 345,950,055 | 1,014.13 |
| VIIX | VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN | 9.71% | 494,010 | 8.93 |
| VIXY | ProShares VIX Short-Term | 9.69% | 9,967,360 | 117.86 |
| VIIZ | VelocityShares VIX Mid Term ETN | 8.88% | 15,474 | 1.71 |
| VXZ | iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | 8.20% | 9,031,190 | 48.26 |
| VIXM | ProShares VIX Mid-term | 7.73% | 975,209 | 47.68 |
| XVZ | iPath S&P Dynamic VIX ETN | 5.48% | 52,294 | 30.01 |
| WEAT | Teucrium Wheat | 4.48% | 616,234 | 26.48 |
| INFL | PowerShares DB US Inflation ETN | 3.84% | 2,898 | 3.92 |
Bottom 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| PGAL | Global X FTSE Portugal 20 | -12.25% | 1,341,946 | 26.29 |
| OLEM | iPath Pure Beta Crude Oil ETN | -7.49% | 2,749 | 3.47 |
| GREK | Global X FTSE Greece 20 | -7.48% | 2,668,257 | 252.86 |
| EWI | iShares MSCI Italy Capped | -7.41% | 68,929,075 | 1,820.64 |
| QDEU | SPDR MSCI Germany Quality Mix | -6.65% | 11,700 | 5.45 |
| EWP | iShares MSCI Spain Capped | -6.14% | 6,769,790 | 2,315.60 |
| BJK | Market Vectors Gaming | -6.09% | 120,706 | 54.73 |
| JO | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Coffee Total Return ETN | -5.84% | 618,048 | 86.24 |
| TUR | iShares MSCI Turkey | -5.51% | 2,674,974 | 513.71 |
| SMEZ | SPDR EURO STOXX Small Cap | -5.43% | 12,899 | 7.72 |
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.