ETF Winners And Losers: Small-Cap Returns - Cathie Wood's ARKW Up Over 5%, Energy Down

We performed a screening of small-cap ETFs, defined as having Assets Under Management (AUM) between $400 million and $2 billion - to determine what funds had the largest positive and negative returns on the week, according to data from etfdb.com. Only non-leveraged funds were considered.

Winners

ARK Next Generation Internet ETF ARKW

ARKW is up 5.28% over the trailing week.

The ARK Next Generation Internet ETF is designed to provide exposure to the disruptive technologies of tomorrow, especially concentrated in blockchain and ecommerce.

The fund has $1.65 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.88%. ARKW has holdings in 35 companies, with the 10 largest comprising 62.76% of the fund.

The fund’s largest holdings are Roku, Inc. Class A ROKU and Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A COIN making up 9.47% and 8.92% of the fund, respectively.

ARKW is up 19.69% YTD.

EMQQ Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF EMQQ

EMQQ was up 4.76% on the week.

The EMQQ Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF offers exposure to the growth in Internet and Ecommerce activities in the developing world. The lion’s share of the fund's holdings are concentrated in China and India.

The fund has $535.6 million in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.86%. EMQQ has holdings in 123 companies, with the 10 largest comprising 61.34% of the fund.

The fund’s largest holdings are PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A PDD and Alibaba Group Holding Limited (HKG: 9988) making up 9.13% and 8.34% of the fund, respectively.

EMQQ is up 11.53% YTD.

Losers

United States Natural Gas Fund LP UNG

UNG was down 5.72% on the week.

The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP UNG is designed to track the movement of the price of natural gas, in percentage terms. The fund uses the futures contract on natural gas as traded on the NYMEX as its benchmark.

The fund has $1.12 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 1.11%.

YTD, UNG is down 50.92%.

Invesco Solar ETF TAN

TAN was down 5.60% on the week.

The Invesco Solar ETF is tied to the MAC Global Solar Energy Index, offering exposure to both the domestic and global solar energy industry. The fund is specifically targeted toward solar, rather than a broader clean energy alternative.

TAN has $1.99 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.69%. The fund has holdings in 45 companies, with the 10 largest comprising 59.76% of the fund.

The fund’s largest holdings are First Solar, Inc. FSLR and Enphase Energy, Inc. ENPH making up 11.02% and 8.98% of the fund, respectively.

YTD, TAN is down 8.06%.

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