Fourteen ETFs Hitting 52-Week Highs

The following exchange traded funds reached new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session, and the share price of each is more than 20% higher than at the beginning of the year. FactorShares 2X: TBond Bull/S&P500 Bear FSA is up more than 67% year to date. The underlying index is a spread index reflecting the difference in daily return between the U.S. equity and interest rate market segments by tracking a long position in the front month E-mini S&P 500 Stock Price index futures and a short position in the front month U.S. Treasury bond futures. ProShares Ultra Gold UGL is up nearly 54% year to date. The investment seeks to provide daily investment results that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. It invests principally in combinations of swap agreements, futures contracts, forward contracts, and option contracts. PowerShares DB Gold Double Long ETN DGP is up more than 52% since the beginning of the year. The investment seeks to replicate twice the daily performance of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity index - Optimum Yield Gold Excess Return. The index is comprised of a single unfunded gold futures contract. ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury UBT is up more than 39% since the beginning of the year. The investment seeks daily investment results that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Barclays Capital 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index. The fund invests in U.S. Treasury securities and derivatives. iPath Short Enhanced MSCI Emerging Markets ETN EMSA is up more than 34% since the beginning of the year. The investment seeks to replicate the leveraged return on the inverse performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. iPath Short Enhanced MSCI EAFE ETN MFSA is up nearly 27% since the beginning of the year. The investment seeks to replicate the leveraged return on the inverse performance of the MSCI EAFE Net Total Return index, which is designed to offer a representation of equity market performance of developed markets in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index ETF EDV is up about 26% year to date. The fund invests at least 80% of assets in U.S. Treasury securities held in the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index. The fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the index, which generally ranges between 20 and 30 years. iShares Gold Trust IAU is up nearly 26% since the beginning of the year. The trust receives gold deposited with it in exchange for the creation of baskets of iShares, sells gold as necessary to cover the trust's liabilities, and delivers gold in exchange for baskets of iShares surrendered to it for redemption. ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares SGOL is up almost 26% since the beginning of the year. The investment seeks to replicate the performance of the price of gold bullion. The trust holds physical gold bullion and offers investors a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in gold with minimal credit risk. SPDR Gold Shares GLD is up almost 26% year to date. The trust holds gold, and is expected to issue baskets in exchange for deposits of gold, and to distribute gold in connection with redemption of baskets. The gold held by the trust is only sold on an as-needed basis to pay trust expenses or as otherwise required by law or regulation. PowerShares DB Precious Metals DBP is up more than 25% year to date. The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index - Optimum Yield Precious Metals Excess Return, a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on two of the most important precious metals: gold and silver. RBS Gold Trendpilot ETN TBAR is up more than 25% year to date. The investment seeks to replicate the RBS Gold Trendpilot index (USD). The index utilizes a systematic trend-following strategy to provide exposure to either the price of gold bullion or the yield on a hypothetical notional investment in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills. PowerShares DB Gold DGL is up more than 25% since the beginning of the year. The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index - Optimum Yield Gold Excess Return, which is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on gold. PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS Index ETF LTPZ is almost 25% year to date. The fund invests at least 80% of assets in securities of the BofA Merrill Lynch 15+ Year U.S. Inflation-Linked Treasury Index. The index is an unmanaged index comprised of TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) with a maturity of at least 15 years.