The Best and Worst Performing ETFs

Screening
for
the
Best-
and
Worst-Performing
ETFs
To
find
the
month’s
best-
and
worst-performing
ETFs,
we
screened
those
in
Morningstar’s
Equity,
Allocation,
or
Fixed-Income
categories
that
are
available
for
sale
the
UK.
We
excluded
funds
with
less
than
$25
million
in
total
assets.

Returns
for
the
best-
and
worst-performing
ETFs
ranged
from
29.6%
to
-10.2%,
a
gap
of
39.7
percentage
points.

The
10
Best-Performing
ETFs:

1.
VanEck
Crypto
&
Blockchain
Innovators
UCITS
ETF (DAPP)
2.
iShares
Blockchain
Technology
UCITS
ETF (BLKC)
3.
Invesco
CoinShares
Global
Blockchain
UCITS
ETF (BCHN)
4.
Amundi
MSCI
Semiconductors
ESG
Screened
UCITS
ETF (CHIP)
5.
VanEck
Defense
ETF (DFNS)
6.
Amundi
MSCI
China
Tech
ESG
Screened
UCITS
ETF (CC1)
7.
Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF (SC0P)
8.
Lyxor
Index
ETF
–
Lyxor
STOXX
Europe
600
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF (AUT)
9.
iShares
STOXX
Europe
600
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF
(DE) (EXV5)
10.
VanEck
Semiconductor
UCITS
ETF (SMH)

The
10
Worst-Performing
ETFs:

1.
Sprott
Uranium
Miners
UCITS
ETF
Accumulating (URNM)
2.
AuAg
ESG
Gold
Mining
UCITS
ETF (ESGO)
3.
BNP
Paribas
Easy
FTSE
EPRA/NAREIT
Eurozone
Capped (EEE)
4.
Global
X
Uranium
UCITS
ETF (URNU)
5.
iShares
European
Property
Yield
UCITS
ETF (IPRP)
6.
SPDR
FTSE
EPRA
Europe
ex
UK
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF (ZPRP)
7.
iShares
STOXX
Europe
600
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF
(DE) (EXI5)
8.
Xtrackers
FTSE
Developed
Europe
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF (D5BK)
9.
Amundi
Index
Solutions
–
Amundi
FTSE
EPRA
Europe
Real
Estate (EPRE)
10.
Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Basic
Resources
UCITS
ETF (SC0W)

Metrics
for
the
Best-Performing
Stock
ETFs

VanEck
Crypto
&
Blockchain
Innovators
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
N/A
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.65%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Technology

The
£107
million
VanEck
Crypto
&
Blockchain
Innovators
UCITS
ETF
was
the
best-performing
ETF
in
February
with
a
29.56%
return.
The
return
on
the
passively
managed
VanEck
ETF
topped
the
7.5%
gain
on
the
average
fund
in
Morningstar’s
equity
technology
category
for
the
month.
Looking
back
over
the
last
12
months,
the
VanEck
Crypto
&
Blockchain
Innovators
UCITS
ETF
has
returned
121.74%,
outperforming
the
27.93%
gain
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category,
leaving
the
ETF
in
the
first
percentile
for
performance.

The
VanEck
Crypto
&
Blockchain
Innovators
UCITS
ETF
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Bronze.
It
was
launched
in
April
2021.

iShares
Blockchain
Technology
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
N/A
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.50%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Technology

The
second-best
performing
ETF
in
February
was
the
£42
million
iShares
Blockchain
Technology
UCITS
ETF.
The
passively
managed
iShares
ETF
returned
25.29%
in
February,
outperforming
the
average
equity
technology
fund,
which
gained
7.5%
during
the
month.
Looking
back
over
the
last
12
months,
the
iShares
Blockchain
Technology
UCITS
ETF
has
returned
92.17%,
outperforming
the
27.93%
return
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category,
leaving
the
ETF
in
the
first
percentile
for
performance.

The
Gold-rated
iShares
Blockchain
Technology
UCITS
ETF
was
launched
in
September
2022.

Invesco
CoinShares
Global
Blockchain
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
2
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.65%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Technology

The
£529
million
Invesco
CoinShares
Global
Blockchain
UCITS
ETF
ranked
third
for
the
month,
returning
22.42%
in
February.
The
Invesco
ETF,
which
is
passively
managed,
topped
the
7.5%
average
return
on
funds
in
the
equity
technology
category
for
February.
Over
the
last
12
months,
the
Invesco
ETF
has
returned
41.14%,
ahead
of
the
27.93%
gain
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category,
leaving
the
ETF
in
the
30th
percentile
for
performance.

The
Invesco
CoinShares
Global
Blockchain
UCITS
ETF,
launched
in
March
2019,
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Bronze.

Amundi
MSCI
Semiconductors
ESG
Screened
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
N/A
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.45%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Technology

With
a
16.32%
return,
the
£258
million
Amundi
MSCI
Semiconductors
ESG
Screened
UCITS
ETF
ranked
fourth
in
February
among
ETFs.
The
passively
managed
Amundi
ETF
outperformed
the
7.5%
return
on
the
average
equity
technology
fund.
Over
the
last
12
months,
the
fund
has
gained
78.24%,
ahead
of
the
27.93%
return
on
funds
in
its
category,
placing
it
in
the
second
percentile
for
the
period.

The
Amundi
MSCI
Semiconductors
ESG
Screened
UCITS
ETF
takes
environmental,
social,
and
governance criteria into
consideration.
This
fund
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Silver.

VanEck
Defense
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
N/A
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.55%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Industrial
Materials

The
fifth-best
performing
ETF
was
the
£216
million
VanEck
Defense
ETF,
which
gained
14.9%
in
February.
This
passively
managed
VanEck
ETF
beat
the
4.52%
average
return
on
funds
in
the
equity
industrial
materials
category
for
the
month.
The
fund
was
first
launched
in
March
2023,
and
as
a
result,
it
does
not
have
a
one-year
track
record.

The
VanEck
Defense
ETF
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Bronze.

Amundi
MSCI
China
Tech
ESG
Screened
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
3
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.55%
•
Morningstar
Category:
China
Equity

The
£43
million
Amundi
MSCI
China
Tech
ESG
Screened
UCITS
ETF
was
the
sixth-best
performing
UK
ETF
in
February
with
a
13.28%
return.
The
return
on
the
passively
managed
Amundi
ETF
topped
the
9.19%
gain
on
the
average
fund
in
Morningstar’s
China
equity
category
for
the
month.
Looking
back
over
the
last
12
months,
the
Amundi
MSCI
China
Tech
ESG
Screened
UCITS
ETF
has
fallen
23.98%,
underperforming
the
21.65%
loss
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category,
leaving
the
ETF
in
the
65th
percentile
for
performance.

The
Neutral-rated
Amundi
MSCI
China
Tech
ESG
Screened
UCITS
ETF
was
launched
in
April
2018.

Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
2
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.20%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Consumer
Goods
&
Services

The
seventh-best
performing
ETF
in
February
was
the
£26
million
Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF.
The
passively
managed
Invesco
ETF
returned
13.21%
in
February,
outperforming
the
average
equity
consumer
goods
&
services
fund,
which
gained
5.17%
during
the
month.
Looking
back
over
the
last
12
months,
the
Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF
has
returned
14.83%,
outperforming
the
5.94%
return
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category,
leaving
the
ETF
in
the
22nd
percentile
for
performance.

The
Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Bronze.
It
was
launched
in
July
2009.

Lyxor
Index
ETF
–
Lyxor
STOXX
Europe
600
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
3
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.30%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Consumer
Goods
&
Services

The
£41
million
Lyxor
Index
ETF
–
Lyxor
STOXX
Europe
600
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF
ranked
eighth
for
the
month,
returning
13.16%
in
February.
The
Amundi
ETF,
which
is
passively
managed,
topped
the
5.17%
average
gain
on
funds
in
the
equity
consumer
goods
&
services
category
for
February.
Over
the
last
12
months,
the
Amundi
ETF
has
returned
14.89%,
ahead
of
the
5.94%
return
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category,
leaving
the
ETF
in
the
21st
percentile
for
performance.

The
Bronze-rated
Lyxor
Index
ETF
–
Lyxor
STOXX
Europe
600
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF
was
launched
in
January
2019.

iShares
STOXX
Europe
600
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF
(DE)

•
Morningstar
Rating:
2
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.45%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Consumer
Goods
&
Services

With
a
13.11%
gain,
the
£118
million
iShares
STOXX
Europe
600
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF
(DE)
ranked
ninth
in
February
among
ETFs.
The
passively
managed
iShares
ETF
outperformed
the
5.17%
return
on
the
average
equity
consumer
goods
&
services
fund.
Over
the
last
12
months,
the
fund
has
returned
14.79%,
ahead
of
the
5.94%
return
on
funds
in
its
category,
placing
it
in
the
22nd
percentile
for
the
period.

The
iShares
STOXX
Europe
600
Automobiles
&
Parts
UCITS
ETF
(DE),
launched
in
July
2002,
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Silver.

VanEck
Semiconductor
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
5
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.35%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Technology

The
tenth-best
performing
stock
ETF
was
the
£1.3
billion
VanEck
Semiconductor
UCITS
ETF,
which
gained
12.64%
in
February.
This
passively
managed
VanEck
ETF
beat
the
7.5%
average
return
on
funds
in
the
equity
technology
category
for
the
month.
Over
the
past
year,
the
VanEck
Semiconductor
UCITS
ETF
rose
66.5%,
outperforming
the
27.93%
return
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category
and
placing
it
in
the
fourth
percentile.

The
VanEck
Semiconductor
UCITS
ETF
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Silver.
It
was
launched
in
December
2020.

Metrics
for
the
Worst-Performing
Stock
ETFs

Sprott
Uranium
Miners
UCITS
ETF
Accumulating

•
Morningstar
Rating:
N/A
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.85%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Natural
Resources

The
worst-performing
ETF
in
February
2024
was
the
£216
million
Sprott
Uranium
Miners
UCITS
ETF
Accumulating,
which
lost
10.15%
in
February.
The
passively
managed
HANetf
ETF
underperformed
the
average
1.33%
loss
on
funds
in
the
equity
natural
resources
category
in
February.
Over
the
past
12
months,
the
Sprott
Uranium
Miners
UCITS
ETF
Accumulating
rose
43.7%,
placing
it
in
the
second
percentile
within
its
category
and
outperforming
the
9.68%
loss
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category.

The
Sprott
Uranium
Miners
UCITS
ETF
Accumulating,
launched
in
May
2022,
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Bronze.

AuAg
ESG
Gold
Mining
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
N/A
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.60%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Precious
Metals

With
a
9.39%
loss,
the
£25
million
AuAg
ESG
Gold
Mining
UCITS
ETF
was
the
second-worst
performing
ETF
in
our
list
for
February.
The
passively
managed
HANetf-run
ETF
underperformed
the
average
6.1%
loss
on
funds
in
the
equity
precious
metals
category
in
February.
Over
the
past
12
months,
the
AuAg
ESG
Gold
Mining
UCITS
ETF
lost
15.45%,
placing
it
in
the
82nd
percentile
within
its
category
and
underperforming
the
10.66%
loss
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category.

The
Neutral-rated
AuAg
ESG
Gold
Mining
UCITS
ETF
was
launched
in
July
2021.

BNP
Paribas
Easy
FTSE
EPRA/NAREIT
Eurozone
Capped

•
Morningstar
Rating:
3
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.28%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Property
–
Indirect
Eurozone

The
third-worst
performing
ETF
in
February
was
the
£160
million
BNP
Paribas
Easy
FTSE
EPRA/NAREIT
Eurozone
Capped,
which
fell
8.48%.
The
BNP
Paribas
ETF,
which
is
passively
managed,
performed
roughly
in
line
with
the
average
7.71%
loss
on
funds
in
the
property
–
indirect
Eurozone
category
in
February.
Over
the
past
12
months,
the
ETF
fell
9.98%
to
place
in
the
71st
percentile
within
its
category,
underperforming
the
category’s
average
1-year
loss
of
8.13%.

The
BNP
Paribas
Easy
FTSE
EPRA/NAREIT
Eurozone
Capped
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Neutral.
It
was
launched
in
July
2004.

Global
X
Uranium
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
N/A
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.65%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Natural
Resources

The
£140
million
Global
X
Uranium
UCITS
ETF
was
the
fourth-worst
performing
ETF
in
February,
with
a
loss
of
7.93%.
The
passively
managed
Global
X
ETF
performed
worse
the
average
1.33%
loss
on
funds
in
the
equity
natural
resources
category
in
February.
Over
the
past
year,
the
ETF
gained
31.53%
to
land
in
the
third
percentile
within
its
category,
outperforming
the
category’s
average
1-year
loss
of
9.68%.

The
Silver-rated
Global
X
Uranium
UCITS
ETF
was
launched
in
April
2022.

iShares
European
Property
Yield
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
3
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.40%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Property
–
Indirect
Europe

Fifth-worst
was
the
£1.1
billion
iShares
European
Property
Yield
UCITS
ETF,
which
lost
7.91%
in
February.
The
passively
managed
iShares
ETF
fell
below
the
average
6.69%
decline
on
funds
in
the
property
–
indirect
Europe
category
for
the
month.
Over
the
past
year,
the
iShares
European
Property
Yield
UCITS
ETF
fell
4.28%,
finishing
the
12-month
period
in
the
29th
percentile
within
the
category.
It
edged
out
the
category’s
average
1-year
loss
of
5.45%.

The
iShares
European
Property
Yield
UCITS
ETF
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Neutral.
It
was
launched
in
November
2005.

SPDR
FTSE
EPRA
Europe
ex
UK
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
2
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.30%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Property
–
Indirect
Europe

The
sixth-worst
performing
ETF
in
February
2024
was
the
£76
million
SPDR
FTSE
EPRA
Europe
ex
UK
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF,
which
lost
7.87%
in
February.
The
passively
managed
State
Street
ETF
underperformed
the
average
6.69%
loss
on
funds
in
the
property
–
indirect
Europe
category
in
February.
Over
the
past
12
months,
the
SPDR
FTSE
EPRA
Europe
ex
UK
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF
fell
4.1%,
placing
it
in
the
25th
percentile
within
its
category
and
declining
less
than
the
5.45%
loss
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category.

The
SPDR
FTSE
EPRA
Europe
ex
UK
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Gold.
It
was
launched
in
August
2015.

iShares
STOXX
Europe
600
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF
(DE)

•
Morningstar
Rating:
2
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.45%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Property
–
Indirect
Europe

With
a
7.52%
loss,
the
£67
million
iShares
STOXX
Europe
600
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF
(DE)
was
the
seventh-worst
performing
ETF
in
our
list
for
February.
The
passively
managed
iShares
ETF
performed
roughly
in
line
with
the
average
6.69%
loss
on
funds
in
the
property
–
indirect
Europe
category
in
February.
Over
the
past
12
months,
the
iShares
STOXX
Europe
600
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF
(DE)
lost
4.53%,
placing
it
in
the
37th
percentile
within
its
category
and
roughly
in
line
with
the
5.45%
loss
on
the
average
fund
in
its
category.

The
iShares
STOXX
Europe
600
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF
(DE)
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Neutral.

Xtrackers
FTSE
Developed
Europe
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
3
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.13%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Property
–
Indirect
Europe

The
eighth-worst
performing
ETF
in
February
was
the
£563
million
Xtrackers
FTSE
Developed
Europe
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF,
which
fell
7.5%.
The
Xtrackers
ETF,
which
is
passively
managed,
performed
roughly
in
line
with
the
average
6.69%
loss
on
funds
in
the
property
–
indirect
Europe
category
in
February.
Over
the
past
12
months,
the
ETF
fell
5.48%
to
place
in
the
47th
percentile
within
its
category,
roughly
in
line
with
the
category’s
average
1-year
loss
of
5.45%.

The
Xtrackers
FTSE
Developed
Europe
Real
Estate
UCITS
ETF,
launched
in
March
2010,
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Silver.

Amundi
Index
Solutions
–
Amundi
FTSE
EPRA
Europe
Real
Estate

•
Morningstar
Rating:
2
stars
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.35%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Property
–
Indirect
Europe

The
£60
million
Amundi
Index
Solutions
–
Amundi
FTSE
EPRA
Europe
Real
Estate
was
the
ninth-worst
performing
ETF
in
February,
with
a
decline
of
7.49%.
The
passively
managed
Amundi
ETF
performed
roughly
in
line
with
the
average
6.69%
loss
on
funds
in
the
property
–
indirect
Europe
category
in
February.
Over
the
past
year,
the
ETF
dropped
5.59%
to
land
in
the
51st
percentile
within
its
category,
roughly
in
line
with
the
category’s
average
1-year
loss
of
5.45%.

The
Amundi
Index
Solutions
–
Amundi
FTSE
EPRA
Europe
Real
Estate
has
a
Morningstar
Medalist
Rating
of
Silver.
It
was
launched
in
January
2018.

Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Basic
Resources
UCITS
ETF

•
Morningstar
Rating:
1
star
•
Expense
Ratio:
0.20%
•
Morningstar
Category:
Equity
Industrial
Materials

Tenth-worst
was
the
£30
million
Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Basic
Resources
UCITS
ETF,
which
lost
6.36%
in
February.
The
passively
managed
Invesco
ETF
underperformed
the
average
4.52%
return
on
funds
in
the
equity
industrial
materials
category
for
the
month.
Over
the
past
year,
the
Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Basic
Resources
UCITS
ETF
fell
16.29%,
finishing
the
12-month
period
in
the
97th
percentile
within
the
equity
industrial
materials
category.
It
underperformed
the
category’s
average
1-year
return
of
7.14%.

The
Bronze-rated
Invesco
STOXX
Europe
600
Optimised
Basic
Resources
UCITS
ETF
was
launched
in
July
2009.

What
Are
ETFs?

Exchange-traded
funds are
investments
that
trade
throughout
the
day
on
stock
exchanges,
much
like
individual
stocks.
They
differ
from
traditional
open-end
funds
which
can
only
be
bought
or
sold
at
a
single
price
each
day.
Historically,
ETFs
tracked
indices,
but
in
recent
years,
more
ETFs
have
been
actively
managed.
ETFs
cover
a
range
of
asset
classes,
including
stocks,
bonds,
commodities,
and
most
recently
cryptocurrency.

ETFs
offer
investors
an
efficient
way
to
gain
exposure
to
the
markets,
often
with
low
fees
and
an
ease
of
buying
and
selling.

The
Best
ETFs:
More
Ideas
to
Consider

Investors
who
would
like
to
find
more
of
the
top-performing
or
cheapest
ETFs
can
do
the
following:

Read
the
latest articles
on
ETFs.

Use
the ETF
screener to
find
the
best
ETFs
according
to
your
specific
criteria.
You
can
search
for
funds
based
on
their
fees,
Morningstar
Medalist
Ratings,
manager
tenures,
and
more.

Compare
funds
and
ETFs side
by
side
and
easily
follow
their
valuations,
ratings,
and
fees.

This
article
was
compiled
by
Bella
Albrecht,
edited
by
Lauren
Solberg,
and
reviewed
by
Sunniva
Kolostyak.

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part
of
our
mission
to
put
more
information
into
the
hands
of
investors,
this
article
was
compiled
from
Morningstar’s
data
and
independent
research
using
automation
technology.
The
original
article
was
written
by
Morningstar
reporters
and
editors.
This
updated
version
was
reviewed
by
an
editor.