The past month was a roller-coaster ride for many US stocks and, naturally, the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track them. The month started with record highs. However, with the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, lockdown worries have resurfaced, triggering a steep sell-off since Thanksgiving.
Some sectors, like oil, energy and travel, saw heavier losses than others.
Then, on Nov. 29, most stocks rebounded. But as we write, Nov. 30 is proving to be a different day, with major averages all highly volatile. Meanwhile, in the past week, the VIX index, regarded as the fear gauge shot up, and currently hovers around 25.
Today, we review exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that were either clear winners or losers in November. Our list offers just a glimpse on the funds’ monthly performances and excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs.
Several of these funds could inspire investors to put together long-term diversified portfolios within their risk/return parameters. We've covered a large number of these funds previously, and we plan to discuss others in the future.
3 ETFs Following The Major US Indices
Before we move on to best- and worst-performing ETFs, let's take a look at funds that provide exposure to three bellwether US indices—the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100.
These three ETFs continue to offer steady year-to-date returns, despite short-term volatility.
SPDR® Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE:DIA), which tracks the Dow Jones: down 2.1% in November but up 14.6% YTD.
SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY), which tracks the S&P 500: Up 1.0% in November and up 24.1% YTD.
Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ), which tracks the NASDAQ 100: up 3.3% in November and up 27.2% YTD.
27 November Winners
iPath® Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return(SM) ETN (NYSE:JO): up 13.6% in November and up 70.3% YTD
iShares MSCI Chile ETF (NYSE:ECH): up 5.1% in November but down 14.5% YTD
Teucrium Wheat (NYSE:WEAT): up 4.9% in November and up 27.6% YTD
Defiance NASDAQ Junior Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBBJ): up 3.7% in November but down 13.1% YTD
Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (NYSE:QVAL): up 3.6% in November and up 32.9% YTD
First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF (NASDAQ:AIRR): up 3.2% in November and up 33.5% YTD
iPath® Series B Bloomberg Livestock Subindex Total Return (NYSE:COW): up 3.1% in November and up 7.4% YTD
Invesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETF (NASDAQ:PSCI): up 3.0% in November and up 22.6% YTD
First Trust S-Network Global E-Commerce ETF (NASDAQ:FTXD): up 2.8% in November and up 32.0% YTD
Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (NYSE:ROSC): up 2.4% in November and up 27.9% YTD
SPDR® S&P Retail ETF (NYSE:XRT): up 2.4% in November and up 50.2% YTD
iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (NASDAQ:RING): up 2.4% in November but down 10.4% YTD
Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF (NYSE:CALF): up 2.4% in November and up 40.8% YTD
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (NYSE:SYLD): up 2.2% in November and up 43.7% YTD
Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (NASDAQ:PSCD): up 2.1% in November and up 33.4% YTD
VanEck Vietnam ETF (NYSE:VNM): up 1.8% in November and up 18.1% YTD
Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF (NYSE:PAVE): up 1.6% in November and up 32.4% YTD
ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats (NYSE:REGL): up 1.3% in November and up 13.9% YTD
KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology ETF (NYSE:KGRN): up 1.2% in November and up 11.8% YTD
Sound Equity Income ETF (NYSE:SDEI): up 1.1% in November and up 23.9% YTD
Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF (NYSE:XMLV): up 1.0% in November and up 15.7% YTD
SPDR Barclays Long Term Treasury (NYSE:SPTL): up 0.98% in November but down 5.94% YTD
First Trust Municipal High Income ETF (NASDAQ:FMHI): up 0.96% in November and up 4.25% YTD
Teucrium Corn Fund (NYSE:CORN): up 0.80% in November and up 38.25% YTD
iShares Global Green Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BGRN): up 0.60% in November but down 2.22% YTD
iShares US Pharmaceuticals ETF (NYSE:IHE): up 0.57% in November and up 5.45% YTD
Invesco DWA Basic Materials Momentum ETF (NASDAQ:PYZ): up 0.12% in November and up 27.52% YTD
33 November Losers
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (NYSE:ARKG): down 15.4% in November and down 31.8% YTD
United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE:UNG): down 14.1% in November but up 72.4% YTD
Global X Cannabis ETF (NASDAQ:POTX): down 12.8% in November and down 26.1% YTD
ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE:ARKK): down 11.9% in November and down 14.2% YTD
Ecofin Digital Payments Infrastructure Fund (NYSE:TPAY): down 11.8% in November and down 13.39% YTD
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF (NASDAQ:BTEC): down 10.72% in November and down 17.5% YTD
VanEck Oil Refiners ETF (NYSE:CRAK): down 10.6% in November but up 7.1% YTD
iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF (NYSE:IWFH): down 10.2% in November and down 18.5% YTD
iPath® Bloomberg Cocoa Subindex Total Return(SM) ETN (NYSE:NIB): down 9.3% in November and down 13.1% YTD
SPDR® S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (NYSE:XHE): down 8.9% in November but up 0.8% YTD
Global X MSCI China Energy ETF (NYSE:CHIE): down 8.7% in November but up 29.8% YTD
Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETF (NYSE:BBC): down 8.5% in November and down 19.1% YTD
SoFi Gig Economy ETF (NASDAQ:GIGE): down 8.3% in November and down 9.2% YTD
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (NYSE:ENFR): down 7.9% in November but up 30.7% YTD
US Global Jets ETF (NYSE:JETS): down 7.6% in November and down 9.6% YTD
Procure Space ETF (NASDAQ:UFO): down 7.4% in November but up 9.4% YTD
EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (NYSE:EMQQ): down 6.9% in November and down 26.1% YTD
Renaissance International IPO ETF (NYSE:IPOS): down 6.9% in November and down 25.4% YTD
Global X Social Media ETF (NASDAQ:SOCL): down 6.8% in November and down 7.7% YTD
InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSE:AMZA): down 6.5% in November but up 33.9% YTD
Global X Aging Population ETF (NASDAQ:AGNG): down 6.3% in November and down 0.1% YTD
WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSE:DFJ): down 6.2% in November and down 3.7% YTD
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust (NYSE:SPPP): down 6.1% in November and down 20.2% YTD
VanEck Steel ETF (NYSE:SLX): down 5.6% in November but up 19.0% YTD
Global X SuperDividend™ ETF (NYSE:SDIV): down 5.4% in November and down 3.9% YTD
iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (NYSE:EWS): down 5.2% in November but up 6.1% YTD
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX® Fund (NASDAQ:FGM): down 4.6% in November but up 3.9% YTD
Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (NASDAQ:PSL): down 4.7% in November but up 2.5% YTD
WisdomTree Global ex-US Real Estate Fund (NYSE:DRW): down 3.8% in November and down 4.6% YTD
SPDR® S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (NYSE:XPH): down 3.5% in November and down 11.2% YTD
Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (NASDAQ:KBWP): down 3.1% in November but up 12.6% YTD
Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (NASDAQ:KBWY): down 2.4% in November but up 12.8% YTD
First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ:FTAG): down 1.9% in November but up 12.4% YTD