Checking in on 2012′s Best and Worst Performers

In the spirit of recapping the highlights and lowlights on Wall Street as 2013 draws to a close, today we’re taking a look back at the biggest winners and losers in the ETF space from 2012 to see how they have fared following their impressive, or in some cases dismal, performances. The majority of the best performing ETFs from 2012 managed to turn in positive, although not nearly as impressive, performances in 2013, continuing their winning streaks and rewarding buy-and-hold investors. Two of the biggest winners from 2012, the Health Care GEMS ETF and the Industrials GEMS ETF , however, didn’t make it back on the list this year after failing to accumulate a meaningful amount of assets, which prompted their closure [for more ETF updates, sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]: On the losing side, many of 2012′s worst performers failed to reverse course this past year, although one ETF [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Sector ETFs: Biggest Winners & Losers YTD 10 Worst-Performing ETFs In 2012 5 Of The Best ETF Performers Of The First Half (Plus The 5 Worst) Checking In On Best And Worst Performers From 2011 Best And Worst Sector ETFs Of 2012