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1-Star ETFs

Funds whose risk-adjusted returns fall in the bottom 10% relative to category peers receive a 1-star rating.

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Name
Ticker
Morningstar Category
Fund Size
Adjusted Expense Ratio
Total Return Rank in Category
3 Year
Total Return Rank in Category
5 Year
Total Return Rank in Category
10 Year
Management Style
Innovator Em Mkts Pwr Bffr ETF - AprEAPROptions Trading79.15 Mil0.890%92Active
InfraCap REIT Preferred ETFPFFRPreferred Stock78.85 Mil0.450%8281Passive
AdvisorShares DW FSM All Cap World ETFDWAWLarge Blend76.76 Mil1.280%99Active
First Trust Lunt US Factor Rotation ETFFCTRLarge Blend75.16 Mil0.650%10096Passive
Innovator 20+ Yr Trsy Bd 5 Fl ETF™ QutlyTFJLOptions Trading73.22 Mil0.790%100Active
SPDR® SSgA Income Allocation ETFINKMModerate Allocation71.72 Mil0.500%979895Active
Sterling Capital Focus Equity ETFLCGLarge Growth67.92 Mil0.590%93Active
Innovator 20+ Year Tsy Bd Bfr ETF JulyTBJLOptions Trading65.54 Mil0.790%99Active
Invesco S&P Spin-Off ETFCSDMid-Cap Blend65.33 Mil0.650%548596Passive
First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETFDEEDMultisector Bond64.83 Mil0.760%99Active
VanEck Social Sentiment ETFBUZZLarge Growth61.45 Mil0.750%97Passive
AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETFSPDVLarge Value61.11 Mil0.290%9592Passive
SPDR® S&P Kensho Smart Mobility ETFHAILTechnology54.21 Mil0.450%9995Passive
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Hlth ETFEDOCHealth50.16 Mil0.680%98Passive
iShares International High Yield Bd ETFHYXUHigh Yield Bond49.12 Mil0.400%10099100Passive
Global X CleanTech ETFCTECGlobal Small/Mid Stock47.54 Mil0.500%100Passive
FirstTrustDorseyWrightMomt&LwVolatil ETFDVOLLarge Blend47.34 Mil0.600%8697Passive
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETFWBIGLarge Value46.29 Mil1.440%100100Active
Global X Guru™ ETFGURULarge Growth42.07 Mil0.750%9698100Passive
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETFWBILLarge Blend41.71 Mil1.650%95100Active
Invesco S&P 500® ex-Rate Snsv LowVol ETFXRLVLarge Blend41.58 Mil0.250%9499Passive
Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETFRNRGUtilities40.97 Mil0.650%100100Passive
Pacer CFRA-Stovall Eq WghtSeasnlRottnETFSZNELarge Blend40.34 Mil0.600%98100Passive
Amplify BlackSwan ISWN ETFISWNOptions Trading38.16 Mil0.490%100Passive
Western Asset Total Return ETFWBNDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond37.74 Mil0.450%10099Active
Rareview Dynamic Fixed Income ETFRDFIMultisector Bond36.89 Mil3.690%82Active
Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETFDEEPSmall Value35.68 Mil0.800%8698Passive
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETFWBIFLarge Value34.27 Mil1.640%100100Active
First Trust Hrzn MgdVolatil Dev Intl ETFHDMVForeign Large Value34.11 Mil0.800%94100Active
Procure Space ETFUFOIndustrials32.28 Mil0.750%100100Passive
Invesco S&P SmallCap Hi Div Low Vol ETFXSHDSmall Value30.32 Mil0.300%100100Passive
First Trust Dow Jones Intl Intnt ETFFDNIDiversified Emerging Mkts29.33 Mil0.650%10072Passive
VanEck Intl Hi Yld Bd ETFIHYHigh Yield Bond28.97 Mil0.400%1009997Passive
Alpha Architect Value Momentum Trend ETFVMOTLong-Short Equity27.82 Mil0.690%7391Active
VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETFBRFLatin America Stock24.18 Mil0.700%100100100Passive
Vesper US Large Cap S-T Rvrsl Stgy ETFUTRNLarge Blend22.62 Mil0.750%9998Passive
Direxion Hydrogen ETFHJENNatural Resources22.53 Mil0.450%100Passive
Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETFGYLDGlobal Allocation22.38 Mil0.750%3994100Passive
Clough Hedged Equity ETFCBLSLong-Short Equity22.14 Mil2.590%78Active
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETFMOONTechnology22.09 Mil0.650%100Passive
Defiance Next Gen H2 ETFHDROEquity Energy22.05 Mil0.300%100Passive
Dividend Performers ETFIPDPDerivative Income21.34 Mil0.850%221Active
Global X Thematic Growth ETFGXTGGlobal Small/Mid Stock20.23 Mil0.500%96Passive
WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate ETFWTREGlobal Real Estate19.72 Mil0.580%10010098Passive
Roundhill Video Games ETFNERDCommunications19.64 Mil0.500%100Passive
Rareview Tax Advantaged Income ETFRTAIMuni National Long19.15 Mil3.780%100Active
Mairs & Power Minnesota Municipal Bd ETFMINNMuni Minnesota18.98 Mil0.250%99Active
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETFSSLYSmall Blend18.06 Mil0.400%95Passive
Range Cancer Therapeutics ETFCNCRHealth17.82 Mil0.790%9499Passive
Virtus Real Asset Income ETFVRAIMid-Cap Value17.00 Mil0.550%94100Passive

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