The Global X Gold Explorers ETF (GLDX - News) lost 8.27 percent, making it yesterday’s worst-performing exchange-traded fund, as precious metals continued to suffer the fallout from investor skittishness about the state of the world economy.
The Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ - News) was No. 2 on the bottom performers list, with 7.06 percent in losses.
Nos. 4 and 5 on the list were the Global X PURE Gold Miners ETF (GGGG - News) and the Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL - News), falling 5.71 and 5 percent, respectively.
Top Performers
Products designed to rise in times of market volatility were again among the best performers yesterday.
The C-Tracks Exchange-Traded Notes on the Citi Volatility (CVOL - News) topped the list, with 8.49 percent in gains, while the $2.11 billion iPath S'P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX - News) was second, returning 5.31 percent.
The ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY - News) was No. 3 on the list, with 5.14 percent in gains.
Top 10 1-Day Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and '1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | 1-Day Performance | 1-Day Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| CVOL | C-Tracks Exchange-Traded Notes on the Citi Volatility | 8.49% | 172,246 | 9.59 |
| VXX | iPath S'P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | 5.31% | 57,437,213 | 2,109.12 |
| VIXY | ProShares VIX Short-Term | 5.14% | 795,533 | 181.77 |
| VIIX | VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN | 5.10% | 235,100 | 29.51 |
| VXZ | iPath S'P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | 3.58% | 667,589 | 239.35 |
| VIXM | ProShares VIX Mid-term | 3.33% | 25,490 | 116.86 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas | 3.32% | 5,513,106 | 986.99 |
| UNL | United States 12 Month Natural Gas | 2.42% | 61,223 | 37.11 |
| JJG | iPath Dow Jones UBS Grains Total Return ETN | 2.17% | 69,326 | 158.20 |
| CORN | Teucrium Corn | 2.11% | 44,914 | 53.59 |
Bottom 10 1-Day Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and '1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | 1-Day Performance | 1-Day Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| GLDX | Global X Gold Explorers | -8.27% | 165,665 | 24.07 |
| GDXJ | Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners | -7.06% | 8,984,995 | 1,750.98 |
| UGEM | EGShares Utilities GEMS | -6.66% | 7,378 | 2.54 |
| GGGG | Global X PURE Gold Miners | -5.71% | 2,889 | 3.79 |
| SIL | Global X Silver Miners | -5.00% | 450,581 | 261.32 |
| EEHB | PowerShares S'P Emerging Markets High Beta | -5.00% | 73,430 | 2.06 |
| QLTB | iShares Baa-Ba Rated Corporate Bond | -4.98% | 26,212 | 10.10 |
| URA | Global X Uranium | -4.97% | 544,085 | 143.74 |
| VGEM | EGShares Consumer Services GEMS | -4.93% | 1,112 | 0.96 |
| ARGT | Global X FTSE Argentina 20 | -4.80% | 5,535 | 2.83 |
Disclaimer:All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. Data is believed to be accurate; however, transient market data is often subject to subsequent revision and correction by the exchanges.
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