Below is our key ETF matrix that highlights the performance of various asset classes during the first quarter. As shown, the best performing ETF in the entire matrix was the Financials (XLF) with a first quarter gain of 21.5%. India (INP) ranks second with a gain of 21.13%, followed by Germany (EWG) at 21.12% and the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) at 20.99%. The worst performing ETF in Q1 was natural gas (UNG) with a decline of 38.89%. The 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TLT) and the Yen (FXY) did the second and third worst with respective declines of 7.46% and 7.15%.
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