The Best Performing ETFs of 2014

Broad equity indexes managed to log in several record closes, while European stocks struggled to keep up with the U.S.‘s pace. In general, riskier corners of the market benefited from this year’s uptrend, which included several noteworthy performances from smaller, more volatile securities. Investors may be surprised, however, to learn how Treasury ETFs were some of the best performers of the year.

Below, we highlight 2014’s best ETF performers. Please note that this list excludes inverse and leveraged ETFs (see All ETFs) and the year-to-date returns are as of December 23, 2014: (more)

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