The Worst ETFs 2023
The Worst 50 Indices for ETFs in 2023
| Investment focus Index | 4 Week Chart | 52 Week Low/High | in 2024 | in 2023 | in 2022 | in 2021 | in 2020 | Number of ETFs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodities Energy Bloomberg Natural Gas |  |  | -27.06% | -66.92% | 31.67% | 28.33% | -44.44% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Rhodium |  |  | 19.79% | -62.93% | 7.08% | -14.44% | 173.97% | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Industrial Metals Bloomberg Nickel |  |  | 16.53% | -48.43% | 61.88% | 25.44% | 11.61% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Social/Environmental Solactive Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure |  |  | -30.65% | -44.81% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Palladium |  |  | -8.05% | -41.25% | 5.44% | -19.88% | 19.29% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity World Social/Environmental Solactive Global Hydrogen |  |  | -28.65% | -40.06% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Social/Environmental Solactive Solar |  |  | -17.58% | -37.12% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Utilities Social/Environmental Solactive China Clean Energy |  |  | -3.42% | -36.38% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Automobile Solactive China Electric Vehicle and Battery |  |  | -8.83% | -36.14% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Agriculture Bloomberg Wheat |  |  | -3.36% | -31.18% | 7.34% | 14.36% | 5.51% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental MAC Global Solar Energy |  |  | -22.96% | -30.89% | 6.04% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World MVIS Global Hydrogen Economy ESG |  |  | -21.03% | -28.72% | -31.34% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology Indxx Global CleanTech |  |  | -19.00% | -27.18% | -6.47% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Industrial Metals WisdomTree Battery Metals Commodity |  |  | 12.83% | -27.04% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Livestock Bloomberg Lean Hogs |  |  | - | -26.98% | 24.64% | 25.45% | -34.46% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Solactive AgTech and Food Innovation |  |  | 2.29% | -26.83% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental S&P Global Clean Energy |  |  | -13.86% | -24.82% | 6.16% | -23.37% | 132.42% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Disruptive Materials |  |  | 2.44% | -24.03% | - | - | - | 2 ETFs |
| Equity World Basic Materials MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals |  |  | -19.11% | -23.85% | -22.15% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Social/Environmental Solactive Wind Energy |  |  | -12.59% | -23.66% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental MSCI ACWI IMI New Energy ESG Filtered |  |  | -8.94% | -23.34% | -8.30% | - | - | 2 ETFs |
| Commodities Agriculture Bloomberg Corn |  |  | - | -23.16% | 35.59% | 34.74% | 8.11% | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Agriculture Bloomberg Soybean Oil |  |  | -3.68% | -23.10% | 42.77% | 51.13% | 11.07% | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Energy Bloomberg Energy |  |  | 5.23% | -23.06% | 52.87% | 53.46% | -43.42% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China MSCI China Technology All Shares Stock Connect Select |  |  | 0.81% | -22.98% | -22.34% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Technology SSE Science and Technology Innovation Board 50 |  |  | -12.78% | -22.58% | -30.86% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Health Care MSCI China All Shares Health Care 10/40 |  |  | -17.76% | -21.97% | -16.60% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China Climate Paris Aligned |  |  | -2.36% | -21.85% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Social/Environmental Tortoise Recycling Decarbonization UCITS |  |  | -6.10% | -21.82% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental Fidelity Clean Energy ESG Tilted |  |  | -15.92% | -21.68% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China MSCI China A 50 Connect |  |  | 5.38% | -21.36% | -16.97% | 2.37% | 35.99% | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Energy Optimised Roll Energy |  |  | 7.60% | -21.26% | 47.73% | 52.09% | -27.45% | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Energy Bloomberg Energy 3 Month Forward |  |  | 10.04% | -21.12% | 56.43% | 63.56% | -27.91% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Health Care Solactive China Biotech |  |  | -19.44% | -20.03% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China All Shares Tech Select ESG Screened 100 |  |  | -2.04% | -19.75% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Indxx Renewable Energy Producers |  |  | -15.25% | -19.48% | 0.72% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Industrial Metals WisdomTree Energy Transition Metals Commodity |  |  | 14.23% | -18.97% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China MSCI China A Inclusion |  |  | 2.48% | -18.43% | -17.33% | 4.13% | 37.72% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity China MSCI China A |  |  | 2.10% | -18.42% | -17.48% | 4.51% | 38.13% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity China FTSE China 50 |  |  | 8.06% | -18.27% | -10.35% | -19.68% | 6.50% | 2 ETFs |
| Commodities Agriculture Bloomberg Grains |  |  | -5.67% | -18.09% | 30.67% | 20.85% | 14.60% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China ESG Universal Low Carbon Select 5% Issuer Capped |  |  | 0.81% | -18.07% | -12.16% | -17.10% | 26.21% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Health Care Solactive Telemedicine & Digital Health |  |  | -11.36% | -17.98% | -20.93% | -13.36% | - | 2 ETFs |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China ESG Leaders 10/40 |  |  | -2.06% | -17.74% | -17.24% | -11.04% | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China Select ESG Rating and Trend Leaders |  |  | -0.52% | -17.59% | -16.05% | -23.40% | -4.03% | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Broad market Bloomberg Energy and Metals Equal-Weighted |  |  | 10.12% | -17.55% | 36.60% | 38.84% | -12.57% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China MSCI China All Shares Stock Connect Select |  |  | 3.42% | -17.16% | -14.61% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China CSI 300 |  |  | 2.02% | -16.96% | -18.35% | -0.45% | 32.60% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China A Inclusion Select ESG Screened |  |  | 2.73% | -16.77% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China FTSE China A-H 50 |  |  | 4.53% | -16.74% | -11.91% | -4.67% | 23.85% | 1 ETF |
Source: justETF.com; As of 24/04/2024; Calculations in GBP based on the worst ETF of the respective index in 2023.