| Name/ticker | 3-month return | 1-year return | Net assets ($M) | Expense ratio* | 3-month avearge daily volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF (SCIF) | 43.40% | 76.21% | $410.4 | 0.93% | 48,810 |
| EGShares India Small Cap ETF (SCIN) | 36.51% | 62.37% | $33.9 | 0.85% | 8,346 |
| iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF (SMIN) | 32.67% | 63.04% | $9.5 | 0.74% | 7,714 |
| EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (INXX) | 29.88% | 49.42% | $60.4 | 0.85% | 18,455 |
| PureFunds ISE Jr Silver (Sm Cap Miners/Expl) ETF (SILJ) | 23.13% | 35.24% | $8.8 | 0.69% | 17,185 |
| WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI) | 19.05% | 38.50% | $1,640.9 | 0.83% | 4,549,688 |
| Global X Gold Explorers ETF (GLDX) | 18.63% | 26.06% | $49.5 | 0.65% | 11,713 |
| Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (MLPX) | 18.34% | 0.00% | $151.7 | 0.45% | 77,286 |
| First Trust Taiwan Alphadex Fund (FTW) | 18.04% | 27.67% | $1.9 | 0.80% | 1,515 |
| Market Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF (FRAK) | 15.83% | 37.84% | $86.0 | 0.54% | 34,704 |
| PowerShares India Portfolio (PIN) | 15.54% | 30.18% | $520.3 | 0.82% | 852,934 |
| Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) | 15.26% | 15.79% | $2,306.7 | 0.57% | 1,416,302 |
| IQ Canada Small Cap ETF (CNDA) | 15.24% | 34.85% | $18.2 | 0.70% | 1,053 |
| Alps Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) | 14.90% | N/A | $9.1 | 0.65% | 3,069 |
| iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) | 14.89% | -4.79% | $549.9 | 0.61% | 429,492 |
| SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) | 14.85% | 42.28% | $1,357.7 | 0.35% | 3,388,210 |
| Guggenheim Investment Canadian Energy Income ETF (ENY) | 14.78% | 34.47% | $54.5 | 0.70% | 23,104 |
| Global X Nigeria Index ETF (NGE) | 14.72% | 15.61% | $19.2 | 0.68% | 25,733 |
| Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH) | 14.69% | 36.49% | $1,510.5 | 0.35% | 2,649,834 |
| First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund (FCG) | 14.47% | 47.34% | $622.6 | 0.60% | 530,472 |
| iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO) | 14.43% | 36.80% | $587.2 | 0.46% | 86,476 |
| iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (IEZ) | 13.81% | 38.09% | $643.4 | 0.46% | 73,462 |
| Global X Pure Gold Miners ETF (GGGG) | 13.34% | 34.33% | $4.6 | 0.59% | 1,228 |
| iShares North American Natural Resources ETF (IGE) | 13.19% | 32.39% | $2,504.2 | 0.48% | 221,698 |
| iShares India 50 ETF (INDY) | 13.18% | 29.79% | $582.4 | 0.93% | 36,137 |
| PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI) | 13.12% | 37.92% | $260.6 | 0.66% | 40,167 |
| Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) | 12.97% | 30.17% | $12,677.7 | 0.16% | 9,139,832 |
| Guggenheim Investment S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF (RYE) | 12.94% | 31.76% | $249.9 | 0.40% | 66,592 |
| iShares MSCI Canada Small-Cap ETF (EWCS) | 12.63% | 32.52% | $2.7 | 0.59% | 605 |
| iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA) | 12.57% | 26.83% | $1,316.0 | 0.67% | 480,164 |
| Global X FTSE Argentina 20 ETF (ARGT) | 12.50% | 37.85% | $11.6 | 0.75% | 2,142 |
| Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX) | 12.32% | 19.72% | $36.3 | 0.65% | 5,802 |
| First Trust Energy Alphadex Fund (FXN) | 12.25% | 37.21% | $705.8 | 0.70% | 369,742 |
| EGShares India Consumer ETF (INCO) | 12.18% | 32.09% | $6.9 | 0.89% | 1,141 |
| Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF (FENY) | 12.17% | N/A | $133.7 | 0.12% | 109,366 |
| Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF (VDE) | 12.15% | 30.37% | $3,407.7 | 0.14% | 145,910 |
| Global X Central Asia & Mongolia Index ETF (AZIA) | 12.10% | 14.12% | $2.1 | 0.69% | 1,973 |
| First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure (EMLP) | 12.05% | 20.81% | $788.5 | 0.95% | 267,728 |
| iShares Global Energy ETF (IXC) | 12.04% | 29.83% | $1,119.0 | 0.48% | 229,912 |
| iShares U.S. Energy ETF (IYE) | 11.98% | 29.30% | $2,288.6 | 0.46% | 544,789 |
As of June 30. Excludes leveraged and inverse funds, and exchange-traded notes. *Most recently reported net prospectus expense ratio. N/A = not available Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company
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