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 |  |  | -29.06% | -67.75% | 31.67% | 28.33% | -44.44% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Rhodium |  |  | 3.98% | -62.93% | 7.08% | -14.44% | 173.97% | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Industrial Metals Bloomberg Nickel |  |  | -5.83% | -48.32% | 61.70% | 25.52% | 11.61% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Palladium |  |  | -6.88% | -41.10% | 3.44% | -18.72% | 19.29% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity World Social/Environmental Solactive Global Hydrogen |  |  | -33.51% | -40.06% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Social/Environmental Solactive Solar |  |  | -19.67% | -37.12% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Automobile Solactive China Electric Vehicle and Battery |  |  | 9.34% | -36.14% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Agriculture Bloomberg Wheat |  |  | -16.67% | -31.61% | 7.34% | 14.36% | 5.51% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental MAC Global Solar Energy |  |  | -34.67% | -30.89% | 6.04% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World MVIS Global Hydrogen Economy ESG |  |  | -28.41% | -28.72% | -31.34% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Livestock Bloomberg Lean Hogs |  |  | 28.93% | -27.42% | 24.64% | 25.45% | -34.46% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology Indxx Global CleanTech |  |  | -31.17% | -27.18% | -6.47% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Industrial Metals WisdomTree Battery Metals Commodity |  |  | 2.11% | -26.87% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Solactive AgTech and Food Innovation |  |  | -2.58% | -26.83% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental S&P Global Clean Energy |  |  | -21.88% | -24.82% | 6.16% | -23.37% | 132.42% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Disruptive Materials |  |  | 4.72% | -24.05% | - | - | - | 2 ETFs |
| Commodities Energy Bloomberg Energy |  |  | -3.52% | -23.86% | 52.87% | 53.46% | -43.42% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals |  |  | -24.19% | -23.85% | -22.15% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Social/Environmental Solactive Wind Energy |  |  | -14.65% | -23.66% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Agriculture Bloomberg Corn |  |  | -15.59% | -23.36% | 35.59% | 34.74% | 8.11% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental MSCI ACWI IMI New Energy ESG Filtered |  |  | -7.34% | -23.34% | -8.30% | - | - | 2 ETFs |
| Equity China MSCI China Technology All Shares Stock Connect Select |  |  | 20.01% | -22.98% | -22.34% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Agriculture Bloomberg Soybean Oil |  |  | -10.04% | -22.80% | 42.77% | 51.13% | 11.07% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Technology SSE Science and Technology Innovation Board 50 |  |  | 9.66% | -22.58% | -30.86% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Energy Optimised Roll Energy |  |  | -1.38% | -22.07% | 47.66% | 52.17% | -27.45% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China Climate Paris Aligned |  |  | 13.98% | -21.85% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Social/Environmental Tortoise Recycling Decarbonization UCITS |  |  | 2.54% | -21.82% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental Fidelity Clean Energy ESG Tilted |  |  | -12.11% | -21.68% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Energy Bloomberg Energy 3 Month Forward |  |  | -0.05% | -21.49% | 56.43% | 63.56% | -27.91% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China All Shares Tech Select ESG Screened 100 |  |  | 16.60% | -19.75% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Indxx Renewable Energy Producers |  |  | -19.67% | -19.48% | 0.72% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Industrial Metals WisdomTree Energy Transition Metals Commodity |  |  | 6.66% | -19.07% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Agriculture Bloomberg Grains |  |  | -17.47% | -18.83% | 31.09% | 20.46% | 14.60% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China MSCI China A Inclusion |  |  | 15.48% | -18.43% | -17.33% | 4.13% | 37.72% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity China MSCI China A |  |  | 14.53% | -18.42% | -17.48% | 4.51% | 38.13% | 4 ETFs |
| Equity China FTSE China 50 |  |  | 28.60% | -18.27% | -10.35% | -19.68% | 6.50% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China ESG Universal Low Carbon Select 5% Issuer Capped |  |  | 17.59% | -18.07% | -12.16% | -17.10% | 26.21% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Health Care Solactive Telemedicine & Digital Health |  |  | -2.84% | -17.98% | -20.93% | -13.36% | - | 2 ETFs |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China Select ESG Rating and Trend Leaders |  |  | 11.09% | -17.59% | -16.05% | -23.40% | -4.03% | 1 ETF |
| Commodities Broad market Bloomberg Energy and Metals Equal-Weighted |  |  | 7.39% | -17.55% | 36.60% | 38.84% | -12.57% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China MSCI China All Shares Stock Connect Select |  |  | 17.12% | -17.16% | -14.61% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China CSI 300 |  |  | 16.13% | -16.96% | -18.35% | -0.45% | 32.60% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China A Inclusion Select ESG Screened |  |  | 18.74% | -16.77% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China FTSE China A-H 50 |  |  | 17.78% | -16.74% | -11.91% | -4.67% | 23.85% | 1 ETF |
| Equity China FTSE China 30/18 Capped |  |  | 19.21% | -16.68% | -13.61% | -19.24% | 26.22% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Solactive Global Lithium |  |  | -10.28% | -16.67% | -21.02% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China MSCI China |  |  | 18.73% | -16.67% | -12.88% | -21.16% | 24.44% | 5 ETFs |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation |  |  | -25.68% | -16.24% | -22.09% | - | - | 2 ETFs |
| Equity China Social/Environmental MSCI China Tech IMI All Share Stock Connect ESG Filtered |  |  | 5.97% | -15.98% | 2.11% | -2.33% | -4.82% | 1 ETF |
| Equity Thailand MSCI Thailand |  |  | 4.95% | -15.70% | 16.83% | -0.29% | -14.92% | 1 ETF |
Source: justETF.com; As of 22/11/2024; Calculations in GBP based on the worst ETF of the respective index in 2023.