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Wells Fargo Exchange Traded Tracking Products Analyst Mariana Bush on the best performing ETFs of the past year.
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It was a very big year for exchange traded funds assets broke the ceiling of one trillion dollars for the very first time -- As more than some 300 funds made their debut -- to the pilot was already out there so.
Who the best performers in what can investors expect next year joining us now -- a Fox Business exclusive live from Washington DC.
Is Marianna bush the closed end fund an exchange traded tracking products analyst.
At Wells Fargo welcome Marianna thank you for joining us and we were looking at some of the best performers.
And you could see there was definitely a theme here wasn't there.
Definitely absolutely well let's talk about the best performer which was skyrocketing.
Over the past year give us the name and why you think it did so well.
One of them was the direction daily twenty year plus treasury -- three times shares.
That was up a 107%.
In 2011.
And there's basically -- -- tail -- -- factors behind the return of this ETF.
Number one it's the underlying asset class -- tracks a and long treasury index.
And clearly treasuries did very very well -- 2011 and that just outside honestly -- dumbest play it was anybody who said that treasuries were not going to do well so you look at the next one about what was up a 107%.
Over the past year.
The next one with a pro shares ultra twenty plus year treasury.
That was up 72%.
-- yes and on the first one the reason they did so well not owning treasuries but also because it was a geared -- -- highly levered.
Three times.
The next one the UDT at 72%.
Same same same very similar along treasury underlying index this -- to a time.
Geared ETP and that that explains why he also did so well OK I want a fast forward quickly -- what what might do well.
In 2012 because if treasuries -- so well is that plane once again a hot one but also.
What are you looking at what captures your ride forth the next year.
-- -- you know.
That is really a better question for our strategist.
That had Wells Fargo.
Look at that I think I saw my humble ETF analysts' OK that's just a humble we TF analysts' it's getting bigger -- -- thank you Marianna good to see it we appreciate it.
