First Cut ETF Screens

Coldest Domestic Stock ETFs

Domestic equity ETFs underperforming their peers with the weakest one-month NAV return in their category, accompanied by total assets above $100 million and an average daily trading volume above 10,000 shares. Excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs. Ranked by one-month NAV return in ascending order.

Coldest Sector ETFs

Equity sector ETFs with the weakest one-month NAV return in their category, accompanied by total assets above $100 million and an average daily trading volume above 10,000 shares. Excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs. Ranked by one-month NAV return in ascending order.

Coldest Taxable Bond ETFs

Fixed-income ETFs with the weakest one-month NAV return in their category, accompanied by total assets above $25 million and an average daily trading volume above 5,000 shares. Excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs. Ranked by one-month NAV return in ascending order.

Consistent Category Winners

ETFs with NAV returns in the top 40 percent of their category over the last, three-, five- and 10-year periods, accompanied by an expense ratio below norm for their category and volatility below norm for their category. Excludes leveraged funds and inverse funds. Ranked by three-year NAV return in descending order.

Domestic Equity ETFs with the Lowest Expense Ratios

The domestic equity ETFs with the lowest expense ratios. No minimum requirement for assets under management was set, which may mean that some passing ETFs are very small in size.

Emerging Market Equity ETFs Performing Well Compared to Peers

Emerging market ETFs that have performed well within their peer group over the last five years, with lower category risk and a lower category expense ratio.

Emerging Market ETF

Emerging market exchange-traded funds that have outperformed their category peers over the last one- and three-year periods.

Highest Yielding Short-Term Bond ETFs

The highest yielding short-term bond ETFs with yield greater than three percent. These ETFs may invest in government debt, corporate debt or a combination of the two.

High-Yielding Equity ETFs

Equity exchange-traded funds with yields above 3.0 percent. All passing ETFs have risk ratios ratios equal to or below their category averages.

Hottest Domestic Stock ETFs

Domestic equity ETFs with the strongest one-month NAV return in their category, accompanied by total assets above $100 million and an average daily trading volume above 10,000 shares. Excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs. Ranked by one-month NAV return in descending order.

Hottest Sector ETFs

Equity sector ETFs with the strongest one-month NAV return in their category, accompanied by total assets above $100 million and an average daily trading volume above 10,000 shares. Excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs. Ranked by one-month NAV return in descending order.

Hottest Taxable Bond ETFs

Fixed-income ETFs with the strongest one-month NAV return in their category, accompanied by total assets above $25 million and an average daily trading volume above 5,000 shares. Excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs. Ranked by one-month NAV return in descending order.

Intermediate-Term Bond ETFs Performing Well Compared to Peers

Intermediate-term bond ETFs that have performed well within their peer group over the last five years, with lower category risk and a lower category expense ratio.

International Equity ETFs Performing Well Compared to Peers

International equity ETFs that have performed well within their peer group over the last five years, with lower category risk and a lower category expense ratio.

International Stock Winners

ETFs with NAV returns in the top 50 percent of their category over the last one-, three- and five-year periods, accompanied by an expense ratio below norm for their category and total assets above $25 million. Excludes leveraged funds and inverse funds.

Large-Cap Growth Performing Well Compared to Peers

Large-cap growth equity ETFs that have performed well within their peer group over the last five years, with lower category risk and a lower category expense ratio.

Large-Cap Value With Consistent Strong Performance

Large-cap value equity ETFs that have performed well within their peer group over the last five years, with lower category risk and a lower category expense ratio.

Mid-Caps Performing Well Compared to Peers

Mid-cap equity ETFs that have performed well within their peer group over the last five years, with lower category risk and a lower category expense ratio.

Small ETFs That Are Outperforming

Though being potentially overlooked because of their smaller level of AUM, these stock-focused ETFs have outperformed their peers over the last three years.

Small-Caps Performing Well Compared to Peers

Small-cap equity ETFs that have performed well within their peer group over the last five years, with lower category risk and a lower category expense ratio.

Socially Responsible Stock ETFs

ETFs with a below-average expense ratio and total assets above $100 million that use a socially-responsible approach to identifying stocks. Passing ETFs have at least one year of return data.

Top Taxable Bond ETFs

Taxable bond ETFs with returns in the top 50 percent of their category over the last one-, three- and five-year periods, accompanied by an expense ratio below the average for their category, total assets above $25 million and average daily trading volume above 5,000 shares. Ranked by three-year return in descending order.