The rally Tuesday in XRT, the retail ETF, carried the fund close to its all-time high from September 2012. The retail ETF outperformed the broader market in 2012 with a total return of 20.7% versus a 16% gain for the S&P 500, according to Morningstar.
Other retail and consumer discretionary ETFs include Market Vectors Retail (NYSEArca: RTH), PowerShares Dynamic Retail (NYSEArca: PMR), Vanguard Consumer Discretionary (NYSEArca: VCR), iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services (NYSEArca: IYC) and Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY).
SPDR S&P Retail
