Technology stocks, which were neglected earlier this year along with other growth stocks, rallied as risk sentiment returned, following the so-called Brexit vote.
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The worst performing non-leveraged exchange traded products of the third quarter include the REX VolMAXX Long VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF (BATS: VMAX) down 46.3%, VelocityShares Daily Long VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEArca: VIIX) down 38.3% and iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (NYSEArca: VXX) and down 38.3%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% over the past month. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.8% and the S&P 500 dipped 0.1%.
The best performing non-leveraged ETFs of September include the United States Gasoline Fund (NYSEArca: UGA) up 15.0%, BBC up 13.1% and KOL up 12.0%.
Gasoline prices have increased after demand this summer hit levels not seen since the recession nine years ago. Along with the increased demand, the energy market has been buoyed by speculation of a production freeze among major producing countries and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
The worst performing non-leveraged ETPs of the month include the iPath Bloomberg Livestock Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSEArca: COW) down 14.4%, iPath Pure Beta Livestock ETN (NYSEArca: LSTK) down 14.3% and UBS E-TRACS CMCI Livestock Total Return ETN (NYSEArca: UBC) don 13.6%.
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