Oil, shipping and niche thematic ETFs rallied last week as Middle East tensions lifted crude prices, while silver and uranium funds gained on macro and supply trends.
As the market settles into 2026, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) remain as popular an investment as ever. U.S. ETFs gobbled up an incredible $1.48 trillion in total inflows in 2025 as hundreds of new products launched, further broadening the scope and depth of strategies available to investors through these tools.
Metals, shipping and rare earth ETFs like SLVP, BWET and SETM led 2025, and SPY has gained 14.8% YTD despite AI, tariff and rate jitters.
Be thankful for this year's resilient ETFs -- BWET, LITP, PINK and CANC -- which shined despite volatility, tariffs, AI worries and Fed shifts.