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Tops ETFs in 2008

Trend: Ultrashort/inverse ETFs dominated the top performers in 2008.

The top 20 ETFs with the best 52 week performance through 12/31/2008 tracked by Morningstar are highlighted below.

Source: MSN Money Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Performance Tracker

Name Ticker Category Holdings Morningstar Last Price* 1-Wk 4-Wks 13-Wks YTD 52-Wks  3-Yrs 5-Yrs
UltraShort Semiconductor ProShares SSG Specialty - Technology holdings $77.89 -7.63 -19.04 27.58 114.30 114.30 N/A N/A
UltraShort Russell MidCap Gr ProShares SDK Growth holdings $78.96 -9.66 -13.46 30.32 98.51 98.51 N/A N/A
UltraShort Technology ProShares REW Specialty - Technology holdings $78.61 -5.34 -8.93 32.14 96.55 96.55 N/A N/A
UltraShort Russell1000 Growth ProShares SFK Growth holdings $80.63 -8.13 -8.66 25.52 83.22 83.22 N/A N/A
UltraShort Industrials ProShares SIJ Money Mkt - General holdings $54.10 -11.12 -9.63 28.05 77.74 77.74 N/A N/A
UltraShort QQQ ProShares QID Growth holdings $57.35 -4.53 -9.67 21.93 77.66 77.66 N/A N/A
Rydex Inverse 2x S&P 500 RSW Growth holdings $112.75 -8.33 -7.25 21.67 69.28 69.28 N/A N/A
UltraShort S&P500 ProShares SDS Growth holdings $70.94 -7.67 -6.87 16.86 61.36 61.36 N/A N/A
Rydex Inverse 2x S&P MidCap 400 RMS Growth holdings $78.82 -13.15 -13.84 27.76 60.50 60.50 N/A N/A
UltraShort Basic Materials ProShares SMN Specialty - Unaligned holdings $38.88 -11.52 -16.45 21.24 60.15 60.15 N/A N/A
UltraShort Russell MidCap Val ProShares SJL Income holdings $80.39 -11.20 -16.03 22.76 57.67 57.67 N/A N/A
Vanguard Extended Dur Tre Idx ETF EDV Government Bond - Treasury holdings $145.88 -2.68 20.94 45.82 54.51 54.51 N/A N/A
UltraShort MSCI EAFE ProShares EFU Income holdings $88.17 -9.96 -19.78 -7.15 51.92 51.92 N/A N/A
UltraShort Russell2000 Growth ProShares SKK Growth holdings $62.46 -11.02 -18.93 25.28 51.54 51.54 N/A N/A
UltraShort MidCap400 ProShares MZZ Growth holdings $58.30 -10.72 -15.12 23.90 49.54 49.54 N/A N/A
UltraShort Russell1000 Value ProShares SJF Growth holdings $103.20 -9.81 -9.47 12.99 48.89 48.89 N/A N/A
UltraShort Consumer Goods ProShares SZK Specialty - Unaligned holdings $74.01 -5.69 -1.97 28.60 47.83 47.83 N/A N/A
UltraShort Dow30 ProShares DXD Growth holdings $53.56 -7.05 -2.88 12.55 47.48 47.48 N/A N/A
Short QQQ ProShares PSQ Growth holdings $73.03 -2.70 -4.49 17.51 46.64 46.64 N/A N/A
UltraShort Utilities ProShares SDP Specialty - Utility holdings $43.59 -8.64 0.14 -4.98 41.59 41.59 N/A N/A

Disclosure: We may own any EFT above at any time.

Please verify the performance of any ETF before investing.

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