Best-Performing ETF Areas of February

Key Takeaways Tanker shipping ETFs topped gains as freight rates jumped amid global trade disruptions.South Korea ETFs benefited from AI-driven semiconductor demand and export strength.Energy and inverse crypto ETFs gained on geopolitical risks and risk-off sentiment.Wall Street underperformed over the past one month, with the S&P 500 losing 0.9% (as of Feb. 27, 2026), the Dow Jones retreating 1.3% and the Nasdaq Composite nosediving 3.4%. However, the small-cap index Russell 2000 fared somewhat better with ...