Consider Dumping These 25 Low-Rated ETFs

Looking to trim your exchange-traded fund positions? Here are 25 sell-worthy options.

TheStreet.com Ratings has graded these funds E-minus, the lowest mark we give. Nine of them invest in energy and natural resources, the largest industry grouping.

The worst-rated fund, the Claymore/SWM Canadian Energy Income Index ETF (ENY), has fallen 69% in the past year, the fourth-biggest loss of the group. The fund suffered after the price of West Texas intermediate crude oil crashed to less than $45 a barrel after topping $140 in June. Its top two holdings, Enerplus Resources Fund (ERF) and Penn West Energy Trust (PWE) have each declined 21% this year. Together, they account for 16% of the fund's assets.

TheStreet.com Ratings relies on a quantitative model to evaluate a fund's risk-adjusted performance and assign a grade. Grades of D or less amount to "sell" recommendations.

There are also "reward" and "risk" grades, which reflect a fund's performance and volatility. The ETFs below earned the lowest "overall" ratings, the worst combination of the two components. To view the top-rated funds, click here.

Worst Rated Exchange Traded Funds Fund Ticker Reward Grade Risk Grade Overall Grade Total Return 1 Year Claymore/SWM Cndn Eng Inc Idx ETF ENY E E- E- -69.22% Claymore Clr Glb Ex Brok & Ass Man EXB E+ E- E- -64.06% Claymore/Clear Global Timber Idx CUT E E E- -62.48% Claymore/Robb Report Global Luxury ROB E+ E E- -59.34% Claymore/Zacks Div Rotation ETF IRO E+ E E- -56.54% Claymore/S&P Glb Div Opprtnties Idx LVL E+ E E- -58.89% iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Ret OIL E- D- E- -72.45% PowerShares Preferred Port PGX E D- E- -62.83% DJ High Yield Select 10 Tot Ret Idx DOD E D- E- -60.98% Market Vectors Global Alt Energy GEX E D- E- -64.94% Market Vectors TR Russia ETF RSX E D- E- -73.91% iPath DJ AIG Ntrl Gas Tl Rtr Sub In GAZ E D- E- -66.79% iShares S&P U.S.Preferred Stock Ind PFF E D- E- -60.56% iPath DJ AIG Energy Tot Ret Sub JJE E D- E- -65.41% Market Vectors Coal ETF KOL E D- E- -70.59% SPDR S&P Emerging Europe ETF GUR E D- E- -67.22% iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe Ind IFEU E D- E- -67.33% United States Natural Gas Fund UNG E D- E- -64.96% SPDR DJ Wilshire Intl Real Estate RWX E+ E+ E- -62.50% ELEMENTS RIC Energy Total Return RJN E+ D- E- -64.42% iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Glb Real IFGL E+ E+ E- -62.20% Claymore Zacks Country Rotation ETF CRO D- E E- -54.91% iShares S&P Dev ex-US Property Idx WPS E+ E+ E- -60.96% Claymore Robeco Developed Intl Eq EEN D E- E- -52.48% WisdomTree Intl Real Estate Fund DRW E+ D- E- -63.08% Source: TheStreet.com Ratings (Data as of most recent monthend).

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