Fall 2015 Portfolio Challenge Winners Announced!

Monday, November 30th marked the conclusion of our inaugural ETF Global Portfolio Challenge. During the Fall 2015 semester, students from four continents vied to claim the top performing portfolio.

There was change atop the leaderboard throughout the performance period and only a select group of students consistently ranked among the contest’s top performers. By the end of the performance period, five students emerged from the competition.

We are happy to announce these winners of the Fall 2015 ETF Global Portfolio Challenge!

Name	School/Year	Total Portfolio Return
1. Matthew Tarka	Xavier University (2019)	15.52%
2. Wyatt Smith	University of Central Florida (2017)	11.27%
3. Vasanthan Thiruvadi	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (2017)	10.43%
4. Teng Long Ho	University of New South Wales (2016)	10.41%
5. Matthew Parron	Fairfield University (2017)	8.45%

These students demonstrated exceptional investing acumen and portfolio management skills. For their impressive performance, these students will be recognized and rewarded in a variety of ways, including at the upcoming Spring 2016 ETP Forum on April 6th at The New York Athletic Club.

Undergraduate and Graduate Students from all academic disciplines are invited to participate in the Spring 2016 ETF Global Portfolio Challenge. Registration is open and will close on Friday, February 12, 2016. The Performance Period commences on Tuesday, February 16th ending on Monday, April 25, 2016.

For more information regarding registration, contest rules, eligibility, timeline and prizes, please check out ETF Global Portfolio Challenge and follow along @ETF_Global and the hashtag #ETFWizards

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