Winners Announced - Spring 2021 ETF Portfolio Challenge!

Friday, May 21, 2021 - After 12 weeks, the Spring 2021 ETF Global^® Portfolio Challenge has come to another exciting conclusion! The eleventh iteration of this semi-annual contest was decided by less than one percentage point. In the face of unprecedented volatility, participants in the global competition were still able to uphold their impressive performance record and build resilient, high-performing portfolios.

Our contestants all began the semester with a virtual balance of $100,000 and with the task of constructing the best performing portfolio of ETFs. Students were afforded weekly rebalancing opportunities and could invest in a minimum of 4 and maximum of 10 ETFs at a time. Despite facing heavy competition all semester, these select students were able to separate themselves from the rest of the field.

Here are the Top 5 Winners:

#	Name	School	Return
1	Alejandro Giraldo Rodriguez	Universidad de Medellin	40.33%
2	Keyur Lo	Indian Institute of Tech, Madras	39.56%
3	Nicholas Londono Gallego	Universidad EIA	26.81%
4	Valeria Restrepo	Universidad EIA	26.60%
5	Ana Sofia Garcia	Universidad EIA	25.01%

As the Winners of this semester’s challenge, these students will be featured and recognized during the ETF Global® Portfolio Challenge Awards Ceremony at the upcoming Fall 2021 ETP Forum (www.etpforum.org) on Thursday, November 18th at the New York Athletic Club.

Please see below for the remaining Top 25 Participants:

#	Name	School	Return
6	King Leung Poon	Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong	23.96%
7	Jared Beckley	Keuka College	23.87%
8	Jacob Rogowski	Keuka College	22.76%
9	Joshua Card	Keuka College	21.65%
10	Giovanny Barona Osorio	Universidad de Medellin	20.62%
11	Steve Coughlin	Plymouth State University	19.39%
12	Kwong Yin Wong	Hong Kong Univ. Science & Tech	18.92%
13	William Dai	University of California, Berkeley	18.85%
14	Haochen W	ESSEC Business School	18.83%
15	Logan Keefer	University of Delaware	18.68%
16	Annie Heller	Plymouth State University	18.63%
17	Leonardo Cruz	University of Puerto Rico	17.86%
18	Tony Teegan	Coventry University London	17.83%
19	Adrianna Rack	University of Delaware	17.77%
20	Atef Smat	ESSEC Business School	16.82%
21	Andres Felipe Echavarria Molina	Universidad EIA	16.77%
22	Lyncie Etienne	University of Delaware	16.60%
23	Linus Lindeberg	Plymouth State University	16.60%
24	Dominic Fogel	University of Delaware	16.43%
25	Jiabao Li	ESSEC Business School	16.33%

Since its inception in the Fall of 2015, the ETF Global® Portfolio Challenge has attracted students from 6 continents and over 400 schools. As investors continue to increase their usage of ETFs, we encourage all college students to take advantage of this opportunity and learn about this fast-growing investment vehicle before they enter the marketplace.

Please join us in congratulating this semester's winners and stay tuned for our Fall 2021 ETF Global^® Portfolio Challenge!

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