Friday, May 21, 2021

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:

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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:

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Name

School

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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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