Here is a list of the top-10 ETFs that experienced the largest percentage increase in value traded for the week ending April 17, 2009.
To create the list, I first screened for ETFs and ETNs that had an Average Daily Value Traded (ADVT) of at least $1 million for the past 21 market days. This includes only those products in the upper ETF Liquidity Tiers and represents approximately 45% of the universe of US-listed ETFs and ETNs. This step eliminates many of the peculiarities associated with low volume securities.
Next, I compared the ADVT of the past week to the 50-day average to determine which ones had the largest spike in the past week – an indication of potential increased interest from investors and traders.
The table below shows the price change for the week along with the ratio of 5-day ADVT to 50-day ADVT expressed as a percentage increase.
| Ticker | Name | 1-week | ADVT Chg |
| ITF | iShares S&P/TOPIX 150 | -0.1% | 406% |
| JKL | iShares Morningstar Small Value | 4.2% | 266% |
| PIN | PowerShares India | -1.2% | 266% |
| PXH | PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets | 1.0% | 192% |
| JKI | iShares Morningstar Mid Value | 3.2% | 183% |
| IGN | iShares S&P N.A. Tech MMedia Networking | 3.4% | 172% |
| ELV | SPDR DJ Wilshire Large Cap Value | 2.3% | 169% |
| PHB | PowerShares High Yield Corp Bond | 2.1% | 147% |
| RFL | Rydex 2x S&P Financial | 5.6% | 145% |
| IWW | iShares Russell 3000 Value | 1.9% | 137% |