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One hundred days into the Iran war, AI, shipping and cannabis ETFs have surged, while crypto, bonds and gold miners lagged.
Gold mining ETFs -- GOEX, AUMI, SGDJ and GDXJ -- are hovering around 52-week highs, fueled by gold's safe-haven demand, central bank buying and a weaker dollar.
Gold has been on a powerful upward trajectory this year, fueled by strong safe-haven demand amid Trump's tariff chaos and escalating geopolitical tensions, weakening U.S. dollar and growing expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts. The yellow metal has posted monthly gains for five straight months as of May, its longest run since 2017.
Rising Middle East tensions should spur gains in energy, gold, defense, and cybersecurity ETFs amid Israel's strike on Iran. These ETFs include the likes of XLE, AUMI, ITA and HACK.
Uranium, volatility, gold miner, and platinum ETFs surged last week, driven by policy shifts, market fears, safe-haven demand, and supply constraints affecting their respective areas.
Here, we highlight five ETFs from different corners of the stock market that have outperformed in April.
Gold mining ETFs are outperforming this year on rising gold prices.
Tariffs, geopolitical volatility, and overall economic uncertainty have taken over this year. So far in 2025, the top-performing ETFs are all international ETFs, with a handful of gold and gold mining ETFs.
SEC filings for AUMI aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.