PowerShares DB Crude Oil Short ETN (NYSE: SZO) found its place among ETF gainers today. SZO jumped 3.64% as crude oil fell around 1%.

The Rydex Inverse 2x S&P Select Sector Energy ETF (NYSE: REC) is up 3.39% as Energy sector struggles. REC seeks to reproduce 200% of the inverse performance of the Energy Select Sector Index.

The Claymore/BNY Mellon Frontier Markets ETF (NYSE: FRN) gained 3.15% so far as Emerging market stocks are trading in the positive territory.

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Europe (ETF) (NYSE: EPV) is trading 2.60% up as stocks like Novartis (NYSE: NVS) and BP plc (NYSE: BP) are trading in the red zone. NVS dropped 0.24% and BP lost 1.40%.

Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shs(ETF) (NYSE: ERY) is another ETF that exploited oil weakness today, while Direxion Daily Developed Markets Bear 3x Shs(ETF)
(NYSE: DPK) jumped on the poor performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. ERY is up 2.56% and DPK added 2.38%.

Ultra Short Oil & Gas (NYSE: DUG) added 2.35% as Exxon (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) fell around 0.3% and 0.5% respectively.

When it comes to emerging markets ETFs that focus on more than one country, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (NYSE: EEM) is the 800-lb. gorilla in the room. EEM trades a huge amount of shares per day and the ETF is considered the bellwether among emerging markets ETF.

That said, the ETF Professor would like to call your attention to the Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF (NYSE: VEA), which is up a tidy 25% year-to-date.

VEA tracks the MSCI EAFE Index. VEA's largest holding HSBC (NYSE: HBC) accounts for just 1.74% of the total makeup, and other familiar names include BP (NYSE: BP), Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) and Telefonica (NYSE: TEF).

Obviously, VEA emphasizes developed markets in addition to emerging markets, so the ETF can act as a hedge against volatile emerging markets plays. The expense ratio is just 0.11%.

These three under-covered ETFs may be just what your portfolio needs.

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