With some very notable exceptions, all but a handful of these top-performing actively traded ETFs have struggled to return more than 7 percent so far this year.
This has been a tough year for investors in international ETFs. Major unhedged international benchmarks like the EAFE are down significantly so far in 2018.
In the investment world, too much of a good thing can be bad, and right now some advisors see red lights flashing with ETFs, hedge funds and commercial credit.