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With 2013 nearly half complete, now is a good time to look at this year's top-performing ETFs to see what has worked, what might keep working and which funds could be vulnerable to second-half pullbacks. Before getting to the good stuff, some housekeeping is in order.First, 10 ETFs that will be highlighted are all plain vanilla, non-leveraged funds. Second, the list and performance data come courtesy ETF Replay , which features the 10 best an 10 worst non-leveraged funds on the front page of its web site.Health Care Rules An investment in the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLV) has paid off this year as that ETF has surged more than 20 percent. However, XLV's performance pales in comparison to what biotech ETFs have delivered. Interestingly, one so-called expert labeled biotech ETFs as "dangerous" in February while touting the virtues of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN).That was not the best of calls because biotech ETFs big and small have been stellar performers this year . Lead by the Marke...
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