ETFs have long been popular investments for retail traders and ordinary Americans who want to “set it and forget it” when they enter the stock market. As the ETF market has grown, thematic ETFs have taken the market by storm, bringing quite a lot of diversity and growth potential. Benzinga’s 5-strongest ETFs for the new year offers the most growth potential in 2022 and beyond. The Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF ($BETZ@US) offers exposure in a market that’s constantly adding new states as they legalize gambling and gaming firms from Penn National to Entain gain value. The Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF ($PAVE@US) offers exposure to firms like Vulcan Materials ($VMC@US), Nucor ($NUE@US), Trane Technologies ($TT@US), and Fastenal ($FAST@US). Defiance Digital’s Digital Revolution ETF ($NFTZ@US) offers exposure to Marathon Digital Holdings ($MARA@US), Coinbase Global ($COIN@US), Bitfarms ($BITF@Canada), and other stocks. Finally, the ProShares Online Retail ETF ($ONLN@US) helps investors gain exposure to Amazon ($AMZN@US), Alibaba ($BABA@China), eBay ($EBAY@US), and more. Investing in a diverse range of ETFs can offer investors unique opportunities throughout the year as markets ebb and flow from the NCAA Basketball Tournament in March to the holiday shopping season and beyond.