Which ETFs outperformed over the past year (252 trading days)?
The following list answers that question.
A quick review of which type of funds are included the following list can help explain which ETFs have long-term momentum.
The following list is limited to non-leveraged ETFs.
For a list of leveraged ETFs, simply scroll down to the second top 20 list on this page.
All tables are updated every trading day after the close.
Best ETFs 1 Year
| Symbol | ETF Name | Orientation 8-15-22 | Price 8-15-22 | 1y Chg 8-15-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNL | United States 12 Month Natural Gas ETF | 1x | 25.93 | 139.3% |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas ETF | 1x | 30.56 | 126.4% |
| GAZ | iPath Natural Gas ETN | 1x | 45.33 | 116.6% |
| PXE | Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF | 1x | 28.93 | 89.6% |
| FCG | FT Natural Gas ETF | 1x | 24.82 | 87.6% |
| RJN | Elements Rogers Int Commodity Energy ETN | 1x | 4.18 | 78.6% |
| PXI | Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF | 1x | 42.45 | 77.0% |
| IEO | iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | 1x | 86.67 | 76.5% |
| XOP | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | 1x | 136.67 | 73.6% |
| JHME | JH Multifactor Energy ETF | 1x | 31.08 | 67.4% |
| RYE | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF | 1x | 65.69 | 67.0% |
| FXN | FT Energy ETF | 1x | 16.86 | 65.9% |
| GRN | iPath Carbon ETN | 1x | 35.94 | 64.8% |
| FTXN | FT Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF | 1x | 25.99 | 64.2% |
| VDE | Vanguard Energy ETF | 1x | 108.45 | 64.1% |
| FENY | Fidelity MSCI Energy ETF | 1x | 21.19 | 64.1% |
| UGA | United States Gasoline ETF | 1x | 59.44 | 64.1% |
| DBE | Invesco DB Energy ETF | 1x | 24.91 | 63.2% |
| IYE | iShares US Energy ETF | 1x | 42.04 | 63.0% |
| XLE | SPDR Energy Sector ETF | 1x | 76.94 | 63.0% |
| SPY | BENCHMARK: SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 1x | 428.86 | -2.5% |
Best ETFs 1 Year (Leveraged)
For comparison, the following tables lists the best performing leveraged ETFs over the past year (252 trading days).
The following list includes all factors of leverage (e.g. 1.5x, 2x, 3x) as well as leveraged inverse ETFs (e.g. -2x and -3x).
| Symbol | ETF Name | Orientation 8-15-22 | Price 8-15-22 | 1y Chg 8-15-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRGU | REX US Big Oil 3x ETN | 3x | 396.65 | 239.0% |
| BOIL | ProShares Natural Gas 2x ETF | 2x | 97.73 | 147.2% |
| GUSH | Direxion S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. 2x ETF | 2x | 157.02 | 143.4% |
| DIG | ProShares Oil & Gas 2x ETF | 2x | 34.74 | 135.3% |
| ERX | Direxion Energy 2x ETF | 2x | 53.15 | 133.5% |
| UCO | ProShares Crude Oil 2x ETF | 2x | 34.33 | 94.6% |
| TTT | ProShares 20+ Yr Treasury -3x ETF | -3x | 54.71 | 66.5% |
| TMV | Direxion 20+ Yr Treasury -3x ETF | -3x | 96.52 | 65.7% |
| WEBS | Direxion DJ Internet -3x ETF | -3x | 24.86 | 59.3% |
| YCS | ProShares Yen -2x ETF | -2x | 55.05 | 45.5% |
| TBT | Proshares 20+ Yr Treasury -2x ETF | -2x | 25.39 | 45.0% |
| EDZ | Direxion MSCI Emerg Mkt -3x ETF | -3x | 12.87 | 44.3% |
| CLDS | Direxion Cloud Computing -2x ETF | -2x | 25.01 | 41.2% |
| MLPR | ETRACS Qtr Alerian MLP 1.5x ETN | 1.5x | 40.88 | 40.9% |
| UTSL | Direxion Utilities 3x ETF | 3x | 47.65 | 38.3% |
| EUO | ProShares Euro -2x ETF | -2x | 32.39 | 34.8% |
| EEV | ProShares MSCI Emerg Mkt -2x ETF | -2x | 21.65 | 31.8% |
| TYO | Direxion 7-10 Yr Treasury -3x ETF | -3x | 10.73 | 29.9% |
| UPW | ProShares Utilities 2x ETF | 2x | 85.03 | 28.0% |
| EFU | ProShares MSCI EAFE -2x ETF | -2x | 12.29 | 26.2% |
| SPY | BENCHMARK: SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 1x | 428.86 | -2.5% |
