20 Best ETFs 5 Years

Which ETFs outperformed over the past five years?

The following list answers that question.

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. 

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Best ETFs 5 Years

SymbolETF NameOrientation
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Price
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5y Chg
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TANInvesco Solar ETF1x72.98197%
XSDSPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF1x201.47186%
QCLNFT Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETF1x49.29153%
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF1x254.62151%
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF1x429.45145%
XLKSPDR Technology Sector ETF1x145.96134%
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF1x371.92126%
PSIInvesco Semiconductors ETF1x119.36123%
FTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology ETF1x109.96120%
IYWiShares US Technology ETF1x90.05118%
PTFInvesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF1x125.26112%
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF1x18.77111%
IXNiShares Global Tech ETF1x52.62107%
QQQInvesco Nasdaq 100 Trust ETF1x310.8998%
GRIDFT Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETF1x92.7095%
FTXLFT Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF1x62.5492%
IWYiShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF1x135.0191%
SMOGVanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF1x113.9690%
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF1x60.4190%
NULGNuveen ESG Lg-Cap Growth ETF1x53.5788%
SPYBENCHMARK: SPDR S&P 500 ETF1x395.7563%

Best ETFs 5 Years (Leveraged)

For comparison, the following tables lists the best performing leveraged ETFs over the past five years.

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).

SymbolETF NameOrientation
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Price
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TECLDirexion Technology 3x ETF3x33.73189%
ROMProShares Technology 2x ETF2x32.56176%
QLDProShares QQQ 2x ETF2x46.61137%
USDProShares Semiconductors 2x ETF2x26.98133%
CUREDirexion Healthcare 3x ETF3x91.37117%
TQQQProShares QQQ 3x ETF3x25.82105%
RXLProShares Health Care 2x ETF2x82.6396%
FBGXUBS AG FI Lg-Cap Growth 2x ETN2x453.3094%
SPUUDirexion S&P 500 2x ETF2x74.8687%
SSOProShares S&P 500 2x ETF2x46.9881%
FNGURex MicroSectors FANG+ 3x ETF3x92.1166%
DGPDB Gold Double Long 2x ETF2x42.5665%
YCSProShares Yen -2x ETF-2x54.2265%
UGEProShares Consumer Goods 2x ETF2x16.6064%
SPXLDirexion S&P 500 3x ETF3x66.3164%
UPROProShares S&P 500 3x ETF3x34.9761%
UGLProShares Gold 2x ETF2x63.5552%
DDMProShares Dow 30 2x ETF2x59.9151%
SOXLDirexion Semiconductor 3x ETF3x16.5750%
UPWProShares Utilities 2x ETF2x59.7150%
SPYBENCHMARK: SPDR S&P 500 ETF1x395.7563%