100 Highest Expense Ratio ETFs

While "plain vanilla" passively-managed ETFs offer expense ratios under 10 basis points, many ETFs that implement more complex investment strategies (such as leveraged investing or hedge fund strategies) charge higher fees. Below are the 100 ETFs with the highest expense ratios in the industry. Even the ETFs included on this list feature expense ratios below the average for traditional actively-managed mutual funds, which approximates 1.4%. You may also wish to peruse our list of the 100 ETFs with the lowest expense ratios.

Symbol
Name
Expense Ratio
ETFdb Category
HDGE Active Bear ETF 1.85% Inverse Equities
UGAZ 3x Long Natural Gas ETN 1.65% Leveraged Commodities
TVIZ Daily 2x VIX Medium-Term ETN 1.65% Volatility
DSLV 3x Inverse Silver ETN 1.65% Leveraged Commodities
USLV 3x Long Silver ETN 1.65% Leveraged Commodities
DGAZ 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN 1.65% Leveraged Commodities
TVIX Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN 1.65% Volatility
MATH Meidell Tactical Advantage ETF 1.60% Diversified Portfolio
CRUD WTI Crude Oil Fund 1.54% Oil & Gas
DENT Dent Tactical ETF 1.50% Global Equities
AGLS Accuvest Global Long Short ETF 1.50% Long-Short
SSAM Rockledge SectorSAM ETF 1.50% Long-Short
NAGS Natural Gas Fund 1.50% Oil & Gas
XMPT Market Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF 1.43% National Munis
CORN Corn Fund 1.42% Agricultural Commodities
LPAL 2x Long Palladium ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
IPLT 2x Inverse Platinum ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
IPAL 2x Inverse Palladium ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
ZIV Daily Inverse VIX Medium-Term ETN 1.35% Volatility
HYLD Peritus High Yield ETF 1.35% High Yield Bonds
UGLD 3x Long Gold ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
SCPR 2x Inverse Copper ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
XIV Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN 1.35% Volatility
UOIL 3x Long Brent Crude ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
UWTI 3x Long Crude ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
FFVX ETRACS Daily Short 6-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN 1.35% Volatility
LPLT 2x Long Platinum ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
LCPR 2x Long Copper ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
CCVX ETRACS Daily Short 3-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN 1.35% Volatility
DOIL 3x Inverse Brent Crude ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
DGLD 3x Inverse Gold ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
DDVX ETRACS Daily Short 4-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN 1.35% Volatility
EEVX ETRACS Daily Short 5-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN 1.35% Volatility
DWTI 3x Inverse Crude ETN 1.35% Leveraged Commodities
AAVX ETRACS Daily Short 1-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN 1.35% Volatility
BBVX ETRACS Daily Short 2-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN 1.35% Volatility
GTAA Cambria Global Tactical ETF 1.29% Diversified Portfolio
ACCU Accuvest Global Opportunities ETF 1.25% Global Equities
AADR WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF 1.25% Global Equities
GSC GS Connect S&P GSCI Enh Commodity TR ETN 1.25% Commodities
CVOL C-Tracks ETN Citi Volatility Index Total Return 1.15% Volatility
OFF ETRACS Fisher-Gartman Risk Off ETN 1.15% Diversified Portfolio
FWDD Madrona Forward Domestic ETF 1.12% Large Cap Blend Equities
FWDI Madrona Forward International ETF 1.12% Foreign Large Cap Equities
TWTI Oil Trendpilot ETN 1.10% Oil & Gas
CSMN Market Neutral Equity ETN 1.05% Long-Short
WEAT Wheat Fund 1.00% Agricultural Commodities
CANE Sugar Fund 1.00% Agricultural Commodities
TRND US Large Cap Trendpilot ETN 1.00% Large Cap Blend Equities
TNDQ NASDAQ-100 Trendpilot ETN 1.00% Large Cap Growth Equities
TRNM US Mid Cap Trendpilot ETN 1.00% Mid Cap Blend Equities
TBAR Gold Trendpilot ETN 1.00% Precious Metals
SOYB Soybean Fund 1.00% Agricultural Commodities
TTFS TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF 0.99% All Cap Equities
MES Market Vectors Gulf States Index ETF 0.99% Emerging Markets Equities
TWQ UltraShort Russell3000 0.95% Leveraged Equities
TTT UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury 0.95% Leveraged Bonds
CURE Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares 0.95% Leveraged Equities
UGL Ultra Gold 0.95% Leveraged Commodities
BOIL Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas 0.95% Leveraged Commodities
USD Ultra Semiconductors 0.95% Leveraged Equities
UVU Ultra Russell MidCap Value 0.95% Leveraged Equities
BGU Daily Large Cap Bull 3X Shares 0.95% Leveraged Equities
VQT Barclays ETN+ S&P VEQTOR ETN 0.95% Large Cap Blend Equities
USAG United States Agriculture Index Fund 0.95% Agricultural Commodities
ULE Ultra Euro 0.95% Leveraged Currency
UDOW UltraPro Dow30 0.95% Leveraged Equities
CMD UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity 0.95% Leveraged Commodities
TQQQ UltraPro QQQ 0.95% Leveraged Equities
UKW Ultra Russell MidCap Growth 0.95% Leveraged Equities
TYD Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares 0.95% Leveraged Bonds
SJL UltraShort Russell MidCap Value 0.95% Leveraged Equities
ITLT DB 3x Italian Treasury Bond Futures ETN 0.95% Leveraged Bonds
EFZ Short MSCI EAFE 0.95% Inverse Equities
JGBD DB 3x Inverse Japanese Government Bond Futures ETN 0.95% Leveraged Bonds
KOLD UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas 0.95% Leveraged Commodities
KRS Short KBW Regional Banking 0.95% Inverse Equities
INDZ Daily India Bear 3x Shares 0.95% Leveraged Equities
EPV UltraShort MSCI Europe ETF 0.95% Leveraged Equities
FXP Ultrashort FTSE/Xinhua China 0.95% Leveraged Equities
EUM Short MSCI Emerging Markets 0.95% Inverse Equities
GASX Daily Natural Gas Related Bear 3x Shares 0.95% Leveraged Equities
GCE Claymore CEF GS Connect ETN 0.95% Diversified Portfolio
ERY Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares 0.95% Leveraged Equities
KRU Ultra KBW Regional Banking 0.95% Leveraged Equities
LBND 3x Long 25+ Year Treasury Bond ETN 0.95% Leveraged Bonds
EWV UltraShort MSCI Japan 0.95% Leveraged Equities
SDP UltraShort Utilities 0.95% Leveraged Equities
SRTY UltraPro Short Russell2000 0.95% Leveraged Equities
SSG UltraShort Semiconductors 0.95% Leveraged Equities
TBX Short 7-10 Year Treasury 0.95% Inverse Bonds
DDM Ultra Dow30 0.95% Leveraged Equities
SBB Short SmallCap600 0.95% Inverse Equities
MATS Daily Basic Materials Bear 3X Shares 0.95% Leveraged Equities
NUGT Daily Gold Miners Bull 3x Shares 0.95% Leveraged Equities
PST UltraShort Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury 0.95% Leveraged Bonds
ROM Ultra Technology 0.95% Leveraged Equities
TMV Daily 20 Year Plus Treasury Bear 3x Shares 0.95% Leveraged Bonds

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