100 Lowest YTD ETF Returns

The following table lists the bottom 100 exchange-traded funds in terms of year-to-date returns. These are the 100 ETFs that have had the lowest percentage return since the beginning of the current calendar year. You may also wish to see the 100 ETFs with the highest YTD returns.

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Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Avg Volume
NUGT	Daily Gold Miners Bull 3x Shares	-83.77%	$310.6 M	6,132,669
TVIX	Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN	-72.06%	$146.9 M	9,499,104
UVXY	Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF	-71.77%	$382.7 M	29,526,211
USLV	3x Long Silver ETN	-65.68%	$86.0 M	1,036,773
CVOL	C-Tracks ETN Citi Volatility Index Total Return	-62.66%	$1.7 M	4,814
FSG	2x Gold Bull/S&P 500 Bear	-56.27%	$2.8 M	4,187
DGAZ	3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN	-54.74%	$51.0 M	1,086,557
GLDX	Gold Explorers ETF	-51.54%	$25.4 M	40,131
SOXS	Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares	-51.11%	$50.2 M	362,802
UGLD	3x Long Gold ETN	-48.95%	$23.7 M	151,313
AGQ	Ultra Silver	-48.93%	$480.9 M	1,658,752
FAZ	Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares	-47.93%	$554.7 M	5,650,229
FINZ	UltraPro Short Financials	-47.11%	$2.0 M	2,334
BIS	UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology	-45.85%	$4.6 M	5,102
GRN	Global Carbon ETN	-45.65%	$0.6 M	2,325
TVIZ	Daily 2x VIX Medium-Term ETN	-45.56%	$0.6 M	3,502
GDXJ	Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF	-45.22%	$1,415.0 M	4,555,056
SMDD	UltraPro Short MidCap400	-44.56%	$5.7 M	24,140
MIDZ	Daily Mid Cap Bear 3x Shares	-44.44%	$9.9 M	26,004
DRV	Daily Real Estate Bear 3x Shares	-44.06%	$11.6 M	88,895
TZA	Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares	-43.43%	$878.7 M	9,228,596
SRTY	UltraPro Short Russell2000	-43.33%	$64.6 M	665,744
SILJ	PureFunds ISE Junior Silver ETF	-42.99%	$1.7 M	9,395
GGGG	Pure Gold Miners ETF	-42.99%	$2.9 M	2,858
VIIX	VIX Short-Term ETN	-42.13%	$18.2 M	655,595
VXX	S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN	-42.06%	$1,328.8 M	52,755,168
ERY	Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares	-41.84%	$81.1 M	605,197
VIXY	VIX Short-Term Futures ETF	-41.45%	$214.8 M	2,444,332
SDOW	UltraPro Short Dow30	-41.36%	$117.7 M	401,313
SIL	Silver Miners ETF	-41.32%	$204.0 M	186,638
SPXS	Daily S&P 500 Bear 3x Shares	-41.28%	$201.7 M	3,099,203
GDX	Market Vectors TR Gold Miners	-41.11%	$5,233.1 M	21,950,377
RING	MSCI Global Gold Miners Fund	-40.80%	$28.3 M	58,927
SPXU	UltraPro Short S&P500	-40.74%	$547.3 M	5,364,279
BXDB	Barclays Short B Leveraged Inverse S&P 500 TR ETN	-40.61%	$2.8 M	367
SLVP	MSCI Global Silver Miners Fund	-39.83%	$3.8 M	5,885
PSAU	Global Gold and Precious Metals Portfolio	-39.43%	$20.8 M	14,756
EWV	UltraShort MSCI Japan	-39.23%	$9.4 M	37,090
FSA	2x T-Bond Bull/S&P 500 Bear	-38.76%	$1.2 M	1,240
GASX	Daily Natural Gas Related Bear 3x Shares	-38.38%	$7.9 M	145,671
RXD	UltraShort Health Care	-37.41%	$3.3 M	2,360
KOLD	UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas	-37.31%	$25.9 M	167,905
SQQQ	UltraPro Short QQQ	-35.96%	$202.2 M	1,933,902
SKF	UltraShort Financials	-34.53%	$120.2 M	476,732
UGL	Ultra Gold	-34.37%	$193.3 M	256,878
DGP	DB Gold Double Long ETN	-34.33%	$236.5 M	344,113
SCC	UltraShort Consumer Services	-33.85%	$5.8 M	2,903
FOL	2x Oil Bull/S&P 500 Bear	-33.75%	$1.3 M	812
JUNR	Junior Miners ETF	-33.58%	$3.3 M	3,097
SSG	UltraShort Semiconductors	-33.40%	$9.2 M	26,468
SKK	UltraShort Russell2000 Growth	-32.17%	$5.6 M	10,057
SZK	UltraShort Consumer Goods	-32.02%	$4.7 M	1,295
SJH	UltraShort Russell2000 Value	-31.92%	$2.6 M	6,136
MZZ	UltraShort MidCap400	-31.85%	$17.2 M	57,779
DPK	Daily Developed Markets Bear 3x Shares	-31.57%	$8.6 M	37,394
SDK	UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth	-31.44%	$1.2 M	1,155
TECS	Daily Technology Bear 3x Shares	-31.32%	$21.4 M	56,172
TWM	UltraShort Russell2000	-31.01%	$356.2 M	2,078,948
SDD	UltraShort SmallCap600	-30.97%	$5.7 M	7,970
SIJ	UltraShort Industrials	-30.47%	$4.7 M	3,272
SFK	UltraShort Russell1000 Growth	-30.16%	$4.3 M	1,238
TWQ	UltraShort Russell3000	-29.79%	$1.0 M	620
DXD	UltraShort Dow30	-29.74%	$271.2 M	848,208
YCL	Ultra Yen	-29.42%	$3.0 M	11,303
SRS	UltraShort Real Estate	-29.31%	$59.6 M	116,578
SDS	UltraShort S&P500	-29.24%	$1,885.8 M	10,850,690
SDP	UltraShort Utilities	-29.02%	$2.1 M	5,252
SJF	UltraShort Russell1000 Value	-28.98%	$1.0 M	622
DUG	UltraShort Oil & Gas	-28.66%	$74.9 M	671,903
DBS	DB Silver Fund	-27.68%	$38.3 M	15,148
TLL	UltraShort Telecommunications	-27.41%	$1.3 M	1,363
MSXX	PureFunds ISE Mining Services ETF	-26.95%	$0.9 M	6,590
USV	E-TRACS UBS Bloomberg CMCI Silver ETN	-26.86%	$4.8 M	40,210
EMT	Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund	-26.76%	$7.4 M	4,178
SLV	Silver Trust	-26.39%	$7,098.9 M	11,969,188
SIVR	Physical Silver Shares	-26.32%	$402.5 M	279,517
LGEM	Basic Materials GEMS ETF	-26.17%	$3.2 M	3,905
SJL	UltraShort Russell MidCap Value	-25.69%	$0.8 M	1,300
RUSL	Daily Russia Bull 3x Shares	-25.59%	$25.1 M	50,838