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.
| Symbol |
Name |
YTD Return |
AUM |
Avg Volume |
|
UVXY
|
Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
|
-67.00%
|
$229.8 M
|
6,187,997
|
|
TVIX
|
Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN
|
-66.20%
|
$632.9 M
|
12,570,310
|
|
NUGT
|
Daily Gold Miners Bull 3x Shares
|
-52.89%
|
$162.5 M
|
2,200,119
|
|
BOIL
|
Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas
|
-50.28%
|
$61.1 M
|
172,151
|
|
GASL
|
Daily Natural Gas Related Bull 3x Shares
|
-47.58%
|
$17.8 M
|
69,642
|
|
CVOL
|
C-Tracks ETN Citi Volatility Index Total Return
|
-45.65%
|
$7.7 M
|
32,933
|
|
VIXY
|
VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
|
-37.13%
|
$189.8 M
|
492,395
|
|
VXX
|
S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
|
-37.07%
|
$2,358.0 M
|
45,695,992
|
|
VIIX
|
VIX Short-Term ETN
|
-36.92%
|
$32.3 M
|
175,913
|
|
VXAA
|
ETRACS 1-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN
|
-36.78%
|
$5.4 M
|
629
|
|
RUSL
|
Daily Russia Bull 3x Shares
|
-32.70%
|
$13.9 M
|
53,328
|
|
KWT
|
Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF
|
-32.25%
|
$9.8 M
|
49,931
|
|
DSLV
|
3x Inverse Silver ETN
|
-31.76%
|
$6.7 M
|
202,342
|
|
GLDX
|
Gold Explorers ETF
|
-30.79%
|
$25.0 M
|
70,253
|
|
FOL
|
2x Oil Bull/S&P 500 Bear
|
-30.03%
|
$1.5 M
|
4,437
|
|
TAN
|
Solar ETF
|
-29.60%
|
$53.9 M
|
103,873
|
|
RETS
|
Daily Retail Bear 2X Shares
|
-28.25%
|
$2.8 M
|
12,433
|
|
TVIZ
|
Daily 2x VIX Medium-Term ETN
|
-28.18%
|
$6.1 M
|
5,973
|
|
BIS
|
UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology
|
-27.67%
|
$4.6 M
|
3,713
|
|
SQQQ
|
UltraPro Short QQQ
|
-27.08%
|
$149.6 M
|
798,650
|
|
VXBB
|
ETRACS 2-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN
|
-26.57%
|
$6.5 M
|
503
|
|
ARGT
|
FTSE Argentina 20 ETF
|
-25.78%
|
$2.8 M
|
4,893
|
|
UNG
|
United States Natural Gas Fund LP
|
-24.81%
|
$1,025.5 M
|
10,297,699
|
|
LBJ
|
Daily Latin America 3x Bull Shares
|
-24.56%
|
$24.6 M
|
10,183
|
|
TYP
|
Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares
|
-24.54%
|
$39.1 M
|
785,900
|
|
GDXJ
|
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF
|
-24.53%
|
$1,800.5 M
|
3,649,255
|
|
JO
|
Dow Jones-UBS Coffee ETN
|
-23.74%
|
$30.0 M
|
27,692
|
|
GREK
|
FTSE Greece 20 ETF
|
-23.54%
|
$2.1 M
|
11,200
|
|
FAZ
|
Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares
|
-23.24%
|
$781.8 M
|
14,758,005
|
|
ERX
|
Daily Energy Bull 3X Shares
|
-23.09%
|
$330.0 M
|
1,826,008
|
|
FAN
|
ISE Global Wind Energy Index Fund
|
-22.60%
|
$21.1 M
|
11,375
|
|
EWP
|
MSCI Spain Index Fund
|
-22.56%
|
$133.4 M
|
403,331
|
|
CAFE
|
Pure Beta Coffee ETN
|
-22.53%
|
$1.6 M
|
673
|
|
BRIL
|
Daily BRIC Bull 3x Shares
|
-22.13%
|
$3.8 M
|
8,245
|
|
VZZB
|
Long Enhanced S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN
|
-21.97%
|
$2.9 M
|
6,286
|
|
DRV
|
Daily Real Estate Bear 3x Shares
|
-21.36%
|
$24.6 M
|
155,261
|
|
UBR
|
Ultra MSCI Brazil
|
-21.22%
|
$8.8 M
|
12,653
|
|
PWND
|
Global Wind Energy Portfolio
|
-21.17%
|
$11.0 M
|
5,733
|
|
BXDC
|
Barclays Short C Leveraged Inverse S&P 500 TR ETN
|
-20.92%
|
$6.5 M
|
1,834
|
|
KOL
|
Market Vectors Coal ETF
|
-20.31%
|
$161.2 M
|
237,250
|
|
VXDD
|
ETRACS 4-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN
|
-20.07%
|
$7.4 M
|
267
|
|
UCO
|
Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil
|
-19.88%
|
$257.7 M
|
1,400,723
|
|
GDX
|
Market Vectors TR Gold Miners
|
-19.07%
|
$5,583.3 M
|
14,893,083
|
|
PKOL
|
Global Coal Portfolio
|
-18.96%
|
$10.2 M
|
5,980
|
|
PSAU
|
Global Gold and Precious Metals Portfolio
|
-18.91%
|
$32.1 M
|
7,828
|
|
QID
|
UltraShort QQQ
|
-18.52%
|
$581.3 M
|
4,954,200
|
|
XME
|
SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF
|
-18.41%
|
$586.6 M
|
3,962,258
|
|
ZSL
|
UltraShort Silver
|
-18.16%
|
$174.7 M
|
1,100,941
|
|
LPAL
|
2x Long Palladium ETN
|
-18.07%
|
$2.6 M
|
1,373
|
|
SIL
|
Silver Miners ETF
|
-17.95%
|
$262.4 M
|
241,639
|
|
VXCC
|
ETRACS 3-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN
|
-17.74%
|
$7.8 M
|
338
|
|
SFSA
|
Short Extended S&P 500 TR Index ETN
|
-17.67%
|
$12.9 M
|
14,834
|
|
GGGG
|
Pure Gold Miners ETF
|
-17.62%
|
$3.9 M
|
4,320
|
|
SKOR
|
IQ South Korea Small Cap ETF
|
-17.21%
|
$6.8 M
|
2,676
|
|
CHIM
|
China Materials ETF
|
-16.99%
|
$2.2 M
|
2,193
|
|
FCG
|
ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund
|
-16.99%
|
$349.0 M
|
486,581
|
|
PBW
|
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio
|
-16.87%
|
$148.2 M
|
190,333
|
|
GWO
|
CS Global Warming ETN
|
-16.80%
|
$2.5 M
|
2,244
|
|
ICLN
|
S&P Global Clean Energy Index Fund
|
-16.74%
|
$28.7 M
|
17,438
|
|
VIIZ
|
VIX Medium-Term ETN
|
-16.62%
|
$8.8 M
|
3,367
|
|
INDZ
|
Daily India Bear 3x Shares
|
-16.62%
|
$5.6 M
|
15,102
|
|
CTNN
|
Pure Beta Cotton ETN
|
-16.52%
|
$1.6 M
|
529
|
|
REW
|
UltraShort Technology
|
-16.37%
|
$23.4 M
|
25,659
|
|
URA
|
Uranium ETF
|
-15.83%
|
$138.3 M
|
221,613
|
|
SCC
|
UltraShort Consumer Services
|
-15.81%
|
$7.9 M
|
2,408
|
|
SJL
|
UltraShort Russell MidCap Value
|
-15.56%
|
$1.7 M
|
1,024
|
|
SKF
|
UltraShort Financials
|
-15.14%
|
$272.5 M
|
1,054,141
|
|
CU
|
ISE Global Copper Index Fund
|
-14.99%
|
$41.6 M
|
21,673
|
|
COPX
|
Copper Miners ETF
|
-14.95%
|
$26.5 M
|
29,058
|
|
TMV
|
Daily 20 Year Plus Treasury Bear 3x Shares
|
-14.95%
|
$312.6 M
|
445,977
|
|
UNL
|
United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund
|
-14.87%
|
$38.0 M
|
73,020
|
|
VXEE
|
ETRACS 5-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures ETN
|
-14.65%
|
$7.9 M
|
300
|
|
SICK
|
Daily Healthcare Bear 3X Shares
|
-14.62%
|
$2.6 M
|
1,463
|
|
SBND
|
3x Short 25+ Year Treasury Bond ETN
|
-14.60%
|
$16.9 M
|
39,406
|
|
DIG
|
Ultra Oil & Gas
|
-14.55%
|
$214.1 M
|
355,358
|
|
BAL
|
Dow Jones-UBS Cotton Total Return Sub-Index ETN
|
-14.51%
|
$31.4 M
|
41,452
|
|
SMDD
|
UltraPro Short MidCap400
|
-14.51%
|
$10.1 M
|
18,262
|
|
SRS
|
UltraShort Real Estate
|
-14.31%
|
$147.9 M
|
275,841
|
|
BGZ
|
Daily Large Cap Bear 3X Shares
|
-14.22%
|
$188.8 M
|
1,760,159
|
|
JJS
|
Dow Jones-UBS Softs Total Return Sub-Index ETN
|
-14.14%
|
$14.0 M
|
4,115
|
|
EWI
|
MSCI Italy Index Fund
|
-13.93%
|
$116.7 M
|
502,369
|
|
LGEM
|
Basic Materials GEMS ETF
|
-13.84%
|
$2.0 M
|
2,824
|
|
DCNG
|
Seasonal Natural Gas ETN
|
-13.81%
|
$2.2 M
|
743
|
|
VXZ
|
S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN
|
-13.80%
|
$253.7 M
|
605,481
|
|
VIXM
|
VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
|
-13.75%
|
$116.7 M
|
29,278
|
|
PLTM
|
ISE Global Platinum Index Fund
|
-13.68%
|
$8.5 M
|
6,416
|
|
GRWN
|
Pure Beta Softs ETN
|
-13.53%
|
$0.9 M
|
1,271
|
|
SPXU
|
UltraPro Short S&P500
|
-13.51%
|
$551.2 M
|
2,269,495
|
|
GEX
|
Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF
|
-13.38%
|
$47.3 M
|
19,181
|
|
DZK
|
Daily Developed Markets Bull 3x Shares
|
-13.05%
|
$14.8 M
|
21,531
|
|
CNDA
|
IQ Canada Small Cap ETF
|
-12.99%
|
$25.5 M
|
7,970
|
|
SOXS
|
Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares
|
-12.75%
|
$21.2 M
|
170,108
|