Most Popular ETFs: Top 100 ETFs By Trading Volume

The following table lists the top 100 most heavily traded exchange-traded products, highlighting the funds that will generally be the most liquid. Generally, ETFs with the highest average volume are used widely as trading vehicles among active traders. The figures below reflect the average daily trading volume for each ETF over the previous three month period; this metric is less susceptible to daily fluctuations than is the normal daily volume metric. The following table also includes the assets under management for each of these ETF, in thousands of U.S. dollars. These figures are updated daily; numbers will not reflect intraday activity.

Symbol
Name
Avg Volume
AUM
SPY SPDR S&P 500 126,498,672 $142,237.7 M
EEM MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund 55,275,047 $45,410.0 M
VXX S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN 52,882,090 $1,450.1 M
XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR 49,529,594 $13,385.2 M
EWJ MSCI Japan Index Fund 42,290,906 $12,628.3 M
IWM Russell 2000 Index Fund 40,687,273 $20,386.5 M
QQQ QQQ 32,617,232 $35,044.6 M
UVXY Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF 29,941,588 $368.3 M
GDX Market Vectors TR Gold Miners 22,089,178 $5,338.5 M
EFA MSCI EAFE Index Fund 18,953,449 $43,797.6 M
VWO Emerging Markets ETF 16,636,133 $58,137.0 M
XIV Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN 16,255,958 $354.2 M
FXI FTSE China 25 Index Fund 15,541,862 $6,869.3 M
GLD SPDR Gold Trust 14,236,920 $45,192.9 M
EWZ MSCI Brazil Capped ETF 12,602,308 $7,120.6 M
SLV Silver Trust 12,546,748 $7,283.6 M
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR 11,620,359 $7,699.4 M
XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR 11,395,781 $5,107.1 M
SDS UltraShort S&P500 11,135,164 $1,898.2 M
TNA Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares 10,549,150 $387.9 M
TZA Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares 9,756,599 $913.4 M
TVIX Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN 9,426,604 $150.5 M
IAU COMEX Gold Trust 9,090,763 $8,580.8 M
IYR Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund 8,950,406 $5,746.5 M
XLU Utilities Select Sector SPDR 8,622,852 $6,041.1 M
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR 8,557,692 $6,984.8 M
TLT Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund 8,123,409 $3,497.0 M
FAS Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares 8,071,648 $1,195.0 M
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR 7,898,577 $10,838.0 M
XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR 7,865,716 $7,160.7 M
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR 7,851,967 $2,871.7 M
SSO Ultra S&P500 6,709,169 $2,504.6 M
DIA Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF 6,600,253 $12,289.2 M
NUGT Daily Gold Miners Bull 3x Shares 6,475,667 $310.6 M
FAZ Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares 5,874,112 $570.8 M
USO United States Oil Fund 5,626,276 $1,298.0 M
SPXU UltraPro Short S&P500 5,534,984 $556.7 M
DXJ Japan Hedged Equity Fund 5,509,547 $10,781.2 M
XHB SPDR Homebuilders ETF 5,371,195 $2,969.4 M
UNG United States Natural Gas Fund LP 5,370,231 $911.5 M
TBT UltraShort Barclays 20+ Year Treasury 5,312,128 $3,709.4 M
XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR 5,090,864 $5,266.7 M
EWT MSCI Taiwan Index Fund 5,029,883 $2,847.2 M
XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Explor & Product 4,925,767 $915.7 M
OIH Market Vectors Oil Services ETF 4,843,359 $1,688.2 M
JNK SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF 4,728,866 $11,356.7 M
QID UltraShort QQQ 4,577,322 $435.0 M
GDXJ Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF 4,535,541 $1,448.6 M
ITB Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund 4,437,208 $2,561.4 M
XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF 4,409,354 $997.8 M
IVV Core S&P 500 ETF 4,221,070 $43,584.2 M
RSX Market Vectors Russia ETF 4,192,391 $1,524.0 M
XME SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF 4,180,131 $664.3 M
EWG MSCI Germany Index Fund 3,775,626 $3,043.8 M
EWW MSCI Mexico Index Fund 3,184,863 $2,586.3 M
EWH MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund 3,179,586 $3,736.5 M
SPXS Daily S&P 500 Bear 3x Shares 3,149,251 $202.0 M
AMLP Alerian MLP ETF 3,099,844 $6,410.9 M
HYG iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund 3,084,633 $15,836.0 M
EPI India Earnings Fund 3,020,188 $1,038.8 M
VEA Europe Pacific 2,948,597 $13,968.3 M
SH Short S&P500 2,870,159 $1,774.3 M
BKLN Senior Loan Portfolio 2,734,506 $4,320.9 M
SPLV S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio 2,672,339 $5,017.2 M
MDY SPDR MidCap Trust Series I 2,623,058 $12,571.8 M
VNQ REIT ETF 2,611,342 $20,703.7 M
VIXY VIX Short-Term Futures ETF 2,469,119 $222.1 M
IWF Russell 1000 Growth 2,413,952 $19,647.2 M
EWC MSCI Canada Index Fund 2,376,997 $4,067.7 M
QLD Ultra QQQ 2,294,869 $521.9 M
EZU MSCI EMU Index Fund 2,286,434 $2,265.0 M
DBC DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund 2,213,055 $5,643.5 M
VGK FTSE Europe ETF 2,158,339 $5,920.9 M
TWM UltraShort Russell2000 2,115,380 $360.2 M
EWY MSCI South Korea Index Fund 2,106,505 $3,365.5 M
EWA MSCI Australia Index Fund 2,099,106 $2,388.5 M
SQQQ UltraPro Short QQQ 2,017,208 $209.2 M
SMH Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF 1,969,778 $316.0 M
LQD iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund 1,963,484 $23,386.2 M
EWI MSCI Italy Index Fund 1,934,383 $730.9 M
UCO Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil 1,921,264 $227.2 M
TQQQ UltraPro QQQ 1,888,558 $227.6 M
KBE SPDR S&P Bank ETF 1,853,903 $2,160.4 M
EWM MSCI Malaysia Index Fund 1,850,239 $1,043.3 M
VTI Total Stock Market ETF 1,814,903 $31,151.0 M
AGQ Ultra Silver 1,710,667 $544.4 M
EWU MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund 1,695,841 $1,692.4 M
KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF 1,662,627 $1,546.5 M
PFF S&P US Preferred Stock Fund 1,647,530 $12,484.8 M
IWD Russell 1000 Value 1,622,055 $18,093.7 M
VOO S&P 500 ETF 1,604,048 $9,716.1 M
UPRO UltraPro S&P 500 1,546,573 $365.9 M
EWS MSCI Singapore Index Fund 1,468,867 $1,612.3 M
AMJ Alerian MLP Index ETN 1,390,386 $6,087.2 M
SPXL Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares 1,353,912 $246.9 M
IWN Russell 2000 Value Index Fund 1,308,741 $5,393.3 M
VIG Dividend Appreciation ETF 1,291,598 $16,104.3 M
USMV MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index Fund 1,274,228 $3,728.0 M