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  2. 100 Highest YTD ETF Returns
  3. 100 Highest Non-Leveraged YTD ETF Returns

100 Highest Non-Leveraged YTD ETF Returns

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

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Symbol Name YTD Return AUM Avg Daily Share Volume (3mo)
PTIR GraniteShares 2x Long PLTR Daily ETF 163.00% $521,485.00 12,291,096
PLTU Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares 162.83% $501,139.00 4,582,800
UBRL GraniteShares 2x Long UBER Daily ETF 108.90% $31,558.80 162,969
EUAD Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF 79.42% $1,113,790.00 564,898
NFLU T-Rex 2X Long NFLX Daily Target ETF 77.12% $17,197.40 90,284
NFXL Direxion Daily NFLX Bull 2X Shares 77.09% $53,681.00 213,387
SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF 63.98% $3,096,190.00 1,014,471
SGDM Sprott Gold Miners ETF 63.00% $418,502.00 61,850
SLVP iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF 61.63% $337,494.00 177,029
GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF 60.42% $5,579,540.00 5,108,216
PLTY YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF 60.00% $691,101.00 513,840
GREK Global X MSCI Greece ETF 59.15% $302,121.00 72,363
SIL Global X Silver Miners ETF 58.92% $2,156,060.00 1,426,413
URAA Direxion Daily Uranium Industry Bull 2X Shares 58.45% $14,594.80 52,050
RING iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF 58.44% $1,448,490.00 339,511
SILJ Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 57.60% $1,598,850.00 4,452,668
EPOL iShares MSCI Poland ETF 56.67% $486,095.00 486,098
GOAU US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF 56.61% $126,310.00 30,297
GOEX Global X Gold Explorers ETF 56.53% $65,337.70 16,176
AUMI Themes Gold Miners ETF 56.51% $9,819.40 10,645
CRWL GraniteShares 2x Long CRWD Daily ETF 54.85% $28,044.00 190,971
GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF 54.67% $15,513,800.00 21,861,719
SGDJ Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF 53.96% $179,879.00 33,692
BTGD STKd 100% Bitcoin & 100% Gold ETF 52.81% $45,860.20 38,918
AGMI Themes Silver Miners ETF 51.40% $1,106.26 652
PPLT abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF 49.64% $1,683,480.00 396,016
PLTM GraniteShares Platinum Trust 49.37% $86,394.50 320,445
FGM First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund 49.15% $65,493.80 18,240
CRPT First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry & Digital Economy ETF 49.10% $153,040.00 75,581
MUU Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X Shares 47.87% $42,655.80 407,726
YGLD Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF 47.78% $29,435.50 12,515
EWO iShares MSCI Austria ETF 46.05% $109,981.00 72,031
URA Global X Uranium ETF 45.52% $3,748,480.00 3,426,327
EWP iShares MSCI Spain ETF 44.41% $1,325,490.00 542,242
MULL GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF 44.08% $8,486.42 88,511
MSTY YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF 43.99% $5,639,050.00 10,198,750
FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF 43.87% $166,294.00 67,639
EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF 43.84% $5,033,760.00 4,080,821
NATO Themes Transatlantic Defense ETF 43.38% $45,187.10 28,942
COPJ Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF 42.49% $15,034.10 12,495
FDD First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund 41.84% $604,785.00 617,232
FEUZ First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF 41.37% $69,867.60 7,410
ARKW ARK Next Generation Internet ETF 41.23% $2,150,290.00 239,247
ARKF ARK Fintech Innovation ETF 40.84% $1,237,960.00 367,258
EUFN iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF 40.60% $3,998,210.00 1,460,224
NUKZ Range Nuclear Renaissance Index ETF 40.52% $400,830.00 132,456
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF 40.34% $57,374.60 35,961
PSIL AdvisorShares Psychedelics ETF 39.20% $11,072.60 8,190
MSTU T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF 38.29% $1,859,570.00 52,868,043
BLOK Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF 37.95% $1,107,060.00 311,782
FEP First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund 37.82% $292,983.00 31,356
NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF 37.18% $1,732,530.00 293,502
DAX Global X DAX Germany ETF 36.93% $326,625.00 164,653
FLGR Franklin FTSE Germany ETF 36.36% $57,120.00 28,756
MKOR Matthews Korea Active ETF 36.35% $57,473.10 6,440
CPER United States Copper Index Fund 36.25% $235,865.00 181,648
EWI iShares MSCI Italy ETF 36.24% $550,911.00 345,644
BTCL T-Rex 2X Long Bitcoin Daily Target ETF 35.29% $61,466.60 89,129
EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF 35.29% $2,876,530.00 2,784,187
FPA First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund 35.18% $23,207.00 4,761
GDXY YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF 34.92% $97,409.70 205,882
EWZS iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF 34.83% $182,392.00 466,937
SMCY YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF 34.66% $288,745.00 591,887
AFK VanEck Africa Index ETF 34.00% $54,234.10 20,839
GVAL Cambria Global Value ETF 33.98% $239,182.00 75,387
GSIB Themes Global Systemically Important Banks ETF 33.60% $14,509.20 6,884
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF 33.57% $8,511,600.00 558,621
HERO Global X Video Games & Esports ETF 33.48% $151,529.00 70,266
KEMQ KraneShares Emerging Markets Consumer Technology Index ETF 33.47% $23,215.60 3,269
EFAS Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF 32.97% $23,187.80 23,418
URAN Themes Uranium & Nuclear ETF 32.92% $11,346.00 6,552
ECNS iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF 32.92% $73,647.20 17,924
PSLV The Sprott Physical Silver Trust 32.85% N/A 30,907,521
VNM VanEck Vietnam ETF 32.75% $482,948.00 684,837
IDV iShares International Select Dividend ETF 32.41% $5,409,750.00 816,606
MSFL GraniteShares 2x Long MSFT Daily ETF 32.06% $19,052.60 122,055
SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF 31.85% $2,083,820.00 904,571
COLO Global X MSCI Colombia ETF 31.55% $100,877.00 74,798
SLV iShares Silver Trust 31.52% $18,040,100.00 20,330,635
BNGE First Trust S-Network Streaming and Gaming ETF 31.39% $7,214.27 1,963
FDTS First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund 31.30% $7,722.10 413
EFNL iShares MSCI Finland ETF 31.11% $28,912.60 8,810
BRF VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF 31.05% $19,014.10 5,115
METU Direxion Daily META Bull 2X Shares 30.75% $135,595.00 889,513
PALL abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF 30.64% $550,339.00 228,139
ARKX ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF 30.58% $356,685.00 117,761
XAR SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF 30.54% $3,693,220.00 141,744
FLEU Franklin FTSE Eurozone ETF 30.38% $43,344.00 24,427
OND ProShares On-Demand ETF 30.25% $3,147.01 1,606
SNOY YieldMax SNOW Option Income Strategy ETF 30.23% $108,312.00 249,239
FDT First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund 30.19% $540,869.00 38,171
NFLY YieldMax NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF 29.97% $165,114.00 231,044
FGD First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund 29.96% $832,559.00 187,706
UFO Procure Space ETF 29.89% $84,604.50 59,855
FLMX Franklin FTSE Mexico ETF 29.75% $61,593.00 42,310
NFLP Kurv Yield Prem Stratgey Netflix ETF 29.74% $13,801.40 7,165
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF 29.73% $6,942,240.00 10,479,473
UIVM VictoryShares International Value Momentum ETF 29.69% $256,086.00 7,165
BKGI BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF 29.68% $195,146.00 69,782
EWW iShares MSCI Mexico ETF 29.61% $1,799,300.00 1,988,498

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