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  1. Compare ETFs
  2. 100 Lowest 3 Year ETF Returns

100 Lowest 3 Year ETF Returns

The following table lists the bottom 100 exchange-traded funds in terms of 3 year returns. These are the 100 ETFs that have had the lowest percentage gain over the last 3 years. You may also wish to see the 100 ETFs with the highest 3-year returns.

This data may include leveraged and inverse ETFs. To exclude leveraged and inverse ETFs from the table below, click here.

Symbol Name 3-Year Return AUM Avg Daily Share Volume (3mo)
SOXS Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF -85.58% $1,714,510.00 307,523,031
GDXD MicroSectors Gold Miners -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs -84.53% $93,600.30 1,066,072
UVIX 2x Long VIX Futures ETF -81.73% $330,659.00 50,446,414
BERZ MicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN -75.23% $8,330.89 85,837
SSG Proshares Ultrashort Semiconductors -72.95% $42,895.10 611,995
ZSL ProShares UltraShort Silver -67.38% $95,729.10 7,336,488
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF New Oct 2025 -66.89% $113,849.00 10,081,157
FNGD MicroSectors FANG+™ Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN -66.77% $54,447.70 511,794
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF -66.20% $17,291.50 395,995
BOIL ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas -65.02% $334,354.00 4,758,071
JDST Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF -64.78% $30,941.60 625,642
UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF -63.38% $274,581.00 8,031,174
MSOX AdvisorShares MSOS Daily Leveraged ETF -62.82% $60,427.90 3,178,240
HIBS Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X ETF -62.23% $20,409.20 169,017
TECS Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X ETF -62.02% $81,416.60 6,352,375
DULL MicroSectors Gold -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs -59.67% $17,898.30 23,894
DUST Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF -59.59% $86,055.90 981,040
FLYD MicroSectors Travel -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN -55.10% $4,756.93 3,054
LABD Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X ETF -52.60% $75,280.00 5,899,765
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ -52.45% $2,125,490.00 64,057,461
EDZ Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF -46.19% $15,468.00 340,709
TZA Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X ETF -45.09% $226,300.00 224,777,313
REW ProShares UltraShort Technology -45.05% $2,735.66 31,855
SRTY ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 -44.81% $70,947.10 2,718,775
WEBS Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X ETF -43.60% $8,939.62 94,562
WTID MicroSectors Energy 3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs -42.91% $16,380.60 229,405
OILD MicroSectors Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN -42.38% $48,722.40 113,737
VIXY ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF -41.47% $218,819.00 3,891,880
VXX iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN -40.67% $514,794.00 10,326,903
GLL ProShares UltraShort Gold -39.56% $103,243.00 4,248,577
SPXS Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X ETF -38.78% $320,406.00 15,555,128
SPXU ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 -38.56% $419,317.00 10,215,839
SMDD ProShares UltraPro Short MidCap400 -37.10% $2,045.81 13,714
FAZ Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X ETF -36.74% $98,401.50 634,854
QID ProShares UltraShort QQQ -36.43% $260,212.00 23,855,297
YANG Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X ETF -35.30% $115,740.00 1,119,935
BITI ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF -34.26% $124,789.00 1,804,623
EEV ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets -33.69% $2,675.99 76,617
GGLS Direxion Daily GOOGL Bear 1X ETF -32.13% $10,069.60 16,277,600
SCO ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil -32.01% $1,140,280.00 13,141,227
SDOW ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 -31.21% $179,337.00 5,998,695
SARK Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF -30.76% $43,468.90 422,555
TSLS Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X ETF -30.73% $59,714.50 691,765
SIJ ProShares UltraShort Industrials -29.29% $5,979.02 9,588
EWV ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan -28.24% $5,619.60 35,897
TWM ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 -27.72% $41,635.70 785,109
SDS ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 -25.98% $389,546.00 4,214,409
UNG United States Natural Gas Fund LP -25.82% $428,309.00 8,797,209
SDD ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 -24.83% $1,384.64 4,591
SKF ProShares UltraShort Financials -24.72% $11,504.60 28,643
DRIP Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2X ETF -24.26% $157,187.00 36,768,977
FXP ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 50 -24.26% $6,714.31 6,518
EFU ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE -23.11% $1,243.91 19,625
ERY Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X ETF -22.98% $49,340.20 3,576,045
SCC ProShares UltraShort Consumer Discretionary -22.78% $7,076.23 24,757
MZZ ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 -22.69% $2,516.58 13,532
DUG ProShares UltraShort Energy -22.43% $29,075.50 151,377
BIS ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology -22.32% $2,704.05 9,088
EPV ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe -22.06% $13,634.20 55,992
DRV Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF -21.92% $30,553.60 147,272
AMZD Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF -21.88% $8,862.43 12,728,157
DXD ProShares UltraShort Dow30 -20.83% $44,735.00 2,272,434
CWEB Direxion Daily CSI China Internet Index Bull 2X ETF -19.77% $206,881.00 639,825
BZQ ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped -18.82% $3,338.10 18,592
SDP ProShares UltraShort Utilities -18.65% $4,397.78 4,622
TMF Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF -17.74% $2,476,630.00 4,223,108
USLV Direxion Daily Silver Bull 2X ETF -17.49% $3,679.66 948,728
UNL United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund LP -16.92% $17,358.30 93,789
PSQ ProShares Short QQQ -16.60% $598,679.00 9,792,629
DGZ DB Gold Short Exchange Traded Notes -16.30% $1,243.48 8,163
EIDO iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF -15.68% $382,198.00 1,199,855
EUM ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets -15.59% $9,947.76 137,408
SMN ProShares UltraShort Materials -14.91% $3,962.63 9,351
YCL ProShares Ultra Yen -14.71% $31,945.80 36,202
AAPD Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X ETF -14.57% $16,751.00 8,841,313
BTAL AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund -14.26% $278,042.00 869,914
YINN Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X ETF -13.47% $613,531.00 2,345,463
CORN Teucrium Corn Fund -13.23% $193,050.00 925,098
BDCX ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged MarketVector BDC Liquid Index ETN -12.94% $6,818.21 3,692
CANE Teucrium Sugar Fund -12.84% $69,277.00 667,714
WEAT Teucrium Wheat Fund -12.55% $292,889.00 907,771
MVRL ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN -12.48% $12,485.00 4,809
IDX VanEck Indonesia Index ETF -12.42% $30,854.30 74,800
RWM ProShares Short Russell2000 -12.34% $117,097.00 20,305,967
SMHB ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN Series B -11.93% $19,626.90 18,885
VIXM ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF -11.79% $43,936.40 291,135
SPDN Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X ETF -11.76% $221,672.00 66,644,852
VXZ iPath Series B S&P 500® VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN -10.96% $36,936.10 13,029
SH ProShares Short S&P500 -10.80% $1,086,660.00 11,494,781
GLNK Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF -10.78% $81,039.90 227,800
NAIL Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X ETF -10.31% $666,878.00 1,768,057
SEF ProShares Short Financials -10.28% $13,934.30 18,415
SRS ProShares UltraShort Real Estate -10.27% $16,866.50 10,125
TAGS Teucrium Agricultural Fund -10.15% $17,516.00 48,640
KOLD ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas -9.94% $148,041.00 4,022,228
SBB ProShares Short SmallCap600 -9.93% $3,556.42 4,845
DZZ Deutsche Bank Ag London Gold Double Short Exchange Traded (Nts) -9.89% $1,132.49 14,965
UBT ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury -9.70% $61,852.60 89,486
EFZ ProShares Short MSCI EAFE -9.56% $13,079.60 52,300
MYY ProShares Short S&P Mid Cap400 -9.37% $3,000.45 12,760

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