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  1. Compare ETFs
  2. 100 Lowest 5 Year ETF Returns

100 Lowest 5 Year ETF Returns

The following table lists the bottom 100 exchange-traded funds in terms of 5 year returns. These are the 100 ETFs that have had the lowest percentage gain over the last 5 years. You may also wish to see the 100 ETFs with the highest 5-year returns.

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

Symbol Name 5-Year Return AUM Avg Daily Share Volume (3mo)
SOXS Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF -79.09% $1,714,510.00 307,523,031
GDXD MicroSectors Gold Miners -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs -74.40% $93,600.30 1,066,072
UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF -68.11% $274,581.00 8,031,174
SSG Proshares Ultrashort Semiconductors -66.07% $42,895.10 611,995
BOIL ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas -65.48% $334,354.00 4,758,071
FNGD MicroSectors FANG+™ Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN -64.42% $54,447.70 511,794
TECS Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X ETF -57.48% $81,416.60 6,352,375
HIBS Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X ETF -55.58% $20,409.20 169,017
ZSL ProShares UltraShort Silver -51.51% $95,729.10 7,336,488
JDST Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF -50.28% $30,941.60 625,642
DUST Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF -47.11% $86,055.90 981,040
VIXY ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF -46.95% $218,819.00 3,891,880
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ -46.83% $2,125,490.00 64,057,461
VXX iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN -46.29% $514,794.00 10,326,903
CWEB Direxion Daily CSI China Internet Index Bull 2X ETF -44.66% $206,881.00 639,825
LABD Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X ETF -41.66% $75,280.00 5,899,765
DRIP Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2X ETF -39.87% $157,187.00 36,768,977
YINN Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X ETF -39.83% $613,531.00 2,345,463
SCO ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil -39.43% $1,140,280.00 13,141,227
KOLD ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas -39.30% $148,041.00 4,022,228
REW ProShares UltraShort Technology -38.89% $2,735.66 31,855
ERY Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X ETF -36.57% $49,340.20 3,576,045
DUG ProShares UltraShort Energy -36.14% $29,075.50 151,377
MSOS AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF -33.41% $986,016.00 8,970,540
SPXS Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X ETF -33.34% $320,406.00 15,555,128
SPXU ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 -33.08% $419,317.00 10,215,839
CNBS Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF -32.64% $84,012.90 13,403
MJ Amplify Alternative Harvest ETF -32.31% $121,475.00 41,745
LABU Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X ETF -31.81% $567,888.00 610,469
YOLO AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF -31.56% $33,241.40 46,452
WEBS Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X ETF -31.50% $8,939.62 94,562
SRTY ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 -31.46% $70,947.10 2,718,775
TZA Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X ETF -31.36% $226,300.00 224,777,313
SMDD ProShares UltraPro Short MidCap400 -31.09% $2,045.81 13,714
QID ProShares UltraShort QQQ -30.72% $260,212.00 23,855,297
TMF Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF -29.70% $2,476,630.00 4,223,108
FAZ Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X ETF -29.52% $98,401.50 634,854
GLL ProShares UltraShort Gold -29.26% $103,243.00 4,248,577
YANG Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X ETF -28.97% $115,740.00 1,119,935
RETL Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X ETF -26.74% $31,142.00 742,114
EDZ Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF -25.85% $15,468.00 340,709
SDOW ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 -25.68% $179,337.00 5,998,695
UNG United States Natural Gas Fund LP -23.79% $428,309.00 8,797,209
MVRL ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN -23.23% $12,485.00 4,809
SMHB ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN Series B -21.96% $19,626.90 18,885
BZQ ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped -21.54% $3,338.10 18,592
WEBL Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bull 3X ETF -21.49% $85,140.00 339,735
XPP ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50 -21.31% $9,459.63 6,422
SDS ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 -21.07% $389,546.00 4,214,409
SIJ ProShares UltraShort Industrials -20.55% $5,979.02 9,588
DPST Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X ETF -20.22% $419,092.00 438,100
YCL ProShares Ultra Yen -19.42% $31,945.80 36,202
EWV ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan -18.47% $5,619.60 35,897
UBT ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury -18.23% $61,852.60 89,486
MZZ ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 -17.73% $2,516.58 13,532
SKF ProShares UltraShort Financials -17.34% $11,504.60 28,643
EPV ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe -17.31% $13,634.20 55,992
EEV ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets -17.08% $2,675.99 76,617
TWM ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 -16.81% $41,635.70 785,109
SDD ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 -16.72% $1,384.64 4,591
SMN ProShares UltraShort Materials -16.66% $3,962.63 9,351
SDP ProShares UltraShort Utilities -16.64% $4,397.78 4,622
PFFL ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN -16.55% $4,666.68 2,345
BDRY Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF -16.24% $32,700.50 92,900
KURE KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Index ETF -16.18% $66,588.50 19,097
DXD ProShares UltraShort Dow30 -16.15% $44,735.00 2,272,434
USLV Direxion Daily Silver Bull 2X ETF -16.04% $3,679.66 948,728
EFU ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE -15.84% $1,243.91 19,625
ARKG ARK Genomic Revolution ETF -15.71% $1,346,300.00 2,781,608
SCC ProShares UltraShort Consumer Discretionary -15.41% $7,076.23 24,757
DRV Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF -15.25% $30,553.60 147,272
FXP ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 50 -15.10% $6,714.31 6,518
KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF -14.92% $5,504,470.00 26,142,795
PGJ Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF -14.60% $94,479.20 24,589
HEAL Global X HealthTech ETF -14.21% $26,368.40 8,685
BIS ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology -14.18% $2,704.05 9,088
VIXM ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF -13.56% $43,936.40 291,135
BDCX ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged MarketVector BDC Liquid Index ETN -13.26% $6,818.21 3,692
PALL abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF -13.15% $687,214.00 1,068,528
PSQ ProShares Short QQQ -13.13% $598,679.00 9,792,629
TYD Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF -12.82% $34,289.60 23,322
VXZ iPath Series B S&P 500® VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN -12.58% $36,936.10 13,029
EMQQ EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet ETF -12.18% $258,350.00 54,229
PBW Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF -12.08% $546,835.00 858,454
ACES ALPS Clean Energy ETF -11.87% $131,437.00 92,065
DRN Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X ETF -11.82% $44,961.60 1,218,585
ZROZ PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund -11.75% $1,380,720.00 593,865
KTEC KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF -11.68% $53,257.20 97,920
CHIQ Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF -11.68% $123,373.00 56,385
WCLD WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund -11.53% $245,871.00 1,117,274
GOVZ iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF -11.39% $276,826.00 386,517
IBUY Amplify Online Retail ETF -11.22% $117,740.00 9,545
KGRN KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF -11.07% $56,299.90 19,218
DGZ DB Gold Short Exchange Traded Notes -10.94% $1,243.48 8,163
FINX Global X FinTech ETF -10.65% $175,098.00 75,757
GNOM Global X Genomics & Biotechnology ETF -10.31% $62,255.20 9,391
AWAY Amplify Travel Tech ETF -10.22% $24,328.80 8,666
CEFD ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN -10.18% $7,552.92 1,015
FDNI First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF -10.11% $41,769.70 17,409
EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF -10.10% $3,549,800.00 1,266,805

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