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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 -78.13% $1,532,590.00 453,952,375
GDXD MicroSectors Gold Miners -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs -73.95% $109,217.00 862,284
UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF -68.50% $229,391.00 7,881,560
BOIL ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas -68.11% $413,795.00 4,099,364
SSG Proshares Ultrashort Semiconductors -65.34% $44,764.30 797,733
FNGD MicroSectors FANG+™ Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN -63.48% $69,088.50 567,119
TECS Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X ETF -55.73% $69,326.30 7,990,533
HIBS Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X ETF -55.42% $20,665.80 175,394
JDST Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF -50.28% $32,798.90 592,348
ZSL ProShares UltraShort Silver -49.95% $99,557.90 5,532,963
LABD Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X ETF -47.50% $64,989.70 7,480,159
VIXY ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF -47.42% $201,964.00 3,153,725
VXX iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN -46.78% $447,328.00 8,879,332
DUST Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF -46.24% $73,825.60 871,468
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ -44.94% $2,210,160.00 64,317,531
DRIP Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2X ETF -40.87% $111,508.00 34,606,098
CWEB Direxion Daily CSI China Internet Index Bull 2X ETF -40.80% $221,136.00 693,687
SCO ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil -38.18% $702,401.00 11,381,157
ERY Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X ETF -37.84% $43,664.30 2,321,511
YINN Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X ETF -37.71% $596,378.00 2,181,441
DUG ProShares UltraShort Energy -37.30% $22,642.80 127,802
REW ProShares UltraShort Technology -37.18% $3,024.52 27,846
MSOS AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF -35.37% $951,661.00 8,970,041
KOLD ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas -34.26% $107,999.00 3,331,997
CNBS Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF -33.40% $77,102.80 12,790
SPXS Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X ETF -32.52% $322,864.00 12,984,492
SRTY ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 -32.48% $75,459.80 2,827,770
TZA Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X ETF -32.37% $207,154.00 254,538,422
TMF Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF -32.30% $2,202,410.00 3,408,645
SPXU ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 -32.27% $466,008.00 9,896,400
MJ Amplify Alternative Harvest ETF -32.01% $107,207.00 47,256
YOLO AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF -31.99% $32,082.00 49,340
WEBS Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X ETF -31.61% $8,064.38 90,330
FAZ Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X ETF -31.43% $91,998.10 540,630
YANG Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X ETF -31.36% $87,616.40 927,956
SMDD ProShares UltraPro Short MidCap400 -30.89% $2,135.41 9,079
QID ProShares UltraShort QQQ -29.04% $260,026.00 22,661,564
GLL ProShares UltraShort Gold -28.16% $115,227.00 2,997,973
UNG United States Natural Gas Fund LP -26.78% $410,984.00 7,981,589
RETL Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X ETF -26.77% $29,134.10 667,019
SDOW ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 -25.49% $171,368.00 4,706,429
EDZ Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF -25.27% $16,324.50 308,968
LABU Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X ETF -24.47% $737,890.00 576,965
BZQ ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped -24.23% $3,238.38 15,613
MVRL ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN -21.80% $13,189.20 5,440
WEBL Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bull 3X ETF -21.56% $93,502.80 331,986
SDS ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 -20.41% $386,122.00 3,768,313
UBT ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury -20.24% $59,712.50 56,017
SIJ ProShares UltraShort Industrials -19.95% $5,846.96 5,634
YCL ProShares Ultra Yen -19.83% $32,067.50 34,410
SMHB ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN Series B -19.82% $21,671.50 21,303
XPP ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50 -19.30% $9,217.33 6,256
SKF ProShares UltraShort Financials -18.66% $10,343.60 20,500
EWV ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan -18.58% $5,761.68 26,546
SDD ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 -18.13% $1,314.63 1,876
EPV ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe -17.93% $11,636.40 35,063
BIS ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology -17.93% $2,097.65 8,583
MZZ ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 -17.70% $2,531.26 11,662
TWM ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 -17.66% $41,265.50 650,973
PFFL ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN -17.48% $4,621.62 2,427
SDP ProShares UltraShort Utilities -17.45% $3,931.19 2,867
FXP ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 50 -16.90% $6,748.19 4,406
EEV ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets -16.46% $2,742.50 71,902
EFU ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE -16.42% $1,243.12 9,513
SMN ProShares UltraShort Materials -16.04% $4,202.40 6,004
DXD ProShares UltraShort Dow30 -16.00% $43,982.60 1,846,175
DRV Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF -15.84% $28,110.80 129,349
PALL abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF -15.39% $585,624.00 891,671
DPST Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X ETF -15.13% $413,222.00 398,427
VIXM ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF -14.47% $39,853.80 274,343
SCC ProShares UltraShort Consumer Discretionary -14.28% $7,024.48 16,506
PBW Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF -14.27% $427,122.00 856,530
TYD Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF -14.07% $32,422.60 21,454
KURE KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Index ETF -13.80% $76,659.70 34,714
VXZ iPath Series B S&P 500® VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN -13.61% $34,614.80 12,987
ZROZ PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund -13.45% $1,355,250.00 551,846
ACES ALPS Clean Energy ETF -13.40% $124,803.00 100,067
ARKG ARK Genomic Revolution ETF -13.37% $1,762,360.00 3,198,706
BDRY Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF -13.24% $30,543.00 83,194
GOVZ iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF -13.14% $264,153.00 254,940
PGJ Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF -12.84% $92,771.20 26,811
BDCX ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged MarketVector BDC Liquid Index ETN -12.66% $7,103.25 3,656
HEAL Global X HealthTech ETF -12.48% $30,145.70 8,184
KGRN KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF -12.20% $53,357.20 18,329
PSQ ProShares Short QQQ -12.06% $642,085.00 8,378,799
KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF -11.97% $5,295,220.00 26,402,355
GXDW Global X Dorsey Wright Thematic ETF -11.87% $7,159.62 6,532
EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF -11.70% $3,434,650.00 1,044,275
DRN Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X ETF -11.25% $46,552.00 1,130,125
DGZ DB Gold Short Exchange Traded Notes -11.19% $1,249.83 6,987
GDXU MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN -11.12% $827,539.00 1,368,775
BLCN Siren NexGen Economy ETF -10.93% $34,696.20 26,983
CHIQ Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF -10.81% $122,169.00 37,267
IBUY Amplify Online Retail ETF -10.72% $107,911.00 12,711
NAIL Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X ETF -10.42% $557,858.00 1,669,198
FINX Global X FinTech ETF -10.09% $169,612.00 79,533
CEFD ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN -10.05% $7,753.92 846
EMQQ EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet ETF -9.92% $264,408.00 52,429
KTEC KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF -9.74% $57,142.70 107,032
UBOT Direxion Daily Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index Bull 2X ETF -9.49% $24,992.30 21,827

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