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Below is a look at ETFs that currently offer attractive buying opportunities.
The ETFs included in this list are rated as buy candidates for two reasons. First, each of these funds is deemed to be in an uptrend based on the fact that its 50-day moving average is above its 200-day moving average, which are popular indicators for gauging long-term and medium-term trends, respectively.
Second, each of these ETFs is also trading below its five-day moving average, thereby offering a near-term ‘buy on the dip’ opportunity, given the longer-term uptrend at hand. Note that this prospects list also features a liquidity screen by excluding ETFs with average trading volumes below the one million shares mark. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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- 150 ETFs made it to the buy on the dip prospects list. The U.S. market experienced a downturn in March 2026, driven primarily by intensified geopolitical tensions from the U.S.-Iran conflict, which fanned inflationary fears and threatened oil supply.
- South Korea funds like Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X Shares (KORU ) and iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY ) topped the buy on the dip list. South Korea’s stock market experienced a decline last month, driven by intense panic over escalating US-Iran conflict and a resulting global energy crisis. The KOSPI plunged in early March amid fears of disruptions to Middle Eastern oil supplies.
- Several silver ETFs like Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ ), Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL ), Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares ETF (SIVR ), and iShares Silver Trust (SLV ) were buy on the dip contenders. Silver prices fell sharply in the USA last month due to a strengthening US dollar, rising bond yields, and hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve that pushed back against interest rate cuts. Surging oil prices raised inflation concerns, while geopolitical tensions led to investors cashing out, reducing demand for non-yielding assets. Similarly, gold ETFs like VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ ) and VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX ) also featured on the list.
- Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL ), VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH ), and Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ ), ranked among the buy on the dip contenders’ list, as the US semiconductor sector fell, driven by intense volatility from the U.S.-Iran conflict, increasing geopolitical risks. Major sell-offs were triggered by heightened trade tensions following China’s investigations into US chip firms, coupled with concerns over potential stricter U.S. export restrictions for AI chips.
- Emerging market ETFs such as iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC ), Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM ), Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF (DFAE ), and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM ) were buy on the dip contenders amid a strengthening US dollar, fading hopes for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Check out our Emerging Market Equities ETFs’ list here
- Many bond ETFs such as iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB ), Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB ), iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (STIP ), and iShares Long-Term National Muni Bond ETF (LMUB ) were present on the buy on the dip list. Bond ETFs fell last month due to investors scaling back bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts, fueled by fears that persistent inflation and ongoing geopolitical tensions would keep interest rates higher for longer. Rising yields, driven by this uncertainty and inflationary pressure, caused bond prices to drop.
To compare this month’s list with the one published on March 4th, click here.
ETFs to Buy on the Dip
| Ticker | Name | Last | 1-Year Return | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (MUU ) | Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X Shares | 177.1 | 927.86% | Double-Long |
| (KORU ) | Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X Shares | 377.71 | 740.66% | Triple-Long |
| (SOXL ) | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares | 53.03 | 1.7505 | Triple-Long |
| (GGLL ) | Direxion Daily GOOGL Bull 1.5X Shares | 87.6 | 167.73% | Double-Long |
| (EWY ) | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | 133.81 | 135.33% | Long |
| (SILJ ) | Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF | 27.48 | 1.2179 | Long |
| (SIL ) | Global X Silver Miners ETF | 82.73 | 109.39% | Long |
| (SIVR ) | Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares ETF | 65.61 | 108.48% | Long |
| (SLV ) | iShares Silver Trust | 62.47 | 1.0809 | Long |
| (GDXJ ) | VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF | 110.03 | 98.15% | Long |
| (PSLV ) | Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 22.27 | 97.25% | Long |
| (REMX ) | VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF | 83.63 | 96.41% | Long |
| (URA ) | Global X Uranium ETF | 48.15 | 92.60% | Long |
| (GDX ) | VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF | 83.38 | 87.37% | Long |
| (PBW ) | Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF | 31.64 | 0.8438 | Long |
| (UGL ) | ProShares Ultra Gold | 54.56 | 0.8134 | Double-Long |
| (XME ) | SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF | 103.61 | 0.8051 | Long |
| (COPX ) | Global X Copper Miners ETF | 73.55 | 0.7621 | Long |
| (SMH ) | VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | 391.36 | 0.7412 | Long |
| (TAN ) | Invesco Solar ETF | 54.99 | 0.7099 | Long |
| (SOXQ ) | Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | 61.15 | 0.7019 | Long |
| (SOXX ) | iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF | 336.59 | 0.6882 | Long |
| (SHLD ) | Global X Defense Tech ETF | 73.06 | 0.5671 | Long |
| (ICLN ) | iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | 18.18 | 0.5512 | Long |
| (GLDM ) | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | 87.04 | 0.4548 | Long |
| (IAUM ) | iShares Gold Trust Micro | 43.83 | 0.4547 | Long |
| (SGOL ) | Aberdeen Standard Physical Swiss Gold Shares ETF | 41.9 | 0.4544 | Long |
| (AAAU ) | Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF | 43.38 | 0.4533 | Long |
| (IAU ) | iShares Gold Trust | 82.78 | 0.453 | Long |
| (OUNZ ) | Vaneck Merk Gold ETF | 42.32 | 0.4528 | Long |
| (GLD ) | SPDR Gold Shares | 404.04 | 0.4508 | Long |
| (ITA ) | iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | 223.35 | 0.4434 | Long |
| (EWT ) | iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | 72.16 | 0.4369 | Long |
| (EMXC ) | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF | 80.15 | 0.4279 | Long |
| (PHYS ) | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 33.21 | 0.4217 | Long |
| (ILF ) | iShares Latin America 40 ETF | 33.86 | 0.3998 | Long |
| (XBI ) | SPDR S&P Biotech ETF | 121.7 | 0.3969 | Long |
| (EWZ ) | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | 36.85 | 0.3869 | Long |
| (EWW ) | iShares MSCI Mexico ETF | 71.1 | 0.3752 | Long |
| (IDEF ) | iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF | 34.12 | N/A | Long |
| (VLUE ) | iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | 143.8 | 0.3444 | Long |
| (BLCR ) | BlackRock Large Cap Core ETF | 41.92 | 0.3414 | Long |
| (IDV ) | iShares International Select Dividend ETF | 41.4 | 0.3342 | Long |
| (EWC ) | iShares MSCI Canada ETF | 54.22 | 0.3263 | Long |
| (VPL ) | Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF | 98.83 | 0.3239 | Long |
| (AVEM ) | Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 81.38 | 0.3202 | Long |
| (PAVE ) | Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF | 50.2 | 0.3124 | Long |
| (FNDF ) | Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF | 48.3 | 0.3061 | Long |
| (AAXJ ) | iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF | 98.29 | 0.2972 | Long |
| (ESGE ) | iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF | 46.03 | 0.2941 | Long |
| (DFAE ) | Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF | 34.23 | 0.2927 | Long |
| (DFIV ) | Dimensional International Value ETF | 51.76 | 0.2869 | Long |
| (EEM ) | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 57.31 | 0.2856 | Long |
| (AIQ ) | Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF | 48.52 | 0.2822 | Long |
| (ECH ) | iShares MSCI Chile ETF | 38.85 | 0.2822 | Long |
| (IEMG ) | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 70.46 | 0.2792 | Long |
| (DFAX ) | Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF | 33.77 | 0.2573 | Long |
| (EWH ) | iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | 22.38 | 0.2545 | Long |
| (FTXR ) | First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF | 37.85 | 0.2521 | Long |
| (IVLU ) | iShares Edge MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF | 38.8 | 0.2496 | Long |
| (VYMI ) | Vanguard International High Dividend Yield | 92.49 | 0.2393 | Long |
| (CORO ) | iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF | 32.03 | 0.2388 | Long |
| (AVDE ) | Avantis International Equity ETF | 83.39 | 0.2339 | Long |
| (XLI ) | Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 163.05 | 0.2329 | Long |
| (DFIC ) | Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF | 35.01 | 0.2327 | Long |
| (AVUV ) | Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 108.21 | 0.2316 | Long |
| (VEA ) | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 63.66 | 0.2231 | Long |
| (IBB ) | iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF | 162.69 | 0.2179 | Long |
| (CGMM ) | Capital Group U.S. Small and Mid Cap ETF | 29.41 | 0.2173 | Long |
| (SPDW ) | SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 45.4 | 0.2168 | Long |
| (SCHA ) | Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF | 29.05 | 0.2145 | Long |
| (IWM ) | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 247.45 | 0.2142 | Long |
| (VTWO ) | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | 100.19 | 0.2131 | Long |
| (EFV ) | iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | 72.68 | 0.213 | Long |
| (DFSV ) | Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF | 34.48 | 0.2124 | Long |
| (PVAL ) | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | 46.05 | 0.2115 | Long |
| (SCHF ) | Schwab International Equity ETF | 24.63 | 0.2115 | Long |
| (FENI ) | Fidelity Enhanced International ETF | 36.8 | 0.2089 | Long |
| (VXUS ) | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | 76.58 | 0.2067 | Long |
| (DFAI ) | Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF | 38.52 | 0.2049 | Long |
| (VEU ) | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF | 74.7 | 0.2046 | Long |
| (IXUS ) | iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | 85.98 | 0.2042 | Long |
| (ASHR ) | X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF | 32.16 | 0.2036 | Long |
| (ACWX ) | iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF | 68.03 | 0.2009 | Long |
| (EWA ) | iShares MSCI Australia ETF | 28.09 | 0.1989 | Long |
| (FNDE ) | Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index ETF | 37.5 | 0.1985 | Long |
| (DYNF ) | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF | 58.83 | 0.1952 | Long |
| (CGDV ) | Capital Group Dividend Value ETF | 42.96 | 0.1937 | Long |
| (SCZ ) | iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | 77.56 | 0.1907 | Long |
| (CWB ) | SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF | 92.72 | 0.1896 | Long |
| (EWU ) | iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF | 44.56 | 0.1873 | Long |
| (RDVY ) | First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | 69.11 | 0.1798 | Long |
| (CALF ) | Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF | 44.77 | 0.1788 | Long |
| (VT ) | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 138.6 | 0.1786 | Long |
| (ACWI ) | iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 138.81 | 0.1766 | Long |
| (EWS ) | iShares MSCI Singapore ETF | 27.92 | 0.1751 | Long |
| (FNDX ) | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF | 27.75 | 0.1729 | Long |
| (FLJP ) | Franklin FTSE Japan ETF | 35.74 | 0.1726 | Long |
| (SDVY ) | First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | 39.39 | 0.1723 | Long |
| (IDEV ) | iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 82.51 | 0.1719 | Long |
| (DFAC ) | Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF | 39.02 | 0.1714 | Long |
| (EWJ ) | iShares MSCI Japan ETF | 83.55 | 0.1713 | Long |
| (CGGO ) | Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF | 34.09 | 0.1703 | Long |
| (VWO ) | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | 53.8 | 0.1701 | Long |
| (BBJP ) | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF | 68.21 | 0.1692 | Long |
| (SCHE ) | Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 32.78 | 0.1686 | Long |
| (SCHM ) | Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF | 30.96 | 0.1683 | Long |
| (IJR ) | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 122.89 | 0.1663 | Long |
| (SPEM ) | SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF | 46.62 | 0.1646 | Long |
| (DFLV ) | Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF | 35.55 | 0.1644 | Long |
| (DBMF ) | iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 29.55 | 0.1611 | Long |
| (SPSM ) | SPDR Portfolio Small Cap ETF | 47.78 | 0.1594 | Long |
| (FDL ) | First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund | 49.9 | 0.1535 | Long |
| (IEFA ) | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 89.41 | 0.1528 | Long |
| (SCHV ) | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF | 30.5 | 0.1492 | Long |
| (CGXU ) | Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF | 29.46 | 0.1485 | Long |
| (EFA ) | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 95.84 | 0.1456 | Long |
| (VFLO ) | VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF | 39.62 | 0.1428 | Long |
| (VYM ) | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 146.68 | 0.1424 | Long |
| (SPHQ ) | Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | 75.8 | 0.1411 | Long |
| (IJH ) | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 67.08 | 0.1408 | Long |
| (MDY ) | SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust | 612.67 | 0.139 | Long |
| (IWD ) | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | 213.13 | 0.1388 | Long |
| (VONV ) | Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF | 93.84 | 0.1376 | Long |
| (XLU ) | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | 44.78 | 0.1373 | Long |
| (SPMD ) | SPDR Portfolio Mid Cap ETF | 58.81 | 0.1362 | Long |
| (VTV ) | Vanguard Value ETF | 195.89 | 0.1357 | Long |
| (BUFR ) | FT Vest Fund of Buffer ETFs | 33.9 | 0.1349 | Long |
| (IWR ) | iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 97.02 | 0.1342 | Long |
| (QUAL ) | iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | 193.95 | 0.1302 | Long |
| (DGRO ) | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 69.5 | 0.1297 | Long |
| (COWZ ) | Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | 62.08 | 0.1285 | Long |
| (IQLT ) | iShares Edge MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF | 45.58 | 0.1257 | Long |
| (ALLW ) | SPDR Bridgewater All Weather ETF | 28.17 | 0.1228 | Long |
| (HEFA ) | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF | 41.62 | 0.1211 | Long |
| (XLB ) | Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund | 47.55 | 0.1085 | Long |
| (IVE ) | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 209.7 | 0.1047 | Long |
| (IUSV ) | iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | 101.48 | 0.1034 | Long |
| (RSP ) | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 191.69 | 0.1027 | Long |
| (SPYV ) | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | 56.17 | 0.1007 | Long |
| (SCHD ) | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 30.54 | 0.1001 | Long |
| (CPER ) | United States Copper Index Fund | 33.53 | 0.0511 | Long |
| (XLP ) | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | 81.18 | 0.0233 | Long |
| (SPYD ) | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF | 44.64 | 0.0141 | Long |
| (SCHH ) | Schwab U.S. REIT ETF | 21.51 | 0.0127 | Long |
| (CGMU ) | Capital Group Municipal Income ETF | 27.31 | 0.0119 | Long |
| (MUB ) | iShares National Muni Bond ETF | 106.41 | 0.0055 | Long |
| (VTEB ) | Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | 49.94 | 0.0032 | Long |
| (STIP ) | iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | 103.13 | 0.0023 | Long |
| (LMUB ) | iShares Long-Term National Muni Bond ETF | 50.06 | -0.67% | Long |
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