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Data through Friday, November 6, 2026 close. Unadjusted closes.

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The best-performing ETFs of the last ten years, all 100 ranked

GBTC (50.9% a year), TECL (40.9% a year) and TQQQ (36.2% a year) lead the 90 funds with ten years of history.

Nov 7, 2016 to Nov 6, 2026, the same ten years for every fund. Dividend-adjusted closes, compounded yearly over the same ten years for every fund; the worst fall is the largest drop from a running high on the same closes.

The top ten

#FundNameA year$1,000 becameWorst fall
1 GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF 50.9%$61,008−90%
2 TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares 40.9%$30,824−78%
3 TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ 36.2%$21,947−82%
4 SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares 32.3%$16,405−90%
5 SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF 31.0%$14,850−45%
6 QLD ProShares Ultra QQQ 30.7%$14,518−64%
7 SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF 28.3%$12,072−46%
8 SPXL Direxion Daily S&P500 Bull 3X Shares 28.0%$11,820−77%
9 UPRO ProShares UltraPro S&P500 27.9%$11,676−77%
10 SSO ProShares Ultra S&P500 22.9%$7,845−59%

All 90 funds with ten years of history

#FundNameA year$1,000 becameWorst fall
1 GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF 50.9%$61,008−90%
2 TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares 40.9%$30,824−78%
3 TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ 36.2%$21,947−82%
4 SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares 32.3%$16,405−90%
5 SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF 31.0%$14,850−45%
6 QLD ProShares Ultra QQQ 30.7%$14,518−64%
7 SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF 28.3%$12,072−46%
8 SPXL Direxion Daily S&P500 Bull 3X Shares 28.0%$11,820−77%
9 UPRO ProShares UltraPro S&P500 27.9%$11,676−77%
10 SSO ProShares Ultra S&P500 22.9%$7,845−59%
11 XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF 22.7%$7,735−34%
12 UDOW ProShares UltraPro Dow30 22.2%$7,395−80%
13 FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares 21.2%$6,854−86%
14 QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 19.7%$6,034−35%
15 CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF 17.2%$4,891−34%
16 EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF 16.8%$4,711−39%
17 IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF 16.1%$4,430−46%
18 ARKK ARK Innovation ETF 15.2%$4,127−81%
19 SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 15.0%$4,039−34%
20 GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF 14.9%$4,012−50%
21 ITB iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF 14.9%$4,011−52%
22 VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF 14.6%$3,888−35%
23 QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 14.3%$3,818−34%
24 MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF 14.2%$3,784−34%
25 VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF 13.8%$3,634−39%
26 VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares 13.5%$3,549−32%
27 SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF 13.5%$3,542−33%
28 ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF 13.4%$3,509−51%
29 XLF State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF 13.2%$3,438−43%
30 DIA State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust 13.0%$3,402−37%
31 XLI State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF 12.8%$3,330−42%
32 XLY State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF 12.8%$3,319−40%
33 VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF 12.7%$3,310−37%
34 XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF 12.4%$3,204−28%
35 ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF 12.2%$3,167−34%
36 RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF 12.1%$3,134−39%
37 GLD SPDR Gold Shares 11.8%$3,050−28%
38 EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF 11.5%$2,968−50%
39 NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF 11.0%$2,830−35%
40 DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF 10.6%$2,741−42%
41 USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF 10.6%$2,737−33%
42 SLV iShares Silver Trust 10.5%$2,711−58%
43 MDY State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust 10.5%$2,707−42%
44 XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF 10.4%$2,692−64%
45 XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF 10.4%$2,692−37%
46 IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 10.4%$2,685−44%
47 XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF 10.3%$2,672−67%
48 IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF 10.1%$2,616−41%
49 DBC Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund 9.7%$2,528−42%
50 VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 9.6%$2,509−36%
51 CPER United States Copper Index Fund, LP 9.5%$2,485−38%
52 XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF 9.5%$2,481−47%
53 XLU State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF 9.3%$2,423−36%
54 QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF 9.2%$2,403−25%
55 EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 9.1%$2,385−34%
56 VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 8.9%$2,348−36%
57 EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 8.7%$2,310−43%
58 XLP State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF 8.4%$2,246−25%
59 XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF 8.3%$2,226−33%
60 EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF 8.0%$2,159−33%
61 KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF 7.7%$2,097−55%
62 BIZD VanEck BDC Income ETF 7.7%$2,093−55%
63 EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF 7.5%$2,065−47%
64 XLRE State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF 7.4%$2,037−39%
65 EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.1%$1,984−40%
66 INDA iShares MSCI India ETF 7.0%$1,971−45%
67 VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 6.8%$1,928−36%
68 USO United States Oil Fund, LP 6.2%$1,826−87%
69 VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares 5.9%$1,778−42%
70 TNA Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares 5.1%$1,646−88%
71 JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF 4.3%$1,518−23%
72 HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 4.3%$1,516−22%
73 DBA Invesco DB Agriculture Fund 4.1%$1,490−35%
74 XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF 4.0%$1,482−83%
75 EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF 3.7%$1,436−57%
76 PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF 2.6%$1,296−34%
77 EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF 2.6%$1,287−29%
78 TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF 2.2%$1,246−15%
79 LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 2.1%$1,234−25%
80 FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF 1.8%$1,191−61%
81 SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF 1.7%$1,183−6%
82 BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares 1.5%$1,162−19%
83 AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 1.5%$1,155−18%
84 IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF 0.5%$1,056−24%
85 TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF −1.8%$834−48%
86 NUGT Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares −5.4%$574−92%
87 ERX Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X Shares −8.9%$394−99%
88 LABU Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares −9.2%$379−99%
89 TMF Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares −16.9%$157−94%
90 UNG United States Natural Gas Fund, LP −22.6%$77−94%

Nov 7, 2016 to Nov 6, 2026. Dividend-adjusted closes, compounded yearly over the same ten years for every fund; the worst fall is the largest drop from a running high on the same closes. A muted figure rests on fewer than 30 independent windows. Yahoo Finance daily closes; the method page has every definition.

Not yet ten years: 10 funds listed, not ranked

FundNameListedYears of history
XLC State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF Jun 19, 2018 8.4
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF May 21, 2020 6.5
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF May 4, 2022 4.5
DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dec 15, 2016 9.9
SPYI Neos S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Aug 30, 2022 4.2
QQQI NEOS NASDAQ-100(R) High Income ETF Jan 30, 2024 2.8
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Oct 27, 2023 3.0
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF Jan 11, 2024 2.8
FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund Jan 11, 2024 2.8
ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF Jul 23, 2024 2.3

Each fund's own page carries the same statistics over its own span.

Questions

Why the last ten years?

Because a ranking has to compare the same dates: SPY has traded since 1993 and the youngest funds since 2025, so a figure over each fund's whole life would compare nothing. Ten years holds two large falls (2020, 2022) and leaves 10 funds too young to rank, listed below the table with their own span.

What was measured?

Dividend-adjusted closes, compounded yearly over the same ten years for every fund; the worst fall is the largest drop from a running high on the same closes.

When does this page update?

After every US market close, once the day's official close is final; the dateline at the top names the last close it reflects.

Data through the November 6, 2026 close. Rankings of the past, not advice. The other lists: Fell least · Fell most · Higher a year later · Whipsaw least · Whipsaw most · 200-day mattered most · 200-day rule · 100-day rule · 50-day rule.