With today’s highly connected globalized economy, what ends up capturing the focus of investors can change rapidly and literally come from anywhere on the planet. Whether it is a slowing Chinese economy, a change in the Fed’s interest rate policy, a surprise earnings report from an industry leader, a pandemic or a vaccine, the following list of the best performing ETFs today helps isolate the region, sector and/or asset class the global investment community is currently shifting their hard earned assets into (or out of since the following table includes inverse ETFs).
The following table lists the 50 best performing non-leveraged exchange-traded funds today (available on major US stock exchanges). A leveraged version of this table is included below. The table includes and can be sorted on: ETF ticker symbol, ETF name, fund orientation, ETF price, and the ETF’s one-day percent change. For comparison, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) included in this list. This table is updated every day after the close.
| Symbol | ETF Name | Orientation 3-19-24 | Price 3-19-24 | 1d Chg 3-19-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XES | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF | 1x | 91.43 | 2.3% |
| IEZ | iShares US Oil Equipment & Services ETF | 1x | 23.31 | 2.2% |
| OIH | VanEck Oil Services ETF | 1x | 331.28 | 2.2% |
| PXI | Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF | 1x | 47.96 | 2.1% |
| PSCE | Invesco S&P Sm-Cap Energy ETF | 1x | 54.46 | 2.0% |
| ITB | iShares US Home Construction ETF | 1x | 109.94 | 2.0% |
| TUR | iShares MSCI Turkey ETF | 1x | 35.18 | 2.0% |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas ETF | 1x | 15.64 | 2.0% |
| PTH | Invesco DWA Healthcare Momentum ETF | 1x | 43.31 | 1.9% |
| WOOD | iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF | 1x | 81.68 | 1.9% |
| XHB | SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF | 1x | 106.52 | 1.8% |
| FLJH | Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF | 1x | 31.17 | 1.7% |
| PXJ | Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF | 1x | 31.20 | 1.7% |
| PKB | Invesco Building & Construction ETF | 1x | 71.08 | 1.7% |
| SBIO | ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 1x | 35.04 | 1.7% |
| DXJ | WT Japan Hedged Equity ETF | 1x | 107.23 | 1.6% |
| XHS | SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF | 1x | 92.32 | 1.6% |
| CUT | Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF | 1x | 32.80 | 1.5% |
| WEAT | Teucrium Wheat ETF | 1x | 5.30 | 1.5% |
| WPS | iShares Int Property ETF | 1x | 27.82 | 1.5% |
| AQWA | Global X Clean Water ETF | 1x | 17.17 | 1.4% |
| HAUZ | Xtrackers Int Real Est ETF | 1x | 21.21 | 1.4% |
| PHO | Invesco Water Resources ETF | 1x | 65.06 | 1.4% |
| DXJS | WT Japan Hedged Sm-Cap Equity ETF | 1x | 33.60 | 1.4% |
| FCG | FT Natural Gas ETF | 1x | 26.51 | 1.4% |
| HEWJ | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF | 1x | 41.58 | 1.4% |
| PXE | Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF | 1x | 34.66 | 1.4% |
| DBJP | Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF | 1x | 74.03 | 1.4% |
| IFGL | iShares Int Real Est ETF | 1x | 20.76 | 1.4% |
| XSVM | Invesco S&P Sm-Cap Value with Momentum ETF | 1x | 54.42 | 1.4% |
| SLX | VanEck Steel ETF | 1x | 70.27 | 1.3% |
| IWC | iShares Micro-Cap ETF | 1x | 116.39 | 1.3% |
| FXN | FT Energy ETF | 1x | 18.14 | 1.3% |
| EGPT | VanEck Egypt ETF | 1x | 21.26 | 1.3% |
| WLDR | Affinity World Lead Equity ETF | 1x | 30.67 | 1.3% |
| XOP | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | 1x | 149.67 | 1.3% |
| OMFS | Invesco Russell 2000 Multifactor ETF | 1x | 36.05 | 1.3% |
| QVAL | Alpha Architect US Quant Value ETF | 1x | 43.30 | 1.3% |
| FTXN | FT Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF | 1x | 31.60 | 1.3% |
| IEO | iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | 1x | 103.97 | 1.3% |
| DVLU | FT DW Momentum & Value ETF | 1x | 28.73 | 1.3% |
| CGW | Invesco S&P Global Water ETF | 1x | 54.76 | 1.3% |
| TMFS | Motley Fool Asset Management ETF | 1x | 30.79 | 1.2% |
| PSCH | Invesco S&P Sm-Cap Health Care ETF | 1x | 42.73 | 1.2% |
| FENY | Fidelity MSCI Energy ETF | 1x | 25.26 | 1.2% |
| SHLD | VS Protect America ETF | 1x | 32.31 | 1.2% |
| PEZ | Invesco DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF | 1x | 92.79 | 1.2% |
| MGMT | Ballast Small/Mid-Cap ETF | 1x | 36.51 | 1.2% |
| BBP | Virtus LifeSci Biotech Products ETF | 1x | 56.13 | 1.2% |
| FIW | FT Water ETF | 1x | 99.64 | 1.2% |
| SPY | BENCHMARK: SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 1x | 515.71 | 1.2% |
The following table lists the 50 best performing leveraged exchange-traded funds today. FYI — Orientation refers to the degree of the exchange-traded fund’s leverage in addition to whether or not the ETF is an inverse fund. For example, a 2x ETF that tracks the S&P 500 will show a gain of 2% if the S&P 500 is up 1%. A -2x ETF that tracks the S&P 500 will show a loss of 2% if the S&P 500 is up 1%.
| Symbol | ETF Name | Orientation 3-19-24 | Price 3-19-24 | 1d Chg 3-19-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDXD | REX Gold Miners -3x ETN | -3x | 4.42 | 6.8% |
| NAIL | Direxion Homebuilders & Supplies 3x ETF | 3x | 129.71 | 5.6% |
| BOIL | ProShares Natural Gas 2x ETF | 2x | 14.86 | 4.1% |
| JDST | Direxion Jr Gold Miners -2x ETF | -2x | 5.89 | 3.2% |
| NRGU | REX US Big Oil 3x ETN | 3x | 577.35 | 2.8% |
| DUST | Direxion Gold Miners -2x ETF | -2x | 11.09 | 2.8% |
| LABU | Direxion S&P Biotech 3x ETF | 3x | 128.91 | 2.7% |
| UDOW | ProShares Dow 30 3x ETF | 3x | 81.42 | 2.4% |
| YCS | ProShares Yen -2x ETF | -2x | 81.06 | 2.4% |
| PILL | Direxion Pharma & Medical 3x ETF | 3x | 7.93 | 2.3% |
| DUSL | Direxion Industrials 3x ETF | 3x | 52.70 | 2.3% |
| WANT | Direxion Consumer Discretionary 3x ETF | 3x | 33.78 | 2.3% |
| DFEN | Direxion Aerospace & Defense 3x ETF | 3x | 24.50 | 2.3% |
| DIG | ProShares Oil & Gas 2x ETF | 2x | 44.07 | 2.2% |
| UPW | ProShares Utilities 2x ETF | 2x | 53.40 | 2.1% |
| GUSH | Direxion S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. 2x ETF | 2x | 38.44 | 2.0% |
| UTSL | Direxion Utilities 3x ETF | 3x | 21.00 | 2.0% |
| RETL | Direxion Retail 3x ETF | 3x | 10.11 | 1.9% |
| BNKU | REX US Big Banks 3x ETN | 3x | 26.38 | 1.9% |
| MIDU | Direxion Mid-Cap 3x ETF | 3x | 50.64 | 1.8% |
| UXI | ProShares Industrials 2x ETF | 2x | 33.11 | 1.7% |
| UPRO | ProShares S&P 500 3x ETF | 3x | 68.04 | 1.7% |
| SOXS | Direxion Semiconductor -3x ETF | -3x | 3.65 | 1.7% |
| UCC | ProShares Consumer Services 2x ETF | 2x | 36.03 | 1.7% |
| DDM | ProShares Dow 30 2x ETF | 2x | 84.60 | 1.6% |
| CURE | Direxion Healthcare 3x ETF | 3x | 121.12 | 1.6% |
| UMDD | ProShares Mid-Cap 400 3x ETF | 3x | 25.46 | 1.6% |
| MVV | ProShares Mid-Cap 400 2x ETF | 2x | 63.83 | 1.4% |
| FXP | ProShares FTSE China 50 -2x ETF | -2x | 37.86 | 1.4% |
| SPXL | Direxion S&P 500 3x ETF | 3x | 129.07 | 1.4% |
| RXL | ProShares Health Care 2x ETF | 2x | 103.67 | 1.4% |
| SVXY | ProShares Short VIX ST Futures -0.5x ETF | -0.5x | 110.65 | 1.4% |
| BIB | ProShares Nasdaq Biotechnology 2x ETF | 2x | 56.15 | 1.4% |
| MLPR | ETRACS Qtr Alerian MLP 1.5x ETN | 1.5x | 57.42 | 1.3% |
| SMHB | ETRACS Monthly US Sm-Cap High Dividend 2x ETN | 2x | 6.12 | 1.3% |
| TNA | Direxion Sm-Cap 3x ETF | 3x | 38.07 | 1.3% |
| CLDL | Direxion Cloud Computing 2x ETF | 2x | 11.20 | 1.3% |
| IWFL | ETRACS US Growth Factor 2x ETN | 2x | 35.75 | 1.3% |
| ERX | Direxion Energy 2x ETF | 2x | 67.57 | 1.3% |
| ZSL | ProShares Silver -2x ETF | -2x | 16.58 | 1.2% |
| FNGU | Rex MicroSectors FANG+ 3x ETF | 3x | 317.85 | 1.2% |
| URTY | ProShares Russell 2000 3x ETF | 3x | 44.83 | 1.2% |
| PFFL | ETRACS Monthly Preferred Stock 2x ETN | 2x | 10.39 | 1.2% |
| TECL | Direxion Technology 3x ETF | 3x | 79.33 | 1.2% |
| YANG | Direxion FTSE China -3x ETF | -3x | 11.83 | 1.2% |
| QULL | ETRACS MSCI US Factor 2x ETN | 2x | 42.03 | 1.2% |
| SAA | ProShares Sm-Cap 600 2x ETF | 2x | 23.44 | 1.1% |
| SSO | ProShares S&P 500 2x ETF | 2x | 75.74 | 1.1% |
| IWDL | ETRACS US Value Factor 2x ETN | 2x | 35.19 | 1.0% |
| UCO | ProShares Crude Oil 2x ETF | 2x | 32.95 | 1.0% |
| SPY | BENCHMARK: SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 1x | 515.71 | 1.2% |
Best ETFs Today FAQ
What is an ETF?
An ETF, short for exchange traded fund, gives investors an easy way to buy and sell a basket of assets which each particular ETF is designed to follow.
What is the point of an ETF?
ETFs allow investors to easily and at relatively low cost invest in an index, sector, geographic region, investment style, in addition to the option of investing with leverage and/or against a market/asset (e.g. inverse ETF).
Are ETFs safer than stocks?
Generally speaking, it can be argued that ETFs are safer than stocks due to the ETFs inherent diversification. However, ETFs can still be impacted by risks associated with the overall market, economy, geopolitical environment, etc.
What are the downsides to ETFs?
In general, ETFs are subject to the risks of their underlying assets in addition to overall market fluctuations. Also, there are fees associated with ETFs.
