Best Performing ETFs
The ETFs with the highest return over the past year, updated every trading day.
As of the Oct 30, 2026 close, BWET (Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF) has the highest 1-year return of the 964 ETFs ranked here, at +5222.77%. Energy is the most common category in the top 50, with 14 funds. SPY, the S&P 500 ETF, returned +12.36%, and 378 of the 964 beat it.
| # | ETF | Category | 1Y Return | Volatility | Max DD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BWETBreakwave Tanker Shipping ETF | Commodities | +5222.77% | 118.54% | -41.22% |
| 2 | MRNYYieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF | Covered Call | +458.62% | 180.47% | -28.84% |
| 3 | ZCSHThe Zcash ETF | Cryptocurrency | +265.64% | 149.88% | -69.62% |
| 4 | BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP | Oil | +144.07% | 47.31% | -34.46% |
| 5 | USOUnited States Oil Fund | Oil | +135.43% | 49.47% | -32.49% |
| 6 | DBOInvesco DB Oil Fund | Oil | +114.25% | 41.36% | -27.73% |
| 7 | IEOiShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | Energy | +73.86% | 26.96% | -16.32% |
| 8 | ARKGARK Genomic Revolution ETF | Health Care | +72.54% | 45.70% | -27.51% |
| 9 | AMDYYieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF | Covered Call | +70.84% | 58.93% | -27.03% |
| 10 | FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | Technology | +67.34% | 48.95% | -32.64% |
| 11 | XOPState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | Energy | +65.19% | 28.68% | -18.50% |
| 12 | FLKRFranklin FTSE South Korea ETF | Emerging Markets | +65.04% | 57.09% | -34.17% |
| 13 | XLEEnergy Select Sector SPDR Fund | Energy | +64.63% | 22.16% | -14.98% |
| 14 | EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF | Emerging Markets | +64.10% | 58.41% | -34.21% |
| 15 | IYEiShares U.S. Energy ETF | Energy | +62.53% | 21.63% | -14.54% |
| 16 | FENYFidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF | Energy | +62.33% | 22.01% | -14.96% |
| 17 | FXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | Energy | +62.23% | 23.31% | -13.41% |
| 18 | VDEVanguard Energy ETF | Energy | +62.10% | 22.05% | -15.04% |
| 19 | GSGiShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust | Commodities | +60.61% | 25.41% | -18.81% |
| 20 | FLTWFranklin FTSE Taiwan ETF | Emerging Markets | +60.37% | 33.49% | -21.34% |
| 21 | RSPGInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF | Energy | +60.22% | 22.68% | -13.72% |
| 22 | IXCiShares Global Energy ETF | Energy | +59.76% | 20.84% | -15.36% |
| 23 | CRAKVanEck Oil Refiners ETF | Energy | +58.98% | 21.38% | -13.59% |
| 24 | EWTiShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | Emerging Markets | +58.94% | 32.40% | -19.83% |
| 25 | COMTiShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF | Commodities | +54.90% | 22.58% | -17.57% |
| 26 | SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF | Technology | +54.88% | 47.28% | -29.01% |
| 27 | PDBCInvesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | Commodities | +53.59% | 20.56% | -16.55% |
| 28 | PSIInvesco Semiconductors ETF | Technology | +53.26% | 54.39% | -37.56% |
| 29 | DBCInvesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund | Commodities | +52.91% | 20.53% | -16.54% |
| 30 | VLUEiShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | Large Cap Value | +52.84% | 20.64% | -9.04% |
| 31 | FCGFirst Trust Natural Gas ETF | Energy | +51.62% | 27.53% | -19.67% |
| 32 | EMEQNomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF | Emerging Markets | +50.49% | 42.36% | -26.30% |
| 33 | XLEIState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | Covered Call | +49.44% | 14.99% | -8.19% |
| 34 | SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | Technology | +48.67% | 45.94% | -28.56% |
| 35 | AISVistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF | Technology | +48.17% | 52.29% | -34.44% |
| 36 | FBTFirst Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund | Health Care | +47.68% | 22.01% | -14.26% |
| 37 | VFLOVictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF | Large Cap Value | +46.97% | 15.71% | -8.85% |
| 38 | OIHVanEck Oil Services ETF | Energy | +46.12% | 29.62% | -20.78% |
| 39 | CHPYYieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF | Covered Call | +45.47% | 41.17% | -27.64% |
| 40 | IHEiShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF | Health Care | +45.27% | 18.70% | -9.74% |
| 41 | BUGGlobal X Cybersecurity ETF | Technology | +45.26% | 38.47% | -32.46% |
| 42 | HGERHarbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF | Commodities | +44.77% | 18.34% | -14.04% |
| 43 | HACKAmplify Cybersecurity ETF | Technology | +44.67% | 32.46% | -19.25% |
| 44 | IHAKiShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF | Technology | +44.44% | 30.21% | -20.65% |
| 45 | SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF | Technology | +44.09% | 40.68% | -24.62% |
| 46 | IGEiShares North American Natural Resources ETF | Energy | +42.71% | 17.04% | -11.54% |
| 47 | SFLOVictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF | Small Cap Value | +42.29% | 17.19% | -8.16% |
| 48 | COLOGlobal X MSCI Colombia ETF | Emerging Markets | +41.87% | 24.55% | -17.79% |
| 49 | XESState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF | Energy | +41.83% | 30.68% | -21.57% |
| 50 | DIVBiShares Core Dividend ETF | Dividend | +40.95% | 13.14% | -6.85% |
How the Ranking Works
Each fund's 1-year return runs from its close a year before its latest one to that latest close. Leveraged and inverse funds are left out, since their daily reset can multiply a year's move, and so are funds with less than a year of history.
A year's leaders usually lead because their whole sector or market ran, and the same funds often sit near the bottom the next year. Read the volatility and maximum drawdown beside the return, and the Sharpe ratio for the return each fund paid per unit of risk.
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