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Best ETFs for Short-Term Trading

Funds built to be held for days, not years: leveraged and inverse index funds, single-stock strategies and volatility products. Most reset daily, so their long-run return can differ from the headline multiple. Each fund is graded against the other funds in its own category.

Categories for Short-Term Trading

The categories for Short-Term Trading, by Group
CategoryTop graded fundCategory return, YTDReturn YTDIts funds’ return since 1 January, weighted by assets.AssetsFundsCheapest fundA or B share

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Leveraged & Inverse

3x Leveraged LongATQQQ+30.6%$68.8B30ASOXL10 of 30
Leveraged Long (2x & Other)AQLD+9.6%$22.9B95CWX21 of 95
2x/3x Long S&P 500BSSO+25.2%$20.7B7CUSLX4 of 7
3x Leveraged InverseASQQQ−72.6%$8.14B14Also top graded5 of 14
2x Long CryptoABITU−47.4%$3.11B14Also top graded4 of 14
Leveraged Inverse (2x & Other)BDOG+1.4%$2.44B53CQQQD14 of 53
Inverse S&P 500ASPDN−16.0%$2.37B5Also top graded4 of 5
2x/3x Long EnergyBERX+65.6%$1.46B6CXLEX1 of 6
Inverse EnergyBSCO−69.3%$1.33B5Also top graded3 of 5
Inverse TreasuryBTBT+11.7%$642M7Also top graded3 of 7
2x/3x Long Developed InternationalCEFO+12.7%$30M4CXEUR0 of 4

Single-Stock Leveraged

Single-Stock Long LeveragedATSMG+73.6%$14.1B315CGOGL70 of 315
2x Long Tesla (TSLA)ATSLL−44.0%$3.96B10CTESC3 of 10
2x Long Nvidia (NVDA)BNVDG−5.8%$3.62B8CNVC4 of 8
Single-Stock InverseAAAPD−38.3%$941M43CSKHZ22 of 43
2x Long SpaceXASSPCNo data$823M9ASPCH4 of 9
Leveraged Single-Stock IncomeBAAPW+18.7%$747M17CTDAX8 of 17
2x Long Palantir (PLTR)APLTG−32.2%$703M7CPLTL4 of 7
2x Long Broadcom (AVGO)AAVGG−30.4%$517M6CAVGC4 of 6
2x Long Coinbase (COIN)BCOIG−75.6%$451M5CCOIX2 of 5

Commodities

Energy FuturesAOILK+210.9%$4.18B11Also top graded4 of 11

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Treasury & Government Bond

Treasuries (20+ Year)AVGLT−2.7%$65.1B11Also top graded9 of 11

Commodities

Agriculture FuturesBPDBA+3.9%$1.59B6CTAGS1 of 6

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