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Best-performing ETFs: 4,677 funds ranked by return, year to date to 10 years (October 2026)

Over the last year, BWET returned +5120.2%, the most of any fund with no structural flag. Over 10 years, GBTC leads at +50.9% a year.

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Year to date

3,916 fundsOpen in the screener

As of Oct 29, 2026. Rebuilt each night.

#	Grade	Fund	YTD return	AUM	Category
1	D	BWETBreakwave Tanker Shipping ETF	+4567.3%	$178M	Energy Futures
2	C	BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP	+147.7%	$924M	Energy Futures
3	B	USOUnited States Oil Fund, LP	+140.8%	$1.92B	Energy Futures
4	B	DBEInvesco DB Energy Fund	+132.3%	$151M	Energy Futures
5	C	UGAUnited States Gasoline Fund, LP	+132.0%	$158M	Energy Futures
6	C	WTIBUSCF Oil Plus Bitcoin Strategy Fund	+120.9%	$2M	Leveraged Long (2x & Other)
7	B	DBOInvesco DB Oil Fund	+119.8%	$289M	Energy Futures
8	C	ARMHArm Holdings PLC ADRhedged	+118.2%	$4M	Semiconductors
9	C	STHHSTMicroelectronics NV ADRhedged	+99.9%	$2M	Currency-Hedged Funds
10	A	OILKProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF	+98.0%	$258M	Energy Futures

A Grade compares a fund only with funds in its own Category.

This list leaves out 802 funds with a structural flag, such as leveraged and single-stock funds.

1 year

3,743 fundsOpen in the screener

#	Grade	Fund	1Y return	AUM	Category
1	D	BWETBreakwave Tanker Shipping ETF	+5120.2%	$178M	Energy Futures
2	C	BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP	+141.2%	$924M	Energy Futures
3	B	USOUnited States Oil Fund, LP	+133.3%	$1.92B	Energy Futures
4	B	DBEInvesco DB Energy Fund	+124.6%	$151M	Energy Futures
5	C	UGAUnited States Gasoline Fund, LP	+123.4%	$158M	Energy Futures
6	B	DBOInvesco DB Oil Fund	+113.3%	$289M	Energy Futures
7	C	STHHSTMicroelectronics NV ADRhedged	+105.2%	$2M	Currency-Hedged Funds
8	A	OILKProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF	+91.1%	$258M	Energy Futures
9	C	USLUnited States 12 Month Oil Fund	+87.3%	$52M	Energy Futures
10	B	FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	+84.2%	$1.12B	Semiconductors

3 years, per year

2,542 fundsOpen in the screener

#	Grade	Fund	3Y, per year	AUM	Category
1	D	BWETBreakwave Tanker Shipping ETF	+267.3%	$178M	Energy Futures
2	A	SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF	+60.8%	$71B	Semiconductors
3	C	GDMNWisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund	+57.9%	$185M	Precious Metals Miners
4	A	CHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF	+57.4%	$130M	Semiconductors
5	B	FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	+55.0%	$1.12B	Semiconductors
6	A	SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF	+54.5%	$2.86B	Semiconductors
7	B	SLVPiShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF	+54.1%	$796M	Precious Metals Miners
8	A	SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF	+53.0%	$49.6B	Semiconductors
9	B	SGDJSprott Junior Gold Miners ETF	+52.9%	$330M	Precious Metals Miners
10	C	WGMICoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF	+51.6%	$169M	Crypto Industry Stocks

5 years, per year

1,922 fundsOpen in the screener

#	Grade	Fund	5Y, per year	AUM	Category
1	A	SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF	+33.8%	$71B	Semiconductors
2	A	SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF	+28.8%	$2.86B	Semiconductors
3	C	EPUiShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF	+28.3%	$524M	Emerging Markets Single Country
4	A	SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF	+28.0%	$49.6B	Semiconductors
5	B	FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	+28.0%	$1.12B	Semiconductors
6	C	UGAUnited States Gasoline Fund, LP	+27.5%	$158M	Energy Futures
7	D	BOATSonicShares Global Shipping ETF	+27.3%	$158M	Transportation
8	C	GREKGlobal X MSCI Greece ETF	+26.7%	$330M	Europe Region
9	B	DXJWisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund	+26.2%	$7.03B	Japan
10	B	PFIXSimplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF	+25.8%	$252M	Portfolio Hedging

10 years, per year

1,078 fundsOpen in the screener

#	Grade	Fund	10Y, per year	AUM	Category
1	B	GBTCGrayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF	+50.9%	$10.2B	Spot Bitcoin
2	A	SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF	+33.6%	$71B	Semiconductors
3	A	SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF	+31.6%	$49.6B	Semiconductors
4	B	PSIInvesco Semiconductors ETF	+29.0%	$2.36B	Semiconductors
5	B	FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	+28.5%	$1.12B	Semiconductors
6	A	XSDState Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF	+26.0%	$2.45B	Semiconductors
7	B	IYWiShares U.S. Technology ETF	+24.8%	$25.1B	Technology (Broad)
8	A	VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF	+24.6%	$178B	Technology (Broad)
9	A	XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF	+24.5%	$123B	Technology (Broad)
10	A	FTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF	+24.4%	$22.2B	Technology (Broad)

How this list is built

Each section lists ETFs with a record for that period, ranked by that return, high to low. Returns over 3 years or more are per year, with dividends paid back in. Funds with a structural flag stay out: 802 funds today. The list is rebuilt each night from etf.net’s data. This version is from Oct 29, 2026.

What to watch

Past returns do not repeat on schedule. The leaders of one period often trail in the next.
Returns over 3, 5 and 10 years are per year. A fund needs that much history to appear in that list.

Questions

What is the best-performing ETF this year?: BWET, up +4567.3% year to date, among funds with no structural flag.
Which ETF has the best 10-year return?: GBTC, at +50.9% a year over 10 years.
Why are leveraged funds missing?: They carry a structural flag, so this list leaves them out: 802 funds. A flag is a disclosure. It never lowers a Grade.
How often does this list change?: Every night. This version is from Oct 29, 2026.