Top performing ETFs (2026)
The 50 ETFs below have a combined assets under management of $2.3T; the best performer of 2026 is USO (+137.0% YTD). The year's best ETF returns, leveraged and inverse funds excluded. Not investment advice.
End of day 2026-10-27 · 50 entries · digits update live during market hours
Combined assets
$2.3T
50 entries
Median YTD return
+18.7%
2026
Best of 2026
+137.0%
USO
Worst of 2026
+4.0%
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Top 50 ETFs by 2026 return#
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| # Company | 1Y1Y chart | ||||||||||
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| USOUnited States Oil Fund | $163.95 | -1.37% | +10.5% | +31.4% | +137.0% | +124.1% | +188.0% | 0.86% | — | — | |
| SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF | $511.09 | +3.92% | -10.8% | -0.9% | +70.0% | +68.6% | +244.6% | 0.33% | +0.24% | $48B | |
| EWTiShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | $107.22 | +1.52% | -6.6% | +9.7% | +68.8% | +67.5% | +150.1% | 0.59% | +2.63% | $12B | |
| EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF | $157.27 | +2.98% | -15.9% | -2.3% | +62.0% | +70.7% | +115.9% | 0.59% | +1.30% | $28B | |
| XLEEnergy Select Sector SPDR Fund | $68.23 | -2.02% | +9.9% | +17.6% | +55.6% | +58.9% | +183.1% | 0.08% | +2.23% | $36B | |
| SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF | $557.89 | +3.00% | -8.0% | +1.7% | +54.9% | +55.5% | +329.5% | 0.35% | +0.20% | $77B | |
| VDEVanguard Energy ETF | $190.50 | -1.97% | +9.6% | +16.5% | +54.1% | +56.7% | +177.5% | 0.09% | +2.14% | $11B | |
| CIBRFirst Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF | $109.58 | +1.06% | +8.6% | +23.1% | +53.9% | +41.8% | +112.4% | 0.58% | +0.36% | $14B | |
| DBCInvesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund | $33.59 | -0.56% | +3.0% | +15.8% | +50.3% | +52.3% | +80.9% | 0.89% | +2.21% | — | |
| XLKTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund | $189.49 | +1.70% | -3.5% | +8.8% | +32.1% | +27.4% | +146.9% | 0.08% | +0.44% | $124B | |
| SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | $35.13 | -0.50% | +5.8% | +5.9% | +31.2% | +34.0% | +62.8% | 0.06% | +3.00% | $95B | |
| VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF | $122.79 | +1.50% | -2.7% | +9.3% | +30.8% | +25.2% | +137.1% | 0.09% | +0.38% | $172B | |
| HDViShares Core High Dividend ETF | $30.23 | -0.59% | +7.3% | +6.2% | +27.5% | +28.4% | +86.1% | 0.08% | — | $15B | |
| XBISPDR S&P Biotech ETF | $154.85 | +2.91% | -0.1% | +2.8% | +27.1% | +39.4% | +27.5% | 0.35% | — | $11B | |
| EPOLiShares MSCI Poland ETF | $44.13 | +1.24% | -1.6% | +7.5% | +26.4% | +34.4% | +128.0% | 0.59% | +3.33% | $848M | |
| IBBiShares Biotechnology ETF | $212.10 | +1.63% | +1.2% | +12.7% | +25.8% | +35.3% | +36.4% | 0.44% | +0.16% | $9B | |
| VONVVanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF | $113.38 | +0.07% | +2.6% | +3.9% | +24.3% | +26.7% | +75.1% | 0.07% | +1.53% | $19B | |
| IWDiShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | $258.52 | +0.07% | +2.6% | +3.9% | +24.2% | +26.5% | +74.1% | 0.18% | +1.37% | $80B | |
| VPLVanguard FTSE Pacific ETF | $110.74 | +1.33% | -5.6% | +1.8% | +22.6% | +23.6% | +59.8% | 0.08% | +3.28% | $8B | |
| THDiShares MSCI Thailand ETF | $71.45 | -0.37% | -2.9% | -0.7% | +22.5% | +21.0% | +8.9% | 0.59% | +3.54% | $346M | |
| AVUVAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | $122.94 | +0.22% | +2.1% | -1.7% | +21.7% | +24.8% | +72.0% | 0.25% | +1.23% | $27B | |
| GREKGlobal X MSCI Greece ETF | $79.80 | +2.11% | -6.4% | +1.7% | +21.3% | +29.6% | +230.4% | 0.57% | +2.45% | $314M | |
| IWSiShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | $168.98 | +0.10% | +3.5% | +1.3% | +21.0% | +21.7% | +55.4% | 0.23% | +1.31% | $16B | |
| VTVVanguard Value ETF | $226.19 | -0.02% | +2.9% | +2.5% | +20.2% | +22.3% | +79.7% | 0.04% | +1.84% | $193B | |
| SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF | $142.55 | +1.42% | -6.8% | -1.3% | +20.2% | +16.9% | +136.0% | 0.13% | +0.77% | $20B | |
| MGVVanguard Mega Cap Value ETF | $167.80 | +0.06% | +1.9% | +1.9% | +20.1% | +22.1% | +83.1% | 0.07% | +1.82% | $13B | |
| IWNiShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | $214.64 | +0.52% | +0.6% | -3.0% | +19.7% | +20.4% | +44.0% | 0.24% | +1.52% | $15B | |
| VOEVanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF | $208.69 | -0.10% | +4.9% | +2.1% | +19.4% | +21.5% | +61.1% | 0.07% | +1.86% | $24B | |
| EWJiShares MSCI Japan ETF | $95.22 | +1.00% | -2.7% | +4.1% | +18.6% | +18.9% | +57.8% | 0.49% | +3.74% | $23B | |
| COWZPacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | $70.57 | -0.96% | +4.2% | +7.7% | +18.6% | +23.6% | +74.9% | 0.49% | +1.93% | $19B | |
| QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | $296.94 | +1.25% | -3.1% | +5.8% | +17.8% | +15.4% | +96.2% | 0.15% | +0.44% | $97B | |
| QQQInvesco QQQ Trust | $721.23 | +1.27% | -3.1% | +5.8% | +17.8% | +15.4% | +95.6% | 0.18% | +0.43% | $490B | |
| XLVHealth Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | $179.19 | -0.05% | +5.0% | +10.1% | +17.2% | +24.5% | +47.9% | 0.08% | +1.42% | $41B | |
| IJRiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | $139.68 | +0.54% | +1.0% | -3.7% | +17.2% | +16.8% | +36.0% | 0.06% | +1.22% | $111B | |
| VIOOVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF | $129.94 | +0.50% | +1.0% | -3.7% | +17.1% | +16.8% | -32.9% | 0.08% | +1.16% | $4B | |
| VHTVanguard Health Care ETF | $333.03 | +0.10% | +4.2% | +9.0% | +16.9% | +23.7% | +41.3% | 0.09% | +1.39% | $20B | |
| AAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF | $108.51 | +1.29% | -8.5% | -1.6% | +16.9% | +15.1% | +37.2% | 0.72% | +1.42% | $4B | |
| DGROiShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | $79.93 | -0.07% | +4.4% | +2.7% | +16.8% | +18.0% | +70.2% | 0.08% | +1.87% | $43B | |
| DVYiShares Select Dividend ETF | $160.53 | -0.43% | +3.7% | -0.9% | +16.5% | +16.7% | +63.0% | 0.38% | +3.33% | $23B | |
| VYMIVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF | $101.51 | +0.29% | -1.4% | +0.1% | +16.0% | +22.6% | +86.5% | 0.17% | +3.67% | $16B | |
| VBRVanguard Small-Cap Value ETF | $241.56 | +0.22% | +2.6% | -1.2% | +15.8% | +16.9% | +53.6% | 0.07% | +1.83% | $37B | |
| XLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR Fund | $51.80 | +0.82% | +4.0% | +1.2% | +15.6% | +18.5% | +35.0% | 0.08% | +1.67% | $8B | |
| IWRiShares Russell Midcap ETF | $110.35 | +0.29% | +1.9% | +0.6% | +15.6% | +14.4% | +44.3% | 0.18% | +1.15% | $57B | |
| VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | $162.85 | +0.27% | +3.3% | +0.6% | +15.5% | +17.2% | +74.9% | 0.04% | +2.26% | $80B | |
| SPYDSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF | $48.33 | -0.39% | +4.6% | -2.1% | +15.4% | +14.8% | +49.5% | 0.07% | +4.26% | $7B | |
| EWNiShares MSCI Netherlands ETF | $65.19 | +2.00% | -4.3% | -1.2% | +15.2% | +14.5% | +41.1% | 0.50% | +4.35% | $627M | |
| RSPInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | $217.48 | +0.09% | +3.0% | +1.5% | +14.9% | +15.0% | +51.1% | 0.20% | +1.46% | $96B | |
| QYLDGlobal X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | $18.38 | +0.74% | +0.0% | +7.8% | +14.9% | +18.9% | +50.1% | 0.60% | +11.65% | $8B | |
| EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | $62.51 | +1.12% | -8.0% | -1.7% | +14.9% | +14.4% | +36.2% | 0.72% | +1.78% | $31B | |
| VTWOVanguard Russell 2000 ETF | $113.15 | +1.14% | -0.6% | -4.1% | +14.7% | +13.2% | +34.3% | 0.07% | +1.20% | $16B |
Methodology#
The 50 best year-to-date total returns among the ETFs we track, measured over our own adjusted closes so distributions count. Leveraged and inverse funds are excluded: a 3x daily-reset fund tops any performance screen in a rising market by construction, and its compounding makes the number mean something different from every other row. Funds that listed this year have no prior-year close and are left out rather than shown on a partial year. Expense ratios are curated; net assets come from filings.
Performance columns from 5 days to 5 years are total returns, dividends reinvested, through the latest print during the session; in session they count a dividend going ex that day once it is on record, and the nightly update corrects anything missed. The 1D column is the price move, the way quote screens report it. Fundamentals come from company filings via our EDGAR pipeline. Past performance does not predict future returns; this is not investment advice.
FAQ#
- What is the best performing ETF of 2026?
- The best performing ETF of 2026 so far is United States Oil Fund (USO), up +137.0% year-to-date (total return, distributions reinvested).
- What are the top 10 performing ETFs of 2026?
- The top 10 ETF performers of 2026 year-to-date: 1. USO +137.0%, 2. SOXX +70.0%, 3. EWT +68.8%, 4. EWY +62.0%, 5. XLE +55.6%, 6. SMH +54.9%, 7. VDE +54.1%, 8. CIBR +53.9%, 9. DBC +50.3%, 10. XLK +32.1%.
- Why are leveraged ETFs not on this list?
- Because they would always win it, and for a reason that says nothing about the market. A 3x fund is built to move three times its index each day, so in any rising year it tops a performance screen by construction — and daily resetting means its return over months is not three times the index's, it is a path-dependent number that is not comparable to any other row. Inverse funds are excluded for the same reason. If you want them, the screener will show them.
- Does a great year make an ETF a good buy?
- Not by itself. Much of what tops this list in any given year is a single sector or country having a good run — semiconductors, energy, one national market — and sector leadership rotates. The expense ratio and assets columns are here because they are the parts of the decision that do not change with the year: what the fund costs to hold, and whether it is large enough to trade cheaply.
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