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 7-28-21 | Price 7-28-21 | 1d Chg 7-28-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIH | Global X China Health Care ETF | 1x | 28.30 | 11.0% |
| KWEB | KFA CSI China Internet ETF | 1x | 52.50 | 10.2% |
| KURE | KFA All China Health Care ETF | 1x | 40.03 | 9.8% |
| PGJ | Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF | 1x | 47.77 | 9.3% |
| CHIQ | Global X China Cons Discretionary ETF | 1x | 29.93 | 8.8% |
| EWEB | Global X EM Ecommerce ETF | 1x | 13.04 | 8.7% |
| POTX | Global X Cannabis ETF | 1x | 12.00 | 8.5% |
| CHNA | Loncar China BioPharma ETF | 1x | 41.01 | 7.7% |
| KBUY | KraneShares China Cons ETF | 1x | 24.20 | 7.4% |
| CXSE | WisdomTree China ex-State ETF | 1x | 57.97 | 7.3% |
| CHB | Global X China Biotech ETF | 1x | 17.26 | 7.2% |
| ECNS | iShares China Small-Cap ETF | 1x | 51.78 | 7.0% |
| EMQQ | EMQQ Internet & Ecommerce ETF | 1x | 53.59 | 6.4% |
| AFTY | Pacer CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF | 1x | 20.85 | 6.4% |
| KGRN | KFA China Environment ETF | 1x | 44.78 | 6.3% |
| MJ | ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | 1x | 18.54 | 6.3% |
| THCX | Cannabis ETF | 1x | 15.53 | 6.2% |
| MCHI | iShares MSCI China ETF | 1x | 71.98 | 6.2% |
| KEJI | Global X China Disruption ETF | 1x | 20.11 | 6.2% |
| KESG | KraneShares China ESG ETF | 1x | 30.86 | 6.2% |
| CHIC | Global X China Comms Services ETF | 1x | 21.88 | 6.1% |
| SILX | ETFMG Prime 2X Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF | 1x | 6.72 | 6.1% |
| FXI | iShares China Large-Cap ETF | 1x | 41.52 | 6.0% |
| CHIL | Global X China Large-Cap 50 ETF | 1x | 34.50 | 6.0% |
| CQQQ | Invesco China Technology ETF | 1x | 72.30 | 5.9% |
| CNXT | VanEck ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF | 1x | 51.46 | 5.9% |
| GXC | SPDR S&P China ETF | 1x | 116.80 | 5.8% |
| FNI | First Trust Chindia ETF | 1x | 54.06 | 5.8% |
| CNBS | Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF | 1x | 23.22 | 5.5% |
| FLCH | Franklin FTSE China ETF | 1x | 28.28 | 5.4% |
| YOLO | AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF | 1x | 19.21 | 5.3% |
| CNYA | iShares MSCI China A ETF | 1x | 42.16 | 5.2% |
| CN | Xtrackers MSCI China Equity ETF | 1x | 41.88 | 5.2% |
| ASHR | Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 ETF | 1x | 38.13 | 5.0% |
| FDNI | FT Dow Jones Int Internet ETF | 1x | 42.40 | 5.0% |
| TOKE | Cambria Cannabis ETF | 1x | 16.94 | 5.0% |
| KALL | KraneShares All China ETF | 1x | 31.67 | 5.0% |
| IBBJ | Defiance Junior Biotech ETF | 1x | 30.48 | 4.9% |
| CHIK | Global X MSCI China Info Tech ETF | 1x | 30.21 | 4.9% |
| PBW | Invesco Clean Energy ETF | 1x | 82.79 | 4.9% |
| KBA | KFA Bosera MSCI China ETF | 1x | 45.32 | 4.9% |
| CHII | Global X China Industrials ETF | 1x | 15.99 | 4.7% |
| GLCN | VanEck China Growth Leaders ETF | 1x | 41.80 | 4.7% |
| EEMO | Invesco S&P EM Momentum ETF | 1x | 18.57 | 4.7% |
| MJJ | REX MicroSectors Cannabis ETN | 1x | 79.75 | 4.6% |
| CHIS | Global X China Cons Staples ETF | 1x | 28.25 | 4.5% |
| BICK | First Trust BICK ETF | 1x | 37.77 | 4.4% |
| URA | Global X Uranium ETF | 1x | 20.21 | 4.4% |
| CNCR | Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF | 1x | 29.98 | 4.4% |
| BKF | iShares MSCI BRIC ETF | 1x | 49.89 | 4.3% |
| SPY | BENCHMARK: SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 1x | 438.83 | -0.5% |
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 7-28-21 | Price 7-28-21 | 1d Chg 7-28-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWEB | Direxion China Internet 2x ETF | 2x | 24.88 | 20.0% |
| YINN | Direxion Daily FTSE China 3x ETF | 3x | 12.90 | 17.9% |
| XPP | ProShares FTSE China 50 2x ETF | 2x | 56.04 | 11.7% |
| LABU | Direxion Daily S&P Biotech 3x ETF | 3x | 59.90 | 10.5% |
| CHAU | Direxion Daily 300 China 2x ETF | 2x | 38.12 | 9.8% |
| MJO | REX MicroSectors Cannabis 2x ETN | 2x | 99.18 | 9.1% |
| EDC | Direxion Daily Emerg Mkt 3x ETF | 3x | 88.03 | 8.1% |
| PILL | Direxion Daily Pharmaceutical 3x ETF | 3x | 25.27 | 6.8% |
| BIB | ProShares NASDAQ Biotech 2x ETF | 2x | 99.53 | 6.0% |
| EET | ProShares Emerg Mkt 2x ETF | 2x | 94.62 | 5.5% |
| BRZU | Direxion Daily Brazil 2x ETF | 2x | 127.06 | 5.3% |
| UBR | ProShares Brazil Capped 2x ETF | 2x | 39.17 | 5.3% |
| FNGU | REX MicroSectors FANG+ 3x ETN | 3x | 36.75 | 5.2% |
| SOXL | Direxion Semiconductor 3x ETF | 3x | 41.18 | 5.2% |
| NRGU | REX MicroSectors US Oil 3x ETN | 3x | 123.32 | 4.8% |
| LBJ | Direxion Daily Latin America 3x ETF | 3x | 85.90 | 4.6% |
| GUSH | Direxion Oil & Gas 3x ETF | 2x | 71.19 | 4.6% |
| URTY | ProShares Russell2000 3x ETF | 3x | 102.75 | 4.5% |
| TNA | Direxion Daily Small-Cap 3x ETF | 3x | 86.25 | 4.5% |
| GDXU | REX MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x ETF | 3x | 15.30 | 4.2% |
| JNUG | Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners 3x ETF | 2x | 74.46 | 3.7% |
| DPST | Direxion Regional Banks 3x ETF | 3x | 184.44 | 3.6% |
| FNGO | REX MicroSectors FANG+ 2x ETN | 2x | 45.96 | 3.6% |
| USD | ProShares Semiconductors 2x ETF | 2x | 33.97 | 3.4% |
| TENG | Direxion Daily 5G Communications Bull 2X Shares ETF | 2x | 25.45 | 3.1% |
| DFEN | Direxion Aerospace & Defense 3x ETF | 3x | 23.70 | 3.0% |
| WEBL | Direxion Daily DJI 3x ETF | 3x | 95.27 | 3.0% |
| NUGT | Direxion Daily Gold Miners 2x ETF | 2x | 58.36 | 3.0% |
| UWM | ProShares Russell2000 2x ETF | 2x | 55.17 | 2.9% |
| CLDL | Direxion Daily Cloud Computing 2x ETF | 2x | 28.75 | 2.9% |
| MEXX | Direxion Daily Mexico 3x ETF | 3x | 89.95 | 2.8% |
| HIBL | Direxion Daily S&P 500 Beta 3x ETF | 3x | 61.29 | 2.7% |
| UBOT | Direxion Daily Robotics AI 3x ETF | 3x | 41.19 | 2.6% |
| KORU | Direxion Daily South Korea 3x ETF | 3x | 39.52 | 2.5% |
| RUSL | Direxion Daily Russia 3x ETF | 2x | 28.91 | 2.4% |
| MIDU | Direxion Daily Mid-Cap 3x ETF | 3x | 59.86 | 2.2% |
| UMDD | ProShares Mid-Cap 400 3x ETF | 3x | 30.15 | 2.2% |
| AGQ | ProShares Silver 2x ETF | 2x | 41.82 | 2.0% |
| DIG | ProShares Oil & Gas 2x ETF | 2x | 61.38 | 1.9% |
| MLPR | ETRACS Alerian MLP 1.5x ETN | 1.5x | 32.78 | 1.9% |
| ERX | Direxion Daily Energy 2x ETF | 2x | 23.83 | 1.9% |
| SAA | ProShares Small-Cap 600 ETF | 2x | 29.70 | 1.8% |
| MVV | ProShares Mid-Cap 2x ETF | 2x | 63.33 | 1.6% |
| EZJ | ProShares MSCI Japan 2x ETF | 2x | 46.25 | 1.6% |
| FIEE | UBS AG FI Europe 50 2x ETN | 2x | 199.44 | 1.5% |
| OOTO | Direxion Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares ETF | 2x | 20.19 | 1.5% |
| BOIL | ProShares Natural Gas 2x ETF | 2x | 41.70 | 1.3% |
| REML | Credit Suisse X-Links Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mor ETF | 2x | 6.88 | 1.3% |
| SVXY | ProShares Short VIX -0.5x ETF | -0.5x | 53.97 | 1.3% |
| CURE | Direxion Daily Healthcare 3x ETF | 3x | 119.15 | 1.2% |
| SPY | BENCHMARK: SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 1x | 438.83 | -0.5% |
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.
