Top performing · Asset class · ranked by 1-year total return

Top-performing Equity ETFs

There are 2735 US-listed equity ETFs, with $16.31T in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was MRNY (+421.9%); the median fund returned +11.2%.

Expense ratios run from 0% to 85% a year (median 0.58%).

The 10 top performers

Top-performing Equity ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 MRNY YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF $106.9M1%44.14%+5.3%+446.9%+421.9%+7.0%—
2 FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF $2.75B0.6%0.07%-10.2%+76.6%+81.9%+54.2%+28.3%
3 BOAT SonicShares Global Shipping ETF $67.0M0.69%5.85%+3.9%+73.9%+80.2%+35.3%+27.5%
4 CHPS Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF $89.6M0.15%0.37%-11.3%+70.0%+75.7%+55.7%—
5 FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF $1.33B0.09%2.83%-15.5%+62.6%+71.3%+46.2%+16.3%
6 FLTW Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF $3.03B0.19%1.59%-7.2%+69.9%+69.5%+46.2%+21.7%
7 AMDY YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF $382.8M1%65.4%-9.6%+112.8%+67.9%+36.1%—
8 EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $11.76B0.59%2.63%-6.6%+68.8%+67.5%+42.5%+18.8%
9 IEO iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production E… $516.1M0.37%1.48%+10.4%+67.5%+67.3%+18.3%+21.5%
10 IDNA iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF $190.9M0.47%0.69%+0.6%+61.1%+66.9%+35.8%-2.1%

Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and the 269 leveraged or inverse funds are left out of the ranking. Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.

How the top 5 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 2735 Equity ETFs

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    All Equity ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Vanguard$2.30T†0.03%1.06%+11.8%+12.5%+11.0%
    VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Vanguard$1.67T†0.03%1.07%+11.8%+12.4%+12.0%
    IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF iShares$888.13B0.03%1.11%+11.2%+11.5%+11.8%
    SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPDR (State Street)$781.19B0.09%1.01%+11.2%+11.5%+11.7%
    VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Vanguard$645.86B†0.05%2.42%+10.0%+12.9%+8.1%
    QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series I Invesco$490.10B0.18%0.45%+11.2%+8.8%+12.5%
    VUG Vanguard Growth ETF Vanguard$379.29B†0.03%0.87%+5.5%+3.8%+10.9%
    VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Vanguard$316.42B†0.03%2.46%+12.2%+16.8%+9.2%
    VTV Vanguard Value ETF Vanguard$254.48B†0.03%1.83%+21.2%+25.4%+12.5%
    VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Vanguard$224.06B†0.03%2.35%+14.8%+15.5%+7.1%
    IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF iShares$190.11B0.07%3.4%+9.8%+13.7%+8.2%
    VB Vanguard Small Cap ETF Vanguard$188.70B†0.03%1.26%+13.5%+16.1%+6.4%
    VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF Vanguard$170.66B†0.09%0.96%+25.5%+19.7%+17.5%
    VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Vanguard$162.04B†0.06%2.65%+4.1%+3.3%+5.0%
    IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF iShares$160.90B0.09%2.42%+11.5%+11.7%+6.7%
    SPYM SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPDR (State Street)$153.92B0.01%1.03%+11.2%+11.5%+11.8%
    VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Vanguard$130.90B†0.04%1.47%+14.1%+15.6%+10.6%
    IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF iShares$128.90B0.18%0.63%-1.3%-3.7%+9.9%
    IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF iShares$124.33B0.05%1.23%+12.9%+15.3%+6.9%
    XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund SPDR (State Street)$123.91B0.08%0.47%+25.1%+20.1%+3.0%
    SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF Schwab$112.34B0.06%2.95%+34.1%+38.9%+10.5%
    IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF iShares$111.32B0.06%1.2%+18.7%+21.7%+5.8%
    QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF Invesco$104.38B0.15%0.47%+11.3%+8.8%+12.6%
    VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF Vanguard$99.19B†0.04%2.25%+16.1%+19.1%+11.8%
    VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Vanguard$97.88B†0.06%1.56%+11.1%+12.5%+9.9%

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