The 4 top performers
| # | Fund | 30 days | Net assets | Cost | Yield | 1 mo | YTD | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCIB ETRACS CMCI Total Return ETN Series B | $25.6M | 0.55% | 0% | -0.9% | +35.0% | +37.7% | +14.4% | +12.7% | |
| 2 | AMUB ETRACS Alerian MLP Index ETN Class B | $53.3M | 0.8% | 5.72% | -0.3% | +22.7% | +27.5% | +20.0% | +20.2% | |
| 3 | MLPB ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN Serie… | $227.8M | 0.85% | 5.94% | +0.2% | +23.8% | +27.3% | +19.9% | +20.0% | |
| 4 | GLDI UBS AG ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETNs due F… | $113.3M | 0.65% | 29.55% | -4.0% | -2.3% | +5.3% | +17.8% | +11.2% |
Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and the 8 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 4 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 16 UBS ETFs
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| Fund | Kind | Net assets | Cost | Yield | YTD | 1 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLPB ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN Serie… | Energy pipelines | $227.8M | 0.85% | 5.94% | +23.8% | +27.3% | +20.0% |
| GLDI UBS AG ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETNs due F… | Allocation | $113.3M | 0.65% | 29.55% | -2.3% | +5.3% | +11.2% |
| AMUB ETRACS Alerian MLP Index ETN Class B | Energy pipelines | $53.3M | 0.8% | 5.72% | +22.7% | +27.5% | +20.2% |
| SMHB ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High … Leveraged | Leveraged 2x | $27.2M | — | 21.99% | +1.0% | -10.7% | -7.2% |
| UCIB ETRACS CMCI Total Return ETN Series B | Commodity futures | $25.6M | 0.55% | 0% | +35.0% | +37.7% | +12.7% |
| BDCZ ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companie… | Business development company | $20.6M | 0.85% | 12.08% | -6.4% | -6.2% | +3.3% |
| USML ETRACS 2x Leveraged MSCI US Minimum Volatility Fa… Leveraged | Leveraged 2x | $12.7M | — | — | +95.5% | +92.4% | +20.3% |
| HDLB ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged US High Dividend L… Leveraged | Leveraged 2x | $9.7M | — | 11.39% | +15.2% | +11.7% | +13.8% |
| PFFL ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock In… Leveraged | Leveraged 2x | $8.6M | — | 14.71% | -14.4% | -14.9% | -9.3% |
| BDCX ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged MarketVector … Leveraged | Leveraged 1.5x | — | — | 21.24% | -11.1% | -11.2% | +0.5% |
| CEFD ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Closed-End Fund… Leveraged | Leveraged 1.5x | — | — | 16.18% | +1.6% | +2.1% | +1.8% |
| IFED ETRACS IFED Invest with the Fed TR Index ETN due … | Actively managed | — | — | — | -0.2% | -2.3% | +11.9% |
| MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP I… Leveraged | Leveraged 1.5x | — | — | 9.75% | +32.4% | +39.6% | +28.0% |
| MVRL ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Mortgage REIT E… Leveraged | Leveraged 1.5x | — | — | 29.68% | -26.5% | -24.2% | -13.4% |
| SLVO UBS AG ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETNs due… | Allocation | — | — | 81.65% | -6.2% | +13.1% | +13.2% |
| USOI ETRACS Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN | Allocation | — | — | 59.24% | +54.7% | +50.5% | +13.8% |
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