We analyzed the entire ETF universe to find the best-performing ETFs on a YTD, 3Y, 5Y, and 10Y basis. We did not include a 1Y here, but several of those funds will be in our Best Performing ETFs of 2023 white paper.
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Furthermore, we evaluated the ETFs with the lowest drawdowns during those periods to determine which strategies were the most effective at mitigating losses.
Best Performing ETFs YTD
These are the top-performing ETFs year-to-date in 2024, as of March 31, 2024.
Best Performing ETFs in the Last 3 Years
These are the top-performing ETFs on an annualized basis between March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2024 (excluding leveraged and inverse ETFs).
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Equity ETFs with the Lowest Drawdown in the Last 3 Years
These ETFs had the lowest drawdown between March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2024.
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Best Performing ETFs in the Last 5 Years
These are the top-performing ETFs on an annualized basis between March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2024 (excluding leveraged and inverse ETFs).
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Equity ETFs with the Lowest Drawdown in the Last 5 Years
These ETFs had the lowest drawdown between March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2024
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Best Performing ETFs in the Last 10 Years
These are the top-performing ETFs on an annualized basis between March 31, 2014 and March 29, 2024 (excluding leveraged and inverse ETFs).
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ETFs with the Lowest Drawdown in the Last 10 Years
These ETFs had the lowest drawdown between March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2024.
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What Was the Growth of $10,000 Over the Last 10 Years?
If you invested $10,000 10 years ago into any of the ten best-performing ETFs over the last 10 years, your balance today would be no less than $50K.
The best-performing ETF in the last 10 years was VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH). A $10,000 investment into SMH 10 years ago would be worth over $110K today. Right behind it was the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX); investing $10,000 into SOXX back in 2014 would’ve turned into over $95K.
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