Leveraged ETFs offer a great way to take advantage of short term moves in the market. Due to the tremendous growth in the ETF marketplace, there are leveraged ETFs for virtually every asset class: Fixed income, commodities, currencies and stocks.
The following is a list of the top 5 best performing Leveraged ETFs year to date.
| ETF | Ticker | YTD Return |
| ProShares Ultra Silver | AGQ | 126.34% |
| Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X | DRN | 42.80% |
| Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X | ERX | 35.40% |
| ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology | BIB | 34.64% |
| ProShares Ultra Healthcare | RXL | 32.22% |
Proshares Ultra Silver (AGQ)isa commodity based ETF that tracks twice or (200%) of the price of silver bullion for delivery in London. This ETF has a 0.95% expense ratio.
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (DRN) seeks to track 3X or (300%) of the price performance of the MSCI US REIT Index. This ETF has $122 million in assets and has a current yield of 0.48%.
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X (ERX) tracks 3X or 300% of the price performance of the Russell 1000 Energy Index. Exxon Mobil is the largest holding (8.5%) for this energy based ETF.
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (BIB) seeks to correspond to twice the daily performance (200%) of the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index. This ETF has a 0.95% expense ratio.
ProShares Ultra Healthcare (RXL) tracks two times or (200%) of the Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Index. The largest holdings in the healthcare based ETF are Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson and Merck.
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