Top three ETFs per category, ranked by three-year asset growth

Category Rank in category Fund Ticker % gain in total net assets…

Category	Rank in category	Fund	Ticker	% gain in total net assets	’10 assets ($M)	’07 assets ($M)	1-year total return (%)	3-year total return (%)	Expense ratio (%)
Growth	1	Rydex S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth ETF	RFG	1,590.91	241.80	14.30	33.32	5.79	0.35
Growth	2	Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund	VOT	143.71	759.40	311.60	30.43	-4.90	0.14
Growth	3	SPDR Dow Jones Mid Cap Growth ETF	EMG	87.90	65.20	34.70	29.65	-0.90	0.28
Large-Cap	1	SPDR Dow Jones Large Cap ETF	ELR	256.19	37.40	10.50	17.33	-6.10	0.23
Large-Cap	2	iShares FTSE KLD 400 Social Index Fund	DSI	223.65	113.60	35.10	14.82	-5.45	0.50
Large-Cap	3	Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund	VV	147.64	2,574.50	1,039.60	17.31	-5.98	0.12
Mid-Cap	1	Rydex S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth ETF	RFG	1,590.91	241.80	14.30	33.32	5.79	0.35
Mid-Cap	2	Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund	VOE	211.71	681.70	218.70	25.91	-2.89	0.14
Mid-Cap	3	Guggenheim Insider Sentiment ETF	NFO	149.53	80.10	32.10	26.79	-0.03	0.65
Multi-Cap	1	SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	SDY	1,250.18	3,452.40	255.70	21.52	-0.63	0.35
Multi-Cap	2	Guggenheim Multi-Asset Income ETF	CVY	254.07	330.70	93.40	24.79	-2.50	0.65
Multi-Cap	3	WisdomTree Total Earnings Fund	EXT	158.24	47.00	18.20	17.12	-5.26	0.28
Small-Cap	1	WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund	EES	391.30	90.40	18.40	28.49	2.00	0.38
Small-Cap	2	SPDR Dow Jones Small Cap ETF	DSC	297.69	51.70	13.00	28.51	-1.98	0.32
Small-Cap	3	Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF	RZV	280.62	86.40	22.70	21.05	-1.36	0.35
Value	1	SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	SDY	1,250.18	3,452.40	255.70	21.52	-0.63	0.35
Value	2	Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF	RZV	280.62	86.40	22.70	21.05	-1.36	0.35
Value	3	Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund	VOE	211.71	681.70	218.70	25.91	-2.89	0.14
Core	1	WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund	EES	391.30	90.40	18.40	28.49	2.00	0.38
Core	2	SPDR Dow Jones Small Cap ETF	DSC	297.69	51.70	13.00	28.51	-1.98	0.32
Core	3	Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund	VB	272.73	3,792.20	1,017.40	28.39	-2.38	0.14
Sector	1	SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF	XHB	3,308.51	801.00	23.50	13.06	-10.08	0.35
Sector	2	PowerShares DB Oil Fund	DBO	3,131.82	568.80	17.60	-6.00	-7.83	N/A
Sector	3	ProShares Ultra Real Estate ProShares	URE	2,502.23	465.80	17.90	83.04	-39.60	0.95
World Equity	1	PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio	PXH	9,113.73	469.90	5.10	20.94	-2.69	0.85
World Equity	2	Vanguard Tax-Managed International Fund	VEA	2,290.49	4,900.50	205.00	9.86	-9.35	0.15
World Equity	3	SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF	GMF	1,060.59	712.60	61.40	25.92	-3.53	0.59
Source: Lipper Inc., a Thomson Reuters company