Exchange-traded funds

Ranked by average daily trading volume

Dec 23, 2012 @ 12:01 am (Updated 8:23 pm) EST

RankFundNet assets ($M)Avg. daily volume (M)Expense ratio*
1iPath Exchange Traded Notes S&P 500 VIX ST Ftrs A Ticker:(VXX)$1,608.4151.80.89
2SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Ticker:(SPY)$118,359.0143.30.09
3Select Sector Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund Ticker:(XLF)$8,180.268.10.18
4ProShares UltraShort S&P500 Ticker:(SDS)$1,924.164.40.89
5iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund Ticker:(EEM)$37,249.749.40.67
6iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund Ticker:(IWM)$18,200.146.90.23
7PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 Ticker:(QQQ)$34,766.444.40.2
8ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury Ticker:(TBT)$2,992.629.70.93
9United States Natural Gas Fund LP Ticker:(UNG)$1,155.026.00.73
10Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3x Shares Ticker:(TZA)$1,002.921.61.13
11Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets Fund ETF Ticker:(VWO)$57,357.221.00.2
12iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund Ticker:(EFA)$36,392.819.10.34
13iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund Ticker:(FXI)$4,706.316.50.72
14iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund Ticker:(EWZ)$8,448.515.00.59
15Select Sector Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund Ticker:(XLI)$2,935.114.50.18
16iShares Silver Trust Ticker:(SLV)$11,053.314.40.5**
17iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund Ticker:(EWJ)$4,248.414.40.51
18Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x Shares Ticker:(FAZ)$743.614.01.13
19Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF Ticker:(GDX)$10,238.313.70.52
20ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Ticker:(UVXY)$139.013.6N/A

Assets as of September 30, 2012. Ranking is based on unrounded figures. N/A = not available *Net prospectus **Annual

Source: Lipper