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Equity ETFs ranked by quarterly returns

Name/ticker 3-month return 1-year return Net assets ($M) Expense ratio 3-month average daily volume Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap…

Name/ticker 3-month return 1-year return Net assets ($M) Expense ratio 3-month average daily volume
Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF (IDXJ) 25.73% -21.30% $6.6 0.61% 18,705
Guggenheim Invest Solar ETF (TAN) 25.13% 178.40% $451.4 0.70% 677,267
iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF (EIDO) 22.11% -19.88% $467.5 0.61% 255,184
Global X Gold Explorers ETF (GLDX) 21.25% -38.50% $44.5 0.65% 23,992
Global X Pure Gold Miners ETF (GGGG) 19.77% -29.17% $4.1 0.59% 1,501
Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (EGPT) 18.96% 48.02% $61.1 0.96% 5,347
Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF (IDX) 18.69% -19.78% $225.4 0.59% 187,279
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) 18.32% -45.09% $1,873.4 0.55% 1,028,063
United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG) 18.22% 11.03% $651.6 0.73% 16,597,586
Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (KWT) 17.33% 131.37% $29.8 0.66% 8,725
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA) 16.76% 9.38% $1,531.0 0.85% 867,222
PureFunds ISE Jr Silver (Sm Cap Miners/Expl) ETF (SILJ) 16.76% -36.48% $4.9 0.69% 21,368
Global X FTSE Portugal 20 ETF (PGAL) 15.60% N/A $20.8 0.61% 25,832
WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF) 15.33% 44.15% $53.7 0.63% 3,573
Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM) 15.24% 10.18% $507.8 0.76% 425,695
United States Agriculture Index Fund (USAG) 15.11% 9.26% $2.6 0.80% 904
iShares MSCI New Zealand Capped ETF (ENZL) 14.60% 19.61% $168.9 0.51% 10,068
iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF (EWI) 14.48% 54.83% $1,298.7 0.50% 2,317,160
First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy (FTGC) 14.46% N/A $85.3 0.95% 48,183
Market Vectors Gulf States Index ETF (MES) 14.15% 41.37% $24.7 0.99% 13,726
Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF (SCIF) 13.90% 2.40% $159.6 0.91% 17,364
Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) 13.69% -29.23% $240.2 0.65% 320,788
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN) 13.43% 84.21% $196.8 0.60% 158,687
iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF (SLVP) 13.26% -32.21% $9.5 0.39% 15,827
Teucrium Natural Gas Fund (NAGS) 12.88% 5.87% $2.0 1.54% 738
Teucrium Corn Fund (CORN) 12.81% -16.54% $128.8 1.42% 36,129
PowerShares Dynamic BioTech & Genome Portfolio (PBE) 12.77% 59.04% $408.4 0.63% 184,402
SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 12.62% 38.44% $134.2 0.35% 36,519
iShares MSCI Denmark Capped ETF (EDEN) 12.08% 47.05% $50.1 0.53% 14,669
iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF (REZ) 11.96% 0.67% $245.3 0.48% 41,769
Global X Uranium ETF (URA) 11.95% -11.94% $238.9 0.69% 263,201
iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) 11.95% -35.89% $58.2 0.39% 79,758
Teucrium Wheat Fund (WEAT) 11.75% -9.94% $16.6 1.53% 5,337
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) 11.58% -37.09% $7,571.6 0.52% 38,253,721
PowerShares Global Gold & Precious Metals Port (PSAU) 11.39% -32.24% $25.6 0.75% 17,243
PowerShares Global Clean Energy Portfolio (PBD) 11.33% 57.28% $99.7 0.81% 46,565
Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (GREK) 11.15% 65.28% $250.0 0.61% 235,230
iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF (SMIN) 11.13% 10.46% $6.0 0.74% 2,112
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) 10.97% 41.18% $1,173.6 0.60% 197,008
iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF (ICF) 10.96% 3.03% $2,576.9 0.35% 299,956

As of March 31. Excludes leveraged and inverse funds, and exchange-traded notes. *Most recently reported net prospectus expense ratio.

Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company

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