Exchange-traded funds
ETFs ranked by three-year asset growth
| Rank | Fund | Ticker | % gain in total net assets | 2012 assets ($M) | 2009 assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Trust Consumer Discretionary Alphadex | FXD | 9204.0% | $465.2 | $5.0 | -5.34% | 22.98% | 0.70% |
| 2 | First Trust S&P REIT Index | FRI | 8720.5% | $388.1 | $4.4 | 12.49% | 32.29% | 0.50% |
| 3 | Global X/InterBolsa FTSE Colombia 20 | GXG | 7587.0% | $176.8 | $2.3 | -3.59% | 23.83% | 0.86% |
| 4 | iShares MSCI All Peru Capped Index | EPU | 5272.0% | $402.9 | $7.5 | 13.68% | 21.68% | 0.59% |
| 5 | First Trust Consumer Staples Alphadex | FXG | 4590.4% | $389.3 | $8.3 | -0.99% | 18.83% | 0.70% |
| 6 | First Trust Health Care Alphadex | FXH | 3926.6% | $559.7 | $13.9 | 3.53% | 23.81% | 0.70% |
| 7 | First Trust Mid Cap Core Alphadex | FNX | 3616.3% | $297.3 | $8.0 | -2.88% | 20.22% | 0.70% |
| 8 | SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap | EWX | 3181.5% | $833.5 | $25.4 | -18.35% | 8.26% | 0.65% |
| 9 | iShares S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure | EMIF | 3083.8% | $117.8 | $3.7 | -6.15% | 11.95% | 0.75% |
| 10 | First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index | FGD | 2915.5% | $174.9 | $5.8 | -5.30% | 15.70% | 0.60% |
| 11 | First Trust Financial Alphadex | FXO | 2486.8% | $196.6 | $7.6 | 1.24% | 17.01% | 0.70% |
| 12 | First Trust Large Cap Core Alphadex | FEX | 2457.8% | $327.4 | $12.8 | -2.19% | 17.09% | 0.70% |
| 13 | First Trust Small Cap Core Alphadex | FYX | 2305.3% | $137.1 | $5.7 | -0.82% | 18.66% | 0.70% |
| 14 | First Trust Technology Alphadex | FXL | 2054.7% | $228.4 | $10.6 | -11.77% | 16.80% | 0.70% |
| 15 | SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term Int’l Treasury Bond | BWZ | 2047.6% | $225.5 | $10.5 | -5.61% | 2.36% | 0.35% |
| 16 | First Trust Materials Alphadex | FXZ | 1842.2% | $174.8 | $9.0 | -8.03% | 19.86% | 0.70% |
| 17 | SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Securities | CWB | 1668.9% | $783.6 | $44.3 | -4.87% | 11.18% | 0.40% |
| 18 | iShares JPMorgan U.S. D Emerging Markets Bond Fund | EMB | 1570.2% | $4,482.8 | $268.4 | 9.75% | 12.74% | 0.60% |
| 19 | Market Vectors Indonesia Index | IDX | 1553.2% | $360.4 | $21.8 | -12.27% | 24.48% | 0.57% |
| 20 | Guggenheim Invest Enhanced Short Bond | GSY | 1548.0% | $164.8 | $10.0 | 0.63% | 0.24% | 0.27% |
| 21 | iShares S&P/Citigroup Int’l Treasury Bond | IGOV | 1388.9% | $296.3 | $19.9 | -3.32% | 2.57% | 0.35% |
| 22 | iShares Dow Jones International Select Div | IDV | 1362.2% | $928.5 | $63.5 | -10.63% | 12.17% | 0.50% |
| 23 | First Trust Large Cap Value Alphadex | FTA | 1337.1% | $244.3 | $17.0 | -0.77% | 17.26% | 0.70% |
| 24 | iShares FTSE Nareit Mortgage Plus Capped | REM | 1322.4% | $458.0 | $32.2 | 9.21% | 14.10% | 0.48% |
Source: Lipper
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