Subscribe

Exchange-Traded Products—Fixed Income<br><br>Ranked by quarterly returns

Name/ticker 3-month return 1-year return Net assets ($M) Expense ratio* 3- month average…



Name/ticker 3-month return 1-year return Net assets ($M) Expense ratio* 3- month average daily volume
1 Peritus High Yield ETF (HYLD) 4.61% 12.66% $210.3 1.35% 9,547
2 PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) 3.62% 3.15% $727.7 0.75% 1,109,073
3 RBS Nadaq 100 Trendpilot Exchange Traded Notes (TNDQ) 3.42% -5.76% $21.0 1.00% 5,594
4 Guggenheim BulletShares 2018 Hi Yield Corp Bd ETF (BSJI) 3.31% 0.00% $48.0 0.42% 37,299
5 PowerShares Preferred Portfolio (PGX) 2.94% 10.62% $2,454.7 0.50% 1,130,542
6 iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (PFF) 2.92% 10.29% $11,909.1 0.48% 1,760,614
7 iPath ETN U.S. Treasury Long Bond Bear A (DLBS) 2.80% -18.67% $26.6 0.75% 3,819
8 iPath Exchange Traded Notes Optimized Curr Carry A (ICI) 2.77% 3.99% $17.4 0.65% 8,545
9 Pimco 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF (HYS) 2.70% 10.35% $1,377.4 0.55% 39,093
10 Guggenheim BulletShares 2016 Hi Yield Corp Bd ETF (BSJG) 2.68% N/A $114.4 0.42% 62,375
11 Guggenheim BulletShares 2017 Hi Yield Corp Bd ETF (BSJH) 2.67% N/A $56.2 0.42% 31,517
12 iShares B-Ca Rated Corporate Bond Fund (QLTC) 2.64% N/A $10.6 0.55% 3,675
13 ProShares Short Euro (EUFX) 2.64% N/A $3.9 0.95% 1,927
14 Market Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL) 2.61% N/A $10.9 0.40% 4,825
15 WisdomTree Brazilian Real Fund (BZF) 2.59% -4.46% $54.4 0.45% 31,934
16 Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF (SPFF) 2.52% 0.00% $18.9 0.58% 24,306
17 SPDR Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (SJNK) 2.45% 9.75% $1,122.7 0.40% 487,930
18 ProShares Short 20+ Yr Treasury (TBF) 2.40% -9.81% $1,000.9 0.95% 676,700
19 HIghland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF (SNLN) 2.39% N/A $60.6 0.55% 27,047
20 SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF (PSK) 2.32% 8.22% $375.3 0.45% 76,739
21 PowerShares Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bond Portfolio (DSUM) 2.24% 7.07% $66.2 0.45% 6,483
22 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (HYG) 2.22% 11.36% $15,569.9 0.50% 3,364,682
23 Market Vectors-Indian Rupee/USD ETN (INR) 2.22% -0.31% N/A 0.55% 781
24 SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) 2.18% 11.41% $12,090.2 0.40% 5,281,350
25 Guggenheim Invest BulletShares 2015 HY Corp Bd ETF (BSJF) 2.17% 9.56% $375.0 0.42% 19,479
26 PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio (BKLN) 2.02% 7.82% $3,014.3 0.66% 485,693
27 WisdomTree Indian Rupee Fund (ICN) 1.98% 0.45% $19.3 0.45% 11,901
28 Guggenheim Invest Yuan Bond ETF (RMB) 1.94% 4.30% $3.9 0.65% 3,107
29 PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corp Bd Port (PHB) 1.66% 9.20% $771.7 0.50% 590,153
30 Guggenheim Invest BulletShares 2014 HY Corp Bd ETF (BSJE) 1.60% 7.92% $274.0 0.42% 18,943
31 PowerShares DB Japanese Govt Bond Futures ETN (JGBL) 1.56% 3.02% $5.2 0.50% 2,450
32 Market Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF (HYD) 1.41% 11.80% $1,124.7 0.35% 397,146
33 Market Vectors Emg Mkts High Yield Bd ETF (HYEM) 1.39% N/A $48.3 0.40% 27,684
34 SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond ETF (HYMB) 1.38% 12.93% $223.1 0.45% 16,568
35 Pimco Build America Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (BABZ) 1.25% 9.30% $36.5 0.45% 4,233
36 Market Vectors Renminbi Bond ETF (CHLC) 1.24% 4.02% N/A 0.39% 1,758
37 PowerShares Build America Bond Port (BAB) 1.23% 9.65% $1,065.1 0.28% 257,295
38 iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (GHYG) 1.23% N/A $52.5 0.40% 13,183
39 Pimco Total Return Exchange-Traded Fund (BOND) 1.17% 11.23% $4,598.7 0.55% 522,007
40 Market Vectors-Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLTR) 0.99% 3.72% N/A 0.19% 5,091
As of March 31. Excludes leveraged products. *Most recently reported net prospectus expense ratio. N/A = not available Source: Lipper

Learn more about reprints and licensing for this article.

Recent Articles by Author

Client Stories

If the survey is not appearing, click here to submit your client story.

2015 Outlook

We are interested in your thoughts on the financial advice industry, your practice and investments in the new year. Please take a few minutes to share them in our annual Adviser Outlook survey. The results of the survey will be featured on Jan.5.

Best- and worst-performing international equity funds

EMERGING MARKETS Top 10 Portfolio net assets ($M) 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return Expense ratio* Morgan Stanley…

X

Subscribe and Save 60%

Premium Access
Print + Digital

Learn more
Subscribe to Print