The fastest growing ETFs
Ranked by three-year growth in assets
Ranked by three-year asset growth
| Fund/ticker | % gain in net assets | 2011 assets ($M) | 2008 assets ($M) | 1-year return | 3-year return | Expense ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Ticker:(AAXJ) | 17,682.9% | $1,458.2 | $8.2 | -17.86% | 7.22% | 0.66% |
| 2 | SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap Ticker:(EWX) | 13,881.5% | $908.8 | $6.5 | -23.30% | 9.72% | 0.66% |
| 3 | First Trust Consumer Discretionary Alphadex Ticker:(FXD) | 5,934.4% | $368.1 | $6.1 | 5.96% | 10.68% | 0.70% |
| 4 | First Trust S&P REIT Index Ticker:(FRI) | 5,068.1% | $242.9 | $4.7 | 0.56% | -2.26% | 0.50% |
| 5 | PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio Ticker:(PAGG) | 4,909.1% | $110.2 | $2.2 | -5.87% | 5.37% | 0.75% |
| 6 | Market Vectors Gaming Ticker:(BJK) | 4,328.0% | $110.7 | $2.5 | 2.58% | 5.99% | 0.65% |
| 7 | First Trust Consumer Staples Alphadex Ticker:(FXG) | 4,181.4% | $184.1 | $4.3 | 16.40% | 10.11% | 0.70% |
| 8 | First Trust Materials Alphadex Ticker:(FXZ) | 3,725.0% | $290.7 | $7.6 | -10.74% | 4.21% | 0.70% |
| 9 | PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corp Bond Portfolio Ticker:(PHB) | 3,279.5% | $527.2 | $15.6 | 2.66% | 5.07% | 0.50% |
| 10 | GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Ticker:(GCC) | 2,873.1% | $618.4 | $20.8 | 8.26% | 3.17% | 1.09% |
| 11 | United States 12 Month Oil Fund LP Ticker:(USL) | 2,739.3% | $173.2 | $6.1 | -8.40% | -16.45% | 0.84% |
| 12 | iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Ticker:(EMB) | 2,701.1% | $3,061.6 | $109.3 | -0.05% | 11.03% | 0.60% |
| 13 | First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Ticker:(FGD) | 2,297.5% | $95.9 | $4.0 | -1.56% | 6.54% | 0.60% |
| 14 | PowerShares Nasdaq Internet Portfolio Ticker:(PNQI) | 2,236.8% | $44.4 | $1.9 | -1.52% | 18.35% | 0.60% |
| 15 | iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Ticker:(PFF) | 2,195.4% | $7,017.0 | $305.7 | -3.71% | 18.53% | 0.48% |
| 16 | First Trust Mid Cap Core Alphadex Ticker:(FNX) | 2,105.2% | $213.9 | $9.7 | -0.27% | 6.36% | 0.70% |
| 17 | Market Vectors RVE Hard Assets Producers Ticker:(HAP) | 2,078.5% | $172.1 | $7.9 | -6.72% | 0.09% | 0.63% |
| 18 | SPDR S&P Dividend Ticker:(SDY) | 1,980.8% | $5,863.7 | $281.8 | 0.07% | 3.66% | 0.36% |
| 19 | iShares MSCI Kokusai Index Ticker:(TOK) | 1,911.2% | $595.3 | $29.6 | -4.53% | 0.15% | 0.25% |
| 20 | Rydex S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Ticker:(RFG) | 1,799.7% | $556.6 | $29.3 | 9.56% | 14.80% | 0.35% |
| 21 | PowerShares Global Gold & Precious Metals Port Ticker:(PSAU) | 1,766.7% | $50.4 | $2.7 | -4.34% | 17.25% | 0.75% |
| 22 | SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate Ticker:(RWO) | 1,643.3% | $273.7 | $15.7 | -2.61% | -0.65% | 0.51% |
| 23 | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Ticker:(DXJ) | 1,601.4% | $491.7 | $28.9 | -5.58% | -5.02% | 0.48% |
| 24 | First Trust Large Cap Core Alphadex Ticker:(FEX) | 1,550.0% | $224.4 | $13.6 | -0.98% | 3.90% | 0.70% |
| 25 | WisdomTree Australia & New Zealand Debt Ticker:(AUNZ) | 1,539.1% | $37.7 | $2.3 | 6.37% | 7.32% | 0.45% |
| As of Sept. 30. Source: Lipper | |||||||
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