Top 3 Best Performing Leveraged ETFs YTD

Levaraged ETFs, although more volatile and more expensive that other ETFs, do offer the chance for home run like returns. Below is the following top 3 Leveraged ETFs with the largest percentage gain YTD.

Exchange Traded Fund	Ticker	YTD Return
ProShares Ultra Gold	UGL	58.34%
Direxion Daily 20+ Treasury Bull 3X	TMF	47.90%
ProShares Ultra Silver	AGQ	41.74%

ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) - seeks to replicate 200% of the price performance of gold bullion. This ETF has a higher than average expense ratio of 0.95%, versus the category average of 0.85%. Also the ETF has a higher than average tracking error of 1.74%, meaning that it does not always closely follow the spot price of gold.

Direxion Daily 20+ Treasury Bull 3x (TMF) - seeks to relicate 300% of the price performanc of the NYSE 20+year U.S. Treasury Bond Index. This ETF has a current yield of 0.77% and has an expense ratio of 0.95%.

ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) - tracks 200% of the daily performance of the spot price of Silver. This ETF has a higher than average expense ratio of 0.95%, and has over $1 billion in assets under management.

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