ETF facts & returns · 2026-10-02

Major ETFs, compared

28 major exchange-traded funds compared by expense ratio and trailing price returns — core index, bond, gold and sector ETFs — ranked by five-year annualized price return as of 2026-10-02. Fund facts come from issuers; price returns use delayed price data. Not investment advice.

Major ETFs by 5-year annualized price return — 2026-10-02
ETFCategoryExpense1y3y5y
SMH · VanEck Semiconductor ETFSemiconductors0.35%+92.6%+63.0%+37.5%
XLK · State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETFUS technology0.08%+41.5%+34.5%+21.7%
XLE · State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETFUS energy0.08%+40.7%+11.6%+19.3%
GLD · SPDR Gold SharesCommodity (gold)0.40%+6.9%+30.3%+18.3%
QQQ · Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1US large-cap growth0.18%+24.7%+27.8%+15.9%
VUG · Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETFUS large-cap growth0.03%+14.0%+26.1%+13.5%
IVV · iShares Core S&P 500 ETFUS large-cap blend0.03%+15.4%+21.6%+12.4%
VOO · Vanguard S&P 500 ETFUS large-cap blend0.03%+15.5%+21.6%+12.4%
SPY · State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF TrustUS large-cap blend0.09%+15.5%+21.6%+12.4%
VTI · Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFUS total market0.03%+15.1%+21.1%+11.2%
VTV · Vanguard Morningstar Value ETFUS large-cap value0.03%+16.4%+16.3%+9.9%
VIG · Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETFUS dividend growth0.04%+8.9%+14.7%+8.9%
DIA · State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustUS large-cap blend0.16%+10.2%+15.1%+8.6%
XLF · State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETFUS financials0.08%-0.7%+17.2%+7.3%
VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFDeveloped intl0.03%+18.6%+17.6%+7.1%
VXUS · Vanguard Total International Stock ETFIntl total market0.05%+16.2%+16.8%+6.2%
EFA · iShares MSCI EAFE ETFDeveloped intl0.32%+11.3%+14.6%+5.9%
SCHD · Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFUS dividend equity0.06%+19.8%+11.5%+5.7%
XLV · State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFUS health care0.08%+19.3%+8.9%+5.5%
IWM · iShares Russell 2000 ETFUS small-cap blend0.19%+16.3%+16.7%+5.2%
VWO · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETFEmerging markets0.06%+9.9%+14.9%+3.6%
JEPI · JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETFUS equity income0.35%-1.7%+1.6%-1.2%
VNQ · Vanguard Real Estate ETFUS REITs0.13%-2.1%+5.7%-2.5%
HYG · iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFHigh-yield bonds0.49%-5.2%+1.4%-2.5%
AGG · iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFUS total bond0.03%-6.0%+0.1%-3.9%
BND · Vanguard Total Bond Market ETFUS total bond0.03%-5.9%+0.1%-3.9%
LQD · iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFIG corporate bonds0.14%-8.6%-0.1%-5.2%
TLT · iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFLong-term Treasuries0.15%-13.2%-4.4%-11.7%
A demonstration vertical. Fund facts from issuer disclosures; price returns (distributions excluded) from delayed price history, retrieved 2026-10-02: the 1-year figure covers Sep 30, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026, the 3-year figure Sep 29, 2023 to Oct 2, 2026 and the 5-year figure Sep 30, 2021 to Oct 2, 2026. Past performance does not predict future results. Not investment advice.

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Harlan Petrov ETF Analyst

Harlan Petrov is an ETF analyst who covers broad-market and sector ETFs, focusing on expense ratios, tracking error and holdings concentration. He builds his comparisons from public fund prospectuses and holdings disclosures.

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