In this piece, we will take a look at the five best performing ETFs of the last 10 years. If you want to learn more about the market ups and downs over the past decade, then take a look at 11 Best Performing ETFs of the Last 10 Years.
5. Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE:TAN)
Annualized Return Over 10 Years: 22.06%
Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE:TAN) marks off a nice start to the second part of our list since it is an exchange traded fund that invests in one of the most crucial technologies for today and tomorrow, solar power. The ETF invests in mid sized growth companies, it was set up in 2008, and is a relatively smaller fund on our list compared to other heavy hitters since it has a modest $1.63 billion in net assets. The Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE:TAN)’s top three stock picks are First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH), and SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEDG).
4. SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:XSD)
Annualized Return Over 10 Years: 22.11%
The SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:XSD), as the title suggests, is an ETF that invests primarily in semiconductor stocks. This also makes it unsurprising that it ranks fourth in our list of the ten best performing ETFs over the past ten years since the semiconductor sector has been one of the hottest in the world recently. The SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:XSD) is part of the SPDR State Street Global Advisors Fund Family and the ETf has net assets of $1.56 billion. The top three holdings are MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSI), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC).
3. Invesco Semiconductors ETF (NYSE:PSI)
Annualized Return Over 10 Years: 23.12%
Invesco Semiconductors ETF (NYSE:PSI) is another semiconductor focused ETF. Compared to the SPDR S&P Semiconductor fund, this fund has $678 million in net assets, making it one of the smallest on our list so far. The ETF tracks the Dynamic Semiconductor Intellidex index, and seeks to invest at least 90% of its funds into stocks that are part of the underlying index. The fund was set up in 2005 and it has invested in established chip players such as Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), and Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU).
2. iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)
Annualized Return Over 10 Years: 23.36%
iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) makes sure that semiconductor ETFs dominate our list of the top performing funds over the past ten years. It is part of the iShares fund family and is the largest semiconductor ETF on our list so far in terms of net assets, since it has net assets more than $9 billion. NVIDIA, AMD, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:AVGO), and Broadcomm are its four largest investments.
1. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)
Annualized Return Over 10 Years: 23.75%
VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) is officially the largest semiconductor ETF on our list since it has $10 billion in net assets. The fund was set up in 2011 and its year to date total return sits at an impressive 44%. The top three stock picks are the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO).
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