Best ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds)

MEPB Financial Exchange Traded Fund Review provides a diverse selection from variety of investment and financial analysis from more than 4,500 exchange traded funds. We review rankings from Morningstar, Lipper, Zacks, TheStreet.com, U.S. News, and Standard & Poor’s. You can learn from our methodology from variety of our previous articles.

Most Popular Exchange Traded Fund Rankings

Large Growth

• PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) - Performance 1 Year: 25.47% Expense Ratio: 0.20%
• Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) - Performance 1-Yr: 19.71% Expense Ratio: 0.11%
• Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) - Performance 1-Yr: 19.52% Expense Ratio: 0.07%
• Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF (RPG) - Performance 1-Yr: 23.89% Expense Ratio: 0.35%
• iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) - Performance 1-Yr: 18.79% Expense Ratio: 0.20%
• SPDR S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) - Performance 1-Yr: 18.29% Expense Ratio: 0.20%

Large Value

• SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) - Performance 1-Yr: 18.05% Expense Ratio: 0.17%
• WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) - Performance 1-Yr: 14.01% Expense Ratio: 0.28%
• Schwab US Large-Cap Value ETF (SCHV) - Performance 1-Yr: 12.54% Expense Ratio: 0.07%
• Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) - Performance 1-Yr: 14.05% Expense Ratio: 0.09%
• Columbia Select Large Cap Value ETF (GVT) - Performance 1-Yr: 13.30% Expense Ratio: 0.80%

Small Growth

• Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) - Performance 1-Yr: 10.27% Expense Ratio: 0.09%
• Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF (RZG) - Performance 1-Yr: 12.06% Expense Ratio: 0.35%
• iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT) - Performance 1-Yr: 10.32% Expense Ratio: 0.25%
• SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG) - Performance 1-Yr: 10.26% Expense Ratio: 0.25%

Small Value

• Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV) - Performance 1-Yr: 12.76% Expense Ratio: 0.35%
• iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF (JKL) - Performance 1-Yr: 13.20% Expense Ratio: 0.30%
• Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) - Performance 1-Yr: 15.33% Expense Ratio: 0.09%
• SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF (SLYV) - Performance 1-Yr: 11.94% Expense Ratio: 0.25%

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Gold Related

• iShares COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) - Performance 1-Yr: -0.31% Expense Ratio: 0.25%
• SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) - Performance 1-Yr: -0.253% Expense Ratio: 0.40%
• PowerShares DB Gold Fund (DGL) - Performance 1-Yr: -1.20% Expense Ratio: 0.50%
• Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) - Performance 1-Yr: 3.96% Expense Ratio: 0.55%

Emerging Markets

• Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (SCHE) - Performance 1-Yr: 14.53% Expense Ratio: 0.14%
• iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) - Performance 1-Yr: 14.23% Expense Ratio: 0.18%
• Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) - Performance 1-Yr: 15.22% Expense Ratio: 0.15%
• iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) - Performance 1-Yr: 14.17% Expense Ratio: 0.67%

Real Estate

• Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ) - Performance 1-Yr: 20.31% Expense Ratio: 0.10%
• Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH) - Performance 1-Yr: 12.43% Expense Ratio: 0.07%
• SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (RWR) - Performance 1-Yr: 12.30% Expense Ratio: 0.25%
• First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) - Performance 1-Yr: 19.48% Expense Ratio: 0.50%

Commodity

• PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC) - Performance 1-Yr: -2.35% Expense Ratio: 0.85%
• iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) - Performance 1-Yr: -1.66% Expense Ratio: 0.75%
• PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund (DBB) - Performance 1-Yr: 8.97% Expense Ratio: 0.75%
• ELEMENTS Rogers International Commodity Index Total Return ETN (RJI) - Performance 1-Yr: -1.84% Expense Ratio: 0.75%

Municipal Bond

• iShares iBonds Sep 2015 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (IBMD) - Performance 1-Yr: 0.00% Expense Ratio: 0.18%
• Market Vectors Short Municipal Index ETF (SMB) - Performance 1-Yr: 2.15% Expense Ratio: 0.20%
• iShares Short-Term National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (SUB) - Performance 1-Yr: 1.25% Expense Ratio: 0.25%
• SPDR Nuveen Barclays Short Term Municipal Bond ETF (SHM) - Performance 1-Yr: 1.85% Expense Ratio: 0.20%
• iShares National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (MUB) - Performance 1-Yr: 7.95% Expense Ratio: 0.25%

Corporate Bond

• iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) - Performance 1-Yr: 10.83% Expense Ratio: 0.15%
• SPDR Barclays Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (ITR) - Performance 1-Yr: 6.05% Expense Ratio: 0.15%
• iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) - Performance 1-Yr: 6.68% Expense Ratio: 0.20%

Core Bond

• iShares Core US Aggregate Bond  ETF (AGG) - Performance 1-Yr: 5.88% Expense Ratio: 0.08%
• Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) - Performance 1-Yr: 5.64% Expense Ratio: 0.08%
• PIMCO Total Return ETF (BOND) - Performance 1-Yr: 6.60% Expense Ratio: 0.55%

Updated on 08/21/2014