Best US Equity ETFs in 2017
These exchange traded funds are sorted based on its year-to-date performance in 2017. The US stock fund invests mainly in US companies stocks. The US stocks may include large companies, mid-size companies and small size companies.Most of US stock ETFs are index ETFs. Index ETFs typically have low expense ratio. These investment funds also may offer some yield for income. Actively managed funds are also available nowadays.
The top 5 performing US stock ETFs in 2017 are:
- Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO)
- PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ)
- Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (PTNQ)
- PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth ETF (PXLG)
- Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted ETF (QQQE)
Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO)
Renaissance IPO ETF is tracking its own IPO index. This fund will add sizeable new companies on a fast entry basis and the rest upon scheduled quarterly reviews. It has no yield. It is still a relatively new ETF with $13 million of assets. The expense ratio is low, only 0.60%. The current shares price is $23.96. If you have $1,000 for funding, you can buy about 42 shares.Top 10 Large Growth ETFs in 2015
This best performing stock ETF has a 3-year annualized return of 4.90%. In 2017, the YTD return is 15.25%. This fund is ranked with 1 star rating by Morningstar.
The top 5 stocks in its portfolio are Ferrari NV, Transunion, First Data Corp, Shopify Inc, and Snap Inc. Top 3 sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer cyclical.
PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ)
PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) is one of the oldest ETFs. This index fund is tracking the NASDAQ-100. The index includes 100 largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. As the top performing US stock ETFs in 2017, this fund has a dividend yield of 0.89%.More: Best 401k Funds for 2015 & 2016
This fund has returned 17.13 percent over the past 3 years, and 16.71 percent over the past 5 years. Morningstar also has ranked this index ETF with 5 stars rating.
The past 3 years performance is as follows:
- Year 2017: 15.02% (YTD)
- Year 2016: 7.10%
- Year 2015: 9.45%
- Year 2014: 19.18%
Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (PTNQ)
The Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (PTNQ) has a 12 months yield of 0.26%. This fund has $73 million of assets. The fund category is large growth. This means this stocks consist of US large cap companies. This fund has an annual expense ratio fee of 0.66%.The top 4 stocks in its holdings are Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Amazon.com Inc, and Facebook Inc. In 2017, the YTD return is 15 percent.
Top Performing US Stock ETFs in 2017 Performance
| ETF Name | Symbol | Category | Expense Ratio (%) | Market Return YTD | Market Return 1-Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance IPO ETF | IPO | Mid-Cap Growth | 0.6 | 15.25 | 19.58 |
| PowerShares QQQ ETF | QQQ | Large Growth | 0.2 | 15.02 | 29.96 |
| Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF | PTNQ | Large Growth | 0.65 | 15 | 23.27 |
| PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Gr ETF | PXLG | Large Growth | 0.39 | 14.71 | 18.13 |
| Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Wtd ETF | QQQE | Large Growth | 0.35 | 13.79 | 27.89 |
| First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Wtd ETF | QQEW | Large Growth | 0.6 | 13.67 | 27.79 |
| iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Growth | JKE | Large Growth | 0.25 | 12.86 | 18.26 |
| Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF | MGK | Large Growth | 0.07 | 12.81 | 20.56 |
| Fidelity® Nasdaq Composite Tr Stk ETF | ONEQ | Large Growth | 0.21 | 12.78 | 28.39 |
| PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Gr ETF | PXMG | Mid-Cap Growth | 0.39 | 12.57 | 19.99 |
| First Trust NASDAQ-100 ex-Tech Sect ETF | QQXT | Large Growth | 0.6 | 12.4 | 16.59 |
| iShares Russell Top 200 Growth | IWY | Large Growth | 0.2 | 12.28 | 20.59 |
| iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor | MTUM | Large Growth | 0.15 | 12.08 | 18.42 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF | VUG | Large Growth | 0.06 | 11.97 | 19.51 |
| Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF | VONG | Large Growth | 0.12 | 11.29 | 19.39 |
| iShares Russell 1000 Growth | IWF | Large Growth | 0.2 | 11.22 | 19.32 |
| Guggenheim Insider Sentiment ETF | NFO | Mid-Cap Blend | 0.65 | 11.21 | 17.61 |
| Direxion iBillionaire ETF | IBLN | Large Growth | 0.65 | 11.16 | 16.46 |
| Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF™ | SCHG | Large Growth | 0.07 | 11.01 | 19.74 |
| ELEMENTS Morningstar WideMoat Foc TR ETN | WMW | Large Blend | 0.75 | 10.82 | 21.78 |
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