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See the ETFs at the top of any measure. Each list sorts funds by one figure, named in its title, with the method on the page. Every table also sorts by any column. Updated Oct 20, 2026.

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599 leveraged and inverse ETFs, measured over Q3 2026 (Jul 1 to Sep 30)

These figures do not move once published, which makes them quotable. Each category has its own study, with every fund in it.

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Buffer ETFs292 scored

Downside Cover Score

If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

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Income ETFs231 scored

Distribution Coverage Score

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

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Thematic ETFs112 scored

S&P 500 Difference Score

How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?

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Leveraged ETFs667 scored

3-Month Tracking Score

Did it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day, over three months?

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Crypto ETFs51 scored

Coin Capture Score

How much of what holding the coin gave did a holder of the fund keep?

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Alternatives ETFs38 scored

Stock Diversification Score

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

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Bond ETFs242 scored

Rate Cushion Score

How far can rates rise in a year before the year's income is gone?

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A score is a percentile of one published figure inside a stated set, not a rating. How each is computed

Stock ETFs

StocksTop Dividend ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets, largest first.$109.1bn
BufferBuffer ETFs with the most room left to their cap15 funds · ranked by remaining cap from today's price, as the issuer publishes it, current outcome period.60.3%BufferBuffer ETFs with the most protection left15 funds · ranked by buffer still below the index level, in index points, current outcome period.100.0%BufferBuffer ETFs already at their cap15 funds · ranked by how far the index has run past the cap, current outcome period.+23.5 ptsBufferBuffer ETFs resetting soonest15 funds · ranked by days until the outcome period ends.10BufferThe largest buffer ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$3.2bnBufferThe largest buffer ETFs on Bitcoin12 funds · ranked by net assets.$26mBufferThe largest buffer ETFs on EEM13 funds · ranked by net assets.$214mBufferThe largest buffer ETFs on EFA15 funds · ranked by net assets.$255mBufferThe largest buffer ETFs on IVV8 funds · ranked by net assets.$165mBufferThe largest buffer ETFs on IWM15 funds · ranked by net assets.$311mBufferThe largest buffer ETFs on QQQ15 funds · ranked by net assets.$725mBufferThe largest buffer ETFs on SPX12 funds · ranked by net assets.$130mBufferThe largest buffer ETFs on SPY15 funds · ranked by net assets.$3.2bn
IncomeThe highest yielding income ETFs15 funds · ranked by cash distributions as a percent of the starting price, one year.106.2%IncomeThe highest yielding autocallable ETFs27 funds · ranked by cash distributions as a percent of the price three months earlier, three months.12.4%IncomeThe highest yielding option income ETFs15 funds · ranked by cash distributions as a percent of the starting price, one year.106.2%IncomeThe highest yielding single-stock income ETFs15 funds · ranked by cash distributions as a percent of the starting price, one year.106.2%IncomeThe highest yielding broad option income ETFs15 funds · ranked by cash distributions as a percent of the starting price, one year.53.0%IncomeThe income ETFs that paid most as their price fell15 funds · ranked by cash paid minus price change, one year.+130.0 ptsIncomeThe income ETFs furthest ahead of their benchmark15 funds · ranked by total return minus the benchmark return, in points, one year.+59.1 ptsIncomeEvery single-stock income ETF against its own stock68 funds · ranked by total return minus the stock’s own total return, in points, one year.+21.0 ptsIncomeEvery income ETF measured against SPY49 funds · ranked by total return minus what SPY returned, in points, one year.+43.3 ptsIncomeEvery income ETF measured against QQQ14 funds · ranked by total return minus what QQQ returned, in points, one year.+1.5 ptsIncomeEvery income ETF measured against VOO13 funds · ranked by total return minus what VOO returned, in points, one year.+2.3 ptsIncomeEvery income ETF measured against IWM9 funds · ranked by total return minus what IWM returned, in points, one year.+7.0 ptsIncomeThe income ETFs furthest behind their benchmark15 funds · ranked by total return minus the benchmark return, in points, one year.−57.2 ptsIncomeThe income ETFs with the highest return of capital15 funds · ranked by the issuer's own estimate for its latest distribution, latest distribution.110%IncomeThe cheapest option-income ETFs15 funds · ranked by net expense ratio, after any fee waivers.0.15%IncomeThe largest income ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$46.0bnIncomeThe largest covered call ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$46.0bnIncomeThe highest yielding covered call ETFs15 funds · ranked by cash distributions as a percent of the starting price, one year.36.7%IncomeThe largest synthetic covered call ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$1.3bnIncomeThe highest yielding synthetic covered call ETFs15 funds · ranked by cash distributions as a percent of the starting price, one year.106.2%IncomeThe largest option income ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$15.1bnIncomeThe largest autocallable ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$2.5bnIncomeThe largest ETFs that pay weekly15 funds · ranked by net assets.$1.3bnIncomeThe highest yielding ETFs that pay weekly15 funds · ranked by cash distributions as a percent of the starting price, one year.106.2%IncomeThe largest ETFs that pay monthly15 funds · ranked by net assets.$46.0bnIncomeThe highest yielding ETFs that pay monthly15 funds · ranked by cash distributions as a percent of the starting price, one year.36.7%
ThemesThe thematic ETFs that are mostly the index already15 funds · ranked by weight in stocks the S&P 500 also holds, latest holdings filing.100.0%ThemesThe thematic ETFs least like the S&P 50015 funds · ranked by active share against the S&P 500, latest holdings filing.100.0%ThemesThe thematic ETFs that charge most for S&P 500 names15 funds · ranked by expense ratio multiplied by the weight already in the index, latest holdings filing and prospectus.1.25%ThemesThe thematic ETFs furthest below their high15 funds · ranked by percent below the all-time high on the reinvested series.−95.2%ThemesThe thematic ETFs that most overlap15 funds · ranked by weight overlap between two funds, latest holdings filings.97%ThemesThe largest thematic ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$66.6bn
LeverageLeveraged ETFs short of their stated multiple15 funds · ranked by the fund’s return minus what its stated multiple would have produced, three months.−104.1 ptsLeverageThe leveraged ETFs that beat their stated multiple15 funds · ranked by the fund’s return minus what its stated multiple would have produced, three months.+17.1 ptsLeverageThe leveraged ETFs on the most violent underlyings15 funds · ranked by the underlying’s annualized volatility, three months.359%LeverageThe widest gap between leveraged ETFs on one trade15 funds · ranked by the spread between the closest and furthest fund in a group, the days every fund in the group has traded.+7.1 ptsLeverageThe largest leveraged and inverse ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$35.5bnLeverageThe largest single-stock leveraged ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$3.6bnLeverageThe cheapest leveraged and inverse ETFs15 funds · ranked by net expense ratio, after any fee waivers.0.48%LeverageLeveraged ETFs furthest from their label over a year15 funds · ranked by the fund’s return over one year minus what its stated multiple would have produced, one year.−168.2 ptsLeverageThe inverse ETFs furthest from their stated multiple15 funds · ranked by the fund’s return minus what its stated multiple would have produced, three months.−104.1 ptsLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on QQQ, largest first5 funds · ranked by net assets.$35.5bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on SPY, largest first10 funds · ranked by net assets.$9.0bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on XLK, largest first5 funds · ranked by net assets.$5.5bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on NVDA, largest first10 funds · ranked by net assets.$3.3bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on TSLA, largest first11 funds · ranked by net assets.$3.6bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on MU, largest first6 funds · ranked by net assets.$3.2bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on XLF, largest first6 funds · ranked by net assets.$2.0bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on TLT, largest first6 funds · ranked by net assets.$1.9bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on IWM, largest first7 funds · ranked by net assets.$1.2bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on Bitcoin, largest first7 funds · ranked by net assets.$1.2bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on DIA, largest first5 funds · ranked by net assets.$918mLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on SNDK, largest first5 funds · ranked by net assets.$1.3bnLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on Ether, largest first6 funds · ranked by net assets.$995mLeverageEvery leveraged ETF on AMD, largest first6 funds · ranked by net assets.$962m
CryptoThe crypto ETFs closest to their coin15 funds · ranked by how far the fund’s return landed from the coin’s, in either direction, one year.0.0 ptsCryptoThe crypto ETFs furthest from their coin15 funds · ranked by how far the fund’s return landed from the coin’s, in either direction, one year.1.1 ptsCryptoThe largest spot crypto ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets as the trust last filed them.$66.9bnCryptoThe cheapest spot crypto ETFs15 funds · ranked by the sponsor’s fee as filed.0.14%CryptoThe crypto ETFs that finished ahead of their coin15 funds · ranked by the fund’s return against the coin’s own price over the same days, each fund’s longest window.CryptoEvery spot bitcoin ETF, against bitcoin itself11 funds · ranked by the fund’s return minus the coin’s, one year.−25.6%CryptoEvery spot ether ETF, against ether itself9 funds · ranked by the fund’s return minus the coin’s, one year.−37.9%CryptoEvery spot solana ETF, against solana itself5 funds · ranked by the fund’s return minus the coin’s, each fund’s longest window.CryptoEvery spot xrp ETF, against xrp itself6 funds · ranked by the fund’s return minus the coin’s, each fund’s longest window.
AlternativesAlternatives ETFs by lowest S&P 500 correlation15 funds · ranked by correlation of weekly returns with the S&P 500, lowest first, one year.−0.69AlternativesAlternatives ETFs that rose when the S&P 500 fell12 funds · ranked by down-week capture against the S&P 500, lowest first, one year.−170.6%AlternativesAlternatives ETFs furthest ahead of T-bills15 funds · ranked by total return minus BIL’s, in percentage points, one year.+28.7 ptsAlternativesThe largest alternatives ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$7.7bnAlternativesThe largest event driven ETFs5 funds · ranked by net assets.$252mAlternativesThe largest hedged equity ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$4.9bnAlternativesThe largest long-short equity ETFs11 funds · ranked by net assets.$2.6bnAlternativesThe largest managed futures ETFs15 funds · ranked by net assets.$5.5bnAlternativesThe largest market neutral ETFs4 funds · ranked by net assets.$283mAlternativesThe largest multi-strategy ETFs7 funds · ranked by net assets.$7.7bnAlternativesThe largest volatility ETFs6 funds · ranked by net assets.$522m
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