Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 04/06/2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last WeekThese were last week’s top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework.1. UVIX – 2x Long VIX Futures ETF UVIX, which offers daily 2x leveraged exposure to short-term VIX futures, topped the list of leveraged ETFs, with ~95% weekly returns, driven by heightened market volatility following Trump’s aggressive tariff policies, the health of the U.S. economy, and recessionary fears. VIX, the CBOE Volatility Index, has increased from ~22 last week to ~52. 2. UVXY – ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF UVXY, which offers leveraged exposure to an index of short-term VIX futures contracts, ranked second on the top-performing levered ETFs last week as volatility increased fueled by U.S.-China tensions marked by steep new tariffs and retaliation, fears of a global economic slowdown amid rising trade conflicts, and heavy selling in tech stocks and broader markets. 3. SOXS – Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares The SOXS ETF inversely tracks the PHLX Semiconductor Index, was another fund on the list of levered/ inverse ETFs with ~58% returns last week. Rising costs and supply chain disruptions from geopolitical tensions and trade limitations are creating challenges for the semiconductor industry. 4. NRGD – MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index -3 Inverse Leveraged ETN NRGD ETF, which provides inverse exposure to the performance of U.S. oil, gas, and consumable fuels, was one of the contenders on the list of top performing levered/ inverse ETFs, gaining nearly 56%. Oil prices fell on recession fears and the potential impact of Trump’s tariffs on global trade. Energy was the worst-performing sector, with oil, gas, and consumable fuels losing ~18% in the last five days. 5. WTID – MicroSectors Energy 3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs WTID was another energy-focused fund on the list with over 52% weekly gains in the last five days. Oil prices experienced a decline, driven by the US-China trade war – the mind-boggling 104% tariff rate to be imposed on products imported from China into the U.S., and fears of a slowdown. 6. OILD – MicroSectors Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN Another oil and gas fund, OILD ETF, which provides exposure to the inverse performance of U.S. oil, gas, and consumable fuels, featured on the list of top inverse ETFs with ~51% weekly gains. 7. JETD – MAX Airlines -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs JETD, which tracks -3x the daily price movements of an index consisting of US-listed companies in the air transportation industry, ranked seventh on the list as economic slowdown fears and falling consumer spending have caused U.S. airline stocks to drop significantly. 8. LABD – Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3x Shares The biotech fund, LABD, which offers inverse exposure to the US Biotechnology sector, registered weekly gains of 44% last week amid warnings that the U.S. risks losing its biotech edge to China. The commission advised mandatory biotech disclosure of foreign supply chain risks and urged an ITC probe into Chinese dumping/oversupply. The healthcare sector registered a fall of ~7% and biotech was down ~10% in the last five days. 9. HIBS – Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X Shares HIBS, which provides inverse exposure to the U.S. large-cap stocks, was present on the top performing levered/ inverse ETFs list this week. Inverse ETFs gained as stocks fell amid heightened market uncertainty and global trade war concerns, driven by Trump’s new tariff policies. 10. BNKD – MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index -3 Inverse Leveraged ETN BNKD, which tracks three times the inverse performance of an equal-weighted index of US large banks, ranked last on the top-performing inverse ETFs list. The Financial sector lost over ~11%, with the commercial banking segment declining by over ~13% in the last week as investor confidence dropped in the thick of rising recession fears, a potential trade war, and sticky inflation. For more news, information, and analysis, visit the Leveraged & Inverse Channel.