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10 Best Tech ETFs

1. PSI

powershares

Full Name: PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductor

5 Year Return: 233.03%

“The PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (Fund) is based on the Dynamic Semiconductor Intellidex Index (Intellidex Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Intellidex Index is designed to provide capital appreciation by thoroughly evaluating companies based on a variety of investment merit criteria, including: price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value. The Underlying Intellidex Index is comprised of common stocks of 30 US semiconductors companies. These are companies that are principally engaged in the manufacture of semiconductors. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly in February, May, August and November.”

2. SOXX

ishares

Full Name: iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

5 Year Return: 207.71%

“The iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the semiconductor sector.”

3. SMH

vaneck vectors

Full Name: VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

5 Year Return: 201.72%

“VanEck Vectors® Semiconductor ETF (SMH®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS® US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index (MVSMHTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in semiconductor production and equipment.”

4. CQQQ

guggenheim

Full Name: Guggenheim China Technology ETF

5 Year Return: 197.67%

“Guggenheim China Technology ETF (CQQQ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the fund’s fees and expenses, of the AlphaShares China Technology Index. CQQQ generally will invest in all of the securities comprising the index in proportion to their weightings in the index.”

5. XSD

spdr

Full Name: SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF

5 Year Return: 185.07%

“The SPDR® S&P® Semiconductor ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P® Semiconductor Select IndustryTM Index (the “Index”). Seeks to provide exposure to the semiconductors segment of the S&P TMI, which comprises the Semiconductors sub-industry.”

6. QTEC

first trust

Full Name: First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technology

5 Year Return: 170.69%

“The First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund is an exchange-traded index fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index”

7. PNQI

invesco

Full Name: PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio

5 Year Return: 166.00%

“The PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ Internet Index® (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of the largest and most liquid US-listed companies engaged in internet-related businesses and that are listed on one of the major US stock exchanges. The Underlying Index employs a modified market capitalization-weighted methodology based on the market capitalization ranking of the Underlying Index securities. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.”

8. FDN

first trust

Full Name: First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index

5 Year Return: 163.42%

“The First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund is an exchange-traded index fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield , before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index.”

9. PSCT

powershares

Full Name: PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio

5 Year Return: 148.55%

“The PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P SmallCap 600® Capped Information Technology Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to measure the overall performance of common stocks of US information technology companies. These companies are principally engaged in the business of providing information technology-related products and services, including computer hardware and software, Internet, electronics and semiconductors and communication technologies.”

10. RYT

guggenheim

Full Name: Guggenheim S&P Equal Weight Technology

5 Year Return: 148.12%

“Seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500® Equal Weight Information Technology Index.”

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