Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 09/07/2025

These 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. CEFZ – RiverNorth Active Income ETF

CEFZ, which invests in various global assets to generate long-term growth and income, topped the list with gains of ~56%. The CEFZ ETF is rising, driven by the strong performance of its underlying assets and high investor demand.

2. HIMZ – Defiance Daily Target 2X Long HIMS ETF

HIMZ seeks to deliver 2x leveraged exposure to the daily share price movement of Hims & Hers Health Inc. The stock surged due to strong financial performance, with recent quarters showing significant revenue and profit growth, driven by a rising subscriber base and increased average revenue per user.

3. AVGX – Defiance Daily Target 2X Long AVGO ETF

AVGX, which seeks to deliver 2x leveraged exposure to the daily share price movement of Broadcom Inc. (AVGO), ranked third on the list with over 25% weekly gains. Broadcom shares climbed last week, following a positive earnings report.

4. GGLL – Direxion Daily GOOGL Bull 2X Shares ETF

GGLL provides 2x leveraged exposure to the daily price movement for shares of Google stock, featured second on the list with ~20% weekly gains. Google stock is up as investors react positively to a recent antitrust ruling. A judge rejected the Department of Justice’s call for Google to sell off Chrome and Android, citing that AI bots now pose a threat to the company’s search dominance.

5. LABU – Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares

The biotech fund, LABU, gained over 19% and was one of the top-performing levered ETFs on the list. Favorable clinical trial results and lower-than-expected tariffs on European drug imports are contributing to the rise in biotech stocks this month.

6. NAIL – Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares

The NAIL ETF, focusing on the US housing segment, ranked among the top-performing levered ETFs returning over ~16% amid expectations of an interest rate cut in September.

7. GDXU – MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN

GDXU is a leveraged equity fund that provides 3x exposure to an index comprised of two of the largest gold miners’ ETFs, viz VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), that invest in the global gold mining industry. GDXU returned ~16% last week. Gold prices have increased, driven by a weak dollar and US Fed rate cut expectations.

8. SHNY – MicroSectors Gold 3X Leveraged ETNs

SHNY, an ETF offering 3x daily leveraged exposure to the spot price of gold, was another gold ETF that made it to the list with weekly gains of approximately 12%.

9. JNUG – Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares

JNUG, which seeks to return 200% of the daily performance of the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index, featured on the list of top-performing leveraged/inverse ETFs last week, returning ~12%. The MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index tracks the performance of foreign and domestic companies involved in gold and silver mining. Precious metals funds’ value has risen due to a decline in the dollar’s strength and growing expectations that the US Fed will soon lower interest rates.

10. RETL – Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares

RETL, offering 2x daily long leverage to the Russell 1000 RGS Retail Index, was another leveraged ETF on the list with weekly returns of ~10.8%. Retail got a boost from rising consumer spending. The United States experienced an annualized real GDP growth of 3.3% in the second quarter of 2025. Consumer spending also contributed to the growth, rising by 1.6% in Q2, an improvement from the 0.5% growth in Q1.

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